Back in November, I participated in an Altenew Cozy Comfort Retreat. It was an all day zoom retreat - one of the retreats where you craft cards along with the teachers of the classes. It was more expensive (by a lot) than any card retreat I've done. I decidd to do it because I follow and appreciate all of the teachers - Jennifer McGuire, Kristina Warner, Therese Calvird, Carisa Wiley, and Kelly Taylor.
Registration for the class included a shipment of supplies, which was great.
I enjoyed the retreat, although at the end, I was worn out. A few days later, I created a list in my bullet journal of Five Thoughts about the Retreat:
- There was lots of homework - in fact, that is my biggest advice for you if you ever decide to do one of these. Do the homework and be very organized in your set up. I put the supplies for each class in a separate zip storage bag (the ones from Simon Says Stamp)
- The teachers were great - the best part of the retreat
- The Altenew rules were not my favorite - I really appreciate Hero Arts in this area.
- I needed more breaks - I was worn out by the end of the day. An hour for dinner would have been great as well as an hour for lunch.
- I was lonely even though it was a zoom retreat with lots of people. I missed my time with Steve for the day.
All that said, the cards were great!
