Last night I hosted in my studio the canvas class that I had created for our guests at our Creative Escape Weekend Retreat.  What I love about classes in my studio, is that I am able to let my guests change the color of card stock, stamp… Here is one canvas from one of my guests Lynn Berthiaume Groulx.  She did a fabulous job, who would have thought Early Espresso and Certainly Celeri, just love it!!!  She dedicated her canvas to her two babies Roxy and Willow!  They are so precious!

Although Lynn is an excellent scrapbooker, joining one of my classes to create a canvas doesn't mean you need to be a scrapbooker or card maker.  I also love to make home decor projects.  You should join me for my next home decor class in May!

This butterfly die was used more than enough during our creative escape weekend.  I am sure we have attendees that have added it to their wish list!

I am leaving you today with a few pics of Jordan.  She doesn't like sleeping in her bed since the wind from the River makes a "funny noise" on her window.  She says it scares her.  I know I know I shouldn't endure her excuses.  This past week, I have been busy in the studio, getting ready for our retreat.  Jordan placed two mats on the floor and in two minutes she feel asleep with Maya.  It was a quick way for her to fall asleep.  Now she wants to do this all the time.  Here is a pick from last night.  I do bring her back in her bed and she says she enjoys staying extra minutes with me while her big sisters are already sleeping!  I have to brake this bad habit, I know:)  The joys of parenting! 

Have a great day:)

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I am so excited to share my latest creation, my Designer Stencil Purse.  I was looking for something to carry my mini catalogs and snacks for when I am on the go.  You know I love blue and vintage is in right now.  I went shopping for my daughters and lace is everywhere!  This Thursday evening, I am hosting this Handmade Stencil Purse Class and you are invited.  The best part is you get to create your purse from a variety of colors and stencils.  So you choose for your style.  Come join the fun:)

There are so many tips to learn from this class, that you don't want to miss it!  I had a genius AHA moment and can't wait to share, I smell a video coming your way very soon!

Don't you love the Fun Flower die #121812 from the occasions mini, there is only 1 month left to order from this catalog before the summer mini is out.  I also love that the Vintage Flower Adornments #121879 coordinate so well.

Here is one last pic of my mannequin, showing my purse!  What would you carry in this bag, please share with me.

Sign up now for my Handmade Purse Class

Class includes:  Designer purse, ribbon, embellishments

When:  Thursday, March 31st at 7pm

Where: Kim's studio

Cost:  25$ or 1/2 price with a 50$ order or FREE with a 75$ order

RSVP:  by Wednesday March 30th

Spaces is limited, when the purses are gone, we are full! + this is the last day to take advantage of sale-a-bration!

Merci Lysanne pour la couture des sacs ainsi que les rires et partage d'idées!

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I'm sending some Springtime smiles! It's gorgeous outside, I am so ready for Spring!  Here is a cute project for my hostesses in April.  The best part is that you don't know what's in this adorable box!  I have made a few projects with the new Paisley Petals designer paper and Four Frames stamp set.  If you book a party with me in April, you get to pick out of my baskets one of the numerous projects I have created with the new 2011-2012 sneak peek products.  I have made a few projects and will show you all of them in the next couples of days.  Book your party first and you have first choice.  I am taking calls and emails.  Can't wait to book yours!

By the way, I did go to Zumba class yesterday with my friend Veronique.  It was fun and I have so much energy today.  I am now thinking of heading outside for my first run of the season.  I use to do 6k daily.  Wish me luck!

Hope you are having a wonderful day, hugs:)

Products used:

Stamp set:  Four Frames #123442 (c) #123440 (w), En Français background stamp #109521, Easter Blossoms #121905(w) #122057(c) or (in french) Bouquet Pascal #122433(w), #122435(c)

Ink:  River Rock #109010, Early Espresso #119670

Card stock and paper:   Paisley Petals #122367

Accessories and tools: 5/8" Satin Ribbon Old Olive #117292, Decorative Label Punch #120907, Sweet Stitches designer big buttons #122302

Big shot and Accessories:  Big shot #113439 $132.95, Fun Flowers#121812

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Monday is the day I play in my studio all day:)  I had promised myself that I would focus again on clean eating and exercising.  After all, when I go for a run, that is where I do my best thinking.  BUT it's snowing here and very wet so I decided to head for the studio and create all day:)  + it didn't help that I ran out of batteries for my camera and headed for the corner store and then Nibs candy were calling me. So I went back home and played some more.  I decided to make myself a journal so I can track my exercising and eating habits.  + I created lots more projects with the new paper Paisley petals and Four frames stamp set from the 2011-2012 collection.  It was awesome, I did create a mess on my counter but it was a good decision to pick creating vs the gym.   I will probably go for my run this evening or even go to a Zumba class as my friend Veronique has been trying to get me there for months!

