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April 2005 Class Descriptions

Don't Be A "Fool" Join In These Great APRIL Classes at
THE STAMP ADDICT!
(Class sizes are limited; call EARLY to reserve space)

To all of our customers:  Effective as of March 1st, we will be changing our hours on Sundays only -- we will now be open from 12:00 noon until 4:00 PM. We hope that this will not cause any inconvenience to you & we appreciate your flexibility & understanding & thank you for your support!

[BACK TO THE CALENDAR]

Tea Bag & Memory Folds 101-A with Cathleen Smith: Saturday, April 2, 10:00 AM - Noon. You've met Cathleen as she clerks at The Stamp Addict but now meet the teacher part of her. In this class, a variation of Origami (the art of paper folding), you'll be doing 2 tea bag folds & 2 memory folds. The possibilities are endless (even if you're one of the folks that thought tea bag folding was based on Earl Grey for breakfast!) PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN SQUARE PUNCHES & FAVORITE SCISSORS IF YOU HAVE THEM. THIS CLASS IS LIMITED TO 10 STUDENTS. See a sample here! Cost $18.00*

Word Patterns - Hero Arts Studio Workshop with Ginny: Saturday, April 2, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM and Saturday, April 9, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM. You have enjoyed the flowers & the snowman, now enjoy the words, which are an important element in card-making! During this class, you'll learn to integrate word patterns into your design as you make 4 cards. As always, there is a special gift to take home! Due to the popularity of this series THIS CLASS WILL BE OFFERED TWICE & LIMITED TO 9 STUDENTS PER SESSION! See a sample here! Cost $25.00 ($18.00 + $7.00 for special supplies)* >>>
NOTE: THIS CLASS WILL BE HELD TWICE. PLEASE SIGN UP FOR ONLY ONE (1) SESSION.

Memory Box Quick Cards Make-it-&-Take-It: Wednesday, April 6, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM. Spring has sprung into buckets of flowers, gracing cards & making quick little notes! Stamps & papers are from the Memory Box Stamp & Paper Company. Join us in this fun, fast, easy make-it-&-take-it to cheer up your week! See the samples here! Cost $5.00*

Fresh Crop of Country Cards with Mike Strong: Saturday, April 9, 10:00 AM - Noon and Monday, April 11, 9:30 AM - Noon. Mike ventures into the country for a class featuring a fresh batch of charming cards. You'll be learning some new texturing techniques to apply to some old-fashioned cards, brimming with the appeal of classic Americana. See a sample here! Cost $18.00* >>>
NOTE: THIS CLASS WILL BE HELD TWICE. PLEASE SIGN UP FOR ONLY ONE (1) SESSION.

Monday Morning With Mike: Fresh Crop of Country Cards (4/11) - OR - Vellum Adventure Part 2 (4/18): Mike's Monday classes are now available (without breakfast) on other days. Please choose only one version of each title. Cost for each class is listed in the description.

Stamped Sculpey III Pendants with syndee holt: Wednesday, April 13, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM. Not only does syndee write for Expressions Magazine, these pendants were featured in the magazine! Be one of the first to use the new colors of Sculpey III & make a wonderful pendant & earring set for the Spring & Summer fashion season. THE NEW COLORS ARE NOT AVAILABLE IN STORE YET -- YOU'LL SET A NEW TREND! Syndee will supply the new colors for you (because The Stamp Addict doesn't have them yet either!) PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN PASTA MACHINE & CLAY BLADES IF YOU HAVE THEM & FAVORITE STAMPS & A TRAY TO TAKE YOUR UNBAKED CLAY HOME ON. See some examples of syndee's work on her website: http://www.synspage.com/ Cost $20.00 ($18.00 + $2.00 for special supplies)*

Punch & Bloomers with Kathy Olsen: Saturday, April 16, 10:00 AM - Noon. They are cute, & they are definitely spring! The flowers designed by Coronado Island Stamping are popular & fun! Join with Kathy as guides you along your own flower garden using punching fun & bloomer building! Not only will you have a plethora of flowers, you'll have the leaves that match! Come & create some great 3-D pieces! See a sample here! Cost $18.00*

Vellum Adventure, Part 2 with Mike: Saturday, April 16, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM and Monday, April 18, 9:30 AM - Noon. If you missed the predecessor to this class in February, no worries! Here's another chance for you to play with vellum! Mike has designed a whole new collection of cards using your favorite transparent paper. You'll apply the techniques of invisible attachment & embossing without wrinkles to 5 all new cards. See a sample here! Cost $18.00* >>>
NOTE: THIS CLASS WILL BE HELD TWICE. PLEASE SIGN UP FOR ONLY ONE (1) SESSION.

