February Classroom Schedule!

Can you believe it's almost February already!?!!! This year has just been zipping right along!

Since there are just a couple days left in January, I thought I'd post the February Classroom schedule.

Kathryn's Classroom

Beginning Thursday, January 2, 2014, I started broadcasting eight live paper crafting classes a month from my online classroom at www.kathrynscraps.com!

 

 

 

 

 Classroom membership includes commercial-free live broadcasting, high quality videos and access to my video archives.

 

Click HERE for more information about Classroom membership!

 

 

 

February Projects

We'll be starting with the "Sew Much Love" album. This album is great for a family or love album (without being too Valentine-y) or could house photos of your favorite sewing or quilting projects.

 

Click HERE for more details about the Sew Much Love album!

 

 

Once that project's all sewn up, we'll be starting our Locker Room project. The Locker Room project is extra nice because you get two classes - a sports version (pre-recorded) and a school version (live class).

 

Both versions will feature all kinds of amazing goodies from Prima! There will also be kits available for both versions, as well as chipboard albums available for purchase to follow along with your own supplies during the class!

 

 

February Schedule

Thursday, January 30, 2014:

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Eastern USA

Sew Much Love, Part 1

 

9:00 PM - 11:00 PM Eastern USA

Sew Much Love, Part 2

 

Sunday, February 2, 2014:

6:30 PM - 8:15 PM Eastern USA

Scrappybowl, Part 1

 

8:45 PM - 10:30 PM Eastern USA

Scrappybowl, Part 2
 

Scrappybowl is back in 2014! Join us for lots of giveaways and two fabulous shows (we take a break so you can watch the halftime performance). The party starts with kick-off and ends with the game (usually about four hours after kick-off).

 

For this year's Scrappybowl project, we will be making Valentine's Day cards and treat holders!

 

 

Thursday, February 6, 2014:

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Eastern USA

Sew Much Love Album, Part 3

 

9:00 PM - 11:00 PM Eastern USA

Sew Much Love Album, Part 4

 

 

Thursday, February 13, 2014:

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Eastern USA

Sew Much Love Album, Part 5

 

9:00 PM - 11:00 PM Eastern USA

Sew Much Love Album, Part 6

 

 

Thursday, February 20, 2014:

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Eastern USA

Locker Room, Part 1

9:00 PM - 11:00 PM Eastern USA

Locker Room, Part 2

Thursday, February 27, 2014:

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Eastern USA

Locker Room, Part 3

 

9:00 PM - 11:00 PM Eastern USA

Locker Room, Part 4

Click HERE to convert Eastern USA to your time zone!

 

Thank You!

Kathryn :D

No Class Today!

Happy Thursday, everyone! Since I have been back from CHA, I have had a fever and a terrible cough. It's definitely Martian Death Flu, Round Two for me over here. Boo!

Today's Class Rescheduled

Due to my coughing, hacking, sniffling and general icky feelings, I'm postponing today's classes until Monday, January 27th. Classes will be in the new classroom at the normal times.

Broadcast #1: 2:00 p.m. Eastern USA time

Broadcast #2: 9:00 p.m. Eastern USA time

Click HERE to go to the classroom!

Click HERE for classroom membership info!

Click HERE for classroom FAQs!

Click HERE to convert Eastern USA time to your time zone!

Magnetic Modular Organizer

Monday we will be finishing the Magnetic Modular Organizer. The following week, we'll begin the Sew Much Love album project.

Monday, January 27, 2014:

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Eastern USA

Modular Organizer, Part 5

9:00 PM - 11:00 PM Eastern USA

Modular Organizer, Part 6

Click HERE for manuals, kits and more information about the organizer!

Thursday, January 30, 2014:

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Eastern USA

Sew Much Love Album, Part 1

9:00 PM - 11:00 PM Eastern USA

Sew Much Love Album, Part 2


Click HERE for the Sew Much Love Kit!

Thanks so much for stopping by! I'm going to collapse into bed, and then see you next week!

Kathryn

CHA Wrap Up Live Shows Today!

Happy Friday, everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful week. I was very busy at CHA, but I am back with lots of info on new products, tools and techniques and am ready to share what I found, talk about the schedule for the year and answer any questions you might have.

 

CHA Recap Shows

They'll be shorter than our usual broadcasts, but still tons of fun!

 

 

Broadcast #1: 4:00 p.m. Eastern USA time

Broadcast #2: 10:00 p.m. Eastern USA time

 

 

Click HERE to go to the classroom!

