Nathalie Kalbach Returns April 6-8

Splash of Color

Art Journaling Workshop

with

Nathalie Kalbach

April 6-8, 2018

I am truly excited to announce that Nathalie Kalbach will return to teach us another of her amazing art journaling workshops. This weekend long workshop will have you creating journals with ease and style!  I invite you to take a look at the details.....

Join Nathalie for a 2 1/2 day Art Journaling Class with a big focus on technique and color.  This is a start-to-finish class where you will build a unique and colorful art journal from scratch and bind it all together in the end.  Starting with blank white paper, we will fill those pages using a variety of mixed media techniques including mono printing, image transfers, mixing stencils and stamps, collage and the creation of colorful backgrounds.  We will add vibrant splashes of color throughout using acrylic paints, markers, wax bars, watercolor and inks.  I will show you my favorite tips and tricks to finish up art journal pages and finally an easy way to bind your art journal together to complete the creation.  Embrace your personal style and let's make a splash! 

Workshop Fee has been reduced from $335 to $320

Your workshop fees includes 90% of the supplies and the paper needed to create your journal.  Nathalie will be sharing a good supply of all of her stamps by Rubber Moon, stencils by Stencil Girl, acrylic inks, watercolors, wax bars, markers & Magic Foam.

Workshop Schedule
Friday, April 6 - 10 am to 5 pm with 1 hour lunch
Saturday, April 7 - 10 am to 5 pm with 1 hour lunch
Sunday, April 8 - 10 am to 2 pm

Supplies you will need to bring to the workshop:

+ Acrylic paint: 8 colors plus black and white

+ Some black and white laser (toner) images on normal copy/printing paper
            (cheap copies)

+ Paintbrushes: Wide flat, medium round, small round, and fan

+ Fashion Magazine

+ Permanent black pen

+ White pen

Optional supplies:  Heat gun, Apron, Favorite Stamps, Favorite Stencils, Book Binding Adhesive Tape, Craft Knife and Mat, Bone Folder, Small quantity of collage papers, tissue papers, envelopes & magazine snippets.

ENROLLMENT IS NOW OPEN!

You may enroll by email (maura@myheartsfancyok.com), phone or in person.  Workshop fees are due at the time of enrollment and may be paid by cash, check, credit card or Paypal. Early Bird enrollment fees MUST be paid by February 15 or you will forfeit the discounted pricing.  

That's it for now.  Remember to.....

"Let the Art Out of Your Heart and Create Every Day!"

February Classes

February 2018

Class Schedule!

Our new class schedule debuted on Saturday during Demo Day.  Lisa has really done a bang up job bringing you the best cards and projects ever.  She's responsible for Art Journaling Saturday in February too and I think it's stunning.  Chris Mack will be teaching her Paper Marbling class too and she has a few new tricks up her sleeve for this class.  Can't wait!

Our FREE Make 'n Take was created from stamps by Impression Obsession and everyone enjoyed making this beauty.

We used a card kit designed by Impression Obsession and after stamping the adorable images (created by Lindsay Ostrom!) we colored them in with Clean Color brush markers by Zig.  Awesome recipe for cute and perfect if you still need to write a few thank you notes for those Christmas presents.

We are having a Valentine Swap too and there are a few packets left.  You can run by any day this week to pick up one.  The swaps are soooo much fun!

And now on to the February class schedule!

Valentine Love Cards

Thursday, Feb 1

10:30 am OR 6 pm

$25

Lisa has used a very versatile stamp and die set from Concord & 9th to create this wonderful set of Valentine cards.  These cards would be great for weddings and anniversaries as well! 

Art Journaling Saturday

Saturday, Feb 3

10 am OR 2 pm

$15

It's Lisa's turn to guide Art Journal Saturday and I know you will really enjoy creating this stunning page.  She'll take you through all the steps to creating this fun and exciting page.  It's much easier than you might think.  

Heart Strings Canvas

Thursday, Feb 8

10:30 am OR 6 pm

$45

Here's another stunning project using the Master Page Create Valentine's paper.  Use your own paper or a copies of Lisa's (additional $5) along with stencils, modeling paste, gold leaf and acrylic paints.  This project is sure to bring a smile to your face!

Paper Marbling with Chris Mack

Saturday, Feb 10

10 am to 1 pm

$40

Chris returns to teach us more about marbling paper.  Our class last fall was amazing and you will be so excited when you see all the beautiful papers you will create.  Each student will create up to 10 papers.  Class size is limited to 8 so act quickly.  There are only 3 spots left in this class.

Blooming Branches

Thursday, Feb 15

10:30 am OR 6 pm

$25

Lisa's talent for creating beautiful cards never ends.  This set of cards using stamps and dies from Concord & 9th will bring you a plethora of compliments when you send them to your friends and family.  They are perfect for birthday, sympathy and every day events.  

DEMO DAY

Saturday, Feb 17

10 am to 4 pm

Come and Go

FREE

Join us for a FREE Make 'n Take and preview the March class schedule!  It's always fun so grab a friend and share the excitement!

