I started making cards in 2001 because I got tired of spending too much time and too much money on store bought cards I never really liked. I started making my own cards and my friends kept telling me I should sell them. So a few months before Christmas 2006 I started “Caroline’s Creations” to make and sell cards to my friends and family. My card making has grown to include scrapbooking as well as selling Close To My Heart products and I'm loving every minute of it!
This weekend I offered a scrapbook workshop with the Close To My Heart paper pack called Grace and Elegance. The workshops are such a great way to finish a two page layout in about two hours. Plus the guide that comes with the kit includes instructions on how to do two additional pages and three cards with all the leftover supplies! If you're looking for a way to save money on scrapbooking, this kit for the scrapbook workshop is a great deal. Here is the layout we finished by the end of the class. I can't wait to add this to my scrapbook album.
It's an affordable way to scrapbook because you can decide how much you want to spend. For this workshop you can buy the "basic" workshop kit for $37.50 (plus taxes and shipping) and you get: Grace Level 2 Paper Packet ($15.95) My Acrylix® Beautiful Flourish ($17.50) Rustic Edge Anchors™ ($7.50) Workshop Guide ($1.25)
Plus you can add extra accessories to complete the layout and you'll have lots of leftovers for other projects. Close To My Heart calls this the "best" option which adds on to the "basic" option. For the Grace & Elegance workshop the "best" items were:
I can't wait to do more of these workshops with more people. It's such a fast way to get scrapbooking layouts done!
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Back to School This weekend I went back to school with the Vancouver School Board. I taught a Scrapbooking 101 class at Eric Hamber Secondary on Saturday from 10am to 3pm.
There were 6 students in the class and they were all great. So keen and full of questions. I had a great time with them.
I was a little nervous about what I should put in the class and how long it would take to complete the class. It's so hard to predict how much time people will need to finish the tasks but I wanted to balance that with giving them as much of the basics as I could.
The goal of the class was to learn as many scrapbooking techniques as possible and walk away with a small scrapbook that could document the learnings of the class. Here are a few pictures of what we completed, all in a day!
The scallop effect on the purple piece was a breeze for this class. I was so proud of them! It's such a great trick to make a double use out of the corner rounder. The key when putting this page together is adhere all the pieces first and apply the black ribbon last.
This page is a little more "girly" for those who like pink. The left page base cardstock is black and the right page is white. There are a few neat stamping techniques on this page. The top left corner of the left page is a "rock and roll" technique. The little green flowers are two shades of green. It looks so great! The bottom left corner of the left page and the top right banner is three different inks that makes the flowers pop. I love the colours together. It's hard to see in this picture but the bottom right pink of the left page has a "second generation" effect with stamping. I put the four black boxes on the right page to show where the pictures would go. It was perfect to fit six spots for six students in the class!
The animals on this page were such a hit! It was a great way to learn how you can add colour to your stamps by colouring them in with watercolour pencils and a watercolour brush. I had to include a picture of them up close. They are such cute animals!
The left side of this two page spread is a simple one to put together with the red piece on the white base first then the blue, then the white photo mat and the dark blue with red ribbon on last. The right side is a little more complex only because of the three white pieces at the bottom that get fed through the blue hemp. You'll want to take the hemp, feed the white pieces through and then tie the hemp around the dark blue banner at the bottom. After you've tied the hemp, you can use adhesive to attach the white pieces to the blue banner. Then you can attach the banner to the red cardstock and continue attaching the remaining pieces.
And finally the last page that is very simple with a fun corner turned on the top left of the orange piece.
It was a full day but I think it's safe to say that it was fun for all!
