Tuesday, June 30, 2009

New Basic Grey Lemonade Collection

The new Basic Grey Collection is here!We have the entire paper line, paper pads, stickers and letters for all your projects.
These summer fun colors will be great on so many projects, I can't wait to work them into some classes for July.

Collage Class Tonight!

I hear rain is in the forecast.
What a perfect time to head inside for an amazing class!



Tonight from 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Louise will show you how to make this fabulous photo holder. We have a few open spots tonight so just call to hold a spot.

Louise Granlund is back and will help you create a chipboard photo holder. Be warned that your creation will not look like the example! Come with an adventurous spirit as we experiment with collage! You'll be given a blank chipboard book, patterned paper along with a a packet of ephemera so you can create your own design! You may bring a photo approximately 5x6 to class or add it at a later time. Please bring strong adhesive, scissors and brown chalk ink for inking edges. (I recommend ChalkBox Chestnut Roan in the small cat's eye size). Oh, and don't forget your creative spirit!

Monday, June 29, 2009

This Week at Craft Fancy!

All ribbons are on sale this week!

Tuesday, June 30th
Chipboard Photo Holder-Experiment in Collage with Louise
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, July 1st
Copic Marker Club Group 3
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Friday, July 3rd
The store will be closing at 5:00 p.m.

Saturday, July 4th
Independence Day!
STORE CLOSED

Sunday, July 5th
STORE CLOSED

Saturday, June 27, 2009

Coupons for the 2009 Scrapbook Expo are here!!!

Are you planning on going to the 2009 Scrapbook Expo in St. Charles? Be sure to stop by the store and pick a discount coupon!

St. Charles, IL
August 21 & 22, 2009

Check out their website for advanced registration info, a list of exhibitors and more!
2009 Scrapbook Expo

Friday, June 26, 2009

Never forget another Birthday!!!! Rusty Pickle Birthday Reminder Book class on Saturday June 27th







What a great way to stay organized and never forget your friends and loved ones birthdays!
We still have some spots available for the Rusty Pickle Birthday Book Reminder class!
Saturday, June 27th
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
$20.00
Please be sure to call the store and reserve your spot today!!!!

Thursday, June 25, 2009

New Arrivals- Whipper Snapper Designs

I'd like to introduce another new product that debuted last weekend- stamp sets by Whipper Snapper Designs! (if you thought yesterday's stamps were cute-- just look at these!!!)










Totally love these new stamps! Be sure to stop by to see the rest!

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

New Arrivals- Impression Obsession Stamps

One of the new products that debuted this past weekend for our birthday celebration is a line of stamps called Impression Obsession-- if you haven't seen them, you are missing out! Here are a just a few samples that we made with these stamps:





(the pier stamp is just gorgeous!)

please stop in to see the rest of the collection!!!

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Chipboard Photo Holder -- Experiment in Collage with Louise on Tuesday, June 30th

We made a little change to the calender-- Chipboard Photo Holder class with Louise has been added on Tuesday, June 30th from 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.







Create a chipboard photo holder that would a perfect gift -- for dad, grandpa, son, or anybody really.


Be warned that your creation will not look like the example! Come with an adventurous spirit as we experiment with collage! You'll be given a blank chipboard book, patterned paper along with a a packet of ephemera so you can create your own design! You may bring a photo approximately 5x6 to class or add it at a later time. Please bring strong adhesive, scissors and brown chalk ink for inking edges. (I recommend ChalkBox Chestnut Roan in the small cat's eye size). Oh, and don't forget your creative spirit!


Class Fee: $20 Class Level: All Levels

Monday, June 22, 2009

Totally Terrific Techniques with Marnie - Tuesday 6/23

Tuesday June 23, 6:00 p.m- 7:30 p.m.

Want to AMP up your pages or cards this summer? How about added a few new techniques to your repertoire? Join us to learn three fun techniques that can be used on a layout, a card or in any project you can dream up. We will be learning Punched Stencils, Embellished Tiles and a Wrinkle & Shine Technique. You will go home completed cards as your samples of each technique along with a step by step instruction guide to recreate these Awesome Techniques.

