April is going to be a great month with fun, bright, and cheery cards. The 2 cards I shared in today’s Facebook live feature stampsets that will also be featured in April classes. The full April schedule will be published this weekend; you can expect the Cactus Cuties bundle to be featured in the FREE Online Class on April 21 and the Artfully Layered Bundle to be featured in the April Card Club which meets on April 23. The Card Club is available in person or to go, offered a la carte or part of a subscription.

Kylie Henshaw and I seem to have the similar ideas for our upcoming classes. She shared the designs for her upcoming class and inspired the cards I chose today. I love the simplicity and brightness of the Happy Birthday card. The cactus card would have been much quicker if I had recalled my standard dimensions for this layout. It is a go-to sketch that didn’t come to me. Thanks to the help and patience of my friends it turned out adorable.

Tuesday Express Class

Tuesday was a seriously busy, fun filled day. I held the first Tuesday Express Class. We made 4 cards, 2 each of 2 designs and CASEd Cindy Westerink. Cindy is going to be my roommate on a girls trip in June. We are going to have a blast! The Hello Ladybug bundle is very cute and makes ladybugs or bumblebees. This is one of Cindy’s go-to layouts. I think I’ll add it to my collection of sketches as well. Mark your calendar for April 26 for the next Tuesday Express Class.

Last Night’s Fun

Last night we had a Saleabration Celebration with members of my team who earned a spot and about 40 other demonstrators from my sister teams. We are all part of the Rubber Queens team led by Ronda Wade. We were all on a zoom because we are located all over the US. I had 8 team members participating and 4 of them were able to come to my house and participate together. It was so much fun! We played 6 rounds of BINGO with some awesome prizes! Three of my team members won!

In addition to BINGO they received a goody bag and a prepped card kit with 7 cards; each of the Rubber Queen Gold and above leaders designed a card for them.

Here’s Jeanie, Lori, and Rhonda at my house playing Quick BINGO.

Today’s Facebook Live

I was on an hour earlier than normal due to an appointment with my eye doctor and was very glad to see that some of you found me and participated. It’s so much more fun to stamp with friends even when it’s just me reading and acting on your comments.

On Monday I shared that I was going to hold a drawing for those who commented and shared my video with their friends. You have until Wednesday evening to enter the drawing. The winner will receive a set of 4 of the notecards with the RWE quote. This drawing will take place at 8:00 cst on March 23.

Today’s challenge is to comment, like, and share my video and there will be a drawing to win a card kit for the April 21 FREE Online Class. That class is FREE to watch for everyone and is offered to my team at a deeply discounted rate. It’s offered to my customers FREE with a qualifying purchase. I will draw a winner Monday on my YouTube live. Comment here on the blog, on YouTube, or on the replay post on Facebook. When you share the video you might need to comment that you’ve shared. I can’t always tell who has shared.

The recipes and supply lists are below. Please let me know if you have any questions. Happy Stamping. I’ll see you next Monday at 9 am CST on YouTube live here and next Wednesday morning at 9 am CST on Facebook live here.

What’s up next?

I’ve added an Easter Card Class on April 7 at 2:00 pm. I’ll have more details by the end of the week. I’m looking for a date to add a Sympathy Card Class. I’m planning for both of these to be in person classes that may be also purchased to go.

Join me next Monday at 9 am cst on YouTube Live here. Please note that this is a new time.

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I would love to hear from you and know what you are creating today. Please drop a comment or email and let me know. hello@michelesalchow.com. If you would like to receive an email with every blog post please complete the form at the bottom of the post.

Stamped Blessings,

Michele


More Information

Product List for Happy Birthday card
Product List for cactus card