HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

We hope all of your holidays were delightful and safe.

Start off the new year right and come see us for all of your crafting
and stamping needs. 

A Brand New customer today came in and said she found us on the Store Locator List for Elizabeth Craft Designs.  She was thrilled with our supply of markers,
stickers, water color paper among other goodies.  She said she will be back for more.

Check us out and be surprised too!

Happy New Year everyone!!

Best Regards,
Leanne & Sandra
www.dolceimpressions.com

OPEN HOUSE & HOLIDAY PARTY

Thanks for coming to our OPEN HOUSE and HOLIDAY PARTY.  We had a great time and made some cards too!  Hope if you could not make it, you will be able to come next time.  Stop in anytime and see what we have going on.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!
Sandra & Leanne

OPEN HOUSE AT DOLCE IMPRESSIONS


COME JOIN US TONIGHT,  FRIDAY 12/12/14
6 - 8pm

11750 15TH AVE NE
SEATTLE, WA 98125

WE ARE HAVING SOME HOLIDAY CHEER AND SOME MAKE N TAKE
CARDS.  SHOULD BE REALLY FUN.  CHECK US OUT AND JUST STOP
BY TO SAY "HI".

SEE YA SOON,
SANDRA AND LEANNE

NEW AI STAMPS AND MINI DISTRESS INK PADS ARE HERE!!!

NEW ITEMS HAVE ARRIVED in our store.  New Stamps from Art Impressions, Stamps Sets from Dylusions, Adirondack Inks, Tim Holtz Mini Distress Ink Pads and a Storage Container perfect to store them.Can you believe there are 12 different combinations to choose from?  Check all new items out under our What's New tab on our website.  Click here to see them all. 

REGISTER FOR YOUR CLASSES NOW, BRING A FRIEND OR AS A GIFT.

CLASSES AT DOLCE IMPRESSIONS, SEATTLE, WA

You may register on our website (select CLASSES), in-store or by phone

with a credit card. (206.362.1348) 

We process payments at the time of registration. 
Class fees are non-refundable when canceling less than 72 hours prior to the class date.
Enjoy a 10% discount on any* merchandise purchased the day of the class. (*Excludes COPIC)
We look forward to seeing you, and thanking you with a take home gift!

Check out our Calendar for specific pre-scheduled classes.
Contact us at classinfo@dolceimpressions.com if you have any questions.

HOLIDAY CARDS CLASS ON 10-18-14 SATURDAY 2-4 PM

HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND MORE CARD CLASS 10-22-14 WEDNESDAY 1-3PM

FLIP-IT CARDS CLASS 10-23-14 THURSDAY 6-8 PM

HOLIDAY HOLLY CARDS CLASS 10-28-14 THURSDAY 6-8 PM

BAGS BOXES & SMALL GIFT ITEMS CLASS 11-4-14 TUESDAY 12:30 - 2:30

BAGS BOXES & SMALL GIFT ITEMS CLASS 11-4-14 TUESDAY 6 - 8 PM

ALL OCCASION CARDS 11-13-14 THURSDAY 11-1PM

ROUGH & RUGGED CARDS CLASS 11-15-14 SATURDAY 2-4 PM

COLOR ME COPIC CARDS CLASS   SUNDAY 11-16-14 2 - 4 PM

WINTER CARDS CLASS 11-20-14 THURSDAY 6-8PM WINTER
LEAVES & SNOW CARDS?

MOM & ME CARDS CLASS 11-29-14 SATURDAY 2-4 PM
Thank you for your interest in learning new skills and making some
beautiful cards.

Sincerely,
Sandra & Leanne
Dolce Impressions

CLASSES, CLASSES AND MORE CLASSES

Check out our class schedule we have put of few on the list for October and November. Holiday Cards, Birthday Cards, Thank You Cards, Macho Cards etc.  We hope you can come and enjoy the fun!!

 

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CLASSES

www.dolceimpressions.com

Dolce Impressions has popular and unusual Rubber Stamps, Copic Sketch Markers, Various Ink, Card Making, Stamping Supplies and Embellishments. Stamping Ideas & Classes.

