✨Your Brightest Year Yet! ✨ Workshop Announcement

Your plans, hopes and dreams matter. They are meaningful reminders of how you can craft a life you love. By creating space for your intentions, you begin the beautiful process of taking an idea and allowing for it to come to fruition. Embrace what’s ahead and allow yourself to let go of any negativity and self doubt. Live in greater alignment with your passions and purpose. How can you shine your brightest?

One of the greatest gifts we can give ourselves is to embrace our creativity. As you probably know, I love traveling around the world to spread ideas, positivity, and a love for all things paper-related. Unfortunately, I haven’t figured out a way to be everywhere at once (still working on that one) and many of you have been asking for a way to connect and create together on a deeper level. I’m here to let you know that the next best thing is right around the corner. 

Your Brightest Year Yet is a brand new workshop that has been a year in the making! It’s filled to the brim with crafty know-how for the ultimate 2020 glow-up. Let me be your creative coach for the first 6 weeks of the new year to lay the foundation for you to shine your brightest. In the online workshop, you'll create a vibrant traveler’s notebook using tried-and-true tips, tricks, and techniques from the comfort of your own crafting space, coffee shop or anywhere with good light and WiFi.

Through December 10th, we are offering Early Bird Pricing. Come grab your spot!

Also - If you're one of the first 20 to sign up - you'll also receive a special personalized notebook in the mail! We will open up the classroom with a warm welcome on December 20th and then the first lesson launches Jan 1, 2020.

Hope you'll join in on the fun as we embark on a fruitful new decade!

NEW Traveler's Notebook Workshop!

When?

Saturday, November 9, 2019 from 11AM-12:30PM

Where?

The Four Seasons Aviara | Seasons Restaurant

7210 Blue Heron Place, Carlsbad CA 92011

Why?

So, you’re going on that much-needed vacation and you want to dip your toe into documenting your travels. Of course, it can be very overwhelming to figure out how to make that work. How much do you bring with you? What should you bring? It’s a delicate balance to take just enough with you. It’s also a challenge to determine how much time you should spend experiencing a trip versus documenting it. Or maybe you’re back. Your wanderlust is filled to the brim (for now). You’ve unpacked and now your desk is stuffed with museum brochures, knick knacks, cute business cards and papers from your adventure. Not to mention your phone is full of photos that are wanting to be printed. Have you been looking for a fun way to document your life without the bulk of a traditional scrapbook?

What?

Look no further! I’ll be teaching a class on how I use Traveler's Notebooks to preserve my memories, whether I am traveling abroad or staying home with my family. This class will focus on how to incorporate memorabilia, how to use different pens to create eye-catching journaling, how to create cohesive spreads, and many others! The gorgeous kit is full of goodness that you’ll use in fun and fresh ways. You’ll learn some fun techniques and create some one-of-a-kind mini-masterpieces by combining your photos with products from my collections with American Crafts and more. I’ll also demonstrate simple methods that look complex and help you see the supplies in a fresh new light, even for on-the-go.

Ready...Set...Create! Pre-Event Workshops!

Meet me at the starting line! Sometimes, meeting in person can give your creative practice the jumpstart it needs. This fall is the perfect opportunity to do so because I’m teaching 3 workshop sessions at Ready...Set...Create right here in Los Angeles! Ready...Set…Create is an awesome event run by the lovely folks over at Down to Details. Here is a description of the event if you’re curious:

Ready...Set...Create (RSC) is an amazing event that was put together after much thought, emails and requests from attendees and teachers too!  The event features fabulous teachers, new techniques, and is affordable, and enjoyable for all in attendance!  The third year is officially in the books and was a huge success!

Registration for the event is sold out, but the pre-event (where I will be teaching on Thursday, September 19) is open now!

As I mentioned before, I’m offering two classes (in three workshop sessions) at this incredible event: Brush Lettering and Travelers Notebook. Keep reading to find out what those two courses are all about or check out these links to sign up now:

A Modern Twist on Brush Lettering (09/19/19) 8AM-10AM

Traveler’s Notebook (09/19/19) 10:30AM-12:30PM

A Modern Twist on Brush Lettering (09/19/19) 1-3PM

BRUSH LETTERING - Ever want to try your hand at lettering and modern brush script? Join Amy Tangerine as she takes you through the basics of hand lettering and brush calligraphy using watercolors. In this class, you'll learn how to gain confidence with Amy's favorite water brush (and other supplies) while creating and defining a style that's all your own. We will go over lettering techniques for forming letters with tools that will help you find your lettering style. At the end of class, you'll be able to create your own custom lettered print and a skill set that can be applied to future projects. With a little bit of practice and the tools and kit you'll be given in class to take home, you'll learn that lettering is therapeutic, fun and even a little addictive!

