New American Crafts!

We have received a huge shipment of American Crafts! Here is one of their newest collections, "Letterbox."

As always, American Crafts has quality cardstock-weight patterned papers with a coordinating solid on the back. There are also chipboard embellishments, brads and buttons, ribbon, alphabets, clear stamps, and more! Here's a sample of some of the products:











Here are a few layout ideas created by Kathy Davis:

This is such a fun way to use the chipboard frames!

The chipboard alphas are made to match, making title work a breeze.

Use rub-ons or stamps as a quick embellishment on your project.

For more great ideas using American Crafts products, visit their website here.

Scrapbooking Class Reminder

Don't forget about our Scrapbooking class this Thursday, March 11th, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. in our Rexburg store. Choose one layout or both!

Each class features a new collection from My Mind's Eye..."Lush" and "Lil' Robots."

"You"
by Kathy Davis

"Something's Missing"
by Stephanie Frisby

We'll see you there!

2nd Saturday

Be sure to mark March 13th on your calendars and attend our 2nd Saturday Class. This starts at 8:30 a.m. It is a lot of fun, you learn new techniques, win prizes, receive special sales, and best of all get some much needed scrapbooking done!

This month's theme is "Stencils" and we will show you some fun ways to use them. We look forward to seeing you there!

A Peek at our Next Card Class

Our next card class is coming up in a couple of weeks. Here's a look at what's in store.

Spring is just around the corner...really it is. ;) These cheerful greetings are just the thing to brighten someone's day. Come experiment with Staz-on ink, acetate, and die cuts. It's sure to be a fun night out!

What: Card Class
When: Thursday, March 18th
6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Where: Rexburg Porter's Store

Hope to see you there!

Album of the Month

Mother Knows Best

It’s a mother’s job to give her children advice and direction. Whether it’s serious (“be a leader”) or silly (“check for toilet paper first“), kids should listen because Mother Knows Best. This album has more than a dozen journaling spots for you to leave advice. Or, fill out the album with the sound advice your mother gave you. Either way, it makes a great keepsake to pass on.

All the stamping has already been done for you, so all you need to do is assemble the pieces. Pick up a kit in our Rexburg store today! Limited quantities available.

Great Design Tip for Cards

Do you ever find yourself needing a card at the last minute and no time to make one? Here's a great design tip from Tara Lehmann that might help you out.

Whenever you make a layout (either from scratch or from a kit) save your scraps. Before you put everything away, you can make a card from the leftovers. Tara likes to recreate the basic design of the layout in a card-sized version.

Here's an example from one of our class kits:

The layout features stitching, scalloped edges, die cut tags, and a stamped bird.

Notice the stitching on the left of Tara's card? She also mimicked the scalloped edges and torn strips of paper. While she was making her layout in our scrapbooking class, she stamped an extra bird and die cut another tag to go on her card later.

So before you clean up after your next project, take 5 minutes to make a quick card. Before long you will have a great collection to give away.

Scrapbook Class Preview

Here's a peek at our scrapbooking classes that will be held on Thursday, March 11th from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Sign up in our Rexburg store today to reserve your spot!

by Kathy Davis

by Stephanie Frisby