The Art Lounge (Wild, Wild Emersons) With Rena Tucker: Wednesday, April 20, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM. Silly & Sassy - no, not the teacher -- well -- the images! Images she has not used before with lots of layering & sparkles to "tart" them up! The general theme is: "Stories We Tell Ourselves & Others" (over something cold & bubbly?) PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN MEDIA (COLORED PENCILS, H2O's, etc.) IF YOU HAVE THEM. See a sample here! Cost $18.00*

KELLY KILMER: THE ART OF THE ALTERED PHOTOGRAPH: Saturday, April 23, 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM. Kelly is returning, again to spend the entire Saturday with us! She took a class with Karen Michel, & was inspired to go home & explore the wonderful world of altering photographs & images! (This is NOT Karen's class! but she is recommended by Kelly as is Randi Watts) In this class of Kelly's you'll learn a variety of mixed media explorations, tips, tricks & techniques using real 35mm photos & collage images via Kelly's methods! Learn how to paint, stamp, collage & use a plethora of mixed media supplies on the photos. You'll also incorporate photos into a special, cool art project creating a small canvas book to house your pix! This is unlike any altered photo class you've ever taken (& Kelly encourages you to take a variety of them!) If you want REAL 35mm photos in journals & art or if you want to "art up" others, this is your class! Additional techniques to be learned are working on color copies, photo painting, & repeating images. REQUIRED ITEMS TO BRING 20 ** REAL ** 35mm PHOTOGRAPHS THAT YOU CAN ALTER, SOME COLOR COPIED PHOTOGRAPHS, INCLUDING SOME MULTIPLE COPIES AN IMAGE. (*Digital camera users, please make sure your photos are done on photo, not computer paper) As always: PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN SCISSORS, BONE FOLDER, CORK BACKED METAL RULER, SMALL COLLECTION OF COLLAGE EPHEMERA & MARVY MARKERS IF YOU HAVE THEM. The 5-hour class has a planned 1/2-hour lunch break (brown bagging or walking across the street or group donation for pizza is allowed) at the teacher's time discretion. See a sample here! Cost $70.00 & detailed instruction sheets & all materials except as noted provided! Questions regarding class material can be e-mailed to Kelly at Egorey99@worldnet.att.net; all other questions, direct to the store.

Custom Embellished Frames with syndee: Wednesday, April 27, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM. Embellished with Stamps & Sculpey! In this class, you'll turn an ordinary frame into an elegant or fanciful custom frame in minutes! Syndee is the best at turning the commonplace item into a gift that you don't want to give away! PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN PASTA MACHINE & CLAY BLADES IF YOU HAVE THEM & FAVORITE BORDER STAMPS, RIVETS, BRADS (syndee will supply easel boards, clay, & Pearl Ex; you may bring your own clay in colors to work in, if you would like) (special note from S.H.: it's ok for someone to bring her trademark turquoise & purple). See a sample here! Other examples of syndee's work can be found here: http://www.synspage.com/  Cost $18.00 (the store will get specific "work in clay" colors if you would like to special order them; just let us know.) *

Mixed Media Mice with Rena: Saturday, April 30, 10:00 AM - Noon. This month, you'll be using colored & metallic pencils with Twinkling H2O's and lots of layering to create super-dimensional Mice cards your friends will love (if, of course, you can part with them!) If you haven't joined Rena's Mouse Patrol, or her Mixed Media mayhem, then this is the class for you! PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN COLORED & METALLIC PENCILS & TWINKLING H2O'S IF YOU HAVE THEM. Cost $18.00*

Get Wet!! with Rena: Saturday, April 30, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM. You will absolutely, positively, LOVE making Springtime Fairy cards using watercolor pencils & of course, Twinkling H20's!!! These cards are so gorgeous & you'll want to keep them & frame them for yourself! Join with Rena in an afternoon springtime shower of fun! PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN WATERCOLOR PENCILS & H2O'S IF YOU HAVE THEM. Cost $18.00*

* ALL SUPPLIES ARE INCLUDED IN CLASS FEES: however, please bring colored pencils & a pair of scissors to class, if you have them. Any additional supplies needed are listed with the class description.

* 10% discount given to students for purchases make on the day of class (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. Phone us at: 619-667-5060.
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 NOON - 4 pm.

Stamp Clubs: Are for truly addicted stampers! Check with the store for details.

MONTHLY SPECIALS:
MOUSE OF THE MONTH!!!!!

"Special Delivery" regularly $12.10 - this month $10.90
"... Looking Forward ..." word stamp: $4.20

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!


Last Modified: April 23, 2006

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