PERSONAL BIO...

Nic Howard has been scrapbooking for 8 years and has recently released a book titled That's Life, Finding Scrapbooking inspiration in the Everyday.

In 2004 she was one of 10 winners in the USA Memory Makers Masters competition.

Prior to this she had won several smaller competitions, has been published in various books and magazines and participates in a number of international Design Teams.

In her own words: I have been a scrapbooker for 8 years. I have blue tabs littering every corner of my home, I have small handmade paper items in every nook and cranny in my house. My children know exactly where to find me if they call and I don't answer. I find joy in the small things that used to pass me by, and I have my camera ready to photograph them.

My children are 8, 6 and 3. As is true with many other scrapbookers, they are the focus of many of my pages. My husband Paul is extremely supportive, we make a great team really, he is often the one that tells me to"just stick it down, it's finished!".

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CONFESSIONS! ( 90 Min)

Sponsors: BasicGrey, CherryArte

Scrapbooking isn't just about the events and the moments. It's also about showing a little of our personalities so that those that read our pages in the future know who we really are.

The best way to do it? Join Nic on a journey to unearth those funny little habits and quirks that in turn paint a picture of our personalities.

You'll walk away from this class with a fun project and new inspiration about the personal stories you'd like to scrap.

This is by far the more involved of Nic's classes. It uses a new 6 x12 album from BasicGrey and you play around with various techniques to create something interactive and in Nic's own words "downright flippin fantastic"

It's an ambitious class but if you want to play with the 6 x12 size this is a great class to start with, although its so much more. Lots of product, great end result.

Homework: Just photos... but Nic is being a bit picky with this one - she wants you to get the most out of your project!

Photos: All of yourself - they dont have to be great pics, just a range of fun pics of yourself, give the camera to your kids or hubby, neighbour or perhaps some confused complete stranger. Don't stress about this - any pics will do - you can always replace them later anyhow. Black & white preferred.

• 6"x4" portrait orientation x 2
• 6"x4" landscape orientation x 1
• 2"x3" landscape orientation x1
• 2"x3" portrait orientation x 1
• A smaller photo, around 2"x2" inches.

What to bring: Basic craft tools, sandpaper, photos, Stazon or Black Ink Pad.

CONVERSATIONS! (60 Mins)

Sponsors: Fancy Pants

Inspiration doesn't flow easily for everybody. We sit with our scrapbooking supplies around us, we have the perfect photos of the subject we want to scrap, yet where are the ideas for the journaling? Where is the inspiration for a title? Often we find ourselves adding a quote or not journaling on our page at all, when we really wanted to tell more of a story.

So where is the story? Through her writing of "That's Life" Nic has enjoyed discovering many methods of undigging the stories we could potentially tell in our pages. Join Nic to discover one way of finding inspiration in the everyday and complete a project to help you implement the idea at home.

What to bring: Please bring your traditional basic scrapbooking tools, black ink pad.

No homework, no photos needed. Sponsored by Fancypants designs and Finishing Touches. This is going to be by far those most relaxing "walk-out-with-a-cool-project-and-smile-on-my-face class".

CONSTANT REMINDERS (90 Mins)

Sponsors: Queen & Co, Craft House

Not only do the things you do and say form your personality, but so do the little things around you. Grab 6 photos of items around the home that are distinctly 'you' and join Nic in this project based class.
This class is perfect for anyone wanting to dabble in the clear album arena. It's fun, it's learning how to assemble an acrylic album, its smothered in Scenic Route and Queen & Co felt.

What to bring: Basic craft tools, corner rounder, sandpaper, mini glue dots, tape runner type adhesive (not liquid), black ink pad.

You need to grab 6 photos that are distinctly you. Make them black and white if you can, and able to be cropped down from 6x4 to slightly smaller would be perfect.

Basically this album can be about anything really. Relax, take some pics of your fav things/fav people - the things that we can associate with YOU. No other homework.