Love to Double Dip on Sales? Well, Here You Go!

Just when you NEED (time’s-a-flyin’) to get your Fall, Thanksgiving, Winter, Hanukkah, Christmas cards and home decor ready, Stampin’ Up has given you two sales to help!

SALE ENDS 11:55 PM THIS FRIDAY OCTOBER THE 23RD SO CALL ME! Note: Stampin’ Up phones close at 5:50 pm mountain time Friday. CLICK IMAGE

AND…to double dip…Here’s a bonus 3% in hostess dollars starting at the $150 merchandise order level.

3% MORE IN HOSTESS DOLLARS! CLICK IMAGE

SPOILER ALERT!  IF YOU USUALLY GET CHRISTMAS CARDS FROM ME DON’T LOOK!

I’m thinking about CASEing (a word for coping with the artists blessings) this card…

Card by Carol Payne

My crafting space is open tonight and tomorrow after 6:00p.m. so give me a call if want to drop in to see some of our holiday goodies in action.  720-341-3829

Hugs, Sonja

More Kindergarten Antics

Good Sunday Afternoon Everyone,

Hope all of you are enjoying a labor free weekend (yes, I know what the holiday’s for). For me, I’m sitting in the Apple store learning, again, how to edit videos.  I look like a wet dog because I raced out of the shower to make my early appointment.  It was worth the rush because I’m starting to remember what I knew before my summer break.  I’m not alone, most kids who took a summer break are feeling the pain of reviewing what they knew three months ago – Boring!

My second home, the Apple store

This video was made for me to work with today. But, like the previous water color video it’s worth sharing. I’ll get real about water color techniques soon.

STAMPIN UP reinker & shaving cream technique made this background paper. Cut the butterfly out and “bam” it’s a beautiful card feature. VIDEO HERE. 

Why do it? Making our own background paper helps our color and shape awareness expand. But, I do it just for the FUN! You?

Watercolor Hugs, Sonja

Sonja Returns to Kindergarten and Stampin’ Up

Hello Everyone,

This summer’s free concerts, vacations and gardening are winding down so I’m happily returning to my indoor creative life.  I wonder if your stamping slows down in the summer too?  Probably not, most of you have a habit that must be seen to so.  I hope you had a creative and fun summer.

Today, I feel like I’m returning to kindergarten.  After you see this video you’ll agree.  Well, there’s no place but UP from here so stay tuned to this blog.  We’re going to have some FUN!

Kindergarten hugs around your knees,

Sonja

https://youtu.be/b7OUbcMJbeE

Are you free tomorrow, Sunday August 30th, noonish?

Are you free tomorrow?

Join me! I’ll be at The Scrapbook Shack in Louisville making Project Give Thanks cards. No experience necessary. This is an easy and fun way to help cancer survivors at the Rocky Mountain Cancer Center – TEBO.

Check out ProjectGiveThanks.me to see what this is all about.

Hugs All, Sonja

One seat remaining at tonight’s Stampin’ Up Card Buffet, call me…

Call me if you want to try a new kind of fun tonight, stamping that is 😉

Hugs, Sonja

720-341-3829

Hello friends,

YOU ARE INVITED!

The last Sunday of every month I host a volunteer card making event at The Scrapbook Shack in Louisville.

THE NEW TIME for this meeting is 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m.  Here are the bullet by bullet details:

*  We hand make greeting cards for cancer patients to use.

*  All supplies are provided.

*  No cost, just your volunteer time is needed.

*  Creativity or crafting experience is not need.

*  Please RSVP so that I will have enough card kits for everyone to make.

RSVP  sknaisch2@mac.com  or call 720-341-3829  

*  Groups, spouses, interested children over 12 and friends are all invited.

*  You will have a fun crafting experience while helping others.

For more about Project Give Thanks click HERE.

This is me, newly shaved because I couldn’t stand watching hair clumps fall out. I came up with PGT because shopping for thank you cards after chemo treatments was just too much for me. I spent those months feeling bad because I wasn’t sending thank you cards to the wonderful people who were supporting me.  Who needs guilt on top of cancer treatments?  Nobody!  That’s why beautiful, free cards are available in the RMCC chemo room.  That’s Project Give Thanks!   2010

Lesley was the first person to choose cards from the PROJECT GIVE THANKS box at the Rocky Mountain Cancer Center. 2011

Boxes of unique, beautiful handmade cards at RMCC and a “Thank You” to all of the volunteers who made them.

 

I’ll see you this coming Sunday the 31st at the Scrapbook Shack in Louisville. Please let me know that you’ll be joining me.

Many Volunteer Hugs,
Sonja

Thank you Marla!

