MAGGIE HOLMES Photography and Scrapbooking Blog

Happy Little Moments Class & Kit at Studio Calico

I am sooooo super excited that I finally get to share this! It's always hard to keep secrets about fun projects and I have had the best time putting this together!! Yay! It is finally here!!!

Happy Little Moments is my first online scrapbooking class over at Studio Calico! It is a self-paced online class in which you will receive a PDF with step-by-step instructions for completing an album out of an altered book. You will also have access to the class message board to chat with other students and me!

Here is a peek at the album:

 

My other announcement is that I created an exclusive kit to go along with the class and can I just say that I LOVE how the kit turned out!!! I hand picked each paper and embellishment and some of the things are custom just for this kit!!! We only have a limited supply of the kits so if you want one, you better grab it quickly. After they sell out, they are gone.

The good news is that if you don't get a kit, you can still take the class and create the album with your own supplies. You can modify, substitute and alter the papers and products to fit with what you have on hand or to fit with a different color scheme as well.

I really just get giddy when I look at this kit image because it is pure "Maggie" happiness all packaged up and put together! It is sooooo me and it was so fun and rewarding to see it come to life!!

I can't wait for you to see the entire album!! I'll see you in class when it starts on March 1st!

Purchase the class kit here.

Register for the class here.

 

Elizabeth Kate: 8 Months Update

At 8 months.......

She has tons of personality and is always smiling!

She is still the BEST baby ever!

She is so nice, so happy and just so good natured in general.

She rarely cries and usually only if she is hungry or tired.

She has 2 teeth - on the bottom.

She eats all baby foods and loves her mush the most - rice cereal with something else mixed in. 

She loves the bath!

She is scooting all around on her tummy like a little inch worm and rarely stays in one place anymore.

She loves her binky and loves to take it out, play with it and then put it back in.

She just started sleeping in her crib upstairs and is doing really well but we miss her in our room and miss how she would peek up at us over her bassinet in the mornings with a HUGE happy smile.

She babbles and says the sounds mamamama and bababababa.

She LOVES her daddy a LOT and lights up whenever he talks to her.

She loves being entertained by all the action going on around her from her brothers and sister. She loves when they clap for her and she really loves when Emily sings and dances for her.

She is at the stage where she is grabbing at everything in her path all the time no matter what it is and then it goes right to her mouth!

She sleeps best when we put her in bed with her binky and blanket and leave her. She doesn't fall asleep in our arms much at all anymore but does like to cuddle when she is awake.

She has a really high pitched little singing voice that she does a lot which is soooo cute. And then sometimes it turns into a really LOUD almost screaming, yet happy, voice in the car when she is trying to keep up with all the talking from everyone else.

She is a major cat napper in the day and usually doesn't nap for very long periods of time. But she always wakes up happy as a clam!

Her hair is still crazy and is super long only on the top. It is starting to come in more on the sides and in the back though. We love how her long hair on the top sticks up and literally flies in the wind when she doesn't have a headband on! It has always been so funny!

She has the SOFTEST skin ever!

She is quite chunky and one of her nicknames is chunkers. She has the cutest rolls on her legs and she has love handles which I love to squeeze!

Her other nicknames are Lizzy Kate, EK, bubbers, bubbas, cuters and punkin sis. 

We love love love her to pieces!

Photos are from a quick impromptu "photo shoot" (as in about 5 minutes long) when I was out to breakfast with my mom for her birthday. She was more interested in looking at the wood floor and putting her finger in the little holes than smiling for me! I die for her cheeks and her hands that are so chubby she has dimples in them!

Giveaway Winners

 

The winner of the Dear Lizzy Chipboard Word Banner is:

Jennifer O. said...

Cutest banner ... can't wait to see the whole collection!

ReplyJanuary 16, 2012 at 11:28 AM

 

The winner of the Amy Tan & Studio Calico Class is:

Jenny-Lynn said...

I would love to take Amy's class and use up some of my stash! Your blog has been a favorite of mine for the amazing layouts and minis you make. I would love to see more scrappy goodness. :)
xoxo,
jenny-lynn

ReplyJanuary 14, 2012 at 06:01 AM

 

Congrats to you both! Please email me asap with your information!

Dear Lizzy & American Crafts: Blog Hop & Giveaway

Elizabeth Kartchner’s latest signature collection, Dear Lizzy Neapolitan, is fanciful & fresh featuring candy-shop colors and a diffused watercolor effect that takes you into a daydream of hand-drawn Mason jars, ice cream cones and balloons.
Dear Lizzy Neapolitan features 22 papers, including darling stitched ruffle paper & patterned vellum. Complementing the papers are a variety of embellishments from painted wood buttons, epoxy stickers, chipboard word banners, embroidered brads & wood grain chipboard pieces. Other new exciting products are Flutterbys (sewn butterfly & pendant banners), a Roller & Phrase Stamp and Paper Pinwheels. Here's a sneak peek of one of the products!

 

As part of the blog hop I am giving away the Chipboard Word Banner pictured below! So cute! To enter the giveaway, leave a comment here in this post and then I will draw a winner at random in a few days! Also the Amy Tan class giveaway is still open so be sure to check that out below this post as well!

 

Your next stop on the BLOG HOP is Liz Tamanaha. Be sure to check out all the stops because each of us is giving away part of the new collection and I also believe that someone is giving away the entire line!!!!

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In other news my first online Photography Workshop of 2012 starts today! I am super excited to be teaching again after the holiday break! Every class I teach is so rewarding becasue I get to see my students progress soooo much in such a short amount of time! The best is seeing people who start out shooting in automatic mode and then go to shooting in full manual in just a few weeks! They are always so surprised how easy it really is once they gain the knowledge along with my tried and true tips and tricks! Bye Bye frustration and hello to fabulous photos!! That's what it's all about!

There are a few spots left in this class so if you want to jump on board and join us, it's not too late! More information on my workshops can be found here at Maggie Holmes Design.

Amy Tan & Studio Calico Online Class:: Giveaway

Hi there friends! I have a fabulous giveaway for you today! I have been super absent here on the blog so this is a great way to kickstart my return!! I promise I will be back here regularly from now on!!

Are you ready to jumpstart the way you look at supplies?  Tired of letting your kits pile up month after month without touching them?  Ready to pull out the tools you have on hand and put them to use? Amy Tan is here to help show you how to see the Studio Calico Main kits in new ways and get those supplies onto your pages.  She’s ready to share tips and tricks on making your kit supplies stretch to create beautiful page after page.

Known for her playful and innovative pages, Amy is the perfect teacher to help you stretch your kits.  She’ll walk you through ideas for breaking open those brown paper bags and seeing your kits in a fun new way.  Amy and Studio Calico kits... what a great combination!

Amy is joined by creative powerhouses Kelly Goree, Celine Navarro, and Jen Jockisch who will all share inspiration for using ONLY the Studio Calico Main kit.  You’ll see their process for getting started on a layout, selecting which supplies to pull from the kits, and tips for using their favorite tools and techniques.


                        START DATE: FEBRUARY 1, 2012                              

PRICE: $30.00

You can find out more information and register at Studio Calico right here.

TO ENTER: Please post here in the comments and tell me something you are interested in seeing here on my blog.... I'm gearing up for lots of posts in 2012 and I'd love to hear what you want to see. Whether it is photography, home decor, scrapbooking stuff, family posts.... anything and everything. Let me know and I'll get working on it!! I'll be back to draw a winner at random in a few days!