Friday, December 31, 2010

13 days left for the Grand Opening Special

Time is quickly ticking by to January 12!  Until then our Grand Opening Special is going on, were you can get a great deal on 5 day passes. 

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Passes do not expire, this is a great time to stock up and lock in your savings.

The Craftin’ Cow is closed New Years Eve and New Years Day.

Regular operating hours will resume Tuesday, January 4th. You can check out all of our January Classes and Special events on our Schedule.

Do not forget that we have a Special Event This Monday, January 3rd from 10am to 2pm.  Operation Write Home is a great time to create cards for our heroes to write home in. 

Have a Great New Year!  Talk to you next year!

Thursday, December 30, 2010

Miss You card template for Operation Write Home

I made this template based on the request of a hero serving.  Currently, the heroes try to send a miss you card to each of their children every week.  That is a lot of miss you cards.  This  card has a little girl in mind when I made it.  I will have another one soon for a boy.  You are welcomed to use this card any way you want.  My hopes are that you will make at least one and send it on its way to Operation Write Home.

Next, if you sending them to Operation Write Home, please if you can, make it a little different.  Do your best to print the template on good paper (preferably cardstock or cover stock).  Realize there will be a lot of others using this template, so any changes or variations you can do to this card will be great.  So break out the inks, ribbon, buttons, brads, glossy affects.  Remember no glitter, unless you really have too, you can use stickles.

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The digital content is from Katie at www.justsoscrappy.blogspot.com, she wonderfully gave us permission to share her content in this form.

As always, I love to see your creations so lets link them!


Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Valentine Ideas

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Here is a small stash of great valentine ideas to think about.  The banner will be offered as a class, more information will be presented on that later.  If you need some inspiration for this valentine’s day, stop on by and have a look.

Monday, December 27, 2010

January 2011 Schedule

January 3

10am – 2pm

Operation Write Home – Be my Valentine Card Bash

Make cards from a kit or create you own. All cards will go to our American Heroes who are currently serving for them to send home to their loved ones. Find out more about this organization at www.operationwritehome.org

$5 donation to Operation Write Home

January 5

10 am – 1pm

All Occasions Cards with Susan P.

Making 4 cards for that you can decide for what occasion.

Basic Paper Class Tool Kit

$12

January 6

6pm –9pm

Bingo with Susan P.

Come craft and play a little bingo for prizes. Bingo games will be played every half hour.

Punch on the punch card or day pass

January 7

11am-2pm

Digi – Lunch Box with Trish H.

Getting into digital, but need some help. Pack your lunch and come on in to get some digi done.

Punch on the punch card or day pass

January 12

6pm –9pm

Bingo with Susan P.

Come craft and play a little bingo for prizes. Bingo games will be played every half hour.

Punch on the punch card or day pass

January 14

10am-8pm

Open House.

Great time to stop by and meet our Close to my Heart, Creative Memories, Stampin’ Up, and The Angel Company Vendors. Plus see all the great classes that are coming up.

FREE

January 14

8pm - Midnight

Midnight PJ Party with Trish H.

Let the party start! Bringing Trish’s notorious PJ party to the COW! Bring your stuff to work on, there will be some great FREE make and takes for valentines. Valentine’s ideas will be shared. Bring a little finger food to share. RSVP please!

Punch on the punch card or day pass

January 15

10am – 2pm

Sew a purse with Trish H.

A great beginners class. You will need a yard of fabric for both the outer shell and the lining, plus a 1 ½ yards of interfacing. Plus a large button to match. Be sure to bring you sewing machine and basic kit.

$25

January 15

1pm – 3pm

Scrapbook Page with Diane P.

Make a double 12 by 12 layout using stamping techniques.

$15

January 18

11am –3pm

Bingo with Susan P.

Come craft and play a little bingo for prizes. Bingo games will be played every half hour.

Punch on the punch card or day pass

January 18 6pm-9pm

Vintage Card Class with Sherril B.

Distressing, staining, embossing, and tearing techniques to make 3 unique projects.

Basic Paper Class Tool Kit

$15

January 19

10am – 2pm

Stitch along with Trish H.

