Scrapendipity : scrap·en·dip·i·ty

The gift of making fortunate discoveries by accident, a talent for making discoveries while searching for other things.



Friday, March 31, 2017

APRIL KIT BLITZ

The newest KIT IS almost READY!
This time Selena has put together a Wild Adventure!
Stay tuned for the latest projects that are being
worked on by our newest designer.
'WILD WHISPER' peeps! More to come soon!! 

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

NEW NEW NEW



 
Stamp Hoppy Easter HERE
Clear Stickers HERE
On a Whim Ephemera pack HERE
Thicker Phrases HERE
Donut worry alpha stickers HERE
EK Christening HERE
TH sizzix  landscape HERE 
 
http://www.scrapendipitystore.com/

208 3400 14th St NW Northmount Plaza (facing Chelsea St) Calgary, Alberta
See google directions HERE

Monday, March 27, 2017

Page layout with Selena May 6

 
A little bit of whimsy for this Life in Pictures layout...  
Saturday May 6 @ 11:00 
 
$37.00 for both pages, all embellishments and paper provided. 
 
Please call the store to reserve your spot, payment due upon booking. 403-455-6772

Make and Take with Holly March 30

 
Happy Monday everyone.  This weeks make and take is a fun all occasion card.
  (A lot easier than last week lol.).  Just a bit of die cutting and you will have a beautiful butterfly card for any occasion.

Please email hollyth@shaw.ca to sign up for 10am 11am noon 2pm 3pm 4pm or 5pm.

Remember your adhesive and a travel mug for your coffee.

3-D Card Class with Holly April 15

Join Holly for another fun 3D card class.  You will create three very different cards.  One for three of the four seasons.  In this class you will receive the heartfelt card kit where you will make one of the three cards and you will have two to take home.
 
Date:   Sat April 15
Class fee:  $38

Be sure to sign up early as these classes  always fill fast.


 

SIMPLE WATERCOLOR CARDS with Dianne April 18

Dianne will be teaching you how to watercolor with the very simplest of watercolors! She has never taught using these watercolors before. Simple, fun, and quick to do! We will make 10 cards and will have lots of choices to make them the colors you want! These cards are a bit smaller but oh so cute! They also come in a box, ready to give as a gift or use for yourself!  A set of inexpensive watercolors is all she will be using! A very fun and free flowing class! No experience required!
You will get 10 cards to do,
 but can paint as many as you want, or take the rest home!

THIS CLASS IS ONLY $23 AND YOU GET THE BOX
TO PUT THEM IN AND ENVELOPES FOR EACH CARD!!

DATE: TUESDAY, April 18th
TIME: 5:30

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

New March 22?



The online store has been revamped

and is ....LIVE NOW .....
 
http://www.scrapendipitystore.com/

208 3400 14th St NW Northmount Plaza (facing Chelsea St) Calgary, Alberta
See google directions HERE

Monday, March 20, 2017

Page Layout with Selena March 25

 
This class we are using  Bo Bunny's Life in Color. Such a fun Line!! 
Class is March 25@ 11:00 
$37.00 for both pages 
 
Call to reserve your spot 403-455-6772
payment due upon booking. 

Copic + Prismacolor Coloring with Shari April 2

Intermediate/Advanced Class
 
Do you love to color with your Copic markers? Wondering how to get that extra depth and highlight on your image!! Then this class is for you!  Join a fellow Copic enthusiast for a wonderful afternoon of coloring and chat!
For this class Shari has designed three wonderful cards that you will be building, and then finishing off with an image you have colored yourself with your markers.  After your images are colored, you will be shown how to add depth and highlights with Prismacolor pencils and gamsol ( this is optional, the cards are wonderful without this extra step ). The cards this month feature a beautiful Rose from Stamping Bella, an adorable Spring/Easter image and a surprise Christmas themed card.  Shari will be guiding you through any techniques that are new to you.
Please bring your basic supply list (see top of newsletter for the list), Copic markers, Prismacolor pencils and gamsol.
Date - Sunday, April 2
Time - 12 - 3 pm
 
Please call the store at 403-455-6772 to reserve your spot in this class.  Prepayment is required.

Sunday, March 19, 2017

Make and Take with Holly March 23

 
Good morning Ladies.  Here is a fun whimsical card.  This week we will use the sizzix owl label die to create an all occasion card.  Come visit the store on Thursday make a card and have a coffee.  Please email me and let me know what time you would like to come and how many cards you would like to make. $5 for your first card and $2 for the second.

Hope to see you this Thursday
 

Please email hollyth@shaw.ca
to sign up for 10 am 11am noon 2pm 3pm 4pm or 5pm.
Please remember to bring your adhesive and a travel mug for coffee. 
Cost is $5 for your first card 
( includes your coffee and snack ) plus $2 if you choose to do a second card.

Friday, March 17, 2017

Fun Friday with Pam

Happy St. Patrick's Day
 
More Island Escape!
I am at 10 pages on this kit, and still have more to work with. Seriously terrific value in Selena's kits!
These poor little peacock's at the resort were the saddest I have ever seen. 
They had very few of their signature feathers left. I am not sure if that was done on purpose, to stop the tourists molesting them, or if they were clipped, or if they were sick. It did seem too evenly done to be an accident.
NOTE: The photos of the peacocks had very busy backgrounds. So, I decided to fussy cut them to highlight the birds better.
I decided to beef up the sand image in on the paper with:
Use a dauber to swipe large areas, alternate with TH Distress sandy powders and a heat gun.
For this layout, I 'PPG' the inside of the emboss basket weave. It can be difficult to scrapbook busy, colorful flower photo's. I cut mine into 3 x 3 inch squares to form one solid 6 x 6 display. Then re-matted the one I wanted to highlight. 'The Hibiscus' of course!
 
