Meet Our Certified Instructors: Kimberly Congdon

Introducing Kimberly Congdon,  one of our Certified Educators! 

Kimberly Congdon lives in Kenosha, Wisconsin.  Which is pretty much in between Chicago and Milwaukee.   Kimberly has a classroom in her home where she has been teaching paper craft classes since January 2008.   You can also find her teaching in Illinois craft stores and in various Stores, Museums, and schools in her town.  Scrapbooking since she was 17,  is her first love but since she is running out of space for storing all of her albums (over 85) she has been doing more altered art projects.  Kimberly teaches between 3-6 classes per week.  Between card classes, cricut classes, scrapbooking, home décor, party décor, and kid classes, she is also busy designing items for a few local stores.  You can find her busy on line as well.  Kimberly is a big fan of pinterest, instagram, and facebook.  Now that she is adding the Zutter certification to her resume you will find her teaching zutter classes real soon.

Website: www.scrapitgirl.com 

Meet Our Certified Instructors: Betty Scott

Introducing Betty Scott, one of our Certified Instructors!

As a child, Betty would sometimes wander away from the house as she gleefully picked flowers from the neighbors’ yards. As a young wife, she was creating sand painted terrariums. As an adult, that passion turned into a career as successful floral designer, owning her own shop for 40 years. Now she spends her free time paper crafting, where she applies her design talents to card making. She’s especially fond of iris folding and creating flowers using paper!  You can see one of her iris fold cards in the June 2012 issue of Scrap & Stamp Arts magazine.

To book a class with Betty and the Create N Craft designers, please visit: http://www.createncraft.com/

Meet Our Certified Instructor: Steph Ackerman

Introducing Steph Ackerman, one of our Certified Instructors!

I am a craft-a-holic who loves nothing better than spending time in my craft room creating. I create an assortment of projects - from cards and layouts to mix'd media and altered art.   My day is just not complete if I haven't spent some time crafting. I have a dedicated craft area where I work and teach a wide variety of classes for the beginner and the more experienced crafter.  I love using assorted tools  (Bind-it-all, Cricut, Sizzix, Spellbinders) plus inks and stamps in my work.  I am a firm believer in playing with your supplies because only then can you truly see their full potential.  I have been fortunate to have a number of my projects published.  I am a  Craft and Hobby Association Designer Member.

To book a class or see Steph's schedule please visit:  http://www.stephaniescraps.blogspot.com/

Meet Our Certified Instructors: Candice Windham

Introducing Candice Windham, one of our Certified Instructors!

Born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, Candice Windham is an award-winning graphic designer, instructor and fine artist, working in watercolor, acrylics, colored pencil, fabric, mixed media and paper and altered arts.

She studied design at the University of Memphis and retired from her graphic design work at Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division to open Candice Windham Design Studio, providing design, layout and illustration for brochures, fliers, annual reports, CD covers and other printed materials, as well as display design for various trade shows. She is also curator and designer of the Memphis Light, Gas and Water Historical Museum.

Candice is the author of Scrapbooking for Home Décor from Fox/Chapel Publishing. Her work has appeared in a variety of paper arts and crafts magazines, including Make it Mine, Stamper’s Sampler and Today’s Creative Home Arts. Her work also appeared in Make It In Minutes: MiniBooks, Make It in Minutes Party Favors and Hostess Gifts, Make It in Minutes Wreaths and Make It in Minutes Last Minute Gifts, a book series from Lark Books, a division of Sterling Publishing Co. She is an instructor in rubber stamping, scrapbooking, mixed media acrylic collage and altered arts.

She was the recipient of the Craft and Hobby Association’s Designer Press Kit Award in Orlando, 2009.

Candice and her husband Larry have a son, Michael, and reside in Brighton, Tennessee along with pups Pete and Sam.

