NEW ORDER IN THE SHOP

For those of you who are making a shopping list--the following items have come into the shop either yesterday or today and will be out on the shelves tonight (Friday). Some of you were looking for the glazed cupcake paper from Bazzill, it is now in the shop (both in white and red) as well as some other papers that were ordered (either out of or new colors). We also have received a 10 pack of glitter spoons for those of you involved with glitter. Sticky Sticks are also back in the shop in limited quantity. They have been out and only sent a partial order (3 packages).

Here is a list of the other things that came into the shop:

Cats Eye Stylus Adaptor ; Hydra Sponges, Black Handle adaptors with different sponge and black tips; Marvy Heat Tool, Tim Holtz Retractable Craft Knife, Craft Pick, Craft Scratcher and refills for the Craft Knife; all colors of distress pads, both old and new. Reinkers are still on order.

ITEMS OF INTEREST: On Tuesday, June 8 we will be having a trunk show featuring Magenta, Crafty Secrets, Buttons Galore, Unity Stamps, and Earth Art. The cost is $15 and there will be enough materials and stamps for you to make up to 10 cards and take home with you. Merchandise can also be bought out of the trunks. It will take place from 2-8 PM, but we will close the MITI's at 7PM. It sounds like a fun day.

Also, Wednesday, July 14 there will be two Tattered Angels classes one from 11:30-2:30 and another from 6:30-9:30. The cost will be $50 which includes the Tattered Angels Kit. If you want to make yours into a photo album bring some 3x5 and 4x6 pictures for your pages. What a wonderful coffee table book, especially personalized.

We are also trying to get Els from Elizabeth Craft to come to our shop and teach a class. I will keep you updated about that--hopefully she isn't overbooked.

Please leave any ideas, questions or comments on this blogspot under comments. Looking forward to hearing from you.

SAMPLE BIRTHDAY CARD

Just a sample of a birthday card for my daughter using Elizabeth Craft Glitter and Peel Offs and Best Glitter Paper. Hope you enjoy!

ELIZABETH CRAFT GLITTER

Just to let you know, the Elizabeth Craft Glitter is now in the shop and ready for purchase.
For those of you who ordered specific colors of glitter, tapes, or tools at the demo they are now put away with your names on them. If you are interested in this glitter you might want to shop early--the last time we had no colors in the shop after the demo. We are also looking to try and set up a class with Els, the owner of Elizabeth Craft. If we get it set up I will let you know.

Hope to see you in the shop.

NOTE: Don't forget tonight, Art from the Heart, theme is travel. Come on in with your supplies and pick each other's brains and come up with some great cards.

MAY CLASSES

Wednesday, May 5 - Happy Cinco de Mayo - A celebration of Mexican heritage, Cinco de Mayo commemorates the Mexican army's victory over France at the Battle of Puebla in 1862.

Wednesday, May 5 - Calligraphy Class #5 with DeAnn Singh from 6:30 to 8:30.

Friday, May 7 - Stampin' Cafe' Night from 6:30 to 9:00. Bring your supplies and your project and come on in, we'll have some fun together.

Saturday, May 8 - Big Shot Class with Gayle Smith from 10:30 to 2:30. Cost is $35.00. Many of you have the die cut machine but either don't know how to use it or are intimidated by it. Take Gayle's class and let the die cut machine become your friend and well as a beautiful artistic tool. You will learn how to use other companies dies, such as Spellbinders Nestabilities and Cuttlebug, in the Big Shot. Here is the project for the first class. It's a new take on the star book using the Nestabilities to make cutouts to place dangling messages. Cute? I think so. Supply List: Bring your Big Shot or Big Kick, if you have one. If you do not have one don't worry.

Sunday, May 9 - Closed- Happy Mother's Day

Wednesday, May 12 - Calligraphy Class #6 with DeAnn Singh from 6:30 to 8:30.

Friday, May 14 - Make it & Take it with Jessica Hollowell from 6:30 to 8:30. The project or card are $5.00 per card or project. Come on in and join us, and see what she has up her sleeve. You'll have fun.

Saturday, May 15 - See Stars with Mike Strong from 10:30 to 12:30. Cost is $30.00.

