The Little Blue House

Monday, January 5, 2015

Meet the LBH Media Team!

We are so excited to announce our new LBH Media Team members! These talented designers will be sharing their love for paper arts with you on the LBH blog in 2015!

Angie Barrs

Hello everyone! My name is Angi Barrs and I am so happy to be here. I am a busy mom and junior high school teacher. I have two daughters in college. We have so much fun traveling together. Our favorite travel spots are California and Hawaii. I started my blog, Cokie Pop Paper, after family and friends commented on how much they loved my party and gift creations. I enjoy making party favors, home décor, sharing gift ideas, and making Project Life scrapbook pages. I am so happy to design for Little Blue House.
I am also excited that they are based in Texas (my hometown)! Follow me at: http://cokiepopaper.blogspot.com

Nadine Carlier

Hello my name is Nadine; I have been scrapbooking for about 18 years now with 12 x 12 layouts and cards being my favorite things to create. Scrapping helps me keep my sanity! I would say my scrappy style would best be described as eclectic but I also love creating grungy pages too. A page just isn't complete to me without some kind of a mist or paint on it. I am so excited to be a part of The Little Blue House Media Team and am looking forward to hopefully inspiring you and also being inspired by you all.
Please come by and visit me on my blog:
My Scrap'n'Stuff

Vicki Chrisman

My name is Vicki Chrisman. I live in Nebraska with my husband and two extremely spoiled dogs. We have two grown sons and a daughter in law. My other interests besides paper crafting are, photography, decorating gardening, canning, Flea Markets and repurposing Thrift Store finds. I am a lifelong crafter but have been active in the Craft Industry for the last 12 years, or so. I enjoy teaching and sharing my love of paper crafting with others. I also love working with new and different products, and trying new techniques. I am so excited to be a part of the talented LBH Team.
Follow me at: "This Art that Makes Me Happy" vickichrisman@blogspot.com

Susan Tidwell

I am a mixed-media artist living in Ft. Worth with my husband. We have five grown children, two grandsons and two more on the way! I have been crafting all my life but discovered rubber stamping and paper arts over 15 years ago. This interest propelled me into mixed media and art journaling about 5 years ago. I love getting inky, painty and messy. I also love to recycle and reuse old things, giving them new life in my art. I enjoy inspiring and teaching others and have taught paper arts classes for over 6 years - at The Little Blue House since we opened in 2010 and before that, at Anthologies, Create Joy and Recollections. I look forward to working with the new LBH Media Team!

Follow me at:
http://susan-artfulmusings.blogspot.com/

Lindsey Banner

Hi. I'm Lindsey. A creative kinda gal who loves vintage ephemera, postcards and rubber stamps. Mixed media collage and snail mail make me swoon. An admirer of typography old and new. Sewing, painting, making, changing is my happy place.
Follow me at: http://www.pinterest.com/lindseybanner/
http://instagram.com/laldenban/

Cat & Nat aka The Blue Crew

I’m Cat, let me tell you a little about myself. I have been married to my wonderful husband Cary since September 2006. He is all kinds of wonderful and I don’t know what I would do without him. I don’t have any kids, but I do have 2 fur babies: Precious is almost 20 and Birdie is 4. They are cats, their moods change daily and that’s about all I can say on that. I have two nieces who are pretty much the most amazing little girls in the history of ever. Miss Makenna is 7 and Maddie Sue is 3--- CANNOT get enough of those girls and you will see plenty of them in my design work. I have the most handsome little nephew named Carter. We like to go on Chick-fil-a dates. I have a best friend that is crazy. I am crazier than her. True story.
I’m Nat and probably the “calmer” and “quieter” one of the Blue Crew duo. I have been married to Jerry for almost 12 years and we have a son, Carter, who is 5. We live in Ft Worth, Texas. While I work outside of the home, I try to take as much time to scrapbook and create as possible. Cat and I have been friends for over 3 years but if you’ve met us, you would think our friendship spans well beyond that. She’s my looooooobster-friend.
As far as designing goes, both of our design aesthetics lean toward clean, simple lines with lots of layers and textures. But, our approach to designing couldn’t be more different. Cat is a Careful Creator and likes to pull all of her supplies, precut and arrange without gluing anything down until everything is ‘just so’. And as cautious as Cat is, Nat throws that caution to the wind and be more of a Daring Designer. While we create for our own personal benefit, we love to create together as a team.
We are so excited to be part of the LBH Media Team and look forward to working with such a talented group of designers. We are excited to be challenged and inspired by everyone on the team. I know they will encourage us to reach outside our normal design aesthetic.
Follow us at: www.lbhbluecrew.blogspot.com

