11/4/2021 Thursday's @ NDB

 No birthdays to celebrate in November & December.

This weeks card is a technique using a baby wipe and reinkers

to create your own custom ink pad.

Please bring your basic class kit

including

Yellow (wild honey) distress oxide

blending brush or foam ink tool

brown edger

That's it! Have a great week,

Susan *Ü*

9/30/2021 Thursday's @ NDB

 Big thanks to Wendy & Sue for covering class while I was at my son's wedding!

I have a daughter in law ❤

I haven't started on any October cards, please be patient with me!

Here's Thursday's card.

Please bring your basic class kit

including

non stick craft mat

distress ink brown (frayed burlap, vintage photo or tea dye)

foam blender and handle

favorite coloring medium

I used watercolor pencils 

(colored pencils will work well too)

water brush

brown edger

I think that's it, 

have a great week and see you Thursday!

Susan *Ü*

 

5/2/2019 Thursday's @ NDB

May Birthday celebration for Diana 5/16.

We would also like to wish Lottie a Happy Birthday!

Today's card features one of the stamps from Tim's Illustrated Garden set.

I fell in love with the set when it was first released,

I'm finally using it!

We will be using one of Tim's mixed media dies, brick wall as a stencil

and adding the branch of flowers.

I choose a mother's day sentiment but I will also have the hello, your choice. 

Please bring your basic class kit

including

scissor

I used fired brick distress oxides, but any red will work.

foam blending tool

liquid glue

tweezers

poker

black edger

color medium of your choice

I used my Arteza real brush markers

That should do it, enjoy this beautiful weather!

Susan *Ü*

8/2/2018 Thursday's @ NDB

One of the class members sent me a card from Pinterest 

and suggested that it would be a fun card to do in class.

Here is my version.

It's all about Tim!

Please bring your basic class kit

including

Scissor

black edger

black fine tip sharpie or gel pen (color stamens)

craft mat

spray bottle w/water

small paintbrush (for stems) #3 round

liquid glue

Distress Oxides I used

broken china & foam blender

peeled paint & foam blender

forest moss (stems)

candied apple & foam blender(flowers)

That should do it, my apologies for being so late in posting this!

See you Thursday.

Susan *Ü*

Unique - Saturday September 23, 2017 (Techniques/cards)

Today we will be exploring the world of Distress Oxide inks.

We will make multiple pieces with a

 variety of techniques on a variety of papers.

We can make some of these into cards or

 you can use them as a reference for the technique involved,

the choice is yours!

Join me Saturday September 23 at 10:30 am.

Class cost $20.

Kits will not be available due to the on hands nature of this class.

Here are some of the pieces I made.

Thanks for looking, hope to see you soon!

Susan *Ü*

3/2/2017 Thursday's at Scraps Galore

Hi all, I'm a little behind in getting my March samples ready,

but here's what we'll be doing this week!

We will be using one of Tim's Crazy Dogs.

There are 6 different dogs in the set.

The hardest part is choosing which one to use!

I'm practicing my colored pencils skills

with a bit of Gamsol and my trusty sand eraser!

Please bring your basic class kit

including

your favorite coloring medium

gold/silver edger

That should do it, enjoy your day!

Susan *Ü*

10/20/2016 Thursday's at Scraps Galore

Fall is in the air.

So I pulled out a stamp set by Tim Holtz and his cut and emboss leaf set.

Here's what I came up with.

Please bring your basic class kit

including

gold edger

ballpoint glue pen

tweezers

non stick craft mat

water in spray bottle

I used distress paints

aged mahogany

rusty hinge

antique bronze

ink pads & blenders

tea dye

gathered twigs

aged mahogany

That should do it, see you Thursday!

Susan *Ü*

6/30/2016 Thursday's at Scraps Galore

Hello all, hope you're staying cool, this heat has been brutal!

A little whimsy in today's card, just love those Tim Holtz crazy cats!

Their eye's say it all.

Please bring your basic class kit

including

black edger 

fine tip sharpie or comparable 

If you have the following

fired brick pad

vintage photo pad

hickory smoke or pumice stone pad

blenders & foam for each color

fire brick & worn lipstick markers

That should do it, see you on Thursday!

