Fall and Christmas Classes

I have been working on a whole list of new classes and finally am ready to share my creativity with you once again.  Now is the time to book yourself some well deserved ME TIME!  I have done my best to offer you a variety of choices here.  If there is a project that you are interested in but I have not scheduled it please let me know I can add it in.  Or if the times do not work for you but you are wanting a specific class let me know that too.  Someone else may be thinking the same thing and I can move around times.  

I am offering you the ease of registering for classes by credit card now. 

To register today for any of the classes below or see more details click on this link   – http://www.eventbrite.com/rss/organizer_list_events/327168258

As an extra incentive -If you should bring a friend that has never taken a class with me before you will both receive $5.00 off your class fee.  I will refund the discount on the day of the event in cash to you.  This will not apply to the Christmas for Mommy Class however, sorry. 

Stamp A Stack of Notecards Wednesday, November 04 at 7:00 PM

We will be creating a stack of 20 notecards that are 2" x 4".  These little cards will all come with an envelope to fit.  A great handmade gift to share with a friend or even a school teacher.  There will be a variety of sentiments you add to the card in 4 different designs.  We will wrap the cards up in groups of 10 with a pretty bow!  Come out and join us for $25.00.   http://notecards.eventbrite.com

Birth Announcement Canvas Saturday, November 07 at 7:00 PM

What a beautiful gift for someone who has just had a baby!  You will be creating an 8x16 Canvas with 1 photo in either Sepia or Black and White.  It will also include all the birth statistics and the new parents first words of the amazing event!  There will be a chance to choose your colour preference before the class as well.  Fee is $35.00 with all materials supplied. http://birthannouncementcanvas.eventbrite.com

Dear Santa Scroll Friday, November 20 at 7:00 PM

A vintage looking letter to Santa to hang on the wall during the festive season.  We will be creating this masterpiece with Glimmer Mist, ribbon, hat pins, and vellum paper just to list a few.  There will also be a matted 5x7 section left to add a favorite photo afterwards.  This is the class I am most excited about teaching this season!  $20.00 includes all your supplies and fun.    http://dearsantascroll.eventbrite.com

Advent Calendar Saturday, November 28 at 7:00pm

This non traditional calendar is a cookie sheet and 24 mini spice tins.It was a fabulous hit with my 3 young boys last December.  I put in little toys or stickers and sometimes candy for them.  You too can have a fun decorating each of the 24 tins with christmas cheer!  This sample picture is actually the one I made last christmas.  Your creation will be very similar using traditional red, green, and silver.  If your interested register today and save your spot at my craft table on Saturday, November 14 at 7:00 pm.   $60.00 includes all your supplies.  http://adventcalendar.eventbrite.com

Christmas Gift Tags Saturday, November 28 at 2:00 PM

An excellent opportunity to personalize all your gift giving packages this christmas.  We will be creating 30 gift tags which includes 6 different designs.  They will have a bit of glitz and glam on them too!  Be ready to have fun and go home a little sparkly.  $20.00 will include all your supplies.  http://christmasgifttags.eventbrite.com

 

Christmas for Mommy Saturday, December 5 at 10:00 AM

This is the workshop to sign your husbands up for!  Send the kids with Daddy to ensure you have a spectacular handmade gift under the tree this Christmas.  Grandma, Aunties, and Special Someone's are also invited to attend with your child.  I will not describe the project that will be made to keep it a surprise but you will be very impressed!  Please send no more than 2 children per adult attending and the price is based on a per child basis.  $12.00 is all it takes to ensure you will smile on Christmas Morning.   Age suggestions:  1-16 years old.  http://christmasformommy.eventbrite.com

Sorry for being long winded but you all know me and know how excited I get over sharing my passions with you.  I love Scrapbooking and Stamping and I love to share it with others.  I hope that I have the opportunity to share with you over the next couple of months. 

Halloween Canvas

I had a blast creating this canvas of Mummy's Boys!  I picked up the inspiration a few weeks back when I attended the Scrapbook Carnival in Edmonton, AB.  I saw a page layout that had a Mummy on it and thought how cute would that be to make something with 3 of them.  I downloaded a paperdoll pattern from the web and cut it out of white cardstock.  Then a trip out to get some white hockey tape to cover all the white cardstock!  

It took a long time to wrap the Mummy's.  I took them with me everywhere I went for a few days.  People tease me about being a multitasker and that is exactly how I got these done.  The Mummy's have visited the Chiropractor, the Gymnastics Studio, Tim Horton's Drive Thru, as well as the the Playoom, the Supper Table, and my Bed.   Once they were finally wrapped I rolled a bit of the tape down on each layer to give the worn look and added soft suede ink with a sponge to rough them up and show the age.  The googley eyes were a final touch.  I have found that I need to keep the Monster Baby, also known as Thaeden my youngest boy, away from the eyes.  He wants to peel them off and eat them!    

Painting the Canvas was my next step in creating this project.  I used black and white acrylic paints with a foam brush.   Once the paint was dry I sealed the canvas with a UV Grime Protectant which will save my picture from any acid that may seep through from the paint.  A few layers of designer paper and solid cardstock formed the base for my picture to be mounted.  I then made a trip to the store with the canvas to find just the right sticker letters to match my theme.  Once I confirmed the letters the buttons were the last addition.  

