MAGGIE HOLMES Photography and Scrapbooking Blog

Scrapbooking: Crate Paper Guest Post

Hi there! I am guest posting over on the Crate Paper blog today!

I am sharing this cute littl mini album that I made with the Sleigh Ride collection along with some other bits and pieces from my scrapbooking stash! 

 

I just can't get enough of these Christmas products! They are the perfect mix of fun bright colors and cute details! I think Crate knocked it out of the park with this line!! Don't you?

You can see the post here on the Crate Paper blog along with photos of each page of the album!! Enjoy!

Scrapbooking: 25 Days Scrapbooking Class

There are only a few more days left to register for the

25 Days Workshop at Studio Calico

I am beyond excited to get started documenting December through meaningful photographs and my December Daily album!!

I wanted to share with you some more details about the 25 Days class that I didn't show you before. It seems that every time I open my email there are more bonus things that are part of this class!! Talk about lots of amazing stuff to get us all inspired and motivated to complete our albums this year!! 

Here are the Silhouette cut files that Ali Edwards designed for the class:

 

 

Amazing right??

And here are some more printables that you can print and cut at home to use in your album. I am already printing these so that they are ready to go! I am printing some on white cardstock and some on photo paper! I really love how bright and shiny the ones on the photo paper turn out!

 

This envelope that Marcy Penner designed is beyond cooL! It will be perfect for holding extra photographs on days where I go crazy taking tons of pictures!!

 

ALSO there are these Stamp Brushes which you can open in Photoshop and stamp right onto your photos!! Or you could stamp them on a white background or colored background, print and cut out, etc! The options are endless with these!

 

Now my biggest challenge will be narrowing down all of the amazing "stuff" and deciding what to use on each page! There's no question we will have lots of great things to choose from thanks to all of these ladies and their designs for the class!!

If you want to get in on BOTH of my December Daily workshops - the Photography class & the Scrapbooking class, be sure to check out the bundle offer!! It is a super deal!!

The countdown is on! Only a few more days to go until we begin!!!

Scrapbooking: Studio Calico December Sneak Peeks

It's almost that time again for the new kits to be released at Studio Calico!!!

I loved the kits again this month and you can tell by how many projects I did!! 

 

 

I made 6 cards and 10 layouts!! I really enjoyed the Kris Kringle Add On Kit because it got me in the mood for Christmas!!! I used some photos from last year's Christmas and now I am super excited to start snapping pictures of this year's festivities!! 

 

Remember if you are looking for photography tips and inspiration to use during the holidays, I am teaching my December Daily Photography Online Workshop again this year!! The daily email prompts and photos are NEW too so if you took it last year it is not a repeat. 

 

 

As you can see I used lots of Mister Huey's mists as per usual and I also used my Silhouette Cameo this month as well!

Can't wait for you see the full reveal in a few days!!

 

Scrapbooking: Studio Calico Darling Dear Blog Hop

We are doing a blog hop today to showcase Studio Calico's latest release: Darling Dear!

 

 

I created this layout for the blog hop:

 

 

 

Products used: 

Darling Dear Wood Veneer Triangles & Diamonds

Darling Dear Badges

Darling Dear Hearts & Arrows Stickers

Darling Dear Vellum Shapes

Darling Dear Tiny Alpha Navy

Darling Dear 12x12 Alpha Sticker Sheet

Darling Dear Garbo Paper

Darling Dear Temple Paper

Darling Dear 6x6 Paper Pad

Darling Dear Vellum Paper Hepburn

Darling Dear Mist Audrey

This collection is soooo great for boy layouts but I also love that there are lots of feminine touches as well!! I am already needing to restock a lot of this stuff because I am using it up quickly!

If you check out the Studio Calico blog you will find links to all of the other designers that are participating in the blog hop and you can see everything they created as well!! 

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!

Photography & Scrapbooking: December Daily Classes

I am soooooo excited for today! I have been waiting to announce this for a while and it has been super hard to keep it in! I am giddy with excitement that today is finally the day!!

Lots of info to follow so please read through this entire LONG post! You won't be disappointed!! :)

Registration for my December Daily Photography Workshop is open today! 

