Make N' Take Door Prizes

Hello Cardmakers

I am excited to be doing a wonderful make n' take for you. It is no cost and anyone who has signed up for at least two classes can participate. Did you know that I will have a few door prizes? Oh yes. Not only will you have fun, but you will have a chance to win an awesome prize. Thank you to Donna, our fabulous travel agent for making four little change purses that I will be placing in four lucky prize bags.  Also thanks to Don and Cheryl Adams, the owners of Cruiseship Center who donated several Carnival related items for the free make n' take evernt.

Of course, you will also make a fabulous card and hopfully learn a new technique.

Can't Wait!!

Madame Laurie - complimentary Tarot card reading

Madame Laurie is a professional Tarot card reader and she would be happy to do one free card reading for each of our sailing with scissors cardmaking guests. She will be joining us on the cruise.

Please note you are not obliged to participate in this offer. It is just another fun optional activity.

If you are interested in having a reading done, please speak to Madame Laurie on the cruise for your private reading.

Thanks Madame Laurie for your generous offer for the Sailing with Scissors group.

Guest Instructor...drum roll please...

We have our guest instructor lined up and he is fabulous. Yes, I said "he". Andrew Hurley is an artist who carves speciality knife handles out of bone. How cool is that. If you visited Jessie at her store, you have seen the beautiful canvas art hanging in the store.

Andrew will be doing a copper card class. He has taught at Cherish the Thought to rave reviews. Sign up for Andrew's copper card class. You won't be disappointed. I'm signing up tomorrow!

Freebies every "At-Sea" Day

Aloha Cardmakers,

Everyday that we are "At-Sea" which means that we are not in a port, in a Hawaiian island, we will have a free fun event in the afternoon:

*Sept 19 will be the "Meet and Greet" with Jessie and the other cardmakers. Believe me, you will make great friends. If it wasn't for the previous Sailing with Scissors cruise, I wouldn't have known Gail M. Now, she will is my cabin roommate for the Hawaiian cruise.

Jessie will be giving out the goody bags. The bags were fabulous last time; they will be just as awesome for this cruise.

*Sept 20 is the Wood Mount Game - This game was a hit so we brought it back again. However, this time we will make sure no one gets her own rubber stamp back! I messed things up last time. Ha ha. All you need to bring is a wood mount stamp from your stash (you know you have several) that is new, or very slightly used that is at least 2 inches by 3 inches. Jessie has a hilarious stamper story that ensures your beloved stamp will go to a good home and you get a new awesome stamp. We all loved the stamps we received when we played the game in Alaska.

*Sept 21 is a free make n' take which I will be hosting. You will be making a card using a new cool technique. The card and technique will be fabulous. Also, I will have prizes. Can it get better than this.

*Sept 22 is the card swap. You bring a bunch of identical cards (I'll give you the number you need to bring in a new post. Or, just call Jessie at the store) and swap with the other participants. Last time, Jessie was supposed to choose the nicest card. This was an impossible task because all the cards were beautiful. The participants took a vote on which card they liked the best. That person receives a prize. I have used all the cards I received previously for friends and family. They were great. Don't worry if you are a beginner. The simple cards were great for my minimalist friends. Check out the earlier posts with samples of the cards in the Alaskan swap.

*Sept 23 - Our fabulous Jessie will do one of her famous Neat Niques. Every Saturday Jessie hosts a information session on a really neat technique. I have been to several of these sessions and they are really interesting. Bring a pen and a piece of paper to take notes.

--The remainder of the days are "Port days".

*Yes, these events are all free. Please note though, you must sign up for at least TWO classes in order to be a member of the Sailing with Scissors group. Call Jessie at Cherish the Thought to book your classes today.

I don't know how you will be able to pick just two classes...they are all marvelous.

Cheers!

Eight Months until Sailing

Hello Everyone,

Now that the holidays have come and gone, it's time to focus on Sailing With Scissors to Hawaii.

Can you believe we have eight months until sailing?

We still have the six spots so if you didn't get the gift you wanted for Christmas, treat yourself to a fun cardmaking cruise to Hawaii!

Aloha

Six Spots Left

Hello Cardmakers!

We haven't had too much to report for a while so the blog has been quiet.

Here is a bit of scoop. I was speaking to the travel agent who is organizing the cardmaking cruise to Hawaii for us, Donna Athey, and she said that the group has room for SIX CARDMAKERS ONLY!

