A New Home for the Blog

I have been toying with moving the blog from Blogger to WordPress for awhile.  Cassie has switched career paths and is now taking a business program, so I am tagging onto her knowledge and making the move.  Cassie will be providing the technical work as well as managing the blog for awhile (with guidance and help).  She has also created a Twitter account and a Facebook page for Frog's Whiskers Ink as well. 

The new look blog can be found here.  "Like" us on Facebook, for those of you that use Facebook, here.  And follow us on Twitter here.  Like most technology it is going to take us a bit of time get everything running smoothly.  If you find something that isn't working please let us know. 

Fun Stuff in the Mail

Rose-Marie travelled to Under Construction in Orillia just before Christmas to teach a Letraset class.  Today she received a nice thank you note from one of the ladies who took her class.

Isn't it cute?   She used E579 Mummy Bunny which she coloured beautifully with Letraset markers.  She then die cut the image and layered it onto a diecut scalloped oval.  Some beautiful scrapbook paper and a few peel & stick accents create a very pretty card.  Sorry I don't recognize the sentiment.  We really enjoy seeing what our customers do with our stamps.   Feel free to share.

Happy New Year.

Christmas has come and gone.  The snow has finally arrived and the beginning of a new year is upon us.  2011 has been an incredible year for Frog's Whiskers Ink.  The purchase of The Stamp Barn was a big leap of faith for Tom and Rose-Marie.  There were as many reasons for not purchasing this company as there were for making the purchase.   I know there were many times that the bosses seconded guess the decision but by the end of the year it became apparent that it was indeed the right decision.  We want to thank you, most gratefully, for your continued support. 

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There is still a lot to do in 2012.  The physical aspects of combining the two companies is pretty much done.  There is still some tweaking but that part is done.  Tom and Liz will begin the process of making new labels for The Stamp Barn images.  All of the labels will be converted to the same pricing code that has been used by Frog's Whiskers Ink on the Rosewood images, which should simplify the price list substantially.

We have an updated website that we hope will go live very soon.  Not only will it combine all the images from both companies, it will be easier to navigate.  We know that 20 plus pages of Christmas images are too many for even the most dedicated web customer to have to sift through.  

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We thank you for sharing our passion for rubber stamping and we look forward to what the new year will bring.

Holiday Store Hours

Our hours of operation over the Christmas season are as follows:

Sat. Dec 24 9:30 until 4:00

Closed Dec 25 and Dec 26.

Merry Christmas

Regular store hours until New Year's Eve when we will close at 4:00

Closed Jan. 1 and 2

Happy New Year

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In case you have a hard to buy for stamping friend or if your significant other is having a hard time deciding what to get you, we do have gift certificates available. 



Winter store hours will begin on Jan 3.



Special Letraset Class

Letraset markers are alcohol-based markers with excellent blending abilities and very even colouring. They are marvelous to colour with, so let's use them to colour Rose-Marie's new winter stamp...Charlie Snowman.

This special class is being offered one last time before Christmas on Saturday, Dec 10 at 10:00 a.m.  Charlie's Letraset class is 2 hours in length at a cost $50 pre-paid.  The class cost includes the Charlie Snowman stamp (M809), the Winter Promarkers set of 5 pens, 130lb paper, colouring diagrams and other goodies.

See Classes for details or call the store.

New projects & products on the FWI website

Rose-Marie had me add 3 beautiful, new Christmas card projects on the Frog's Whiskers website.  No it's not too late to make these cards.  All 3 are very straight forward with very little to fuss over.  The Red Bird in the Birches is very easy and could be adapted to fit your heart's desire. 

The Country Christmas will use up some of bits of ribbon

and the Purple Poinsettia card offers an non traditional colour palette.

Have a look on the Frog's Whiskers Ink website under projects for a list of supplies and instructions for all of these cards.

New Embossing Folders

We received 2 creative shipments yesterday.  One brought us more Tack N Peel.  For those of you who don't know what this product is, let me tell you it is amazing stuff.  It is applied to your acrylic block to create a repositional surface for any stamp you may have in unmounted rubber.  Donna discovered it works great with the JustRite stamps too.  We like the images that are available from JustRite but really, who needs another mounting system?  The other shipment brought us the newest embossing folders from Crafts-Too.  These are stunning!!!!  Some winter scenes, dog bones & paws, baubles and one folder the could replace the popular Cuttlebug embossed tree folder that was discontinued a couple of years ago. 

I did a bit of playing last night, just to see exactly how these would emboss. I find it so hard to be sure what these will look like just from the packages.   Both of these could make quick, easy one layer cards, that would mail for a regular postage.  Or you could dress them up with ribbon, sparkles and layered elements.   I can't wait to get started on my Christmas cards.

Just to be clear these are 2 separate folders.   I was playing around a bit with the bottom one and tried to place it lower on the cardstock.  Didn't really work for me but wow it is pretty.

Jen's Wedding

I mentioned in an early post that Tom & Rose-Marie's daughter Jen got married on Oct 1.  The day, although a little chilly turned out to be a gorgeous day after the horrible day Sept 30 was.  I, for one was really hoping the weather would change for Jen & Mike.  Thankfully it did and they were able to have a very pretty outdoor ceremony.  I am sure everyone has heard of brides that radiated joy.  Jen was one of them,  in fact both Mike and Jen looked so happy.  It was a joy to be part of such special day.

Tom and the radiant bride Jennifer

Donna's Hal performing the ceremony on the dock at Elmhirst

Mr and Mrs. Bialek 

Scrapfest Oshawa

We are almost done the packing part of our trip to Durham College.  It is always challenging to find places to showcase the products we want to take with us but we do very much enjoy meeting all of you in one place.   If you want additional information about the show check out the Scrapfest website HERE.  One more thing, when you get to the cashier on the weekend,  claim your free gift by saying "I read the Frog's Whiskers Ink blog.  Liz sent me."  Or something to that effect, it is our way of thanking you. 

