Spike’s Ten Favorite Tools she cannot live without in no particular order…or

Ten Great Gift Ideas for the Crafter on your List..or

The Wish List to post on your fridge for the husband, partner, children in your life, so they know what to get you for Christmas

Gift Idea #1 ~Big Shot~You can emboss and die cut to your heart’s content! Sturdy and heavy-duty. Make flowers, envelopes, window cards, the possibilities are endless… ’nuff said.

Gift Idea #2 ~Glossy Accents~Fabulous for adding a clear highlight/accent or sticking on those difficult or odd-shaped objects. Ever had adhesive come off rhinestones? Glossy accents will fix it…that or see below

Gift Idea #3 ~I-Rock~A new addition to Spike’s favourites! Just with a light touch, add bling anywhere not only on cards but on fabric too!

Gift Idea #4 ~Xyron Sticker Maker~She originally thought that she would never use this and now she can’t put it down! Great for die cut letters and the perfect way to stick on ribbon!

Gift Idea #5 Slice~Love, love, love it for die cut sentiments from 1” to 4”!

Gift Idea #6 Scorer~Whether it’s the Martha Stewart scoring board or the Scor-Pal or the new portable Scor-Buddy with cutting mat, you can score your cards perfectly every time!

Gift Idea #7~Quickie Glue Pen~Have a spare one handy especially for the late night craft blitzes! Great for sticking on glitter and small items! You can add glue to the smallest corner! Re positionable when it’s blue and permanent when it’s clear.

Gift Idea #8~Ranger Craft Mat~Nothing sticks to this not even the Be Creative tape sticks! Great as a temporary palette and wonderful for an easy clean up after using alcohol inks or distress inks.

Gift Idea #9~Ranger Heat Tool~Perfect, super quiet and low blow for projects that need a delicate touch!

Gift Idea #10~Honey Bee Fine Tip Scissors~Nice and small, non-stick blades with a fine tip make them a great all-purpose scissor!

Tape & Glitter and So Much More

Saturday, September 18   10am-4pm   $75

Lisa will share everything she knows about Be Creative Tape with you, from the Burnished Velvet technique, to heat embossing, to applying Microbeads, Goldleaf, Flowersoft, Perfect Pearls, creating stickers, using Copic Markers~there is literally nothing this tape can’t do! Learn at least 12 techniques that will speed up your creating process & give you more accuracy. Lunch included.

Christmas Cards with Pauline

Saturday, September 25   10am-12pm   $25

Pauline will be guest teaching for the second time this fall. She will be using Stampendous stamps and Martha Stewart punches to make three great Christmas cards.  She’ll only be teaching one more time before she flies south for the winter, so make sure you sign up fast!

Get your creative juices flowing and sign-up for Shannon’s

Glitter~Flowersoft~Canvas Class
Sat., August 14th   10am-12:30pm $25

Join us for this Sizzling Summer Special~3 CARDS and a Canvas!  Time to get your glitter out and have some fun!  In this class, you will make 2 glitter cards, a flowersoft card and a nursery rhyme mini canvas with flowersoft. Spots still available.

OR register for

Pauline’s Card Class
Sat., August 28th   10am-12pm   $25

Our well-loved past instructor, Pauline guest teaches this month. She’s back to teach new techniques with stamps, gold leafing and more! She’ll only be teaching two more times this fall, so make sure you take advantage of this opportunity!