Pack your scrapbook/paper arts supplies
and join us
in either
Arnold, MO or Brentwood MO
at the Drury Inn
October 7, 8, 9: Drury Inn Arnold MO
October 28, 29, 30: Drury Inn Brentwood MO
Click this link for prices and registration forms:
http://forkeepssake.typepad.com/GG%20Registration%20Forms%202016.pdf
Timi Taylor and I own and operate
We produce weekend crops in the Midwest area
as well as
produce weekend events for paper craft artists whose work inspires us.
We are changing up our crops a bit
and adding more fun things to our weekends
because
we know you love to shop,
we know you love to get free gifts
and
we want you to know how much we appreciate
each and every one of you.
Jump over to our site and enjoy the ride!
I'm talking about talented
Karen Higgins of Karen's Vintage Graphics
I met Karen years ago at For Keeps Sake Scrapbook.
Karen designs her own images and vintage look papers, envelopes, inserts and more!
This weekend, I took her papers to our CKC Crop with me and decorated a Graphic 45 mini album.
The detail in her designs blows me away!
I don't know why a company hasn't picked up her designs yet.
Here's some of the papers I used from
Karen's Vintage Graphic Etsy Store
I did very little to decorate as the designs speak volumes.
You should see what Karen creates. She is amazing.
I wish you could see some of the books Karen has created.
I'll never forget this tiny book Karen brought in for me to see.
She threaded teeny beads into a pattern and added that into a page.
Remarkable!
Clean images with beautiful backgrounds!
The detail!
The flowers!
This may be my favorite:
Give me a beautiful building and I'm in love!
Aren't these envelopes gorgeous!
Visit Karen's Etsy store if you'd like some of your own Vintage Graphics
from this very talented lady.
traveled to Memphis TN this past weekend
for a weekend filled with Graphic 45's A Christmas Carol.
I taught Graphic's Mixed Media Album with many inter-active pages
while Timi played Vanna and helped me immensely
giving out papers and helping students find kit ingredients.
We had a great time with our 30+ newest friends!
The pot luck lunch - OH MY GOSH - it was beyond delicious.
I need recipes please.
Then on the way home we stopped at
It was fast food but my oh my was it delicious!
I had the ribs and they were fall-off-the-bone
with a smoky flavor that was just right and a sauce that was finger-lickin' good.
We came home with gifts from the Memphis gals
one of which was a package of Memphis BBQ sauces.
YUM!
One more weekend of Graphic 45 workshops at Checkered Cottage!
In the meantime, I've been working on a Halloween book
I bought very little and decided to use my stash
made up of various lines and of course, a bit of Graphic 45 embellishments.
Now for the back of each page and the binding.
Stay tuned!
has been very busy, measuring, cutting, sorting and kitting
for our Graphic 45 workshop in Memphis.
I ran out of boxes so had to use one from some shoes I had ordered.
The outside of the box read
*something addictive is inside*.
It's now packed with Graphic 45 supplies
so, yes, it is very addictive!
We are very excited about meeting 30 new students!
On another note,
Timi showed me how to complete this mini using
I think she saw it on their site (but not sure).
It has a very clever binding inside!
The binding is attached to the side of the box
so that when you open the box, the book opens as well.
What is it about tiny books that make them so fun to decorate?
See you at Checkered Cottage this week for
Wednesday's Heritage Layout
and
Friday's Graphic 45 tags.
After that, we're off to Memphis, TN!
You may already know that
Timi Taylor and I
operate
We are very excited to announce that we've now purchased
and will be operating all future crops as
Visit our home page
http://forkeepssake.typepad.com
for more information.
Many more to go!
Join me as we marry Graphic 45's Christmas Carol with a Maya Road mini-book
Scrapbook Generation, Springfield MO - October 2 & 3
Checkered Cottage, Kirkwood MO - October 23 & 24
along with 2 other Graphic 45 projects:
Christmas Cards + Home Decor
featuring
Hope to see you there!
Such a wonderful gathering of artful women at
Laura Denison's Follow the Paper Trail to St. Louis.
There were 57 Paper Doodles in attendance.
Laura wanted to teach 50 people total but didn't want to leave anyone out
so . . . we were able to add a few more.
Upcoming Laura Denison weekend workshops include:
2016: Las Vegas Nevada and Salem Massachusetts
2017: Anchorage Alaska (Alyeska Resort)
+
one more that we're keeping a secret!
In the meantime, I'm trying to get samples complete
for upcoming workshops.
The brand new Graphic 45 papers are supposed to be delivered next week!
I can't wait to get my hands on boxes and boxes of goodness.
So far I have these samples going (although not complete):
This will be a 4 month long mini-book at Checkered Cottage
(dates, times, etc TBA)
We will be using Graphic 45's Mixed Media Album
+
Two Deluxe Collector's Edition per person of my favorite: Botanicabella
Also working on Graphic 45's Christmas Carol mini-book.
One workshop will be using Maya Road's mini-book.
I'll be teaching this workshop
at
Scrapbook Generation in Springfield MO
Along with this mini, I will also be teaching
Graphic 45 Christmas Cards
and
a home decor item where we will combine G45 with Kaisercraft
All 3 classes at Scrapbook Generation = $99
including pizza Friday night and box lunch Saturday.
DATES: October 2 & 3, 2015
Contact Scrapbook Generation to sign up
Timi and I just got back from the Paper Arts show in Schaumberg IL. Although the show was quite small, we managed to order lots of product for upcoming workshops.
To you, the photo above may look like a bunch of stuff that needs to be put away. To me, each little pile represents a workshop I'm planning for future dates.
Here's my teaching schedule for the next few months:
And as co-owner of For Keeps Sake Events, we have several amazing events this year:
Hope to see you soon!
We have 6 winners
just on my blog alone!
Thank you to everyone who
joined us for the
Ken Oliver Crafts - StencilGirl
blog hop.
The winners from my blog
were randomly chosen by a computer
and are
Maggie M
Linda J
Caroline Duncan
Jean Bullock
Linda Cameron
Shannon WL
Thank you to everyone who posted
such nice comments.
I'll contact the winners via e-mail
re: prizes, mailing addresses, etc.
