There is nothing like the bright yellow sunshine of summer...until you add in the other two primary colors of red and blue...this great combination makes for lots of summer paper fun this month.  The pages and cards we are doing in July feature the Tommy paper pack and there are so many creative options.  (There is one design of the patterned paper that has a more nautical feel with anchors, etc.  If you aren't into that, you can use the opposite side which is a blue and gold diagonal stripe..)  Many people have used this paper selection for patriotic and fathers day.  With the desert sand cardstock as a base on the pages you really can do pretty much any beach scene with these layouts.  (save some of your photos for the surf's up layouts in August though...I love those pages... pictured below.) 
 The canvas shapes are a great accent to these Tommy pages.

Tommy layouts and cards

For our Creative Class schedule I am pushing things to the end of the month because of holidays, etc.  So this is the plan:
              Thursday, July 25 I will do 2 classes....12:30 and again at 6:30 at my home in Orem
              Tuesday, July 30 I will start at 5:30  (at this time it looks like we might be doing this class in
                                                                      Mapleton...will have to update this as it gets closer)

Cost:  $21 if you do the 4 pages and 4 cards   OR   $20 if you choose only to do the pages (no cards)

Because I have July and August classes pretty close together, I am posting the pictures for both classes.  So here are the August Surf's Up layout and cards.  Same cost.

Surf's Up August layouts and cards

                                                       July also marks the end of the spring catalog.  I will be getting the new catalogs soon and I am so excited to work with the new paper, etc. for our classes in the fall.  Design time already.  Can't wait.

Just thought I would show off one of the Studio J layouts I just submitted.  (Thanks to Brett's dad for getting me a bunch of great photos of my son.)  I LOVE that we can now add photo wells and drop in as may photos as we want and whatever size we want.  Our great digital scrapbooking program just got 100% better.

Hmmm...guess I will add the one of Prom too.  A few months ago I wouldn't have been able to add in the group pictures on the top and bottom.  Love taking their designs and customizing my pages.

SUMMER CREATIVE CLASSES...

A new month is here and there are new MyReflection Paper packets to play with.  I love putting last month's layouts and supplies and stamps away and getting out the next.  I also have had a lot of fun this month putting pictures on all my kits from the last year.  I have to emphasize that I LOVE scrapbooking.  Whether it is Studio J digital or classic paper and photos.  It is definitely my happy place.

So what's happening in JUNE????  It is the only month during this catalog run that we offer the choice of two different kits.  Some people have signed up only for the "boy" kit and some for only the "girl" kit and many people will do two kits this month.  I am happy that school will be out and I will have extra time to get things ready for you.  If you are ONLY doing CARDS we will be doing 4 cards using Claire and 4 cards using Sk8er. 4 designs and 2 each.

Here are your options:  Later Sk8er (which can of course be used for girls too, but it is great to have cool boy pages. And I realized while designing these layouts that gears are pretty fun to play with...sort of like arranging flowers on a girl page...)

 AND/OR Claire

 

Wow...I color enhanced that last photo just for fun...photo one is more true to form color-wise.

Sign up for June's classes for the following times and places:

     Tuesday, June 11th Start time 6:30 at my home

     Wednesday, June 12th at 5:30 in Mapleton

     Thursday, June 13th at 12:30 at my home (can do that evening if anyone needs to)

Live too far away to come to my class... No problem!  I ship kits to customers so they can put their pages together on their own. Extra shipping cost $6

Same low price as usual:  $20 for 4 pages, add in the 4 cards for only $1 more ($21) and for the (not a scrapbooker) Card workshop $10 

If your choose to do both kits, just plan on $40 for 8 pages and $42 to add in both sets of cards.

Have a great start to your summer!  It will fly by all too soon, so I plan on enjoying every minute.

Here is one of the layouts for the May Creative Class.  (color is a bit off...sorry) Try to visualize it with your pictures...each of the white blocks are just saving a spot for an un-matted photo. (It fits the latest trend and will look great with photos there, it is just hard to show a page without a marker for the photos.)  I love the For Always paper packet with its black and white on the slate grey paper.   One of the techniques we will be doing includes making flowers out of our new textile fabric that goes with this paper kit.  So cute.  Also on this second layout the big floral pieces have the chevron print on the other side and you can pick what pattern you want to use.

I am looking forward to May's classes and getting ready to order supplies.  I do a majority of my cutting quite early, so don't delay signing up.  If you sign up at least a few days ahead, I can have your kits ready.  Don't forget about the mailing option for you out-of-towners (Extra shipping to send kits to you will be charged.)

