June Classes

ARTSY’S JUNE CLASS DESCRIPTIONS 

Remember, you receive a 10% Discount on your Entire Regular-Price Purchase on the day of class!! 

ALCOHOL INKS – LEVEL 1:  This Level 1 class introduces Alcohol Inks to students that are new to the medium or need a refresher. We will explain the color wheel/ color theory, how to manipulate and safely apply alcohol inks, and complete a small project on a variety of surfaces. You will gain an understanding of how this vibrant fluid ink works, how colors combine, and have a fun time exploring the foundations of what you and the medium are capable of creating. *This Level 1 class is a prerequisite for the more advanced Level 2 class scheduled 3 weeks later on June 22.  With Randy & Teresa Redmond-Ott on Saturday, 6/1 from 12:30-3:30pm.  $45, all supplies included.

PLAY DAY AT ARTSY:  These days at Artsy have been a true hit and the feedback has been great!  FREE play days in your Happy Place!  Can’t get better than that.  So, if you’re looking for a place to really spread out and work on that “UFO” (UnFinished Object) or if you wanna acquire some new toys at Artsy and then break into them immediately and be creative, then this time is for you!  Do you want to be creative with other people?  Bring a friend and play in the Artsy Classroom.  Work on your own projects or come and create cards that are already planned out and help with donations to Artsy’s charitable efforts.  This is something NEW we’re doing and we’re very excited!  IF you don’t feel like working on your own projects on Play Days, you can now help us with ours.  Each Play Day will now have a THEME associated to it and Patsy will have supplies out on those days to use in creating cards with that theme.  Make cards in sets of 3 – you’ll keep 1 for yourself and donate 2 to the store.  These will be used in the Greeting Card Box Sets that are sold to raise money for charities that Artsy supports, or they will be donated to the CSU Group for their fundraising efforts.   Play Days have caught on in the last few months so plan now to come in on one or all four dates in June from 10am-5pm each day.  The store is in Summer Hours mode and now open until 6pm to allow you time to shop afterwards, but you will need to wrap everything up by closing time.  Bring your basic kit with you as supplies are not included.  Tuesday 6/4 (Americana cards), Thursday 6/13 (Coffee cards), Tuesday 6/18 Vase & Flower cards), or Thursday 6/27 (Sympathy cards), from 10am-5pm each day.   FREE! 

DISTRESS INK TECHNIQUES:  Distress Ink techniques for beginners or other fun people. Hehehe!!  Learn some basic and not so basic things to do with these amazing inks!  Bring your basic kit to class. With Patsy on Wednesday, 6/5 from 10am-Noon.   $30

MAGNETIC SHADOW BOX - JUNE:  The June Magnetic Shadowbox has a focus on Father’s Day with a more vintage feel.  Please bring your basic tool kit, pop-dots and glue dots along. Patsy has magnetic shadow boxes available at an additional cost if this is your first seasonal shadow box class. With Marsha on Thursday, 6/6 from 12:30-3:30pm or Saturday, 6/22 from 2:30-4:30pm.  $22 (+ cost of shadowbox if needed).  There is a limit of 10 per class. 

GOOD OL’ SPORT ALBUM: Grace is back this month with an awesome album just in time for Father’s Day!  This album uses the discontinued paper collection Good Ol’ Sport from Graphic 45.  Class size is STICTLY LIMITED to only 8 students due to the availability of the paper.  Bring your basic kit to class. With Grace on Saturday, 6/8 from 9am-5pm AND on Sunday, 6/9 from 9am-4pm.  $75  (LIMIT OF 8)

CSU CARD GROUP:   This card making group from CSU meets monthly at Artsy.  They are a lovely group that is open to having any of Artsy’s customers that wish to join them.  They meet at the store on the 1^st or 2^nd Wednesday of every month.  They create handmade cards to sell at various venues throughout the year.  The funds go towards scholarships for non-traditional students.  If you want to create but have enough cards lying around, consider joining this group or donating finished cards to them.  What a great cause!  On Wednesday, 6/12 from 10am-Noon.  Free, but bring your basic kit.

GALAXY BACKGROUND TECHNIQUES:  Come fly away with me into the universe and let’s get inky!  In this fun class you’ll learn how to create your own galaxies, nebulas and star systems using your Distress Inks, Stickles, Stencils and Picket Fence’s Life Changing Brushes.  Supplies are included; however, bring your basic kit, your own palette knife, ink blending tools, distress inks & Life Changing Brushes for time’s sake to prevent waiting your turn to use supplies.  With Teresa Redmond-Ott on Friday, 6/14 from 11am-2pm.  $25

BEYOND GEL PRINTING!:  Sue Noroski and Julia are teaming up to teach some new ideas by adding pan pastels to the gel press. The first part of class will be traditional gel press and the second part is the twist. This class is great for beginners or advanced. Bring your gel press and a brayer. There will be a lunch break.  Bring you basic kit to class.  With Julia and Sue N. on Saturday, 6/15 from 10am-4pm.  $40

