Stamper's, Ink.

More site seeing in Edmonton.....

Have you ever been on one of those road trips when you see an open gate somewhere that looks cool, and...  you just kind of feel the urge to go through it? (You really know you aren't supposed to.) And then you see another gate that just seems to be saying "Hey, since you are here, come on in!!". So you go through that gate too?

That is exactly what happened to us the other day and you won't believe what we found! Fort Edmonton Park! The park consists of different "streets" which represent different periods in time. It starts with Fort Edmonton which was built along the North Saskatchewan river in the late 1800.

Some buildings in the Fort, as they stand now, are the actual buildings. Othrs have been moved here or perfectly recreated to resemble the original. Although the Park was actually closed one kind person we found told us we could keep driving around. Look what we found! 

Train station...

The actual Fort. The walls are over 30 feet high, and put together with wood pegs, not nails.

A theater..

Bank...

A Merchantile

I wonder if they had Cake Vodka?

Drugstore.....

And homesteads.

A trading post....

An old windmill without the blades...

Oh poop, how did this get in here???

Hope you enjoyed the tour!

And now........... want to win some FREE Riley and Co. rubber?

What appeared to be the theme for the first blog I posted from Edmonton this week?

First right answer gets TWO Riley stamps of their choice.

HUGS and Happy New Year!!

Make & Takes for the last day of the year!

Happy Day Before New Year's Eve! (It's a Tanya Holiday.....)

I hope you have wonderfully fun plans for tomorrow night, from hanging out with friends to having that perfectly soft warm blankie (or significant other) to curl up with. But before you do......

We have TWO Make & Takes for tomorrow (below)! Get in early though, because we are closing at 3 pm!

Happy New Year!

HUGS!

20% off ALL January/February classes - today only!!

Just a quick reminder folks - you can get 20% off ALL in-house classes for January and February - TODAY ONLY!!!!

All Christmas items remain 40% off for the next two days as well!

And YES! We WILL have Make & Takes tomorrow! Woo Hoo!

But don't forget - we will be closing at 3 pm... so get in early!

More later! HUGS!!!

 

 

Greetings from Edmonton!

Hello from Edmonton, Alberta!!

Graham, Reno, Andrew and I are up North visiting Graham's family! No worries though, while we are away, the girls have Stamper's Ink. under control!

They have been busy as bees making samples for classes and helping people take advantage of our amazing year end sales! Check out these two classes for next week.....

First up - on Tuesday, we have the first half of our 12 Months of Birthday Cards.....

Cards for January - June birthdays! Get a head start on birthday cards for 2012 by making birthday cards for the first 6 months of the year! Next Tuesday - 11 am or 6 pm - only $18!

And check out our Hero Arts Card Class! Class is next Wednesday, 11 am or 6 pm. These are so beautiful!

Tomorrow (Thursday), all ink, dies cuts and accessories are 25% off! Woo Hoo! BUT WAIT - it get's better! Friday, all CLASSES (Jan/Feb) are 20% off!

Get in early though, because classes will sell out early!

Now, I have to show you what I found today! Pay attention, and read the blog daily while I am gone, because I might have a quiz later where you can win some Riley and Company stamps!

We had a fantastic day today antique hunting! Edmonton has some really terrific antique stores, and I here are some of the cool and totally strange things I found today!

Mecca!!!

Check out the incredible display piece I found today! This is about 24 inches high (it's on a table in this pic.) and holds my little The Right Shoe shoes! These are so RARE!!! And it's SOOOOO mine! It totally set the tone for the day. Now, to get it home.....

And speaking of shoes, these are soooo tiny - they hold rings! Yep - I need to get them in the store! (and in my office!)

And a brass shoe! Heavy little sucker....

And tiny little shoe ornaments! I told you the theme of the day was shoes!

Speaking of things I need - a blinged out clipboard!

Or a really cool Breakfast at Tiffany's wall piece! A faux TV and a vintage pink couch!! I can see this in my office can't you??

And now, for the totally strange finds of the day. For those of you who are terrified by clowns, cover your eyes....

This is a manequin. The bodice is Modge Podged with comic strip pieces. I couldn't decided if I liked it or not, and then there was this on it's head.

Scary. And $160 worth of scary. What do you think?

ok. now, check this out....

ok - maybe a different view.....

Yes - it's a styrofoam head, covered with sewing pattern pieces. Kind of cool - kind of freaky. What do you think?? It would seriously be a hit at Halloween.....

And this was not in plain sight, but around a corner towards the back of the store.....

Yep. I jumped. Did a double take. And turned around real quick so my back was to it. And then I grabbed my camera of course. It was SO REAL looking! Holy cow!

Tomorrow, I get to show you Fort Edmonton! It is amazing!

Until tomorrow!

HUGS!!!!!

 

 

Year End Clearance Event starts Dec. 27th!

Stamper's, Ink.'s

YEAR END CLEARANCE EVENT

Starts Tuesday!

