Month: July 2015

Craft Classes

A favorite thing to do with our kids on vacation when they were small was to sign them up for Craft Classes. I would quite often bring stuff from home, but it was fun to sign them up for new things with other kids. Now we get to do it all over with my nephews. When I heard they were making tissue flowers I asked the oldest if I could come along. He thought that might be a good idea so off we went with Oma and his little brother.
Crafts_1Crafts_2And every time they go to the Recreation Center with Oma, they get a treat…they each get a quarter and then they have to decide which one they want.
Candy_1Candy_2Our daughter Amy is catching up on Liesel time this week. They were in Australia when she was born, so they first got to meet her at 7 months!
Liesel_1 (2)I had my own “craft class” in the afternoon…I brought along this month’s Paper Pumpkin kit to work on.
Paper_PumpkinThese kits are so great to take along on the road. Most of what you need is in the box! If you’d like to try a 3 month subscription, the summer is a great time to start:) You can sign up HERE.

Yesterday was super hot and bedtimes were delayed. It’s always good to end the day with a good story.
Story_timeHave a great weekend everyone!

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Video Project

I was recently asked by Stampin’ Up! to participate in a Video Project for our new Compensation Plan. Shannon West and Ben Naccarato flew up from Salt Lake City to film me interviewing 2 of my team members.  It was an honor but to be honest, I was a bit nervous. They flew in a day early and we had the privilege of having Shannon do a small presentation at our monthly team meeting.
Team_Meeting_june 2015The table centrepieces were paper pinwheels on straws…with 2 exceptions. We gave Shannon a Canadian Pinwheel…and her drink of choice: Diet Coke!!
pinwheels_1pinwheel_Canadianpinwheels_and_diet_cokeThe pinwheels are super easy to make. And they can be any size square. I used 4″ squares for these. Mark the center with a pencil and cut in from each of the corners to almost the center. Fold over every second point to the center. You can either stick a brad through all the pieces to secure them or just use glue dots and finish off with an embellishment.

The following day, they came to my house and we filmed one in the morning…Sherry Roth…
Sherry_1Sherry_5Had lunch…
Lunch-Break-1And filmed with Karen Klask in the afternoon.
Karen_2Karen_&_ShannonShannon was a great coach…
Shannon_at_workAll in all it was a super fun day and we really enjoyed our time together with Shannon and Ben:) on this Video Project. Ben was such a great sport later in the afternoon when he escorted Shannon to West Edmonton Mall so she could go shoe shopping. He was busy taking pictures of the large indoor water park and all the fun things there for his kids back home. I am happy to report that she was successful in finding a fun pair of shoes. I’ll let you in on a little secret…she likes to buy a new pair of shoes in each place she visits. And she visits a lot of places!! LOL!

Today on vacation, we went to the beach. Had some pretty fun moments with some of my favorite people…
Amy_1Bocce_Ballboys_1Liesel_1
The weather here is fantastic! Hope you are having a great week as well:)
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Happy Tuesday

Tuesdays are happy days! Check out the Weekly Deals!! There are SO many great items this week. Please remember that you can order through my online store 24/7 and it will come directly to you…or if you are local, you can email me at winona@thestampinroom.com and I can include your order with other single orders at the end of the week and you can pick up from my house. You can decide which is best for you.
Weekly Deals July 7-13When you’re on vacation, every day is a happy day! Today was supposed to be 60% showers, and it turned out to be a gorgeous day…so gorgeous that I’m not sure how we’ll fall asleep tonight. It’s very warm in the condo.

We started the day with a long bike ride…a motorbike ride. Riding on the back roads into town provides breath-taking views along the shoreline.
Bike_RideStopping at a local coffee roaster is always fun as well…
Kicking_Horse_1Kicking_HorseHope you’re having a great week…thanks for stopping by.
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