Monday, May 30, 2011

Tina's Recipe Book Class Photos & Laura's Card Class Photos

We have two exciting new classes in June.

This Saturday June 4th  1-3 PM
Tina's Recipe Book class
This adorable mini album is filled with pockets and surprises.   Limited Space Available.  Fee $25

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Tuesday June 14th  6-8 PM
Hero Arts Flower cards with Laura
If you are a fan of Laura's shading on cards, you will love this class.  You will be receiving your own set of 12 Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils to create these beautiful flowers.   Fee $28
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Thursday, May 26, 2011

Memorial Day Weekend Sale, Special Guest Instructor & More

Memorial Day Weekend Sale


Competitor Coupon Days
Friday May 27th thru Monday May 30th.
  We will accept all competitors coupons up to 40% off one item. Valid on regular priced in stock merchandise only. Coupons must be valid for dates redeemed.  One coupon per customer please. Coupon must be presented at time of purchase. No price adjustments on previously purchased merchandise. Not valid on classes, crops or gift cards. 

Special Class Announcement
We are so excited that we talked Suzy West into visiting us before she goes and teaches at the Great American Scrapbook Convention.  Lisa and I have taken some great classes from Suzy at the Collins Group Shows.  We always learned new techniques and ideas from her and she is so much fun.  Check out Suzy's Blog.

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Suzy West has been scrapbooking for almost 20 years. She's been featured in several magazines and has published her own books. She's been featured on QVC, DIY, Scrapbook Memories TV, and on different internet sites.  Suzy travels all over the country teaching at different scrapbook stores and shows like CHA and has done so for over 10 years.   When she is not creating, she enjoys spending time with family and friends and taking tons of pictures.

Class Special offer - Sign up for both classes and receive $15 in store credit.

Class: Some Kind of Wonderful

Date:  Thursday June 23rd  
Time:  1-4 PM

Cost: $45.00 


Description: You will be creating a really fun "album" made out of plastic food cutting mats, paper bags, file folders, and more!!! This is not going to be your ordinary class!! You'll get to play with new Echo Park, Hambly, and more!!! There's going to be some Shimmerz, flowers, pull out pages, and more!!! This is such a fun class loaded with techniques!!! Don't miss out.

What to bring:
double sided tape
zip dry
foam squares
glue dots
scissors
trimmer
distresser
stapler
needle for stitching
mat of some sort--you can use a mouse pad
any ink pads that match the line.
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Class: Family, bound by love--not so mini album

Date:  Thursday June 23rd
Time:  5:30 to 8:30
Cost:   $49


Description: This book is NOT so mini....it's actually an 8x10 mixed media album!!!! The first of it's kind!!! You are going to be playing with all kinds of fun pages!!! We'll be stitching, spritzing, painting, and more!!!! You'll be playing with bright and bold Bella Blvd, Hambly, and more!!!

What to bring:
double sided tape
zip dry
foam squares
glue dots
scissors
trimmer
distresser
Needle for stitching
any ink pads that match the line.
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Did you see the news?
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We received a new summery beach line from Creative Imaginations.
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Since Monday is a shorter day for us, (We close at 6) We will be debuting some new Creative Cafe Layouts. I'll post more photos over the weekend.
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Here is a preview of one of next week's Wacky Wednesday cards designed by Lisa Halstead. 
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 Wednesday June 15th  6-8 PM
Echo Park Summer Days Layer by Layer album.
This 9x9 album is filled with lots of layers, bright happy colors, stickers and die cuts.  Fee $28
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Coming Soon from Avocado Arts

There have been lots of happenings on the Avocado Arts  Blog and Facebook Page.  Here is a peak of what we will have in the store in June!  If you pre-order and prepay for any of these sets, you will receive 10% off.
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Strike-a-Pose Set Design Fun Facts: This kit was designed with the concept of an old skool viewfinder and/or movie reel with an interactive twist. The viewfinder image is large, the type fits inside each image cell and there are buildable elements. It can also be used as a game spinner. The “cell” elements inside the circle can be cut-out to reveal pics, words, etc. The AvocadoType words fit into the mini banner element and can be “pinned” on the viewfinder as a buildable element. We are planning some movie themed add-ons to this kit in the future.

