Teaching and Scrapbooking

I am blessed with the ability to teach others what I know about scrapbooking and papercrafting. The classes I design and facilitate are fun and informative! To date, I have been teaching hands-on scrapbooking classes for over five years in my home and classroom. I am now branching out into a local community college to teach a series of crafting classes. They range from scrapbooking to glass etching and more. As I grow and learn, I will share my experiences and expertise in this blog. Check in often to see where my journey takes me next!

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Card Class at San Jacinto College

My Card Making Class and Crop was a huge success! There were five ladies in attendance. Three of them had really never scrapped before. One wanted to work on her skills in following sketches. One had dabbled in card making but needed more help. By the end of the class, they had ALL created some beautiful cards. I look forward to having them in future classes. They were great! Enjoy these pictures of their fabulous cards.

Friday, April 22, 2011

A Fresh Start

We all need to regroup sometimes. I began this blog as a means of sharing my paper crafting journey with others. I was inspired by the diligence and effort of others in this online community. I had good intentions but not so good delivery.

Though many wonderful things have been happening in my 'hobby world', I have not blogged about them. I guess once the school year started, I got busy with the fabulously blessed life I lead. I have realized, though, that with just a few minutes each week, I could make a real contribution to this endeavor of mine.

I now have a renewed commitment to this blog and will make every effort to blog at least twice monthly. I am giving myself permission to make a fresh start!

Sunday, August 1, 2010

Summer Scrapping

















I cannot believe my summer is winding down. No more daytime crop time! Now my scrapbooking activities will be limited to evenings, weekends, and holidays. I have truly enjoyed this summer, though.
I have joined several online groups and learned alot from the great many blogs out there. The papercrafters out there are a talented bunch. I am inspired and in awe of much of their work!


My scrapbooking classes at San Jacinto College are slowly materializing into viable learning opportunities for local scrappers. For that I am grateful. The students I have are excited about their new skills. We just need to get more word-of-mouth out there to increase enrollment. God willing, it will happen.
Here is just a sample of the projects I have worked on this summer. Hope you enjoy them.



























Friday, July 9, 2010

My First San Jac Class

Wahoo!! After designing and promoting my classes since March, I am finally going to have my first class at San Jacinto College (South Campus). Getting the word out and students registered has been slow going but I am blessed to say that the wonderful staff at San Jac never gave up.

The class is Cutter's Class and Crop. It is a technique-based class hilighting the many different ways to take pre-existing die cuts and transform them into works of art that meet your individual project needs. No more settling for what you get. Make it what you want with stamps, ink, powders, paint, and more. Instead of spending more money to get new pieces, take your old ones and update them. Talk about 'scrapping your stash'!!!

The great thing about this class, though, is the CROP!!! After I teach participants how to use the different techniques being covered in the class, they will be able to spend the remainder of the time in an open crop. Here they will be able to pratice the techniques and get great tips and ideas from me and their other classmates. Isn't that what crops are all about... fun, fellowship, and fresh ideas!

I will keep you all posted on how things went and may even share some pictures.