Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Madly making kits...

Class requirements for the upcoming retreat are now out so if you have booked in and don't have them or would like to book in for the retreat then let me know. We have had bucket loads of product arrive this week to make kits up and its a huge job but fun...we have been enjoying playing with all the components and its especially good that we are on time for a change in preparation. Here's a peak at the goodies we are playing with - eye candy!



Enjoy the school holidays and sorting your photos!

Friday, September 24, 2010

One last sneak peak...

I have a second sample for my 'School Photos from Yesteryear' class at the retreat. I have used the same range of paper as the first sample so if your buying the full paper pack you can get more bang for your buck! This layout is a more mature looking one as it is of my Year 12 school class photo. All I have done is adjust the embellishments and made the layout a bit less busy, for a different look although the sketch is the same...anyway here's a look...



This is the range I am using which I love...




I am so excited about the new product ranges arriving at the moment. It seems that all the releases from Summer CHA are just to-die-for and I cant get enough of them. I have a huge range of Prima crystals coming and all sorts of other goodies. Cant wait to share them.

This range 'Curio' by Basic Grey will arrive before the retreat hopefully...

I am about to send out class requirements so stay tuned to your email to see the classes for the retreat...you wont be disappointed but remember the layouts always look better IRL (in real life). Bye for now.

Monday, September 20, 2010

More sneak peaks...

I have 2 more sneak peaks to share. The first is my masculine sample of my 'One of a Kind' class which is very manly - something even a bloke would be proud of...



Then lastly my 'School Photos from Yesteryear' sneak peak. I'm using papers that suit photos from the 70's and had just the right photo to match.




Also, I cant wait to show all the new stock that's been arriving for the retreat - my favourite range by far is this one from Prima...




and I also have this range by Prima too...




And there is loads more to come...YAY!
I have almost completed the class requirements and class kit order form so will have that out sometime this week which will give everyone 4 weeks to prepare. If you haven't got yourself booked in yet be sure to do so as places are filling fast! Bye for now.

Monday, September 13, 2010

More Sneak Peaks...

I have a couple more sneak peaks to reveal. Gayle's done 2 samples of her double page class, a Zoo layout...


And also her double page Travel layout...




I'm all for cramming as many photos on to a layout for particular themes or events and Gayle's got that covered in her class.

Then there are 2 samples so far for my first class 'One of a kind' - it's very blingy, feminine, flowery and all that girly stuff....



However, I am working on a masculine version of this very detailed layout (when I find the photo I am looking for!!!) which will satisfy those of you who have boys in the family...so watch this space for a sneak peak (warning: it may take a while to locate the photo!).

My second class as I mentioned in my last post will be a school layout but I am using a
photo from the 70's of Dean when he was in preschool so it works well with the earthy colours of the paper range I am using. As usual though, the layout can be adapted to other themes or paper ranges. I'll show a preview soon. I am thinking about a third class...depends how much brain space I can make! Bye for now.

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Retreat update...

It's well and truly time for an update about the coming retreat on the 22nd of October which is only 6 weeks away...scary but exciting! I have been busy making plans and coming up with new ideas, collecting new stock, talking to tutors about there classes and planning my own classes. Yes, that's right, I'm teaching at this retreat which is a step I decided to take and hopefully wont live to regret! I am excited though about what I have planned...more on that soon when I take a 'sneak peak' photo.

You may have noticed over on Julie Van Oosten's blog her wrap about the retreat. Thanks Julie! What an honour to have you coming all this way. Here's a sneak peak of Julie's class project which is, of course, 'off the page' and absolutely stunning! I cant wait to do this project myself...




Gayle, due to moving house and towns, soon has completed all her layouts for the retreat already and here are the sneak peaks for her first class 'Pinwheels and Bunting' in both a girl and boy sample...





Lis has also completed her first class which is based on Heritage photos and you can see sneak peaks over on her blog - a huge challenge for Lis but well executed I think!
Some of the new goodies I have in store are the new ranges from Basic Grey - Wander and Pyrus, Lis will be doing a sample using Pyrus, and the new ranges from Crate Paper - Restoration, which Lis will also be using for a sample, and School Spirit which I will be using for a school layout. Here are the Crate Paper range samples...
And I have loads of kits in for Gayles first layout - thought I'd get in early and order a stack of paper packs so we don't miss out!
Be back with more to update on soon.