Fall, New Fancy Pants, and more

I wanted to say Thank you to all who made the 4th annual Rushmore Retreat a success. We had a great time and enjoyed meeting new scrappers and lots of new friends. Lynne did an amazing job with the retreat and everyone really enjoyed themselves. We are thrilled to have spent an amazing weekend with lots of incredible talent.

My son, Alex, took these shots last week, in Spearfish Canyon. I have been so busy the past couple of weeks that I didn't make it up there. It's truly one of the most beautiful places on earth, I'm glad he took the time to enjoy a beautiful day and take a few shots for me. Happy Fall!!!



This is the first of many new products here at the store...the new Fancy Pants Line. We debut it at the retreat and everyone fell in love. Fancy Pants is always a big hit here at the store. Every release is wonderful, they simply get better and better. This is the new Daily Grind!!! Wonderful!!!

The new All Fall Line!! Perfect for all of your Autumn Scrapping and for back to school photos!!

The new Holiday Collection....so much fun!!!

I forgot to take photos of all the new Fancy Pants Rub on, stamps and incredible new Glitter Cuts, I will try to post those tomorrow. Everything is gorgeous in these new releases, if your a Fancy Pants fan, your going to fall in love all over again and for those of you who are not familiar with their products, they will not disappoint!!!

Design Team member Tessa Iszler made this incredible Bo Bunny Word Book. It is so sweet, just beautiful. She took the Bo Bunny Grade book and switched it up a bit...to say READ. Full of wonderful photos of her kiddos reading. Basic Grey Sugared Papers and Cloud 9 epoxy quotes, lots of ribbon complete this wonderful treasure. You have to stop by and be totally inspired by this wonderful little book. Great job Tessa!!

I definitely think that it's time for a give away. We haven't done this for a while, so I thought we should give it a try again. Everyone who leaves a comment on the blog will get their name put into a drawing for these Fall and Halloween Inkadinkado Stamps. We will draw a name on Friday. I hope to continue with give aways all month long to celebrate our one year anniversary, so check back often to see what we giving away next.

Leave a comment on the blog...let us know what holiday projects you are starting to work on, what products you would like to see us carry or just leave us a note to say HI!!!

Last but not least, I would like to share these incredible stamps by Skipping Stone Designs. The designer of these stamps, Heather, donated these to the store, to help raise money for Scrap Pink. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and we will be doing lots of events all month long to raise money for Scrap Pink. To start, we will be having a silent auction for all three sets of stamps. Just stop in, write down your bid, and your name and number. That's it! The highest bidder wins the stamps and all the money goes to Scrap Pink!! They are wonderful stamps, wonderful detail. We are thrilled to have her support and generosity. Thank you Heather!!!

October Classes

I thought I'd better get busy and get the classes for October out for all to see. October is going to be so much fun with the Black Hills Rushmore Retreat October 3,4 &5th. Make sure to get signed up soon and if you can't make it for the whole retreat do come up and shop. We have tons of new and Lynne has a whole bunch, also. It's at the Ramkota, so make sure to stop by.

We will be at the retreat so we won't be open on Saturday, October 4th.

Classes aren't just for instruction.
Classes are great way to meet new friends, learn new techniques, find inspiration, relax and just have a great time. We invite you to join us this October for tons of fun classes and events.


The first class for October is this darling Halloween Flag Album. A great class that you can repeat in any theme you would like. This one has lots of pages for all of your little ghouls and goblins. Great papers and embellishments from Imaginsce.
Thursday, October 9 at 6:00 pm. Cost is $20.00. Scissors and adhesive required. Call to reserve your spot, 721-7529. Four Spooky Cards on October 11 at 9:30 am and 1:00 pm. Cost is $12.50. Scissors and adhesive required. Spooky Halloween cards featuring Inkadinkado clear stamps, Stickles and Alcohol Inks. Love this class, you're going to have so much fun! 721-7529.

Tricks and Treat boxes n cards. Thursday, October 16 at 6:00 pm. Cost is $18.00. Scissors and adhesive required. You don't want to miss this one. Fun papers from Moxxie, darling die cuts and super cute treat boxes for your little spooks.
Our Scrap Pink Event is set for Saturday, October 18, 9:30 am and 1:00 pm. Donation of $10.00 to benefit Scrap Pink (Susan G. Komen). Scissors and adhesive required.
A cute little tin filled with Lifesavers and sweet pink pinwheels, lots of ribbon and such super sweet. It's the perfect little gift to give to you girlfriends during the month of October (Breast Cancer Awareness Month) to remind them to get their mammograms and took take care of themselves. We will also be making the little tag booklet below full of inspiration, too. It's going to be a fun filled pink kind of day. Together we can find a cure!!!

Saturday, October 25 Crafty Secrets Autumn Cards at 9:30 am and 1:00 pm. 5 cards for $15.00. Scissors and adhesive required. 721-7529. Beautiful Fall Inspired cards with sweet vintage images from Crafty Secrets. These are simply beautiful!

Gorgeous, I tell you!!

Altered Art & Scrap Playground will be celebrating our 1 year anniversary on October 30,31 and November 1. We are so happy to be here and will be celebrating with make n takes, refreshments and some specials. You'll have to stop by and join all the fun. We will be sending out more info as the event nears.

