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Dearest Christy,</div>
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I hope this letter finds you and your family in good spirits
and hopeful of your future. I have to
admit, my family is not feeling so chipper right now, thank you for
asking. Oh, you didn’t ask? Don’t you think you should be asking though? As the Premier of this province, isn’t it
your duty to be concerned about our well-being and our future? You really don’t think we matter, do you?<o:p></o:p></div>
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I come from the family of a highly ranked politician in a European
country. I know what it is like to have
to be nurturing to so many souls at once and take into account what’s best for
the entire province. I know how much
hard work it takes to do your job. I
also know how anguishing it can be not to be able to meet everyone’s
needs. Your job is not an easy one. I have watched my father agonise over his
decisions, I have seen his sleepless nights when times were tough. What I have never witnessed in my father’s
work was the ignorance and selfishness that you seem to have mastered above all
other personal attributes needed to make one into a politician. Your job is not an easy one, but you shouldn’t
be doing it if you don’t have the compassion for the average British Columbian
that is required of a Premier. Maybe you
should stay at home, move your son into a school in the public system and
volunteer a few hours here and there. It
would give you a perspective that you seem to have lost, or possibly never had.<o:p></o:p></div>
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My two sons are in a public system school, it is a great
school. We are very lucky - we have two librarians.
They are two mothers from our school, volunteering hours of their time as we’ve
been told there is no money for paid librarians to help us out. We also have a couple of people helping
children with their reading on a regular basis.
You probably guessed it by now – volunteers again, we were told that
there was no money to extend the hours of people working in the Language Arts Centre
or hire any new staff. I go to my kids’
school twice per week to help children improve their reading and comprehension
skills. I spend at least 3 hours of my
week in my kids’ school helping out. Not
with my children, they are doing great thanks to their wonderful teachers, but
with other children who do need help. I
also do lunch time monitoring in our school.
For a couple of months we needed to be very frugal with how many band
aids we use as we didn’t have enough. We
brought some of our own in, you know those cute ones with pictures that make
kids stop crying really quickly? A Premier
with families in mind would not allow schools to go without band aids. A Premier concerned about children would not
be deaf to their needs. No, Christy
Clark, your mandate is not about families first. Well, I guess it is about some families. Your family.
Your aids’ families. It seems
there is money to help those families, to raise their already inflated incomes,
while everyone else has to tighten their belts in order to feed your foreign
guests to a feast that most of us, the taxpayers who pay the bill could never
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I whole heartedly support teachers. I see them come in early to prepare for the
day ahead of them. I see them leave late
with papers to be still marked. I see
them run community garden projects, talent shows and teach children far more
than a teaching curriculum requires. I
see them helping our children grow into good people. I see them making sure that our children
receive the best possible education they can with the meagre resources you
provide. That should be your mandate Christy Clark. But you have failed us, again and again. I do not see you concerned about any of
this. Teachers are the ones building the
future of this province, not you. You
should be an equal partner with our families in building a better future for
everyone, but not through the pipelines and extensive travels. There are far better things to invest in. Our schools and libraries need you to be a
better Premier. So do our hospitals and
community resources. And, if you can’t,
there might be someone who can, so maybe you need to make way.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I am disgusted with the manner in which you are treating our
teachers. They are deserving of much
more than they are asking for. They are
deserving of your respect and an honest involvement in the negotiation
process. There needs to be an offer made
that is not insulting and diminishing of their importance. You need to remember that each and every
teacher has a greater importance in a single family’s life than you ever will
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As the Premier, you were given a mandate to do only one
thing – to do what is best for all British Columbians. If this is your best Christy Clark, it is not
good enough. Please, try harder.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Dragana Skoro, a concerned mother in Abbotsford, BC<o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p>Please write to your MLAs, our Premier, newspapers. We have to voice our opinions or they stop to matter.</o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For a very long time now, teachers in BC have longed for some respect and support from the government. Every time when the government changes, we hope for better. As we realized that nothing is different this time around, my husband has voiced our concerns in an e-mail sent to Christy Clark. Here is what happened so far.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The first e-mail sent to the premier.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; line-height: 20px;">"Dear Madam Premier,</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; line-height: 20px;">I write today as a British Columbia taxpayer and a parent with 2 elementary school children. I am disgusted with the methods being used by the British Columbia Government in its negotiations with the teachers.