Page class on August 20 - 9am

 Page class

 $20

August 20th    9 am - 10:00 am 

Contact Nonnie at link in the right column if you want to join the class

All you need is

• a craft mat, 
• tea dye or vintage photo distress ink, 
• a scissors and 
• adhesive.  

The little cameo frame will hold a photo and has a clear dome sticker that tops your picture.  I haven't picked my big picture yet so I need to wait on the little pic too!

Directions Location:  Quality Inn & Suites 1950 Rahncliff Court Eagan, MN  55122 Phone is 651-681-9266 Take 35E to the Cliff Road exit.  Go west; the first stoplight is Rahncliff Road.  Turn left there and turn left onto Rahncliff Court.  Circle around until you see the hotel. OR Take Cedar Avenue to the Cliff Road exit.  Go east.  The 1st stoplight is Nicols Road.  The second or third stoplight is Rahncliff Road.  Turn right there and turn left onto Rahncliff Court.  Circle around until you see the hotel. We will be meeting in the Cedar Room which is on the first floor of the Hotel, just to the right after you enter the front door.

Tag Class on August 20 at 10:00am

Tag class 

$20 

August 20th 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Contact Nonnie at link at the right if you want to join the class

Please bring to class:

• craft mat, 
• scissors, 
• heat gun, 
• adhesive (including pop dots), 
• craft pick, 
• rub on applicator, 
• sanding tool, 
• sprayer, 
• edge distressor, 
• brown distress ink and 
• blending tool,   

In addition to that list, I used the following that you can bring if you have them - I will provide them if you do not.

Distress Stains:  

• Stormy Sky or Iced Spruce and 
• Tumbled Glass and 
• Mowed Lawn or Shabby Shutters.  

Distress Inks: 

• Walnut Stain and Brushed Corduroy 

Distress Paints

• Peeled Paint and 
• Antique Ivory and 
• Candied Apple 

Directions Location:  Quality Inn & Suites 1950 Rahncliff Court Eagan, MN  55122 Phone is 651-681-9266 Take 35E to the Cliff Road exit.  Go west; the first stoplight is Rahncliff Road.  Turn left there and turn left onto Rahncliff Court.  Circle around until you see the hotel. OR Take Cedar Avenue to the Cliff Road exit.  Go east.  The 1st stoplight is Nicols Road.  The second or third stoplight is Rahncliff Road.  Turn right there and turn left onto Rahncliff Court.  Circle around until you see the hotel. We will be meeting in the Cedar Room which is on the first floor of the Hotel, just to the right after you enter the front door.

Color Burst Card Class on July 30 at 1:00pm

Color Burst  Card Class

$30
July 30th 12:45-3:00 pm

Contact Nonnie at link in the right column if you want to join the class

More Ken Oliver Colorburst fun - including the Metallic colors!  You can stamp the dragonfly on the stencil card in whatever color you like.  A blue dragonfly is beautiful and makes the care more masculine.

Please bring to class:  

• craft mat, 
• heat gun, 
• scissors, 
• adhesive (including pop dots), 
• craft pick, 
• water mister 
• and several small paintbrushes and a 1/2" to 1" flat brush.  
• PLEASE BRING WHITE EMBOSSING PASTE - ANY BRAND - RANGER - GOLDEN - TSUKINENKO - DREAMWEAVER - WHATEVER YOU HAVE ON HAND.  

We will change the color using Colorbursts.  
If you own the Ken Oliver Cat Stencil, please bring it. 

I also used black archival ink, versamark and stamping blocks.  I will have a number of stencils but if you have a favorite you want to try - bring it along.  The clean up of the stencil will blow you away. 

If you have your own Color Bursts (or similar product, bring them too!  Each bottle is different in application and you may as well get used to your own!   Don't worry if you don't own them - this is a great place to try them.  You might want to bring some extra watercolor paper; in the same manner that we have extra ink in the alcohol ink class, we will have extra dye here, and occasional ghost prints.

Please note - you can stamp any greetings you want on these - I will have the sayings sets there!

Directions Location:  Quality Inn & Suites 1950 Rahncliff Court Eagan, MN  55122 Phone is 651-681-9266 Take 35E to the Cliff Road exit.  Go west; the first stoplight is Rahncliff Road.  Turn left there and turn left onto Rahncliff Court.  Circle around until you see the hotel. OR Take Cedar Avenue to the Cliff Road exit.  Go east.  The 1st stoplight is Nicols Road.  The second or third stoplight is Rahncliff Road.  Turn right there and turn left onto Rahncliff Court.  Circle around until you see the hotel. We will be meeting in the Cedar Room which is on the first floor of the Hotel, just to the right after you enter the front door.

