Jun 26, 2013 | cards, rubber stamping
Stampin’ Up!’s Grab Your Greetings Special is on until the end of this month – just a few more days to get 25% off 3 different greeting sets! If you’re looking to get more bang for your buck, a multiple occasion greeting set is the way to go – you can use it with a variety of images to get the appropriate card for the occasion. In this case, I used the Creative Elements set for the background flourish, and used the Petite Pairs set to make it a sympathy card. You could use a different sentiment and turn it into an elegant birthday, thinking of you or wedding card! The Petite Pairs features pairs (I know, duh…LOL) of sentiments that can be used on the outside and inside of cards – in this case, the inside sentiment is “to heal your heart”
We created this card at the last Stampers Club get together. This month’s hostess needed a sympathy card so I was sure to include that in the mix. We are a growing group – we welcomed two new members this month! If you would like to budget out your crafting dollars and have fun while doing so, Stampers Club is the way to go! Each member has a 6 month (consecutive) commitment to the group, but you can start in whichever month suits you. In this case, one member started because her work/life schedule opens up a bit at this time of year, and another member just found us! We usually get together on the 3rd Monday of each month, but in July we’ll be getting together on the 22nd (the 4th Monday) instead. Please contact me if you’re interested in joining us.
Jun 23, 2013 | cards
Around here, it’s that time of year again – the end of the school year! I can hear the kids (and teachers) doing the countdown….
This is a card we did at Sharon’s Private Class on Friday evening. I love how there’s pairs of sentiments in the Stampin’ Up! One in A Million set, and I think this theme is appropriate for a Teacher Thank You! I gave this copy to Sharon, so I’ll have to make myself another copy for the end of this week 😉
I will be making a lot of “Thank You” cards in the next little while – end of music lessons, the school year, and for donations. My son & I just completed the 25 km distance of the Healing Cycle bike ride today, a fundraiser for hospice care. Our team, the Pedaling Philanthropists for Carpenter Hospice (I did NOT pick that name….I can hardly pronounce it without tripping over my tongue LOL), did a great job again this year – we were the top fundraising medium sized team. All the funds we raised will go to Carpenter Hospice here in Burlington.
So with all that in mind…I guess I’d better get busy stamping??!! Don’t forget – if YOU need cards to send for an occasion, or even better, “just because”, the first Wednesday of every month (unless otherwise noted) are my Card Making Classes. Please contact me to register! The next class is Wednesday, July 3rd at 7pm, and for $20, you’ll create 4 different cards suitable for all sorts of occasions!
Jun 18, 2013 | specials
Stampin’ Up! has another Best of Set – this one is “Best of Greetings” and features great sentiments that can be used in a card, scrapbook page or a smashbook like the This and That books. Like the other Best of Sets, this will be available until March 31, 2014.
This is the month for greetings, it seems, with the Best of set and the Grab Your Greetings special!
I want to take a moment to thank everyone who was able to make it to my New Catalogue Open House and Rubber Garage Sale. It was great to see so many familiar faces – some who I have the pleasure of seeing monthly at club and classes, and others who I don’t get to see so often (and obviously will have to do something about that!). If you weren’t able to make it and still need a hard copy of the Canadian catalogue, please contact me and we can make arrangements to get you one of your very own!
In the meantime, I’m getting prepped to do another winning workshop – Sharon won the McMaster University United Way Silent Auction basket that I donated, and will be having her private class this Friday.
If you’d like to have a private cardmaking class with your friends and family, you don’t have to win a silent auction (though that’s one way of doing it…) – you can just email me and set a date!!!
Jun 5, 2013 | Announcements, specials
Grab your greetings! On now until June 30th, you receive 25% off three greeting sets. I love these all purpose greeting sets – they can transform almost any card into an occasion-specific card! Sassy Salutations, Sweet Essentials and Petite Pairs are included in this offer. One good greeting set and a few images will get you through so many card-giving occasions!
Don’t forget! This Saturday, here in Burlington, 9am til noon, my New Catalogue Open House and Retired Rubber Garage Sale – deals to be had and deals to be made 😉
RSVP for directions and to make sure your copy of the new catalogue is waiting for you! See you soon!
Jun 3, 2013 | Announcements
Happy New Year! It’s the new Stampin’ Up! Catalogue year 🙂 As sad as it is to bid farewell to the retiring products it’s very exciting to see all the new products available! I’m hosting an Open House and Retired Rubber Sale this Saturday, June 8th, here in Burlington. Please RSVP to reserve your copy of the new catalogue, as well as helping me figure out how much food to put out!! (plus get directions if you need them!)
If you’d like to get a copy of the catalogue but can’t make it that day, please contact me to make arrangements to get your own physical copy!
I’m also taking bookings for in home classes – you can be sure we’ll be using some fun new product and colour in the projects we create. My next monthly card class will be Wednesday, June 12th – please note the date change – it’s the SECOND Wednesday of the month, not the first. If you’re looking to budget out your new catalogue spending, consider joining my Stampers Club – spread your purchases out over 6 months, and you get hostess dollars to spend once during that 6 month period!
In the meantime, I’ll be packaging and pricing retiring goodies for the sale….hope to see you Saturday morning at 9am!!
