New Dare to Share Challenge, New Classes and Crops

New Dare to Share Challenge

New SMASH Crop Date

New Paper Smooches,

New Liquid Pearls

New Ice Stickles

Hi Everyone,

We have had a busy week unpacking boxes and planning classes. We have gotten lots of questions about when are the Bag Lady Bags arriving. They should be shipping soon. As soon as we get them, we will make them available. In the meantime, we have a new challenge for you.

Pick up your free challenge materials at the front counter while supplies last.

Everyone had such a great time at the SMASH Crop Friday night that we went ahead and scheduled the next one.

I thought I would share some of the fun ways our ladies were SMASHing at the crop. Kat Blue has some wonderful creative ideas in her SMASH book. For this page, she cleaned out her purse and scrapped it. She didn't want to hold up her creation so she popped a little photo of herself on the page.

Chela made a fun two page layout. The simple collage style was a great way to get a bunch of photos on the page. Her use of white space really helps the eye move around the page.

We had some younger croppers with us tonight and they were very creative. Maya created this lovely page featuring her baby photo. She has some fun groupings of embellishments and even included her id bracelet.

India made her cover more fun by adding buttons. On the dice paper, she added Monopoly money and game pieces. Gina Adolph was very proud that India included journaling on her page.

Proud mom Sandy, created this gorgeous two page spread all ready for photos. I love how she turned the album on its side and added the white pen faux stitching detail.

We talked Shar into having her photo taken with Gina. I love getting photos of people laughing.

Lee has a bunch of different wahsi tapes and I love how she uses the tape as an embellishment as well as using it to tape her journaling block down.

Brent brought a few different SMASH books with her. I love the Christmas book she created in the SMASH style using the Fancy Pants Brag Book and Simple Stories papers. This book is a full on Christmas decoration.

Brent made great use of the pocket by stuffing it full of tags with photos on them.

37 New Distress Ink Markers

You might have questions about markers.....

Markers have been around forever..right?

Copics are wonderful and are the best marker...why does anyone need more?

It's amazing how Tim Holtz can look at a product and see how it can be made easier to use, and more versatile to use.

1. These markers come in 37 colors. 36 colors to match the distress ink pads, AND picket fence. (yes WHITE on black)

2. These pens are water based so they react to water for blending.

3. The color is translucent

4. The markers are dual tipped. One end has a detail brush, the other a fine tip for writing.

5. You can stamp with black archival ink,a nd color in the design or you can use them directly on the stamp with no need to rush for fear you will loose the ink.

6. No more worring about "light to dark" or needing 12 colors of green for proper shading...these markers can be blended and you can even work from dark to light.

CHA 2012 - Tim Holtz Demos His New Distress Markers!

37 NEW Distress Ink Markers by Tim Holtz

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PICKET FENCE!

Friday night and Saturday are SOLD OUT.

February 2012

Saturday February 11th 12-3 PM

Join me Saturday January 28th from 12 - 3 pm for an all new card class featuring Hero Arts stamps. We will use a mix of new and older Hero Arts images to create 5 cards. Get ready to ink, stamp, spritz, emboss, and do some Copic coloring! Make sure to bring sharp scissors since we will be doing a little detail cutting.

This class will NOT be available as a kit due to techniques.

Please bring the following Copics with you if you own them:

BG11

BG13

Y19

Y21

YG13

We added a new session of this class on

Sunday February 12th 11-3 PM

Newspaper Tulips 3 Ways

Join Laura for three beautiful Tulip cards and learn three great techniques too! You will be Copic coloring, coloring on the stamps and heat embossing. Please bring your basic tools and any of the following that you have in your stash. We will have some markers and stamps to share but there will be less waiting if you have some of these supplies.

Copics: Y21 Buttercup Yellow, YR65 Atoll, R35 Coral, R43 Bougainvillaea

Memento Markers: Rhubarb Stalk, Rose Bud, Bamboo Leaves, New Sprout or Pear Tart

Distress Inks in Broken China, Peeled Paint and Shabby Shutters and Ink blending tool.

Please also bring theses stamps if you have them K5576 "Newspaper Tulips" and "Good Friends" CL 578

Monday February 13th

Scrapbooking 102 6-8 PM

It's all about the embellishments. After Gina helps you pick out the papers and some embellishments to use, you will make 2 pages using photos you bring, Gina will teach you how to use ribbon, fibers, tearing, brads, tags, inking stamping, buttons, chipboard, distressing techniques and flowers. (You will not be making this layout. You will be creating a layout using papers you and Gina pick out. This layout just shows some of the techniques you will learn.) $15

Tuesday February 14th 6-8 PM

Disney Pop-Up Album

Join Tracy for this fun interactive album that is perfect for all yourDisney photos. $27

*** New Copic Class ***
Thursday February 16th 6-8 PM

Copic Spotlight - Creating Texture Fee $24

Saturday February 18th 11-4 PM

Demo Day

Join us for 12 great projects all just $2 each. The extra seats have really cut down on the lines. If you haven't seen our new set up, you should be pleasantly surprised. We will have a variety of cards and layouts for you to create. We do the cutting and you do the gluing. Just drop in anytime after 11 AM and purchase tickets at the front counter for however many Demos you want to create. We provide glue sticks so if you prefer tape, please bring a labeled tape runner. If you get to the store by 3PM, you should have enough time to do all the demos or get kits to go.

If you complete 6 demos, you will receive a coupon for 10% off your purchases for the day (not including special orders or other sale special offers).

To bring a little touch of Spring to February's Demo Day, you will be making a floral card at Cindy's table (with the beautiful Hero Arts stamp Fleurettes) with colors that I feel evoke early Spring - bright pink and green.