December 27th - 30th

A new bargain every day!

 

Dec. 27th

25% off all stamps (Clear, wood and cling!)

 

Dec. 28th

25% off all paper and envelopes

 

Dec. 29th

25% off all inks, die cuts and accessories

 

Dec. 30th

20% off all January/February classes!

 

Phone orders welcome! No punch cards or discounts on special orders. Discount on in-house classes only.

Merry Christmas to YOU!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

(Meet Harley....... my Siamese)

I just wanted to take a moment today to wish everyone a MERRY CHRISTMAS!

As I look back over the past year, I am so humbled to call so many of you friends! We have always had the best customers, and your loyalty and friendship in this day and age means the world to us! Each and every one of you have made this store the wonderful place that it is, and I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart. Can we get a massive group hug here???

 Next week, the girls are on their own in the store as Graham and I and the boys head up North to Canada. Make sure you follow our blog and Facebook posts during the week, because I am feeling the urge to throw out a pop quiz or two and give away some goodies! Tim Horton's here I come!!!!

On my last serious note of the year, I hope you and your family have a wonderful holiday season jam packed full of fun, family, friends and terrific food!

All my love and a giant HUG,

Tanya

Make & Takes for tomorrow, Saturday, Dec. 24th

For those of you wondering if we will be open tomorrow .... YES! But only until 3 pm.

And for those of you wondering if we will have Make & Takes tomorrow? .... YES!!

So stop by, take a load off, relax for a few minutes and do a couple quick Make & Takes. We made them short and fast on purpose!

Have a terrific day and a wonderful holiday!

HUGS!

Make & Takes for Dec. 17th

Happy Friday again everyone! I hope you have had a terrific week!

We have two terrific Make & Takes for you this weekend! But first, check out this fun stuff!

This is the new Great Impressions Stamp of the Month Board for this month! Absolutely adorable!

And three really neat books/magazines...

And here are our last two classes of the year....

Extreme Cards made with Christmas Emporium paper from Graphic 45.....

is next Tuesday at 11 am or 6 pm. There are only 3 spots remaining though so hurry! This set was inspired by the original Santa Card that was designed and made by the talented Robin Shakoor.

And the best part? You can make all three for only $15.

We also have our Mini Altered Canvas class next Wednesday at 11 am or 6 pm.

And finally - here are your Make & Takes for tomorrow! Yes - the candy is included! These would make perfect little gifts for co-workers, stocking stuffer or package toppers!

And remember - Make & Takes are just a buck each all day long. No lines, no waiting, no limits. Just good plain fun!

See you tomorrow!

HUGS!

Tanya

Hero Arts Preview for our out of town customers!

For those of you who are out of town (or in town but don't want to get out of your jammies...)- here are pictures of the brand spanking new, totally beautiful new 2012 Hero Arts Release so you can shop right along with us! Call us at 913-248-7826 today to place your order.

And remember - any purchase today gets enters you into our Holiday Open House drawing for almost $1000 in prizes! AND - as if that wasn't enough - you get 15% off ALL Hero Arts today! But wait - there's more! Any $35 Hero Arts purchase will get your a FREE 2012 Hero Arts Catalog - but only while supplies last - so CALL IN EARLY!

Grab a pen and paper - here we go!

There are new Sizzix sets with dies cuts! TOTALLY COOL!

A new Valentine release!

And here comes the wood........

and amazing cling!!!

Once again - our phone number is 913-248-7826.

The store opens at 10 am - talk to you then!

Have a PERFECT day!

HUGS!

 

Holiday Open House and M&Ts for today

Good Morning Everyone!

Today is going to be a great day at Stampers Ink!

We have our Holiday Open House today, packed with food and prizes! AND, we have the 2012 new Hero Arts release! Better yet? ALL Hero Arts, including the new releases are 15% off AND you get a free 2012 Hero Arts Catalog with a $35 HA purchase!

I know some of you are out of town, and we don't want that to hinder you getting all the goodies! So - in a seperate post, I will be showing you all the new releases we have and you can give us a call to order! You still get the discount, still get your free catalog (while supplies last) and still get your name entered into the drawing! All you miss is my yummy cupcakes! Well, and these cool make and takes......

In the spirit of Hero Arts - our first M&T uses their new combo - Stamp & Emboss! These sets come with a HUGE stamp and the matching embossing folder! I LOVE these! They are SUPER easy to use, and make quick beautiful cards!

And - Make & Take #2 uses beautiful Graphic 45 paper and Inkandinkado stamps!

Don't forget - Make & Takes are only $1 each all day long!

And before I close this post - I HAVE to show you what our friend Kelly made! We are right in the middle of our 12 Tags of Christmas series, and we used a really neat technique the other day using one stamp, multiple reinkers and a foam pad. Here is our tag, and this is the beautiful Christmas Card Kelly brought to us!

Nice! Thanks Kelly! If you want to see the full technique check out Tim Blog!

Make it a fabulous day and I hope to see you later!

HUGS!