stamp stores in Orange County CA

[xiunyuki]

I'm gonna be in Huntington Beach in February and would love to check out stamp stores out there. I'm looking forward to load up on A Muse images so any store that carry A Muse is a must-visit for me.

[lutheran]

No help here as all the stamp stores I shopped at when I lived in the OC have closed or gone to on-line only. Check the Amuse website and see if they have a store locator or retailer listing. Then, if you see an Orange County store, call and make sure they are still around. (One manufacturer I was looking at the other day had San Diego stores listed on their locator that have been closed for a long time!)
Mary Beth

[Wedemeyer]

It is a little bit of a drive from Huntington Beach, but there is Stamp Your Heart Out in Claremont. I haven't been there myself, but a bit closer is C R Bloomin Stamps in Long Beach.

How long are you in the area? The weekend of March 14 - 15 the Original Rubber Stamp Convention is in Carson.

[mocjen]

There are a few stores in Southern CA that sell A Muse products:

There is one in San Diego called Paper Tales that I hear is absolutely AWESOME and I know they have tons of A Muse:
http://www.papertales.typepad.com/

Here is one that A Muse instructor Emily (aka scoopy) is teaching at:
http://www.crafterconnection.com/

Here is one that A Muse instructor Jill teaches at:
http://www.coolscrapbookstuff.com/mappage.htm

And another one that Jill teaches at:
http://www.thestampinpost.com/index.htm

Good luck!! I hope you are able to find lots of A Muse goodness!! :mrgreen:

[xiunyuki]

Thank you so much ladies! I'm gonna check out these sites right now!

[lutheran]

I guess there are no more stampin' stores up there! All those stores listed are in Riverside or San Diego (not really close). Here's the next best thing -- Fashion Island in Newport Beach, South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, Irvine Spectrum in Irvine. Best shopping and eating on this planet!
Mary Beth

[Skippet]

One of my favorite stamp stores in OC is the Red Mat in Placentia. It's near Brea/Yorba Linda. It's a tiny, tiny little shop but Linda crams an incredible amount of wonderful stamps and things in it. In my healther days I used to drive up from San Diego a few times a year to shop there.

http://redmat.biz/_wsn/page3

[NavarreNana]

I lived in Huntington Beach for 30 years! There is a wonderful craft store in Costa Mesa let me try to add a link.

www.piecemakers.com

They have some samps, gifts, fabric etc. Hope you are able to visit their store.

Rebecca

[xiunyuki]

thank you, ladies, for all the suggestions! looks like we will have to do a little road trip to San Diego...hm...I've add Sea World & San Diego Zoo to my list so that'll be perfect!

[craftyc]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wedemeyer

It is a little bit of a drive from Huntington Beach, but there is Stamp Your Heart Out in Claremont. I haven't been there myself, but a bit closer is C R Bloomin Stamps in Long Beach.

How long are you in the area? The weekend of March 14 - 15 the Original Rubber Stamp Convention is in Carson.

I thought C R Bloomin Stamps went out of business a year or two ago???

[Jami]

Quote:

Originally Posted by craftyc

I thought C R Bloomin Stamps went out of business a year or two ago???

Yep - CR Bloomin' Stamps is long gone.:(

There is a stamp store in Costa Mesa right by South Coast Plaza. I haven't been there yet, but I met the owner at CHA and got her card:
STAMPINEJ'S STAMP & SCRAP SHOP - NOW located at DEBRA'S COTTAGE - 2777 Bristol St. Costa Mesa, CA 92626
http://www.stampinej.com/

Also there's:
Tall Mouse in Cerritos
Strictly Scrapbooking in Cerritos (same parking lot as Tall Mouse)
Custom Impressins in Bellfower http://www.ciscraps.com/contact_us

[maddiesmom]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jami

Yep - CR Bloomin' Stamps is long gone.:(

There is a stamp store in Costa Mesa right by South Coast Plaza. I haven't been there yet, but I met the owner at CHA and got her card:
STAMPINEJ'S STAMP & SCRAP SHOP - NOW located at DEBRA'S COTTAGE - 2777 Bristol St. Costa Mesa, CA 92626
http://www.stampinej.com/

Also there's:
Tall Mouse in Cerritos
Strictly Scrapbooking in Cerritos (same parking lot as Tall Mouse)
Custom Impressins in Bellfower http://www.ciscraps.com/contact_us

I was just going to post about StampinEJ. The owner's name is Eva and she's so nice. Her stamp shop is located inside of Debra's Cottage where a lot of people have booths of mostly handmade items or in Eva's case, supplies to make handmade items. Eva's got a great selection of stamps and supplies and her area there is quite large. I recently attended a Make and Take there for Our Craft Lounge stamps and Copic Markers. It was a lot of fun.