Classes at Western Fair

Hello fellow creative minds.

I am so excited about the fair. I know I've said it before, but it's so true. I'm excited for a few reasons. One I'll get to meet new people and customers. That's always a benefit, and I'll get to teach classes to people I've never met before, and maybe someone who's never made a card or a scrapbook page, and now they're hooked.

There are a few demonstrators that will be doing the classes. There's me of course, and Alesha my upline "boss" as well as Dani, Caitlyn, Loretta ( a new demo who rocks!!), and maybe Catherine.

So we took some pictures of some of the class projects we'll be doing. I'm very excited about the classes, and love the cards that the ladies have designed. I'm sure you will too.

This beautiful card will be made by Me on Monday Sept 14th at 5pm. If you want to know how to make this card, and actually do it with assistance be at the fair, and about 10 minutes before the class you'll be able to get a ticket. There are only 12 tickets per class. If you miss out on it, I'm sure we'll have a sign up sheet so that you can request a class at your home. Why not make it a work shop and invite friends over too, if it's a workshop we'll make more than one card, and you could earn free merchandise as well as hostess benefits.

This gorgeous card will be made by Dani, I believe on Friday Sept 18th at 12pm. It is more beautiful in person. I highly recommend this class as well.

So, here's two samples of the types of cards you'll be making. We're trying to give a variety of techniques, and colours, and birthday cards, to christmas cards, to thank you cards. Plus there will be 2 classes on scrapbook pages. I'll be doing a winter one, and Caitlyn will be doing a Halloween one. Check out the new site at http://stampinlondon.blogspot.com for a full schedule, as well it's on here. Can't wait to see you all at the fair.

Saturday Scrappin with the Girls

So, once a month I get together with some very dear friends of mine. In fact they are all like my family. We've known each other for more than 20 years. Yes I'm old. In fact I've know the one family for more than 30 years. Ouch! Anyway my point is this.... everyone who scrapbooks always says the same thing "I never have time". You have to make time. If we don't sit down and pick the next Saturday we'll meet we won't get it done. It's important for us to get together as women, and talk and laugh, and scrap whether we're sorting out the pictures we have, reliving memories we've shared or actually completing a few pages, it's time worth while, and well spent.

It's important to rejuvenate your spirit, for me that's through scrapbooking and sharing my passion with my friends. I really want to start a scrapbooking club, I know I have at least two people interested, but I need 8 in total. I'm hoping you'll be one of the 8. Contact me at kromyn@rogers.com to let me know if you're interested. The committment is 8 months, you must make an order of at least 20 dollars a month. You will be given one of the months as your own Hostess month where you'll earn a FREE Hostess Stamp Set, and FREE merchandise. You attend a class at my home with the other participants and you make 2 full double scrapbook page layouts.

I hope to hear from you. If I don't, I hope that you find that time to scrapbook, whether it's with me, or your good friends. Have fun, and destress.

Western Fair Schedule

This is the complete list of classes that our Stampin' Up! booth will be teaching at the Western Fair this fall. We are very to have partnered with the Western Fair to offer these classes for FREE to crafting enthusiasts in London & Area. If you are visiting the Western Fair this September pop by our booth in the Canada Building.
We will have room for 12 crafty people at each class. You have to get a ticket for the class in order to attend it. Tickets are free, we will not charge for a class. If you would like to attend a class, you must be at least 18yrs old.
We will be distributing free tickets to the class in the same manner that the Creative Festival in Toronto does.
Tickets are available at the information booth located inside the Canada Building (same building we are located in). There will be a sign posted for the class about 40 minutes before the class starts - line up at the sign. At 15 minutes prior to the class the agent at the information booth with give 12 tickets to the first 12 people in line. These will be specially printed tickets. Once you have a ticket, bring it to our booth and you can have a seat in the Stampin' Studio located right next to our booth. Classes are on a first come first served basis - If you want to come to the class it will be worth the wait in line.
If you don't know what the Canada booth looks like, here's a photo of it on the Western Fair's website: http://www.westernfair.com/rentals/rentals-canada.html
We will also have little cards made up for people who don’t get a ticket asking them to visit out booth for information on how to attend a similar class after the fair. We would love to be able to teach you all at once, but there just isn't enough space to accommodate classes larger than 12.
All of the classes will be free. You don't have to bring anything with you - we will have all of the supplies right there for you.

