Stamping Collective

Great fun this morning with the ladies of Stamping Collective! We had a blast playing with Distress Inks & Stains and then did a make & take with the techniques we learned. What a creative group, they had great ideas. They were simply lovely!

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Distress Reinker Storage

Another of my finds at the Crossroads Sale was this sweet little storage chest. I love the glass doors that keep everything tidy, but visually accessible.
Lately I've been on a reorganization tear. Maybe its just that spring cleaning bug, but I feel the need!! Until now, I've kept my Distress Reinkers (and all other reinkers, but I have a LOT of Distress Reinkers) in a very sweet, cloth covered little cheese box. Very sweet, but really hard to get to my reinkers and really hard to see the colors. So I came up with this system and I think I'm going to like it.



I typed an alphabetical list of all 48 Distress colors and arranged them into groups of 6. I taped the labels to the back of the little cabinet. I staggered them so they are arranged directly in back of the reinkers on that row.



Then I lined the reinkers up single file, 6 at a time, and placed them in the cabinet starting with the one at the back. Then, I took a piece of pattered paper and cut it 6 x 6, scoring it at 3". I folded on the score and taped down the L shaped paper. It keeps the reinkers from falling all over.



I love the way this little unit keeps some of the things that I need, but don't use every single day, tidy and accessible!
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Location:Fall River,Estes Park,United States

A Week of Short Bloggies

Today's the first day of a week of short blogs. My life is very busy and I have a bit of a struggle being consistent with my blog, but I'm trying a new way. Day 1. Begin!!
Most of you know that at the shop we have a beautiful classroom table with a collection of different chairs. I'm always on the hunt for new ones and I replace the least pretty ones. As I rotate a new, pretty one in, an older, not-pretty one goes out. I found some GORGEOUS ones yesterday. Two of them. I bought both, of course.

Fabulous, right? Join us for classes at RMM and maybe YOU can sit in these lovelies.
We got these at the Annual Crossroads Garage Sale. Its held yearly, the first weekend in May. If you haven't been, you gotta go! This is a sale that benefits Crossroads Ministries, our local food bank. Crossroads does much more that just help people who need food. There are lots of resources to help with rent, utility bills, or other ways. Its done in a very responsible way and they have lots of knowledge and resources that help people work toward self sufficiency. I have worked with this ministry for a few years and am very proud of the work they do.
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Location:Cherokee Dr,Estes Park,United States

Ranger Nation

This Friday's Ranger Nation is going to feature Tim Holtz's newest gift to us, Distress Paints! These are really unique paints that introduce an opaque (can't see through it) option to the Distress line of mediums. The inks, markers and stains are all transparent. These paints are transparent and workable when wet or mixed with water, but opaque when dry.

In this class we'll be using the Distress Paints on a variety of surfaces and experimenting with using them alone and with water. You'll paint on paper, clay, metal, glass and fabric. You'll learn blending techniques with the paints, which is very different than blending inks because they are opaque. Take home a tag booklet and little flower pot, just in time for spring!

There are still a few spots left in class, so if you'd like to learn about Distress Paint, sign up now! Call the shop at 970.577.1415 or email me at cheryl@RMMemories.com.


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Location:140MoraineAve,Estes Park,United States

Distress Paints in the House!

All 24 colors! This was one of the hottest things at CHA this year from the Duke of Distress, of course, Tim Holtz. These paints are different from anything you've used. Distress, yet paint. Water based, yet acrylic. Reactive with water, yet permanent when dry. Paper, plastic, glass, metal, anything you want to change color! Right here, right now at Rocky Mountain Memories.


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Location:140 Moraine Ave, Estes Park, United States

Beautiful New Prima!

Double click on this picture to see the detail of these great new Prima embellishments.  These are going to fit perfectly into your paper arts projects & pages.  IMO, one of Prima's best offerings in a long time!

So you've made your tag or card and want to send it to a friend, but all those embellishments!  All that bulk!  How to mail it?  Will it arrive trashed?  Not with these clear boxes.  How fun for your loved ones to go to their mailbox and find your art, clearly seen.

I mailed one to myself as a test and it arrived perfectly.  We've got lots of these at the shop, ready for you!

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Location:140 Moraine Avenue,Estes Park,United States

What Was the Buzz at CHA?

Have you heard about them? Do u want yours? They are at RMM!! Now!!  This cool tool was on everyone's list at the Craft & Hobby Association show this year, and we just received ours at Rocky Mountain Memories.  You won't believe how quick and easy it is to create your own envelope of any size for your cards, art journals, and other paper projects.  Come by and pick up yours before they're gone!

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