Why Teach? Answers to a few questions...

O.k... I am going to answer a couple questions I've gotten recently and also put on my salesman's cap (which I'm not good at).

Since I announced that I am going to "teach" some on-line classes at Scrapbook News and Review I've had a few people e-mail asking if I was going to continue to blog and/or why I was doing these classes.

The Blog....

Well, let me start by saying that nothing is going to change with the blog.  I'm going to continue to ink it up and share projects, techniques, product info & reviews, cards, and more with you all.  It's what I do :)

You might have noticed that some days I post later in the day than usual but that's because it's coming into hay season and things are a bit busy here around the farm.  While the guys are in the fields I'm doing more than I normally would with our small business ~dh repairs & sells industrial sewing machines + we also do custom sewing for a few of the places we work with.  I usually handle all the office stuff while dh goes on calls & ds sews.  During the summer I have to fill in sewing and make deliveries as well so things get a bit wild here.

Rest assured the late posting has nothing to do with teaching, it's got to do with running out of time in the day for everything - LOL!!  I need a watch with about 27-28 hrs in a day. 

Why Teach???

Now, on to why I am teaching.  I have in the past taught IRL classes here and there but most of the craft/scrapbook stores within 2 hr driving distance around here have closed up shop so I haven't done much in the last few years.  I enjoyed it because I love to share what I've learned over the years and I've been told that I have a natural ability to make things easy to understand.

I miss not being able to delve deep into a particular product, technique, etc.  I've tried it here on the blog a few times over the years but by the time I get to the 3-4th day the visits drop WAY off...  I don't want to bore you all so I try to keep things down to one or two days at the most to keep it interesting, ever changing and enjoyable, which I've tried to do for 5.5 years now.    It's fun but I really do like to immerse myself in various techniques which are just way too time consuming to post here.

I've resisted offers from various places to teach on-line before because I don't like people to have to pay for knowledge.  I finally relented because a) it allows me to take the time and really get in depth on a particular subject and/or technique and share as much as I can; b) I can spread my love for art and remind everyone that they have an artist inside if they could just unlock the key to their creativity and c) the money I make from the classes will allow me to share more with you!  Lord knows the craft fairy doesn't drop free goodies in your lap everyday and it can get expensive - LOL!!  Teaching is a great way for me to be able to do all of those things and still hang out with you guys.

So, that's why I decided to teach @ SNR.

Salesman's Cap ...

O.k... that being said I'm going to try to be a good sales person and tell you a bit about my Adventures in Alcohol Ink Class. 

It's a very in depth class that is filled with lots of information compiled into 5 different areas ~ starting off with talking about the various products and tools, moving onto basic techniques.  I then share Design Basics...ways to use the alcohol inks to create an array of backgrounds; the class then moves onto A Variety of Surfaces - showing you various techniques of how to use AI's on different materials and how they look/react.  I finished up the class with 8 additional techniques and an Art Gallery showing how all of the techniques can be incorporated in different projects.

I know the class is a bit pricy at $30.00 but there is page after page of information that will be available to you forever.  Once you buy the class it's yours and you'll always have access to it (unlike some other class sites which have time limits).   The class it's self is laid out just like the tutorials on the blog with step by step photos and instructions plus there is also a group/forum that you'll have access to as well where you can post comments, ask questions and share your creations with others.

I hope that if you've been debating about it that you'll give it a shot. 

I've got another class coming up soon ~ Cards for Guys - Non-Traditional Colors.   This class I talk about color basics and how to choose colors to match your images, pattern papers or themes.  We also create 4 different cards. 

 

So, there you go...

answers to a few questions

and

hopefully a "nice" salesman's pitch - LOL!!