Free, Three Thursday w/Shari!

Here are the cards for the last FTT of the year! Come make them with Shari this week.

Date: Thurs, Dec 16, 2010
Time: 10:30-3:30 (drop in any time)
Bring your basic supplies: 12" paper trimmer, scissors, adhesives, ruler, pencil and 3D foam mounts.


Hero Arts 2011 Catalog Debut: 11-5

Place: Debra's Cottage

Happy Holidays!

Christmas w/Rosanne!

Come make some last minute Christmas cards and projects w/Rosanne!

Date: Sat, Dec 4, 2010
Time: 10:30-2:30 (drop in any time)
Place: Debra's Cottage
Fee: $4.00-$5.00 each a 'la carte
or $20.00 for entire class

RSVP by Fri, Dec 3rd

Free, Three Thursday w/Shari!

Here are the card choices for this week's Free, Three Thursday with Shari.

Date: Thurs, 11/4/10
Time: 10:30-3:30 (drop in any time)
Place: Debra's Cottage

Bring: 12" paper trimmer, scissors, adhesives, ruler, pencil, pop dots.

The Nov 6th OCSB Stamp Class

Christmas postcards w/Kathy Russo featuring Tim Holtz stamps and products.

Date: Saturday, Nov 6, 2010
Time: 10:30-2:30 (drop in any time)
Fee: $3-4 each
Place: Debra's Cottage

RSVP by Fri, Nov 5th to attend the class!

Free, Three Thursday w/Shari!

Shari will be featuring another fun set of Halloween & Fall cards this Thursday!
Free, Three Thursday
Date: Thurs, Oct 14, 2010
Time: 10:30-3:30 (drop in anytime!)
Place: Debra's Cottage - 2777 Bristol St, Costa Mesa, CA

Bring your basic kit: 12" paper trimmer, scissors, adhesives, ruler, pencil and 3D foam mounts.

Free, Three Thursday w/Shari!

Shari will be featuring another fun set of Halloween & Fall cards this Thursday!
Free, Three Thursday
Date: Thurs, Oct 7, 2010
Time: 10:30-3:30 (drop in anytime!)
Place: Debra's Cottage - 2777 Bristol St, Costa Mesa, CA

Bring your basic kit: 12" paper trimmer, scissors, adhesives, ruler, pencil and 3D foam mounts.

Halloween Tags w/Kathy!

Halloween Tags class w/Kathy Russo! Your kit will include supplies to create a total of 4 tags featuring TIM HOLTZ stamps and products. SATURDAY, Oct 2, 2010 @ Debra's Cottage. Time: 10:30-12:30. Fee: $15.00. Register for this class online and you will receive a $5.00 OFF coupon on CLASS DAY!

Halloween Classes w/Shari

Shari has come up with the *CUTEST* Halloween cards and projects for her two upcoming classes! You won't want to miss them!

Copic Halloween Cards - Sun, Sept 26, 1-3:30pm @ Debra's Cottage (top photo)

Halloween Fun Class - Wed, Sept 29, 4:00-6:00pm & 6:30-8:30pm @ Debra's Cottage (bottom photo)

Register online and receive a $5.00 OFF coupon!

Free, Three Thursday w/Shari!

Shari is back this week to offer a new set of fun cards for Free, Three Thursday, Sept 9, 2010!

Drop in any time between 10:30-3:30 at Debra's Cottage.

Bring your basic supply kit: 12" paper trimmer, scissors, adhesives, ruler, pencil and 3D foam mounts.

RSVP if possible by Wed night.

Free, Three Thursday w/Shari!

Here are the fun card choices for this week's Free, Three Thursday with Shari Albrecht!

Date: Sept 2, 2010
Time: 10:30-3:30 (drop in any time!)
Place: Debra's Cottage - 2777 Bristol St, Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Bring your basic kit: 12" paper trimmer, scissors, adhesives, 3D foam tape, ruler, pencil.

Asst Holiday Cards w/Rosanne

Rosanne will be back to teach an assortment of fall/holiday cards! Come join us at the Sept 4th OCSB Stamp Class. You may make one, two, three or all FOUR cards! It's your choice. . .

Date: Saturday, Sept 4, 2010
Time: Drop in any time between 10:30-2:30
Fee: $3.00-5.00 per card
Place: Debra's Cottage

Please bring your basic supply kit.
RSVP if possible by Thurs, Sept 2nd.

If you would like to purchase any of the stamps used, I am taking special orders only.

Free, Three Thursday w/Gloria!

Here are your selection of cards this week for Free, Three Thursday! Gloria Hinkens is back with more fun to stamp cards!

Please bring your basic supplies: 12" paper trimmer, scissors, adhesives, ruler, pencil and 3D foam mounts.

Date: Thurs, 8/19/10
Time: 10:30-3:30 (drop in any time)
Place: Debra's Cottage

Free, Three Thursday w/Shari!

Here are some more fun cards from Shari! Come to Free, Three Thursday this week (8/12) and learn how to make them.

