September 4th -September 11thth 2008
Wonderful Weekly Update!
This is your weekly update covering all the new and exciting things that are happening here at STAMPERS!
Please note that we will be open until 6pm for only the next week and a half or so- Steve and I will be away from the 15th to the 30th , and so because Andi is running the show by herself, the store will close at 5pm while we are away.
THIS SUNDAY ONLY!!!
September 7th
10am-2pm-USED STAMP EXCHANGE!! - 10am-2pm
1144 View Street (Between Cook and Ormond)
This is a fantastic opportunity to buy and sell some wonderful (previously loved) rubber stamp designs! This event is being hosted by Pam James and will be in the courtyard of her home. For further information please call Pam at 250-592-0951 or email her at mosaica50@yahoo.ca .
Lisa Stahl- Cornish Heritage Farms!
(Lisa’s website!) Check this out!! www.monalisamoments.com
We are absolutely thrilled to announce that Lisa Stahl, Art Director of Cornish Heritage Farms is coming to do two days of Demos- September 12th and 13th!! Lisa also is the designer of Mona Lisa Moments and a Certified Ranger Instructor, and to have her come to teach is very exciting! She will be teaching stamping and colouring techniques for “pretty” “cute” “masculine”, eclectic, collage, and even licensed designs like Thomas Kincaid, and a whole bunch of others!! (Do you like Elvis? There is even something for you- but the majority of the samples shown and the techniques taught will be in the “Christmas” theme.)
Please also note that most of these techniques and samples are designed for those Intermediate to Advanced rubber stampers and card-makers, and will encompass Ranger Alcohol inks, Adirondack Paint dabbers, Distress Crackle paints, Perfect Pearls, Glue Pads, Encore Inks, Memory Glass, Glitter, and even H20’s!! There will be an incredible amount of quality education for everyone here!
Because these are Demos and not actual hands- on classes the cost for these will be kept to the bare minimum. For the two days of demos (from the afternoon on the Friday to the late afternoon on the Saturday) the cost is only $25.00 plus GST!!! You of course, may attend any and all of the demos as desired, and will be able to come and go freely during the breaks in between.) Please feel free to bring a camera, notebook and pen. Questions are encouraged.
Lisa taught at Paper Pastimes in Calgary last month to RAVE reviews, and because of heavy demand she is going back there in October! Don’t miss her at Stampers while she is in Victoria!
Because of the size of the classroom, we will have to limit participants in this weekend to twenty. Please register early to avoid disappointment.
At the time of this writing there are only 3 spaces left, so don’t delay sign up now to avoid disappointment.
COMING UP in SEPTEMBER!!
Quilling class by renowned teacher and expert quiller Jean Smith!!
September 8th, 10-12noon Only $15 plus gst!
Sorry, this event is now FULL.
(But we have started a waiting list, and Jean has agreed to do another class in October!)
Required supplies: A package of 1/8” quilling strips, quilling tools, small sharp scissors, pins with coloured heads, small ruler, pointed tweezers, any white glue that dries clear. (Please note: Jean prefers smaller classes, so the limit is six students. Sign up soon!!)
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Coming up in October!!
We are so thrilled to announce that Els is returning to STAMPERS! on October 3rd and 4th for another fantastic series of new classes using Krista’s Sunshine Design stamps and Els own Peel-off designs! This will be an entire weekend of colouring and making Christmas cards!! We will be announcing the class line-up in the next few weeks so stay tuned!
NEW IN THE STORE!!
ART LENZ SHEETS AND STAMPS- check out this weekend’s demos!
We are expecting no end of fantastic supplies in from every direction- unfortunately as of today (Thursday afternoon) none of them have arrived!!! If you are waiting for something in particular, check the website tomorrow or later in case the shipments arrive!
*Free Demos!*
Saturdays are Demo days at STAMPERS! Bring a coffee and a notepad & pen and settle in to learn lots of new ideas and techniques to help you expand your creativity. Questions are encouraged! (Photos are okay, too!) We endeavor to scan up to the website all the finished cards done during the day’s demos during the following week as time permits.
