Childrens class November 2013.

Hi all,
Saturday 16th November 10am - 1pm $25.00 per project includes Hot chips and a drink
Canvas class - this is on a 10x10 inch canvas, using Prima doll stamps, and Twiddleybitz chipboard
if you are under 10 This is designed as a Mum and daughter or big sister and little sister or dad and daughter class. The project will be done together for $25.00
If you are over 10 you can do it on your own $25.00
Adults you are more than welcome to do this class $25.00 still.
Ring and discuss if you have any questions.
 
The cost of the class, does not include the canvas, which you will need to purchase, or I can get for you for whatever it costs to buy them
I will advise when you book.
The words can be changed, there are lots of sayings, you have a choice of two different doll stamps to use, wings can be added or left off your choice.
I will supply everything including glues. You will need scissors.



Email me if you have any questions. 
Jo
imagineif@xtra.co.nz

October update

Hi all,
Once again the weather is doing its best to confuse us, rain and it's a little cooler at times, though my husband is in the South Island, and he says it is freezing (well for a North Island boy) and he has a beanie on under his hardhat, so I guess some of us cannot complain.

What an awesome week, you know those days where creativity just comes in and wham, the idea is there, it works, everything you need is at hand, and you just go to it!  No, me neither! No that's not true, I have had some amazing days where everything went well, and then my order arrived from overseas, and seems like I did't't concentrate to much when I put the order through.  Firstly, who knew that ranger did tags that were 30cm long, not me, but it turns out that is what size 12 is.  Also Adirondack do an ink pad that is half an a4 page, no didn't' know that either, next time I will order in the morning when my brain may have been hooked up properly, after the coffee has run a course through my veins.  Never mind, there is nothing like a learning experience to make the day interesting.

So hopefully you have noticed the new Logo at the top of the page, I love it.  My daughter works for Tainui Press in Matamata and she designed it for me.  A new logo for a new business for us, still more about that coming soon.

I hope you have joined us on face book, 1st prize has been given away, and I will be offering another prize up soon, so if you haven't joined yet, please do so.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Imagine-If/108504492510663

A couple of links for you today,
This is my friend Robbi's blog, www.scrapsfrommyeverydaylife.blogspot.com      check it out
and Green tara make wonderful flowers http://www.greentara1.blogspot.co.nz/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/donna-downey/31263764156   Donna Downey facebook page

Classes
  
Saturday November 2nd -a gate book, using a Twiddleybitz gate album. $40.00, all day project includes lunch.  2 spots left, a kit is available for $30.00 + postage.
This is a fun book.  Would make a great gift for Christmas to your daughter, or a grandchild, or someone special even your mum.  This book uses really lovely paper Prima paper, fairly neutral inside, but still very fun to do, with lots of pages that are all different shapes inside. You could making fun of the lessons learned in life from your mother, (tongue in cheek), a small photo album, a recipe book, a positive affirmations book, a wedding gift, a baby book for a new mum, so I am giving you the option to make the book, and then just add your own touch to the book. It would make a great gift for Christmas to your daughter, or a grandchild, or someone special even your mum. The colours are apricots and black, white and a touch of pink.

 

November classes
Wednesday 6Th November - 8 Christmas cards, Picture below is all 8 cards.  This is an all day class. $50.00 for class and lunch. 8 cards, 8 different looks, different products, different styles but all Christmas themed. Class is full

Saturday 9th November - Christmas cards - A repeat of Wednesdays card class.  All day class. $50.00 for class and lunch. 8 cards, 8 different looks, different products, different styles but all Christmas themed.
still space available.



Saturday 23rd November - Christmas printers tray - $50- includes lunch.  A very cool Christmas decoration or Christmas gift, a printers tray in the shape of a little house, It has a theme, in our home we.....play, forgive, love,laugh etc.   It will have a white base and then you can decide on whatever other colour you would like to add, and whatever things happen in your house.  You can add photos if you want. or if you wish to make a christmas house that is perfect as well. We can do what ever, so just let me know. 4 spots left only.  If you would like this as a kit, it is $40.00 + postage (you need to supply one piece of paper for your wall paper and you will need your own paint)



December classes
December 4th Christmas tags class - 8 tags, $25.00 includes lunch, all with different looks and different styles,  uses so many different products, powders, metal, sprays, inks, etc etc.  A really good way to learn.  I have suggested keep them and use as a reminder what products do, will come with instructions to repeat the techniques.  You can also add to your presents or would make a great present themselves.



November Wednesday 20th - New Class - Scrapbooking for Christmas $25.00  8 only.
A fun morning of scrapbooking, you will get a box full of scrapbooking supplies which will include what you need to create two over the top scrapbooking pages (okay you can make more), cardstock, amazing chipboard bauble overlay from Twiddleybitz, plus more Twiddleybitz, flowers, brads and bling.  The kit will be scrappers heaven.  I will have heaps of sprays and other fun stuff to play with as well.  Then it will be game time, no more information, you just need to be there.  8 only.  Don't miss out.
   
December 14th Christmas Shadow box, $60.00 includes lunch, all the fun of Christmas in a great shadow box.  Everything supplied.  A great gift.  4 spots left.  Could do as a kit, $50.00 + postage, This looks amazing in real life, the camera has flattened it, which is a shame, as you can see it is going to be an amzing day.


Right finally am I feeling brave? What did you do last week that scared you? anything? Did you try something you have always been worried about trying?
So here is my efforts


This is my first attempt at painting, and I am pretty happy.  No I didn't draw the face, I started with a black and whitebase image, I painted the nose in though she didn't have one, and all the other features are all mine.  it looks really good in real life, the camera has flattened it a bit.  So I got brave what about you?


