Join Elisabeth for a harvest of fall-inspired cards featuring stamps from Taylored Expressions, Lawn Fawn and Stampendous with a bounty of techniques: stencils, ink blending, heat embossing, Copic Marker coloring and even watercoloring with the new Distress watercolor pencils!
Then there’s loads of great Halloween stuff like the Giant Trick or Treat Die (see below), FANG-tastically adorable Bats, and a wonderful Nighttime Sky Stencil that can obviously be used all year long, but seems PERFECT for Halloween!
You should probably stop in to see everything and check out all the gorgeous samples, but all of these items and more are LIVE in the online store. Locals, remember you can order online and choose “In-Store Pickup” to avoid paying for shipping!
In addition, we’ve got three beautiful new paper collections from Photoplay: Beach Vibes, Fright Night and Thankful, perfect for your seasonal summer, autumn and Halloween themed projects.
There’s also lots of amazing new stuff from Hero Arts coming soon… maybe even available in-store today! The best way to see EVERYTHING is to stop by Paper Anthology, but if you can’t get there today, click this link to see all the latest items in our New in Store category!
Lots of seasonal inspiration from the second day of classes at the Collins Show. Spellbinders (above) has outdone themselves once more, with a collection of dies, embossing folders and sentiments that will be as beautiful and useful in years to come as they are right now. Hero Arts (below) has some utterly gorgeous layered stamping, diecuts and cool techniques! And of course Lawn Fawn’s “APPLE-SOLUTELY” adorable cadre of mice (bottom photo) are warming up to do some harvesting and baking this autumn, followed by “SNOW MUCH FUN” when winter rolls around. Items from the show will start arriving at the beginning of August, so stay tuned for updates!
Hero Arts 2022 Holiday ShopBox items are now available to purchase online at Paper Anthology, click here to see the entire selection of Holiday and Autumn stamps, dies and stencils at a glance. Plus, the super-popular Looking Glass Holiday Kitten Die Set, which had sold out on the first day of ShopBox, is back in stock. Locals, remember you can order online and choose “Pick Up in Store” to save on shipping!
Just in case your Monday needs a little more Mojo, check out the brand new class just added to the Paper Anthology calendar: Autumn Sampler! Join Elisabeth for this inspiring class featuring three styles of Fall cards: a classic, elegant card (with a really cool embossing technique); a rustic card featuring Wendy Vecchi Autumn Greetings stamps and a fabulous inky background technique; plus a fun, simple card featuring stamps from LDRS and paper from Doodlebug Designs’ Pumpkin Spice Collection.
Dates available: Thursday, October 7th, 6-9pm; Wednesday, October 27th 6-9pm; Sunday, November 7th, 11am-2pm. Cost is $22. To reserve your spot, email elisabeth@paperanthology.com with your choice of date.
We’re kicking off autumn in the cutest way possible: check out Doodlebug’s new Pumpkin Spice collection: Eleven double-sided 12×12 papers, coordinating cardstock stickers, diecut packs, even a matching 6×6 paper pad. Pumpkins, leaves, cute critters, seasonal treats and some of the BEST fall plaids we’ve ever seen, make this an automatic go-to for cards, minibooks and more. Plus… this variety of Pumpkin Spice is 100% sugar, fat and calorie free!!!
We absolutely *LOVE* seeing what our friends are making, and during the Paper Anthology 9th Anniversary Celebration we were treated to a huge helping of incredible eye candy! (Visit the PA FaceBook Page and scroll back a bit to see for yourself!) Michelle DeSaro made some especially inspiring cards; including this amazing cross-stitched Christmas! (Because YES, she really did stamp, diecut and hand stitch that entire jaw-dropping A2-sized Taylored Expressions Buffalo Plaid background!)
This stunning autumnal card has it all: beautiful coloring, just the right amount of inking, and fabulous composition. (Just look at those Sunny Studios Pretty Pumpkins perfectly placed in the “V” of the pennant!)
How lovely is the soft hand-drawn effect attained with Art Impressions’ Watercolor Clay Pot Set? And then the card is finished with elegant details like the punched and rounded corners.
You really need to look at this lovely Christmas card to see how many elements have been cleverly layered: a two-color wreath with sentiment stamped on top; layered onto a doily, with a velvet bow; all of which perfectly match the softly patterned paper and coordinating cardstock, with inked and faux stitched edges.
The mice from Lawn Fawn’s A Creature Was Stirring set are always adorable, but Michelle has made them even cuter by coloring them perfectly and then added plenty of diecut accessories to surround the window on this super-sweet shaker card.
Nothing is more fun and inspiring than seeing what our friends are making, and the cards that were linked up during Paper Anthology’s 9th Anniversary festivities were full of amazing, clever ideas. We highly recommend scrolling through the challenge posts on the PA FaceBook Page, with an emphasis on the “Comments” sections, which is where the cards are posted. Louise Coviello made some especially lovely cards over the weekend, featuring ideas we definitely want to try! For example, her simple pinecone (above) is stamped crisply, using exactly the right colors; and the sentiment reminds us how impressed we were the first time we saw someone heat emboss in gold. The clear droplets are understated, but add texture and sophistication.
How cool is it that the shaker window makes up the entire front of this card? Louise stamped and embossed those pretty trees right on the acetate window, and used a unique and stunning hand painted background within.
This Christmas card is perfectly simple… and simply perfect! The Mandala/Snowflake image with ombre ink behind it stands out beautifully; a glittery sentiment and a few sequins finish it off nicely.
Another “Aha!” moment: Louise’s wreath images are embossed in WHITE and then watercolored… with a subtle greyish-blue accent that’s very eyecatching. A gold sentiment and glittery red Nuvo Drop berries… yes, please!