Saturday, September 6th
9am-Noon pm- ATC MORNING! This is our first fall atc morning, and we are eager to get back at the creating and swapping of these cool little works of art! If you are an ATC fan, come and join us once a month for a morning of fun and friendship, and no end of swapping.
1pm-2:30pm: “ART LENZ- making your creations move!” We just got some more of these cool sheets that look like simple sheets of plastic but boy do they add a lot to a creation! Come in and learn how easy it is to give your own cards lots of movement and dimension! We know that it is a bit easier to learn this particular technique hands on so if you would like to make an actual card of your own using the Art Lenz system, it is only $6 to do a hands on project. (Because of space, pre-registration for this is required, and we can only take four to start with. Give us a call if you are interested. )
3pm-4pm, “RIBBON WEAVING CARDS” Join Steve as he demos one of his favourite specialties, incorporating ribbons and punches on cards to create intricate looking designs easily!
STAMPERS! Card contests! Every month we have a new theme.
Bring in your hand-made creations by the 25th of each month and enter them to win 1st, 2nd or 3rd Prize of $25, $20, $15 in-store credit!
August’s Contest theme was “Travel”
The Winners for August are:
First Prize: LINDA MILLER!!
Second Prize: BARB EDWARDS!
Third Prize: PAM JAMES!!
Congratulations to all the winners, and also to all those who submitted their wonderful work!
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September’s Contest theme is “Asian”
The due date for submissions is September 27th.
Looking ahead? Here are the upcoming themes!
October’s Contest Theme is “Autumn Delight” or “Halloween”
November’s AND December’s themes are BOTH “Christmas”
January’s is “Snowflakes”
February’s is “Love” or “Friendship”
(As always, the only thing we ask is that NO home-party products be used in the cards, and that stamp/ink credits be given on a post-it note on the back of the cards, please!)
If you would like your cards returned to you after the contests, please let us know.
Submissions entered may be uploaded to the Stamper's website gallery. Credit will be given, of course!
PLEASE MAKE NOTE!!
2008 CARDS FOR CANCER CAMPAIGN!
Thinking about Christmas in September?
Love to make beautiful cards, and would like them to go to a good cause?
The 2008 Cards for Cancer Campaign is looking for donations of quality, hand-crafted Christmas Cards for it’s First Annual Christmas Card campaign. To find out how you can become involved or to learn more about Cards for Cancer, go to http://www.hawthorntraining.com/ and follow the link to Cards for Cancer.
This is a wonderful cause and we would like to encourage you to give of your time and talent!
Art-I-Facts (Tuesday Evenings, 6:30-8:30pm) Starting September 9th!
We are no longer taking registrations for the next set of Artifacts Programs – this program is now FULL. If you have made a partial payment on this program, now is the time to pay the balance, please! Not sure? Give Ann a call.
For those that are participating in this program, here are the first four dates for your calendar!! Tuesday, September 9th, Tuesday October 7th, Wednesday, November 12th, Tuesday, December 9th- for 2008, (not including the Christmas Tea which will be on December 16th, from 6:30pm to 9:30pm. The only creativity done on this evening will be of an eating nature!!)
NOTE : We are now out of our Bulgarian Tomato plants- sorry….we hope to have the actual tomatoes (grown organically!) available in the next few weeks assuming that we get some more sun!…these are the meatiest, tastiest tomatoes you will ever eat- practically no water when chopped up for salads! If you are interested, let us know.
Don’t forget that the third Wednesday of every month is Customer Appreciation Day- mark your calendars!- 15% off all regular priced merchandise (20% off for GOLD Customers! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We have decided to open the classroom for the summer for anyone who wishes to work on their projects in some cool air-conditioning. So Monday to Friday, from 10am-5pm, you are free to bring your supplies and projects and spread out back there for the day. The cost for this is $5 for the whole day or part of. This might be a great time to get together with your friends to have a time of creating!
As this program has been reasonably successful, we are planning to continue it throughout the autumn months as well!
Please note that at the time of this writing, all Wednesday afternoons have been booked until further notice.
(We are not sure of possible numbers of participants on a daily basis for this, so please give us a call the day before– 250-384-6784- anytime you are interested, as obviously space is limited back there!
Hope to see you soon.
Ann, Steve, Andi, Daisy, Chase and Peanut!
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