Make Art That Sells is split into two parts:

PART A runs for 5 weeks from June 3 – July 6, 2013 and covers the following markets:
BOLT FABRIC, HOME DÉCOR, CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOKS, WALL ART, GIFT

PART B runs for 5 weeks from October 7 – November 9, 2013 and covers the following markets:
PAPERGOODS, BABY/CHILDREN’S APPAREL & DÉCOR, SCRAPBOOKING, EDITORIAL, PARTY PAPER

REGISTER HERE

Are you striving to include just that little bit more on your scrapbooking layouts? Are you finding yourself admiring detailed layouts in galleries or magazines and wishing you knew how to create projects just the same? Do you want to dive into a workshop full of technique and step-by-step assignments to help you achieve your creative scrapbooking goals? Did you join Nic in Dimensional Details in 2010 and want more?

If any of the above sound like you, join Nic Howard in Dimensional Details — the Expanded Version as she uses instructional videos, handouts and audios to guide you through a variety of techniques to create stunning scrapbook pages. We all admire beautiful detailed layouts, so let’s create them ourselves!

INSTRUCTOR: Nic Howard

COST: $79.00 USD

START: 5th July 2012

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Get creative with me in this Wire, Paint and Paper workshop! Each week you will change the surface of the canvas by adding paint, paper, wire shapes, text, quotes and other embellishments to make a cohesive canvas.

Students will create a new canvas each week and learn how to:

• Combine masks with multiple layers of paint, ink and paper
• Create image transfers on canvas
• Work with crackle paints, glazes, gesso and Gel Medium
• Create layered paint backgrounds
• Bend and incorporate rusty wire on your canvas
• Mix vintage papers, paint, ink and stencils to create one of a kind backgrounds
• Include found objects such as sea glass, shells, dried flowers or whatever your heart desires on your art to give it a place to rest and be displayed in your home

INSTRUCTOR:  Catherine Scanlon

COST: $30.00 USD

START: 20th July 2012

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Join Catherine at My Creative Classroom in this fast-paced 3 week workshop as she explores several different types of Mixed Media Collage. The first week you will learn a little art history, watch a quick video about tools and supplies and how to use them as well as learn some basic surface techniques to add texture, color and images to your collage and create a basic collage utilizing the techniques discussed. In following weeks Catherine will introduce different collage techniques as she provides a detailed, step-by-step presentation demonstrating how she created the sample project for the week.

Each week will have a discussion forum for specific questions as well as a Student Gallery to share completed projects and gain personal assistance with your project. At the end of the course the student will have had the opportunity to complete three different collages using a variety of tools and supplies.

INSTRUCTOR: Catherine Scanlon

COST: $25.00

START: 29th June 2012

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In this trend-setting new course at My Creative Classroom, Catherine will walk you through 5 weeks of fun exercises to encourage you, teach you and give you the skills to start making beautiful works of art…starting with a doodle. If you already find yourself making little drawings everywhere, you’ll learn how to take them from small to big…from inside the private pages of your art journal, scraps of paper or napkins to the public domain of a canvas you can hang on your wall.

INSTRUCTOR: Catherine Scanlon

COST: $40.00 — 5 Weeks

START DATE: May 4, 2012

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This course will introduce you to the practice of cultivating gratitude. You will learn the benefits of “thinking thankfully” as we create a gratitude journal from scratch and set up a variety of unique pages perfectly suited for daily recordings of your blessings.   As we cultivate a habit of recording our gratitude in our new journals, we will soon see that it’s hard to keep our new “attitudes of gratitude” all to ourselves. With this in mind, the course will also include quick projects that are perfect for sharing and letting others know how thankful we are for them.

INSTRUCTOR: Karen Hunter

COST: $25.00 USD

START DATE: March 30, 2012

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In this 5-week course Catherine will teach you the art of creating Mixed Media Artful Cards using a mix of artful and creative techniques she has perfected over the years.

Each week for 5 weeks Catherine will teach you a creative technique to use in your card-making and then will demonstrate that technique in several unique and creative ways on your greeting cards. At the end of the course you will have amassed an arsenal of beautiful and creative cards for many basic occasions.

Techniques will include:

• Fun Stamping Techniques
• Hand and Machine Sewing
• Die-Cutting
• Layering
• Mixing Art Supplies with your Cards
• Watercolor Techniques
• Stencils
• Creating Custom Background Papers
• Image Transfers
• Creating Interactive Cards

INSTRUCTOR: Catherine Scanlon

COST: $35.00 USD

START: 9th March 2012

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If you’ve been wondering if you would like to work in watercolor this is a perfect get your feet wet class. You don’t need a lot of supplies, which is alway a plus, and you will have a multi talented teacher to guide you every step of the way.

Have you met Liz?

Liz Miller CDA has been teaching decorative painting in the Raleigh, NC area since 1985. She fell in love with art and drawing as a child and has been involved in some form of art ever since. Deriving inspiration from nature, Liz paints in a realistic style in acrylics. She teaches all levels of acrylics at her studio, Artful Endeavors, at local chapters, and at SDP Conference and is known for her graceful leaves and leaf study workshop. Although she usually paints in acrylics, she enjoys creating and experimenting with mixed media. Liz has owned a decorative painting studio and shop in Raleigh NC since 1995 where she teaches weekly classes and workshops as well as hosts seminars with some of decorative painting’s finest national teachers. “Our classes are about sharing our love for art and the fellowship that comes from sharing a common interest.”

INSTRUCTOR: Liz Miller

COST: $45.00 USD

START: 13th February 2012

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Join me this Spring(2012!) for a five week online course where you will learn to look past the technical aspects of your camera and see the world with a whole new intuitive eye!

For this class you will need

~ a digital camera (it doesn’t have to be fancy – you may use your phone if you wish!)
~ access to the internet

~ a journal + favorite pen

~ paper + markers + old magazines

~ a beginners mind + an open heart

Instructor:  Eileen Nishi
Cost:  $89.00 USD
Start:  April 2nd, 2012
Link:  www.eyewonderworkshops.com

Because digital photos are “free” we take a lot of them! The big problem is that all of those “free” photos have filled up our computers and external hard drives and we can’t find the photos we need.

Even if you think you’re organized, you will be amazed at what you will learn in this class.

We will use the Photoshop Elements Organizer to set up a custom organizational system for your photos. You will organize your photos in this class; you will not be using my sample photos.

This class will show you how to organize your photos so that you can find them by:

•Event

•People in the Photo

•Date

•Your Favorites

You will also learn ways to protect your photos from a hard drive failure or other disaster.

Imagine finding the exact photo you need in seconds! My students tell me that this class has changed their life!

Note to Mac Users: The Organizer was not added to Photoshop Elements until version 9 (released September, 2010). Please do not sign up for this class if you have an older version of Photoshop Elements for the Mac. You may download a free trial version of Photoshop Elements at www.Adobe.com. (See link below)

Class Supply List:

•Computer

•Windows – Photoshop Elements* version 7 (released September 2008) or newer, installed prior to the start of class •Mac – Photoshop Elements* version 9 (released September 2010) or newer, installed prior to the start of class.

•Your own photos

•Wired Mouse – In my experience I have found that my beginning students do much better with a wired mouse than a laptop touch pad or wireless mouse.

This class includes screencasts, downloadable PDF tutorials, forums, and student gallery. If you have any questions regarding your ability to view course materials, please see our FAQ’s.

INSTRUCTOR: Patty Debowski-The Digital Scrapbook Teacher

COST: $40.00 USD

START DATE: January 24, 2012 Register until February 25, 2012

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