May Clean and Simple Card Class

Hello again! Hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful spring weather! It's the season to be working out in the yard, and we've been doing some landscaping! That's why I'm trying to get this posted for you, because I want to do some work outside before it gets too hot! Then....after I get that done, I can relax, and go play with my paper some more! See-I reward myself with paper. I highly recommend it! All work and no play makes Kim a dull girl-we couldn't have that now, could we?

Anyway, on to the good stuff! Here's the pictures of the cards we're doing this month. This is called paper piecing, and I'm using this as a segueway to the series on Masking Techniques.

Here are the supplies to bring to class (if you have them) besides your basic crafting kit:

Die cut machine

Embossing folder of choice

Furniture stamp set (this was "Wish you were here" from Hero Arts)

Black journaling pen

Corner rounder

Versamark

Gold embossing powder

Heat gun

Silver or gold metallic pen

Class is scheduled on Friday morning May 27th from 10 to noon. If you have any questions or need to reserve your stamping spot, please call All About Pictures at 364-4141. If I don't see you then, I hope you have a fantastic Memorial Day weekend! ~Kim~

May Card Club

Here's the latest update on the Card Club schedule....The first Thursday evening of each month, from 6:30 to 8:30, and repeated again on the first Friday of the month from 10:00 to Noon. This will start in May, so Card Class will be on Thursday, May 5th starting at 6:30. Or, sign up to stamp with me on Friday morning May 6th! Here's what we'll be stamping.......

Flowers are going to be "poppin" up all over soon! I don't know when poppies bloom naturally, but for us they're blooming in May! Here's the list of supplies to bring if you have them:

Poppy reverse print shadow block stamp

White embossing powder/heat gun

Versamark ink or white pigment ink

Waterbrush pen or small watercolor paintbrush

Red dye ink

Orange dye ink

Green dye ink

Pink dye ink

Yellow dye ink

Foam pop dots

Bracket edge border punch

Die machine

Polka dot embossing folder

If you have any questions, or need to reserve your stamping spot, please call All About Pictures at 364-4141. See you soon! ~Kim~

April Coloring Class

Hi Everyone, This month we will be doing 2 projects. You will have you choice between the 2. The teapot or the card. The teapot you can use as a gift box, for Mother's Day or some other special occasion. The supplies you will be needing of class are; Prisma Colored Pencils colors: PC937 Tuscan Red, PC994 Process Red or PC929 Pink, PC1012 Jasmine, PC988 Marine Green, PC911 Olive Green PC1005 Limepeel, PC1090 Kelp Green.

Adhesive

Pop Dots

Score Tape

Glue Dots

Martha Steward Pansy Punch or any punch you want to use

regular class supplies

Hope to see you in class. Please call AAP to sign up for class.

Class is Thursday April 22st at 6pm.

Lynette

April Clean and Simple Card Class

Hello everyone! I am so loving this sunshine and warmer weather we've had the past few days! My daffodils are blooming all over the place! I hope the cards you're going to make this month make you feel all happy, too!

Here's a little announement for you.....I've decided to change the name of this class to CLEAN AND SIMPLE CARDS. The nice ladies that have been stamping with me really aren't beginners, but the style we usually use is clean and simple, hence the name change. Now, if you're someone who just stumbed on this website, and are interested in starting with the basics, call All About Pictures, and we can get one started!

Now, on to the card for this month......you won't need a lot of supplies, although, the flower stamps you bring (if you have them, I mean) should be clear stamps and symmetrical in shape. Which is to say that if you were to imagine the stamp cut in half, the other half would look the same (like a mirror image). The patterned paper we're playing with has all kinds of colors, so most any color dye inks will be great! There wasn't any purple in the paper, but other than that, it's a rainbow world! These are the supplies I used, if you'd like to bring something similar:

Aqua dye ink (Tumbled glass and Broken china distress ink)

Orange dye ink

Pink dye ink

Red dye ink

Black dye ink

Sentiment stamp

Clear stamp blocks

1/8" hole punch

Class is scheduled for Thursday, April 28th from 10 am to noon. If you have any questions or need to reserve your stamping spot, please call All About Pictures at 364-4141. I'm looking forward to stamping with you again! ~Kim~

Scene Scapes

Hi everyone, I hope our excited to learn how to do scene stamping. Our first project is Brayering.It's fun and easy. The cards you can make are beautiful.

Supplies you will need are: Stampscape stamps; 175A Paddlers, 152D Migrating Birds, 068D Reeds LG, 049G Lakeside cove LG. Adirondack Dye Ink stamp pad colors; Aqua, Pool, Sailboat Blue, Stream, Purple Twilight, Rust, Peach Bellini, Mountain Rose. Your choice of black inks,Mementos Black, Stazon Black or Marvy black. 4" brayer.

Class is Thursday April 28th 6-8pm. Call AAP at 364-4141 to reserve your spot.Hope to see you them. Lynette

Hello Spring Caboodle Class

Yes, indeed, I think spring is just around the corner! These Echo Park papers made it so easy to make this 10 card caboodle. Happy colors and happy words, a little stamping, and clean and simple sketches make happy stampers, right?! You'll even have some cute patterned paper left over to make even more cards! Here's the list of supplies to bring, if you have them-if you don't, now worries, there will be plenty to go around!

Double embossed dotted lace or other border punch

1 1/4" square punch

Pink ink

"Hello" / "Hi" /or alphabet stamps

Stitch stamp

Corner rounder

Ruler

Foam pop dots

Glue dots (large and small)

Class is scheduled for Wednesday, April 20th from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. If you have any questions or need to reserve your creative spot, please call All About Pictures at 364-4141. I'm looking forward to seeing you all again! ~Kim~

April Card Club

Hello all you crafty people! It's a beautiful sunshiny day outside, and it almost sings that SPRING IS COMING! That is what I hope these cards bring to mind....spring! We'll be making 6 cards in this class, in which we're going to be using fabric on three of them. Now, I know there are those of you out there who don't have a clue about working a sewing machine, but not to worry. There aren't going to be any sewing machines involved. Needle and thread, yes, but no sewing machines. And, even if you aren't familiar with needle and thread, this class is NOT going to be hard for you. You see, I myself am not overly fond of needle and thread. I try to make a practice of not using them at all, unless it involves paper crafting!!!!! HeeHee!! Here's the extra goodies to bring to class if you have them:

Border punch

Large horizontal phrase stamp (1" x 3")

Large and small glue dots

Doily, or other 3" diameter circle background stamp

2" scallop punch

1" circle punch
Black ink

Rose pink ink (Adirondack watermelon)

Aqua ink (Tumbled glass distress ink)

Butterfly punch

Score tape

Corner rounder

Bracketed frame die (Tim Holtz, Spellbinders)

Die cut machine (Cuttlebug, Grand Calibur)

Black fine tip journaling pen

Class is scheduled for Thursday, April 6th from 6pm-8:30pm, OR Thursday April 14th from 6:30pm-9pm. If you have any questions or need to reserve your stamping spot please call All About Pictures at 364-4141. I hope to see you then! ~Kim~