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Post by pinklady on Sept 9, 2023 23:53:21 GMT
Earlier this week I finally got the stuff from the spring box labeled and put away.  I spent ALL DAY today die cutting for the spellbinders class. Once I finish that up, I’m gonna switch gears and work on getting the pink fresh classes prepped. I also spent the day straightening my Gemini Jr and Platinum 6 cutting plates. Some were warped so bad I had to do the process twice. |
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Post by gmcwife1 on Sept 10, 2023 1:27:17 GMT
Well, I just finished unpacking my box, and I'm blown away! This is great! Lots of fun will be had doing these cards! However, I'm missing 7 items, all from the drawstring bag. I need to find the missing items form and fill it out. Check your bags carefully! Well, DUH. I'm only missing four items. Read on Facebook about checking both ends... The OLO markers are double-inked, one on each end. So I'm not missing any of those. I am missing the four embossing powders, though. Oops, I missed that too. Well at least they will just reply to me about it!! |
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Post by marg on Sept 10, 2023 3:04:28 GMT
MDscrapaholic At least they can send your embossing powder separately so they won’t leak all over everything else like has happened to a few people on this board. One year I was missing the entire bag of Sunday supplies - every single class. I didn’t know until the unboxing event about 10 days before the actual event - they mailed it out right away and I received them in a day. I’m in Ontario, though. I didn’t want to start on my homework until I finished all of my cards from last Fall’s event - and I finally did that today, yay! I did every single card, including Jennifer McGuire’s bonus cards. The only thing I didn’t do was Angie Blom’s colouring because I lost her printed card stock, darn. But I’m super happy and I cannot believe how many cards I made! So tomorrow I start cleaning my craft room, reinking my ink pads, and doing my PF and C&CD homework. Excited!
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Post by dewryce on Sept 10, 2023 3:50:22 GMT
Y’all are making me excited and I’m not participating! I just know I’m in the mood to prep for something!  Will you be posting your cards? I ask because I feel like the classes would be fun, but that much of the product wouldn’t get used again because a lot I see isn’t my style. But I could learn to love it! |
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Post by MDscrapaholic on Sept 10, 2023 14:16:21 GMT
Y’all are making me excited and I’m not participating! I just know I’m in the mood to prep for something! Will you be posting your cards? I ask because I feel like the classes would be fun, but that much of the product wouldn’t get used again because a lot I see isn’t my style. But I could learn to love it! We absolutely will be posting our cards here! I thought there were some classes I wouldn’t like, but after taking the classes, decided I did! There are so many ways you can use the components of these. And part of the fun is being in a group of many other like-minded crafters! |
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Post by dewryce on Sept 10, 2023 20:16:32 GMT
Y’all are making me excited and I’m not participating! I just know I’m in the mood to prep for something! Will you be posting your cards? I ask because I feel like the classes would be fun, but that much of the product wouldn’t get used again because a lot I see isn’t my style. But I could learn to love it! We absolutely will be posting our cards here! I thought there were some classes I wouldn’t like, but after taking the classes, decided I did! There are so many ways you can use the components of these. And part of the fun is being in a group of many other like-minded crafters!That’s what I was thinking about! Plus techniques I could learn. |
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Post by MDscrapaholic on Sept 11, 2023 20:43:57 GMT
Sneak peek #12! Stamps of Life with Stephanie Bernard! Christmas cards!  |
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Post by floridagirl on Sept 12, 2023 18:26:14 GMT
The Facebook page for the event got drama filled two nights ago. All the posts have since been removed, thankfully. It started with a woman saying she bought some inks and then found out there would be inks included. Several people showed her where that was mentioned in the notices. There was only one of these post that I felt was borderline snarky. So the woman starts another posting about people being mean and she was bullied etc. and now she’s not even sure she wants to participate. Many people commented that they didn’t see any bullying. One lady took her side and said the “veterans” of past events were not being nice to the new people. Another well meaning and sincere woman suggested she go to her doctor for antidepressants because she herself feels so much better after doing so. I have attended all of the card events and I’ve never seen the Facebook page get like this. Maybe it’s because they increased the number of attendees to 3400 this time. I wonder sometimes if some of these people even know what they signed up for. They don’t appear to read any of the information emailed and provided on the page. So the same questions are asked repeatedly, like when do I get my box, what date is the event etc.” There have always been the ones that over engineer everything and the ones that worry about every supply. But there is a meanness this year from some of these attendees that I have not seen before. All this to say, I am staying away as much as possible from the FACEBOOK page. It used to be a nice group, but too many mean girls this year. I agree with you...i thought it was just me. |
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Post by pinklady on Sept 12, 2023 19:10:26 GMT
I'm not a fan of the Stamps of Life cards but I like the products. I'll watch the class to learn how to use the dies properly, then I'll be able to make my own cards.
