Big Picture Scrapbooking
was featured in the August 9th, 2010 issue of Womens World magazine in
the "Cash in this Week" section, where they offered discounted
classes.
Big Picture Scrapbooking
presents the Big Idea Festival workshop. This free online workshop will
be packed full of big ideas and is open to all. This special workshop kicks
off on August 12 and concludes on August 24.
If you have never
tried Big Picture Scrapbooking workshops and self-paced projects, then
this is a great opportunity for you to try it out. And if you are student
of Big Picture Scrapbooking, then you know that you are in for a big and
very special treat. READ
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Our very own
Stacy Julian was featured in the Summer 2010 issue of Scrapbook
& Cards Today magazine.
"Digital
photography has changed everything about how we capture, share,
and use our pictures. Gone are the days when you could shoot a roll
of film, develop it, toss the not-so-good shots, and go home to
scrapbook. In our world of digital tools and software, cell-phone
photos, blogs, Facebook pages, and even online galleries, we are
a globally connected community of scrapbook enthusiasts. You are
no longer an isolated scrapbooker looking forward to a Friday night
crop with friends. You are managing a never-ending stream of digital
images and the possibilities for creative expression are endless.
You are not just a scrapbooker anymore." READ
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If you’ve ever
thought about scrapbooking and dismissed it as too complicated, you’re
not alone. Lots of people are daunted by the idea of putting together
a big book of memories– where to find the time? However, scrapbooking
expert Cathy Zielske stopped by Morning Living and showed us how simple
scrapbooking can be. It’s all about the baby steps! Check out her
great tips for making simple, beautiful records of your memories. READ
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Christmastime does not
have to be so crazy this year. Georgana Hall and Debbie Raymond, both from
Adornit, have teamed up with Big Picture Scrapbooking (BPS) to teach you
a new way of planning your holiday season. This workshop will help to “cut
the crazy out” of what is supposed to be a time of year filled with
love, and joy.
Cut the Crazy out
of Christmas is a four-week, online workshop packed with holiday tips,
ideas, and projects that are designed to help you prioritize and prepare
for a more peaceful Christmas celebration. READ
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Mom teaches scrapbooking
on the Web
For Jessica Turner,
scrapbooking is as much about creating memories as it is documenting them.
"As a scrapbooker,
I notice little details more, and I find myself photographing them,"
Turner said. "Rather than just taking a picture of my son's face,
I will take pictures of his little feet on the sidewalk or his hand resting
on his grandpa's arm. Those images are priceless, and before becoming
a scrapbooker, I probably wouldn't have taken them."
Busy moms often ask
Turner how she can juggle marriage, motherhood and a career, and still
have time to scrapbook. And with her new class, she plans to give moms
her tools and tips for finding time to create that visual record of their
baby's first year. READ
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Our first guest Stacy
Julian is life enthusiast, a recognized leader in the scrapbooking industry
and the visionary founder of Big Picture Scrapbooking. The author of several
books and the founding editor of Simple Scrapbooks magazine (2002 - 2009),
Stacy is a passionate and sought-after speaker and trainer, presenting across
the nation and abroad. Stacy holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Brigham
Young University and is a certified professional teacher with the Craft
and Hobby Association. Stacy is married to Geoff and together they are the
parents of five children. They are at home in Spokane, Washington. READ
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There are always firsts
going on around us. Some major like first steps, and some not as major,
but still momentous like starting a new job.
Elizabeth Dillow created
the Marking Milestones class for Big Picture Scrapbooking (BPS) after
her third how her child took a bit longer to walk than most. Elizabeth
started thinking about all of the smaller milestones that occur in life,
that seem to go unnoticed. Like her child’s first time meeting a
great-grandfather or first trip to the National Mall.
