Stampin Up Class at My Crop

If any of you were "holdouts" on signing up for the Stampin Up class because Edith didn't have samples of the exact cards she was teaching in her class, I'll bet these change your mind.  See below for details about registering for this awesome card class that will be taught during the day at our crop next Saturday, February 4, 2012.

ARE YOU READY FOR SOME CROPPING???? February 4, 2012

Crop and Shop ‘Til You Drop!

Saturday ~ February 4^th, 2012

10:30am – 11:00pm

Lebanon Conference and Banquet Center - 121 S. Broadway (near the Golden Lamb)

Crop… all day!

Just $20 per person or $50 for a 60” round table*

Shop… 11am – 4pm

Creative Memories

Stampin’ Up!

Minerva Mosaics

Close To My Heart

Lori’s Treasured Memories

Many more to come!

Each of the scrapbook vendors will have small make and takes and/or projects at their booths too!!!

Workshops… 5pm – 10pm

See the attached flyers for details on all the spectacular classes available!

Our vendors have offered to donate some fabulous items we will be giving away as door prizes.

Want to earn raffle tickets for the door prizes???
Receive a FREE goodie bag and TWO door prize entries for receipt of your payment prior to 12/31!
Receive TWO ADDITIONAL door prize entries when you sign up to bring a potluck lunch/dinner/snack item (If you choose not to bring a potluck item there are restaurants in the area where you are able to purchase your own meals/snacks).

Receive one extra door prize entry for every friend pre-pays that didn't receive an invite from us!

 *If pre-paid by Dec. 31 will require that the envelope must be post dated on or before 12/31.  Fees will be $25 per person or $60 for a 60” round table after 12/31

We are planning for each 60" round table to comfortably fit 3 people.  If you choose to reserve an entire table, you may spread out all by yourself or squeeze in as many friends as you wish!

Please copy, paste and complete the form below and return it to Shelly to reserve your spot today!!!---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Name:_________________________________ E-mail: ________________________________
Phone: ________________________  Potluck item I will bring: __________________________
Address: ______________________________________________________________________

I am including payment for the following:

  

□    Individual table space $20 (before 12/31)

□    Individual table space $25 (after 12/31)

□   A 60’ round table $50 (before 12/31)

□   A 60’ round table $60 (after 12/31)
□   Minerva Mosaics class $35  

□   Minerva Mosaics $12 bonus page

□   Close To My Heart class $15

□   Creative Memories Class $15

□   Stampin’ Up Class (TBD)

Total $_______

Mail/make check out to:  Shelly Allen,

Things that Make You Go MMM! - $35

*Bonus Offer* Clover Kit - $12!!

            Have you always wanted to try the mosaic technique but didn’t want to spend $50 on a convention class?  This is the deal for you!  Minerva Mosaics is offering a beginning Mosaic Moments class where students learn the basic Mosaic Moments page layout system techniques – including measuring and cutting to fit the grid and photo taking and other tips. The class includes all papers and photos to complete two 12” x 12” pages. Students will gain valuable hands-on experience, and will leave the class feeling confident in using the Mosaic Moments system and inspired to create fabulous pages. You will be amazed at how easy the grid system is to use and how creating these great pages takes far less time than you could have ever imagined.

            ***Bonus Offer – But, wait, there’s more!!!   Sign up for the Things That Make You Go MMM class and get the Clover Page Kit for only $12! – Great for St. Patrick’s Day, I’m Lucky to Have You in My Life, Things I’m Lucky For, Irish Dance, Lucky Charms, etc.***  That’s right, for less than the price of one kit at convention, you’re getting TWO!!

Supplies Provided to Each Student:

            ·  The Mosaic Moments 14” x 14” craft mat
            ·  Photos
            ·  Mosaic Moments Grid Papers
            ·  Ribbon for embellishing pages
            ·  Paper Tiles and cardstock
            ·  Lil Chizler tool
            ·  Mosaic Moments Quick Glance Guide
Note: If you already have the Mosaic Moments 14”x14” craft mat, bring and use in class instead of the provided mat and receive a $20 credit to spend at the Minerva Mosaics table.

Student supplies needed:
            ·  Herma Dotto REMOVABLE adhesive
            ·  12” or 15” metal ruler with cork or rubber backing
            ·  A good quality craft knife or rotary cutter with sharp blade. 
Note: I plan to have only a limited number of each of these items available for sale at the crop so please notify me in advance if you wish to purchase same.

Creative Memories - Hummingbird Class

Close To My Heart

Typeset Workshop

Join me to complete this two-page layout using our Typeset paper pack.  Great for class pictures, the first day of school, or any school photos.  You can complete this layout and add your pictures later, or bring your photos with you and we will finish the layout with your photos and accents working together perfectly.  The left page can hold a 5x7 vertical or an 8x10  horizontal picture and the right page works for either a vertical 5x7 or two horizontal 4x6 pictures. 

