Another Class? OK!

So I heard that you guys were looking for some more GREAT Christmas card classes full of technique!  Pauline has a dill-ightful new class....check it out

Date:  Tuesday, November 1st
Time:  6pm
Cost:  $17
Required Supplies:  scissors, adhesive, good scissors
Suggested Supplies (bring if you have):  craft knife and self-healing mat

This is a great class for students of all ages and levels.  You will be working with coloured pencils and learning shading techniques, using ink of shade, cutting with spellbinders, heat embossing, using pop-dots and multi-coloured card stocks to add dimension and intrigue to your cards, using water colour markers to shade, using stickles and other products to decorate your cards!

Seats are limited and filled up very quickly last time so give me a call (519.351.5220) or stop in to register!  Trust me....you are going to LOVE these!  Can you just imagine what you friends will say when they get one of these babies in the mail from little ol' you?!?!

More Classes....and how about a sale?!?

First of all.....Happy Thanksgiving everyone!  Can you believe how lucky we have been with our weather here in Chatham?  I spent the day tackling my garage and I didn't even complain once....maybe because the sun was shining and maybe because I had my two helpers keeping themselves busy and thus allowing me to be very productive!

And secondly.....Wow!  You guys REALLY loved the latest round of classes!  It is quite an eclectic mix of projects!  Thank you to those of you that signed up.....and for those of you that are on a waiting list, we have decided to add a new date for Linda's class as well as a great Christmas class by Debbie.

NEW Date for Mixed Media Canvas with Linda

The class on Tuesday November 2nd is full but we have added a NEW date.  If you are interested in this darling 6x6 canvas class, give me a call at the store.

As I mentioned, mixed media seems to be the hottest trend in paper crafting....why not check it out?  It is a great class for all levels!

NEW Date:  Tuesday November 8th at 6pm
Cost:  $25
Required supplies:  scissors




Christmas Paper Crafting with Debbie
Debbie has designed two projects that you may have to recreate a half dozen times (or more) this holiday season to wow all the people on your list!

  The stocking project is actually a gift card or money holder.

The gift bag show cases a really cool paper folding technique to create a Christmas tree.  You will also work with the ever popular peel off stickers, cuttlebug embossing folders, punches and more.  This is a great class for all levels and ages.

Date:  Tuesday October 18th
Time:  6pm
Cost:  $17
Required Supplies:  scissors, adhesive, pencil
Suggested Supplies(bring if you have):  bone folder, Scor-pal

Decorative Wall Hanging by Kim
There is still room in my class.  Now I know my pictures were not the best so I thought I should give you a better look.

The project is approximately 26" in length and 8" wide and is made out of Kaiser Craft's amazingly sturdy MDF board which is then decorated with paper, photos and embellishments.  You will be making the paper flowers using Spellbinder dies and learning a great technique using inks to "burn" your paper.  A perfect class for crafters of all levels and ages.

Date:  Monday October 25th
Time:  6PM
Cost:  $25
Required Supplies:  scissors, pencil, 3 photos (3"x3" size of inner measurement)

Sale - October 11-22
Oh....I almost forgot I mentioned something about a sale in my blog heading!  It has been a little while since my last sale so what the heck....I am celebrating the arrival of the long awaited Stampingbella stamps with a sale!  They should be arriving around 1pm tomorrow (Tuesday) for those of you who have been waiting for the Uptown girls and other stamps from the August release.


All Stampingbella stamps will be Buy ONE, get ONE 50% off for the next two weeks (October 11-22).  We have amazing selection (if I do say so myself).  Why not stop in and grab some stamps for Halloween or Christmas or even some of those great classics.

Hope to see you soon....Kim

Fall Classes

As promised here is the next round of paper crafting classes!  I am so excited to be offering some different classes this month including a mix media canvas project (a first for the store), a cool wall hanging and some great Christmas cards.  PLEASE call the store or drop in to reserve your spot!

Christmas Cards by Pauline

Pauline is working with some great new stamps from Artful Stamper.  I am so thrilled with these cards!  This is definitely a back to basics class perfect for a beginner or one looking for a refresher on some of those great  techniques you learned years ago.

The fall tree card is one you have to see in person to really appreciate it!  It is stamped and heat embossed and full of glitter and dimension galore!  On the red hat card, you will learn shading techniques using Tombow watercolour markers.  There is also great dimensional aspects to this card.  You will also be working with liquid applique and glitter.

Date:  Wednesday October 12th
Time:  6pm
Cost:  $17
Required Supplies:  scissors, adhesive
Suggested Supplies (bring is you have):  Tombow markers 26, 98, 177, 228, 837, 847, 969

Flourish Wall Hanging by Kim

I have had so many of you ask if I would ever consider doing this Kaiser Craft project as a class....well, I do like to please so here you go!  We just had my sister's wedding on the weekend so of course I HAD to work with some of the pictures from the big day!  Don't worry....I will be posting more from the event including all my stationery!

You will be learning how to distress the edges of the project using multiple colours of distress ink to give a "burnt" look.  You will also be making the paper flowers and learning tips on adding the right embellishments to dress your project.  Again, this is a great project for crafters of all ages and levels.  A perfect gift or keep it for yourself.