</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; display: inline; line-height: 20px;"> I am at a loss as to how the government can refuse to improve the education system for our children who are after all the true future of this beautiful province. I see the teachers of both my sons attempting to teach under very trying circumstances, with learning disabled students and insufficient assistance, they come in early, stay late, work at home, use their own supplies but are treated like leaches by the Minister of Education. I don't know of a teacher that I have ever had or who is now teaching my children that has worked less than a 60 hour week. I know a music teacher who just spent $450 of her own money purchasing music for her students. The teachers of British Columbia are hardworking, dedicated, caring professionals who deserve much better treatment than your government has seen fit to provide. Please give the teachers a decent wage increase not the paltry pittance they have been offered, reduce the class sizes, put more Teaching Assistants and Aids in the classroom. Invest in our future, invest in our children they are far more important than any oil or gas project could ever be and they most certainly cause no harm to the environment.<br /><br />As a taxpayer and parent I also ask myself the question "Why does the Premier not send her own son to a public school?" The only answer I can reasonably conclude is that you as Premier and ultimately responsible for the school system realize that it is lacking, that it simply isn't as good as it should be. I of course then ask the next logical question "Why doesn't she fix it?"<br /><br />Please Madam Premier, invest in our children, raise taxes if you must but let's make the British Columbia education system better, let's make it the best in Canada and if at all possible let's make it the finest education system in the world. It is after all my money you're spending and I am hereby giving you permission to spend more of it on education."</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"<span style="background-color: #fafbfb; color: #4e5665; line-height: 15.359999656677246px;">Thank you for your email. We appreciate the time you have taken to share your concerns with us about issues surrounding teachers’ bargaining.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br data-reactid=".qi.1:3:1:$comment10152300066500857_10152300671450857:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$3:0" style="background-color: #fafbfb; color: #4e5665; line-height: 15.359999656677246px;" /><span data-reactid=".qi.1:3:1:$comment10152300066500857_10152300671450857:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$4:0" style="background-color: #fafbfb; color: #4e5665; line-height: 15.359999656677246px;">We all want this dispute resolved by the end of the school year, which is why we’re taking significant measures to get to an agreement. Parents and students don't deserve this disruption, and our government believes we should be resolving this dispute at the negotiating table, not the classroom. Our goal has always been long term stability and a negotiated settlement. That’s why we’ve tabled a fair package, with incentives to reach an agreement.</span><br data-reactid=".qi.1:3:1:$comment10152300066500857_10152300671450857:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$5:0" style="background-color: #fafbfb; color: #4e5665; line-height: 15.359999656677246px;" /><br data-reactid=".qi.1:3:1:$comment10152300066500857_10152300671450857:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$7:0" style="background-color: #fafbfb; color: #4e5665; line-height: 15.359999656677246px;" /><span data-reactid=".qi.1:3:1:$comment10152300066500857_10152300671450857:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$8:0" style="background-color: #fafbfb; color: #4e5665; line-height: 15.359999656677246px;">We recognize how difficult the bargaining process can be for parents and students, and we need to stop recurring labour disputes from distracting us from important public discussions about the future of our education system. We owe it to our children to not repeatedly compromise their learning due to our inability to come to an agreement.</span><br data-reactid=".qi.1:3:1:$comment10152300066500857_10152300671450857:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$9:0" style="background-color: #fafbfb; color: #4e5665; line-height: 15.359999656677246px;" /><br data-reactid=".qi.1:3:1:$comment10152300066500857_10152300671450857:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$11:0" style="background-color: #fafbfb; color: #4e5665; line-height: 15.359999656677246px;" /><span data-reactid=".qi.1:3:1:$comment10152300066500857_10152300671450857:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$12:0" style="background-color: #fafbfb; color: #4e5665; line-height: 15.359999656677246px;">We believe teachers should have the opportunity to sign a wage package that is similar to all other public sector unions - it must be fair for all, and it must be affordable for taxpayers. We have a duty to make sure that there is stability in the classroom, and will continue to work diligently at the bargaining table to get to an agreement. </span><br data-reactid=".qi.1:3:1:$comment10152300066500857_10152300671450857:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$13:0" style="background-color: #fafbfb; color: #4e5665; line-height: 15.359999656677246px;" /><br data-reactid=".qi.1:3:1:$comment10152300066500857_10152300671450857:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$15:0" style="background-color: #fafbfb; color: #4e5665; line-height: 15.359999656677246px;" /><span data-reactid=".qi.1:3:1:$comment10152300066500857_10152300671450857:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$16:0" style="background-color: #fafbfb; color: #4e5665; line-height: 15.359999656677246px;">Again, thank you for writing. We have noted your concerns and will be sure to include your comments in any related discussions moving forward."