Each month a new and exciting art board from Great Impressions arrives displaying hand stamped cards featuring the Stamp of the Month design. May’s featured stamp, Fireworks and Stars, is offered to you at a very special discount of 40% off. Sign up for Donna Reese’s monthly class where she picks four cards from the Board and shows you how quick and easy it is to make the exact cards. This month’s class is on Monday, May 19 from 6:00-8:00 p.m.

If you would like to view the artboard, Click HERE

SPECTACULAR 17th ANNIVERSARY
CELEBRATION

Our anniversary weekend is
May 30-31 and June 1

Receive 20% off all in-stock items!
The 2008 Stampaway USA Convention class brochure is now available at the store. Class samples are also available for viewing in the store or online at www.stampawayusa.com.

Classes
Wednesday, August 6 through Friday, August 8

Private Preview Shopping Party
Friday, August 8
(Special Ticket Required
$38-includes Saturday Admission)

One Day Convention( $8)
Saturday, August 9

As one of the top rubber stamp conventions in the country, this event provides rubberstamping enthusiasts an opportunity to shop among nationally known rubber stamp companies, to attend free demonstrations of the latest rubber stamping techniques and to take classes from some of the top rubber stamp instructors in the nation. As of this printing, 13 classes have filled. Check our website for the latest class closings before sending in a class registration which can be downloaded from our website.

On Friday, August 8, five hundred attendees will attend the Private Preview Shopping Party to shop leisurely, do Make It Take It Projects and get a jump start on the crowd that attends on Saturday. As of this printing, fewer than 200 tickets are available. Send in your registration today as this special event always sells out.

The headquarter hotel is La Quinta Inn and Suites. Stampaway classes will be held there unless otherwise indicated. Book the hotel early at 513-771-0300 and ask for the Stampaway rate ($89).

ARTIST TRADING CARD SWAPS

Join the fun in making these small works of art. Artist Trading Cards, better known as ATC’s, are masterpieces in miniature that you create and trade with others.


Left Card: Kendra Davis, Right Card: Wendy Enderle from "Welcome to the Jungle" theme.

Media: Paper that is sized 2 ½" x 3 ½"

The only requirement is that each card must have one embellishment! Please put your name and email address on the back. Make 12 ATC’s and receive 11 in return. (We keep one to display in the store). Submit ATC’s in a ziploc plastic bag with your name on it. If you are mailing in your ATC’s, you must include a return self-addressed stamped ($1.00) padded envelope.

CURRENT THEME: OLD TIME CARNIVAL
Due Date: May 15, 2008

UPCOMING THEME: SUMMERTIME AND THE LIVING IS EASY
Due Date: June 15, 2008

Sign up for trades by calling the store at 793-4558.

CARD EXCHANGE CLUB

Would you like to see artwork done by others? If so, join our Card Exchange Club. Each month you’ll need to make 4 cards (can be the same or different). We’ll give you back four different cards to inspire your future card making. There is no meeting held with this type of club. You just drop off your cards and we’ll call you in a few days for pick up. Cards need to be in a ziplock bag with your name and phone number on the outside. Include $1.75 postage if you’d like them mailed.

Deadline: May 15
Theme: Sympathy

Deadline: June 15
Theme: No Theme

WACKY CALENDAR

JUNE
Dairy Month
Iced Tea Month
Rose Month
June 9Donald Duck Day
June 13Nat’l Juggling Day
June 20Ice Cream Soda Day
June 25Log Cabin Day
June 29Camera Day

JULY
Blueberry Month
Eye Exam Month
Picnic Month

July 5Workaholics Day
July 11Nat’l Cheer Up the Lonely Day
July 18Nat’l Ice Cream Day

TOP 10 SELLING COMPANIES
FOR MARCH 2008

1. Verses Rubber Stamp Company
2. Great Impressions
3. Judi-Kins
4. Hero Arts
5. Penny Black
6. Northwoods
7. Stampers Anonymous
8. Memory Box
9. Magenta
10. Inkadinkado

ACETATE STAMPING WITH WHITE
By Hero Arts

Simple stamping with dynamic effects! White StazOn ink is the perfect choice for stamping on acetate, especially when you are creating a project where you want a soft or dainty theme. Create gorgeous clear cards or you can also create amazing pages for a mini book by stamping on Hero Arts acetate cards, tags and Clear Circles. It is simple, quick and the results are fantastic. Stamping on acetate also allows you to be able to layer your clear stamping over gorgeous printed papers and flowers, plus you can create your own embellishments by stamping on clear tags with patterned images.

