Thursday, October 29, 2015

CAT'S SKETCH FEVER

Cat has created another fantastic sketch for us this week.
Lots of great layers and different
papers in this sketch.
More fun layers and papers
on this page as well.
I love the two die cut cards on the left.
Plus, there is room for five photos!
Looking forward to using this sketch.
 
REMEMBER:
You can see all of Cat's sketches

Another great way to have 
Cat's sketches with you all of the time 
is to save them to your smart phone.
With your smart phone, just click on
the link above.
Then click on each sketch and take
a screenshot of each one.
Put them in a folder on your phone.
Then you have easy access to them.
LOVE having them at my 
fingertips.

Grab a stack of photos
and get busy cropping with
these wonderful sketches!





 



Monday, October 26, 2015

IT WAS TAG-TASTIC!

 
Check out one of the FIVE
beautiful tags we made in 
Nanci's tag class on Saturday!
 
We inked, embossed,
stenciled, and "stickled". 
Check out how beautiful this holly is,
especially after you add FOUR
colors of stickles!
I don't have the patience for stickles
since I usually end up messing them up
while waiting for them to dry!
However, Nanci's use of them on the
tags Saturday convinced me to 
buy 12 more bottles of them. YIKES!!!
She is making a believer out of me!
Our "newbie" enjoyed the class
so much that she is looking forward
to the next one!
 
How can you not enjoy a class when you are creating
tags like this?!
 
We created two tags that 
could be used for greeting cards.
Even the envelopes were included!
Nanci has started using a chalkboard
to list the colors of ink that we are using
on our tag.
Yes, we ask that question OVER and OVER again!
If you check the pole out behind her,
above the "Beware" sign,
she has displayed the two tags we are working on.
 
The next tag class is
NOVEMBER 21st.
The date is changed due to the retreat.
Call ahead to reserve your spot.
Nanci has to make kits of each tag
for every attendee, so she needs
to know ahead of time if you are coming.
 The cost is $40 and you will
make 5 tags.
A light snack is provided and the class
lasts from 11:00 am to 4:00 p.m.





Saturday, October 24, 2015

ONLY SEVEN MORE DAYS

 
You only have seven more days to order
some of Art Impressions' stamps
during the catalog party!
We have this stamp at the store,
but they have a whole collection of
these square stamps.
 And, those little square stamped images
fit perfectly behind this window die.
 
There are scenes for all seasons and
they are so adorable.
Plus, you can practice your coloring skills!
There is an assortment of these stamps.
We have these at the store,
but there are so many others to choose from!
 
 Just come in,
 browse the catalog, 
place your order & prepay.
 Cat will order every Monday the month of October.
Allow two weeks for delivery.
 Plus, if you order $30+ you will receive one of these cute giraffe stamps.

So, come in and peruse the catalog.
Order and prepay for your favorites!
Order $30 worth so you will
get the adorable giraffe stamp!
You have just
SEVEN days
 to place your order!
 
 
 
 
 

Friday, October 23, 2015

FRIDAY FUN

 
This is one of the reasons we had the benefit crop on October 3rd.
Look at that sweet face!
 Here is little Thomas doing his walk at the Juvenile diabetes walk.
He is the grandson of one of Cat's and Sharon's
dear friends, and he has Juvenile Diabetes.
  His team raised over $10K and we helped a bit ladies. 
This little guy, Maddie and so many more like them,
 hopefully will benefit from research with this disease.
 
And now, on a lighter note:
 
 Cat claims to know who to call....LOL!

 We wouldn't know anyone who does this,
would we???
 
Since we buy so much paper 
and so many art supplies, 
we have this dilemma:
 Have a great weekend and
come visit the store to
buy 
MORE 
SUPPLIES!!!
 
 

Thursday, October 22, 2015

CAT'S SKETCH FEVER

Are you ready for another fabulous
sketch from Cat?
 
 I think this may be one of my all time favorites!
I love the little strips scattered in
clusters on the page.
This could be:
 strips of washi tape (one of my favorites),
 those fun little word stickers,
 pieces of ribbon,
or strips of paper!
Lots of possibilities!
 
 The facing page. 
More of those fabulous little strips!
Plus, love the fact that this has
room for six photos.
Gotta love that!

