I am really not quite sure where to start...what an amazing day! I spent the day in Berkeley at a store called Scrapbook Territory for an all day class hosted by non-other than Amber from DamaskLove, now if you have never been to her blog it needs to be your next stop on your computer travels, she is simply amazing! She has to be one of the sweetest most down to earth ladies on the planet, bubbly, funny, spirited...I really could go on for days. I will say this, if and when Amber does another one of her classes it is a MUST DO and worth every penny. We spent just about every minute between 10am to 5:30pm crafting, learning and laughing. I will warn you that my post is photo heavy but I did not want to leave any detail of the day, so here goes...the first photos are from the class and what we learned and made.
Amber was a fabulous teacher, lots of hands on help when needed and plenty of encouragement too. It was very hard to believe this was the second time she had done anything like this...it was 2 day event, both days doing the same projects, just different ladies. She also had 2 of the cutest helpers and they were there snapping photos and cutting and passing out supplies.
This was one of those classes where you did not need to bring a thing with you other than your imagination and we had these fabulous little berry baskets filled with supplies that we needed for the day and got to take home too.
We all had the coolest Swag Bags hanging on our chairs and they were filled the brim with all kinds of wonderful goodies, from adhesive to custom stamps made just for this class to ink pads and bakers twine and so much more!
What is a class without prizes....and wow, what a fabulous bunch of prizes too. I was lucky enough to win 2 of them. A new CuttleBug and a bag filled with all kinds of adhesive.
Last but surely not least there was a "Ribbon Bar" filled with rolls of May Arts ribbon and clear Chinese take out containers to fill to your hearts content. Across the room was a table filled with every color of bakers twine that the Twinery makes, and again we could fill our take out boxes with as much as we would like.
While I was at class my husband and daughter spent the day shopping in Berkeley and San Francisco and she scored a new pair of Doc Martin steel toed shoes for work, aren't they just too cute?
Thank you so much for stopping by to hear about my fabulously fun day!
Sounds like an amazing day. I love all the cards that you made.
ReplyDeleteOkay Kim, are you sure you weren't just dreaming this????
ReplyDeleteWow, and a double WOW WOW! Doing a class with the amazingly talented Amber would be awesome enough...but all the goodies....and those prizes....Yowzers - you must have been on Cloud 9 the whole time! Love all the goodies that you created. Thanks for sharing your fun time with us and Congrats on the sweet door prize wins!
I just wanted to say thanks for sharing your amazing day--sounds like such an awesome class, and what wonderful prizes!
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Kim, thanks for sharing your fun-filled day. If Amber ever does anything like this again I do need to sign up. I know she grew up in the Bay Area so maybe she will be back sometime. Did you manage to steal some of her imagination?:) Sounds like not only a fun day but a very inspiring day.
ReplyDeleteI honestly was thinking about you a lot...wondering what you were doing and how the class was going. So neat to see it was as fun as I imagined. You were so lucky!
ReplyDeleteKim thank you for sharing with me yesterday while in progress and then today with all the details! So wish I had been there with you, you projects are all so fantastic!
ReplyDeleteAren't you just the lucky one, Kim? Just attending Amber's class would have been awesome but also winning such fabulous prizes and getting all those awesome giveaways is a bonus. Looks like you learned a lot of fun techniques, too. TFS!
ReplyDeleteWowie! Thanks, Kim, for the scoop - I often live vicariously! The projects look terrific! I think the part about "just bring your imagination" is awesome-when I'm told to bring a "basic tool kit" you would think we had the kitchen sink in there also! Lastly, I'm a little green about your prizes! How awesome to score cool toys!!! I will definitely look at her blog and watch for a chance to go play with Amber. Hugs!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your wins! And oh my word...just the ability to snip some Twine from The Twinery...I'd have been over the moon! :) Love the projects!!!
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a fabulous day Kim - beautiful cards and I am amazed everything (and more!) was provided! It looks like a lot of creativity was packed into the day!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad your class was everything you thought it would be and more, Kim! Congratulations on the sensational wins! Your makes for the day are really stunning!!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing all the details and the photos. Amber sounds like a brilliant and fun teacher and a very generous one, as well. Please let me know the next time one of these comes up. I'd love to go with you!!
Also, who makes the sediments on the thank you and congratulations; they look a like Ali Edwards' style, but I don't remember seeing them on TT's blog. Thanks!
Glad you had fun!! Love all the cards...and goodies too! Those Doc Martens are too much!!
ReplyDeleteFabulous projects! It sounds like an amazing day. Spending the day with Amber would have been awesome--so glad you got to go!
ReplyDeleteOh I am so jealous! I've actually been to that store once--met my New Zealand friend, Sue, there. Your post has brought back all those wonderful memories. What a great class--wonderful projects & amazing take home goodies! I have to say I drooled over their ribbon wall & did make some purchases!
ReplyDeleteI am soooo jealous! How fun to do this with Amber! Thanks for sharing all your photos and projects, which are killer, btw!!! Big congrats on the wins too...very cool. These are what memories are made of...! Bev
ReplyDeleteWOW! What a beautiful suite of amazing creations! Love all the items you created. Congrats on the fabulous WINS, too! Sounds like it was an awesome day!
ReplyDeleteWow!What a fabulous day you had! I wish I live close so I can also join. Looks like a lot of fun for you and your family as well -- Irma
ReplyDeleteWow - sound like so much fun! I wish I could have been there. I love Ambers blog - she is great. Would be neat to meet her in person...Congrats on your wins and thanks for sharing that wonderful day with us!
ReplyDeleteWow Kim! What a remarkable and truly fantastic experience! I love all the gorgeous cards you made! And to have such a wonderful teacher and such lovely prizes just makes the experience so very special! Congrats! And I love your daughter's cool new boots too! It sounds like a wonderful weekend for all! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous class Kim - I want to go with you the next time! I love the creations you got to make and congrats on the big wins too!
ReplyDeleteKIM!!!!!!!! How in the world am I just now seeing this AWESOME post! Thank you so much for sharing such a great recap of the day! I love reading through your post and all the comments! It's like I relived it all over. Watching you win your Cuttlebug was definitely one of my favorite moments of the entire class. I am already looking forward to another Damask Love Live class! Thank you for being there to make the first class so fun and special!
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