Christmas Tussy Mussy Class - Nov 25th

Put on your Christmas creative hat, avoid the shopping crowds, and come to the Christmas Tussy Mussy Class on November 25 from 1 to about 3:30pm. The most elegant of the Victorian era paper crafts were the beautiful tussy mussies that were made to hold flowers. We will make a Tussy Mussy to be filled with gifts, candies or seasonal adornments such as holly, berries and ever greens. Hang the Tussy Mussy on a hook in your house for a sweet touch of Christmas elegance, hang it on your Christmas tree or favor a friend with this special gift. My tussy mussy is about 13" long.

This Tussy Mussy is made from one sheet of Christmas cardstock. I will bring a box full of trims, both modern and vintage, plus lots of other fun items to use on your project. From the store, you can purchase pearls, buttons, ribbons, and other items to make your special, one-of-a-kind Christmas decoration. Class cost is $10 and the material cost will depend on what you choose from the store and my stash.

You will need to bring these items to class: scissors, ink applicator, red ink, brown ink, green ink, decoupage glue, wet glue such as tacky glue, Scotch Quick Dry glue or Zip dry glue, Perfect Pearls mist or something like it, a glue gun and glue sticks (I have two in case you don't have one) and a small brush.

Hope to see you in class. Register for class by calling 364-4141.

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November Penny Black Class

Here's the cards for the Penny Black class on November 30 from 6pm - about 8pm. The medallion card sparkles with Glossy Accents and Smooch, a pearlized accent ink. The horizonal card is a money card for Christmas gift giving. The tri-fold card is a very easy card to make; it uses just two cuts and three folds. I'll cut and fold the card for you ahead of time, but you'll leave with written instructions. The fourth card uses glossy paper, embossed vellum which is colored with a metallic rub on substance and a pretty ribbon. Hope to see you in class.

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Call to register for the Penny Black class at 364-4141.

What can you do with a Rosette?

Here's a few ideas of what you can do with a rosette. Tim Holtz has two Rosette dies, and you can also make rosettes using a scoreboard. Come to All About Pictures on Nov 16 from 1-3 and I'll show you how to use Tim Holtz' Rosette die, while we make the treat bag in the upper right hand corner. $1.00 per bag.

November Paper Engineering Class

November's Paper Engineering Class will be on November 9 starting at 6pm and ending about 8:30pm. The fun moose card is an idea from a book by Sandi Genovese, titled Creative Greeting Cards, 2000. The sides of the cards are accordian folded and the 3 moose fit on a different level of the accordian.

The snowman card is made from a die cut from Karen Burniston. I LOVE her dies. In this snowman die she had rustic twig arms, but I found this stamp, I Love You This Much, and thought it would be more fun to use. The stamp is by Hampton Arts. You don't have to use the Love You Stamp; you can use the rustic twig arms instead. "Happy Holidays" was done on my computer and the scarf is felted wool from my huge stash of felted wool from sweaters.

You can go to Karen Burniston's blog (karenburniston.typepad.com) and find a link to her You Tube videos where she does a great job of showing you how to use her dies. She also shows how to "behead" the snowman and make him into a pumpkin. Or with his head, he can become a sock monkey, cowboy, beach bum - you name it. Just think out of the box !

For this class you MUST bring these supplies: glossy accents, corner rounder, paper cutter, scissors, pop dots, small adhesive dots, white Signo pen, T. Holtz ink applicator, tape runner, Zip squeeze and roll and/or Mono glue, pencil, black marker, exacto knife & sharp blade, ruler, bone folder,and Red Liner Tape or Magic Tape. You must register by calling the store, All About Pictures, at 364-4141. Hope to see you in class.

Tri-fold Christmas Decoration

Join me on Saturday, November 12, from 1:00 - about 3:30 and we'll make this sparkling holiday decoration that can sit on your fireplace mantle, bookcase or buffet. It folds flat for storage when the holidays are over. Be sure to pick up a supply list.

The class is at All About Pictures. Call to register at 364-4141

Octobr 8 - Make and Take

Mark your calender for next weekend's "Harvest of Talents" from 1-3 at All About Pictures. The teachers will be at the store assisting you in making a bookmark. Make as many bookmarks as you want for $1.00 each! The teachers will each use different techniques and tools including Embossing on metal, Air brushing with copics, Scene Stamping, Prisma Colored Pencils, Distress Inks and the Cricut. These will make great stocking stuffers or gifts for co-workers, in addition to teaching you new techniques and tools. (Plus it's my birthday - no spanking allowed).