     Here is the schedule for May:

Tuesday May 7th:  Start time between 5:30 and 7:00 at my home in OREM
Thursday May 9th at 12:30
Thursday May 9th at 7:00
Tuesday, May 14th at 5:30 in MAPLETON, UT   *******  New time and location *************

     What will we be doing at these classes and how much do they cost?
     Here are your options...

2   2-page layouts and 4 cards ($21)
         OR
2   2-page layouts without the cards ($20)
         OR
8 card workshop (2 each of 4 designs) ($10)

These are the 4 cards we will do with the pages.  If you do the card workshop, some of the cards will be similar but there will be a window card instead of one these.   My customers have been happy with how I customize their kits for them.

April is here and this is the creative class for April.  It was fun to work with this paper and then I started seeing cute clothes in the mall on display that would match perfectly.  So get your pink on and join the April Creative class coming up sooooo soon. These pages are great for Easter or Spring rain storms, etc. And the cost is only $21 for the pages and cards pictured.  If you don't live near me and want me to mail you a kit, just let me know (extra shipping cost will apply).

CLASSES:   I am actually taking advantage of the time off work for spring break and doing the first class during the day on Thursday April 4th at 12:30.  Next session:  April 9th ... show up anytime between 5 and 7 and get started.  Then if anyone needs a Thursday evening I am keeping April 11th open if anyone wants to come that evening.  For the card maker/non-scrapbookers, we will be using my extra kits from my expo class...

We had a good time doing our expo booth.  We were happy to have so many people sign up and attend our card classes and do our CUTE make and take bunnies.. We were happy that we sold 38 out of the 40 cricut cartridges we bought to sell there.  I am so glad I work with such great people and meet so many people that love the same thing that I love.  There won't be as fall expo due to lack of big vendors and less people attend that expo.  Sort of sad. But seeing so many people scrapbooking gives me lots of hope for our fun hobby.  There were lots of people working away all day and into the night.  We will be helping with a CTMH scrapbooking retreat in the fall, so tune in later for more info on that event.

Buzz and Bumble is the paper pack for March.  It has great earthy colors and Diana added some blue to help your photos pop.  Perfect for either masculine or feminine and lots of great details that won't show up much on the photo, but you will love in real life.  So here is the photo...

I love the fun honey comb stamps on this one.

If you want to do these pages and/or cards let me know.  I am working to cut paper for my expo class, so it isn't too late to join the fun for March.  Cost is $20 (this includes the tax and shipping)  Also if you do the pages and cards, the cost may be $1 more to cover the card bases.  If you can't attend, but want to do these pages, I can cut and assemble your kit and send it to you with an additional shipping cost of about $6.

For the card makers...the cards will be very similar, but I usually change up a few things and the cost is only $10 for 8 cards.

I am considering doing a Friday night scrapbooking get together at least every other month in addition to my usual creative classes.  I have room for 8 (4 per table) and I thought it would be fun to have an evening to get pictures on pages.  No projects from me, just time and space together to create.  So let me know if you are interested in attending something like this here in the Orem area.  I miss my old page exchange group....

Here is the schedule for March:
Tuesday, March 12       start time anywhere between 5:00 and 7:00
Thursday, March 14      start time anywhere between 3:30 and 7:00   (not 12:30 this time)
NO SATURDAY AVAILABLE this month.  Expo, baseball, etc....

Do you have a group of friends who would like to do my creative classes, but these times and place don't work.  Let's talk and figure a time and place for me to come to your group. 

STUDIO J.  I am happy to help you get going with Studio J digital scrapbooking.  I have a non-scrapbooking friend that is doing a memory album for her son's mission and is doing the whole thing with Studio J.  I did a telephone tutorial with her and she is making great progress to finish the whole album in a month (to get the special discount $5/layout until March 15.)  We talked on the phone and I walked her through the entire process with me at my computer and her at hers.  It is a great program with lots of great features, that you could easily figure out on your own.  However there are a few helps that I can give to make things go smoothly and quickly...and I really like helping.  So if you would like your own telephone tutorial, I am here for you.

One thing I love about Studio J is that you can continue with your regular scrapbooking style and add pages throughout your book that are done with Studio J.  They come back looking like regular scrapbook pages, except flat and you can put them right in your albums.  I am currently working on a tribute album for my mother in law and her friends and family members from all over the country are uploading their photos onto my site.  Then all I have to do is make the pages and add their sweet comments about her. I can tell the book is going to be a treasure.  A few people are sending their tributes and photos via snail mail and I will make their pages in the traditional way and they will fit right in with the Studio J digital pages. 

 

If you are registering for the Scrapbook USA expo, we would love it if you would use our code to get a discount on your ticket.  Registration begins Feb. 15.