Employee Favorite Product of the Week!

Ranger Distress Paints

Most of you who know me, know that I love mixed media. Give me some paint and I have happy :)  I teach the Art Journaling Workshop and we play with all sorts of mediums. Right now I am a very happy girl with all the new product that has been arriving!

At the Craft and Hobby Trade Show I was lucky enough to take a class with Tim Holtz. We played with his new Distress Paints. I love them!!! They are very fluid water-based acrylic paints and work on multiple surfaces. Tim and Ranger developed these special paints to be reactive with water just like Distress Inks and Distress Stains—perfect to accomplish a wide variety of artistic techniques. They have a convenient dabber system for easy application. You can use them with stamps, paper, wood, metal, glass, plastic and so much more for a matte finish on your projects! Once they are dried they are permanent.

If you want to learn more about them, we will be playing with them at my Art Journaling class on Friday, Feb. 15 at 10:30 am.

■24 colors that coordinate with the Distress palette
■Very fluid water-based, multi-surface acrylic paint
■Timeless matte finish paint in 1 oz. bottles
■Reactive with water like Distress Inks and Stains
■Convenient dabber system application

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Design Team Wednesday

Hello again everyone! I'm excited to share my projects with you all this week. February is only a few days away which means the countdown to Valentine's Day has begun.  I always have a hard time figuring out what to give my husband for Valentine's Day so when I saw the On Trend line by Crate Paper I had a spark of inspiration!

What I love about this line is that it isn't in your face Valentine's day.  There are a few papers that come with multiple tags and phrases.  When I saw that the papers were easily pulled apart I was excited to see what I could do with them. 

My first project was a set of frames.  I wanted to create something that was sophisticated, not overly girly, and could stand alone or compliment each other as a group.  I had a few unfinished wood frames that I thought would look great spruced up with this line. 

Each frame is a different shape yet they sit well together.  It only took two sheets of paper cover all three (I love Modge Podge!).  

The LOVE letters were cut from the On Trend paper line and I used red paint to give it a bit more depth so it would jump off the background papers. 

This frame was my favorite.  The So Lovely saying was randomly placed along the edges of the tag paper. I cut them out and added a piece of fiber so they would drape across the frame. Then I modge podged the entire thing to make sure it would all stay in place. 

After finishing the frames I put together a scrapbook page using the On Trend papers. 

Instead of cutting all of the tags apart I used them as a border. All of the pattern paper, tags, and the So Very Lovely square are from the On Trend paper line. The solid paper is Bazzil and the flowers were from my stash. 

I hope you all have a wonderful Valentine's Day and that these projects help to inspire you to create something for the one you love most!

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CAMEO 201 - Print 'n' Cut!

So you've taken Cameo 101 and your appetite is whetted - YOU WANT MORE! Well, you've got it!

Come join Heather on Saturday, February 23 at 12:00pm for Cameo 201 - Print 'n' Cut! Learn how to add color and patterns to your shapes and words before you cut them out, and learn about the specialty media (Printable heat transfer! Temporary tattoos!) that can be used with the Print 'n' Cut feature.

Date: Saturday, February 23 at 12:00pm

Class fee: $12 - Please register in advance

Supplies needed: Notetaking materials, Laptop (optional, but recommended)

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CAMEO 101 - The Basics

Did you get a brand-spanking new Silhouette Cameo digital cutting tool for the holidays? Are you feeling a little intimidated by it? Not sure where to start? This class is for YOU!

Cameo 101 is a 1.5-2 hour long class designed to get you started on your love affair with your Cameo! The class will give an overview on the Cameo itself, the software, buying designs from the online store, creating new files, editing text, additional tools that are useful to have, and MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!

Silhouette/Silhouette SD owners are also welcome - the material will be useful to you, too!

Supplies needed: Note-taking materials. Laptop is recommended, but optional - don't sweat it if you don't have one.

Please register in advance!

Date/Time: Sunday, February 3, at 2:00pm
Class fee: $12.00 if Cameo was purchased from Scrapdoodles, $18 if purchased elsewhere
Instructor: Heather

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Employee Favorite Product of the Week

Silhouette Sketch Pens

If you’ve been in the store and talked to me in the last month or so, you probably have heard that I received a Silhouette Cameo for Christmas. I just love it. In my free time (insert snicker here), I’ve been playing around with some of its features, which is how I discovered the Silhouette Sketch Pens.

Sketch pens come in a variety of colors. I have a pack of the primary colors. They are very simple to use. You simply take the blade out of the Cameo, remove the pen top, place the pen in the blade holder, and watch the magic happen.

I downloaded a couple of the sketch designs from the Silhouette on-line store to see how I liked the effect. In the blink of an eye I had the appearance of hand drawn artwork to use in my projects. You can also use multiple colors of pens for one image. The Silhouette Cameo blog has a tutorial that gives step by step directions, and screen shots. If you have more artistic talent than this girl, you could even sketch your own designs!

Here is a card I made using a design from the Silhouette on-line store, and five different sketch pens. I just love how it turned out.

We are currently selling individual sketch pens at store. Come in and pick one up. Experiment with it, and then join me in begging Cheryl to order more. We also carry tons of other accessories for your Cameo; download cards, blades, mats, vinyl, adhesive sheets, etching crème, and more.

Happy Crafting, Rachael

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Design Team Wednesday

I love the products that I got to highlight this week! For all 3 layouts, I used paper from Studio Calico "Wonderland Collection" and Crate Paper "Sleigh Ride White Christmas." If you haven't had a chance to look at these, you really need to stop by the store! Both collections have very fun winter theme papers which are perfect for scrapbooking those winter memories. I used Now & Then brads and We R Memory Keepers "Winter Frost" chipboard for accents. I also used Little Yellow Bicycle vellum tape strips to add some neat borders. To make it pop out more, I put the vellum on cardstock paper before adding it to my pages. I added some red twine to some of the sentiments to blend  it all together.

For my last layout, I used some ribbon from American crafts to accent the bottom of the page and to make a nice bow for the corner. I also used a We R Memory Keepers Winter Flower to add some dimension.

Stop by the store to see the layouts and to check out these awesome products!

- Claudia

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Clean & Simple Masculine Cards

I have been a busy bee making cards for my next card class.  This month we will be focusing on birthday cards more suitable for guys.  I know that some people struggle with masculine cards, but I will show you how easy it is to make simple cards for the men in your life.  We will be using some fun textures and patterns.  Call the store @ 540 548-3788 to register or swing by in person to see the cards that we will be making.  Limited kits will be available. 

Clean & Simple Masculine Cards with Dawn
Wednesday February 13th @ 10:30 am
$15.00

Please bring your basic kit including pop dots, double sided tape, corner rounder, paper crimper (if you have one), mini stapler.  I look forward to seeing you in class!

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