Last Friday night.  Yes, last Friday night, I know I don’t get to blog very often anymore, so it would seem.  I am actually looking forward to the end of the school year and our vacation just so I can get back into my blog full force. Either that or I will have to go back to work to have time to blog as being a Working at Home Mom leaves little time for my hearts desires.

So, last Friday night, a bunch of us got together for an evening of Card Making with A Crafty Mom. There were six of us in total, A Crafty Mom, Myself, Coffee and Commutes, Capital Mom , Gliding Lara, and Two Hands Full and I think I made enough desserts for fifteen of us, but it was all good, I just made sure to eat, I mean bring home the leftovers.

Shannon had a wonderful set up for us, we had five card stations set up with all the necessary tools to put the cards together.  Shannon did most of the labour intensive work we just got to paste and stamp, which is really the fun part of crafting anyway.

In between card making we got to chat and catch up.  It isn’t too often that I get a night out with friends so using the Card Making as an excuse to get together was great.  All of us have children and all of us need that little alone time to not worry about what is happening at home.  Although a couple of the brave Mom’s with smaller children made it solo and got some instant messages on their phones about how the kids were doing with Mom out of the house. For all the fun we had, we will have to find another occasion to get together and make cards for, I am thinking Christmastime, but in November or earlier. And next time we will need to have a few more hands in the mix, with more stories to tell.

As a side note, my blog will be having a birthday next week!!!  We are turning FIVE!  Stay tuned for a few giveaways in celebration!

I have been wondering what to get J’s teachers for their end of year gifts, then I remembered I could make Thank You Cards, something teachers use all the time.  So I teamed up with A Crafty Mom,  who offered a great Valentine’s Card Making Class that I had to miss out on.

If you would like to join us the details are as follows:

Make-a-Stack Class
Friday, June 11th 7:00pm – 9:30pm

Join me as A Crafty Mom and I host a stamping class where you will make five or ten beautiful and unique cards, absolutely perfect for end-of-year Teacher’s gifts.

COST: $20 for a pack of 5 cards
$35 for a pack of 10 cards
(covers the class, the cost of materials, and one white envelope per card)

This class will be simple enough for the new or basic stamper, with a few challenges thrown in for more advanced crafters. You will leave with a pack of 5 or 10 cards with greetings of your choice (choose from Thank You, Birthday, and Thinking of You).  A pack of five hand-made cards makes an extra special gift for an elementary or preschool teacher.  Or use the cards yourself to express that special sentiment to someone you care about.

Please RSVP to me or A Crafty Mom by Monday, June 7th, as spaces are limited.  For more information, leave a comment and I will e-mail you directly.