Thursday, February 28, 2013

Ooooh....

Yup, guess what...I just updated the class schedule again.....lol....told you to keep an eye out....you just never know when a class you've been asking for will be offered....

Until next time...I hope you have a RIPArts kind of day!!

Classes, Classes, and more Classes....

Yup, it's a busy time of year....I just love teaching....maybe it's the big ham in me, I don't know...but I really do love teaching what I know....

So, I'm just posting to say that I'm updating my class schedule.....again!!  Keep an eye on it, it gets updated all the time...

Until next time, I hope you have a RIPArts kind of day!!

Disney bound...

No, we're not headed to Disney.....until later this year....but I did work on a Disney boardbook, as you may recall...the sample is complete, and filled with pictures of our last trip (2011)...so I'm excited to be showing you a sneak peek of a portion of the cover...and yes, that Tinkerbell is Chipboard, so she's nice and sturdy....gotta love those pop dots.....the sample will be heading to The Crafty Scrapper this weekend to be displayed....the class isn't until April 20th....so plenty of time to decide if you want to take the class....I hope you do....we're going to have fun in this class....AND I think I'm going to have some trivia during class....Disney trivia, of course.....hmmmm, should I do prizes!!??!!  I think so....  :)


Anyway, I certainly hope you can make it to my class...

Until next time, I hope you have a RIPArts kind of day!!

Monday, February 25, 2013

Some Teaching and Visiting...

So, over the weekend I had the opportunity to teach a class on using Gamsol with your colored pencils to color  your stamped images.  The ladies had very good questions for me, which I was able to answer, and we created a couple of cards after we did our practicum (yes, I teach with practicum in every class)....I believe in a total "hands on" approach before we begin our projects.

We began with this very simple bear from Inky Antics (Benton Bear is his name)...and they have a nice selection of Benton in various situations....we utilized the My Favorite Things Hexagon border die for this card.

Then we progressed to this card, with Pampered Benton....what a fun card this was to make...we also utilized Spellbinders dies, and a die from Memory Box, as well as a 1" circle punch to finish it out.  What do you think?  Not too bad, eh?
After teaching, we departed and headed to the Scrapbook Expo being held at the Gaylord Texan.  Well, that turned out to be a reunion of sorts.  I ran into some old friends, and many of my students (current and former)....it turned out to be a great visit, and just wish I had more time to spend chatting.

So, did you get the chance to create some things this weekend?  Or did you catch up with some old friends?
I hope you got to do both.

Well, until next time, I hope you have a RIPArts kind of day!!

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

A Sneak Peek

Ok, so I finished my new class sample for my upcoming Disney Vacation Mini Boardbook class, and thought it might be nice to post a picture as a sneak peek (and to prove I've actually been busy crafting...lol)....I'm using a Maya Road boardbook, and using October Afternoon's Cakewalk line of papers...along with tons of other product.


I hope you've had a chance to be crafty....if not, get to it!!  ;)

Until next time, I hope you have a RIPArts kind of day!!

Friday, February 15, 2013

Classes, Classes and more Classes...

So I'm busy working up samples for upcoming classes.  I've taken a few snippets of pics to post here, since I'm not ready to show the finished projects....yet...now remember, these are just snippets, so they might not even be totally in focus...but you'll get the idea...

First up:  April class...


Next up is MAY!!


Yes, you guess right....mini books...April's project will focus on Disney Vacations, while May's project will focus on general vacations (non-Disney)...

As for June, I don't have a snippet yet...but I can tell you that it will be an Acrylic book....and the title of the class is:  We All Scream....I think you get the idea  ;)

Anyway, I hope you have a chance to be crafty this weekend....

Until next time, I hope you have a RIPArts kind of day!!

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Working on Samples...

So, as I've stated before, I'm busy working on classes and as such, have been working up class samples.  First up, here's a tag I've made using the Tim Holtz Stamp2Cut system, along with the Eclips....it's to attach to the etched jar that we'll be making in class.

Also, I'm working up a Disney vacation boardbook.  Here's the beginning stage on my cover.  I've worked on several pages inside, but they're even less developed than this cover....check back later for developments on this class project.

I hope you've having the chance to work on some projects of your own.

Until next time, I hope you have a RIPArts kind of day!!

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Going Old School

Yup, I recently decided to organize my scrap stuff...and in the process came across some OLD Sizzix Sizzlets...among them are some of my old faves....never used them, but had to have them at the time....so without further ado....

 
Also, in the process of working on the project for my class in June, I decided to give the Cricut Stamp Making Kit a try....here's my observations....if you follow the instructions on the back of the kit to the letter, the material cuts like butter...however, when attempting to use the stamp, I got less than stellar performance....I believe that it's due to the same issue that most acrylic stamps have...you have to "scratch" the surface before using them...in other words, acrylic stamps usually have a "film" on them that needs to be broken, in order for the ink to properly adhere to the stamp, for a clean stamped image.  But that was just my experience.  Overall, I'm still playing with it, and haven't given up on it.  Next, up, will be an experiment with the Cricut Embossing Folder making kit.  I'll post my results here as well.
 
Until next time, I hope you have a RIPArts kind of day!!

Monday, February 11, 2013

YAY...

Finally got around to posting pics on a layout that I completed in 2011....go figure....added the 2 pics and the journal block, in order to finally complete this 2 pager....I made several copies of this layout, as I picked it for a Disney swap that I participated in back in 2011 (before our trip).  So if you see it somewhere else, just know that I made it...lol....


 
Until next time, I hope you have a RIPArts kind of day!!

Sunday, February 10, 2013

New Projects...

So, I've been very busy this weekend working on various projects....

First up, I've got some bears that have been done using colored pencils and gamsol...for my upcoming class at Personal Scrapbook later this month...

 
Next up, we made a mold this week for our fused glass projects....go figure on the shape....lol....
 
And I worked this up for a friend....
 
And not to leave scrapbooking out of the loop, I'm currently working on some layouts for our upcoming trip to Disneyland...they're not quite finished yet, but they're going to be finished soon, and I'll post some pictures when they are ready for viewing.
 
Finally, I have a few things in the works....I have a "Special Request" class in June at The Crafty Scrapper.  I am also developing a project for yet another class at The Crafty Scrapper, which I hope to get on the books for April.  All in all, this is shaping up to be a very busy year.  From some discussions that I had this weekend, I will be creating more classes, and will be creating some special projects for a company based out of New York state.  I couldn't be more excited!!
 
Until next time, I hope you have a RIPArts kind of day!!

Monday, February 4, 2013

Got a little bit done...

Yes, these are still "in process"...but one is close to being done...the other one, I just got started on, but I like where it's going...
Yes, we're planning our trip to Disneyland in CA, so I'm starting my pages for this upcoming trip already...  :)
Here's the one that just got started...hope you like...

Sorry for the "skewed" pics, but I took these at 3am on my cellphone...lol....I'll get better pics once they're totally finished...
Until next time, I hope you have a RIPArts kind of day!!