My next Big Picture Classes workshop starts tomorrow. I’ve received several emails from different people asking questions and since some of the questions are the same, I thought others out there might be wondering too so I just decided to write it up just in case any of you have the same questions. These are not in any order. If you have more questions, send them over or leave a comment and I will add to this document.
You can sign up for the class here: http://www.bigpictureclasses.com/findyourway.php
- Do you have a syllabus or class outline?
- How much time each week do we need to dedicate to the class?
- Is this one lesson per week?
- I’m away one/two/three weeks during the class, is this a problem?
- I’m away taking another class at the same time, is this a problem?
- Do you expect to offer this class again?
- I love your style but it’s not “me!” Does the class mostly have your layouts?
- I am a brand new scrapper, is your class good for someone like me?
- I am a digi/hybrid scrapper, is your class good for someone like me?
- Does your class require a layout a day?
The way this class works is that we’re going to explore an area of your process/layout each week. So the eight weeks break down to:
1. Things to do Before you Scrap
2. Foundations (layouts vs minibooks page sizes, etc.)
3. Photos
4. Journaling
5. Design/Placement
6. Color & Pattern
7. Embellishments
8. Final/unique touches, reviewing other designers with their “look” and your creative toolset
Each week, we talk in depth about the area. Explore all the different versions you can scrap and then you experiment deciding what you don’t like, what you do like, etc. The goal is to narrow down your preferences so you end up with the choices you like best and can put them together on your pages, minibooks and create your own personal style. For example on week 3 we talk about photos. We cover things like photo size, quantity of photos per page, color vs black and white, different styles of photos, etc.
This is a process-based class. There’s no specific amount of homework. I make a lot of suggestions on things you can try, experiment with, and eliminate. As with most processes, the more you put into it, the more you’ll get out of it. You can do the whole class just by thinking things through, or reviewing the layouts you’ve already made, or scrapping regularly. How much you put in is completely up to you.
Yes. One pdf per week. One particular theme. Every Thursday, we have a new lesson with a new pdf and a new audio. Lessons build on each other, so it’s best to do them in order.
No. You can do the class at your own pace. I highly recommend you do them in order but if you want you can take 4 months to do the whole work. BPC gives you forever access so you can do it anytime. And if the class is officially finished and you’re still working on it, you can always email me and I will help you no matter what or when.
No. Depending on what the other class is, you can apply my process class to the layouts/minis you create in that class. Experiment with photos while you do the other class’s homework.
Definitely not in 2011. Maybe or maybe not in late 2012 though I honestly have no plans to do this again at this point. It’s an 8-week course so it’s a commitment on my part and all I can say right now is that I am teaching it right now. I am sorry if this is too vague. I would tell you if I knew more.
That’s the whole point of this class: for you to discover what’s “you.” If you copied me, you would not be getting the value of the class. Having said that, most of the examples are my own layouts. But they are just to illustrate a point. You do not have to have or like my style at all. The last week of class, we do review several other scrappers and talk about their styles as well.
Sure! It doesn’t require any prior knowledge of any kind. If I had done this work back when I started, I would have saved myself a lot of headache, time, and money.
Absolutely. This class has nothing to do with paper vs digital scrapping. You can take it and gain from it regardless of your personal choice.
No. I highly recommend that you commit to making a lot of layouts in the class but that’s mostly because I believe the best way to find your style is to scrap regularly for a number of days. That’s what I did and it worked magically for me, so I recommend it. However, I do believe you can get a lot of value out of the class without doing it. (Having said that, I still highly encourage you to do it!! 🙂 )
I want to re-iterate that this is a process-based class. The goal is for you to discover your own process! Your style, your taste, your preferences, your go-to supplies. The lessons make sense in the order they are presented. If you need to slow down, do so, take your time. But do NOT skip steps. Let the process work for you. There’s no medal for finishing the class when we all do. There’s no medal for being the first. The medal is the you get to have a unique style that feels your own at the end. Like a pair of shoes made exactly for you. That’s a big big reward, trust me.
