New Inly Antics & Darcies Boards & It's Top Secret Envelope Time

Hi Everyone

Hope this crazy heat isn't getting you down.  It's perfect weather to stay indoors and work on your scrapping and card making.  Our Friday night Crop for Charity sponsored by Prima Marketing raised $360 for Second Chance Saving Grace.  Click here to read more about this great Charity. We had 24 croppers and they had a wonderful evening.  They even still cropped when we lost power!  Kim took a photo.  At least the flash was working on the camera.

We received some new stamps for our card makers from Inky Antics and Darcies.

Wacky Wednesday Cards, July 2012 Calendar & I have a Secret

It's Wacky Wednesday Card time.
We have two beautiful new cards for you this week.  This is a great chance to play with our Copics and see what all the fuss is about.  Available All Day Wednesday and Thursday.  $2 each

We have a big secret starting on Friday.

We will have a new Layout of the Week this Sunday.  Just $6 behind the front counter.

Sunday July 8th  1-3 PM
Sky's the Limit 4 page Layout Quick Quotes Layouts  $25


























Monday July 9th  6-8 PM
Woody Travel Album Class with Tracy
Join Tracy for this unique album class filled with lots of unique features.  $37

Tuesday July 10th
KaiserCraft Printer Tray
Join Tracy for this vintage inspired printer tray. Please bring paper trimmer, scissors, pop dots, brown ink for the edges, liquid glue. Fee $29

Thursday July 12th and Monday July 23rd  6-8 PM

Scrapping 101 with Gina
Do you want to get started scrapbooking but don't know where or how to start? Are you overwhelmed by all the choices when you come in to shop? Do you have boxes of photos under the bed and don't know what to do next? Then this is the class for you!

Gina will teach you all you need to know to make your first scrapbook pages. You will learn how to use tools, pick colors and how to adhere your photos safely. Please bring 4-8 photos and you will complete your first page in class. Fee $12

If you like Impression Obsession Background Stamps...

Click here for the Impression Obsession Background Stamp recipe book.

Kids Krafts Mondays & Wacky Wednesday Preview, New Our Daily Bread Stamps

Kids Krafts Monday
Drop in between 12-2
Animal Masks
We have all the supplies ready for you to make some fun animal Masks.  $1.50 each or all 4 for $5.

Wacky Wednesday Cards

Available All Day Wednesday thru Friday

We do all the cutting and prepping and you do the fun parts.  Just $2 each.

 New Graphic 45 Ladies Diary is here.

New American Crafts rotary Paper Trimmers are here.  It comes with 3 interchangable blades that are super easy to change out.

New Our Daily Bread Stamps.  I got their beautiful catalog and will be taking special orders.

While I was visiting Lisa Hetrick at her Avocado Arts Booth, we saw Ginny Gordon.

Patty and Liz Eitemillerhad a good time shopping at the convention.

I helped enable Sue and Mara at the Button Farm Booth.

Kristie, Valerie and friend had a fun girls day.

 

Here is Lisa with Michelle who is the person behind the scenes at Avocado Arts.  It's always great to meet everyone who does all the hard work to get us wonderful products.

Monday July 16th  6-8 PM

I've been asked for Christmas in July and Beth has designed a great class to get you started this year. She will be teaching you how to color with your sponge daubers.  $24

It's Free magazine Time! New Graphic 45 & Memory Box

Hi Everyone,


I'm traveling to Chantilly to attend Great American Scrapbook Convention for a couple of days.  If you see me at the show, remind me to give you a coupon to use at the store when you get home.   We just received an order of the New Memory Box Dies that include a palm tree and hibiscus.  Of course, we also got some more window dies, shutters and screen doors.  We received some new MFT Stamps, Graphic 45 Ladies Diary and Echo Park chipboard albums.

It's Free magazine Time!

Just make a $40 pre-tax purchase of merchandise and get this great magazine for free, while supplies last.

In this issue, there are fabulous articles on:
· Creative ways to capture your vacation memories;
· the Colour Suite;
· designer secrets revealed;
· seasonal layouts;
· a fabulous 3 Designer Challenge!

This issue is filled with all things summer. It is bright, full of beautiful artwork from our team, and features brand new products from some of your favourite manufacturers!

I love these new pull-out mini albums from Echo Park.  Click the video to see them in action.

New Memory Box Dies and some old favorites are in stock.

New MFT Stamps and dies.

New Graphic 45 A Ladies Diary has arrived.

Jen Starr is coming back to Photo Scraps for 2 New Classes on Thursday July 19th.


We had 3 great classes filled with technique with Jen last fall and her new classes sound like lots of fun.  

Blog: http://www.jenstarr.typepad.com/
Facebook: Jen Zdanis Starr

Jen Starr is a fully Certified and Ranger Recognized Instructor. She was the 2007-2008 Design Team Coordinator for Ranger Industries and continues to teach and do private design work for them. She enjoys being a Golden Embassador for Tattered Angels, an Endorsed Instructor for Prima and was the Lead Creative Designer for Canvas Concepts. More recently she has become certified with Ten Seconds Studio and has added some metal work to her inky class line-up! Jen has designed several signature product lines and her projects have been featured in many publications in the US and Europe including the "Ink Essentials" book.