Tips for this one:
I used the word strip to form the journaling. First thing I did was secure it to a thin piece of double sided tape. That way, it is fast to cut and glue to the journal card. The jangles along the lower edge is beaded ribbon from the stash. with Washi tape over the ribbon.
Close-up of the journal grouping and finishing details.
 
Flamingos
This layout was done with two sheets, a lot of cut, flip, flop, and paste.
Cuba has a large flamingo sanctuary inland of the coast of 'Cao Coco' island chains. It is a HUGE no-no to kill a pinky!


Monday, March 13, 2017

Lawn Fawn Pop-Up Card class wth Crystal March 27 & April 1




Come create 3 fun interactive pop-up cards using some of the new dies and stamps from Lawn Fawn. These are super easy to make and are sure to impress. They fold up flat and fit in a standard A2 envelope for mailing. Basic supply kit and your own Copic markers or pencil crayons are required for this class. What's even better is its one great class with two times and dates to choose from. 

Dates: 
- March 27th @10:00-1:00 

-April 1st @Noon-3:00

Cost: $30 (Includes GST)

Register: Please call the store at 403-455-6772 to reserve your spot.
          Pre-payment is required.


Make and Take with Holly March 16

Happy Monday.  The best thing about Monday is that it is just four days till make and take!!!   This week we will make another fun all occasion card.  (I have used thank you but you will have a selection of stamps to use).  I love that you can personalize your card for either a Starbucks fan or a Tim Horton's fan!

You can also do one of each!!   $5 for your first card and $2 for the second.

Hope to see you on Thursday.  

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Coming SOON!

The online store is Under Construction!
It will be better than ever once it is up and running.
New stuff is arriving
So, for now, pop into the real store, check out the new class lineup! and shop for all your scrapbooking needs!
208 3400 14th St NW Northmount Plaza (facing Chelsea St) Calgary, Alberta
See google directions HERE

Monday, March 6, 2017

"Page by Sketch Series" with Selena

 
Hi Everyone, this is the new class I was talking about. What we will do, is work with a layout sketch, so beginners and advanced scrapbooker's are welcome! I will send the sketch in advance so you can organize your photos etc. We will run a series of 5 classes on Wednesday nights, and a $60.00 Scrapendipity gift card is included in the price. I will walk around with you and help you pick paper and embellishments. You just need your basic kit and your photos. The page in the end can be as embellished as you choose!  
 
Price adjustable if you can't make all 5 :-) 
Class fee is $115.00 ($60.00 of that is a gift card ) 
Wednesday night @ 5:30 starting in March 
 
Please call the store to reserve your spot, payment due upon booking 403-455-6772

Parchment Lace class with Holly March 13

Parchment lace class.  All levels welcome.  
In this class we will work on samples of embossing, piercing and cutting.
  My hope is to get everyone comfortable with all these techniques before we move on to making bigger projects.

Monday March 13.  5:30PM.    Cost is $15.  
 You can sign up by calling the store to make payment.

Waiting list for Tide Album with Holly May date to be determined


This class is currently full.  I am taking a wait list and if I get 6 or more people to sign up I will run it again in May.  
Please email hollyth@shaw.ca if you would like your name on the wait list. 
 
The Album contains :
6 mini albums.  We will be using the Kaisercraft's High I am very excited about this Album.  I have had so much fun with it.  In this class you will create the album from Chipboard, craft Tex, Tyvex and cardstock.  The Album contains 6 mini albums.  We will be using the Kaisercraft's  'High  Tide'

Make and Take with Holly March 9

Happy Monday my crafty friends.  
Come to the store this Thursday to create a bright, springy all occasion card.  Enjoy a cup of coffee and good conversation with other crafty ladies.
 Email hollyth@shaw.ca to sign up.
 Remember your adhesive and a travel mug for coffee.
 Hope to see you Thursday.

Sunday, March 5, 2017

More Kit Blitz !

 

-The die cut leaf from this kit was just begging me to turn it over and use is as a stencil background on some of the paper.
-After I got done playing with the inks, I decided I wanted it to look more like a leaf I had just picked up of the rainforest floor.
I got out the Mod Podge
-Do one complete coat and let it soak in . This will happen quickly and you might want to lightly dry the back to stop the leaf from being too saturated.
-Then put another coat of Modge on and dry it to a tacky point with your heat gun.
- Gently start to shape it by moulding it over a curved surface. Place your solid object {I used the rounded side of my glue container}
- I started with the center crease folding it towards the center from the front side. Then did the individual leaves from the back, curving and drying as I went.

 
For the Title, I chose to go with a stencil
- Outlined it with a pencil. NOTE: it helps to have a line to work off of. You can do this with removable tape, or a light pencil line.
- I used India Ink in Black marker to fill in. This makes a nice solid background.
- Last fill in with stickles to add the glitter. Remember with stickles, you have to work so you do not smear your stickles, and allow to dry for probably and hour. So, do it last!
 
This is how they rocked the leaf on Kaisercraft Blog!
 

 
Because we all see a leaf differently!