Uh, yeah. That "I'll post pictures of three nifty classes tomorrow" thing was also part of the April Fool's joke. Yeah, yeah, that's the ticket. What I MEANT to say was "I'll post pictures of TWO nifty classes on TUESDAY"
Note to all the non-scrapbookers: this is pretty much an all-business post. The business of scrapbooking, so I totally understand if you want to bail.
So here's what's been going on. I met Lance, the owner of Rusty Pickle, a couple of years ago in Holland and we discovered that we have similar teaching styles. (Only I don't make people bribe me with food to win door prizes. Honestly - what woman could pull that off? That guy's a hoot!) Lance is a hot commodity - stores all over the world want him to come teach, and I had the opportunity last fall to design a class for him. Now they're giving me opportunity to teach Rusty Pickle classes since Lance can't be everywhere at once.
My first show is in two weeks! Eep. I'll be teaching the Rusty Pickle classes at the CK Mesa convention. (These are classes that someone else designed.) In addition, I'll be available to teach at stores in the area in the evenings after the convention hours, the day before, and the day after. Those classes will be my designs and I have two of them ready to present:
A third class choice is in the works and will also be a mini-album class with interactive features.
So if you are in the Phoenix area and would like to take one of these classes, can you do me a solid and ask your local store owner to contact Rusty Pickle's rep, Kristan, about booking a class? I would oh-so-appreciate it!
Oh, and don't be thrown off by my photo choices. I tend to use kid photos because I have a ready supply and because I'm too lazy to get photo releases from people. The Inner Circle album can be used for anything - think Mother's Day, romance, friendship, family, etc. I used it to compare my daughter at age 8 to me at age 8, so all the pull-tab photos are from 1978. How fitting that Emma and I have the exact same jack-o-lantern grin! Inner Circle would also make a unique gift album - maybe for a wedding or Mother's Day. And, as with all my classes, you'll get a detailed instruction sheet and extra templates, so you can always make the album again with different colors.
On Flip-Flop Summer, think anything summery, maybe a vacation, or, as Evelyn pointed out - you could make it an Easter layout. (Which works for the title because Easter has the same number of letters as Summer!) Oh, and with an easy page protector alteration, this layout operates fine inside an album.
So that's what I've got so far. Working hard on Class #3 so I can post it.
Oh, and I'm sorry for pulling that mean prank on you. Well . . . I'm mostly sorry. I'm partly very pleased with myself for pulling it off - did you see how well I used the "family comes first" and "life is chaotic" reasoning? Pathos, so good at the pathos! Heh.
Looks GOOD! I LOVE the flip-flop one.
Dianne
Posted by: Dianne K. Nelson | April 03, 2007 at 11:52 PM
not in the pheonix area, so is it possible to order a kit through Rusty Pickle!? LOVE THE Circle album!!!! and the flip-flop element of the s/b pages!!! wonder if the husband would move? hmmm... oh Mark...
Posted by: Yvonne | April 04, 2007 at 08:27 AM
gorgous kits Karen! I love the circle album too. so good at the interactive. ;)
Posted by: Amy B. | April 04, 2007 at 11:09 AM
i absolutely LOVE the inner circle album idea!!! when are you coming to MY area??? i met lance a few years back...took a class from him at one of the expos. he's fun!
Posted by: michelle simmons | April 04, 2007 at 06:34 PM
Cool classes. Love the circle album. Worth the extra wait of a day or two. Sadly, I live in the middle of nowhere and surely won't be able to take them. I've really enjoyed your classes at CKU. I even liked the puzzle page in the Shake up your style workshop. (People can be so rude!) I look forward to seeing class #3.
Posted by: Annette Kuusinen | April 04, 2007 at 08:15 PM
Karen I just love this Circle Album!!!
We just talked to Kristen today and have signed up for you to come teach at my store {Keepsake Trends} on the 20th!! I can't wait to meet you!!
Ginger :)
Posted by: Ginger Ditton | April 06, 2007 at 09:46 PM
Not really in the Phoenix area... but delighted to be just 2 hours from Nantes in France, where I will in a few days enjoy your wonderful classes at "La Fée du Scrap". I do look forward to meeting you there !
Carole
Posted by: Carole | May 11, 2007 at 03:04 AM
Hello Karen
A small memory of France and more precisely a memory of Nantes at The Fairy of the Scrap, 2 photos that relate the day of your shops.
I hope that your stay to Scrap-have-ganza it is terrific very past.
Thank you very much for the happiness that we all had to work with you.
An unconditional of your scrap Hildegarde
scrap-hil@voila.fr and the blog: scrap-hil.over-blog.com
Posted by: Hildegarde | May 30, 2007 at 06:05 PM