Make 'N Take

It's almost lunch time so I want to take this opportunity to post photos of this month's Make 'N Take.  Hopefully we'll see you on Saturday between 10 and 4. 

We're still working on samples for some of the classes, but we do have a few to post.  These cards are from the Funky Folds class on May 8.  There will be another card, but it's design is a surprise. (It's still a surprise to us too.)

                       

Saturday, May 10th, is our next stencil class.  Below are the three cards we will be making that day.  One uses the faux cross-stitch method, one is pasted on acetate, and one is done with copper paste on paper that has been augmented with mica watercolor paint.  This should be a really fun class and you will leave with three beautiful cards.

                       

May Schedule

TAG SALE -  Once again, by popular request, we are having our customer tag sale on May 17th.  If you have items you no longer want and would like to sell them this is for you. We will do all the work and you get store credit for your items. Call the store to register and receive a customer number.  There is limited space so you MUST sign up ahead.  If you have participated in the past, your number will be the same.  Price your items clearly and with whole dollar prices only, attaching your number and price firmly.  We can not be responsible for lost items due to missing tags.  You may want to group a few items together in a package for one price. Then bring your items to the store anytime between Wednesday, May 14th and Friday, May 16th.  We will take care of setting up tables and displaying all merchandise. We will keep track of your sales and you will receive a store credit to spend on new goodies.  Any items that do not sell can be picked up on Monday or Tuesday of the following week or we will donate the items to school and church groups. You do not need to be present, but you may want to come and shop on Saturday the 17th and pick up some "new to you" merchandise at fabulous prices.

Here is the schedule of classes for May.  There's quite a variety of things to choose from, so I hope you can find something that strikes your fancy.

• May 8th - Funky Folds - We will be making three cards using new folded cards from The Paper Cut. I will post pictures as soon as they become available.
• May 10th - Stencil Class - This month's cards feature a bird with blossoms.  As soon as we finish the samples, we'll put the pictures on.
• May 13th - Copic Skills - This is not the usual Copic class.  We have had requests to help people hone their skills while coloring a couple of cards made from some of our new stamps.  Participants will bring their own Copic markers (or of course you can buy them here) and concentrate on shading and advanced coloring techniques.
• May 20th - Susan's Garden - We'll use dies from this Sizzix series to create decorative  3-D flowers so real you'll want to water them.  Photos will be posted as soon as we know which ones we're doing.
• May 22nd and 29th - By The Sea - For those of you who've missed it, we're providing yet another opportunity to work with Jane Jones to create this gorgeous book from scratch.  Because we're trying to condense the book into two classes, there will be two Thursday classes, from five to six hours each, and even some homework. The cost will be $35 for each class and the price of your supplies, a paper pack for about $45 and the hardware pack for about $20.  If you're interested in this class, when you call to register we will send you a list of items to bring with you.

• May 31st - Vintage Journal - This beautiful journal is made using Tim Holtz's journal covers and binder parts and an assortment of hardware and embellishments. Learn various distressing techniques and put this book together in one day.  The class is from 10 am to 4:30 pm.  Feel free to bring a brown bag lunch or pick up a quick bite to munch on as there will be a short break from 1:00 to 1:30.  The cost is $40 and includes all your supplies except tape to put things together.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
  
  
  
  

New Merchandise

We've got so much new merchandise!!  We've been gone for a couple of weeks and Susan has been keeping track of the number of boxes of freight that have arrived in our absence.  In the two weeks we were gone, she received 32 boxes of new stuff, and it's still coming in.  I'm posting pictures of some of the new items so you can see what's new in the rubber stamping, scrapbooking, and card making world.

        

We have a new storage case from Art Bin which is designed to hold your little bottles of Stickles, Liquid Pearls, Glossy Accents, etc.  The plastic case holds two racks, or you can buy racks individually and raise them up on a little stand.  Storing the bottles upside down makes them easier to use.




We also have a large selection of new stamps featuring the House Mouse collection (and their friends the bear and bunny).

Tim Holtz has a very large collection of book covers, portfolios, hardware, dies, and embossing folders, and we have gotten quite a few of his new products.  

Speaking of Tim Holtz products, we will have a class (date to be determined) in which Jane Jones will show you how to make a vintage journal featuring some of the above merchandise.

We have quite a selection of new papers from Webster.  One collection features adorable baby papers with owls, elephants, and foxes (What does the fox say?), and the other is a colorful collection that should brighten up any card or page.

Lastly, but certainly not leastly, Stacy Stamps has come out with a line of beautiful flowered 8.5x11 cardstock that is blank on one side.  They are perfect for card making and for layering.

Hopefully we will have the May schedule posted in the next couple of days.  Keep your eyes on this space!

NEW PHOTOS

On Thursday, April 10, we will be holding a class in "Slider Cards."  These are a new style of card from The Paper Cut, and they're really fun to make.  Below are the three cards we will be making.

