Love Your Cuttlebug

One of the five cards we'll be making on Wed, April 6th in our Love Your Cuttlebug class. $15.00, 6:15pm 4/6 (Preregistration Required)

Mini Album #4

Many have made the famous paper bag album, but you'll love this distressed version! Bring a brown Distress Pad & handle (I used Vintage Photo) along with your regular class supplies. Monday, April 25th 6:15pm $22.00 (Preregistration Required)

Mini Album #3

Upcycle your paper towel rolls and create this cute mini album for your journaling & photo treasures! Tuesday, April 19th 6:15pm $22.00 (Preregistration Required)

Mini Album #2

Made from a file folder & using gorgeous Graphic45 papers, you'll find many uses for this mini album - from pictures & words to a cute holder for notes & journaling. Monday, April 11th 6:15pm $22.00 (Preregistration Required)

Mini Album #1

Learn a new way to turn ordinary business envelopes into a fun mini album with tons of pockets & places to insert journaling & little pictures or memorabilia. Tuesday, April 5th at 6:15pm $22.00 (Preregistration Required)

April Schedule of Fun at CPF

Evening Classes (6:15pm) 4/5 Mini Album #1 (Envelope Album) $22.00 4/6 Love Your Cuttlebug $15.00 4/11 Mini Album #2 (File Folder Album) $22.00 4/12 One Stamp Wonder $22.00 (Butterflies) 4/13 Tag, Layout, Card With One Palette $20.00 4/18 Wings & Things Birthday Cards $20.00 4/19 Mini Album #3 (Paper Towel Rolls) $22.00 4/20 Love Your Cricut-Just Because Cards Cartridge $20 4/25 Mini Album #4 (Paper Bags) $22.00 4/26 Power Scrapping $25.00 (Five 2-pagers) Crop Nights with Minimum Signups: 4/8, 4/22 Saturday Make & Takes on all April Saturdays. Remember to sign up in advance for our classes so you don't miss out!

March Happenings at CPF

Evening Classes:
Tuesday, 3/8 Cards for Open-Minded Women $20 (A collection of retro ladies with sassy greetings...not for the overly sensitive friend.)
Wed, 3/9 Love Your Cuttlebug $15
Monday, 3/14 Vintage Style Pins $22
Tuesday, 3/15 One Stamp Wonder $22 (Actually a cute acrylic set from My Mind's Eye with a lamp, birdcage, flower, 3 postage stamps, teapot, clock, & phone - bring an acrylic block along with your regular class supplies)
Wed, 3/16 More Grungey Tags $22 (bring Glossy Accents along with regular class supplies)
Tues, 3/22 Stamper's Delight-Heat Embossing (including UTEE) $20
Wed, 3/23 Love Your Cricut $20
Tues, 3/29 Power Scrapping in Earthy Colors $25 (Five 2-page layouts)
Wed, 3/30 More Cards for the Manly Man $18
Marathon Crop Weekend March 18, 19 20 $25 per person, prepayment required.
Make & Takes on 3/5, 3/12, and 3/26 $5.00 for 5 cards or a 2-page layout while kits last.
Our evening classes begin at 6:15pm, and require prepayment & preregistration.
We have Friday night crop nights set for March 11 and 25, but must have a minimum of
5 croppers to hold the crop. Please call ahead to sign up and we will record your phone number to notify you if we do not have enough attendees.
So come on down and join the fun at our classes or other gatherings. Remember, we also have open Studio time during regular business hours when no other event is scheduled...only $5.00 for the day!

February Happenings

(All classes begin at 6:15pm and require prepayment)
Feb 7 - Valentine Cards for Friends $15
Feb 8 - "Tiny Dancer" Salt Box Altered Work $18
Feb 9 - Love Your Cuttlebug $15
Feb 15 - One Stamp Wonder $22 (Dogwood from Hero Arts)
Feb 16 - Grungey Tag Techniques $22
Feb 21 - Power Scrapping Springtime Colors $25 (5 layouts)
Feb 23 - Love Your Cricut $20 (Bring your Cricut & Pagoda cartridge)
Feb 28 - Birthday Cards for Boys & Men $18
Make & Takes on the following Saturdays:
Feb 5, 12, 19, 26 $5.00 for 5 cards or a 2-page layout
Crop Nights scheduled for Feb 4 & 18, with minimum signups met.

January Schedule of FUN at CPF

New Year's Day Crop 10am-midnight $25 per person, includes lunch.
Must sign up in advance to secure your spot!
All classes start at 6:15pm and require preregistration:
Jan 4th - Vintage Flight Birdie Cards $20
Jan 5th - Love Your Cuttlebug $15
Jan 10th - Creating Artist Trading Cards to Embellish Your Projects $20
Jan 12th - Valentines a la Vintage $22
Jan 17th - Mixed Media on Ice "Altered Skates" $28
Jan 18th - Coloring with Copics $15 (Must bring your Copics)
Jan 19th - Love Your Cricut $20 "Storybook"
Jan 25th - Dressed Up Recycled Envelopes $20
Jan 26th - CD Foldup Mini Album $20
Jan 31st - First Quarter Layouts (Four 2-pagers) $22
Marathon Crop Weekend January 21st - 23rd $25 per person
Make & Takes on Jan 8th, 15th, and 29th $5.00 for 5 cards or a 2-page layout.
Regular Crop nights are scheduled for Jan 7th and Jan 28th, $5 per person, must
meet minimum number of 4-5 people before crop is official.

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.