Card Class on Saturday 8/2 at 6pm!

Let me show you how to create

8 hand-made greeting cards

(2 each of 4 designs!) on the

first Saturday evening of

every month for $12

(that's only $1.50 per card!)

...OR

Get your Card Class for just $5

with any $24.95 or more

product purchase!

This month's cards will

feature the brand new

CHALK IT UP paper pack!

Space is limited to 12 students, so

please RSVP ASAP to ensure your spot.

I still have room for a few more,

so it's not too late to plan to join us!

  

Love...for all Teachers!

When you have five kids, you get to know many, many teachers in the community over the years and we have been so blessed to have so many GREAT teachers!! Many of my best friends are teachers and WE just L-O-V-E all teachers. My husband has been a high-school math teacher for the past 20 years...this year is his first year as an AP (Assistant Principal) at our high-school, so if you were wondering what an AP is,
that card is for him...the "World's Greatest AP"!

 

I made these 8"x 3.5" Teacher Appreciation cards using the Colonial White Die-Cut Cards & Envelopes pack (Z1738). I love the little wrap-around flap that can be covered with paper and embellished (shown at the bottom of these cards). Papers I used include Buzz & Bumble (X7164B) for the striped pattern and retired bulk Typeset (Juniper) papers (X7139B). Colors I used include Cocoa, Colonial White, Juniper, and Sunset. Stamp sets I used include Perfect Fit-Dad (C1542) for the "World's Greatest" image, For Every Occasion (D1187) for the "Thanks" sentiment, A Typeface (A1117) for the letters "ap", and the Cricut Artiste Collection "Kudos" (D1530)
stamp set for the medallion part of the ribbon.

These cards also fit the Heart 2 Heart Challenge for this week...to share something created to show "Teacher Appreciation." I hope you will visit the Heart 2 Heart Challenge Blog now for more creative ideas and inspiration!

Free Cricut Class 8/3...Avonlea Workshop 8/25...and the NEW Idea Book!!

There's A LOT going on in August and I am excited to share it all here in one post!

First, you are invited to my 

FREE Cricut Class

Friday, August 3rd (6:30pm to 8:30pm)

Join us and I will show you how to create this 

cute little gift bag using our NEW Cricut Artiste cartridge!!

(I'll also give you your FREE copy of the brand-new Idea Book when you attend!)

If this date doesn't work for you, please let me know because I may offer another 

FREE Cricut Class opportunity on Friday, August 10th...IF there is enough interest!

PLEASE RSVP asap to reserve your space now!

 

This 3.75" x 5.25" tall gift bag is made with our new 

Dakota papers X7157B and School Is Here B1407 stamp set.

Here is a close-up of the bow that embellishes the top of the bag 

made with our new bulk Burlap Ribbon Z1760.

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Next, you are invited to my

Avonlea WORKSHOP

Saturday, August 25th (1pm to 5pm)

Pre-order your kit by 8/15 to reserve your spot now!

This will be the first of my NEW and improved workshops this season,

and I am so thrilled to be able to tell you that my workshops will now include

more food, more prize giveaways,

and more time for creative fun!!

THREE different kit options to choose from:

$35 kit includes 

everything you need to make

TWO layouts (4-12"x12" pages),

and SIX cards (2 each of 3 designs),

PLUS an exclusive C-size stamp set for you to keep!

 (kit is shown on page 21 of the NEW Idea Book)

$25 kit includes

everything you need to make

TWO layouts (4-12"x12" pages),

and SIX cards (2 each of 3 designs),

and the use of my stamp sets.
 

$15 (Cards Only) kit includes

everything you need to make

TWELVE cards (4 each of 3 designs),

and the use of my stamp sets.
 

ADD the Bonus Project

(Recipe/Photo/Card Box)

shown below

 to any kit for just $7 more!

 

Layout #1 (above)
CLICK ON THE IMAGE to see it larger!

Layout #2 (above)

CLICK ON THE IMAGE to see it larger!

The SIX cards - 2 each of 3 designs (above)
$15 (cards only) kits will include enough supplies to create
double of what you see here (for a total of 12 cards)!

You get to choose the sentiments you want to stamp on them, 

so you can customize these cards to meet your needs!
 

This is the exclusive C-size stamp set you get to keep with the $35 kit!

($25 and $15 kits include the use of my stamp sets)
 

You also have the option to ADD this BONUS PROJECT 

Recipe/Photo/Card Box to any kit for just $7 more!!
 
I am also excited to announce that...

I will be giving away some great prizes
at all of my upcoming monthly workshops!

The more guests that pre-order kits, 

the more FREE hostess rewards credit I will have to spend and thus...
the more FREE products I will be able to give away to you!

Earn your tickets to win prizes by doing the following:

Pre-pay for your Avonlea kit by 8/15 = 1 ticket

Attend on 8/25 = 1 ticket

Arrive on time (1pm) = 1 ticket

Bring a potluck main-dish/appetizer/dessert to share = 2 tickets

For every layout you complete = 1 ticket

For every complete layout that includes your photos! = 1 more ticket

 For every 6 cards you complete = 1 ticket

Pre-pay for the next month's kit at the workshop on 8/25 = 2 tickets

Bring a NEW friend you've invited (pre-paid) = 3 tickets!*
 

*I will allow you to share/split your kit with a friend as long as space allows!

