Vanessa's Class- October

In On On On October 7 we will be making a mini album, Vanessa has said it will be a fun, slightly messy and creative session and the cost is £15, which of course, includes the kit. We would be grateful if we could have payment by the very latest the middle of September and you can, of course, pay at next week's class.

You will need to bring a picture of yourselves (or whoever) that can be cropped down to just the figures to go in the car! It's about a few centimetres big per person (could be more than one!) The book is: My Journey and doesn't have to be for travel but could be My 'Creative' Journey, My 'Life' Journey etc...

September Class

Oour next meeting is on Wednesday 9 September at 7.30 pm at Chepstow Rugby Club.

We are going to be carrying on with our album track class. This will be the third class and as usual are hoping to complete 5/6 layouts in the evening. Maz will be teaching the class and the theme of this class will be family and friends. You could bring along pictures of family and friends, or special people in your life, a picture of your car, or photos of any special events that have happened this year. These, of course, are only suggestions, and you can bring any photos of any subject along with you. If you have missed either of the 2 previous classes, don't worry, you can just carry on and catch up later. We will have our albums with us for you to remind yourselves of the layouts.You can of course use photographs on any theme, this is only a suggestion. The class is free of charge and there will be a nominal charge for room hire etc.

Our October class, which will be held on Wednesday 7th October is going to be taught by Vanessa Feuillade from Crafty Ness. Vanessa will be teaching a lovely little travel album and the cost the class is £15, which will of course include the kit. I hopefully, will have a picture of the mini book for you to have a look at, at our September class.

July Class

Dawn and Jo - who are teaching the July class on Wednesday 1 July have sent a picture of the layout they will be teaching, plus a list of materials and tools that you will need to buy.



Although this is a girl layout, because you are bringing in your own papers and materials you can obviously adapt it to a boy layout or a holiday layout or whatever you would want it to be.

This is the list:-

3 patterned papers-I have used a spot,a stripe,and a flower - all 12 x 12

1 plain paper - 12x12

Contrasting thread

Lots of buttons

Small alphabet stickers

Chipboard letters

Tools needed: basic cropping kit plus

Ink pad

Paper piercer

Needle

Foam pads

Sandpaper/distressing tool

Large scallop scissors (I’ll bring mine, and some templates for different shaped backgrounds)


The cost of the class is £2 and we will taking names and payments at the June class.

June Class

Our next meeting is on Wednesday 3 June when we will be continuing with our Album Track class.

Louise will be teaching this class and we will be doing 6 layouts - don't panic - you will be able to do 6 in the night.

The theme of this next class is Favourites (although this is only a prompt/idea, you can use any photos you want). If you do want to follow the theme, here are some ideas of what sort of favourite things you could take photographs of:-

perfume
make up
toiletries
films
music
places
food
drinks
shops
things in your home
books
tv shows
recipes
restaurants
or anything else that is a favourite of yours.

If you have any stamps, inks, letter stickers, punches, decorative edge scissors, please bring them along with you, although the Club does have a good selection of stamps and punches that you can use to embellish your layouts.

Also, make sure you bring your offcuts of paper and cardstock from the last class, so you can use them on the next few layouts.

If you didn't come to the last Album track class in March, don't worry, you can still start in June and Louise, Ailsa and myself will have our albums with us, so that you can either draw or photograph the layouts you missed in March and do them in your own time.

The class is free of charge, but don't forget to bring along your cardstock, paper and photographs (although you can add photos at a later date).

Ellie from ModScraps will be bringing along her shop, so if you need anything you can always buy it on the night.

Jane Dean Saturday 2 May

Jane Dean will be teaching the class on Saturday and has sent us a sneak preview of this fabulous project;

This class was created by Karen Burniston in the USA and Jane has the licence to teach it here in the UK. The class 
can be adapted to either winter, family or travel themes. 
9 sheets good quality cardstock (can be all the same colour or matching colours) 
(Alternatively 8 pieces of 6x12 chipboard and 1 sheet cardstock plus paint 
to cover chipboard) 
6 sheets matching patterned paper 
Book rings or bind it all tool & wire 
 
All photographs can be added later 
 
Tools: 
Adhesive. I use glue sticks to cover the whole area, PVA glue and a 
brush 
will work well but obviously it's not acid free. Each page is made by 
covering the surface of 12x12 cardstock and folding it in half. Once 
dried 
it adds strength to the pages. 
Double sided strong sticky tape 
Scoring tool 
Sharp cutting knife and spare blades 
Pencil 
Metal ruler 
Cutting mat 
Rubber 
Scissors 
Ink pad to ink edges of paper if required 
Hole punch or bind it all 

For more information contact Louise or Pam.

Alison Docherty

Our next class is on Wednesday 1 April at 7.30 pm.

Alison Docherty from Cardiff is teaching the class. Alison has taught at the Club a couple of times before, and has a nice simple, graphic style and her layouts appeal to most people. A picture of her layout is on the blog. Although - there is a choice of colour ways of blue or pink and you can use hearts instead of stars, if you would like to.




The cost of the class is £5.

Could you either email Louise on bubblesmonster@aol.com or go down to Country Clutter in Chepstow to put your name down and pay for the class. Could you also indicate whether you would like to do a pink or blue layout.

Our class in May is going to be an all day Saturday class, still in Chepstow Rugby Club. Jane Dean, who regularly appears in Scrapbook Inspirations magazine is coming from Canterbury, Kent. The class, which is a mini book, has actually been designed by Karen Burniston and Jane has the licence to teach the class. The cost of the day is £6. You will have to bring your own materials, and as soon as we have the list, we will email it out. In order to keep costs down, you will need to bring your own lunch, although the bar will be open and we will bring along tea and coffee.

If you would like to do this class, could you also make sure your name is down at Country Clutter or by emailing Louise.

Photography ideas... a message from Maz

Hi Album Trackers! Pam has recently emailed those of you who have expressed an interest in joining in with the album track classes; a year in your life. You might like to take photographs of some of the following;

- your wardrobe
- your shoes
- tip your handbag on the floor and just take a photo of it
- jewellery
- take photos of things you do every day
- your make up

- your toiletries

- driving

- what do you eat for breakfast

- do you do exercise or do you take a dog for a walk

- do you use a computer, if you do take a photo

- take photographs of things you treasure (ie. a special ornament, a teddy, a piece of clothing)

- maybe take photos of things you do that other people might not know about you or your life

- take photos of things that really matter to you

- do you wear a uniform for work

- do you like to have a certain drink during the day (ie. glass of wine in the evening!)

- do you wear glasses or contact lenses

- do you wear slippers in the house, if you do take a photo of them...



Sometimes I take my camera around with me all day just to record the daily details- it's amazing what little snippets you can record just by having the camera with you all the time!
I think these little chunks of our daily lives will be priceless to look back on when we're older; for me, photography is not just about the high days and the holidays!




Try taking things from different angles- above, below, sideways... try snapping the detail- a label on a winebottle; your child's hands, dog's nose....



If you'd like more inspiration, you can see more on my blog Diving For Pearls. Follow this link or this link for ideas for photographing the every day.

If you'd like any help with ideas or tips on photography, please do get in touch- I'd love to hear from you!

Love
Maz x