the baby & kids show...

Alright ladies & gents,

I've offically recieved notice that I've got a booth at the upcoming Baby & Kids Show.
It's taking place at the Winnipeg Convention Centre on Saturday, February 26 & Sunday, February 27, 2011. I'll be in booth #327 near the Meet & Greet Line up, so come by and take a look at what I have to offer!

Also, my friend Sandy asked me to remind all of you that there is a fabulous crop happening next weekend.
Follow THIS LINK to read about this crop. There are lots of spots still available!

See you all at the end of the week with more info about my upcoming classes & crops at the Wildwood Park Community Centre.

Happy Scrappin'
Cindy

so exciting...

Hi there!

Last week was a bit hectic with so many things going on & so many decisions to make...

I want to thank all of you who have taken the survey so far, I really appreciate it! Pass it on to anyone who loves to scrapbook or is looking to do more scrapbooking this fall. Click on the photo to the right to take the survey for a chance to win that cute alpha chipboard set.

BIG NEWS... I`ve applied to be a part of the BABY & KIDS SHOW in Feb 2011.  I cannot wait & I`m so excited. I`ll let you know more about it as I get more information.  While I`m there I`ll be showing off my fabulous custom products: eventfuls, scrapbooks, journals, stationary & classes...

The photos used above are from various professional photographers... I`ll have to get the names & post them later. sorry about that!

I really hope it goes well!

So, my Aug. long weekend was fabulous & so much fun with lulu's first sail on lake winnipeg & major organizing done for the next school year. Here are a couple of shots of us on the boat...

I hope you all had a fabulous week-end & have a great week ahead!

happy scrappin,

cindy

something old, something NEW!

Hi there!

The past few weeks have been crazy with demo planning & business planning. I now have a huge bin sitting in front of my place wating for pieces of my basement & front room, along with some great ideas for the new classes I hope to teach at the wildwood community centre this fall.

Before all of this starts I have a request of my readers... would you mind taking a short survey for me?

Clubs, classes & crops...oh my! is a short survey for all scrapbook and crafting enthusiasts.

I would really like to provide quality services, but if no one is interested in them I'll need to change my business focus.  For your time & cooperation I'm offering a chance to win this fabulous prize...

"The Daily Grind" Printed Chipboard Alphabet by fancy pants designs.

Alright, now that business is out of the way...
here's a few more layouts I've completed for my Portugal 2009 album.

One of the major reasons we headed out to Portugal last summer was to witness Paula's wedding. It was fabulous & I have 2 more pages to showcase the entire day.

Talk to you soon & Thanks in advance for taking the survey!

happy scrappin',

Cindy

~ a baptism card ~

the title is more like a sigh...

That's all I've had the chance to do in a little while, what with creating and marking exams at school and lulu going through major injuries in the past few weeks. {no worries though... she a tough nut & she's 2... she'll be fine!}

I hope to get things up & running next week, but until then here's the cute little card I made... on the fly... for a baptism this past Sunday!

Happy scrappin' everyone!

cindy

~ wow wednesday ~

My wow is with Microsoft Vista.
For all of the bad press on Vista, I actually enjoy it.
I've been on the past week & although different, it is quite managable & clear.
I hope that this keeps up... you'll hear about it if it doesn't! :)

Upcoming Events:
4th annual Scrappin' for MS!

I've finally narrowed down a couple of dates for this event.

It's been tricky with the Brandon Charity moving to Early April,

Easter Weekend in the middle of the Month &

Scrapyard Scrapbooking having their convention the weekend I usually have mine.

wow... when I fall behind, I really fall behind...

Anywho, I'll let you know as soon as my team gets back to me on which date would work best for them.

As for the location, we're moving to St. Charles Catholic School, bigger, brighter & seperate cafeteria. It's also free! :)

As was in the past Registration includes a $15 dollar donation to the MS Society, registration pack, 1 class (others optional), Prizes, Dinner & now possibly lunch.

The school caterer is puttiong together a list of foods & prices for me. So, we might be moving on from Pizza & Veggies, while still maintaining a low registration price of $35.

I'm really excited about this year's event!

If you would like to participate in any way shape or form, please give me a call, send me an e-mail or post a comment below. I'll take all the help I can get to make this event fun, fabulous & successful.