</span></span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #4e5665;"><span style="line-height: 15.359999656677246px;">"</span></span><span data-reactid=".qi.1:3:1:$comment10152300066500857_10152300674830857:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$0:0" style="background-color: #fafbfb; color: #4e5665; line-height: 15.359999656677246px;">Dear Madam Premier,</span><br data-reactid=".qi.1:3:1:$comment10152300066500857_10152300674830857:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$1:0" style="background-color: #fafbfb; color: #4e5665; line-height: 15.359999656677246px;" /><br data-reactid=".qi.1:3:1:$comment10152300066500857_10152300674830857:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$3:0" style="background-color: #fafbfb; color: #4e5665; line-height: 15.359999656677246px;" /><span data-reactid=".qi.1:3:1:$comment10152300066500857_10152300674830857:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$4:0" style="background-color: #fafbfb; color: #4e5665; line-height: 15.359999656677246px;">Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to respond to my email of this morning. I am rather astounded that you mention that you wish the negotiations to come to a conclusion by the end of the school year. Might I remind you that we are only 3 weeks away from that point. The children right now are missing out on their sports days, on their end of the year activities and the way your government is negotiating I doubt that I will see a report card for them until sometime next school year. I also disagree that you have tabled a fair package. The class sizes are too large, the number of children who require additional attention and assistance but are left wanting is far too many, the teachers work long and hard and put in extra unpaid hours for everything from class planning to sports activities, music events, drama events and other significant areas of our children's education, they spend their own funds on supplies because the government does not provide a reasonable budget for them to get the job done. They deserve a fair wage increase over a reasonable time frame and let's be realistic here, no one in their right mind would agree to a 6 year contract given the unstable economic situation.</span><br data-reactid=".qi.1:3:1:$comment10152300066500857_10152300674830857:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$5:0" style="background-color: #fafbfb; color: #4e5665; line-height: 15.359999656677246px;" /><br data-reactid=".qi.1:3:1:$comment10152300066500857_10152300674830857:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$7:0" style="background-color: #fafbfb; color: #4e5665; line-height: 15.359999656677246px;" /><span data-reactid=".qi.1:3:1:$comment10152300066500857_10152300674830857:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$8:0" style="background-color: #fafbfb; color: #4e5665; line-height: 15.359999656677246px;">I definitely agree with your paragraph with respect to the need to put an end to the disruption of the children due to these labour disputes. I don't believe however, that you fully understand that it is the intransigence of the government negotiators that escalates these disputes to a point where the teachers feel they have no choice but to withdraw their services. The Government of British Columbia needs to understand that the very future of British Columbia lives and breathes in the schools of this province and that without a top-quality education system our province will never rise to the top.</span><br data-reactid=".qi.1:3:1:$comment10152300066500857_10152300674830857:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$9:0" style="background-color: #fafbfb; color: #4e5665; line-height: 15.359999656677246px;" /><br data-reactid=".qi.1:3:1:$comment10152300066500857_10152300674830857:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$11:0" style="background-color: #fafbfb; color: #4e5665; line-height: 15.359999656677246px;" /><span data-reactid=".qi.1:3:1:$comment10152300066500857_10152300674830857:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$12:0" style="background-color: #fafbfb; color: #4e5665; line-height: 15.359999656677246px;">I believe that you missed most of the points in my original email most especially the part that as a taxpayer I am more than prepared to pay for the education that my children deserve. I do not however, have pockets to waste money on the lunches at expensive restaurants and other frivolous expenditures. It is high time that your government stopped wasting my hard earned money on showing off to other governments and business leaders. I might suggest here that you show them what a responsible government does with the hard earned money of its taxpayers by treating visitors to budget conscious choices in place of the grandeur of the best. The taxpayers of this province ask only that you use our money in responsible ways such as improving the education system, the health system and the social safety net."</span></span></div>
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If you have never made your own soap, you might want to try, it is a fun craft. As the soaps are made with lye, and lye is caustic and could be very dangerous, you need to make sure you are protected. Goggles, gloves and an apron, including long sleeves and closed toe shoes are all needed. You will also need a hand blender unless you are ready to hand stir for possibly over an hour. Not likely to happen here, hours are to rare to spare.</div>
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During my absence, I have been crafting a storm and have done what seems like gazillion of craft shows. I will be posting random bits and pieces of what you've missed as well as new stuff I am working on.<br />
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Today, I had few minutes and wanted to try something new. You should know by now that I love taking something old, destined for a dump, and give it some new life. So, again, I did just that. Lately I have been cooking up a storm. Have you heard of Big Cook cooking concept? Well, I will be telling you more about it in one of my next posts. Anyway, I was left with quite a few empty tin cans, so I thought I would make them into something new.
It all started with a quick coat of acrylic paint.
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This is what they look like now, after decoupaging - not fully finished yet, but almost there. Just another layer of protection and that should be it!
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And, a close-up of the individual ones.
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I am not absolutely positive yet, but this is what they might be used for, if the weather ever warms up enough for the deck and garden entertaining.
