Class 5 on Sunday morning was another from Elaine, although much less fiddly cutting out. The papers used were really strident in colour and design, something I never would have chosen myself, but I think the end result looks fab!
The final class of the weekend was offered up by Sandie. The perfect selection of papers for me to use just now.
Things I learned …
- Travelling to the venue by train really makes you think about what you need to take with you, as opposed to what you want to take with you.
- Scrappers are an extremely friendly bunch of people.
- Liquid ink can go an awfully long way.
- Poking a needle down your thumb nail really, really hurts.
- A paper piercer will be a good investment.
- April Showers & Storybook Cricut cartridges are going on my Christmas list.
- Pleating cardstock is much easier if you scrunch it up first and then fold over and under.
- I can do it all over again in late February.
Yes, I only bought a paper piercer about 6 weeks ago – worth every penny!
That top layout especially is fabulous – I love the strong contrast and it all seems to go together so well
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These are great layouts Ruth. The top one is not necessarily the type of paper I would buy either but I love the way the layout turned out. As for DS's layout, super cute and perfect papers/accents x
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That second layout in particular is just absolutely perfect! Sounds like you had a great time (despite the injury!)and not tooooo long until the next one!
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Wow, Ruth, these are gorgeous layouts! I loved the photos of your hubby and DS when you posted them before…so glad to see them land in such lovely layouts.
I have a paper piercer that I really love – it's a Tim Holtz brand and retracts into the handle for easy (and safe) storage. :o)
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Sounds (and looks) as though you had a great weekend Ruth!
Alison xx
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Super layouts, Ruth 🙂 Ouch at the needle, though! I have the Tim Holtz pokey tool for paper piercing, and it's really good. I can recommend it!
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Ruth, you could have made a LSNED for this weekend! A scrapbooking weekend away sounds like a lot of fun and you were certainly very productive! 🙂
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These are wonderful, Ruth!
XO,
Sheila
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