Hello scrappy peeps! I wanted to take a moment to address some questions I have received about my first online course, Layering Like a Boss!

I am blown away by all of the support I have received and certainly appreciate each of you who have purchased the course!

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS – LAYERING LIKE A BOSS

Q – Do you accept PayPal?

A – Yes, PayPal is now available on the Victoria Marie Online Classroom site!

Q – I signed up for the class but I did not receive an email confirmation. What can I do?

A – If you haven’t received a confirmation email after signing up for the class, make sure that you entered your correct email address. I’ve had several scrappers who have entered their email addresses incorrectly, therefore they did not receive an email confirmation of their registration. If you need to update your email information, contact calvin.victoria@gmail.com.

Q – How long will the class be priced at $20.00?

A – You will have until July 15th to purchase the course at $20.00. After July 15th, the course will go to regular price at $25.00.

Q – Is this a self-paced class? Can I start the class and come back to it at a later time?

A – Yes, this is a self-paced course. You are welcome to return to the course at anytime by logging in to the Victoria Marie classroom and clicking “resume course”.

Q – I’ve sent a request to be added to the Layering Like a Boss Facebook Group. When will my request be approved?

A – Once it has been confirmed that you have purchased the course, your request to join the Layering like a Boss Facebook Group will be approved within 24-48 hours.

Q – How can I contact the instructor?

A – The instructor can be reached at calvin.victoria@gmail.com.

Q – Is there a survey for this course?

A – Yes, the course survey is located in the “Wrapping Up” section of the online course.

If you are interested in taking this class, what are you waiting for? Click here for details and to purchase the course!

 

Hello scrappers!!! Just a quick update…I recently added PayPal as a payment option on the Victoria Marie Online Classroom!

I realized that some of you would prefer to use your PayPal account for online purchases. I completely understand. You can now choose to pay with your credit card or with your PayPal account.

Thanks again for your support!

For more details and to purchase my first class, Layering Like a Boss, click HERE.

Hooray! Today is launch day! I know many of you have been waiting in anticipation for this course! Well, it’s here!!!

I am proud to announce that Layering Like a Boss is ready for your learning pleasure!!!!

Click on the image below to purchase this course or go to the “Classes” page in this blog!

Thank you so much for your support!! This would not be possible without my subscribers!!! Enjoy!!!

Note: This course includes 10 Exclusive Sketches. Due to a technical error (we all love those), the sketches will be posted on Monday, June 27th. Thanks so much for your patience!!! 

 

Are you ready?

I’m so excited!!!!

The premiere of Layering Like a Boss will launch tomorrow!! The class link will be available starting at 10:00 am (CST). You can click here to access the course!

Enjoy and thanks for your support!

I am so excited to announce the launch of my first class, Layering Like a Boss!

This is a self-paced online class that is designed for those who are looking to learn more about creating beautiful layers on scrapbook layouts. I will cover a variety of topics to include:

• Layering Essentials
• Design Principles
• Layering with Paper
• Layering with Die Cuts, Stickers, and Ephemera
• And Layering with Mixed Media and Stamping

This course includes:

• 10 Exclusive Sketches to get your creative juices flowing!
• 5 Lessons with PDF Study Guides and instructional videos
• 10 Exclusive Process Videos
• Access to a private Facebook Group for this class so you can share your layouts with other class members.
• And email access to the course instructor.

The class will open on June 26th at the introductory price of $20.o0! You can take advantage of this price until July 15th. After July 15th, the class will go to regular price at $25.00.

Be sure to subscribe to the Victoria Marie Blog! Subscribing to the blog will ensure that you receive the most up-to-date information about the classes offered by Victoria Marie and notifications when the classes launch!

Mark your calendars for June 26th! I look forward to seeing you in the “classroom”!

Thanks so much for your support!

So far, I have been working for myself since June 1st.  And I LOVE IT!

To be honest, I had no clue what to do with myself the first week of self-employment. When I worked 40 plus hours outside of the home, I could think of a list of stuff I wanted to do during my off time. But now, I have a ton of time to work, play, and chill and sometimes I just don’t know what to do with myself!

I was able to get 9 days all to myself while my spouse and daughter were out of town. I did a lot of work, enjoyed some well needed alone time, treated myself to dinner, and did some more work!

This week, my family is home and now I am adjusting to balancing my work and family life.  We start homeschooling in July so that is going to be another adjustment. I think we can handle it.