Tag Class on July 30 at 10:30am

Tag class 

$20 

July 30th 10:15 am - 12:15 pm

Contact Nonnie at link at the right if you want to join the class

Please bring to class:

• design ruler, 
• craft knife, 
• craft pick, 
• scissors, 
• paper distresser, 
• waterbrushes:  detailer and flat, 
• distress marker spritzer, 
• mini ink blending tool, 
• craft sheet, heat tool, 
• water mister 
• and adhesive.

I used the following distress products which you might want to bring if you have them.  

distress markers: 

• peeled paint, 
• pine needles, 
• black soot, 
• fired brick, 
• festive berries, 
• pumice stone, 
• hickory smoke, 
• broken china, 
• tumbled glass, 
• wild honey, 
• squeezed lemonade, 
• vintage photo, 
• tea dye, 
• faded jeans, 
• salty ocean, 
• mowed lawn, 

distress ink:  

• walnut stain or vintage photo, 
• mermaid lagoon or broken china, 
• distress micro glaze or collage glaze.

Directions Location:  Quality Inn & Suites 1950 Rahncliff Court Eagan, MN  55122 Phone is 651-681-9266 Take 35E to the Cliff Road exit.  Go west; the first stoplight is Rahncliff Road.  Turn left there and turn left onto Rahncliff Court.  Circle around until you see the hotel. OR Take Cedar Avenue to the Cliff Road exit.  Go east.  The 1st stoplight is Nicols Road.  The second or third stoplight is Rahncliff Road.  Turn right there and turn left onto Rahncliff Court.  Circle around until you see the hotel. We will be meeting in the Cedar Room which is on the first floor of the Hotel, just to the right after you enter the front door.

Page class on July 30 - 9am

 Page class using Ken Oliver Color Burst colors

 $20

July 30th    9 am - 10:00 am 

Contact Nonnie at link in the right column if you want to join the class

This page uses the Ken Oliver Color burst colors You can do any color combo you want – I will have all colors there.  
All you need to bring is 

• a water mister, 
• adhesive, 
• something to put paste through a stencil 
• and a flat 1/2 or 1" brush.  

If you want to stencil a different word than love, please bring your own stencil.  I will have the love one there, as well as some other words if you don't want to do a heart.  
Feel free to bring your own colorbrust, brusho, magenta or paper artsy powders.

Directions Location:  Quality Inn & Suites 1950 Rahncliff Court Eagan, MN  55122 Phone is 651-681-9266 Take 35E to the Cliff Road exit.  Go west; the first stoplight is Rahncliff Road.  Turn left there and turn left onto Rahncliff Court.  Circle around until you see the hotel. OR Take Cedar Avenue to the Cliff Road exit.  Go east.  The 1st stoplight is Nicols Road.  The second or third stoplight is Rahncliff Road.  Turn right there and turn left onto Rahncliff Court.  Circle around until you see the hotel. We will be meeting in the Cedar Room which is on the first floor of the Hotel, just to the right after you enter the front door.

November 21st class - Christmas cards with alcohol inks

Christmas cards with alcohol inks 

class makes 5 cards for $25

November 21st 1 pm - 3:30 pm

Please bring:  craft mat, scissors, blending solution if you have it, adhesive, including pop dots, and whatever you use to put on gems.  It is messy, so you might want to bring rubber gloves if you don't like your hands inky!  If you sign up for the class and would like to know what ink colors I am using I will send you a list of the colors for each card.  You may bring the colors if you want or you may use mine.  It will also give you a list so you don't need to take so many notes.  I must tell you that the little red bird card is much cuter in person than in this photo!

Directions Location:  GrandStay Hotel & Conference Center 7083 153rd Street West Apple Valley, MN  55124 Phone is 952-953-6111 It is 1.5 miles from the Silver Bullet Studios.  Take County Rd 42 to Galaxie (between Cedar and Johnny Cake Ridge Road) and go south on Galaxie 4 blocks to 153rd, turn right (west) and there is the hotel. We will be meeting in the Hotel's Board Room which is on the first floor of the Hotel, not the Conference Center.  Enter the hotel, walk past the breakfast area towards the check-in lobby and turn right down the hallway.  We are in a room on the left, just past the ice and vending machines.