We all know what a
big deal a major life milestone can be. Some milestones are met with great
fanfare and celebration, while others come and go quietly. Either way,
keeping track of them is a large part of what scrapbookers do. READ
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Spokane, WA. (July
15, 2009) – Big Picture Scrapbooking, the world's leading online
education resource for scrapbooking, has released the newest version of
their website offering an improved overall site experience for their growing
student base and community. The new Big Picture Scrapbooking (BPS) website
has a number of new features uniquely designed to make students' online
experience effortless regardless their skill level and to encourage people
to easily create scrapbook stories. Chief among the new features include
Big Picture Forums for instructors and students to share ideas and their
scrapbooking experiences; expanded search capabilities that enable new
students to better identify the courses and projects that are right for
them; and Exclusive Inside Access where members have a first look at new
course offerings, discounts, articles and more. READ
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100
Best Companies to Work For 2009 Celebrating the companies that know how to treat their
employees right.
The results
of our competition are based primarily on the nearly 10,000
surveys of employees who filled out extensive questionnaires
about their employers based on criteria such as leadership,
communications and training. Interestingly, an overwhelming
number said the criteria of greatest importance to them were
intangibles like “company culture” and “workplace
environment,” which are not usually major line items
on a firm’s budget.
Companies
that scored in the top tier of their size categories were
vetted by a panel of expert judges to determine the final
ranking. READ
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Big Picture Scrapbooking
was featured in the June 29th, 2009 issue of Womens World magazine
in the "Cash in this Week" section, where they offered
discounted classes.
Our
very own Stacy Julian was featured in the July 2009 issue of
InStyle
magazine. She is quoted as an expert in the article "Organize
Your Photos: Edit your snapshots in six easy steps -- then show
them off".
"We
do have an expectation that we should do something meaningful
with every picture we take. It's unrealistic," says Stacy
Julian, of Big Picture Scrapbooking.
Here’s your
chance to celebrate the women in your life who have inspired you,
loved you, and been there for you.
Georgana Hall
wanted to create a special gift for her grandmother, but you can
make yours for your mom, aunts, cousins, or friends. The possibilities
are endless in the Women in My Life class at Big Picture Scrapbooking
(BPS).
You will create
four fabulous projects — an Adornit Conversation Tray with
nine cubes (these cool cubes are interactive and open so you can
fill them), two relationship layouts, and a really fun mini-album.
They all make great gifts for the special women in your life, or
you can keep them to display in your home. READ
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Have you wanted
to take classes but are short on time, money, or both? If you are
interested in learning from some of the industry’s most experienced
and passionate scrapbookers, then you will definitely want to register
for a class with Big Picture Scrapbooking (BPS).
BPS is the leading
online education program for scrapbooking worldwide. They offer
a wide range of convenient on-demand projects and guided progressive
multi-week courses, including digital and photography courses. BPS
classes give you the opportunity to work your classes around your
busy schedule. READ
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Scrapbooking
enthusiasts are notorious for collecting the tools of the trade
— colored paper, stencils, stickers, glitter — then failing
to put them to use.
"Now, not
only are they overwhelmed with their pictures, they are overwhelmed
with stuff. They're overwhelmed by the whole hobby," said Paula
Wessells, the Vancouver-based CEO of Big Picture Scrapbooking, "What
really sets us apart is that we are about the process. We're not
about the end product."
That business
strategy of helping people connect with what's meaningful in their
lives, along with classes priced as low as $10, has enabled Big
Picture Scrapbooking to thrive, even in the economic downturn. READ
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There is no better
way to capture and commemorate these special holidays and milestone
events than with pictures and there's no better way to add meaning
to pictures than with color and personal perspective. Yes, I'm talking
scrapbooking. No, it's not what you think. Keep reading, because what
I'm about to show you is not your mother's scrapbooking (or your sister's
for that matter.) This is a new, kinder, gentler approach to memory
keeping and it comes with my personal fail-proof guarantee. I call
it Photo Album Scrapbooking and anyone can do it--even you!
