Issue 131 Dues: $10 Per Meeting Time: 6:30-8:30 Mar., 2010
Editor: Lyn Bernatovich- Lynpress@aol.com
ANNOUNCEMENTS: NEXT PAC MEETING: Wed., Mar. 24 – 6:30pm
• Spring Fling: Save the Date! Sat., April 10, 2010, Bridgeport Methodist Church. Call the Shoppe to sign up NOW!! 315-633-5325
• March Monthly Special: 20% off alphabets and select 8-1/2 x11 paper.
• Table Time: Get together to crop or make cards – $5 per person. Call Shoppe to reserve.
• Friday Crop: Every Friday 9:30-11am - $10
• Paper Arts Club: 4th Wed. 6:30-8:30 - $10 (3/24) – Please note that all club prices have gone to $10 per meeting beginning January 2010.
• New Weekend Crop: Last Sunday of the month 1-3pm - $10 (2/28, 3/28)
• New CAS Club: Every Wed. 1-2:30, 3 Clean & Simple Cards - $10 (3/3, 10, 17, 24, 31)
• Monthly Consignment – Sell your stuff! Call the Shoppe for details.
• http://www.lynspaperpetunia.blogspot.com Stay updated on Club news, Lyn’s class schedule and samples at Stampin’ & Scrappin’ Time, Spring Fling and Holiday Impressions workshops. New: Another Get organized article posting in February!
• The Shoppe’s blog at http://www.stampinscrappintimeny.blogspot.com is your resource for up-to-date store information, class photos, schedules and lots more. You’ll get a real kick out of this informative and visual site with frequent updates.
FEBRUARY MEETING REPORT
Last night’s meeting was all about scrap crafting, which simply means that we focus on paper crafting our cards more than stamping an image. We see a lot of scrap crafting in magazines and I believe it is as a result of scrapbookers getting involved in card making or, there are so many wonderful papers out there for scrapbookers that we card makers want to get in on all the fun!
Anyway, our 3 cards were all paper crafted in very distinctly different ways. We used one word stamp for all 3 cards that worked very well. One card was stamped on the outside and the other two cards were stamped on the inside. We added some finishing touches to the insides for a more complete look. We also learned another 3d flower technique that was simple and fun to make. Next month, I’ll add a third flower technique since they are so much fun to make. When constructing a card, I pointed out how I look at 12x12 papers. The designs we worked with were very large, graphic and not necessarily suitable for a card front. That doesn’t stop me though as I look to see how I can cut up designs. We found mushrooms that made a great scallop border, large flowers that could easily be cut out and mounted, and even cut out a cute bird for the inside of one card! I hope I gave everyone some new ways to look at papers ‘cuz as most of you know…paper speaks to me…and there’s just a ton of ways for card makers to look at it when card crafting!
We welcomed two new people to Club, Maria and Kristy. Six door prizes were won by Mary Ann, Linda W, Linda F, Paulette, Maria, Cindy. Swap cards were beautifully made and cards were generously donated to the Everson Tree. I want to personally thank all who donated extra cards to Cindy for her fundraising gift basket to benefit a family who recently lost their 19 year old. I want to give a special shout out to Kay who had tendon surgery yesterday. If you’d like to send her a card, please email me privately and I’ll be happy to give you her address or call the Shoppe and they will have it.
MARCH SWAP: Sketch Challenge – Easter Theme
The February sketch challenge was a big hit and it was unanimous to do a new sketch for March. I went into my numerous resources and borrowed a sketch from my friend, Adela, on Paper Craft Planet that she used last July. I re-sketched it, but I wanted to acknowledge her as the author. So, using the above sketch, you will create an Easter card. I see the circle becoming an egg shape, don’t you? You don’t have to stay with exactly what you see! Have fun!!
MARCH PROJECT: Arbor Day Observance
Arbor Day is a perfect reason to make cards with trees as the focal point. As I showed you in the March/April Papercraft Magazine, there are 11 pages chocked full of cards with tree images. There are trees that are paper pieced, paper pierced, trees made with buttons and brads and lots of sewing. We are sure to have some creative fun celebrating Arbor Day!
UPCOMING SHOPPE CLASSES: LATE FEBRUARY & MARCH
Friday Crops: 9:30 am every Friday with Kathy $10
Wed. CAS: 1-2:30pm every Wed. 3/3, 10, 17, 24, 31 with Sherry $10
Paper Arts Club: 4th Wed., 6:30-8:30pm with Lyn $10
2/27 – Amazing Mini Book, 11-1:30 with Cari, $45
2/28 – Weekend Crop, 9:30-11 with Kathy, $10
3/6 – Birthday/Date Book (with new G45!), 11-1 with Lyn, $25
3/6 – All About Inchies Cards, 1:30-3:30 with Sherry, $20
3/20 – Love Mini Album, 11:30-1:30 with Cari, $30
3/21 – Stamping Bella Cards, 1-3 with Kathy, $20
Good stuff coming in daily. Call the Shoppe for more details! 315-633-5325.
