"Bugs eye view"

Hey Local Friends!!!!

Did you get someone you love a Cricut Machine during a black friday sale and have no idea how to use it? Does someone you love have a Cricut that they are not using? Are you looking for someone to show you what the machine does?

Private and group classes are able to be scheduled and gift certificates are available! Contact me for more information!

I'm "certifiable" :) (Pre CHA Summer 11)

Ok so ya'll already knew that. Right after the crop in April I received an email from a lovely woman named Sally, she was inviting me to participate in a stampmaker certification course before CHA this summer. It was an all day training where I would learn all the ins and outs and finer details of making stamps, stencils, and embossing plates with the Teresa Collins Photocentric Stampmaker. When done if I could prove to them I knew the process I would become certified as a Stampmaker instructor.

Well I had been wanting to try this and was super excited to be asked, so I jumped at the chance to take the course. There were 16 of us that learned all about the UV reactive polymer that creates the stamps. Then we learned all the finer points of making the stamps, including how to take photographs and turn them into stamps as well.

The people from Photocentric were fabulous (and had such wonderful English accents they made me miss my grandma :) I also got to meet Lara Scott. Lara is their designer, and Education Coordinator (and also has fabulous sets of stamps just released.) The small world story about Lara is she is really good friends Dawn McDowell. Dawn and I met eons ago online at Scrapbook Jungle and because of homeschooling, and scrapbooking, and life (and cause she's just such a fabulous person) just hit it off. Lara is just as nice as Dawn is!

My "trial" class will be in the beginning of August. I'll have them open to the "masses" soon. So be looking for a Photocentric class from me coming up in the near future.

Wonder what I've been up to?

The holiday's are normally busy for everyone seems to be especially busy for crafters that have this NEED to personalize gifts, decorations, cards with their own two hands. This year for me was no different.

This year in addition to the typical crazy busy of life before the holidays I took on not one but TWO kids Christmas workshops.

For the first one I taught a class at Potter's Hand homeschool group. We are new members to the group and the kids and I have been thoroughly enjoying every minute of the program. Each December, they have a Christmas workshop. The older kids go off and make more intricate things, the younger kids have a class and rotate projects. This year they also rotated to "my" class where they learned about glass etching and etched their own ornaments. By the end of my hour and 45 minutes I had seen about 120 kids go through my area. (Yes I etched, and also did a negative image card with the remainder of the stencil with 120 kids) You will all have to take my word for it because I was so busy I didn't get a single picture of it!

The 2nd workshop was at my church. This was our first year for it. Normally during December I try to take a couple of weeks to let the kids make presents during kids church in addition to Christmas lessons. This year we were still working on finishing up curriculum so I didn't have the chance.

So we spent the entire day making candle screens, and tin can snowmen and covered notepads, candle trays and gingerbread houses (out of foam.) Ooh and can't forget a couple of types of ornaments and we even made and bagged peppermint cocoa with tiny marshmallows! After lunch we even spent time wrapping and making cards! I think the kids went home with 8 different presents for family and friends!

Miss Margaret helping to make

covered notepads

Emily with her "Snow Can"

Calorie free gingerbread houses!

Painting ornaments!

Looks like a bomb went off here

It's safe to say we had a BLAST, teachers and kids all enjoyed themselves (the teachers even had a chance to make a couple of things!) Something we will definitely do again!

It's getting "Swarm" in here

Looking for a chance to use your Cricut and learn more about it. Join me for a Cricut Swarm at Helmar Lutheran Church February 16th and 1pm. Email me for pricing and more information.

It's Class time!

So November 20th will be the date for a back to back jack of crafting classes

Join me at SCRAPBOOK JUNCTION

I'll be teaching a Cricut 101 (basics of the expression and create machines...we cover every single button and learn how to combine things to make cutting easier) Cost $20 bring your machine, a font (that has upper and lowercase letters) and a shape cartridge (something with simpler layers) Class time 10am-12pm

and Cricut 201--We go further in this class and talk about the basics of layering, doodling, using the deep cut housing blade, and cutting out materials besides paper (transparency, vinyl, chipboard, fabric and more) bring your machine, a basic font cartridge and a shape cartridge with simple layers. Cost $22 (we do a project with this class plus get samples of ton to stuff to cut out!) 1pm-3:30pm

Coming up the beginning of December.

Looking to make a unique Christmas Gift? We will cover the basics of etching, creating custom stencils using your cricut machine. We will create 3 different projects, a mirror, a votive holder and a frame. Date will be announced Call Scrapbook Junction to register or for more information!!

Cricut Classes

It's that time again! Are you just looking for some instruction on your Cricut machine? Join me at Scrapbook Junction for:

Cricut 101

September 28, 2010

6-8pm

Cost: $20

Bring: Your bug, font cartridge, shape cartridge, scrap paper to work with and coordinating paper for project. This is a hands on class and you will cover all the basics of using your machine.

Cricut 201

October 5, 2010

6-8:30pm

Cost: $22

Bring: Your bug, font cartridge, shape cartridge, scrap paper to work with and coordinating paper for project. This class goes a step further and you will learn about doodling with your bug, cutting through a variety of materials, layering cuts, using the deep cut housing blade and more. Will create a project in class.

For more information visit Scrapbook Junction

New Cricut Classes!

Join me at Scrapbook Junction for a new round of Cricut Classes

May 11- A combined Cricut 101 and 201 class for the regular Cricut machine cost will be $22

Time 6-8pm, we will cover basic usage and features of the machine, drawing, as well as move into cutting other things besides paper with the deep cut housing blade. We will create a small project in class

May 18-Cricut 101 for the Expression (and the Cricut Create) machine and cutting basics. $20-Bring your own scrap cardstock to play with. There will be some creative free time at the end of class to ask questions.

May 25 Cricut 201 for the Expression (and the Cricut Create) in this class we will cover using the cricut inks, cutting fabric, chipboard, vinyl, transparancy and more. We will create a small project in the class Cost $22

For more information contact Annette at Scrapbook Junction

Yeah for me!!

I have always wanted to take an online class well I get the chance!!! I won on Stacy Julian's blog How cool is that????

http://stacyjulian.com/blog/?p=4219

I get to put some FUN in scrapbooking!!!

Yeah!

Cricut 101 postponed due to weather

Due to the weather we have been getting (and are going to be getting this evening) Scrapbook Junction will not be open today and tonight's Cricut 101 class was moved to next week.

The 201 class was moved to the 23rd to accommodate this change as well. Sorry for the inconvenience but we didn't want the class to turn into a slumber party and we not really sure if we would actually be paying attention to the class or the weather more because of the storm coming in.

Cricut classes filling up fast

Annette from Scrapbook Junction just called me the email blast went out yesterday. I already have 7 in my 101 class and 4 in my 201 class...if you want to sign-up better do so quick!

http://www.scrapbookjunction.net

Cricut Classes

It's that time again! Did you get a new bug for Christmas? Are you just looking for some instruction on your machine? Join me at Scrapbook Junction for:

Cricut 101

February 9, 2010

6-8pm

Cost: $20

Bring: Your bug, font cartridge, shape cartridge, scrap paper to work with and coordinating paper for project. This is a hands on class and you will cover all the basics of using your machine.

Cricut 201

February 16, 2001

6-8:30pm

Cost: $22

Bring: Your bug, font cartridge, shape cartridge, scrap paper to work with and coordinating paper for project. This class goes a step further and you will learn about doodling with your bug, cutting through a variety of materials, layering cuts, using the deep cut housing blade and more. Will create a project in class.

For more information visit Scrapbook Junction