It's August 1st !!! Guess what's new?!!!

Happy Autumn/Winter 2013 Catalog Day Everyone!!!

It's August 1st so that means our brand new catalog is live to all customers today!!! You can click HERE to see it online! Remember to contact me for your own copy!!!!!

I've been busy putting together my BC Scrapbooking Crop for Kids class layouts this past week...after the rush of packing up and coming home from our long stay at Shuswap Lake...I still have loads to do in order to be once again organized! Well, maybe just to keep my head above water, who am I kidding ;)

I've used the 'For Always' paper and embellies and our new Cricut Artbooking cartridge! Can I just say that our new exclusive cartridge is AWESOME!!!! I've only just scratched the surface as the possibilities are endless! Going to work on designing a 6x6 mini-album this week as a surprise to all my class attendees for the Crop for Kids weekend...shhh! Don't tell them, it's a surprise ;)

But I do have to say that this class in September is going to be fantastic! Just sayin' 

There are still spots available to attend this event on Sept. 27-29, 2013...you can click HERE to read all about it and to sign up! I'm not sure how many seats are left so get one while you can as this is an awesome fundraising event and you will come away from this weekend charged! There are always oodles of prizes, even more in the classes and lots of great donated items from all over the Fraser Valley on Silent Auction too! Hours of crop time...what are you waiting for?!!

Stay tuned for sneak peeks of this upcoming class and more creations with all the wonderful new products in our newest catalog!

Oh! I almost forgot! I wanted to show you this month's stamp of the month! Except that this month with every $50 minimum order...you get this month's stamp set FREE!!! 

How mouth watering is this 'A Chocolate Affair' stamp set?!!! 

Stamp set images are HERE

Thanks for stoppin' by!

I'm off to BC Crop 4 Kids...

Instructions written (should've started that task a couple weeks ago!) and copied (phew)...kits all cut and packed (phew) and I might even get some sleep in before I go...or not!

I am just remembering that I should pack some stuff to do while I'm there too...I would like to do some scrapbooking myself, even though I'm super excited and nervous about my two classes...I always think I like my layouts but it is also always a little scary wondering how everyone else will like them!??

I am super duper excited to be staying at the hotel, even though I live close and of course, getting to stay up late, chit chat with my scrappy sisters and create!

Here's some sneak peeks of my Close To My Heart class on Sunday...I'm so glad I got my wooden shapes when I did as we sold out of them and they aren't being reordered! 

lots of fun bright colours in these Footloose papers...they were definitely my favourite papers of this summer!

I have two other layouts, a single and a double that I still have to take photos of! I forgot to take one of the Bonus single I created from the left over bits...and a couple hours ago, I decided to make some changes to another layout that I wasn't 100% pleased with...so an extra hour or two of Cricut cutting and re-stuffing kits (no problem) and at approximately 4:00AM, Friday, I think I'll get a couple hours of sleep and then pack some stuff for me to work on for when I'm not teaching classes :)

countdown to classes @ BC Crop 4 Kids...

Today I want to show you some photos of the class I will be teaching on Saturday, October 6th from 10:00am - 12:00pm for this fantastic Fundraising Crop which benefits BC Children's Hospital...it's called BC Scrapbooking Crop for Kids and it is so much fun!

This class is being sponsored by Bryan Heidinger and he's the Owner of a great Scrapbook shop in Downtown Abbotsford called Paper Nation!

I have created two double-paged layouts and two single paged layouts using a My Mind's Eye collection called 'Indie Chic' which came in some fantastic colours!

this kit includes a FULL package of American Crafts Thickers

also, a FULL package of MME decorative brads

a FULL package of MME decorative buttons and various journalling spots and die cut bits...

I've even cut some felt bits and die cut shapes for us to create our own handmade embellishments...

 I love this Jute twine...such a great texture to add here...

and remember those corner rounders, circle punches and scallop punches? well we are bringing them back here and I'll show you WHY these are the best 'staple' tools in your stash!

If you're coming this weekend, I'll see you there...if you've only got a few hours to spare...have a look at this years classes and just come on down to the Ramada and sign up for one of them! They are taking late sign ups all the way until the classes start, unless they are sold out of course! Which is our goal seeing as 100% of that class fee is going directly to BC Children's Hospital!

Thanks for stopping by!

