I had such a blast teaching this past weekend at Lasting Memories retreat in Danbury, CT. Julie and Barb are the best hosts. They go above and beyond for their customers… loads of laughs and creating were had by all.

I have a few kits left over. If you are interested in purchasing one let me know. They are the Time Flies and Stories Told mini album kits and Happiness is you/Two Sisters (you will create 2 – (1-12 x 12 layouts) Layout Kit, and the Our House 1-12 x 12 layout kit. You will have lots of leftovers from each kit to use on future projects or layouts.

Their good friend Nancy celebrated her 50th birthday yesterday and all weekend someone was surprising her with some kind of birthday wish. Nancy took it all in stride even though I think she wanted to go and hide a few times. They surprised her with a birthday cake which is the best cake I have ever had in my life. It was insanely incredible and I am so glad there are 1000′s of miles between me and that bakery. Nancy also has me on a mission to get a cricut expression. She was showing me all the great things this machine can do and now I have GOT to have one. Sue tried to convince me I need the Pazzle but I am just too computer challenged. What she did show me was great. It is super cool too and has loads of neat features but I just cannot grasp all of it and fear frustration would be my main state of mind. That is unless Sue moves down here and does it for me all the time.

During one of my classes Ruth gave me the tip of the day… I tell ya I should be so embarrassed to tell you all this but I just have to let you know as I am sure there are others out there like me. Did you know the plastic part of the emery board file in the BasicGrey Precision File Set comes off? I NEVER knew this and I am so glad I didn’t throw mine away. I tell ya that was such a DUH moment for me. So THANK YOU RUTH for sharing this little tad bit of info with me.

I also want to thank all of you that came to my classes and left telling me you were so glad you came and you learned a lot. I was happy to hear you say you were going to apply some of the techniques you tried in each class in future layouts and projects. I know I put you all through the ringer with the craft knife but in the end I do believe you were all happy and will agree it is the quickest method for covering chipboard pages.

I must say there is one person in particular who I got to speak with for a bit before leaving to catch my flight who truly touched my heart. Livia pulled me aside to thank me for helping her in class as they were the first classes she had ever taken. She showed me the layouts she had been working on during the retreat and each one she added some of the tecniques she learned in class and told me where she planned on adding other techniques to other pages. Then the kicker was when she said, “You made me feel like I really can do this.” Yep, I can hardly type or think of this without having tears. I love teaching and that one comment is why.

Everyone really can do this!

If you have the Fiskars tools listed below you too can create these projects. These are created during my Fiskars Certified Demonstrator trainings. The altered pack of gum is a version created by Angela Daniels a.k.a. SpiderGirl. I saw it on her blog the other day and asked her if I could please use the idea as I think it is so cute! Thanks Angela!

Tools used to recreate these projects.
Ultra ShapeXpress & Template
Embossing Border punch
Circle Border Punch
Large and Small Heart Squeeze Punch
Eyelet Tool
Texture Plate and Stylus/Texturizing Tool
Stamp Press
Clear Stamps

Additional Supplies:
Cardstock and Patterned Papers (Cloud9)
Sand Paper
Black and White Pens
Pencil
Scissors
Chestnut Roan Fluid Chalk Ink
Foam Dots
Adhesive (wet or dry)
Ribbon

Just two more days until I head out to Lasting Memories. I am so looking forward to meeting everyone. If you would like me to teach at your local scrapbook store or retreat please contact me via email (lisa@lisapace dot com).

I’m done kitting all 5 classes. That was a job but everything is finally sorted, cut, packaged and boxed ready to ship to Lasting Memories. Their retreat is April 4th – 6th. I can’t wait to put faces and personalities to all the ladies I have chatted with online. Below are a few photos of some of the items that will be included in the kits. Yep… lots of Maya Road, new Scenic Route and Dream Street Papers as well as Daisy D’s. It’s gonna be a fun filled weekend.

Here is the last layout I will be teaching at Lasting Memories. This will be in the 2 – 12 x 12 layout class along with the “Two Sisters” layout. Now to get all the kits put together. I really like how everything turned out and am looking forward to teaching some techniques. It’s those little added touches that make your projects and layouts so special. If you are in the area April 4th – 6th I hope to see you there. If you would like me to teach at your LSS please contact me at lisa@lisapace.com.

This is half of the 5th class I will be teaching at Lasting Memories. Talk about one creative filled weekend. Lots of fun is being planned. Caroline and I picked out some neat give aways to be handed out during each class as well as some of those oh so popular keychains Maya Road creates. Those little cuties are so versatile. If I have time I will show some fun techniques to do on them. But something tells me with one class Friday night, three classes Saturday and one class Sunday morning I’m going to be a bit crunched for time. Anyway, here is a sneak peek of one layout I created this weekend for the 2 – 12 x 12 layout class I will teach on Saturday. This layout is created with the new Country Fair line by October Afternoon. Talk about the most gorgeous colors. I am in love! Also, notice the cute new Maya Road Noah Chipboard Alphabet.

Okay back to creating… will post again soon.

This is a sneak peek of my 4th class at Lasting Memories. Just one more class to complete and then the fun of kitting begins. In this class those that attend will make an adorable whimsical home using templates I created as well as decorative scissors, buttons and embroidery floss. This layout will not only look cute in an album but also showcased in a shadow box and hung for all to see.

Here is a sneak peek of another class I will be teaching at Lasting Memories. This “Family” class is full of techniques that can be incorporated into future projects and layouts. You can either hang your “Family” banner or you can set it on a table as a mini album. How you decided to display it is up to you. Either way, people are going to love looking at it.

Okay I am off to work on my layout classes. Sneak peeks will be coming soon.

Have a great day,
Lisa