Teacher Gift in the midst of scary search by cops

Wow, it has been one of those days you won't easily forget, if ever. We were awakend early this morning with a reverse 9-1-1 call about a man who had kidnapped a women in New Mexico drove north and ran out of gas at the Gleneagle Exit in COS. That's my exit! We were watchful this morning getting the kids off to school but didn't hear much else except that the kidnapped lady had gotten away and the man was still out there somewhere. He apparently broke into someone's house at about 7:30am and assaulted a women and took some jewelry and went out the back door. Another lady on the street behind us reported she saw a man in her backyard this morning at 9:30. She lives on the street right behind us. So, as I casually go out this morning at 10:30am to drop some mail into the mailbox. I see police 2 doors down at the stop sign. They see me and yell at me to get back into the house. I RAN! Slamed the door, set the alarm and looked out my back window to see the swat team with dogs in the backyard behind us. I called me hubbie and he came home to stay with me. I had to call everyone in crop club to tell them not to come. Found out later that the schools my kids are in are locked down. The swat team and dogs eventually came over and sweeped our backyard. I was a bit leary about being down in my basement studio where I felt the most vulnerable in the whole house but once the swat team went through our yard I made my way down here to start and finish a teacher gift card/bookmark pocket card that I will teach at the Crop-a-Latte in Castle Rock on Sept 27th. I am feeling a little spent. They still haven't found the bad guy and I am waiting to hear how we are going to get our kids? So, I have been crafting away keeping my mind away from the horrible possibilities that could happen. I think I am going to just go and veg for a while now in front of the TV.

All Occasion Card Camp on Sept 14th!

It's coming up! Here are a couple of cards we will be making. I am having so much fun just thinking up designs and prepping these cards. I could do this forever!

Stamping and Scrapbooking Expo

Wow, so I got the opportunity to work in Terri Ott's booth for Eyelets Etc. It really was my only way to get some TAC info out to people other then handing out flyers which they would not have liked. It wasn't easy because I really was there to work for her but whenever I had the opportunity to bring up theangelcompany then I would. I got a couple of leads and a possible recruit that I meet with tomorrow so it was a productive 2 days.
I am still struggling with the hormone imbalance issue so my Friday and my funshop Friday night weren't the greatest. Thankfully, the rest of the weekend I felt good. It's one of those things that the doc said is a process to figure out what I need to feel right and good. It's definitely improved but still needs tweeking to avoid the headaches and now naseau. Yuck. It's like being pregnant without being pregnant. No fun!!!
My bat mitvah invitation order is just about complete so I am looking for more work. Need some cards, invites or scrapbooks made? Point people my way, please!
My good friend, Michelle, is having her funshop with me on Thursday. I am really enjoying doin the funshops for people. It's great to show people about TAC and stamping and scrapbooking. I have the knowledge and skills so it would be a shame to keep it all to myself. Besides, we always have fun. Gotta a couple of new classes lined up for Sept and Oct that I will be offering so make sure to check out my website for details. www.janinerobertson.com Off to clean the basement...

Funshop Fun

I love designing cards. I tend to go by the seat of my pants but will ocassionally follow a design sketch from a magazine or the TAC catalog. Anyways, my very good friend, Michelle is going to have a funshop coming up here at the end of August. She requested a birthday card and a Christmas card for the make-n-takes. These two are fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants card designs. Enjoy!

Crop-a-Latte event

I am follow-up mode after the Crop-a-Latte event back on the 19th. It was a lot of fun and I think I talked more that day then I do in an entire week. There were lots and lots of nice ladies and I am looking forward to the couple of funshops that were booked and to just building up a relationship with all this wonderful women. I took my camera to take a few pictures but alas when I went to take some my batteries were dead. Ugh. Note to self: must check batteries in camera before events.
I am currently working on an order for 100 Bat Mitvah invitations and just planning for future events. Have to make this a quick one. So, I will be back....

Natalee Accordion Album Kit from TAC

Here's a couple of pictures of my finished Natalee Accordion Album. I used the coordinating cardstock, ribbon and the new embellishment jar, Audrey to complete the album. I was going to give it to my mom for Christmas but I may have to keep this one and make another one for her.
I will be doing a class on this kit at the Crop-a-Latte in Black Forest on July 19th for $15. Check out their website for more information on this all-day crop. It's so worth the money!
www.crop-a-latte.com

All Occasion Card Camp Coming Up!

I am preparing the cards for the all occasion card camp coming up on the 17th or the 20th. I love doing these camps as it really motivates me to look into new techniques, new designs and other possiblities. Don't wait to register as I have only 12 spots available between the 2 dates. In other words, I am only prepping the cards for 12 people. I just made a "Congratulaions" card for the wedding we are leaving for today. It has a fun advanced technique that veteran cards makers will like.