Year in Review

Tuesday 24th and Thursday 26th of February

7.30pm

In this class we will create a layout to showcase the year just passed. Good things and bad may have happened, and remembering events that have touched our year is a special thing to do for future memories. The layout features pockets and multiple photos, with journaling and additional photos hidden away in special pockets. We will also showcase a great new product by Tim Holtz to create a textured page title.


Supplies needed:
Six - 12 photos 7cm square, that showcase the year just gone. You may like to adapt the page to feature a month in review, an event or a person in review.
One piece of neutral cardstock as a background.
One piece of patterned paper.
One piece of neutral cardstock as a foreground.
One piece of journaling notecard patterned paper, note paper patterned paper, or cardstock to make into journaling cards.
Scraps of coordinating patterned paper to make tabs.
Large chipboard brackets (or chipboard bookplate that can be cut in half to make brackets) - the colour of these is not important as we will re-colour them.
Large chipboard numbers (I used the numbers 0 and 8 as my layout is of '08 in review) - the colour is unimportant as we will re-colour these.
Small rub-on alpha to complete the title ("in review").
Tiny alpha for photo dates.
Needle and thread or gel pen for stitching.
Neutral coloured ink to coordinate with your layout.
Mat pack and hole piercer.
Fiskars circle template (the cutter is not needed).
Tab punch.
Gel pens for journaling.
Edge distresser.
Some specialty products will be supplied for student use whilst in class.

Techniques used:
Distressing. Inking. Stamping. Hidden journaling. Specialty paint finishes. Stitching. Pocket making. Multi-photo use.

Christmas Photos Galore

Tuesday 10th and Thursday 12th of February 2009

In this class, we will use papers and photos cut into circles to make a layout all about christmas day. It can also be adapted to suit any theme you choose.

Supplies needed:
Four photos in 4"x6" that can be cut into 3" circles.
One piece of neutral cardstock for a background.
Two 3" squares of patterned paper.
Two 3" squares of patterned paper or cardstock to journal on (I used note paper). You could use a journaling stamp or rubon in this space with good effect.
Two alphabets for a title (I used a tiny alpha for the word "Christmas" and a transparent alpha for the word "day").
Ink for inking around photos, papers and also any embelishments that may need colouring.
Assortment of stars of other embelishments to form a cluster above your title.
Assortment of words appropriate to yout day (I used words that I had created in a text box in Word, coloured the background and printed them out from the computer). Rubons or patterned paper with words on it would be appropriate.
Scraps of paper with a metalic shine (I used bronze cardstock). You could use yellow or gold toned cardstock, or ink some in your chosen metalic.
Rubon, stamp or sticker to add the date to your layout.
Two scraps of patterned paper to make a small feature.
Fiskars shape template or Creative memories circle cutters.
Mat pack.
White gel pen for stitching (or needle and thread if you prefer) and a gel pen for journaling.
Scissors.
Stapler, brads etc to attach any clear alphas or embelishments.

Techniques used:
Paper shaping.
Inking.
Hand cutting.
Fake stitching.
Embelishment clusters.