Pink and Brown Card Workshop

I just LOVE pink and brown together! Since Valentine's Day is fast approaching, I find it appropriate to have a card workshop that offers both regular cards (Thank You's and Happy Birthday's) but also LOVE cards and Valentine cards! Not only will you be able to make a few for upcoming celebrations, but you can also make your honey a cute Valentine card! No need to spend $3.49 for one at the store! These are just a buck!

Per usual, my card workshop will be offered both morning and evening. The dates and times are as follows:
Thursday morning, 20 Jan, 0930-1130, bring kids if you want!
Thursday evening, 20 Jan, 7-9 pm

Cards are $1 each, but if you make 10 you get the 11th for free~!

Please send me an e-mail at lifeisgood@brianamanda.com or leave a comment if you'd like to RSVP!

First Digital Scrapbooking Attempt

So, what do you think?

I used Close To My Heart's Studio J website. I ordered my 12x12 layouts and they should be coming in the mail by week's end. I'll let you know what I think once I get them into an album!

Christmas Ornament Workshop

When: Thursday, 9 December, 0930-1130

Where: Amanda's House

How Much: $10

What to Bring: Bring at least 5 (but shoot for 10) 4x6 photos of your kids. Ensure they are "cropable" to about 2x3 (in other words, not a close up shot, but a shot where their heads are farther away)

What you will go home with: 5 hand-stamped and embellished ornaments for Christmas! Perfect presents for grandparents!





Here are the Close To My Heart supplies we will be using for the workshop: The ornaments, the embellishments, and the papers!


RSVP, please, so I have enough supplies for everyone. I will supply all the needed items, all you need are the photos!

Hope to see you there!

340 Cards for Operation Write Home!

Time for a SHOUT OUT to all the ladies that helped me out this morning. We made 340 cards for Operation Write Home in 3 hours! Woohoo! Special thanks to a few of you that also came over to my house earlier this week to prep the stamping and cutting part. Marla, Robin, Jenna, and Michelle...my "prep" ladies! And thanks to Dailah, Hannah, Hannah (2), Robin, Marla, Laura, Wendy (and your two daughters!), Sherette and Rebecca, Penny, Merle, and I think I might be forgetting one or two others who were there but I can't remember the names!

Everyone's help was much appreciated! I can't wait to do it again!










The box, ready to be mailed off! Total of 384 cards to be shipped...340 from today, 32 I had made at home this week, and 12 from Michelle.



Thanks to ALL of you!!! Our troops LOVE these cards!

Another Card Workshop!

Another Workshop this week!



When: Thursday, 18 November
Morning: 0930-1130, kids welcome
Evening: 7-9pm
Where: My house

The cards are all made with black and white paper, and you can choose your color of embellishment!






RSVP my commenting on the blog, or e-mail me at lifeisgood@brianamanda.com

Operation Write Home Bloghop!

Welcome to the Veteran's Day Weekend Bloghop, sponsored by Operation Write Home! Welcome hoppers coming from Jackie's Blog!

Our bloghop mission was to make a Valentine's Day Card! Since we're making cards for soldiers overseas, we need to be a month or two ahead of the game! The deadline for Christmas Cards has passed and next holiday OWH needs cards for is Valentine's Day.



My card was made using Close To My Heart's Silhouette Creative Basics paper (no longer available). The "I love You" stamp from CTMH's "Dainty Thoughts" C1350 stamp set, and the "Truly, Madly, Deeply" stamp from CTMH's "Priceless Love Word Puzzle" D1348 stamp set. The words were stamped in CTMH's Amethyst ink, and the distressing in CTMH's Archival Black ink. Lastly, three Prima flowers were added, in various shades of purple, along with black brads. The card base was made from natural brown cardstock (not sure of the name, but the brown paper bag type paper). And that's it! Simple but cute card.





So let's start making Valentine's Day cards for OWH! We need to get tons of these cards completed and sent overseas by the 7 Jan 2011 deadline!

Blog Candy: How did you get started volunteering to make cards for OWH? Share your story under my comments and I'll pick a person at random to receive 5 homemade Christmas cards. My story on how I got started is that I actually received an OWH card in the mail from my husband in Afghanistan! You can read more about it on my website!

Next on the Bloghop is Heather's Blog. Thanks for stopping by!

Thank You Card Workshop

As you prepare for the upcoming Holiday season, why not get a head start on making thank you cards for all those anticipated gifts? ;-)



I'll be hosting a Thank You Card workshop to promote Close To My Heart's November "Stamp of the Month" called "A Little Thanks." It is regularly $22.95 but FREE with a $100 CTMH purchase. To make things even BETTER, you can choose ONE MORE stamp set (up to $22.95) in the current Idea Book to add to your order for FREE! Yes, that's right. You will get $45.90 worth of free stamps for spending $100 in November. What a great deal!

All cards below were make with "A Little Thanks" stamp set.






When: Thursday, 4 November
Morning: 0930-1130, kids welcome
Evening: 7-9
Where: My house
Cost: $1 per card. Make 10 cards, get one FREE!

RSVP by e-mailing lifeisgood@brianamanda.com or just post a comment. Make sure to let me know if you are coming to the morning or evening workshop! Thanks!