(We will also have 3 chats and 2 giveaways from Maya Road during class. But the true giveaway is the reward of finding your own way!)
With that, I figure the last giveaway should be on my blog. Just comment on this post and I will announce a winner on Friday morning. If you’re already in the class, BPC will give you a refund, so don’t worry. Please make sure to leave your BPC name so that I can get you into the class immediately. While you’re here, I would love it if you subscribed to my newsletter too (upper right corner of the blog) as I have a new one coming next week with digital downloads. But that’s not a requirement at all. If you have questions about the class, leave those in the comments, too.
You can sign up for the class here: http://www.bigpictureclasses.com/findyourway.php
Thank you so much and I look forward to seeing you in my class!
Thanks for all the information on your class. It sound swonderful. I would love to be able to take it. I haven’t done much scrapbooking lately, and I really need something to get me focused again.
I’m looking forward to this class, as I’m trying to get to the heart of my “style”. I can see similarities in the types of layouts I mark for inspiration, pages I’m drawn to. I can also see the routine I get into when I do LOAD. I’m just not quite there in saying “yes, this page is me”. I’ve been signed up for a while and I’m sure your class will help me get to that place I want to be to tell my stories and scrap my way quickly and easily every time I sit down.
Thanks so much for the info- I definitely am looking forward to the class!
Can’t wait to take this class. I love your classes Karen:)
I am SOOO freaking excited for this class. Can’t wait to get a day to myself to clean up my scraproom, organize, and then embark on a layout a day (which probably won’t be until the first full week of March) to complement your lessons.
I also wanted to comment that I scraplifted one of your layouts last month. In doing so, I did discover something that I really do like and want to add to more of my scrapping. Plain white backgrounds. And punches. Yup. Border punches are now my friend. My poor bank account may not thank you, but I do. 😀 And, also while scraplifting, I found that it was the most natural for me. No muss, no frills, no fuss. Embracing imperfection, if you will. Yea…I seriously have a case of loving your work, your classes, your message and your inspiration.
yey! border punches and white backgrounds are da bomb!!! 🙂 🙂
I really enjoy your classes at BPC. This sounds like another great one!
I would so love to take your class. In the midst of the crazy-ness of life, it would be nice to focus on me 🙂
Thanks for sharing all of this. I’m signed up and can’t wait for it to start. Looking forward to finding my way.
I think this class will be a perfect companion to your Book of Stories class I took last year! A great way to define what scrapbooking means to me and how I want it incorporated into my life. I want to be able to look at the work I do and say “There I am.” I want my family to be able to say: “That is so Sierra.” I think that’s when the stories and photos really have meaning, when they’re shared through our own unique way. Can’t wait for class to open!
when I decided in January to do LOAD, I went back and printed out your post from last June to help me work out how to make it through a month of scrapping! it helped, and I’ve kept up with LOAD, but I’m still feeling a little lost with my style (actually, remembering how to embellish is doing my head in)… I haven’t signed up yet, but I’ll be joining this weekend. can’t wait!
(BPC name – purplecrazymum)
I would love to win a spot in your class. As you know I am a big fan, but the 39$ x exchange rate to my weak currency just not in the budget right now.
Thanks for the reiteration of the goal of the class. I am signed up and really looking forward to starting next week.
I have never missed a class from you.
You are really a great teacher. I am looking for the new class from the very beginning you announce it. I am already in the class, but have nothing against refund actually 🙂
Sorry for my poor English, but it’s not my native language.
Hi Karen, I am one of those who has been asking questions, thank you for your replay. From reading that and yur post here I do not think that I will be able to resist the temptation 🙂
I think that this class will be great for me as I am trying to find my way in scrapbooking land and I love reading your blog.
Regards Kattis
Weeee!! Only one day left for this class to start! I look so forward to learn more about how I like scrapping and I have already told my housband that I will be spending a LOT of time in my scrap room through this class! hehe
Can’t wait till tomorrow! 🙂
I love to read your blog and I am working right now on embracing imperfection in my daily layouts. I think the new class might be very interesting too. Thanks for the chance to win a place in the classroom.
