Preserving the Past for June
Wednesday, June 13 @ 6pm
This month's 2 page Heritage Layout is perfect for Father's Day! Space is limited, Call For Keeps Sake to reserve your seat for this one . . .
Supplies: Basics plus, Cropidile, Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Stain, Black Soot Distress Ink.
Saturday, May 26 @ 10:30-1:30
An adorable door mini album with a HOME theme. We will be using beautiful shabby chic papers from a company called FabScraps.
Supply List
Basics plus:
Sanding tools (I used the Basic Grey Set)
Sharp Craft Knife
Glue (I used the new Collage Glue Stick from Ranger), Scor Tape for Ribbon, 3in1 for Button etc.
Cropidile
Tea Dye Distress Ink
Claudine Helmuth Studio Paint (Studio Tan or White)
Foam Brush
Brayer
Pick up tool or Tweezers for pearls
Sunday, April 15 @ 12-2PM
In the class we will decorate an unfinished wood frame. The frame measures 10x10 and is a great size to highlight a 4x6 photo. Mother's Day is right around the corner and this will make a great personalized gift.
Bring you basics PLUS:
Claudine Helmuth's Matte Medium & Foam Brush
Non Stick Craft Sheet
Mini Mister with Water
Ranger Archival Sepia Ink
Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Stain
Foam Tape or Dots/square
Beacon 3 in 1 Glue
Wednesday, April 11 @ 6pm
Preserving the Past for April: "Our Time" created with Bo Bunny, Webster's Pages and custom embellishments we will make in class. 15 spaces available for this one
Wednesday, March 14 @ 6-8PM
Each month we create a 2 page layout perfect for your Heritage Album. This month's layout features gorgeous Webster's Pages.
Please bring your basics plus: Tim Holtz Pumice Distress Ink, Foam Dots
Wednesday, February 8 @ 6PM
This month's Preserving the Past includes papers from Bo Bunny . . .
Wednesday, January 11 @ 6pm
Each month we will create a 2 page layout perfect for your Heritage scrapbook. This month's edition features papers from Authentique.
Please bring basic supplies plus:
Paper piercer
Brown Distress Ink
pop dots
Adirondack Marker Stream
Black Fine Line Pen (I used Copic Multi-liner)
Wednesday, January 25 @ 6PM
This Christmas layout features patterned papers from Simple Stories and some added sparkle from K and Company.
Bring your basics Plus:
Foam dots or squares
Brown Distress ink
Green, Red or Gold Pearl Pen
Sunday, December 11 @ 12:30
In this class we will create a Holiday themed mini book featuring the Unibind Photobook Creator. We will decorate the cover and make the inside pages that include pockets, folds, envelopes and tags. We will bind the books at the end of class.
In this class we will create a Holiday themed mini book featuring the Unibind Photobook Creator. We will decorate the cover and make the inside pages that include pockets, folds, envelopes and tags. We will bind the books at the end of class.
Wednesday, November 9 @ 6-8PM
Each month we create a 2 page layout perfect for your Heritage album.
Bring your basics plus:
Cranberry & Butterscotch Colorwash
Vintage Photo Distress Ink
Wednesday, November 16 @ 6PM
This class uses the Unibind Photo Creator and Simple Stories Generations. It was so fun to put together and having it bound in a hard cover is just icing on the cake! This would be a great Holiday gift either for Thanksgiving or Christmas!
Supply List: Antique Linen Distress Stain, Ranger Archival Coffee Ink, pop dots, 3in1 Glue, and your basic
Space may be limited so reserve a space soon!
Saturday, October 14 @ 2:00-4:30
After a Frightfully Fun class creating Missy's Spell Book, join Sue to create 2 sweet projects to end your SpooKtacular day!
Trick or Treat Hanger and Little Witch Cone
Wednesday, September 14 @ 6-8PM
This month's 2 page layout is birthday themed. We will be using papers from Basic Grey, American Crafts and Crate Paper.
Wednesday, August 10 @ 6PM
We will be creating a 2 page layout using Papers from Echo Park "For the Record".
Wednesday, July 13 @ 6pm
Each month we create a 2 page layout perfect for your heritage photos! This month's layout features pretty papers from Basic Grey.
Wednesday, 8 @ 6PM
June's class will include fun papers from October Afternoon, Tim Holtz Stamps, border punch from EK Success and 7 Gypsies Tissue. This class is limited to 12 students.
