 |
June is a big month for us at CraftFancy. It's our 1st birthday already!
Man, time has just flown by and it is hard to believe that it's been a whole year already. It seems like only yesterday we were picking out paint, products and planning. Luckily for us, we have wonderful customers who have come, shopped and told all their friends to support us as well. Getting to meet so many amazing people has been the best gift we could have asked for when opening the store. We have learned a lot in our first year and I am sure it will make our 2nd year even more incredible.
In honor of this monumental occasion, we are throwing an enormous party, June 20th and you are all invited!
We will be opening our doors that morning with the biggest, most exciting day we have ever had at CraftFancy. You won't believe all the wonderful things we have in store for you that day. There are more details below as well as a coupon for that day only. It's a day you won't want to miss, so be sure to mark your calendars for this once a year event.
As a special thanks, we are also hosting a special invite only party on June 19th for our best customers who have reached the rewards goal of $250 this past year. We will be sending a special email to those people by Friday, June 5th. If you do not receive this email and are one of our rewards goal achievers, please email us.
We also have a special guest in the store at the end of the month. Lance Anderson, owner and designer for Rusty Pickle will be here on June 27th to teach two unique classes. We are sure you will love the classes we picked for Lance to share this day. All details are in the Class News section below and check out our gallery for samples!
Also, we have a few new classes this month from our in house instructors. All the details on these classes are below as well as all our classes for June can be found on our online Calendar. Remember, all our class samples are in our Online Gallery. No experience required for most our classes, we love to teach newbies!
We have new products coming in all the time as usual, to stay up to date with what's in store, check out our Blog.
We hope to see you soon and thanks again for supporting us at CraftFancy.
We couldn't do it without YOU!simone
|
|
CraftFancy Info
|
|
1818B North Arlington Heights Road
Arlington Heights, Illinois 60004
847.670.6065
email us at craftfancy@gmail.com
|
|
Join Our List
|
|
|
|
 Special Event!
|
|
CraftFancy Birthday Celebration
Saturday, June 20th
It's been a whole year and it is time to celebrate! This is going to be the biggest event we have ever had at CraftFancy and you won't want to miss it. We will have four Design Team members from four different companies doing demos that day as well as two different make-and-takes. We will have at least 5 new products in the store that day, including Graphic45 Paper, Prima, October Afternoon, JustRite Stampers, Whipper Snapper Stamps and Impression Obsession Stamps. These products will not be available until the event.
This is the demo/m-n-t schedule for the day:
10a - 2p
Martha Bonneau - Sassafras Lass
Michele Kovack - JustRite Stampers
Make and Take #1
2p - 6p
Louise Granlund - Masks from Tim Holtz and Heidi Swapp
Marnie Bushmole - Stamps from Whipper Snapper Designs and Impression Obsession
Make and Take #2
We will also be having a HUGE used stamp sale, every stamp $1. And giving away door prizes, one ticket per purchase. With every purchase, customers will also pick a candy treat and one lucky customer will win a 30% off discount for their entire purchase (not to be combined with other savings as listed below). Oh, and I almost forgot...
A HUGE sale on tons of items...
Sale Items for June 20th only*
Wood Mounted Stamps 15% off
Pink Paislee 25% off
Books and Magazines 20% off
7Gyspies 20% off
Tim Holtz 20% off
Making Memories 20% off
All individual ink pads 20% off
My Mind's Eye 20% off
All Albums 20% off
Fancy Pants 20% off
Scenic Route 20% off
All letter stickers 20% off
All Fiskars 20% off
*sale good on in stock items only
And if that is not enough, we will be moving TONS of inventory currently in the front of the store into the clearance section starting June 20th! We need to make room for more new products, right??
Hopefully everyone can come out that day and celebrate with us!
More details and sneak peeks of product, demos and the make and takes will be posted throughout June on Our Blog.
