8 Cute Thank You Cards - Tuesday, December 28th at 6:15pm
Only $22.00 Don't forget to sign up in advance!

My Mind's Eye fabulous papers & accessories are available at County Purr Farm! We are a VIP store for My Mind's Eye and are happy to have all their new releases. So much variety and such a great value, it's hard to pass up!

December Happenings at CPF

Evening classes at 6:15pm:
Dec 7th - More Quick & Easy Christmas Cards $20
Dec 8th - Love Your Cuttlebug $15
Dec 13th - Mid-Sized Scrapbook Calendar $25
Dec 14th - Favorite Recipes Spiral Bound Cookbook $25
Dec 15th - Love Your Cricut "Stretch Your Imagination" $20
Dec 20th - Pretty-fied 2011 Planner $20
Dec 28th - 8 Cute Thank You Cards $22
Saturday Class - Dec 11th 10:30am "Fairy in a Bottle" $25
Make & Takes Dec 4th, 11th, 18th $5.00 for 5 cards or a 2-page layout
Crops: Dec 3rd, 17th 6pm-midnight $5.00
New Year's Day Crop 10am-midnight $25.00 includes lunch.
Store will be closed Christmas Eve & Christmas Day, Closing at 4pm New Year's Eve.
ALL CLASSES REQUIRE PRE-PAYMENT. Call at least 3-4 days before class to register.

November Schedule of FUN

(All classes at 6:15pm unless otherwise noted)
Nov 2 - Monthly Challenge Kit Night $20 for new kit
Nov 3 - Hit the Beach "Woodie" Album $40
Nov 9 - Giftable Envelope Mini Album $20
Nov 10 - Love Your Cuttlebug $15
Nov 15 - Four Layouts for Christmas $22
Nov 16 - Everyday Cards in Gift Box $22
Nov 17 - Love Your Cricut $20 (Bring machine & "Winter Woodland" cartridge)
Nov 22 - Three Sweet & Simple Handmade Gifts $22
Nov 23 - 8 Quick & Cute Christmas Cards $20
Nov 30 - Four Seasons Layouts $22 (Four 2 pagers)
Marathon Crop Weekend Nov 12-14, $25 per person
Make & Takes Nov 6, 20, 27 (3 cards for $3 or a 2-page layout for $5)
Store will close at 2pm on Wed Nov 24 and reopen at noon on Fri Nov 26th
with a special sale on that Friday (to be announced...)
All evening classes & Marathon Crop require prepayment.
Come join the fun and make some cool projects!

October One Stamp (set) Wonder. Holly Jolly set from My Mind's Eye. Wed, Oct 13th $22.00 Price includes the stamp set!

Vintage Cowboy & Cowgirl Cards Mon, Oct 18th $20

Fun Cards for Fall - 5 cards Tues, Oct 26th $20

Christmas Cards Vintage Style - Total of 7 cards. Tues, Oct 19th $20

Giving Thanks Garland - Wed, Oct 27th $22.00

October Schedule of Classes

All classes begin at 6:15pm unless otherwise noted
Oct 5th - Monthly Challenge Kit Night $20
Oct 6th - Love Your Cuttlebug $15
Oct 11th - Power Scrapping $25 Five 2-page Fall & Winter Layouts
Oct 12th - Cowgirl Canvas $20
Oct 13th - One Stamp Wonder $22 (Acrylic set Holly Jolly from My Mind's Eye)
Oct 16th - Altered Canvas Art Class 10:30-2:30 $30
Oct 18th - Vintage Cowboy & Cowgirl Cards $20
Oct 19th - Christmas Cards Vintage Style $20
Oct 20th - Love Your Cricut $20 Bring machine & Joys of the Season cartridge
Oct 26th - Fun Cards for Fall $20
Oct 27th - Giving Thanks Garland $22
Make & Takes are scheduled for every Saturday in October - $5.00 for 5 cards
$5.00 for a 2-page layout.
Crop nights scheduled for Oct 1, 8 and 22 with enough signups. Just $5.00 per
person, minimum 5 people to hold a crop night.
All classes require prepayment, which can be done over the phone if you'd like!

Spooky & Sparkly Halloween

One of 5 cards we'll be making in our Spooky & Sparkly Halloween Card Class on Sept 15th at 6:15pm. Just $20 per person, and pre-registration is required. Want to see more samples? Stop by the store and check out our other classes and additional samples we have on display for your creative inspiration!

Loads of Fun Classes!

