It starts TODAY- please join me on the Paper Trail 7, a two month teaching tour throughout the country! I am hitching up my vintage camper Scotty, visiting the stores below and teaching classes using my Sizzix dies and Clearsnap inks, as well as products from select sponsor manufacturers. If you live anywhere near these stores, please call and
sign up for class. I would love to meet you! [Read more…]
Paper Trail 6… Review and Conclusion
We were enjoying some margaritas at Madeline’s when we left off in the last post…
In my friend Madeline Arendt’s studio- wow! It’s like a store! [Read more…]
Paper Trail 6 Review… Continued
Here is more from the Paper Trail 6…. I didn’t realize how much happened on this trip!
On Monday afternoon, after our visit with our friends at Fave Crafts, I pulled Big Daddy into the Convention Center and Karen Bearse, Ann Butler and I set to work. [Read more…]
Paper Trail 6 Review
Well the past ten days have been quite the roller coaster… but we had a great show and made it back alive!
I was accompanied by my designer friend Karen Bearse.
We left on Friday, July 17 so we would have plenty of time to drive the 727 miles to Schaumburg, site of the Paper Arts Show put on by Crafter’s Home and the Craft & Hobby Association. Made it to Fremont, OH where we stopped for the night.
We rolled into Schaumburg with no major disasters along the way. When we arrived at the Renaissance, we noticed that there was a big event going on at the hotel and every. parking. space. was taken…. [Read more…]
Paper Trail #4!
The Paper Trail 4 has officially begun- it started off with a bang two weekends ago!
In June 2014, Angela’s Happy Stamper moved to a new location which is about ONE MILE from my house! Somehow I find myself having to stop by for various reasons to hang out and see what’s going on. There is usually a class, Learn at Lunch or people chatting about what they are up to. If you are in Northern Virginia you should come and check it out here:
208 Elden Street, Suite 203 * Herndon, Virginia 20170
(703) 657-2952
The class I taught was a Sneak Peek of the Passport Book coming out in April. We had a full house including some folks who had never operated a die cut machine before. I love that- there is always the moment when they see how cool it is when a die comes out perfectly cut or embossed. I never tire of experiencing this through them. The book we made was a Metal-Covered Technique Book and each person who made one had a different take on the one seen below. They were beautiful! We forgot to get a pic of them all though…
We also took a minute to remember our friend Dyan Reavely who has not seen the new store yet and did a video for her.
Here are the rest of the stops along the way!
The first stop on the trip is the Great American Stamp Store on Wednesday, April 8. Rumor has it that a certain local crafty celebrity might be making an appearance…
Great American Stamp Store
8 Church St S | Westport, CT 06880
(203) 221-1229
11:00- 1:30- Doodled Journal Box and Cards
Do you dread writing in cards, scrapbooks or labels because you Hate your handwriting? With a few simple tricks and the right tools, you can write like a pro! We will die cut a Sizzix Recipe Card Box and several coordinating 3″ x 4″ Recipe Cards and doodle them up! Bring your favorite markers and pens to play with and bring home a finished box and cards. A perfect fit for wallet photos, gift cards, tags and small artwork treasures…
Next on the agenda is a stop at a store I haven’t seen yet… but can’t wait to! I saw a post on Instagram and took a chance to see if they might want me to come teach. If you are in the area, please don’t be shy! Sign up for a class! Click below and see the schedule and details…
April 9, 2015
Right at Home Scrapbooking
560 Francis J. Kelley Blvd. | North Attleboro, MA 02760
508-695-9290
Doodled Journal Box and Cards
Make and Take
Metal-Covered Technique Book
And then I am on to the Collins Group Rep Show! This show is open to reps and store owners who take classes on running their business, workshops using the latest and greatest products and attend networking events. I went last year- it was my first trip in Scotty and it rained for 4 days straight (and leaked all over the place in the camper) then snowed the day I left! Still it was great to meet so many store owners and have a chance to sit down and talk to them without the hustle and bustle of CHA. I will be teaching two classes and doing a Make and Take from my new Vintage Travel line.
April 10-13, 2015
April 14, 2014
Life’s Memories and More
Schoolhouse Commons
1085 Park Street | Palmer MA 01069
413-283-4448 info@lifesmemoriesandmore.com
1:00-4:00- Metal-Covered Technique Book
If you live near any of these stores, what are you waiting for? Sign up for a class- you will have a great time and there is no pressure to make anything perfect. The ideas is to allow yourself to play and have fun- from that comes some incredible art!
I get back home for a few days and then I am headed out (in a plane- not Scotty) for Utah and the SNAP! Conference. This will be my second time going- I would have gone last year but my daughter had the nerve to get married that weekend… 🙂 I love all of the event and classes they have that allow you to meet and chat with like minded people. How often does that happen?
April 23-26, 2015
Snap Conference
May 2, 2015
Goldenshill Papercrafts
12644 Chapel Road | Clifton, VA 20124
703-298-7688
10:30-1:30- Metal-Covered Technique Book
So that’s my schedule for the spring. I wanted to add others but was not sure if Scotty would be back in time. Thanks to K & T RV Repair Scotty has gotten his life back. Still work to be done but the camper is looking fantastic! I will make a video soon so you can see the before and after.
This will be a quick trip but action packed 🙂 I am meeting up with my friend Cheryl Boglioli. She rode along with me for the Florida leg of the Papertrail 3 and next thing I know she had a camper of her own. See how much fun we had? Cheryl has done an amazing job of restoring her camper, Glinda. To see what she has done, visit Cheryl’s blog here.
I am just in from a long drive to Ohio so will say good night and to ask you to follow me on the Paper Trail 4 (see my social media icons at top of page). Now to sleep… See you on the Trail…
Scotty visits the Vintage Trailer Hospital
The Paper Trail trip cross country this fall really did a number on my poor little vintage trailer Scotty. In Utah, I was stopped at a light and was hit from behind by two guys in an overfilled pesticide truck. They crunched in Scotty’s back left fender which caused a good sized dent plus internal injuries to the bed where I slept.
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