Some great events going on now!

40 DAYS:

Ever been a part of a blog hop? What's that, you say? Well it's a bunch of bloggers hopping from one blog to another each day.

And that's exactly what we are doing in honor of a great friend and colleague of mine, Beverley Todd, aka the Guv, from the grande ole UK. In honor of her 40th birthday we are blog hopping for 40 days prior to her big day. At each blog there is a challenge or giveaway...so...hop on into the action and check out the blogs and prizes along the way. Here's where it all began. You can join on in even if you don't know the Guv or the other bloggers...just leave a nice comment and make friends...that's what it's all about! Oh yeah...it's all about the prizes, too!!!

Yesterday, my blog day was featured and I am giving away a seat in one of my upcoming online classes...so hop on over to my blog and leave me a comment to get in on the drawing. Keep following where Beverley leads us next in our 40 days of fun and celebration!

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A*Muse*A*Palooza:

Yup, it sounds like a way crazy name... but it is actually a heavenly stamping extravaganza event!! At participating stores around the country there will be designer/instructors from A*Muse art stamps teaching special stamping classes. Click here to find a store near you.

What? No store near you is offering a class? Rats! But wait!! Julie Ebersole will be teaching an online A*Muse*A*Palooza class at My Creative Classroom! YIPEE!! Julie is the Creative Teams Director, Lead Instructor and Senior Designer for A*Muse Art Stamps and the Design Team Coordinator on SplitCoastStampers.com, the world's largest online stamping community.

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My Creative Classroom is proud to be hosting the online class for the A*Muse*A*Palooza event.

This special class will be instructed by our very own Julie Ebersole(yep, she's an MCC Instructor, too!) and is available exclusively to those customers who purchase the A*Muse*A*Palooza 08 Exclusive Stamp Kit. The online class is free when you purchase the kit! Check out the kit info here. The stamp kit is gorgeous!! And you can win a free kit and a seat in the class just by signing up for the MCC newsletter. If you already receive the newsletter, you're already in the drawing!

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OK, that's not even all of it! On Tuesday, July 15, from 9pm-10pm CST, My Creative Classroom will be hosting an online guest chat/interview with Julie. Come find out more about this amazingly talented gal! As an added bonus, join us an hour before and after the interview/chat with Julie(that's 8pm-11pm CST) and chat with the MCC Instructors about all things stamping! Come find out about online classes. Gotta love it! When you log into the main MCC website, click on the Student Activity Center. The chat is in the Java Stop!

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If you have any questions, EMAIL ME for more info or check out the My Creative Classroom website.

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Livin' life in a new way!

Hi, I’m Shirley Pando…Wednesday’s blogger here on the S4I blog. I want to introduce myself a bit before I start chatting up a storm!! :D

• I am a wife of 20+ years to my husband, Howard; mom to three teen boys(!); and “mom” to an aging black lab. We live in beautiful Longwood (Orlando), Florida just minutes from Mickey Mouse and Disney World!
• I have my own at-home scrapbooking business as an Independent Scrapbook Instructor with I Remember When. I host monthly crops, vend at events, and have a website called Scrapbook and Paper where I sell products, kits and premade items.
• I have been a product demonstrator for Xyron, Inc. and have created projects for the Xyron website and product packaging.
• I have traveled the U.S. working the consumer scrapbook shows with Advantus, Corp. and Scrap-Mart.com.
• I am a Creative Arts Instructor with My Creative Classroom.

OK, on with the chatting…

So, guess how much it cost me to fill up my (gas guzzling) SUV last week??? NO, not $50, not $75, but $96!!!! Can you believe it? And that was for regular unleaded! As soon as my long and lanky teens move out, I'm getting me a hybrid!!

I also was recently on a plane flight for a business trip. I had to pay an extra $25 (each way!) for my second piece of luggage, which houses my very important makeup, beauty items, and shoes. Can't live without that, right?? But do I really need to pay the airline to let me bring my luggage with me???

I cannot believe how fast the price of things has sky-rocketed! Pretty soon we’ll all just stay home and get to know our neighbors…hmm, interesting thought, huh?

So what does all this have to do with scrapbooking? Well, a lot, I think. With all of these rising costs, we’ve got to do something to save money in other areas. But where?? Well here’s a suggestion…how about taking online crafting classes! Save that precious gas in your car and stay in those P.J.’s! There’s no need to go anywhere to learn new techniques or make a great project…learn in the comfort of your own home.

Say hello to My Creative Classroom! MCC is a virtual learning center, where the pursuit of creativity takes many forms. Our courses are highly interactive and facilitated by talented teachers ready to assist you on your creative journey. My Creative Classroom focuses on Art and Craft classes; from altered art to scrapbooking to card making to stamping to candle making to art journals to sewing and everything in between. It is our mission to provide our students with an outstanding learning experience.

I am so proud to be a Creative Arts Instructor at My Creative Classroom. The classes I teach focus on altered arts, scrapbooking, paper arts...and a little mixed media thrown in for fun! We have a fantastic teaching staff full of people who are as passionate about crafting as you are! And because of the fact that we have students and Instructors from all over the world, I get to share my passion for crafting with people I would otherwise never get to meet.

Check out just two of the classes I am teaching now at My Creative Classroom:

"Our Family" 12 x 6 Handmade Album class begins June 10th. CLICK HERE for more info and to sign up.

Enjoy the Journey/Travel Workshop begins June 16th and a second session starts July 17th. You can choose which one works best for you. CLICK HERE for more info and to sign up.

"See" ya next week! :D