I am very proud of myself to have completed this project a full week before Halloween!  I usually get these awesome inspirations but then fail to complete them before the event.  I gave myself a few bonus points for this one.  I hope you enjoy it too.  

Happy Halloween   

8x8 Scrapbook Pages

I have chosen this Scrapbook page to share with you today.  It was a project that was created during the Scrapbook and Stamping Technique Class that I teach monthly.  During these sessions there is always a new technique taught.  

This particular project focused on a faux silk look.  The flowers were created by stamping versamark on tissue paper and then coloring with pastel chalks.  Once that was complete the tissue flower was mod podged onto white cardstock, allowed to dry, and then cut out.  Dimensionals helped the flowers stand out and complete the page.  

I never insist that my students do their projects identical to my sample.  Papercrafting is all about creativity and I love to see what inspirations come alive as a technique is taught.  There is always something new to be learned by me at each and every session from my students!  Take a look at the awesome scrapbook pages that came out of this particular session.  

Advent Calendar

This non traditional calendar is a cookie sheet and 24 mini spice tins.It was a fabulous hit with my 3 young boys last December.  I filled each tin only the day of each opening otherwise it was game over.  The kids would check under the lids of each tin hourly to see if there were any surprises yet.  I put in little toys or stickers and sometimes candy for them.  You too can have a fun decorating each of the 24 tins with christmas cheer!  This sample picture is actually the one I made last christmas.  Your creation will be very similar using traditional red, green, and silver.  If your interested register today and save your spot at my craft table on Saturday, November 14 at 7:00 pm.    $60.00 includes all your supplies. 

Birth Announcement Canvas Project

BABY ANNOUNCEMENT CANVAS  7:00 PM - 9:00 PM     Friday,  November 6, 2009

What a beautiful gift for someone who has just had a baby!  You will be creating an 8x16 Canvas with 1 photo in either Sepia or Black and White.  It will also include all the birth statistics and the new parents first words of the amazing event!  Fee is $35.00 with all materials supplied.

My Story

I have only been a Stampin Up demonstrater for 2 years but my paper crafting history goes way back!  I love to stamp and scrapbook.  The first scrapbook that I made with “acid free paper” was in 1996.  So I quess that I have been scrapbooking for 13 years officially.  My style seems to trend towards being eclectic and vintage.  Every page needs to have chocolate chip brown inked edges.  I would be lost without my chocolate chip ink pad.  That is the very first item that any paper crafter needs!  I am the crafty one in our house of 4 boys.  3 little men and 1 husband.  My boys are 5, 3, and 17 months.  There is not a day that goes by without me bringing in a craft item of some sort to our daily activities.  That could be anywhere from creating a card for a birthday party, decorating boxes to store puzzles, or actually designing a scrapbook page for myself after the kids are in bed.  

If you could say I had an area of expertise I would describe it as being a mini-album fanatic.  I love to make little scrapbooks.  If you took a tour of my house you would find my creations in every room.  I have canvases, mini-albums, and cute paper crafts sitting everywhere.  This is my way of balancing the ratio of boys to girls at our house! 

I have a Bachelor of Science in Human Ecology specializing in Textiles, Clothing and Culture.  That is where my career started with designing and constructing skating, dance, and gymnastics apperal.  Once we decided to start a family I quickly found that I was not a Super Woman and that it is okay not to be one either!  I discovered that spending some time working and lots of my time with my children was a happier balance for me.  Today I teach scrapbooking and rubber stamping classes from our home in Sherwood Park, AB on a part-time basis.  I also accept short-term contracts with the Citadel Theatre and Jubilee Auditorium in Edmonton when different shows or plays come through.  In around these activites I also Figure Skate with a Synchronized Skating Team a couple of days a week. On the side side I am currently writing a book about Parents surviving Home Economics.  It encompasses organizing your home to balance a career, chldren, and happiness!  Watch for it coming out in the Fall of 2010. 

   

My specialty is balancing career, family, passions, and happiness!  My papercrafting is involved at every level of this balancing act.  I have a career with my stamping and scrapbooking business. My children are involved with crafts each day building projects or being witness to another level of organization Mommy has introduced to the play room!  My skating teammates would all love for me to be their “secret buddy” to be the recipent of my crafty inspirations.  I enjoy going away to relax at scrapbook retreats whether I am the organizer or just an attendee.  How many people get to write off their passions as a business expense?  

I would love to show you that there are all these talents to some level hiding inside you.  I am a very patient instructor who will stand by you all the way through your project.  If you commit to attending one of my classes I will insure that you leave with a complete project.   This may mean that it is 11:30pm on a work night and I am actually finishing it for you while you are sleeping beside me but you will leave with complete project which is going to keep that self esteem boosted!  Everyone can do this if the step by step instruction is in small enough steps and the instructor takes time with you.

I am known to be an organized Super Mommy.  I love what I do and that is what gives me the energy to pass it on to you.  Everything in my house has it’s place in a container that is labeled with some kind of fancy tag or stamped image.  It may even go as far as having a scrapbooked photo of the items that are housed in the container.  But you would very quickly see that it is a big part of what makes our house a happy house.    

I love papercrafting!  I would love to share that passion and talent with you at your home.  To organize an event for you and your friends call me today.