Appleton Classes - July 2008

Grad Cap Accordion Album- $12.00 Instructor: Beth
Tuesday, July 22 @6:00 pm
Have you collected a bunch of school and graduation photos from friends and family? Do you need that perfect book in which to display photos from that memorable graduation day or how about your GRAD PARTY! This album, resembling a grad cap and topped with a handmade tassel, is perfect to display classmates and graduation photos. In this class learn how to make a unique accordion album that will hold at least 30 photos (24 wallet sized photos and (6) 4x6 photos).

Don’t need a graduation gift? You can learn the technique and pick patterned papers of your choice to make a lovely album for yourself, father’s day, birthday or best friend.

Please bring your favorite adhesive and a paper trimmer. All other supplies are provided by the instructor.

Technique Workshop Series: Swatch Book Sampler
Level: Beginner Instructor: Beth
Beth, who is instructing this workshop series, is mainly self-taught and has gained much of her experience through trial and error and experimentation. However, she was selected to attend Ranger University in 2006, and while there, gained a repertoire of new techniques and fell in love with inks all over again. She will conduct this workshop using a similar approach used by Tim Holtz.

The following workshops are part of a series which focuses on experimenting with a variety of products and learning various background treatments. Choose to attend as many different workshops as you like. By the end of each workshop, every student will have recreated the techniques onto a sampler swatch complete with its corresponding step-by-step instructions. The various swatches will then be bound, so you can use the sampler at home as a handy reference, or just for inspiration while working confidently on your own projects -- be it cards, scrapbook pages, or paper arts projects.

Alcohol Ink Techniques $10 Instructor: Beth
Thursday, July 24th @6pm
Learn the mystique of alcohol inks. The beautiful effects they create when blended together are much easier to do than they look. Techniques covered: Polished Stone Variations, Tortoise, Lapis, Agate, and Non-Porous Surface Inking. Also there will be time to experiment and come up with your own creations. Remember we will be working with inks and you may get ink on your hands and clothes so please wear clothing that you won’t mind getting messy. All supplies are provided by the instructor.

Working with Distress Inks $10 Instructor: Beth
Tuesday, July 29th @6pm
Learn what Distress Inks are all about as well as some of my favorite techniques and tools. Techniques covered are: Wrinkle Free Distress, Wrinkled Distress, Burnt Edge, Distress Photo Tinting, Distress Plaid, Direct to Paper Blending with bonus Spritz and Flick technique. Remember we will be working with inks and you may get ink on your hands and clothes so please wear clothing that you won’t mind getting messy. All supplies are provided by the instructor.

Friday Night Cropapoluza $12 Instructor: TBD
Friday, July 25th from 6pm-Midnight
Limited to 15 students
Scrapbook Memories will provide snacks and select beverages. To sign up call (920) 733-4506. There will be 2 employees on hand for all of your shopping and creativity needs. Everyone who attends the crop will receive a 20% discount the night of the crop. There are 15 seats available, reservations are required to assure yourself a seat. 48 hour notice of cancellation is required. Our crops offer LOTS of space and use of all classroom non-consumable products.

What Should I Bring To Class?
Most of the time, all materials are provided. That does mean you’ll have to share with others… customers have been asking us what would be good to take along to a class and we’ve come up with these suggestions: a ruler, scissors, exacto–knife and mat, black waterproof ink, versamark, adhesives such as pop dots, vellum tape and glue stick or tape, eyelet setter and punch and maybe even a camera to take pictures of samples or displays.