News From

A Walk Down Memory Lane

 

 
September 2015 

 

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Monday, Wednesday, Friday  open from
 10am - 5:30pm

Tuesday, Thursday
open from
10am - 3pm

Saturdays open from
 10am - 1pm

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In person:
1418 Main St
Rock Valley, Iowa 51247

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Dear ,
    
Happy Friday! This week we got to officially turn the page on another season, which means I got to pull out the fall decorations. I like decorating for the seasons, and even more, I really love to make decorations for my house! I love that paper crafting isn't limited to just cards and scrapbook pages, but that I can make things to add a fall aesthetic to my house, too.
I hope you have a fantastic autumn weekend!   

 
AWDML is on Periscope! 
 
Are you on Periscope? Do you know what Periscope is? It's a fun mini broadcast, live video feed that Lisa just posted AWDML's first video on this morning. Today's video is a quick tour of the Brick & Mortar store in Iowa. Just follow the link to watch. Oh...and if you're watching...tap the screen while you're watching to show love. It's a way to show if you like something you've seen on the video. Periscope videos are only available for 24 hours, but Lisa will be posting regularly so you can see what she's up to at AWDML!

 
 
September Card Sketch        
   
Hello! Leah here today sharing a card with September's newsletter exclusive card sketch.



I felt inspired by the clip and ribbon element to add a bundle of fall foliage.



For the leaves I used all Memento Luxe Inks which are a fabulous pigment ink and are very vibrant. These inks are much thicker than dye based inks so I did a variation of the "rock and roll" technique by using a tapping motion to add my darker ink. You always start with your lighter colored ink and add your dark color on top. This will prevent your light colored ink pad from becoming discolored. So with my leaves I started with the Danelion and tapped on the Morocco. For my darker leaf I started with Peanut Brittle and then stamped some Morocco ink on top of it. I then trimmed out all the leaves and acorns to create my little bundle.


 
I have a tip for you on how to store the Memento Luxe inks as I've had them for about a year now and at first was storing them right side up but found that I was having a lot of trouble keeping the pad juicy and was re-inking all the time. It finally dawned on me to try storing them upside down and it completely fixed the problem of dry pads! I think because the pigment ink is so thick keeping the pads upside down keeps the ink at the surface of the pad instead of it settling to the bottom. I hope this helps if you've had that problem!
 


 
 

 
 
 


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Sincerely,

Lisa Ver Burg
A Walk Down Memory Lane
1418 Main Street
Rock Valley, IA 51247
(712)476-3443