Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Ivy's Class Samples


It's time to sign up for Ivy's next class!
April 9th at 10:00am 
Cost for all classes is $15.00 unless otherwise noted.

Ivy has designed 3 more perfectly wonderful cards for you to make!



(this card is a new version of the one previously posted.)


Supply List
Required
Basic Stamping Kit (Scissors, Black Ink, Dimensional Adhesive, Adhesive Runner)

Optional supply list:
watermark ink pad
border punch
Glossy Accents
cat's eye ink pad in blue and green
Mini Misters
If you have the following sets, please bring them:
Lawn Fawn: Sew Lovely, My Silly Valentine
Hero Arts: Life of the Party Birthday
Please contact Linda today to reserve your spot in Ivy's class, it will fill up quickly!

Monday, March 21, 2011

Are You Ready for More Tim with Kathy?

Kathy will be teaching a class on April 2 using some wonderful Tim Holtz and Hero Arts stamps. Check out these fabulous card designs.....

 Card 1

 Card Detail
 Card 2


card inside

card detail

Card 3


Here's the class details:
Kathy’s Tim Cards Class Saturday April 2, 2011 11:30-1:00

Stamps:
Hero Arts: Find Joy CL497; Heart Winged Butterfly F5158
Penny Black: #1999 Letter Background
Tim Holtz:
Clear set with Umbrella Man (Clock, saying & Birds)
Clear set with trucks (small Clock)
Artful Artifacts #0880
Mini Ornate #064
Artful Flight #069

Supplies:
Basic Stamping Kit (scissors, adhesives, black ink)
Craft Sheet
Cutting board
Blending sponges
Pencil & pen
Ruler
Glue
Coloring pencils or markers: Yellow, pink, red, flesh, two browns.
Distress Inks: Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain, Bundled Sage, Peeled Paint, Broken China, Black Soot,
Stickles: Picket Fence and any green) and blue 
Black and coffee archival Ink or any permanent ink in black and brown 
Small hole punch

Most of these supplies can be purchased at Stamp Fever.
Please call Linda to check on availability. 

As with all of Kathy's popular classes, they will fill up fast, so please get your spot reserved today!

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Power Packed Mini - Shaped Cards with Tiffany!

Make plans to be at Stamp Fever on Saturday March 26th, because you won't want to miss what Tiffany has in store for you! You will be making some gorgeous cards using Lizzie Anne stamps and a variety of die-cut shapes. If you've ever wanted to know how to integrate die-cuts in your cards, this is the class for you!
Feast your eyes on these lovelies.....

There is so much to love about these beautiful designs full of pretty papers and brightly colored images.
Cuttlebug dies will be used on all 3 Cards.

Here's the details for the class:
Saturday, March 26, 10 a.m.
Cost: $10.


Supplies from attendees:
1. Coloring required on 2 of 3 cards - bring preferred coloring tools - Copics,
    pencils, Marvy markers, etc.
2. Border punches of your choice.
3. Paper Trimmer
4. Versafine Black ink
5. Basic Stamping Kit* (more on this below)
    Scissors, Black Ink, Dimensional Adhesive, Adhesive Runner

Instructor will supply:
1.  Cuttlebug Machine and dies if extra cutting is needed.
2.  Round corner punch.
3.  Scallop and fence border punches.
4.  All papers and stamps and embellishments.

Call Linda today to reserve your spot in this class. Our classes have been filling up so don't delay!

*Basic Stampers Kits are available at Stamp Fever at a special price!
The kit includes:
Tonic Scissors, Scrapbook Adhesives 3D Foam Squares, Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, Scotch Adhesive Dot Roller.
This is a $32.00 value at the special price of $25.00. Bring it to all the classes here at Stamp Fever and you'll be ready for anything!
























Monday, March 7, 2011

Rubber Stamping 101

Have you wanted to try rubber stamping but just didn't know where to start? Have we got a class for you!
Rubber Stamping 101 will cover all the basics of stamping starting with paper, ink and stamps. Nancy will walk you through everything you need to know to add perfectly stamped images and designs to your cards and craft projects.
There will be 2 series of classes with 4 sessions each. The first series starts on March 19 and will continue on the 3rd Saturday for the next 3 months.

Series One will include:
  • March 19 Intro to Stamping: overview of inks, papers, and stamps
  • April 16 Basics of card design: adding layers: overview of adhesives
  • May 21 Paper-Piecing: overview of patterned papers, stamping on patterned paper
  • June 18 Distress Inks: Vintage Style and Inky backgrounds. overview of tools for ink blending.
The cost for Series One is $40.00 and it includes the kits for making 2 cards in each session and instruction sheets. Plus answers to all your stamping questions.

Here are the sample cards for the first session:


Series Two will begin in July and cover topics like Heat Embossing, Creating a Masterboard, Emboss Resist and Alcohol Inks. This series will run through October and will include Christmas designs and tags.

Call Linda today to reserve your spot! Tell your friends and family...anyone who wants to learn more about this wonderful artsy crafting hobby.

Saturday, March 5, 2011

New Lawn Fawn in the Store!!!

All the new Lawn Fawn sets are in stock and looking for a creative new home....with you! Ivy has made some really fabulous samples to get you inspired too! And if that's not enough, you can take Ivy's class next Saturday! You'll be speaking fluent "Lawn Fawn" by the time you're done! And you will get a 15% discount when you take the class!! How can you pass that up? And you can always find excellent inspiration at the Lawn Fawn Blog....that Design Team is uber talented!

Here's a peak at the brand new fabulous-ness from Lawn Fawn:

This is "Say Cheese"...this set features a perfect old Polaroid photo frame and the camera too! LOVE this!
There is also a set of sentiments that fit perfectly on the photo frame....brilliant!


Hello Friend...the most unique sentiment set you've ever seen! 
So many creative uses for cards, scrapbook pages and gifts.


Need a fabulous new stamp set to welcome a new baby? I love this one!


This is the card I made for my son and daughter in law
to congratulate them on their anticipated bundle of joy...

And here's some samples from the Lawn Fawn Design team...

Hope to see you soon....these lovelies won't last long!