May 2, 2013

Is it Spring yet????

OMG!!!! This has been the longest winter I have EVER endured! I wish it to be done. I am hopeful it is done! If not...I am DONE!!!! I could have just cried this week when once again it snowed! The wind picked up and we had blizzard like conditions for the day! UGH!!! DONE!!!

Today...just maybe...we have pushed through to the SPRING side of the weather wall! The sun is warm, although still breezy! My windows are open, the house feels fresh! Keeping my fingers crossed!

Sharing a layout that I did as part of an online course over at Big Picture Classes. I am taking Cathy Zielske's Workshop: Clean & Simple. Some days...simple is just what I need to get pages done! Don't get me wrong... I love the layers of more intricate pages, but sometimes simple is GREAT! This class focuses on lots of design guidelines which can be used across many styles of scrapbooking or cardmaking. Once the foundation is built, the page can be as simple, layered or detailed as wanted. It's a class I would strongly recommend! Cathy Zielske has a wonderful knack of teaching effectively online! I can get it done on MY time!

Karen Foster's "Sweet Memories" paper  /  Bazzill cardstock  / Canadian Scrapbooker Magazine's "Superstock" / Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L / Colorbox Chalk Ink - "Chambray" 

On line classes

Over the past several years I have found a few sites that offer some great classes online. I have trusted my instinct and have been pleasantly surprised at the quality of courses available over the internet. I have taken photography classes, Photoshop Elements classes and scrapbooking classes. My favourites sites are Jessica Sprague and Big Picture Classes, they offer "forever access" to class materials and lessons. Their sites are easy to follow and teacher availability has been great!

The past 3 weeks I have been taking a class from Claudine Hellmuth, called Composition for Collage. Collage is way our of my comfort zone but I have really enjoyed it. I feel any class on design will better my scrapbooking and photography, because so may principals overlap! One more week to go! Has been lots of fun.

Here are my "homework" samples for the class so far. Week one was about asymmetrical composition, week two was about using horizons in composition, week three was about vignette compositions and this week we are using grids for our compositions.

Asymmetrical

Low Horizon

Vignette

I love the last one the best! I am glad I used this picture of Taylor (he is actually in the image twice!) mixed with lots of the images Claudine supplied as downloads. I think it's a fun collage/scrapbook page! It makes me smile! Haven't decided what I'll play with this week, if I get time I'll put it up on my Blog to share!