|
| Rusty Pickle Day! |
|
June 27th we will have a special guest in the house! Lance Anderson from Rusty Pickle will be teaching two awesome classes. We are so excited to have him in the store, especially because he is bringing these two wonderful classes! PopUp Pocket Mini Album Class
1:30p - 4:30p
The techniques are MANY in this high-energy
class featuring vibrant products from Rusty Pickle. We'll start with a 6x6
pocketed spiral album and enhance and customize the built-in pockets to be an
interactive smorgasbord of pull-outs and  hidden surprises. The big surprise, though, is on the very last
page - a petal-fold envelope with a spring-up picture ball. The ball even spins
to allow all sides to be easily viewed! Oooh! Aaah! Please bring a basic tool kit
as well as TACKY TAPE- this is essential to the picture ball, Paper piercer (or push
pin), Craft knife, Cutting Mat, Ruler, SCORING TOOL - highly recommend an embossing
stylus- something with a small, precise tip, Trimmer(option  al), Anywhere hole
punch with a medium bit. (The size for a standard eyelet), Standard Hole Punch,
Crop A Dile (if you have one). Birthday Reminder Book
10:30a - 12:30pWant a fun creative way to keep all those important birthdays in your life in one place? Well in this class we will be using all sorts of techniques and products to create a Reminder Book to keep you on track. This class is perfect for cardmakers and scrapbookers alike as we all struggle to remember these important dates. Space in these classes is very limited as Lance is coming from out of town to teach these, so sign up early. To see these class dates and times on our current schedule, you can view it online HERE. Call or stop by the store to sign up. |
| Class News |
|
Chipboard Photo Holder: Experiment in Collage 
Louise Granlund is back and will help you create a chipboard photo holder that would be
perfect for a Father's Day gift -- for dad, grandpa, son, or anybody really.
Be warned
that your creation will not look like the example! Come with an
adventurous spirit as we experiment
with collage! You'll be given a blank chipboard book, patterned
paper along with a a packet of ephemera so you can create your
own design! You may bring a photo approximately 5x6 to class or add it at
a later time. Please bring strong adhesive, scissors and brown chalk ink for inking
edges. (I recommend ChalkBox Chestnut Roan in the small cat's eye size). Oh, and don't forget your creative
spirit!
Graduation Mini Album with Margie
Do you have a
graduate in the house or have a special graduate you like to celebrate? Come join Margie as we make a mini album from
a mortar board. We can also personalize the school colors too! Just let us know
what the school colors are (when signing up) - we'll try to match it as close
as possible and include it in your class kit.
Please bring basic kit and
scor-pal or scor-it if you own one, if not one will be available to use in the
class.
Totally Terrific Techniques with Marnie
Want to AMP up your pages or cards
this summer? How about added a few new techniques to your
repitoire? Join Marnie to learn three fun techniques that can be used on a
layout, a card or in any project you can dream up. We will be
learning Punched Stencils, Embellished Tiles and a Wrinkle & Shine
Technique. You will go home completed cards as your samples of each
technique along with a step by step instruction guide to recreate these Awesome Techniques. Please
bring the basic kit as well as a Paper trimmer, and Pencil.
Cricut Club with Cathy
Join Cathy this month and create more 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 project changes monthly so
that you can learn new techniques each month.
Please Bring your Cricut with you to class as well as your favorite cartridges
and a basic tool kit with dimensional adhesive (pop dots).
|
| Copic Marker Bootcamp |
|
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.
|
New Products
|
|
Here are just a few of the new products we have in store...
Cosmo Cricket Early Bird
This Early Bird may not catch a worm,
but you will love it anyway! The papers are just wonderful and will be flying off theshelves. There are chipboard pieces, stickers, borders anddid I mention the wonderful patterned papers? Come in soon to catch your Early Bird before it flies away.
Rusty Pickle The 4th of July is right around the corner, and this new collection from Rusty Pickle will be just perfect for displaying all of your patriotic pictures. Rockin America features red, white and blue double-sided papers and matching trims. It will be arriving any time now!
A Muse Summer Stamps
A Muse just released their new summer stamps. There are 29 awesome (and stinking cute) new images including animal critters, a pirate bird,a pirate girl and tons of new sentiments. A Muse also introduced 10 new colors of super cute gingham paper.
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. |
| June Special Deals |
|
Here are these items are 20% off in June. Discount applies to all in stock items and cannot be transferred.
- 5/31 - 6/6 My Mind's Eye
- 6/7 - 6/13 JustRite Stampers
- 6/14 - 6/20 No
weekly sale due to our Birthday Celebration
- 6/21 - 6/27 Maya Road
- 6/28 -
7/4 All Ribbon
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Spend $10 or more and get 5 sheets of our Clearance Paper FREE
|
Come out and celebrate our 1st birthday on June 20th! Any customer who spends $10 or more will receive 5 free sheets of paper from our Clearance section. Plenty of our current inventory will move into Clearance this day, so I am sure there will be something for everyone. This offer is only valid on Clearance paper as well as in stock items only. Not valid on previous purchases, no cash value. PRINTED COUPON REQUIRED FOR THIS OFFER!
|
|
Offer Valid June 20, 2009 only
|
|
|
