Paper Arts Club of CNY
Issue 132 Dues: $10 Per Meeting Time: 6:30-8:30 May., 2010
Editor: Lyn Bernatovich

ANNOUNCEMENTS: NEXT PAC MEETING: Wed., May 27th – 6:30pm

• 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 (5/27)
• 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 (5/5, 12, 19, 26)
• 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 posted May 1!
• 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.

APRIL MEETING REPORT

A nice turnout for our National Scrapbooking Day kick-off celebration. We made 4 cards – all using new papers in the Shoppe: Bo Bunny, Nikki Silvis, We R Memory Keepers, and Prima. My personal card fav was the 3d flower card that was created with the new Tim Holtz Sizzix diecut flowers. Our other cards worked with scrapbooking papers from a cardmaking perspective. We learned how to better analyze 12x12 pattern papers to visualize them into card designs.

A favorite part of the evening was the card swap as it was based on using inspiration from something found at home. Each of us showed the color inspiration item used to create the card and then we showed the card. We brought a pasta box, a couple of Jello boxes, a dog food bag, a Starbucks flyer, Girlscout cookie box, a pantyliner box and some other packaging that I can’t remember. We totally had fun with this swap. Some of the colors were dead center on in the card design!

As part of our National Scrapbooking Day celebration, we had 6 doorprizes! Jane made some darling fabric flower corsages from the same Tim Holtz die as our flower card and she put one into the door prize mix. Needless to say, that was scooped up very quickly!

MAY SWAP: Masculine

Working one month ahead means Father’s Day in June and we just naturally gravitate toward a masculine themed card, but it doesn’t have to be for Father’s Day. It can be a birthday, thank you, thinking of you, get well, or any occasion you feel like. Remember a card for the Everson!

MAY PROJECT: Coffee/Tea Lovers Cards

I’ve been wanting to make some coffee themed cards and since Kathy did her Starbucks card, I’ve really been craving it! Let’s not leave out the tea drinkers though. Hey, maybe we’ll throw in a cupcake card for a little dessert with our coffee and tea! Yum!

UPCOMING SHOPPE CLASSES: MAY TO MID-JUNE

Friday Crops: 9:30 am every Friday with Kathy $10
Wed. CAS: 1-2:30pm every Wed. 5/5, 12, 19, 26 with Sherry $10
Copic Club: 5/15 – 11:00 with Sherry
Colorbox and Beyond: Coloring techniques - 5/15 – 12:30-2:30 pm with Sherry $20
Mini Luggage & Bind-It-All Mini Book Ensemble: 5/16 – 1-3 pm with Lyn $35
Paper Arts Club: 4th Wed., 5/27 - 6:30-8:30pm with Lyn $10
Weekend Crop: Last Sunday, 5/30 – 1-3 pm with Kathy $10
Annual Garage Sale: Sat., 6/5 – 10-3 pm – Must reserve your space $10
Canvas House Mini Book: 6/6 – 11-1 pm with Cari $35
Prima Canvas Camera Bag: 6/11 – 6-8 pm with Cari $25
Stacy Rich of Stacy Stamps: 6/12&13 – Classes, Make & Takes, Trunk Sale, Call Shoppe for Info
Fairy Door: Whimsical home décor 6/19 - 11:30- 1:30 with Jen $35

SPRING FLING POST SCRIPT: We had a marvelous turnout for Spring Fling on April 10. As some of you may or may not know, I am no longer in charge of the event and have passed the wand onto the capable hands of Stampin’ & Scrappin’ Time to better spread out the numerous details that go into making this event happen. As we continue receiving feedback from the event participants, we are hearing from two camps of people: one camp likes the pace of the event and the quantity of cards and projects just fine. The other camp feels pushed and could use one less card at each round in order to have the opportunity to finish. This poses an interesting discussion topic for the instructors as we plan and discuss Holiday Impressions, October 2, 2010. Stay tuned for updates as we go forward!

NATIONAL SCRAPBOOK DAY POST SCRIPT: I hope a lot of you had the opportunity to participate in our Shoppe’s festivities to celebrate this event. I know we had something going on for 4 days straight! It felt like a holiday at the Shoppe! How do you like the new classroom configuration? I loved it for Club night as people weren’t so bunched and could spread out better. Thanks to all who participated! Next, it’s all about National Card Makers Day - date TBA!

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.