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I’ve been trying to make time for “fun” now that I’m not working on the weekends. OK I still work on the weekends, but now I’m working for myself instead of someone else–so that’s different, right?
The plan for this last Saturday was a Stampin’ Up class, put on by my friend Ruth of Ruthless Stamping. I tried to invite some friends to go with me, but no one else could make it; so I was on my own, doing “crafts.” I’ve never considered myself to be a very “crafty” person; isn’t that why they have Hallmark stores in the mall?
But I must say that I had so much fun creating some beautiful artwork–yes artwork, so when you get them in the mail, be sure to appreciate them as such–and meeting some wonderful ladies. These ladies were all pros when it came to making cards, so I (very cleverly) just copied everything they did.
Just Like Grade School
When I first decided to attend, I had visions of art classes from 3rd grade, with glue, and scissors and paper stuck to my fingers–see, I was not an artsy-craftsy kid, I could draw and paint; but scissors and glue and bits of paper just never seemed to end up looking like the project at the front of the room. More often than not, the glue ended up on my clothes, the bits of paper stuck in my hair and the finished project was definitely more Picasso-like than what the teacher was looking for.
An “A” for Effort
Imagine my surprise when I had all my finished projects lined up; and they looked almost as good as everyone else’s! Of course, there was sticky tape and bits of glue stuck to my fingers and scraps of paper and “extra” parts cleverly hidden under my table mat; but the people who will be receiving my cards aren’t going to see that.
So if you end up receiving one of these from me, be sure to appreciate all the hard work that went into it–or just file it away with the rest of your pretty cards that you get and don’t tell me. But if you ever have an afternoon where you’re looking for something fun to do, definitely check out the schedule at Ruthless Stamping!
I LOVE StampinUp Classes!! The sign of a great product – helping those of us who are soooo not crafty at all look fantastic! HA!
And kudos for taking some time “OFF” – you need it!
Sounds like a fun Saturday!
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Thanks for the vote of confidence; and be watching the mail because one of these was made with you in mind!
That kid in the picture is totally me.
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Those are awesome! You can’t say you’re not crafty now…because you are!
I have to get my Stampin’ Up bin off of my guest closet shelf…my girls are going to love it!
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I found myself a great little shoe box for all my new “toys” too now!
What fun! I’m always looking for fun craft ideas for the kids!
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Ann! It as so fun to have you come and stamp! You did a great job! Don’t forget about the Open House coming up May 11 and 12.. There are some friends making some comments here on your blog that you should bring with you!!
We’ll see who I can drag along to the next one!
What fun!! Scrapbooking and card-making sure has come a LONG way in the last decade I think!! So much fun, pretty stuff out there now – your cards are lovely
Aren’t they? I really surprised myself when I was all done!
Hi Ann, this is one of my next “To Do” projects. I want to do this, learn how to make greeting cards so I can get back into the old fashioned way of doing things sometimes. None of my friends will participate with me either, they want me to learn and do it for them! Stopping by from SITS.
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I found it to be a great way to take my mind off of other things–I had to really concentrate on what I was doing.