Double Take Class is tons of fun!

My new class, Double Take at Big Picture Classes, officially started on Thursday. It's been a blast! May Flaum and Nic Howard are the instructors. Each week they provide us with four double page sketches, their interpretations of each sketch (that's eight completed layouts!), along with tips, techniques, and insight into their workflow and inspiration. It's great. There's a ton of participation from my fellow students with lots of feedback from Nic and May. Here's my take on sketch 1 from week 1:

Choosing colors was a little tough with the variety of photos I had here. I pulled out the trusty color wheel and dialed in the bright green grass. I worked from there with distress inks, alcohol inks, and acrylic paint to pull it together.

Straight from the heart

I'm taking the blog your heart challenge I'm just going to type and see what happens.

I get so many things swirling around in my head all at the same time that it sometimes amazes me that I can focus on one thing at a time.

1. Christopher's behavior at Kindergarten has been a bit challenging. I was fearful that this would happen because he is more cognitively advanced than his peers. We've experienced it before at daycare/preschool. I'm seeing it again. We're very lucky to have a Kindergarten teacher that is really extending herself and working with us to find an effective corrective action. He very happily trotted into school this morning--I'm hoping that fact is a positive portent of the day.

2. I can't believe that it is raining here again today. After all of the flooding that we experienced just one week ago I find it amazing that there is any water left in the sky!

3. I'm in the midst of a new online class. Online Card Classes is offering Inspiration Showcase with Jennifer McGuire and other guest instructors. I am not normally a card maker. I never have been. I just couldn't pass by this class. It's so full of fun techniques. I'm a little behind because I don't have access to some of the materials--but I'll fix that! (Thank goodness for online shopping!)

4. I just signed up for another class---BIG Surprise right?---at Big Picture Classes. Double Take is still open for registration and it promises to be packed with lots of double page layout goodness. I am so excited and eagerly anticipating the beginning of class.

I think I've run out of steam for the moment....not that there aren't a lot more things swirling in this brain of mine!