e2c 2013 update

Hi again all.

Well who can believe it is FEBRUARY already?! Time seems to be moving very quickly and before we know it March will be here and March equals retreat time!!

Lots of exciting details are falling into place behind the scenes. Meredith has been working hard and has secured some amazing prizes and giveaways- you will be blown away by our 2013 prize table! We are both pedantic about the decorations and making everything look very swish. The WOW factor means a lot to us! We have some really brilliant ideas coming together and can't wait to see it all in the flesh.

Food wise - all sorted. Mel, Kim, Leanne and the trusty he-man helper Andrew have the kitchen and meals covered. It all sounds delish. Please let us know if you have any special dietary requirements.

Class kits are being sourced and we thank Sheoak Craft Cottage (Leah and Lindy), Scrapworkz (Leonie) and Shabby Chic Shack (Brigette and Karen) for all their hard work and support. We are so very grateful for your assistance and we certainly couldn't do it without you.

Some exciting news we can share with you is that Nat May will be having a small shop at the retreat selling many varied goodies that are not stocked by our local girls. This brings our on site shop total to 5. You can literally shop and scrap till you drop.

A couple of housekeeping reminders :

1. If you have not emailed a photo of yourself  (ga.hall@bigpond.com) already - please can you help alleviate that last minute rush by doing this soon. A high resolution (large file) head shot / selfie / portrait would be brilliant. They will be used for decorating purposes only and removed from any files after they are printed out for use at the retreat.

2. If you have not emailed ga.hall@bigpond.com regarding your sleeping / table arrangements we would also appreciate this soon. This will be the second year we have asked for preferences for bed and table partners and in 2012 it seemed to make things much easier on arrival. A poll on Facebook said that everyone was happy to continue with this pre-booking arrangement in 2013. Before emailing, please double check with everyone to avoid booking someone down who has sorted out other sleeping/seating partners. If we haven't heard from you please understand that you will need to be placed where we can fit you. Every endeavour will be made to honour your requests however we are ruled by the space available to us. The tables seat 7-8 and due to attendee numbers every table will need to be filled. This is not meant to cause angst or problems, and of course nothing is set in stone or cannot be changed (no seats are being engraved with names!) but hearing from YOU makes our job easier. 

Phew- that all sounds very technical and bossy! Sorry. In a nutshell the retreat is about YOU and we simply want you to have the best time with the minimum of fuss and bother.

Hope to hear from you soon

Amanda and Meredith.

Easy misting techniques ...

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photo request for e2c

Hello hello retreat attendees.

I have a very small request for decorating purposes. If you are able to supply us with a head/torso photo, can we please use them for e2c shed tizzying? These photos can be snaps, non perfect, non professional, and no specific file size or colour.

Once i have printed them for our retreat decorating i will then delete the file so nothing will be kept on my computer.

If you can be involved (and we would love a snapshot of all attendees as this would be most effective) please forward your photo to me at ga.hall@bigpond.com. 

I know how hideous it is to be IN FRONT of the camera, but any old snap will do - i have used an iPhone selfie...and i promise that they will all look amazing hanging out in the shed together. It will really look best if everyone's photo is there… so please don't be camera shy.

Here is a great blog post about 'selfies'… and how to get a good one. You don't have to wait or ask someone else to take it for you. Do it yourself :)

how-take-selfie

The best thing about doing it on your smart phone or digital camera is the DELETE button quickly becomes your best friend. Also don't be afraid of feeling like a knob posing in front of your camera/phone… it's all part of it and no matter how many times you do a 'selfie' you still feel knobbish!

Remember these shots don't have to be perfect portrait shots… the more uniquely YOU that they are the better.

Please don't be scared by this request (as a few horrified emails to me have indicated) - it is meant to be a fun decorating idea for e2c 2013!

Hope you can help me.

Amanda

e2c 2013 classes & info

woodgrain + white - Marika

"Hi Amanda

I have finally done some scrapping my page for the white wood grained challenge plus a few colours

Thanks Marika"

Heck that blue-y purple with the white is stunning Marika. The pokes of green against the strokes and splats are fantastic. What a super cute photo and great use of woodgrain in the title. That yummy little banner finishes it all off nicely. 

Quick challenge - inspired by...

I just saw this on Facebook on the Magnolia Tree page (a gift ware shop in Port Lincoln)


and thought -

"white + woodgrain = yummy"

can you incorporate those two elements on a scrap page over the weekend?

Send your creations in for us to upload and inspire others. I can't wait to see what brilliance comes into my inbox.

e2c 2013 teacher announcement

Meredith and myself are very excited to announce our 2013 teachers:

Each of these inspirational Australian scrapbookers have their very own, unique style and we hope you are as thrilled as we are. We cannot wait to see what scrappy goodness these girls are going to teach us!

rub-on challenge - Sue

on this hot windy day i got to scrap.....so i decided to get that tub of rub-ons down and see what i could come up with. I used a page of 7 Gypsies number rub-ons, some Kaiser ink splats and Luxe red arrows....all of which i have had for a verrrry long time!! ( quietly glad they all rubbed off without too much drama too!!)