REMEMBER:
You can see all of Cat's sketches

Another great way to have 
Cat's sketches with you all of the time 
is to save them to your smart phone.
With your smart phone, just click on
the link above.
Then click on each sketch and take
a screenshot of each one.
Put them in a folder on your phone.
Then you have easy access to them.
LOVE having them at my 
fingertips.

Grab a stack of photos
and get busy cropping with
these wonderful sketches!





Wednesday, October 21, 2015

MINI ALBUM FOR PHOTO-A-DAY

 
Cat got a little behind with the albums
for the Photo-a-Day collections.
But, she has July albums and instructions READY!!!
I think you will find it was worth the wait!
 Cat used the beautiful Authentique "Freedom" collection
to crate this album.
 Beautiful mini albums inside
for you to put all of your photos.
 
Love the weaving on this one
and it also has lots of places for your photos.
 I love these pockets for
your photos.

If you are participating in the challenge and want a kit,
call and reserve it.
If you aren't participating, but would like a kit, 
call Cat to see if she has any extras.
She has already had one extra kit claimed.
These are very limited, so 
don't procrastinate.

Can't wait to see the August kit!

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

SPOOKY HALLOWEEN FUN AT CAT'S

We are having some fun at the store on Halloween.  
There will be a special crop with all the ladies 
dressing up in costume and going on a 
GHOST WALK hosted by The Baker Hotel that evening. 
Cat already has her pages made for those pics. 
 
Our store deco doors will be all decked out 
for Halloween pics on 
Saturday, October 31st.
 Bring the kiddos, or adults, by for some fun pics.
 Use your own camera or we can take them 
& email the pics to you.
We will also have pre-made pages for purchase 
that will fit those pics purrrfectly with
 all the work already done for you. 
Come by the store anytime Saturday October 31st
 and have fun taking pics with us!
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Let's have a little Halloween Spooky FUN! 
Just print the puzzle above, 
complete it 
and bring into the store on
Halloween, Saturday October 31st 
for a freebie. 
Provided your answers are all correct, of course!





Monday, October 19, 2015

FUN NOVEMBER CLASSES

 
Who doesn't want an adorable sign hanging in their 
home craft studio or on their studio door? 
 This one is purrrrfect for anyone's studio. 
You will be able to choose your own colors to match your studio. 
We will be creating with the round gelly plate from Stampendous,
 Tim Holtz stencils, burlap, & chipboard.
 Canvas, 5x7 photo, ribbon, chipboard and all paints supplied.
 Just bring in your brushes or pencils or anything
 you would like to add to your canvas to make it yours.
This class will be
Saturday, Nov 28, at 10:00 a.m.
Cost: $25
 Please bring paint brushes, brayer,
 palate knife, & basic tool kit to class
 along with special items you want to put on your canvas.
 All other supplies are provided.
 
Make a day of it and stay for this class at 
2:00 p.m. on the same day. 
 Make this cute canvas full of fun techniques using stamp blocks, 
paints, stamps, & stickles. 
It will be a great addition to your Christmas decor or a great gift.
Cost: $25 
All materials provided.
 
I'm hoping to be able to attend.
I hope you will join us, too.
It will be a great way to recover
from the black Friday craziness!
 
 
 

Sunday, October 18, 2015

WEEK 43 PROMPTS

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It's time for another week of prompts
for the Photo A Day Challenge.
Only 9 more weeks left of 2015
and this year of prompts.
 The month of "alphabet prompts" is
also almost over.
 
No hints necessary for this month.
It's pretty self explanatory!
 How to play on Instagram
Check out the photo a day list for the daily prompt
Use your phone or camera to take a photo using the prompt as inspiration
Upload the photo to Instagram, add a caption
{you could mention the day and the prompt in the caption},
add the hashtag #FMSphotoaday and then publish.
Check out the #fmsphotoaday hashtag to see all the other photos.
Like them. Comment on them. Be part of the community.
  Each day a Fab Four is picked from the photos shared on Instagram for the challenge.
 It’s four photos that have captured Shantelle's attention from each prompt.
Check the feed {@littlemomentsapp} to see the photos.

How to play on Facebook

Check out the photo a day list for the daily prompt
Use your phone or camera to take a photo using the prompt as inspiration
Upload the photo to Facebook – you can either share on your personal page,
on your business page {if you have one} or in the Facebook Photo A Day group
 {you’ll be added within 12 hours of requesting},
 add a caption {you could mention the day and the prompt in the caption} and then publish.
  Check out the photos shared in the group, or among your friends.
 Comment, like and be part of the photo-taking community.
  Each day a Fab Four is picked from the photos shared in the Facebook group
 for the challenge by the admin team.
It’s four {or more} photos that have captured Shantelle's attention from each prompt.
The photos are made into a collage, shared and pinned to the top of the group.