It is the same format as last year with an email sent to you each day, but the content and photos will be new.

Please note that some ideas and/or themes may be repeated because the elements of the holidays aren't new, but content will be presented in a fresh way with new photos and lots of ideas and tips that are different from last year's class.

Before I give you the link to register I have MORE to announce!!!!

This year I am also teaching a December Daily ALBUM class at Studio Calico!

I AM SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THIS and can't wait for class to start!!!

Here is the official class description with ALL of the details:

'Tis the season for making memories - and we want to help you record them. Join us for 25 Days : A December Daily guide with instructor Maggie Holmes. Maggie will be working with the Studio Calico December Daily kit and taking you through her album with daily PDF updates, giving you encouragement and inspiration to keep up with your own album!  Maggie is joined by six talented contributors who will be sharing tips and tutorials, as well as pages from their completed book. Amy Tan, Ann-Marie Morris, Deb Duty, Kinsey Wilson, Marcy Penner, and Tami Gookstetter will each be taking on a December Daily album in their own style, giving you a wide range of inspiration. We'll also be sharing a bonus PDF from Ali Edwards with 25 prompts of stories to look for in your December. Class members will have access to a private message board where Maggie will be posting weekly discussion threads and challenges to help keep you on track.

While supplies last, our 25 Days students will receive a bonus class kit - this collection of journaling cards, embellishments and an exclusive stamp set will be the perfect addition to your album whether you're using the Studio Calico December Daily kit or working from your own stash.  Students will also have access to exclusive printables and digital cut files from  Ali Edwards, Kinsey Wilson and Marcy Penner. Once the class kits sell out, registration for this class will remain open - those students will receive access to the printables and cut files, but will not receive the bonus kit.

 

EDITED TO ADD:

As of Nov 1st, 8:16pm EST, BONUS CLASS KITS are now SOLD OUT. Going forward, when purchasing the class you will not receive the bonus class kit. But you WILL still receive everything else including the exclusive printables and digital cut files. 

Here is the BONUS CLASS KIT:

The journaling cards are double sided!! Here is a closer look at the fronts:

And a closer look at the backs:

And this is the exclusive set of printable embellishments that you can print and cut out at home:

The BEST PART and why I am soooo excited is that the two classes work hand in hand..... Here's how:

I will be making my album with the photos I take for my photography workshop. So, if you take both classes then you will not only get all of my photography prompts and tips each day but you will then see inspiration and ideas in the Studio Calico class for scrapbooking those photos and making an album out of them.  Together we will not only take a bunch of fabulous photos but we will also create and complete an entire album for the month of December!! 

There will be no excuses left for not photographing and documenting a meaningful and beautiful holiday season this year!! Ready to join me for this fun and inspiring journey?? 

My photography class starts December 1st, 2012 and is $40.00

The 25 days Studio Calico class also starts December 1st, 2012 and is $19.00

Of course you are welcome to take either of the classes separately but if you want to do both, I have a SPECIAL OFFER FOR YOU!!!!

If you purchase BOTH classes together, you get $10 off, which makes the Studio Calico class along with the bonus class kit a steal!!

 

Here is the link to purchase the BUNDLE OFFER with the $10 discount:

December Daily Classes BUNDLE OFFER

If you want to purchase either of the classes alone here are the links to do that:

Studio Calico 25 Days December Daily Album Class

Maggie Holmes Design December Daily Photography Workshop

 

I can't even tell you how excited I am about this collaboration and the way it has all come together!!

If you have any questions feel free to ask and I will answer. Can't wait to get started with all of you!!

Also, don't forget that the bonus class kit is limited, so register NOW in order to get a kit! I will update here on the blog when all the kits are sold out.

 

Scrapbooking: Giveaway Winners!

The winner of the extras from my October Studio Calico kits is:

cassi said...

I am in LOVE with the starburst cutout on the thank you card. It's nice to see all the kits mixed up too, most people only show one kit at a time. Thanks for so generously sharing!

ReplyOctober 28, 2012 at 12:51 PM

 

The winner of the extras from my November Studio Calico kits is:

Rebecca Lovell said...

These are GREAT!! I'm especially in love with your cards! Thank you for the chance to win some goodies!!