CHA Conference & Tradeshow in Anaheim CA

Today was pretty exciting at Dolce Impressions.  Sandra and I registered for Workshops and Business Sessions at the CHA Conference & Tradeshow in Anaheim CA.

It was quite a challenge as the website for CHA was not working correctly, there were system errors and the whole site had to be shut down for hours. We were lucky enough to get our classes registered and confirmations sent to us before the whole site was shut down for a week.  What an ordeal they are going thru.  

This will be my first CHA Conference and I can't wait.  It is scheduled for Jan 9 - 13, 2015 at the Anaheim Convention Center. We should see a lot of new products and demo's on the latest techniques by some of the top designers in this field.  We hope everyone gets the choices they want and are happy before the show starts. 

Also, keep checking our website at www.dolceimpressions.com and also our Facebook page at Dolce Impressions/Facebook and this Blog to see the updated class schedules we will be posting soon.  We have several great classes that will prove to be very informative and really fun!
Can't wait for the "Mom and Me" class in late November, Moms and Kids are so much fun.

Stay tuned for more fun things to come this way. 

Don't you just love the fall colors on the trees at this time of year.  They can translate to
cards really well and brighten anyone's day.

Thanks for checking in with us,
Sandra and Leanne
www.DolceImpressions.com

Wedding Cake with Bling!

This is a card for my friend who is getting married.  I really enjoyed making this card for them.  The wedding colors are blue and yellow.  I used blue cardstock, then added the printed yellow paper from a 6x6 paper pad.  Cut each piece of the cake from a die cut, embossed them with hearts pattern and then trimmed it smaller and smaller.  Added the top piece of each layer from a punch that has scalloped edges.  Added the pearls to each layer for some bling.  Using another die cut I cut out some small hearts for the top of the cake.  One white for the bride and one black with partial white for the grooms tux.  Adding a yellow ribbon really finished it off nicely. Inside the card I stamped CONGRATS!!  I hope you enjoy this card.

You need a crown?? Well Duh!!

This is the AI Crown Set Stamp UM4370.  This beautiful lady in Blue shows great confidence and style in agreeing that she needs a crown.....well duh!!  Multiple layers and textures made this card really pop off the page of this card.  Perfect to give to a dentist on your next visit. 

Dentist says I need a Crown......well duh!!

Going to the Dentist!  Thought I would make a card, then it turned into a framed picture. Love this ladies attitude that her dentist says she needs a crown.....well duh!  Colored with COPIC Markers, added some bling to her hair, coat, shoes and of course a BIG Diamond RING! I hope my dentist will get a laugh out of this one.  Thanks to supplies from www.dolceimpressions.com it was not to difficult to pull together.  Thanks for checking us out.  Leanne

Scor-Tape & Scor-Pal's have arrived!!

I was so excited when I arrived at work today and saw a big box waiting for me.  It was full of assorted sizes of Scor-Tape, the Large Scor-Pal and a Scor-Envi Template for making envelopes.
We now have a great stock of all sizes of Scor-Tape.  We also carry the Scor-Buddy and many other items to assist you in your card or scrapbook making.  Check out our website to see the complete list of Scor-Pal related items.  www.DolceImpressions.com
Don't forget our prices online and in house are typically at least 10% below the suggested retail price by the manufacturer.  Great deals are waiting for you.

What's In that Birthday Package??

Jakki in our office was having a birthday so we made her this card.  The dog resembles her dog at home and it is sniffing the birthday package.  The package and balloons were made using the Elizabeth Craft Design die cuts and mounted on the card.  The inside is a simple stamp of HAPPY BIRTHDAY.  She will smile when she sees a dog just like hers.  The dog was colored with COPIC Markers.  All supplies were obtained at www.dolceimpressions.com.

So Sorry Puppy!!

This puppy really lets you know how sorry he is.  Great card to get your point across.  The Puppy and house were colored with COPIC Markers then assembled with a background to resemble the outdoors.  It was put on a pop-up card to make it really special.  All of the supplies were obtained at www.dolceimpressions.com to make this card. 