I have spent majority of my time working on my first online scrapbooking class. (More details to come!). I’ve found it difficult to figure out what I needed to do first – my creative tasks or business tasks. There are so many things to get done and at times it can be a bit overwhelming. I have to stop myself sometimes and say, “Hey girl! You work for yourself! Your are bound by no one! Do whatever you want when you want!” I have the inclination to get up at 6:00 am and get to work. Instead, I’ve enjoyed leisurely mornings and restful evenings.

 

I like that I am able to schedule my work in “pockets of time” – I do most of my administrative business stuff first thing when I walk into my studio. (I like to start with the stuff that I least enjoy.) Once that is done, I focus on my creative tasks – the really fun stuff that keeps me inspired and motivated! I light candles, put on my favorite tunes, and get to “work”!

I also enjoy the fact that my little buddy joins from time to time. My studio/office will also serve as our homeschool room.

Here’s what I have learned so far:

• My time is mine! I answer to no one and I love it!
• I need to slow down and enjoy this opportunity. I do not have to rush. Yay!
• I found that I was working on a variety of tasks each day – it felt disjointed. I recently heard about “batching work” – in other words, spending a day or a few hours on one task (i.e. full day of filming, next day editing, and so forth). This has helped me to be more productive and efficient with my work.

Overall, so far so good! I will admit, there are times when I freak out a bit…worry about my projects, projected income, and such. But I remind myself that I CAN do this! I AM doing this! And it’s fun!

I’ll write more about my transition to solo entrepreneurship in a couple of months. More lessons to learn, lots of stuff to do!

Who doesn’t love the Gilmore Girls? And coffee? The perfect pair, right? For my family, we could watch Gilmore Girls everyday without getting tired of it. Yesterday, I mentioned that I wanted to brew of a cup of coffee before sitting down to watch yet another episode when my little one exclaimed,

“Mom, I want some coffee too! I had it at grandma’s house and I like it!”

Well, why not! Let the coffee indoctrination begin! So off to the kitchen we went to fire up the Keurig. Corinne was excited to pour some cream and sugar into her little cup. We sat on the couch and enjoy our joe.

I love these little moments.

This reminds me of when I was little and spent time with my grandma – I spent several weekends at her house, playing dress up in her clothes and makeup, spraying on her perfume, and adorning myself with all of her cool costume jewelry. On Saturday mornings she would fix me eggs, bacon, toast, and coffee. To my coffee I would add milk and three sugar cubes.

Funny the things we remember. 🙂

For this layout I used a bunch of supplies from my stash. I had no design plan – none at all. I just wanted to sit down and create.

I started by using a wood grain background paper paired with a circle pattern paper from the Dear Lizzy Documentary paper pad. To that I added an assortment of die cuts and ephemera by Dear Lizzy, Elle’s Studio, and Flea Market Fancy. Layering and clustering is my “go-to” technique when I don’t have a specific design idea in mind. I just add elements until I am satisfied with the look of my layout!

Here’s what I used:

• Paper – Dear Lizzy Documentary Paper Pack
• Font – Pink Block Letters by Studio 112
• Font – Glitter Foam Stickers “Fitzgerald” by Thickers
• Font – Gold Foam Stickers “Woodland” by Dear Lizzy (Thickers)
• Phrase Stickers – Elle’s Studio “Hello 2015”
• Heart Chipboard Stickers – Studio Calico
• Sequin Heart – “Poolside” Collection by Crate Paper
• Hello Sunshine Chipboard Stickers by Pink Paislee
• Enamel Dots – Dear Lizzy
• Trinkets – Flea Market Fancy by The Paper Studio
• Layered Tags – Maggie Holmes by Crate Paper
• Gold Camera Clip – Flea Market Fancy by The Paper Studio
• Chipboard Stickers – “Darling Details” Dear Lizzy
• Die Cut Shapes – American Crafts Bits

Click HERE to watch the process video for this layout!!! Enjoy!!! And thanks for stopping by!

 

 

 

Hello scrappy peeps! I am back with another layout for the Scraptastic Design Team. This week I worked with Monique Liedtke for the Pinterest Inspiration challenge on the Scraptastic Blog. Here’s our inspiration piece:

And here’s my take:

I love the white space that is featured in the inspiration piece and wanted to recreate the design for my layout. I printed a 5×7 photo of myself and cut the picture into a “V” shape. Next, I used a variety of die cuts and acrylic embellishments to add whimsy and movement to the layout. The acrylic embellishments were accented with stitching.

This photo was taken on the day that I launched my business! More about that here. I felt so proud and excited to get started. I’ve waited so long to be an entrepreneur!

