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April 2003 Class Descriptions

Don't be an April Fool!!!! Go to THE STAMP ADDICT
for all the following great classes!

(Class sizes are limited; call EARLY to reserve space)
NOTE: The store will be closed on Easter Sunday, April 20.


Treasured Cigar Boxes with Lisa Bebi: Wednesday, April 2, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM. This fun treasure chest is a combination of cigar box, collage & personal treasures. With Lisa's leadership you'll create a fantastic box to hold art clippings, unfinished projects, trinkets, memories, whatever! Decorate & antique boxes using old stamp projects, new stamped projects, inks, & paints & then seal it to keep with satin gel. Don't fret if you don't know a smoker --- we're providing the boxes. Cost $15.00 + $3.00 for special supplies involved (total $18.00)

Into The Shadows with Cheryl Outhier: Saturday, April 5, 10:00 AM - Noon. Come out of the light & into the realm of "shadow stamping" with Cheryl. You'll be having a great time using dye pads, as well as pigment pads using these solid stamps. You'll create some fun & beautiful cards with embossing, eyelets, & other techniques. Come join us for a morning of fun & easy cards! See a sample here!  Cost $15.00

Six In Asia with Lisa: Saturday, April 5, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM. Subtle plum blossoms, flying, standing cranes, leaping bunnies. Hanko Stamps & Paper Company highlight this beautiful Asian-themed class. Lisa will awe you with her talents & wow you with Washi papers & papers in pastels, golds, & prints. And as the name implies you'll make & take home 6 wonderful cards.  See a sample here!  Cost $15.00

Eraser Carving 101 with Laurie Gore: Sunday, April 6, 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM. Carving your own stamps is so much easier - & more fun - than you think! Just try it once & a world of possibilities will open up. In this class, Laurie will lead you as you carve into 2 Staedler Master Carve blocks: enough for making 3 or 4 stamps. We will have carving tools to share, but PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN CARVING SET IF YOU HAVE ONE. Cost $15.00 + $3.00 for special supplies involved (total $18.00)

Monday Morning with Mike Strong: Caribbean Spice: Monday, April 7, 9:30 AM - Noon and Monday, April 14, 9:30 AM - Noon. Spice up your day with a trip to the islands, mon! Tropical breezes will be blowing as you enjoy making 6 cards inspired by the hot & cool colors of Jamaica, the Afro/Cuban rhythms of a Celia Cruz song & the beauty of a Bahamas sunset. Come at 9:30 for an island treat & start stamping to a Calypso beat at 10:00.  See a sample here! Cost $15.00
NOTE: THIS  SAME CLASS WILL BE HELD TWICE. PLEASE SIGN UP FOR ONLY ONE (1) SESSION.


Polymer Clay Amulets with Lisa: Wednesday, April 9, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM. Learn to make beautiful stone like amulets to use in your card making or to wear around your neck! It's all in the blending of the colors! Lisa will show you how to mix colors of clay, embossing powders & paints to make your pieces look like real gemstones (& we'll never tell that they aren't!) PLEASE BRING COLORED PENCILS, X-ACTO & A METAL-EDGED RULER IF YOU HAVE THEM.  See a sample here! Cost $15.00 + $5.00 for special supplies involved (total $20.00)

Think Pink with Mike: Saturday, April 12, 10:00 AM - Noon and 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM. It's Mike's further adventures in color exploration. Here's your chance to appreciate pink in a whole new way. Surprisingly, pink inspires as much hate as love. Some people just can't stand it, & some want to live in a pink world. Whatever your opinion, you'll be tickled pink in this class while making 6 perfectly pink cards to take home!. See a sample here!  Cost $15.00
NOTE: THIS  SAME CLASS WILL BE HELD TWICE. PLEASE SIGN UP FOR ONLY ONE (1) SESSION.


Early Roman Period (Toybox Style) with Lisa: Sunday, April 13, 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM. Long ago, in the times when Rome ruled the known world, Toybox stamps made some great rubber images. OK, so the history may be skewed some, but Toybox Rubber Stamps does have a great collection Roman images that Lisa has figured out how to make look ancient & vintage. Join with her as you travel back in time & relearn the tips of the masters, complete with stippling & perhaps some Armour-All?!. See a sample here!  Cost $15.00

Due to the overwhelming response from the March classes, The Stamp Addict is pleased to repeat our: Very Special Day with MaryJo McGraw! Since we were unable to take all of those that signed up last month, MaryJo has graciously agreed to return to do the same 2 classes. In fairness to all, the classes are being offered to those from the previous waiting lists first. Feel free to sign up now if you have not already been contacted or taken the classes in March. We appreciate your understanding & thank you so much for your enthusiasm to this great guest teacher.

MaryJo McGraw is a nationally known rubber stamp artist, author of "Making Greeting Cards with Rubber Stamps", "Creative Techniques with Rubber Stamps", "Greeting Card Magic with Rubber-stamps" & "Making Greeting Cards with Creative Materials", demonstrator, featured instructor at stamp conventions, retreats, cruises & stores. Her credentials stretch over 15 years. A Southern Californian, MaryJo has been seen on many episodes of HGTV's Carol Duvall Show creating decorative boxes, tins, book covers, jewelry & cards, of course! MaryJo asks you to bring: scissors, X-acto, cutting mat, c-thru ruler, note pad, pencil. Please note that both classes are three hours long to increase your stamping fun!

