It's been one of those days...

Five for Friday...

This was meant to be 'Five for Friday' but on Friday, Friday, gotta get down on Friday, (sing that Rebecca Black style), anyway, Friday disappeared and all of a sudden it was Tuesday. Seriously. 

So five for Friday (ehhh... Tuesday.. almost the same).

* Friday I passed my first paper -" Prescription of basic physcial activity to meet specific performance goals".  You tell me what you want to do and I can say  "You GO for it!" .  But seriously.  Prescription of exercise.  Who knew that the words Nic Howard and exercise could even be in the same sentence never mind me having enough knowledge to start designing exercise programmes.

* Friday I received samples of the new 'Oxford' and 'Out of Print' by BasicGrey.  I had the good old "That's cool, oooo, that's cool, nah that's realllllly cool' reaction of BasicGrey days gone past as I flicked through it.  Looking forward to pulling together a kit for SENZ class "20 Photos Scrapped!" that will make you all do the same.

* Friday was the day I finally discovered that aiming my remote at the car indicator light is not the most optimum way to turn my alarm off and unlock the car.  Indicator light flashes when it unlocks, yes, but aiming the remote there will.not.work.  (We all have DUH moments, right?)

* Friday was the day that one of my children first threw back one of my classic lines to me.  Oldest son grew devil horns and started the most unneccessary hurrendous fight.  Over nothing.  The whole house is in turmoil when he miraculously calms down and states "Everybody has a bad day".  No crap.  Now we are all having one.  And don't use my line on me.

*Finally.  Friday was the day (actually I lie it was Saturday) that I finally sat through an entire movie without falling alseep.  Pirates of the Carribean 4.  There was a moment when I was fighting the sleep when all of a sudden one of my favourite Disney characters turned nasty and about had me crawling under my seat in fright.  Don't take little girls to see this movie.  They'll never believe that the littlest mermaid is a sweet creature ever again.  What did I think of the movie?  Stars out of 5 for the movie... 3.5.  
Stars out of 5 for giving me the perfect 'line' for next time I fall off the treadmill at the gym?  5.  "I hope you all saw that because I don't plan on doing it again".

laters.
Oh wait.. dang that's six - details tomorrow of BPS Workshop 'Colour' which is repeating in just a few weeks!
 

SENZ class details.

It's Monday.  Which means two things.  The weekend is over and it's five days until the craziness of another weekend - which in itself follows an equally crazy week AND I'm allowed to post the SENZ class details here.

I don't teach around New Zealand often, you are more likely to hear of me teaching internationally or online lately, so it'd be great to see some of you at my classes.   Classes are more than halfway full, so if you are keen, then hop on over to the SENZ website to check them out! 

I'm often asked my favourite class when I do an event like this... but I can never answer that question honestly!
Shabby Chic is cool because it has 5 little projects that each teach one technique.  The bonus is that you walk away with 5 beautoful cards that you can send out - you pay for the class, but save money on buying cards!
'20 photos scrapped' is cool as well because, well two reasons, firstly who doesn't like to get layouts done?  and secondly...um NEW BasicGrey!  Not even properly released yet, hot of the press, super mega new!
'That's my Boy' was a roaring success at Autumn Escape and I'm thrilled to include a fun boys class at SENZ and lastly 'Decadent details' is the stuff I love to do.  It was 6 years ago when I first gained my reputation for super layered, detailed pages, and I just haven't stopped.  I've taught thousands of people how fun this style of scrapbooking is since I first found my own little niche in the scrapbooking world all those years ago, I still love it and you can tell in this class.  It really is my passion. 

Full details of classes below, I hope to see some of you at SENZ!

Shabby Chic Cards by Nic Howard
New for SENZ - Sponsored by ScrapWare.

Join Nic in creating five beautiful shabby chic card creations.  We’ll use products in soft pinks, blues and vintage whites to make every card just perfect.  Each card will visit a different technique you’ll want to use on future projects such as ATCs, cards or scrapbooking layouts.  Our kit will include plenty of products for you to personalise the cards the way you want, whether it’s for a birthday, anniversary, thank you, or any occasion; it’s up to you!  This class is as much about the techniques as it is about the fabulous finished product.  What a class – products, techniques AND five gorgeous cards made, ready to send out for those next occasions!

 

That’s my Boy! Layout class by Nic Howard
As taught at Autumn Escape 2011.

