... and i liked it! Must confess that i was extremely nervous but equally excited. When i decided to pack, i didn't know what to bring! Do you bring all your stuff or just a few things and work with that?
Well, since i was taking the subway, i was limited to just 2 medium bags so i packed some pretty papers, glimmer mist, gesso and adhesive and pens. Then i took a few photos and i figured i would choose what to do with them there. i arrived at the crop and was received by a wonderful group of women. They waited for me with warm, homemade soup and a much needed glass of wine! It snowed in NY yesterday so i was freezing!
i sat down and worked for a while on finishing the design of my Christmas cards (which i'm planning to mail this week. i will post photos once they're done) and i worked on this layout:
i used some photos we took on a hike in Pennsylvania earlier this year. i wanted to capture a moment in time and how that moment was fun-filled and sweet. An adventure. i used a mask to create the gesso background, then sprayed some glimmer mist and added the photos. i used acrylic paint to paint a frame that would bring together all the photos and make it cohesive. Then i added some heart embellishments made with TOILET PAPER and watercolors. Yes! toilet paper! This is a technique i learned in Julie Balzer's class. It's one of my favorites because it's so cheap, easy to make and the texture is amazing. i make whole patterned paper sheets covered with the toilet paper and watercolors and then cut out different shapes to use later.
Hope you had a great weekend!
Good for you! I am going to my first crop in February. Did you bring enough stuff? Should you have brought more or less?
ReplyDeleteI did bring just enough. I discovered that since my supplies were limited, I spent less time deciding what to use next. So I worked faster than I do @ home. I will try to put just a few items on my desk before I work on a project and just stick to using those from now on and see if it works!
ReplyDeleteBy the way, thanks for stopping by (-=
karolynah,
ReplyDeleteLOVE your layout! so funky and cool :)
Thanks for stopping by my little blog and saying hello. very sweet. have a happy week!
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