 

Click HERE for classroom membership info!

 

Click HERE for classroom FAQs!

 

Click HERE to convert Eastern USA time to your time zone!

 

 

Magnetic Modular Organizer

Next week we are back to our usual day and times for class. We will be finishing (I hope) the Magnetic Modular Organizer. The following week, we'll begin the Sew Much Love album project.

 

Thursday, January 23, 2014:

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Eastern USA

Modular Organizer, Part 5

9:00 PM - 11:00 PM Eastern USA

Modular Organizer, Part 6

Click HERE for manuals, kits and more information about the organizer!

Thursday, January 30, 2014:

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Eastern USA

Sew Much Love Album, Part 1

9:00 PM - 11:00 PM Eastern USA

Sew Much Love Album, Part 2


Click HERE for the Sew Much Love Kit!


 

Thanks so much for stopping by! I'm going to collapse into bed, and then see you later!

Kathryn :D

P.S. If you haven't seen already, I've posted a ton of pictures from CHA over on my Facebook! Click the "Facebook" tab above to check them out.

New Blog Feature + 7 New Uses for the Envelope Punch Board!

Long post today, guys, with SEVEN awesome video tutorials to share with you today. Before we get to that, I wanted to let you know about a new blog feature. If you look right above the title of this blog post, you'll see my blog now has a row of links at the top.

Here's what will happen when you click them:
Blog brings you right back to my blog's home page.
Facebook takes you directly to the Kathryn Scraps FB page.
Clicking Pinterest will show you what I've been pinning lately.
YouTube will take you right to my videos.
Click on Shop for manuals, kits and more.
Watch live videos classes by clicking Classroom (membership required).
Click Classroom FAQ to read about how the classroom and classroom memberships work.

I hope you'll find these links helpful in navigating to the different places mentioned in my blog posts. Now, onto the inspirational goodness!

This weekend I was bopping around online in between flu-induced naps and saw a tutorial on Facebook from a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator named Sam Donaldson (aka Pootles). She shared SEVEN new ways to use the We R Memory Keepers Envelope Punch Board. The WRMK Envelope Punch Board is now available through Stampin' Up!

Click HERE for more info on the WRMK Envelope Punch Board.

Click HERE for Pootles's blog.

Click HERE for Pootles's YouTube channel.

New Use #1: Sewing Box

Click HERE for more pictures!

The way this box closes with the buttons is too cute for words!

Watch the tutorial on this cute little sewing box below, or click HERE to watch on YouTube.

New Use #2: Tab Tie Box

Click HERE for more pictures!

Sam's fabulous tab tie box makes a great candy or tea light holder for gift giving!

Watch the tutorial on the adorable tab tie box below, or click HERE to watch on YouTube.

New Use #3: Open Basket

Click HERE for more pictures!

How lovely would this basket look with a gift nestled in some paper grass?

Watch the tutorial on the springy open basket below, or click HERE to watch on YouTube.

New Use #4: Folded Gift Bag

Click HERE for more photos!

The possibilities for this bag are endless - luminaries, mini albums and (of course) gifts!

Watch the tutorial on this versatile gift bag below, or click HERE to watch on YouTube

New Use #5: Soap Gift Box

Click HERE for more photos!

This box could hold artisan soap, monogrammed note cards and so much more!

Watch the tutorial on this yummy soap box below, or click HERE to watch on YouTube.

New Use #6: Sweetie Pot

Click HERE for more photos!

I love how using a double-sided patterned paper on this version looks like a folded over napkin or handkerchief!

Watch the tutorial on this darling little sweetie box below, or click HERE to watch on YouTube.

New Use #7: Clutch

Click HERE for more photos!

The perfect gift holder for the fashionista in your life!

Watch the tutorial on this stylin' clutch below, or click HERE to watch on YouTube.

Leave Some Love

Please visit Pootles on her blog or YouTube channel and leave some love for her wonderful ideas!

Click HERE for Pootles's blog.

Click HERE for Pootles's YouTube channel.

Thank You

Thanks for stopping by and see you soon with another post!

Kathryn :D

NEW YEAR, NEW PROJECT: Magnetic Modular Organizer

Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful evening last night!

 

Thank you all so much for the support and encouragement you have provided me during 2013! I have loved our daily interactions and working on projects with you. I hope to see you all in the new classroom tomorrow for our first show of the new year!

Since memberships usually take about a day to approve, today is the last day to sign up for the classroom and be guaranteed to watch tomorrow.

 

 

Click HERE for information about the new classroom!

