Classes for December Added!

Lance Anderson, formerly of Rusty Pickle is coming Tuesday, December 16 to teach two classes.  Below is the description of the classes that he has provided.  You don't want to miss out, so call the store at 580-310-9787 to sign up now and secure your spot!  These classes should be fun, and what a treat to have Lance offer to come spend time with us!

Canvas Creation Album

4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. 

$40

Make a book from Scratch.  You will learn to bind a book using chipboard, canvas and bookbinding string.  We will "Sow" the pages into the spine teaching you how to easily create a book with a spine and binding.  The outside of this book is chipboard covered with paper and Canvas over the spine.  This is REAL BOOK BINDING and YOU CAN DO IT.  Fast and easy.  We are using the newest line of paper from Echo Park.  You will be embellishing this album to customize it for your pictures.  Join me for a few hours of fun and learning.  Sure to be a class to remember (and then make another on your own).

Tools needed:

Scissors,  Trimmer,  adhesive - including wet or a glue stick for the chipboard and a Hole Punch (i.e. Crop-a-dile) and distressing Ink.    Craft knife,  cutting mat,  ruler are optional for covering the chipboard album.

SPECIAL TOOLS NEEDED!

POKER/Paper Piecer (we need some kind of poking device.  this helps to make the holes in the paper.  We do not want them too big.  

Adhesive.   Red line tape or Score tape.  We need this for the spine.  Using Tape, keeps the book very clean.

(You can pick up most of these tools/supplies at the store if you don't already have them.)

Lance provided us with this link to his Flickr account so that you can see what the album will look like.

Lance's Flickr account

Christmas Pop Up 2014

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. 

$40

Kinematics meets the holidays in this interactive Christmas Album using Echo Park/Carta Bellas latest Christmas Line.   As the page opens,  the Christmas tree will pop up. Using pre-cut Sizzix die cut pieces,  pop ups are made easy. Learn to bind the album with actual bookbinding techniques. Christmas albums have never been so fun - SHAZAM!

Tools needed:

Scissors,  trimmer, and a Hole Punch (i.e. Crop-a-dile). Craft knife,  cutting mat and ruler are optional for covering the chipboard album and brown or black ink.

Adhesive:    Red line tape or Score tape.  We need this for the spine.  (Using Tape, keeps the book very clean)

Wet glue or a glue stick for the chipboard

(You can pick up most of these tools/supplies at the store if you don't already have them.)

Mosaic Parties

Scraptopia is adding Mosaics to our party choices!  Mosaics are fun and unique projects that you can take home the day of the party with a bag of grout,  or leave them for us to grout for you.   Mosaic is the process of applying pieces of glass (or other materials) to a surface.  We use tumbled glass for our children's projects, but care should always be used in handling glass.  Because of this, we are offering Mosaic parties for children ages 8+.  (If children younger than 8 will be in attendance, we can offer foam mosaics with a pattern for them to complete.)

How it works:

1.  Decide on a date and time.

2.  Decide on number of guests.

3.  Call with your Credit Card or come by Scraptopia to reserve the workroom for your party. $30 Room Fee for a 2 hour party.

4.  Choose your shape.  We have a large variety of surfaces on which to mosaic.  Projects start at $10/child. 

The fine print:

• Room fee is non-refundable, but it may be used towards rescheduling a party in the event you need to cancel.
• It is recommended that there be at least one adult helper per 5 children under 12. 
• Grouting fee is $2.50/project if you would like to leave the projects for us to grout. 

Mosaic on the Crafter's Buffet

Our Crafter's Buffet consists of projects that you can come in the store and complete on your own with little or no instruction.  We are making Mosaic projects available for individuals (11 yrs+)  to complete with a short tutorial from our staff.  Drop by the store to see all the choices offered.

Upcoming September/October Events

Fall Mixed Media Canvas Class

Saturday,  September 20, 2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

$30

This class is for all levels!  You may be experiencing mixed media for the first time, or you may be an experienced mixed media artist already.  All are welcome!  Learn layering techniques, distressing, stamping, doodling, and so much more.  You will end up with a fun and fanciful fall canvas that you will be proud to display.  The only thing you will need to bring to the class is a pair of scissors and a black Slick Writer (we have these in stock if you need one, very inexpensive).  Sign up now to secure your spot.

Art Journal Class

Friday, September 26
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
$15

This is a great class for learning new techniques to use in your art journal.  If you've never started a journal, this is a good way to begin.  Come join us as we explore different mediums and different ways of using them.  Bring your art journal and any art supplies that you have received in previous classes.  If you need a journal, we have some in stock. 

