I had great time at CKU. It was three fun filled days of scrapping. The first day was product demonstrations. Each company had a table where we made
6 x 6 album pages. I ended up with about 24 pages and I think there were about 5 or 6 tables that I didn't have time to get to. That night there was a crop and they had tons of give aways (I didn't win anything :-( )On Friday I had an album track. The album is called "The Story of Us" and was sponsored by Rusty Pickle. Lance, the owner of Rusty Pickle is so much fun. He tells the greatest stories. We did the entire album during the class (8:3-5:00) except for pictures and journaling. I also have a few more embellishments to add. As soon as I get a chance, I'll post pictures. There was also a crop this night with more give aways.
On Saturday I had classes. The best by far was the painting techniques class taught by Tim Holtz. If you ever have a chance to take a class from him don't pass it up. They are expensive (at least the ones he teaches in the LA area) but well worth it. He is amazing and has the best personality. The best tip from the class was to use a non stick craft sheet by Ranger. (Michaels has a similar one I noticed today.) Anyway nothing sticks to it. You can wipe it clean with a dry paper towel.
I also loved the class taught by Amy and Kellie from Bazzill. We did four pages in 90 minutes and came away with a kit for another one. There was a Disney album class by Reminisce which is so cute. I just need to find some pictures for it and a chipboard album class from Fancy Paints. I also took a stamping technique class taught by the editor of Paper Crafts which was ok, but not one of my favorites.
I would highly recommend attending a CKU. I came home with a trunk full of goodies, met some really nice people, and had a wonderful time.