Where Does the Time Go. . . . . . . . .

The next time you turn around it will be Christmas, and then a NEW Year! Where does the time go?
Things around Stamp Antonio Arts have really been poppin' , as they say! The GIANT Halloween pumpkin was 49 pounds, and I never got any of the pies they must have made from it.

There is NEW merchandise rolling in the front door daily, from new stamps from The Cat's Pajama's and Art Impressions to papers from Graphics 45 and Websters Pages. There are products for Thanksgiving, Haunnakah, and Christmas as well as Thank You's and Everyday items.

Geeta Suggs from AMuse Artstamps will be here teaching classes the Saturday after Thanksgiving, so make note of these NOW, so you don't forget to call and reserve a space.

In December, Sally Lynn MacDonald, will be here giving classes at Stamp Antonio Arts in how to use Copic Markers, Glimmer Mists and masks, and how to use all of the unique Ranger products to make wonderful gifts for the holidays.

In between, our own talented instructors are busy keeping the calendar full of wonderfully creative classes we hope you will try. Everything from cards and tags, to home decor and gifts, to make this a handmade "MADE WITH LOVE" Christmas!

Come on by to see all of the new items we have in stock, sign up for a class, or just to say "HI"! We will be anxiously awaiting to serve you.
Happy Holidays from Mindy and the Team at Stamp Antonio Arts!

No News is Good News, So they say. . . . . . .

Greetings to those who check our blog! I'm sorry for the lapse in postings, but I have been having trouble with my personal computer that I usually prepare the posts on. So, I guess no news IS good news! We are still here in beautiful Castle Hills, selling stamps and art supplies, having terriffic classes every week, and looking forward to seeing all our customers come in to the store to prepare for the upcoming Holidays!

We held a wonderful Book Signing with Rice Freeman-Zachery a few weeks ago. There was a tremendous turn out to hear her speak on Creativeness, and then sign copies of her new book,"Creative Time and Space." For those of you who were not able to attend, yet would still be interested in a copy of her book, we do have a few copies left at the store. I was to post photos taken at the event, but without my handy dandy laptop there was no way to get them here. As soon as I get them into the store computer, I will post them .

Lot's of holiday merchandise has begun arriving at the store. There is still some Halloween and Thanksgiving stamps and papers, and Christmas is starting to trickle in. The big shipments should begin any day now! The November Class Calendar should be up on the web page in a few days, so you can check out and sign up for all of the wonderful fall classes we have planned.

If you have any questions about the classes or just merchandise in general, give us a call at 210-342-6217. We are here Tuesday through Saturday 10:00am- 6:00 pm, closed Sunday and Monday. Wednesday evenings are our Artist Night Out from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm, and we are open during this time for your shopping convenience. We hope to see you all soon.

Mindy and the Team at Stamp Antonio Arts

The New Alice in Wonderland Stamps are Here!

Greetings fellow stampers! Just a short note to let you know the NEW Tweedy Jill Designs "Alice in Wonderland" stamp sets arrived today, and are out for sale!

The New titles we received are: The Mad Hatter, A Walk through Wonderland, Down the Rabbit Hole, and a new Alice line. We also received more of the Alice in Wonderland set, and the Mad Hatters Tea Party set. Also in the shipment, is an awesome set of clear acrylic stamping blocks with gridlines on them, that will make positioning your new stamps a breeze. Just think of all of the creative uses for these stamps, including cards, decorating party favors, stamping home decor items for your "ALICE" fan whether young or old!

If you are a fan of Alice in Wonderland, there will be a new movie out in theaters about March 2010, and these new stamp releases will get you started creating all NEW things "ALICE!"

Be sure to stop by soon and check out these FUN stamps! If you wait too long, they may be "sold out" again!

Mindy and the Team from Stamp Antonio Arts!

Fall is Finally Here!

Well, as close to fall as we get here in San Antonio! Happy Fall Everyone! The 100+ temperatures have drifted away, and left fairly cool afternoons and evenings, and quite pleasant morning temps for us to get out and be creative. I love getting up early, and sitting outside on my patio with my juice and coffee, and listening to the birds and critters as they begin their day in my neighborhood. I take this time on my days off, to contemplate the art projects I have in the back of my mind that I want to try, and plan out my day so I can achieve more. On the days I go in to Stamp Antonio, I take this time to collect my thoughts, and plan some small projects I can take to the store with me, in case I need to fill a little free time. Of course, we never know when to expect our shipments of new merchandise, so each day is like Christmas. . . . . . do we receive a box of goodies or not?

We have been receiving a lot of goodies lately! New issues of magazines, new rubber stamps, mostly Halloween and Day of the Dead. This year we also received some Jewish stamps for the High Holidays this month.

Last week we received a shipment from a New company to us, Canvas Corp. You may have seen ads in all of the latest mixed-media magazines from this company. They have all sorts of bases for all types of mixed-media art work, made from canvas. We got supplies for banners, placemat size hemmed canvas, muslin napkins about 14" square, along with small accent shaped canvas pieces to add dimension to your canvas project. I made a sample banner, with some journaling on it, along with embellishments of buttons, ribbons, beads, and metal. So much FUN!