To book a class with Candice or view her schedule, please visit her blog at:  http://www.candicewindhamdesigns.blogspot.com/

Meet Our Certified Instructors: Danielle Hunter

Introducing Danielle Hunter, one of our Certified Instructors!

Danielle Hunter is a multitasking mom of two creative girls and wife to her hubby of 12 years. She lives in Toledo, Ohio and has been dedicated to crafting since childhood. She launched her scrapbooker-for-hire business in 2007 and recently started teaching classes at her local hobby store. Danielle's focus is on eco-friendly scrapbooking and enjoys getting crafty by turning trash into treasure. She's in her third year as a Glue Dots Dottess and her past design teams include MemoryWorks and ScrapTiffany. 

To book a class with Danielle or see her upcoming schedule, please visit: http://www.ecoscrapbook.com

Meet Our Certified Instructors: Kimberly Seldomridge

Introducing Kimberly Seldomridge, one of our Certified Instructors!

Kimberly Seldomridge has been paper crafting for 10 years.  She lives in Veedersburg, IN with her husband and two girls.  Papercrafting and mixed media have been a personal enjoyment and have grown to become business for her.  Kimberly has designed for Glue Dots and Your Memories Here. She is a Zutter Certified Instructor and a staff member at Scrapbook News and Review Magazine. Her work has been featured on websites and published in an online magazine. She teaches in home paper bag book classes to kids and adults. She does scrapbook birthday parties, baby and bridal showers and other special occasions. Her work includes mixed media journals, canvas, paper bag books, scrapbook albums, mini books and more. She has a FaceBook page called Creatively Fabulous where all her projects, ideas and tutorials are posted. She does custom orders and party decor. She takes pride in her work and is available to help you preserve your precious memories in a lasting and creative way.

To book a class with Kimberly or see her upcoming schedule, please visit: http://creativelyfabulous.blogspot.com/

Meet Our Certified Educators: Cheryl Boglioli

Introducing Cheryl Boglioli, one of our Certified Educators!

Cheryl Boglioli is a Florida native, a wife, and a mother of one beautiful daughter.   She is a mixed media artist, craft designer, and educator who loves to stay on the cutting edge of new products and techniques as it pertains to the crafting industry.  She achieved a CHA Designer Member status in 2011 and in 2012 became a full-time designer and educator traveling and teaching workshops at local scrapbook stores and events.  She currently works with several manufacturers in the industry including Tattered Angels, Canvas Corp, Basically Bare, Helmar and Zutter.  

Website: http://cherylswindow.com/

Summer School is in Session

Summer Online Classes Starting this Week with Zutter & My Creative Classroom!     Distress-it-All VS2 with Donna Salazar This class will be 4 weeks of DISTREZZED girlie grunge fun! We'll be distrezzing everything under the sun that can be put through this wonderful little machine and you will see the various looks that can be achieved with it. Learn the differences between the DIA Version 1 and Version 2. We'll be making a 5x7 Mixed Media Book, a 6x12 Family Trip Book, a card and 2 ATCs (Artist Trading Cards).  Week 1 - All About the DIA & Part 1 of making the 5x7 Mixed Media Book Week 2 - Binding and Decorating the 5x7 Mixed Media Book Week 3 - 6x12 Family Trip Book Week 4 - A 5x7 Card and 2 Artist Trading Cards Enroll Now Class Begins: July 3 4 Weeks - $35   With Linda Dotterer  A scoring board is a hot, must-have tool in paper crafting. A scoring board gives paper crafters clean and crisp straight lines for folding sheets of paper into creative cards and gift wrappings. Fun and Fabulous Folds is a 4-week class featuring the Scor-it-All Board, by Zutter, the makers of the Bind-it-All. Week 1: We will start with a brief overview of the scoring tool and then move on to different styles of greeting cards.   Week 2: We will continue with more greeting cards, with a focus on pocket cards.   Week 3: We will move on to creating envelopes and pockets. During this week, we will be using the Scor-It-All Envelope-It A2 template. Week 4: We will finish the class with boxes and bags. Enroll Now  Class Begins: July 2 4 Weeks - $25

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Zummer Zchool Starts Now!

