Flower Power Hour

I've been planning the next Caring Card event had decided to focus on creating 3-D Flower elements.  We'll be making several cards, each with a flower and you'll learn these exciting techniques.  You won't want to miss this as we're going to use one of these flower techniques to create a gift card box later on in the season.
Caring Cards is held in the Upper Room (over the Gym) at St John United Methodist Church, Prospect, KY on the 3rd Wednesday of the month, May 18th.  Cost is $10.  Bring a friend who has not attended before and win a door prize!
These cards are both beautiful and Elegant and are suitable for many different occasions.  Below is just a sample of a couple of the cards we might be making!  We'll also be using the Flower Fest Stamp set from the new SUMMER MINI and the Fun Flowers Bigz L Die!  Don't miss it!

Stampin Addicts...Occasions Mini

If you are thinking about ordering ONE LAST time from the occasions mini, don't wait a moment longer!  That catalogue will be retired on April 30th.  The link below shows the items that will "carry-over" and still be available for order.  If the items on your wish list are NOT on here...order today to avoid missing out.


http://www.stampinup.com/us/documents/CarryOver_Occassions_0311_US.PDF

Quotes

I know these are true for me...(not that what I do qualifies as art...)

True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist. --Albert Einstein

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort. --Franklin D. Roosevelt

The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct acting from inner necessity. The creative mind plays with the objects it loves. --Carl Jung

And I believe that the best learning process of any kind of craft is just to look at the work of others. --Wole Soyinka

I take my craft very seriously. --Jimmy Chamberlin

If you're lucky as you get older, you respect the craft and it becomes a skill. --Frank Langella

A line is a dot that went for a walk."

Paul Klee

A line is a dot that wet for a walk--Paul Klee

Art washes from the soul the dust of everyday life. -- Picasso


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Changes to Stampin Up Hostess Benefits

http://www.stampinup.com/us/documents/Hostess_Benefits_US_0411.pdf

Exciting NEW benefuits to Hostess
Schedule your workshop today!

April Stamp Camp--Caring Cards, April 20th

Caring Cards will be making 8 cards (4 of each sample) and the themes are possibly Fathers Day/Masculine, Suitable for Wedding, Season of Friendship-summer, Take-a-Spin-Teacher. 

Hope you can join us at St John United Methodist Church in Prospect, KY  Wednesday, April 20th from 6:30-8pm.  The cost is only $10.  Bring you own adhesive and scissors!  Don't forget to RSVP so I can have enought cardstock cut for you!

Caring Card Samples-March

The remaining samples from March Caring Cards,  The next class is Wednesday, April 20th at 6:15pm at St John United Methodist Church, Prospect, KY. 

May God Bless you...Easter Card

Caring cards created this card at the last session using Elegant Eggplant and So Saffron and an assortment of retired stamps.  It was a very rich, elegant card fitting for Easter.