WE were also notified that our order from Tweedy Jill in Florida should be on its way this week! Many of you took advantage of the wonderful Alice in Wonderland themed stamps, card kits, and clip art the ladies brought back from their vacation to Florida last month, where they met Jill and checked out her operation. They loaded up their SUV and brought a nice supply of product home from Florida, and all of the styles of card kits and stsamps they brought, including Song Birds, Roosters, Wild West, and the Mad Hatter's Tea Party, (to go along with the Alice stuff) was scooped up almost immediately! We heard that a new release of the Alice in Wonderland story will be in movie theaters in March of 2010, so I guess everyone is getting into the Alice mood for then! I may have to go back and re-read the story from my childhood days. . . I don't remember too many of the details.

We also want to thank Geeta Suggs, for coming down to San Antonio and teaching a special Saturday of Halloween treat classes for us this month. These classes coinsided with the release of the new Amuse Artstamps Halloween stamps, and we have reordered stock due to the overwhelming turn-out of "Amuseholics". They really do love their Amuse Stamps!

We have more new and interesting classes coming in October and November! Keep your eyes open for the times and dates of these exciting classes and sign up soon! You won't want to be left out! And, until next time, Keep on Stampin'. . . . . we are always here to help you!

Mindy and the Team at Stamp Antonio ARts!

These CRAZY Computers! What did we do before them?

These crazy computers, seems they are always on the fritz! I have been having "computer issues" for the last month or so, so my postings have been few and far between. Even the computer access at the store has been slow and lifeless. What did we do before the computer came along?

Well, school is back in session and things are rolling along at Stamp Antonio Arts. We are receiving new merchandise on a regular basis, and having lots of new and fun classes. We are getting Halloween and Thanksgiving and some new Christmas stamps and papers. We also got a very nice display of products from Tweedy Jill Designs in Florida. The bosses visited with Jill while they were down in Florida on vacation, and brought back all kinds of new stamps, card making sets, and clip art. Unfortunately, we have almost sold out of most of it, but are expecting to order more to arrive in a few weeks. Alice in Wonderland, and the Mad Hatter's Tea Party are two of the lines that came with the assortment, and forseeing the arrival of the new "Alice" movie in early 2010 the product is flying off the shelves.

We have another great round of AMuse Artstamps for Halloween that just arrived, and have scheduled another full Saturday of classes with Geeta Suggs coming Saturday September12, 2009. If you are interested in these classes, please be sure to call and sign up right away, so Geeta can know how many students to plan for when she comes down from Austin. There is more information on our web page for the classes with Geeta, and all of our future classes.
Our web address is; www.stampantonio.com

We are still closed on Monday's, and will be celebrating Labor Day this coming Monday. We hope you will have a wonderful holiday, and come by and see us on Saturday or Tuesday to shop or just look around and see what is new and exciting at Stamp Antonio! Maybe you will find a class that interests you, or join one of our workshops that meet on a weekly basis. Any way, we hope to see you soon!

Mindy and the Team at Stamp Antonio Arts!

Hey Everyone,
I have been crazy busy, while the bosses have been out of the store on vacation. I have been so busy that I haven't had five minutes to update the blog, and I apologize for that! We have been busy building new displays at the store for our papers and our stamps, and planning for the NEW upcoming holiday displays that will be arriving shortly.

We have already started receiving Dia de los Muertos stamps, along with some fall type stamps and papers. Today, we put out the NEW Horse stamp line from Deadbeat Designs. Our friend, Mark, has been working day and night to get the new images to the store along with samples that are really spectacular. One sample he sent with the new horse images is so cute, we have been asked to do a class of it. This class will be in September, if we can work it into the schedule.

Another of our NEW displays in the store, is our " AS SEEN IN. . . . . . " area right inside the front door. This display will hold samples of projects seen in the newest of our favorite magazines! We also have a featured "paper of the week" where we have made samples showing you different ways to use our many types and styles of papers that we carry, from cardstock and scrapbook papers to handmade papers and parent sheets of paper.

Our classes this week are informative, Thursday, Marilyn Sanders is teaching a class on how to use Golden Products in your paper arts, from collage art to even cardmaking. She has a lot of new ideas to share with us using this medium. Saturday, is our Tea Bag book class with Valerie Lacayo. Valerie will be teaching a very simple book you bind yourself, and it is in the shape of a Tea Bag. Very cute, indeed! In the afternoon, Marilyn will return with an intermediate soldering class, so if you have learned the basics of soldering, and want to take it to the next level, come by and sign up for her class on Saturday! We have the samples for her class on our Class Board right as you come in the front door of the store. There are openings in each of these classes if you call right away and reserve your space. Otherwise you may miss out on these informative classes.

That's all I can think of to mention at this time. School will be starting soon for some, so get out of the house and come on down to Stamp Antonio Arts and try your hand at something NEW! You'll be glad you did! Hope to see you soon.
Mindy and the Team at Stamp Antonio Arts

New Arrivals at Stamp Antonio Arts!

