Hello friends! I wanted to pop a post up here with all the latest info, and where you can find me creating. Weekly craft tutorials: YouTube Free live workshops and crafting sessions, links to new videos, etc: Facebook and for community chat, free crops there is the Facebook group Behind the scenes peeks (stories), new projects, etc: Instagram Finally, to take my online classes (I mail you a kit!), check out the value goodie bags, find curated kits, and otherwise shop you can find me on ETSY. I am blessed to be working with some fantastic companies in 2021, and whenever I share a project or tu ..read more

Hello all! Camp Scrap has wrapped up with 3 fun weeks of challenges and creativity, and I’m on to some new special events and creative options! Read on to sew what summer will hold… The “No Stress Distress Club” is now open! You can sign up for class on my Etsy shop, and find more details here. Inspired by new colors coming (soon!), I’m revisiting favorite classics, new techniques, and ALL NEW projects for 7 months. This class is a tremendous deal – and you can get it with or without a physical kit of supplies supplement. Speaking of kits and classes, there’s more to share! I am hosting FREE ..read more

Want to know what prizes I’m giving away, what is new, and what is happening with Camp Scrap 2020 that begins this Saturday April 25th? Visit www.craftwithmay.com and get all of the information! I won’t be using this blog as a platform for content for that. Have a great day ..read more

This time we are in, it is so uncertain and so much is bad news. It has taken me this long (about 3 weeks from when I began distancing and isolating) to clear the mental fog enough to talk about it, to in earnest turn my productivity around! This article serves 2 purposes: First, a place to let you know my creative plans and where to find me over the future weeks. Secondly, to provide a round up to some resources anyone scrapbooking new or diving back in might want: Starting and prepping an album Scrapbooking 101 series Pocket Page Scrapbooking Project Hawaii (finishing a scrapboo ..read more

I am a few years behind in my scrapbooks – and it has started to bother me. Now, I don’t subscribe to the need for chronological scrapbooking, nor do I believe every story or photo needs to be in the scrapbook. That said, I am not happy with my current system and want to prioritize getting more pages made. In this article I will cover my process – it took only a few hours- and explain what you’ll be seeing from me in the future! Goal: Have full (though additions could be made in future) albums for each year that cover main happenings/details I want noted in the book Plan: A mix of styl ..read more

Recently my local scrapbook store (sign up for classes here!) asked me to teach a series of art journaling workshops. Ladies and gents – this is going to be BIG fun and I am super excited. Oh but this post isn’t an advertisement for those or anything – no. This post is about what happened to me when I got home and went to create samples. Short version: I choked Not a permanent freeze, nothing so terrible. But had I given up after the first hour, day, even 5 days I would have assumed I could not do anymore, that I had no talent, that my ideas were dried up and gone. I am sharing thi ..read more

Once upon a time, a young and foolish me thought “oh just charge forward! Never stop! Just keep at it!” Now there is something said for being tenacious and honing your craft – but sometimes a pause is a better choice! If you’ve been following along my blog journey, you know this space used to be used multiple times a week. Based on feedback, my own priorities, and watching what is working I’ve determined that instead of blogging all projects I will save this space for when I have something to type, something that makes the most sense in this format. Today I just wanted to hop on and en ..read more

Last year Becca and I had a deal – if she could keep up with entering the lottery, I’d take her to Hamilton if we won. For MONTHS (7? 9?) she asked me each week for available days, and entered. Then on Christmas Eve her iPad pinged “you win”. We didn’t just win – the seats ended up together, second row, dead center! So the question becomes: HOW do you scrapbook such an extraordinary event? My answer is actually quite simple: you KEEP IT SIMPLE. While the temptation would be to go wild with tons of flashy (and expensive) embellishments, the truth of this story is extraordinary enoug ..read more

If you’re looking for my projects, be sure to follow me on YouTube, Instagram, and/or Facebook! I’m sharing new tutorials every week, but as I change up how I blog (a much less frequent than before formula)- you won’t always see the projects here. One of the things I’m using a lot of? My ScanNCutDX! The usual disclaimer here that I am a paid consultant, however all ideas and opinions are my own. Today I want to share with you a few favorite projects that I’ve done lately. Every month I create a video tutorial for Brother ScanNCut blog – and the newest is up now! This butterfly was a bl ..read more

Diamond Dotz contacted me and asked if they could send me their new customized product, and I said absolutely! I was excited to see how this would turn out, and as it turns out – it is fantastic! Diamond Dotz on Demand is now available and they will send you everything you need to create your own custom work of art once you upload your photograph. Rebecca and I love putting all the little stones in their places and I thought it would be fun to see how it all worked out. The premise is pretty simple. You’ll upload a photo to their website and select a size. The one we worked on is 15 1/2 ..read more