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Post by MDscrapaholic on Sept 13, 2023 0:36:22 GMT
We absolutely will be posting our cards here! I thought there were some classes I wouldn’t like, but after taking the classes, decided I did! There are so many ways you can use the components of these. And part of the fun is being in a group of many other like-minded crafters!That’s what I was thinking about! Plus techniques I could learn. You can try to get into the holiday event that's in November if you're interested. That one is both scrapbooking and cards. Crop & Create Delivered HOLIDAY I believe there are about 10 of us doing it. The website says: UPDATE: Registration is now closed. To be added to our waitlist please send an email to Jen at jen@scrapbookandcards.com stating the name and date of the event you would like to be waitlisted for. |
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Post by dewryce on Sept 13, 2023 21:50:28 GMT
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Post by GiantsFan on Sept 18, 2023 15:56:58 GMT
I know a lot of you are in the PF event this coming weekend, but has anyone started or completed the SCT event homework? I started and so far I've only done three classes. I'm not looking forward to all the cutting for SB.com and the die cutting for Spellbinder's and Honey Bee so I'm saving them for last. I do read through all the instructions to see if there is anything I can do ahead, like emboss or pre-stamp a card base. (or in the case of CC, cut the black cardstock and make the bases)
I'm not a fan of fancy folds or cards that don't just open regularly. LOL! I plan to just make those into traditional style cards.
ETA: someone posted on FB that it took about 18 hours for HW
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Post by MDscrapaholic on Sept 18, 2023 17:07:49 GMT
I did a couple last night! Didn't take too long. I think I did TE, Scrapbook.com and HoneyBee. I'm not going to get another chance to work on them again until Wednesday after work. PF unboxing is today and C&CD is Tuesday. Then there's all the instructor things... (might skip those).
I'm not a fan of fancy folds either. I'm disappointed that the GinaK is one of those.
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Post by pinklady on Sept 18, 2023 17:14:54 GMT
I'm *mostly* done with the homework. I still need to do some more heat embossing. I like to get that out of the way before class if possible.
For SB.com, I'm veering from the directions for some of the cards. I love the patterned paper but not the way it's being used. I do not like that forever card so I'm not doing that one. I did the die cutting & paper cutting but honestly it was a while back and I don't remember it being too bad. For Spellbinders and Honey Bee, I did all the die cutting. It was tedious and took a long time.
I have not prepped for the Pink & Main class. I love the products but I'm not making her cards. The colors are awful. I'll probably watch along and make my own cards. I have seen that some people had trouble using the embossing folder.
I already know I'm not watching all the classes live so I'm going to try to finish up what I can but I'm not stressing about it.
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Post by lindamh on Sept 18, 2023 19:00:17 GMT
I’ve got a very little bit of homework done. I’m limited to sitting at my craft table or desk for 10 to 15 minutes at a stretch, so I’m planning on being at this for a while. I’m just grateful I can finally sit there for a few minutes now!
So far, I’ve got Spellbinders and Taylored Expressions ready. Obviously, I won’t be participating over the weekend, so I’m just meandering around and picking and choosing things that I know I’ll want to work on in the future when somebody figures out how to fix me!
I really like the colors for Pink & Main, but I’m holding off on starting that one. I’d rather use colored card stock, than ink some of the pieces and TE is coming out with some new colors tomorrow that might work for me, so I’ll wait and see on that. I also don’t have a foil machine, but I do have some of the glue, so I’m waiting to watch the class and see what I can and can’t do on the cards.
I also am not thrilled with Gina’s cards and will change them up at some point. Next up is Honey Bee and Lawn Fawn. I was so thrilled with how the Honey Bee cards turned out last time, that I can’t wait to do those. And, I figure I can color the Lawn Fawn pieces here in my reclining chair. So those will keep me busy for another few days!
My goal is to get well in time to do the Holiday event in real time. I’m tired of not being able to do much. I’m BORED!!!
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Post by istamp247 on Sept 18, 2023 19:09:42 GMT
I started the homework and then stopped. We were in the middle of rearranging our shared office space and my craft space. My husband and I both work from home (well I’m back in the office one day a week). My work from home space was also my craft space. My husband decided to move his work from home space into my step-son’s bedroom (he is only here every other weekend and let me have the full “office” space as my work from home space and craft space. We got it all set up this past weekend and I’m excited to start working on the rest of the homework tonight after work!
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Post by gmcwife1 on Sept 18, 2023 19:15:42 GMT
I have not done any homework for either event.
My family member that was terminally ill passed away Wednesday. So I will just watch the PF event this weekend and see how involved I feel for this next one.
I do think the distraction will help me, so I will enjoy being with everyone but still at a distance. It has helped reading our threads about both events.
