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52 You Pick *UPDATED*

UPDATED 12/14

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In the November 52 Pickup email I stated that by this time each year, I usually have all of the verses for the following year but 2019 has been a much different year. 

I have gone back and forth on what to do, how to do it and quite frankly, IF I should do it but after spending many hours working, studying and writing, I am changing things up again. The name might sound familiar but things are a little different in a good and simple way.

Just stay with me for a minute.

Six years ago I created and taught an online and in-store workshop called 52 PickUp based on 52 weeks in one year and creating a card per week (or 4-5 per month) with a verse, quote or focus word to use as a reminder to ourselves and for others of something we might have already have known, just forgot to remember.

Five years ago I re-created the workshop still based on the 52 weeks and started to incorporate more of the 52 weeks of Documented Faith weekly verses along with the monthly focus words.

Two years ago I started something new called Documented Faith Mixed Media Monthly combining all the above and adding in the finished cards so that those who either did not have time to create or simply did not want to create could just download, print & cut.

In 2019, I gave you all of the above where you can do all of the creating yourself OR do none of the creating and just print & trim!

 

I had based my decision on not to do the online class in 2020 based on a few things "I told myself" without knowing what you liked. It is not that I need approval, but  I do not hear from you on what you like and what you want more of.  I only hear about what you don't like and what you are unhappy with.

I also based my thoughts on Email statistics. UGH. BAD idea but I am being honest. 

 

EMAILS

Technology is always changing, browsers connect and then sometimes they don't.  I am convinced that some emails are with the "other socks" that get lost in the dryer and with the containers that have no lids or vice versa. Some of you got emails, some of you didn't, some of you never open them, some of you unsubscribed, some of you created, some of you didn't. 

 

VIDEOS

I did not know you cared about them. I had a really good heart to heart conversation with someone in the class that gave me "student viewpoint" Here is what I didn't know: You want to see what and how I create regardless of whether or not you have seen it before. 

 

 

So here's what I am offering for 2020.

 

"52 YOU PICK"

 

52 Words/52 verses will be provided in a PDF and posted at the BEGINNING OF THE YEAR in the online classroom. We all need God's word in our life and we all need different truths and reminders at different times. 

 

52 Card Color Backgrounds will be provided in a PDF and posted at the BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. These will be available for you to print out on sticker paper, card stock or plain ol' paper. You can add WHATEVER VERSES you want or need to these card backgrounds and tape into your planner, tuck in your wallet, share with someone who needs encouragement or just leave them around where someone may find it.

WORDS - A PDF to download and cut with "good words" I have cut and torn from books and devotionals.

Monthly Process Video - At the beginning of each month, a short process video with password will be posted in the classroom. Whether you receive an email or it gets lost in space, all you need to do is go straight the the classroom.  The password will be post right above the video.

 

52 PickUp 2019 - You will gain access to the 2019 Classroom to mix up your cards to create a variety of cards, colors and mediums. 

 

The RIGHT NOW price is $52.00 for the entire year (That is $1.00 per week) 

 

Here is the catch....

You need to sign up NOW so you get the best price. The price is going to go up on January 1st to $75.00 for the year (which is still only $1.44 per week)

 

The supplies are basic. I will be including and updating a general supply list but always encourage you to use what you have.  Here is a quick look at what I have on my worktable:

• White Cardstock cut into playing cards sizes (or a deck of cards) - To create backgrounds on that can be embellished with words
• Assorted brands and colors of acrylic paints (for backgrounds)
• Tom Holtz "chit chat" and "Small Chat" stickers (to add sentiments)
• Assorted washi tapes (to add color and pattern in small ways)
• Signo Uniball White Pigment Paint Pen (to make marks)
• Black Charcoal Pencil (to scribble with) 
• Matte Medium (to stick stuff down) 
• Baby wipes (for dirty fingers)
• WORDS - lots of words cut and torn from books and devotionals (a download of "good words" will be posted)

 

Here are some examples of the past years cards:

So, are you ready?

Let's create through another year together!

 

Register HERE NOW!

 

If you have questions, please contact me at [email protected] or leave a comment here and I will respond just as soon as I see it.

Repurposed

For the past two years I have been making cards in my 52 Card Pick Up and 52 Card Pick-Me-up Workshops and not only do I love to teach these cards, I love to make them and look at them.  

As I have been editing, decompressing, unzipping, linking and getting ready to launch my newest online workshop THIS MONDAY, I have had a lot of time waiting in-between uploading and downloading so while laundry has been washing and drying and in-between folding, I have been re-purposing my big ol ring of cards, adding a little more color and a little "Small Talk" and now I love these cards even more then I did before.

Ya know what I always say, use whatcha got and make something from it. Do good work and share it with people.

Happy Friday!