November 21st Page class

Page class, $20
November 21st 9 am - 11 am

I have space for a 5x7 photo from Thanksgiving, 2015. The supply list is the same as the tag class list without the markers, and with two additions: Tarnished Brass Distress Paint and Black Soot Distress Spray (or Dylusions black spray) .

Please bring to class: craft mat, scissors, heat gun, adhesives (including pop dots, a glue stick and something to adhere the believe word- glue pen, micro dots, xyron?), craft pick, water mister, dark brown distress ink and a blending tool, purple distress ink and a blending tool, white paint, watercolor brush (fine tip), remnant rub tool or a stylus, and if you want, your marker spritzer and a dark brown distress marker. Probably gloves. Part of it is very messy. Even I wore gloves.

I used the following distress spray colors: Iced Spruce and Vintage Photo (or any brown) and Blueprint Sketch and Wilted Violet. Also Tarnished Brass Distress Paint and Black Soot Distress Spray (or Dylusions black spray) .

Directions

Location: 

GrandStay Hotel & Conference Center

7083 153rd Street West
Apple Valley, MN  55124
Phone is 952-953-6111

It is 1.5 miles from the Silver Bullet Studios.  Take County Rd 42 to Galaxie (between Cedar and Johnny Cake Ridge Road) and go south on Galaxie 4 blocks to 153rd, turn right (west) and there is the hotel.

We will be meeting in the Hotel's Board Room which is on the first floor of the Hotel, not the Conference Center.  Enter the hotel, walk past the breakfast area towards the check-in lobby and turn right down the hallway.  We are in a room on the left, just past the ice and vending machines.

November 21 Tag class

November 21st 11 am -1 pm

Tag class, $20

Please bring to class:  craft mat, scissors, heat gun, adhesives (including pop dots, a glue stick and something to adhere the believe word- glue pen, micro dots, xyron?), craft pick, water mister, dark brown distress ink and a blending tool, purple distress ink and a blending tool, white paint, watercolor brush (fine tip), remnant rub tool or a stylus, and if you want, your marker spritzer and a dark brown distress marker.  Probably gloves.  Part of it is very messy.  Even I wore gloves.
 

I used the following distress spray colors:   Iced Spruce and Vintage Photo (or any brown) and Blueprint Sketch and Wilted Violet.  On to the marker list!  I will name the Distress marker colors I used, but you can use Tombow or Stampin' Up markers too.  Spiced marmalade, ripe persimmon, rusty hinge, wild honey, mustard seed, crushed olive (or shabby shutters), peeled paint, forest moss, gathered twigs (or any of the dark browns), vintage photo, hickory smoke, pumice stone, festive berries, blueprint sketch, wilted violet, tumbled glass and pine needles.  

Directions

Location: 

GrandStay Hotel & Conference Center

7083 153rd Street West
Apple Valley, MN  55124
Phone is 952-953-6111

It is 1.5 miles from the Silver Bullet Studios.  Take County Rd 42 to Galaxie (between Cedar and Johnny Cake Ridge Road) and go south on Galaxie 4 blocks to 153rd, turn right (west) and there is the hotel.

We will be meeting in the Hotel's Board Room which is on the first floor of the Hotel, not the Conference Center.  Enter the hotel, walk past the breakfast area towards the check-in lobby and turn right down the hallway.  We are in a room on the left, just past the ice and vending machines.

September 26 Tag class

Tag class, $20
September 26th 11 am -1 pm

Please bring to class: craft mat, scissors, heat gun, adhesive, craft pick, water mister, mini blending tool with a clean pad, jet black archival ink, palette knife, and if you want, your marker spritzer and a black soot marker.


I used the following distress spray colors: Hickory Smoke and Milled Lavender (or Pumice Stone).

I used Broken China and Chipped Sapphire Distress Stain. 

Lastly, I used the following alcohol inks: Wild Plum, Sunset Orange, Sunshine Yellow, Citrus, Lettuce, Mermaid, Purple Twilight, Sailboat Blue, Pool, Clover and Gold.

I used Tim's flourish stencil (THS032), and transparent gloss paste. Well, I didn't really have the Ranger paste, so I used Extra Heavy Gel Medium by Golden. A good thing to buy with your 50% off coupon at Michael's this week. You will like it but it is expensive!