August 17th One Stamp Wonder $22.00
August 18th Coffee Talk Cards & Notebook $22.00
August 20th Crop Night $5.00
August 23rd Baby Boy Layouts $20
August 25th Love Your Cricut $20 (Everyday Paper Dolls)
August 30th Cat Lover's Tag Album $20
August 31st Technique Class-Alcohol Ink, Distress Ink, Adirondack Sprays & more $22
Sept 7th Monthly Challenge Kit Night $20
Sept 8th Love Your Cuttlebug $15
Sept 9th One Stamp Wonder $22
Sept 13th Christmas Layouts $20
Sept 14th Sweet & Simple Christmas Cards $20
Sept 15th Spook & Sparkly Halloween Cards $20
Sept 17-19 Fifth Anniversary Crop Marathon $25
Sept 21st Vintage Halloween Garland $25
Sept 22nd Love Your Cricut $20 (Mickey & Friends)
Sept 24-26 Virginia City Retreat
Sept 28th Retro Collage $25
Evening classes start at 6:15pm - require preregistration

July Classes at County Purr Farm

All classes at 6:15pm unless otherwise noted:
July 7th - Love Your Cuttlebug $15
July 8th - Christmas Cards in July $20
July 12th - Graphic 45 Cards for the Gentlemen $22
July 14th - Summertime Layouts $22
July 20th - Happiness Is...6x12 Chipboard Album $25
July 21st - Love Your Cricut $20 "Storybook"
July 22nd - Manly Man Layouts $22
July 26th - Portfolio Folded Mini Album $22
Make & Takes on July 3, 10, 24, and 31
Crop Nights on July 9th & 23rd with minimum signups
Fabulous Marathon crop weekend July 16-19, Only $25
Give us a call to sign up for some fun times at CPF!

New Date for Fall Virginia City Retreat

The Virginia City Scrapbooking Retreat Weekend has changed to September 24-26, so mark your calendars. Registration begins August 1st, and we'll be updating you soon on all the details.

June Schedule of FUN at CPF

Evening classes begin at 6:15pm:
Wed, June 2 - Love Your Cuttlebug $15
Tues, June 8 - Stamping Basics $20
Wed, June 9 - Scrapping with Sketches $22
Sat, June 12, 10am-2pm - Dressed Up File Folders, a Paper Arts Workshop $25
Tues, June 15 - Mixed Up Mini Album $22
Wed, June 16 - Power Scrapping $25
Tues, June 22 - Layouts for Old Time Photos $22
Wed, June 23 - Love Your Cricut $20 "Just Because Cards"
Tues, June 29 - Disney Pages $22
Make & Takes on June 5, 19, and 26th $5.00 per kit
Crop Nights Scheduled for Friday June 4 & 18, with enough participants (only $5.00)
Call us to sign up or for more details! Come join the fun!

May Schedule of FUN at CPF

Evening Classes begin at 6:15pm, and preregistration is required:
Monday, May 3 - Just for Mom Mini Book $20
Tuesday, May 4 - Love Your Cuttlebug $15
Tuesday, May 11th - In the Doghouse Brag Book $22
Wed, May 12th - Sweet & Simple Butterfly Cards $20
Tuesday, May 18th - One Stamp Wonder $22
Wed., May 19th - Love Your Cricut $20
Tuesday, May 25th - Three Snack Sized Albums $22
Wed., May 26th - Vintage Style Shadow Box
Make & Takes are on all Saturdays in May except May 22nd
Crop nights are scheduled for May 7, 14, and 28 with enough signups.
Shall We Scrap 3-day Marathon is May 21-23, $25.00 per person.

Come on in and join the fun!

April Schedule of FUN at CPF

Classes begin at 6:15pm unless otherwise noted, and prepayment is required.
April 6th - Graphic45 Card Class $22.00
April 7th - Love Your Cuttlebug $15.00
April 12th - Manly Card Class $20.00
April 13th - Disney Pages $22.00
Saturday, April 17th - 10:00am A Year of Memories 12x12 Album Class $100 (includes album)
April 20th - Four More Boy Pages $20.00
April 21st - Love Your Cricut $20.00 "Home Decor"
April 27th - Distress Ink Techniques $25.00

Make & Takes are scheduled for April 3, 10, and 24. Just $5.00 for 5 cards or a two page layout, while kits last.
Shall We Scrap Crop Nights scheduled for April 2, 16, and 30, 6pm-midnight. Must have minimum of 5 croppers to hold the crop night.