Friday, July 29 @ 10-1
In this workshop we will create a binder style travel journal using products from
7 Gypsies, Tim Holtz and Wendy Vecchi
Limited space available for this class!
Thursday, May 26 @ 6PM
Join Sue for another addition to the Baby Memories Series.
Wednesday, May 11 @ 6PM
This months 2 page Heritage Layout incorporates K & Company embellishments and papers.
$18
Bring your Basics plus Victorian Velvet Tim Holtz Distress Ink
Sunday, March 20 @ 12-3PM
In this class we will transform a plain 7 Gypsies Envelope Tag Book into a Family Keepsake with this class. Lots of room for photos, journaling and memorabilia in this 5x7 album decorated with Basic Grey Curio papers. This class is limited to 6 people.
Bring your Basics plus: Ranger Archival Coffee Ink, Tim Holtz Frayed Burlap Distress Ink, Pop Dots, Garnet Spica Glitter Pen, cropidle, Red Line Tape for Ribbon, 3in1 Glue for Embellishments
Stamp Sets Used: Studio 490 Collectible Art, Homemade Art, It’s more Flower Art
Thursday, February 24 @ 6PM
$18
There will be limited space available in this class. If you are interested in at girl version of this kit, please let us know @ sign up time.
Bring your basics plus: cropidile, paper piercer, Broken China distress Ink, pop dots, corner rounder
Wednesday, Feb 9 @ 6pm
This class uses gorgeous papers from Webster's Pages! Space is limited to 12 so you will want to reserve your spot early.
Thursday, Jan 27 @ 6PM
Baby Memories is a 2-page layout just for Baby in a shabby chic style!
We will create a pamphlet style mini book that can be attached to the layout or enjoyed separately . . . call For Keeps Sake {314-487-8131} to reserve your spot, specify boy or girl!
Bring your BASICS plus:
Boy Layout: Juniper Pigment Ink & Stormy Sky DIstress Ink
Girl Layout: Worn Lipstick Distress Ink & Peeled Paint Distress INk
Paper Piercer, Cropidile, Mini Mister with water, Edge Distresser,
Wed., Jan. 12 @ 6PM
Preserving the Past continues this year. It's a class near & dear to my heart & although I have taught this class since 2003 some of you have asked for me to continue bringing you a 2 page layout each month for your Heritage Book!
This month we will be using Pink Paisley Queen Bee Papers.
You will need your basic supplies PLUS: Gold Embossing Powder, Embossing Ink, Ranger Archival Coffee Ink, Tombow Glue Pen
Thursday, November 4 @ 6PM
This month's Card-iology is all about Christmas! We will make 4 different cards, play with glitter, stamps, Spicas, punches and more!
Bring your basics plus:
Corner Rounder
Your own TOMBOW glue pen
Black Soot Distress Ink or Black Memento
Vintage Photo Distress Ink
Gold Leaf Pen or Gold Paint Dabber
Spica Pens-Colors I used Olive, Melon, Gold, Pitch Black, Buttermilk, Silver, Lipstick
Wednesday, November 10 @ 6PM
This month's 2 page Heritage layout features a Christmas theme!
Thursday, October 26 @ 6PM
Perfect for the upcoming season we will create a banner with lots of warm colors, patterns and details! We will use Basic Grey Pyrus.
In addition to Basic Supplies you will need:
Claudine Helmuths Mat Medium
Foam Brush
Brayer
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Tea Dye
Ranger Archival coffee ink
BLending Tools
Cropidile
Paper Piercer
Sanding Tools
Foam dots
Beacon 3in1 adhesive
Stamp Sets Used:
Studio 490 Homemade Art
Tim Holtz Falling Leaves
Wednesday, October 13 @ 6PM
This month's 2 page heritage layout features papers from K and Company.
Bring your basics plus: TIm Holtz Distress Ink Bundled Sage
Ranger Glossy Accents
Beacon 3in1 adhesive
Any favorite border punch, the sample uses EK Gothic Arches
Thursday, September 23 @ 6PM
You know how For Keeps Sake loves Wendy Vecchi and her signature line of Studio 490 stamps! This month we will make a mini journal using Wendy's new stamp sets Collectible Art & Botanical Art. Decorate the cover with the stamp set Be Inspired-Make Art and get inky with Tim Holtz Distress Inks (Peeled Paint) & (Rusty Hinge), Ranger Archival Coffee and Cranberry Pigment Ink. Learn how Wendy builds dimensional accents using grunge paper, ink and stamps!
