Free Class for a New Year, New Planner

Posted on December 6, 2014 by Kristie Sloan

Have you been to one of Lain Ehmann’s free classes or “scrapinars” as she likes to call them? They are packed with information! Each month a special guest shares on a different topic. While these started out being primarily scrapbook related, many have morphed into things that are more artful, while still being applicable and interesting to scrappers!

I am anxious to see this month’s presentation, as I think it may be a bit like the enormously popular Facebook group, The Documented Life Project (in an extended memory keeping way).

While a beautiful planner may not give you more than 24 hours in the day, it can streamline your schedule and your memory-keeping. In this month’s free scrapinar, we’re welcoming the amazing Layle Koncar of Simple Stories!

Layle is known for her bold, colorful, eye-catching scrapbook and pocket pages… AND for her easy-to-follow, entertaining teaching style. She’s going to show us some of the latest trends in customizable planners, demonstrating how fun and gratifying it is to combine your stories with your day-to-day planner.

Here’s What You’ll Learn:

The latest products available for fun and colorful planners
How to make your planner do double-duty as a memory-keeping aid
Fun ways to use products you already own to customize your planner, pockets, and pages
… and more super time-saving tips!

While Layle will be sharing the new “Life… Documented” planner line from Simple Stories , she’ll be sharing ideas that can work with just about any planner or product line. You won’t want to miss this interactive, entertaining session. And as always, we’ll have time for YOUR questions. This scrapinar is the perfect kick-off to your 2015!

Click here to register for the free class. Even if you can’t attend live, you’ll have access to the replay for a limited time!

Cheers to YOUR Artful Adventures!

Artful Lettering Touches for Your Holidays

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Kristie Sloan

If you aren’t familiar with Joanne Sharpe, I’d like to introduce her to you. She is is a gifted artist and teacher, who is known for her colorful and whimsical work. She has a number of online classes, but I wanted to call your attention to her Five Golden Letterings class which is absolutely free! It will cost you nada, zilch, zero…nothing!

The class was done in 2012, but I’m sure you can find some useful ideas.These ideas are just as useful now as they were when she created the class. Watch the videos and see which techniques you’ll want to try! You can even use other colors besides gold! Shhh… I won’t tell!

She will show some great ways to spiff up wrapping paper, gift bags, and cards! It’s amazing how a handful of supplies can be used to de-stress and make something artful and useful all at the same time! There is no doubt you’ll find ideas to artfully add some special touches to your holidays!

Stop by and check out her Five Golden Letterings class! Then come back and share with us what you’ve made!

You can also find Joanne on her Whimspirations blog.

Creative Christmas Bundle – 2 Days!

Posted on November 22, 2014 by Kristie Sloan

Just 2 more days until the release of the Creative Christmas Bundle! It will only be available for one week, November 24th – December 1, at a VERY special price. So don’t miss out!

One of the 15 crafters and designers contributing is Beth Soler from Scrapping Wonders. Like so many of us, Beth uses her phone to take a lot of photos. However, she also USES those photos. She loves to find apps, tips, and tricks to make it easy to get those photos off the phone and actually use them. I think a lot of people are worse about using their photos from their phones, than they are just getting them off their camera!

Beth’s contribution to the Christmas Creative Bundle is a class showing us apps she uses. She has made it easy for us by using videos to walk us through how she does it! If you ever use your phone for snapping photos, you won’t want to miss her class!

Meet Beth

I have been scrapping and crafting for ten years. I love preserving and sharing family memories, recording history for my husband and three active kids, extended family and friends. I love all things crafty as well.

I am a phone-photo NINJA, stealthily snapping photos, then swiftly and skillfully transferring, organizing and using those photos in super-fun projects to save and share.

My techniques and project tutorials will train you to be phone-photo NINJA, too. As an independent consultant for Close To My Heart, I am also your link to exciting products to make your projects shine.

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Cheers to YOUR Artful Adventures,

Wednesday Wonder – Insta-Living Summer Edition

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Kristie Sloan

If you are like so many others, you may find yourself taking the same kinds of photos over and over. I bet you’d like to change that up — if it was easy! Well it is!

I’d like to introduce my friend, Danielle Taylor, who is affectionately known by many as “Scrapper On the Street,” from her video series she has done during several Layout-A-Day challenges. She is an avid photographer and scrapbooker, and ended up naming her website, ScrapperOnTheStreet.com. Dani enjoys documenting everyday life and all it entails! She put together a fun, easy class called “Insta-Living Summer Edition.” It’s second run will be August 7-16, 2013.

I participated in the first run of the summer edition, and really enjoyed it. Dani offers inspirational ideas on documenting your life by the photos you take. She offers thought provoking videos on things we often overlook each day.

This class also offers some great information on apps that you can either use on your phone, or your computer to add some pizazz to your photos! Dani takes amazing photos from her phone to use in her scrapbooks, and part of that is due to some great apps she has found and will share information about!

Don’t let summer get completely away without this information! The class is not a huge time commitment, and the price is just $15. You’ll also have access to a private Flickr group where you can view photos others in the class are taking!

Do it NOW, before you forget!

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Five Golden Letterings Class, with Joanne Sharpe

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Kristie Sloan

Joanne Sharpe is such a gifted artist and teacher and I would be remiss if I did not share her wonderful free class she is doing now! It is called Five Golden Letterings and is yours to enjoy at no cost!

She is already on day 3 of the class, so if you watch the videos, you’ll have an idea of what you may have on hand that you can already use. You could also use the techniques you’ll see and use whatever colors you want! Shhh… I won’t tell you didn’t use gold!

So far she has shown some great ways to spiff up some wrapping paper, gift bags, and cards! It’s amazing how a handful of supplies can be used to de-stress and make something artful and useful all at the same time! You are sure to pick up a some ideas to artfully add some special touches to your holidays!

Stop by and check out her Five Golden Letterings class! Then come back and share with us what you’ve made!

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