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Prima Weekend

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On Friday 26th April, Elisa and I picked up Janine Koczwara from Geraldton Airport. Yep – she was really here! After months of preparation and build up we occasionally wondered if she would really come all the way to Geraldton.

To say we are fans of Janine is an understatement!! Why Janine? About 6 months ago we (Amber and I) decided we would love to have a Scrapbooking Celebrity teach us some awesome new techniques. We had a pretty big criteria list and Janine fitted the bill perfectly. So I sent off an email, and she said she was more than happy to come and teach us!
Janine designed 4 classes for us. 2 Layouts, a card class (using not yet released Prima dies!) and a canvas class.
Here are the kits:

On Friday night we went out to dinner at Tanti’s then Janine, along with Jo and Addie who flew up from Perth for our weekend, stayed in the Bed and Breakfast on George Street.
Pam (the owner) was really wonderful. I had booked Janine the Garden Room with ensuite, but Pam (after finding out who was coming) upgraded her to the Cottage with Spa bath. Thanks Pam! 
Click {here} to head over to the website.
On Saturday morning the Ladies arrived nice and early for their class. We had ladies from Dongara, Mullewa, Mingenew, Port Kennedy, Perth and of course Geraldton. 
We started off with the Feminine Distress layout. In true Janine style this layout is full of distressing, layer upon layer, flowers and many techniques. We did go 1 hour over time on this layout!

We stopped briefly for a yummy lunch supplied by Senses Cafe (click here) then continued on with our card class.

We created 3 pretty cards using the Pretty Pastel collection, some special flowers (Janine had bought with her from Prima HQ in the US) and we got an exclusive and where able to use the new dies from Prima which will be released in the coming weeks!

On Sunday we had more ladies join us, and to make it easier for Janine I rearranged all the tables in the morning to make it a big U shape. The morning started off with some more distressing and fun techniques to create a gorgeous layout which suits more masculine themes.

Lunch was once again supplied by Nat from Senses Cafe (what a champ – starting work at 5am to make us all lunch!)
After lunch we settled back down to get in to the mixed media and creating a stunning canvas.

At the end of the weekend we have all become a little Janine-a-fied. Tools we never thought we needed we can’t do without (the Prima Distress tool), never believed we would change from our favourite adhesive  and now find ourselves only using Helmar 450 and I have an overwhelming urge to use doilies on all of my layouts!
Thank You Janine for a Wonderful Weekend! We are so honoured that you came to teach us, and so happy you have said you will return.

Special Toppers created by Clarinda from Clarinda’s Cupcakes. {here}

Janine Helped us all fall in love with the Prima Distress Tool!

Birthday Girl Carrie!

Lots of fussy cutting involved!

A Prima Educator is coming to Geraldton!

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Join us for a wonderful weekend full of fun and lots of Prima flowers!

We are very lucky to have been able to book Janine in her very busy schedule! I have fallen in love with her work and am very excited to have her join us for a weekend full of inspiration, lots of techniques and doing what we all love – Scrapbooking!

A little about the teacher…

 Hi my name is Janine Koczwara, and I am from Adelaide, Australia.  I have been scrap obsessed for 9 years now. It was my husband, Paul who suggested I should get a hobby, however I don’t think he anticipated the passion I would develop for scrapbooking!   I have 5 children, Lachlan 15, Cameron 13, Ethan 9, Kaitlyn 5 and Ashton 3 who all feature in my pages. I am currently a Prima Endorsed Educator and prior to that was part of the Prima Design Team for 3 years. I have been privileged to be a DT member for For Keeps magazine in 2005 and again in 2007. Then in 2009 I won a place on their Elite Team. I have been published in For Keeps, Scrapbooking Memories, Scrapbook Creations, Australian Stamping and Papercraft (all Australian magazines) as well as magazines in Sweden and Russia and the online magazine Scrapstreet.  . I have also been on the, Aussie Scrap Source Design Team (Australia’s premier wholesaler) and Chatterbox Design Team and I am a Co-founder of The Color Room, an inspiration site for scrapbookers.

I have been teaching scrapbooking for over 8 years, and love the opportunity to share the techniques I have learnt along my scrapbooking journey as well as meeting the wonderful people in my classes. I have travelled both interstate and internationally teaching scrapbooking. My style is best described as Shabby Chic, and is extremely layered and feminine and I love to show people how to re-create all those beautiful layers in their pages.


A break down of the Weekend

Saturday
8.30am – 9.30am:     Registration and morning tea
9.30am – 12.00pm:  

Layout Class (Feminine Distress)
12.00pm – 1.00pm:   Lunch Break
1.00pm – 3.30pm:    Card Class – Pretty Pastels
3.30pm – 4.30pm:    Afternoon Tea
7pm: Optional Dinner in town (cost not included in the day)
Sunday

8.30am – 9.30am:     Registration and morning tea
9.30am – 12.00pm:  

Layout Class (Mostly Masculine)
12.00pm – 1.00pm:   Lunch Break
1.00pm – 3.30pm:     Canvas Mixed Media Class
3.30pm – 4.30pm:     Afternoon Tea
The Classes
Mostly Masculine Layout Class
Creating masculine layouts always seems more challenging than pretty feminine pages, but with the right papers, a great design and a few well placed embellishments, masculine doesn’t have to be boring. This class will cover techniques of heave distressing with duo toned inking, gesso masking and creating loads of layers for a “mostly” masculine page, because males can still appreciate a bit of nature!
Kit costs: $29.95

Pretty Pastel Cards
The new Prima Hello Pastel line is perfect for those pretty feminine cards. In this class you will layer up your cards with loads of gorgeous details to really get the sentiment across! You will get the chance to use the brand new Prima dies by sizzix and learn how to colour dollies, use layers, dimension and contrasting colour to produce beautiful cards.
Kit costs: $19.95
Feminine Distress Layout Class
This class involves layers of distressing for a shabby chic feminine finish. Explore the use of texture, incorporating cardboard, heavy distressing, torn and distressed paper embellishments, and adding pretty doilies. You will also cover a fun masking technique with distress ink and adding paper napkins to your project. All of this is et off with stunning Prima flowers slightly altered just for fun.
Kit Costs: $42.50
Mixed Media Doll Canvas
Create an amazing mixed media canvas, full of techniques for that perfect gift or artwork for your own wall. Layering paper for a patchwork background, gesso, masking with texture paste and texturizing your background with tissue paper and napkins and colouring with acrylic and sprays before creating a cute paper doll to finish off your canvas. This class is guaranteed to be FUN!
Kit costs: $37.50


The weekend will be held on Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th April in the Worree Park Hall.
Costs
It costs $45.00 to attend per day + class kits.
The $45 covers morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea + tutor fee.
If you would only like to attend 1 class on a day, you will still need to pay $45 but you are welcome to come and work on your own project in the designated area for day scrappers.
Your day fee needs to be paid in full upon booking your place, Class kits need to be paid in full by Saturday 13thApril.
Day fee is non refundable 2 weeks prior to the event. You are able to find someone else to take your place if you are no longer able to attend.
Payments can be made in store or via credit card over the phone.
Places are filling fast so please ensure you book asap to secure your place at this wonderful event!
Class requirements will be available from the 5th March and will be handed out when payment of kit fee is received.
Contact me with any questions!
Marijke
marijke@wholesalebrads.com     0408 913684