Updated Basic Kit Essentials: Edge distressing tool, scissors, double sided tape, bone folder, scoring tool, ¼” hand held hole punch, foam mounting tape, favorite adhesive, such as Glue Dots, glue stick, tape runner, etc., Red Line or Scor-Pal tape, sand paper, corner rounder.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Monday, February 1, 2010
Paper Arts Club February 2010 Newsletter
ANNOUNCEMENTS: NEXT PAC MEETING: Wed., Feb. 24 – 6:30pm
· Feb. Monthly Special: 20% off any pre-packaged kits, including books.
· Table Time: Get together to crop or make cards – $5 per person. Call Shoppe to reserve.
· Friday Crop: Every Friday 9:30-11am - $10
· Paper Arts Club: 4th Wed. 6:30-8:30 - $10 (2/24, 3/24) – Please note that all club prices have gone to $10 per meeting beginning January 2010.
· Copic Marker Club: Club meeting 2/13, $110
· New Weekend Crop: Last Sunday of the month 1-3pm - $10 (2/28, 3/28)
· New CAS Club: Every Wed. 1-2:30, 3 Clean & Simple Cards - $10 (Feb. 3, 10, 24)
· Monthly Consignment – Sell your stuff! Call the Shoppe for details.
· Spring Fling: Save the Date! Sat., April 10, 2010, Bridgeport Methodist Church.
· http://www.lynspaperpetunia.blogspot.com/ Stay updated on Club news, my class schedule and samples at Stampin’ & Scrappin’ Time, Spring Fling and Holiday Impressions workshops. New: Get organized articles in 2010!
· The Shoppe’s blog at http://http://www.stampinscrappintimeny.blogspot.com/ is your resource for up-to-date store information, class photos, schedules and lots more. Read about the weekly “Blogger Bonus” that’s good for free stuff at the Shoppe. You’ll get a real kick out of this informative and visual site with frequent updates.
JANUARY MEETING REPORT
It was good being back together since our last meeting on Dec. 2 and along with good weather, we had a great turnout. We made two cards and a tag with hearts as the focal point. Each individual piece had some element that was a cute technique. For example, the tag used an Accucut heart that we turned into a darling pocket. One of the cards was a matchbook fold that was cleverly held closed by another Accucut chipboard heart. The second card was inspired by a coin envelope that we covered and then decoratively cut away the top portion to create a cute pocket. The best part of all three projects was simply using the opposite side of the double sided paper as well as all the designs can be re-created just by changing the heart focal point for another shape! Papers used in our projects were My Minds Eye Abbey Road and the new Basic Grey Sugar Rush. Note that these BG papers are double sided, something BG usually does only once a year.
We had five door prizes won by Terry, Mary Ann, Linda W, Jane and Mercedes. Swap cards were beautiful and also cards were generously donated to the Everson Tree. Thanks to Mercedes for adding a bunch of her cards to the Everson donation as well as for helping out a fellow member who forgot her swap card! I hope everyone had a good time at Club. I know I did! Read about the post Everson Festival feedback on page 3!
FEBRUARY SWAP: Going Green Sketch Challenge
Something totally for us at PAC this month! We will follow a card sketch using green colors. Inspired by this month’s Paper Crafts Magazine, I thought it would be fun and different to make our swap card by following a sketch or recipe of a design as seen in Paper Crafts Magazine, Jan/Feb 2010 issue, page 19, G-to Sketches section. I do this type of creating all the time on Paper Craft Planet and find it very fresh and interesting. So, have fun designing using the layout shown. Bring a second card to donate to the Everson Tree! Terri Anderson has a Bonus Project of this card sketch that you can see at http://www.papercraftsmag.com/
FEBRUARY PROJECT: Green with Envy
Rather than make St. Patrick’s Day cards and in observance of St. Patrick’s Day, Club focuses on the color green. Find out what my interpretation of going green is at our next meeting! If you like orange juice, bread, boxes, music and tissue paper, you’ll love the February meeting! Join me as we incorporate a few items around the house into creative cards that your friends will be green with envy!
