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The name of
the game is Creativity; the plan is for each of YOU to
join in the fun of applying ink to paper and becoming
the next Picasso! Oscar is ready to share her expertise
at the Classroom table. Classes
will be scheduled for Tuesday evenings starting at 6:30
p.m. and also by appointment.
Class #1 - Stamping 101 - Learn the basics of
rubber stamp art; we will study hands on - the affects
of dye based inks with varied papers. We will experience
the following techniques: direct to paper, shadow
stamping, and creative backgrounds. This is a wonderful
introduction to stamping and will provide a wealth of
information re: techniques that you will take with your
throughout your stamping career. You will finish a
minimum of 6 projects in this class.
Cost: $20.00 (includes all materials)
Class #2 - Stamping 102 - We will introduce
Pigment inks and their applications, work with the heat
embossing process, and experience different color medias
to include water based markers, alcohol based markers,
blending pen, and chalks. Roll up your sleeves and get
ready to create three beautiful cards for all occasions.
(ex.= Birthday, Get Well, Congratulations, Friendship)
Cost: $20.00 (includes all materials)
Class #3 - Humor is a Woman's Best Friend! - We
will explore the world of stamping with our collection
of fun caricature style - crazy and zany lady stamps! We
will have an exercise in coordinating words and designs,
resulting in as many different ideas, as we have
stampers! We will highlight our artwork with the Art
Institute of Glitter system. Glamour and Glitz is what
these ladies are all about!
Cost of Class: $20.00 Includes all materials
Class #4- Door County Lighthouse Workshop - We
will create 4 different Door County Lighthouse Cards in
this class. We will combine our Door County Lighthouse
Stamps, along with the wonderful Door County Custom
Background Papers to set this card series collection
apart from all others! Be ready to add dimension to your
cards by layering with a variety of materials found in
and around the home and craft area!
Cost of Class: $20.00. (Includes all materials)
Class #5 - Watercolor Workshop - A watercolor
workshop with rubber stamps? You Bet! Learn to utilize
many of your stamp supplies as a watercolor media.
Create your own color palette from your stamp pads,
brush art markers, water color pencils and more, we will
create a series of cards that will be totally enhanced
by water color techniques. We will be working with a
wide selection of Door County Rubber Stamps to include a
selection of Word Stamps to complete this class.
Cost of Class: $20.00 (Includes all materials)
Class # 6 - You're in the "Spotlight"! - There
are so many ways to make your rubber stamp art 'stand
out' and take THE SPOTLIGHT! We will create several
stamped art pieces by utilizing a double stamped image
to layer and spotlight a specific area of a card; we
will spotlight by highlighting with Ultra thick
embossing powders; we will utilize the clear Dome
Stickers to show special spotlights and we will frame
our spotlight with Style Stone's Picture Frames. A
wonderful variety of ideas expressed!
Cost of Class: $20.00 (All materials included)
Pre-Scrapbook 101 Class - If you would like to
get yourself organized and ready to scrapbook your
photos, join us for a round table of discussion to get
you ready to meet the art of creative scrapbooking. We
will discuss the different sized format choices, the
process of organizing your photos for scrapbook display,
cutting tools, framing options, and proper adhesives.
There is much to learn along the road to scrapbooking,
but you don't need to be an expert to get started. This
pre-scrapbook organizational class will be a time of
sharing multiple ideas so that you can feel comfortable
to come into the Scrapbooking 101 class and experience
success on your first venture!
Cost: $5.00
Scrapbooking 101 - Always wanted to create a
wonderful scrapbook of memories, but just didn't know
where to start? This class is a beginning course that
will offer guidelines to getting your first scrapbook
pages started. Bring along with you 24 photos,
preferably one theme to start with. (Example: Birthday
celebration, First day of School, Family Reunion,
Graduation, etc. We won't be working with seasonal
holiday themes in this class). We will create 2 double
layouts (4 pages total). We will utilize the 12" x 12"
size format. Our pages will be color coordinated, will
offer extra embellishments to add dimension and style,
and will specifically highlight the beautiful pictures
that are so important to each of us.