                                                            

Tuesday, April 15, is the Inkie Antics Spiral Die Cut Card class.  We will be making two cards using a new die that cuts a spiral square. 

                                                

 The video below will show you how the cards work.

Tuesday, April 22, is a class featuring Susan's Garden Dies from Sizzix.  These dies make incredibly lifelike flowers and are a lot easier than the old method of using multiple punches.  Here are the card and box we will be making in that class.

                    

We've also received some "Configuration" Book Boxes from Ranger, and Susan has turned one into a beautiful keepsake with Graphic 45's "By the Sea" papers. Although this is not a class, she would be happy to show you how she did it.

SCHEDULE FOR APRIL

ANNOUNCEMENT: Due to a scheduling conflict, we have had to cancel the Open Crop scheduled for March 29th. Sorry for the inconvenience.

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Our schedule for April is done and we're pretty excited about some new styles of cards that we'll be making.  Not everything has arrived from the manufacturers yet, so we don't have pictures for all of the classes, but we will post them as they become available.  

• April 10 - Slider Cards:  These are a new design from The Paper Cut and they're a lot of fun to make.  We'll be incorporating some die cuts into these cards.  Be the first one on your block to send a "slider card."
• April 15 - Inkie Antics Spiral Diecut Cards:  You have to see this to believe it.  Just when you think they can't possibly come up with something new.  
• April 19 - Intro to Copic Markers: Have you always wanted to know how to color with Copics?  Do you want to know what the numbers on them mean and how to use those numbers? Maybe you already own a few Copics and aren't sure how to use them?  This class is for you.  For $40 you not only get $40 worth of markers, but the class to go with them.  
• April 22 - Susan's Garden: These dies cut all the parts you need to make the most beautiful flowers.  These flowers look so realistic it's hard to believe they're made of paper. Don't wait for spring, make your own flowers now.
• April 29 - This month's Stencil Class features three absolutely gorgeous sailboat cards. Don't miss it.

MAKE 'N TAKE CARDS FOR APRIL

 

 

Below are the three sailboat cards from the Stencil Class.

Lots of New Merchandise!

Boy have we got new merchandise!  Over the past two weeks, we've gotten one or two boxes delivered every single day.  Some of it was replacing depleted stock of course, but we have new things coming in all the time.

You know how several parts of some dies are linked by those tiny bits of metal and you practically break your scissors trying to cut them apart?  Elizabeth Craft has solved that problem with a pair of die snips that will do the job beautifully.  They also have a pair of files, one rounded and one flat, to file down any sharp edges that are left. (Snips sold separately.)





Now that you've got your dies separated, are you wondering how to store them?  Here at the store we use the Art Bin.  It comes with three magnetic sheets on which to place your dies.  Refills are available and it holds quite a few sheets.  

                                                                  

Elizabeth Craft has also come out with their own brand of embossing folders and we've gotten some new designs.  What a fun way to dress up Shimmer Sheetz.  Just emboss and color the raised portion with Staz-On inks.

The photos below are just a few of the new papers available from SEI.  The pictures don't do these papers justice.  There is a sheen to these papers that makes them look so rich and inviting.  You have to see them to appreciate them.

We also have several new ribbons that might be just what you're looking for to lend the right touch to that card or scrapbook page.  We have several that have dimensional flowers attached.  Come in and take a look.

One of the new products out there that we all fell in love with is the new craft mat from Imagine Crafts.  It doesn't curl or slide around like other mats and gives just a bit of cushioning - perfect for sharper stamping impressions.  It also cleans very easily.  Adhesives peel right off and even solvent inks clean off easily.  

Come on in and browse.  You'll be glad you did.

New Class Photos

I know many of you have been waiting for pictures of the cards we'll be making in the next few classes.  We've been waiting and waiting for shipments from the manufacturers so we can make samples.  This coming Tuesday, March 11, we are doing "Celebrate Spring" using some new stamps from Great Impressions.  That's the company that makes the stamps we always used for our "Stamp of the Month" classes.  We haven't worked with that program for a few months now because we didn't think the images were anything new.  This month we really liked their stamps and are doing three cards using them.  

                                                                               

On Tuesday, March 18, we will be doing a "Never-Ending Card" Class using a new die and stamp sets from Inkie Antics.  For those of us who have been around a little longer, one of these cards is reminiscent of what we used to call a "cootie catcher" in junior high school.  There are four different images that take a little maneuvering of the paper to get to.  We will also be doing a modified pop-up card using the same die.

Card 1

Card 2

   (Working portion of card.)





We have also received some new nesting dies from Lifestyle Crafts.  You get as many as 22 dies in some of these packages for $25.50.  That's only a little over a dollar each!  They are great for both cards and scrapbookking.