Gentle Thoughts

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!6th! Anniversary Draw Winners

So your challenge was to
create a decorated postcard or card or ATC and send it to me for a chance to win one of three prizes.

And those prizes I mentioned?
Instead of just having one prize this year, I decided to have three.....
And the winners are: (drum roll, please)

3rd Prize - $15 to spend on byhand Products goes to
Beth Akins, Kentucky, USA

2nd Prize - $20 to spend on byhand Products goes to
Cynthia Schelzig, Germany

1st Prize - $25 to spend on byhand Products
Joanne Ross, British Columbia, Canada

Congratulations to the winners! And thanks so much to everyone who sent something in! I thought those who sent in 6 entries celebrating 6 years were very clever!

Click here to go see all the great mail I received!

The Fabric Covered Ribbon Journal is now ready for shipping!

You should also visit the byhand Products Updates - I've been flooded the last few days!

It's time for the Spring Cyberstampers Convention!

Monica Black aka BlackCats will be presenting

Quietfire Has It All
Saturday April 28, 2007  7 p.m.

I will be using a variety of products available from Quietfire including decorative papers, Portfolio Pastels, Perfect Pearls and Terrific Tape to make cards and ATCs. I will also be introducing Suzanne's latest release, a very nice calligraphy alphabet capital letters plate.

Score One for Quietfire
Sunday April 29, 2007 9 p.m.

This class will feature an accordian book made using the Scor-It tool, Cat Quote Marks, cat diecuts and Lyra Aquacolours. I will also be introducing the latest release from Quietfire Design...a plate of wonderful calligraphy alphabet capital letters.

Don't miss it!

To get to the class, go to this page:

http://www.cyberstampers.com/schedule.html
and click on the link for the Quietfire Design class.
This will take you to the chatroom where we will be waiting for you!

If you don't have the chat software, the info is here:
http://www.cyberstampers.com/chat.html

Hope you can make it!

Quietfire Design (that'd be me)
is delighted to be the art supplier to
Island Magic,
the 27the International Conference for Calligraphers at
Shawnigan Lake, BC July 21-28, 2007
Hosted by the
Warmland Calligraphers of the Cowichan Valley.

There will be lots of new products available for calligraphers (and everyone else!) over the next few months. Stay tuned!

If you are planning on attending Island Magic and would like to be notified of product updates and class supplies, go back to the email notifying you of this newsletter and click on the link that says Click Here to Remove or Change your Subscription. Tick off the box on the bottom left which asks the appropriate questions!

See you there!

Weekly Journal Prompts 2007

Gifts for the Artists in the Spotlight

I'd like to offer those artists, whose artwork is published in specific magazines, a reward for using the Quietfire Gentle Thoughts Rubber and other items from the byhand Products line. You will need to have credited Quietfire Design in print and supply a photo/scan of the artwork and text with the credit. I'll be absolutely over the moon and will send you on a $25 shopping spree through the Gentle Thoughts Rubber Stamps.

Qualifying Publications:
Stampers Sampler
Take 10
Somerset Studio
Rubber Stamper
Rubberstamp Madness
just check with me for others that may qualify.

Happy creating!

Changing Mail Service!!

Just when I thought I had everything under control (like *that* will ever happen!) Microsoft has decided to discontinue their email service.... I am really worried that I might lose you guys, my favourite people!, in the shuffle. I will try to make the transition as smooth as possible, but please bear with me. You may have to re-subscribe to the newsletter and interest groups! Sigh. Sorry!

This month's Gentle Thoughts was done with
the Vintage Ledger Page, Glue Dots, Aged Mahogany Distress Ink Pad, Q from the new Capital Letters Rubber sheet, Crown Charm, Pigma Brown 05, Bar Brad, tiny scissors to cut the letters!, Aleene's Tacky Glue, Spatula to apply the glue and manipulate the tiny letters.

Some changes in the sign-up for the newsletter!

Now you will have control over subscribing and un-subscribing. And with the double opt-in format (you are sent an email confirming that you really do want to subscribe), you know that no one has signed up for you.

Thanks very much for your continued support!

P.S. I do not share my mailing list.

The byhandartists is a Yahoo group where we discuss all sorts of things related to paper arts! Get to know your fellow artists from all over the world!
Don't forget, you can set your preferences to Daily Digest so you won't be bombarded at first with a lot of email.

Suzanne is a member of the

Visit my little gallery page on the ISABA website!

byhand 6th Anniversary Draw Submissions!

Thanks to everyone who participated! Now you get to see all the fun things I received in the mail, too!

This would definitely qualify as the most interesting submission I received, and if I had juried instead of drawn, I think Moyra's Mouse would have won a prize because she built a bed!! I chuckle everytime I look at it.

Suzanne's Schedule

To see a complete list (more or less!) of the classes Suzanne teaches, click here!

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Thanks Diane and Yogi! Love them!