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That's it for today - I will try to be back soon if anyone is still out there and reading.<br />
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Here is my table - it's finally starting to look nice. It is hard to choose what to display on 6' table, so much to squeeze onto such a little surface!<br />
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Some new cufflinks.<br />
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The whole table again. It is almost working, few little things to adjust and it will be great.<br />
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These are the upcycled altoid tins.<br />
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These other ones are made on rummikub tiles. They are about 1-1/2" x 1", and it is a lovely size to work with, and it seems perfect to show off the pictures. I have used a huge variety of images throughout the Christmas, there were whimsical ones, funny ones, modern ones, name it - it was there. A lot of them were turned into key chains, and the ones with manly images were very popular. Women loved the key chains with images of nests with words "nest", or "Home Sweet Home" next to them. Like this first tile, only made into a key chain:<br />
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These next two were popular as well. Isn't this little girl just adorable?<br />
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I go to thrift stores, flea markets and garage sales religiously and collect little bits of what I think could be used at some point when I have time. The biggest score, however, would be a bag of scrabble tiles, mahjong or rummikub tiles. They make so many pretty things. I have my friends on lookout for me too. When they go thrifty shopping, they know what to look for. :-) Wanna see what I made with these lately? Don't forget - you can click on a picture, enlarge it, then you can click again and make it even bigger. Lookie: <br />
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These are scrabble tile pendants (or earrings, I might change my mind), all made on real upcycled scrabble tiles salvaged from less than a rewarding life in the depths of thrift stores, repeatedly overlooked and ignored by shoppers. Here is a close up of these beauties:<br />
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All these little pieces awake with new beauty and appreciation after their make over. <br />
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These are Wizard of Oz dominoes. Eventually, they will be key chains. Or pendants. Or magnets. Or little bits in my shadow boxes to adore the walls of my studio. Here is another set:<br />
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These game pieces will be drilled tomorrow night by my wonderful hubby using my trusted Dremel. Hopefully right side up. Shhhh, I might tell you that story some other time.<br />
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About a month ago, we went to the Vail Valley, Colorado, for a wedding. We were high up in Rockies, thin air and all. The nature was gorgeous, but, surprisingly, there was no snow at all. We stayed in <a href="http://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Properties/BachelorGulch/Default.htm" target="_blank">Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch</a> and it was a wonderful little get-away. My boys were very excited about it, it was their half sister's wedding and they really, really wanted to look their best. I was so very proud of them, they were on their best behaviour, and they looked like a million bucks! Lookie:</div>
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Through all of this, I have crafted, but never posted anything. Blogging was not on my mind. I would like to get back into it. I really, really would, but life has a way of getting in my way. So no promises this time, ok? <br />
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Here is a quick project I did yesterday. It was made with some pre-order stuff (these cute umbrellas, as well as clouds embossing folder) from Stampin' Up Spring catalogue. So much stuff I like in there! Check the sidebar of my blog for the catalogue if you haven't seen it yet. I also used some of the retired stuff, some other SU stuff, as well as some non-SU stuff ("Puffy Clouds" die from Memory Box). <br />
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I almost never do the inside of my cards. Ask my husband. Every time I make a card and go to him to show it off, he opens a card, hoping to find something, and almost never, ever, there is anything there. Well, just for you honey, here ya' go....<br />
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I am looking forward to 2013 and moving on. I would like to craft and blog more. The only resolution is to cherish every day that comes my way and is filled with happiness. <br />
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We had some lovely weather here. I was gardening a lot and spending a lot of time with my boys exploring our new town. Here is a picture from the last weekend, we went kite flying and it was a great day.<br />
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The boys always enjoy helping with gardening. This year I decided to make our own garden labels. They are made of aluminum flashing and hanging wire (local hardware store), chalkboard vinyl (SU), ball chain (Etsy). All you need is Big Shot, some dies and embossing folders, and a crop-a-dile. Lookie:<br />
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I liked this so much, I combined it with something totally different. If you are anything like me, you have your fridge so cluttered with everything under the sun, that you can not see a tree from the woods. Our kitchen is where we do our homework, play board games, build Lego... And somehow, all of this finds its way to the top of my fridge. All the pencils and erasers and sharpeners... I got tired of it and this is what I made:<br />
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These are made from a tin my favourite tea is packed up in.<br />