There is still room in Tuesday's Class! Call the store today to reserve your spot!





Please bring the basic kit as well as a Paper trimmer, and Pencil.

Class Fee: $15 Class Level: All Levels

1st Birthday Wrap Up

First of all...

THANK YOU!!

to all our wonderful customers who came out to wish us a Happy 1st Birthday this past weekend.
It just reminded me why I do this job and why we are here.

It was a whirlwind last week here at CraftFancy but the reward was everyone's joy last weekend with all the new products, the free projects and demos. I am so glad that everything worked out and we pulled it off.

Also, thanks to these wonderful vendors who sent us some wonderful prizes for our raffle on Saturday, we love companies who support the independent stores.
Thanks to...
Hero Arts
Pink Paislee
Rusty Pickle
JustRite Stampers
and October Afternoon

And finally, to these amazing ladies who came in and helped us out by making samples, doing demos and helping us out time and time again.
We couldn't have done it without you.
Michele Kovack
Martha Bonneau
Sarah Moore
Marnie Bushmole
Dianne McInrue
Louise Grandlund
Margie Higuchi

I am lucky girl to have such talented and generous friends.
If you loved these ladies amazing samples on Saturday, visit their blogs for more of their projects!

Again Thanks to everyone!
And if you missed it, make sure you are receiving our newsletters each month because we host Make and Take events in the store every few months.

Sunday, June 21, 2009

This Week at Craft Fancy!

20% Off all Maya Road Products this week!

Monday, June 22nd
A Muse Card Class
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
&
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, June 23rd
Totally Terrific Techniques with Marnie
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, June 25th
New Hero Arts Card Class
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
&
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Friday, June 26th
Crop Night
5:00 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.

Saturday, June 27th
Rusty Pickle Day!
Birthday Reminder Album
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Pocket Pop Up Mini Album
1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Spaces are available for classes this week, so call the store today to join in all the fun!

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Friday's Invite Only PreView Party Details

I hope everyone is getting excited about the big event at the store this weekend!
All these sneak peeks should give everyone a good idea of what goodies we have in store for all of you.

On Friday night (June 19th) we will be closing our doors at 5p for a private invite only event for only customers who have reached the $250 rewards goal in our first year. From 5p - 8p we have an open house type of party with 2 product demos and Make and Takes. These demos and projects will not be the same as Saturday, these are for our very best customers only and only on Friday. We will also have all our new products and our sale items available for purchase at this event a day early. Light refreshments will be served.

INVITE ONLY EVENT
FRIDAY, JUNE 19th
5p - 8p

(our store will be closed for all other business)

Everyone should have received an email for this event if you reached the rewards goal. If you did not receive this email and are a rewards goal achiever, please consider yourself invited and we are sorry for the inconvience. If anyone needs more details or info about this event, please call the store or email simone at simone at craftfancy dot com.

We really want to thank everyone for all their support in this first year. It has been more challenging and more rewarding than we ever imagined.

And don't forget, the Big Birthday Bash is on Saturday, June 20th.
We are open from 10a - 6p.
All details at www.Craftfancy.com and here.

Coming Soon! Thursday's sneak peek....

Stay tuned every day this week for a sneak peek of some of the awesome new products we will be debuting tomorrow!!!

Here's a sneak peek of a few of my favorite new products...


There will be even MORE new products that will be available tomorrow- Please stop by, wish us a happy birthday, and check out all the cool new products!!!

Don't forget our official birthday celebration will be Saturday, June 20th!!! Hope to see you!!!

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Coming Soon! Wednesday's sneak peek....

Stay tuned every day this week for a sneak peek of some of the awesome new products we will be debuting on Friday, June 19th!!!

Here's a sneak peek of another new line of paper we will be carrying...


(I'm definitely loving the vintage look of these!)

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Coming Soon! Tuesday's sneak peek....