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Post by MDscrapaholic on Sept 18, 2023 19:57:29 GMT
I'm so sorry for your loss, gmcwife1 . Big hugs! |
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Post by azcrafty on Sept 18, 2023 21:35:59 GMT
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Post by peasquared on Sept 18, 2023 22:08:50 GMT
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Post by GiantsFan on Sept 18, 2023 22:44:47 GMT
I'm *mostly* done with the homework. I still need to do some more heat embossing. I like to get that out of the way before class if possible. For SB.com, I'm veering from the directions for some of the cards. I love the patterned paper but not the way it's being used. I do not like that forever card so I'm not doing that one. I did the die cutting & paper cutting but honestly it was a while back and I don't remember it being too bad. For Spellbinders and Honey Bee, I did all the die cutting. It was tedious and took a long time. I have not prepped for the Pink & Main class. I love the products but I'm not making her cards. The colors are awful. I'll probably watch along and make my own cards. I have seen that some people had trouble using the embossing folder. I already know I'm not watching all the classes live so I'm going to try to finish up what I can but I'm not stressing about it. For the P&M class I pulled the same colors but softer hues. I had trouble with the embossing folder. It took a lot of shims. |
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Post by GiantsFan on Sept 18, 2023 22:46:20 GMT
I have not done any homework for either event. My family member that was terminally ill passed away Wednesday. So I will just watch the PF event this weekend and see how involved I feel for this next one. I do think the distraction will help me, so I will enjoy being with everyone but still at a distance. It has helped reading our threads about both events. I'm sorry. |
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Post by MDscrapaholic on Sept 19, 2023 0:11:16 GMT
Doing some of the homework. I’m not a fan of the Picket Fence cards. I’ve never been crazy about feathers.
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Post by gmcwife1 on Sept 19, 2023 6:53:43 GMT
Thank you everyone  |
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Post by MDscrapaholic on Sept 19, 2023 21:01:10 GMT
Unboxing is tonight! Has everyone received their box by now?
I received the missing Brutus Monroe embossing powders yesterday! I'm hoping I'm not missing anything else!
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Post by marie on Sept 19, 2023 23:42:33 GMT
I have not done any homework for either event. My family member that was terminally ill passed away Wednesday. So I will just watch the PF event this weekend and see how involved I feel for this next one. I do think the distraction will help me, so I will enjoy being with everyone but still at a distance. It has helped reading our threads about both events. I'm sorry for your loss. |
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Post by gmcwife1 on Sept 20, 2023 0:39:21 GMT
I have not done any homework for either event. My family member that was terminally ill passed away Wednesday. So I will just watch the PF event this weekend and see how involved I feel for this next one. I do think the distraction will help me, so I will enjoy being with everyone but still at a distance. It has helped reading our threads about both events. I'm sorry for your loss. Thank you |
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Post by gmcwife1 on Sept 20, 2023 0:41:10 GMT
Of all the people being featured, why the one that is so distracting 😛
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Post by pinklady on Sept 20, 2023 1:46:41 GMT
So now that the unboxing has occurred, I just want to say this is by far the best C&CD box. I say that mostly because of all 16 classes, I believe there is only 1 class for me where it's a total dud. There are others that I don't like the cards at all but the kit products are great and I can totally use them in other ways. I was completely shocked at how much was in this box.
I was super excited about the SCT gift (organizing tray) and the Taylored Expression anti-static powder tool (I've wanted one for soooo long)!
For those not joining, here is the box content:
Drawstring bag:
Crop & Create Delivered exclusive acrylic block
Taylored Expressions Anti-Static Powder Tool