Supply List:
Black Foam Dots
Ink Blending Tool with foam
Craft SHeet
Archival Coffee Ink
Archival Black Ink
Peeled Paint Distress Ink
Rusty Hinge Distress Ink
Cranberry Pigment Ink
Tim Holtz Scissors (for cutting Grunge paper)
Beacon 3in1 Glue
Sanding Tools
Black Waterproof Pen, I use Copic Multiliner
Cropidile
Stamps sets used for this project:
Studio 490 "Be Inspired-Make Art"
"Botanical Art"
"Collectible Art"
Wednesday, September 8 @ 6PM
This month's 2 page Heritage layout features a school theme. We are using background stamps from Wendy Vecchi's Art by the numbers stamp set.
Bring your basics plus any brown distress ink, tiny attacher
Wed. Aug 11 @ 10:30 & 6:30
Each month we will create a 2 Page layout perfect for your Heritage album. this one doesn't have to be Heritage though! We are using great papers from My Mind's Eye Lark!
Bring your basic supplies plus your own Tim Holtz Pumice Stone Distress Ink
Wednesday, July 14 @ 10:30 and 6:30
Each month we create a 2 page layout perfect for your Heritage scrapbook. We will be playing with Claudine Helmuth’s Sticky Back Canvas along with her Studio Line Paints. We will die cut the canvas and use Stickles, Crackle, Paint and inks to create the different textures on the canvas.
Bring your basics plus:
Tim Holtz Faded Jeans & Fired Brick Distress Ink Red Line Tape
Studio 490 Plaid Background Stamps Martha Stewart Glitter
Rock Candy Stickles Claudine Helmuth’s Tradional Tan & Modern Red Paint
Rock Candy Crackle Red Spica Glitter Pen
Cropidile
Thursday, July 28 @ 6PM
In this class we will create a
sturdy little pocket journal
using book covers from 7 Gypsies
& Tim Holtz Stamps. We will distress,
stamp & alter our journal to resemble
an antique book that you can really use.
You will need basic supplies plus:
Beacon 3in1 Adhesive
Claudine Helmuth Gesso, Red, Yellow & Black Paints
Vintage Photo Distress Ink
Tiny Attacher
Cropidile
Corner Rounder
Sanding Block
Stamp Sets: Tim Holtz Bitty Grunge, French Marketplace, Just Thoughts
Hero Arts: Ledger Stamp
Thursday, July 28 @ 6PM
In this class we will create a
sturdy little pocket journal
using book covers from 7 Gypsies
& Tim Holtz Stamps. We will distress,
stamp & alter our journal to resemble
an antique book that you can really use.
You will need basic supplies plus:
Beacon 3in1 Adhesive
Claudine Helmuth Gesso, Red, Yellow & Black Paints
Vintage Photo Distress Ink
Tiny Attacher
Cropidile
Corner Rounder
Sanding Block
Stamp Sets: Tim Holtz Bitty Grunge, French Marketplace, Just Thoughts
Hero Arts: Ledger Stamp
Wednesday, June 9 @ 10:30 & 6:30
In this month’s Preserving the Past we will create a masculine themed 2 page layout using Graphic 45 papers. We will use the Big Shot with Tim Holtz Dies Gadget Gears, Carnivale & Hanging Sign.
Bring your basics plus Tim Holtz Rusty Hinge Distress Ink, Beacon 3-1 adhesive, Multiliner Journaling Pen , cropidile, Studio 490 plaid background stamp & Aged Mahogoney Distress Ink
Wed., May 12 @ 10:30 & 6:30
This month’s Preserving the Past we will create a 2 page layout using K & Co papers & die cut flowers. We will use the Big Shot & Tim Holtz Tattered Florals Die.
Bring your basics plus:
Tim Holtz Pumice Stone Distress Ink, Paper Piercer, Pop Dots
Thursday, May 27@ 10:30
In this class we create a Garden Journal using Basic Grey Papers & Chipboard. We will create a dimensional cover using chipboard elements, grungepaper elements, burlap & stamping techniques. Inside pages are created using stamping techniques, pockets, tags & more.
Bring your basics: These are the products used in the sample.