Thursday July 19th  11-2 PM
Life is Beautiful Gate Book $45 (3 hours)


In this class you will learn some creative mixed media techniques to help make your projects
as beautiful as your life! We’ll be working with die cut elements from both Tim Holtz and
Memory Box, Distress Inks (including the limited edition colors), Gesso, Crafter’s Workshop
Templates from the fabulous Dyan Reavely and some of my favorite Glimmer Mist colors in
this year’s Spring/Summer Limited editions that I designed for Tattered Angels…plus many
more fun things will be incorporated throughout the book. This is an 8x9” chipboard gate
book with flipping and folding interactive pages inside…SO much fun!!
**Please bring to class a heat gun if you have one, strong adhesive such as Glossy
Accents or red tape, scissors, scoring tool for folds,
**Please NOTE: title is not included so you will be able to make it any theme you want.

Thursday July 19th  4-7 PM
Memories of the Beach Canvas flip book $49 (3 hours)


(photo coming soon!)


Photos, shells, sand and memories of a special beach excursion, cruise, island
getaway or just some summer fun are the makings for a special keepsake! In this
very mixed media canvas book you will learn some fun techniques that you will be
able to carry on in to future projects as well. We will be playing with paint mediums,
mists, glazes, modeling paste, inks, stamps, screens, UTEE and much more
during class. The 8 inch square canvases will be “hinged” using a unique binding
technique. The inside will utilize the negative space with dimensional elements
hidden behind additional chipboard panels and pages that will flip out…this is one
not to miss!!
**please bring to class a small hammer and any special shells or sand you may want
to incorporate (I will have some small shells in class as well)

Wacky Wednesday Cards

Hi Everyone,

Wacky Wednesday Cards
We have two fun cards for you this week using Paper Smooches Get outta Town Set. Available  All Day Wednesday, Thursday and Friday for Demo Day Rewind.  Just $2 each.

Distress Inks and Pens

We have lots of great Elizabeth Crafts sticker sheets and now you can see them all better.

Last day for Gift with Purchase, New Distess Inks are Here

Hi Everyone,

I hope you all had a wonderful Father's Day.  We started off our day with a yummy Sunday Brunch, saw a movie and had dinner a friend's house.  It was great for me, No Cooking!

There is lots of fun things happening this week.  I just wanted to remind you that Tuesday is the last day for the Free Gift with purchase.   Also, don't forget about your $5 off coupon for June if you have the the bonus card.  I still have some space left in my Mermaid card class on Wednesday.  It is filled with techniques.   All day Friday we will have the Demo Day rewind projects available for you to do at the store or take home.  Tina also has some spots left in her card class on Saturday and you will be making 8 cards in this class.

The New Tim Holtz Distress Ink pads are back in stock.

S

Sunday July 22nd  1-3 PM

Copic Texture with Lisa Hetrick $24

Sunday July 22nd  3-5 PM  $24

Tuesday July 24th  1-3 PM

Ruler Wreath with Tracy

Join Tracy for this eclectic wreath filled with Maya Road goodies.  You will be playing with Distress Stains while making your own flowers.  You can choose a different color scheme for your flowers and butterflies.   Please bring a Hot Glue gun and scissors.  $27

Tuesday July 24th  1-3 PM

Ruler Wreath with Tracy

Join Tracy for this eclectic 

Tuesday July 24th 1-3 PM

Ruler Wreath with Tracy

Join Tracy for this eclectic wreath filled with Maya Road goodies. You will be playing with Distress Stains while making your own flowers. You can choose a different color scheme for your flowers and butterflies. Please bring a Hot Glue gun and scissors. $27rs.  $27

Father's Day Weekend Gift with Purchase

Hi Everyone,


We have some exciting things happening at the store this weekend.  If you are a Bag Lady, join us Friday night for a Free Crop, with dinner and prizes.  We also have a crop Saturday night to midnight.  Tawni still has some seats left in her glitter class on Saturday.   Since Sunday is Father's Day, we will be closed to spend time with our families.  We figured that mom's should have some fun for themselves this weekend.

Free Gift includes assorted  paper, alphabet stickers, ribbon,
flowers and rubons.


































New Pinecone Press Beach paper.

New Layout of the Week Available on Monday
Just $6 available at the front counter.

Saturday June 23  1-3 PM  
All Occasion Cards with Tina  $25
Tina has created some creative cards for you to make.  The best pat is you will be making 2 of each card!

Thursday August 2nd  6-8 PM

Gina's Camera Travel Album

When Gina, saw this paper line and album she was so inspired to make this special album. Please bring a strong tape adhesive, liquid glue like fabric-tac, scissors, sandpaper and black chalk ink if you want to ink your edges.  $29