Class Policies
~ Class size is limited and they do fill up fast. Please register and prepay for all classes in advance. If registration cannot be made in person, please call 605.721.7529. We accept Visa, MasterCard, and Discover, Check or Cash.
~ Supplies needed: Scissors and adhesive (tape or tape runner as well as glue dots). You are more than welcome to bring other tools and supplies as well (crop-a-dile, paper piercer, etc.) Make sure your tools are marked with your name or initials.
~ We reserve the right to substitute items in a class.
~ To avoid class cancellations, please register at least 4 days in advance.
~ Cancelled classes will be refunded or payment can be transferred to another class.
~ If you can not make it to class, we will be happy to make up a kit for an additional $2.oo charge for the assembly. If you would like us to repeat a class, we need a minimum of 6 people for that class to be scheduled.

**We are unable to accommodate children, guests, or family members while you are in class.

**A 10% store discount will be given to you for attending class, must be used on the class day, classes not discountable.

HaLlOwEEn PrOJecTs

Just wanted to share a Halloween Project and a couple of Crafty Secrets cards.
Tessa found the idea for this tray on Reminisce's Blog and showed it to me, I fell in love with and had to make it. I got the tray at Hobby Lobby, almost a perfect 12x12, so I had to very little trimming, then just added all the great product from Reminisce...paper, cardstock stickers, a little bit of velvet ribbon and a couple of buttons. Great project, quick and easy! I love it!!
A couple of Halloween projects with Crafty Secrets. The card on the left had an image from the Halloween Journal book, a little bit of stickles, and some stitching. The card on the right has an image from the Halloween Journal book and a stamped image from their Halloween set. Glimmer Misted tags and a little bit of stitching, also. Love the Crafty Secrets Halloween, adore it. My favorite products of this whole Halloween Season!!
Another card that I can't get flipped the right direction...grrrr! But cute!!!
I have a couple more to post, plus all the upcoming spooky, fun classes that we have coming up in October. I'll try and have that all up by Friday.
Don't forget about the Black Hills Rushmore Retreat coming up on October 3,4 and 5. Only a week away. If you have any questions you can contact me at 721-7529 or artplay@rushmore.com. You can also contact Lynne at 605-224-1544. The retreat is going to be so much fun...we are looking forward to it. If you can't make to the retreat make sure you stop by to shop. We have tons of new stuff that we will be debuting at the Retreat....the new Fancy Pants, Prima, Cherry Arte, Pink Paislee and much more, and I know Lynne has some awesome new lines as well. Amazing products, it's going to be so much fun and so much inspiration! You won't want to miss it!!

Lots and Lots of Halloween

We have lots and lots of Halloween goodies for all of you who love the Holiday as much as I do. Imaginisce, Reminisce, Moxxie, Crafty Secrets , Making Memories. New this week are Doodlebug Sugared brads in Halloween colors along with Velvet brads from Doodlebug. Very cool and fun. All of the Inkadinkado Halloween stamps are back in stock, plus the Inkadinkado Stamp of the month Program, are available. Buy two wood mount stamps and receive the third on free. Can't beat that deal!! Lots of new Stickles too, the orange peel, black diamond and starry night are perfect for all of your Halloween Paper Crafting!!

Holiday Inkadinkado Stamps

New Holiday Stamps from Inkadinkado arrived today. Six great new Christmas themed sets with a great price of $9.99. Can't beat that!
The pictures are not that great with the glare off the packaging but I just wanted you to get to see the new designs. We had gotten some stamps in earlier that were holiday themed also, but these are the new releases. Just released on 9/15.
Love the Greetings set and that little bird ornament is just too sweet!!
This is a gorgeous set!!!
OOOOOOOOOOhhhh! I don't know which one I like more!!!
Sweet little penguin! So cute!!!
This one has it all covered with a penguin, Santa, a snowman, polar bear, snowflakes and sayings. Perfect!!
We have also restocked all the Halloween Inkadinkado Clear Sets plus added a few that we didn't have before. I just forgot to photograph them. Ooops! But they are flying out of the store, so make sure you stop in soon for the best selection!

Little Houses

One of our little customers, Hayley, was inspired to create her own house, after watching her mom construct a Doodlebug Halloween House. She made this sweet little house all on her own, no help from Mom and Dad at all. The roof, window boxes, door and stairs all with no template. Keep in mind that the Doodlebug Houses come with templates. Pretty fabulous job! Hayley is now making a entire village. Ladies, I do believe with have up and coming scrapper and designer. Pretty great for a 5 year old.
Too cute!!!

And now we will show Mom's adorable, spooky Doodlebug Halloween House. How awesome is this! Bo Bunny double dot cardstock, Imaginisce Hallowhimsy papers, Doodlebug Sugar Coating and Sugar Coated Brads, Spiders and Bats from Jolee's. Angie did a fantastic job, this is just the cutest thing ever, except for maybe Hayley's sweet little house.

Love the brads along the roof line and spiders crawling up the chimney. Spooky!

Thanks for sharing these houses with us Hayley and Angie. I think Hayley may have secured her self a spot on our next design team!