Thursday!

Please join me at Smudges on Thursday for an encore presentation of a fun class! :)

Cupcake & Coffee Break

Thursday, June 25 - 11am-1pm

please call the store to sign up ~ 952-974-9885

Thursday

Join me at Smudges for another fun summer themed class!

Summer Sweetness

Thursday, June 18

6:30-8:30pm

Here's a peek!

Next Week's Classes!

I'm teaching two classes next week at Smudges - hope you can join us!

Birthday Bonanza
Wednesday, June 17
11am-1pm














Summer Sweetness
Thursday, June 18
6:30-8:30pm

Boy oh Boy!

I have another card to share today! Can you tell I've uploaded pics from my camera recently? Ha!

I love the ladies at my local Caribou. One of them just had a baby boy last weekend, so of course I had to do a little something!

We have a Carter's store in our neighborhood. I don't have a baby, nor am I pregnant, but this place is like a drug to me! Everything is always on sale, and the stuff is C U T E! It's the first place I go for baby goodies. Anyway, I found this cute set of rompers for $6 ... $6 people! I put them in a cute little orange plastic basket (Target $1 bin) with some cute little whale bath toys (Target $2.50 bin). Naturally, I had to make a matching card! :)

What do you think? The whale is by Rubber Soul. I don't have the Animal Wishes clear set, or I would have used that whale.

That Bytes!

Today I thought I'd share a (very belated) birthday card for our friend Shaun. He turned 30 ... umm ... last month. We keep forgetting to bring his gift with us when we see him! It's a bottle of Petron tequila though - pretty sure he'll love it, belated or not. :)

I used the laptop, that bytes, and you're (from you're the best) from the Mainly Men clear set. The numbers are from the Cupcake Builder clear set.

New Class Schedule

Classes booked for the summer at Smudges Rubber Stamps ... mark your calendars and join us!

I'll add class titles when I have them planned.

June
Wednesday, June 17 (11am-1pm) - Birthday Bonanza
Tuesday, June 23 (11am-1pm) - Summer Sparkles
Thursday, June 25 (11am-1pm) - Cupcake & Coffee Break

July
Tuesday, July 7 (6:30-8:30pm) - Summer Sweetness
Thursday, July 16 (6:30-8:30pm) - TBD
Saturday, July 18 (9:30-11:30am) - TBD
Tuesday, July 21 (11am-1pm) - TBD
Thursday, July 23 (6:30-8:30pm) - TBD
Wednesday, July 29 (11am-1pm) - TBD

August
Thursday, August 6 (6:30-8:30pm) - TBD
Tuesday, August 11 (6:30-8:30pm) - TBD
Wednesday, August 19 (6:30-8:30pm) - TBD
Saturday, August 22 (9:30-11:30am) - TBD
Thursday, August 27 (6:30-8:30pm) - TBD

September
Tuesday, September 1 (11am-1pm) - TBD
Thursday, September 10 (6:30-8:30pm) - TBD
Saturday, September 12 (9:30-11:30am) - TBD
Tuesday, September 15 (11am-1pm) - TBD
Thursday, September 17 (6:30-8:30pm) - TBD
Wednesday, September 23 (11am-1pm) - TBD
Tuesday, September 29 (11am-1pm) - TBD

Happy Friday!

I'm enjoying a quiet night to myself - crafting, crafting, crafting!

Just wanted to take a break to share two cards I made for a double bridal shower a couple of weekends ago. Two of Geoff's cousins are getting married this summer! Using the same layout, I did each card in their main wedding colors (red/white and red/ivory). I found some cool envelopes in my stash (Target clearance ages ago) - added some alpha stickers and an entire row of Twinkle Stickers. I KNOW, right? Special ladies, they are. :)

The Good & The Bad

Rest in Peace
My grandma passed away early Monday morning. Needless to say, it's been a rough week for me and my family. I'm very sad, but I'm also very thankful that she's no longer suffering. She was ready, I believe. We made last minute arrangements to fly to Portland, Oregon this weekend to scatter her ashes. My uncle (her oldest son) lives there, and she wanted to be at the ocean. Lily and I will be on a flight tomorrow night - along with my mom, uncle, aunt, and two cousins. We're also going to visit my cousin's memorial while we're there, since my cousins and I were not able to fly out for that in February.

Adios, 3M
In other news, I'm leaving my "real" job. Yes, it's true! It's been a dream of mine for years, but we've not been ready to take the leap. There are many reasons (personal and work related) why we've decided that now is the time. I've been repeating to myself over the last couple of weeks - leap and the net will appear and if not now, when? My last day will be May 29. Then ... watch for me around town, as I'll be teaching more great A Muse classes more often! I'm looking forward to spending the summer teaching, being with Lily, going on walks, being crafty, and working on projects around the house. We're all very excited about starting this new chapter!

Lily Goes Camping
We sent Lily off to school this morning with a suitcase, sleeping bag, and pillow. She's attending an overnight camp two hours north with her fellow third year classmates. It's a right of passage of sorts ... to celebrate their three years in the lower elementary level of montessori . It's also a big thing for Lily because she'll be attending a different school next year. They're going to be staying in a cabin, doing some journaling and watercolor painting, a nature walk, and a bog exploration. How fun does all of that sound? She comes back tomorrow afternoon, just before we need to rush to the airport to catch our flight to Portland. She is one jet-setting girl!

Birthday Bonanza
I'm teaching birthday cards at Smudges tonight. Are you joining me? :) I mean really - look at those party chicks below - so fun!

More Snazzy Scor-Pal Creations

I taught another fun Snazzy Scor-Pal Creations class at Artsy Tartsy last weekend.

As promised, here are some instructions for the projects.

Trifold Gift Card Holder - instructions here

Candy Bar Wrapper - instructions here

Mini Matchbook Treats - template in this thread

Pizza Box - template in this post

Stairstep Card
Using an A Muse 4-Bar note (3.5" x 10"), score at these measurements:

1", 2", 3.5", 5" (this is the pre-scored line), 7.5"

Busy Week!

I had such a great time at Down Memory Lane on Saturday! If you haven't been to the store, what are you waiting for? It's awesome! So much fun stuff. Of course I made a few purchases before coming home. ;) I'll be back again on May 30 - Birthday Bonanza and Summer Sparkles! Hope to see you there.

THIS WEEK ... I'm teaching THREE fun classes. Please call the stores to sign up if you plan on joining us. :)

Flower Power - Thursday, May 14 (6:30-8:30pm)

Smudges Rubber Stamps (952-974-9885)

Just for Friends - Saturday, May 16 (9:30-11:30am)

Smudges Rubber Stamps (952-974-9885)

Snazzy Scor-Pal Creations - Sunday, May 17 (1-3pm)

Artsy Tartsy (952-447-1433)

Here's another sneakie peek of a card we're making in my Flower Power class ...