She's Back!

Good MorningIt has been a long long time but I'm back.  With bells on.   Huge changes in my life, all good.  So it's out with the old and in with the new.  New classes coming soon, very soon.  " Give Thanks" will be the next book.    Also my Etsy shop, "Tart" an Tweet, will be opening in the new year.  Finally in a place where I can unpack and organize.  

Merry Christmas and a Joyous New Year!

I know I have been out of sight and off the grid.  Hopefully I will be back often and full of fun ideas and classes.   I have a new class coming up in January, at  The Happy Scrapper to run two evenings.  Jan. 21st and 24th.  "A Ladies Diary", using Graphic 45's A Ladies Diary line of paper.  Once again the line of paper is beautiful and makes creating such fun.  The book is full of vintage ladies, plenty of blank pages to write on and fun quotes.  Hope to see you at class.  

  

Happy Mother's Day!
I hope all my friends and family had a wonderful Mother's Day.   We had a great time together .  Dinner out.........NO DISHES!
Just a quick reminder of my next class.  Anniversary Book, May 22nd at 6:00PM at The Happy Scrapper.  There are still a few openings.  I hope to see you there.........

Off to play................

New Book............Anniversary.   The long awaited book is done!  Class will be held on May 22, 2012, 6 PM.   This gate style book is full of vintage photos and quotes of love.  Come join the fun .  Call the store The Happy Scrapper to reserve your space in class.  Remember always bring your tools and glues to class.  

I'm already working on the next book.......All About Baby.  Using Graphic 45's new line, Little Darlings.  It's coming along slowly.....lol. 

Off to play...........
Helen

I'm back!!!

Finally back after a long crazy fall and holiday season.  Several trips, some fun and some very sad.. My cousin, Chester Schuman, lost his battle with melanoma in December.  He will b e greatly missed by his family and friends.  

 Oh my workshop has suffered greatly.......such a mess.  I plan on starting the clean-up this afternoon.  This is going to be a long project.  I will continue to work on new projects as I clean and sort.  I did finally finish "The Men in My Life", my latest book.  Using a vintage payroll ledger for the cover and tons of ephemera.  A great book for celebrating the men in your life. 

 The class is on February 20th, 6 - 9 PM at The Happy Scrapper.  Class size is limited  so check it out and sign up. 

Now or never........off to the basement to start...........helpppppppppppppp.

The Wizard of Oz

My vacation was wonderful......hard to believe I have been back two weeks.  Seems like yesterday.  
Down to some business......my book, Musings, went very well.  I did forget one page of printing but the ladies will get that very soon.  I'm having huge computer issues. 

My next class is the Wizard book....finally posting some pictures.  It runs next week, October 4 & 5th, class fee is $55.00.  This includes all the printed material, all the paper and embellishments.  There is still an opening so call the store The Happy Scrapper to reserve your space.... Back to work for me.  All my printing is done for the Wizard but now I begin to get the kits together.

Off to play....
Helen 

New Book........... Musings

I found my book..... I knew I would.  I just needed to do a little more searching.  This new class is going to run September 20th, 6:00 pm.  The cost is $35.00, which includes the complete kit......paper, embellishments, ribbon and pictures.   Just bring your tools and smiling faces.  Of course you are free to add anything you like to your book.  I love to see all the creativity from my students.  

 Don't forget to check out The Happy Scrapper for all the upcoming classes and crops. 

I'm off to work on "The Wizard of Oz" book.  Patience ladies.....its coming along.  I really hope to have it finished and in the store before I leave on vacation.

Off to play..........
     Helen

Summer Days.........

It's so hard to believe that summer is winding down......but with the cooler evenings you know its August.  I loved the heat this summer after our long winter but do so enjoy autumn.  Very excited about all the fun projects roaming around in my head.  
The Circus book class is going amazingly well.........all the ladies are working hard.  It was so quiet at one point it scared me........LOL!  They finish up tonight and I believe some will be very close to being done, shocking I know.  Thanks ladies........this has been a great class.
I hope to post pictures of my new upcoming class....... "Musings".   I used PinkPaislee's "Butterfly Garden" paper.....a soft feminine line of paper.  Now if I could only find the book!  I know I'm disorganized but this is ridiculous even for me.  LOL  Wish me luck.

Off to play............

Holy Summer Batman!!

