No Card Buffet in April

Just want to give you the heads up that there will not be a Card Buffet in April.  I am going on a trip to Italy and Malta to visit friends and explore countries I have never been to....actually, when we found out our friend was moving to Malta, I didn't even know where it was!

After seeing them and going for a farewell (won't see you for 2 years) kinda dinner, they had convinced us that we had to visit!  It is hard to believe that it has come up so fast, but we are on our way and I am getting really excited!


Picture of an old map with both Italy and Malta - Linked to Encore Editions


Hope to see you at the next Card Buffet on May 16, 2012.  Let me know if you want to come, as there are only a certain number of spots available.

Spring Fever Class - 30 Cards in an afternoon!

If you’re looking for an awesome class to build your stock-pile of cards, then this class is perfect for you! The class features 30 cards made from the Spring Fever Simply Scrappin' kit. It will be held at my place on Sunday, March 25th, 2012 at 1 p.m.

We will make an assortment of 30, yes 30 cards – all made with the paper from the Spring Fever Simply Scrappin’ Kit along with some extra embellishments to match.

We will go through step-by-step cutting instructions, then you will be able to put them together at your own pace following the instructions that I have set out. This means that you if want to change up a design to better match your needs, you will be able to do so with that materials provided.

I will not have stamped images/sentiments on the samples, but if you have time and would like to stamp, I will have the ink and stamps for you to work with.

The class fee for this class will be $50 – That is less than $2/card!!! I will need RSVP with class fee by March 14th in order to have the supplies needed. You can make arrangements with me or pay using paypal on the "classes" page.

LAST CHANCE - Occassions Calendar/Card Holder Class

If you missed out on this the first time around, or would like to come back and make another book as a gift, this is the last chance for this class!

Have you ever been in a situation where an occassion (birthday/anniversary) snuck up on you and you didn't have a card ready? I am hoping to put an end to that with this great class!

An Occassions Calendar/Card Holder Class. It will be at my home on March 14th at 7 pm. Class fee will be $20.

You will make a wire bound book with a page for each month. The pages will contain a paper that has the month at the top with lines below to write in birthdays and anniversaries or other important occassoins. It will also have a pocket to hold cards so that you can plan ahead to make sure you have a card for each person on the list.

*Due to this being an evening class, we will not be making any cards to go with the book this time around.

Please RSVP with payment by Sunday, March 4th, to be eleigble for this class. You can pay using paypal on the "Classes" page or you can make arrangements to pay me in person.

Gift Giver's Class

I will be holding a Gift Giver's Class for all of you who make homemade gifts to give to your loved ones. We will be transferring an image (photo) to canvas and painting an easel for it to sit on, stamping on candles and making a coupon book for your signifigant other, child, friend, etc. on Sunday, February 12th, 2012, at 1:30 pm.

This class can be anything you want it to be - a nice way to surprise your significant other with a romantic gift for Valentine's day with some steamy coupons or to let them pick the restaurant or movie of thier choice....a gift for yourself to decorate your home and a nice coupon book for a friend for help around the house or a fun night out....or give each of the gifts to different people in the family - the picture to your dad, the candles to your mom and the coupon book to your kids to get out of chores or extra tv time.
The class fee is $30 and I will need to have RSVP with payment by February 8th, 2012, if you would like to participate. For your convenience, you can either pay on the "Classes" page through pay-pal or contact me to arrange payment.

Trick or Treat!!!

I have the BEST treat for you!!  Stampin' Up! has decided to extend the Free Big Shot Promotion until November 11!!!!  What a great Halloween treat! If you decide that you want to get in on this deal of a lifetime, please let me know.

I don't get many trick or treaters at my place, so I decided to give treats to my co-workers today.

I designed the tabs in My Digital Studio - it was really easy!  Just Pumpkin Pie background and then the Distressed Dots stamped twice (once with Basic Black and once with Concord Crush).  I also printed the "A Tasty Sweet" stamp from MDS.  The Bat, Jack-o-lantern and Spider were all stamped the old fashion way using Spooky Bingo Bits.  I really like the versatility of this set and am very happy that I bought it.
The candies are Sixlets - they are chocolate flavoured candy...seems a bit odd to me, but they are great colours and pre-packaged and fit perfectly into the cellophane bags!

Tonight I am supposed to be going to Zumba dressed in 80's garb...we will see about that.  I'm sure I have enough brightly coloured clothing that I can pull it off, just don't know if I have the energy!  I hope to post about the reason I think I am so tired soon.