Tim Holtz Olive Distress Ink, Ranger Russet Pigment Ink, Glimmer Mist, Beacon 3 in 1 Adhesive, Black Staz On,
Stamp Sets Used: CG153 Dandelion Frame, CG142 Engraved Daisy, CG152 Two Birds, Tim Holtz Grunge Butterfly
WR Corner Chomper, Cropidile
Tim Holtz Edge Distresser
Wednesday, April 14 @ 10:30 & 6:30
This month's heritage layout uses printed paper from Jenni Bowlin, stamps from Tim Holtz.
Bring your basics PLUS:
Your paper crimper
Favorite Brown Distress Ink
Acrylic BLock for stamping
cropidile
Wednesday, April 14 @ 10:30 & 6:30
This month's heritage layout uses printed paper from Jenni Bowlin, stamps from Tim Holtz.
Bring your basics PLUS:
Your paper crimper
Favorite Brown Distress Ink
Acrylic BLock for stamping
cropidile
Thursday, May 20 @ 6PM
This class is a shadowbox project using a Cosmo Cricket blackboard shadowbox. We will create grungepaper flowers using Studio 490 Stamps on Tim Holtz die cut tattered roses. The embellishments include a real antique milkcap.
Bring a favorite photo for the inside of this keepsake.
The wooden 7 Gypsies handle & wood feet finish this project!
Bring your basics PLUS:
Glue Stick & brayer for adhering paper to box
Beacon 3 in 1 adhesive for attaching elements
Sanding Tools
Your favorite Studio 490 background stamps & acrylic block
Your favorite TIm Holtz distress Inks-I used Peeled Paint, Crushed Olive,Wild Honey
Thursday, May 20 @ 6PM
Inside the box. . . This class is a shadowbox project using a Cosmo Cricket blackboard shadowbox. We will create grungepaper flowers using Studio 490 Stamps on Tim Holtz die cut tattered roses. The embellishments include a real antique milkcap.
Bring a favorite photo for the inside of this keepsake.
The wooden 7 Gypsies handle & wood feet finish this project!
Bring your basics PLUS:
Glue Stick & brayer for adhering paper to box
Beacon 3 in 1 adhesive for attaching elements
Sanding Tools
Your favorite Studio 490 background stamps & acrylic block
Your favorite TIm Holtz distress Inks-I used Peeled Paint, Olive, Honey
Thursday, March 18 @ 6PM
A 4x4 wood block canvas project. In this class you will use Matte Medium to create a textured surface; stamps, rub ons, inks, grunge paper, copic multiliner & embellishments to decorate this small art piece.
Bring your basics plus:
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Rusty Hinge or other brown ink, Bundled Sage Distress Ink (green)
Ranger Black Archival Ink
Claudine Helmuth's Matte Medium & brush
0.5 Copic Multiliner or other waterproof black pen for details
Jewelry Pliers
Beacon 3in1 Adhesive for metal & flower
Wednesday, March 10 @ 10:30am & 6:30 pm
This month's 2 page layout features border/corner punches from Martha Stewart. You will need to bring your basics plus:
Thursday, February 18 @ 6pm
We will create a photo
display using your favorite
vintage photos. We will
create a grungepaper rose
just like the ones Tim Holtz
taught us @ Holiday Hideaway!
Bring your basic supplies PLUS
2 photos approx 2 ¾ wide x 4 ½ long
Black pop dots or squares
Wild Honey Distress Ink if available
Russett Archival Ink
Quick drying liquid glue (Glossy Accents)
Sanding tools
Craft pick
Thursday, February 18 @ 6pm
We will create a photo
display using your favorite
vintage photos. We will
create a grungepaper rose
just like the ones Tim Holtz
taught us @ Holiday Hideaway!
Bring your basic supplies PLUS
2 photos approx 2 ¾ wide x 4 ½ long
Black pop dots or squares
Wild Honey Distress Ink if available
Russett Archival Ink
Quick drying liquid glue (Glossy Accents)
Sanding tools
Craft pick
Wednesday, Feb 10 @ 10:30 & 6:30
Hopefully our new date for PTP doesn't throw us off too much! From now on we will have Preserving the Past on the 2nd Wed of the month instead of the 1st!.
This month's layout will be using paper from My Mind's Eye, a transparency from Pink Paislee & Sticky back Canvas from Claudine Helmuth & Ranger!
I will be showing you a simple transfer technique with old photos & scrapbook paper.
In addition to your basic supplies, bring your Faded Jeans Distress Ink, plus a mini mister with water.