UPCOMING Shoppe Classes: FEBRUARY/EARLY MARCH
Friday Crops: 9:30 am every Friday with Kathy $10
Wed. CAS: 1-2:30pm every Wed. 2/3, 20 & 24, 3/3, 10 with Sherry $10
Paper Arts Club: 4th Wed., 6:30-8:30pm with Lyn $10
2/6 – Love Takes Flight Altered Birdhouse, 11-2pm with Jen, $35
2/13 – My Love Heart Shape Mini Album, 12:30-3:30 with Jen, $40
2/19 – Winter Wind-Up cards, 12:30-2:30 with Sherry, $20
2/27 – Amazing Mini Book, 11-1:30, with Cari, $45
2/28 – Weekend Crop, 9:30-11 with Kathy, $10
3/6 – Birthday/Date Book (with new G45!), 11-1 with Lyn, $25
3/6 – All About Inchies Cards, 1:30-3:30 with Sherry, $20
Good stuff coming in daily. Call the Shoppe for more details! 315-633-5325.
Basic Kit Essentials: Edge distressing tool, scissors, double sided tape, bone folder, scoring tool, ¼” hand held hole punch, foam mounting tape, favorite adhesive, such as Glue Dots, glue stick, tape runner, etc., Red Line or Scor-Pal tape, sand paper.
EVERSON FESTIVAL OF TREES Post Script!
I received a letter from the Everson Festival committee thanking us for our donation and asking for feedback. Here is my email response for feedback to that letter and the Everson’s follow up response!
Cheryl, As a participant in the Everson 2009 Festival, I appreciate the letter from Barb Godfrey asking for donor input. Our tree has been in the Festival for at least seven years (minus 2008) and it is an important part of what we do at Paper Arts Club of CNY. At each month's meeting, we donate a card to the Everson Tree so that by November, we have collected well over 130 cards for our tree. As far as feedback, I can speak for my Club that we completely enjoy donating a tree every year as it is an extension of what we do anyway. It would, however, be helpful to know if our tree sells. It is priced modestly considering the quality of hand crafted cards on the tree but I just don't know what actually happens to it year after year. There was a woman who bought it in the past to specifically give the cards as gifts and she sent me a note telling me how much she enjoyed our tree. I personally liked the Festival at Shoppingtown this year, but it is my understanding that it was re-located because of the art exhibit at the Museum. For me, it was seamless to walk the tree from the parking lot right into the Bon Ton! Setup at the Museum can be tricky due to parking and the walking distance to the front doors. Whatever you decide for 2010 is fine. You can count on my Club to have a tree at the Festival in 2010 as we begin our donations to it in January! Thank you for the opportunity to make comments and offer suggestions. Lyn Bernatovich, Founder
Paper Arts Club of CNY
Lyn, We LOVE your tree and it ALWAYS sells. I have wanted it for three years and I always get beat out. I also feel that it "is priced modestly" but our goal is to sell all the trees and we have to guess the amount that people will be willing to pay. Maybe we should have a small sign better describing the cards. We actually are talking with Shoppingtown about next year. We liked it out there too. Thank you for your past and future support, we really appreciate it. Cheryl
· Feb. Monthly Special: 20% off any pre-packaged kits, including books.
· Table Time: Get together to crop or make cards – $5 per person. Call Shoppe to reserve.
· Friday Crop: Every Friday 9:30-11am - $10
· Paper Arts Club: 4th Wed. 6:30-8:30 - $10 (2/24, 3/24) – Please note that all club prices have gone to $10 per meeting beginning January 2010.
· Copic Marker Club: Club meeting 2/13, $110
· New Weekend Crop: Last Sunday of the month 1-3pm - $10 (2/28, 3/28)
· New CAS Club: Every Wed. 1-2:30, 3 Clean & Simple Cards - $10 (Feb. 3, 10, 24)
· Monthly Consignment – Sell your stuff! Call the Shoppe for details.
· Spring Fling: Save the Date! Sat., April 10, 2010, Bridgeport Methodist Church.
· http://www.lynspaperpetunia.blogspot.com/ Stay updated on Club news, my class schedule and samples at Stampin’ & Scrappin’ Time, Spring Fling and Holiday Impressions workshops. New: Get organized articles in 2010!
· The Shoppe’s blog at http://http://www.stampinscrappintimeny.blogspot.com/ is your resource for up-to-date store information, class photos, schedules and lots more. Read about the weekly “Blogger Bonus” that’s good for free stuff at the Shoppe. You’ll get a real kick out of this informative and visual site with frequent updates.
JANUARY MEETING REPORT
It was good being back together since our last meeting on Dec. 2 and along with good weather, we had a great turnout. We made two cards and a tag with hearts as the focal point. Each individual piece had some element that was a cute technique. For example, the tag used an Accucut heart that we turned into a darling pocket. One of the cards was a matchbook fold that was cleverly held closed by another Accucut chipboard heart. The second card was inspired by a coin envelope that we covered and then decoratively cut away the top portion to create a cute pocket. The best part of all three projects was simply using the opposite side of the double sided paper as well as all the designs can be re-created just by changing the heart focal point for another shape! Papers used in our projects were My Minds Eye Abbey Road and the new Basic Grey Sugar Rush. Note that these BG papers are double sided, something BG usually does only once a year.