Susan Liles

Hi, I'm Susan Liles (otherwise known as susiestampalot online). I am lucky enough to teach, design and work for The Little Blue House. I'm also lucky enough to live in North Fort Worth, less than a mile away from there, too! I'm married to Eric and we have 3 daughters, Shelbie (22), Lindsie (14) and Audrie (11). I've been crafty ever since I can remember, dabbling in everything from sewing to painting, but really found my passion in paper. I started scrapbooking 20 years ago, then found a love for stamping and cardmaking. I've designed and still design for several companies, been selected as Stamping Royalty by Paper Crafts Magazine, served on the Dirty Dozen DT for Splitcoaststampers and have been published several times in various other publications. I'm excited to be joining this team, look forward to inspiring YOU, and hope to expand my crafty horizons even further Follow me at: http://susiestampalot.blogspot.com/

Valerie Bishop

I'm thrilled to be apart of such a talented group of ladies to inspire and be inspired!! It's going to be a fun team to work with and I can't wait to get started creating!!
I also design for the Little Blue House Front Porch Kit Team
Follow me at: http://myhere-rightnow.blogspot.com/

Kristyn McElroy

I'm Kristyn. I am the Marketing and Merchandising Manager for The Little Blue House. I have worked in the Craft Industry since 2009. I will be managing the Blog and doing a lot of the behind the scene work for our Media Team. I'm so excited to start our first ever Media Team! I can't wait to see these talented ladies inspiring creations!
Follow me at: https://www.pinterest.com/kristyn_curry/

Miss Tracy (Tracy Pounds)

Hello all...I'm Miss Tracy, Owner and Creative Director of the Little Blue House! I am happy to say that I will also be a part of the LBH Media Team! I am truly looking forward to working with this amazing team and can't wait to get started! For those of you who don't know me, I've been crafty for as long as I can remember! I love all forms of Creative Play...especially Paper Arts! I also have a special place in my heart for all things Junque-y! I love to repurpose and upcycle new life to old things! I have an awesome hubby, have 5 wonderful kiddos, 2 son-in-laws, and 2 super-cute Grandies! You'll be seeing them alot in my photo-feature projects! I just began a new personal blog...
You can follow me at: www.misstracycreates.com

I hope you enjoyed learning a little bit about our Media Team! We will also be featuring a few Guest Artists from time to time in 2015 and coordinating some fun Company Sponsored Events!

Soon to come... We will be Spotlighting all of the fabulous Designers that are featured at the Little Blue House!
Subscribe to the LBH Blog today so you don't miss out on all the wonderful Creative Inspiration, Tutorials, Product Reviews, etc.

We have SO much to share with YOU in 2015...
Prepare to BE INSPIRED!!!

Keep Creating!
Kristyn

Monday, December 15, 2014

Illustrated Faith Workshops at the LBH

Bring your Faith and your Art together in the form of Faith Journaling. Shanna Noel has started an "Illustrated Faith" Movement within the Art Industry and the Faith Community!

We are so excited to announce that Shanna Noel is coming to The Little Blue House to teach us all about "Illustrated Faith" on
January 16th and 17th.

For years, Shanna struggled to read her bible in a meaningful way. "I always wished I was more like that, that I LOVED to read my bible, that i even wanted to, but the truth is... often times i felt like it was more of a chore than anything else," she says. One day, though, she saw an image of a Bible all marked up, highlighted and underlined, and something about that struck a chord in her.

She went online and ordered yet another new Bible-- but this time it was a Journaling Bible. "When I started to use my Journaling Bible, a light blub went off!" she explains.
I needed to have a place in my Bible for Reflection, Creativity, and Journaling and that is exactly what this new format provided."

Now Shanna has taken her discoveries and is presenting them in a cohesive manner.
Join her as she shares how she uses her Journaling Bible in a colorful and creative way that allows for personal growth, reflection and illustration.

Registration for Shanna Noel's Illustrated Faith Workshops
begin Tuesday, Dec. 16th!!! We have several times for you to choose from:

Illustrated Faith Workshops
Cost: $45

Friday, Jan. 16th
9am-12:30pm and 6pm-9:30pm

Saturday, Jan. 17th

9am- 12:30pm and 1:30pm-5pm

You will need a Journaling Bible when you come to the Workshop. You may purchase Bibles from the Little Blue House.