New Hero Arts Stamps

These are a couple of the new Hero Arts stamps we have in stock - the new clings stamp so nicely, and storage is a breeze! Samples are on display for the Engraved Flower, and the greetings are so versatile!

New Graphic 45 Papers

A Proper Gentleman and On the Boardwalk papers and die cuts just in from Graphic 45. These won't last long, so hurry in for yours!

New My Minds Eye!

"Lush" Collection in six fabulous colors "Quite Contrary" has great coordinating papers and embellishments for all occasions in a variety of color palettes.

March Schedule of FUN

Classes start at 6:15pm:
Wed., March 3rd - Love Your Cuttlebug $15
Tues., March 9th - One Stamp Wonder $20
Hero Arts Two Birds Cling Set (bring your block)
Wed., March 10th - Springtime Mini Album $25
Mon., March 15th - Power Scrapping 5 Layouts $25
Tues., March 16th - A Boy is a Joy Layouts $20
Tues., March 23rd - Hanging Photo Board $25
Wed., March 24th - Love Your Cricut $20
Cartridge: Walk in My Garden
Mon., March 29th - Seven Cards in a Gift Box $22
Tues., March 30th - Girly Girl Layouts $20

March in-store Marathon is the 19th - 21st. Only $25
for 3 days of cropping & fun. Potluck Lunch on Saturday.

$5.00 Make & Takes on March 6, 13, and 27. While kits
last.

Come on in and have some fun at the Purr Farm! Loads
of table space & inspiration in our Studio!

February Schedule of FUN at CPF

Classes start at 6:15pm unless otherwise noted
February 3rd - Love Your Cuttlebug $15
Feb 6th - NOON - Mom & Me Valentines $10
Feb 9th - Vintage Style Valentines $22
Feb 10th - Waxed Collage Mini Canvas $25
Feb 13th - 11am - Twelve Layouts $80
Feb 15th - One Stamp Wonder $20
Feb 17th - Love Your Cricut $20 "Life is a Beach"
Feb 20th - NOON - The Altered Racket $30
Feb 22nd - Four Beachin' Pages $22
Feb 23rd - A Dozen Birthday Cards $22
Make & Takes on all Saturdays in February,
just $5.00 for 5 cards or a 2-page layout
Crop Nights Feb 5, 12 & 19 (if enough signups)

January Schedule of FUN at CPF

$5.00 Make & Takes Jan 2, 9, 16, and 30
Love Your Cuttlebug Jan 6th $15
Family Heritage Pages Jan 11th $22
Power Scrapping Jan 12th $25
Card Sharks-10 Quick Cards Jan 13th $20
Artist Inspiration Class Sat Jan 16th Noon-4pm $30
One Stamp Wonder Jan 18th $20
Love Your Cricut Jan 20th $20 "Pooh & Friends"
Simple Style Layouts Jan 26th $20
Vintage Collage Cards Jan 27th $20
Marathon Crop Weekend Jan 22-24 $25
Remember to sign up in advance for our classes
and crops! Evening classes start at 6:15

My Mind's Eye New Collections

Beautiful Life Stories collection from My Mind's Eye has just arrived! Perfect for documenting your daily life as well as your family history!

October Schedule of Classes

Here's a listing of our evening classes for October. All classes begin at 6:15 pm and require pre-registration.
October 6th, Love Your Cuttlebug $15
October 8th, Vintage Style Halloween Treat Box $20
October 12th, Decorative Heritage Board $22
October 14th, One Stamp Wonder $20
October 19th, Little Album in Tiny Suitcase $25
October 20th, Love Your Cricut $20
October 27th, What's Cookin' Giftable Cookbook $25
October 29th, Season of Gratitude Card Class $20

Retreat Weekend in Virginia City Coming Up!

Join us November 6, 7, & 8th, 2009, for a fun-filled scrapping weekend in historic Virginia City at St. Mary's Art Center. Just $150 per person covers food, lodging, and fun! Please come in for all the details of registering for this event! Space is limited, so sign up soon!

New Items Just In!

Bazzill has come up with some new "Just the Edge" packets for Halloween & Christmas. Just arrived today! Also, some great genealogy papers!

Projects from Day One at Creative Escape

Crop Monkey with finished projects from Day One of Creative Escape. A very busy day!

Crop Monkey kickin' back in the cactus garden at Creative Escape

The $29K Lamp

The famous $29K lamp created by Tim Holtz for the Lymphoma charity auction at Creative Escape. Unbelievable!

Travels with Crop Monkey

Tim Holtz was a good sport and posed with Crop Monkey at Creative Escape for me. I was laughing, so the picture isn't as clear as we'd hope, but hey, it's Tim!