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I covered it with SU paper, Tim Holtz tissue tape and attached a few rare Earth magnets on the back. I now have all our pencils and small stuff tidy in these on the side of my fridge.<br />
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Mentioning Tim Holtz, while I was away from my blog, I also did something very neat. I took Tim Holtz Creative Chemistry class. That was so much fun!!!<br />
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Guess what one of my next classes will be. Guess correct and you get $5 off the registration fee for my class.<br />
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One more thing for today... Were you wondering what that OUCH was in my title? Well, let me tell you... SU published the retiring list of stamps yesterday. I don't want to tell you how many of my stamps are retired now. Way too many!!! Shhhhh! Don't tell my hubby - he comes to my blog here and there, he doesn't even know I have that many stamps to begin with. LOL. I think I will keep some of those for personal use, and sell most of them... SO, come June 1st, there will be lots of stamps for sale. If you are somewhere near me, you might want to come to my June Open House and check it out. But here - take a look at the list for yourself, these stamps are available only until June 1st:<br />
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OK, that is it for now. Hopefully I won't be as long until the next post as I were last time. Fingers and toes crossed. I hope I somewhat made up for it.<br />
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<blockquote>Supplies Used:<br />
<span style="font-weight:bold;">Paper:</span> <span style="font-style:italic;">Crumb Cake (SU!); Early Espresso (SU!); scraps of different colours (SU)</span><br />
<span style="font-weight:bold;">Ink:</span><span style="font-style:italic;"> Early Espresso (SU!)</span><br />
<span style="font-weight:bold;">Stamps:</span> <span style="font-style:italic;">Fifth Avenue Floral (SU!)</span><br />
<span style="font-weight:bold;">Other:</span><span style="font-style:italic;"> dimensionals (SU!); paper snips (SU!); white gel pen (SU!); corner chomper; baker's twine (SU!); Edge Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug)</blockquote></span><br />
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That's it, folks! Short and sweet today.<br />
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Blog ya' later,<br />
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<blockquote>Supplies Used:<br />
<span style="font-weight:bold;">Paper:</span> <span style="font-style:italic;">Cherry Cobbler (SU!), Crumb Cake (SU!), Whisper White (SU!)</span><br />
<span style="font-weight:bold;">Ink:</span><span style="font-style:italic;"> Tempting Turquoise (SU!), Cherry Cobbler (SU!), More Mustard (SU!) </span><br />
<span style="font-weight:bold;">Stamps:</span> <span style="font-style:italic;">I (Heart) Hearts (SU!)</span><br />
<span style="font-weight:bold;">Other:</span><span style="font-style:italic;"> Simply Scored Scoring Board (SU!), 5/8" Organza Ribbon (SU!), Basic Rhinestones (SU!), Fashionable Hearts Embosslit Die (SU! Occasions Mini 2012), Word Window Punch (SU!), Modern Label Punch (SU!), Silver Brads (SU!) </blockquote></span> <br />
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This is a stationery box to hold your cards and envelopes and would be a wonderful gift. The instructions very kindly shared by a fellow Stampin' Up demonstrator, <a href="http://songofmyheartstampers.typepad.com/song_of_my_heart_stampers/">Lisa Zwolanek</a>. This is my take on it:<br />
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All the supplies are Stampin' Up.<br />
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That's it for now. I have a movie date with my little boys, watching Planet Earth. Gotta make popcorn. <br />
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Blog ya' later, <br />
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<b>I spy with my little eye... Something hiding in my cupboard!!!!</b><br />
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<b>"Oh, no! She found me!"</b><br />
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I also craft on rainy days. This is the last of the cards we made at the last club meeting, and it happened to see the day on a rainy day like today. Yeah, what are the odds of that, right???? LOL.<br />
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<blockquote>Supplies Used:<br />
<span style="font-weight:bold;">Paper:</span> <span style="font-style:italic;">Very Vanilla (SU!), Pacific Point (SU!), Garden Green (SU!), Everyday Enchantment (SU!)</span><br />
<span style="font-weight:bold;">Ink:</span><span style="font-style:italic;"> Pacific Point (SU!) </span><br />
<span style="font-weight:bold;">Stamps:</span> <span style="font-style:italic;">Three Little Words (SU!)</span><br />
<span style="font-weight:bold;">Other:</span><span style="font-style:italic;"> Island Indigo 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon (SU!), Antique Brads (SU!), Paper piercer with Mat Pack (SU!), Paper Doily Large Sizzlit Die (SU! Occasions Mini 2012), White Gel Pen (SU!), EYelet Border Punch (SU!), Wintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder (SU!) </blockquote></span><br />
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Blog ya' later,<br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/245/92304A3D6C746A6A416F4BB81B1FDA0B.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;"/></a>Dragana Skorohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03696903399146476828noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13527265.post-70384743800051435822012-01-14T21:34:00.002-08:002012-01-15T10:00:18.885-08:00Friday the 13th Is Gone - Will It Get Better?I can't say that this year was good so far. Way too many bad things happened already.<br />