I started scrapbooking by learning online and getting inspirations from magazines as we dont have much available here. I really need to develop a process as I have been just scrapping randomly. Also knowing the basics will help me stong my scrapping foundations! thanks for the opportunity.
I love reading your blog. I love you style – although it’s not my own. I also love your attention to other things such as reading, sketching, etc. I recently bought Love Walked In or your recommendation. Haven’t started reading yet. It’s next in line. Thanks so much for the giveaway and an inspiring blog!
Sounds like a fantastic class Karen, and a worthwhile commitment!
Thanks for the opportunity my BPC name is Jana_NJ
Thanks for covering all my questions for me! I’m so excited for the class, and am thrilled that I discovered your blog–I feel as if I’m getting a special gift every day when I open my inbox.
Can’t wait to start with this class.
Looking forward to find my own way
Regards Veronique from Switzerland
Thanks for a great giveaway!
Loved you Embrace Imperfection class 🙂
Looking forward to class starting tomorrow. I am utterly lost right now, both in style and design and after almost 17 years of scrapbooking I am looking forward to finding my voice and making layouts that I really enjoy!
I have been following your blog for a while & I love that you were able to find your own style & now are sharing the process with us! I am super intrigued by your class!
This sounds like a fascinating class and I’m sure it’s one that would be beneficial to me. Thanks for the opportunity to win a spot 🙂
thank you Karen for the Q&A. I’ve taken classes from you in the past and absolutely LOVED them. My only concern this time around was the time. I’m super busy at work (tax season) – any free time I’m trying to spend with my family. Being reminded that it’s ok not to finish when everyone else does was liberating. Thanks for a chance to win a spot!
~dianelynn
This class looks fantastic! I’m really enjoying Embracing Perfection right now. Thank you for the chance at winning. Cheers! Holly A.
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Your class looks awesome Karen! I love your style! Thanks so much for all the inspiration you give!
My BPC name is AuntReRe!
Thanks for the opportunity to win!
Looks like an awesome class, i think i should just make time for something like this, but i can’t make the decision. i would love to know my style and scrap a bit easier!
No need to subscribe – coming here is the first thing I do in the morning:)
Can`t wait for the class to start tomorrow and I have made a deal with myself;
This class will be my main focus for the next eight weeks.
Hm…I have to think of a price for myself:)
if you meant the newsletter, there’s different material there that i never post here just so you know 🙂 i hope hope hope you like the class! 🙂
This class sounds awesome! Thank you so much for the chance to win, Karen. I will have my BPC name available after I look it up! LOL!
I a newcomer to BPC and have really been enjoying the daily Karenika blog post which I subscribed to just in the last week. I am signed up for another class with Stacy coming up in the next week so am trying to decide if I can do both. Good luck to everyone!
I am signed up for this class and I am so excited! This will be my first paid for BPC class and I plan to really work it. I love your blog and your Embrace Imperfection class was wonderful.
I absolutely LOVED Embrace Imperfection so I’m thinking I need this class as well ’cause you have seriously changed my life when it comes to scrapbookin’!! thanks so much Karen!!
Karen, I am so excited to take your class!! My mom and I are taking it together and we’ve been on pins and needles waiting for it to start for three weeks now and tomorrow is the big day!! Yippee!! (And thanks for the chance to win a free class!!)
Thanks for answering questions I had and then some! I’m enjoying your blog!
Karen, I’m still struggling to find my style. I enjoyed your Embrace Imperfection class and I love reading your blog. my BPC name is pammc.
I’m already signed up! Can’t wait for tomorrow and the classroom to go live! I am really looking forward to ‘finding my way.’ 😉 Esp now that I’ve down your process based freebie and not only lived through it, but really enjoyed it!
Lauren
{2h Design}
I am so excited about this class! Can’t wait so I can start learning and finding my way!
