Quote, Unquote – Class with Stephanie Ackerman

Have you noticed how much of our art has words these days? So many of us are creating one thing or another and adding words, quotes, and phrases to our pieces. Sometimes we make something and feel it isn’t quite complete until we add words to it.

We often see people looking at paintings or other works of art and trying to determine what the artist was feeling while creating the piece, their vision, or what they want us to feel when we see it. The works that we add words to are no different, but it seems to give us at least a hint into the piece. Sometimes the words are the major focus, with artfully drawn letters and added embellishments.

Many times I make something and feel like it’s missing something, until I find the words I want to add. Then it feels just right to me.

If you’d like to learn some great tips on adding words to your work, Mark you calendar for November 3! Stephanie Ackerman from Homegrown Hospitality is going to be the guest on Lain Ehmann’s November scrapinar and will be showing us how she turns ordinary text into inspiring, faith-filled works of “Heart!” I loved spending time with Stephanie at a workshop in Phoenix this summer, and I’m sure you’ll love to watch this free video class! (Here is my Artful Adventure post about our Phoenix experience with Stephanie.)  But don’t forget, you’ll need to go sign up for free, to get the viewing info, and to have a chance to watch the replay if you can’t catch it live!

November 2014 Scrapinar

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Cheers to YOUR Artful Adventures!

KS

Art Journaling for the Unartsy – a scrapinar

Oct Ehmann free scrapinarMy friend, Lain Ehmann, hosts monthly scrapinars. In case you don’t know, Lain is a scrapbooker and these are webinars – thus “scrapinar.” However, many of her featured guests show techniques that translate into more than just scrapbooking. I know, I know… here I go again about “more than one use for something.” But it is so true! I love the fact that art has made its way into scrapbooking, and that scrapbookers are often trying artsy things they never dreamed of! This month’s topic is, Art Journaling for the Unartsy, and I thought you may be interested or know someone else who is. Share the love!

Lain is teaching this one herself. She’s going to talk about:

  •  How to make an art journal out of just about any surface
  •  The basics for creating backgrounds for your pages
  •  Creative ways to incorporate ephemera and other found elements into your creations
  • …and much more!

It will be live on October 14th, but there will be a recording free for several days if you can’t attend live.

Click here to learn more and register for free!

Cheers to YOUR Artful Adventures!

KS

Embrace the Embossibilities

One of my favorite things to do is emboss! I said, “EMboss” not “BOSS! I have loved dry embossing since I had to do it with a light table, a brass stencil and a stylus! Then came along all the tools to make it easy! Heat embossing, I love that, too! If you like embossing, like I like embossing, or if you want to learn more, join the free scrapinar on August 26th. Even if you can’t make it live, be sure and sign up so you can have access to the replay!

Emboss Free

Sign up so you can have access to the replay!

Embossing can add so much dimension and interest to a piece! Are you getting all you can from your embossing tools? You know it is always amazing to learn how to get even more mileage from tools you ALREADY own! Plus, who doesn’t like to learn a few tricks with tools we may want to put on our never ending shopping list?

Scrapbook Super Star, Becki Adams will show us how to get some new looks with our tools, and we’ll leave wondering, “Why didn’t I think of that?”

Click here to sign up now!

Cheers to YOUR creativity!

KS

Fast, Easy Digital Scrapbooking with Studio J

digital scrapbooking

Do you have a digital camera and more photos than you could hope to get into a scrapbook in a lifetime?

Do you wish you could do some digital scrapbooking, but don’t know how; and have no time or maybe desire to learn how?

I want to share a great way to do digital scrapbooking, called Studio J, by Close to My Heart.

  • There is no software to buy, download or update.
  • There are no digital kits to buy or keep track of.
  • There is no need to wonder where you put that digital page on your own computer!

Studio J has:

  • Pre-selected digital kits to select from, including embellishments
  • Pre-designed layouts to get you started
  • Drag, drop, click and color!
  • Premium printing

You can create pages in literally minutes, or you can swap out colors and papers to your hearts content!

Join me for a Live Studio J session.

I’ll show you how easy and fast it is to create your own pages and get them printed! Leave your name and email to receive your Studio J session link!  They are recorded, so don’t worry if you can’t make it live. Plus, by leaving your info you’ll receive info on future sessions! Sign up now to get your first link!

It’s going to be fun!

Tell YOUR Own Stories – not just your family’s!

KS-smOver the past couple of years, there seems to be a real trend in scrapbooking circles of telling everyday stories. We learned that it gets tiring to just capture the high points of the year, as they tend to just look the same, everyone is just older! I mean really, how many photos of a kid and a birthday cake look different? Or how many holiday photos with someone looking down at a gift they are opening do you need? People are learning that sharing snippets of life, and everyday stories is more true to capturing what our lives are about. Not only our families’ lives, but especially our own individual stories!

My nature, my mom seems to be a basic scrapbooker. She has gone through all the old photos she has and written who the people are on the backs, and has slipped into albums. Even though it would be easier to enjoy the pictures if we could see the picture and read the info without having to slide the photo out and read it, at least the info is there! I know that is a lot more information than some people have of their families, and I am grateful for her efforts! However, we are missing the stories.

sample my story

This story is about making my wedding cake, and how I burned up two mixers while taking cake decorating classes; and chose to make a spice cake with cream cheese icing!

During the last two or three years, I have been making more pages about myself, telling my own story. At first it seemed a little odd to telling about myself instead of my kids. However, it always was so fun to see my kids read one of the pages and say, “I didn’t know that!” Imagine, I was Kristie, before I was ever a wife, mother, or grandmother!

If you are thinking that you could never tell your own stories, or you don’t even know where you would start, I have a great plan for that! I’ll be joining scrapbooking friends online during May, where we will get prompts to create pages! Trust me, you never know where the prompt will lead your thoughts for a page! I have had some of the best pages and stories come from this process.

Whether you have stories that are short, fun, long, or hard… they are YOUR stories to tell. Head over and check out LOAD 514 (Layout A Day). It is for all levels of scrapbookers, and all types (digi, hybrid, etc.). I invite you to join us. It will change the way you think about scrapbooking. Hurry over, learn more, and capture the Early Bird discount available for the next few days!

Click HERE for more information!

Imagine creating 31 layouts in just one month. Wouldn’t that be a wonderful addition to your scrapbook pages? Now YOU can join Lain Ehmann in this month long journey, which includes daily prompts, videos and so much more.

Register NOW through 4/10 and pay only $35 
(a savings of $15 off the $50 regular price).

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL GET:

  • 31 daily prompts on the topic of Past Perfect 2: Yesterday’s Memories, Today’s Pages
  • 31 daily videos
  • Private message board
  • Private gallery
  • Interviews with cool scrappy folk (guest stars announced soon!)
  • PRIZES
  • Inspiration, fun, and companionship galore!
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Click HERE  for more info or to sign up!