CKU Provo FREE Class!!

Hi everyone! Welcome to my BLOG! This is my first post and I'm so excited for you to join ME! I've got a lot of things planned so I hope you'll visit me often for inspiration, FUN and contests galore!

I had such a wonderful time in Provo this past weekend! Thanks to my students and the CKU staff for the FUN! I can't believe it's over! Debbie and my cousins Jen and Val came along as students! They had sooo much FUN! We went to some amazing restaurants in Provo and Orem, did a little shopping at Archivers and stayed up WAY too late just catchin up on old times!

A little History: After my mom divorced when Debbie and I were young we moved next door to Jen and Val, so we grew up together until we moved in our teenage years to Texas. It had been a while since we were together (just the girls) no kids! Can you believe none of us brought a camera! What a shame! I took a few shots on my iphone but they weren't very good! You can view them on my facebook page if you'd like.

I also went out to Los Hermanos (a popular Mexican joint) with Teresa Collins and Jamie Harper! We talked for a few hours about our lives in a nutshell. It was great getting to know them both. They are such amazing women! Ican't wait to see them again for Teresa's private event in Henderson in September! (Actually Jamie are you going?)

At CKU my students created a special Slide Book titled "My Love Bugs". The inspiration was taken from my 3 year old boy whom we called "buggy boos" when he was younger. The first page begins with memories of his birth. Then through out the rest of the book I've recorded memories I have of him during tub time, getting dirty, and climbing trees! Isaac loves to look through this book because the slides move back and forth creating an interactive book that keeps him busy for a little while (at the doc's office, at church or as a bedtime story). He loves just looking at photos of himself too! Don't all children! Hope you enjoy!

So, if you didn't make it to CKU, I've posted the class for you for FREE! It doesn't have the photos, so it makes it easier for you to see where you need to add your photos. ENJOY!

"My Love Bugs" Slide Book taught at CKU PROVO! Visit Piggy Tales' online store for the following items.

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Piggy Tales Product:

Chicken Little Cardstock Paper: #105, #106, #107, #108, #109

Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater Cardstock Paper: #127

The Ant’s Go Marching Cardstock Paper #324

The Ant’s Go Marching Build-A-Rubons #327

Chicken Little Barndoors

Slide Book

Supplies Needed:

Paper Trimmer, Scissors, Adhesive, Pop Dots, Glue Dots, Corner Rounder, Black Ink, and a Black Doodle Pen, craft knife, cutting mat, pencil, scorer, large flower punch, small flower punch

Tips before beginning:

Using pattern to trace and cut front cover, back cover, pages 3 and 6.

Corner round and ink edges of all photo mats.

Front Cover:

Background: #109 Blue Pattern (round right edge corners) Use page template to trace (with pencil). Use a craft knife for cutting out the slide.

4” x 5” #108 Solid Red.

(2) small flowers #107 Solid Yellow (doodle around edges and pop dot (1) small flower)

(2) large flowers #109 Solid Light Blue and #108 Solid Red (ink edges and pop dot both large flowers)

Center of flowers use #108 Circle Pattern (doodle around edges and center of small flower circles)

Cut out (2) butterflies and (1) bee from #324 Bug Pattern. Pop dot to cover. Use black pen to doodle dashes below bee and butterfly (by “My Love Bugs”)

Apply ants border and “My Love Bug” and mini green flower rub-ons to #108 Solid Red. Cut around rub-on border and pop dot to cover page.

Journal behind slide.

Spine: Cut a 2" x 6" #127 Polka Dot Piece. Wrap piece around the spine and adhere.

Back Cover: #106 Green Stripe use page template to trace. Cut out and adhere to back cover.

Pages 1 and 2

Page 1:

Cut 3 ½” x 7 ½” #127 Polka Dot (adhere 2” from bottom edge)

Mat photo onto #109 Blue Pattern.

Barndoor: Circle Tag to White Barndoor (mat onto #106 Solid Yellow/Green Stripe). Journal behind Barndoor.

Page 2:

3 ½” x 4” #106 Solid Yellow/Green Stripe (ink edges)

2” x 3 ½” #1#108 Solid Red (ink eges)

Mini Tag: onto #106 Green Stripe (cut out and apply mini blue flower rub-on) and pop dot to page.

3 ½” x 4” #106 Green Stripe

Cut out (2) bees from #324 Bug Pattern. Pop dot to page. Using black pen doodle dashes below bugs.

Using black pen, journal behind left slide.

Adhere photo behind right slide.

Pages 3 and 4:

Page 3:

Trace #108 Circle Pattern from Page Template and adhere to page.

Mat 4” x 5” photo onto #107 Red Stripe (solid yellow side).

Barndoor: Adhere Solid Red to White Barndoor (adhere to page).

Apply blue wavy border, “gotcha”, and butterfly rub-ons to center of barndoor.

Use black pen to journal behind the Barndoor.

Page 4:

Trace zigzag onto #106 Green Stripe.

Cut out zigzag and adhere to left and right edges of doors.

Cut out a butterfly and bee and pop dot to page. Usin black pen doodle dashes below bugs.

Adhere photos behind the slides.

Using black pen, journal on top of the slides.

Pages 5 and 6:

Page 5:

Cut out 4”x 7 ½” #107 Red Stripe. Ink edges and adhere 1" from bottom edge of page.

Cut out 1 ½” x 7 ½” #108 Circle Pattern (adhere to center of Red Stripe piece).

Mat 4”x 5” photo onto #109 Blue Pattern.

Page 6:

Trace page template onto #127. Trace around slides and cut out with craft knife.

Trace a 2" x 3" bubble onto #106 Green Stripe (yellow side). Cut out bubble and ink edges.

Apply red ants border, “got dirt?” and bee rub-ons to center of Bubble.

Adhere Bubble with pop dots.

Barndoor: Adhere Solid Yellow to White Barndoor. Ink edges and adhere photo behind Barndoor.

Adhere Barndoor to page.

Flower: use small flower template onto #108 Circle Pattern (solid red side).

Cut out blue circle from #108 Circle Pattern and adhere to center of flower.

Doodle around edges of flowers and adhere to page.

Adhere photos behind left slide.

Using black pen, journal behind right slide.

Page 7 and 8:

Page 7:

3 ½” x 8 ½” #108 Solid Light Blue (ink edges)

Adhere 1” from left edge of page (leaving right edge unglued for pocket)

Adhere flower Barndoor to white chipboard Barndoor (insert in pocket)

Mat 4” x 6” photo to #107 Red Stripe.

Page 8:

3 ¾” x 4” #107 Red Stripe.

Cut out (2) butterflies from #324 Bug Pattern.

Pop dot butterflies. Use black pen to doodle dashes below butterflies.

3” x 3 ½” #107 Red Stripe (yellow side). Round corners and ink edges. Adhere to page.

Barndoor: Blue tag onto White Barndoor and adhere to yellow piece.

Using black pen, journal behind slides on page.

Apply "looking glass border, Catch Me if you Can and a ladybug rubons to the top of the left slide.

Adhere photo to top of right slide.

Have FUN! Please email me with any questions!