Last year, with a litte help from some dear scrapbooking friends,my participant numbers doubled & I was able to raise over $650 dollars. I hope to raise just as much, if not more, as I walk for a very dear freind of mine this year.

I'll keep posting more info & I'll even send out an invitiation using facebook.

Mommy's Scrap Club!

So this has sort of fizzled, but I'm still hoping to have some sort of scrap club that meets once a month. I really need it to keep me scrapbooking. I know I'm not the only one finding it difficult to scrapbook, raise a child & work. :) Let me know if you're still interesed & I'll set up some dates. I'm hoping to have my first one at the end of next week, but we'll see how it goes.

I'll send out an invite via my newsletter e-mail list & if you're not on it give me a buzz via phone, e-mail or blog. I'll be happy to pass it along to you!

Talk to you all again soon,

Cindy

wow... that was a lot for one day...

~ lovin' it! ~

~ WOW Wednesday ~

So, as you can see I've added a slide show & I have to say that...

1. It was a lot easier to use than I thought &
2. I really like it.

In school, I asked the kids what they would like to try in 2009 and they came up with some great ideas.
For me, I knew that I needed to show a little bit more of my work and I knew that this slide show was pretty common on most blogs.
So, this was my try in 2009.
By no means is it going to be my last, but it is my first and it was quite successful. Yeah me!

Let me know what you think.
Should I scrap it {file it under G} ? Is too much? Do I need more pictures and of what?

Next topic for today's WOW... My appology.
I'm really sorry that I've been gone for so long.
I promised not to dissapoint & I did.
I fell behind in everything scrapbooking and A Unique Flair, and I have no excuse.
As I said in my first post of this year, I want to make my life better and I've made a committment to myself to do so. Part of this is to scrapbook on a more regular basis, devote time to my blog for me & my followers, and come up with some awesome crops to help us all spend sometime doing what we love... scrapbooking.
So, I've started a new project ~my wedding album~, and I'm starting to plan my annual Crop Scrappin' for MS!. I'll have some photos and details shortly.

I hope we all have a better & healthier New Year!
talk to you soon,
Cindy

~ wow wednesday ~

It's been a busy few days around here!
I'm sorry I missed yesterday's blog. My brother's wedding shower is on Sunday and I've been getting some keepsakes ready for them to share.

Well here's some news for you Winnipeg Scrapbookers...
Dalcrafts is MOVING!
Their building has been sold and they are planning to move this summer.
They're not leaving or going out of business, just moving.
It's business as usual for these two fabulous gals, and to make sure you know it, they're having a sale for the next few weeks...
Tell them that you heard they're moving and you get 25% your entire purchase.
Yep. 25% off of your entire purchase. It's great.
See you there!
Cindy

~ wow wednesday ~

I'm pitiful... sorry.


Here you go my wow for the day {yes I know it was yesterday} is that my front flower garden is done. Here are a couple of shots of the before & after.

~ before ~

~ after ~

I'm really excited about this because I can see that the little tulips I transplanted last fall have come up and grown beautifully. I'm sure to have more blooms next year. I also planted some white daisies {in honour & as a reminder of my little sis~ she loves daisies} & I can see the first set of daisies ~ red ones ~ already coming up.

~ my sister's daisies ~

My mom & I also planted some orchids in my flower bed last summer & I was observant enough to see them coming up as well {instead of pulling them out} . I'm really excited about the possibilities of these beauitiful flowers & the colour combinations I've chosen. As they grow I'll post more photos.

Cindy

~ wow wednesday ~

This is hump day, the middle of the week, the day we all feel a little blah... wow wednesday is here to change that! I'll be posting great news and really good stuff, anything that makes me go WOW! Here it is:

• My 'sense-ational' sunday is a hit & I'm a link on Emily Adams's blog Trend Watcher! Check out her comments!

• Our next Mommy's Scrap Club is scheduled for Friday, June 13th, 2008. The theme for the evening is "Let the Sun In". Come and join us, in studio, for a fabulously fun night of scrapbooking fun! {p.s. it's only $8 dollars!}

• There's a great crop planned for Saturday, June14th, 2008! A friend of mine, Barb Plett, the owner of Themecrops.com, is planning a 14 hour crop full of fun! Check it out!

Have a great day & know that the week is almost over!
Cindy