My First Special Design Pro Class....

I've started a special group at my school that I have named the Special Design Pro Class.  It's for students who want to learn how to make cards, scrapbooks, alter 3D items and more.  Each time we meet, they will learn a new concept related to design.  Then they will create a rough draft for a similar concept in their design journal.  They can either buy the items they make at a very discounted rate (to pay for supplies) or their items will be sold at Parent Teacher Interview nights.  Then, they will have to select on item that they enjoyed creating, and build their own workshop for it.  One day in November, we will hold a mega workshop at the school and my students will teach community members.  I'm crossing my fingers that this will work well!

So, I will actually be posting a lot lately as I will post all the items that I am teaching.  Every post title will contain SDPC  so that you know it's related to this class.

The one thing I need to mention is that all product will be SU only but due to the size of the class (21 students), I will be giving each group their own stamp sets to use.  In order to make sure they have sets that work with the concept I have in mind, I will often be delving into my retired sets.  As well, I will be using up lots of retired cardstock and ink pads.  I will be keeping all the materials for this group at the school and I don't want all my current stuff there.  So, I hope that using retired materials doesn't offend anyone.

The class went well once we got the materials sorted.  I had all the cardstock cut up and seperated and stamp sets assigned ahead of time.  But, the non consumable supplies that I ordered for the groups like bone folders, stampin scrubs, oh and mist and snail, didn't arrive until Thursday night at 8:00 p.m.  It was so crazy at school that I didn't even have time to open the box until my class started.  Boy, were they shocked to find out that the little box I brought in contained $560 worth of materials.  I think that helped build an appreciation for the need to be gentle with the supplies.

This is the card we created on Friday in class. (I'll try to be quicker when posting...especially considering I have this class every 2nd school day)

Stampin' Up! Stamps:  Nature's Silouhette
Stampin' Up! Ink:  Early Espresso
Stampin' Up! Paper:  Whisper White, Basic Black, Creamy Caramel, Designer Paper
Stampin' Up! Misc:  White unigel Pen, sponges

So that's it!  My first Special Design Pro Class.  I really enjoyed it and look forward to all future classes.