Knowing When To Say When

I just posted the last set of my 52 PickMEUp cards for 2014 and it is a little bittersweet because after two straight years of doing this on-line class, it is time to say farewell.

Now don't worry, I will continue to teach it in-store and the 2013 and 2014 classes will be open forever to those who sign up and to those who have signed up in the past.  I just have decided not to carry on with a new version of that class online for 2015.  It is time to move on and although I do not have a replacement class for it right now, I have a few things a'brewin for the new year.

In other news, I am heading back up to the Bay Area this weekend and then to Boston and Florida in November and before my classes at each store I am going to be journaling in my bible and want to invite you to come hang out with me.  I will show you what I use, where I get my inspiration, what happens when you use watercolors or markers and just spend time journaling.  Each store will have its own info on this soon so make sure to check their websites.

Here is a look at a few more pages I have done in the past week or so. You can go here to get all the info on my bible journaling process. Good thoughts, huh? I know! Now if I could just remember it.

Love this verse:

This page is based on Luke 12:48 and reminds me that I must let some things go so that I can do others things better.

That was deep.

Lastly, this page inspired by Psalm 25

Ingredients

Once again, there is alot on my plate but it is all in preparation for a big faith filled casserole. What that really means is that everything I am reading, preparing, creating and working on is all connected in one way or another so even though it seems like alot at one time, they are all ingredients that work together for something good.

Now that you have a casserole recipe in your head, today I am just going to go over a bunch of miscellaneous junk (remember, when I use the word junk, it is in a good way) that I am currently working on for your reading and viewing pleasure.

Tomorrow I leave for Kansas for this event, but before I leave, I have to finish packing, buy a new big suitcase because my old blue one died during the last trip and just added in, I have to take Ben to the Dr. because he just woke up with a double eye infection.

yay.

I am on the 37th week of the Documented Life Planner and working my word, TRANSFORM and although I am a bit behind on my challenges, tips in and photos, I have managed to write/doodle in a few things here and there. My plan is to catch up this next week while I am gone. and speaking of being a little behind, I am also a tad behind on my Weekly Words for all of my friends in the 52 Pick{ME}Up class but I have asked for their forgiveness on being late and everything will be up to date today.I am LOVING the Bible Journaling and the huge community of people that are taking part in this. Here is a look at a few of my most recent pages.  I have been using alot of the things I already have to create on which means I am using PROJECT LIFE CARDS because I have alot of them.

a whole lot.

I used the "wood grain" lines on this 4 x 6 Project Life card to write out a verse and added watercolors to every other line.  It is attached to the edge of the page with Washi Tape.

and I am daring greatly by using markers on other pages  and yes..because I know what you are thinking or what you might ask.  It does bleed, but it is okay. This is what to reverse looks like but guess what???
On the reverse side, if you use your pen and doodle in lines around the bleed, you now have a page that is beautiful.  Here is an example of the bleed and the bleed doodled on 

and my page from yesterday after another homerun sermon from Pastor Rick.  One of those messages where you wonder why everyone else is at church because clearly he was speaking to me. (p.s. you can watch it here)

okay, time to call the dr. to get Ben in and get this day rolling...Have a great day!

Every Once In A While

Today I am taking a break from the Sizzix stuff to share something a little different.

In my year long 52 Pick{ME}Up class, at the beginning of each week I send out a word and a little random "blah blah blah" about that word.  Sometimes it is a quote, sometimes a verse and sometimes a little from my heart about the word.  

Just like I have said 1,000 times and will continue to say, though for me it is faith based, I will never preach to you or "tell" you what you should or should not believe.  I share what has worked and what has not worked in my life because sometimes I do, it speaks to someone.  As I sent off the email for the class participants, I felt I needed to share today's word and message here too.

This weeks word is..

Trust in the Lord with all your heart. Never rely on what you think you know. Remember the Lord in everything you do, and he will show you the right way. Proverbs 3:5-6 (GNT)

I have written and rewritten this email probably four times because I have so many things I could share about choosing and choices. If I ever am brave enough to share my testimony, this would be part of it:

I grew up going to church, learning about God and Jesus and learning the difference between right and wrong.

What I had was a religion, not a relationship. 

Little did I know that having a religion was like being in a boat being tied to a dock with a rope versus having a relationship which is having an anchor firmly in place. 

 

If that rope snaps in a storm, that boat is in trouble.

 

As an adult, when terrible, stormy and scary times spilled into my life, I was faced with making some tough choices. 

I was in that boat.  

I panicked. 

I was not anchored down.

I felt like I was in a boat, with a hole in it, heading straight into a storm and I only had one oar. 

I did not stop and think.

My rope snapped and I started to sink really fast and even though I had a "life jacket" on, I forgot to rely on it.

 

While we are all very lucky to be able to make choices, I had never anchored myself to truth so when those storms hit, the rope snapped.  

