Happy New Year 2010. For most of us in retail we are thankful we made it through last year and are looking forward to this new year.

We start this year by increasing our fine art department and our jewelry departments. We are excited about these changes. There are so many fine art supplies being used for more than just traditional art, and many of our Scrappers and Card makers are loving the extra watercolor capabilities. And of course our Artists are excited about the new colors and products.

Summer and I are heading to CHA (Craft and Hobby Association market place for all art lovers) at the end of this month and will have much more to share.
We are looking forward to all the new things.

Now for Fun Stuff
The new Smooch Spritz is a blast to use and the color fabulous (they are still limited on colors). We still love our other sprays but the Smooch Spritz is in a size and price that you can get several colors to give fantastic blends and depth . They seem to be a little more opaque with a real glitter sheen. When it comes to stamping we still like our Tattered Angles for the variety of colors and beautiful sheen.

On the tool specials. We all have tried more paper cutters and trimers than we would like to admit to. Some times you need a rotary cutter and sometimes you want a blade cut. I found a new love Fiskars cutter has a line that shows you exactly where you are cutting. That way you are not off just a tiny bit because you see exactly where you are cutting. (no more white edge on the paper from the label)

Have you tried the cling stamps. Great new stamps. You get the rubber stamp appeal with the clear block ease. I like them because I can still postion the stamp on the page easier, but get more of the feel of the old wood stamps. Storage is also a plus. Wood stamps take up so much room, clear stamps take a lot less room, Now clings are like clear stamps for storage.
Hero Arts has done a great job with their clings.

What are you looking for??? let us know
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