New Hero Arts Stamps

A fun variety of clear stamps with a touch of bling! Just $1.99 each while supplies last! Choose from Christmas, Halloween, and Everyday designs!

September Happenings

Sept 2 - Love Your Cuttlebug $15
Sept 8 - Power Scrapping $25
Sept 9 - Think Ink/Distressed Cards & Tags $20
Sept 11-13 - Anniversary Marathon Crop $25
Sept 15 - Teeny Little Spiral Album $20
Sept 16 - More Christmas Cards $20
Sept 21 - One Stamp Wonder $20
Sept 23 - Love Your Cricut $20
Sept 30 - Happy Halloween Cards $20
Give us a call at 775-885-7377 to sign up for classes
or for more details. We would be happy to fax a copy
of the newsletter to you!

August Class Schedule

Aug 4th - Quick & Cute Card Class $20
Aug 5th - Head Start on Christmas Cards $20
Aug 11th - One Stamp Wonder $20
Aug 12th - Love Your Cuttlebug $15
Aug 13th - Heritage Scrapbook Pages $20
Aug 17th - Love your Dog/Cat Accordian Album $22
Aug 18th - Three Holiday Scrapbook Pages $20
Aug 19th - Love Your Cricut $20
All Classes are at 6:15pm. You must pre-register for classes.

July Happenings at County Purr Farm

All classes start at 6:15 pm:
July 7th - Love Your Cuttlebug $15
July 9th - Americana Coin Envelope Album $20
July 14th - One Stamp Wonder $20
July 15th - Power Scrapping (Summer Fun Theme) $25
July 17-19 - Fiskateer & Friends Marathon Crop $25
July 21st - Vintage Paper Projects $22
July 22nd - Inchies Card Class $20
July 27th - Everyday Bird Cards $20
July 29th - Love Your Cricut $20
We also have crop nights set for July 10, 24 and 31 if we have enough signups.
Please call ahead for all classes - come by the store for your detailed copy of our July schedule. Come join the fun!

Journaling Challenge

The rooster rises early in the morning and greets the day with a song. (A little tidbit from Jason Mraz and an explanation of the rooster on his first album cover.) The morning is my best time of the day...I gather my thoughts on what needs to be done, get motivated for the creative day ahead of me. Today's scrapbooking/journaling challenge: Stand outside of your home and look at it from an outsider's viewpoint. What goes on in that house? What lives are lived there? Who comes and goes? Take some pictures of your home through the windows and do some awesome journaling!

June Happenings

June 2 - Love Your Cuttlebug $15
June 8th - Great Outdoors Pages $20
June 10th - Card Design with Sketches $18
June 16th - One Stamp Wonder $20
June 17th - Altered Book $30
June 22nd - Pet Pages $20
June 23rd - Scrapping Color Combos $20
June 24th - Love Your CRICUT $20
June 30th - Distress Ink Techniques $20

We require preregistration for all classes, please
see full newsletter for class policies.

Come join the fun!

May Schedule of FUN at CPF

Saturday, May 2nd National Scrapbooking Day Make & Takes, including a Tole Painting project on paper!
Tuesday, May 5th 6:15pm Love Your Cuttlebug $15
Monday, May 11th 6:15pm Birthday Card Frenzy $18
Tuesday, May 12th 6:15pm Button, Brad & Bling Your Cards $20
Wednesday, May 13th 6:15pm One Stamp Wonder $20
Thursday, May 14th 6:15pm Playing with Alcohol Inks $20
Friday, May 15 - Sunday May 17 Fiskateer/CPF Marathon Crop Weekend $25
Tuesday, May 19th 6:15pm Power Scrapping $25
Wednesday, May 20th 6:15pm Old Time Scrapbook Pages $20
Thursday, May 21st 6:15 pm Owlicious Cards Using Copic Markers $20
Wednesday, May 27th 6:15pm Father's Day Mini Book $20

We are open on Monday, May 25th (Memorial Day) - so stop by & see us!

Please remember to sign up in advance for all classes and crops.

April Schedule of Fun!

April 3-5 Virginia City Retreat Weekend
April 7th Love Your Cuttlebug
April 13th Travel Themed Mini Album
April 14th Power Scrapping
April 16th Card Lifters
April 22nd One Stamp Wonder
April 23rd Journaling Help for Scrappers
April 27th Mother Mini Book
April 28th Scraplifters Society

Come on in for your complete schedule of events with
detailed descriptions and pricing. Don't forget our
next 3-day crop marathon for Fiskateers coming
up May 13-17th!