Stay tuned every day this week for a sneak peek of some of the awesome new products that will be debuting in store on Friday, June 19th!!!

Here's a sneak peek of another new line of paper we will be carrying...

I can't wait til Friday, can you?

Monday, June 15, 2009

Coming Soon! Monday's sneak peek....

Stay tuned every day this week for a sneak peek of some of the awesome new products we will be debuting on Friday, June 19th!!!

Here's a sneak peek of one of the new lines of paper we will be carrying...


(don't just love that plaid? It totally reminds me of a thermos I used to have in grade school...)

Rusty Pickle Day - June 27th!

June 27th we will have a special guest in the house! Lance Anderson from Rusty Pickle will be teaching two awesome classes. We are so excited to have him in the store, especially because he is bringing these two wonderful classes!

PopUp Pocket Mini Album Class+ Free On the Go Kit
1:30p - 4:30p
The techniques are MANY in this high-energy class featuring vibrant products from Rusty Pickle. We'll start with a 6x6 pocketed spiral album and enhance and customize the built-in pockets to be an interactive smorgasbord of pull-outs and hidden surprises. The big surprise, though, is on the very last page - a petal-fold envelope with a spring-up picture ball. The ball even spins to allow all sides to be easily viewed! Oooh! Aaah! Please bring a basic tool kit as well as TACKY TAPE- this is essential to the picture ball, Paper piercer (or push pin), Craft knife, Cutting Mat, Ruler, SCORING TOOL - highly recommend an embossing stylus- something with a small, precise tip, Trimmer(optional), Anywhere hole punch with a medium bit. (The size for a standard eyelet), Standard Hole Punch, Crop A Dile (if you have one).





Birthday Reminder Book
10:30a - 12:30p

Want a fun creative way to keep all those important birthdays in your life in one place? Well in this class we will be using all sorts of techniques and products to create a Reminder Book to keep you on track. This class is perfect for cardmakers and scrapbookers alike as we all struggle to remember these important dates.

Space in these classes is very limited as Lance is coming from out of town to teach these, so sign up early. To see these class dates and times on our current schedule, you can view it online HERE. Call or stop by the store to sign up.

Sunday, June 14, 2009

This Week at Craft Fancy!

This week come celebrate our Birthday by joining us on Saturday, June 20th for a huge sale and much much more, all day!

Wednesday, June 17th
Beyond the Basics of Copic Markers
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
&
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, June 18th
Card Creations Class
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
&
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Friday, June 19th
Invite Only Store Event
5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, June 20th
1st Birthday Celebration!!!
10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Spaces are available in all of our classes this week, call the store to join in the fun.
Be sure to come in on Saturday, June 20th all day long for big sales and fun make-n-take projects!

Saturday, June 13, 2009

Rusty Pickle Pocket PopUp Mini Album and FREE On the Go kit!
















Join us for the Pocket PopUp Album with Special Guest Lance Anderson from Rusty Pickle and get the On the Go Kit FREE!!!!!

The techniques are MANY in this high-energy class featuring vibrant products from Rusty Pickle. We'll start with a 6x6 pocketed spiral album and enhance and customize the built-in pockets to be an interactive smorgasbord of pull-outs and hidden surprises. The big surprise, though, is on the very last page - a petal-fold envelope with a spring-up picture ball. The ball even spins to allow all sides to be easily viewed! Oooh! Aaah! Please bring a basic tool kit as well as TACKY TAPE- this is essential to the picture ball, Paper piercer (or push pin), Craft knife, Cutting Mat, Ruler, SCORING TOOL - highly recommend an embossing stylus- something with a small, precise tip, Trimmer(optional), Anywhere hole punch with a medium bit. (The size for a standard eyelet), Standard Hole Punch, Crop A Dile (if you have one).

Class Fee: $50 Class Level: Intermediate

As a special gift for attending this class, you'll get the On the Go kit Free!!! (it's a $27.99 value!)

So call or stop by and sign up today! Spots are still available, but space is limited!!!