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My mum is not doing great health wise and for few days we were not even sure if she would make it. She is doing better now, thank you. At first doctors thought it was a stroke, but after some extensive tests, they are quite certain that it is not, but who knows. It sounds to me like a bit of "He likes me, he likes me not" diagnosis. The only CT scanner in her town is broken and they have to wait for a CT scan to make sure. The things we take for granted and are a luxury elsewhere. Makes me even more thankful for what I have. <br />
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Three days ago, Charlie fell off the climbing structure after school, I saw it happen, and it scared poopies out of me. So I ran to him, only to slip on the gravel and fall myself. We're both ok, just a touch scraped. Ouch. :-)<br />
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Our kitty Raddatatt got badly hurt two days ago. He suffered an extensive trauma to all 4 of his legs. The vet thinks that he possibly went under a car, climbed on top of the engine and the owner started the car. Apparently, it is very common with cats. They go for the warmth of the engine, and it is the motor belt that gets them. He is a very lucky kitty, it could have been much worse. He came home as usual and until I saw a bloody trial after him, I didn't even realize that something was wrong. I took him to the vet, all while shaking and crying. Luckily, I was in a cab, not driving. He was stitched, a hind leg was also taped and braced as one of his joints was dislocated. The vet is expecting a full recovery. My boys were just devastated when he got home that night from the vet looking like a Frankenstein, all stapled and drugged. They are doing better now when they see him slowly recovering. I don't want to take any pictures, he really is not a pretty sight right now. :-(<br />
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So, no more. That is three. They say that bad things come in threes. I've done my share of bad things for this year in the first 12 days of the year. <br />
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On the other hand, here is another card we made with my club. Lookie:<br />
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<blockquote>Supplies Used:<br />
<span style="font-weight:bold;">Paper:</span> <span style="font-style:italic;">Basic Black (SU!), Watercolouring paper (SU!), Bold Brights paper stack (SU!)</span><br />
<span style="font-weight:bold;">Ink:</span><span style="font-style:italic;"> Stazon (SU!), Cherry Cobbler, used for colouring (SU!), Old Olive, used for colouring (SU!) </span><br />
<span style="font-weight:bold;">Stamps:</span> <span style="font-style:italic;">Apothecary Art (SU! Occasions Mini 2012)</span><br />
<span style="font-weight:bold;">Other:</span><span style="font-style:italic;"> Aqua Painter (SU!), Stamp-A-Ma Jig (SU!), Basic Pearls (SU!), Framelits Labels Collection (SU! Occasions Mini 2012)</blockquote></span><br />
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Off to check on my little kitty. He is such a trooper. Blog ya' later,<br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/245/92304A3D6C746A6A416F4BB81B1FDA0B.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;"/></a>Dragana Skorohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03696903399146476828noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13527265.post-15822074736035977352012-01-11T12:27:00.001-08:002012-01-11T12:32:01.805-08:00New GoodiesI love when new catalogues are being released. This month we get two - Occasions Mini, started on January 5th, and Sale-A-Bration starting on January 24th. My clubs had a chance to play with goodies from both last weekend. <br />
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<blockquote>Supplies Used:<br />
<span style="font-weight:bold;">Paper:</span> <span style="font-style:italic;">Crumb Cake (SU!); Soft Suede (SU!); Pacific Point (SU); Everyday Enchantment (Sale-A-Bration 2012 SU!)</span><br />
<span style="font-weight:bold;">Ink:</span><span style="font-style:italic;"> Chocolate Chip (SU!)</span><br />
<span style="font-weight:bold;">Stamps:</span> <span style="font-style:italic;">Three Little Words (SU!)</span><br />
<span style="font-weight:bold;">Other:</span><span style="font-style:italic;"> dimensionals (SU!); paper snips (SU!); paper piercer (SU!); corner rounder punch (SU!); Adorning Accents, Edgelits Dies (Occasions Mini 2012 SU!); Adorning Accents, Embossing Folders (Occasions Mini 2012 SU!); Beautiful Wings Embosslit (SU!); clear rhinestones (SU!); Pear Pizzaz 3/8" Pleated Satin Ribbon (Occasions Mini 2012 SU!); Chocolate Chip marker (SU) </blockquote></span><br />
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Isn't that paper designer's paper just yummy? I wish it was available for purchasing, I'd be buying lots of it. The whole pack is just amazing. <br />
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I will show you another club card soon. I will have new clubs starting in March, let me know if you would like to join us. <br />
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If you would like to get your own catalogues, give me a shout. There are so many cool things in both.<br />
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Blog ya' later,<br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/245/92304A3D6C746A6A416F4BB81B1FDA0B.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;"/></a>Dragana Skorohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03696903399146476828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13527265.post-43245606103412363032012-01-04T22:56:00.001-08:002012-01-25T07:56:01.901-08:00Happy New YearMy house is de-Christmasized. The tree is down, the lights are gone, nut crackers are asleep... My Christmas stamps are packed up to wait for next October. My new Dylusions stamps arrived today.... Lookie:<br />
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This is a 8"x10" stretched canvas. It kind of tells a story of our decision to move out of the city. See that little bling on the house to the left? Yeah, I went for bling, LOL. Here is a quick list of supplies, I am sure I've forgotten something - there was a pile of stuff in the studio after I was done.<br />