Scrap Pink/Crop for the Cure

Friday, October 3, 5:00 p.m. - Saturday, October 4, Midnight
$50/person  

Scraptopia invites you to participate in our 5th Annual Scrap Pink/Crop for the Cure event.  This year a portion of the  proceeds from the crop will be given to a local cancer patient to help offset her medical expenses, and the rest will be donated to cancer research.  We're planning games & prizes and lots of croppin' fun for you to enjoy!  The crop officially begins Friday at 5:00 p.m. and runs until Saturday night at Midnight.  However, you are welcome to come anytime after 10:00 a.m. on Friday to get started.  What a great way to help with such an important cause that affects our famiies and friends, as well as share in some fun times with other fellow scrapbookers.   Friday night dinner, Saturday breakfast, lunch and dinner will be provided.  You are invited to bring snacks to share if you want, but we will have plenty of those, too!  We already have some ladies who have signed up, so please come by the store and secure your spot now before we are full.  Space is limited.

Wood Cross Class

*We are offering 2 more sessions for this class.  Hopefully one of them will work with your schedule!

Monday, October 13
4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
$35

Thursday, October 236:00 - 8:00 p.m.
$35

Please bring your favorite chalk ink with you to ink the edges.  Other than that, we will have everything you need to decorate your cross.  You will be able to choose the coordinating papers from any paper we carry in the store.  Please call us at the store at 580-310-9787 to sign up.

Come Decorate Pumpkins with us!

Thursday, October 9
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
$6/person

Bring your own pumpkin and spend the evening decorating it with us.  We will have lots of paint, glitter, and more for you to use.  This is great fun for the kids of all ages, big and little! 

Countdown to Christmas Mini Book

Saturday, October 18
2:00 - 4:30 p.m.
$32

Loaded with assorted Christmas papers, ribbons, stickers, and assorted embellishments, this little book will be perfect for recording events leading up to Christmas.  Debbie Musick will be teaching our class and will help you every step of the way to make your book unique and wonderful.  The cover is one of Tim Holtz's worn covers called Christmas Wishes.  You will need to bring your own distress chalk for inking the edges of papers, a paper trimmer, adhesive, and any ephemera you would like to add to the materials we give you. 

Art Journal Class

Thursday, October 24
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
$15

Note*  We have changed the date for our journal class this month to a week earlier because of Halloween falling on the last Friday of the month.

This is a great class for learning new techniques to use in your art journal.  If you've never started a journal, this is a good way to begin.  Come join us as we explore different mediums and different ways of using them.  Bring your art journal and any art supplies that you have received in previous classes.  If you need a journal, we have some in stock. 

Wood Cross Class Repeat

Wow! So excited that we are going to be doing this class again for the fourth time.  I don't think we've ever had a class we've repeated this many times.  So glad everyone likes the crosses;  they really are so pretty, and do make a great gift at a great price!

Friday, June 13
6:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Cost:  $35

Please bring your favorite chalk ink with you to ink the edges.  Other than that, we will have everything you need to decorate your cross.  You will be able to choose the coordinating papers from any paper we carry in the store.  Please call us at the store at 580-310-9787 to sign up.

You can see pictures from our previous classes posted here on our blog at this link:
http://scraptopiastore.blogspot.com/2014/04/wood-cross-class-picture-collages.html

Crop Around the Clock Weekend Retreat

April/May Class and Event Schedule

Scrap Frame

Tuesday, April 29th
6-8 p.m.
$15

Wait!  Don't throw away that scrap paper! This frame is perfect for using up stock pile of paper scraps you have stashed.  What a great gift for Mom!

Stamp Club

Thursday, May 1st
6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Come spend the evening stamping.  It's free to come and the best part is you don't have to bring a thing!  Learn new techniques from expert stamper, Carol Neal

Crop Around the Clock Weekend Retreat

Friday, May 2, 6:00 p.m. - Saturday, May 3 Midnight
$30/per person
Includes Friday night dinner, and 3 meals on Saturday

What better way to celebrate National Scrapbook Day than to spend 2 days scrapbooking!  Come alone or get a group of your crafty friends together and join us for a fun-filled 2 day crop.  If Scrapbooking isn't your thing, we have tons of other holiday and home decor craft ideas to keep you busy through the night!  Please call the store at 580-310-9787 now to sign up.  Space is already filling up, so don't miss out!

Distressed Wood Sign

Friday, May 9th
6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
$24

Scrolling through Pinterest you will see thousands of wood signs with different words or quotes.  You might wonder how in the world they painted those words so perfectly.  Well, we are going to let you in on the secret!  Once you see how easy it is, you will be able to make adorable, customized signs in any color.

Birds of a Feather Mixed Media Canvas

Saturday, May 17th
2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
$30

Creating art is easier than you think! Come let that inner artist out and learn the basics of Mixed Media Art.  You will have the opportunity to use stencils, paint, pens, rub-ons, collage, modeling paste all in one canvas project.  Please bring a Slick Writer pen and your favorite brown chalk ink.

May Art Journal Class

Friday, May 30
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
$15 for returning journalists/$25 for first time attendees

Feature this month will be Tim Holtz Distress Paints and Distress Inks.  We are so excited to have recently started carrying all of Tim Holtz Distress Paint colors and now we are even more excited to show you how much fun they are to use.  If you are a returning journalist, please bring all of the supplies that you have received in past classes. 

