April Card Class

 In the April card class we will be stamping 5 cards with envelopes.  The cards will be different occasions like birthday, get well, thank you, etc.

We will be using different supplies and embellishments to make the cards.  Such as Copic markers, embossing folders, cutting dies, and more.

The bear card  uses a paper glaze to make the honey look realistic.

This card below uses one of the Hero Arts/Sizzix matching stamps and embossing folder sets.

Supplies to bring:
adhesive (tape runner), pop dots, scissors.

Cost:
$15.00, Class fee must be paid to hold your reservation!  I will be out of town the first week of April so check the store hours before stopping by for payments.

Dates:
Monday, April 16th @ 1 pm. (full)
Wednesday, April 18th @ 6pm. (1 spot open)
Saturday, April 21st @ 11 am. (full)
Sunday, April 22nd @ 1 pm. (full)
Tuesday, April 24th @ 1 pm. (full)
Thursday, April 26th @ 6 pm. (full)
Saturday, April 28th @ 11 am. (full)

Oh Baby!

I made these cards using dies and stamps from My Favorite Things.
They have a set of alphabet dies that I spelled out "Oh baby" and "cheers" with.

The tags were made with the notched tag set.  Its a set of stamps with matching dies to decorate the tags with.  That is where the onesie and clover came from.

I just added a brad and a mini clothes pin for a little decoration!

New cutting dies

New dies from Memory Box have come in.  I love the cutting dies from this company, they are very intricate in their designs and so pretty.

March Card Class

 March will be here soon, and hopefully so will the signs of spring!  I think my March card class feels a little spring-y...

 In this class we will be stamping 5 cards with envelopes.  We will be using quite a bit of Copic marker blending and some other techniques.  The card above uses flocking on the teddy bear and her blanket. (A bit hard to see in the photo.)

We will be making a card for Easter too.  This one isnt stamped, it uses the SRM clear stickers.

 The card above is a bit dark, I'm really bad at photographing navy cards... they always look black.  Both the cards above and below have sections popped up for dimension, the balloon and the butterfly net are raised.

Class supplies needed:
adhesive, pop dots, small paper triming scissors.

Class Dates:
Tuesday, March 13th @ 1 pm. (full)
Monday, March 19th @ 1 pm. (full)
Wednesday, March 21st @ 6 pm. (full)
Thursday, March 22nd @ 6 pm. (full)
Tuesday, March 27th @ 1 pm. (full)
Thursday, March 29th @ 6 pm. (1 spot left)
Saturday, March 31st @ 11 am. (full)

Cost: $15.00, a pre paid reservation will hold your spot.

If you like Cyber Riley...

If you like "Cyber Riley" on the computer...

Then you will love "Cell Phone Riley"!
This embossing folder in the background goes perfect with either stamp.  These cards are great for any teenagers or any of your technically addicted friends.  The tag die is just the right size for most of the Riley images and can be run through your Cuttlebug or Sizzix.

6x6 Doggie Album

This class will be a super cute 6x6 album for your doggie!
It will be a 12 page flap book style of album.
There will be lots of removable tags and flaps to fill with pictures of your special pet.  You will personalize the cover with your dog's name.  I will most likely give this album to my husband for a birthday gift since Buddy is his sidekick.  This album can make a great gift or a nice way to remember a pet that has passed.

If you are unfamiliar of flap books,  there are 3 sections with a page that flaps open in each section to give you 12 pages.  There will be lots of die cuts, punches, and embellishments to make this book unique.

Supplies you will NEED to bring:   

adhesive runner, Scor Tape (important), glue pen, pop dots.

Class Dates:

Tuesday, February 28th @ 1 pm.  (full)

Wednesday, February 29th @ 6 pm. (full)

Thursday, March 1st @ 6 pm. (1 spot left)

Saturday, March 3rd @ 11 am. (full)

Cost: $18.00, a paid class fee will hold your spot.

Adhesive Sale!

Stop by on Wednesday or Thursday this week (February 1st or 2nd) for the adhesive sale!

Buy any $10 worth of store products and get any of these three adhesives on sale.

There is the 2 pack E-Z Runners... retail price $10.99, sale price $5.99

Tombow Mono adhesive tape runners... retail price $7.29, sale price $3.99

Tombow Mono adhesive refills... retail price $4.99, sale price $2.99

Store Hours

 February 1, 2012 are 12:00-8:00

February 2, 2012 are 12:00-6:30

Supplies are limited!

Card sets...

 I have always loved the Changito stamps and I thought this one would be perfect for Valentine's Day!

Their hands are perfect for adding any kind of shaped brad, it looks like they are holding the hearts.

This card could also be used for an anniversary card too without changing a thing!

Sometimes you need to send a card for someone going through a tough time.  I used this "So Sorry" stamp set from Hero Arts, it has 3 sayings and the fern (?) stamp.

 Its a bit hard to tell from the photo but I used Bazzill Kraft paper and a brown satin ribbon. The butterfly punch has 3 cute little butterflies that I added (everyones favorite) tiny pearls onto.

This square set of birthday cards just uses a small flower punch.  I actually punched the flowers out of the white paper, used colored scraps behind the white, and placed black brads in the center of the flowers.

