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Crafty Card Collective 2025

This is our 3rd year hosting these free Artist Trading Card crafting events! Please join us at either 21C PPLD library on a Saturday from 9am or at Rainy Day Anime on the last Sunday of the month. from 11am-1pm. This year we will not have designated themes prepared ahead of time. They will either be a surprise based on the items we are able to curate during the month or a free-for-all crafty buffet for you to enjoy!

What's To Be Expected.

When you enter, you'll either want to talk to Michelle or John Miller, or Cheech (Candice) Craft to get started if it is your first time with us.

Look for the ATC Blanks Box to pick a material that would be fun to work on. We generally have items for those who like drawing or collages. You are welcome to experiment and try any ideas that come to mind with all the materials provided. 

Find a spot to spread out your materials and begin with whatever comes to mind! Feel free to look through the trade book to get ideas. (We encourage you to look around and ask for ideas/advice from other fellow artists too).

We will have two different groups:

Crafty Card Collective

Last Sunday from 11am-1pm 
Located at the Rainy Day Anime store
2352 S Academy Blvd, Colorado Springs, Co 80916
[Jan 26th] / [Feb 23rd] / [Mar 30th] / [Apr 27th] / [May 25th] / [Jun 29th] / [Jul 27th] / [Aug 31st] / [Sep 28th] / [Oct 26th] / [Nov 23rd*] / [Dec 28th]
November will either be 23rd or 30th based on if Rainy Day Anime will host their CAW event over that weekend again.

(NEW!) Christian and Bible-based Craft Group
2nd OR 3rd Saturday from 10am-12pm

(Please refer to complete calendar below)
Located at PPLD 21C Library
1175 Chapel Hills Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80919

[Feb 15th] / [Mar 15th] / [Apr 19th] / [May 10th] / [Jun 21st] / [Jul 19th] / [Aug 16th] / [Sep 20th] / [Oct 11th] / [Nov 22nd] / [Dec 20th]
 
Times and locations may change without notice unless you sign up for notifications. Please message 710 492-5617 if you would like updates such as: [1 week heads up message] & [weather change updates] & [location changes] & [others as needed but rarely messaged]. Just ask to be added to the group!

Crafty Card Collective

Our Main Focus: Exploring Creativity and Supporting Art as Therapy

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We will be located in the room to the left of the store. When you enter, you will see an array of art supplies laid out on your right. Tables and chairs are grouped to sit at and craft.

 

Either find a spot to claim and look for items to use, or find items to use and then search for a spot to sit!

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We are very laid back, you don't have to chat if you don't like, or chime in whenever you hear something you can contribute to! We love to learn new things and try new ideas and we aren't pushing those who don't want to talk. Quite a few of us suffer from social anxiety and are pushing ourselves to be out and more social!

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This group is also a great spot to find and make connections. From business connections, fitting a fitting art group you can settle into, to finding unique friendships from those who want to just support you towards your best life.

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Join us for some crafting fun!

Christian and Bible-Based Craft Group

Our Main Focus: Exploring the Bible Through Artist Trading Cards

 

IF FIRST TIME, please arrive at the beginning of the meeting (10am).

You do not have to stay for the whole session! (ends at 12pm) 

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The room we will be located in will vary, please check with Michelle prior or check the PPLD calendar to find out where we will be for that day. When you enter, there will be tools and supplies laid out on one side with places to sit and craft on the other. Please find a seat as each session will follow a plan.

 

Since this group is new, it may grow and change depending on the regulars that support the group. We have a few set ideas we will start with for the first few sessions:​

1) Let's Go Through The Bible Together - One Artist Per Verse. We start at the beginning!

2) Listen to a Sermon and Reflect - We will decide the sermon ahead of time to listen to.

3) Prayers and Praises - Draw a card representing current prayers or praises you may have.

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Please treat everyone according to 1 Corinthians 13:4-8:

"Love is patient, love is kind, it does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud, it is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it keeps no records of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices in the truth. It always protects, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails."

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We are also a group dedicated to openly discussing human struggles in connection with the Bible. Both of us grew up in the church, where we often witnessed people maintaining a façade of perfection, creating a disconnect from those around them.

 

True connection becomes possible only when we embrace our imperfections.

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Our goal is to create a Crafty Christian Community to discuss the depths the Bible holds.  We aim to build a community of people who are willing to admit their weaknesses and sins while striving to follow Jesus. Be real. Be open. Be ready for transformative crafting.

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Join us for some crafting fun!

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Task: Advertise

Print out ads for our event and post them on any community board or invite others to join. See if there are any locations up for installing an Art Trade Board to get more people creating and visiting to trade art.
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