How's about a Sneaky Peek?

Hello!

I thought I'd send out some sneaks of the upcoming classes for this years BC Scrapbooking Crop for Kids in October.

This year I'm teaching a couple different classes but today I thought I'd share some pics of the class I'm teaching that I've sponsored with Close To My Heart papers and embellies.

We will be creating 2 doubled page layouts and 2 single paged layouts...but then after I created with the kit, I decided to add a Bonus single paged layout because I had some chipboard bits left and another layout was just minutes away :)

Here's the kit contents:

Now I can't show you the complete layouts until it's class time, but you might like to see a little of what we will be creating in class...

these chipboard sheets are fabulous...the embellies are the best quality I've seen

and these cork alphabets are my all time favourite CTMH embellie yet

Pennants and banners are so cool...I'm loving them and they add such great dimension and jazz to layouts :)

Well hopefully you have gotten a feel of the papers and embellies in this kit and hopefully we will see you there in October!

Oh My Word!!!

Well, I don't know what to say other than I have been silly crazy busy!!! It's been 20 days since my last post!!! I can't remember the last time I went this long without posting...sheesh :)

Hockey Tournaments, Rugby Championship games, Track & Field meets, Mother's Day, Dance Competitions, 16th Birthday, Convocation and Prom...that's what I've been doing...finishing off my Monthly Hostess Club Workshops for this session, creating layouts for two different classes I'm teaching for BC Scrapbooking Crop for Kids in October and preparing for my CTMH Convention in Dallas, Texas! Oh and creating for my DT responsibilities over at Let's Scrap!

Last week's sketch looks something like this:

and my version of it went a little like this :

Great new large alphabet stamp set from CTMH...love the whimsical feel from this one :)

Now I have to show off a couple of photos of what's been happening in my world as well...

My eldest daughter finished with High School and heading to University! Boy am I feeling old :(

But does she ever look like a beauty queen in these photos of her in her Prom dress...so proud :)

My middle daughter celebrated her 16th Birthday and we went to get her 'learners' driving permit...

My son making the final kick of the Fraser Valley Grade 8 Rugby Championship Game...we won!!! Yeah!!!!

and some Hockey thrown in there as well for good measure :)

Oh and I almost forgot about his Track and Field meet...

the Triple Jump, which he placed Third in...another proud Momma moment :)

and the 500M race...

and I forgot we celebrated Mother's Day as well which was fun as we went out for dinner to our favourite dinner spot...

and last but not least, my daughter turning 16 and her sweet boyfriend hosting a surprise birthday party for her last night :)

So seeing as I've been so super crazy busy with regular life stuff and some extra special events over that past two plus weeks...I have plenty of fun photos to now play with for my scrapbook pages...thanks for stopping by today and I hope your week is great!

BC Scrapbooking Crop for Kids!!!

I am going through my many lists of things to do and among them is to remind all of you of the upcoming online registration for our fabulous BC Scrapbooking Crop for Kids weekend Scrapbooking fundraiser...if you are not familiar with this event CLICK HERE...

Online registration starts at 9:00AM on May 8th...set your iPod's, iPhone's, iPad's, computer calendar alarms, home alarms, watches, Blackberry's...you get the idea!

This event sells out in minutes...each year we place side bets as to how many minutes...last year it was 15 minutes!!! So make sure if you want to attend this worthwhile cause that you are sitting at your computer, ready to type fast, with the page open at 8:50AM...then keep hitting 'refresh' to get the new screen...just saying :)

I have been asked by Sandra and Mary if I would teach a class sponsored by the Memory Workshop...I am so excited to get my supplies and get to work on this class...can't wait to play and teach at the event. Hint: going to be using some Christmas themed goodies by Daisy Bucket :)

I have been attending the Crop for Kids for the past four years and it never ceases to amaze me at how much money we are able to raise for our Children's Hospital...a group of like-minded crafters being able to come together, create, have fun and support such a worthy cause is so inspiring...I hope you can attend...remember that you can also get 'Class Passes' to this event even if you aren't staying and cropping all day, you can still attend through classes...and the best part about the classes is that 100% of the class fee goes directly to the BC Children's Hospital. All classes are sponsored by various Companies and/0r individuals, and they are taught by volunteer teachers...

Click this link to BC Scrapbooking Crop for Kids to get to the registration page and the website