Some mom's and grandma's like to share with a teen daughter/son and that is just fine...

so friends are always welcome to come and share with you

(but you will have to determine how you split/share the tickets you earn together)

and you don't get the 3 extra tickets for bringing a friend

unless they have pre-ordered their own kit!
**If something comes up and you have to miss the scheduled workshop date,
I am able to schedule a make-up date with you to come on over and work on it!

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and finally...

The NEW IDEA BOOK IS HERE!!

(and free to view online now!)

You can browse through it and order the new products online from my website now:

www.StampwithJen.ctmh.com

You can get your FREE copy from me when you attend 

any of my upcoming events or feel free to contact me to

request one (I do deliver locally and can mail one to you also)!

I do charge a $5 shipping charge to mail an Idea Book to you,

but this price includes a coupon for $5 off your next order of $25 or more,

(so it is still FREE when you place an order with me!)

Last day of school Teacher Cards and Gifts!!

Today is the last day of school for my 6th grader (Isabelle) and my 3rd grader (Wendy)! We were so blessed to have such excellent teachers again this past year. Isabelle actually had two teachers (Ms. Korsak and Miss J Nelson) and Wendy had just one (Mrs. R Nelson) for a total of three gifts to give...so these are the gifts we came up with for them:
 

  

They are getting Scentsy Layers Body Butter and Hand Cream (smells so yummy)!

 

 

Here are all three gifts together!

 

  

 ...and finally a close-up view of the card we made for them! 

 

Emily had her last day of school yesterday. She played her piccolo with the band at graduation last night and she is so excited to now be officially a "Junior" in high school! My 7th grader (Jose Jr.) is playing his saxophone with the band today at the 8th grade graduation at the Junior High (can't believe he'll be an 8th grader promoting next year)! Juan Steven is enjoying a special play day at the park with his pre-school class today complete with a bounce house and train rides - he was so excited for that! Juan Steven (age 4) still has a few more weeks of pre-school left to attend before we will ALL be home together for the summer! I just LOVE this time of year!! :)

Hand-stitched Teacher card for H2H!

 
Here's a standard-size card that I created for the Heart 2 Heart blog challenge this week. The challenge was to include stitching of some kind on your creation. I chose to use some hand-stitching with black waxy flax. I didn't use a ruler or a guide of any kind to help me with the spacing of my stitching because I wanted it to look like it was really sewn by hand (and thus, not look too perfect, lol). The stamp set I used is School Rocks B1396 with the Typeset paper pack X7139B. Ink pad colors I used include Black, Cocoa, and Juniper (with Bamboo, Parchment, and Vineyard Berry markers for the coloring in of the school house). Teacher appreciation week is coming up in a few weeks, and because I know so many teachers (and am married to one!), I have been trying to think up some card ideas for them. I hope to come up with a few more "teacher appreciation" ideas that I can post and share again soon!

A "Teacher Appreciation" Card with the Typeset papers!

The Heart 2 Heart Blog challenge this week was to create something to celebrate this time of year when kids of all ages are going back to school! (Remember you can click on my photo to see all the details much larger)! I decided to use our NEW Typeset papers X7139B to create this simple standard size "teacher appreciation" card. The stamps I used included D1361 Thank You for the "thanks" sentiment, B1380 Mayberry (WOTG stamp set) for the apple and leaves, and an "oldie but goodie" wooden stamp I123 Best Teacher for the large sentiment. I haven't kept very many of my old wood stamps from my early days of stampin' with CTMH, but I just couldn't part with this one because it is a stamp I find myself drawn to and have kept on using it again and again! My husband is a teacher, many of my best friends are teachers, and teachers are just...well...Close to my Heart!! (pun intended!)

As my kids have just finished up their first week of school, my plan is to do a much better job this year of making sure that all of our teachers know how much we appreciate them for the very important and sometimes difficult work they do!!

"Good Work" stamp set Giveaway!!

My dear friend Nancy is offering a great "GIVEAWAY" on her blog The Apple Basket Teacher to celebrate reaching 200 blog followers! Nancy is a busy wife, mother of three, a fantastic third grade teacher, a creative scrap-booker, stamper, and paper-crafter, and an avid blogger too! The prize she's giving away is a $20 gift card to Dollar Tree as well as this super fun stamp set with a 2x2 acrylic block from me!! This is the "Good Work D1385" stamp set that will be retiring at the end of this month. This stamp set is still available to order from my website www.StampwithJen.myctmh.com, but only until July 31st!! If you'd like a chance to win it for free simply go to Nancy's Blog now and become a follower. You can get extra chances to win by leaving comments, so be sure to scroll down and read her posts fully and follow her directions for the most chances to win!! Her contest ends soon (Tuesday 7/26 at 8pm pacific time zone) so you'll want to act quickly to enter now!! Wishing you all lots of good luck!