December Card Club

Hello there my crafty friends! Here's the frosty card we will be making in December...and no, it isn't "Frosty the Snowman", even though it does have a snowman on it. This card will have "cool" colors on it, but we are going to be warm and toasty inside the store! We will be using Ranger alcohol inks, but in a slightly different way.

Here are some items to bring, if you have them, along with your basic crafting kit:

• Brayer
• A solid stamp image-it wouldn't have to be a snowman, but a solid wintry-looking stamp
• Small horizontal winter/Christmas phrase stamp
• Iris stazon ink (dark purple)
• Hydrangea stazon ink (medium blue)
• Alcohol Inks: Cool Peri, Purple Twilight, Cloud Blue, Sailboat Blue, Slate, Stonewashed, Silver Metallic
• 2-way glue pen

It will be a lot of fun, because nobody's background with these alcohol inks will be exactly alike, but they will all be really pretty! The same class will be taught on December 3 and 10 from 6:30 to 9 pm. Stop by All About Pictures to see the card in person, it's a lot prettier in real life! Just make sure you get signed up if you're not already. I'm looking forward to crafting with you!

~Kim~

November 17 Vintage Stylings

Class: Vintage Stylings
Date: Tuesday, November 17 *
Time: 6:00 - 8:30

* Note the date of this month's club--it's the third Tuesday this month!

This month in Vintage Stylings we'll be making a Christmas card that is guaranteed to impress your family and friends.

And back by popular demand: Polished Stone! If you missed last April's Vintage Stylings, here is another chance for you to learn how to make your own background paper using the Adirondack alcohol inks.

If you already own them, feel free to bring to class:

• Adirondack alcohol inks (any color)
• Alcohol blending solution, felt, and blending tool
• Gloves, if you want to protect your manicure
  
• Distress inks (any color)
• Stazon inks (any color)
• Adirondack dye inks (any color)
• Clear embossing powder and heat gun
  
• Stickles or Distress stickles (any color)
• Cut-n-Dry Pen Nibs
• Favorite border punches

Also remember to bring your basic tool kit and your paper trimmer, paper scorer or bone folder, scissors, your favorite adhesives, Pop-Dots, and mini glue dots.

Please call 364-4141 or stop into All About Pictures to sign up for this month's club. This project is limited to 10 people, so don't delay.

Hope to see you on the 17th!

~ Karen ~

November Card Club

We're really going to get in the "swing" of things for this card! Basic Grey has the most beautiful line of fall papers and rub-ons! I saw these colors, and couldn't resist! Of course, I find it hard to resist pretty paper anyway, which is how I got hooked on the new Color Core papers, but that's an entirely different obsession! At any rate.... this month I'm going to show you how to make a cool card using some strategic cuts and folds that you're just going to "flip" over!

Here's the list of supplies to bring (if you have them) in addition to your basic crafting kit:

Distress tool Canvas/Linen look Background stamp

Rub-on tool Medium brown dye ink

Pencil/Ruler

Paper trimmer/Scoring tool

This class is offered at All About Pictures on November 5th or November 12th from 6:30 to 8:30pm. If you haven't already signed up, give them a call at 364-4141 and save your spot! I'm looking forward to crafting with you! Kim

Baby It's Cold Outside

Class: Koloring with Karen
Date: Thursday, October 15, 2009
Time: 6:00 - 8:30 p.m.

They're predicting a mix of rain and snow in Eastern Iowa this weekend as well as the first hard freeze of the season, so how appropriate that we'll be coloring a Christmas image this month in Koloring with Karen.

As usual, club members will need to bring their set of 24 Prismacolor Premier Pencils, blending stumps, odorless mineral spirits, other pencil accessories (sharpener, sander), and your basic tool kit. For this month's project I also recommend that you bring a pair of small, sharp scissors, your favorite border bunches, and pop-dots.

There are several colors outside of the set of 24 pencils that I used this month. If you do not already own these additional colors you are welcome to obtain them prior to class; otherwise we will make substitutions or share. Those extra colors are:

• 911 Olive Green
• 943 Burnt Ochre
• 941 Light Umber
• 1054 Warm Grey 50% (or any medium grey)
• 942 Yellow Ochre
• 944 Terra Cotta

This month's club gives you the opportunity to get started on your Christmas cards, so you won't want to miss it!

~ Karen ~

New Tim Holtz Stamps

If you're a fan of Ranger Industries designer Tim Holtz, you'll want to stop by the store to see the new stamp sets that recently arrived. We have received some of Tim's new Christmas sets as well as other sets with images inspired by his extensive travels around the globe.

The stamps are high-quality rubber cling-mount stamps and they make beautiful impressions. We also have a selection of Tim's Idea-ology findings including the new Word Sticks and various fasteners.

This Mona Lisa card created by design team member Karen features numerous Ranger products including Tim Holtz stamps, Adirondack alcohol inks, and some Idea-ology findings.

If you like the look of this card, you might be interested in the Vintage Stylings Club facilitated by Karen. Vintage Stylings meets the first Tuesday of every month at 6:00 p.m. Information about all of the store's clubs and classes can be found on this website or you can contact the store with questions.

Now that cooler weather has arrived, I have a good excuse to stay indoors and create! And with all of these new products, I can really step it up. I hope you, too, find time to create something you enjoy.

~ Karen ~

October 6 Vintage Stylings

Hello everyone and welcome to October! It certainly has felt like autumn the last couple of days. We even fired up the furnace to make sure it would start (thankfully it did!).

If you've signed up for the October 6 Vintage Stylings class, please remember to bring your basic tool kit and a pair of small, sharp scissors to do some detail cutting. If you own a Ranger Non-stick Craft Sheet, please bring it, also. The craft sheet will not only protect your work surface, but will make clean-up a breeze.

If you have a nice manicure or simply don't like getting inky fingers, you might want to invest in a pair of vinyl or latex gloves before class. Sally Beauty Supply is a good source for such gloves.

I look forward to seeing you Tuesday night!

~ Karen ~

CHIPBOARD WALL HANGING

Cosmo Cricket has the cutest paper....I just love it! I had this crazy idea that I should make a growth chart. Something that would move with you. Then, as I was making it, I thought, "hmm, I could put pictures here, too". Then, I thought, oooh, I could.......and the next thing you know, it became a chipboard hanging that could be a growth chart, or a cute way to hang pictures of your darling children. Who knows.....you might see it and think of something else entirely different that you would use it for. I'm seriously considering making more for baby gifts.

The finished project is actually 4 foot long. If you'd like to see it in person, stop by ALL ABOUT PICTURES, and take a look! I'll be teaching this on Thursday, October 22nd from 6 to 9 in the evening. If you'd like to come, please bring your basic papercrafting kit along with:

Crop-o-dile or Bigbite

Brown marker

Heat gun

White embossing powder/pigment ink

Ruler/pencil

Circle punches

For those of you who haven't used embossing powder or a heat gun, don't worry, I can show you how, it isn't hard, and it can really add a nice finishing touch to lots of projects.

~Kim~