look! the FABULOUS KAREN RUSSELL is holding my "By The Sea" Project!

i had a phenomenal time this weekend at Scrapbook Oasis in Irvine, California. I was a total die-hard scrapper, no doubt. FRIDAY night she taught a photography Q&A and we made a keepsake box from the BE (bare elements line) similar to this :

yup, she shared a TON of samples from her personal stash --- and we got to oogle over them in living color! One thing I loved about this weekend is Karen's generosity in sharing her knowledge and passion for photography and scrapbooking. Just a genuine personality and FUNNY! It was non-stop energy and comic relief throughout. She was totally dilirious at the end of her last class Saturday night --- man, she talked a mile-a-minute and went off on a few tangents which was totally entertaining, yet she was totally comprehensible and made the back-to-back classes a blast. I will definitely take more of her classes just for the pure entertainment factor.

that's my coat she's wearing here. I walked in with it and she stopped mid-sentence while she was teaching, and shouted a complement from across the room ---LOVED how she played along and allowed herself to just be silly.
She also gave us great tips for instance, be sure to look up at the camera to avoid the triple chin action. So we squatted here to do just that!
and here are the girls from my table (along with our neighbor Teresa from the adjacent table) - we had a few laughs and giggles sitting in the BACK... Karen just cracked us up all the day long....
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