Cost: $20.00 (All materials included)
Class # 9
- Designing with Vellum - Vellum papers have a
certain amount of 'mystique' to them. Although their
qualities are different from the traditional card stocks
we are familiar with, they are a wonderful addition to
the artist's table. Vellums come in clear, white,
assorted solid colors, and printed/embossed finishes. It
is a perfect paper media to add to our creative cards,
scrapbook pages and party invitations. We will work with
Studio II Art Markers, shading chalks, and special
embellishments that will make our vellum projects extra
special. Learn about the invisible or nearly invisible
adhesives to utilize with vellum papers. We will
complete three Vellum projects in this class.
Cost: $20.00 (All materials included)
Class #10 - Door County Beach Tour - Come along
with the Door County Kids Nautical Stamp Collection to
stand on the rocks, touch your toes in the water, and
play on the sand beach! We will have fun creating a
selection of specialty cards in this workshop -
including sand from our own Door County sand beaches. We
will accent our creations with Door County Specialty
Custom designed metal engraved words, plexi-tags and
more!
Cost: $20.00 (All materials included)
Class #11 - Shrink Art Jewelry Class - Roll up
your sleeves and get ready to work with shrink art
plastic and Door County Rubber Stamps. We will create a
beautiful necklace and pin. We will also make up extra
shrink art elements that can be framed and applied to
the front of a greeting card or decorate a book front.
Cost: $20.00 (All materials included)
Class #12 - Library Pocket Book - We will build a
Library Multi-Pocket Booklet in this class. We will be
working with Door County Stamp Designs, Exclusive Door
County Accent Papers, and a table full of artful
accessories to add accents and personalize your own
creation! We will create a booklet that will be a joy to
set out as a coffee table booklet or, perhaps, give to
your best friend!
Cost: $20.00 (All Materials Included)
Class #13 - Wrap It Up! - Oh, what fun it is to
stamp…….and create your own personal wrapping papers,
tags and beautiful gift bag. Roll up your sleeves and
expect to mix and match until you have designed a
wrapping paper that you will surely want to leave your
signature on. We will create a roll of wrapping paper,
coordinating tags, and a highly professional gift bag.
Cost: $20.00 (All Materials Included)
Class #14 - Personalized Pocket Books - This is a
class where you will want to bring your imagination! Our
tables will be filled with assorted specialty papers,
fibers, ribbons, raffia, and alphabet products, you will
create a 12 page booklet. You will go home with a
finished booklet that will be so much fun to share with
your best friend or family member
Cost: $20.00. (All Materials Included)
Class #15 - Red Hot, Red Hat Ladies! An
Invitation to a Red Hat Party! - You can't put
anything past these crazy ladies in Hats! Enjoy a grand
selection of Hatted Lady stamps to include Caricature,
Contemporary & Victorian Designs. A Red Hat Invitation,
of course, will be in the making. Choose from hundreds
of 'Red Hat' Sayings to compliment the designs you
choose. Learn to stamp on several surfaces to create
three attractive cards and your invitation for more fun!
Wear your red hat and purple attire for this class and
receive a special red hat gift!
Cost: $20.00 (All Materials Included)
Class #16
- Pocket Flip Book - We will be creating a spined
book that will invite us to add photos, journaling, &
stamped art. From creating our original covers to each
of the 10 pages, we will be busy coordinating colors,
textures, and a multitude of accessories. Each booklet
will have a personality of it's own! A perfect gift for
Grandma & Grandpa, or your very best friend!
Cost: $20.00 (All Materials Included)
Class #17 - Calling All Grandma's! - Would you
like to leave some special memories for your
grandchildren? This class will get you started by
provoking thoughts of years gone by and recording in
sequence. This is a 4 part class that will involve
scratching the surface of your memory bank. We will
create a journal-type booklet that will include details
beginning on the day you were born. We will travel
through school days, courting highlights, special
events, and special family days, right up to the present
day. This class will be that of sharing and caring;
Experiences and stories shared, are of interest and
great enjoyment of this class.Think about your
favorites…. People, foods, events, games, happenings
from your growing up years. We will work in partners
(invite a friend if you wish) and will spend the first
two weeks gathering information and facts. The last two
weeks will be spent journaling and assembling our books.
Bring photo's into weeks 3 & 4.
Cost: $48.00 (Includes All Materials, including a
Journaling Book.)
Class #18 - Memory Scrapbook - Create a 6" x 6",
16 page scrapbook, complete with Window Die Cuts, tags,
multi-frame dies, and so much more! The book we are
working with, is a firm cardboard base that will lend
itself to be covered with decorative papers and
personalized to each of our likings. This is a perfect
sized book to feature a school themed year, favorite
sport season, or friendship/family memories. Bring 20 -
24 photos of ONE THEME to this class.