Course Length: 4 Weeks Begins: June 28 (you can enroll up to 2 weeks after the start date) Cost: $25 Enroll Here    Once you master this class, you will wonder why you waited so long! This course will cover the very basics of using the Bind-it-All for punching and binding custom mini books.  This information-rich, project-packed course will cover: 1.  Overview of the Bind-it-All 2. Punching Basics 3. Binding with Confidence 4.  Mini Delights 5. Everyday Albums BONUS! Binding Above & Beyond  More Info and to Enroll     Course Length: 4 Weeks Begins: July 12  Cost: $25  Enroll Here  Are you ready to get your punching and binding mojo cookin'?This course is for the experienced (or BIA 101 graduate) who wants to crank out FOUR awesome projects using the Bind-it-All and a bevy of other Zutter tools and products.You will be given the creative freedom to theme your projects as you wish, but will be provided the tools, skills and inspiration to create personalized masterpieces.  Project from Course  More Info and to Enroll

Grads of 2012

This year my son is graduating from Grade 7 and moving onto high school.  I have spent the year with his class making scrapbooks about their final year of elementary school.  It is a really small school and they don't have yearbooks so we added some extra blank paper in the back of them so they can get all their classmates to sign them.

At the end of the year they had a new student come into the class and I didn't want her to be the only one with nothing to get signed so I whipped up a little Grad 2012 autograph book with a few pages to add photos if she wants.

I was so thrilled to be able to do this with his class and the kids were very excited about making them too.  Next week is our final week of school and we will be presenting the final scrapbooks to the kids, I can't wait to see their faces.


Congrats to all the grads of 2012!

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We have BIG BIG NEWS!

We've been working on this new project for months. Actually, it has been nearly a year!!!!! We've been listening to instructors, educators and stores all over the world and one thing we hear over and over again is that you want an educator program.

Well.

Guess what?

We did it!

Introducing the 

Zutter Certified Instructor 

Program!!!!

Our design and product experts have developed this course based on years of teaching Zutter products, tools, and techniques to customers both in-person and online. You will receive instruction on all Zutter tools and products, as well as marketing tips and materials, plus we'll create several projects in the course that can be used to develop your own unique Zutter class offerings. 


In addition, Certified Instructors will receive a certificate in class, be offered discounts on supplies and tools for teaching, be listed on the Bind-It-All blog, be referred to retailers requesting classes, and receive on-going support from our Education Coordinator and Regional Certification Instructors. At the end of the course, you will earn your certificate by demonstrating the techniques learned during the course practicum. 


We're launching this program at CHA in Chicago this summer with very limited seating. We want your certification as an instructor to be a unique and special qualification you can offer your retail stores and customers so with that in mind, we are limiting the number of certifications that will be presented. 


The course will be held at the Donald E. Stevens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL on July 15, 2012. 


To request an application, please email your resume, a brief summary about your teaching experience, blog link, name, and address to zuttercert@gmail.com. 


Applications will be reviewed and approved as received, on a first-come, first-served basis. A fee schedule will be sent to you with your application. Travel arrangement and hotel accommodations are not provided. Please direct all questions to zuttercert@gmail.com.


We are very excited to be able to offer this opportunity for instructors and designers and look forward to seeing you in Rosemont!

Thank you!!!!!!!!

MemorieZ down Zutter Lane

Hello Zutter fans.  Cheryl Boglioli here with my first post as an official Zutter Zister.  I have been a fan of Zutter for many years and am so excited that they have brought back Zutter inZpiration with a new DeZign Team.  I’m even more excited that I am one of those chosen to be a part of this.  This next year to going to be amaZing; I know that by the amount of talent that compriZes this team and am humbled and honored to be just a small part of it.  

