Hello everyone, you need to know that we have Picture Winter available as a self-paced class. I peeked at Tracey Clark's daily emails and her classroom and know that you will love it. I get to share one of her daily prompts to give you a flavor of what is in her class.
"The gesture of hands can be as expressive as facial expressions. When you observe people's hands, you can tell so much about who they are and how they feel. Hands can hold, reach out, cup, grab, caress. They can express, gesture, emphasize, communicate. Hands can do and say almost anything.
Today, use a hand or hands as the subject of your shot; yours or someone else's (or both).
Note: If you're not shooting hands to communicate an emotion, you can shoot to tell a story of that person. This shot speaks volumes about my daughter. Chipped nail polish is one of her signature looks. My rough and tumble princess plays like she means it and her hands show it. Today's challenge encourages you to either capture an emotion, or capture a little about the person whose hands can speak for them."
Hope you had a wonderful celebration. We are all looking forward to a full year here at Big Picture and welcome you to join us in our creative endeavors.
One of our year long classes is One Little Word taught by Ali Edwards. Find out what words other BPC members have chosen, check out the One Little Word 2012 blog hop links below.
For me, this quote sums it up. To trust the treasure I am looking for is hidden in the ground on which I stand.
"It is not just waiting until something happens over which we have no control: the arrival of the bus, the end of the rain, the return of a friend, the resolution of a conflict.
Patience is not waiting passively until someone else does something. Patience asks us to live the moment to the fullest, to be completely present to the moment, to taste the here and now, to be where we are. When we are impatient, we try to get away from where we are. We behave as if the real thing will happen tomorrow, later, and somewhere else. Be patient and trust that the treasure you are looking for is hidden in the ground on which you stand."
–Henri J. M. Nouwen
Get to know more about Elizabeth by taking her Big Picture class, Just b, or check out her books.
When I do something I love, I feel that “I am in line with the divine”—whether it is teaching, writing, hugging my children, or preparing a meal—they become a joyful expression, as they are all things I love to do.
Do you spend time doing things you love to do? Today, spend time doing something that you LOVE to do. Pay attention to how that makes you feel. Then notice how your good vibrations ripple out to everyone you are near.
Get to know more about Elizabeth by taking her Big Picture class, Just b, or check out her books.
How might you spend twenty minutes during your day? Sitting in traffic. Waiting for your dinner to cook. Listening to a co-worker expand on an idea. Reading a bedtime story to your child. Running a meeting. Folding laundry. Showering, dressing. As mothers, life might find us doing any of these activities. In fact, chances are we are doing more than one of them at the same time, hurrying, rushing.
Life as a mother is busy whether we work in or outside the home. And if we allow this fragmented feeling to take hold of us, everything suffers: our health, our happiness, the natural joy of being a mom. By trying to be everything to everybody all of the time—eventually something’s got to give. Often it’s an illness, crisis, depression, or reaching a “breaking point” that forces us to surrender.
By living in a perpetual state of “doing” we create two problems, each of which leaves us with that familiar, nauseating “I can’t do it all!” feeling. Trying to do it all, at the same time, creates a sense of constant chaos in our lives and for those around us. And the effects are even more far-reaching. This sort of crazed multi-tasking also means that we are not fully aware as we go through our days.
Instead of feeling calm and powerful we only react to the world, dizzily spinning around in a revolving door instead of making our own choices and creating our own reality. The good news is that each of us holds the possibility within us that any moment can become a peaceful moment.
Happy Digi Scrapbook weekend! Hope everyone takes advantage of all the happenings. At Big Picture we are giving you 50% of ALL of our self-paced digital classes!!
And photo printer Persnickety Prints is giving away a $50 gift certificate. Entry details at bottom of post.
Use the following promo code to register for any of our Digital self-paced classes for50% off!!! Hurry! This discount code expires Saturday, November 5th at 10pm PST!
promo code: digidays
*Disclaimer: This coupon only applies to digital Self-Paced class; coupon does not apply towards other Self-Paced Projects, Workshops or Gift Certificates. Good for one time use, per student. Expires November 5th 2011 at 10:00pm PT. Cannot be combined with any other offer. Coupon must be entered in the “Promo Code” box during checkout and press “apply” button; discount will be applied immediately. Not applicable towards previous purchases. Other terms and restrictions may apply.
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*** winner is JeanneB ***
Of course I "LIKE" you on Facebook already!!! Shopping around the clock for DSD!! Got some self-paced classes in mind to purchase here!! Got to take my DD for an MRI tomorrow morning, and then more scrapin'!! Should have lots to print by the end of the weekend! Thanks for the opportunity
Posted By Jeanne B. | November 04, 2011 at 02:03 PM |
To enter like us on Facebook (if you don't already) and leave a comment below. sharing your weekend plans (scrapbooking related or not) Giveaway ends Saturday, November 5th at 10pm PST
Find out more about all the sales and discounts here at The Daily Digi.
Everyone at Big Picture is hard at work getting classes ready for all of you awesome students. Prepare to be thrilled with all of our offerings!! Click on the banner image to go to class description and registration page. (oh and come back tomorrow for Digi guest posts and giveaways!)
The BPC team attended The Creative Connection a few weeks ago, and we had a fabulous time!
Stacy Julian and Wendy Smedley both taught live classes at the event, and we wanted to share the inspiration with you!
Below you'll find the instructions for both classes, and links to purchase class kits (limited quantities are available). We hope you enjoy making these fun projects!
It’s kind of like magic. My body. It knows what to do, when given half a chance. It fights off invaders, rebuilds, purifies, produces elixirs of hormones capable of things such as making me happy or creating a baby; it turns the air I breath into the perfect amount of oxygen and gets rid of the unwanted carbon dioxide, pumps purified blood to my organs, and the list goes on.
Magically this all happens“behind the scenes.”
My body does all of this without my thinking consciously about it or commanding it to—and it is something even I take for granted. Until something goes wrong, that is, and I am forced to decode what happened, what caused a kink in this effortless, smart system.
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