Join us for a fun-filled weekend at The Pines Resort on the shores of beautiful Bass Lake. Your weekend will include 12 hours of hands-on classes taught by leading instructors in the paper arts industry. Total registration fee for the weekend is $275. There will be four classes offered, each student will take all four. Registration is limited to 100 students. Two lunches are provided, however lodging and other meals are not included.

Classes at The Great Yosemite Stamp Escape 2015 will include a variety of projects geared toward the intermediate to advanced stamper. Each instructor and class has been selected to enhance your knowledge and to introduce you to exciting new products and techniques. Each class will be 3 hours in length. Teachers have been specially selected this year to offer a broad range techniques so that students of varying skill levels and interests will find classes perfect for each of them.

Karen Elaine- Karen has taught for us in the past. She was once a fixture on the Carol Duvall Show. She is the Art Director for Yasutomo Company.
Karen will guide you in the art of Kumomi.

Susan Block- Susan is a lead designer for Taylored Expressions. Susan will help you create whimsical cards with the latest
Taylored Expressions stamps and dies.

Judy Watanabe- Judi is the owner of Judi-Kins Rubber Stamps. Her style and products are unique to rubber stamping and you will love learning from Judi.

Michael Strong- It will be 'old home week' for Michael. We love Michael's work and his Michael Strong Stamps stamp designs.
We are pleased to have Michael back with new stamps and ideas.

You are invited to join us Friday evening at The Cat's Meow. You may enjoy refreshments while you swap trading cards, pick up your goody bags and instructions for the weekend, and shop! Each year, we have a trading card swap (trading card size is always 2 1/2" X 3 1/2"). Any theme is acceptable. Make sure to include your name on the back. You will want to make enough to trade with everyone!

Goody bags will be given out upon your arrival, and valuable door prizes will be given out at the end of the event. We will provide lunch both Saturday and Sunday which may be eaten in the meeting rooms. Coffee and water service will be provided in the classrooms both days.

Saturday evening, Sunday in the morning and at lunch time Sunday, we will offer merchandise for sale that is related to the class projects. You may pay for purchases with cash, check, or credit card. We will have a separate area set up as a "store" to make your shopping experience enjoyable.

A complete list of items you need to bring will be provided prior to the event. We make every effort to provide all materials for each class, but plan to bring your basic tool kit. Remember to have tool kits with you at all times as you will need them for the make-and-takes, as well. Closer to event time, you will be emailed a list of basic tools the teachers suggest you bring.

Space is reserved upon receipt of your deposit or payment in full. We cannot reserve space without payment. The event will be filled in order of receipt of payment. Full payment must be made by 3/15/17. No refunds will be made after 3/15/17. There are no exceptions, however, if you are unable to attend you may transfer your space to another on your own. Please inform us if this is the case. There will be a $50 processing fee for any refunds given between 1/15/17 and 3/15/17. We charge the absolute minimum we can for your registration fee and cannot absorb the discount charged by credit card companies without further raising the cost of the event. You can pay by Paypal by clicking on the Classes link. There is a slight fee for using Paypal which is reflected in the amount you will find on that link. Thank you for your understanding. By mailing a check with your registration form or dropping your payment by the store, you will pay the lowest fee. Teachers and class topics are confirmed as advertised, however, there may be changes beyond our control. The Cat's Meow cannot be held liable for such changes and these changes are not reason for cancellation by students.