Product Spotlight: Prima chalk inks

Have you seen these chalk inkers? I was introduced to them by a customer and love them. I was disappointed with the quality of my ex-fave chalkers and these babies are my new BFF's! They have a pointed end to get into nooks & crevices, sponge is soft & smooth and are durable.

The handle makes it easy to hold and I love that I can leave the cover on the table and stand them up as I work. No having to lay them face up so I don't get ink everywhere.

What are they used for? I use them to distress the edges of my papers and elements. It helps with definition and gives the embellishments a little grunge look. Chalk ink is smooth and dries almost immediately and doesn't smudge on paper.

They retail for $2 and are available in all colors. Check them out in my booth come september.

New Release!

Got this in my inbox today and am loving the pink and grays.  Interested?  It's up for pre-orders and won't be shipping until December.  Now to make sure I get lots and lots of pictures on Valentine's day as well as on date nights!!!

This Just In!!!

October Afternoon's MIDWAY collection.  It's hard to find a collection for all those fall fairs we attend...the Big E, Spencer Fair, stART on the street, carnivals.  Finally found one with just the right touch, I'm in love.  It came in yesterday, kitting it today and I can't wait to share it with you!

I tried to go through their blog hop but had to weed through the blogs to find the midway shares...to save you some time, I'm posting the links here and you won't have to go scrolling through blogs ;)
Amy Heller - I have just the photo to scraplift this layout
Jill Sprott
Vivian Masket
Michelle Wooderson
Roree Rumph
Mou Saha
Lexi Bridges

Enjoy!  

Color Swatch Organizers

Sending a little shout-out to Cool Crops and their croppers for a wonderful weekend in Portsmouth, NH!!!  While there, many were impressed by my Stickles Color Swatch Chart.  I had to tell them it wasn't my idea and that the printable is available FREE on the Ranger site.  Also available on the Ranger blog are printable charts for their Adirondack Acrylic Paint Dabbers, Distress Inks, Distress Stickles, the new Liquid Pearls collection.  Isn't that so very nice of them?

image from Ranger Blog

Copic Marker users, there is a link on the Copic Marker website for a FREE printable hand color chart so you can match and track your markers :)  Purple Onion Designs Michele, made up her own color swatches HERE.  Check it out...pretty nifty, huh?

Image from Purple Onion Designs blog

Hope these free printables help...Happy Monday!

Spotlight: Imaginisce

Imaginisce is one of my favorite scrapbooking manufacturers and at Winter CHA, I think they outdid themselves with these TWO lines...Happy Camper and Berrylicious.  Both lines have yet to hit the stores and I can't wait to get them in stock.  Click on the links and check them out...then come back here, leave me a comment on which one you like better and if you would like to be able to pre-order either of these packs.

Besides the two really cool line, they have a great tutorial on their blog on how to use clear stamps.  Very informative.