SDU at SNS

The curriculum of SDU® starts at the very beginning! In classes one through five, you will learn about the emotional value of scrapbooking along with the basics on how to plan and prepare for a scrapbook project. These theory classes present the foundation for beginners while exposing advanced students to view scrapbooking in a whole new light.

1. Scrapbook Basics
Scrapbooking is a paper craft that encompasses memorabilia, photographs, and the written word to create keepsake albums. In this class you will learn about the hobby of scrapbooking. You will also learn how to prepare to make a scrapbook.

2. Tools of the Trade
When scrapbooking began few tools were available on the market. As the hobby has grown a variety of options fill scrapbook store walls. This class will familiarize you with the basic tools you need to begin scrapbooking. As you become comfortable using the basic tools, you will want to branch out and try some of the more advanced tools.

3. Journaling
The lives of those you scrapbook have great meaning. Photographs are a snapshot of one instant in a string of events. They cannot tell a story as well as photographs AND words. The old saying, "a picture is worth a thousand words" does not apply to a scrapbook page. The photographs are the illustrations for the written word. In this class you will learn why journaling is important, what to journal and how to journal on your scrapbook pages.

4. Color
Color is the scrapbooker's richest resource. Choosing and using color correctly is among the most difficult choices in designing a layout. In this class you will learn color theory as it is related to designing scrapbook pages. Once you understand how color works, you will be able to create color combinations effortlessly.

5. Layout Design
The success of a page is due to the sum of its parts. In this class you will learn that photographs, journaling, titles, enhancements, color, line, lettering and shape are the building blocks of scrapbook design. You will learn how and when to use each of these elements to create great layout designs. Finally, you will learn principles of design structure that will help you create strong designs.

Now that the framework of theory is in place, we can build on our scrapbook structure with a series of dynamic hands-on technique classes. All of the class materials are provided… plus space is allowed in each chapter for project assembly and reference.

6. Matting
Matting is one of the most spectacular techniques for making photos stand out on your scrapbook page. Enhancing a photo with a mat adds interest and excitement to the image. There are many ways to mat a photo in order to create a well-designed scrapbook page.

7. Stickers
There are a variety of wonderful stickers on the market today and scrapbookers love to collect them all. In this class we will work with a variety of sticker mediums to create projects using exciting sticker techniques to get the stickers out of your collection and onto your scrapbook pages.

8. Lettering
Whether through individual stamps, handwriting, computer fonts or other lettering forms, the style of lettering used in the creation of titles and journaling plays a large role in the development of the mood and theme on a scrapbook page. This class will teach the history, importance and improvement of handwriting along with the pens, markers and stamps used to develop personal style in letter formation.

9. Titles
The title is a critical element in layout design and can be perceived by the reader in many ways simultaneously: as something to read, as shape, and as a visual element in which the letters themselves express a feeling or meaning. In this class you will learn to create spectacular titles for amazing page presentations.

10. Punches
Punches are exciting tools that cut shapes from paper. In this class you will learn how to maintain your punches, adhere punched pieces, build shapes into images, and create punch scenes. With a little punch know-how, you can add creative punch embellishments to your scrapbook page.

Methods Crash Course

TBA

9 a.m. till approx 4 p.m.

Register in the store or call 940-691-877

Once you have graduated from the SDU program or have taken the prerequisite courses (Color and Layout Design), you are then eligible to take these advanced classes. The Methods program features classes designed to refine your skills in specific areas of interest. At the end of each Methods class, a special collectable pin is provided for you to proudly display!

11. Patterned Paper
In this class, you will learn about the parts that comprise the whole of patterned paper. We will rely on the basic principles of color theory as we consider how color and pattern work together to create a harmonious scrapbook layout.

12. Embellishment Savvy
Knowing how to use design elements and principles is the most essential part of constructing a scrapbook page and communicating the mood, theme and story of the photographs. In this class, you will learn how to use embellishments to strengthen a layout design and reinforce the content of the photos.

13. Advanced Punching
In the SDU punch class we discussed the important tools for punch art, how to take care of punches and the basic techniques for punch art. In this Methods class you will learn how to get the most out of your Paper ShapersÂ® using exciting techniques featuring the CornerAdorner® styles. You will make many different projects that you will be able to recreate later with all your paper crafting projects.

We Won 1st place

We just returned from Las Vegas December 1, 2006 with our award! We are so excited. We won 1st Place at EK Success EKstravaganza 2007 event held annually for Elite Store Owners. We were award the above plaque for our success in the large number of students that have graduated from our SDU (Scrapbook Design & You) classes. Our store had the most students in our SDU classes than any other store in the WORLD. We have not received the final numbers yet but were told there were over 400 stores in the world that are certified to teach SDU classes and we placed #1. Misty & I will post our acceptance picture on the web site when we receive it but so many of you have emailed and/or called to see if we were back and if we won the contest. Yes we did! We are so excited. Misty, Sandi and I want to Thank each of our SDU graduates for making this possible. We will be sending each of you a formal invitation to attend the private Crop Party with Joy MacDonnell (founder of SDU) when we decide on a date to have her come to our store. Joy MacDonnell is the spokswoman for EK Success, teaches scrapbooking on the DIY show on TV, has her own scrapbooking show "Beginnings" and is working close with Martha Stewart and her crew to develop the new line of paper crafting and scrapbooking that will be available in 2007.

If you completed our core 10 SDU Classes between April 1, 2008 and October 31, 2008 you are invited to the next private SDU Graduation Party date TBA.

Reservations required so we have enough food. Once we know how many will be in attendance we will email you with the exact place we will hold this party. We will not have a mini store set up so be sure to stop by the store to get your supplies to crop till midnight plus get an extra ticket for the door prizes when you shop with us.