It is so not me to choose green as a journal.  The Paisley petals designer paper has so many coordinating colors:  Cherry Cobbler, Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, Marina Mist, Not Quite Navy, Old Olive, River Rock, Soft Suede & Tangerine Tango.  But this color combo was calling me.

I had lots of fun making this personal journal and can't wait to start tracking my progress.  This paper and stamp set will be available for you soon ( there is a fabulous promotion coming your way)  Check back this week to see other awesome projects made with this collection.

Products used:

Stamp set:  Four Frames #123442 (c) #123440 (w), En Français background stamp #109521

Ink:  River Rock #109010, Soft Suede #115657, Early Espresso #119670, Old Olive #102277, Early Espresso Stampin'Write #119680

Card stock and paper:   Paisley Petals #122367, Presto Patterns Specialty #117175, Early Espresso #119686

Accessories and tools:  On board  Art Journal #107065, Vintage trinkets #118764, Chantilly 1/2" crochet trim #118480, 1 1/4" Old Olive Striped Grosgrain Ribbon #115618, 5/8" Satin Ribbon in Early Espresso #119753 and Old Olive #117292, Very Vanilla Seam Binding Ribbon #120999, Eyelet Border Punch #119853, Decorative Label Punch #120907, Vanilla Pearl Bauble #121014

Big shot and Accessories:  Big shot #113439 $132.95, Beautiful Butterflies die #114507, Two Tags die #115954

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I just want to say Hi, hope your weekend is wonderful.  My girlfriends and I are going to a concert.  My friend Julie invited 15 of us.  Imagine, 15 girls out together.  I haven't done that in a while.  A limo is picking us up at my friend Vero and we are heading out for dinner and then to the Lady Gaga concert.  It should be interesting:)  Girls night out= dinner + limo + Lady Gaga + 15 girlfriends, should be priceless! 

I promise to share yesterday's project that Vero and I worked on.

Her cousin from Texas is getting married and here is what we came up with. (Note: I did place a picture of Tony and I so you would get an idea of what the finish frame would look like:)
And you know I like things that match so we designed a coordinating card.

Products used:

Chunky Frame:  #117599 $22.95

Card stock and paper:  Elegant Soirée #117163 $12.50

Accessories and tools:  Paper daisies #119243 $8.50,Pearls #119247 $6.50, Tombo glue #110755 $5.25

Big shot and Accessories:  Big shot #113439 $132.95, Tasteful trim bigz xl die #120893 $57.95, Flower folds #115970 $57.95

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Wow, I realized that I am not a producer!  I have worked so hard for my first video.  Not that it was hard to do but I learned lot's of things along the way.  The first video I made was awesome but too long for Youtube:(  Then I lost it a few times, dropped water on my project, broke a nail…)  It's been lots of hours and hard work but worth every minute.  I am going to bed smarter.  After all, I had never studied arts before, sew, and produce mini movies.  I studied medical sciences in high school and University!  I hope you will be pleased and basically the goal was to give you the instructions for my Bliss mini album + you get to hear my French accent!  So I hope this is clear for you!  I had seen a similar mini album at my upline's Marlayne and fell in love and then just created a few with sale-a-bration sets!

So to thank you for your patience, I have a BLOG CANDY.  I am giving 1 of these cute albums to 3 readers who will post a comment on my blog!  And if I don't get any comments then I get to keep them all! lol

Here are a few pictures of the album that I showed today and if you want to see my Bliss mini album then click HERE.  I also wanted to thank my facebook supporters during this trial period (Kimberly, Lysanne, Sonia etc)

The pictures are of my youngest daughter Jordan when she was 9 months.  There are two things she said to me:  "You keep saying my name on the video, it must be because you love me alot"  and the second thing she said was:  " why did you put a flower hat on my head?"

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Although we are freezing here in Ontario, Canada, this morning it felt like spring in my studio.  I have been working on a few exciting spring events and can't wait to share them with you soon.  Mojo was on full swing this morning.  I have been trying to convince my husband Anthony for a sweet escape where it's a little warmer than here, but so far no luck!  Grrrrrr!  I don't know why, but the humidity in my bones is making me feel old:(  I cannot stand it.  Today, Megan had a drop in for skating and let me tell you it was colder in the arena than outside.  I have two new best friends, my Uggs boots and my North Face jacket!

