Silhouette Heat Transfer Material

Hi everyone!  It’s Rachael, and I can’t wait to talk to you about one of my new favorite products, Silhouette’s Heat Transfer Material.  Heat Transfer Material is used with a digital cutting machine.  It is made specifically for the Cameo, but can be used in other machines, like the Cricut, as well. 

I love to make custom t-shirts for my children.  I also love to make custom onesies as baby shower gifts.  Heat Transfer Material is perfect for these projects.  Simply choose an image or phrase to cut out, create a mirror image of it in your design software, then follow the directions on the box to load the Heat Transfer Material into your machine.  After your image is cut, you peel the excess material away, and place the image on your shirt.  A little ironing later and Voila!, a custom creation that will be a hit.  Here’s an example of a shirt I made for my daughter for President’s Day:

You can iron heat transfer material onto many different fabrics, so the project ideas are endless, hats, bags, favors for parties, the list goes on an on.  Stop by the store today and check out our selection of colors and styles, and get busy working on all those fabulous ideas in your head!

Happy crafting!

Rachael

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Art Journaling Techniques

Release your inner artist and join us each month as we focus on a new technique/product. This class is filled with creative mediums and applications where you can challenge your creativity!

Please bring: Art Journal (if you have one), apron, craft mat, heat gun, paint brushes, water cup, gesso, light molding paste (if you have it), favorite paints & stencils. I always bring a variety of paints and sprays to use in class.

Date: Friday, March 15 (please sign up for no frills crop at no additional fee if you are planning on staying)
Time: 10:30am - 12:30pm
Fee: $20
Instructor: Cheryl

Date: Friday, April 26 (please sign up for themed crop for $10 if you are planning on staying)
Time: 10:30am - 12:30pm
Fee: $20
Instructor: Cheryl

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New Graphic 45 French Country

Graphic 45 makes my favorite paper. When they released this new line, I ran immediately to

Scrapdoodles to pick it up. I was excited to find that they released more than the usual

paper and chipboard embellishments. They also added some thick stock tags and flowers.

Just looking at this paper (see it online here) inspired me to create this

mixed media album. The paper has so many intricate designs to allow for

all kinds of creativity. I was able to use art textures, fabric, beads, ribbons,

and pearl embelishments that fit perfectly with this line.

This book is at Scrapdoodles now if you want to stop

by and check it out for yourself!!

I used a lot of intricate cutting for this. Use a blade or a small pair of sissors when

cutting out the rooster. I glued it down to a thin piece of chipboard/cardboard

and then popped it up. The sunfowers were completed with art textures and

gold stickles.

I created page 3 by using a thick fiber. I ran a piece of chipboard along

the side for reinforcement when putting the album on rings.

The banner at the top of page 3 is an example of the tags that go along

with the line and the flower on page 2 is also part of the line.

These are probably my favorite pages in this album. I was able to use

fabric and ribbon. The raised cutout page 7 opens to and the envelope

was cut out using my Sihouette.

Pages 7 and 8 are made from a 12 by 12 kraft envelope.

Page 10 was created by placing a 12 by 12 piece of cork onto a piece of chipboard. I cut out some of the sunflowers from extra paper and used the art textures. Be careful where you cut because the rest of the flower are used on the next page.

This is the back cover of the book.

Hope you enjoy this book as much as I enjoyed creating it!!!

Carey

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Teresa Collins' Memories Journal Class

Come join me to make this beautiful Journal with one of my favorite Teresa Collins' lines "Memories".  This book is full of fun techniques using pockets & mini folders! You will need to bring your paper trimmer, a scoring tool, tape runner, dimensional adhesive, pop dots, mini stapler, crop-a-dile, circle punches and score tape/red line tape. (If you do not have all the tools, there will be some to share)

When: Tue., April 9

Time: 10:30am-12:30pm
Fee: $22
Instructor: Cheryl

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Hanging with Your Peeps Crop!

Come hang with your peeps at Scrapdoodles with an all day crop!

Friday, March 29th

10am-11pm

$10.00

We'll have snacks, sales, and door prizes!

Call Scrapdoodles at 540-548-3788 to register!

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2013 BasicGrey Page of the Month Program!

The page of the month program is a yearlong program where each month you will receive a kit chock-full of the latest and greatest products that coordinate to create a fabulous double page layout. You will also receive bonus projects so that you can create a fun card or two and possibly a third single page layout. The new program begins this month on March 26 at 6pm. If you can't make the classes, you can still purchase the kit with full color instructions! After completing all 12 months, you will receive a free Holiday Kit!  If that is not enough to peak your interest, throughout the year the kits will include exclusive papers only available in class :) Each layout has been designed by the POTM Dream Team: Kelly Goree, Lynn Ghahary, Greta Hammond, Kelly Noel, Shannon Tidwell, Lisa Dickinson, Jana Eubank, Kelly Purkey and many more!

Classes are generally held on the third Tuesday of each month (with a few exceptions).

Time: 6pm-7:30pm

Fee: $25 each month

Instructor: Cheryl

March POTM featuring Kneehighs

March Bonus Layout

April POTM featuring Bowties

April Bonus Layout

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Create: A Stenciling Class

Hi Everyone! Pat here, aka Teknekjunkie... lol... Embossing paste is my new obsession... along with some fun templates.  I can't stop playing with the stuff!  Ha ha!  I came up with another class using the Black Matte embossing paste by Dream Weavers over a stencil:

Some of you may have seen the video for my latest product of the week, where I did a short demo on how to use the embossing paste on a stencil.  Well, that was the foundation for this next class.  Black embossing past makes a perfectly clean and neat border, and an awesome silhouette!  I chose to use it as a border in a sweet wall decor, using inchie stamps:

In my Flutterbies class, I used the gold embossing paste and sprinkled very fine glitter on the paste while it was still wet.  In this class, I will use silver Stickles on dried embossing paste.  The pictures don't show the glitter very well but it is super cool up close and personal!  The inchies are stamped in black ink and embossed with clear powder.

Here are the class details:

Create Stenciling Class w/Pat

Sunday, March 24, 2013
1:00pm
$15.00

Please bring the following supplies:
Basic tool kit (paper trimmer, wet and dry adhesive, scissors, and a pencil)
Scissors for Fussy Cutting
Pop Dots
Spatula
Splat Mat
Silver Stickles
* If you have a stencil you would like to try, bring that too, along with your own embossing paste.
* The inchies will be pre-stamped for you- you will still have to fussy cut them.

The class sample is down at the store so feel free to stop by and take a closer look!  Call or stop by to sign up!
Hope to see you there!

-Pat

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