Updated 5/1/19 REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED. PASSWORDS WILL BE SENT OUT THE FIRST OF NEXT WEEK Looking to paint with a friendly group of eager painters?  Can't travel and need something that doesn't require a lot of extras?  Want your questions answered and have a chance to intereact and put your opinion into upcoming projects?  Want to laugh and have a good time with people paint too?  Want the chance to interact in a LIVE format several times a month.  Then the new Creative TEAMWORKS is for you.  Enrollment is easy and only open for a short time.  Check it out... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Creative TEAMWORKS is a dedicated location on my online classroom devoted to bring TEAM members (subscribers) a whole new educational opportunity and community for painters. This is a subscription based classroom.  Monthly and Quarterly Payment Plans available. The monthly classroom will feature: ·         Two recorded projects per month with full tutorials. o   Students will download full colored photos, pattern instructions and linework/drawings o   Surface choice:  provide your own or order specific item o   Projects, surfaces, measurements and supply lists provided prior to class opening.  o   Unlimited access to recorded project materials for TEAM members (Teammates).   A minimum of one year access. ·         Dedicated Private Facebook Group o   Paint your project and take a photo. Post it to share with the group.  o   Ask questions, get feedback and interact with other Teammates. This is a positive environment where we encourage you to share your work, ideas and questions. o   Teammates will be encouraged and challenged to explore, experiment and have fun with their paintings. ·         Facebook Group includes LIVE chats, lessons, demos and/or paint together parties o   LIVE materials are only available to current TEAM members. o   LIVE videos and chats will be saved for replay viewing so current members never have to miss out.  Current members can still view, comment and participate in giveaways and other activities. ·         Subscriptions are automatically renewed unless you give notice of cancellation by the 20th of the prior month.  All sales are final.  Subscriptions are not refundable or transferable.  By subscribing, participants agree to the terms they have selected.  o   ***PLEASE NOTE*** -Credit card transactions will appear as Creative Coach as that is name used to process cards. If you dispute the charge, you will still be responsible for the charge and may be charged a $15 disputed fee charge.  It takes a lot of time to go back and contact people for charges that have been legitimately made and then they forget or don’t recognize them.*** ·         Subscription Payment Options/Costs: o   Monthly - $38 o   Quarterly – $90 (Save $24 over monthly membership) Laurie Speltz’s Online Creative TEAMWORKS Schedule – How it works Registration is open only for a limited time.  Enrollment for this session will close April 29th.  It will not be open for new students until the next quarter starting in August.  1.       Choose monthly or quarterly payment plan.  We will accept MC, VISA, Discover, and AE.  If wanting to use Pay Pal, reference Pay Pal in the comment section and use the check option. Monthly - If you enroll in the monthly plan you will be charged each month by the 25th of the prior month.  Your initial payment is due at time of enrollment.  If you do not wish to continue, you must cancel by the 20th of the current month.  Example:  If you do not want to continue after May you must give us notice by May 20th otherwise you will be charged by the 25th of the month and entered into the June activities.  Once you cancel you may not re-enter or register until the next quarter.  You lose access to the TEAMWORKS Facebook group and LIVE materials at the end of the current month.  You still have unlimited access to the recorded project videos and patterns for up to one year. Quarterly – Your payment is due at time of enrollment.  2.       Passwords and additional information will come via your email.  Please double check your email address for accuracy.  3.       Participate in the online Facebook group.  It is a closed group only open to registered participants. 4.       Take a photo of your work and share to the group. 5.       Have fun and help make this a great community of excited painters.   May, June and July Quarter 2019 May: Projects revealed on April 18th on our LIVE in Laurie's Studio and supply lists and other materials available on the site starting April 24th.  Videos will be open May 9th and May 23rd.  Chats/bonus materials will be the weeks of May 13th and May 27th. June: Projects revealed May 13th or before. Videos will open June 6th and June 20th.  Bonus materials will be the weeks of June 10th and June 24th. July: Projects revealed June 10th or before.  Videos will open July 4th and July 18th.  Bonus materials will be the weeks of July 8th and July 22nd. NOTE:  Dates are tentative and may be subject to adjustment in case of technical difficulties. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP <----------->     <<------------->>     <------------> New Patterns and Stencils from Creative Painting Just Added Check them out! Click here to CHECK THEM OUT <><><><><><><><><><><><> GREAT NEWS! Smooth Cut Wood is now cutting all of the wood previously cut by Cabin Crafters. Give them a call at 888-982-9663 Website - www.smoothcutwoodproducts.com Orders is quick and easy. Just give them the Cabin Crafter's item# referenced in Laurie's pattern packet and books. They are continuing to use the same numbers ============================================== ALOHA Going to be in Hawaii May 15-17 2019? You are invited to join us at the Hawaii Decorative Painters Chapter Retreat on Oahu For information and details contact Gay Iijima gayiijima@hawaiiantel.net 808-235-2442 < ---- <---- <---- <---- <----        ----> ----> ----> ----> ---->    It's Laurie’s 2018 Twelve Days of Christmas You are familiar with countdown activities where you open a "gift" each day of the countdown. Our countdown works in a similar manner. Starting December 12th large priority envelopes will be mailed with 12 sealed envelopes inside. Each envelope contains a pattern, instructions, color photo AND THE SURFACE OR KIT. There are even videos for each project. All the projects are NEW and have never been published. They are all holiday ornaments this year and we have included some additional extras to help make it even easier to create the projects.  