Back to the stamping:)  I am going to share the instructions for the mini album this weekend, it's on my to do list.  I am so exciting it will be a video, my very first.  So stop by this weekend to view it.

I met with my stamp club members.  Here is what we came up for Rachel's grand-daughter Camélya for her 3rd birthday, this sweet birthday card and matching mini album.

I told you I was in a spring kind of mood!  Don't you love the color combo!  I love the Easter Blossoms stamp set as it has more than one use for it like a cute birthday card for Camélya!

We then worked on the mini album, how adorable, Grand-ma Rachel will be able add pictures of Camélya on the inside of her precious album.

Here is a video on how to make the album!

We had a great time creating it and today's stamping made it feel not so cold as my studio was warmed up with Spring colors and Love!  Have a great weekend and make sure to stop by for my first video!

Products used:

Stamp:  Bliss #121851(w) #123217(c) FREE ,Joie #123240(w) #123242(c) FREE,Dicha #123255(w) #123257(c) FREE, Easter Blossoms #121905(w), #122057(c), in french Bouquet Pascal #122433(w) #122435(c)

Card stock and paper:  Certainly Celeri card stock #105125 $8.50, So Saffron #105118 $8.50 and very vanilla #101650 $9.25

Ink:  So saffron #105213 $7.25, pear pizzazz #119784 $7.25, Pear Pizzazz stampin'write #119801 $19.95(actually you get all 5 incolor markers)

Accessories and tools:  Rosettes #118774,Pearls #119247 $6.50, linen thread #104199 $5.95, Decorative Label Punch #120907 $23.95, 1/16" circle punch #101227 $12.75 and spritzer tool #107066, 3/8" taffeta certainly celeri ribbon #119963, $9.50, 5/8" certainly celeri satin ribbon #117288 $12.25, Champagne shimmer paint #116806 $7.95

Big shot and Accessories:  Big shot #113439 $132.95, Frame,Oval Scallop #114521 $26.95, Scallop Square #115950 $29.95, Framed tulips embossing folder #121809 $10.95
 

By ordering all of these products you get 2 + FREE sale-a-bration products  What are you waiting for, order today with me, shipping anywhere in Canada!

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For me, it all started when Kimberly Van Diepen, who posted on facebook this comment: 

"Here is something VERY fun! Time to pay it Forward in 2011: I promise to send something handmade to the first 5 people who leave a comment here. They must in turn post this and send something they make to the first 5 people who comment on their status. *The rules are that it must be handmade by you and it must be sent to your 5 people sometime in 2011!"

She is a stamper that I truly admire because her projects reflect my style, and she is an awesome lady!  Anyway,  decided to take her up in this little challenge.  So, I re posted on my facebook profile and my Riverfrontstampin Facebook page.  Well, guess what:  I have 5 projects to do for my profile and 4 for my riverfront page = 9 in total.  It's a great thing that I have the entire year to do so.

Although, I didn't receive my pay forward from Kimberly, I did from one of my downline, awesome helper and good friend Lysanne.  She rocked my world this week at a workshop I was hosting with her pay forward to me.  She attended the event and brought my pay forward.   It is gorgeous.  As I would say in French, J'adore, J'adore, J'adore!!!  Merci Lysanne, du fond de mon coeur.

Let me share with you our relationship.  It's a small world!   She was looking for a Stampin'up! demonstrator because a friend had talked about SU products, so she looked into the demo finder in her area and voilà, my name appeared.  So she emailed me and found out that I was THE nurse at the high school she works.  And the rest is history.  As my business grew she has become my fabulous helper that I couldn't live without!

The colors and style are so me! And if you have been following my blog a little, you know I love baja breeze and stencils.  I hope stampin up creates more stencils.

Isn't it wonderful!  In the pockets are some wine "clippies", I don't know how to call them, lol

For complete instructions and product list, email me!

This pay forward comment made a lot of people create, which is so wonderful.  I haven't sent my pay forwards yet but I think they will be different from one another to represent the people that I am sending them to.

I have updated my classes view HERE, there are more to come:) If you want a fun fill day and need to update your scrapbook or need fresh ideas for your scrapbook classes,  I still have a few spots for my stamp-a-rama day in your pj.