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Say It! Pennant Style Fun Facts: This kit utilizes the banner/pennant concept for journaling and page building. There are builder elements provided to create with: a journal block within the pennant, journal word prompts, scallop, star and flower image builders and a whimsical rope to tie it all together.
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AvocadoType Fun Facts: This letter type set has been exclusively designed by Lisa for Avocado Arts. The style shown here is all lower-case, provided in two size options. There is a coordinating number set, mini banner image for word building, hearts and flower builders for embellishments or to “dot” the “i’s, “j’s”, etc. When the larger and smaller size type are mixed together it creates a “faux” upper and lower case (see words in Strike-a-Pose and the Say It! Pennant Style). The serif lines on the b’s, d’s, g’s, j’s, p’s, q’s and y’s are long and allow for building the small stamp elements into them.

Here's a little project inspiration using elements from all three of the NEW KITS.
Fun Facts about the layout. See below. Each set is so versatile, giving you countless options for scrapbooking. And... the images work very well on cards and other projects, too.


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Check out the detailed shot using the Strike-a-Pose set. You can make your own interactive spinner, viewfinder or movie reel style image. The sentiments included in the set fit perfectly in the openings.
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Fun Facts about the layout. See below. Each set is so versatile, giving you countless options for scrapbooking. And... the images work very well on cards and other projects, too.



-Lisa

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Wacky Wednesday Cards

Wacky Wednesday Cards
All day Wednesday and during the day on Thursday.  We have a large selection of cards for you including a lovely baby card designed by Lisa Halstead using the new Memory Box stamps and dies.  We have a fun floral ornament for you to make too.  All just $2 each.
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New idea books, Scrapbook Trends, Cricut, Cards, Homemade and For the Home. 
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June Calendar
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Beach Babe Shadowbox
Wednesday June 1st 6-8 PM
Join Tracy for this sunny shadow box that you can fill with your photos.  There is even a mini album that you can fill with photos to make this an extra special wall decoration.  Fee $28
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Tuesday 7th  6-8 PM
Basic Grey Page of the Month. Fee $20
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Tuesday June 14th 6-8 PM
Basic Grey Cards of the Month Class
12 great cards and lots of extras for other cards.  Fee $25
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Saturday, May 21, 2011

Sunday at Photo Scraps

Hi Everyone,

As you may have noticed, we do not have a class scheduled on Sunday.  It just so happens that we have extra kits from our Demo Day today. We will have them all kitted up and out for you to pick up on Sunday.  Just $2 each.  This is a great chance to load up on layouts for just $2.  On Monday, they go back up to $3.

If you purchase 10 of our Demo Kits, Creative Cafe Layouts or Card kits, you will receive 10% off all purchases for the day (discount not valid on classes, gift certificates, crops or special orders.)  Valid Sunday only.  

Gina ran out of 3 of her layouts on Saturday so we found some new ones to put for Sunday.
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One of our Saturday night croppers brought a friend to meet Flat Lisa.  Flat Lisa meet Rachelle.
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As some of you may have overheard, we have a bit of friendly competition for bragging rights on Demo Day.  Tina or Cindy usually win but today Gina won!
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Friday, May 20, 2011

Demo Day Saturday May 21 from 11-4 PM, New Memory Box

Demo Day

Saturday May 21 11-4 PM

Join us for 14 great projects, yes 14, all just $2 each. We will have a variety of cards and layouts for you to create. We do the cutting and you do the gluing. Just drop in anytime after 11 AM and purchase tickets at the front counter for however many Demos you want to create. We provide glue sticks so if you prefer tape, please bring a labeled tape runner. If you get to the store by 3PM, you should have enough time to do all the demos or get kits to go.

If you complete 10 demos, you will receive a coupon for 10% off your purchases for the day (not including special orders or other sale special offers).

Terry created a fun Flower Pin that you can wear or clip to your scrap bag.
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Linda will be making this great layered card.
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Tina created a pair of great graduation cards and a fun Father's Day card.  She has limited quantities of each card since she cut the items with her Cricut.
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Mandy will be doing some paper piecing for this fun tea card.

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Cindy is doing a new twist on butterflies.

Laura was nice enough to design this lovely card for Demo Day even though she can't be here.
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The new Memory Box Spring line has arrived along with some new dies.  They designed lots of great shapes that go perfectly with their stamps.
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New Sizzix 3D Flower dies.
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Wednesday May 25th  6-8 PM
Basic Grey Card of the Month
12 cards with lots to spare. $25
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We have a new Layout of the Week arriving on Sunday.  Just $6 bewhind the front counter.
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