I’m signed up. I too am ready to learn.
I’m really struggling to make layouts I love consistently–about to press the PURCHASE button. Just worried I’d end up not really working it and sorting out my style!
Hi Karen,
I’m signed up, can’t wait to get started!
Have a good evening! 🙂
So tempted… may be time to take the plunge.
I would love to take this class. Thanks!
KCygan on BPS
Thanks for posting the FAQ’s. They answered the ones I had, the ones that were slowing me down from signing up quickly. I do want to know my style – it would save me time/money/stress. I love all kinds of pages, grass is greener on the others pages…. I would love to take this class now as I have a project that involves creating lots of pages in the next few weeks. Thanks.
I’m already signed up but who doesn’t love a freebie?!
delaniemw at BPS
Lots of great information about the class…I hope I win! Thank you so much for the opportunity
Grandma Shelley at BPS
I really enjoyed your most recent BPS class… being free was a bonus!
i’m SO EXCITED for your class. after a long string of technique classes, i find i’m getting bogged down in the photoshop tricks i should/could do that i get overwhealmed and rarely finish any layouts. thanks for the chance to win :O)
tigergrad at BPS
I love your classes and love the fact that you want everyone to discover who they are as scrappers. Cheers!
krhunt @ BPC
Oh! Please pick me! I really want to take your class but have no scrappy budget left! lol
I really need to figure out my process…Thanks for the chance to win! Took your reclaiming time class…LOVE and still look back at my mini often!
I would love to find my style. I have scrappers I like, ones I scraplift, but to make it mine! amymerry @ BPS
Oh, great reminder that I need to sign up for your class!
I wasn’t sure I would have the time to take part, but since I need to rest a lot during this pregnancy, I will have more than enough time to read the lessons and think them through! I hope this will help me be more efficient with the small amount of time I can currently dedicate to scrapbooking.
The class sounds fantastic! Exactly what I need. I have been scrapping since 2004 but still haven’t found *my* voice or style. Would love to participate in your class! Thanks for the chance to win! I will check back on Friday to see if I am the lucky winner!! 🙂
PS 🙂 my login name at Big Picture is jmartin28
I think that not knowing my own voice is holding me back. Almost a fear of scrapping in a way that doesn’t look or say what is true to me. This class would be great.
Sounds great- here’s hoping I’m lucky 🙂
Thank you so much for posting these FAQs. They answered a lot of the questions that I had. One of my goals this year was to find myself creatively and maybe this is just what I need. Thanks for the chance to win.
KCP at BPS
Thanks for the opportunity to win. I am all about finding the true Tammy!
Thanks for the detailed explanation and the opportunity to win a spot!
It sounds like a wonderful class. Best wishes to all for a meaningful eight week journey. 🙂
(Should I be so lucky, my login name at Big Picture is “Bookworm”)
~ Laura
Thank you so much for this post. It cleared up a question or two that I had, plus for some reason I seem to need to be reminded that it does not matter if I fall behind. I really do not know why I need to be reminded since I am always behind. The big thing is I always am inspired and do go back to the class material after the class has officially ended. I have loved Embrace Imperfection. If I am so lucky as to win a place in this class my BPC name is MORMOR8
Clear and useful FAQ’s. I have taken two other of your courses and loved them. I am sure this one will be great as well.
and my BPC name is Celadonna
This sounds like an interesting class and follows what your free class did.
Thanks for the opportunity
I am interested in taking your class! It sounds perfect for me. Unfortunately, I am at a very busy/challenging/distracting/upsetting time right now, so I am worried that I won’t be able to keep up. I hope that it is a class that I can do later on, as I think it will be good therapy for me to do a lot of scrapping when I get through this.
This class sounds interesting and something I should probably consider to save me some time and energy while scrapping. I’m still trying to find a complete style for myself that I love–I definitely see trends in my scrapbooking but this class would be great to develop that further. Thanks for the opportunity! (PS. My BP name is PARobin)
Thanks for FAQs. Would love to win a spot in the upcoming class.