Cost: $30.00 (Includes All Materials, including the
Scrapbook)
Class #19 - School Spirit! - Let's start your
Door County School Scrapbook. We will complete 3
double-page layouts in this class, utilizing the custom
School Papers of your choice; Sturgeon Bay Clippers,
Sevastopol Pioneers, Southern Door Eagles, or Gibralter
Vikings. We will add die cuts, stickers, and custom
accessories for each school
Get ready to roll up your sleeves and be creative! No
two pages alike! These layouts will be all set to insert
your favorite photos - whether they are sports, theatre,
friendship or graduation related.
Cost: $24.00 (Includes all Materials)
Class #20 - Greeting Card Portfolio Workshop - We
will work with the beautiful hand made papers from this
portfolio to design a pack of all purpose greeting
cards. From Birthday, to get well, congratulations &
retirement, we will build a folio to meet your greeting
needs. We will share new experiences while working with
these homemade papers as our base. Watch the colors and
ink saturation differ so from our regular cardstocks.
Cost: $24.00 (Includes all Materials including
Portfolio)
Class #21 - The Envelope, Please! - This is a
workshop that will send you home with hand made, hand
created & designed envelopes! All sizes, all colors!! We
will construct our own envelopes that will house every
size treasure inside. You will learn to 'face' your
favorite designed papers that are too limp to stand
alone. You will make 6 envelope templates to take home
with for your craft file. Need a special envelope? Make
it yourself!!
Cost: $20.00 (All Materials Included)
Class #22 - Art Institute of Glitter - If glitter
and glitz is what you are all about, roll up your
sleeves and dive into our Art Institute glitter class -
you will go home with a sparkling affect! The Art
Institute of Glitter boasts over 200 colors of specialty
fine art glitter for stampers, scrappers, crafters and
artists. Discover the different looks of the many opaque
and transparent glitters. We will follow Art Instute's
owner, Barb Trombley in her special Glitter Video.
This is the ultimate finish to a wonderful project!
Cost: $25.00 (All Materials Included)
Class # 23 - Door County Collage & Special Techniques
- We are ready to gather our papers, memorabilia, odds
and ends, and any doodad you can think of that will sit
on our table screaming, "Pick me! Pick me!" to attach to
our artful canvas this day. This is the type of class
that is always unpredictable and simply amazing! Walking
into class, you don't have a clue where your creative
mind will take you; walking out of class, your hands and
head are full of creative juices and a wonderful
finished art piece ready to be framed! You need to
arrive at class with an open heart and mind……this
extended workshop will be one of your favorite artful
experiences!
Cost: $35.00 (All Materials Included) Allow up to 3
hours.
Class # 24 - A Walk in Nature - Here is the
perfect opportunity to incorporate the beauty of Door
County into your stamped art! We will caravan to a local
park where we will enjoy a relaxing nature hike,
gathering many elements of nature. We will return back
to the classroom at Oscar's and work on our projects of
nature, incorporating our findings with the art of
stamping.
Cost: $20.00 (All Materials Included)
Class #25 - My Personal Door County Scrapbook -
Vacationing in Door County? Door County Memories
recorded in your photos? Go home with your finished Door
County Scrapbook Pages tucked under your arm! That's
right! Grab those photos, and come in for an end of
vacation workshop. We will help you design your Door
County Pages utilizing our custom Door County papers,
die cuts, engravings, tags, and more! Show your friends
when you drive into your driveway - the FUN you
experienced in wonderful DOOR COUNTY!
Cost: $10.00/per double page layout. (All Materials
Included)
Class # 26 - Scrapbooking Made Easy! - Are you
still sitting with boxes of photos hiding on shelves in
your closet? Well, it is time to get them out and have
some nostalgic fun! Pull the photos out, and put the
'scrapbook intimidation' in the closet! Scrapbooking
made easy - is just that. We will work with a 12 x 12
format and will build 4 double layouts that will be all
ready to set your pictures in place when you go home. No
need to bring the photos with you for this class. We
will work on layouts - with emphasis on line, balance,
color, textures, design, AND speed! Yes, that's right.
You will discover that you don't have to spend a day on
a page. Let's get started!
Cost: $24.00 (All Materials Included)
Contact
Door County Rubber Stamps at 920-746-9080 to register
for these classes.
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