Pink Fresh 2023 Create & Connect Events announced

My box arrived, hurrah! I just took a peek through and I am so excited. I don't have much in the way of PF items (other than their ink cubes) so I am totally ready to dig into all things floral and outdoorsy!

Slight hijack…MichyM do you like your magic mat? I have not tried it yet. I just forget about it until after the fact.

LOVE my Magic Mat!

I have a question about Class 4 prep. If you’re team no peek, please don’t read any further!
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There isn’t any homework for this class. It looks like the only thing I can really do beforehand is stamp the large image onto the WC paper twice, is that correct?

Also, about Make n Takes. Do you typically do them before the weekend begins or after? Just curious.

And a complaint (can’t help myself). Not sure if I’m the only one with this one, but why couldn’t PF reduce the length of the stamp in Class 3 by maybe a 1/2 so it would fit normally in a stamping platform? It makes so much more sense to me since it would barely be reducing the size of the images. I found it a pain to line everything up diagonally. Makes me think I won’t be buying any of their long stamps :/

I didn't actually use the long stamp.  I shortcut the class and just cut extra of the washi tape images since the finished card isn't a traditional slim line card.  I agree with you, I think it's strange to make stamps that don't fit into the standard stamp tool.

I'm doing the make and takes during the weekend of the event.  I've done most of the die cutting and heat embossing already.

Pink Fresh does have a video showing how to use log stamps on the door of the stamp tool instead of inside.

Next weekend!

I just watched the unboxing so now I’m very excited! I have a memory Misti too so I can put those long stamps in there and stamp them out and it works great. My platinum six cut right through the braided die without a problem. Just put it in at an angle. I think pinkfresh is always very generous with the products at these events and I’m excited.

I saw the code the first time but couldn’t figure out anything I wanted. Maybe I’ll have another look…

A good friend of mine who is into gardening texted me photos of her anemones in bloom earlier this week, so I could resist making her a card out of the anemones set from our kit. Lesson learned, I picked a shade a little too dark for the shadowed side of the petals.

Have you played with your supplies at all yet?

I’m really looking forward to watercoloring these in the class next weekend!

Ok, now that we’re almost ready to begin, I’ve been waiting to see if anyone else brought this up.

Is anyone else amused by the sentiment for the mushrooms cards? “The magic is in you.” I mean, mushrooms and magic??? All I can Think of is magic mushrooms (yes I’m a child of the 60’s and 70’s 😁 And also, I can’t imagine sending a card that says “the magic is in you.” It’s just not a phrase I would ever use to describe another person.

So, is it just me? It’s ok if it is, but I need to know if I’m borderline nuts!

It is not just you. When I saw the sneaks I was not impressed with the mushrooms. And then I stated ink blending them and now I really like them. Very different than all the florals. I too am not liking The Magic Is In You sentiment, but we have so many other choice in the stamps and pre made sentiment pack.
Excited for all the classes today!

Ok ladies, how was your first class?  I thought the pace was good.  I got both cards done as well as the make & take for this class.

I'm not a gold person and typically swap for silver but stepped out of my comfort zone and used gold heat embossing where the instructors used it.  Turns out I actually like it.    I'm pretty happy with the first set of cards.  Now for more coffee!

Thank you girls for seeing what I mentioned upthread! I really was wondering if my mind was the only one that went there. While I like the mushrooms and am looking forward to the class, it’s the sentiment that got me.

I’m loving the both the classes this morning, and the results so far. Unfortunately, I felt like Laura unnecessarily rushed us through her class, she started wrapping up a full 40 minutes before it was supposed to end.

That said, so far I prefer the laid-back pace of the PF classes (and participants) over the SCT event this past fall. I think I may check out more manufacturer events over SCT in the future.