Friday September 11th

1:00pm: Make a set of fabulous notecards
3:00pm: How to rubber stamp & make cards
5:00pm: Technique class on decorative scoring
7:00pm: Easy “Big Shot” birthday cards

Saturday September 12th:

12:30pm: Elegant hand-made wedding invitations
1:30pm: Punch art animals
3pm: Christmas 12x12 scrapbooking layout
5pm: Technique class on watercolouring

Sunday September 13th:

11:30pm: Simple Halloween treat favour class
2:00pm: Great projects featuring dry embossing class
5pm: Simple stamped holiday gift tags
7pm: Rubber stamping techniques

Monday September 14th:

5pm: Old time handmade Christmas card class
7pm: Elegant hand crafted thank you card class
8:30pm: Winter 12x12 scrapbooking layout class

Tuesday September 15th:

5pm: Tear it up with Stampin’ Up!
7pm: Handfolded decorative snowflake ornament class
8pm: How to use a die cut machine

Wednesday September 16th:

5pm: Decorative punch art class
7pm: Make a notebook with designer paper

Thursday September 17th:

12:00pm: Beginner Birthday card class
2:00pm: “Thinking of you” handmade card class
4:00pm: Post-it Note purses
7:00pm: Technique Class: Rock ‘n’ Roll

Friday September 18th:

12:00pm: Krafty Christmas Card class
4:00pm: Rubber stamping 101 class
5:30pm: Origami Box wedding favours
7:30pm: Handmade notebook with die cuts

Saturday September 19th:

1:00pm: Funky & Fast Thank you cards
3:00pm: Halloween 12x12 scrapbook layout class
4:30pm: Easy handmade wedding favour class
7:00pm: How to make easy birthday invitations & cards

Sunday September 20th:

12:00pm: How to make a greeting card from scratch
2:00pm: Fun and Easy invitations
5:00pm: Punch art class
7:00pm: Basics of card making class
8:00pm: Basics of scrapbooking class

We are very excited to offer you these classes. If you would like more information about these classes, check back over the next month as we will be posting detailed information about each individual class - including who is teaching it, photographs of the designs and projects, the supply list of the materials used to create the projects and more.

New Ideas

Hello all!

Well, my creative juices have definately been flowing lately. I've been getting ready for the Western Fair this year, and I'm very excited to be at the booth this year. As well I'll be teaching classes for FREE!! That's right, you read that, I said free. Once the project schedule is finalized I'll post it on the site of what will be offered and when. If you miss a class, or you don't get a ticket to participate you can sign up at the booth for me or any of the other demos to do the class in your home.

So, let's see what I've created lately. My first creation is for a thank you card. I love it. Hope you do as well.

These cards are made with 2 pieces of paper, whisper white, and basic black. The ink is basic black, and craft white. One is a 5x5 card, one is 31/2 x 5 card, and the other is a regular card size 41/4x51/2. Granted, Stampin Up does not sell envelopes for the very small one. So, this would be hand delivered with no envelope, or if you're not a demonstrator, you could go to different stamp stores to see if they sell that size.

I tried to load up the cards I made last night, but for some reason they aren't loading. Must be the way I saved them to the computer. So tune in soon for the cards that I made last night. They are made with Elegant Eggplant, Almost Amethyst, and Basic Grey, and Whisper White. The stamp set I used was Fifth Avenue Floral, the same as the thank you cards.

Party in the Park in St. Thomas

Well, we partied it up in Pinafore Park on Saturday August 1st. It was a great venue, and there were a lot of other products to look at. There was Stampin Up of course, then, Epicure (which I thought was a skin thing, turns out it's food items lol). There was a rep from Pampered Cheft, Tupperware, a jewellery company, purse company called SheShe, Mona Vie and many more. I just can't remember them all. They also had a demonstration from the Midnight Sun Martial Arts Acamedy from London. That was pretty cool to see.

Overall it was a great time, well except for the wind. Dani, Catherine and I became very good at anticipating when the signs, and demo boards were going to blow over. I think I hurt my back, catching it once.

I do hope we do it again next year. If you've never been to Pinafore Park like myself, you are missing out on a beauty. There's this huge splash pad there too. Not to mention the beautiful trees, and area to walk. Thank you to Heidi who organized the event.

Western Fair

I am so excited to annouce that we will be having a Stampin Up Booth at the Western Fair. The fair runs from Sept 11-20th the last day happens be my 35th, (yes you read that right) birthday. I am so excited to tell you all that Alesha, my upline has invited all of her downline to participate at the booth. Even better, there will be classes every day, I think 2 in the morning and 2 in the evening teaching you and everyone you know about different ways to use the Stampin Up products.

I will be at the booth, hopefully every night after 3pm until it closes. I'll be doing a few classes I'm sure, not sure which ones yet. This is where you come in. What type of class would you like to see? Click on the comment at the bottom and let me know. We need at least 40 classes, so your input is great. If you do make a suggestion and we use it you'll get a surprise. I'll let you know if your idea was used.

I hope to see all of you at the fair. I am so thrilled to be a part of it this year.