 

I know that I am not alone.

When we panic, we don't always think straight. 

When we do not think straight, we don't always make good choices.

 

When that rope snapped, when I was panicked and was faced with making big choices, I based everything on my own thinking, on my own understanding and what the world says, not what God says. 

Very sad but true and hard to type, I did not think twice about God or truth and based all of my choices on me....

 

Here is the great thing, no matter what I have done in the past, I am forgiven because I chose to ask for forgiveness. I chose to surrender it all and I chose to anchor my life in HIS truth.  I may have a huge mess of a story but have chosen to make that my message. 

 

With love,

S.

This, That and the Other

Staying centered and aligned is number one especially as I move into this season in my creative life that is busier than it has ever been.  I am so thankful for people in my life that are willing to sit and count, cut, stack and organize with me and for me.  With all of the things happening and adventures on the horizon, it affirms that it is time for me to get help...

Here is a little of this, that and the other that has been going on around here.  Still working steadily and loving my Documented Life Project Journal.  The thicker it gets, the more I love it...

I have been experimenting with the new Textured Impressions Embossing Plates that are coming out in 11 days using paper, chipboard, cardboard and leather...eek! I was surprised to see that a few of my older TI's are still being sold online at Sizzix.  (P.S. you might want to bookmark that link, just sayin.) Soon I am going to be able to show how YOU can create your own foam alphabets from the Bigz Alphabet like I did to make some fun things for my friends in Utah ...
I gathered all of my cards from my 52 Pickup Classes and put them on one ring and basically just love to look at them.  Now I am itching to just sit and make more which I plan to do Friday night at The Heber House in Utah...This announcement was made this week and I am still in awe of the things that are happening and I am humbled, blessed and just down right giddy that I get to be part of this event.and well, in honor of our self proclaimed "Have More Fun" summer, we went to our first concert in the park after living in the same town for 19 years..better late than never right?  Okay, happy today, see you tomorrow. 

 

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Happy July!  In honor of 4th of July coming up, I thought I'd flash back two years to this little project. 

Today also marks the release of cards 25-36 in my year long online course, 52 Pick{ME}Up.  Even though the class started January 1, you can always sign up and create because the class never closes!  If you want to read more about 52 Pick{ME}Up, click here.

Here is a look at the 12 cards for this release.  The purpose behind these is to "practice happy"

and lastly, sneak peek no. 4 from my new line, Homegrown & Handmade by Sizzix that debuts at the end of this month in Atlanta.
This is another stamp that will come in a "Framelits Die" set.  I have again used the stamp as an embroidery pattern in these photos:

 and of course as something to doodle on and color!

Happy July!

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Hope

In the 52 Week Pickup 2014 class, this weeks word is HOPE and because HOPE is something we all need to have I felt a reminder needed to be shared here too..

Hope is not wishful, positive thinking or optimisim..HOPE is knowing that when things are really bad, you still have faith in God. That NO MATTER WHAT, even if you "feel" hopeless, the more you trust in God, the more power you have.

"Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint." Isaiah 40:31

52 PickMEUp 2014 - Round Two

52 PickMEUp 2014 is a year long class and as we wrap up the first quarter of the year, it is time to post the next set of cards. This round is two-fold.  Yes, there are techniques but there is a little soul searching and dictionary tearing based on the this theme: If you are new to me or this class, here is a little bit about the purpose of the class.

• 52 weeks in a year, 52 cards in a deck = 1 year and 52 one of a kind mixed media cards.
• Creating on a small surface (a playing card) is not overwhelming and actually very rewarding to complete and share with others.
• When I teach something, it has got to have some kind of purpose.  As easy as it is to teach, I don't want to teach another mini book for you to take home and put in a stack with the others. (no offense to the mini book)
• Everyone, including ourselves need a little PickMeUp once in awhile.  We all need a reminder of the things we already know, just sometimes forget to remember.
• These cards can be kept for yourself and/or shared with others.
• A place online where no matter where you are in the world, you can come together, share and create with others via a very active FB group.
• This class never closes. It is yours for the long haul.  No rules, no pressure, just ideas, inspiration and techniques.

To read more about this class and to join us, go here.

Hope to see you in class!

 

52 & Documented Life

At the beginning of each week I send out emails to those that are taking my 52 Pick ME Up class with a simple word.  I write a little about what the word means to me and then encourage them to think about the word and then, if moved to, create around the word.

This week I printed out the picture and placed it in my Documented Life Journal as a reminder for myselfand thought that I would also share the photo with you as a reminder. 

Print it out and use it on something, tape it to your mirror, slide it in your wallet...Take a minute to reflect on this word.  It is a BIG word.  What is it that you believe?  What is it that you need to STOP believing? If nothing else, please believe that YOU matter.  You might not think you do, but YOU do.