Hey, everybody -- here's some photos of class projects we did on Thursday and will do again on Monday, March 13;  at 9:30 am.  Enjoy!!  Hugs, Syl xxxooo

Have you been wondering what I've been up to???? Hummmmm?????  Well, first of all, ordering and running my credit card bill up with Stampin' Up products.  Second, making the Easter Sampler for my class project for February and hoping people

This is the Easter Sampler we did.  Hope you enjoy.  Lent is coming fast -- don't forget Fat Tuesday is just around the corner.  March class will be some Easter and some fun stuff.  Happy stampin' to you all.  In case you want to order from me my web site is http://sylviaruthven.stampinup.net 

Hope you have a splendid day.  Hugs, Syl xxxooo

Well, I'm finally getting around to updating my wonderful blog....hoping you'll keep following me on this journey....I've joined Stampin' Up as a consultant.  My up line is Rita Holmes out of Hamilton....She's a wonderful woman...talented, smart, kind, beautiful mind.  I'm honored to be on her team.  Now just need to get some Stampin' Up items loaded on this blog, so anyone who follows me or tries to order can do so without a big hassle.  Until next post, I remain your humble servant...God bless you all for all you do for others....Happy Stampin......Hugs, Syl xxxooo

Well, goodness...so much has been happening....Two weeks ago, all us A Muse Studio consultants got a jolting message from the owner, Linda....she has decided to close the company.  What.....????? I love A Muse Studio, their card stock, their stamps, their dies, their creative people the people behind the scenes who aid me in all ways when I make mistakes ordering....Oh, No, Mr. Bill....this can't be happening...Then, I slapped myself in the face and realized, it's happening.  For me??? The second time I've been a consultant with a company that went out of business - The Angel Company (such a sweet company) went bankrupt...now, A Muse Studio...what can I say???? Nothing -- so many stamp sets, so much card stock, so many dies, so many inks, so many splash, so many of everything...Dang! Guess I'll have a giant "going out of the A Muse Studio business" sale in January.  Anyway, want to wish Linda well in her new LIFE -- and hope Heather (our artistic director) is moving on with a wonderful job somewhere -- all those wonderful women behind the scenes...I'm going to miss talking with all of you.  You're truly just gems.  Anyway, I do go on....

Now for the important stuff:  I'm showing a couple of photos of class projects for this Thursday.  I've used some  A Muse Studio stamps, papers, etc...some Stampin' Up, some things from Concord and 9th.....Here's the photos:

Thursday, November 10, 2016; is class at 6 pm.  Then next Monday, November 14;, at 9:30 am.  Hope to see you all there.  I still have some room for Thursday night and Monday too.  God bless you all and "Happy Stamping".  Hugs, Syl xxxooo

November Collection

Click Here to view the November Collection.

Available through November 27th.

Couple more items for next week's card class

Hey, just had a couple more items to show for next week's card class.  One is a little pumpkin pie card to go along with that piece of pumpkin pie die treat box and the other is a Christmas card...Let me know if you want to attend or get these projects.  Hugs, Syl xxxooo

A little tease for my Thursday, October 13th class at 6 pm

I'm hoping I can get the photos here of a couple of class projects we'll be making at my class on Thursday, October 13, 2016 at 6 pm and then again on Monday, October 17, 2016; at 9:30 am....

Good grief, it's taken a bit to load the October Collection -- lovely stamp sets and die cuts along with paper, etc.  Be sure to click on link to view.  If you want to place an order just go to my A Muse Studio web site and order or you can call me at 812 637-5511 or cell phone at 513 608-5971 or text me or simply e-mail me at srhawk@fuse.net and place your order.  Now, for my stamp classes -- I'll be posting some photos of class projects for October.  My classes are held the second Thursday of each month at 6 pm and then the following Monday at 9:30 am.  I have limited space, so Thursday's usually fill up pretty fast.  As soon as all projects are finished, I'll post a photo.  Hope, I've done this correctly.  Hugs to you all and happy stamping.....Love ya, Syl xxxooo

Just a note to say I'm feverishly working on my card class for October and a couple of swaps.  I'll post some photos once I'm finished.  Thanks to Laura Roell, I'm back on my blog.  Been a long time since I tried to post with some changes Google made.  YIKES!!!