Time and time again we hear you saying you want a BOY layout class!  Ask no more, Nic Howard has put together the perfect boy layout class just for you!  Celebrate that boy in your life, whether it is son, brother, hubby or friend, this class will suit them all.  Interesting technique and bright colours combine to make two layouts in class with enough supplies and a sketch for a third layout!

 

 

 

Decedant Details Layout class by Nic Howard

New for SENZ – Sponsored by Scrapware.

Nic is known for her beautifully detailed projects, and in this workshop she’ll teach you the latest of her favourite techniques! Join Nic as she brings you her freshest class in dimensional scrapbooking from the background to the smallest embellishments, Nic will visit her favourite techniques, some old, some new, it’ll all come together to create a gorgeous 12x12 layout that will be suitable for a variety of themes.   Kit includes product sponsored by Scrapware and detailed colour instructions.  If you love the detailed look of layered pages, you won’t want to miss Nic’s latest class! 

 

Twenty photos scrapped!   Layout class by Nic Howard

Kit includes just released BasicGrey products!

Do you want to scrapbook twenty photos in two hours? Let’s get some photos on layouts!  This fun, energetic, yet simple-layout based class is all about getting it done!   You’ll get it all -  including sketches and Nic’s favourite products for creating visually pleasing layouts, including photos, embellishments and that all important story.  Worried about how fast paced this class could be?  Don’t be! Nic is well known for her relaxed, fun, interactive teaching style, and if you don't complete the layouts in class, a full-colour instruction sheet and photos are included with your kit!

 

SENZ classes have been released...

Who is keen to sit in with me for a class at SENZ?!!!
SENZ class details have been released and they are open for bookings! 

I am teaching 4 classes this year, 3 of which are brand spankin' new just for SENZ attendees!  I can't give too much away until the classes are released to the public on Monday, but I have three layout classes, one wicked cool card class that I'm only teaching once AND I might even drag in the very awesome Lucy and Tana (Autumn Escape Alumni will know who I mean) to help out in class. 

At the moment bookings are only open to those that have purchased the passes to the SENZ weekend.  If you are extra keen to make sure you don't miss out on classes before Monday, you could grab yourself one of those while you are at the SENZ website. 

Good luck picking your classes, there are over 80 choices, I hear!

 
 

Cluster Embellishing is OPEN for registration!

Cluster Embellishing!  I've been asked many times for a class on embellishing and here it is!  Newly released at Big Picture Classes, Cluster Embellishing is a self-paced, instant download, do-it-in-your-own-time $12 class at Big Picture and registration is open now!  So what exactly is it all about?

"  Do you look at beautifully embellished projects and wonder how you can arrange your embellishments to look the same?  Do you sit for hours moving products around your pages wishing you knew the secrets to arranging them in a visually effective way?  Do you have more embellishments than ideas?  Then this class is designed for you!" 

Class includes a detailed handout going through the cluster embellishing process, step by step instructions to put your new knowledge to use and create a layout, it includes many examples and sketches AND a video showing from start to finish how to create one of my most favourite recent layouts...

What are ya waiting for? 

 

 
 
 

Celebrating International Scrapbook day!

It's the time of year again, the time we see giveaways and events all over the world to celebrate this fabulous hobby we are involved in.  Be sure to take time this weekend to browse the extra events throughout the scrapbooking world, and while you are surfing the 'net, why not join us in a Prima Blog hop... look what is up for grabs! 

 
If you don't know what I'm talking about, go on over to the Prima blog for the first post!  If you've come here from the Prima blog, you'll know about it already... and you'll be looking for a secret word in this post to help complete a sentence... keep reading!

I wanted to celebrate International Scrapbook Day by sharing a little Prima love myself... here's a little snippet of a layout that has just been released in Scrapbook Creations in Australia.  There is a whole Prima feature in the magazine, so be sure to pick up copy for layouts from six Prima scrapbookers including Ingvild, Janine, Liana, Sharon, Karola and myself...

 

 

 

And the secret word you need before moving on?  The Prima secret word you need from my blog is 'AND'.
Write the word down and hop on over to Alyssa's blog for the next word and a whole lot more Prima goodness.  Thanks for stopping by!  Good luck with the blog hop!

Oh!  Before I go - my super popular Big Picture Scrapbooking workshop, Color! Or is it Colour? is running again, starting at the end of June!  Join me for this six week workshop, I'll post more detail in weeks to come!

laters!