We will be stitching those great free Wal-Mart quilt patterns. I always get them at the Taylor Rd Wal-Mart. Grab your fabric and pattern and we will piece together. This is a great time if you want to learn or just have company when you stitch.

Punch on the punch card or day pass

January 20

5-9pm

SBC Digital Club with Tracy C. & Trish H.

A great time to get together and learn a few techniques and create digi-pages.

Punch on the punch card or day pass

January 21

6pm – 9pm

Let’s Play with Chipboard with Susan P.

Explore the possibilities with chipboard. You’ll make several elements that can be used on cards, scrapbook, or anything else.

Basic Paper Class Tool Kit and liquid glue

$15

January 22

10am-1pm

Let’s Box it Up with Susan P.

Make 3 boxes from paper.

Basic Paper Class Tool Kit

$15

January 24

10am-2pm

Pack and Play with Trish H.

If you want to get out and craft but always have a baby in tow, this is a day for you. Come craft away with your tot. Requirements your tot must be able to stay in a pack and play, exersaucer, or highchair; this is to insure safety for your children.

Punch on the punch card or day pass

January 26

11am –3pm

Bingo with Susan P.

Come craft and play a little bingo for prizes. Bingo games will be played every half hour.

Punch on the punch card or day pass

January 27

6-9pm

Sew Patterns Together with Trish H.

Trish is ready to help you learn the mechanics of sewing those great patterns together. Come with your project and we will all work together to sew your project together.

Punch on the punch card or day pass

January 29

10am – 9pm

Special Event: H2U Members Only

Lunch provided; dinks and snacks on your own. Must RSVP through H2U only.

Punch on the punch card or day pass

Basic Tool Kit

Paper Class: rule, small scissors, pencil, and adhesive

Sewing: Sewing machine, thread, scissors, pins, fabric pencil, and seam ripper

Digital: Computer and CM Storybook Creator 3.0

VINTAGE Card Class with Sherrill B.

January 18th, 2011 at 6:00pm

Craftin’ Cow Craft Center

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How to make your ‘new’ designs look aged like your grandmother or great grandmother made it.

$15.00

Techniques we will be learning are:

Distressing, staining, embossing, and tearing

Tools you will be using that may be new to you are:

Big Shot & Embossing folders

Files, Sanding blocks, and Scissor’s edge

These techniques are great for scrapbook pages too! It takes a special scrapbook page and elevates it to a higher level!! Your friends will be envious of all you will learn in this class.

We will be making three (3) projects: 2 Cards and a 3 dimensional. Don’t worry you will have plenty of time and materials for practicing!

Supplies you will need to bring: (if you don’t have some of these things…don’t fret, we all share!)

· Adhesive: tape runner or glue stick, adhesive pen if you have one

· Pair of scissors, tweezers

· Wet wipes

· Sanding Block

· Sponges

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RSVP by Removing Bottom Portion and mail/email to Sherrill Braun: Sherrill.braun@gmail.com

741 Long Beach Ct., Punta Gorda, FL 33950 or leave with Sue Peters at the Craftin’Cow. Please include payment with reservation.

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Phone Number:_____________________________________________________

Sunday, December 26, 2010

Super Bowl Bash Weekend!

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January Special Event

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To find out more about becoming an H2U member:

H2u At Faucette Memorial, 941-625-3164

3280 Tamiami Trl Port Charlotte, FL 33952

The benefits of being an H2U member are amazing.

~trish

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Christmas cards by Cecilia

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Isn’t this so cute.  Cecilia and her friend came by the other day and worked on this.  I thought it was so adorable, so I had to share it with the rest of you.

Monday, December 20, 2010

Operation Write Home – Valentine Card Bash

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Find out more about Operation Write Home at www.operationwritehome.org

 

~trish

Free Christmas Card Kit Template

Merry Christmas from the Craftin’ Cow.  We hope that you enjoy this wonderful time of year.  Here is our Christmas present to you!  This is a Hybrid card template.  Print this jpeg as a full letter size page on white cardstock paper.  Then Cut and Paste on a card base for a wonderful and easy card.