ReplyOctober 28, 2012 at 01:40 PM

 

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Congrats to both of you!

Email me asap with your mailing address and I will get your goodies mailed out next week!

Note: Winners must email me to claim prize within 2 weeks of this post or prize will be forfeited and a new winner will be drawn.

Scrapbooking: SC November Kits and a Giveaway!

The November Studio Calico kits are now available!! For the first time ever I really used up a TON of my kits because I created so many projects this month. The mix of everything together was perfect!!

As I said in the last post, I had all of the kits so you are seeing a mix of everything on my projects , except for my "main kit only" layout which is below.

 

You can find details for each of my layouts/cards including links to the shop items that I used right here in my Studio Calico Gallery.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This month each of the Design Team members chose a member of the board to scraplift. I chose neroliskye and this is my page that was inspired by one of her layouts.

 

And here are my cards. I seriously die for the 6x6 paper pad that comes in these card kits! It is the best!!!

 

 

 

 

And finally we have the GIVEAWAY portion of this blog post!!

I mentioned a while ago that from now on I am going to host a giveaway each month in which I will be giving some of my extra products that are left over from the kits to one lucky winner.

I missed October so this month we have two giveaways. One winner will receive a box of goodies from the October kits and another winner will receive a box of products from the November kits. 

To enter, simply leave a comment here on this post. I will be back to draw the winners in a few days!

Good luck!

 

Scrapbooking: Studio Calico November Kit Sneak Peeks

I know I always say that the kits are amazing and truly they always are, but for some reason the kits this month were SOOOOO super easy for me to work with! Once I got scrapping I literally just kept going and going and the layouts were flying into the completed pile faster than I could believe! 

I always get all of the kits because I take the photographs for the Studio Calico site so everything except my "main kit only" layout is a mixture of things from all of the kits. It all meshes so well together and once I pull everything out, there is no keeping things separate for me. What can I say, I am an eclectic kinda gal! :)

Here is a sneak peek of all of my projects.... 11 layouts and 4 cards! That's definitely a record for me! See, I wasn't kidding when I said the inspiration was flying! 

Reveal is tonight and you should definitely be sure to check out the kits when they go on sale! There are lots of awesome products and stamp sets this month and I think they will fly off the shelves!

I also used my Silhouette Cameo a TON this month! I am getting more and more obsessed with that thing! The exclusive cut files are awesome this month!! 

After reveal I will be back to do a giveaway of my extras from the October & November Kits. In my whirlwind of craziness this past month I missed the October giveaway! Hope you'll forgive me!

Photography Workshops: New Classes and a Discount!

For all of you that might have missed this on my Instagram feed here is some updated info on my online photography classes.....

Two new class dates are now open for registration:

Photography 101: January 7th - February 16th, 2013

Advanced Photography: March 4th - April 13th, 2013

Also I have a BIG discount available right now for registering early!

 

Here's the fine print: Code expires Nov 3rd, 2012. You CAN use the discount for both classes but you have to check out separately for each class. Discount does not apply to previous purchases. Refunds will not be given for codes not entered. 

ALSO.....

I have had lots of people asking if I am going to do my December Daily Photography Workshop again this year..... 

The answer is YES and I also have an awesome surprise in the works that is related, so stay tuned. I know you are going to LOVE it!!!!

Details will be coming very soon!!

 

Life: Fall, Floods & Cardigans

Another month has flown by and boy has it been a CRAZY month for us!!

We moved, went out of town for a few days & then came home to a flooded house... so now we are living in a hotel until they get it all fixed....  then we will move back in! What a whirlwind right? 

Fall is definitely in the air and I am loving the cooler temps! It means I get to start wearing all of my beloved cardigans every single day!! Yay!!

Trying to figure out what the kids will be for Halloween today since we have our ward Trunk Or Treat tomorrow night and then we will be working on school projects over the weekend.

Tis the season for fall photo shoots and they are now officially in full swing! 

Elizabeth Kate is a joyful happy mile a minute and she is talking up a storm. My favorite thing she says is "what?" when you call her name or ask her a question! Haha! Silly girl!

xoxoxo.... maggie