A Colourful Life

June Weekend

It's the last weekend in June.  Amazing.  Time is just whizzin' by.  Alyssa is now in grade 10 and Jordan is midway through university.  How is that even possible? I still remember holding them as newborns, being up all night as their teeth came in, first days of school and crying fits, not wanting me to leave and separation anxiety.  Now the greatest anxiety they feel is when the internet is down and they've lost access to their instant messaging and their social neworking.  I have to laugh. 

Look how they've grown! The wonderful thing is that they've grown to be kindhearted, wonderful human beings who I love and love me back.  It is life's best blessing.

Having said that, it doesn't take away the fact that it is still important to get away as a couple and leave the kidlets behind.   Jordan is an adult now and as such, we trust him to take care of the house and his sister so Doug & I can have a weekend away for some rest and relaxation.  This weekend we are spending some quality time together at the Fairmont Chateau Whistler.  We've been here before and it is super awesome.  We have a timeshare right across the street from this place at Club Intrawest Whistler, but we got such a super deal on this stay at the Fairmont and they have a world class spa and fitness centre there, so we decided to stay there for this visit. 

I'm in the midst of teaching new classes and here is a sample for one of the classes coming up called Pretty Postage.   Signups are currently going on, and spots are going fast, so if you live in Metro Vancouver and would like to join in the fun, email me for signup details!

 

Have a super weekend and don't forget to spend quality time with the ones you love!

New Catalogue Launch & Open House

Are ya'll excited to see all the new and wonderful sets coming up?  And some super fantastic colours, too?  It's almost time....the new catalogue launches July 1 and I already have them in my hot little hands.  If you would like a copy, please email me at inkfinity@gmail.com -- alternately, you can come to my OPEN HOUSE on Friday, July 8 from 2 - 7 (you can come after work), or on Saturday, July 9 from 9 - noon.  The OPEN HOUSE is at my home in Richmond.  Contact me for directions.

All those who attend can join in a free make n' take using one of the new hostess sets!  I love this set -- it is a 2-step stampin set, my favourite kind!  This is the actual card that will be made.  It uses 2 of the new colours: Lucky Limeade and Calypso Coral.

Not only will I have the catalogues on hand to purchase, but everyone who makes a purchase of at least $50 on this day will get a free grab bag of goodies.  Everyone will get one!

If you cannot attend on these days, you can still make alternate arrangements to pick up a catalogue, just email me.  Catalogues are available for me to release on Monday, June 20 ......so if you really can't wait, just come on by!

Hope to see as many of you at my OPEN HOUSE.

A weekend of Dance & the Big Shot & Vellum Class

It's Saturday morning, and it's gonna be a super busy weekend here.  It's year end Dance Recital time for the Richmond Academy of Dance where Alyssa takes dance classes and she has 3 performances.  One was last night, the second one is a matinee today and finally tonight she is performing in the Professional show called "Celebration of Dance" at the Gateway Theatre.  So needless to say, my Saturday will be a constant back and forth run from home to the theatre as I drive her there to perform and come back home, then back again for another performance.  At least tonight, for the Pro show, we will be in the audience enjoying the vast and unlimited talent that all the dancers at the Academy will showcase for us.  It is amazing for me sit there every year at this time and witness how absolutely talented all the kids are.  So much potential.  The sky is the limit for these kids.  I literally get goosebumps watching them all. Alyssa started dancing at 8 years old, and has not stopped loving it.   It is wonderful to see her doing what she loves to do!

My next class is coming up and I've already had quite a few of you sign up to join.  It's going to be a fun class.  we will be using a couple of the Big Shot dies and working with Stampin' Up's newest embossing powders to create flower layers.  Here are some pictures:

If you would like to join my email list for upcoming classes, send me an email, or leave a comment and I'll add you to my list.

Retiring Sets Sale!

Every year when Stampin' Up! announces the list of stamp sets that retire, I offer all my customers one last fantastic sale to enable them to get the sets they want before it's goodbye for good!

This sale is only good for the purchase of stamp sets, not accessories because it's too difficult to determine which accessories will still be available at the time the order arrives at Head Office.  As you all know accessories will only be available while supplies last, so do get your orders in as soon as you know what you want.  In the meantime the sale for the stamp sets is, buy 4 and get a 5th set free!  This sale is excellent if you have a long wish list, or if you can team up with a friend and pool your lists together and take advantage of the 5th free set and share the set or divide up the set any way you wish.  This would be perfect for a greeting set as each person could choose greetings that they want from the set.  Basically you would order 5 sets from the retiring list and pay only for 4 of them.  The least expensive set is FREE!  Below are the retiring lists:

Download Retiring stamp sets

Download Retiring accessories

 

To order email me at inkfinity@gmail.com     HAPPY SHOPPING!

Punch Class

Here is the pic showing all the projects included for my current class.

You will make 4 cards and 2 tags in this fun filled class using punches.  There are so many things you can do with punches and this class will show you some of the neat ways you can create with punches.   If you would like to join, email me at inkfinity@gmail.com and I can send you the details!

Here's a treat that I was lucky enough to share in yesterday at work.

Stuart's in Granville Island had them and I was the lucky recipient of one of these delicious treats.  Go, Canucks, Go!!!