Oh and I almost forgot, Marlayne and I are hosting our 2nd Creative Escape weekend retreat April 1st,2nd and 3rd and there are only 5 rooms left!  Book now to save your spot!  Details HERE

My to do list for the week for you: instructions for the card-scrapbook and a sneak peak from my stamp-a-rama day (you will fall off your chair on the cover album) and my to do list for me:  clean my stamp-create room, send downline packages and thank you cards & I am going for a run cause I made a goal to lose 14 and a half pounds before the Alaska Stampin up! Cruise!

Have a great day xoxo

It's snow day, so I'm home with the kids.  The girls are cleaning their stamp/playroom.   One of these days, I'll need to figure out how to do a video and give you a tour of our stampin'Kingdom.  I'm embarrassed to say that theirs looks much better then mine right now.  Megan is making some bookmarks with leftover valentine paper from last year for all her schoolmates.  We still have to figure what we will do for the boys!

I am having a fun day.  I'm planning a wonderful project for Melissa's chicks and chocolate party tomorrow night.  (Picture below)  If you would like to join us, email me! Class is 20$ or 25$ if you want 20 pieces of antique brads included.

This afternoon, we are heading to the physio as Megan injured herself.  Please pray for her.  She has been training since summer for this important  EOSIC competition on Friday in Toronto.  Poor girl, she is trying to pretend all is good because she doesn't want to miss the event.  It makes me feel so sad for her, as a nurse and especially a mom, I need to remind her that even though she has been working so hard, and put her heart and soul into preparing for this competition that we might not be able to go and that her health is much more important.

Now, have you guess which product as been most popular in the sale-a-bration brochure? 

It's the Punch Bunch stamp set #123211 (c) #121847(w) or in french: Perfo à gogo #123237(c) #123235(w), in spanish, Perfora y decora: #123252(c) #123250(w).  If you have all the coordinating punches, it's so fun and easy.  You just need to stamp and punch.  Which punch coordinates?:  Two-Step Owl, Scallop square, 1 3/4" Scallop circle large tag, 1" circle punches.

Here is my card:

Love the seam binding, if you pull on the thread this is what it does!

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Yesterday, I said I was going to share my wow project from my terrific workshop with Lysanne.  Love this project because it is pleasing for cardmakers and scrapbookers.  I will have lot's of pictures to share about this project because it's in steps.  Hope you enjoy it.

I also have a few more albums to share and a video on how to make these.  Click HERE

As you remove the belly band this is what you would see:

When it is completely open, you can add a few pictures and add card stock to put your greeting inside and send this project to someone special.  I love using the spritzer tool with the bliss sale-a-bration stamp sets.

How do you use the spritzer tool #107066?

You insert the larger tip of a stampin'write marker and you would squeeze the large end of the spritzer to create air. The air will then make the ink from the stampin'write cover the card stock with tiny dots of ink on your card stock.  It is beautiful and vintage.  Love love love the spritzer.  If you like vintage YOU need a spritzer.  The closer you apply your marker, the more intense the specs will be.

Actually, this has become my book "bragger" of the girls.  I carry it in my leadership purse.

Products used to create my card:

Stamp:  Bliss #121851(w) #123217(c) FREE ,Joie #123240(w) #123242(c) FREE,Dicha #123255(w) #123257(c) FREE

Card stock and paper:  Crumb cake card stock #120953 $8.50, basic black #121045 $8.50 and very vanilla #101650 $9.25, specialty designer series paper #121878 $14.95

Ink:  Basic black #101179 $7.25, crumb cake #121030 $7.25, Basic Black stampin'write #100082 $4.50

Accessories and tools:  Rhinestones #119246 $6.50, linen thread #104199 $5.95, Decorative Label Punch #120907 $23.95, 1/16" circle punch #101227 $12.75 and spritzer tool #107066

By ordering all of these products if you add trinket keys #121892, crowns #121891 and/or bauble(see occasions mini p.24) you get 2 FREE sale-a-bration products + the best part is that tomorrow I will show you an additional wowser project using the same products.  Stay tuned!!!  What are you waiting for, order today with me, shipping anywhere in Canada!

If you haven't received your Sale-a-bration brochure, email me!

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Happy Shopping and don't forget to check out the clearance rack!

Order HERE with me 24/7 online and get benefits from my online VIP club!(shipping anywhere in Canada) .

Local to eastern Ontario or Quebec? I'm a short drive from Ottawa, Montreal and Surroundings.  I'm bilingual, French and English and I'd love to stamp with You in the language of your choice!