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Holiday Card Swap Cards are Ready!

Paper Anthology’s 2023 crew of Holiday Card Swap participants have truly outdone themselves and produced the most gorgeous batch of swap cards ever!* If you’re amongst this elite group of papercrafters, your Swap Cards are ready to collect and you can pick them up at the store anytime! Why not come tonight (Friday 12/8 from 5-9pm) or tomorrow (Saturday 12/9 from 10am to 5pm) and shop the All Fall Sale, during which (as the name implies) ALL Fall, Halloween and Thanksgiving items are 40% off and there are lots more things included. Scroll down to the SALE POST for all the details.

In addition, lots of amazing new Altenew 3D Embossing Folders have just arrived (…could there be a class with them coming soon…?); and we’ve restocked Spellbinders’ super-popular SEALED Collection as well as adding new wax colors seals and dies. While you’re in the store be sure to ask Elisabeth to demo her new FAVORITE tool from We R Memory Keepers… trust us… you NEED one! ;)

*Ok, yes, we DO say that every year and yet every year it’s TRUE!!! You guys just get better and better! ♥

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We’ve Got a Villainous Potion For You!

The brand new Distress Color from Tim Holtz and Ranger is HERE! Villainous Potion is a vivid violet… or perhaps more of a passionate purple? Either way, it’s deviously delightful, and maybe the best shade ever to debut during Halloween week. The entire collection of Distress Ink Pads and Reinkers, Oxide Pads and Reinkers, Embossing Glaze, Flip-top Paint, Spray Stain, Oxide Spray and Collectible Enamel Pin is available in-store and online at Paper Anthology; stop by the store or click any of the links in this post!

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Graphic 45: Elegance!

Elegance, the newest collection from Graphic 45, is in store at Paper Anthology. These floral bedecked, double-sided papers with a French accent, feature a rich pink and black color palette, which would be wonderful for feminine cards, as well as weddings and anniversaries; maybe even scrapbooking a trip to Paris? And don’t forget that Mother’s Day is just a month away! Of course, Father’s Day is coming up too… G45’s nautical but nice Catch of the Day collection is also available in a 12×12 Collection Pack as well as single sheets; OR grab the new Lighthouse Folio Class in a Kit to make a clever keepsake for Dad!

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NEW Lawn Fawn (& more!)

Lawn Fawn’s Spring 2021 release has arrived at Paper Anthology, with all of the adorable critters you could wish for (I Like You Alotl*, Bubbles of Joy, Virtual Friends aka Zoom Critters, Tiny Friends) not to mention plenty of sentiments (Celebration Scripty Sayings Stamps, Long Distance Hugs, Scripty Bubble Sentiments Stamps and Dies, new Thinking of You and Hugs & Kisses Line Border Dies) Magic Messages stamps and dies designed to fit the Magic Iris, a new interactive Swish n’ Pop Pull Tab die set; Super-useful Oliver’s Stitched ABC and 123 Dies; as well as Lawn Cuts Dies: Outside In Stitched Sun, LadyBug and Leaf , Sunburst Backdrop, and Build A Basket Easter!

There’s an amazing selection of new papers for Spring, Easter and St. Patrick’s Day, as well. Photoplay’s Baskets of Bunnies, Fern and Willard, Little Boys Have Big Adventures, and Lucky Charm; Echo Park’s Welcome Easter; Lawn Fawn’s Perfectly Plaid Remix, and Dare 2B Artzy’s Home Grown, All the Buzz and more!

*The Axolotl, or Mexican Walking Fish, is technically an amphibian; but YES, it’s a real creature and YES, it really looks like that! Check out Wikipedia if you think we’re making this up! :)

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Coming Soon(ish) from LDRS

The Collins Virtual Show continues at a lightning pace! In addition to all of the awesome classes and Make & Takes there’s an event called “Sample Making Frenzy” which absolutely lives up to its name. Plus there are MANY orders being written up for brand new products that will start shipping at the end of February and continue rolling in to the store throughout March and April. LDRS is strong with products for both A2 cards and slimline; in fact many of their designs work beautifully for BOTH. Gorgeous florals, handwritten sentiments, cute characters and amazing dies… every element in this photo will be coming to Paper Anthology this Spring, so stay tuned!

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A Few of the Highlights…

…from Monday’s classes at The Collins Virtual Trade Show. Amazing new dies from Spellbinders, plus some excellent techniques for using inks with diecuts.

HOW CUTE are those cookies?! (Sugar free and very High Fiber lol!) The box die can be used with or without the window and is sized perfectly for a gift card.

Some amazing new slim line products will be coming from Spellbinders, as well.

As always, Lawn Fawn are unbeatable for both adorable characters AND their easy-to-use mechanicals! Some super sweet new sets on the way to support your existing Shutter Card, Slider and Magic Iris sets!

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Stamplistic Stunners

The newest Paper Anthology Class in a Kit is called Stamplistic Stunners and it really lives up to its name! If you love to fussy cut, then this kit is for you. Featuring three gorgeous images from Stamplistic Stamps and beautiful sparkly Swarovski crystals, a photo can’t do these cards justice. Full of dimension and beautiful patterned papers, you won’t want to give these cards away! Full step by step instructions with photos included.

The stamps used in the kit– and many more beautiful Stamplistic images– are available in-store; be sure to check them out the next time you visit! Meanwhile a terrific new selection of goodies from Newton’s Nook has just arrived and is available in-store and online; including a re-stock of the Argyle Stencil Set that Elisabeth used with Picket Fence Studio Paper Glaze last week. You can find all this and more in the “New In Store” category, listed right at the top in the online store.

Plus the Snowflake Symphony Class in a Kit has been restocked in a limited quantity, so be sure to get yours before they melt away!

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Have A Sunny Day

The newest release from the always impressive Sunny Studio has arrived at Paper Anthology with stamps and dies as useful as they are appealing. Check out this video of the new collection, as owner/designer Mendi Yoshikawa walks us through the products and shows off some beautiful samples; or check out the Sunny Studio Collection in the online store. This release has you covered for Valentines, Easter and Spring as well as plenty of all-year-long stamps and dies. Gorgeous Captivating Camellias, Eggs to Dye For (either of which can pair with a realistic Layered Basket); Country Scenes, adorable Balloon Ride and My Otter Half; sweet Garden Fairies; Feeling Froggy and Snail Mail mini sets, Birthday and Sympathy Inside Greeting sets, and more!