Thanks to Marla, and a few other card artists, Easter cards are now available in the Rocky Mountain Cancer Center’s chemo infusion room.  These beautiful handmade cards are free and available for cancer survivors to use during their treatment time or to take home for when a cheerful card is needed.

Marla, you’re as sweet as a bright yellow chicken peep! Thank you.

Rainbow hugs from me to all of you! Sonja

“Dear Card Angel(s)”

This post comes from a fan of YOURS! Your card donations are indeed a way to “pass it on” and create a circle of gratitude! Thank you from me too!

Wing fluttering, angel hugs to you,
Sonja

More Than Three From Lee Mae! (correction post)

May Lee’s dear friends who each have a blanket filled box to rest in and watch Lee Mae from so her blog’s name is “boxes of dogs”  I Love It!

Lee Mae Elkins of Silverdale, WA sent Project Give Thanks more than three of EACH of these BEAUTIFUL cards; totaling 160 cards! WooHoo! Boy, the West Coast sure did get my high-pitched “we’re out of cards” stress-vibe or maybe they read it in the blog 😉 Anyway, PGT now has enough cards for February (+) and there are promises of more cards to come from our many devoted card artists. THANK YOU May Lee and Everyone who has donated in the past or who is working on donating in the future.

Before you look at these fantastic cards (you didn’t peek did you?); meet Lee Mae. Here are parts of an email she sent me…

“I am an avid card maker! I make cards for various charities: Operation Write Home, Splitcoast Stampers Cards for a Cause, Send a Smile 4 Kids, and whatever pops up from time to time. And now I have added Project Give Thanks to my list!

I have started another box for your wonderful charity and I will add seasonal, holiday, and more birthday cards to it besides just thank you cards. For the next box I hope to have more characters that I’ve colored included too. It really is a good feeling to know that the people looking at our cards can take such comfort from them, so I’m really inspired to make more cards!”

“… I do have a blog, though I haven’t been posting as much lately. It’s boxesofdogs.blogspot.com My little chihuahuas are 17 years old and are requiring a lot of care. One has doggie dementia. My Pomeranian passed away last year in March, but I’ve left her photo up because I know she’s watching from above. Some of my days are a bit sad because my little friends are getting close to leaving me, but my card making helps since I can create something, so all is good.”

Mae Lee, my heart goes out to you and your lil’ friends. In the last two years, my family and I said good-bye to our labradors, Maya and Zena, so I can feel your sadness and am sorry that you are experiencing these deep losses. Like you, the people who read this blog have loving and generous hearts, I’m sure they all wish you well too.  Most of us use our artistic work to raise our spirits and take a mental vacation, this is where our gratitude comes in.  We are grateful for the many spiritual, fun, expressive benefits that making cards brings.

Finally, everyone can feast on the beauty and creative ideas brought to us from Lee Mae.

Hey All, A “box of Hugs” are comin’ your way!

Sonja

Cool Collage Cards from Cool, California

As promised, here is a few more of Mary Middendorf’s great cards.  Enjoy!  Oh, BTW, I forgot to mention that Mary also sent two packs of Stampin’ Up paper for PGT to use.  We really needed it. Thanks again Mary!

 

I hope they made you smile too!

Sonja

Mary Middendorf’s Card Art and Generosity…

Hello Everyone!

Been missing’ ya but, I didn’t post last week because I had sad news, in short, No Cards! The boxes at the cancer center were empty and my card production was but a trickle. Little did I know, all of that was about to change BIG TIME!

Stampin’ Up Demonstrator, Mary Middendorf of Cool, California (95614 if you’ve never heard of “Cool”) sent a box of well over 250 cards!!! Every single one was unique and spectacular in it’s own way. Don’t have to take my word for it, look at a small sample here…

Along with these beauties there were cards for every holiday and season. Mary made them to teach others how to create handmade cards. There were cards from as far back as 2009. I know this because Mary dates her cards. They were in pristine condition because she stores each one in clear envelopes. Some even had the instructions posted on the back. These are things I aspire to. Mary isn’t only a generous, caring person she’s also a darn good demonstrator role model!

Tomorrow, I’ll show you Mary’s collage & vintage cards which I particularly love and hope to make one day. Then, on Wednesday, I’ll show you what arrived in this box…

Lee Mae Elkins’ box of 160 cards arrived yesterday! Show ya later…

PGT has gone from Famine to Feast! Thank you Mary and Lee Mae. Your heartwarming generosity arrived just in time. Rocky Mountain Cancer patients and I already are experiencing joy from your art. That goes for each and every one of you who have put your precious art into the hands of folks who are experiencing uncertain, painful, and often lonely times. You are helping them stay connected to the people who love them and are there for them. Bravo!

A Feast of Hugs comin’ your way,
Sonja