Chear & Dear

Wednesday, April 30, 2014

2014 Summer Class Schedule



v  Beginner Copic Markers Class taught by Angie Ha  
Take your card-making to a new level and learn how to use Copic markers to make your stamped images come alive. Angie is certified to teach and you can view her blog at www.ahacreations.blogspot.com. You will need to have the Copic markers we use in the class. (The markers will be available for purchase at a discount on the day of the class.)
Saturday, June 14 - 9:30am – 11:30amCost: $20.00 per person

v  Beginner Quilting Class taught by Annie Stern
Learn to piece and hand quilt a small nine patch quilt in 2 sessions. For more information see our Quilting Class flyer.
Wednesday, May 28 - 9:00am - 2:00pm  
Cost for 2 sessions: $55.00 per person
Wednesday, June 25 - 9:00am - 4:00pm  

v  Paper Quilts Class taught by Rachel Stoltzfus
Using square punches and scraps of paper learn how to make miniature quilts to accent your scrapbooking pages and greeting cards. 
Saturday, May 31 - 9:30am – 11:30amCost: $15.00 per person

v  Enhancing Dies Class taught by Rachel Stoltzfus
Spellbinders Imperial Gold Enhancing dies give extra texture and embossing to your cards. Learn how to use these dies along with the Spellbinders cutting dies to make beautiful textured cards. You will make and take home two cards.
Wednesday, June 18 - 9:30am - 11:30pmCost: $20.00 per person

v  Card-Making with Fabric Class taught by Rachel Stoltzfus
Learn how to make fun and easy cards using fabric and your Cuttlebug machine and     Spellbinders Nestabilities dies. You will make and take home two cards.
Saturday, June 21 – 9:30am – 11:30amCost: $15.00 per person

v Lasagna Crop 
 Bring your photos and scrapbooking supplies and spend the day with us.  We provide donuts and coffee when you arrive and Mom’s homemade lasagna and salad for lunch, plus lots of inspiration and hands on help with your pages and/or card-making.  Age Limit: 12 years and older  
    Thursday, July 17  – 9:00am – 4:00pmCost: $23.00 per person

v Paper Crafts for Kids & Grandkids Class taught by Rachel Stoltzfus Learn how to use your scrapbooking tools and paper to make your own gifts and cards for children. You will make and take home a card and a gift item.
Saturday, July 19 – 9:30am – 11:30amCost: $20.00 per person

v Pot Pie Crop 
  Bring your photos and scrapbooking supplies and spend the day with us.  We provide donuts and coffee when you arrive and Mom’s homemade chicken pot pie meal for lunch, plus lots of inspiration and hands on help with your pages and/or card-making.  Age Limit: 12 years and older  
Friday, August 1- 9:00am - 4:00pmCost: $23.00 per person

v  Card-Making with Outline Stickers Class taught by Rachel Stoltzfus
This class was originally called “Card-making with Dazzles Stickers.” We will be using Dazzles and other outline stickers but are still using the same technique. We will use stickers on clear plastic and color with Glaze 3-D markers to achieve the look of stained glass. You will also learn to use the innies of outline stickers. 
Saturday, August 16 - 9:30am – 11:30am Cost: $20.00 per person
v  Christmas Card Swap
Come to this event with Christmas cards you have created and swap cards with the other ladies. It’s a great way to share ideas and make new friends. We will post all the cards on the blog and have them on display here in the store. Customers can then vote on their favorite card and the card with the most votes will receive a prize. Please bring a finger food to share for lunch.
Deadline for signing up: August 6
Wednesday, August 20 – 10:30am  Cost: No Cost

v  If you have a group of friends that would like to do a class together, call ahead and schedule your own personal class. We also rent out our upstairs cropping room for a fee of $8 per person, per day. Please call ahead to schedule your day.


*Your space for the classes will be reserved when we receive your payment. If you wish to cancel a space for a class we need to know 3 days in advance in order for you to receive a refund in store credit. We reserve the right to cancel a class in which case we would issue store credit.

Help Us Celebrate!



National Scrapbooking Day!
Saturday, May 3, 2014
9:00am-3:00pm



v Spellbinder’s Card Creator Dies: 25% off (May 3-10)

v 2-pack & 4-pack Embossing Folders: 40% off (May 3-10)

v All Charlie Brown Fabric (Christmas Time, Project Linus, Camp Peanuts, & Hugs for Heroes): 20% off Includes Fat quarters & fabric by the yard (May 3-10)

v The 2014 Shop Hop passports will be available for pre-sale.

v  Our cropping area will be filled with samples and displays. We will be demonstrating how to use the We R Memory Keepers envelope punch board to make envelopes and other paper crafts.

v Enjoy JB’s free ice cream! 
 This is something you won't want to miss so come join the fun!

Graduation

 Hello!
Believe it or not, graduation is RIGHT around the corner! 
Here are some cards to get you inspired to start on yours!
(This first card has an envelope big enough to hold a giftcard on the front)
 The envelope is actually a mini bag from a pack like this:
 Most of the embellishments used came from these two packs from Jolee's.
 Most of the words came from this stamp set by Our Daily Bread.
And this is the paper that was used. 

We are expecting more graduation things to be here soon!

Monday, April 21, 2014

Trucks & Baseball

 Do you need ideas for cards for little boys? 
Here are some to get you inspired!

Take a look at what we did with this fabric:

 [Inside of card]



 [Inside of card]

And then we have a different set of fabric for boys:
 With those two fabrics we made these cards:



Enjoy your week!
-Janae

Thursday, April 17, 2014

Fabric Frames & Red Wagons

 Have you ever noticed this fabric in our store but didn't know how to use it? 
Well, we finally made samples with it. See below:

The frame in this card is from the above fabric. In case you didn't know, you CAN stamp on fabric which is what Rachel did in this card (the words are stamped). 
 The background in the above card is this fabric:
Again, the frame is fabric and the words are stamped. 
 And the background is this fabric:


Now on to something different....
Teddy bears & wagons!

These cards were made by Rachel

 The teddy bears and wagons were cut out of this fabric.
 And the background is this fabric:

Have a wonderful Easter weekend and in case you didn't notice the previous blog post we will be closed tomorrow (Good Friday)
-Janae

Easter Hours:

We will be closed on Friday, April 18 (Good Friday) but we will be open normal store hours on Saturday, April 19 (9:00am-1:00pm).

Have a blessed Easter weekend!

Monday, April 14, 2014

A Tribute to Ruth Davies...

 Ruth was not only our customer; she was our very dear friend. She had a huge heart for the sick, hurting, and those in need and had her own ministry by sending her handmade cards to people in need of encouragement. In her calm, caring, and humble way, Ruth was a blessing and an inspiration to everyone that knew her. We rejoice in knowing that she is in a far better place. Ruth, if you are reading this from heaven, know that you are greatly missed! 

 Below are photos of the the ladies in the Card-making with Fabric Club that Ruth was a member of and also photos of some of Ruth's beautiful handmade cards.
[Ruth is in the front right of both photos]


-Janae for everyone here at the Farmhouse