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Your Weekender Experience

Explore each day’s lineup of events, classes, exclusive activities, and creative moments designed to inspire.

Friday's Class

Join Us Live @ 6 PM PDT
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Saturday's Class

Join Us Live @ 8 AM PDT
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The Fun Kind of Homework

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Helpful Downloads

Get easy-to-follow guides and resources to support your creative process.

Tiki Toucan

Assembly Guide
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Bird of Paradise

Assembly Guide
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Jungle Cat

Assembly Guide
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Huey Chameleon

Assembly Guide
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Rainforest Falls

Assembly Guide
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Join the exclusive the Weekender 2026 Facebook Group! Learn tips and tricks, see a few sneak peeks, check out your homework, and get to know your new crafty besties - all in one place! Join today.
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Ultimate Crafting Retreat

We're so excited to invite you to our third annual The Weekender Craft Kit & Virtual Retreat on May 29-30, 2026.

Things are heating up this year for our 2 day crafty getaway… we're going wild! Not only will you get an amazing suprise kit packed full of incredible and exclusive products, you’ll also get over ten hours of crafting classes with some of your favorite faces from the crafting world!

Host & Teacher

Kim Kesti

Kim is a longtime paper crafter and self-admitted collector of all this colorful. Her style is bright and bold, simple and graphic.

Meet the Teachers

Yana Smakula

Yana Smakula is a Ukrainian carmaker, designer, and content creator known for her elegant style, expert coloring, and love of florals and foiling.

Sara Lihz Staroska

Sara Lihz has been making cards for over 15 years. She loves finding creative ways to use supplies, and most of all she loves a good card surprise.

Nichol Spohr

Nichol Spohr has been a crafter for 28 years and is obsessed with die cutting ALL the things. She can’t wait to share her passion with you.

Jaycee Gaspar

Jaycee Gaspar is a full-time scientist and part-time crafting content creator based in Denver, Colorado.

Jennifer McGuire

Jennifer McGuire is a stamping enthusiast and crafting instructor who has been sharing her love of crafting and handmade acts of kindness since 2002.

Craft Together, Wherever You Are

We’ll have over ten hours of tips, tricks and make-alongs - a full weekend of creativity and fun. If you’ve ever wanted to attend a crafting retreat but didn’t have one near you, the Weekender Kit & Virtual Retreat is the perfect opportunity to create along with thousands of new friends!

Craft Kit & Virtual Retreat

What's Included

Classes from: Jaycee Gaspar, Yana Smakula, Kim Kesti, Sarah Lihz Staroska, Nichol Spohr and Jennifer McGuire

A fun, playful themed kit full of crafty goodies with a tropical safari vibe

7+ die sets, a full size embossing folder, a stamp set, a stencil, rub-ons and embellishments

An exclusive collectible pin and other fun suprises!

An exclusive ColorWheel Cardstock Creative Spark pack to get you crafting along

Full color instructional booklet

A fun unboxing video to reveal the contents of the surprise kit

Access to the exclusive Weekender Facebook group 

Ability to watch and rewatch for a year after the event

Frequently Asked Questions

  • The Weekender is a two-day Virtual Retreat on May 29-30. Six popular designers and influencers will provide over 10 hours of crafty classes and fun. Attendants will receive a surprise kit worth over $250 that includes 7 die sets, an embossing folder, stencil, rub-ons, embellishments and more. Also included is a collectible enamel pin and products exclusive to the Weekender! This year's theme is Go Wild, and the products in the crafty kit will all be coordinating in line with the theme. 

  • The Weekender will start at 6pm PT on Friday, May 29th and continue all day Saturday, May 30th!

  • The classes during this retreat will be taught by some of the most prominent influencers in the field. We’ll have full classes from fan-favorite designers, including: Yana Smakula, Nichol Spohr, Gaycee Gaspar, Sara Lihz Staroska, and Jennifer McGuire - hosted by Kim Kesti.

  • The Weekender kits are stuffed with 7 full-sized dies, a 3D Embossing folder, stencils, an exclusive stamp set and enamel pin… plus a lot more. We’re including some embellishments as well as an exclusive Creative Spark pack of ColorWheel Cardstock so attendees can create along during the event. The kits will remain a surprise until they’ve begun shipping, when we reveal what is included.

    All of the products in the 2026 Weekender kit are exclusive and can't be purchased outside the kit!

  • The full retail value of just the products in the kit is over $250. The kit will sell for $179.99USD / 249.99CAD.

  • All classes and presentations will be hosted on private YouTube channel and will be available to stream for a year after the event. We’ll share the link to the YouTube channel in an email prior to the event, which you can then share with customers.

    We will also have a private Facebook group for attendees. A QR code and link will be provided in the box so attendees can join the Facebook group as soon as they receive their kit.