October 27, 2009
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— update: week 5: YIPEE; chris is steadily gaining! he was behind 120 votes last week, but at the beginning of THIS week, he’s only behind about 90! and he still has PLENTY of time to get ahead! you can vote once a day PER e-mail address! a BIG thanks to all of YOU who ARE voting daily!
nope, it’s not anything political!
a photo of my son Chris has been selected as a finalist in the Oct “Kid on the Cover” contest by Scrapbooks Etc!
voting is NOW OPEN, and the winner will be determined by the number of votes! SO — i’d GREATLY appreciate it if you would VOTE, and VOTE OFTEN! you can vote once a day until the contest closes on 12-15. so PLEASE, bookmark the site and vote when you can!
here’s the link: KID ON COVER CONTEST - click on “voting is now open” in the yellow block titled “featured contest”. Chris’ photo is titled “handsome harvest” and he is the only one surrounded by pumpkins!
note: you do have to register with the site, if you haven’t already, to vote!
THANK YOU!!!
November 24, 2009
i have good news for those of you who wanted to take my december MOM & ME CLASS but found it already FULL… i have added a second class!
the class will be held on the same day – saturday, december 12th, and will run from 11:00 to 1:00. i have already called everyone who was on the wait list and have either added them or reserved space for them in the new class.
the kids will have their choice of a christmas tree or a snowman for the cover instead of the santa shown. everything else will be exactly the same.
space is very limited in this second class, so if you want to sign up, please call the store ASAP! and if you were on the wait list and received a call concerning this class, there is a space being held for you, so please call as soon as possible to confirm that you still want it!
AND since the january class was ALREADY full, and a sample isn’t even up yet, i’ve gone ahead and added a morning session for that class as well. and from now on, unless interest begins to lag, i will schedule both a morning and afternoon session for each MOM & ME class!
thank you ALL for your interest in this class! it is getting bigger and better!
November 24, 2009
since it IS the season for thanks… i have a little “thank you” card to share!
i wanted the colors of the card to “seasonal”, but still soft and pretty, so i chose to use yellows and oranges with just a touch of brown to add some contrast…
I started with a muted orange cardstock for the card, then added a warm brown block as a backdrop for the rest of my elements.
Then i took a square of plain white cardstock and lightly sprayed it with SMOOCH SPRITZ in GOLD GLOW, then i used an ANTIQUE BROCADE STAMP inked with ANCIENT PAGE ink in SUNBURST to create the background block for the card.
Next, I sprayed another piece of white cardstock with the GOLD GLOW spritz, and stamped 2 “wood grain” flowers and 3 “thank you print” flowers from the PRINTED FLOWERS set using the SUNBURST ink. Then i stamped 2 “solid thank you” flowers and 1 “large thank you” flower from the same set onto white cardstock using YELLOW OCHRE FLUID CHALK INK. when the ink dried, i spritzed them lightly with the GOLD GLOW spritz. when all the inks and spritz had dried, i cut out the background and the flowers.
I added the background piece first and topped it with a piece of ribbon near the bottom. i then arranged and adhered all the flowers, having the large “thank you” flower at the lower right.
buttons at the centers finished off the design.
inks and spritzes are all by CLEARSNAP, stamps are by HERO ARTS.
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November 23, 2009
if you LOVE REMINISCE products, then you HAVE to check out THIS blog post! You REALLY do, trust me!
EXCITING things are happening at REMINISCE! things are REALLY hopping over there! and you DON’T want to miss out!
they had a surprise contest on the 20th to win the entire collection of the brand new PASSPORTS line! if you missed out on that, you REALLY don’t want to be left out of the loop! so head on over and see what’s up!
November 23, 2009
have you ever wished you could find paper and stickers for a special trip you took – to a city, an area, a state, how about a country?
well wish no more! REMINISCE has just introduced a new line called PASSPORTS. there are 72 – that is SEVENTY TWO different destinations included in this line! each destination has it’s own two-sided paper and matching sticker sheet.
here’s a layout i did using the CHICAGO paper and stickers…
to create the skyline at the bottom of the layout, i used a craft knife to carefully cut out the skyline on the blue side of the double sided CHICAGO paper. then i backed the space with white cardstock. I mounted the cut out skyline on a piece of white cardstock and cut it out again, then outlined it using a white gel pen. It has been adhered to the layout using 3D Dots. I moved it down and to the right of where it had been on the paper to create a “shadow” effect.
and, if you don’t happen to travel much, don’t worry, you can still think of fun ways to use this line! we love lots of different ethnic foods, so i decided to create an INTERNATIONAL RECIPE BINDER for some of my favorite recipes. i used the CHINA, INDIA, MEXICO, ITALY, FRANCE and SPAIN papers and stickers…
want more ideas for this line? then head over to the REMINISCE GALLERY and see more projects from the reminisce design team!
want even MORE ideas? then check out the REMINISCE BLOG, there are some more awesome ideas there too!
