September Special Events

With fall coming, what's better than a 'falling leaves' stamp? Since Mom participates in the Printworks "One Stamp Wonder" Program, she will be getting this beautiful idea board and a bunch of the stamps used to create all of the pretty cards. The first 12 people who buy the stamp also get the cutest tiny leaf stamp for free! Mom acted kind of crazy today so we tried to be good....except Peachy kept begging for treats. Mom was working on the September newsletter and a bunch of stuff for the SPCA Animal Faire. I think that's mainly for dogs. She was busy, busy, busy. And did you notice that Mom will be taking a few days off? Boy, that doesn't happen too often! Maybe she'll bring us presents. Hugs and Purrs from Peachy and me (Mittens)!

Happy Birthday to Mom!

Mom was surprised today when several of our Aunties came for lunch to celebrate her birthday. Peachy wanted to help Auntie Robin and Auntie Melissa fix the food, so to prison he went...again! When will he ever learn? Mom had a really nice day. She had gotten in lots of goodies,so everyone was doing that ooooohhhhh and aaaahhhhh thing again. The real furor hit when the UPS boyfriend showed up with the Bo Bunny paper order. You should have heard the squealing! He could not get out of here fast enough. Mom asked if everyone he delivers to gets this excited. He said definitely not....I think he thinks these girls are a bit nuts! So now Mom has to find places for this really cool paper....one group in really bright colors, one group in fall colors, and a Christmas group, too. And that's just from Bo Bunny! She still has to find room for the black and white paper from Luxe Designs, stamps from Stampendous, Inkadinkado and Technique Tuesday. We know what she'll be doing tomorrow!

Kitty Prison

Boy, we sure have been locked up a lot lately! Classes have been so full, and you know how Peachy likes to 'help'! That gets us locked up every time. Between classes, Mom has been busy getting in new goodies. After she got the ton of stuff from memory Box and had the blitz class, she got new clear stamps and chipboard shapes from Technique Tuesday, black and white doublesided cardstock and word rub-ons from Luxe Designs, and FINALLY the Bind-It-All! Mom has had all of the wires for some time, but now the machines are here. If you gave her name to hold you one, she said you should call her. Boy, does that thing make cool books! It is definitely the hottest binding machine on the market. Now, as soon as the new Mini-Score-it comes in, we'll have all of the latest stuff! Check back often so you will get the scoop on the latest arrivals between newsletters. Hugs and Purrs from Peachy and Mittens!

Sad News

Those of you who come to the store know Melissa who works part time, teaches classes and is like a daughter to me. This evening her father passed away with Melissa and her sister at his side. I know she will appreciate your thoughts and prayers.

Sharon

Christmas is Coming!

And the UPS man is grumbling! Boxes, boxes, boxes! Mom has been busy. Yesterday, she and Aunties Melissa and Robin started unpacking some of the Ohhhhh and Ahhhhh goodies they ordered. (More ohhhhhhs and ahhhhhhs). They got pretty paper from Daisy Bucket, and some cool suitcase sort of albums from Cosmo Cricket...honestly, don't these companies have the dumbest names? Today, Mom got Japanese paper that she said is to die for! She has been real busy getting ready for her 10 Card Blitz this Saturday..I guess that means we will have to go to kitty prison for a while.....booooooo!

Here is one of the papers from Daisy Bucket. Check back often for more new stuff!

Mom's at it again!!!!!

Have you heard the news? We have two new sisters! We don't think they should be store cats. After all, this IS our domain! But Mom just couldn't resist adopting a young mama cat and her 8 week old kitten. Mom said she was going to pick up Harley and Beemer last night, and when she got here this morning she said she did the deed. Now, we are not versed in such things, but we thought Harley's and Beemer's were motorcycles!!!!! Hmmmmm, maybe she called them that because Dad has been doing some motorcycle wheelin' and dealin' and she's been mad at him. It's just hearsay, but we're told our sisters are really cute.
Check them out!

Busy, Busy, Busy!

Hi, it's me, Mittens, checking in with you. I haven't had much time to post...sorry. But today, I have lots of news! Yesterday, Mom's friend, Joan, brought tons of new things for Mom to see. Aunties Melissa and Robin just Oooohhhed and Aaaahhhed! They said they just LOVE spending Mom's money! It seems Joan sells Mom stuff and she brought samples of everything new she saw in Chicago. I think Mom will be writing some BIG checks pretty soon, 'cuz she was picking out so much stuff. I was able to get pictures of some of the things for you to see. One of the companies Mom bought a lot from was Bo Bunny. This pretty floral paper was one. She had paper spread ALL over the place and Auntie Robin kept saying "Buy these buy these!"...There were other groups of paper that mom bought, but her favorite was from Paper Salon! It had such pretty fall colors and some of the papers had copper foil on them. She also found some cool Rub-Ons that come in Copper, Silver, and Antique Brass. The Aunties got so excited about some matching "Hardware", whatever that is! Here's one of the papers from Paper Salon.

There were also some sets of clear stamps Mom bought to go with the Paper Salon papers that she liked. I won't try to put the photos here because I am just getting the hang of it and don't want to mess up a good thing!

Now, for the real news..... that poodle, Her Honor the Mayor came in today, and Peachy, eagle eye that he is, caught her sneaking in our room (aka Kitty Prison) and coming out with tasty morsels of food......OUR food! Well, three times was the charm. Peachy calmly went in and YIP! chased that little thief out with her little pom pom tail between her legs...well, not quite,,,,,it's hardly long enough! Anyhow, she went running straight to her Mom, and boy, did Peachy look smug. He even went back in and guarded our food for a while, just in case she got any more ideas. Golly, I hope he doesn't get arrested for accosting a public official! You know that Peachy doesn't like to miss a meal, so he took this theft quite personally.

So, that's about it . As you can tell, we have been VERY busy. It shouldn't be too long (a few weeks) before all the cool stuff Mom bought starts arriving. Those delivery boyfriends will be very busy!

Peachy says Hey!

Hugs and Purrs from us to you!