I will continue to post about new projects, fun internet finds, and other goodies here, on Facebook and on YouTube in 2014.

Click HERE for Facebook.

Click HERE for YouTube.

New Year, New Projects

January's schedule is a little bit hectic due to the Craft and Hobby Association's Winter Conference and Trade Show (aka CHA). As usual, I will be tweeting from the floor with awesome photos of fabulous new finds!

 

 

Click HERE for Twitter!

We will be working on the Magnetic Modular Organizer starting tomorrow. Once that's finished we will switch to the Sew Much Love album project.

The Sew Much Love project is great for a family or love album (without being too Valentine-y) or could house photos of your favorite sewing or quilting projects. More details about the Sew Much Love project will be announced soon. There will also be kits and chipboard albums available for purchase to follow along during the class!

January Schedule

Thursday, January 2, 2014:

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Eastern USA

New Classroom welcome party + giveaways + Magnetic Modular Organizer, Part 1

9:00 PM - 11:00 PM Eastern USA

New Classroom welcome party + giveaways + Magnetic Modular Organizer, Part 2

Wednesday, January 7, 2014:

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Eastern USA

Magnetic Modular Organizer, Part 3

9:00 PM - 11:00 PM Eastern USA

Magnetic Modular Organizer, Part 4

Thursday, January 16, 2014:

TBA - Possible CHA Wrap-Up Show

I'm travelling back to DC from CA on the 16th, so I may do a brief CHA wrap-up show in the evening, jet lag permitting. Otherwise, no class.

Thursday, January 23, 2014:

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Eastern USA

Sew Much Love Album, Part 1

9:00 PM - 11:00 PM Eastern USA

Sew Much Love Album, Part 2

Thursday, January 30, 2014:

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Eastern USA

Sew Much Love Album, Part 3

9:00 PM - 11:00 PM Eastern USA

Sew Much Love Album, Part 4

Click HERE to convert Eastern USA to your time zone!

Organizer

Tomorrow we have a lot going on in the new classroom - giveaways AND the start of a brand new project for 2014: Magnetic Modular Organizer.

This folder holds everything you need to get organized in 2014!

 

Doing Project Life in 2014? Use the folder to organize your photos and cards!

 

 



Boxes are held inside the folder with super strong magnets!



The sample above uses the "New Year, New You" collection by Webster's Pages.

 

 

 

Giveaways

To be honest, we have so many giveaways to do, I'm really not sure how far we'll get on the organizer, but I'll do my best! :D

Yummy!

 

 

 

Kits

There is a kit available for the classroom version of the project, which uses Graphic 45's "Couture" collection:

These elegant papers will make a striking organizer!

 

We include everything you need to make the original folder configuration - magnets and all!

 

There's even a clipboard and some chip pieces to decorate your boxes!

The kit is available at two price points - member and non-member. Most future kits and manuals will be available with a similar format.

Member pricing is for customers who have already purchased memberships to the new classroom and do not need access, or for members who like to work from a manual alone and do not need live videos to complete a project. If you select this option, you will receive the kit and manual only and not classroom access.

 

Click HERE to purchase a kit at the member price!

Non-member pricing is for customers who do not have memberships to the new classroom, but would like it for this project. If you select this option, you will receive the kit and manual, temporary classroom access for the duration of this project and lifetime access to this project's video archives.

 

 

Click HERE to purchase a kit at the non-member price!

Manuals

There is a manual available for the Magnetic Modular Organizer project. The manual is available at two price points - member and non-member.

Member pricing includes the manual only and does not include classroom access.

 

 

Click HERE to purchase a manual at the member price!

Non-member pricing includes the manual, temporary classroom access for the duration of this project and lifetime access to this project's video archives.

 

 

Click HERE to purchase a manual at the non-member price!

Kits are ready to ship and manuals should be sent via email on of before January 2, 2014.

 

 

 

Happy New Year!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful new year and I'll see you tomorrow!

Kathryn :D

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

 

 

 

 

May 2014 bring you luck, prosperity, happiness and joy!

 

Have a safe, sane and sober evening! 

 

 

Happy New Year!

Kathryn & Alan (Mr. Lifeguard)

New Year's Day Menu Ideas

 

 

There are quite a few traditional holiday foods in the USA and around the world for ensuring you will have luck, prosperity, happiness and joy throughout the new year.

 

Here are some ideas for foods to eat, and recipes to cook to ensure you have a delicious meal, and maybe ensure you'll have a little extra cash in 2014.

