This is May Flaum for Big Picture Scrapbooking. Hi there, and thank you for clicking on this audio file all about my newest adventure and workshop here at Big Picture…and it is an adventure. I know that's in the title, but it really is for me, as well as you students,

You know what? Just the other day I get a box in the mail. I don't know about you, but I love scrapbook kits. Do you love scrapbook kits? I like the cool little ones that you can get at Target where it's a little 8 x 8 album and it's got all the little papers and it's so cute. I love the one at the craft store that has got embellishments and matching papers. I like the kit clubs online that you can shop with. Oh, I love digital scrapbooking kits. They come in all shapes and sizes, little to big, and I love them all. So when I get a box in the mail and it's got a return address of a kit club, I get pretty excited. What exactly is in it? How is it going to be? How am I going to use it? And then I open it up. Ah, and here is where our adventure really begins, because it's once you get that kit home, once you pull it out and you mix it up with your photos and your stories, that's where it counts. Can you make it your own? Can you add to it? Can you change it up? Do you know some ideas and techniques? That's what we are covering here. And not just that, I will be using a different pre-made kit as the base of each main handout each week of class. I will also be making my own kits and showing you how I do that. There will also be audiovisual presentations to give you even more information and learning in this class…more…more…more. It is going to be quite a busy, exciting, fantastic six weeks. I have to tell you, I've got it on my calendar. I'm counting down. I am so ready for this!

Now, if you haven't taken one of my classes before, then you don't know…if you have, then you already do. I am all about the jam-packed class. I am giving you lots of big tips, budget ideas, product ideas, using up your stash ideas, maximizing your kit, lots of ideas. Every week there will be a two-page 12 x 12 sketch that you are welcome to use. I will show a couple of samples of how I made that sketch work. Of course, I will be showing the layouts that I made with the kit of the week, and that's not even starting in on the bonus materials. There is so much going on in this class and it really is beyond class. During the six weeks, of course, we will have our different focuses and challenges and the message board and the gallery and all that going on, but beyond class my handouts are designed with durability and future use in them. I put information and ideas in there that once you've downloaded them here in class, they are yours to keep, they are yours to use. You can continue using them as long as you like. So, even if you are having a busy time right now and you're thinking you're not totally sure you have enough time to devote to it, I still would encourage you to consider coming into class with us because you are going to utilize all of that information beyond class…and, my e-mail doesn't close. I answer questions after class. I answer questions whenever you have a question. That's what I'm here for! I am very big into teacher interaction and doing whatever I can do to make this a wonderful class experience for you.

Okay, honestly, I could talk to you for an hour about this class because I am so thrilled with how it is all coming together and all of my visions are just getting bigger and better and more exciting, and I keep adding more layouts, more pre-class materials. There is a presentation on building your own kits that you can go download right now if you sign up for class…and so much more. But, I'm pretty sure you have something else to do besides listening to the never-ending audio file from May, so I'm going to leave you with a list. This list is called - You Need To Take My Class If…
If you collect more kits than you use, this class will get you using kits.

If you just scrapbook and you want new ideas, maybe you are new to scrapbooking, maybe you are feeling burnt out, the lessons revolve around kits, but what are kits? Kits are scrapbook supplies, so even if you are just looking for layout ideas, you're going to find them.

If you want to make your own kits, learn more about that, or just getting more out of pre-made kits, I've got both covered.

If you've thought about buying from kit clubs but you're not sure and you don't know if you would be able to use it, I'm going to show you a bunch of stuff and you can check it out and get a better of how that would work for you.

If you have a stash that needs to be used…hmm, I could be talking to myself here…make your own kids and play along. Substitutions are totally expected and welcome. You don't need to use what I'm using to do these pages and to do these projects. You can use whatever it is you have on hand, because that's how I design it. I design it with versatility in mind. As I said before, even if you are not sure you can keep up, this is still a great class to take because the handouts and everything are yours forever and you can just keep on using them.

All right, well thank you for taking the time to listen to my audio. I do hope you're going to join me for this new class. If you have any questions, if you want to see more about me and what I do, you can visit my blog, you can ship me an e-mail at mayf@bigpicturescrapbooking.com. I'm happy to answer any questions or clarify anything about class that you might want. Right now, I've got another kit calling me to create, so I've gotta get back to that. You have a big fantastic day!