Blogging for Scrapbookers

I am so excited Shimelle is doing a second live run of Blogging for Scrapbookers!

I missed the original class in Fall 2009, but I did purchase the course in January to do it as a self-paced class. I wasn't very successful following the prompts on my own, so I am glad she's doing this live run.  Even better?  It starts while I am on Spring Break, so I should have plenty of time to keep up!

Off to check out the class materials!

Hello, Spring Break!

Ahhhh, a 10-day reprieve from my 75 mile commute!  Just what the doctor ordered!

The past month has been a busy one, professionally. My classes are keeping me typically busy, but I like the variety of courses that I get to teach this semester: Psychology of Women, Psychology Colloquium (for first year students), and Junior Research Seminar.  I'm also supervising several Independent Studies and two Honors Theses.  Those are definitely the most rewarding...I love working with motivated students who get excited about research! They are both collecting their data through on-line surveys, and I can't wait to see their results!

My other big professional time-sucker was helping to coordinate a national psychology conference in Philadelphia. Months and months of hard work, but so rewarding. Good thing, since I've committed to this position for two more years! Best part is, I get to work with these great women:

So I'm looking forward to a relaxing Spring Break.  No plans to go anywhere, just happy to spend time at home.  I'm hoping to get caught up on some of my Big Picture Classes (Yesterday & Today, Mastering Manual Mode), finish my December Daily album, as well as edit and post some layouts I managed to complete at a crop last month.

Thanks for stopping by!

Basic Grey Cards

Last May I went to the Scrapbook Expo, and took a class where we made three layouts using paper from the Basic Grey Sugar Rush line.  I saved the leftovers, and finally put them to good use last weekend, making a bunch of cards. I kept things pretty simple...scraps of kraft cardstock for the base, a few pieces of patterned paper, outlined with a white gel pen. For most cards, I added a Hero Arts "Thanks" stamped in black or embossed in white plus a diecut or hand-cut accent, and called it done!

 

Added a Hero Arts flower stamp colored with Copics on this one.

Went crazy and handwrote the greeting on this one!

Broke out the BG chipboard letters for this one.

Thanks for looking!