World Cardmaking Day Sponsor Shoutout!

I just wanted to take one more opportunity to say a HUGE thank you to our sponsors for our World Cardmaking Day event. 

Thanks so much to:

http://www.primamarketinginc.com/

https://www.facebook.com/PrimaMarketing

https://twitter.com/Prima_Marketing

http://hydrangeahippo.com/

https://www.facebook.com/hydrangeahippo

https://twitter.com/hydrangeahippo

http://www.flower-soft.us.com/

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Flower-Soft/110817868933875

https://twitter.com/Flower_Soft

http://clearsnap.com/

https://www.facebook.com/Clearsnap

https://twitter.com/clearsnap

We could not have done this event without all of our amazing sponsors!   Please show them some love by visiting their sites, liking their Facebook pages, and following  them on Twitter!

Seaside Soiree Sneak Peek

November 30 - December 2, 2012:
3rd Annual Seaside Soiree
Raising money for Charity Wings and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography!

This is an event to remember! Back by popular demand, this amazing 3-Day Mixed Media Art Retreat is filled with art, creativity, charity, and good times.  Your journey will begin will a beautiful cocktail reception and sunset dinner and we'll go from there!

We will be hosting several guest artists for you to be inspired!  FIVE awesome classes and projects, charity and camaraderie!  We will have an amazing silent auction and raffle of handmade art from your favorite artists!  You do not want to miss this!

One of the amazing artists joining us that day is Jennifer Priest of Hydrangea Hippo.  Just have a look at the pictures of the wonderful project Jennifer is going to be teaching – a beautiful altered dress form!  Those taking the class will have the option to make either the undyed or dyed version as seen here.
Only 3 spots left for this awesome event!  Click here for more information and to buy your tickets!

It’s HERE!!!: Live from CHA Winter 2013

Did you take part in Charity Wings’  LIVE from CHA Summer 2012 online event? If you’re not familiar with it, CHA is the Craft and Hobby Association Trade Show – a paradise for crafters where manufacturers introduce their new lines and live crafting demonstrations and make ‘n’ takes take place!  LIVE from CHA is a FREE insider's look into the Craft and Hobby Association's Winter Trade Show – an event that’s even bigger and better than the Summer 2012 show!   Can’t come to Anaheim yourself?  We’ll bring the trade show to you!

Click HERE to see what CHA is about.
Click HERE to see more footage from the LIVE from CHA Winter 2012 show.

LIVE from CHA is online streaming event in the Charity Wings Parlour taking place January 12-14, 2013 from 10am-5pm Pacific Time daily.  It features:

• Over 50 LIVE online Manufacturer and Designer Interviews
• Interactive Chat
• Over 50 Giveaways each with a minimum $100 value in our raffle to benefit A PLACE TO BARK and the CHARITY WINGS ART CENTER*
• Recorded footage to watch whenever you like
• All you need is an internet connection

Just a few of the amazing prizes we gave away during the last LIVE from CHA event!

Buy your raffle tickets HERE for the chance to win one of the amazing prizes we'll be giving away - over $5000 in prizes to give away all together!  And don't worry - you don’t have to be online during the giveaway to win.  What a great holiday gift this would be for the crafter in your life - or add it to your holiday wish list!


A PLACE TO BARK is a no kill foster and adoption rescue dedicated to the welfare of animals and was founded by Bernie Berlin. Established in 2001, we mainly work with Animal Control Agencies, rescuing animals from high kill shelters and fostering them until they are healthy. This provides an ideal situation for the animals. They are then placed for adoption through Humane Societies in various parts of the country. We cover all costs for the medical care of the animals with no cost to the Humane Societies. We also handle some private adoptions after a strict screening process.

Upcoming Event: Craftin’ in the City

Are you ready to craft the night away?  Please plan to attend Craftin’ in the City – on Saturday, October 27^th - 2 pm to Midnight, at the La Sierra Senior Center, 5215 – B La Sierra Ave, Riverside, California.  There will be CRAFTABULOUS SWAG BAGS for the first 200 event attendees. 