The store in Campbellford will be open while Tom and Rose-Marie are at ScrapFest.  The jolly workers will be preparing the store for the next phase of changes.  Wooo hooo.

Happy Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving has arrived and the weatherman is predicting a glorious one.  If you can this weekend, spend a few minutes outdoors enjoying the change of seasons that make this country so amazing. 

The store will be open Sunday from 12- 4 but closed Monday.  Tuesday we will be hard at work getting packed up for Scrapfest Oshawa. 

The Big Day is nearly here.

On Saturday, Oct 1,  Tom and Rose-Marie's daughter will be getting married.  Jennifer has grown into a lovely woman who I am sure will be a beautiful bride.  I will be bringing my camera and will have a few pictures to share next week.

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Since both Donna and I have been invited to the ceremony, the store will be closed Saturday for the day.    We will be open on Sunday, 12:00 - 4:00.  And then back to regular hours on Monday.  When we will busy preparing for Scrapfest Oshawa.

Jump Start to Christmas

We want to help you get started on your Christmas card making.  Beginning today, Sept 15 and running until Sat. Sept 17 all Christmas themed stamps will be 15% off.  This sale applies to on line and in stores sales.  For website customers, the discount will be applied to your purchases when we process your purchase at time of shipping.  Sale applies to all Rosewood and Stamp Barn Christmas images.  If you are able to stop into the store, there will be many other sales offered.  Remaining JustRite stamps and mounts from our purchase of the Stamp Barn will be marked down to clear at 50% off.  Discount bins will offer 40% off savings. 

Holiday Monday - Store Closed

Another summer is drawing to a close, although I think someone forgot to tell the weather man.  The warm, humid weather of the summer has been lingering here in Ontario but it is hard to complain knowing that soon the weather will change again.

The store will be closed on Monday, Sept.  5 for Labour Day.  We wish you all a safe and relaxing holiday weekend. 

Random thoughts alert!!!  I hope to be able to start bringing you more card related posts.  I need to have a talk with the bosses about the direction they would like to see the blog go.  Our purchase of The Stamp Barn has expanded our line of images substantially and I think we should be showcasing more of the great images now available to us while still including the fun stuff we have in the store.   This fall could signal a change of direction, but you will have to wait and see what comes along.

Where has time gone?

Summers are so busy for everyone, but oh what a summer we are having here in Southern Ontario.  And although I am not a huge fan of humidity I can manage well enough.  My Mom just got back from a trip to Eastern Canada, where it rained most days and a warm day of her 3 week stay was a balmy 16 degrees Celsius!  Now that is a bit chilly for summer time temps. 

We have just received a small order of House Mouse stamps and the new cutting dies are here as well.  These are some of the nicest dies we have seen in awhile.  They look rather flimsy in the package but don't let that fool you.  They are good and sturdy.

 Although it is an extra expense, the optional metal cutting plate adapter is well worth the money.  Some of the most intricate dies that were difficult to remove, popped right out when we used the plate.  I will be trying it with my Spellbinder Fleur de Lis that gave me fits when I was using it.

Lily Pad Challenge & Interview

Our sponsor challenge on the Lily Pad website has been posted.  It has been so much fun to see what those talented ladies have done with our stamps.  Be sure to click on the links to see the "how tos" on each of the cards presented.  I must admit I love seeing Rosewood stamps being used by artists in Sweden and Greece. 

Rose-Marie provided Lily Pad with an interview of sorts as well.  For those of you who don't know much about us, it was a great interview that will offer a bit of insight on how Frog's Whiskers Ink came to be the store you know and love.

Check out the Lily Pad website.  Have a look around while you are there.  They have a great website full of inspiration.

Check them out

Frog`s Whiskers Ink will be sponsoring a challenge on the Lily Pad Cards website, beginning next week. We can`t wait to see what this talented group of designers are going to make with our stamps. Since their official spokesman is Frederick DuPonde, shown below,

you can see why it was an easy decision for us to sign up to sponsor this challenge. Somethings are just meant to be.

Beyond that bit of publicity, those gals have some really great stuff on their blog. Be sure to check them out.


If for some computer generated problem the above link won`t take you to the Lily Pad website try this one . Hopefully this one will get you there.

Another Holiday Weekend

Just a quick note to let you know that the store will be

closed on Monday, August 1

for the Civic Holiday.

If you are in the Campbellford area on Saturday, July 30 you might want to take in the BIA Waterfront Festival. Activities are planned for the entire day, including a pancake breakfast, beach volleyball tournament, vendors in the park, cardboard boat racing ending with fireworks at dusk.

Stampfest Bancroft

In my cruising around the web, I have noticed stampers are looking for the date of Stampfest. Unfortunately Stampfest has been cancelled for this year. The organizers have done a great job with this event and are taking a year off to reassess. Hopefully they will make the decision to continue providing stampers a summer place to gather.

Sale expanded

The website has been updated and now shows all of the Cuttlebug and Sizzix folders we have in stock. We have expanded the sale to include Sizzix and Crafts Too You folders shown on the website. Remember your 25% discount will be applied to at shipping



Sale ends July 4

Website Sale

Visit the Frog's Whiskers Ink website and save 25% off all Spellbinders and Cuttlebug folders shown in the Supplies section. The sale applies only to online, in-stock items only. Supplies are limited.

The discount will be applied when we are ready to ship to you NOT at check out on the website.

It's not too late to sign up for the Letraset class. Cost for the class is $40 but you take home $36 worth of Letrasets plus a stamp for you future creative efforts. You can't lose.