Magenta Collection Sneak Peek Including Sally Penley Stamps!

IT'S FINALLY HAPPENING!! We are SO thrilled to tell you that VERY soon now, Magenta will be offering stamps with Sally Penley's amazing calligraphy!! This has been a goal for some time, and we are thrilled with the results. If you are not familiar with Sally's work, she is a graphic designer and lettering artist who has been a calligrapher for 40 years. Sally holds a BFA in Design and you can access her website here.

Panel by Helene Metivier with words by Sally Penley and mask by Nathalie Metivier

You are going to absolutely love every one of the stamps, stencils and masks in Magenta's newest release. Sally's words will be part of a stunningly beautiful collection that Magenta will be releasing VERY soon! Besides the gorgeous calligraphy, there will be Summer and Winter stamps, stencils and masks from Nathalie, Ellie and Helene. We got a sneak peek at the collection, and these are some of the finest designs we have seen. We are very excited about this release. You will definitely see an announcement from us as soon as this release goes live.

If you have any access to Facebook, please like our page Art 'n Soul. Although the shop is closed, we have continued to make posts to our FB page whenever we see something that might interest you from the paper craft world. If that is not possible for you, we will try to post a little more often here on our blog. In addition, you can access Dianne's blog here and the Magenta blog here. You can still get Magenta products directly from Magenta at their online shop here. Stay up with Kae Pea at Rubbermoon here. We also think that Pam Nelson will be starting her blog very soon, so stay tuned for that! We will let you know.

We noticed that the links to our newsletter archives that have Technique of the Week posts etc are still working (top right of this blog). You can also search "technique of the week" on this blog for our past posts with interesting tutorials. Below is the list we put in our last email with local places you can shop. 

Also, save the date of October 13th! There will be a huge craft sale run by a few local customers with some of the Art 'n Soul staff participating. This will be kind of like Recycled Rubber, and it will be a local Olympia event, but everyone will be free to come and shop! We will get back to you with location and times when the date is closer. We miss you all and hope to see you there!

Please continue to support your local stores and our favorite charity, the Thurston County Food Bank.

To find some of the great craft supplies that we have shown you over the years, we recommend these fine stores:

Olyphant Art & Media, 119 5th Ave SE  Olympia WA, 98501  360-481-7643

Artco Crafts, 5401-401 6th Ave, Tacoma, WA 98406 (253)759-9585 

Artists and Craftsman Supply, 616 St. Helens, Suite 102, Tacoma, WA 98402  253-272-1311

Impress Cards and Crafts, 120 Andover Park East Tukwila, WA  98188  (206) 901-9101 (There is also a Seattle location in the U Village).

These stores are locally owned and could use your support.