So email me or phone me on 07 8873901 if you have any questions, or you want to book a spot.  Leave me a message on the phone if I am out and about or working upstairs.
If you email me and I do not get back to you within 24 hours I have not got the email, I have different virus checkers and every now and again I am not getting an email.  I do not ignore emails, I respond as soon as I can.

Catch you in class.

all the best Jo

Newsletter October 2013

Hi all,
Well daylight savings has arrived, and now those days are a little longer thank goodness. The light in the late afternoon, great for photography.

Lately I have been reminded just how difficult life is for some people, my friend has PAH, a disease that damages the heart and lungs. I went with her to her appointment and watched people go through their 3 monthly checkup, which includes a 6 minutes walk. Now while that doesn't sound hard, these people struggle to breath on any normal situation, let alone in a hallway where everyone can watch, and they try and walk as fast as they can for 6 minutes. I realised that it would be so easy to give up, to not give things a go. I then wondered how often in life people look at things and say I wish I could do that, but they are so afraid to fail, to look weak, worried that they just wont be good enough or that it will be just to hard, that they never even try. My fear stems from school when I was told I might as well quit art class, as I had no talent. This has really stuck with me, so ladt week I decided to give painting another go. With some very close supervision (oh and I mean close), and some stupid dumb errors on my behalf I am learning to paint. Last week was skin tones, as long as you like speckled skin with tones of purple then it looks quite good, and for two hours yesterday I managed a few streaks in my ladies hair, some eyeliner, eye shadow (not at all like putting my own on) and lips that look as though they have been put through a grater. I will maybe put my finished piece on line for you to look at , Maybe. Now what have you always wanted to do? Why havn't you done it? Is it time for you to have a go. Now if it is a class you have always wanted to do, hopefully I have a few listed here, then maybe it is time to book in and have a go, especially with Christmas coming up. Yes I know that word is being thrown around again.

This weeks challenge: to do something that scares you, that seems a bit to hard, something you have always wanted to do. My challenge this coming week, well it certainly will not be touching a spider I can tell you that, but this week, I might.......try and upload my finished art on line for you all. Maybe......

Last weeks classes were amazing, everyone was so busy creating and playing, and I loved seeing all the techniques being mastered, and I am looking forward to the next class.

This weeks links for you to check out:
http://stucksketches.blogspot.co.nz - If you are stuck for an idea for a sketch, try this link

Do ink pads confuse you? which one should you buy? http://www.atlasquest.com/tutorials/stamping/tools.html

I was teaching my ladies last week how to use the Envelope punch board great way to make envelopes, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akeOz0m8ByU I have spoken to Annemarie at Paper Zone and she will sell them to you for $30.00, the Warehouse has them for $40.00, so ring Paperzone in Frankton and get one sent to you, still works out cheaper to have it sent straight to your home. So if you are a card maker and you don't have one of these, you need one. Seriously great product check out the link.

Please note there are some updated details on classes, namely a change of date so please check them out, because my diary did not mention Labour Day.

If there are any kids that want to join in a class, let me know and I will see if it is age appropriate. I will do some classes next year specifically for kids.

October classes

Wednesday 16th October layouts class - 2 layouts using clocks and cogs $25.00, 10am. Please note the words on the left hand layout can be any theme. A few spots left.


NovemberClasses

Saturday 2nd November - Change of date - a gate book, using a Twiddleybitz gate album. $40.00, all day project. Please note - This is not finished I just wanted to give you an idea of colours and style of the book. I havn't even titled it yet, or finished the other side of the gates chain.


This fun book, has lots of pages that are all different shapes inside, and is really cool to make, I enjoyed the challenge. Now it was going to be a book Making fun of the lessons learned in life from your mother, (tongue in cheek), however some people have asked if they could do what ever in the book, so I thought it would make a great photo album, a recipie book, a positive affirmations book, a wedding gift, a baby book for a new mum, so I am giving you the option to make the book, and then just add your own touch to the book. It would make a great gift for Christmas to your daughter, or a grandchild, or someone special even your mum. The colours are apricots and black, white and a touch of pink.

Wednesday 6Th November - 8 Christmas cards, Picture below is 5 of the 8 cards. All day class. $50.00 for class and lunch. 8 cards, 8 different looks, different products, different styles but all Christmas themed. Class is full

Saturday 9th November - Christmas cards - a repeat of Wednesdays card class. Picture below is 5 of the 8 cards (just waiting on some product to finish off other cards. All day class. $50.00 for class and lunch. 8 cards, 8 different looks, different products, different styles but all Christmas themed.


Saturday 16th November has been cancelled at this stage. I don;t have enough time in a day to get all the rest done. Sorry.

Saturday 23rd November - House shaped printers tray - A very cool Christmas gift, a printers tray in the shape of a little house, it has a theme, in this house we.....hug, kiss, play, forgive, etc etc. I am thinking all in whites and maybe a touch of what ever colour you would like. You can add photos if you want. if you want to make a christmas house that is perfect as well. We can do what ever, so just let me know.

December classes
December 4th Christmas tags class - 8 - 10 tags different looks different styles, add to your presents or would make a great present themselves. This can be done as a christmas tray if you want as well.

December 14th Christmas shadow box, all the fun of Christmas in a great shadow box. great gift. Brick work, a tree, hanging baubles, so excited about this one.


So email me or phone me on 07 8873901 if you have any questions, or you want to book a spot. Leave me a message on the phone if I am out and about or working upstairs.



all the best Jo