Directions

Location: 

GrandStay Hotel & Conference Center

7083 153rd Street West
Apple Valley, MN  55124
Phone is 952-953-6111

It is 1.5 miles from the Silver Bullet Studios.  Take County Rd 42 to Galaxie (between Cedar and Johnny Cake Ridge Road) and go south on Galaxie 4 blocks to 153rd, turn right (west) and there is the hotel.

We will be meeting in the Hotel's Board Room which is on the first floor of the Hotel, not the Conference Center.  Enter the hotel, walk past the breakfast area towards the check-in lobby and turn right down the hallway.  We are in a room on the left, just past the ice and vending machines.

September 26 Page class

Page class, $20
September 26th   9 am - 11 am

I used two 4 x 6 photos, although an 8 x 6 would work too. The supply list is the same as the tag class list, with three additions: Red Pepper and Raspberry Alcohol Ink and Black Soot distress ink and a blending tool. I think it's a great page when you have lots of different colors going on and no particular theme. It would be cute with a dog or cat photo too!

Tag class supply list:

Please bring to class: craft mat, scissors, heat gun, adhesive, craft pick, water mister, mini blending tool with a clean pad, jet black archival ink, palette knife, and if you want, your marker spritzer and a black soot marker.

I used the following distress spray colors: Hickory Smoke and Milled Lavender (or Pumice Stone).

I used Broken China and Chipped Sapphire Distress Stain.

Lastly, I used the following alcohol inks: Wild Plum, Sunset Orange, Sunshine Yellow, Citrus, Lettuce, Mermaid, Purple Twilight, Sailboat Blue, Pool, Clover and Gold.

I used Tim's flourish stencil (THS032), and transparent gloss paste. Well, I didn't really have the Ranger paste, so I used Extra Heavy Gel Medium by Golden. A good thing to buy with your 50% off coupon at Michael's this week. You will like it but it is expensive!

Directions

Location: 

GrandStay Hotel & Conference Center

7083 153rd Street West
Apple Valley, MN  55124
Phone is 952-953-6111

It is 1.5 miles from the Silver Bullet Studios.  Take County Rd 42 to Galaxie (between Cedar and Johnny Cake Ridge Road) and go south on Galaxie 4 blocks to 153rd, turn right (west) and there is the hotel.

We will be meeting in the Hotel's Board Room which is on the first floor of the Hotel, not the Conference Center.  Enter the hotel, walk past the breakfast area towards the check-in lobby and turn right down the hallway.  We are in a room on the left, just past the ice and vending machines.

August 29 Page class

Page class, $20
August 29th   11 am - 1 pm


 

You are going to learn from my mistakes on this one!  I would stencil the love postmark about 3/4" lower than it is on the picture.  No re do here.  Not sure how I will fix it, but you can do it differently!  The photo mat is for a 5 x7 photo, but lots of sizes would work.  In addition to the list of supplies from the tag class, a water mister would help.  

Please bring to class:

• craft mat, 
• scissors, 
• heat gun, 
• adhesive including pop dots, 
• craft pick, 
• water mister
• and sanding block.

If you have it, please bring

• Black embossing paste (or copper or gold)

I also used

• and distress ink (big or small) in the following colors:   
• Wild Honey
• Mustard Seed
• Fossilized Amber
• Ripe Persimmon
• Dried Marigold
• Tea Dye
• Rusty Hinge
• Gathered Twigs
• Crushed Olive
• and Peeled Paint

Directions

Location: 

GrandStay Hotel & Conference Center

7083 153rd Street West
Apple Valley, MN  55124
Phone is 952-953-6111

It is 1.5 miles from the Silver Bullet Studios.  Take County Rd 42 to Galaxie (between Cedar and Johnny Cake Ridge Road) and go south on Galaxie 4 blocks to 153rd, turn right (west) and there is the hotel.

We will be meeting in the Hotel's Board Room which is on the first floor of the Hotel, not the Conference Center.  Enter the hotel, walk past the breakfast area towards the check-in lobby and turn right down the hallway.  We are in a room on the left, just past the ice and vending machines.

Aug 29 TH Tag class

Tag class, $20
August 29th 9 am -11 am

This tag takes a long time - lots of drying - so we need to start right at 9:00!
 

