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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2019 3:57:37 GMT
I am with my mom this week (she lives in CA, I am in MN) and she is going through chemo. She was feeling pretty good this morning, so we did a little road trip and visited Frank Garcia's studio in Upland, CA. www.frankgarciastudio.com/It was just lovely, small, but cute and well organized as can be. We met Mr. Garcia and he was so nice! He chatted with us a little, he was getting ready for a big event in the store. I drooled over everything and bought a bunch of stuff, how I am getting it home is beyond me, lol. I tried hard not to fan girl out, but I may have gushed a little when telling him how much I admired his work. Anyway, it was lots of fun, they we so kind and helpful-we didn't stay super long but I had brought a few things we could work on, so that was cool. It wasn't a traditional scrapstore in that there were tools for use and many different themed sections, (think archivers) but it was great all the same. I hope one day to be able to do the crop weekend. If your ever in the LA area, I HIGHLY suggest driving out there.
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Post by mom on Oct 11, 2019 4:03:11 GMT
How fun! I love reading about 'celebs' that are nice!
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oaksong
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Post by oaksong on Oct 11, 2019 4:11:57 GMT
Thanks for the recommendation! I’’m only about 15 minutes away, but still haven’t been yet. Good to know you liked it.
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Post by papersilly on Oct 12, 2019 0:10:19 GMT
I'd love to check it out sometime.
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Post by refugeepea on Oct 12, 2019 2:10:02 GMT
Wow! I checked out his products! He is amazingly talented. I'm usually cheap with my paper purchases, but I would buy some of his stuff!
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Post by sleepingbooty on Oct 12, 2019 10:04:27 GMT
So happy you loved your visit, @kendramage ! Sounds like you had a great time. I hope all goes well with your mother's chemo. Frank's going to make me try to make one of his fancy and super large albums one day, I swear. Not really my style but once he gets going in videos, I feel my fingers itching to play along... He's also doing a Snowflake by Crate Paper giveaway! The full collection is available from his studio (and I haven't found anywhere else that is already offering the whole line so kudos to him) and he's giving it to a lucky winner.
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nicolep
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Post by nicolep on Oct 12, 2019 14:10:57 GMT
Oh how much fun!
((hugs)) to your mom. ♥
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Post by refugeepea on Oct 12, 2019 18:24:44 GMT
He's also doing a Snowflake by Crate Paper giveaway! The full collection is available from his studio (and I haven't found anywhere else that is already offering the whole line so kudos to him) and he's giving it to a lucky winner. Now that is how you curate an Instagram account! So much prettiness!
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Post by artisticscrapper on Oct 13, 2019 3:07:55 GMT
I’m glad you and your mom had a great time. I googled his site and he has some really nice papers. I may have to break my freeze and buy a few things.
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Post by craftywendy on Oct 15, 2019 16:28:05 GMT
So happy you were able to make it there! Been there more times now than I thought I would. Love the selection he has, it is a smaller shop but its jam packed with pretty stuff. Hope to go during the Ontario expo.
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Post by oaksong on Oct 15, 2019 20:58:44 GMT
I finally made a visit last weekend. The display is well laid out, with a little section for each paper line and related products. It's not like the old days with anything and everything, but it's enough, and it's all current. Really nicely done- lots of white cabinetry, rose gold baskets, vintage vibe. It was packed with croppers -- maybe a little too crowded for me, but they were having a great time. Oh, and I picked up some Crate Paper Snowflake while I was there. So nice to look and touch the paper, and get a few sheets of exactly what you want.
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