Make Someone Smile! An Operation Smile Crop - March 11th and 12th

I'm excited about my first Operation Smile Crop.   ALL proceeds will go to Operation Smile, so you'll be having a great time, getting lots of paper crafting done AND supporting this worthy cause.  Let's pay for an Operation Smile surgery and change the life of a child!   A Practically Perfect Two Days!

What:  Two complete days of craft time to work on your projects!

When:  Friday 3/11 9 am - 11 pm and Saturday 3/12  9 am-9 pm

Who:  You and your friends!                                                       

Where:  Karen's house

Why:  FUN, Paper crafting time and supporting Operation Smile!

Details:   Sign up on my blog or at my classes for one of these three options:

• The Works:  Friday 9 am - 11 pm and Saturday 9 am - 9 pm $75 
• The Working Girl:  Friday 4 pm - 11 pm and Saturday 9 am - 9 pm $60
• The "Just Saturday":  Saturday 9 am - 9 pm $50

I can't hold a table for you without payment - thank you!  Deadline is 2/29 or when crop is full.   I also have two twin beds in a guest room for the first two registered croppers who request a bed - Operation Smile donation for the bed gladly accepted .

ALL three options will include a scrapbooking kit (3 or 4 2-page layouts with all materials needed including full embellishment packs) or a card making kit (details coming, but again all materials needed are supplied) or a "build your own kit" option of any $30 order from the Idea Books.

ALL three options will also include a gift and at least 1 meal (see below). And there will be prizes!!!!

The Works includes lunch and dinner on Friday and dinner on Saturday 

The Working Girl includes dinners on Friday and  Saturday 

The Just Saturday includes dinner on Saturday           Gluten free food will be available.

Bring a snack to share for an extra door prize ticket.    Buy raffle tickets for a special raffle prize!

Access to my cricut and stamp sets and pads, card making and scrapbooking pattern books, cuttlebug and embossing folders, and to my cash and carry items, including card stock by the sheet.

Sign up early so you don't miss out!  

Make Someone Smile Crop Options

The Works $75.00 USD The Working Girl $60.00 USD The "Just Saturday" $50.00 USD

Delish 12 Card Workshop with Operation Smile Animal Greetings Stamp Set

Such cute cards we'll be making!   I love the Operation Smile Animal Greetings Stamp set!   And I absolutely love that from every stamp set sold, Close to My Heart is donation $7 to Operation Smile!

Here are two of the 12 cards we'll be creating!

We'll also be using our new black and gold ribbon and various colors of our Paper Fundamentals line.   These are great papers for card making and scrapbooking - awesome colors and a print on one side with a shiny monochromatic version of the same print on the reverse - fun!

The Basic version of this workshop is $16 and includes:

• all papers needed, card bases, envelopes to make 12 cards, and use of my markers and watercolor pencils
• a delish dessert
• a whole reel of ribbon - you'll have lots left over!

The Better version is $32 and includes:

• everything above PLUS an Operation Smile Animal Greetings Stamp Set  ($19.37 value)

The Best version is $40 and includes:

• everything in the Better workshop PLUS a Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad  ($8.58 value)

Workshop Dates:   Thursday 1/21 in Gresham and Saturday 1/23 in Salem.    Or order your own kit to complete at home!

Options

Basic $16.00 USD Better $32.00 USD Best $40.00 USD

February Scrapbooking: Charlotte

 At February Club we'll be scrapbooking from Close to My Heart's NEW Charlotte Workshop Your Way Kit!    The colors and patterns are beautiful.   I love our new paper packs:   they have 12 printed sheets of card stock - 2 each of 5 prints, and 2 of a print that you can cut up for titles and Picture My Life (pocket scrapbooking) layouts and titles!   That's all in our paper packet for $9.95!   The Workshop Your Way kit includes that paper pack, plus 3 card stock sheets, the Charlotte Complements, the black and gold ribbon and the Treasured Puffies - all for $26.95.    Here's what you can make:

Cool beans!   With your leftovers, and adding card bases and the Springtime Wishes Stamp Set, you also have directions and enough paper left to make NINE cards!













You can also make a Picture My Life Layout (Pocket Scrapbooking) as shown in this picture:

Or, with two base card stock papers (I used Kraft) you can use your leftovers to make another traditional layout!

Scrapbook Club for February is Friday 2/26 at 6:00 at my studio in Gresham.   Contact me if you'd like to order a kit and join us, or order a kit to complete on your own from my website.   Here's the supply list.  

