Have you heard the news?

INKED 2015 is now enrolling at Studio Calico!



And guess what???

I'm teaching! Yes! You heard me right! I'm teaching the new Inked class!

What?!?!?

I know! I know! I'm as excited as you are!

COLOR (my class) is the first class in a 3-class series that will cover Color, Alphabets (led by Ginny Hughes) & Design (Geralyn Sy).

Here are a few of the details...from the SC website:
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Add color and interest to your projects with Inked | Color! Maggie Massey is here to share new and creative ways to incorporate stamps into your layouts, Project Life® spreads and cards. Brighten up your projects by combining your stamps with fun variations on techniques using ink, embossing powder, reinkers, watercolors and more!

• May 12th : Make a Pattern
• May 14th : Color Pop Embossing
• May 19th : Fill It In
• May 21st : Resist Rainbows
• May 26th : Watercolor Stamping

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You know how you have scrapbookers (or bloggers, or chefs, or dog-groomers or whatever) that you absolutely adore and you make sure to read everything they write and pore over every layout they make and if they lived in the same town as you you'd find out where they do their grocery shopping so you could "accidentally" run into them every week?

Or is that just me?

Anyway...for me, that scrapbooker is Shanna Noel. Her work is ah-mazing.

Amazing.


Last year Shanna had a super-fun "class" that she offered on her blog. Gratitude Documented was all about...you got it...documenting what you are grateful for.

I happened to stumble upon that post around the time she was just getting started with GD and I immediately fell in love with the concept. I found a pre-made mini in my stash and got started right away with my documenting. It was the first (and only, to date) day-by-day mini I've actually completed. Like, completely completed.

Well, this year, Studio Calico is offering Shanna's Gratitude Documented as a full-blown class.

And I canNOT WAIT!


SC has knocked it out of the park with classes this year...and this one will be no exception.

Here's what SC has to say about the class:

GRATITUDE | DOCUMENTED

• 3 videos from Shanna (planning & getting started, bringing your notes and inspiration together into an album & adding the finishing touches).
• 5 prompt PDFs that encourage you to reflect on different areas of your life and what you're thankful for.
• An in-depth look at Shanna's tag style mini album.
• Ideas from Jamie Waters for adapting Shanna's ideas to a WRMK 4x4in album.
• Inspiration PDFs with more ideas from Amy Hawthorne, Lexi Bridges and Chantal Philippe.
• Access to a class message board and gallery, where you can share and learn with your teacher and fellow students.
• Weekly challenges to inspire you to use what you've learned.

When you sit down to record your family's memories, who do you start with? Your kids? Your parents? Your pets? Your boyfriend/girlfriend/husband/wife? Your friends? Objects around your home?

How about you?

I know, I know...you're the storyteller...you're the memory-keeper. You have to make sure everyone else's stories get recorded. But don't forget to tell yours.

Your stories are every bit as important as the stories of those you love.

I know it can be so hard to get in front of the camera...I think it is for everyone...especially when we all deal with insecurities. But years from now your family is not going to care that you had a bad-hair day...or that you may have been carrying a few extra pounds...or that your skin wasn't flawless. They are going to want to see you...and hear about you. Because they love you...

So tell your story. And continue to do so...

To help you get started, Studio Calico and the out-of-this-world Maggie Holmes have teamed up to bring you...


Here's what Maggie has to say about her class:

As memory keepers we spend our lives capturing the world around us. Yet, when you take the time to gather your memories and share them with the world, are YOU in those moments? By enrolling in “30 Days of Me” Maggie Holmes will guide you through this month long course where you will learn more ways to incorporate yourself into your memory keeping by completing an entire album, focused on you. This class will remind you that not only is it important to collect those moments with the ones you love, but to also show yourself in your projects.

From the Studio Calico website...

BY ENROLLING IN THIS CLASS YOU'LL RECEIVE :

• 30 prompts designed to help you record your own story.
• 5 videos from Maggie sharing details and techniques from her album.
• A PDF sharing Maggie's completed album, along with tips and ideas to use in your own book.
• A peek into each of the contributors albums - they'll each be sharing their take on five of the class prompts.
• A class message board to connect with Maggie and your fellow students.

Plus, with your enrollment you will receive...


You will also receive instant access to these lovely printables designed by the amazing Shanna Noel. Oh my gosh, these colors...

30 Days of Me is enrolling through 8/31/2014 at 11:59pm EST. The first lesson will be posted on 9/1/2014, and a new lesson will post each Monday through 9/29/2014.

I can't even begin to tell you how stinking excited I am about this class!


My workspace can best be described as "a disaster." 
And that's on a good day.
Oh, I straighten up in between projects...but that's usually because I can't find my scissors. And I spend hours reorganizing (mostly moving things from one pile to another)...but I've never really found a system that works for me...
But I am holding out hope that, with this class, I can finally get my workspace act together.
Here's what Studio Calico has to say about "Workspace" - 

Crafting time is precious. Stop wasting it looking for the supplies you need and feeling overwhelmed in your space. This class offers a deep dive into highly effective ways to make your workspace work for you. Marcy Penner and her team will walk you through steps to take your work area from tiring to inspiring. With two lessons a week, Marcy will take you step by step through each area of your space. Follow along each week and transform your space this month.

Workspace is enrolling now through July 31st at 11:59pm EST. The first lesson will be posted on Monday, August 4th, and there will be a new lesson posted each Monday and Thursday in August.

Sounds like just what I need.

I am soooo ready to do this.

Wanna join me?

Enrollment is now through July 31 and the first lesson will post on Monday, August 4.

Click HERE to enroll...and I'll see you in class!

A few months ago, Studio Calico introduced a new series of workshops...for Mini-Books!


The series began with Nicole Reaves and this darling little book...


...and the next designer in the group is Maggie Holmes! Woo hoo!

Here is a little sneak of some of the pages from her book...