Coffin die

The coffin die from the August Collection is a great addition to your Amuse Collection.

It might still be available on my website for ordering.

All the pieces you see come with the die.

I'm back!

Hello everyone! I'm back! 

There are just a few more days for you to order from the September Collection.

Click HERE to view the entire collection.

Don't miss out on some great stamp sets and accessories.

Well, hopefully, I'm going to be able to post to this blog better. Hope  I can still remember what to do.  God bless you all for being kind to me.  hugs, syl xxxooo

September Projects/Cards for Class

Finally, with the help of wonderful Laura, my dear friend, I have figured out how to post again.  Woo!! Hoo!!  Well, Laura figured it out.....Below are the projects and cards we are doing for the September Class.   

As, always, if you would like to join us, you can call me or e-mail me at srhawk@fuse.net.  Class cost this month is $15.  Happy stamping to all.  Hugs, Syl xxxooo

Now, here's the photo of the adult class for Thursday, July 12 and then following up on  Monday, July 16.

Well, first we're going to spend some time in class making an altered clip board -- I've had a few requests to do this over the years, so we're finally spending the time to make this project.  If we have time, I've made three other cards -- the bathing suit one is same as we're doing in kids class, then there's a cute little card using a circle template (Got this idea from Rita, my upline).  The final little card uses all the same ink and papers to match and again that wonderful A Muse Studio stamp set "sunny side of life" .  Hope we can get all these done in the two hours we have to work.  Hope everyone has fun!!!  I will try to keep better posting, just a pain to get it done with this new google chrome thingie.  YIKES!!!

OK, here's photo of kids projects for the month of July.  Class will be held Thursday, July12 at 9:30 am -- for the summer I've been asked to hold class in the morning so the kids can go swimming.  hope they like the three cards we're doing.  The brown card is supposed to look like an oreo cookie -- The outside reads:  How sweet it is and inside reads to have you as a friend.  The bathing suit card has a bathing suit bikini on the back side with a little heart tatoo - you know how everyone "young" has those tatoos now a days.  Oh, well.  Hope they enjoy the class.

Well, it's been kind of a while since I posted.

I'm really just checking this out on my other computer.  Sorry for any bother.  Seems there has been some new software for blogger.com and I want to make sure I can access it on this computer too.  It's a test, you know.  Hugs, Syl xxxooo

That little plaid shirt in the photo

Well, that little plaid shirt with tie in the photo is really one of  A Muse Studio's white paper bags with designer paper and a (had made tie) attached.  I had found a box similar to this on the internet (can't remember who had it), but the box was a bit difficult and time consuming to make, so I altered it to make this little paper bag.  It could be made into a woman's blouse by rounding corners and placing pearls around or under collar.  Oh, well, just wanted to give a bit of explanation as to what the plaid shirt was.  Hugs and Happy Stamping to you all.  Sorry, I've been so long in posting.

Well, I've been a bit scared to try this with the new blog software

Ok, here's photo of the May classes held on Thursday last week and Monday this week.  We focused on Father's Day and Graduation cards and paper crafts.  the graduation card with the hat is a gift card holder on the inside.  The stash card with tie is also a gift card holder.  Class was oodles of fun.  The best women in the world attend the classes and are "classy", if you know what I mean.  God bless you all.  Well, we'll see if this works:

Gosh, it worked.  Amazing how they keep changing software and making an old person, like me, worry about trying to post.  Ha!!  God bless you all and Happy Stamping.

Photos of the two cards that will be done at Shawneesprings Nursing/Rehab Home

Hello, here's a photo of the two cards that the senior ladies at Shawneesprings Nursing/Rehab Home will be doing tomorrow morning.  Shawneesprings is a wonderful Nursing/Rehab home located in Harrison, Ohio.  Once a month I go there and hold a card making class for the lovely ladies.  We do have a good time.

I know they will love the little bird card.  Have an amazing day and God bless everyone.  Keep on stampin'.