Tell me it isn't so.........can it really be August?  My circus book , LeCirque - Come to the Circus, is scheduled and will run August 16th and 17th, from 5 to 10pm ( When you register and pay for your class you will receive a handouts  of the  paper dolls that are used in the book.  This will give you a head start cutting out the dolls you want to use. ( We won't be spending class time doing this.)  There will be several flowers to make and stickles galore to use.  Come join in the fun at  The Happy Scrapper.  Stop by and see the book for yourself.  

Laura Vigliarolo is going to be teaching at The Happy Scrapper very soon.  She has a vintage page class coming up soon. I'm very excited to be teaching with Laura again.  Check out her Etsy shop, Laura's Vintage Garden.

Several new classes coming up in the next few months.......come on in and check it out.
Off to play..........
                                 Helen

Happy Birthday Kim!

It's my daughters birthday.  So hard to believe how quickly time passes.  Seems like it was just a few years ago that she came into our lives.  So on this date she and her family are heading out for a fossil dig.  I'm sure there will be great pictures and stories to tell. 

Also a sneak peak at my next book........... It's 99% done.  Soon I will have the class information available. 
Enjoy this great day......

Row row row your boat.............

So what's a little rain?   Soon we will be able to fish in the front yard.  I'm not complaining....just saying
So onto some business........ My book "Dates to Celebrate" has moved to Tuesday, June 14th.  Same time...6:30pm.  There was a slight scheduling problem.  So come on into the store and check it out.

Down I go to hopefully finish up a few projects and start new ones.

Monday, Monday...........

Love this Michigan weather......... hot one day next stormy and cooling.  But I am very thankful that is all we have to deal with.  My heart goes out to those who's lives were lost and those effected by the tornadoes  yesterday.

Here are a couple of the layouts I did for  The Happy Scrapper .  Also check out the schedule for all upcoming classes.  "Dates to Remember" is scheduled for June 8th at 6:30pm.  The class fee is $33.00 which includes all the supplies for this book.  All you need to bring is your cutter, glue and basic paper crafting tools. 

Back Again.....

Last Saturday I taught  "The Steampunk Book".  The gals were amazing, a little overwhelmed, but very happy with their books.  I know they are still working on them.  I had a great time in class and look forward to my next class which will be June 8th.

Dates to Celebrate is the next book.  There are pockets and places for photos and pages to write down birthdays and anniversaries.  Of course you could use it for anything you wanted.  I used a line of paper from My Minds Eye, another line of paper that I love.  So come on into The Happy Scrapper and check it out.

There are several fun books in the works so keep checking back.  Now don't tell anyone but I'm actually going to do a page layout.  No fainting please!

Sneak Peak......

OH here it is........my new book!  This class will run in May at The Happy Scrapper.  We will be setting the date this week.  This is a large book with a lot of trim (most of which is vintage) and detail.   Of course I used the wonderful  Graphic 45 line of paper Steampunk Debutante.    I had so much fun with this book I hope you enjoy it too.  

Off to play............
Helen

April......... but where is Spring?

Back again...... I know about time.  Ran my "Spring Book" class last Tuesday.  It went so smoothly.  There were 9 ladies  who all did fantastic work.  Thanks for taking my class.  I wish all classes could run that smoothly.  

I have been busy working on new classes and going "pickin" with Cass.  We have done a lot of running the last few weeks but found some great stuff.  Lace, ephemera, books just to name a few items.  

My next class at  The Happy Scrapper will be "The Birthday Box" (also know as an Explosion Box)  on April 28th at 6:30 pm.  The class is $20.00 which includes all the paper, stickles and printed material  for the project.  You will need to bring your basic tools, glue and pop dots. I hope to see you there. 

sorry about the side view.........

 

My next project "Steampunk" (using Graphic 45 of course) will be finished in just a few days......I am very excited about the response that it has already received.  I look forward to sharing it soon.

Off to play...........
Helen

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So so bad..........

I'm being so bad about blogging.  I get so busy with life I forget to come here.  Well so much has gone on since my last visit .  Another new book....... Spring, using the fabulous paper from Graphic 45,  which will be taught at The Happy Scrapper.  The book is on display in the store now.   The date for the class is March 29th.  

Coming soon a couple of  projects...... A birthday explosion box and a Steampunk book. 
I do plan on posting much more often.....
Off to play............
Helen

Game Book Photos

Here it is, well a small portion,  finished.  This is a large book stuffed with vintage ephemera.  If anyone is interested just let me know.  I hope to run this class at the end of Feb. or  next month.  I have to figure out where, just a little detail. 
Stay warm.....