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Can you believe that it is May already? With the sun shining and flowers blooming, it has put everyone in the best moods lately. It's nice to come out of that deep freeze, isn't it? May is filled with Mom time, graduations, weddings and plenty of new babies. This means lots of projects, cards to send and plenty of pictures to scrap.
Want a great gift this Mother's Day? Why not ask for a CraftFancy gift card? It is the perfect way to get exactly what you want in the right color and size. Gift cards can be used on any products or classes and can hold a balance so that you can spend it as you wish. Be sure to tell your loved ones that the perfect gift is a gift from CraftFancy.
Our classes are in full swing and seem to be increasing in popularity thanks to our wonderful customers who tell all their friends and show off their completed projects. This month we added two new card classes as well as a couple new projects. Our Cricut Club is a monthly event now and is one of our most popular classes. Mom-n-Me is also back with a nice Mother's Day project. And we have Copic BootCamp coming up this month and another date in June, more details below. You can check out all our classes on our Calendar . Remember, all our class samples are in our Online Gallery. No experience required for most our classes, we love to teach newbies!
There are lots of new products in the store as well as on the way, so be sure to stay up to date on our Blog.
We hope to see you soon!simone
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1818B North Arlington Heights Road
Arlington Heights, Illinois 60004
847.670.6065
email us at craftfancy@gmail.com
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Cricut Club With Cathy
Join
Cathy this month and create all occasion cards. This is a great class every month to help you get more acquainted with
your amazing machine as well as make some great projects. The projects change monthly so that you can
learn new techniques each month. Please Bring your Cricut with you to class as well as your favorite cartridges, basic tool kit and dimensional adhesives (pop dots).
Mom-n-Me Mother's Day Handbag Brag Book:
Marnie is back this month to help you make a little handbag album. This will be perfect for Mom or Grandma to take with her to share
with friends and family. We will be using
floral and scallop papers, embellished with ribbon and flowers. Enjoy some time with your little helper, reliving memories and creating new
ones. Everyone will oooh and ahhh over your creation and
the special memories in it. Please
bring a glue stick, double sided tape, pencil, eraser, scissors, and at least four
pictures of you, your child or any other important person in their lives (pictures can be added later, but please bring them if you would like to add them to the album while you are
working).
New Hero Arts Card Class
This is a great class featuring new
stamps from the Spring 2009 Hero Arts Stamps catalog. We will be creating six incredibly fun cards using clear
stamps that highlight some of Hero Arts' newest images.
These springtime images will brighten anyone's day. You won't want to miss the chance to play
with all these stamps and I am sure you won't be disappointed. This is also a great class for anyone who has
never used Clear Stamps and is interested in getting started.
Basic Grey Card Class
Another
new class this month, this one is perfect for card makers who also love
scrapbooking supplies. There is no
stamping in this class, but it features the new Lime Rickey Collection from
Basic Grey along with die-cuts, chipboard embellishments, and rub-ons. We
will be making eight unique cards in this class and envelopes are included! The class fee includes all the supplies as
well as a Quickie Glue pen for each person. Please bring a basic tool kit as well as a
brown ink pad, inking sponge (makeup sponges work great), black fine point
marker and white gel pen.
Clipboard Workshop with Margie
Use
a beautiful scallop clipboard by Creative Café and turn it into Spring! Come join Margie in creating a beautiful
clipboard that can be used as a frame. We
will be inking, stickling, misting, folding and embellishing items from Jenni Bowlin, Maya
Road, Heidi Swapp to Spellbinder Wizard. This
could be a beautiful friendship gift, birthday gift or even a graduation gift
for that special person! Please bring a basic tool kit, especially
your bone folder and glue dots
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| Copic Marker Bootcamp |
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Our Copic clubs and classes are a hit! If you are interested in these wonderful little tools, this is a great way to get started.
 And for those people who really wanted to get into a club and wanted to get started with these markers in full swing, right away... We will be offering another Copic Bootcamp in June!
First, what this includes...
In this one day workshop, each person will receive 10 Sketch Copic Markers and learn all the techniques from both the Basics of Copic Markers and Beyond the Basics of Copic classes. This is a completely hands on class and everyone will be using their own mar kers they receive the day of class. All paper and images are provided as well as handout materials. Simone teaches all Copic classes and has 2 years experience as well as being a Copic Certified Designer.
Now the details...
This class will be held on Saturday, June 13th from 11a to 2p. Light snacks and beverages will be served. The cost of this amazing workshop will be $130 which includes the markers as described above, all class materials for hands on instruction and color charts and guides. This one day event will be very popular since the next Copic Clubs will not even begin until October.
Registration for this Workshop is open. Feel free to register by phone or in person.
FAQ
If I sign up and then cannot attend, can I get a refund?
Yes, if you cancel more than a week before the Bootcamp starts which would have to be on or before June 6th.
Why does it cost so much?
The markers alone are $80. Add to that class fees, product, instruction, snacks, etc... And that's the actual cost of all the supplies and instruction. Both Copic Classes alone would cost you $50, so I think this is a pretty good deal.
What if I have the colors you give in the Bootcamp?
If you own markers, bring them! If you own a color that we are providing that day, you can exchange it for a color that we have in stock. We have over 75 colors, so I am sure you can find one you don't own yet.
Any other questions, concerns...please email or call the store.
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New Products
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Here are just a few of the new products we have in store...
Sassafras Lass - Anthem & Vintage Yummy
It's here! We were so excited to unpack the box of new goodies from Sassafras Lass. The bright colors and vintage whimsical designs are fantastic. They are printed on heavy 80 lb paper and each double sided paper has a delectable die cut border. You can trim the border off and use it as an embellishment. We also have the Wild Side and First Place chipboard stickers that will be the perfect addition to your scrapbook pages. Each chipboard package includes two 6 x 8 sheets crammed with adorable bits and pieces.
BasicGrey's Lime Rickey Cheerful is the best description we can come up with for this new collection by BasicGrey. If you need a break from bad economic news, or just need to blow off some steam, take a peek at these yummy papers and let that inner child come out and play. If you need some inspiration, check out BasicGrey's website. Their newsletter is packed with ideas and layout sketches, too.
Maya Road
The Maya Mist is HERE! And if you love to make things sparkle and love bare chipboard, this is the product for you. They are water-based pigments that come in
2fl.oz pump spray bottles. You will love the colors and the results are wonderful.
We also have some new mini chipboard and hat pins from Maya Road as well.
We update our blog almost daily with store news and new product alerts, so if you like to keep up to date with what's new, visit Our Blog. |
| May Special Deals |
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Here are these items are 20% off in May. Discount applies to all in stock items and cannot be transferred.
5/3 - 5/9 All Clear Stamps5/10 - 5/16 October Afternoon5/17 - 5/23 Scenic Route5/24 - 5/30 American Crafts5/31 - 6/6 My Mind's Eye |
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Save the Date!
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CraftFancy Birthday Celebration
Saturday, June 20th
It's almost a year and we have something big planned to celebrate with all of you! Complete details about these festivities will be in the June Newsletter as well as on our blog, stay tuned. |
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