They are $37.99 each (available now at the LBH). More info will be made available soon regarding the Workshop
and supplies being used in the class.

We hope you will make plans to join us for this unique opportunity! Let your Faith arise and your Creativity flourish at the Little Blue House in 2015!

Stay true to your Passion--Keep Creating!
Miss Tracy

Thursday, December 11, 2014

Santa Savings at the LBH

We received a letter from Santa today at the Little BlueHouse! He told us that all our customers were on the NICE list this Year!!!
We were shocked!! hahaha...just kidding!
Santa told us that our customers deserve some special gifts before Christmas! Of course we agreed! Our customers our the nicest of them ALL!!!

LBH Santa's Savings
begins Thursday Dec. 11th

Every day, leading up to Christmas Day,
we will have a Special SALE!!!
Valid for that specific day only.

Here is a Peek at the Upcoming
Santa Saving Days...

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

LBH 2015 Media Team Call

We are very excited to announce our first ever Little Blue House Media Team! The LBH is a fabulous Paper Arts Studio and Store located in Keller, TX. We are looking for a small team of Designers who have a passion for all things Creative!!! Creating with a variety of unique products and mediums from the Little Blue House and a strong understanding of social media.

What we are looking for in our
LBH Media Team Member:

-A joy for paper crafting and/or mixed media arts
-An original design style: Creating projects with a variety of
unique products and mediums.
-Good Photography skills for taking project photos
-A love for social media and an understanding of sharing & tagging
-Experience creating photo step-out tutorials
(video tutorials would be a plus)
-Willing and Able to commit to creating 2-3 projects/posts per month

LBH Media Team will receive:
-A variety of products featured at the Little Blue House which will include items such as paper collections, embellishments, lotions and potions, etc…
-Recognition as an LBH Media Team Designer and Spotlight Promotions
-Compensation (Details to be shared with the final team)
-Media Training and Support when needed.

If this is you…. E-mail us at lbhmediateam@gmail.com with the following information:

LBH Media Team Application:

Share a little bit about yourself: your name, where you live, etc.

How do you define your design style?

What types of projects do you love to create the most?
(layouts, home décor, gifts, mini books, ect.)

Please share at least 3 of your favorite projects, from within the last 6 months,
that you feel speak to your style as a Designer.

Please describe at least 2 ways that you would utilize social media
to support The Little Blue House brand.

Please provide links to all your accounts for the following:

-Personal Blog, Pinterest, Facebook and Instagram
-Twitter (if you have one)

The deadline for all applications to be received is
Sunday, December 21^st11:59pm
If you have any questions or concerns please e-mail us at lbhmediateam@gmail.com

To learn more about the Little Blue House,
explore our Blog and Website:

www.thelittlebluehouseonline.com
www.thelittlebluehouseblog.blogspot.com

Monday, December 8, 2014

Lance Anderson's Workshops

Lance Anderson is coming to the LBH!
Lance has been in the crafting industry for several years. He has owned and operated a popular company that you may know of… Rusty Pickle and has taught over 50,000 women (and 53 guys) on 5 continents and in 21 countries and now he gets to add The Little Blue House to his creative resume. J

Here are the Details for his upcoming classes...

Monday December 22^ndLance will be teaching
3 unique workshops in 1 day!
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Rustic Journey 10am- 1pm $45.00

This is a Technique savvy Class great for a Scrapper and Card maker alike and fun for both the advanced or beginner. Build a pocketed accordion album from Scratch. Then make 9 tags to tell your story. I teach some of the famous techniques such as “Smash and glue” or the “Fold glue and smash”. OK, I have made these names up but they are great techniques for making an album or a card. With the Tags you will learn new ways to use tags (tags on a tags), pockets and a slide though. We use Burlap, staples, brads, charms, sticks, chipboard, beads and ribbons, yarn and string.

Tools Needed: Sense of humor, Stapler, Hole Punch, Brown or black ink. I like to use a craft knife and: Adhesive: Red line tape or Score tape.Liquid glue or a glue stick for the chipboard

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Canvas Creations 2pm-5pm $45.00

Make a book from Scratch. You will learn to bind a book using chipboard, canvas and bookbinding string. We will "Sow" the pages into the spine teaching you how to easily create a book with a spine and binding. The outside of this book is chipboard covered with paper and Canvas over the spine. This is REAL BOOK BINDING and YOU CAN DO IT. Fast and easy. We are using the newest line of paper from Echo Park. You will be embellishing this album to customize it for your pictures. Join me for a few hours of fun and learning. Sure to be a class to remember (and then make another on your own).

