Early this year, I’d planned to teach a completely different BPS class but for some reason I kept putting it off and struggling to sit down and write it which is why I put this item on my list:
But then I got the idea for this other class. A class where I could help people collect their stories and create a place to hold them so that when they want to sit and scrap, their stories are right there for them and they never have to struggle to find what to write about. If you know me, you know that I care about storytelling and about making your pages meaningful through telling stories.
And once I had the idea for this class, I was on fire. I wrote the whole thing in just a few days. I love teaching for BPS. I love teaching so much. Especially when it’s on a topic I care deeply about. So I am really really excited about this class.
I love teaching process classes way more than anything else because it is so customized. The goal is not for you to copy me but to come away with a skill of your own. With something that you can make yours, adapt to your life and use over and over again. It’s like the giving a fish vs teaching to fish thing. I like to take classes like that so I like to teach classes like that.
Have I mentioned I am really excited about this class?
And now it’s finally open for registration:
This class focuses on four aspects of story organization:
1. Collecting: finding where your stories come from, what inspires you, how do you generate more stories?
2. Organizing: how do you sort your story ideas, what details do you want to make sure to get down on paper?
3. Storing: What’s the best way to store all these stories and details? Will you have a mini book to hold or do a system on the computer?
4. Using: Now that you have your new system, how do you use it? How do you make sure it’s a living, breathing system and doesn’t get stale. When you sit to scrap, how do you find the story you need or want?
I want you to know that I love reaching at Big Picture Scrapbooking. I love teaching. I pour my heart and soul into each of my classes. I try to make sure I am fully engaged and there and that each of my students walks away with exactly what they wanted out of the class. Money and time are both scarce resources and I don’t take either of them for granted one bit.
If you find yourself struggling with story ideas, having the stories around when you’re scrapping, having more stories, having better stories, or if you just want a good organizational system, I hope you’ll consider taking my class. I really tried to give it my very best. I think your stories are really important and they deserve to be told.
I am really excited about this class. I hope you are, too and I hope you come and join me.
I’m already signed up and am very excited! I’ve taken all of your other BPS classes and have enjoyed them very much.
thank you so much!! 🙂 🙂
I think I’ll have to sign up. The story you told about your class is reason enough. You are a storyteller extraordinaire. So happy and proud for you.
bless you. i am so happy to have a friend in my class. 🙂
I was waffling about signing up, but seeing you excited has sparked a bit of enthusiasm for me… no promises that I’ll get anything done (I seem to collect classes), but I’m interested to see your ideas and how I can make them work for me.
I hope you will actually do it! If you don’t just keep my email for when you do and I will help you 🙂 🙂
Hi Karen,
I just went to check out your class description at BPS and the master supply list made me smile..I love what you wrote there. It is so true, I want to create something which is me not a copy. 🙂 can’t wait to start class. maybe this will be a spark for me, I always seem to spend too much time thinking and in the end having no finished project.
thank you!! I am a firm believer in making it your own. Feeling authentic. And using what you have. I hope you will like the class 🙂 🙂