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<blockquote><span style="font-weight:bold;">Supplies Used:</span><br />
<span style="font-style:italic;">black gesso, Watercoloring paper, Perfect Pearls Powders, Copic markers, SU watercoloring markers, crackle paint, stencils, Stazon ink, Punchinella, tissue tape, Gaffers' tape, acrylic paint, gel medium, color wash, butterfly 3D stickers, SU bling, gold leaf pen, white gel pen, glitter pen. <br />
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<span style="font-weight:bold;">Stamps: Dylusions</span></blockquote><br />
Off I go to clean up the mess I've made.<br />
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Blog ya' later,<br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/245/92304A3D6C746A6A416F4BB81B1FDA0B.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;"/></a>Dragana Skorohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03696903399146476828noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13527265.post-73163884540476235872011-12-19T11:03:00.001-08:002011-12-19T12:01:21.013-08:00Mixed Media FunI've been playing with mixed media for some time now, but I never seem to post any of my stuff - except my glass/scrabble tile resin jewelry that is. Well, as I am preparing my next mixed media class, I thought it would be nice to actually post something so people can see what it is they will walk away with after the class. We will be working on 8x10 stretched canvas. All of them tend to look very different at the end of the class, but here is one of mine:<br />
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I might be adding few more things to this canvas over the next few days, but this is a general idea. We will be using all of the listed supplies, we might even play with some wax, who knows. I can guarantee you one thing - no one leaves clean!!!!! LOL. Let me know if you would be interested to come and play. I will be posting other details of the class soon. I will keep classes small, only 4-6 people at the same time. <br />
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Blog ya' later,<br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/245/92304A3D6C746A6A416F4BB81B1FDA0B.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;"/></a>Dragana Skorohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03696903399146476828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13527265.post-60993470810661661682011-12-17T17:00:00.017-08:002011-12-17T18:36:37.042-08:00Pink DresserAs most of you know, I have two boys, and there is no pink anywhere in my house. I don't wear pink, and it is only on baby cards you can find pink here. This card was made after I've seen some of these dresser cards on the internet. Some of them have mirrors, some don't, some are pink, some are blue. I thought they were really cute and cased one of them. This was done last month with my club.<br />
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<blockquote>Supplies Used:<br />
<span style="font-weight:bold;">Paper:</span> <span style="font-style:italic;">Whisper White (SU!), Pretty In Pink (SU!), Rose Red (SU!), Watercolouring paper (SU!)</span><br />
<span style="font-weight:bold;">Ink:</span><span style="font-style:italic;"> Pretty In Pink (SU!), Basic Black (SU!), Stazon (SU!), different inks for colouring</span><br />
<span style="font-weight:bold;">Stamps:</span> <span style="font-style:italic;">Baby Bundle (SU!)</span><br />
<span style="font-weight:bold;">Other:</span><span style="font-style:italic;"> dimensionals (SU!), paper snips (SU!), sponge (SU!), Basic Pearls (SU!), Curly Label punch (SU!), Word Window punch (SU!), Itty Bitty Shapes punch pack (SU!), blender pen (SU!) </blockquote></span><br />
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We have to do some more Christmas shopping for the kids on the weekend, but we're thinking of going either to Mount Baker or to Manning Park for a day with kids. We all keep hoping for the snow.<br />
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At the end of the summer break we sold our house in Kitsilano and moved to Abbotsford. I don't know if you've ever sold a house before, this was my first time and let me tell you - I don't want to do it again. The number of hours that went into getting the house ready for viewing was huge! I keep thinking how many cool things I could have made in that time! LOL. Anyway, we're in Abbotsford now and finally starting to settle in the new house. There was a lot of work being done on the house and I wasn't able to unpack as fast as I wanted to. One of the areas that had to wait was my home studio. I will take pictures of my studio and post them in the next few days.<br />
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So, no worries, my classes, clubs and craft fairs are still happening. Christmas Stamp-A-Stack was a big success. We made 20 cards (4 each of 5 designs). Here they are:<br />
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I've been spending a lot of time with my boys. It was a difficult adjustment period in the beginning, but we are all doing really well now. Here are few pictures from our annual pumpkin patch trip. We always go to Westham Island Herb Farm. It is a great place:<br />
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OK, that is it for today.<br />
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Blog ya' later,<br />
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While I was away, the new Stampin' Up catalogue went live. I love this one!! It is full of fantastic samples and it seems very different from previous ones in that way. Did I say I love it???? I rarely ever case things from catalogue, but there was a card, a simple one, on page 217, that I just loved for some reason. And here is my take on it. Not much changed, a tiny tad. Lookie:<br />
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I will start taking pictures of the stamps that will go on sale on July 23rd, at my Catalogue party. I will post them here, so if you see something you like and HAVE TO HAVE, let me know and I might be able to set it aside for you. Otherwise come and see me on July 23rd, 12-5. Watch for the stamps and accessories list coming up in the next day or two.<br />