Saturday, May 15 - White on White with Mike Strong from 2 to 4. Cost is $30.00

Sunday, May 16 - Addicted to Tape with Kelly Kilmer from 12:30 to 4:30. Cost of this class is $70.00. Love collage? Have you been caught buying up rolls of tape and you’re not sure of everything that you can do with them? In a bit of a sticky situation? Looking for some new ideas of what you can do with one of the hottest art supplies around? Look no further! In this class we will

explore a myriad of techniques, tips, tricks and ideas that you can do with decorative tape. Learn how to layer fun and colorful backgrounds using what some call stickers, but what most call tape! We will explore masking tape (not the old stuff, but the fun colorful stuff available in many different designs and colors), decorative tape, and more! Walk out of class with your head spinning with ideas, and a smile on your face. Optional-You can bring your journal to class to work in, or the teacher will be supplying paper for you to work on. Supply list: Scissors, small selection of favorite collage ephemera, bone folder, cork back metal ruler, roll of waxed paper, roll of paper towels, permanent black ink pad, container to hold water, 3 1" brushes to glue and paint (I like chip or bristle brushes) THANKS! Kelly - EGorey99@sbcglobal.nethttp://www.KellyKilmer.blogspot.com/CLASS SCHEDULE AVAILABLE AT: http://kellykilmerworkshops.blogspot.com/

Wednesday, May 19 - Calligraphy Class #7 with DeAnn Singh from 6:30 to 8:30.

Thursday, May 20 - ATC Club with Jessica Hollowell from 6:30 to 8. Cost is $10.00. Jessica will teach a technique for ATC and then you will get to make two of your own. Suggested: Bring 6 to 10 ATC of your own to trade.

Friday, May 21 - Basic Stamping Class with Karen Hutchinson from 6:30 to 8:30. Cost is $30.00. We have just added a new class, it is the Basics Class. You will learn to stamp, about inks, and embossing. If you have been looking for a Basics class now is your time to sign up. Call the shop (310) 391-0466, if you want to attend or email me at stampinheart@hotmail.com

Saturday, May 22 - Paper Quilting with Wendy Poma from 10:30 to 2:30. Cost is $40.00. Renewable journal p;us two greeting card.

Sunday, May 23 - Walk thru Wonderland Tag Book with Linda Forrest from 12:30 to 4:30. Cost is $45.00.

Wednesday, May 26 - Calligraphy Class #8 with DeAnn Singh from 6:30 to 8:30.

Thursday, May 27 - Art from the Heart Club from 7 to 8:30. It was decided at the last meeting that the members want to make cards, so each month there will be an idea for card making. Each one of you are to bring a basic stamping kit: black permanent ink, your choice of glue, your choice of double sided adhesive, scissors, pen, bone folder, stamps of your choice, papers and ephemera you want to share with the group. You will then stamp and assemble your card(s) right then and there and share with the group. This month's theme is Travel. Bring extra paper to stamp other peoples stamps to take home. You might like someone else's stamps and would like to stamp extra images to do things at home. Since there were very few of you in March's club we decided to carry over the theme to April. Travel can be such a fun theme--bring you Eiffel Tower Stamps, your airplane stamps, your luggage stamps and your ideas.

Thursday, May 21 - Beginner's Basic Class with Karen Hutchinson 6:30-8:30. Cost, $30.
For those of you who have been wanting a basic class in the evening here is the first. There will be more down the line, but this is the first. I will post picture samples later on and they are in the shop.

Friday, May 28 - Pinecone Press Options Class with Gayle Smith, 6:30-8:30. Cost is $35.00. This is an off-side accordion book with plenty of cut outs.

Saturday, May 29 - Hanko Paper Class - Lori Lai from 12:15 to 4:15. Cost is $50.00. Come learn various cardmaking techniques that Lori Lai teaches in her various classes. Supplies List - for this class: small "x"- xyron sticker maker (if you own one), paper piercer, foam mounting tape, double sided tape, bone folder, pencil/eraser, scissors, adhesive tape runner (such as Mono adhesive) or any other Basic Supplies Kit.

Big Shot Class

Saturday, May 8 - Big Shot Class with Gayle Smith from 10:30 to 2:30. Cost is $35.00. Many of you have the die cut machine but either don't know how to use it or are intimidated by it. Take Gayle's class and let the die cut machine become your friend and well as a beautiful artistic tool. You will learn how to use other companies dies, such as Spellbinders Nestibilities and Cuttlebug, in the Big Shot. Here is the project for the first class. It's a new take on the star book using the Nestibilities to make cutouts to place dangling messages. Cute? I think so. Supply List: Bring your Big Shot or Big Kick, if you have one. If you do not have one don't worry.