Yupo Play

Thursday, Feb 22

10:30 am OR 6 pm

$35

Just after Lisa created this set of cards we discovered we would be unable to get the marbled look paper she had used.  They were set aside with disappointment but when we began to see all the new ways to use alcohol inks, Lisa knew this would be the way to bring these cards to the table! It's been a long time since we played with alcohol inks and Lisa will teach you some amazing new techniques and introduce you to Yupo paper!  

Class Details.....

Class fees:  Class fees are due at the time of enrollment and there are 3 ways to pay - cash, check or Paypal.  Please note that Paypal invoices are due when received.

Basic class kit:  You are required to bring a basic class kit to every class you attend.  If you need help putting one together, just give us a call and we'll guide you through it.  

That's the schedule for February.  Join us for one or more classes and remember to.....

"Let the Art Out of Your Heart and Create Every Day!"

Weekly Hours

New Store Hours

The times, they are a changin' as it has been said.....  and our store hours will be changing up a bit.  Some have asked for evening hours and we have been unofficially open late on Thusdays for several years.  Lisa and I have changing family obligations and need an extra hour here and there.  That being said, we will be testing a new set of store hours.  Here's what the schedule will look like for February and March.  If it works, we'll stick to it and if not, we'll go back to our original hours.

Beginning Tuesday, February 6

Tuesdays & Wednesdays

11 am to 5 pm

Thursdays

10 am to 8 pm

Fridays

11 am to 5 pm

Saturdays

11 am to 4 pm

Demo Day Saturday

10 am to 4 pm

You can see that Demo Day and Class day hours will remain the same as they have always been.  Art Journaling Saturday will remain as it is (10 am session and 2 pm session).  We will continue to be closed to the public during Guest Artist workshops.

Adjustments in life are inevitable for everyone.  I hope this new schedule will not cause you any inconvenience.  I have always been willing to stay late for anyone and will continue to do so if you will just call and let me know you are on the way.

Thank you soooooo much for your continued support.  Lisa and I really appreciate each and every one of you.

See you soon and remember to .....

"Let the Art Out of Your Heart and Create Every Day!"

New Class

Two Things

Happy 2018!  It's a new year and we just finished the first week of it.  I have 2 things to share with you....  One, a quick and fun report on Art Journaling Saturday and Lisa's class addition to January.....

First things first....

Due the slow arrival of Valentine stamps and papers, Lisa was one class shy of a full schedule for January on Demo Day in December.  I am please to report that the last class of January is now on display and ready for enrollment.  This class is sooooooo wonderful...  Here are the details!

Valentines to "Die-cut" For

Thursday, January 25

10:30 am OR 6 pm

$30

Take 2 parts Impression Obsession, 1 part Penny Black and 1 part Concord & 9th and what do you get?  Valentines to "die cut" for!  We discovered a little late in the season an fabulous border die set by Concord & 9th that will cut a wonderful envelope edge cut or make a load of different sized envelope cut border ribbons.  Add some stamps and basic paper and voila'! you have some very special and creative cards.  You will really enjoy the versatility of this die set and of course the heart image stamps by Impression Obsession combine well with sentiment stamps from Penny Black.

Enrollment is now open for this great class so be sure to call ASAP.

And the second thing is.....  Art Journaling Saturday.  I really stuck my neck out on the page creation for this one.  Abstract art isn't everyone's favorite but since art journaling is all about exploring and growing your art skills, I decided to jump in with both feet.  Lisa and I were joined by 23 brave souls as I shared my process to create this interesting art journal piece.

I did not take any pictures of what others created, but let me assure you the results were amazing.   If you are interested in joining us in the future, I hope you'll sign up when the next one rolls around in February.  It is an amazingly fun journey and I know you would have lots of fun.

That's it for now so until next post, remember to.....

"Let the Art Out of Your Heart and Create Every Day!"

Paper Marbling

Paper Marbling

with

Chris Mack

Saturday, February 10

10 am to 1 pm

$40

Come join us February 10th from 10 am to 1 pm as we have fun marbling paper.  Each print is unique and amazing no matter the level of experience or if you are an artist or not.  Each student will get up to 10 papers to marble.  All supplies will be provide.  All you need are chothes you don't mind getting paint on (including shoes), an apron (with pockets if possible), and a ballpoint pen.  Class size is limited to 8 so sign up as soon as possible!

We offered this class last summer and you can read all about it in the blog post "Last Week in the House - August 4".  The first class talked about is Lisa's Master Page Create and the second class written about is Chris' marbling class.

DETAILS:

Class Fee:  Class fee is due at the time of enrollment.  Fee may be paid by cash, check or credit card in person OR by Paypal if you can't get by within 2 business days.

ENROLLMENT IS NOW OPEN!  Enrollment limited to 8 students.  You may enroll by email (maura@myheartsfancyok.com), phone or in person.  Be sure to enroll as soon as possible as the last time we offered this class it sold out within a few days.