Buy your tickets online at https://active.riversideca.gov/registrationmain.sdi  and use activity code 3494.101 or at any City of Riverside community center.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

A Muse Studio is raising money to give away 10,000 American Cancer Society breast health awareness pamphlets to 10,000 women with our FREE, coordinating 'Fight Like A Girl' stamp set! (just $3 for shipping!)

Helping creative women take control of their health while celebrating our collective strength? Yes, please!
Find out how to get your FREE stamp set HERE

World Cardmaking Day Event Recap

What a wonderful event we had to celebrate World Cardmaking Day with Creative Cynchronicity and raise money for the Charity Wings Art Center!  We raised over $400 and had so much fun!  A HUGE thank you goes out to all of the crafty demonstrators who joined us for this event.  We really appreciate your support and couldn’t have done it without you!
Here are links for you to connect with each of our amazing demonstrators as well as the link to their recorded segment.  Note: some of the playback links aren’t currently available but Linqto is getting those uploaded.    I’ll update you just as soon as they’re there! Also, you’ll see that some demonstrators had more than one segment.
Jonathan Fong

Playback of segment
http://jonathanfongstyle.com/
http://www.stylewithasmile.tv/
http://www.scrapbookingattitude.com/
Kristi Parker Van Doren

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Playback of segment (note there are some audio difficulties with this segment)
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http://artglitter.com/
http://stencilwithstyle.com/
Lisa Fulmer

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http://lisalizalou.blogspot.ca/
Lee Brehon  

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http://www.createalways.com/
Terri Sproul

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http://terrisproul.blogspot.ca/
Eileen Hull

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http://eileenhull.blogspot.ca/
http://www.sizzix.com/
Angela Daniels

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http://angeladaniels.squarespace.com/
Jamie Dougherty

Playback of segment
http://www.jamiedoughertydesigns.com/
http://www.primamarketinginc.com/
Susan Brown

Playback of segment (note: was supposed to be Cheryl Waters but she had tech difficulties and her camera wouldn’t work – Susan Brown comes in to fill in for us!)
Cheryl Waters still wanted to do her giveaway despite not being able to demo so check out her blog post about it here!
Playback of segment (note: begins with Elena and Andrea Currie)
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http://sbartist.blogspot.ca/
http://www.vivalasvegastamps.com/
Suzi Blu

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http://suziblu.typepad.com/
Andrea Currie

Playback of segment  (with Elena)
http://handmakemyday.com/
Kelly Donovan

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Tanner Bell
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Marisa Pawelko

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http://www.westcottbrand.com/
http://craftingrocks.com/
http://modernsurrealist.com/
Cyn Gagen

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http://creativecynchronicity.com
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Creative-Cynchronicity/330351943699820
http://twitter.com/creativecynchro
Magda Cortez

Playback not currently working.
http://simplymaddeline.blogspot.ca/
http://www.axesdesigns.com/
I want to take this opportunity to thank all of you who came out and supported our weekend craftathon and to all of you would bought raffle tickets. 
The raffle winner for Saturday was Kathleen Gillapey.
The raffle winner for Sunday was Mary Lee Gates.
I also want to send out a huge thank you to Wendy for moderating on Sunday afternoon and for Robyn for helping out with links and such!  It was so great of both of you to help out and we really appreciate it!

World Cardmaking Day: Meet the Demonstrators: Kristi Parker Van Doren

Ready to meet another one of our super fantabulous demonstrators for our World Cardmaking Day Event this weekend?  It’s Saturday  from noon to 5 pm Eastern and Sunday from noon to 530 pm Eastern.  We have continuous crafting demonstrations and during every half hour there will be a giveaway! 

Kristi Parker Van Doren has been creating since age 12 when her parents gave her a rubber stamp and ink for Christmas. 37 years later she is still creating, designing, writing, teaching and more!

Kristi loves to create and has been on several design teams including: Spellbinders, Northwoods, Worldwin Papers, Luminarte, Coronado Island and several others.

She served three years as a writer for Scrap & Stamp Magazine, as well as having articles published in books and magazines, most recently in Zentangle 6.

Kristi is currently serving on design teams for Queen Kat Designs and Dreamweaver Stencils. She is Design Team Lead for Art Institute Glitter and Connie Crystal design teams. When Kristi is not creating she is hanging out with her family. Check out her blog at www.kristiscreativecafe.blogspot.com!

