3 Hours of Power!

Tuesday 23rd of June 2009

7.30pm

This class uses simple but effective schemes to complete 6 layouts. Most of the layouts include a quick technique tip so that you are learning new skills for your scrapping at the same time as getting your layouts completed.

Layout One: "Contented"/"Happy"
This layout uses repeated circles to create a visually interesting background for your layout, either from patterned paper or by including rows of stitching.


Supplies needed (based on the layout "Happy"):
One sheet of cardstock for a background.
One photo 7cm x 10cm (portrait orientation).
Two pieces of patterned paper (don't need full sheets).
One scrap of cardstock or patterned paper for journaling strips.
One alpha for a title.
One paper doily (I have some available for use in class) or other large circular embellishment/piece of patterned paper approx. 13cm in diameter.
One circular embellishment, die-cut, star etc to layer over your doily.
One paper flower or other embellishment.
Pearls or gems.
Corner rounder.
Sandpaper.
Gel pens.
Scissors.
Pencil.
Hole piercer or mat pack.
Wet glue.

Techniques used:
Sanding, hand made embellishments, hand cut circles, use of everyday items, hand journaling, fake stitching.

Layout Two: "Painting"
This layout builds on a technique learned in our first class of the term. The multi-photo layout helps get those photos scrapped faster!

Supplies needed:
Three photos 10cm high and any width to make up to 30cm wide in combination.
One piece of cardstock.
One strip of patterned paper.
One large alphabet for a title (I used one word only).
Scraps of patterned paper for circles.
Gel pen for fake stitching.
Gel pen to journal onto one of your photos.
Date stamp or sticker.
Rubons if desired.
Brads, buttons etc if desired (to alter the distressed circles).
Edge distresser.
Hole piercer and mat pack.
Sandpaper.

Techniques used:
Distress and roll, distressing, sanding, hand made embellishments, journaling onto photos.

Layout Three: "Blur"
This layout focuses on a great stamping technique to create an unusual and effective background.


Supplies needed:
One photo 6" x 4" (portrait orientation) - I trimmed mine down slightly.
One sheet of cardstock.
One notebook printed patterned paper or cardstock to mat your photo.
Scraps of patterned paper to make die-cut embellishments.
Favourite ink and glimmer mist (if you have it) to create your background.
Alphabet for a title.
Tiny alphabet stickers or a gel pen for journaling.
Gel pen for fake stitching.
Hole piercer and mat pack.
Date stamp and ink.

Techniques used:
Background stamping, die-cutting, hand made embellishments, fake stitching, journaling.

Layout Four: "Enough"
This layout focuses on telling a story with your photos (and a heap of journaling if you want to include it) and incorporates the great technique of adding a bit of pizazz to your page with foil.

Supplies needed:
Two photos 15cm x 7.5cm (landscape orientation).
Two pieces of patterned paper (one with a low pattern to mat your photos), or two pieces of cardstock for the layout "Green" (I used two of the same colour - white).
"Fab foil", glue pad and a stamp if you have them (or a strip of patterned paper 4 cm wide).
Scrap of patterned paper or a die-cut embellishment or journaling card.
Pearls or gems (or buttons, brads etc).
Ink to coordinate with your layout.
Alphabet for a title.
Stapler.
Gel pen for journaling.

Techniques used:
Inking, hand journaling, foil application.

Layout Five: "Our Family"
This layout is made up of inchies framed with a chipboard frame that has been altered using colour sprays and then crackled.

Supplies needed:
Five photos 1" square.
One piece of cardstock.
One chipboard frame that is 4 squares across and 4 squares high (or strips of chipboard, ribbon, patterned paper, embroidery thread and needle, etc, to make a frame).
Rubons (I used a combination of words, birds and branches).
One die-cut flower, star, circle (plus an eyelet for its centre), brad, button etc for an embellishment.
One string button (as per button class) with a pre-made button stitched in the centre.
One ticket stub or a scrap of patterned paper.
One patterned paper strip 17cm long.
One small rubon title or gel pens to hand write a title.
Gel pen for journaling.
One button or pre-made embellishment.
Embroidery thread.
Ink pad to coordinate (I used white for a soft look).

Techniques used:
Inchies, hand made embellishments, altering chipboard, hand journaling, inking, paper tearing.

Layout Six: "Dreams"
This layout focuses on hand made embellishments and hand journaling to tell the story of your photo.

Supplies needed:
One photo 7" x 5" (landscape).
One piece of cardstock.
One strip of patterned paper 19cm long to scallop.
Tissue paper if you have it (I have a range of colours available on the night).
Flower/star/circle embellishment (I layered two flowers and a brad).
Two gem or other fancy brads.
One embellishment to layer over the patterned paper strip.
Small title to layer over your photo.
Sandpaper.
Corner rounder.
Gel pen.
Pencil.
Scissors.

Techniques used:
Hand made embellishments, hand journaling, sanding.

To view all layouts for this class, please see the album in store once you have paid for your class. Viewing the layouts may help you make some colour/embellishment choices if you are in doubt.

And please, never hesitate to contact me if you need any help or need to discuss any issues regarding classes!

Christine