September 24

Good Afternoon Fellow Crafters:

Here's our winner of our $25 Gift Certificate for our Fall Card Challenge:
JAN FRANCIS of Greeley and Tucson!  Take a look at this beautiful tri fold card! The embossed leaves look like dry fall leaves.  Great Job Jan!

 And at the inside:

Here's our runner up card from Nancy Higney of No. Carolina, who found our store last summer while on vacation:  These pumpkins, leaves and acorns were hand cut.  Good Job Nancy!

 And a photo of all our contenders:  Great job ladies!  It was a difficult  task for our teachers to pick just one, as you can see. Some of them were just as pretty or more so on the inside:

We have gotten so many amazing ideas from all our your cards!  These challenges are so much fun

Our next challenge has started.  GIRLY TAGS!  You do not have to buy a kit for this challenge, just one of our Prima Doll stamps ($7.59ea) and a #10 tag (lg) and then decorate that girly tag anyway you want! Emboss, add clothes, inks, embellishments, the sky is the limit.  Bring your creation in by Oct.10 to be judged.  We will have 2 categories:  Simple and Complex, each category winner will receive a $15 Gift Certificate to ARTSY. Again Our teachers will judge this competition.
Here's a photo of just a few of these stamps you can purchase for this competition.  Think outside your box!:

WORLD CARD MAKING DAY SHOP HOP-----
Another 2 day, all day fun time for you all.  On Fri and Sat, Oct.4 and 5, from 10-4.  Artsy is joining Scrap 2 It, Capture, both in Ft Collins and Scrapin Place, in Loveland in this shop hop.  Each store has a different Make N Take card for you to create for just $1!  Bring your friends, make a weekend of it.  Remember to bring your basic tool kit to each store to create the cards.  Go to each and every shop, create their Make N Take, and sign in.  Those who make it to each shop will be registered to win a $15 gift certificate from each store--total of $60 prize!  So easy to win...and here's a photo of each shop's sample card:

We have a selection of donated handmade cards from our customers, and teachers, and you can have one for FREE --WITH A DONATION TO OUR NO. COLORADO RED CROSS.   So, if you need a fast card, we have them here!  Tell your non card making friends, too.  Bring cash only.

We still have a good selection of hand-crocheted necklaces for $5 each.  These necklaces are donated by a group of ladies and all the proceeds go to our AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY OF NO. COLORADO, as well.  Please bring cash.

Here's our first 2 weeks of OCTOBER CLASS PHOTOS:

We start with 10/1, our TECHNIQUE TUESDAY.  Come in anytime  between 10-5 every Tuesday and learn a different technique.  You'll go home with your own sample and instructions.  Just $2 or it's FREE with a purchase of $5 or more.  Always different and fun. No need to bring your basic tool kit.

10/2, Wed, from 2-4, Patsy will hold another DISTRESS INK TECHNIQUES class.  You've purchased some fantastic Tim Holts ink pads, now learn how to use them in many different ways!
You'll go home with your own ink pad, samples, and instructions so you'll remember how to repeat it.
Just $30.

10/3. Thurs. from, 1-3, and again 10/17. from 6-8 Sharolyn will teach SNOWFLAKE CARDS.  Make 4 cards for $12, and get a head start on, fairly quick clean and simple (CAS) Christmas cards:

That same night, from 6-8, Julia will teach G45 SEPT/OCT LAYOUTS.  Add to your year long  Graphic 45 Place in Time album with these 2 months.  $20 for these 2, 2-page layouts. 

10/4 AND 10/5, Fri and Sat., from 10-4 WORLD CARD MAKING DAY SHOP HOP. Bring your friends and your basic tool kit.  So much fun with everyone out and about. Join us.  You must bring cash.

10/7, from 2-4, and again on 10/21, from 6-8 Dianna will teach IMPRESSIONS CARDS.  You will make these 3 cards with Impression Obsession stamps and Stampendous Aged embossing powders, glass glitter and mica.  Make these 3 cards for just $10 OR ITS FREE IF YOU PURCHASE ONE OF THE NEW STAMPS USED.

10/8, Tues, TUESDAY TECHNIQUES 10-4, come in and play!

10/9, Wed, from 2-4 ALCOHOL INK TECHNIQUES.  Learn how to use Rangers Alcohol inks.  Learn the difference in these inks and many different techniques to use them.  Take home your own bottle of ink, samples and instructions.  Wear your old clothes and one of our aprons.  Just $30 for 2 hours packed with fun.

10/10, Thurs, 1-3, Sharolyn will teach POINSETTIA CARDS.  Make 4 of these pretty Christmas cards for just $12:

10/11, Fri, OPERATION WRITE HOME WORKSHOP. Come in 1-3 and help us make cards for our service men and women overseas to write home on.  We provide the materials, but please bring your basic tool kit to assemble them.  We also collect A-2 sized cards and envelopes, as well.  We mailed 192 cards to them just 2 weeks ago.  Any cards that you donate have to be blank inside, white liner inside if using dark stock, and absolutely no glitter, or anything stuck on the outside.
 
That same evening we have a PRIVATE CLASS.

10/12, Sat, from 10:30-12:30, Judy will teach another session of HANGING BASKET CARD, just $10 for this 3D card, which is a gift in itself:

That same morning from 10:00-4:00, with a break for lunch, Pat is teaching HAUNTED HOUSE.  There is a limit of 4 students for this class.  It is just $50.  This is amazing, a many pocketed photo album haunted house with webs and spiders, that sits inside a rickety fenced yard.  Lots of dies and punches used.  Lots of places for photos. The roof lifts off and reveals the album.  She had this priced at $35 originally, but added more sections, fence, and other embellishments, so it had to be increased for the extra costs. So, call soon to register!

And just 2 sections of inside of her album:

10/14, from 2-4 Patsy will teach this month's TEENY TINY CARDS.  You get to make these tiny Halloween cards, envelopes  Still just $7. 

Technique Tuesday again, come in and play!

10/16, Wed, from 1-4 (3hrs this time), Doug will teach 24 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS, for just $11. This will be amazing, it's a 3 D Christmas tree, to hold treats for each of the 24 days before Christmas.  Doug has been gone a lot this past month and won't be able to bring in his sample until Wed, so no photo yet.  But we do want you to know about his class ahead of time.

10/17 another SNOWFLAKE CARDS class, see above description and photo.

Another creative couple of weeks. Join us., we have amazing instructors!  Lots of fun in class, too.  Meet some new friends, as well.

Please remember to register and pay for the class you want at least 36-48 hours ahead, so the instructor has time to prepare for each student.  970  613-1631.

Please you must bring a basic tool kit which should include:  detail scissors, tape runner, liquid adhesive, pop dots, scor tape or red line tape, ruler, pencil, paper piercer, stylus, and any favorite tools.  Some classes will require a special tool, as well.

Thanks for stopping by,

Take care,
Dianna