Catching Up

I had two lovely ladies come around this morning to catch up with the first class, which they both missed. We had a great time and the pages were great. Thanks also for your feedback ladies. It is always great to know that you are learning skills, enjoying yourselves and that the pages are achievable, fun and look good to boot. Here is a picture of the pages H and N made, with Miss T assisting!

Sketch It!

Following a sketch:


A sneak peak of the masculine version of the class sketch...




A sneak peak of the feminine version of the sketch...

You will all have been emailed a copy of the sketch for this fortnight’s class (If not, please contact me and I will get a copy to you)

A sketch is just like a plan for a new garden: the ideas for the structure (placement) or shapes or textures of the plants are there, all you have to do is decide on the actual items you are going to place in the spaces (tree types, shrubs etc). Thus, all the elements of a layout are in place in the sketch, all you have to do is put them together using a little (or a lot) of your own personal style.

Supplies required:
one large photo (5” x 7” portrait orientation or larger that can be cut to fit your layout),
3 small photos that can be cut to a minimum of 2” square,
one piece of patterned paper as a background,
one piece of plain cardstock for a photo mat / space for journaling,
alphabet for a title, ribbon / paper strip etc to run across the base of the block of photos,
brads / buttons etc to fix on ribbon,
small embellishments as a feature between 2 of the small photos (eg, buttons, stars, hearts, acetate accents),
journaling to fill about 3-4 short lines.

The idea of the sketch is to make it your own, so please play around with the elements on the layout, techniques you can use and also the orientation (way up it goes) to come up with a layout that is uniquely yours.

Looking Out the Window

Another great round of classes. As groups get to know one another I think people are coming out of their shells and we are having some great laughs - thanks ladies! The pages that are being made are amazing. I can't believe how different a layout can look when you vary the papers and photos. All layouts are a source of inspiration to me too.


Monday Night:
Unfortunately no one in the monday night class got their page finished, but they were all well on their way. I would love to see the finished layouts in the next class!




Thursday Night:
Everyone got their hand made embelishments finished in this class - I think it really helped that we had the aid of the cuttlebug for some cutting out. Great job ladies.



Our next class: using a sketch as the starting point of a page layout. A sketch is like a house plan - it gives you the basic structure of a page but then you choose your own colours and features. I am looking forward to seeing the interpretations of the chosen sketch.

See you all in class!

Class Two

Embelish it!

This class will focus on making your own embelishments and making purchased embellishments your own. We will work with felt, foam and ribbon to make a take on a fantastic Zina Wright layout. This will also continue with the "scrap lifting" theme.




Supplies to bring:
Three photos in 4 x 6 (Portrait) OR two 6 x 4 photos in landscape that are in sequence or tell one story.
One piece of patterned paper for a background.
One piece of patterned paper for a photo mat (to frame your photos).
One piece of neutral cardstock.
Alphabet for a title.
Buttons, gems, pearls, brads etc to decorate hand made flowers, stars and hearts.
A needle for stitching (if you have one).
Ribbon if you would like to make some ribbon flowers or ribbon clusters.

Techniques used:
Hand drawn and cut scalloped edging.
Doodling.
Hand made pieced and stitched embelishments.
Painted journaling lines.

See you there!

Fun But "Distressing"!

The first class was heaps of fun. Thanks to the fantastic scrappers that came along. We got out the Heidi Swapp distressing tools and distressed to our hearts' content. I just love this tool and the fantastic effects that students came up with. Here are a couple of pics of the completed layouts from the "my funny valentine" class.


Monday Night:



Tuesday Night:



Thursday night:


Thanks heaps for the great classes and the inspiring pages (yes you too Dee!).
See you all next week for a new round of classes.