Happenings on July 10th

Good Morning All,

It's a glorious morning in paradise. The sun is out and there's a soft breeze that is playing with the palm trees. It's the kind of morning that one pictures of Hawaii when you live anyplace else. I wish I was sitting on the patio reading the newspaper, sipping some lemonade, and just enjoying the moment. But here I am at the computer, and it's not bad.

Fran came in yesterday with the samples of her "Iris Folding Made Easy" class. The class is next Thursday (July 14th 6:30-8:30pm). There's one seat left. The samples are spectacular and anyone taking the class will take home an additional talent in paper crafting. There are a total of five designs (I've included 3 photos for your viewing pleasure), that you will make. You may not be able to make all five in the 2 hour time allotment. Rest assured that, what you don't finish in class, you will have the skills to complete at your leisure at home. The tools required for the class are scissors, paper trimmer, scotch tape with dispenser, piercing tool, large gluedots, and tacky glue.

Cora came in the store the other day and had an idea for converting one of our turtle stamps into a stencil. She wanted it for a project she had in mind. So.. Art went to work on it and a couple of days later Cora had her stencil. She loves it and I'm starting to "play" with it. I used copper paste to start with and then plan on using the variegated foil on just the shell. What I am going to show you here is just the stencil itself. I hope you like it. The stamp version has proven to be very popular. We have another turtle stamp that I'm playing with, so perhaps in a short time we will have a baby brother or sister to accompany Cora's.

That's all for now. Hope you make it in today for Priscilla's 2nd Sunday Make and Take. You'll be using the Sizzix embossing folders, Sister Stamps, and Copic Pens to make a quick and easy greeting card. After discovering the use of embossing folders, nobody will be able to say "I don't have the time to make a card".

See you tomorrow...... Don't forget Wednesday the 13th.

UB