I had ideas of hitting up The Paper Studio, Mystic Paper, and Scrapbooks Etc., but I only made it as far as The Paper Studio before thoughts of driving out to East Mesa compelled me to simply buy all my supplies at The Paper Studio.
Before yesterday, I hadn't been to The Paper Studio in a couple years (since buying decorative paper for invitations and a guest book for our wedding). The owners have added/expanded a lot of items since the last time I was there. I can't begin to articulate the joy of walking into a paper store and seeing racks upon racks of pretty paper just hanging there for the buying.
The paper and ribbon I bought for the make-and-takes:
