Look what's coming......

Is this beautiful or what????

I know it is hot out but looking at this beautiful new Christmas paper puts me in the mood to start my Christmas cards...(#3new year resolution:CHRISTMAS CARDS! I have not sent any since I opened the store and yes i am was one of those that sent cards for every holiday!!)

The best part of this collection is there are stamps that go with AND the owner & designer of Memory Box stamps is coming to SCRAP HAPPY to teach 2 classes!!!!

Memory Box Colored Pencils

Come and learn about color, blending and shading while using Memory Box images and papers. Each student will make 5 cards using colored pencil techniques that will make you color like a pro! We'll put color to work in analogous and complementary color schemes to really make your greeting cards stand out! Cost is $40.


Thursday July 29,2010 from 11-1PM



                                                               Memory Box Watercolor

This fun class teaches watercolor paints and watercolor pencils. Learn the advantages of each watercolor media and get some helpful tips for applying watercolor to greeting cards. Try out different types of watercolor paper while learning washes and blending techniques. Each student will create 5 cards in an informative and supportive teaching style. Cost $40


Thursday July 29, 2010 from 2-4 PM.
 
Both classes will feature the brand new not yet releases Christmas, Fall & Halloween stamps from this great company!!!!
 
The only supplies you will nedd to bring are adhesive and trimmer! Dave will supply everything else!
 
$10 discount is given when you sign up for BOTH classes! There are only 16 15 spots (i gotta take these!!) left!
Call or stop in soon!
 
Enjoy!

June Kit!!

June Kit now available! Are you a member? This is how it works.....

Kits are released on the 15ht of each month. Each kit contains the latest & greatest from the best companies PLUS a great variety of embellishments to create some beautiful crafty goodness!

This months kit features:

My Mind's Eye, American Crafts, Maya Road, Jenni Bowlin, Webster's Pages, Basic Grey & Bazzill!

I created 3 layouts & 1 card out of 1 kit!!!

kits are available to everyone...no membership required!

If you would like to be guaranteed 1 each month AND save 20% on each kit a membership is available!

enjoy!

June Copic classes

Here are the samples for my June advanced Copic classes. I am cutting them down to once a month for the summer and they will be held on Saturdays. Check with the store for details and exact dates and times for the classes each month.

Here are the cards:

(got a little fix to do on this one.....little outside the lines....OOPS!)

Love these dust bunnies!!!

Hope to see you all at class....

Until later....Sharon

I am Copic CRAZY!!!!!!

Wanted to pop in and let you know that I have not forgotten you all. We are back from Mega Meet...and what a great time that was!!!! I saw Tim Holtz for the first time and got him to sign his book for me "in person"....I say in person because it was signed by him to me...I just was not present at the time and it said something about me missing a great time...so I had him sign it in person. He thought it was prety funny. He is not what I thought him to be. I thought he would be very uppity and standoffish....but I saw none of that from him at all. Very nice guy. Mingled and had lots of pics taken with lots of people.

Anyway, back to the blog....I am going to be working on this blog a lot in the VERY near future (I am actually figuring out how I am going to do it exactly at the present time). I promise you will like it when it is all done. I am adding buttons on it so you can click around and find what you are looking for very easily...and it will be in catergories....so stay tuned!!

In the meantime, I thought I would share my Copic addiction with you all...hahaha. I have graduated to bigger and better totes to carry my markers to classes with me so I will show you what I had and what I now have....I still need something like 32 markers to have all 334 of them!!!! UGH!!!!

Anyway, I started with this....

Moved up to this....

and now have THIS!! ....

AND......you are going to think I am crazy, but they need more colors!!! There is not a very good selection of yellows at all....and a couple others, too, but the yellows leave a lot to be desired for me.

Thanks for letting me share my addiction.....haha. If you want to learn how to color with these markers, come into the store and sign up for a beginner Copic class....you do not have to have the markers for this class and you will love it!!!

And don't forget to stay tuned for the new and improved blog in the very near future!!!!!

Until later....Sharon

Inspiration....

I have been soooo busy coloring samples for Mega Meet but I got a card made to share with you tonight. And....just so you know....I forgot to take pics of the images I have colored so far but am going to go into Scrap Happy and get some pics tomorrow so you all can see what I have been up to...maybe then I will be forgiven for slacking on here. I promise to be back up to normal once Mega Meet is over next weekend. I can't wait to get there and get Tim Holtz to sign my book that he has out,"A Compendium of Curiosities " ...if  you don't have it yet, you need this book, you really do!!! (and....my book is already signed but I didn't get to have him sign it FOR me, although it is signed TO me, personally...lol).

Ok....so enough of my blabbering....here is my newest card for you all to feast your eyes upon....

I had to take a side shot for you so you can see how it actually opens....something different...

Here is what I used:

Stamp: Memory Box-Inspire Butterfly Collage

Distress Inks: Broken China, Shattered Glass, Crushed Olive, Spun Sugar and Shabby Shutters

Misc: EK Success punch-Scroll & Dots, ribbon, water, Chestnut Roan ink (Color Box Chalk), string and 1/16" pop dots

Hope you like it! Have a great evening!!

Until later....Sharon

NEW stamps!

So, Have you been in the store lately? If not time to make the trip!!! So much new! Here's a taste!
Stop in soon!

Wishes.....

Hi everybody!! Miss me??

Sorry I have been gone for awhile but things have been really hectic around here. Hubby has been sick, he was also in a car accident (with my car)...not his fault and he is ok....the other guy, however, has a long road to recovery in front of him. The other guy was on a motorcycle and rear-ended my husband. Not good but he will be ok and that is a good thing.
AND....I have been coloring my fingers to the bone getting samples ready for Mega Meet that is in May in Novi, Michigan!!!!!! That is the fun part of the hectic that has been going on! I did get a quick card made to share with you. You have to excuse the crooked cut....I had to use my old, junky trimmer since my good one is in the trunk of the car and it is 6 a.m. and I didn't feel like going outside to get it. Thought I could make this one do the job....NOT! You pay so much money for these things...you think they would work better than they do!!

OK....enough of my ramblings.....here is my card for you to feast your eyes upon!!....

What'cha think????

Turned out better than I thought it would but it is kind of hard to see the background detail so you might have to click on it to see it better.

Here is the list of items I used to make this:

Stamps: Hero Arts-Antique Engravings, Dots & Flowers and La Letter (stamped on the flower) and Fiskars-Make A Wish

Ink: Distress Ink-Vintage Photo

Copics: BG01/05/07 and E59

Misc: scrapper's floss, button, flower, glossy accents, Martha Stewart punch and 1/16" pop dots.

Well, that is it for today...have to get to bed now.

Until later....Sharon