Here’s what I used:

• Textured White Card Stock – The Paper Studio
• Acrylic Title “Oh Snap – Pink Fresh Studio
• Die Cuts and Ephemera – Fancy Free by Pink Paislee
• Foam glitter stars – Scraptastic Exclusive
• Flare – Scraptastic Exclusive
• Enamel Dots – Doodle Bug Designs (stash)
• Pink Arrow Sticker – Scraptastic Exclusive
• Roller Date Stamp – Heidi Swapp

Check out the process video for this layout on the Victoria Marie YouTube Channel! Thanks for stopping by! Also, don’t forget to check out the Scraptastic Blog! Happy scrappin’!

Telling everyday stories is an essential component of my memory keeping. I want to look back years from now and reminiscence about the everyday life of my tiny little family; particularly those stories that are so simple yet very special.

Like combing my little girl’s hair on a Sunday night.

As a young child, my mother always washed and conditioned my hair on Sunday evenings as we got ready for a busy week of school and work. My mom would braid my hair (time consuming) and I would comb my Cabbage Patch’s hair while we watched our favorite prime time TV dramas – Dallas, Falcon Crest, and Knots Landing…oh the 80’s!

My spouse took this photo of my little girl and I while I combed and styled her hair. Of course Corinne had to style her Barbie’s hair as well (“It’s called fashion style, Mom!”). The photo is really dark, despite my best attempts to fix it, but that’s okay. It’s the memory that counts. I am sharing this precious Sunday night ritual with my baby: wash, condition, and style. Our TV entertainment – Project Runway!

I created this layout using the leftover elements from my Scraptastic Kits from April and May. I am trying really hard to use up my stash before I get new stuff! A scrappers struggle…it’s real!

For my background, I used this awesome graphic paper by Pink Fresh Studio (Life Noted Collection). I held on to this paper for weeks and decided to finally use it. I layered my photo with three exclusive Scraptastic pattern papers. I used a variety of embellishments to include stickers, die cuts, and rubber charms.

The main feature on this layout is the big bold title on the background paper! To customize my title, I added yellow font stickers by Pink Fresh Studio and mini black alphas from Elle’s Studio.

Here’s a list of materials used:

• “Life” Pattern Paper – Life Noted by Pink Fresh Studioo
• Exclusive Pattern Paper – Scraptastic Kit Club
• Exclusive Cut Aparts – Scraptastic Kit Club
• Clear Stickers (Black) – Life in Color by Simple Stories
• Die Cut Stickers – Amy Tangerine
• Clear Stickers (Blue) – Heidi Swapp
• Black Mini Alphas – Elle’s Studio
• Yellow Puffy Alphas – Pink Fresh Studio
• Rubber Charms – Pink Fresh Studio
• Chipboard Arrow – Pink Fresh Studio
• Decorative Clip – Life in Color by Simple Stories

Check out the process video for this layout on the Victoria Marie YouTube Channel! Thanks for stopping by!

I appreciate clean and simple layouts. Every now and then I need space to breathe. I need my photos and journaling to tell the story.

My little one finished kindergarten and starting in July we will begin our homeschooling journey. I realized that I wanted to capture our everyday morning routine before she completed her last days of traditional schooling: walking to the car in the morning as I take her to school, packing her lunch and snack for the day…everyday routine tasks that we often over look.

The picture of her walking to our car with her school bag is a reflection of a precious moment in time. She will never be this little again. The photo of her lunch box speaks to her unique interest (she picked it out herself before school began). And underneath the lunch box, her daily folder…all beat up and worn out from being shoved in her backpack or handled by her teacher.

 

Telling the story of my family’s daily routine allows me to be reflective; to write what is truly genuine and authentic.  I want my daughter to look back on her childhood and cherish not only the special or big stories such as holidays or birthdays, but to relish in the life we lived at this point in time – busy, on the go, basic, and routine.

Layout Elements:

• Paper – Textured White Cardstock
• Pattern Paper – Scraptastic Exclusive
• Die Cuts – Pink Paiselee Fancy Free Collection by Paige Evans
• Glitter foam stars – Scraptastic Exclusive (Cake by the Ocean)
• Title  “Capture” – Acetate Words by Pink Fresh Studio “Life Noted”
• Sub Title “The Last Days” – Alphabet Stickers by Studio 112
• Heidi Swapp Roller Date Stamp
• Versa Fine Ink (Black)

Check out the process video for this layout! Enjoy!