Adirondack Alcohol Ink Pen Tutorial

We just got these pens in! If you have the Alcohol Inks - then you NEED these pens!! We also carry lots of Alcohol Inks - stop in to learn more.

Match Maker by Bazzill

Check out the new Match Maker service provided by Bazzill Cardstock! You can flip through the screen to find the pattern paper line you want to MATCH to Bazzill Cardstock!

Current lines WE carry that are on the Match Maker site are: JilliBean Soup, Adorn It, American Crafts. Basic Grey, Sassafrass, and My Minds Eye~

This is an amazing resource for all you Bazzill lovers! Also check out their Ideas & Inspiration page filled with great layouts using Bazzill Cardstock!!

Hero Arts Blog - Distress it!

If you have not been to the Hero Arts Blog - you are missing out! This past week the designers from Hero Arts shared videos, cards and layouts made using "distress" techniques. Check out the video below by Jennifer McGuire using Tim Holtz Distress inks to create a resist embossed tag.



If you would like to try out some of these fun techniques, check out our May & June newsletter. We have several technique classes coming up - call the store for dates & time!

Have you seen OUR Design Team Blog??

Go Here to check it out!

Anita Cory

Heather Brackett

Judy Pilcher

London Tierney

Deb Felsted

Angela Lenssen

Have you been to our Design Team Blog? If not...you should go check it out! This amazing and creative group of ladies design layouts, cards and more for Paper Pals. All the samples are in our store and on the blog for your inspiration!

We would love to hear your comments! Please feel free to comment on the Design Team blog and share your own ideas, inspiration and links to layouts you have made with Paper Pals products! Head on over to the blog, bookmark it and visit often! These gals are chock full of creative ideas!!

A Tim Holtz Easter Treat!

Happy Easter! If you have a chance go check out Tim Holtz's blog for a fun tutorial on this great tag!

Sunday Morning Inspiration is Back!

Idea from Hero Arts

Idea from Making Memories Blog

Idea from Hero Arts Blog

Idea from Jenni Bowlin
We have these bingo cards in the store!

Sunday Morning Inspiration

Photo Image Transfers are really fun - I found all sorts of tips, demos & techniques. Wendy has a class today where she is doing a packing tape transfer. Give one of them a try!

Claudine Hellmuth Tutorial: With Ranger Paint Daubers



Great Site with lots of Image Transfer techniques - Art E-Zine

Sunday Morning Inspiration

Instead of getting up early to read the weekend paper, I like to get online and blog roll! I thought it would be fun to share with my Pals all of the fun and inspirational blogs, ideas, freebies and challenges I find each Sunday morning! Enjoy and check back each Sunday for more!

I love sketches! I have all three of Becky Higgins sketch books and just love them. We carry her newest book - Best of Becky Higgins Sketches in the stores. If you have not used a sketch to help you scrapbook you really need to try it. It is like a "blueprint" of a scrapbook page that you can use over and over again, replacing the photos, theme and papers to get a different look each time you use the sketch.

Here is a list of some great sketch blogs:
Sketch This
Pencil Lines
Stylish Sketches
Becky Higgins

As a lot of you know, I also love vintage images! I have another vintage themed card class coming up in March at the Moscow store called Vintage Easter Cards. Every time I teach one of these vintage card classes I get asked where I find all of the great images used on the cards. So, I thought I would list out some of the new sites I have found with some great images on them. Enjoy!

Free Vintage Images:
Garden Fairy
Vintage Resources
Silver Collecting
Lise's Garden
Penny Postcards