We are again including our EXCLUSIVE STENCILS that you are going to need to do the projects.  This has been a huge hit with our participants. Best yet, our price for the program has not gone up. Each day starting December 13th and ending December 24th. You can open the day's envelope.  NOTE: You can start whenever your package arrives. NOTE: If your schedule does not allow you to work on this now, no problem.  You will be able to work at your own pace in the future and the videos will be there for you for a minimum of one year. That gives you plenty of time to paint. If you are not into videos, you don't have to worry; you are getting all the printed materials, photos and surfaces for each project in the envelope. No downloading or printing needed. So if you are too busy now, don't worry you can start when your schedule permits. If you are an overachiever there is nothing I can do from stopping you from ripping into the envelopes ahead of time and paint!!!!  We keep all the designs secret so people can enjoy the event on their own timeline. It is easy to participate: 1.     Register online or give us a call to register.  The registration fee is just $75 which includes US priority shipping. The retail value is over $145. Canadian registration is $93 due to higher priority shipping costs.  Early-bird registrations qualify for a bonus 13th project, surface and video.* 2.     Starting December 7th priority envelopes will be mailed to participants with the goodies. You will be given written instructions, addresses and codes for getting additional online materials in your packets. 3.     To participate during the "live" event, open your envelopes in numerical order. One per day. If you are not participating each day, you can join in anytime during or after the live event. You will be able to open any of the days in any order after the entire live event is done. Online materials will go up in order, each morning at 8 am CST. Once they are up, they will remain available for at least one year.  You have unlimited access. So join us for this holiday event that will be unprecedented! Packages will ship in the order they are received, so order early and get your materials first. Remember you even get the surfaces and exclusive stencils 12 projects...12 surfaces... 12 patterns...12 videos…EXCLUSIVE stencils,,. There are new lessons to learn and techniques to try.  All new designs...oh my!  You WANT MORE…As most of you know, I like to beat records.  I am still extremely competitive. Last year we broke records and everyone benefited and I want to do it again.  I will need your help by letting all your painting friends know about our event and encourage them to join you by ordering their kit too. It is a win win for all of us. This year we are giving bonus items for meeting goals.  Our first goal is to register by December 2nd and you get a bonus 13th project, video and surface FREE.     Our second goal is to exceed the number of participants that we had last year and I will provide a 14th downloadable pattern and video for you to enjoy online.  So share my posts and notify your friends, painting groups and post on your Facebook pages.  Let people know how much you have enjoyed past countdowns and share past projects.  Let's get the word out and I will reward you all for it. So it is important to participate and spread the word.  Orders will be filled in the order they are received so enroll early. Watch our Facebook posts for updates.   Check back to see our progress and how quickly we meet our goals.  UPDATE:  We are still working towards this goal.   Hope you join us, it is going to be fun... Click here for more information and to register  vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv Correction:  We found that there was missing artwork in the "Simple Duets 6" Click here to download the artwork for the angels There also was a mix-up on numbers of the new stencils: The new stencils numbers in that book are: Farmstand Basecoat Stencil is BCS304 Baking Goodies Basecoat Stencil is BCS305 Market Basecoat Stencil is BCS306 *********************** Laurie's Foam Texture Stamps   Our Foam Texture Stamps are a HIT!  Learn new ways to use them and take care of them. A new shipment of our best-selling Foam Texture Stamps just came in in time for us to have them ready for our fall and holiday season.  You get 6 great patterns to work with in each set.  Colors of the foam may vary but the patterns are the same.   Textures are BIG, BIG, BIG!  These are so great you will want to buy more than one set so you always have them available.  Click for more info... Free Video starts Saturday June 7, 2014.   Click here for FREE VIDEO **************************  To Register for Creative U Click Here <><><><><><><><><><><> Watch a video - A Quick Tip From the Creative Coach Click here  <><><><><><><><><><> Another video is ready for you... Watch a "How To" Video Learn about using Basecoat Stencils and Brushes  ============================ <><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Click here to get to our blog with the FREE DIY Woodland Sled Pattern  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ You can now follow us on... ========================================   OOOOPs - Missing items from books "Simple Duets 3" book Click here to get the missing instructions "Simply Seasonal Favorites" book   Click here to get the missing instructions Simply Seasonal Duets Click here to get those images. 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