scrapulescence

TOMORROW...

tomorrow, we'll start the day tomorrow with a smile,for you! 

 
Yes, I just shamelessly stole that from Mr. Rogers, but tomorrow I will have a smile for you because it's the day of the Fiskateers Orange Blog Hop!  Yeah!  I'll have a project idea and a giveaway!

 

I 've seen the list of Fiskateerr bloggers participating and you are going to have some fun!  Some are doing tutorials, some are doing giveaways and all will be doing something spectacularly orange!   Fiskateers are members of a community sponsored by Fiskars- the makers of our favorite orange-handled scissors and so many more crafting tools.

You don't have to be a Fiskateer to participate in the blog hop, but it's a fun crafting community.check it out.

Also, I will be hosting the South Carolina crop for US of Fiskateers on October 15, in Aiken, SC.  There will be food, fun and a seriously fantastic goodie bag.  Oh, and did I mention it's FREE?????  Check the details here.

See you tomorrow...with a smile!!

Just Create!

Seriously, the date on my last post was in JUNE????  Really.  Wow, there is one for the new resolution list.

I'm so excited to have a new round of classes available - digi-scrapbooking, PhotoshopTMand of course,  traditonal scrapbooking, mini albums and cards.  If you're out there and interested check the website for schedules and class descriptions.

Can I just say how much I love sharing scrapbooking skills with new students?  It is so fantastic to see the light bulb blink as they learn something new.  It's such an honor to help them learn to preserve their own photos and memories. 

Speaking of teaching...Christopher has been asking me to teach him Photoshop. I've been a bit hesitant to because I (of course incorrectly) assumed that at 7 he may not grasp all of the concepts with layering, brushes and such.  WRONG! After explaining just a few basics in what I thought, but was not needed, pretty simple terms, he is now sitting at his computer "creating".  Last time I checked on him he had something like 7 layers of graphics and was very proud to tell me he had just discovered the "Gradient Tool" and "look what it does". I may be a victim of proud mother status, but don't you think this is cool?  At 7, his mind is just a big sponge.  He loves paper scrapbooking too - the more glue the better!  I love that he loves to create...anything.  I love that his mind is free of the "what ifs" and "will that works" - he just does it.  I think this is a good lesson for my own creativity.  To just let it go and do!