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Simple strategies to preserve, share, and most importantly, enjoy
your pictures is what All Those Photos! is about on What
Really Matters. On this latest episode of Preserving Family
Memories, Vicky Thornton and Jen Rehberger are joined by Stacy
Julian, founder of Big Picture Scrapbooking, for a candid
chat to get motivated without being intimidated by perfection or
overwhelmed by choices. She exposes the truth about storage, cropping,
journaling, choosing and showing your favorites with ideas that
we can use immediately, all with additional resources on the companion
page on ickyandjen.com. This entertaining show is part of the popular
Preserving Family Memories Series including Traditions, Get Togethers
and Picture Perfect. READ
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“Be colourful, spontaneous, and authentic. Be yourself!”
is what Stacy Julian said when asked to describe her style as we
sat down to chat a few weeks ago. I was introduced to Stacy at a
retailer event and was immediately drawn to her warmth, passion
for scrapbooking, and for “telling the story.” As the
Founding Editor of Simple Scrapbooks magazine and the author of
several books, Stacy has amassed an incredible following as the
founding partner of Big Picture Scrapbooking. She also has a blog
which, as a loyal follower, truly represents the wonderful person
she is. READ
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BPS is going
to St. Louis this week! The Scrap
St. Louis event takes place April 23-25 and Stacy Julian is
the closing keynote speaker - her presentation will focus on the
future of the industry and why she thinks scrapbooking is exploding
and becoming a passion and career path for many women.
Big Picture Scrapbooking
is offering an online class called Wellness Journey taught by Lisa
Cohen. Lisa will lead you on an adventure towards better health,
fitness, and vitality. In this eight-week workshop, she will teach
you how to will take the first steps towards a life-long commitment
to wellness. You’ll set goals and create a fitness and wellness
plan that will work for you. And of course, you will receive instructions
on making a scrapbook journal to record your journey.READ
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Big Picture Scrapbooking,
the world's leading online education resource for scrapbooking,
today announces that a survey of top students from around the world
suggests that scrapbooking can help to build self esteem. Expert
Sunny Schlenger, a professional organizer, author and veteran mentor
of over 30 years, agrees. She assists people in their quest for
self-realization, productivity and peace and sees how scrapbooking
can have a positive impact on personal self esteem. READ
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Stacy Julian
advocates letting go of preconceived notions about what scrapbooking
is supposed to be in favor of celebrating moments, past or present.
According to Stacy, it's not about the physical scrapbooks. Scrapbooking
is pairing a picture and a memory -- and sometimes you don't even
need the picture. For her, scrapbooking is "guilt-free self
care," a creative outlet that helps her live more mindfully.
Rather than viewing scrapbooks as a duty, she told me, "you
need to let go of the expectations that you are creating in other
people." READ
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Bonus tip: For
more ideas on saving money, you can take the class Scrappin' on
a Shoestring at Big Picture Scrapbooking. You can even take advantage
of this deal: save $10 when you take both Scrappin' on a Shoestring
and Telling Stories Deeply. READ
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The widespread
use of Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and blogging sites demonstrate
the urge people have to communicate their own narratives. In many
ways, it is this same impulse that has made scrapbooking so popular.
Cathy Zielske intuitively recognizes that connection. Later this
year she plans to teach a pair of online classes that will help
scrappers tell their stories in fresh and innovative ways.
"Scrapbooking as a definition keeps getting broader as we as
storytellers get more digital and get more diversified," Cathy
said. One of her online classes at Big Picture Scrapbooking is titled
"Everyone Can Write a Little," and focuses on the 140-
to 160-character "tweets" and Facebook status updates
that, combined, can narrate daily life. READ
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Scrapblog.com,
the leading service for creating, sharing and
printing scrapbooks online, today announced the launch of the Scrapblog
Marketplace™, giving users access to purchase never-before
available digital content from the most popular companies
and designers in the scrapbooking industry.READ
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I have recently
added to my role as founding editor of Simple Scrapbooks magazine
an exciting opportunity to teach scrapbooking workshops in an ongoing
format – online. The Web site Big Picture Scrapbooking was
established as an educational extension of the liberating philosophy
that I shared in my book, The Big Picture. I have especially enjoyed
the chance to help other women adapt a system
of sorting, storing, and retrieving pictures that I call a “Library
of Memories." READ
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As high-speed
Internet connections become standard in many households, the opportunity
to educate scrapbookers in their own homes has grown. With streaming
audio and video presentations, scrapbookers can gain knowledge and
inspiration without leaving their desks. Retailers can take advantage
of Internet education, too, increasing sales as they help their
customers learn skills and find inspiration. READ
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