Drop in anytime between 10:30-3:30. Please bring your basic supply kit.

Place: Debra's Cottage - 2777 Bristol St, Costa Mesa, CA

More Summer Fun Cards!

These fun cards will be featured at Free, Three Thursday, Aug 5, 2010 w/Shari Albrecht!

Drop in anytime between 10:30-3:30 @ Debra's Cottage.

Bring your basic kit: 12" paper trimmer, scissors, adhesives, ruler & pencil.

Smooch & Spritz Class

This class features Smooch, Spritz and Hero Arts stamps! You will create 4 cards w/Kathy Russo.



Date: Saturday, Aug 7, 2010
Time: 10:30-12:00
Place: Debra's Cottage
Fee: $15.00

Register online and receive a $5.00 OFF coupon on CLASS day!

12 Tags of Christmas!

This is a 2 part class! 6 tags will be featured in each session. For details, check out my newsletter:

http://tinyurl.com/2879kkx

Dates: Saturday, July 17, 2010
10:30-1:00 & 2:30-5:00
Wednesday, July 21, 2010 5:30-8:00pm
Thursday, July 22, 2010 5:30-8:00pm

Email stampinej@aol.com to reserve your spot!

Free, Three Thursday!

This week, Shari is offering some fun summer-themed cards for Free, Three Thursday, July 15th! Drop in any time between 10:30-3:30 at Debra's Cottage.

Bring your basic kit: 12" paper trimmer, scissors, adhesives, ruler & pencil.

Free, Three Thursday w/Gloria!

Let's welcome Gloria Hinkens to the Free, Three Thursday teaching crew! Come make this wonderful assortment of cards with her on Thursday, July 8, 2010 @ Debra's Cottage!

Drop in any time between 10:30-3:30.

Please bring your basic kit: 12" paper trimmer, scissors, adhesives, ruler, pencil and 3D foam mounts.

Recently published in. . .

Check out pg 39 for my "Congratulations" card that I created eons ago! It was one of the cards that was part of a series that got published back in 2006 Spring Take Ten issue entitled: "A Stitch in No Time". http://www.stampington.com/html/tss_take_ten_spring06.html

It was such a surprise to see my card in print after all these years! I haven't submitted anything in a very long time. . .

Free ECD Demo & Trunk Show

Come to a FREE Demo & Trunk Show this Saturday at Debra's Cottage featuring products from Elizabeth Craft Designs!

Date: Sat, June 19, 2010
Time: 10:30-12:30
Place: Debra's Cottage - 2777 Bristol St, Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Invite your friends! There will be raffle prize drawings for 3 lucky winners! It could be YOU!
Don't miss it!

Free, Three Thursday!

These cards by Shari will be offered this week on Free, Three Thursday - June 3, 2010. Come join us for some card making fun!

Drop in any time between 10:30-3:30pm @ Debra's Cottage.

Bring your basic supplies: 12" paper trimmer, scissors, ruler, pencil, adhesives & 3D foam mounts.

Free, Three Thursday!

Come make some FUN cards w/Shari this Thursday (5/20/10)! Drop in any time between 10:30-3:30 @ Debra's Cottage. These cards will be perfect for all occasions! See you there!

Free, Three Thursday!

"Artists Proofs" cards with Kathy Russo!

StampinEJ's Free, Three Thursday @ Debra's Cottage
Date: Thursday, May 6, 2010
Drop in any time between the hours of 10:30-3:30!
RSVP to stampinej@aol.com by Wed night.

*Bring your basic supplies: 12" paper trimmer, scissors, adhesives and 3D mounting tape.

Wild Card Wednesday - Trunk Show!

Here's a sneak peek of some of the cards using products from the upcoming TRUNK SHOW! Come to Debra's Cottage on WED, April 21, 2010 from 10:30-2:30 and 4:30-6:30pm for a FREE make n take w/Monika Thomas!

Free, Three Thursday!

Here's the next assortment of cards w/Shari. Get ready for some fun with Nestabilities!

StampinEJ's Free, Three Thursday @ Debra's Cottage
Date: Thursday, April 15, 2010
Drop in any time between the hours of 10:30-3:30!
RSVP to stampinej@aol.com by Wed night.

*Bring your basic supplies: 12" paper trimmer, scissors, adhesives and 3D mounting tape.

Spring Cards w/Shari

Come make an assortment of Spring Cards with Shari this Thursday!

Free, Three Thursday @ Debra's Cottage, April 8, 2010. Drop in any time between 10:30-3:30.

Please bring your basic kit: Sharp scissors, adhesives, foam dots, paper trimmer.

The April 10th OCSB Meeting! *CANCELED*

Just a quick note to announce that the April 3rd Hero Arts Card Class with Vesta Myers has been re-scheduled to Saturday, April 10, 2010.

Hope you can join us for some stampin' fun!
A different card will be offered each hour between 10:30-2:30 @ Debra's Cottage. Fee=$5.00 per card or $18/4 cards.

