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Did you sign up for any online scrapbooking classes this spring?  I sure did!

Right now I’m taking May with May at Big Picture Scrapbooking.  It just started May 1st, but so far I’m really enjoying May’s enthusiastic teaching style.  One of the first things she did was take us on a video tour of her craft room.  It’s always fun to see how someone else organizes her space and supplies.  I’m in the process of reorganizing my space so this was definitely a great start to class for me.  She is also very active on the class forum. I believe registration is still open for this class.

Here’s a little update on a few of the other classes I enrolled in this spring.

Mouse Paper Scissors: Mom at JessicaSprague.com – I really hesitated on this one to the very last minute.  It was one of the more expensive classes I took, and I tend to do very little hybrid scrapbooking.  I couldn’t resist taking a class with both Jessica Sprague and Heidi Swapp though!  What a fantastic class it was!  I think I’m hooked on hybrid scrapbooking now.  I absolutely loved the mini book we made and will definitely be using this same book technique in future projects.  The paper from Bo Bunny is absolutely gorgeous too!  Because all the papers are downloads, you can use them again and again in both printable or digital forms.  I can’t wait to take another hybrid scrapbooking class with Jessica and Heidi.

Spring Training at Ella Publishing - This is an ongoing event at Ella Publishing, and we are into the second week.  Every day there is a new daily exercise and video.  I’ve especially enjoyed the photography tips.  Registration is still open and the price is now reduced to $30!  You still get access to all the videos and tips too!  They also offer some great coupons and specials from their sponsors each day.

Get Those Creative Juices Flowing with Amy Tangerine – This class was offered at Big Picture Classes.  It was a self-paced class, but I”m not seeing it on the currently offered classes right now.  I loved the mini book projects in this class.  What an awesome way to use up scraps in your stash! I made a couple of these books, and I even pulled out my sewing machine.  I’m just now starting to appreciate sewing and scrapbooking, but I’m still not patient with my machine.

One Little Word with Ali Edwards - This is an ongoing class for 2011 at Big Picture Classes.  Registration is still open.  What’s not to love about a class taught by Ali?  She is always inspiring and uniquely creative.  This class offers monthly prompts to help you focus on your 2011 One Little Word (mine is Goodness).

Yes, I admit I’m addicted to online scrapbooking classes.  My husband travels a lot, and these classes are my treats while he’s away.   They keep me busy, teach me new techniques and introduce me to new scrapbooking friends.

I’ve also bought a couple of ebook/video classes that I’ll talk about in another post.

Definitely go check out what Big Picture Scrapbooking has to offer.  They have one of the biggest selections of scrapbooking classes online.   Also remember you can get a reduced price at Ella Publishing Co. presents Spring Training 2011.

It’s that time again when your list of things to do seems completely out of control.  The holidays mean more shopping, more baking, more parties, more time with family!  Even though my time is limited during December, I try each year to take advantage of a couple of the online scrapbook classes that not only teach me new scrapbooking skills, but also help me to reflect and enjoy this wonderful season.

There are so many online scrapbooking classes going on right now, it’s hard to choose only one.  I’m taking 3, which may sound a little crazy, but the awesome thing about these classes is there is no pressure.  I can do them at my own pace and finish them in January if I need more time.  I also try to keep them simple.   I try to focus on the experience with these projects, not necessarily a perfectly embellished product.

Here are just a few of my favorite online scrapbooking classes this December:

Jessica Sprague’s Inspiration Everywhere – This is a free class that runs from November 29-December 8.  It includes creativity prompts, printable projects and organization ideas.  You don’t need Photoshop for this class either.  Jessica is one of my favorite online scrapbooking teachers.  She’s awesome! (And she thinks you’re awesome too!)

Tiffany Tillman’s 25 Days of Templates: Holiday 2010 Edition – I’ve become a huge fan of Tiffany’s template classes.  This class is available for both Photoshop and Photoshop Elements and runs from December 1 through December 25.  Tiffany will be teaching photography tips for the holidays, journaling ideas, design techniques and digital skills.  This class is not a repeat of her previous template classes.  It features new templates, digital scrapbooking products, lessons and techniques. One of the highlights of this class is an exclusive holiday digital kit designed by Paislee Press!

Shimelle’s Journal Your Christmas – This is one of Shimelle’s scrapbooking classes that run each year, like her Learn Something New Everyday class.  Once you take the class, you get access to past year’s classes as well as ongoing registration in future classes at no additional cost.  It’s a great value!  Journal Your Christmas class begins December 1 through January 6, and includes 37 prompts that you receive by email.  There is a digital kit, and a class forum is included.  She also provides photography tips, crafting tutorials and a bonus workbook with holiday blogging tips for bloggers.  I love this class because she really keeps the journaling process simple and flexible.

Ali Edwards’ December Daily – Now this isn’t a class, but it’s an annual project that has become an Ali tradition.  She walks you through her process of creating an album for each day of December.  You can even go back and look at her albums from previous years.  If you need a shortcut for your December Daily album, she has created digital templates for your album available at Designer Digitals.  December Daily has become a holiday favorite throughout the scrapbooking community.

So, what holiday scrapbooking classes are you taking this year?

It’s no secret that I love online scrapbooking classes.  I’ve reviewed a few of them on this site.  Over on the Daily Digi, Katie has listed and reviewed several of the best places to find online scrapbooking classes.  It’s a comprehensive list that includes her reviews of classes she’s taken, the basic information like the URL and instructors, an overview of the site, current or upcoming classes, and classes she has taken or would recommend.  Also check the comments section of this post for more reviews from readers.

