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May 2008
Are You Board? Newsletter
Cara's got some big news for you!
Check This Out!
Big Changes in my Kit Club
Hi!
I am excited to share some big changes at Are You Board? and I hope you will be excited too!
Hugs, Cara
Big Changes in KIT CLUB
Beginning with the May Are You Board Kit... I have decided after many requests to make some dramatic changes...all good..I hope! I love the idea and oh ya...the price is going down! Woohoo!
Here is the deal...each month I will bring you a brand new book. Could be chipboard or acrylic, or both! Sometimes wordbooks..but ALWAYS new techniques. I will not add paper or embellishments because I know you have more than enough! Your kit will include a pocket size shopping list that you can take to the store or better yet...your scrapbook stash! I will actually have the shopping list included in this email so you can start gathering BEFORE your book actually gets to you. I will have all kinds of tricks and tips included in your kit and detailed techniques to complete the kit.
This has been requested by many of my customers who love the book but have a different theme in mind. For example the April kit had a terrific technique for adding a transparency page to your 5x5 board book. This page is perfect for adding transparency pictures or shaped glitter or punches..lumpy embellishments... memorabilia.. but if you were not interested in an April showers themed book, you probably missed out on this technique. but if I had offered this kit in the new and improved style...you might have decided this was the kit for you!
Long story short... more flexible ... more YOU and I am there to help you make your kit your way!
Ok..here it is! The May Kit! 
WORDBOOK and die cut
Terrific new wordbook created just for Are You Board! This month features a 4" WORBOOK that celebrates all the graduations this year. GRAD also has a cap tie cut ready to personalize for your GRAD in the colors of their school. Your directions will include many techniques for decorating your book. Everything from shadowing your letters to creating a tassel with your year of graduation as a decoration! There are many new ideas that are not part of my WORDBOOK instructions. These can be used on many of your other books and pages. I am sure you have three sheets of just the right paper ready to complete this gift for your favorite graduate.
And best part... this kit is only $13.00 ... Shipping is on me!
SHOPPING LIST IDEAS: you will not need allllll of these but it sure is fun to collect supplies!
2 sheets of 12x12 paper
1 yard ribbon
embroidery floss in school colors :)
Mod Podge and brush
piece black cardstock
acrylic paint on school colors
Sharpie in school colors
Graduation themed lumby embellishments
buttons, brads, eyelets, rub ons, chipboard numbers ... I can go on and on LOL
Custom WORDBOOKS
What would ou like your WORDBOOK to say? Any name or word or location or activity or comment or saying or...you get the idea!
4 inches tall: $ 10.00
Almost 6 inches tall: $15.00 
Includes my easy to follow instructions!
I pay the shiping too!
Croptopia U
I am excited to be joining forces with Susan Shallo from Croptopia Getaways to offer an outstanding educational event coming to a city near you! I taught at a Croptopia event and was so impressed with the pampering and extra special treatment that Sue offered her guests...I decided she was a perfect partner to help me carry out my dream event. I have listened to my students and designed a weekend educational event that hopes to answer many of the challenges that act as stumbling blocks to slow down our scrapping.
Attendees will discover a simple approach to scrapbooking in a brand new series of educational events brought to you by Croptopia U! This unique
2 day educational experience will offer top notch instructors.
Programs of study to include:
-Croptopia U's Quick & Easy System for coordination of scrapbook papers & embellishments
-Falling in loves with sketches as a tool for YOUR pages
- Helpful Journaling Tips.
-Photo Software Exploration to enhance your digital photos
After class, you will join your crop table to complete your homework
This experience is so much more than a series of project classes! Please be sure to join our mailing list to attend Croptopia U in a town near you!
Be sure to watch my blog to see where I will be traveling this summer. I am teaching at many Creating Keepsakes Conventions from Buffalo to Charlotte! And new this year...my classes will be offered at all Great American Scrapbook Conventions. And last but certainly not least, my Big Picture Scrapbooking Project Now will be appearing soon too!
Hugs, Cara