March Schedule of Events

Thurs, March 5th Special Events Calendar 6:15pm

Monday, March 9th Love Your Cuttlebug 6:15pm

Wednesday, March 11th Power Scrapping 6:15pm

Fri-Sun March 13-15 Fiskateer Marathon Crop Weekend $25.00

Tuesday, March 17th Pretty Little Gift Bags 6:15pm

Wednesday, March 18th One Stamp Wonder 6:15pm

Monday, March 23rd Altered Art Workshop 6:15pm

Wednesday, March 25th Little Everyday Notecards 6:15pm

Thursday, March 26th Pearl's 82nd Birthday!



We also have Tole Painting classes every Wednesday from 5pm-8pm and Thursdays from 10am-1pm. Classes are $15 and do not include supplies.

Call Ann Bradshaw for details at 885-1994.



On Saturday, March 21st from 2pm-6pm, there is a gathering of "Crafters for
a Cause"here at County Purr Farm. Monica is the leader of this group and
can be reached at 884-0400 for more details.



Remember that you must sign up in advance for County Purr Farm classes
and crops.
We hope to see you soon at County Purr Farm Scrapbooking -
The Place to be for Creativity!

February Happenings

Tuesday, Feb 3rd 6:15pm Love Your Cuttlebug
Sat. Feb 7th NOON Mom & Me Valentine Cards
Monday, Feb 9th 6:15pm Smart Shopper Clipboard
Tuesday, Feb 10th 6:15pm Stamping Tim Holtz Style
Thursday, Feb 12th 6:15pm Classic Cookbook
Monday, Feb 16th 6:15pm Classy Black & White Layouts
Tuesday, Feb 24th 6:15pm Spiral Bound Envelope Album
Thursday, Feb 26th 6:15pm One Stamp Wonder

Come by for your detailed schedule! We are also doing
a charity Valentine cardmaking day on Saturday, Feb 7th
for one of our local senior care facilities.

January Classes

Jan 7th - Love Your Cuttlebug
Jan 12th - Power Scrapping
Jan 13th - The Mystery Behind the Mask
Jan 14th - Get Real Greetings
Jan 20th - Stamping Techniques
Jan 21st - One Stamp Wonder
Jan 26th - Cards for the Manly Man
Jan 27th - Vintage Valentines

Don't forget our Fiskateer/CFD 3 day crop on
Jan 16-18. Fiskateers/CFD's have first priority
to sign up. Just $25 for all 3 days! 6pm-midnight
Friday, 10am-10pm Saturday, and 10am-5pm
on Sunday. Almost full! Hurry!

November Classes!

Nov 6th Recipes for Creativity Card Class
Nov 10th Power Scrapping
Nov 12th One Stamp Wonder
Nov 13th 3-D Christmas Cards
Nov 17th Very Vintage Christmas Cards
Nov 18th Love Your Cuttlebug
Nov 19th Giving Thanks Card Class
Nov 24th Gift Card Holders & Little Packages
Nov 25th Merry Christmas Cascade Album

All classes are at 6:15 pm - preregistration
is required on all classes.

Cropapalooza is Coming!

Join us at the 2nd annual Cropapalooza October 18 & 19 to be held at Lawlor Events Center in Reno. County Purr Farm has tickets available for classes & crop days, but they are going fast! Classes are being offered from exciting vendors such as Fiskars, Technique Tuesday, Crate Paper, and Bazzill! So check out the website at www.cropapalooza.com and get all the fun details.

AUGUST CLASSES

Monday, Aug 4th Family Themed Clipboard $20
Wed, Aug 6th Card Keeper Box $20
Thursday, Aug 7th One Stamp (set) Wonder $20
Monday, Aug 11th Memories of Summer CD Mini Album $18
Wednesday, Aug 13th Distressing Techniques Tag Keeper Book $28
Tuesday, Aug 19th Pretty Little Notecards $18
Wednesday, Aug 27th Creative Reminder Calendar $25
The above classes start at 6:15 pm. See calendar for more
details.

Pieces of Home

Big surprise - Here are a couple of images of things found at Donna Jean's house. I love everything OLD. Here's a challenge for you - take some pics of things in your home and scrapbook them!

Penguin Card Contest Winner

Congratulations to Diane Castiglione - Winner of our Penguin Card Contest. She received 50 Memory Box prescored white core cards as her prize. Thanks to all who entered - stay tuned for more contests in the near future!