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I hope you enjoy this!  I will have more cards like this at the Operation Write Home Valentine Bash, January 3rd, 2010 from 10 am to 2pm.  More information to come.  Please comment and link to your blog if you make this card.  I can’t wait to see how you change it up.

~trish

 

Haha!  Just figured out how to link it up!  This ol’ cow can learn new tricks.  So here we go, let’s link up.  Post your card on your blog and link up, so we can share our pictures.

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Grand Opening Crop Highlights

So we had some great food!

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Goodies!

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Challenges!

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We will be announcing the winner and giving a little article about our winner, once we contact them.

It was a great time.

Open House Highlights

Here are some pictures I took at our Open House.  Of course, I was so busy talkin’ I forgot to be snappin’ the shots.  So at the end of the night I got the camera out.

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Mark your Calendars for this Saturday!

Dec. 18, 2010 - FREE Crop
It is free crop! We will also be having a crafters' dream yard sale. Seats are first come, first serve basis, so get in early.
10am – 5pm

 

This is free, no frills.  So pack your girls all up and bring your lunch!  This is a first come, first served.  No seats will be saved, you must be sitting in them to have them. 

This will be a great time to come by and check us out.  We are having a yard sale inside also.  If you would like to bring things to yard sale, it is $5 a table, call trish 941-916-6557 by Friday at 8pm to reserve your table space to yard sale.

 

Drinks are available to buy.  We now have a microwave!

Sunday, December 5, 2010

The shop is coming together!

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Check out how huge it is! 

So here are some of the punches!

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And a few stamps!

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And we started putting our Sizzix section together.

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we still have so much more to do!  We have 5 days, until our big open house!

 

mark you calendars and come join us!

Friday, December 10th from 6pm to 8pm

We still have some openings for our Grand Opening Crop.

 

You can call Trish at 941-916-6557 for information.

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

December 2010 Class/Events Schedule

 

All classes are first come, first serve basis.  Prepayment is required to secure your spot in a class.  Full refunds are available, if canceling at least 48 hours before the class.  Make reservations in person.

December 10

6pm – 8pm

Open House

Free

December 11

9 am – Midnight

Grand Opening Crop

All day crop for you to work on anything.

$20

December 14

10:30am –12:30

OR 6pm – 8pm

Let’s Play with Chipboard with Susan P.

Explore the possibilities with chipboard. You’ll make several elements that can be used on cards, scrapbook, or anything else.

Basic Paper Class Tool Kit and liquid glue

$15

December 15

10am – 2pm

Digital 2011 Calendar with Trish H.

Create a personalized calendar for next year that you can print at any 4 by 6 print center. The class comes with the calendar template and a 2011 monthly calendar digi – set.

TOOLS: Laptop Computer, CM Storybook Creator 3.0, 12-20 digital pictures on your computer.

$30

December 16

6pm-9pm

Last Minute Christmas Cards and Gift Tags Class with Sherril B.

Basic Paper Class Tool Kit

$15

December 17

6-10pm

Digital 2011 Calendar with Trish H.

Create a personalized calendar for next year that you can print at any 4 by 6 print center. The class comes with the calendar template and a 2011 monthly calendar digi – set.

TOOLS: Laptop Computer, CM Storybook Creator 3.0, 12-20 digital pictures on your computer

$30

December 18 1pm-5pm

Last Minute Christmas Cards and Gift Tags Class with Sherril B.

Basic Paper Class Tool Kit

$15

December 20

10am – 12pm

Just for Kids: Ornaments with Susan P.

Ages 8 yrs and up, parent/guardian must be present

$10

December 20

1pm – 4pm

Just for Kids: Photo Frame with gift box and tag with Susan P.

Ages 5-8 yrs with parent/guardian must be present to help

$10

December 24-25

Closed for Christmas!

December 30

6-9pm

Winter All Occasions Cards Class with Sherril B.

Basic Paper Class Tool Kit

$12

 

 

Basic Tool Kit

Paper Class: rule, small scissors, pencil, and adhesive

Sewing: Sewing machine, thread, scissors, pins, fabric pencil, and seam ripper

Digital: Computer and CM Storybook Creator 3.0