G1104 Charlotte WorksChop Your Way Kit    C1641 Springtime Wishes Stamp Set            

Springtime Wishes Thin Cuts                        Bulk White Daisy Cards and Envelopes

Sorbet Ink Pad                         Watercolor Paints                 

Paintbrushes                                              Memento Ink Pad

January Scrapbooking: La Vie en Rose layouts created by Lynn Como

We are meeting Friday, January 15th at my studio to create these awesome layouts made by Lynn Como.    The pictures aren't great because of the glare from the page protectors - sorry!  We're using the 4x6 and 3x4 flip flaps with the Beautiful You Picture My Life Cards.  I love our flip flaps - a great way to add more photos and journaling spots to your layouts.

Supply list:  La Vie en Rose paper plus 6 extra card stock, La Vie en Rose Complements, La Vie en Rose Assortment, Gold Foil Tape, Gold Fundamental Assortment, 4x6 flip flaps, 3x4 flip flaps

Contact me if you'd like to join us!

December Scrapbooking: White Pines Christmas Layouts

These layouts were created by JoAnne Walton (with a tiny bit of tweaking from me).   Thank you, JoAnne -- so cute!   December Club will be Friday 12/18 if you'd like to join us.  Contact me if you'd like a kit!

Stamp a Stack Christmas Card Workshop!

Here they are:  the eight Christmas cards you can pick from for Stamp a Stack!   Here's how it works:  pick any or all of the 8 cards.   Each card you pick, you will make 4 of (or multiples of 4).  Each stack of 4 cards costs $5.   Make one set or more -- as many as fits your needs.   All papers, card bases, envelopes and embellishments are included in your fee.  All papers will be cut for you!  This workshop includes soup, bread and dessert too and some festive Christmas music.   The dates are:  

Salem:  Monday 11/16 at 4:00

Gresham Studio:  Tuesday 11/17 4:00 or

Monday 11/30 4:00

(If these classes fill up, I will add another date.)

For the 11/16 and 11/17 workshops I must have you choose your cards and pay by 11/9 (earlier is better!)   For the 11/30 class, please pay by 11/18.

Some of these lovely cards were inspired by:  Lisa Stenz, Kim Singdahlsen, Anna Jarnagin, Jaime Llewellyn, Michelle Jones and Morgan Vogt.

(Card #2 has a subtle sparkle on the snowflakes and around the sentiment that doesn't show in the photo.)

November Scrapbooking: Sangria

Here are the layouts (created by consultant Tina Lovell!) for November.   We are using the Sangria paper collection (my favorite!) and coordinating accessories.   Club will be Friday evening, November 20th.   Contact me if you'd like to join us!

October Scrapbooking: Nevermore Collection

Here are the layouts we're making at October Club on Friday October 16th at my studio.   Two layouts were inspired by Sue Nielsen (first and third), and the other is my non-Halloween version of the workshop layout designed by CTMH.   All three can be made into Halloween, Fall, or non-seasonal layouts, as you can see by my wedding layout.   That's what I love about CTMH papers; they are so versatile!

Contact me for a kit that you can complete at home or on club night!  

September Scrapbook Club

We are meeting September 18th to make these super cute layouts in the Zoe paper collection designed by Tina Lovell!

Contact me if you'd like to get a kit and join us in making these fun pages!

Amsterdam Day 1

We arrived in Amsterdam around 10 a.m., after taking the train, ferry, train from London to Harwich to Hoek and then into Amsterdam (with some lovely help from a gal from Amsterdam returning from London on the same ferry).   All throughout our trip, people helped and really went out of their way to be kind and helpful - it was pretty wonderful!  

Our first day in Amsterdam we found the hotel (what a neat little hotel!), ate lunch, went to  the Amsterdam Museum and learned the history of this amazing city, then went to the Anne Frank House.   The Ann Frank House was very well worth the wait in line.   I read the diary so many years ago, when I was about Anne's age and was so touched by it.   I read it again 3 years ago and enjoyed it as an adult.   What struck me then was that Anne could easily still be alive today, yet she's been gone for 70 years now.       Miep, the employee of Otto Frank who was one of the three who helped the 8 people hidden, just passed away a few years ago.   I believe she was over 100.   All the furniture was taken just right after the families hidden were captured, and all rooms have been left without furniture, but with lots of interesting displays and things to read.   Anne's room still has the pictures from magazines hanging on the walls that she glued there so many years ago...

I really enjoyed Amsterdam; just walking around and seeing all the people, bicycles, cafes and cars.   Delightful!    Our hotel was the A Train Hotel, very near Dam Square and the rail station.   All train themed; my dad would have enjoyed it.   The building was about 400 years old, so neat!   The room was very cozy and clean, and we were central to everything we needed (except the Resistance Museum, but that's another story!).