"You take the cake" Turtle Birthday Card

Happy Birthday!  The turtle on the card was colored with COPIC Markers. After using some embossing powders on the dots to make them sparkle, we layered the background for the turtle,
tied a ribbon and it was ready to go.  Fun card to make the birthday person smile.

All supplies were obtained at www.dolceimpressions.com.

 

Life just doesn't get any better than this!

 

 

Great card for any golfer you know! He is putting and almost has the ball in the whole. . Life just doesn't get any better than a day on the golf course.  This card was made by using the Sizzix  Die # 659724, Card, Center Step by Lori Whitlock.  It was easy to cut out using the Big Shot machine and the extended cutting pads because it is so long.  Then the Whipper Snapper Rubber Stamp, # LV106 Depth Perception was colored using COPIC Pens.  When cutting out this image after it was colored, it was tricky cutting the frame around it while still having the golf club sticking out further than the frame.  The phrase "Life just doesn't get any better than this!"  is from the AI rubber stamp # UME2805.  All the supplies can be found at www.dolceimpressions.com.

Read more: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/2541681#ixzz38Qpdtyqs

Let's Bee Together

In making this card, I punched out the Bee using the Triplits Die from Stephanie Barnard. It is such a happy Bee. Then I used the Debossing Folders, Together on the bottom of the card. Using a Stamp to make the blue clouds on the background and to highlight the "together" to make it pop, just really made the card special. Enhanced the bee's with some gems and then stamped inside with the phrase "Wishing you Blue Skies and Sunny Days".

Read more: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/2541019#ixzz38F8y2OdH

Triplits # 659605  Bee Die
ShadowPress # 659858 Family & Friends Set Debossing Folders

Smile Card

Today I created a new card with the Debossing word "Smile" on it.  It has a colored picture of three flowers using Copic Pens.  Framed it in green patterned paper.  Using Tim Holtz Distressed ink to highlight the word "Smile" really makes it stand out.  Added some Petals using the green and red colors really balanced the card out.  It makes me smile when I look at it.  All of the supplies were obtained at www.dolceimpressions.com. 

Happy Honeycombs

Happiness and Free Flowing Honeycombs make this card really unique. Using the Debossing word "Happiness" and then the Distressed Ink to make it really pop from the card. The Honeycombs are not in the frame that comes with it, they are free flowing which makes them happy. A few strands of hemp in the middle make the card balanced and then a larger Honeycomb from the Sizzix Triplits Hexagon Set is on the bottom.  This card can be used for multiple occasions and is also masculine.

Read more: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/2539436#ixzz37lsmu7gb

Happiness and Honeycombs

Nice Card!!  We used the Debossing Folder, Happiness on this card.  Just got it into stock!  Used Tim Holtz's Distress Ink to "weather" or "fog" the words and around the edges of the card.  Used the Tim Holtz - Honeycomb Die to punch out the frame and then in different patterns the inside of the frame to create a great look.  Tore a piece of patterned paper for the background and finished up with a piece of twine to accent.  Great masculine card for any occasion.

Hollis is on the Hunt!!

This is the cutest card.  The man on the card is Hollis from AI and he appears to be hunting for something or someone special!  The inside of the card says"  IT IS NOT THE DESTINATION, BUT THE JOURNEY."  Isn't that the truth.  Here is a list of some of the tools we used to create this card.  The new Sizzix # 659724 Center Step Card, Bigz XL Die from Lori Whitlock, Hollis, AI-UMXY1901.  Hollis is colored with COPIC PENS and the Honeycomb Die cut # 659430 by Tim Holtz was used.  Great masculine card for any occasion. 

Family & Friends Set of Debossing Folders by Tim Holtz

 

 

NEW ITEMS HAVE ARRIVED!!!

 

One of them is the new SIZZIX, SHADOWPRESS Debossing Folders.

6/each Family & Friends Set

 

This card was made using a full background printed paper.  Then I used a vertical stamp to

make the "fence like" background piece behind the focus piece.

I debossed the front piece using the "forever" folder from our new set.  Then I stamped a background on the page and used Tim Holtz Distress Ink to make the word "forever" really stand out. 

Then I distressed a cutout "lace like" piece and attached it to the card.  Adding some distressed leafs and a few little bling pieces to the top of the card it was finished.