Here’s a brief review of some of my favorite online scrapbooking classes.

Jessica Sprague – I’ve already reviewed her learn digital photo editing course and the beginning digital scrapbooking class, but I’ve taken many classes at Jessica’s site.  I have to say that her classes are the best to learn digital scrapbooking.  Her classes have become more expensive, but she also offers free ones as well.  These free classes are shorter than the others, but no less informative.  I recently took her Pen Tablet Basic for Scrapbookers course. I highly recommend that if you own a pen tablet.  If you’d like to broaden your journaling skills, Type + Writer 1&2 are excellent classes.

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I’ve posted before about Jessica Sprague’s digital scrapbooking classes.  I think they are the best way to learn digital scrapbooking with Photoshop or Photoshop Elements.  Here are a couple of my reviews of classes I’ve taken:

Learn Digital Scrapbooking with Jessica Sprague

Learn Digital Photo Editing with Jessica Sprague

Jessica has just announced a new free holiday scrapbooking class.  It’s called Holidays in Hand.  Registration begins November 2, and the class runs November 16-23.  This is a fabulous opportunity to try out one of Jessica’s class and see if her style of teaching works for you.  You really don’t want to miss this.  I’ll be there, and you’ll find me in the forum under the name “intoscrapbooking.”  I hope to see you there!

Find out more about Holidays in Hand.

I did sign up for Jessica Sprague’s 2 new online digital scrapbooking classes, Beautiful Evidence and BrushAbilities. I’ve already learned a lot in BrushAbilities, and it’s only Day 3! Beautiful Evidence starts later this month.  I’m getting so addicted to these classes, I don’t know what I’m going to do when I run out of classes to take.  If anyone knows of some other good digital scrapbooking classes online, please leave me a comment and let me know.  I love the ones that teach you as you actual create pages with your own photos.  I have a bunch of layouts I made in Jessica’s classes already.

I wrote a couple of reviews of the classes I’ve taken so far from JessicaSprague.com.  I just completed another and will be posting a review of that class soon.  You can check out my reviews here:

Photo Editing : Good to Great Workflow

Up and Running with Photoshop

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Jessica Sprague has just announced 2 new classes over at jessicasprague.com. The classes are:

• Brush Abilities
• Beautiful Evidence : 20 pages in 20 days

I’m seriously considering both of these classes.  As I said in a previous post, I’ve been so impressed by Jessica’s teaching style and I’ve learned so much from the classes I’ve taken so far.  Jessica’s online classes are by far the best way to learn digital scrapbooking.  I learned more from a single class from her than I have by reading several books on digital scrapbooking.  There’s something about not only following along with her on video as she completes a page layout that let’s you really absorb the techniques rather than just reading instructions.

Brush Abilities

is an instructor-led, 2-week class in video form.  It includes teaching on both Photoshop Elements and Photoshop.  Like the title says, the class focuses on photoshop brush techniques.  She even includes ideas for organizing your brush collections.

Beautiful Evidence

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walks you through completing a 20-page album in 20 days.  Jessica Sprague will not only include page templates for the album, but also a huge kit full of digital scrapbooking goodies to complete your pages.

If you’re interested in either of these classes, visit JessicaSprague.com and click on “Online Classes” to sign up.  Registration starts today, so don’t delay.  Her classes fill up very quickly.

I never thought I would say this, but I’ve started digital scrapbooking.  I’ve always wondered why people would choose digital scrapbooking over traditional scrapbooking.  I mean really?  Give up those gorgeous embellishments, trendy papers, and all that shopping for the latest goodies in scrapbooking?  Well, now I know.

First of all, you don’t have to choose between digital scrapbooking and traditional scrapbooking.  You can do both on separate layouts, or you can even do both on the same page layout!  Combining both digital and traditional scrapbooking on a page is now known as hybrid scrapbooking (it sounds so green doesn’t?) Basically, the idea is to use your computer to create digital elements to put on your traditional layouts.  Some of you may already use your computer to type up your journaling.  That is a basic form of hybrid scrapbooking.

So how did I get started digital scrapbooking?  I was looking for a tutorial on photoshop elements to learn to edit my photos before printing them.  What I found was Jessica Sprague.  You might know Jessica from Creating Keepsakes or its sister magazines.  She is an expert in digital scrapbooking, but she also teaches photo editing from her website.  Her photo editing class is amazing!  I also can’t say enough about how professionally produced her classes are.  The classes are made up of online videos that you can follow along with your own software program.  Miss something as she’s talking?  Just pause or rewind and catch up with her. It’s a fantastic way to learn how to edit your photos.  If you’re interested in trying one of her classes, the one I took is called Photo Editing: Good-to-Great Workflow.

It was the forums that got me hooked on digital scrapbooking.  It’s hard not to get caught up in the excitement of digital scrapbookers.  Since I enjoyed Jessica’s photo class so much, I decided to try a digital scrapbooking class just to see what it’s all about.  I’ve always known scrapbooking is addictive, and now I know digital scrapbooking is the same way!  I’m almost embarrassed to say that I was having so much fun with the self-paced digital scrapbooking class that I spent nearly an entire weekend obsessed with finishing it.  (I think it’s supposed to be a 4-week class, but it’s also self paced so you can do it as you have time.)

I’m planning to blog more about my digital scrapbooking experience, but for now, if you’d like to check out Jessica Sprague’s beginning digital scrapbooking class, it’s called Up & Running WIth Photoshop (it covers both Photoshop and Photoshop Elements).