OLO Markers:YO 2.2, YO2.3, YG8.3, and YO2.7 for the demo with Lori Craig with Sunflower printable OR2.6 and V2.6 for Picket Fence class
Brutus Monroe Embossing Powder – Sterling, Alabaster, Rainbow Sparkle, Raven
Picket Fence Studios (4) Fall Paper Pouncers
Concord & 9th Ink Cubes in Briar Rose, Lemongrass, Juniper, and Pebble
Scrapbook.com Cloud Whip
Pear Blossom Press – One Light
Foam Adhesive from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L
Crafter’s Companion KIT SUPPLIES:
Gilding Flakes Kit includes:
20ml Gilding Flakes - Auriel
20ml Gilding Flakes - Argent
20ml Gilding Flakes - Burnished copper
Sponge
Dry inkpad
Liquid glue
Patterned card
Stamps
Heart stencils
Double-sided tape
Double-sided sticky sheet
Acetate
Taylored Expressions KIT SUPPLIES:
Cake Walk Stencil & Clear Combo
Cake Walk Coordinating Dies
Taylored Expressions Cardstock:Cookie Monster (Teal) 2 5/8” x 5.5”, Dragon Fruit (Hot Pink) 4” x 5.25”
The Insiders - Birthday Wishes pre-printed panels (2)
Scrapbook.com KIT SUPPLIES:
A2 Joyful Patterned Paper pad
Joyful Shape Die Set (22 pieces)
6x8 Rub-On Transfers(2-6x8 sheets)
2oz Mini Cloud Whip (in drawstring bag)
A2 Butterfly Stencil
LDRS Creative KIT SUPPLIES:
Trailing Hummingbird Stamps
Trailing Hummingbird Dies
Trailing Hummingbird Layering Stencils
My Wish for You Stamps
Pink & Main KIT SUPPLIES:
Snowflake Sayings stamp set
Snowflake Sayings Dies
Snowflakes Adhesive Transfer Stickies
Large Snowflake Stencil
Snowflakes Emboss & Cut Folder
Blizzard Foilables (snowflakes and ombre blue)
Sample sheet of Icicle CheerFoil®
Honey Bee Stamps KIT SUPPLIES:
Dies For All Seasons
Exclusive Sentiment Stamp Set
Exclusive card stock pack
Adhesive Pearls
Spellbinders KIT SUPPLIES:
All Occasion Bow Die Set
Merry & Bright Tree Die Set
Petite Blooms and Sentiments Die Set
Peppermint Strips Embossing Folder
Color Essential Gems
Spectrum AB Color Essentials Cardstock Pack
Ranger Ink KIT SUPPLIES:
Exclusive Stamp Set
Exclusive Die Set
Winter Scene Maker Stencil
Simon Hurley create. Royal Flush Solar Paste
Simon Hurley create. Slippery When Wet Lunar Paste
Simon Hurley create. No Diving Reinker
Ranger Detail Blending Tools
Gina K. Designs KIT SUPPLIES:
Fancy Florals Layering Stencils
Fancy Phrases Stamp Set
Fancy Florals Die Set
Fancy Phrases Die Set
Decorative Double Stencil
Stamps of Life KIT SUPPLIES:
Merry Flip-it A2 Card Die Set
Merry Christmas Shapes Add-on Die Set
4x6 Merry Frame and Sentiment Stamp Set
3x4 Merry Christmas Shapes Add-on Stamp Set
6x6 Christmas Fun Collection Paper Pad (24 double sided sheets)
Lawn Fawn KIT SUPPLIES:
You Crow Girl Stamps & Lawn Cuts
Little Farm Fence Border Lawn Cuts
Stitched Scalloped Borders Lawn Cuts
Autumn Breeze Stencils
Lawn Clippings 4 sheets of 6x6 patterned paper:
Fruit Salad- Orange You Glad
Fruit Salad- So A-Peel-ing
Stripes ’n Sprinkles- Oh My Orange Stripes ’n Sprinkles- Terrific Teal
Brutus Monroe KIT SUPPLIES:
Autumn Vibes 6x6 Stencil
Autumn Vibes 4x6 Stamp Set
Autumn Vibes Coordinating Die
Brutus Monroe Red Aqua Pigment
Brutus Monroe Yellow Aqua Pigment
Brutus Monroe Blue Aqua Pigment
Brutus Monroe Embossing Powder – sterling, alabaster, rainbow sparkle, raven (in drawstring bag)
Concord & 9th KIT SUPPLIES:
On My Mind Stamps
On My Mind Dies
On My Mind Stencils
Enamel Dots
5.5 x 8.5 cardstock sheets in Briar Rose, Pink Lemonade,Lemongrass, Avocado, Juniper, and Pebble
Ink Cubes in Briar Rose, Lemongrass, Juniper, and Pebble
Altenew KIT SUPPLIES:
Perfect Gift Stamp Set
Perfect Gift Die Set
Perfect Gift Simple Coloring Stencil Set
Perfect Gift 3D Embossing Folder
Hero Arts KIT SUPPLIES:
With Sympathy Clear Stamp Set + Frame Cuts
With Sympathy Hero Transfers
Daniel Smith Watercolor Dot Dream Palette
Picket Fence Studio KIT SUPPLIES:
Picket Fence Studios (4) Fall Paper Pouncers
Picket Fence Studios Exclusive 4”x6” Stamp Set
Picket Fence Studios Exclusive (3) Feather Dies
Picket Fence Studios Exclusive Layering Leaf Stencil
Cardstock package:
26 sheets of 80 lb white smooth cardstock for die-cutting
26 sheets of 100 lb white smooth cardstock for card bases
7 sheets of black cardstock
4 sheets of kraft cardstock
2 sheets of watercolour paper
1 sheet of acetate
2 printables from Angie Blom Designs
30 envelopes
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Post by gmcwife1 on Sept 20, 2023 2:26:35 GMT
I told dh that if I only did C&C card events, spring and fall, I could cut back my random shopping throughout the year and still have plenty of fun, new stuff.
These events are definitely worth the money!
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