March Classes at Cafe Crop

Are you getting cabin fever, need to get out? 

Cafe Crop's March class schedule is out. 

Take a look at what is being offered.

Make-N-Take Mondays
Each Monday we have a Make-N-Take available all day. You choose the time that works best for you. We'll highlight different tools, products, papers, die cuts and techniques. Create a fun quick project each week. A $1 donation is requested. All donations go to a local charity.


Once Upon a Time Mini Album
Tuesday, March 4th 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Wednesday, March 5th 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

 
This is a fun mini album for your own story or for someone else - a friend or a children/grandchildren/nieces/nephews, a one in a life time trip or just plain fun times with friends. Click here for more information.

Thoughtful Thursday  Give-N-Take
Thursday, March 6th All day
Thursday, March 20th All day
This is your chance to make a card to GIVE and one to TAKE = GIVE-N-TAKE!
The GIVE card will go to Operation Write Home.  Operation Write Home provides handmade cards to our troops overseas to send home to their families! This is your chance to give back.
The TAKE card is yours to keep!  
Click here for more information.

Friday Night Crop
Friday, March 7th 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Come to Cafe Crop and work on your projects – scrapbooks, cards, painting, etc.  Six (6) hours of crafting, snacks, dinner, beverages, and socializing with friends.  Bring your friends or come and meet new friends.  Sign up today!  5 PM – 11 PM.  Call or stop in to reserve your seat!  Feel free to come before 5 PM. Click here for more information.

Scrap-It-Quick Make-N-Take
Saturday, March 8th 10:00 am-1:00pm

Stop in anytime between 10 am and 1 pm to make 1 12" x 12" pocket layout. Project can take 30-45 minutes to complete.

Bring your photos, 4" x 6" and 3" x 4",  any related memorabilia, tape runner, and your favorite pen for journaling to complete a vertical or horizontal layout.

Zentangle 101
Saturday, March 8th 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Zentangle is an easy to learn method of creating beautiful images from repetitive patterns. It is a fascinating new art form that is fun and relaxing. It increases focus and creativity. Zentangle provides artistic satisfaction and an increased sense of personal well being. Zentangle is enjoyed by a wide range of skills and ages and is used in many fields of interest.





Story Time 2 page Layout
Tuesday, March 11th 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Wednesday, March 12th 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Did you have favorite nursery rhymes or bedtime stories? Maybe they are the ones you read or sing to your children or grandchildren.  Here is a great way to remember them. The alphabet title is for the sample only. The mat with the shown title will be available for you to use as you wish. Click here for more information.


Christmas Card Club
Saturday, March 15th 10:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Thursday, March 20th 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
 
Do you make your own Christmas cards? 
Or maybe you want to start making your own Christmas cards? This is the place for you!
We will design one Christmas Card each month. You will have 2 opportunities each month to come in and make multiples of that month's card. If you participate each month you will have a nice variety to send out to friends and family in December.


Can't make it to class? Order a KIT! Kits will include instructions and all the pieces you will need to create the card.
Click here for more information.



Journal Card Mini Album
Tuesday, March 18th 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Wednesday, March 19th 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

 

This is a fast and fun album to make! You will use a variety of journal cards in 4x6 and 2x3 and add lots of additional blank pages.  There are may places to add pictures and journal about the occasion. 
This is a sample of what your mini album could look like.  You will have a large variety of journal cards to choose from to personalize your album. Click here for more information.
 

Friday Night Crop
Friday, March 21st 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Come to Cafe Crop and work on your projects – scrapbooks, cards, painting, etc.  Six (6) hours of crafting, snacks, dinner, beverages, and socializing with friends.  Bring your friends or come and meet new friends.  Sign up today!  5 PM – 11 PM.  Call or stop in to reserve your seat!  Feel free to come before 5 PM. Click here for more information.

All Day Saturday Crop 
Saturday, March 22nd 1:00 am - 11:00 pm
Come to Cafe Crop and work on your projects – scrapbooks, cards, painting, etc.  Over twelve (12) hours of crafting, snacks, dinner, beverages, and socializing with friends.  Bring your friends or come and meet new friends.  Sign up today!  10 AM – 11 PM.  Call or stop in to reserve your seat! Click here for more information.

All Occasion Cards
Tuesday, March 25th 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Wednesday, March 26th 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Needing a masculine birthday card, a get well card, a sympathy card, or a just thinking about you card.  This is the class for you. We will be making 7 cards in 5 styles. You will be able to select the occasion for each card. Click here for more information.


Zentangle Found Poetry
Friday, March 28th 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

What do you create when you take a page from a book and Tangle on it? 
You create - Found Poetry. Sign up to create your own Found Poetry.















Call or stop by Cafe Crop to register for classes.

Christmas Card Club

 Have you heard? 

