yes, the day is finally here -karen lockhart and her husband scott have arrived in rhode island for the first time ever - we've been busy getting the store ready - we're going for breakfast first thing in the morning and plan to be at the store around 9am. soooo, even if you're not taking a class, why don't you stop by say hello - we have lots of new products that just arrived- the last class is 1:00-3:00, so we'll be there pretty much all day...

first on deck - new images from impression obsession are now available at Bella - they always seem to have the right mix of images every year, specially during the holidays - here's a sample card from their catalogue - so simple, but yet elegant.
we also have the catalog in the store if you want to peruse thru the catalog...
2nd on deck is memory box - tons of new stamps and die - as you know, i'm a big fan of memory box -they seem to come up with just the right images for the holidays - check them out - here's a sample of what i made with one of the papers i just got last week -
i love memory box's color palette- i'm all about simple lately...check it out
now ranger introduced seasonal distress ink special edition for the fall - the ink pads come in a stacked set of three rich harvest colors, perfect for your fall, halloween and thanksgiving craft projects. colors include: seedless preserves, gathered twigs, and ripe persimmon.
and guess what, they are also introducing a holiday special edition - so if you are interested please call the store and reserve your holiday edition distress ink pads
next, penny black stamps - yes, i've gone accustomed to these stamps...this stamp was colored with distress inks first, then layered with pencils (prismacolor) - edges of the petal were colored by copic markers...
the new stamps are defintely worth stopping by the store tomorrow lol...
we just got this new line of stamps at Bella - love love them - perfect for those of you who love to color with copic markers! lots of whimsy images - check them out at http://www.eatcakegraphics.com/ to view the collection they have...
finally, we got the inchies and twinchies into Bella - these are perfect for creating miniature works of art - check out what they did with these inchies on their blog
hope to see you soon at Bella - say hello to karen lockhart tomorrow!