I arrived late again due to the rains plus the fact that I just came in from Bicol at 5AM. The traffic was bad due to the rains and the turn from Edsa to Ortigas (towards Greenhills from QC) took forever.
The fee for the class was P1,700. For this amount, I got the Marjolaine Circle Album Kit (Circle Mini Album in Milk Chocolate) and a Cosmo Cricket 12x12 patterned paper pad featuring the Garden Variety and the Material Girl lines. I'm so happy with the amount of papers I got from this class. I had so much left over to use in other LOs.
It was a whole day class. In the morning we did the mini album kit. There is a step-by-step guide included in the kit so we could do it at our own pace. But of course, we were more confident because we had April to explain processes and techniques. She also made a cutting guide for the strips. I believe this was extra and not included in the kit. Therefore, doing the mini album was a breeze. Most of the scrappers were done with the mini-album in the morning. I finished with mine before 2:00 (lunchtime included :-).
I started with the LOs at about 2:00 PM. My goal was to finish at least 4 LOs so I can get the bucket of Prima Flowers which was the prize for those who finished at least 4. Also, I wanted to finish before 4:30PM so I'd have time to shop for scrapping things.
Again, doing the LOs was easy because of the step-by-step guide provided by April for 15 Layouts. READ: 15 LAYOUTS! April promised us that the LOs were quick to do. Quicker if you are a fast scrapper. I still consider myself a novice despite my 5 years in this hobby so I don't know about that. (lol)
But, surprise - surprise! It was indeed a day of firsts. My first mini-album in the morning and in the afternoon I was able to do 4 layouts in one sitting. Of course, the prize was a bonus. As they say that for a scrapper "the finished LO is the reward itself".
Here are the 4 LOs I was able to finish in 2 and 1/2 hours.
This is the first layout I did. I was so happy with the result and so inspired that I immediately went to my second LO.
I'm really proud of this layout. The picture and the elements go together. The picture is of my first pamangkin, Hershey. Thanks to April for your LO which I copied... :-)
When I got home, I was still so high with my accomplishment that I finished two more LOs. :-)
In this LO, I had to mat the pictures because it's size is smaller than the one required in April's LO. I believe it still turned out well. :-)
I'm so happy I attended this class. April was so helpful and not at all intimidating to approach. She's a really fast scrapper. I commented her on it when I first met her in Pia and Ria's class. Her LOs are very nicely put together but easy to do. You can see her LOs for the class here LOs used in the Class by April Lim
I would also have to thank Vivian of Lasting Impressions. The month long discounts at the store was another reason for me to come to Manila and attend the class. She also treated the class to a Shakeys take-out merienda of pizza, although food was not included in the fee. I am looking forward to attend more classes at Lasting Impressions.
This is one long post, another first in this blog. I'm looking forward to post more LOs here in the future.
