C&9th Summer Camp 2024

It's NOT my first camp, and they say they've been doing it this way for a while, but I totally do NOT remember it from last year.

I don't know where you are or how the schedule worked for you, but I was nearing the end of my patience by Jaycee's class. I actually was taking a break, having a snack, and just watching when I realized my husband had roped my kid into starting dinner because he was getting home later than expected and wanted to let me have more crafting time. I ended up going back to crafting along out of guilt, but I'm not sure it was the wise choice. Not only did I not do a very good job blending, but I misplaced one of the gold flower centers -- which I'd stored attached to the die, since it didn't want to come out. So now I can't even recut it

Tore the craft room apart this morning and didn’t find the missing dies and die cuts. Stymied finishing Jaycee’s cards, I distracted myself with a completely non-camp-related project as well as adding embellishments and a sentiment to my second card from the first class. Started watching Jennifer’s class. I’m impressed with the improvements to the interactive dies compared to last year’s. Went to the grocery store. Came home, went back into the craft room. Opened my iPad to take some photos and there were the dies — stuck to the magnetic closure of my iPad cover. Keep in mind, I use the Pad to track my grocery list. At least it was stuck to a magnet, so I didn’t lose it in the store or parking lot or what have you….

I don't know...he makes it look effortless, but he talks quite a bit about how much effort he puts into some of the details of placement, how he cuts out of his videos the amount of time he spends there,  and things like that.

I love to listen to him speak about the inspiration that he gets from his garden, because I find the plants and critters around me very inspiring as well, but I just don't have/can't muster some of that scientific/mathematic precision he brings to the craft table.

Wow - everyone's cards are gorgeous!! Looks like it was a great event!

GORGEOUS cards girls!

I loved this event, the only projects I wasn't thrilled with were Jennifer's. Interactive cards really aren't my thing. But I do love the zesty card that pinklady posted. Makes me wish I had purchased that set from C9. I'll have to look through my things and see if I don't have something I could use to make something similar. Camp is SO well run and the projects are really up my alley. After The Weekender (which was a complete and total bust for me) this was like a breath of fresh air.

I had the best time on Saturday with Ryann. I hope she did too, there was a lot of laughing. We spent about 12 hours together, and really never stopped talking...we had to rewind a few times because of that! If you ever have a chance to meet her, JUMP on it! 

I'll post some pics in the next couple of days.

I really like the added kraft layer - really cute cards!

So, I know Laura Bassen's instructional style and technique methodology make me a little crazy; I find it really hard to figure out what she's actually doing/what I'm trying to do. I did not particularly love the way she blended her blooms and I really hated the results of my rather feeble attempts to follow her. i did see some simpler blended color schemes I liked better on the FB page. But I also think that using stencils just sort of obscures what I'm trying to do for me in general. I know I am far from perfect with my alcohol markers, but it was much easier for me to see the petals and where I was trying to create shadows and highlights without the stencils in my way:



Upper bloom blended with a simpler scheme of mostly nectar and watermelon. Bottom one colored with Altenew artists markers.


I know this makes me kind of an outlier around here. I'm ok with that!

Beautiful cards, craftmepink ! I just followed you on Pinterest.

This post will be photo heavy, sorry about that! I wanted to wait to post until I had made cards other than just the class cards. I've made enough cards that the stack of them measures 5.5" tall



First off, my friend, who is a beginner card maker, was over the other day and made this card, which I LOVE:



So, I had to card-lift it for myself I love the donut set:



More donuts:



Really enjoyed Jaycee's class, surprise surprise (not) with all the ink blending, and came up with a couple of unique designs:







Turnabouts really aren't my thing, but once I got going with this one I had a lot of fun with different color combos:







Lovely Day set:



This is another one that I had fun with color combos. I really do like C9's unique selection of ink and paper colors:



I'm not posting anything from the last 2 classes since I've only made the class cards and others have already posted them. While I enjoyed making the projects, I don't see myself using either set so I've already sold them. All in all, the first 4 classes were REALLY up my alley and I've only played with those supplies for the last 10 days. I think I may finally put them away for a while, but I think they'll get lots of use in the future! Definitely signing up for the next C9 event in the winter.