Register online by Thurs, April 8th and receive a $5.00 off coupon on CLASS day!

Easter Cards w/Shari

This week's Free, Three Thursday features 3 darling Easter Bunny cards by Shari Albrecht using an Inky Antics stamp set, Smooch, Spritz, Sparkly Fluff and Pine Cone Press papers! You will also have the option to complete a fun series of EIGHT bunny/flower die-cut cards (only 6 are shown here) for only $10.00!

Drop in anytime on Thursday, March 18, 2010 between 10:30-3:30 at Debra's Cottage! RSVP to stampinej@aol.com by Wed, 3/17 to reserve your spot!

Get Ready for Spring & Easter!

Come join me at this week's Free, Three Thursday (3/11/10) as we get ready to welcome Spring & Easter with these cards plus a candy box!

Again, I used papers from Pine Cone Press. Stamps are from Stampendous & Great Impressions. Words from I/O, Inky Antics and Hero Arts.

I cuttlebugged a couple of backgrounds, and busted open some new UltraFine Flower Soft for the raccoon. The chicks got fun-flocked, eggs got stickled, flowers got glaze penned. So much fun I had!

**Remember to bring your basic kit to class: 12" paper trimmer, sharp detail scissors, adhesives, pop dots, ruler & pencil.**

RSVP to stampinej@aol.com by Wed, March 10th! Drop in any time between 10:30-3:30 @ Debra's Cottage to make these cards.

Free, Three Thursday!

It's cupcake mania! I had a blast creating these fun cupcake birthday cards using the newest paper from Pinecone Press! These cards will be featured at my next Free, Three Thursday (3/4 & 3/11) @ Debra's Cottage. Drop in any time between 10:30-3:30.

Stamps used are from Stampendous (raccoon) and Savvy (words). I also used some Smooch, Ice Stickles, Rock Candy Stickles, and ribbons from Creative Impressions and A Muse.

Please bring your basic supply kit: 12" paper trimmer, sharp detail scissors, ruler, pencil, pop dots and double stick adhesives! RSVP to stampinej@aol.com by Wed night if you are coming!

Free, Three Thursday!

Here's a sampling of the upcoming cards being featured at the next Free, Three Thursday (2/18/10) @ Debra's Cottage, 10:30-3:30. RSVP to stampinej@aol.com by Wed night.

Supplies used: Stamps from Hero Arts, Printworks, Stampendous! Felt by Queen & Co, Creative Impressions. Ribbons from Creative Impressions. Paper from Karen Foster. Corrugator from Marvy.

Please remember to bring the following supplies: 12" paper trimmer, sharp scissors, ruler, pencil, adhesives, 3D foam mounts.

Free, Three Thursday!

Are you ready for Spring yet? If not, then these cards by Shari will surely put you in the mood fast! Come to Free, Three Thursday this week and make these darling cards!

Stamps from Inky Antics, Hero Arts and Lockhart Stamps, Papers from Pine Cone Press.

Free, Three Thursday, Feb 11, 2010 @ Debra's Cottage. Drop in any time between 10:30-3:30.

RSVP to stampinej@aol.com by Wed night.

Free, Three Thursday!

These cards will be featured at my next Free, Three Thursday class, in addition to the Valentine ones below.



StampinEJ's "Free, Three Thursdays"

You may make 1 card for FREE, then $THREE for each additional.

Dates: Thursdays, Feb 4, Feb 11, Feb 18, 2010
Time: 10:30-3:30 - drop in any time
Place: Debra's Cottage - 2777 Bristol St, Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Supplies to bring: 12" paper trimmer, scissors, ruler, pencil and your favorite adhesives plus 3D foam mounts.
**Please RSVP if possible by Wed night**

Free, Three Thursday - 1/14 & 1/21

Come to this week's Free, Three Thursday! I've created these yummy cards and candy boxes that will surely delight anyone on your sweetie list.

The papers are from Pine Cone Press, ribbons from A Muse, 3-D stickers from Best Creations, stamp from Outlines RS & corners punch from EK Success. Top it off with some Smooch from Clearsnap!

Drop in any time between 10:30-3:30 @ Debra's Cottage. Thursday, Jan 14 or 21, 2010. RSVP if possible by Wed night.

**Bring your basic kit: 12" paper trimmer, sharp scissors, adhesives, 3-D foam mounts, ruler & pencil**

Class Samples

Come to this week's Free, Three Thursday w/Shari! You will make some sweet Valentines of your choice! The pull-up card is oh so cute!
Date: Jan 7, 2010 @ Debra's Cottage. Drop in anytime between 10:30-3:30.














On Sunday, you'll get to learn some cool techniques featuring marbled paper (create your own), faux water coloring w/re-inkers and custom coloring your own ribbon! Shari will also be teaching this class. Sunday, Jan 10, 2010 from 1:00-3:00pm @ Debra's Cottage. Class Fee = $20.00.