April Giftbag of Cards

"QUITE CONTRARY" to what you might think, this bag of cards is really easy to make! All About Pictures has gotten in a lot of new papers, and the Quite Contrary line is a cardmaker's dream! I had a terrible time making up my mind, but finally narrowed it down. You know me......there's hardly any paper I don't like! If you haven't made a gift bag of cards before, come and try it out. We'll use 2 different 12 x 12 patterned papers, some solid cardstock, pretty velour ribbon, buttons, and 2 hours later you've got a gift to give to yourself, or someone else!

We're going to play with these pretty papers on Thursday April 29th from 6:30 to 8:30. Call All About Pictures at 364-4141 if you have any questions and to reserve your stamping spot! I'm looking forward to crafting with you! ~Kim~

April Beginner Card Club

Hello ladies! For April's class I'm going to introduce you to 3 different types of stamps, dye ink, and talk about COLOR. Speaking of color, I just realized this is another card using pink, so I promise we'll use a different color in May!

If you have any of these items, please bring them to class along with your basic crafting kit:

Border punch
Butterfly punch
Linen Background stamp
Solid flower scene
Small phrase stamp
Clear stamping blocks-if needed
Soft pink dye ink

Class is April 22nd from 9:30 to 11:30 am. Call All About Pictures to reserve your spot, and I'll see you then! ~Kim~

April Card Club

If you like alcohol inks, or if you would like to learn more about how to use alcohol inks in a totally different way, this class is for you! This card is a little more involved, so we're only going to make two, (there is a little drying time involved) but this is a really cool technique.


Here's what you should bring to class (if you have it)besides the basic crafting kit:

Black Stazon ink

Fine tip water brush pen ***you will not be able to use this brush pen for anything else except this kind of technique***

Alcohol blending solution
Alcohol inks-Lettuce, Stream, Wild Plum or Cranberry
Line art stamp-with open areas that can be colored in
Die cut machine
Swiss dots Cuttlebug embossing folder
1/16th hole punch or piercing tool


Class will be Thursday April 1st from 6-8:30 pm and again on Thursday April 8th from 6:30 to 9pm. If you have any questions, or need to book your stamping spot, give All About Pictures a call at 364-6647. I'm looking forward to crafting with you! ~Kim~

March Beginner Card Club

I'm all "in the pink" lately....must be 'cuz I was working on this card in February and did all kind of valentines! Anyway.......this card class we're going to make a total of four cards. Two that are "feminine" and two that are "masculine"-how about that??!!

Here's what to bring to class (along with the basic crafting kit):

Doublestick foam tape

Mini glue dots

Punches that are about 1-2" in size

Beginner Card Club is on Thursday March 18th from 9:00 am to 10:30am. If you're interested or have any questions about what this class is about, please call All About Pictures at 364-4141, they'll be happy to help! Don't forget to call them to reserve your spot, too! Simply stamping......Kim

March Card Club

Hello again everyone! Here's a look at what we'll be doing on March 4th and 11th. It's the same card, just different evenings from 6pm to 8:30pm. We're going to be doing a different kind of coloring, as we're going to be painting with distress ink pads.....did you know you can do that with ink pads?!!! You sure can, and I'd love to show you how! Besides your basic crafting kit if you have any of these items, please bring them:

A line art stamp-an image that has open spaces to be colored in

Aqua painter/water brush pen-fine tip

Distress inks-shabby shutters, brick red, broken china, peeled paint

Brown Stazon ink

Brown fine tip marker

Eyelet setting tool

Butterfly punch

2-way glue pen

Mini glue dots

Please call All About Pictures at 364-4141 if you have any questions and to save your stamping spot. I'm looking forward to crafting with you! ~Kim~

New announcement

Hello everyone! Don't have any pictures to post, but.........drum roll please..........there's a new club at All About Pictures-called Beginner Card Club. Pretty catchy name, huh? Now, are you wondering what this group is about? Well, this class is designed to teach the basics of cardmaking.

The first card we're going to make doesn't have any stamping at all, just some pretty paper and stickers (used creatively, of course!). Next month will be a different clean and simple card, and I'll have pictures to post for you! I wanted to get this exciting news out ASAP!

If you'd like to have a better understanding of the "why" to use different kinds of papers and inks, the "what" adhesives to use for different objects, the "where" to placing embellishments, and the "how" to using different tools this is the class for you!


The first class is on Thursday February 25th from 9:30am to 11:30am. If you're interested or have any questions, please call All About Pictures at 364-4141, and get yourself signed up! I'm looking forward to creating with you! ~Kim~

February Card Club-Bookmark Card

This is the card we will be making...and as I don't have good pictures of the inside (where the bookmark is, you'll have to stop by All About Pictures, and take a look!

The beauty of this card is.....well......it's just plain a lot of fun! A little bit different than the usual card, and you can give a small gift at the same time! Lots of people read during the winter, and this red card will warm them as they cozy up and read.

Class is being offered on Thursday February 4th, and repeated again on Thursday February 11th from 6:00pm to 8:30pm. Those of you who have taken the class before, please note the time change.....we're starting a little earlier, in the hopes that we'll get done a little earlier and get us on our way home!

Here's the list of supplies to bring to class (besides your regular crafting kit) if you have them:

Circle line art stamp image (something that can be colored in)

Prismacolor, or watercolor pencils-in red, peacock blue, turquoise, bright green, aqua or teal

Black dye ink, or Black stazon ink

Scallop border punch

Circle and scallop spellbinder dies, or punches (2" sizes)

Cuttlebug die cue machine, or other die cut machine

Eyelet setting tool

Scoring tool

Perforating tool (piercing wheel, or sewing tracing wheel)

Black sharpie marker

Mini glue dots

If you haven't signed up for class, please give them a call at 364-4141 to reserve your spot....I'm looking forward to crafting with you! ~Kim~