 

 

New Year's Day Menu

Roast Pork with Rosemary and Garlic

Click HERE for the recipe!

Eat pork on New Year's day so that all year you'll live off the fat of the land. Pigs also represent the future because they always move forward - never back.

Avoid chicken or you'll spend 2014 scratching for food.

 

Wilted Cabbage Salad

Click HERE for the recipe!

Cabbage represents money - something we'd all appreciate a little more of in 2014! This salad has the bonus of also including bacon - more pork. :)

 

Salmon with Lentils and Mustard Herb Butter

Click HERE for the recipe!

Not a fan of pork and cabbage? Choose fish and lentils instead. Fish scales and lentils represent coins (prosperity), while fish swim in schools and represent abundance.

 

 

 

Enjoy! 

Kathryn & Alan (Mr. Lifeguard)

GIVEAWAY: Last USTREAM Ever!

 

 

I have been doing live USTREAM broadcasts since August 2009. Over the years, I have recorded over 600 live paper crafting classes, chatted with memory keepers from all over the world and made some truly amazing friendships. It has been a wonderful experience, but today I will broadcast my final two USTREAM shows.

 

 

Goodbye, USTREAM

USTREAM has announced that beginning January 6, 2014, they will delete all videos older than 30 days from basic accounts (like mine). Because of this, Mr. Lifeguard and I had to find a new solution for archiving my hundreds of USTREAM videos.

 

Since so many viewers have also been struggling with USTREAM's quality control issues, we decided it was time to move away from their service and switch to professional, paid services for hosting our own live web broadcasts.

 

 

Hello, New Classroom! 

Beginning Thursday, January 2, 2014, I will be broadcasting live from our new online classroom at www.kathrynscraps.com!

 

 

 

 

 

I am so excited to be bringing you commercial-free broadcasting, higher quality videos and fewer technical difficulties! With your membership to the online classroom, you not only get access to the video archives, but also continued access to my live web broadcasts.

 

That's 96 shows a year for just $5.00/month - that's less than $0.60 a show! Or pay just $50.00 for the whole year through December 31, 2013 - that's two months free!

 

Use the PayPal buttons below to subscribe to either yearly or monthly access, or click here to go to my shop:

 

 

Annual Subscription

 

 

Monthly Subscription

 

 

Once you have checked out through PayPal, you will be directed to the new classroom where you can create a user id and password. Memberships are typically approved within 24 hours of cleared payment.

 

 

Giveaways!

During today's two USTREAM broadcasts, we'll be giving away some sweet scrapbooking supplies. Join us live on my USTREAM channel from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM Eastern USA and then again from 9:00 PM to 11:00 PM Eastern USA time.

Click HERE for my USTREAM Channel

Click HERE to convert Eastern USA time to your time zone.

Gingerbread House

 

We'll be finishing this adorable little album today - so excited!

Click HERE to purchase the album for yourself.

There are lots of fun accessories included for decorating this album!

This album includes 18 pieces of die cut raw chipboard in a gingerbread house shape. This books has 7 shaped chipboard pages and 11 accessory pieces: gingerbread house (5 pieces), gingerbread man (3 pieces), cardinal (2 pieces) and tree (1 piece).

Decorating these different shapes will be so fun!

Supply List

Gingerbread House Album

Click HERE to purchase.

Bo Bunny Elf Magic Collection Pack

Click HERE to purchase.

Bo Bunny Elf Magic Cardstock Stickers

Bo Bunny Elf Magic Dimensional Stickers

Bo Bunny Elf Magic Noteworthy

Bo Bunny Elf Magic Buttons

Bo Bunny Elf Magic Trinkets

Bo Bunny Elf Magic Bling

(I wasn't able to get another pack of bling, so in class I'll use enamel dots)

See you soon!

Kathryn :D



Merry Christmas from Kathryn Scraps!

Christmas is a wonderful time to spend time with family, reflect on the year and think about what we're thankful for.

 

Mr. Lifeguard and I wanted to take a moment to thank you - our wonderful customers and friends - for your support of Kathryn Scraps in 2013. We so appreciate the close relationships we've formed with our online paper crafting family!

 

We hope you have a relaxing holiday, filled with love and laughter, and we look forward to another wonderful year with you in 2014!

 

 

Merry Christmas!

 

Kathryn and Alan (aka Mr. Lifeguard)

Video Christmas Card

 

 

Just popping in to share this hilarious video Christmas card with you guys - I loved it!

 

Click HERE to watch the video on YouTube

 

 

Merry Christmas!

 

Kathryn :D