SCT Crop and Create Papercrafting Event

I'm in too! I've done the listed homework, but I think I'm going to get a little ahead and do some of the paper cutting that isn't listed as homework. I've gone through the classes and chosen about 1 or 2 layouts per class that I'll focus on this weekend and I'm printing pictures now. I'm getting too old, and have too many health issues, to do all of it over the weekend! After doing 11 (!) of these SCT events I've learned that taking it slow and easy is best for me, and leaves me with things to do over the coming weeks.

I'm afraid I'd mess that up so I'll play along on Virginia's class. However, I did notice that on her layouts it would be easy to add the pictures later, so I'll come back to those later and add pictures.

I tend to burn out half way through the weekend and finish up at some point afterwards. Sometimes the same week, sometimes months later. I always finish them, though. Now if I can find the same motivation to finish incomplete card classes...  

I haven't scrapbooked in many many years but the event being strictly scrapbooking sounds dreamy.    If anyone can post pics of the cover of the booklet that would be eye candy to drool over.

Also, post your layouts here for all of us to see.

Have fun!!!

I am too! I cannot tell you how happy I am that this event is ALL LAYOUTS! No headache of turning a mini book class into layouts or just sadly putting that class product into my stash.

The pages are very nice and I’m happy with the teachers and what they made (so far).

My only caveat is that this event is extremely floral, more light colors/pastel etc. I get that it’s spring and that’s what’s out paper product-wise. But I am struggling to pair photos with all this feminine looking product 😬 Even going back years… I’m really struggling.

I wish we could have a more variety. Even if the paper is “old” by a couple of months. I know the folks who don’t have fall complain about that too and it’s a valid concern. But these pages are really hard to work with if you’re scrapping boys and men, primarily. I’d be so happy to even get a themed collection like Valentine’s Day to even out all this “spring” we’ll be receiving year after year if they keep this event at this time of year. Or I’d be happy getting summer collections in the fall. I just feel like we need something other than florals, pink, and feminine. Or all fall for the no-fall people. That will be the thing that keeps me from doing this event next year if it is the same time.

Here ya go!

Mine don’t care either. I don’t use typically masculine stuff all the time. But I literally cannot make enough of my photos work for these lines. We’re talking football photos, dirt bike pics, sporting event photos… and they’re always wearing colors that clash with spring papers too. Bright orange. Neon green. It’s bad. Like I understand your point but these photos feel down right ridiculous using Jana’s kit, for example. I wouldn’t be happy with the outcome. I’ve made a spring campout work for one of the pages and can do that kind of thing for some of these but having the whole box be this color scheme and look is rough. I’ve scrapped more “me” type layouts than I have the photos for too.

I think my family is much more active, outdoorsy and athletic than what this box assumes of scrappers. Some of choices feel geared toward an older crowd, grandmas, gardening, going to brunch kind of stuff and that’s definitely not my family. 😂

I’m not unhappy, just a little frustrated as I prep pics and wishing for more variety.

Well, I’m just insulted! 🤣 Speaking as an older crowd grandma, and even worse a retiree, I do see what you’re saying. And, I am using lots of grandkid photos, beautiful spring photos from places we’ve day-tripped to, and glorious mountain photos. 

What can I say? It’s a great life!  😄

I did half of Meghann's class and 90% of Becki's. I really enjoyed them. When I showed my husband the single page layout from Meghann's class he was like "wow, I love that!". It's his favorite layout ever. When I saw it in the booklet I wasn't even sure if I wanted to do it, so I'm really glad that I did! In person it does look really cool. He loves that it used a black and white photo, and how the monochromatic color scheme really makes the photo pop.

It was really fun working with the large photos in Becki's class. I always had trouble scrapping the larger sizes so years ago I had put all of my large photos into a photo box for long-term storage with no plans to ever scrap them - but now I've changed my mind and I think I'll scrap a few.

So far so good!

The classes have been excellent today! I didn’t actually finish anything but they’re all in various stages of being finished. I’m hoping to spend part of next week and into NSD working on them. My butt/back were starting to scream at me for sitting at my desk all day so I cut out after Virginia’s class. Looking forward to tomorrow!