I tied a little twine around instead of using ribbon.  This twine is on sale at the shop for .25 cents a yard!

February Cards

 February is card class time again!  We will be stamping 5 all occasion cards with envelopes.

We will be using a few different techniques and products such as Flower Soft, Copics, embossing, masking, and the new Sizzix Framelits ( Framelits are the new stamps you run through an embossing folder).

Supplies to bring:
adhesive, paper snipping scissors (smaller tip the better), pop dots.

Class Dates:
Tuesday, Feb. 7th @ 1 pm. (full)
Monday, Feb. 13th @ 1 pm. ( full)
Wednesday, Feb. 15th @ 6 pm. (full)
Saturday, Feb. 18th @ 11 am. ( full )
Sunday, Feb. 19th @ 1 pm. (full)
Wednesday, Feb. 22nd @ 6 pm. (full)
Thursday, Feb. 23rd @ 6 pm. (full)

Cost: $15.00 and must be prepaid to hold your spot.

Valentine Class

 In this class we will be constructing a Valentine explosion box with 2 matching cards.

When you remove the lid of the box it opens to reveal 8 pockets. 

 The pockets have cards inside that you can journal or add photos to.

 There are 2 levels of pockets inside... This is the second layer shown below.

You can fill your explosion box with candy too for a Valentine gift.

We will also be making 2 unique cards.  One is a gift card holder and the other one is a pop-up card.

The pop-up card lays flat for mailing, but pops up to be displayed.

Class Dates:
Saturday, January 21st @ 11 am. (full)
Wednesday, January 25th @ 6 pm. (full)
Monday, January 30th @ 1 pm. (full)
Wednesday, February 1st @ 6 pm. (full)

Supplies Needed:
Paper cutting scissors, adhesive, pop dots, bone folder (if you have one, it helps).

Cost:
Class is $20 and must be prepaid to sign up.

Paper sale!

 It's the end of the year which means that its inventory time...

Stop in this week Thursday through Saturday (December 29th - December 31st 2011)

for 20% off all decorative paper and card stock!

Sale is for loose paper only, sorry... no kits or paper pads are included in sale.

It's a "Buy it so we don't have to count it" sale!

Two more...

Even though I definitely don't need anymore,  I couldn't resist making 2 more Christmas cards before the Holidays get here.
The card above uses the Spellbinders Poinsettia set but I made it in white this time with grey paper and grey sheer ribbon.

This one uses the Sizzix reindeer die, there are two different deer so I put one inside too.
Merry Christmas!

January Card Class

In this workshop we will be making 5 hand stamped cards with envelopes.

We will be using different techniques and embellishments such as Nestabilities, Copic Markers, paper glaze, snow markers, stickles, paper flowers, and more.

Class Dates:

Wednesday, Jan. 4th @ 6pm. (full)

Saturday, Jan. 7th @ 11 am. (full)

Monday, Jan. 9th @ 1 pm. (full)

Tuesday, Jan. 10th @ 5:30 pm. (full)

Thursday, Jan. 12th @ 1 pm. (full)

Sunday, Jan. 15th @ 1 pm. (1 spot left)

Cost: $15.00, classes must be pre-paid to hold your reservation.

Supplies needed: adhesive, pop dots, and scissors.

Gift Card Sale

The gift card sale is running Monday, December 5th thru Saturday, December 10th.

Purchase a $30 gift card for just $25!

(Certificates can not be redeemed same day of purchase)

Cocoa & a Card is back!

Last year's cocoa & a card was a real hit so I am doing it again if you missed out!

Make this 6x6 card folio to put things like hot chocolate, gift cards, photos, candy, etc.

All supplies are cut and ready to assemble, all you need is your adhesive and a couple pop dots.

Cost is only $2.00 and enjoy a cup of hot chocolate with marshmallows while you make the card.

Stop by anytime during the week of December 5th - 10th on the hours posted below:

Monday, Dec. 5th from 10-4

Tuesday, Dec. 6th from 10-4

Wednesday, Dec. 7th from 12-5:30

Thursday, Dec. 8th from 12-6

Friday, Dec. 9th from 12:30-6

Saturday, Dec. 10th from 12-4

* I will have extra supplies to purchase more but they are limited and may run out.

All wrapped up

This is a new Changito monkey stamp for Christmas, I couldn't resist using him in our card class this year!

This stamp is perfect for adding embellishments to. I put the snow marker on his hat and glossy glaze on the light bulbs to make them shine. (Hard to tell in the photo...)

Of coarse, he needed the perfect sentiment to go inside!

Leanne made this very pretty Christmas card with one of the newer embossing folders in this year. If you use the "core" paper you can sand it to show the color underneath.

Just add some red gems to sparkle it up! The verse on the front is one of my favorite Penny Black stamp sayings for Christmas.

Snowflakes

These are 2 more of the cards that Rose and I made at last Sunday's Christmas card class. I love the look of elegant snowflakes.

This one used a set of snowflake dies from My Favorite Things. Its hard to tell in the photo, but the colors are light blue and navy... (sort of looks like black).

We popped up the lighter ones and added some sparkly gems.

This one uses a stamp set with 3 jumbo snowflakes. Again, navy blue, light blue, and white. The top layer is popped up to look more dimensional.