Beginners/Improvers Classes in  Cardmaking & Scrapbooking:

When: September 15th 2010, each Wednesday for 6 weeks

Where: The Barbican, St. Peters Parish Centre, William Street, Drogheda, Co. Louth

Time: from 7pm to 9pm

Cost: €90 including all materials.  Book online now!

Suitable for anyone who'd like to make their own handmade cards, scrapbook pages, memory books or mini books.  You will learn about the tools, materials and techniques necessary to achieve really professional looking projects.

You don't need any artistic skills as anyone can learn papercrafting skills over time and with practice.

Here's just a selection of what you will be learning over the six weeks?

Paper & Card: Identifying the different types and weights of paper and card.  Matting, tearing, inking, sanding, chalking and embossing paper.  How to choose papers to match your photos or embellishments and how to use plain and patterned papers.

Embellishments: You'll learn all about the different materials you can use to enhance your cards and scrapbook pages e.g. chipboard, buttons, eyelets, brads, ribbons, metal, string, charms, glitter, thread etc.

Tools & Inks: Identifying all the different tools, glues, diecutters, inks, paints, punches and more and how to use them.

Identifying themes:  How to identify and create themes for your cards and scrapbook layouts and how to create imaginative journalling for your memory books and scrapbook layouts.

Improvers/Advanced Scrapbookers monthly Workshop/Crop:

When: September 16th 2010

Where: Whitehall Parish Centre, The Thatch Road, Whitehall, Dublin 9

Time: 7pm to 10pm

Cost: €25.00 including all materials

Suitable for anyone with basic or advanced papercrafting skills i.e. you can use a paper trimmer, craft knife and scissors to cut paper.  You will need basic tools e.g. paper trimmer, craft knife, crafting scissors, acid free glue to complete this Workshop.