Cafe Crop is offering a Christmas Card Club.

If you are like me, I plan on making my Christmas cards, 

but I usually run out of time. 

This year Cafe Crop is offering a way to have your Christmas cards done in time to send by December.

We will design one Christmas Card each month. You will have 2 opportunities each month to come in and make multiples of that month's card. If you participate each month you will have a nice variety of cards to send out to friends and family.

Here is the card for February.

Classes are this Saturday, February 15 at 10:00 am

 or 

Thursday, February 20th at 11:00am.

The cost is $10 for 5 cards or $18 for 10 cards.

Click here for more information.

You do not have to sign up for the whole year, 

but we do ask that you register at least 48 hours in advance. 

This way a kit can be prepared for you. 

Additional kits maybe available for purchase, contact us for details.

Not sure you need that many cards. 

You can create a gift pack of cards for a relative, friend, neighbor 

that would love to send homemade cards but are unable to make their own. 

Extra cards could be donated to a senior center, Meals-on-Wheels,

 Operation Write Home or similar organizations.

We will design one Christmas Card each month. You will have 2 opportunities each month to come in and make multiples of that month's card. If you participate each month you will have a nice variety to send out to friends and family in December. - See more at: http://www.cafecrop.com/event/christmas-card-club/?eID=6790#sthash.S2zGIKuZ.dpuf

Adventures of Craft Matt at Kids Kamp

Craft Matt came to Kids' Kamp today at Cafe Crop. He had a blast making an Explosion Box with the kids. He plans on coming back next Monday to make an awesome Red, White, and Blue Mini Album.

If you are looking for something fun to do, you can check out the details on the Cafe Crop calender. Please register for class by Saturday June 29, so materials can be prepared. Matt is looking forward to making the album. Come join us!!!

 
Matt had so much fun he decided to take a nap. Good thing there was the neat blanket that was just his size. It was made with one of the 12"X12" dies from Sizzix.

Altered Fall Project

It's beginning to look like fall inside and out. 

Come join us and create this spook-tacular witch's hat just in time for Halloween.

Check out the details of the spider web....

and the ghosts

Altered Fall Project $22

Sept. 25 11am-1pm or Sept. 26 6pm-8pm

Call or stop by Cafe Crop to sign-up.

School Days Mini Album

Believe it or not, back to school time is here. Looking for a way to preserve those school days memories. Check out the mini album Connie designed using the Authenique's Curiosity papers. 

                 It is loaded with tags and pockets.

 School Days Mini Album  $ 45

This is a multi-part class and may run longer than our typical classes.
Please note the dates and times.  You must attend each part of the class to complete the album.
Part 1:

• Tuesday, September 11, 11 AM - 1 PM
• Wednesday, September 12, 6 PM - 8 PM

Part 2:

• Tuesday, September 18, 11 AM - 1 PM
• Wednesday, September 19, 6 PM - 8 PM

A Starr is Coming!!!

You heard right...........

Jen Starr is coming back July 28th. 

Last year's projects were so much fun, and we are excited about this year's projects. Here is a sneak peek at the projects.

Life is Beautiful 

10am-1pm

This is an 8"X9" chipboard gate book with flipping and folding interactive pages. We will be using die cut elements from Tim Holtz and Memory Box, Distress Inks, Gesso, Dyan Reavely's templates from Crafter's Workshop and Glimmer Mists in colors that Jen designed for Tattered Angels.

Cost: $45

Supplies needed: scissors, 12" paper trimmer, pencil, tape runner, strong adhesive (i.e. Glossy Accents or Red Line Tape), scoring tool, and a heat gun(if you have one).

Imagine the Possibilities Mini-Book

2pm - 5pm

We will construct this chubby little mini-book from a Tim Holtz die with an easy stitched book binding. We will use Distress Stains, Sticky Back Canvas, Texture Fades, fabric, Stickles, Idea-ology embellishments, Tim's stamps for Stamper's Anonymous, and Basic Grey Paper.

Cost: $45

Supplies needed: scissors, 12" paper trimmer, pencil, tape runner, strong adhesive (i.e. Glossy Accents or Red Line Tape),tapestry needle (if you have one) and an awl or tool to poke small holes.

Stop by or call Cafe Crop (219.661.1624) to register, as spots will fill up quickly.

Kids' Kamp

Are your kids getting bored? Do you hear "There's nothing to do"?

We have a solution for you.  

Cafe Crop is offering craft activities geared just for kids (boys included) the week of July 9-12. Each day there is a different craft. Kids in 3rd grade and up are welcome on their own. Kids in 2nd grade and younger must have an adult to help them.

Monday is a mini album using the new Lucky 8 punches. Pick one design. Class cost is $15 and runs from 11am -12:30.

Tuesday is a 2 page layout. Check out the cool summer colors and patterns from the new Trinity Paper Art Co. Class is $15 and runs from 11am -12.