Faux Finishes for Paper Fanatics: Wednesday, April 16, 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM. In this class you'll have a "hands on" 3-hour feast for paper freaks on antiquing, texturizing & resurfacing all types of existing paper. This course also includes MaryJo's new recipe for Sculpture Paper. Create incredible papers from household tissue, napkins & paper towels using dyes, acrylic paints and more. PLEASE BRING A HAIR DRYER IF YOU HAVE ONE. cost $35.00 **#

Altered Books: Wednesday, April 16, 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM. Old books can be transformed into one-of-a kind artwork, complete with pockets, cut-outs & full of fun in this second 3-hour workshop. Creative pockets of vellum & specialty papers along with pop-ups will enliven any old book quickly with a few simple techniques. YOU MUST BRING AN OLD BOOK. MaryJo will have a wealth of paints, mediums, color copies & other vintage goodies.
cost $35.00 **#

Visit MaryJo's website to see more of her work!

**#: MaryJo's classes must be prepaid by April 9th to guarantee seating.

Bloomers 'n' Boxes With Julia Quinsey: Saturday, April 19, 10:00 AM - Noon. You've been asking for the Bloomers & now you can learn to make those little 3-dimensional flowers from Coronado Island Stamping. They are perfect for decorating the little boxes that you'll cut, stamp & fold yourself following Julia's lead. The samples are all over the store & absolutely irresistible! Take home beautiful little boxes for tiny gift-giving or just for great display!. Cost $15.00

Five Little Booklets With Meredith Cummings: Saturday, April 19, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM. If you love books like Meredith does, you'll love this class!!! You'll learn to make five books: brush book, tea bag book, spiral bound book, pocket folder & an ox-plow quilt book! All require only cutting, folding, gluing, and/or punching. These books are easy to make, fun to use for journaling & to give as memory books or greetings to friends. See a sample here!  Cost $15.00

Life's Little Pleasures with Mike: Wednesday, April 23, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM and 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM. Here's a class that will help you appreciate the little joys in life!! Mike will have you making 6 cards inspired by the small moments of bliss that make us all happy!! These are cards that you be sending to friends, just because!. Cost $15.00
NOTE: THIS  SAME CLASS WILL BE HELD TWICE. PLEASE SIGN UP FOR ONLY ONE (1) SESSION.


Magenta Springtime Beauties With Julia: Saturday, April 26, 10:00 AM - Noon. Make gorgeous cards & tags for all your spring occasions! These classic stamps never go out of style! We'll use some beautiful new designs, as well as old favorites as we combine direct-to-paper, embossing, brayering & a few other Julia tricks! PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN CAT'S EYES INK PADS. Cost $15.00

Trading Pages with Hilari Ford: Saturday, April 26, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM. In the first hour, we will make a single signature book that works well as a personal journal! In the second hour, we will trade with our classmates for decorating. At the end of the second hour the books will be revealed & returned to their original owners!! The class will cover easy collage techniques and embellishment in Hilari's very special way! Each student is invited to bring his/her own papers or ephemera for decoration, but keep in mind that it will go on someone else's journal!. Cost $15.00

Mother & Child with Laurie: Sunday, April 27, 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM. Children & the mothers who love them will get a mostly sentimental treatment during this class. The designs will be divided between the contemporary designs of Ducks in a Row & the antique photos of The Stamping Ground. If you haven't worked with these stamps before, you will enjoy the distinct look each company brings to your cards & the distinct accent that Laurie gives to their images. See a sample here!  Cost $15.00

Bedazzled by Paula Best & Julia: Wednesday, April 30, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM. Paula has lots of great new images & The Stamp Addict has them for you! Her designs are so distinctive: a little wacky, a little whimsical & a lot of wonderful! Create cards & a beautiful little box (so Julia!) that are truly "the Best!". See a sample here!  Cost $15.00

Senior Citizen Discount Day: 10% off all purchases today for those "addicted" folks over 62 years. ID's required cuz you all look so young.

* ALL SUPPLIES ARE INCLUDED IN CLASS FEES: However we do ask that all students bring colored pencils & a pair of scissors to class, if you have them. 

* 10% discount given to students for purchases on the day of class only
(items cannot be carried forward to another class)  

You MUST CALL us to sign up for classes! No sign-ups will be accepted via email! You may leave a message on our voice mail to sign up, but please speak clearly and leave a phone number for us to confirm your place in the class.
619-667-5060 or toll-free: 866-667-5060
Except as noted, the store hours are: M, T, Th, F: 10 am - 6:30 pm, W 10 am - 8 pm, Sa 9 am - 5 pm, Su 1 pm - 5 pm

Stamp Clubs:  Are for truly addicted stampers; some clubs are full, so check with the store if you are interested in joining a club.

Don't forget the Rubber Registry to let others know your special wish list!! Get those stamps & accessories you have always wanted!

THE STAMP ADDICT'S Birthday Bonus: during your birthday week get 1% off of one stamp for each year of your age (up to 46%) !!!!!!

Got Groups??? We will try to accommodate you for a special class or event! Call the store!

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