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Tags: projects, project, scrapbook, scrapbooking, mini albums i've made, mini album, paper crafts, paper crafting, papercrafts, papercrafting, reminisce, paper, Bo Bunny, recipe, recipes, bo bunny binder, bo bunny naked, passports
November 22, 2009
i put out the LAST of the calendar kits last week. when i was in SB911 yesterday, there were only FOUR left!
so – if you wanted to purchase one – for yourself or for a gift, this is the LAST CALL for them!
the kit is designed to be put together quickly and easily without a lot of cutting or special tools – pretty much everything has been done for you, all you have to do is put it together. the directions include photos too! you should be able to finish the calendar in about 4 hours.
thanks!
November 10, 2009
…for those of you who were on the wait list for my altered christmas book class at scrapbook 911 —
i was at the store yesterday and was VERY surprised to find not one or two names on the wait list – but NINE! michelle gave me the go ahead to order more product for the class. so i have added TWELVE spots to the class! those of you on the wait list should be getting a call to confirm that you still want to come {there were a few names without phone numbers, so if you don’t hear from them PLEASE CALL ASAP}.
but even if all 9 people on the wait list do sign up there will still be THREE SPOTS left! so if you want to come – you need to call the store QUICK and get on the list! i will have to prepare for this class several days in advance, so i WON’T be able to take last minute sign ups.
don’t want to send anyone into a panic! LOL! but i did want to keep you posted as to what the status of this class was.
all the supplies SHOULD arrive in time for the class {i checked with graphic 45 as to ship date and in stock status}, so i plan to only teach the one class on 11-21. if for some reason, the product doesn’t arrive, then i will schedule another day to teach the class for the 12 new sign-ups.
thanks for all of the interest in this class!
November 8, 2009
the first batch of 12 calendar kits i made for scrapbook 911 sold out on saturday. i only have supplies to make 8 more, 2 of which are already spoken for. SO – IF YOU WANT A CALENDAR KIT, please call the store and reserve one.
these 8 will be the last that i will be able to put together this year; so get them while you can!
they make great gifts for those people that are hard to buy for, and they are VERY easy to put together; you can do it in under 3 hours. complete directions – including photos – are included.
the kits should be ready on {or before if possible} nov. 15th.
November 8, 2009
i know halloween is over, but i had taken a photo a few weeks ago that i was anxious to scrap!
chris, poor little thing, has quite the crooked smile right now. his mouth is too small for all the new teeth he has coming it. he has several empty spaces in front where he’s lost teeth and a few half filled spaces where they are trying to come in. while on a field trip to DEVINE ACRES, i noticed that one of his classmates, rebecca, had a similar smile! so i asked her if she’d pose with chris for a pic of their “jack o’ lantern” smiles.
the photo came out great! and i knew EXACTLY what the title should be!
the chipboard tag says it all “so cute it’s SCARY!” LOL!
i used last years halloween line by scenic route – salem, and some older lil’ davis chipboard letters to add the smile title. i thought i’d do a little goodbye tribute to scenic route as they were one of my FAVORITE lines! i’m sad to see them go.
i’m working on some halloween layouts and hope to have them up soon!
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Tags: halloween, halloween layout, layout, layouts, lil'davis, paper, paper craft, paper crafting, paper crafts, papercraft, papercrafting, papercrafts, Scenic Route, scenic route halloween, scenic route salem, scrapbook, scrapbook 911, scrapbooking
October 29, 2009
tomorrow – friday the 30th – o’hallows eve, i’ll be hosting the crop at SCRAPBOOK 911 - come in costume it’ll be fun!
then on monday – nov 2, i have 2 classes, one in the morning and one in the afternoon…
SKETCH & CROP is one of my daytime classes; i design a sketch for a 2 page layout, and you get to select the paper to make it TWICE! so you leave with 2 – 2 page layouts! after you finish your layouts, you can “crop” and i’ll be there to help you with ideas or paper choices.
PHOTO-FULL is in the evening; this class is geared towards getting more FULL SIZE photos on your pages! we’ll do a 2 page layout with some kind of flip, fold, pocket or other paper magic that will INCREASE the amount of space for photos on the 2 page layout we’ll be doing!
BE SURE to bring your photos if you come to either class, as you select your own paper for both!
UPDATE on November 21st classes:
MOM & ME: thanksgiving centerpiece and blessings book and the ALTERED CHRISTMAS BOOK, each have just ONE space left! so if you were interested in either of these classes you better call NOW! if the class does fill up, PLEASE go ahead and sign up for the wait list. slots do open up due to cancellations.
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