We had five door prizes won by Terry, Mary Ann, Linda W, Jane and Mercedes. Swap cards were beautiful and also cards were generously donated to the Everson Tree. Thanks to Mercedes for adding a bunch of her cards to the Everson donation as well as for helping out a fellow member who forgot her swap card! I hope everyone had a good time at Club. I know I did! Read about the post Everson Festival feedback on page 3!
FEBRUARY SWAP: Going Green Sketch Challenge
Something totally for us at PAC this month! We will follow a card sketch using green colors. Inspired by this month’s Paper Crafts Magazine, I thought it would be fun and different to make our swap card by following a sketch or recipe of a design as seen in Paper Crafts Magazine, Jan/Feb 2010 issue, page 19, G-to Sketches section. I do this type of creating all the time on Paper Craft Planet and find it very fresh and interesting. So, have fun designing using the layout shown. Bring a second card to donate to the Everson Tree! Terri Anderson has a Bonus Project of this card sketch that you can see at http://www.papercraftsmag.com/
FEBRUARY PROJECT: Green with Envy
Rather than make St. Patrick’s Day cards and in observance of St. Patrick’s Day, Club focuses on the color green. Find out what my interpretation of going green is at our next meeting! If you like orange juice, bread, boxes, music and tissue paper, you’ll love the February meeting! Join me as we incorporate a few items around the house into creative cards that your friends will be green with envy!
UPCOMING Shoppe Classes: FEBRUARY/EARLY MARCH
Friday Crops: 9:30 am every Friday with Kathy $10
Wed. CAS: 1-2:30pm every Wed. 2/3, 20 & 24, 3/3, 10 with Sherry $10
Paper Arts Club: 4th Wed., 6:30-8:30pm with Lyn $10
2/6 – Love Takes Flight Altered Birdhouse, 11-2pm with Jen, $35
2/13 – My Love Heart Shape Mini Album, 12:30-3:30 with Jen, $40
2/19 – Winter Wind-Up cards, 12:30-2:30 with Sherry, $20
2/27 – Amazing Mini Book, 11-1:30, with Cari, $45
2/28 – Weekend Crop, 9:30-11 with Kathy, $10
3/6 – Birthday/Date Book (with new G45!), 11-1 with Lyn, $25
3/6 – All About Inchies Cards, 1:30-3:30 with Sherry, $20
Good stuff coming in daily. Call the Shoppe for more details! 315-633-5325.
Basic Kit Essentials: Edge distressing tool, scissors, double sided tape, bone folder, scoring tool, ¼” hand held hole punch, foam mounting tape, favorite adhesive, such as Glue Dots, glue stick, tape runner, etc., Red Line or Scor-Pal tape, sand paper.
EVERSON FESTIVAL OF TREES Post Script!
I received a letter from the Everson Festival committee thanking us for our donation and asking for feedback. Here is my email response for feedback to that letter and the Everson’s follow up response!
Cheryl, As a participant in the Everson 2009 Festival, I appreciate the letter from Barb Godfrey asking for donor input. Our tree has been in the Festival for at least seven years (minus 2008) and it is an important part of what we do at Paper Arts Club of CNY. At each month's meeting, we donate a card to the Everson Tree so that by November, we have collected well over 130 cards for our tree. As far as feedback, I can speak for my Club that we completely enjoy donating a tree every year as it is an extension of what we do anyway. It would, however, be helpful to know if our tree sells. It is priced modestly considering the quality of hand crafted cards on the tree but I just don't know what actually happens to it year after year. There was a woman who bought it in the past to specifically give the cards as gifts and she sent me a note telling me how much she enjoyed our tree. I personally liked the Festival at Shoppingtown this year, but it is my understanding that it was re-located because of the art exhibit at the Museum. For me, it was seamless to walk the tree from the parking lot right into the Bon Ton! Setup at the Museum can be tricky due to parking and the walking distance to the front doors. Whatever you decide for 2010 is fine. You can count on my Club to have a tree at the Festival in 2010 as we begin our donations to it in January! Thank you for the opportunity to make comments and offer suggestions. Lyn Bernatovich, Founder
Paper Arts Club of CNY
Lyn, We LOVE your tree and it ALWAYS sells. I have wanted it for three years and I always get beat out. I also feel that it "is priced modestly" but our goal is to sell all the trees and we have to guess the amount that people will be willing to pay. Maybe we should have a small sign better describing the cards. We actually are talking with Shoppingtown about next year. We liked it out there too. Thank you for your past and future support, we really appreciate it. Cheryl
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