Date:  Monday, October 24th
Time:  6pm
Cost:  $25
Required Supplies:  good scissors, pencil, three photos (opening frame area measures 3"x3")

Mixed Media Canvas by Linda

This 6x6 canvas is cuter than cute.  A perfect started project for those of you interested in the latest crafting craze called mixed media.  You will work with acrylic paint, Adirondack sprays, stencils, rub-ons and more. This is a great project for crafters of all levels!  Keep it for yourself or (if you can possibly part with it) give it as a gift this year for Chirstmas!  I would love a wall hanging like this!!

Date:  Wednesday November 2
Time:  6pm
Cost:  $25
Required Supplies:  Good scissors, adhesive

A Month of Awesome

When describing September, I think Kell said it best..."It has been a month of awesome".  But why does 'awesome' have to be so darn exhausting?  My month of awesome has been the reason you have not heard from me lately....sorry guys!  Here is everything (and more) you wanted to know about my month and what is happening at The Pickle.

Some Pre-Wedding Awesome

We have had an amazing bridal shower at the store for my sister, Jen.  We decorated with gorgeous eggplant paper lanterns and tons of bling.  Did you know we have three different sizes of paper lanterns in at least a dozen colours?  Priced from $2.50-$5.50.  Too fun for your next party.....

Here is a picture of her invite that I designed which set the tone for the afternoon.  I will have more photos of the store to share with you soon!

Speaking of invites and weddings, I will be at Divine Details Wedding Show this Sunday (September 25) from 12-4pm showing off more of my wedding stationery.  Stop in and say hi!

Keith Urban Awesomeness
Then the next day, came a Keith Urban concert with all my favourite girls:  my three sisters, my sister-in-law and my mom!  We were front row and we sang and laughed and danced for a full two and a half hours.  If you have not seen Keith in concert, you must!  Honestly, you may have remembered our post from two years ago and I swear this concert was just as amazing.  Here is a little taste of what I saw that night....Oh, you may even see some new projects in the store very soon with our fav guy.

Awesome Bachelorette
This past Saturday was another party.....this time it was my sister's bachelorette at Hallowbash.  Hallowbash is a charity event that raises money for a great charity call Exceptional Riders at TJ Stables in Chatham.  It is a halloween party (yes, in September).  The organizers always go ALL out when organizing this event.

We decided to get all the girls to dress as an 80's bachelorette party.  Let's just say a good time was had by all....now Sunday morning.  Now that's a different story!

The girl's may hate me for this, but here are all the sisters having a little bit of fun.  This isn't the best picture, but you should have seen my bangs that night!  Man, when I was getting ready, all the memories came flooding back....like riding a bike they say.  I teased just like I did in grade 8.  Hot!

NEW PRODUCT....awesome x 1000!
And while all this personal 'awesome' was happening, a little bit of 'awesome' was happening at the store!!  NEW CHA product has been arriving like crazy. 

• Great new Spellbinders are in including the edgeabilities you have all been waiting for!
• Amazing folders for the cuttlebug and bigshot are in! 
• New Tim Holtz products are here (Christmas kraft pads and ideology items)
• Even more My Mind's Eye products including the "SIX by SIX" pads!


• Can you tell I am excited?!?!

CLASS UPDATE
Just wanted to let you know that there is still room in the two upcoming card classes (you do not want to miss out on these awesome classes!).

My mini album class is FULL (awesome!)  I cannot wait to have a little fun teaching in this class!

The next round of classes will be posted on October 4th.  All card classes will now be Christmas cards....I know.  I know.  It seems too soon but it is time to start getting some ideas for your cards this year.  I plan on designing some great mini albums or other crafty projects that will make great gifts this year.  Stay tuned.

ZONTA Christmas Card Extravaganza...(always awesome)
We will be a part of the Zonta Christmas Card Extravaganza again this year.  It is on Saturday, October 29th at St. Clair College in Chatham.  Tickets are available at The Pickle.  A more detailed post will follow this week.

Hope your September has been just as awesome as mine....♥Kim

Notes to.... - A CLASS for well, anyone!

Happy Labour Day everyone!  What do you have planned on this gloomy kind of day?  I think today will be a day of catch up....hence the post!  I told you that I had a great scrapbooking project coming up forever ago.  I think this post was well worth the wait.  I wanted people to get their money's worth in this class.  I have made a 16-page album (plus front and back cover!) full of technique on every page.

So this is my "Notes to....my daughter" album but it could very well be a "Notes to....myself" or a "Notes to....my friend" or "Notes to....my Dog".  Honestly, the stamps I used have such simple, inspirational sayings that are appropriate for anyone. 

Here are photos of some of the pages to give you a taste of the type of project we will be working on.....

Products and techniques include:

• distressing with ink and distressing tools
• stamping with the new Mix'd Media Inx
• Dry embossing using the Big Shot/Cuttlebug
• Working with metal embellishments
• Effectively using stickers
• Working with tissue tape
• Using a crop-a-dile
• Journalling
• Working with ribbons and more

Date:  Monday, September 26, 2011
Time:  6pm
Cost:  $26
Required Supplies:  scissors, adhesive, pencil, 5 photos (album measures approximately 6"x6")

Suggested Supplies:  Please bring a distressing tool if you have one

Please call the store if you are interested in signing up for this class.

Card Classes
There is still room in the classes listed in the previous post (August 22).  Give me a shout at the store if you are looking for a fun night/day out!