I truly believe that Nic’s class has been so incredible for me simply because I have started really giving thought to mood. It was a totally revolutionary concept for me! I think i *knew* a lot of the info before the class, but it is really helping me pull it all together :-)

Thanks for choosing my comment for the show! It made my week!!

For a few years, I did not consider myself a technique person. I tried stamping but thought that it was too messy. A couple of years later, I was reintroduced to stamping and started making cards. The turning point for me trying more techniques came when I started using Distress Inks. I love their versatility and no longer mind my fingers getting all inky.

I learned so many great ideas from this episode. After hearing Noell talk about Ranger University, I wanted to go even though I don’t work in the industry. I was really glad to hear Tim and Jennifer explain the Creative Chemistry Class, which I now plan to take. As I reorganize my craft space, I plan to use the suggestions from this episode, including ways to better use my craft sheet and storing my embossing powders in the larger containers.

One of the things that initially made me very hesitant to try a technique based class – especially Nic’s class in particular, is that a lot of the very embellished, detailed layouts I saw being created in that “dimensional” style are very “girly” in my opinion, and as a Mom to two boys who gravitates towards bright colours, I wasn’t sure that I could really use the techniques without making the layouts to fussy and “pretty” for their subject matter.

However, I have had great success adapting the techniques and I think my pages are even better than ever! I They are more detailed and visually interesting for sure. I credit my success with adapting the techniques so to my own style to two things: 1) Practice and regular use (as the weeks have gone on I’ve been more comfortable and the techniques have felt more natural to use; and 2) the fact that I have recently begun thinking seriously about the mood and feeling I want to convey on a page before I start to scrap. This change was partially brought about by listening to PRT over the past few months, partially by my participation in Stacy’s “12″ class at Big Picture and partially by the Paperclipping member’s video on organizing patterned paper by mood/theme. Bottom line is that by thinking ahead of time about the mood of your page you can consciously make technique and embellishment choices that support that mood and help you convey it. I am now fully aware that the pages I see from others that really jump out at me as amazing are that way because the overall mood of the story and photos is fully supported by the colour scheme, paper choices, embellishments used and techniques incorporated in the making of the page.

Thanks again for yet another fabulous episode!
Jen Campbell