Wow can you believe that.

If you are still thinking about booking the cruise, please note that the big number "six" doesn't count for non-cardmaking ship guests.

This means that if you're a cardmaker and your cabin pal is not participating in any of the classes, then we will have room for five more cardmakers.

I hope this makes sense.

We have less than a year...wow!

Cool Leftovers

Here is a card I made using a couple of cool tidbits from our last Sailing with Scissors cruise. Firstly, I don't have any "uncle" stamps so one of the newsletters talked about printing a custom salutation using your computer printer. I printed a really nice birthday greeting for my uncle in brown ink, on vanilla cardstock. I then cut it out with a nestability. Then, I used a really beautiful piece of decorative paper from a paper pack that we had received in our goody bags, thanks to Jessie and her sponsors.

Did I mention that Jessie is doing another goody bag for this cruise? Oh yes. That is happening.

Jessie's Hawaiian Intro

Here is the fabulous Jessie, owner of Cherish the Thought and sponsor of Sailing with Scissors, Hawaiian cruise. Don't you just love her Hawaiian outfit. Aloha right back at you, Jessie!

Link to pics of ship

Donna has sent me a really cool link to the ship. Here it is:

http://www.carnival.com/cms/fun/ships/carnival_spirit/default.aspx?shipCode=SP

Here is another area in the Carnival site that talks about Hawaii:

http://www.carnival.com/cms/fun/destination/Hawaii/

These links will keep me busy for hours.

Awesome New Store!

I just visited our hostess Jessie at her new store, on Schoolhouse Road. I love the central location. I drove there in 15 minutes from Metrotown.
The store is open and airy with lots of windows and natural bright lighting. Jessie was talking to 8 customers all at the same time, yesterday. That lady is talented.

Go check it out. You can't miss it, just look for the "Remember Me" Scrapbooking sign.

The address is 104B 250 Schoolhouse Street, Coquitlam.

Call 604 917 0230 to book your classes.

The Schedule "At a Glance"

Here is the schedule “at a glance”:

Sept 18 – leave Vancouver
Sept 19 – Alcohol Ink Technique card class (morning). Meet and greet with Jessie and other guests, give out goody bags
Sept 20 – Christmas Card Class (morning)
*Wood Mount Game (afternoon) – free
Sept 21 – Stencil/Tombow Marker Technique Class (morning)
*Make ‘N Take (afternoon) – free
Sept 22 – Gail’s Hawaiian Themed card class (morning)
*Card Swap – free to enter
Sept 23 – Special Guest Instructor Class - Andrew Hurley, Copper Card class
*Jessie’s Neat ‘Nique (afternoon) – free
Sept 24 – in Kona
Sept 25 – in Kaui
Sept 26 – in Hilo
Sept 27 – in Maui
Sept 28 – in Maui
Sept 29 – in Honolulu
Sept 30 – disembark Honolulu

*Please note you must register for, at least, two classes in order to be able to do the fun free events.

Single Traveller Alert - Roommate needed

We have a really nice lady named Denise who would like a roommate for the cruise. If you're interested, please call Donna.

Here is Donna's contact info:

Donna Athey, Cruise and Vacation Specialist
Direct: 604-464-7447
Toll Free: 1-800-299-0817

Email: dathey@cruiseshipcenters.com

Cell: 604-644-5562

I'm reading this information from her business card. She is a Gold status agent. This means, she knows what she is talking about.

Making New Friends

This is my friend Gail and my other friend Gail.

A really nice unexpected perk from Sailing With Scissors is making new friends. My pal Gail and I roomed together on the previous Sailing With Scissors Alaskan cruise and we met another like-minded cardmaker, also named Gail. She is such a great person. We all ended up going to a stamping convention in Puyallup last weekend. If it hadn't been for Sailing with Scissors, we would never have met.

Another reason to join the fun on the Sailing with Scissors Cruise!

Here we are at Gail's place making cards:

We have our class schedule available

Aloha!

We are so excited with our class schedule. We received feedback that two classes a day were too many. Our stampers wanted to lounge by the pool in the afternoon, read a book or work on their

own projects. You spoke - we listened. Jessie has organized the schedule so that there is one morning class (not too early for us non-morning people) a day, and an optional free quick afternoon event.

I don't have the class times yet because we don't have confirmation of the conference room timetable.