This workshop is only $15 and includes all the paper needed to complete this layout, the buttons, and an entire pack of milestone shapes to accessorize your pages!  You will learn techniques to distress the edges of each paper, add ink to the milestone shapes, and we will stamp your child’s grade.  This pattern is from our “Magic” how-to book, so I will also show you how quick and easy it is to finish pages using any of our 4 layout books.  I will provide the inks and stamps – the only thing you need to bring is your adhesive!

Shelly Allen

Close To My Heart Independent Consultant

GatheringMemories@yahoo.com

GatheringMemories.blogspot.com

Willy Wonka Custom Layout CLASS - $35

Miss Bridgette's Dance Studio and Theater Company in Lebanon, Ohio is putting on a production of Willy Wonka, Jr. this Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.  Come check out the show, take a ton of pictures and then use this awesome layout to preserve those memories.

I have taken the "Things That Make You Go MMM" layout that I  will be teaching at my crop next Saturday, February 4, 2012, and changed the photographs to include Willy Wonka's EVERLASTING GOBSTOPPERS!!  The cardstock paper colors aren't quite the right shade in this picture. The purple is actually more purple and less blue in reality. 

If you are interested in taking this modified class, please preregister with me so I can order everyone a cutting mat and so I can be sure to cut enough Wonka hats, words and embellishments.


What are you doing with your Willy Wonka, Jr. play photos???  Are you a scrapbooker?  Would you like to be?  Minerva Mosaics is offering a beginning Mosaic Moments class where students learn the basic Mosaic Moments page layout system techniques – including measuring and cutting to fit the grid and photo taking and other tips. The class includes all papers and photos to complete two 12” x 12” pages. Students will gain valuable hand-on experience, and will leave the class feeling confident in using the Mosaic Moments system and inspired to create fabulous pages. You will be amazed at how easy the grid system is to use and how creating these great pages takes far less time than you could have ever imagined.

Supplies Provided to Each Student:

            ·  The Mosaic Moments 14” x 14” craft mat (a $24.95 value)

            ·  Photos
            ·  Mosaic Moments Grid Papers
            ·  Wonka Hats and other embellishments
            ·  Paper Tiles and cardstock
            ·  Lil Chizler tool
            ·  Mosaic Moments Quick Glance Guide

Note: If you already have the Mosaic Moments 14”x14” craft mat, bring and use in class instead of the provided mat and receive a $20 credit to spend at the Minerva Mosaics booth.

Student supplies needed:

            ·  Herma Dotto REMOVABLE adhesive

            ·  12” or 15” metal ruler with cork or rubber backing
            ·  A good quality craft knife or rotary cutter with sharp blade. 

Note: I plan to have only a limited number of each of these items available for sale at the crop so please notify me in advance if you wish to purchase same.

Taking the Easy Way - Gingerbread Page Kit

I saw this page kit on Snap N Crop and I knew I had the perfect pictures for it!  All I had to do was trim my pictures to required dimensions!  I did end up rotating the right side page 90 degrees, as I had more horizontal/landscape pictures than vertical/portrait pictures.  I also added a couple extra gingerbread men that I cut out of cornerstones and treated with some glimmer mist.  Isn't it just so fun? 

A little more Christmas???

This year, we had planned on taking Spring pictures.  We bought the clothes for the kids but then time got away from us.  So, we thought with a few minor tweaks, we could make the purple clothes we bought for Spring pics work for Christmas pics.  We decided to take the pictures in front of Tracy's Christmas tree, which is always decorated with purple bulbs.

The whole plan unravelled when I took my sweet 9 year niece, Samantha, shopping for the boys' clothes.  I had planned on getting them long sleeve shirts (instead of the polo shirts we had in Spring) and dark pants/socks instead of khakis.  Well, the problem was that Samantha fell in love with this PURPLE LEOPARD PRINT DRESS.  Yes, Purple Leopard, for Christmas, you say???  Oh yeah, we went there!

However, in order to do so, we had to acquire entirely new outfits for all four boys.  Owen was less than thrilled to be wearing purple and he asked if next year we could just go with red and green!  But look how cute they turned out!!!

And, of course, it worked out so nicely with the brand new Eggplant grid paper!

Tuesdays are for Techniques - Page Patterns

As a member of Tami Potter's Mosaic Moments Design Team, one of the bi-monthly challenges involves an assigned pattern. 

This month's assigned pattern is Page Pattern 29- the Fifteen Spot Page -

Have you ever used a page pattern to design a layout?  Or do you prefer freestyle?  I am a huge fan of page patterns - but I highly prefer the double-page layouts.  In addition to Tami Potter's book "Designing Photo Mosaics and More," there are 52 page patterns, which can be found online: http://tamipotter.typepad.com/page_patterns/

Using pattern 29, I designed the left side of this layout:

More about the story behind this layout can be found on the Storyboards on Journella.  I hope you'll take the time to check it out and cheer for me!  

http://www.journella.com/storyboard/fullview/id/9003

Cheer Me On!!! Rah Rah Rah!

Here is a layout that I posted in response to my first Mosaic Moments Design Team Challenge.  Please check out the story on Journella and be sure to cheer me on!

http://www.journella.com/storyboard/fullview/id/9002

I get rewarded based upon the response to my post on Journella, so I would appreciate your support if you like my posts!