Greetings, everyone! Well, it's another 100 degree week here in South Texas, and we are cookin' here at Stamp Antonio. Amy is off at CHA in Olando, for their Summer 2009 show, checking out all the wonderful NEW products the vendors are offering.

We just received our latest shipment of Stampington & Co. magazines for the Autumn months; including Stamper's Sampler, Somerset HOME, Altered Couture, Artful Blogging, Where Women Create, Art Doll Quarterly, and their newest venture GreenCraft Magazine. GreenCraft shows you 50+ projects to make using recyclable items, to help keep our planet Green! Come by and check them out, and let us know what you think about their newest release!

We have also received a new shipment of Rubber Stamp Tapestry stamps, in preparation for Susan Casto's classes that she will be teaching on Saturday, August 1. 2009. Our August class calendar is up on the web site, and a printed copy is available at the store, so stop by this weekend and pick up a copy and check out the class samples we have on display. There are several NEW classes on the August Calendar including an intermediate soldering class with our New Instructor, Marilyn Sanders. who also teaches painting workshops every Wednesday in both oils and acrylics. For the painting workshop you must bring your own supplies and projects, and she will help you through them.

For more information concerning any of our classes, give us a call at the store during regular business hours, 10:00 am - 6:00 pm, Tuesday's through Saturday's. Remember during the summer, we are Closed on Sunday's and Monday's! Stay cool this summer, and until we see you again, Keep on Stampin'!

Mindy and the Team from Stamp Antonio Arts

One More Day of A*MUSE*A*PALOOZA 2009!

Only one more day to take advantage and to celebrate AMUSE*A*PALOOZA with us here at Stamp Antonio Arts! Our classes are all FILLED, but we do still have stamps and lots of samples showing the use of the New Holiday Amuse Stamps! There is still 8 hours to purchase Amuse stamps and be eligible to receive tickets that will increase your chances at winning the AMUSE Grand Prize that will be drawn at 6:00 pm, closing time, Saturday July 18, 2009.
Also, a reminder, if you have received any tickets this past week, and haven't dropped then in the box at the store, you must do so on Saturday, or you won't be eligible to WIN!

Thanks again, to all of our wonderful customers who have made this year's AMUSE*A*PALOOZA such a wonderful event. We have had lots of fun making cards, tags, and gifts, using the cute and whimsical stamps from Amuse. They are available year round at Stamp Antonio Arts, and if you didn't get a chance to come in and view the New HolidayReleases, you can stop on by anytime to see what we have in stock!

Our owners will be heading off to CHA in Orlando in the next week, so be on the lookout for lots of new and exciting merchandise to start coming into the store after the "BIG SHOW"!
The August class calendar should be out shortly, so be sure to check for NEW Classes available during the month of August. Until we see you again, stay cool, and keep on Stampin'.

Mindy and the Team from Stamp Antonio Arts

A*MUSE*A*PALOOZA is off and Running!

This past weekend's Grand Reveal of the NEW Amuse Art Stamps for the holidays, was a tremendous success! We want to thank all of you Amuse Addicts for coming out and enjoying our festivities with us. But all is NOT over yet!

The BEST IS YET TO COME! Classes with Geeta Suggs are just around the corner, and there are still a few openings left in the 6 classes she is teaching at Stamp Antonio Arts! We ask that you please sign up early, and don't wait until the last moment. There are so many GREAT ideas to be had in Geeta's classes, and since she is holding most of them twice, you should be able to find a class time that is just right for YOU!

We still have quite a few of the NEW images, with sample cards to show you how to use them. New ideas are always fun to share, and we want to share them with you, too!

We are also holding our first ever Card Swap, using the New Amuse stamps! You may sign up by calling the store during regular business hours @ 210-342-6217. We are holding two different Card Swap Prep Sessions in our classroom, if you want to come down and make them here at the store, where it is COOL! You will have to furnish your own stamps, though. For more information concerning the Card Swap, you can check our web-site http://www.stampantonio.com/ for Prep times and when the finished cards are due! Of course, you earn more chances at the Amuse Grand Prize by attending the Card Swap Prep times and participating in the Card Swap, so start stamping NOW to get those extra chances. The Grand Prize drawing will be at 6:00 pm on Saturday, July 18th. Good Luck to all that are participating!

Mindy and the Team at Stamp Antonio Arts

TOMORROW IS THE DAY!

AMUSE*A*PALOOZA begins Friday at 6:00 pm at Stamp Antonio Arts! The Grand Reveal of all of this year's NEW Holiday stamps from Amuse will go onsale at 6:00 pm sharp!

There will be lots of music, refreshments, and lots of ideas on how to use the New images in your holiday cards and decorations. This will be your first chance to purchase the New Images this season, and they are going to be HOT, HOT, HOT!

So be sure to come by and be one of the first to get your New Holiday Stamps from Amuse!

And, be sure to sign up for the Holiday Amuse Classes given by Certified Amuse Instructor, Geeta Suggs! She will be here giving classes next weekend, July 16, 17, and 18, 2009. Of course, her GREAT classes will be filling up FAST. . . . . . . so you need to sign up today!

Looking forward to seeing you all Friday Evening . . . . . . .

Mindy and the Team at Stamp Antonio Arts