Sept 2023 Crop & Create Cards

No you don't have to buy if you don't want. You will need a basic kit and some ink colours. I used what I had on hand my 1st time...3 ink colours. Know what? Those are still my favorite cards!

The classes will supply almost everything you need.

kokomo37 Welcome! You definitely do not have to buy the suggested products.  My suggestion is to wait for the box and look thru the booklet at the completed cards. If it's a product you would never use again, I'd find an alternative in my stash or just complete my cards without it.  

For example, silver shimmer watercolor paint (or similar, Kuretaki Gansai Tambi is recommended).  I would not purchase these unless I thought I'd use it again.  I have some shimmer sprits in my stash so I'll use that.  You can also use perfect pearls in water too.  

Once you have the book, you can see how all the random suggested supplies are used and if you think you need it you can purchase it.

I'm so happy to see the fall-themed cards! I have so many fall birthdays, I'm sure I can adapt them to be birthday cards.

The FB page can definitely get annoying. I realize people are excited, but so many people are just too intense. I do enjoy some drama now and then but I also feel a lot of people are just attention-seeking and so they'll say they're super stressed or whatever just to get attention. It's actually kind of fascinating, the different personality types. I have a SIL who needs reassurance about every little thing, so I can just imagine how exhausting she would be in the group - luckily she's not lol.

I think I get enough out of the C&CD events to continue doing them. I've been finished up last fall's event and really enjoying those classes on my own. My husband is loving the cards, even the ones I don't like, so there's something for everyone haha.

I was just thinking today about how much I like Taylored Expressions. Before C&CD I never gave the company a second glance, I just assumed it wasn't for me. Now I have a huge wishlist for them. So, this event has definitely opened up new styles and companies for me, and I'm super happy about that.

I got a shipping notice. Hopefully by the end of the week my box will be here.

Haha, what I this, Facebook???

I'm not far from Toronto so I probably won't get my shipping notice until Friday. I'm super excited to open my box soon!!

MDscrapaholic: *I am now collecting TE inks! I love their stencils, and their snarky sentiments.*

I bought a few of their inks last month and I have to say I'm very impressed with them - great ink coverage, and really pretty colours that are different from the other companies out there. Agree that their stencils are great. I haven't seen their snarky sentiments but now I'm going to go check.

I really want their gnomie die, the one with 4 gnomes, it's so cute.

I am picking my box up as I only live about 30 mins away. I can hardly wait

I'm totally team rip it open.  I foresee a ton of homework so I want to tackle that piece by piece as soon as possible.  Since I'm doing both the PF and C&CD events, I need to get as much prep work done as possible leading up to the events.

Same, same. The first time I did C&CD I was #nopeek, and then the second time I was #ripitopen, and the second time was much better for me - I could start homework and organizing and deciding what projects were worth buying supplies for (if I didn't already own them). So now I just always open it up right away and start checking the contents and prepping.

I'm also doing the PF event and I didn't even think of the fact that I'll be doing prep for both or that PF prep will cut into C&CD prep time. Oh well, September just got busier than I realized.

I'll be opening it. The first two I waited until the unboxing to open. Then I realized I want to get in there and see if I need anything (hopefully not), get it all organized and start the homework. I like to do one or two classes of hw each day rather than power it out all at once.

I'm currently finishing up last September's card event and I have to say I'm having a blast with it! I ended up not being able to do most of the event at the time due to some family issues that suddenly cropped up, and it's taken me this long to get around to it - but it's so worth it to go back and finish the classes. I'm even making the cards I was sure that I would hate and would never use, because I figure I paid for it and maybe I'll learn something - and it's turning out surprising well! Some of the cards look way better in person that in the booklet. Also, some of the ones I consider kind of juvenile I realized would actually be perfect for my little nieces and nephews. Plus, now that I'm not rushed to keep up in a live class, I can adapt the ones with sentiments I'd never use to say "happy birthday" or whatever I prefer instead. Win, win, win.

All this to say - it's really worth it to go back and do the classes, even if you think they're not for you. If nothing else you'll validate that you really, really did not like it and your gut instinct was right, lol.

Ha ha, when is Spellbinders NOT a bunch of little pieces?!?

I hope that you'll share some of the images of the cards when you get your kit/booklet!