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A Fresh Start to a New Year

Yes, I know the New Year has been going on for 12 days now, but I think I'm just now ready to return to regular life! If you're like me, it takes a few days of getting past the holidays before I'm ready to dive in head-first again. We've gotten down the Christmas stuff, the kid has baseball practice tonight (even though it's freezing here!) and suddenly, life is starting to seem normal again. Which, luckily for you, gets me back to posting on this blog on a more regular basis!

While I was in "downtime" mode over the holidays, I took some time to think about how I would like to organize my stamping business in the coming year. I finally decided that I would like to re-work my monthly events, to a concept I have long considered. I'm calling it "Card Cafe." Basically, at each Cafe, there will be a small buffet of cards (and some 3-D projects) you can choose from. The projects will be priced according to complexity and supplies used. You can make just 1 project or multiple ones, depending on your time and budget. Projects will be available for purchase, if you would like to take them home, and leftovers may reappear in subsequent months. Cafe events will take place in my home, giving us a chance to have an intimate gathering.

I'm still working on a date for the first Cafe--gotta check that baseball schedule, you know! Stay tuned for more details and if you aren't already on my newsletter list, sign up using the little box at the top left of this page. Then you'll be sure to get regular updates. I look forward to working with you in the blessed New Year.

Ovals Galore

 

I'm having great fun playing with some of the products from the new Occasions Mini catalog, including, of course, this new Scallop Oval Punch and the coordinating Oval All stamp set. The set wonderfully lends itself to using our markers. Here, I watercolored the flowers, using markers and watercolor paper. Want to learn more about this technique? It, and others, will be covered in my All About Watercoloring class on April 20. To register for the class, click here.

 

April Watercoloring Class

 

I hope you all are having a wonderful day. I am celebrating the big 4-0 today, enjoying it with my family. Boy, that number comes at you fast, doesn't it? I have a 7-year-old and it seems that I can pretty easily remembering being that age myself!

I'm hitting a couple other milestones in April as well. April marks my anniversary as an SU demo, and this makes 7 years for me. Also this month, I will hit the $50,000 sales mark with SU, and, sometime this month, I will create my 100th blog post. So, April is a big month for me, and I'm marking it with a challenge from my business coach. He would like me to post a new blog entry every day in April, and I'm giving it a go! I think we'll all benefit from this particular challenge!

The card shown above is one of the 4 cards we'll do at my April All About Watercoloring Class, on April 20, 6:30-8:00 p.m., at my house. We'll explore the various watercoloring products and techniques available through Stampin' Up!, and create some pretty cards along the way. To register for the class, click here.