Wow, has it really been this long.....

WE'RE BACK!!!  It has been forever since we have posted and now it is a whole new year.  Happy 2012 to you all. For us, 2011 had its ups and downs.  We moved into our new location, as you all know, and we are very happy there.  It was a great move and we love being with our friends from One Little Spark.  Our year closed out with some sadness as well.  Just three days before Christmas, my beloved grandmother, passed away at the young age of 94.  She was an amazing women and I miss her terribly. RIP Grammy, we love you : )  Now, on to 2012.  I spent New Year's Eve without my husband but for a very good reason.  He had the privilege of watching our good friend Mark Howe play in the the Winter Classic Alumni Hockey game.  He was a bit torn, being a NY Ranger fan, but watching them play their old rivals the Philadelphia Flyers was a great time.  The highlight was watching Mark score on a penalty shot and request the puck for his soon to be granddaughter (who has since been born : ) )  After the game, my husband attended a reception with the team, and then headed back to the hotel to hang out with his friends. To his surprise, a bunch of his "hockey heros" came strolling into the hotel bar.  He got a chance to talk with all of them and take some photos.  He said it was like fantasy camp!  So he got to have an experience of a lifetime, and i get the wife of the year award.  All in all, a win-win situation!  And now, on to some crafty news.  Have you checked out any of the new CHA reviews?  I really like what I have seen so far.  Top on my list is the Websters Pages Sunday Picnic Collection and Kaisercrafts Sweet Nothings.  I can't wait to see what else in store for us.  At the store, we recently got in, Kissing Booth by Basic Grey.  For those of you who haven't seen it, check it out, it's really cute.  There are some cool new tools we've gotten as well.  The Sew Ribbon  and Sew Stamper from We are Memory Keepers.  There is the Epiphany Crafts embellishment maker, which is super easy to use and makes adorable matching embellishments for your layouts and cards.  Well, that is all for now.  Hope you are all well and keeping crafty in the new year!  ~Colleen

My husband with Mark Messier and Brian Leech

My Grammy on her 94th birthday. 

Grab Your Brooms

Come on in to Paper Wings and One Little Spark next Saturday, October 29th at 11 am for a little crafty time with "the girls" and a little Monster Mash! Details will be posted SOON!

Inspire Me Sunday

Need some "me" time?!?! How about a small crafty project to get your creative juices flowing?! Next Sunday, October 16th at 11am come out and make this cute tag album for only $10.00! Call Paper Wings to sign up at 609-812-5447 or email thegirls@paperwingsnj.com.

A CRAFTY AFTERNOON

It's going to be a great weekend here at PAPER WINGS! Along with ONE LITTLE SPARK we are gearing up for "A Crafty Afernoon" from 1 to 4 p.m.Saturday, October 8th! Join us for an afternoon of fun free make-n-takes, such as the card above!! You may even win a door prize! See you Saturday!!!

Some Upcoming Classes

Check out the Classes/Events section of our website for upcoming classes at Paper Wings. Here is just a little peek!

Graphic 45 Paper Bag Album with Colleen!

 Beautiful Backgrounds with Nora Anne!

Hope to see you soon in our new location!

Upcoming Card Class

Check out the Classes/Events page on the Paper Wings website for details on this class and others coming up at Paper Wings.

Smash Books

Nora Anne here today with a quick post. Did you get your Smash Book yet?! Not sure what to do with it?! The possibilities are endless you know! I already started my red one full of random memorabilia, cleaned out all my "junk drawers", baskets and bins that are randomly strewn about our home! (yes, I am a nostalgic pack rat of sorts! a collector of all things paper, especially the pieces that have memories attached to them). So, I went through them all and anything worth saving, with a story behind it, I took it and I glued it and I smashed it! I am getting so much de-cluttering done and preserving it all in one place! From birthday cards, to random notes from my mom, to hotel keys, anything and everything ~ it is all being SMASHED!

And I'm having a GREAT.TIME. doing it!

Now for my next Smash book, the green one, one of my online buddies sent me a link to something fun. I am a list maker, always have been, whether I ever look at that list again, I still enjoy making it! So this was the perfect online adventure for me, and it's only $6.00, even better!

Check it out HERE ------->>>>>>>  30 Days of Lists.
Why not join me for 30 Days of Lists?!?! and fill up YOUR Smash book!

Happy Thursday! See you at Paper Wings!