My class is now live on the BC Crop for Kids Site

Happy Canada Day to all.

My task today was to complete the project sample for the BC Crop for kids this fall. The class registration goes live for Crop Seat and Class Pass Holders on 7pm on Monday, July 13, 2009. Class registration for the genral public begins at 7pm on Thursday, July 27, 2009.

You can see it here. Piggy Tales approached the organizers and offered a class sponsorship and Photo Express is supporting the class through the addition of ribbon, Glitter Ritz and cardstock and of course me. Crafting a project for this type of event provoked thought and some planning. With everyone spending their time away for the weekend and benefiting BC childrens hospital, I thought it would be a perfect blend to create a mini album that will document the weekend. My sister is coming over from Vancouver Island to join myself and a few friends for the weekend- a getaway from our regular lives.

Not to be outdone by my sense of accomplishments by means of getting my class sample done, I also got some amazing news from one of my favourite scrapbook companies Quickutz. Through Facebook, they ran a promotion and the Grand Prize was a brand new EPIC 6 die cut machine out later this month. The machine went to the person who brought the most amount of people to the Quickutz People group on FB. Today they announced that it was me. Many of my Facebook friends through scrapbooking and through school joined the group upon request, so I am thankful to them for helping me.

Published!

With some encouragement from Andrea at Quickutz, I submitted a project to the gallery on their Silhouette site. When Andrea flew up to the Photo Express Crop, I spent the day assisting her with her demo at the crop. Many of us were keen to learn how the new software works to weld words together with the click of a button. Oh , how happy was I when I clicked that weld button!

QK has alot of online support for the machine now, between their website and many FAQ's , anyone who was keen to aquire a digital die cut machine can be assured they can manage the sfotware. It is easy once you play, of course you need a little time to get your feet wet.

The layout is online and you can see it on display at Photo Express as well.

BC Crop for Kids

Not only was I excited to re register this year to attend the crop but when Mary and Sandra asked me if I would be interested in teaching a class, I was honoured. Piggy Tales has graciously offered to be a class sponsor and I am having a hard time choosing from their paper lines. Now I just have to decide on a paper collection to base the projects from. Their names are cute and oh-so-fitting for this Kindergarten Teacher such as me. I have been able to narrow my choices down to Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater , Goldilocks and the Three Bears and the Gingerbread Man. If you have any suggestions, please let me know asap. I am taking a little bit of a poll.

Today was re-registration for the people who attended last year, so Sarah, Shonia and I are all registered. I imagine that they will have us Photo Express folks all together assigned to a table by the doors again. We had serious amounts of fun being together and scrapbooking. We rarely get a chance to play as our group normally is involved in hostessing crops. Last years event was so well run, the hotel was easy to get around and I do remember laughing. I even have proof that I got some pages done too!

Maybe facebook should take a back seat?

....as it has seriously taken over my online time. I was not -so-bad at posting on my blog after it was set up in 2007 but in the last 10 months, woa....nothing!

Summer is half over

What have I done:

travelled to Vancouver Island for a week of visiting with my family

ski- dooed on Nanaimo Lakes with the nephews

Saw Kung Fu Panda

Had a few Corona's

Booked a Winter trip to Mexico with Kalie

Crafted with mom as we marked a year since Gran passed

Hiked in Golden Ears park with the Dobie clan

Walked 10 km with Julie one early Sunday morning

Ran down to Seattle Outlets to shop at the new Kate Spade store

Walked 16 km with the Walking group

Came home with 2 new Kate Spade bags, one was a birthday gift from Mom and Dad.

Birthday Lunch at the new Boathouse with Jen and Lynelle

Birthday dinner with Patricia and Robin

Did a few morning Aquafit classes with Lynelle

Went on my first date in 3 years

Walked 17 km with the walking group

Went on my second date in 3 years, three days after the first one

Had special ice cream with Jennie and Courtney

Had my nails done

Out dancing with the girls at the Point in Port Moody

Sat on Kuldeeps rooftop patio in Vancouver and drank wine during the day

Saw Mama Mia and had yummy Greek food with Shonia

Emptied the full laundry basket and refolded clothes into my dresser

Bought some bathing suits for Mexico

Designed a card class for August

Stayed in my PJ's for a whole day or 2 or 3

Washed the floors

Created my first Christmas gift but I cannot tell you who its for

Walked 20 km with the walking group

Made a present for Connie and Mark's wedding

Finished the book I started reading at Christmas

Started a second book and have many ready to read

Visited with Kalie in the hospital a few times

Cropped all day with Mom at the Breast Cancer fundraiser



What is left to do

Empty the crawlspace and tidy up in there

Mail out thank you cards to the Kindergarten families for their gifts at the end of June

Go camping for at least 2 nights

Have date 3,4,5,6, ect

Design the rest of the cards for my August card class

BBQ at Julie and Rhys house

Clean up my scrapbook supplies

Go back to visit family in August

Five days left of my first year with Kindergarten

....he kids have 5 days left ill they have summer holidays....my kids, as in my students in Kindie. I have 5 more days the following week and then I can relax, walk, read, create, visit and do whatever my heart pleases.

This summer a group of friends and I are going to host anothe fundraiser for the Weekend to End Breast Cancer, I am walking again in September.

I plan to visit family on the island. See some friends, work on some plans I have brewing in my head- in the creative side of my head that is.

Maybe there will be new things on my short list...new things that I have not anticipated. Perhaps .....who knows....