What a mess! I forgot to take pictures during the worst of it, but when 4 to 5 women are all working on this kind of a project at the same time, it gets pretty crazy! The funniest part of the workshop was how quiet everyone was in the beginning when they started to plan their creations! I heard at least one person on each day talk about "being in the zone!" Yeah! So I think the endorphins kicked in, even before the wine came out (red on Saturday, white on Sunday, thanks to two generous donations from club members).
I did take pictures of most people's creations, and I love them all. There were the usual comments about not being creative, being very simple, etc. etc. Yes, but YOU MADE IT YOURSELF! It doesn't have to be original or fancy to be hand-made and something to be proud of! The cool thing was, with this paper pad, there were so many variations on similar designs, so many different designs, and they were a good way to decorate the little mini-gift cards without having to do a lot of stamping. I'm planning on digging through everyone else's scraps and making a bunch more of these little cards to have on hand for all sorts of occasions.
It was interesting to see the reactions to working with the new Clear Mount stamps, which is how I ordered the Good Neighbors set. I thought Clear Mount would be a good choice for this set because of all the little houses and roofs that could be matched up much more easily with the Clear Blocks. I sold quite a few Clear Blocks on my order this month for people, as well as Clear Mount stamp sets. One or two said they will never give up wood, and one or two said it was about time! The main complaint was cleaning smaller stamps that are clear mounted as they fall off the block easily. Still, we have this problem with wood blocks that have very little "real estate", so I just told them to be gentle and not worry about it!
The new style Scallop Trim Border punch (11842) and the Small Heart punch (Occasions Mini 117193, $5.95) were also well-received, and there are several Scallop Trim Border SAB punches being ordered too! We had a great time, and everyone even helped me clean up and organize the scraps when they were done!
SHEILA: I love the way she took a 2-1/2x2-1/2 square and made this medallion with the new Scallop Trim Border Punch and the Scallop Oval punch!
KATE: Popping up the clouds and roofs!
LISA K: The non-traditional Crushed Curry and Bermuda Bay colors in her "friend" card (lower left) are so cool! I love it!
JAMIE: The first one who took a "Valentine" approach to the project, she also did some very creative things with the "negative" of the Heart to Heart punch as well as some detailed cutting on the hearts!
DEBBIE: This shows how easy it it is to combine the paper with cutouts "popped up" from the stamp set!
KARA: I love how she meticulously trimmed the houses and trees from one of the paper pad pieces (lower left card). Once she got it cut out she said "now what do I do with it?" (LOL) I think she figured out a really cool solution!
LISA W: The first one to work with the "big" house and tree images that don't necessarily fit the stamp set. Very nice!
JULIE: These cards show off the really cool background patterns in the paper pack - great for accents and a little bit of subtle texture...
MARILYN: Another Valentine themed tin - she even decorated the back seam covering it with a couple of "Modern Label" punched pieces!
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