Saturday June 28, 2008
A new class for summer
My Freedom is an online class for the summer. Over five weeks, we’ll put together a complete album designed to help you tell your story in a new way. Through daily prompts that focus on photography, storytelling and design, we’ll capture the spontaneity of life and put it in perspective with thoughts about the past, present and future.
Starting Monday, the 7th of July, you’ll receive five prompts each week. We’ll start the week with our cameras clicking, as the photography prompts get you snapping photos that will inspire the stories we’ll be telling that week. The photography prompts are not technical and you don’t need a fancy camera to get these shots. There’s also the chance to search in your existing photo library for earlier shots that add perspective to the topic.
As the prompts continue in the week, we’ll focus on telling our own stories with certain topics in mind. Whether you love to journal or find it intimidating, you’re safe here. The journalling resources included in these prompts take you step by step and offer a variety of ways to add style to your writing without just recording the who, what, when, where and why. We’ll write stories in a way that will make them be read again and again.
In the design prompts, you’ll see how the same starting point can create several different styles of project, and you can choose the right style as your creative springboard. As the weeks go by, you’ll see four completed albums come together: a stream-lined scrapbook, a contemporary-styled album, an art journal and a digital album, with tips for creating in each style. As a bonus, you’ll also be able to download digital elements to add to your designs—they are suitable for printing out and including in paper pages or as elements in a digital scrapbook project.
Our classroom is a private message board where you can access a permanent archive of the class materials and also discuss the project and share your work with others. You’ll receive the daily prompts by e-mail, so it’s up to you whether you want to stay and chat on the board or get straight to work or save the project for a rainy day.
My Freedom, in summary:
...class starts Monday 7th July
...there are twenty-five prompts delivered Monday to Friday for five weeks
...all prompts are permanently archived so you can come back to the project at any time in the future
...all participants are invited to a private message board to discuss the project and share their work
...the completed album will be at least twenty pages, and works best in a format of 8×8 or larger.
...the album focuses on the world from your perspective
Between now and the 7th of July, I’ll post a few snippets from inside the albums to shed a little more light on the project.
You will need a forum name to join us. If this is your first class, just go here to choose a name and you’ll be all set.
Ready to join us? You can pay in Pounds Sterling or in US Dollars—simply click on the cupcake of your choice.
Things to remember:
Keep the email you receive from Paypal after you pay. This is your receipt.
The first prompt will be emailed to you on Monday 7th July.
Any questions, just let me know. Otherwise, stay tuned if you want to see a little more.
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28 June 2008, 10:13
Oooooh, butterflies in my tummy – a new class to look forward to ~ hooray!!
28 June 2008, 11:44
yeahness!
28 June 2008, 11:44
Really looking forward to this one – I need something to get me creating again :)
28 June 2008, 12:08
WooHoo!! I’m in!
28 June 2008, 12:10
oops, I was so excited, I forgot to note my username – purplecrazymum – same as last time.
28 June 2008, 12:24
all signed up and cannot wait!! Lx
28 June 2008, 12:36
You’re a terrible temptress you know
can’t wait to do this – I love your classes.
28 June 2008, 13:05
Another to sign up!!! :D I’ve loved all your classes Shimelle! :D
28 June 2008, 14:08
oh wow I am in!
28 June 2008, 14:39
this sounds like fun. cant wait to start.
28 June 2008, 14:52
This looks great! With all the flooding & losing all my layouts from last year I need something to look forward to & get me creating again!
28 June 2008, 16:13
Would it matter if I got a little bit behind at the beginning? Until school breaks up, I think I’m going to be a bit snowed under, but I really fancy trying this over the summer holidays…
28 June 2008, 16:21
This is so exciting. My first ever class. I’m in the same boat as Annie – I’m a teacher, but will be able to give it 150% come July 23rd!
28 June 2008, 16:54
Just paid. Can’t wait to get started.
28 June 2008, 19:46
I’m in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can’t wait!!
28 June 2008, 19:46
Will try and keep up. Thanks for doing this in July esp as you are prob really busy with lot of other important things! -bibi-x-
28 June 2008, 22:54
how strange, I made a comment this morning but it didn’t appear. Anyway, I am in and really looking forward to this class
29 June 2008, 03:58
Hi Shimelle – I’m in! Just paid. Forgot to add my user name! It’s She – same as last time. Thank you. Looking forward to starting.
29 June 2008, 05:25
Couldn’t resist…Looks so fun! Especially the photography aspect for me. Husband might choke me, so I’m going to have to claim this as an early birthday present (July 23rd) LOL!
Thanks Shimelle! Always LOVE your classes :)
Tam
29 June 2008, 09:08
Signed up and looking forward to a summer project. x
29 June 2008, 13:36
You really do tempt me with your classes Shimelle!!!
Not managed to do any blogging or scrapping for a number of weeks due to illness but hopefully by the time your prompts start popping into my emails I will have had the go ahead from my surgeon to start getting back into real life :)
29 June 2008, 16:40
Woo Hoo I am in, can’t wait to hear more about this. I love your classes Shimelle, you never disapoint
29 June 2008, 18:08
Looks like another brilliant project. Can’t wait…!
29 June 2008, 18:48
Yay, I’m all signed up! I’ve never done one of your classes, Shimelle, so am totally looking forward to something different!
30 June 2008, 14:53
Signed up and looking forward to it – tho’ not sure I’ll keep up. It’ll be a first if I do.
30 June 2008, 15:19
is the book in the prior post an option.. love that too!
30 June 2008, 17:51
I just signed up & can’t wait!
1 July 2008, 11:31
I loved your class at the GoGo retreat so am signing up and looking forwrd to this !
1 July 2008, 20:14
Just got to say, loving the new shop!!!!!
2 July 2008, 02:05
Just signed up, im very excited now!
2 July 2008, 12:42
Just signed up! Can’t wait to start!
2 July 2008, 19:52
Signed up a few days ago but forgot to say!! I can’t wait for Monday!
3 July 2008, 04:13
Can’t WAIT!
3 July 2008, 18:30
Signed up and will do my best to keep up :)
Forgot to pop my username in: Twintrouble :)
3 July 2008, 21:30
Hi, me too I’m afraid – forgot to put my username in when i paid – it’s Alisonph – I’m really loking forward to doing this – a little bit of something different. Thanks for the opportunity
Alison
5 July 2008, 20:04
I’m another one who was so keen to sign up that I forgot to put my username, sorry, It’s barbarag.
5 July 2008, 20:55
I had no idea that you had classes other than Christmas class – dummy me! Thanks for the update – Susan
5 July 2008, 21:26
Great class!! :-)
6 July 2008, 04:39
Sorry I forgot my username also when I signed up.
It is KarenA
Looking forward to this class.
Thanks – Karen
6 July 2008, 13:00
I’ve just signed in! Very happy to join another class Shimelle!
7 July 2008, 03:48
Hi, I just signed up for your class starting tomorrow.
7 July 2008, 21:16
Just signed up for my first class realy looking forward to it
24 July 2008, 20:41
Just signed up for this class today, really looking forward to starting it.