If this sounds like something you need in your life this fall, never fear! I’m offering not one, but two intimate sessions for a lot of one-on-one attention. There’s plenty of space and it’s easy to register. Sign up for the 10 AM Session here or for the 1 PM Session here.

TRAVELER’S NOTEBOOK - Have you been looking for a fun way to document your life without the bulk of a traditional scrapbook? Look no further! Amy Tangerine will be teaching a class on how she uses Traveler's Notebooks to preserve her memories, whether she is traveling abroad or staying home with her family. This class will focus on how to incorporate memorabilia, how to use different pens to create eye-catching journaling, how to create cohesive spreads, and many others! The gorgeous kit is full of goodness that you'll use in fun and fresh ways. You'll learn some fun techniques and create some one-of-a-kind mini-masterpieces by combining your photos with products from Amy's collections with American Crafts and more. She'll demonstrate simple methods that look complex and help you see the supplies in a fresh new light, even for on-the-go. Register for the session here!

Hope to see some of you soon in Los Angeles!

A Modern Twist on Brush Lettering (09/19/19) 8AM-10AM

Traveler’s Notebook (09/19/19) 10:30AM-12:30PM

A Modern Twist on Brush Lettering (09/19/19) 1-3PM

3 Highlights from the Erin Condren Workshop

Find out what you love to do and where your heart sings. Make it a part of your every day. Last month, I had the opportunity to head down to the beautiful state of Texas to teach a stamping workshop at the Erin Condren Flagship store in Austin. It was an amazing time! I got to play fun products from our collaboration and interact with some awesome crafters.

Here are three highlights from the workshop:

1. The awesome space. If you haven’t had the opportunity to go to an Erin Condren store, you should. It’s colorful, inspiring, and an ideal space for stamping and crafting to happen. After all, it’s hard not to smile when you’re on a rainbow staircase with an amazing group of crafty women!

2. The incredible sense of community and positivity. We spent Saturday morning sharing the joy of stamping, planning and getting creative. We used the stamps in my collaboration with Erin, of course. In a world, where competition is so dominant, it’s an amazing feeling to come into a space where everyone gets to express themselves, there are no wrong answers or bad ideas– it’s just people putting themselves out there, trying new things and seeing what happens. It’s one of my favorite things to see how people inspire and encourage each other.

3.  Getting to see products being put to good use and all the amazing different ways people use them to make their own crafts! Also I’m seriously considering putting together a creative retreat so let me know in the comments where you’d want it to be held! I’ve also created an interest form you can fill out here.

So many people reach out to me and say they aren’t sure where to start or what to focus on in their creative journeys. If you’re looking for more great ways to craft a life you love, the only signed copies of my book are available at Erin’s flagship store in Austin.

It’s hard to not smile when you’re on a rainbow staircase with an amazing group of crafty women! It was such an amazing morning sharing the joy of stamping, planning and getting creative. There’s nothing like connecting in person so hopefully you can join on the Plannerland in Paradise Cruise in March 2020 that I’m excited to be a part of. Have you gone to a live event? Aren’t they the best? You can always see where I will be for events listed on the sidebar of the blog.

Photos courtesy of Thao Lou.

Queen Bee Craft Night San Diego!

If you've never been to a Queen Bee Market Craft Night (or any of their events, really), you might be missing out. It's a gathering of fun with creative ladies from all over coming together to spend time with one another and of course get their craft on. After teaching at my first Queen Bee Craft Night in Vegas, I was delighted when they asked me to lead the workshops in San Diego. It was such a gorgeous setting, produced by Mint Studio and a whole team of amazing people.

I had never been to the incredible Flower Hill shopping center and was blown away by all the cute shops, restaurants, and how kid friendly it was. Next time, we are definitely bringing Jack down.

Of course, one of the best things about my job is seeing what people do when they are creatively inspired. I saw so many women express themselves in beautiful, new, unique ways. Everyone’s work was so different and personal and meaningful to them. I shared my story with them in the beginning and then we worked on a variety of paper projects. 

Another thing that made the event so uplifting  was the village of incredible artists who came together to create the look and feel of it. The positivity and energy was so good, especially when we all came together for a beautiful group picture toward the end of the event! Everything from the cookies to the decorations to the goody bags was created by people with great instinct for art, color, and positive vibes. That definitely contributed to the event feeling special and amazing. You can also check out my vlog about the event on YouTube! So, what do you think was the coolest thing about this event? Do you feel inspired to attend a Queen Bee Market Craft Night? Let me know in the comments below!

Photos by Megan Ann Photography