MORE ON THE EXTRAVAGANZA

As I told you, we will continue to blog about the Extravaganza until all the teachers are covered. Once again, please forgive my blurry picture taking.
Our second teacher in this series is Lori Lai. Lori has been teaching here over a year. She also does the demonstrations at Carson Convention for Hanko--the ones with the beautiful Asian Washi paper and punches. Lori has done some tremendous classes with paper weaving and flower punches, etc. For Extravaganza she did a small stand-up note card (on the left) and a card with the flower that rolls back and forth all done with Opalite ink on brown paper--a very elegant and impressive card. Here I would like to introduce you to Lori Lai for those that haven't met her. She is just a girl out to have fun--and we all do.

Now for another recipe. This is the Neapolitan Cake Recipe

• 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese at room temperature
• 4 large eggs
• 1 package (18.25 ounces) white cake mix
• 3/4 cup milk
• 3/4 cup NESTLE NESQUIK Chocolate Flavor Powder
• 3/4 cup NESTLE NESQUIK Strawberry Flavor Powder
• Powdered Sugar (optional) Chocolate Glaze (recipe to follow)

PREHEAT oven to 350o F. Grease and flour 10-inch, 12-cup fluted tube pan (I used Pam for baking).

BEAT cream cheese and eggs in large mixer bowl until smooth. Beat in cake mix alternately with milk. Beat on high speed for 2 minutes (batter will be thick). Remove 2 cups batter and place in a separate bowl; stir in chocolate Nesquik. Remove 2 more cups white cake batter and place in separate bowl; stir in strawberry Nesquick.

SPOON strawberry batter into prepared pan; tap pan on counter lightly. Spoon white batter over strawberry batter covering it completely; spoon chocolate batter over white batter.

BAKE on center oven rack for 55 to 65 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in cake comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack for 45 minutes. Loosen edges with butter knife if needed; invert onto wire rack to cool completely. Sprinkle with powdered sugar or drizzle with chocolate glaze over cake.

Chocolate Glaze Recipe:

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1/3 cup butter
• 1/3 cup whole milk (I used evaporated)
• 1 package (6 ounces: 1 cup) semisweet chocolate chip

Place the sugar, butter and milk in a small saucepan over medium-low heat and cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture comes to a boil. Boil, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the chocolate chips. When the chips have melted and the glaze is smooth, pour it over the warm (my cake was cold when I did this) cake so that it covers the entire surface. The glaze will be thin but will firm up. Coll the cake for 20 minutes more before cutting it and serving. NOTE: I did the cake in the morning and poured the glaze over it that night.

The rest of April Classes.

Wednesday, April 21 - Calligraphy Class #3 with DeAnn Singh from 6:30 to 8:30.

Friday, April 23 - Postcards by Jessica Hollowell from 6:30 to 8:30. 2 postcards for $10.

Saturday, April 24 -A Journal with an Attached Spine - Wendy Poma from 10:30 to 2:30. Cost is $40.00. This is a new, unique book. We'll attach the signatures to a strip and them insert the strip into a casing..... Cool! This would be a lovely gift or something that you could use yourself for journaling.

Sunday, April 25 - Student Appreciation Day Event with Lori Lai from 12:15 to 4:15. Cost is $40.00. Come learn various cardmaking techniques that Lori Lai teaches in her various classes. Learn to Paper Weave, Double Emboss, Ink Pads to Paper, Paper Quilting and using Opalites Ink Pads. Don't miss out on her special Student Appreciation Day Class. Supplies List - for this class: small "x"- xyron sticker maker (if you own one), paper piercer, foam mounting tape, double sided tape, bone folder, pencil/eraser, scissors, adhesive tape runner (such as Mono adhesive) or any other Basic Supplies Kit.

Wednesday, April 28 - Calligraphy Class #4 with DeAnn Singh from 6:30 to 8:30.

Thursday, April 29 - Art from the Heart Club from 7 to 8:30. It was decided at the last meeting that the members want to make cards, so each month there will be an idea for card making. Each one of you are to bring a basic stamping kit: black permanent ink, your choice of glue, your choice of double sided adhesive, scissors, pen, bone folder, stamps of your choice, papers and ephemera you want to share with the group. You will then stamp and assemble your card(s) right then and there and share with the group. This month's theme (March) is . Bring extra paper to stamp other peoples stamps to take home. You might like someone else's stamps and would like to stamp extra images to do things at home.