 

Check out our newest items at our website, clicking on What's New Sweet Stuff. 

Kiddo in Boots, Pink Dress and Balloons

We had fun making this card.  Using the Stampendous CRM292 Kiddo with Boots Cling, it was colored with COPIC Pens.  Using Tan Cardstock and adding a pink printed page from a 6X6 Paper Pad as the background and then adding a pink and tan print across the page was really nice.  Then we made some balloons to attach to her hand with ScorTape and Glitter Ritz and some floss so they would not fly away.  Now this Kiddo can wear her Daddy's boots and not fly away with her balloons.  Hope you like it.

Kiddo in Boots in Purple

Don't you just love this Kiddo with her Daddy's Boots on?  She is from Stampendous (CRM292) Her dress is colored in purple using COPIC pens.  Using a tan card and gold background it really makes  her hair color really POP. 

Girl with Umbrella in the Wind

This card was fun to make.  We started with the IO F11002 and colored it in with COPIC Pens.  Cut out the girl and the many leaves to add to the card.  If you want bigger leaves, you can use the Elizabeth Craft Designs # 730 Curvy Leaves Dies.  Hope you enjoy this card.

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY !!

JULY IS A VERY FESTIVE MONTH.

I hope everyone is safe and gets to celebrate the 4th of July holiday.

Here is a copy of the sign we have on our window display at the store in Seattle, WA.

The stamp used for the fireworks is the Stampendous Star Bursts Cling.  You can see it on our website at:  http://www.dolceimpressions.com/SearchResults.asp?Search=star+bursts

Mother's Day Cards

Mother's Day Card Samples,  2014

Right before Mother's Day this year, we had a MAKE N TAKE in the store.
There was a great turnout of local stampers wanting to learn new techniques and see some of the latest supplies and stamps that we carry.

Fun was had by all for a few hours while we created beautiful ladies cards for their someone special. 

We hope you can join us next time if you are in our Greater Seattle Area.

Thanks, Sandra and Leanne

A Quick Card

One of my co workers Birthday was at the beginning of the month so I colored up a couple images, one was used for her card but the other just sat on my desk.  That is where this image on this card is from.  Sometimes it pays to clean up your work table.

Find image here:
http://www.dolceimpressions.com/product-p/608729388036.htm

DID YOU KNOW??

DID YOU KNOW:  At Dolce Impressions, we mark down all of our prices by 10% or more lower than the manufacturers suggested retail price.  We believe in giving you the best value possible for your stamping and scrapbooking supplies.  Check out our website at www.dolceimpressions.com or come in to visit our warehouse and see the great deals we offer.  Right now we are offering additional sales pricing on selected items in the "Just Rite", "My Heart 4 You", "Alota Rubber Stamps" and the "JudiKins Stamps"  brands.  Check out our DOLCE DEALS on the website to see which items are on special.  You don't want to miss these great deals.

Planning Ahead of Time!!

It's almost 6 months till Christmas and Hanukah !  This is exciting!  That means you can start early by making your Christmas and Hanukah Cards now.  You could even start any Thanksgiving or Birthday cards now.  This could help to save you time during the holidays. 

Do you make cards to sell at craft shows or to send out to your friends and family?  We have the stamps and supplies for you to get started with your new creations this year.  Check out our website to see the latest items we have for all the holidays.  www.dolceimpressions.com

Feel free to share this Blog with your friends.  We always like to have new friends to chat with.
Thanks and have a great day!

Dads & Grads Cards 2014

Here is a small example of the Dads & Grads cards we made.  The one for Dads looks like a shirt and you can fit a gift card or a special note in the pocket.
The Graduation card was really fun.  You can make it using specific colors for your Grads School.
All supplies are available at www.dolceimpressions.com.  Have Fun.

Alota/JudiKins Sale

Welcome All Stampers!!  We are having a sale on our Alota Rubber Stamps and select JudiKins Stamps.  Check out our website and see what we have remaining for an additional 10% off the listed sale prices.  Alota Rubber Stamps Sale  and JudiKins Stamp Sale.

Pass this information on to your fellow stampers so they can also take advantage of these great deals.