Tools needed:

Scissors, Trimmer, Hole Punch (i.e. Crop-a-dile) and distressing Ink. Craft knife, cutting mat, ruler are optional for covering the chipboard album.Adhesive: Red line tape or Score tape. We need this for the spine. (Using Tape, keeps the book very clean) Wet glue or a glue stick for the chipboard POKER/Paper Piercer (we need some kind of poking device this helps to make the holes in the paper.

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Christmas Pop Up 2014 6pm-9pm $45.00

Kinematics meets the holidays in this interactive Christmas Album using Echo Park/Carta Bellas latest Christmas Line. As the page opens, the Christmas tree will pop up. Using pre-cut Sizzix die cut pieces, pop ups are made easy. Learn to bind the album with actual bookbinding techniques. Christmas albums have never been so fun - SHAZAM!

Tools needed:

Scissors, trimmer, and a Hole Punch (i.e. Crop-a-dile). Craft knife, cutting mat and ruler are optional for covering the chipboard album and brown or black ink. Adhesive: Red line tape or Score tape. We need this for the spine. (Using Tape, keeps the book very clean) Wet glue or a glue stick for the chipboard

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Lance Anderson Bio

I am married with four children, Audrey (12), Mason (10), Anders (6) we call him Andy and Maggie (3). I founded the scrapbook company Rusty Pickle. We manufactured and sold some of the coolest "scrapbook stuff" in the world. I got into teaching when a teacher couldn't teach at an event and I just filled in. After that weekend, I fell in love with teaching and was hooked and have been teaching ever since. We have since closed Rusty Pickle and yet I still get to teach amazing projects all over the world. I now design with product from different companies using their great "Stuff". During the past 10 years, I have taught over 50,000 women (and 53 guys) on 5 continents and in 21 countries. I have taught at hundreds of local scrapbook stores, CHA, CKU and events. I still showcase fun projects on our local TV stations a few times a year. I love teaching and have a blast meeting people all over the world. When meeting people I am always fascinated to hear their stories. A few of my favorite things are my family, pickles, and my iPhone. I am always up for fun and making more memories to scrap. I also love a day at the lake with my family and friends.

Sign Ups begin Tuesday December 9, 2014
Payment is Required at Reservation time.
Call or come by to Sign Up for these upcoming workshops!
(817) 431-7930

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Hello December Workshops!

Hello December!
Check out several of our Upcoming December Workshops now
are available at The Little Blue House!

-VerDay Pine cone Workshop-
Come Learn all about Verday Paints while creating this beautiful Pine cone Ornament... You will never guess what the pine cone is made of... Sign Up and Find Out!
Friday Dec 5th 10am-1pm $25.00
taught by: Lynette Chiles

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Minibook Mechanics Gift Book & Box

In this workshop you will create this Holiday Gift Box. This box opens up on all 4 sides with lots of room to add photos and journaling for all your every Christmas Memories!

Sat. Dec 6th 9am-1pm or 2pm-6pm $75.00
taught by: Cristi Maron

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Art Journaling Christmas Special

This month is Art Journaling we will be repurposing old Christmas cards into art journaling masterpieces plus you can participate in our Christmas Cocktail Napkin Swap. We have lots of great tips and techniques to share with you this month!

Tues. Dec 9th 10am-1pm or 6pm-9pm $25.00

taught by: Susan Tidwell

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Scrapstashers: Garland Gathering

This month in Scrapstashers we will be creating Christmas Garlands! We will post the what to Bring and all the details soon.

Tues. Dec 9th 10am-12pm or 6:30-8:30pm $5.00

taught by: Miss Tracy

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Wrap it Up Tags Workshop
Come create 10 unique Designer Gift Tags in this Wrap it Up Tag Workshop.You will learn lots of great techniques, play will several fun new products and go home with 10 handmade holiday tags! This workshop will also have a light lunch provided.

Wed Dec 10th 10am-4pm or Sat Dec 13th 10am-4pm

Cost: $45.00 Taught by: Lynette Chiles

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Mixed Media Masters

Family Wall Hanging

We are offering one last time... if you missed it before make sure you sign up for this upcoming class time. You will create this beautiful Family Wall Hanging while learning a whole day fun of mixed media techniques and playing with all kinds of fun messy products you will love! This project would be a beautiful handmade gift for someone special this Holiday Season!
Lunch Provided
Wed. Dec 10th 10am-4pm Cost: $60.00

Taught by: Susan Tidwell