*KaiserCraft is a new company that has rhinestones in four colors as well as epoxy brads. Each package contains 15 brads and there are 6 varieties.

*New Stamps by Judith DVD is full of fun and exciting ideas for interactive stamping, coloring, scrapbooking and so much more (approximately 2 hours long).

*New Marvy DecoColor Acrylic Paint markers: Decorate and paint your craft projects with DecoColor Acrylic markers. They are available in 28 popular colors including 6 metallic colors. They have a 3-way chisel tip for thick and thin lines and are great on stone, terra cotta, concrete, paper and wood.

*New Metallic ColorBox Queue’s include Basics and Luxe Metallics. Each set has 6 stacking Cat’s Eyes inkpads. Basics include: Frost White, Silver, Gold, Copper, Bronze and Black. Luxe Metallics includes: Gold Brocade, Silk Green, Sapphire Silk, Verdigris, Burnt Copper and Pheasant Gold.

*New Fold-It Swirls Punches—Simply punch, then fold for fabulous card focals, scrapbook page borders or papercraft accents. A unique lever makes these durable punches easy to use for vellum, cardstock or patterned papers. Each punch comes complete with detailed folding instructions and three fresh project ideas. Styles include: Celtic Knot, Boomerang, Waves and Starflower.

*Tim Holtz Grungeboard in Plain Digits and Punctuation. Specifically designed to be painted, stained or hammered; flexible and silky to the touch, yet durable and versatile. Package contains numbers 0-9, ampersands, @ symbols, parenthesis, exclamation points, asterisks and more totaling 171 numbers and punctuation per pack

*Scor-it Mini—ideal for small spaces and projects, it is lightweight and portable. Features a 9" centering ruler and a 6" scoring rule. Perfect fit for popular greeting card sizes. Ideal for place cards, gift cards, tags and invitations. Scores, embosses and de-bosses.

*7Gypsies ATC card holder tabs in red, ATC Card Packs and new ATC Transparencies

*New Basic Grey 6" x 6" paper pads in Boxer and Sultry and coordinating fibers as well as white rub-ons.

*New card sets from The Paper Cut include Foldover Circle Cards, Foldover Scallop Circle Cards, Bib Overlay Kits and Scallop Tag Cards. Sets are available in different colors and include envelopes.

*New Hero Arts Sparkle Clear additions include Little Letters: individual letters, frames and fun images, with five fonts for each letter! There are also 7 new Everyday sets including houses, gardening, coffee, tea and more sweet things. The Sparkle Clear line features 2"x3" clear sets that come in a cute package with gemstones.

*New books include:
The Art of Stencil Embossing by Janet Wilson.
Handmade Oriental Cards by Polly Pinder.
Handmade Victorian Cards by Joanna Sheen.
Quilling Techniques and Inspiration by Jane Jenkins.
Quilled Wild Flowers by Janet Wilson.
Quilled Borders & Motifs by Judy Cardinal.
Miniature Quilling by Diane Boden Crane.
Paper Punching by Michelle Powell.
The Decorated Journal by Gwen Diehn.
Harmonica Folding by Annelies Karduks.
Alter This! by Alena Hennessy.

*New magazines include:
Rubberstampmadness May/June issue.
Vamp Stamp News May issue.
Art Doll Quarterly Summer issue.
Altered Couture Summer issue.
Artful Blogging Summer issue.
Belle Armoire May/June issue.
Somerset Studio May/June issue.
Stampers’ Sampler Catch Up Issue Vol. 12.


Stamp Your Art Out! 9685 Kenwood Road Cincinnati, OH 45242 (513)793-4558
STORE HOURS: MTWF 9:30am-5:30pm TH 9:30am-8:00pm SAT 10:00am-5:00pm SUN 1:00pm-4:00pm

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