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.

Classes - Cool Little Extras

Wow! Each of the instructors are going to have fun and unexpected surprises for their classes. Diana Crick is going to introduce a new product. Maureen Holanti is going to have draws and prizes. I am going to have some free products along with the kits. Those of you who have signed up will love the fun and the good times.
---Those of you who haven't signed up yet, please do...you will not be disappointed.

We're on Facebook

We have a Facebook Page! Please join us there. You will see some fun card samples and other tidbits. If you are a member of Facebook, just search for "Sailing with Scissors" and join this page as a friend.

Bus Information

Donna will be contacting those cardmakers who have already booked the cruise to pay for the bus. Please be expecting her call. Thanks.

Great Prices Ending Soon!

Donna just gave me a call and broke the bad news. We are able to keep our awesome prices for a limited time - then the pricing increases. If you know anyone, who is hemming or hawing about the cruise, tell them to book ASAP. Call Donna at 604-464-7447 before the pricing increases.