Grab your camera and 
have fun taking photos this week!

Saturday, October 17, 2015

TRICK OR TREAT FUN

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Look what you can make with
some scrapbook paper and and
ice cream bucket!
Cat's grandson, Cutter, loves his Legos
so she used Lego paper and created this
cute trick or treat bucket for him.
 
You cut a slot in the lid so you
can put the candy in, but it won't fall out
so easily.
For a girl you would cover the handle with tied ribbon strips.

So get busy eating that ice cream so you
can create some cute trick or treat buckets
for your "goblins".
 

Friday, October 16, 2015

INTO THE WILD INSPIRATION

Cat got into the new Kaisercraft
"Into the Wild" collection
and created some fabulous layouts
of our NSD 2014 retreat.
Our theme was 
"It's a Jungle out There"
so this collection is "purrfect" for it! 
 
This page shows the tables and
then how some were decorated.
I love this particular page from the collection--
that zebra is "to die for"!
 This was another of my favorite
pages from the collection. 
 Love the lion roaring in  the lower right hand corner!
Loved the decorated vehicle!
Everyone comes to the retreat to have a great time!
 
This page features the pinatas that
Patrice created for us each year.
Love how Cat used the die cut chevrons
as arrows.
The facing page features the other two
pinatas and then everyone moving
in for the scrapbook goodies from the pinatas. 
It was pretty "wild"!!!
The group shots and 
animal cookies.
That burlap goes perfectly with this paper!
 
 More photos of the decor
people used on their tables.
Plus they also dressed up!
It really was a JUNGLE and
we had a WILD time!

Come pick up this amazing collection.
It is going to fly off of the shelves!





Thursday, October 15, 2015

CAT'S SKETCH FEVER

Cat has created another great set of sketches
for us this week.
I love how she has layered elements on this page.
On this page, she
has a cluster of layered elements
in the upper right hand corner.
You don't have to use arrows, 
but if you do, this would be a great
travel 2 page layout.
Of course, the arrows CAN 
be used to call attention to 
a detail.  They don't have to be
travel related.

REMEMBER:
You can see all of Cat's sketches

Another great way to have 
Cat's sketches with you all of the time 
is to save them to your smart phone.
With your smart phone, just click on
the link above.
Then click on each sketch and take
a screenshot of each one.
Put them in a folder on your phone.
Then you have easy access to them.
LOVE having them at my 
fingertips.

Grab a stack of photos
and get busy cropping with
these wonderful sketches!

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

SCRAP YARD INSPIRATION

 
 This weekend, Cat grabbed some photos of 
Ray and their grandson, Jake.
Then she added in her creativity and some of
Kaisercraft's "Scrap Yard" and
created this great layout.
 
These photos are priceless and look
great on this paper.
Grandpa is showing Jake how it's done!

On the subject of Ray, Cat had this great news to share:
Dr. Reddy has given Ray the seal of approval on his pacemaker! 
Don't have to go back for 3 months. 
We are so thankful that Ray went for
his checkup a few weeks ago 
and that Dr. Hisel heard the irregularity
in his heartbeat.  
We tend to skip checkups, but
this should be a lesson to us all about
how important they can be.

Speaking of checkups:
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 Did you even know there was such a day?
It was yesterday.
The purpose is to remind women to go
for their mammograms.
So, even if you missed the holiday,
here is your reminder:
If you haven't had your mammogram done
yet, call and schedule one.
Don't forget!



Tuesday, October 13, 2015

THESE WILL TICKLE YOUR FUNNY BONE!

These stamps by "Funny Bones"
will definitely tickle your funny bone!
They also have these sweet ones that
would be great on cards, 
scrapbook layouts, or in your
art journal.
These Halloween and Thanksgiving 
themed stamps will definitely
tickle your funny bone!
I especially love the Thanksgiving stamp!

We all need something to laugh about.
Pick up some of these stamps to 
brighten yours or someone else's day!
While you are at the store, don't forget to
look through the Art Impressions catalog
for more stamps to tickle your funny bone.
If your order is $30 or more, 
you will receive this stamp free.
This offer ends October 31st.