All classes are $35 dollars. Participants will have the chance to win prizes in each class. We don't have class samples yet but I have posted pics of the "style" of card to expect for each class.

We board on September 18th. This is an afternoon to get unpacked, wave good bye to our beautiful city of Vancouver and check out the ship. No events will be planned this day.

However, you will get your first Sailing with Scissors newsletter which is jammed packed with useful information. Subsequent newsletters will be about cardmaking. You will gain helpful hints, techniques, ideas and even itty bitty card samples.

September 19th - first day at sea will start with introductions and a "meet and greet". Jessie with be handing out the goody bags to everyone. I can't wait to meet everyone.

September 20th - Alcohol Ink Technique Card Class with Jessie Hurley. Jessie will show you how to make four beautiful cards using alcohol inks. We don't have samples yet, but here is an idea of the style of beautiful cards you will make:

The photo doesn't do these cards justice. The technique is beautiful. Remember these are not samples for the class. Those will come later. Also a little bird told me (Jessie) that everyone will get a little treat so that the person can make alcohol ink cards at home...but this is a secret...shhhhh.

In the afternoon, after the class you are welcome to join us for the "wood mount" game.

It is free for you to participate*. All you need to do is bring one medium sized wood mount stamp that is new or nearly new. We host a really cool game in which you will get another stamp. Your stamp will end up going to a good card makers home.

September 21 - Metallic Card Class with Jessie Hurley

Jessie will do a technique which incorporates stamping on copper or other metallic sheets to make four original cards. This is a technique that was taught to us by Lisa Yang from Local King Rubber stamps. She is incredible. Here are samples of Jessie's metal cards and samples from a card class I took at Lisa's studio:

Look at the rich detail. Jessie carries Lisa's stamps at the store. Ask for Local King Rubber stamps. They are fabulous stamps. I have over 30 sets of Lisa'sstamps. You will love them.

Lisa also donated some of her wonderful stamps for prizes, last year. I won her funky looking starflake stamp set.

It is one of my favourites.

After the class, we will have a free make n' take. Anyone in our group is free to participate*. I don't have the details yet, but I'll blog it here when we get the scoop.

September 22 - Gail Matsuba - Stampin Up Demonstrator card class. Gail has been making cards for over 10 years. Gail joined us last year and was a great addition to the group. Ask her when she made her cards for the card swap. It is a very cute story. You will love Gail. Her cards are elegant, and fresh. Don't worry about high pressure sales. Gail will not put any pressure on you to buy products or join SU. She doesn't even have a website. If you like her cards and would like to take classes, she offers them in her home in Coquitlam. You can ask her for more details. Here is a sample of Gail's cardmaking style:

In the afternoon, we will have a card swap. Oh man did we have a great time last year. You bring 15 or 20 or however many identical cards to swap with everyone who has participated. Jessie will vote on which card she likes the best. The winner will get a prize. Participation is free*. You just need to bring your cards. Please note you must bring a card and not just a card front. Also, please do not write on the card. You can attach a post-it-note with your pertinent information. I have already given about half of the cards that I received last year to family and friends. Please see older posts about two or three pages back for pics of all the cards entered in the card swap. They were spectacular!

September 23 - Special Guest Instructor - Class TBA. I am going to get back to you on this class. I have a fabulous person who I think would love to teach a class on the cruise. She does many stamping conventions and trade shows so she needs to check her schedule to see she is free during this time.

In the afternoon we have an awesome new event for you. Jessie Hurley from Cherish the Thought will be hosting a Neat 'Nique Extravaganza which will be free for all participants*

Jessie, Gail, myself and our Special Guest instructor will each be demonstrating various Neat 'Niques in small groups. Everyone rotates from one group to the next, in order to experience all the various Neat 'Niques.

*Participation of free events requires that each participant sign up for at least TWO of the classes.

Doesn't this sound like fun!

Cheers!

We have 10 people booked - need 10 more!!

Whoa! We have 10 people booked. We need 10 more people in order to get dibs on the conference room so we can hold the cardmaking classes. We are half way there.

Welcome Jane and Patricia. They are new to the Sailing with Scissors cruisers. You will not believe the fun times you will have on the cruise.

Number 9 and 10 are Gayle and Ed. Ed, I promise the cardmakers won't be taking Gayle away from you too often. You can peek in on the classes to see how she is doing.

Speaking of classes, we need ten more people to secure the conference room to hold the classes. Please book if you haven't already done so.

Cheers