Back in March we set ourselves a Colour Challenge based on a CSI Case File.
And here are some of the challenge layouts. We will be adding to this post as members complete their layouts.
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| Jennie |
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| Ann |
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| Joan |
Saturday, 31 August 2013
Mini Matchbooks : August Meeting
Today Karen showed us how to make these lovely mini matchbook style photo books.
We had a great turnout for this first meeting back after the summer holidays and there was much quiet concentration during the measuring and cutting out!
We also enjoyed a lovely cake at coffee time made by Kay.
Pop back next month to see our completed books!
June Layouts
Some of the June Layouts incorporating Julie's paper distressing and faux metal embossing.
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| Linda |
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| Julie |
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| Jennie |
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| Margaret |
Sunday, 30 June 2013
June Meeting and lots of embossing
Shetland Scrapbookers met yesterday and we had a lovely morning making a layout with embossed letters and embellishments.
Julie led us through this lovely vintage layout which included making a frame and distressing the edges. The gate and flourishes were cut on the Cricut using the Heritage Cartridge. The letter U is covered with tiny little photographs - a great feature.
Then Julie demonstrated how to cover our chipboard letters and embellishments with embossing powder and stamping into them when still hot to create some lovely textures.
Members set to to distress their edges and left them drying in the sunshine which appeared through the morning! The rest of the morning was spent to the sound of the Cricut and the heat guns working overtime!
Julie led us through this lovely vintage layout which included making a frame and distressing the edges. The gate and flourishes were cut on the Cricut using the Heritage Cartridge. The letter U is covered with tiny little photographs - a great feature.
Then Julie demonstrated how to cover our chipboard letters and embellishments with embossing powder and stamping into them when still hot to create some lovely textures.
Members set to to distress their edges and left them drying in the sunshine which appeared through the morning! The rest of the morning was spent to the sound of the Cricut and the heat guns working overtime!
Thursday, 20 June 2013
Journalling the Every Day
At our May meeting Jennie showed us how to make a Journal from just a few pieces of paper, envelopes and tags. We made board covers and then bound it with the Bind It All. Most of us made a finished book measuring 6" x 6".
The intention is to use these little journals for noting down some of the every day things in our lives over the next few months and we will all have the chance to view the different books (with their decorated covers) at our AGM in February.
The intention is to use these little journals for noting down some of the every day things in our lives over the next few months and we will all have the chance to view the different books (with their decorated covers) at our AGM in February.
Here are some of the books made on the day:
The Bind It All was in constant use!
A busy morning!
Friday, 24 May 2013
Voxter Weekend
Members of Shetland Scrapbookers gathered for a weekend of scrapbooking, chat and techniques at Voxter on the 11th/12th May.
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We were unlucky with visitors however, Catherine came and spent the day with us and there was lots of ooh’s and aahs from her all day as Sonia took her through making a mini book which the club made in Aprils meet. Let’s hope she has enough pocket money to buy all of the things on her list. She has been warned.
The club's Cricut and Cuttlebug die cutting machines were kept busy all day as we had the chance to really see what they could do and with members sharing their own embossing folders and dies we all made a few extra to take home for other projects.
It was a shame no visitors came along but we did have to compete with 2 car boot sales and teas but Dianne, her niece and mum spent the afternoon with us so we did get some.
Margaret and Joan set to too show them some techniques and create some small mini books to take home with them. So the heat gun came out, punches, embossing powders and the peerie lass became adept at the cricut machine.
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One of Margaret's completed layouts - see the next post for other layouts!
Thank you to Julie for the words and Jo, Julie and Margaret for the photographs.
The weather on the Saturday was overcast and dull and rain
was threatening but we didn’t care as we were going to spend two days
scrapbooking with no one disturbing us. Bliss.
After unpacking all our bits and pieces everyone set to in either finishing off previous classes, some of us had done a little pre planning whilst Joan and Sonia had more ambitious projects to keep them occupied over the next two days.
After unpacking all our bits and pieces everyone set to in either finishing off previous classes, some of us had done a little pre planning whilst Joan and Sonia had more ambitious projects to keep them occupied over the next two days.
Sonia was on a big catch up session of the
family photos so over the weekend produced a large set of layouts. I think she nearly filled an album. Very
impressive. Joan’s project for the
weekend was scrapbooking members of the
family tree.
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I think by the end of day
one she had completed 8. What was really amazing was that Joan could go that far back in her family
history and even over the weekend there was 3 generations of the family happily
crafting.
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During the day we also managed
to have a demo, from Julie, on using the
melting pot and gilding flakes. Margaret came to the rescue here as Julie’s
glue had solidified. Next time must remember to bring spares when away from
home.
We were unlucky with visitors however, Catherine came and spent the day with us and there was lots of ooh’s and aahs from her all day as Sonia took her through making a mini book which the club made in Aprils meet. Let’s hope she has enough pocket money to buy all of the things on her list. She has been warned.
Sunday bought more members along and we had to use two of
the rooms on the ground floor so
everyone was popping back and forth to see what was going on and to check on
how many cakes were left.
The club's Cricut and Cuttlebug die cutting machines were kept busy all day as we had the chance to really see what they could do and with members sharing their own embossing folders and dies we all made a few extra to take home for other projects.
It was a shame no visitors came along but we did have to compete with 2 car boot sales and teas but Dianne, her niece and mum spent the afternoon with us so we did get some.
Margaret and Joan set to too show them some techniques and create some small mini books to take home with them. So the heat gun came out, punches, embossing powders and the peerie lass became adept at the cricut machine.
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It was a really good weekend with lots of tea and lovely cakes made by the members
and although it was a shame we did not
see more visitors we had a good laugh.
We still left things at home we could have used but all of us managed to use quite of bit of the items we did bring although it didn’t look like it when we packed to go home. Someone must remind us to do this again.
We still left things at home we could have used but all of us managed to use quite of bit of the items we did bring although it didn’t look like it when we packed to go home. Someone must remind us to do this again.
One of Margaret's completed layouts - see the next post for other layouts!
Thank you to Julie for the words and Jo, Julie and Margaret for the photographs.
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