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Blog ya' later,<br />
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This class planner features the one sheet wonder technique. From one stamped sheet of 8 ½” x 11” CS you can create this amazing gift set made up of seven cards and a matching custom made card shawl!<br />
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<b>IN STUDIO CLASS:</b><br />
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<b>Date:</b> July 13th, 2-5pm; July 16th, 1-4pm <br />
<b>Cost:</b> $25<br />
<b>Location:</b> my house<br />
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<b>TO GO CLASS (includes the instructions (sent by email), pre-cut materials and embellishments so you can finish the projects at home on your own time. You will provide the stamps, inks and adhesives):</b><br />
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<b>Date:</b> Any date<br />
<b>Cost:</b> $20 plus necessary postage<br />
<b>Location:</b> your house<br />
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Please email me to sign up for this class: happyinker@gmail.com<br />
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You can receive just instructions for this class for <b>FREE</b> with a Stampin' Up order of $50 placed in July (sorry, club orders don't count).<br />
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That is it for tonight. Blog ya' later, <br />
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Here are some of the close-ups of the table.<br />
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Thanks to all of you who came by and said hi - you know who you are. It is always fun to have someone to talk to and have a laugh with.<br />
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On Sunday I am in Portobello Art and Fashion Market, in Creekside Community Centre in the Olympic Village. I might have some of the 2 for 1 admission tickets - let me know if you would like some.<br />
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Blog ya' later,<br />
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I am also wrapping up my activity with West Side Family Place. For the past 5 years I was the chair of the Board of Directors and it was a great experience. Alas, the time comes when we need to move on and help somewhere else. I am hoping to get more involved with my kids' school, it is time to be growing up with them.<br />
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Last weekend I had my stamping club ladies over, and as usual, we had a blast! I love these ladies so much, I've missed them badly while taking a small break from our club meetings. Here is one of the cards we've made. It was inspired by Andrea Walford, and it is using four out of five new In Colors by Stampin' Up.<br />
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I was invited by The Beaumont Gallery to join them next weekend, they are hosting a market space at Main Street Car Free Day at the intersection of Main and 15th on Sunday, June 19th. Here are couple of pictures so you can see what it looks like when I am getting ready for a market.<br />
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I am throwing one more photo in tonight, just as an excuse for abandoning you for 2 weeks.<br />
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OK, that's it. Off to bed now.<br />
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Blog ya' later,<br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="none" data-via="happyinker">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>Dragana Skorohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03696903399146476828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13527265.post-88460065647865859582011-06-01T10:24:00.002-07:002011-06-01T10:33:41.914-07:00Retirement List is HereClick on the image below to see the last chance list. Make sure that you enlarge it fully.<br />
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STAMPS LIST<br />
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For Accessories list and Definitely Decorative List, please click on the image below.<br />
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Blog ya' later,<br />
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<b>NAUTICAL EXPEDITION CLASS</b><br />
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Nautical Expedition Class features The Open Sea stamp set and Nautical Expedition Designer Paper. The four cards and matching Log Book Card Box make a wonderful all Occasions gift set.<br />
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<b>Date:</b> Saturday, June 18th<br />
<b>Time:</b> 2-5 pm<br />
<b>Cost:</b> $25<br />
<b>Location:</b> My house, 3150 Stephens Street<br />
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If there is interest, I will open up a date on Tuesday, June 21st, 6-9 pm as well. To reserve your seat for either one of these dates, please call or email me.<br />
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<b>TIM HOLTZ STYLE CLASS</b><br />
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On Saturday, June 25th, I will be teaching Tim Holtz techniques. Come and play with his products, make your own grunge board bracelet, and get dirty with me. Hmmm, that did not sound very appealing, did it? ;-) I don't have pictures of the projects yet, but I will post as soon as I have everything done.<br />
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<b>Date:</b> Saturday, June 25th<br />
<b>Time:</b> 2-5 pm<br />
<b>Cost:</b> $40<br />
<b>Location:</b> My house, 3150 Stephens Street<br />
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If there is interest, I will open up a date on Tuesday, June 28th, 6-9 pm as well. To reserve your seat for either one of these dates, please call or email me.<br />
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That's it for today. Blog ya' later,<br />
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