Creating a Faux Burnt Edge with Distress Ink

With a some Distress Inks and a distressing tool, you can create a "burnt edge" effect. Manila tags are great to try out this technique for their small surface and sturdiness. A good technique to apply to your Halloween projects.

New Our Craft Lounge Stamps are Here!

Today is the day for the holiday releases for Our Craft Lounge (OCL) stamps. All week long, the OCL Design Team has been showing sneak peaks on their blogs. Now for the big reveal of all the new OCL stamps and wait till you see them. eclectic Paperie has them all available for you. Go HERE to see all the newest OCL offerings. Click on each set and you can view a sample and link to the fabulous OCL Design Team member who created it. You can also visit the OCL blog to find more samples and information about these cute holiday-themed stamps. eclectic Paperie has all the new sets(almost 40!) today.

New Tim Holtz Stamps Back in Stock

Wanted to let you all know that we received another shipment of the newest Tim Holtz stamps (by Stampers Anonymous). These were just released at CHA this week. We got some in a couple weeks and they sold out very fast. The Halloween and Christmas themed stamps are back in stock, too. These are Tim's samples that just make you want these stamp sets. Here are two of our favorites from Tim's summer releases:






You can click HERE to view the Tim Holtz Collection-Summer 2009.

An Interview to Remember

Want to know a little more about what inspires someone like Tim Holtz? How about Wendy Vecchi's favorite stamp release for this summer? Check out Samantha's interview of two of your favorite paper crafters.

More Grungepaper Fun

We love this new Studio 490 stamp set by Wendy Vecchi. You should see her samples because they are amazing. You get a feel of what you can do with such cool stamp designs. Inspired by Wendy's creations, Samantha had fun playing with this new stamp set and is hosting a new episode of the eclectic Feed.

Enjoy!






Supplies used: Lowercase Art & Card Art Essentials; round coasters; Cappuccino cardstock cover.

12 New Copic Colors for You!

Yup...THEY are here! The newest Copic colors that you've been reading about have made their way into the eclectic Paperie product mix. We got them in early and available for you today. You can purchase all 12 new colors in an eP bundle or a-la-carte. These new Copic Colors are only available in Sketch Markers. We have a good supply on-hand that is ready for immediate shipment.


Here's a fun little video to introduce you to the 12 New Copic Colors.

A special THANK YOU! to the following ladies who graciously let us share their creativity and Copic knowledge with you:

• Lori Craig
• Sherrie Siemens
• Debbie Olson

Also be sure to check out Sharon Harnist at PaperFections. She shared a very insightful blog post that compares the new Copic colors with very similar Copic shades.

My daughter, Samantha, also decided to weigh in on these colors. You can see Samantha's review HERE.

We are working on a couple things to bring to you soon. New eclectic Feed video tutorials and some other surprises, too.

Have a great weekend!
Daisy

Unity Stamps & Piggy Tales on Sale

Just wanted to let you know that we have a small assortment of Unity Stamps in the older packaging...lovely organdy bags. We are marking them down at 30%.














We also have a several of the Piggy Tales collections, rub-ons, embellishments and books for 30% off. They include Itsy Bitsy Spider, Ole King Cole, Cinderella, the Ballad of Mulan and a couple more lines.

We need to get ready for CHA and all the offerings that your favorite companies will have there. So, we have to move out inventory to make room for new.

Happy Shopping!
Daisy & Joy

PS...We are anticipating the new Basic Grey collections, Lemonade and June Bug to shipping soon.