I’ve been crafting and scrapbooking for many years.  However, I finally took the plunge and became a full-time designer and educator within the last year.   It was through encouragement and support from family, friends, and fellow designers that gave me the courage to take this major step. 

My family has been a huge support in this endeavor and I am truly thankful for them everyday.  I have a supportive husband who also competes in North American Strongman Association competitions, so you’ll see pictures of these events occasionally.   I also have a gorgeous (if I say so myself) daughter who plans to go to school next year for Professional Makeup Artistry and special effects.   She will be graduating from Indian River State College this weekend with her AA degree and then will be turning 19 in 3 weeks, so to say I’m super proud of her is an understatement. 

I truly love my Zutter tools and the freedom they give me to create so many wonderful home and office projects, mini albums, and gifts.  I thought I’d share with you some highlights from my Zutter projects over the years.

Mini albums created in 2010 using my DreamKuts and Bind-It-All.

Another Mini Album using my Bind-It-All.

Distrezzed journal using Bind-it-all and Distrezz-it-all. 

I do also know how to sew, so I created a little dust cover for my Bind-It-All…

and one for my DreamKuts…

and one for my Zutter Kutter.  

I use my Zutter Kutter when prepping for class workshops or when working with heavier materials.  I am so thankful to have this power tool in my arsenal. 

Here are a few ladies that are learning to use the Distrezz-It-All in one of the workshops I recently taught.  They definitely had a great time and loved this. 

I love how the DreamKuts kuts the prep time down on cutting paper.

I used The DreamKuts, Distrezz-it-all, and Bind-it-all to create this fun summer album. 

So there you go.  I definitely use my Zutter tools and cannot wait to start making even more projects to share with you as well as being inZpired by the rest of this amaZing team.   Are you really using your Zutter tools?  If not, let us know what is holding you back.  I am confident that by becoming a Zutter Fan and keeping an eye on our blog and Facebook page, you will be inZpired to start using your Zutter tools more too.  

Thanks for stopping by and we’ll see you soon.

Go Beyond the Book!!

Spring Online Classes   with Zutter & My Creative Classroom! Whether you are new to the Bind-it-All, or a seasoned pro, we've got a class for you!    Bind-it-All: Beyond the Book You've either already taken the Bind-it-All 101 course or you're familiar with using the Bind-it-All. In this course, we'll take binding to the next level, creating several projects using the Bind-It-All tool and accessories, like the Round-It-All, OWires, and Cover-Alls. It's not about the basics anymore - we'll learn techniques for addressing challenging binding situations such as binding irregular shaped pages, binding on the edges of a project, binding pages of various sizes, creating projects besides books, tips for fixing mistakes, and more. Lesson One: Binding Pages of Varying Sizes Lesson Two: Binding On the Edge Lesson Three: Creating Projects  Lesson Four: Alternative Binding Options  Enroll Now Class Begins: May 9 4 Weeks - $25 Instructor: Jennifer Priest

Bind-It-All 101 Starting Tomorrow

Starting this week, join Founding Zutter Zister Nan Paturzo to learn your Bind-It-All inside and out!! NEW SESSION BEGINS April 24, 2012 Session! 4 weeks - $25 Updated Curriculum Enroll Here   Once you master this class you will wonder why you waited so long! This course will cover the very basics of using the Bind-it-All for punching and binding custom mini books. This information-rich, project-packed, four week course will cover: Overview of the Bind-it-All : Includes review of settings, tools, maintenance, and accessories. Punching Basics: Includes creating your own Bind-it-All Punching & Binding Guide and tips for punching centered and even holes. Binding with Confidence: Covers the use of the Owire Sizing Templates and how to bind perfect "o-shaped" owire spines. Mini Delights : Create two custom bound mini albums - one 3X4 mini and one 4X4 mini, utilizing easy techniques you can repeat again with any theme. Everyday Albums : Take your custom binding up a size or two with a 6X6 and 8X8 album. Explore different punching styles for a truly unique project! Bonus! Binding Above & Beyond: Explore how to use your Bind-it-All using every day, around-the-house materials. In this lesson we will review other punching materials and expand from the basic to the uber creative! Take these project starters and take off with creative ideas and executions of your own! Once you master this course, you will feel confident in taking on any custom binding project.

