Where it all began!

One summer in 1988  I got to take art classes from a woman in her home.  We did all sorts of art projects and in the very end we all got to paint a picture on her front window.  Mine was the penguin on the ice block.  I was a little 9 year old, with shorts up to my armpits, but I already knew I loved doing crafty, artistic things.  Have a great summer and do something crafty!

Scrapbook In a Day Class!

Hi all.  To kick off summer my friends and I are having a scrapbook in a day class.  The class will use the Playful polkadots scrappin' kit from the Summer mini catalog.  For further details check out my site wendyhalverson.stampinup.net  The scrapbook will be 6x6, the perfect size for a fun gift or to keep for scrappin' a summer trip!  Let me know if you would like to come by June 3rd!
Happy stampin' scrappin' and craftin'!
Wendy

Clearance Rack Love!

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Happy Friday Everyone.  I am unfortunately home sick today but I have never been too sick to surf the net and look for deals.  Some of you who have been to my apartment around the holidays know I am obsessed with Christmas decor!  Last year I used these large felt snowflakes, that come in three colors, to make garland.  GUESS WHAT...THEY ARE ON THE CLEARANCE RACK for only $4.99 and you get more than 25 of them!  I made the garland with small silver cording and simply tying each snowflake to the other.  I hung my garland over the big doorway in our dinning room but it would be great on the tree too.  To look at all of the Clearance Rack check out my site here and then click on the "shop now" logo.  Have a great weekend!

Photoshop tippies!

Hi All!  So yesterday was my last day of photoshop class.  I feel like I could take at least 10 more weeks of class and still not learn it all.  Today I thought I would share a tool that I find very helpful in photoshop called an adjustment layer.  By adding an adjustment layer it is possible to lighten or darken a photo and make it more vibrant.  I use it a lot because I accidently don't use flash or I use too much flash!  This is really helpful when photographing cards and projects too.  My favorite is an adjustment called "curves".  I realize that I am ill equipped to explain this completely but I found this great tutorial here:
http://photoshoptips.net/2005/09/16/adjustment-layers/ 
Give it a go.  I think you'll like it too!   Here is a version of my final photoshop project.  Hope you like it!  Just a hint this is far from what I ended up turning in.  I'll show that sometime soon!

Graphic design fun!

Happy thursday everyone! Some of you are aware that I am working on my new career. Graphic Design! It has been a blast and a little surreal to finally be in these classes. Be watching the blog for assignments like the one above from my photoshop class and also for ways to sharpen your skills as I sharpen mine.
Some things that I have in the works are simple, EASY TO FOLLOW photoshop tutorials. To help improve your pictures or even improve your pictures of your projects that you might be posting on your own blog or community sites. Stay Tuned!

Spring is Blossoming at Stampin' Up!

Anyone who has known me for more than a year knows that my most FAVORITE time of year is when Stampin' Up! comes out with their new catalog. It happens every JULY! This year Stampin' Up! is letting us have a sneak peek of two new products before the new catalog is out. There is a new stamp set that is called Four Frames and of course, awesome new designer series paper. The best part of this sneak peek is that you can get them now! We don't have to wait until July!
Check out my site at wendyhalverson.stampinup.net to find the particulars including all of the items necessary to make these beautiful Stampin' Up! samples. Just click on the promotion section or shop section of my site.



Another exciting thing that I must tell you all is that I am going to CONVENTION this year!!! It is in July in Salt Lake city. Talk to me right away if you would like to sign up to get all of the perks of being a demonstrator and the chance to attend convention with me and thousands of other awesome stampers!

Hiya! To shop the Sale-A-Bration event click here and go to "SHOP NOW"