Paperclipping: The Video Podcast | Design Your Story

Anyone who joins the True Scrap “More Info” email list will get a coupon code for 30% off one class of their choice from True Scrap 1!

If you’re on the fence about participating in True Scrap 3 (coming this April!) then this is a great inexpensive way to test the waters. I was a teacher in that online event, along with other teachers I admire so much, like Jen McGuire and Shimelle Lain!

I’m super excited to learn that Becky Higgins will be the keynote speaker this April!

So if you want a trial class — or if you just plain want a 30% discount off a single $10 class, click here to join the “More Info” mail list!

As a side note, here’s my class description for True Scrap 3 in April:

Design With Symbols and Imagery

Would you like to improve your ability to use embellishments?

You’ll also find that your scrapbooking choices are more deliberate, intuitive, and rewarding! There are more ways to tell a story than with just words, and symbols are a fun way to communicate at a deeper level. They can also make it easier to scrapbook!

Click here for the “More Info” email and your 30% discount!

This year for Christmas Paperclipping made a micro-loan through Kiva.org to Arlene Paglinawan in the Philippines.

Arlene is 48 years old and married with three children, one of whom is in school. She works very hard to provide for her children.

Arlene runs a general store in the Philippines. She has been in business for 10 years and sells a variety of items including snack foods, sugar, soap and other groceries. Arlene has requested a loan of 21,000 PHP through NWTF to buy more items to sell in her store.

In the future Arlene would like to save enough money to send her children to college.

Thanks to the Paperclipping Members, Paperclipping had a little extra to give this year. And since it’s because of our members that Izzy and I are able to provide for our family while working at home, I thought a great way to pay it forward was through micro-loan to a small-business woman in a country where life is so very, very hard.

So really, this loan is also from you, our wonderful members!

You can learn more about Kiva.org here!

I hope you all had (or are having) a wonderful holiday!

Hey, Paperclipping Roundtable listeners! We’re super lucky!

Because the amazingly awesome Stacy Julian is part of the Roundtable family, she decided to give away an entry into her new expert class at Big Picture Classes, called Twelve!

She’s also giving us 10% off the purchase of this class!

You can purchase this class through our affiliate link to support the show, and if you win the giveaway, BPC will reimburse you the cost of the class!

So don’t wait! Ensure that you get your discount, just in case you don’t win. To get your discount:

1. Please use this link.
2. Then click > Online Classes > All Workshops > Twelve.

Promo code: prttwelve
Expires January 5th, 2012 at 10pm PT. Can not be combined with any other offer. Discount only valid for the Twelve workshop. Not valid on previous purchases. One time use per-person.

To Enter the Giveaway:
Since this is a class about being inspired and sharing inspired stories, please leave a short comment that tells us what has inspired your scrapbooking, either lately or in the past.

Note: this is not a random drawing. We’re going to choose a comment that inspires US!

Good luck!

Giveaway closes: Sunday, Nov. 27.

*Giveaway is now closed* We’ll announce the winner in next week’s episode.

Karen Grunberg’s class, Reclaiming My Time starts at BPC in December and she’s giving away one class to the Paperclipping Roundtable audience!

*You may purchase the class now and BPC will reimburse you if you win!*

Click here to find Karen’s class and its description.

Karen will choose a random winner on Sunday night, Nov. 13th and we’ll announce that winner in the next show episode!

To enter her giveaway, please tell us what your recent difficulty has been in designing, completing, or feeling happy with your scrapbook pages or mini-books.

Here are a couple of sneak peeks of the layered embellishment gatherings I’ll be demonstrating at Spawn of True Scrap next week!

It’s not too late to sign up!

This event is huge so I know it’s more expensive than my own courses and membership. If you’re interested but unsure whether it will be worth it, you can test out some of the individual classes from the last True Scrap event. They’re only $9.99 each.

You can try my class, Design Your Story from the Ground Up, and/or any of the other classes available for the same price.

If you like the individual class, imagine that times 17 (since there will be 17 classes at the event) plus some Make-N-Takes in next week’s Spawn of True Scrap event.

• Look at Individual Classes from the Last Event

OR

• Sign up or Get Info for October’s Spawn of True Scrap!

Can’t wait to start the fun!

Here are a couple of images that hint at what my class will be on for the online True Scrap event! The top is my official class image. The next picture is a scrapbook layout I’m putting together for the class.

Can you guess what the class will be about?

If you guessed embellishments, you’re halfway there!

I’ll share more soon! For now I want to make sure the alumni get their discount…

Hey, Alumni!

If you went to True Scrap last spring and you want to join us again for the Spawn of True Scrap, be sure you look for the email Lain sent you because you alumni will get a discount!

I know many of you are waiting to see if I’ll offer a sign-up bonus again.

Guess what? I will!

Yay!

I’ll share more on that bonus later. I just want you alumni to know that if you signed up with me last time, you can go ahead and sign up again now to get your alum discount, and you will also get my bonus when I announce it!

Just be sure you’ll be able to forward me your electronic receipt for Spawn of True Scrap once I announce the bonus.

Look for your email from Lain for instructions on how to sign up.

If You Haven’t Been to a True Scrap Event Yet

Oh, well, you’re in for a treat! Lain Ehmann conceived and runs this awesome online event and it’s super fun!

You can’t sign up for it yet, but you can check out the super cute video!

Be sure to watch for my emails because I will run a promotion with a bonus if you sign up through my affiliate link, and we can’t make exceptions for people who don’t see the emails until after the promotion is over.

We wouldn’t want you to miss out, would we?!!

Have fun watching the video!

(note: if you purchase the True Scrap event through my affiliate links I get paid a portion of the amount; the price to you stays the same no matter how you purchase).

Congrats, Monica! It was her first time joining in one of our challenges and she won with her first mini-book creation ever!

What Monica had to say:

I took Ali Edward’s Scrapbook on the Road class (per a product pick on Roundtable) to scrap about a trip to New York for my 10 yr wedding anniversary.

Here is an example of one interior page. I’ve never made a mini album before and had so much fun putting this together! The best part was being able to document my trip as I went along! I used lots of tips I learned from Noell in this one (making mini albums, painting, using glossy accents, adhering to transparencies, etc).

I didn’t want to post every page in the book here but if you are interested in seeing all of it or watching my video tour of the album you can visit my blog at http://scraplifters.blogspot.com/2011/07/nyc-mini-album-in-review.html

Thanks for looking!

What the judges said:

It’s worth looking at all the pages of the book on her website. We love the mix of colors, the use of acetate and the pockets for tags.

Some pages focus on the print of the paper, and others are all about the memories, which is a nice mix in a mini album. She has incorporated a huge mix of ephemera which is a lovely way to immortalize these precious memories. Looks like it was an awesome trip! She did a great job of pulling everything together and making the album feel like a cohesive single unit.

We love the tone on tone die cut pages, which make titles pop without overwhelming the color palate. It has the color of the city on the cover, but bright colors inside that evoke the fast pace and energy of the place and the experience. Monica successfully carried her bold bright colors throughout the entire album and did a good job of balancing the layouts with her pictures, journaling, and ephemera.

Find Monica!

You can visit Monica on her profile page in our community, The Crop Circle. Or you can visit her at her blog, Scraplifters Anonymous.

Join the Challenge

If you get inspiration from all the stuff that goes up on Paperclipping, how about putting it to use and joining our monthly challenge? The August challenge is up and you can be the first to join in!

Many thanks to our Challenge Coordinators and Judges: Lesley, Suz, and Kristyn!