Wednesday is a mini album using CDs for the pages. Come learn how to make your own. Class is $15 and runs from 11am-12:30pm.

Thursday is a decorative journal. Once you learn how to make these, you can make them for your friends. Class is $12 and runs 11am to 12.

Friday is a  scalloped mini album. Check this out. You get to make 2 - pick one of our designs and then make your own. Class is  $10 and runs from 11am -12.

It's going to be a lot of  FUN. Stop by or call Cafe Crop (219.661.1624) to sign up and for additional information.

Tags, Tags and More Tags!!!!

Check out the Tag Classes for June.....

Layered Tags - June19th at 11am and June 20th at 6pm .
    These tags will focus on dry embossing using different techniques such as Perfect Pearl Mists, Paint Dabbers, Distress Ink, and Embossing Powder as well as Distress Stickles. Each tag will include a sticker to put on the back with a reminder of the techniques and products used to create the tag.

Original Technique Tags June 30th at 11am. 
This class will focus on Adirondack Paint Dabbers and a variety of Glossy Accent products. For each technique you learn you will receive instructions to put on the back of the tag to remind you of what you did and how to re-create the same look later.  This is a great way to build up a Technique Reference Library with samples AND instructions.

Card Technique Classes

Looking to learn some new techniques to use when make fun cards. Then you might be interested in our two new card classes for June.

Colored with Distress Markers

Colored with pencils

Card Techniques-Create multiple cards with different looks using the same set of stamps!  This class will teach you a variety of techniques to use on your cards to achieve different looks with the same set of stamps.  You will use Distress Markers, colored pencils, Honey Pop Paper and more! Classes are June 12th at 11am and June 13th at 6pm. Click on the dates for more information.

Colored with Distress Markers

Inside using Honey Pop Paper

Colored with pencils.

Iris Folding Cards - Learn how to create beautiful patterned cards with small amounts of paper by layering them in various patterns. This techniques can be used with your scraps that you just can't throw away. Classes are June 26th at 11am and June 27th at 6pm. Click on the dates for more information.

Is Your Cricut Still in the Box?

If your Cricut still in the box, you just don't know how to use it, or want to make it do more, we have the classes for YOU!  Learn how to use your machine to its full potential! Julie will here Saturday, June 2nd to take you through all the buttons and features of your machine!

CRICUT 101 is designed for anyone with a 6" Cricut or the Cricut Expression machine.

CRICUT E2 is specifically for people with the newest Cricut machine - the Expression 2.

CRICUT Project - Vinyl and Etching You will learn to cut vinyl and use it to etch a glass candle holder. Check it out.

It's just Delightful!

Just take a look at Connie's Delightful Album in a Box.

Create this album using the gorgeous paper line Delightful from Authentique. This album is full of pockets and tags and fits inside a box that will be decorated to match.  What a wonderful keepsake for your special memories!

This is an Intermediate to Advanced level class.

Here are samples of the inside pages.

 

Click here for more information.

Do you LOVE to DOODLE??

If you love to  

doodle, 

then you will love 

Zentangles. 

The Zentangle method is a way of creating beautiful images from repetitive patterns. It is fun and relaxing. Almost anyone can use it to create beautiful images. It increases focus and creativity, provides artistic satisfaction along with an increased sense of personal well being.

We are offering classes May 15 (11am-1pm) and May 16 (6pm-8pm) taught by Tina, a Certified Zentangles Teacher (CTZ). Stop by or call to sign up. Next time you are caught "doodling", you can say you are creating a Zentangle.

New Look, New Information

Not only does the blog have a new look, we are hoping to include more information on upcoming classes and events.

Don't forget that this Friday, May 4th is Crop Night. Six (6) hours of crafting, snacks, dinner, beverages, and socializing with friends.  Bring your friends or come and meet new friends. Sign- up by Thursday, so we can plan for everyone.

Saturday May, 5th is the "Pocketful of Fun" Canvas Cover Mini Album.

Check out these layered tags. Class is May 22 11am-1pm or May 23 6pm-8pm. 

Fun Weekend with Wendy

We had an awesome weekend with Wendy Vecchi.  She arrived on Friday afternoon.  Several of the ladies attending the class arrived a few hours earlier to pick their seat and visit with Wendy.  (They also got FIRST pick of all of her stamps and art parts.)

We had a great time on Friday evening creating a "Don't Mess with the Queen" project and getting all inky.  Saturday morning started bright and EARLY.  Both of Saturdays projects were great fun using art parts, inks, stains, stamps, grunge paper and more.  We learned lots of tips and tricks about art parts and Ranger products. 

Thanks to all who attended.  We had fun and enjoyed making many new friends.


A special thanks to Wendy for her blogpost on 8/17: http://studio490art.blogspot.com/