Message from Ms. Donna

Here is a message from Ms. Donna:

Hello Ladies and Gents,
Yes, we have a few gents joining us. Thank you fellows for joining us. I know this will be a rough crowd so having a few bouncers in our group will be a great asset. Ha ha.
Is everyone counting down the days? I can not believe our trip is only 2 months away and we will be boarding our "hotel on the water" for seven glorious nights.
As soon as the tickets are ready, I will be sending them to everyone by Priority Post. I will include a letter which will explain all the important things you need to know to enjoy your trip, even more.
The most important thing is that everyone must be at Cherish The Thought, Jessie's store in Port Moody on September 10th at 6:30 AM!!!!

The bus is leaving promptly at 7:00 AM! Sorry, but any latecomers will be left behind to find her or his way to the pier in Seattle.

The bus driver is required to check your passport and your Cruise Ticket before you board the bus.

Any questions? Call me at 604 464-7447 or at 1-800-299-0817. Or email me at dathey@cruiseshipcenters.com.

Cheers Donna Athey!

Vintage Card Class Sample

Here is a pic of my vintage card class. Any of you who know me, know I'm a huge fan of vintage and shabby chic.

If you haven't signed up, please do so - you will love this class.

Acrylic Card Samples

Drum Roll!!!! The wait is over. Here is a picture of the acrylic cards we will be doing on the cruise. Acrylic is a see through material that gives the cards a window-like appearance. Actually, in the picture, you can see right through the front cards, to the cards that are located behind them. If you haven't signed up for the class, please do so, you won't be disappointed. I just did an acrylic card class at my store, Cherish the Thought last weekend, and it got rave reviews.

Classes

I know you have all been waiting in anticipation for the class schedule. Your wait is over. Here it is:

Saturday September 11th 1:00pm to 4:00 pm. Diana Crick - Special Folds using the Scor-Pal Buddy. Diana will be introducing a brand new product on the cruise and we are honoured to the be first people to own this product. The details will be unveiled at the class. Cost of the class includes this new product. $45 per person.

Tuesday September 14th - 9:30 am to 11:30 am - Jessie Hurley - Pop-up Card Class. I will be showing you how to make four 3-D cards which will pleasantly surprise the recipients of your cards. $30 per person.

Tuesday September 14th 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm - Jessie Hurley - Acrylic Card Class. Yes, I am doing a double-feature on this day. In this class, you will be using clear acrylic to make four see-through fabulous cards. $30 per person.

Thursday September 16th 10:00 am to 12:00 pm (noon) - Jessie Hurley - Vintage Card Class. For those of you have visited my store, Cherish the Thoughts in Port Moody, you will know that I love the vintage look of olden times. The four cards we will make in this class will have the feel and style of an era long gone, but not forgotten. $30 per person.

Thursday September 16th 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm - Maureen Hollanti - Elegant Holidays Cards. You will make four beautiful cards which will take your breath away. Maureen has been passionate about cardmaking for many years. Advanced cardmakers will love this class. Maureen will have assistants to help the beginners so everyone will have fun. $30 per person.

Alaska Cool Facts

Alaska is the 49th state in the USA. It became a state on January 3, 1959.
The word Alaska is from the Aleut Indian word "alaxsxaq" or "agunalaskash" that means the mainland or shore.
Alaska is a large state, reaching so far to the west that the International Date Line had to be "bent" to keep the state all in the same day.
Alaska has 33,000 miles of coastline. It is the only state to have coastline on 3 different seas - the Arctic Ocean, Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea.
It is also the only US state extending into the Eastern Hemisphere. Alaska has more than 100,000 glaciers and has 3 million lakes...who said you can't find lakefront property anymore?

Sneak Peak Pics of our Ship

Oh Wow! Look at these stunning pics of The Rhapsody of the Seas. These were recently taken by our fabulous travel agent, Donna, who is booking the cabins for our event. She told me yesterday that the bookings for this cruise is "Code Yellow" which means that the ship is almost sold out. If you have been "on the fence" about Sailing With Scissors, now is the time to book. My favourite picture is the chocolate walrus. How cute.

No X-Acto Knives

Hello guests. Please just a reminder, don't bring along any X-Acto Knives. You won't need them. A pair of plain ol' scissors will do the trick.

---As an aside, here is a cool idea if you have an X-Acto Knive and you don't have protective cover or cap for it. You can insert it or "stab it" into a synthetic cork and it will not fall off. Don't use a real cork because it will eventually crumble and will not keep the X-Acto blade protected.

Back to the topic at hand, Customs will confiscate the X-Acto knives. Please don't bring them.

Cordless Light, if you have one, bring it along

This is a great tool. It is a rechargeable Ott Light. You can charge the light in your cabin and then bring the charged light to your class. Unfortunately, there won't be sufficient outlets in the conference room if too many guests bring corded lights. I know Costco sold them last year. If you have one, please bring it along. You will want to pack it in your checked-in (luggage) bag and not your carry on, and inform Donna if you are bringing one of these lights on the cruise ship. Royal Caribbean wants to know if passengers are bringing "odd" items aboard the ship. I think most people (non stampers, of course) would think this light is an odd item.

Donna's back from checking out Rhapsody of the Seas

Donna's back from her Hawaiian cruise on the ship we will be sailing on for our Sailing With Scissors cruise. She said the ship is really nice. There are lots of fun things to do on the ship. I can't imagine anything more fun than cardmaking.

Now that she is back, definitely give her a call to book your cruise and transportation.

Checking out Ship Right Now!

Ahoy Mateys! Our fabulous cruise travel agent Donna, is on our Sailing with Scissors cruiseship as I type! She is on Royal Caribbean's, Rhapsody of the Seas, right now. I can't wait to get scoop from Donna about our ship.
You can actually do a virtual tour of the ship, at the following link

http://www.royalcaribbean.com/findacruise/ships/class/ship/home.do?shipCode=RH

It looks just fabulous.
Donna will be back next week if you haven't booked yet. She will find you a good price and put you in our awesome group.

Question

I received a really good question from one of our guests. K askes "Will the conference room be available outside of class times for our own general cardmaking?". We will not be able to use the rooms outside of prescribed times. However, the ship will have lots of rooms and areas available for you to catch up on your own cardmaking. For instance, the ship has a library and a card room that have tables and chairs which are perfect spaces for cardmaking. Lounges and eateries, outside of scheduled events are also great places for cardmaking. Donna's previous quilting cruise event found the quilter with the biggest cabin and a few quilters hauled their sewing machines into the cabin and sewed there.
Watch out G and M...so far you two have the biggest cabin on our cardmaking cruise. You may have a bunch of cardmakers showing up at your cabin to make cards.

Pop Up Card Class

Here is one of the samples for the Pop Up Card Class. The recipients of these cards will be in for a nice surprise.

Vintage Card Class

You will love my Vintage Card Class. This is right up my alley, as those of you know from visiting the store. I relish the times of old when life was gentile, classy and welcoming. You will get the same feel from the cards that will be made in this class. Here is me with some samples.

Early Bird Instructor!

Diana Crick, the originator of the Scor-Pal is already working on her card kits. She is making four awesome cards for her class. Yay Diana!

--check out her informative site at http://www.scor-pal.com

Are you a single traveller?

Donna is still looking for singles to match up for double occupancy cabins so if you can't find a cabin mate but still want to join us, we can help! Call Donna at 1-800-299-0817 for more info.