Wood Cross Class Picture Collages

We had lots of fun in our Wood Cross classes and I wanted to share some of the photos of all the pretty crosses that were created.  This was one of our most popular classes last quarter, so we had to repeat it 3 times!  From the looks of our last waiting list, we will probably have to do it at least one more time in the future!  Aren't their paper choices amazing? Just love all the different looks!

Glassine Bag and Card

You may have seen these transparent glassine bags and wondered what you can do with them.  Here is a bag, embellished on the outside with a doily, stamped and distressed tag, washi tape, and crinkled seam binding.  A handmade card is tucked inside.  So shabby chic!  We have several different sizes of the bags available in the store.  Wouldn't these be great for Easter or Mother's Day??

New Crafter's Buffet Items Added

Here are a couple of new items that we have added to our Crafter's Buffet.  We have everything available in the store for you to make these items.  Come by and work on them in our workroom, or we can put the kit together for you to take home.

Wood Cross Class

We had a great group who joined us to make these beautiful wood crosses in our most recent class. Everyone's turned out great, and the paper combinations were really pretty.  Thanks to everyone who attended!  We will be doing a repeat of this class in April since we had a waiting list.  Check back here on the blog for the April schedule.

March Event/Class Schedule

Stamp Club

Thursday, March 6th
6-9 p.m.
FREE

Come spend the evening stamping.  It's free to come and the best part is you don't have to bring a thing!  Learn new techniques from expert stamper, Carol Neal!

Wood Cross Class

Saturday, March 8
1-3 p.m.
$35

We bet you have seen these crosses and thought, "I wish I knew how to make that!"  Come learn how to make our rendition of the stacked wood cross.  The combination of torn paper, inked edges and a burlap bow are so chic.  The cross is 12x24, so much larger than it appears in this picture!

Owl Canvas Class

(2 Sessions to choose from)
Friday, March 14
6-8 p.m.
$35
Saturday, March 15
1-3 p.m.
$35

This is a 12x12 canvas class.  Learn how to use layered paper techniques to create this adorable owl, as well as a texture technique to create the the trees.  We'll be using lots of sprays and stamps to get just the look we want, and you can choose the words to put on the canvas to make it your very own.

March Art Journal Class

Friday, March 28th
6-8 p.m.
$15/page

We can't wait to share this month's new technique, Creative Lettering.  Hand lettering is all the rave this year, so come learn how.  Don't forget every month you go home with a new product goody for your mixed media toolbox.  Please bring scissors, chalk ink, gluestick, and Slickwriter (available in the store.)  If this is your first time to come to our class, the Art Journal is available for $25.  This will include the cost of your first class, as well.

Spring Mini Album

Saturday, March 29
1-3 p.m.
$25

We couldn't wait to make something with our brand new CHA release Spring papers.  The BoBunny Primrose collection will make the perfect backdrop to a delightfully designed Spring Mini Album.  You'll learn lots of techniques to use in all your albums, so come join us!  The picture of the album will be posted here soon!

Class and Event Schedule

January 2014

Call the store at 580-310-9787 to sign up or you can message us on our Facebook page.

Scrappin' Tomorrow's Treasures Quarterly Crop

Saturday, January 18

10 a.m. - 10 p.m. 

$10 plus covered dish

At last the holidays are over and you need a break! Come have a girl's day and get busy scrapbooking all those pictures from the last year. Bring a covered dish and an appetite and get ready for a day of snacking and scrapping!  Please sign up in advance so we know how many people to plan for.

Bee Mine Wood Blocks

Tuesday, January 21

6 p.m. - 8 p.m. 

$20

What a great way to get ready for Valentine's Day. What a fun way to to ask that oh so popular question "Bee Mine." That's not a typo, this clever pun puts the Bee in Be Mine.  This little Bee is too cute.  Buzz in and see the sample at the store.

Mixed Media Canvas (CLASS FULL)  We are taking a waiting list if you are interested!

Saturday, January 25

1 p.m.- 3 p.m.

$30

A canvas made with a combination of stamping, stenciling, rub-ons, painting, drawing and paper piecing.  Learn to build texture with modeling paste.  This is a great class to get familiar with a ton of fun mediums and tools.

Art Journal 2014

Friday, January 31

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

$25 

Artistic talent NOT required to begin your Art Journaling adventure.  This 12-month series introduces a new art product or technique every month.  It's stress reducing, confidence building and creativity unlocking--you won't want to miss a single month.  The first class includes your art journal that you will bring with you all year.  The feature technique this month is using modeling paste with stencils.  All you need to bring is scissors, chalk ink, gluestick, and Slick Writer.  The classes each month after will be $15 each.  Every month you will receive a tool or art medium to add to your mixed media kit.  By the end of the year, your kit will be stocked full of everything you need to continue your mixed media adventures on your own!

Stay tuned for February's schedule!