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Pink Paislee layout

You would think with a name like "Pink Paislee" I would not be using it for a boy's page, right? Not so. I found this layout on 2 Peas and loved it so I had to scraplift it. Mine is slightly different, but the basics are the same. Hopefully this will get you thinking of ways to take the layouts you see and change them up to make them your own.

Facebook Fan Friday

Starting this week- Watch for Facebook Fan Friday at The Inspiration Station; a special deal only available to our fans on Facebook! Spread the word to all of your friends who need a little inspiration!

Crafting with Cricut

It sounds like many people are getting a new Cricut machine for the holidays this year; I have been getting lots of calls about when the next Crafting with Cricut class will be. So the January schedule is up and the first Cricut class of 2010 will be Tuesday, January 5th at 6pm. If you've recently purchased a machine you may want to ask someone to purchase the class for you as a Christmas gift!

This class is open to all levels whether you have the original Cricut or the Cricut Expression. You will bring your machine, cutting mat and a font cartridge (preferably Plantin Schoolbook or George) and I will walk you through the basics of getting started, the special features of your machine and teach you how to get the most out of your machine. A three page handout is included so you don't forget all of the info you've learned in class!

Call to reserve your seat today- (860) 684-2641

Finally made another tag

This one is inspired by Tim's tag on Dec 7th. Yes, I know I'm missing a few days...I'll get to them eventually.

Samples are in

Donna got her sample cards in for December Card Club :



And More Holiday cards - New date added Monday Dec 14th:

For your Inspiration

Are you playing along at home with Tim? I am. Here's my tag from Day One:I did not have the same stamps as he used but I used something similar from Inkadinkado.

And here's what I did for Day 2:

Day 3- A very cool Alcohol Ink Technique:




Since I was in my craft room I decided to do something much simpler as well:



This was done with stamps from the Memory Box. We have these in stock.

Ok, back to creating...

Day one at Tim Holtz Blog

Ok, this got me-

"listen, i know how busy the holiday time is, so i'll give you an extra week to keep up with the tags. if you create all "12 Tags" from this years blog, and by that i mean 12 tags inspired by this year's tags - they don't have to be the same as mine - take a picture of them and email it to me by 12/19/09. i will choose 1 grand prize winner at random and trust me, you'll want this prize package! the winner will be posted on 12/20/09 on the blog along with your tag photo and a photo of your prize package. oh the excitement!"

Yes Tim Holtz is giving away a ton of stuff in the next 12 day- I sure hope some of my friends will be among the winners. Go here every day!

Tomorrow's the day!

Tim Holtz will unveil the 1st of his 12 Tags of Christmas tomorrow!
Be sure to check in with him each day for awesome, inspiring and fun techniques. Remember that you don't have to use them as tags. Every technique he shares can be used to make cards or scrapbook pages.
Then come in to The Inspiration Station to pick up all of the supplies you need to recreate the projects. Tim was not able to provide us with a list of supplies ahead of time so we are doing our best to keep up with the demand, but don't worry- we will be ordering as we go to be sure we have whatever you need. Call or stop in and tell us what you want and we will hold it for you as it comes in!

He's at it again

So excited that Tim Holtz will be doing his 12 Tags of Christmas again beginning December 1st.

Seats available

Seats are still available for the after Thanksgiving Crop on Friday, Nov. 27th

That’s right— Have some fun and get it done! Bring any unfinished project to work on during this “anything goes” scrapbook
crop. Make or address holiday cards, create a hand-crafted gift, or work on your albums—they’re all good!

Join us for 8 hours of Creative FUN at The Inspiration Station instead! Scrapbookers and Card Makers are welcome to come and work on whatever projects you need to get done for the holidays. Need to finish your holiday cards? Maybe some recipe books to give as gifts? or perhaps just get caught up on last years holiday photos? Whatever it is you can work on it here! We'll provide the lunch and the fun, you bring your projects and supplies. 10am - 6pm Nov. 27th. Cost is $25 per person and includes lunch. Pre-registration is required.

Greetings from Ridin Hy Ranch

Terry and I are in upstate New York at Ridin Hy Ranch for the weekend and I thought I'd share some pictures.
The view of the lake:

This is Lewis. He pretty much has free run of the place. He follows the hayrides and leads the hiking tours. The rest of the time he sleeps on the couch in the lobby, unless there are people on his couch, then he goes into the bar to sleep on a chair.

A shot of some of the croppers:


Here's a bit of what I got done today:

Another Card from Donna

This is one of the cards that Donna will be making in the class on Monday evening, Nov 23rd. Spots are still available.

What are you wishing for?

The holiday are coming up quick. Have you made your Wish List yet? We have the forms at The Inspiration Station all ready for you to fill out. Just send Santa this way and we'll make sure he buys you just what you want!

Go ahead, make it a long list- We have found that ladies who make a Wish List are often treated to EVERYTHING on their list. Apparently, Santa doesn't want to think too hard about what to get so he tells us "just pack it all up".

We are happy to take credit cards over the phone for Wish List purchases or Gift Certificates. He can call in and tell us a dollar amount and we will shop off your list for him. All he has to do is pick it up at his convenience! We will mail Gift Certificates in any amount out as well. Could we make it any easier???

Get ready to shop!

Yes, it's that time of year again. Shopping time! Black Friday will be upon us in only 9 days... Are you ready? We are working hard here at The Inspiration Station to get things ready for you. I've got some secret sales planned so be sure to watch your email for next weeks newsletter.