It's Been a While...

I'll come back to my title later, but first I made a visit to the store Saturday, my first in quite a while. I was happy to see several store friends and how good everything looked. Lori and Janet have done a fabulous job of arranging, and updating displays. I took a bunch of photos to share and I dropped a buck or two.

First up I'm sorry to report that one of our favorite stamping staples is going out of business. My Favorite Things or MFT is no more. I can't begin to tell you how much MFT I have. When Stephanie Klauck was part of their design team and held a class once a month featuring MFT's latest release, I was first in line.  The good news is we have a large back stock of stamps and dies from MFT.  You'll find MFT in several areas of the store and I'm starting with stencils. Many of these are what I call stencil staples, clouds, waves, banners and more.

Check out the stamp wall near the birthday sayings for both stamp sets and dies. 

Also on the stamping wall are lots of phrase, text and title dies from MFT for a variety of occasions.

Over on the die wall MFT starts on the far left near the counter. You will find larger dies, several stamp sets from Pure Innocence and stand-alone dies.

Keep moving towards the window on the die wall for more MFT.

Don't forget to look down!

Here's a hidden gem, around the counter from the register we have many of our cutting machine plates AND extras of dies! I found a whole slew of MFT in these white bins. 

 I've got a few more photos to share. Underneath our class boards at the front of the store are two paper racks and these two Simple Stories card kits. If you are looking to make stylish, quick cards and have everything provided, these two kits are for you!

I mentioned that Lori has done a fabulous job of bringing the most timely products to the front of the store and here is a prime example. Those Halloween papers are so cute, so perfect for your favorite little monsters!

Right around the corner from the Halloween display, facing the window is this fruity display. We have papers, stamps, dies and more. Speaking of fruit, my husband is gently nagging me to make him a peach pie.

Don't forget the back table. We have sales and lots of extras including these chipboard decorations. We have a variety of holidays and I would display mine in my tiered tray on my kitchen island. 

That's it for this week. I took lots more photos and I'll share next week. I mentioned that it's been a while since I had been to the store. I'm finding it hard to visit as often as I once did. I've also come to the realization that Sharon was my best friend here in western NY. I miss her terribly. I also know I'm not alone. So as hard as it is I think WWSD - What Would Sharon Do? I know what she would want me to do so I'll keep supporting and posting for you. 

Take care everyone and above all Stay Safe.