Take these FUN Fall Classes!

Tape & Glitter and So Much More

Saturday, September 18   10am-4pm   $75

Lisa will share everything she knows about Be Creative Tape with you, from the Burnished Velvet technique, to heat embossing, to applying Microbeads, Goldleaf, Flowersoft, Perfect Pearls, creating stickers, using Copic Markers~there is literally nothing this tape can’t do! Learn at least 12 techniques that will speed up your creating process & give you more accuracy. Lunch included.

Christmas Cards with Pauline

Saturday, September 25   10am-12pm   $25

Pauline will be guest teaching for the second time this fall. She will be using Stampendous stamps and Martha Stewart punches to make three great Christmas cards.  She’ll only be teaching one more time before she flies south for the winter, so make sure you sign up fast!

Pre-Inventory Specials

PANDORA Inspired Jewelry
50% OFF SPINNING Jewelry Earring sets
Up to 50% OFF
on Selected Giftware
Bearington Bears
Bradford Exchange collectibles
Picture Frames
Summer Gourmet Food
Baby Cow blankets
Compacts & keyfinders
Baby Sleeper & Hat sets
Summer Jewelry

Markdowns on SELECTED Cardmaking supplies

$10 Fiskars punches
$5-$10 Selected rubber & clear stamp sets
30% OFF Cornish Scrapblocks
30% OFF We R Memory Kits
Discontinued Bazzill paper 4 for $1

Two great classes at Classic

Get your creative juices flowing and sign-up for Shannon’s

Glitter~Flowersoft~Canvas Class
Sat., August 14th   10am-12:30pm $25

Join us for this Sizzling Summer Special~3 CARDS and a Canvas!  Time to get your glitter out and have some fun!  In this class, you will make 2 glitter cards, a flowersoft card and a nursery rhyme mini canvas with flowersoft. Spots still available.

OR register for

Pauline’s Card Class
Sat., August 28th   10am-12pm   $25

Our well-loved past instructor, Pauline guest teaches this month. She’s back to teach new techniques with stamps, gold leafing and more! She’ll only be teaching two more times this fall, so make sure you take advantage of this opportunity!

Copic Markers Rock!

If you like stamping, coloring and blending ~ Copics are perfect for you ! Penny Black , Stamping Bella, Stampavie and many other stamps that we stock are great for this.

There are many things that make Copic Markers so wonderful.

• Refillable
• Nibs are replaceable
• Alcohol based and will not wash away
• Can be used with many other mediums & on many surfaces
• Blendable
• Acid Free
• Child proof

We carry Copic Ciao markers but can special order other types. There is still time to sign-up for:

Copic Basics Class ~ Wednesday, August 11th   10am-12:30pm   $25

Our Copic certified instructor, Spike will show you what Copics are all about.  You will make a card and learn basic blending techniques.  You will also receive other images to practice on and a Ciao blender pen.  Classes are small, so sign up fast.

Guest Teacher Pauline is back!

Sign up for Pauline’s Card Class on Sat., August 28th from 10am-12pm for a $25 class fee.
Our well-loved past instructor, Pauline guest teaches this month.  She’s back to teach new techniques with stamps,  gold leafing and more! 
She’s use so many great products from our favorite companies! Bazzill Paper, Memory Box paper, Penny Black Stamps, Tsukineko Kaleidacolor ink pad, Cuttlebug embossing folder-Divine Swirls, Glitter Ritz, Fiskars sunburst edge punch, Spellbinders Labels Ten,  Stampendous stamps,  Judikins Sticky Stuff, Goldleaf, Core-dinations papers,  Sakura Quickie glue pen, and more!

NEW Accucut diecuts!

Shannon has just made new sample boards of all the wonderful new die-cuts now available in our Die-cut room. If you purchase your paper at Classic you may use the die-cut room for free and if you bring paper from outside it costs $5 per half hour.

Card Class at Classic

We had a fabulous class led by Shannon on Saturday. We used the Cuttlebug to deboss and added Glitter Ritz on a cute lady bug card. We used a Thomas Kinkade stamp to make a gorgeous rose card. We made a 3-D flower card from an E.K. Success scalloped circle punch. Fun was had by all! Keep checking our website for upcoming fall classes! Did you know~when you take a class at Classic you receive 15% OFF your purchases that day?

Scrapbook Challenge

Come in and see the new entries for our June/July Stamping Scrapbook Challenge and vote for your favorite. Thank you to the few brave souls who accepted the stamping challenge.  The winning layouts for the May Class-A-Peels challenge are on display now.  They are all very different and quite fabulous! Congrats to the winners of the May challenge~Lisa( My Girl Layout) and Nancy(Boardin’ on the Seawall Layout)!  Lisa used the adorable Bo-Bunny Alissa paper and silver Magneta flower and butterfly peel offs.  Nancy used Bazzill solid cardstock, Divine Swirls Cuttlebug embossing folder and gold fish Peel-Offs.

Congrats Lisa!

Good job Nancy!

Come in and try the new July/August Scrapbook Challenge. The challenge is to see how you incorporate Vintage/Heritage photos into your scrapbook. Family heritage albums are a great way to share and showcase those old photos you have sitting in a box. People sometimes get discouraged when working with old photos and have difficulty using the new papers with them. Give us some layout ideas on how to scrapbook these precious photos by entering the contest! It only costs $5 and you have a chance to win prizes! Phone the store at 604-793-6906 or check out our website for more details.

From Fiskars Heidi Grace Forever in Love papers & embellishments

Get  your children involved and keep them busy this summer with the New Kids Scrapbook Challenge!  For $5 your child can enter our Kids Summer Scrapbook Challenge Contest for a chance to win a great scrapbook prize package. They will receive paper, ribbons and stickers to create a fun summer layout, then their creations will be on display in the store and a winner will be chosen. Call 604-793-6906 or go to our website for more details.

American Crafts Backyard papers

Wisteria Has Arrived

Finally, Wisteria from Basic Grey has arrived.  I love this layout becasue of the awesome purples and greens.  Purple is a hard scrapping color to find, but I think this shade of purple is ‘the one’.  

Papers Used:  Basic Grey Wisteria – Violet, Jardin, Cornflower, Essence       Bazzill - Black Orchid

New Doodlebug!!

Key Lime Collection

 

New Dooblebug has arrived!  This product is so much fun to work with…great for all your kid’s pics.  The little brads are super adorable!

Product Used:  Key Lime Collection   Paper: Bazzill , Dragonfly Stripe, Seedlings   Cardstock stickers, Froggies brads

 

Sweet Treats Collection

 

Ice Cream Anyone?

Love it, love it, love it!!  This Sweet Treats Collection is amazing!   The cutest little glitter ice cream cone stickers  and  dimensional cone brads ever!  Let’s just say, if you don’t have a sweet tooth, you will now!

Product Used:   Sweet Treats Collection    Paper: Sweet Treats, Ice Cream Parlor, Bazzill Basics, Cardstock stickers, Sugar Cones brads, Sweet Treats Boutique brads