On Tim's tag he used a guy from the Lost Relatives pack but I gave mine away the last time he used these cards so we are going with this sassy lady. More appropriate for us anyway!

Please bring to class:

• craft mat, 
• scissors, 
• heat gun, 
• adhesive including pop dots, 
• craft pick, 
• and sanding block.

If you have it, please bring

• white gesso, 
• multi-medium (gloss or matte) 
• and a brush.  

I also used

• a versamark pen, 
• distress paint - 2 colors
• black soot 
• and tarnished brass , 
• a black soot distress marker 
• and distress ink (big or small) in the following colors:   
• Blueprint Sketch, 
• Hickory Smoke, 
• Peeled Paint, 
• Salty Ocean 
• and Walnut Stain.

Directions

Location: 

GrandStay Hotel & Conference Center

7083 153rd Street West
Apple Valley, MN  55124
Phone is 952-953-6111

It is 1.5 miles from the Silver Bullet Studios.  Take County Rd 42 to Galaxie (between Cedar and Johnny Cake Ridge Road) and go south on Galaxie 4 blocks to 153rd, turn right (west) and there is the hotel.

We will be meeting in the Hotel's Board Room which is on the first floor of the Hotel, not the Conference Center.  Enter the hotel, walk past the breakfast area towards the check-in lobby and turn right down the hallway.  We are in a room on the left, just past the ice and vending machines.

Mini book class on March 28

Mini Book Class: $25
1:30-3:30 pm

The book has lots of potential uses:   

• tell the story of your favorite pet(s), 
• make a quick book for a BFF's birthday, 
• document a day in your life - 2015 style, 
• keep a journal on a weekend get away, 
• tell any story of a one day event - birthday, anniversary, or any person.  

Your photos and words will personalize it!  

Please bring to class:  craft mat, scissors, heat gun, water mister, adhesive, craft pick brown distress ink and a blending tool, and mini stapler if you have it.  In addition to your basic supplies, please bring Cracked Pistachio distress paint and a pink crop-a-dial if you own one and a pencil.

 
 

If you can't make it to class but would like a kit,

please just let me know!

Here are a few pictures of the book which includes German Scrap, Tim Holtz Idea-ology pieces, fibers and lots of fun stamping! 

	This show the book standing up - there are lots of fun pages and envelopes to use as pockets!
Below are pictures of some of the page spreads.

Location: 
Grand Stay Hotel; Conference Center
7083 153rd Street West
Apple Valley, MN  55124
Phone is 952-953-6111

It is 1.5 miles from the Silver Bullet Studios.  Take County Rd 42 to Galaxie (between Cedar and Johnny Cake Ridge Road) and go south on Galaxie 4 blocks to 153rd, turn right (west) and there is the hotel.

We will be meeting in the Hotel's Board Room which is on the first floor - Enter in driveway between hotel and Dunn Bros. coffee.

Tag and Page Classes on March 28

Page class: $20

9-11 am on March 28
Please bring to class:  craft mat, scissors, heat gun, water mister, adhesive, craft pick brown distress ink and a blending tool, and mini stapler if you have it.  I used the following distress paint colors:   Abandoned Coral, Spiced Marmalade, Squeezed Lemonade, Cracked Pistachio, Broken China, Picked Raspberry, Mowed Lawn, Evergreen Bough Faded Jeans, Seedless Preserves and Tarnished Brass.

Tag class: $20

11 am - 1 pm on March 28

Please bring to class:  craft mat, scissors, heat gun, water mister, adhesive, craft pick brown distress ink and a blending tool, and mini stapler if you have it.

If you have them, bring the following: I used a Tim Holtz alphabet stencil called and a crafters workshop stencil with swirls made of dots as well as texture paste (any embossing paste will do).  I used the following distress paint colors:   abandoned coral, spiced marmalade, squeezed lemonade, cracked pistachio, broken china, picked raspberry, mowed lawn, evergreen bough and faded jeans.

Location: 
GrandStay Hotel; Conference Center
7083 153rd Street West
Apple Valley, MN  55124
Phone is 952-953-6111

It is 1.5 miles from the Silver Bullet Studios.  Take County Rd 42 to Galaxie (between Cedar and Johnny Cake Ridge Road) and go south on Galaxie 4 blocks to 153rd, turn right (west) and there is the hotel.

We will be meeting in the Hotel's Board Room which is on the first floor - Enter in driveway between hotel and Dunn Bros. coffee.