Thanks Amanda for this challenge....it was good to get those rub-ons out again!!

quick challenge...

just prior to our e2c registrations opening...

let's whip up a layout using :

old rubons....

nothing new and snazzy here.

Old. Crappy. Half wrecked.

get creative.

e2c 2013

We would love you to join us over on Facebook ... lots of chatting and ideas for the up and coming retreat ... click here ... E2C

Otherwise ... comment here and we will get back to you ... the build up to the retreat is lots of fun :-)

If you are interested in sponsoring our retreat for 2013 we would love to hear from you ... please leave a message on this post or email me ... john.treloar@bigpond.com

Mini retreat layout - Mel

"Please see attached the page I most liked from the E2C Weekend.

It is not my normal style, but I am pleased with how it turned out. :)

Thank you so very much for another great weekend :) You girls are amazing and I had a fantastic time

Regards

Mel"

Mel what a gorgeous photo and love the banner across the bottom :-) It's fun to try a different style hey :-)

Escape2Create mini retreat thank yous ...

A very big thank you to ...
Sandra for collecting the groceries and doing odd jobs for us
Carrie for donating the delicious desserts for the first night
Tania for helping with set up and pack up
Sue for everything she did to help us
Kathryn for the beautiful food and help
Sonia for her help in the kitchen and packing up
Amanda as always for being a wonderful co-organiser and friend
to the wonderful shops Sheoak Craft Cottage, Scrapworkz and Shabby Chic Shack for bringing their goodies for us to peruse and purchase
and finally everyone that attended and helped with pack up and so many of you for offering to help throughout the whole weekend ... we really do appreciate it.
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If you created a layout over the weekend, that you would like to share with us, please send it through ... john.treloar@bigpond.com 

mini retreat / scrapathon

Colour inspired Challenge

I found this on pinterest last night and it just popped out at me. I fell in love with it instantly....i'm not sure what it was....i love the colours, i love those angled  shapes or just what....so i thought i would start this month with a challenge from this image....be it the colours, shapes... or the background, whatever you like.

Hope this inspires you to combine papers with photos and products and to share it here with us. Hopefully during this busy week i can cut, glue and stick down some paper!!

I have officially stepped back from the E2C team recently but i will still be popping around in the background - here on the blog, with setting the occassional challenge here for you. It has been a busy and fulfilling 5 years with Escape 2 Create but my life is too busy to fit everything & everyone in. So i hope you will all continue to pop in the blog here and to mine to say hello, particpate in the challenges and share the scrapping love!!

So i hope you all have a good week- and keep on scrapping!!

Suexx

Trends challenge - Trish

Here is my LO on the subject of trending. Hexagons being one of them..

Thanks for the challenge. 

Wow Trish!! Love the painted background effect!! The kraft and white look fantastic together and the sneaky hexagons!! Totally love this ... I need to scrap soon!!

Thanks for joining in :-)

Hexagon Trend - Sue

This challenge of Meredith's has inspired me with hexagons. I have been spying and loving the use of hexagons on layouts lately. Here i have used a WOW chipboard to use as a mask, and then used MFT hexagon die to cut my patterned papers which happened to fit exactly over my masked area.

What have you seen that you like lately with the trends???

Trending ... are you onto it?

So over at Studio Calico they have an on line class coming up ... Trendspotting!

So these are the trends they are focusing on ...

• triangles
• ombre ... Ombre
  n. A French term meaning "shaded." Usually a multicolored stripe, with colors graduating from light to dark. The color effect is woven into the fabric. Generally produced by arranging different tones in the warp.
  
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• woodgrain 
• metallics
• sunburst 
• confetti
• neon
• arrows 
• banners 
• typography
• mist 
• hexagons

So lets see your takes on one or several of these trends on a layout ... :-)

PS If you want to do this on line class head over to Studio Calico for some fun :-)

Inspirational Title challenge - Sue

This quote led me to this photo of Rob & i taken by AmandaH some time ago....but the page itself  was a trial of using my oil pastels (hence the scrappy art paper backgound), so i added some yummy embellies from Amy Tangerine and some doodly rubons.....and a very bright layout was created....quite outside the box for me but lots of fun!!

Thanks for the inspiration & the challenge Amanda.

retreat 2012 photos

So i've finally gotten around to looking at the photos on the disc from Mum from the retreat.

oh there are some doosies!

Love this one of our teachers :

and of course our trusty kitchen helpers:

Sue, Meredith and myself:

and the group:

gone wild:

So i have sent these group images out in an email tonight to all retreat attendees- hopefully it's in your inbox right now.

 If not, let me know with your email address and i can try again.

Lou - Pennants & flags challenge

HelloHello Amanda, Sue and Meredith :)

Please find attached my layout for the B's & P's challenge. I have used handmade calico banner from A lil Something.

Cheers and Ta Muchly, Lou xox

Louise Nelson
[aka] Lou  loolabelle  bell & fess
Blog: An interupted view

Wow Lou....this is fantastic as always!! Love your paint work and dribbles :) and that cute calico banner with the paint over it looks very effective!!....a fantastic setting for that lovely bright photo.

Love it all Lou !!

...and Thanks Muchly for joining in here!!xx