great news!

the wonderful Nik.... has secured us the main hall at Lakeland Park to scrap in... means you don't need to be so limited with what you bring!

Also.... we have managed to get some extra beds if you have a friend or someone who wanted to come who missed out or who has just decided they'd like to come along... but you need to let us know by Feb 29th lunch time at the latest! But only the initial 24 retreaters will be receiving the make & takes.

Lara

p.s. you might still scrap more productively if you don't bring 'everything'....

Page Kits - another packing idea

Raewyn so kindly posted the following on her blog:

FOR EACH PAGE KIT
Into a large zip lock bag or page protector, add the following...
1. your photo/s (one set per page protector/bag)
2. sketch or layout design based on the number and orientation of your photos
3. cardstock &/or patterned paper (remember to include any cardstock for matting )
4. add any embellishments to the page protector/bag (eg diecuts, ribbon, alpha stickers).
5. write some journalling notes on the layout sketch (or print this out prior to crop).
Note: rather than take heavy/bulky tools to a crop like say my circle punches, I punch the cardstock circles out and add them to the page kit.
As you are making your page kits have two sheets of notepaper & a pen handy,
on one sheet jot down any tools you will need to take to the crop (eg eyelet setting tools, coluzzle templates, paper piercer, stamp sets and ink etc).
on the other sheet jot down any supplies you need to buy for your page kits (eg blue buttons, black cardstock etc).
Why do I make page kits???
I prefer to pack lightly when going to a crop (whether it be a day crop, a weekend crop or even a couple of hours cropping at a friend's place) so now all I take with me is a full tool tote, a cutting matt, my folder of page kits, my snacks and my drinks.
Remember that space can be limited in the crop area and who can be bothered making countless trips back and forth from the car to bring in half your scrap room?! LOL
Making page kits doesn't mean your layout will end up being completed quicker than if you made it from scratch at home, (as you need to take into account the time taken for the pre-planning/page kit assembly process), but with some pre-planning you will be able to travel lighter to a crop and also you will be able to cut, glue and chat without losing your concentration (hence the need for a layout sketch).

Thanks Heaps Raewyn!

I think this might be the way I pack for this retreat.

inspiration outlet scrap packing

Scrap Packing

The following was written for Scrapbook Outlet NZ Ltd (Inspiration Outlet) by Lara Moss.

The dilemma: going away for 2 weeks on a car trip – how can I minimise my supplies so I am allowed to take some?

Possible solutions:
a) Make up page kits
b) Get supply savvy
c) Don’t take anything (just go to scrap stores on the way…)
d) Don’t take any clothes & hide your scrap stuff in your suitcase
e) Take a break from scrapping (yeah right!)

I selected b!

Supply savvy scrapping
I have successfully used this for crop nights and on weekends away & will be doing it for our next scrap retreat too. This was adapted from a challenge I found on a blog some time last year where essentially you pick out some supplies & you only use them for your next 5 layouts – I went away for 2 weeks & created 8 layouts by using the below supplies.

Mental note: choose only the products/papers/photos that make you ‘smile’ – that way you will be sure to want to use them!
Go through your photos & grab ones you feel like scrapping – only take enough to fill one photo wallet – about 35 max.
Select 14-20 sheets of cardstock you like
Pick 20-25 sheets of patterned paper you like or want to use
Choose three different types of lettering – some chip letters, some rub-ons & some stickers for example. If you run out you have to get inventive – do your own title! Use paint in the stencils left from the chip letters….
A couple of masks or templates
A bag of ribbons (one of the snaplock ‘snack’ bags)
A couple of sheets of rub-ons
Embroidery threads
A few stamps
A handful of flowers – in a snaplock snack bag too J
A collection of brads, tags, acrylic dots/shapes, chipboard shapes etc – I took only enough to fit in a Maya Road tin that once held chipboard shapes.
Some paint colours you commonly use e.g. white, black, brown, blue & pink
Black ink cube
Brilliance black ink
Black & white journaling pen
And your tools: 12 inch cutter, scissors, paper piercer, needles, paint brush, photo splits, glue stick, tombow, double sided tape, nail file, anywhere hole punch, cutting mat.

Happy Scrapping!

© Lara Moss

the venue

Have just spent some time at the chalets at Lakeland Park where we will be staying. The view is beautiful out the large windows in the chalets and there is a lovely lakefront track which you can walk along when you need some fresh air. It's about 10 minute drive to Frankton (the airport and Remarkables Park Shopping Centre) and about 20 minutes to central Queenstown.

The room will be a tight squeeze, but we should all fit as long as we only take what we need. Please don't plan on bringing any cricuts, wishblades, expressions, diecutting machines, anything bigger than a xyron 250, computers/printers and anything else that might just take up too much precious scrapping space.

We will be limiting your supplies also e.g. one average sized tote & one other carry bag for scrapping stuff to go into the scrapping room.

There will be a cuttlebug, & expression there for everyone to use but you may have a per cost cut unless you are able to supply your own mat & blade. These will be avaliable to purchase at the retreat.

We are unable to access any bigger scrapping spaces as the park is booked out over the weekend.

Will update you as we get more info sorted :-)

Lara

a question answered

it was asked what the $$$$ covers...
well it covers your accomodation & your kai (food) as well as water & hot drinks.. we'll see how the budget goes for juice.. but if you really want some - BYO.

Thanks to our sponsors we will most likely have some goodie bags & a couple of classes/workshops or make & takes over the weekend.. as well as some surprises we are scheming!

you will need to provide your own bedding, towels etc & your own scrap stuff though a little birdie tells me that there may be limits on how much you can bring in the way of supplies as scrap space will be at a premium... not just the top bunks Tanya! but in saying that there will be goodies avaliable to purchase from a store or two that will be at the retreat!

Lara