A YEAR OF DUDE CARDS:  Do you struggle every time you need a thank you card, a gift card holder, or a Father's Day card?  A striking and simple masculine card can stump the best of us, which is why we're making 12 completely different cards in this class! A card for everything from birthday, congratulations, and any occasion cards.  There are 4 cards that have built in gift card slots, several new techniques, and more small details than you can imagine - all while staying clean and 'dude' friendly!  To top it all off, we'll also be storing them in our very own sturdy accordion card holder, so you can fill it up again and again in the years to come.  Make sure you come to the store and touch each of these individual cards and let you mind feel the relief knowing you're covered for the ENTIRE year, in just one class! You'll need your basic kit and your favorite pair of tweezers for this class.  With Shannon on Saturday, 6/15 from Noon-3pm OR on Wednesday, 6/26 from 2-5pm.  $45

FLEUR CARDS:  Well, this time Patsy didn’t submit a description for her class so we have no idea what it’s all about, but the paper in the photo looks fun and it says you’ll make 6 cards!  Sign up and find out (and give her a little ribbing!) – it’s a Patsy class so you’ll be sure to have a blast no matter what.  Bring your basic kit to class.  With Patsy on Wednesday, 6/19 from 10am-Noon.  6/$22

LAWN FAWN SUMMER CARDS:  3 interactive summer cards, including the newest die, center picture window card. This die is so new the card is not yet pictured. We will also be making Karen Burniston’s pop up castle. Bring your basic kit to class.  With Julia on Thursday, 6/20 from 10:30am-1:30pm.  $22

EMBROIDERY ON PAPER:  If you haven’t tried this cool technique on paper yet, you are missing the boat!  Punch a design, stitch the pattern and create a card.  It’s easier than it looks!  Plus, it’s the perfect little surprise element to add texture to your cards or scrapbook pages.  Bring your basic kit to class.  With Patsy on Friday, 6/21 from 10am-Noon.  $7 

HOME SWEET HOME: Small, sweet folio using Stamperia's "Patchwork" paper. It includes 3 pockets, 7 small individual panels and some fun bling.  Bring your basic kit to class.  With Sue R on Saturday, 6/22 from 10:30-1:30.  $18

ALCOHOL INKS – LEVEL 2* (*PRE-REQUISITE ALCOHOL INKS – LEVEL 1):  This intermediate class further explores more techniques that take your Alcohol ink art to another level of sophistication.  Once you’ve completed the Level 1 class*, which is a pre-requisite for this Level 2 class, your working knowledge of this medium is ready for an upgrade.  You will learn more refined techniques using art brushes and color choices for natural landscapes.  Students will have at minimum one finished project to take home.  All supplies are provided in this class.  With Randy & Teresa Redmond-Ott on Saturday, 6/22 from 12:30-3:30pm.  $45

ALCOHOL INKS & STENCILS TECHNIQUES: Alcohol Inks are a versatile, fun and vibrant medium.  It can be one of your best friends in your art/craft arsenal if you take the time to explore them!  In this class, we’ll be using Stencils with Alcohol Inks in a variety of ways:  on yupo & vellum, with Alcohol Lift ink, Blending Solution & with die cuts.  Sky's the limit on what can be created with this technique alone.  Supplies included, however bring your adventurous spirit and your basic kit if you wish to finish your created piece(s) into a project of your choice.  With Teresa Redmond-Ott on Tuesday, 6/25 from 11am-1:30pm.  $40  

MIXED MEDIA MASTERPIECES: Are you interested in learning how to make a mixed media canvas?  Julia is cleaning out her crafty hoard and bringing it to class. You choose the size canvas you would like to make, and Julia will teach you how to put it together. Things to bring class would be a photo or any memorabilia that you would like to incorporate into your design. Don’t have that? No worries, she will have plenty for you to choose from. This is an all-day class, the size canvas you choose will determine how long it takes to create.  Canvas sizes available: 8x10 $30, 12x12 $35, 11x14 $40, 8x20 $45.  Please indicate which size you would like when registering for the class.  Bring your basic kit to class.  With Julia on Saturday, 6/29 from 10am-4pm.    $30-$45, depending on the canvas size

 CLASS POLICIES

***Classes start promptly at the time listed.  Please have your lovely buns in the seat and be ready to go!    Showing up late is very disruptive to the class that is already in progress.  Plan ahead for traffic or other things that might slow you down! 

If you are more than 10 minutes late, you may be asked to get into another class.  If you are more than 15 minutes late, you will forfeit your class fee. 

Classes must be paid for at the time of registration.  You are not considered registered unless a class is paid for which could affect your seat in those classes with student limits.  You may pay with cash, check or use a credit card with a $2 handling fee.  You may register over the phone and mail in a check or give us a credit card number. 

We also assume you're taking a class to enjoy a break for a few hours and learn some cool stuff without interruptions.  That said, we will now begin each class by asking you to turn off your cell phones or silence them during class.  This will enhance everyone's learnin' and enjoyment of the class at hand.

Thank you in advance for understanding.  If you have problems or questions about these policy updates, please see Patsy.