I love it when I get news from some of the stores we sell to, so when Karen at Art Plus in New Hampshire sent me a note the other day it was a nice break in the day to read her email and look at some pictures!
Karen says that the new 8 1/2 x 11 patterned papers are selling well and she just put together a dedicated Memory Box paper section at her store. Those new 8 1/2 x 11 papers are doing well everywhere it seems! (You can see the gingham, moroccan, distressed dots and dots paper colors here).
It was last summer that I visited Karen at her store during one of my summer class tours (read more abut my visit to Art Plus in 2010 here). I remember it was a warm day and there was a spectacular evening thunderstorm - the students and I watched the sky through the large windows that are next to the classroom.
I also heard from Cathy at Simple Pleasures in Colorado Springs, Colorado! One of our Design Team members, Angela Finet, just taught classes there last weekend and Cathy emailed this nice note:
Just wanted to let you know what a joy it was to have Angela come to the store to teach. The past weekend will serve to keep the Memory Box brand foremost in our customers minds!
Besides being an amazing Memory Box instructor, Angela is also the owner of Angela's Happy Stamper in Virginia - if you are lucky enough to live in that area, try taking a class with her (or one of the other talented teachers at her store).
I have visited Simple Pleasures twice in the last few years and have really enjoyed working with Cathy. To celebrate her 16th anniversary, she asked if I would be interested in designing some custom stamps for her store.
"What a fun idea!", I thought! I hadn't ever done a project like that - so we came up with 4 special stamps to celebrate her many years in business. These 4 stamps are available exclusively through Simple Pleasures (to order these stamps, you can email them at mailings@simplepleasuresstamps.com at or call them at (719) 528 1338). Here they are:
This is G1755 the Sweet Bird Collage. I designed it to go with
B1757 Simple Pleasures combo (it has the saying on the front of the stamp and a fun little bird on the side of the stamp). Also available is...
...the G1756 Bloom Collage. Again, I designed a saying to go with this one as well...
...the B1758 Flower and Friendship combo. For those of you who are collecting all of my large collage stamps, these are a limited edition design, only available through Simple Pleasures!
More beautiful stamps... love them all!
Posted by: Marijane | February 17, 2011 at 08:02 PM
I love these new stamps. This is such a great way to celebrate the 16th anniversary of Cathy's store, Simple Pleasures. It's wonderful that a locally owned scrapbook/stamp store has survived in this economy.
Posted by: Colleen | February 17, 2011 at 11:32 PM
Dave, thank you for sharing these new stamps with us! I just called Simple Pleasures and placed an order for all four. Thanks, too, to you and Cooper for a delightful morning at Impress on Saturday! I always come away from your classes with new ideas and great techniques. . .the butterfly was amazing! I hope the day was worth your while. I know that my sister and I certainly enjoyed the time spent making your beautiful cards and continue to have fun with all of our purchases.
Posted by: Kathy McDonald | February 18, 2011 at 01:59 PM
MUST HAVE THESE STAMPS!!!! Calling them now!
Posted by: Linda Broom | February 19, 2011 at 10:40 AM
Dave, Thank YOU for the beautiful stamps. They are not only a wonderful addition to my Memory Box collection...but they so very special to all of us who strive to support Cathy and her wonderful store. Happy Anniversary to Simple Pleasures in Colorado Springs!
Posted by: Donna Billingsley | February 20, 2011 at 12:09 PM