January 12, 2010
for those of you who were wondering – i have decided to teach another altered book class next month. the book will be valentine themed and the class will be held at SCRAPBOOK 911 on february 13th from 10:00 to 3:00, and the price of the class will be 45.00.
here are some pics of the book; i’ll give you a peek at some of the details…
the book features papers by jenni bowlin, embellies by tim holtz and LOTS and LOTS of junque from my vintage stash of goodies!
space in this class is LIMITED and i won’t be able to add any more slots at a later date {like i did last time}, so please call the store to sign up if you are interested.
i have been kicking around the idea of offering a few altered book classes a year {maybe 3 or 4} - each one centered around a different holiday or season. i think altered books are a really unique and fun thing to “decorate” with. and having done the Christmas book and now the Valentine’s book, i thought why not do some for the other major holidays? i think halloween would ESPECIALLY be fun! if you like this idea, please post a comment or drop me a note. these books take SO much time to design and even MORE time to prepare for {all the cutting and packing up the goodies} that i DON’T want to spend time designing more books if the interest is NOT there for them!
hope to hear from you! thanks… tami
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January 11, 2010
i have pics to share from my mom & me class this past saturday… we made a 6 X 6 “my year” album that the kids can fill up with photos from 2010.
the mom & me class has gotten SO BIG – that i’ve had to add another session for each class, so i now have both a morning and afternoon session each month! a BIG, HUGE thank you to all of you – kids AND moms – who have come every month {and all you new guys too} who have made that addition NECESSARY!
i’m having another class this month – the “key to my heart” wall decor for Valentine’s Day. unfortunately, i believe that both sessions are already full. BUT – if you are interested, PLEASE go ahead and get on the wait list; there may be a cancellation! i may also be able to gather up some more supplies – although i know i don’t have any more of the giant keys and won’t be able to get my hands on any more.
next month’s project is a “friend’s word book“…
you can sign up for this class now! there will be both a morning and an afternoon session. i had purchased these books awhile back and was able to get my hands on a few more from SEI, but once they are gone – they are gone; i won’t be able to get any more. i thought they’d be perfect for the kids to put pics of their friends in! the kiddos will get to be messy for this class - there is some shimmery, pearly paint involved! all the papers and ribbons are precut so all they have to do after the paint dries is glue and go!
there have been some requests to do some classes during SPRING BREAK so i have tentatively put 3 classes on the scrapbook 911 calendar. 2 classes WITHOUT moms {of course you can still come if you want to} and 1 class with moms. i’ve scheduled BOTH a morning and afternoon session for all 3 classes – again though – that’s tentative! i’ll be polling the january 30th mom and me classes to see what level of interest there is. if you ARE interested, please drop me a line or comment here too! the class would be the same format – 2 hours – working on 1 project. i was thinking of doing a squash mini album and maybe a paper bag mini album, but i’m not sure yet about the third project. i’m open to suggestions too!
thanks again everyone! i REALLY enjoy teaching this class; the kids are great and we all have a LOT of fun!
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January 4, 2010
REMINISCE has just released a brand new Valentine’s line, just in time for all your LOVE-ly Valentine projects! it’s called VALENTINE’S NIGHTS and it reminds me of black ties, red roses and champagne!
it’s very formal and just GORGEOUS! the colors are deep, rich, velvety red, pitch black and soft, buttery gold. Lots of sparkle too, foil papers and glittery papers with hearts, scrolls and a damask pattern. VERY grown up and sophisticated!
i did 2 projects using the new line, first is a trio of cards…
Reminisce included some fabulous embellies with this line – cute little love words to mix and match, beautiful foil cardstock stickers and strips. it made it easy to create these cards. i just added a little ribbon, trim and bling!
and then i did a “10 things i love about you” mini album as a special gift for my dh for valentine’s day…
again, the embellies made this project fun and easy to do, i added a few chipboard and foam letters, some bling and ribbons and trim.
please check out the REMINISCE BLOG in the next few weeks, i’m sure they will be featuring some great projects from the DT!
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January 4, 2010
i can’t believe it’s been TWO WHOLE years since i began this blog!
in those 2 years i’ve added 192 posts and have had 35,674 views of my blog – not too shabby! especially considering i had doubts about being able to maintain and keep it current.
thanks to EVERYONE who has helped keep me motivated to continue blogging by dropping in to visit from time to time. thanks also for all the encouraging comments that have been posted!
i plan to keep plugging away – too late to turn back now! LOL! stay tuned to see what’s new for 2010!