Susan *Ü*

5/12/2016 Thursday's at Scraps Galore

Today's class we will be working with a brayer

 and the Hero Arts Ombre ink pads.

I pulled out some of my favorite Tim Holtz stamps,

Cityscape and Crazy Talk.

Of course I couldn't decide on one city, so I made one of each!

Please bring your basic class kit

including

Gold Edger

Brayer if you have one.

We will celebrate Lotte's birthday on the 26th!

That should do it,

have a wonderful week and 

see you Thursday.

Susan *Ü*

10/8/2015 Thursday's at Scraps Galore

Party day, come celebrate Nancy & Bette's birthdays!

Most of you know what a huge hit Tim Holtz's Bird Crazy stamps have been.

Well leave it to Tim, he recently released Crazy Things, 

yes accessories that fir the birds!

So I gave them a test run using the Halloween images.

Too cute, I love them!

Please bring your basic class kit

including

scissors

ballpoint glue pen

tweezers

Here's the colors of ink and blenders I used

twisted citron

seedless preserves/dusty concord

ripe persimmons/spiced marmalade

gathered twigs/vintage photo

hickory smoke/pumice stone

I also used a purple and gray marker. 

That should do it, see you soon!

Susan *Ü*

6/11/2015 Thursday's at Scraps Galore

Birthday Alert!

Today we will be celebrating Evelyn & Sara birthdays.

Joan is bringing a treat and you can bring the cards.

Today's card is using the Art Impressions Lady Liberty stamp

and pairing it with a Tim Holtz stamp from the Remnants set.

I have several good friends who have July birthdays

 and I will use this as a card for them.

Please bring your basic class kit

including 

stamping foam

ballpoint glue pen

tweezers

black edger

Enjoy your weekend and see you Thursday!

Susan *Ü*

2/24/2015 class @CP2

Last class of February!

Today we will continue with another collage card.

This one a little more involved that last week.

Can you believe I don't own a fern stamp!

(or at least couldn't find one!)

So I used my new fern die cut.

Please bring your basic class kit

including

ballpoint glue pen

black edger

That should do it, enjoy your weekend!

Susan *Ü*

1/13/2015 class @CP2

Needless to say last weeks card was a challenge for some of you,

but you did it! 

This week I thought you could use a break and went a bit simpler.

I found this cupcake paper and was really attracted to it.

Not my usual style but the was something about the colors and patterns

 that appealed to me.

So I pulled out my Tim Holtz Blueprint cupcake with matching dies.

Too big, too overpowering.

Then I remembered a small set of blueprint stamps that I bought

 sometime last year and those poor babies have never seen ink!

So this is what I came up with.

Add a sentiment with a Penny Black die and where done!

Please bring your basic class kit

including

glue pen

tweezers

I used distress markers to color the image

spun sugar

weathered wood

mustard seed

First Birthday celebration of the year

January 27

Katie

Barbara

Charlotte

That should do it,

Have a wonderful week and see you on Tuesday!

Susan *Ü*

Handmade Gifts 10/25/2014

This month's handmade gifts class we will be creating a stack of holiday cards

 for you to use or give to a lucky friend or family member .

We will be learning about assembly line card making,

 with lots of helpful tips I have learned over the years.

I chose a set of stamps from Stampers Anonymous, Tim Holtz line.

You will be creating a total of 12 cards, 3 of each.

So nobody noticed that I can't count!
Here's the correct picture! 12 Cards ...

not 16, lol!

Here the are individually so you can get a closer look.

This class will be held at Scraps Galore on Saturday October 25 at 10:30 am.

Cost is $20, I will have everything cut for you.

You will color, sand, edge and assemble.

Call Scraps Galore to reserve your spot or kit.

Yes, I can do kits this month you will need to color at home.

858 1080

Susan *Ü*

6/10/2014 class @CP2

It's been a while since we have done a masculine card.

That was today's inspiration and of course it's filled 

with all kinds of Tim Holtz goodness.

I loved this stamp set called Time Travelers

from the moment I saw it.

Please bring your basic class kit

including

glue stick

non stick craft sheet

water brush

walnut stain distress ink(any brown will do)

and foam blender

I used distress markers for a quick wash of color

pumice stone

weathered wood

spun sugar

barn door

antique linen

tea dye

Enjoy your weekend,

see you Tuesday

Susan *Ü*