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Online Classes from Zome of our Zisters

Spring Online Classes   with Zutter & My Creative Classroom! Whether you are new to the Bind-it-All, or a seasoned pro, we've got a class for you!    Bind-it-All: Beyond the Book You've either already taken the Bind-it-All 101 course or you're familiar with using the Bind-it-All. In this course, we'll take binding to the next level, creating several projects using the Bind-It-All tool and accessories, like the Round-It-All, OWires, and Cover-Alls. It's not about the basics anymore - we'll learn techniques for addressing challenging binding situations such as binding irregular shaped pages, binding on the edges of a project, binding pages of various sizes, creating projects besides books, tips for fixing mistakes, and more. Lesson One: Binding Pages of Varying Sizes Lesson Two: Binding On the Edge Lesson Three: Creating Projects  Lesson Four: Alternative Binding Options  Enroll Now Class Begins: May 9 4 Weeks - $25 Instructor: Jennifer Priest  NEW SESSION BEGINS April 24, 2012 Session! 4 weeks - $25 Updated Curriculum Enroll Here   Once you master this class you will wonder why you waited so long! This course will cover the very basics of using the Bind-it-All for punching and binding custom mini books. This information-rich, project-packed, four week course will cover: Overview of the Bind-it-All : Includes review of settings, tools, maintenance, and accessories. Punching Basics: Includes creating your own Bind-it-All Punching & Binding Guide and tips for punching centered and even holes. Binding with Confidence: Covers the use of the Owire Sizing Templates and how to bind perfect "o-shaped" owire spines. Mini Delights : Create two custom bound mini albums - one 3X4 mini and one 4X4 mini, utilizing easy techniques you can repeat again with any theme. Everyday Albums : Take your custom binding up a size or two with a 6X6 and 8X8 album. Explore different punching styles for a truly unique project! Bonus! Binding Above & Beyond: Explore how to use your Bind-it-All using every day, around-the-house materials. In this lesson we will review other punching materials and expand from the basic to the uber creative! Take these project starters and take off with creative ideas and executions of your own! Once you master this course, you will feel confident in taking on any custom binding project.

Quick Links... Our Website  Shop Now Bind-it-All Blog

"Bask In The Sun" Class with Jennifer Priest

Join Zutter Zister Jennifer Priest for a fabulous class with a unique binding created with the Zutter Bind-It-All.  

 

Bask In The Sun Mini Book Class

July 31, 2011
11am-2pm
Scrapbooking Made Simple, Santa Clarita, CA
Ph: 626-298-1112

August 6, 2011

10am-1pm

Cool Scrapbook Stuff, Poway, CA

Ph:858-679-9100

August 20, 2011

2-5pm

Pages From the Heart, Monrovia, CA

Ph: 626-358-5334

Cruising in the Bahamas, basking in the sun on white sand beaches by turquoise water, enjoying traveling during the warm summer months..that's what this 6x12 mini book featuring Authentique papers is all about! This mini is filled with all kinds of details -- you'll receive a diecut cardstock sheet from Authentique PLUS a full word sticker sheet to create custom journaling in the book. Plus all the buttons, trims, and Smooch Spritz inks Jennifer Priest is known to include in her classes. 

We'll also create a custom gate fold style binding using the Bind It All machine in class--start with a pile of chipboard, tags, file folders, and paper and leave with a completed book. We'll also use the Distrezz-It-All to add unique, weathered texture to the pages. To sign up for this class, please call the stores listed above.

Jennifer Priest

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