Be sure to join in and check out all the amazing craft demonstrations and have your chance at winning one of the giveaways.  Log in here: http://linqto.com/rooms/creativeedventures OR through the Facebook app here: http://apps.facebook.com/creativeedventures.  You don’t need a webcam or mic to participate – simply a computer with an internet connection!

Sponsors

Don’t forget about the amazing "Stop to Smell the Flowers with Charity Wings" raffle   we have going on to benefit theCharity Wings Art Center. Each day of this two day event, we’ll draw for a winner to receive an amazing prize pack valued at $300+ filled with all sorts of flower themed supplies from Prima, Flower Soft, Hydrangea Hippo, and Clear Snap!  Check out this post to find out more about the prizes.

Raffle Tickets are ONLY:

3 Tickets for $5
10 Tickets for $10
25 Tickets for $20

Click HERE to get your tickets OR click on the BUY NOW button in the side bar!

World Cardmaking Day: Meet the Demonstrators: Eileen Hull

It’s less than 24 hours now until our World Cardmaking Day event begins!  Can you feel the excitement in the air?  It’s going to be one fantastic weekend!

Meet Eileen Hull!  Eileen says:  I grew up in a large family where there was always an art project in the works.  Creative thinking was encouraged at an early age and for that I am eternally grateful. 

Designing dies for Sizzix is my dream job because I love creating three dimensional projects. I found out that books, folders and boxes were easy to make from all of my leftover matboard scraps but the problem was getting an accurate and consistent cut.

I approached Sizzix with the idea of making a die that could cut and score thicker material like matboard and chipboard. And so ScoreBoards™ dies came to be! If you haven’t tried one yet, please do. :-) 

I live near Washington, DC with my husband, his 92 year old stepdad, and the youngest of our four kids. We lived the military life for 20 years and loved it. 

Please visit my blog at http://eileenhull.blogspot.com to see what’s I’m up to...

Sponsors

Hurry!  Go grab your tickets for the "Stop to Smell the Flowers with Charity Wings" raffle  to benefit the Charity Wings Art Center. Each day of this two day event, we’ll draw for a winner to receive an amazing prize pack filled with all sorts of flower themed supplies!  Check out this post to find out more about the prizes.

Raffle Tickets are ONLY:

3 Tickets for $5
10 Tickets for $10
25 Tickets for $20

Click HERE to get your tickets or click on “Buy now” in this blog’s sidebar!

World Cardmaking Day: Meet the Demonstrators: Jonathan Fong

Jonathan Fong is an interior, floral and crafts designer who turns DIY into D-I-Wow. He hosts the web series “Style with a Smile,” as well as DisneyFamily.com’s “He Made She Made.”

He is a design expert and contributor for Disney’s Spoonful.com site and eHow.

He is also a designer and spokesperson for Craft Attitude, and the author of three books: Walls that Wow, Flowers that Wow, and Parties that Wow.

Before Jonathan joined the crafting community, spurred by his addiction to his Sizzix Big Shot, he was an ad man, creating commercials for Acura, Jenny Craig, Boston Market, and Jergens Lotion.

We are so fortunate to have Jonathan joining us this Sunday as part of our World Cardmaking Day Event, taking place Saturday from noon to 5 pm Eastern and Sunday from noon to 530 pm Eastern. 

Be sure to join in and check out all the amazing craft demonstrations and have your chance at winning one of the giveaways.  Log in here: http://linqto.com/rooms/creativeedventures OR through the Facebook app here: http://apps.facebook.com/creativeedventures.  You don’t need a webcam or mic to participate – simply a computer with an internet connection!

Sponsors

Don’t forget about the amazing "Stop to Smell the Flowers with Charity Wings" raffle   we have going on to benefit the Charity Wings Art Center. Each day of this two day event, we’ll draw for a winner to receive an amazing prize pack valued at $300+ filled with all sorts of flower themed supplies from Prima, Flower Soft, Hydrangea Hippo, and Clear Snap!  Check out this post to find out more about the prizes.

Raffle Tickets are ONLY:

3 Tickets for $5
10 Tickets for $10
25 Tickets for $20

Click HERE to get your tickets OR click on the BUY NOW button in the side bar!