December 25, 2009
wishing everyone a wonderful day; we hope you are enjoying it with your friends and families!
merry CHRISTmas everyone!
tami, robbie, drew and chris
December 20, 2009
i put all the names of those of you who left a comment in my RAK post in a hat and pulled out one! may i have a drumroll please…….
and the winner is: LISA!
who said: ”This line would be great for scrapping all those photos from the pavilions at Disney World’s Epcot. I can’t tell you how long I searched for perfect papers and stickers after our first trip there…I SO wish this line had been available then! In fact, I’m going to pick up a set for our most recent trip there – I have no shortage of photos to use with them. Thanks for the opportunity to win!”
congratulations lisa! i loved your idea for the papers too, that is a FABULOUS idea! i’ll be shipping your papers out to you soon!
thank all of you for playing along, you gals posted a lot of great ideas for the line. i hope you will get to work on your entry, or finish up your entry for the Reminisce Dream Travel Contest, that 1000.00 prize is a DOOZEY! and you still have until jan 8th to get your entry in!
and good luck to all of you who are trying out for the REMINISCE DESIGN TEAM SEARCH! submissions have to be in by midnight tonight!
and, for those of you who were wondering… i am sorry that i didn’t announce the winner of my RAK on the 18th as i had planned. i had a car accident on thursday – i’m fine, but was a little shaken up. so i forgot ALL about it until today! my apologies!
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December 16, 2009
i received an e-mail this afternoon from Scrapbooks Etc. Magazine declaring chris as the WINNER of the october Kid on the Cover contest!
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU infinity squared, as my kids might say, to all of you who voted and voted and VOTED over the past weeks! i can’t tell you how much it means to me to have so much support from friends and family in this endeavor. although i don’t know the exact count, chris had to have had over 1600 votes! chris was VERY excited when i told him after school today!
i thought we’d have to wait until after the new year to find out who won, so i was VERY pleasantly surprised to receive that e-mail today! i know they are already working on selecting the grand prize winner, but i don’t know for sure when that will be announced. the rules stated on or before jan 2, so at least by then!
we’ll keep you posted!
thanks again!
December 14, 2009
this past saturday i taught not one but TWO sessions of my mom and me class, and let me TELL YOU! this could be a new workout routine! LOL!
i felt like a juggler trying to keep about a dozen balls up in the air! keeping the kids busy and engaged was a little challenging this month as there was a lot of different parts to the project. this was the FIRST time we’ve done a lot of stamping on our project. we did a little bit of stamping with foam stamps last month, but THIS month, they had to stamp on several pages in their mini books. they also got to play with the Rollagraph stamps, which they enjoyed a LOT. they rolled on borders on the blank pages in their books.
i remembered not only my camera this month, but to actually TAKE the pictures as well! here’s some shots from the class:
i will be teaching 2 mom and me classes in january, and will be teaching both a morning and afternoon session for each. the first class will be on january 9th… we’ll be making a 6 X 6 mini album that will hold layouts of all the major holidays as well as a birthday layout. we’ll do 9 two page layouts and 2 single page layouts. your child will be ALL ready to add photos throughout the year to their “MY YEAR” mini book. don’t worry about it being too much for them to do though, all the pieces will be precut and ready to go! they’ll be able to decorate the diecuts on each page too.
the second class will be a project for valentine’s day. i found these BIG brass keys at an estate sale and decided they would be perfect to use for a “key to my heart” decor project. i haven’t finished it yet, but i’ll post a pic on the SB911 calendar when i do!
if you are intersted in either of these classes, PLEASE sign up early. i only have a limited number of materials for each class and won’t be able to get more! i have 12 spaces in EACH session – morning and afternoon – for both of these classes. i think there are only 2 spots left for the “my year” mini book.
thanks SO much for all of the interest in this class! it is a BLAST to teach it, and i love watching the kids get CREATIVE {and hopefully a little messy}!
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December 12, 2009
last week, REMINISCE featured projects from the design team using the SANTA’S WORKSHOP line. if you are still in need of some holiday decor to “deck your halls”, then you may want to check out the REMINISCE BLOG.
my project was a little decor piece:
the other designers have done a mini album, a luminere, and a holiday wreath. all the projects include the directions!
so break out those supplies and get crafty!
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December 11, 2009
my son took pictures with santa at his school a few weeks ago…
i KNEW they were coming up, but for some reason, i was a week off with the dates. i had to RACE to the store to find him a christmas outfit so he wouldn’t have to sit on santa’s knee in his school uniform!
the photos came out nice though, and i was anxious to use it on a layout. i worked on it during the retreat at SB911 last weekend. i must have pulled 25 papers, i tried this, and that, and this and that, and that and this – but nothing was working. i think i was trying to hard. i wanted to do something REALLY special, and i think THAT was the problem. my scrapp’n gals tinka and charlotte gave me some suggestions and i ended up abandoning my “artsy” approach for something simpler, and i amd happy with how it turned out – see what you think…
i didn’t note all the supplies and names, since i was working on my PERSONAL scrapbooking! lol! but the printed kraft cardstock background is from jillibean soup, the red paper is from fibermark, the “dear santa” paper is from webster’s pages, the reindeer felt is from queen and company and the numbers are thickers.
i am going to have chris write his letter to santa on the layout. i think it will be a cute momento.
well, i don’t know how much more i’ll be posting this year, a few more at least! things are getting REALLY busy, as i’m sure they are for everyone – so i’m SURE you guys won’t have as much time to read blogs either – so it’ll work out! LOL!
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