Michaels New Jersey Here I Come...

It is no secret that I love Spellbinders (wink-wink) and I love Michaels too.  So you can imagine my extreme excitement when Michaels started carrying Spellbinders Paper Arts Products.  Here's where things get really good....

I am on a plane in the morning to travel to the Grand Opening of the Michaels store in Eatontown New Jersey and will be demonstrating a gorgeous project with my Spellbinders Grand Calibur Machine On Sunday!!!  

If you are in the area and would like to stop by here are the deets:

178 Rte 35 S

Eatontown, NJ 07724-1883
Phone: (732) 542-4323

Stop by and say hello during the following times

May 20, 2012
11:00 - 1:00 and 2:00 - 4:00

Speaking of Michaels....here is a link to a project I created for Spellbinders for Michaels website.  Kim Hupke, Spellbinders Education Director, shares her knowlege on all things Spellbinders with Michaels viewers (oh and the gorgeous couple on the scrapbook page are none other than my brother Tyrone and his new wife Amanda)

http://www.michaels.com/videos/JkSM1Vm3131,default,pg.html?fdid=videos-scrapbooking


I hope to be meeting some of my East Coast friends in just a few days.  Have a fantastic weekend.
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Win with JustRite Papercraft

It's Friday and that means JustRite has another fab challenge underway. This week the challenge is to create a 3D project with your JustRite stamps.   On my card I popped the Irises up to create a 3D effect as well as the sentiment.  Here are the details on the supplies I used:

Supplies

JustRite Botanicals Medallions & Banners

Spellbinders Splendid Circles

Copic Markers

A few of the JustRite team have provided beautiful inspiration pieces  your viewing pleasure

JustRite Inspiration
Debbie Olson
Sheri Holt
Eva Dobilas
Angela Barkhouse
Marisa Job
Michele Kovack
Darsie Bruno
Kathy Jones
Barb Schram
*Kazan Clark*

For all the details on how to enter visit JustRite's Inspiration blog!

I am off for a fun little vacay with my g/friends.  I hope your weekend is simply fabulous

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Mothers Day Candle & Card Set

Pretty paper is on my list of things I adore - so when I find the perfect paper for a card - patterns and colors that I know the recipient will just love - I kinda run with it!  For today's Momenta Blog post I made a Mother's Day card but I took it one step further...If you look carefully you will notice that the design on the candle matches that of the card! - I know Right!

Super easy and fun to do AND the best part..  It is totally custom made so you know that if you give this baby away to someone special you will be a Rock-Star! - promise :)  I have a tutorial on how to make the card and candle on this Momenta Blog post:

Custom Candle & Card Ensemble

Do let me know if you end up making this - I can image that the matching candles and cards out there are all going to be spectacular because of the 100's & 1000's of options!  Have fun with it.

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Father's Day Card for THE Man in Your LIfe

JustRite is releasing the most fabulous vintage inspired stamps this month.  My card today features

Anchors Away

which consists of fun images, banners and sentiments to make those more challenging masculine cards just as spectacular as the those for the ladies :)

Here is the product breakdown of how I put this baby together...

JustRite Anchors Away Stamp

JustRite Nested Medallion Custom Die Template

Spellbinders Fleur de Lis Squares

Copic Markers

Recollections Burlap

American Crafts Cardstock

Glue Dots

Here is a list of your JustRite Design Team participating in today's reveal:

JustRite Inspiration
Linda Duke
Debbie Olson
Marisa Job
Michele Kovack
Darsie Bruno
Kathy Jones
Heidi Blankenship
Sheri Holt
Barb Schram
Angela Barkhouse
*Kazan Clark*
Eva Dobilas


And since we are talking anchors...I took this picture from the very top of the ferris wheel in Balboa Bay.  I realized then that I have indeed developed a fear of heights (or it's just the rocking chair and the fear that we will tip out)....either way I think my days perched up high on one of these babies is limited ;)  

Belboa Peninsula, Newport Beach California

We will be featuring designs all week and going into next week so be sure to stop by soon.  Happy Wednesday.

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Packaging that says KaBoom!

Today's Momenta Blog Post project is all about pretty packaging heralding Spring!  

Sometimes gift giving just needs that extra oomph by jazzing up a container and scribbling thoughtful words of appreciation in a matching card - after all it is the thought that counts so why not make that thought say: "kaBoom!!!" 

Well I did just that with a container that I had here at home - which happened to fit 10 Homemade delicious cookies perfectly.  I used paper from Momenta which included these gorgeous bright pink flowers which I fussy cut to make them pop right up.  For a full list of supplies and how I put these babies together visit the Momenta Blog post:

Sweets for My Sweets

I have yet another busy day planned today in my quest to get my house ready for summer.  I hope you manage to get a bit of crafty time in while you go about your business.  I am going to try but somehow I think I might just have to wait until tomorrow....

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Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge #166

Welcome to this special Tuesday, my final one as Guest Designer for Flourishes and also my final card for their wonderful Timeless Tuesday Challenge series!  This week is really fun and definitely a first for me.  The challenge is BINGO!  I have never participated in a Bingo card challenge and was quite excited to see so many options. First here is my challenge card:

Flourishes Stamp Set:

• Pears

Other Supplies:

• Spellbinders Fleur De Lis Squares
• Graphic 45 Paper
• Copic Markers
• Want2Scrap Bling
• Cardstock
• Ribbon

It was tough to decide but eventually my card fell into place with the following sequence:

Pink*Ribbon*Die Cut

All the details about this challenge can be found on the  Flourishes Blog

{For your Bingo inspiration}

 

Geri Utterback (April Guest Designer)

*Kazan Clark*(April Guest Designer)

Amanda

Beate
Cindy
Makiko
Mona
Silke

Good luck playing Bingo - crossing fingers it's your turn to win the jackpot!

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Win JustRite Stamps & Copic Markers

There is still time for you to enter JustRite's Friday Color Challenge #071 - Perfect Pastels.  The contest ends on Wednesday May 2nd at 6:00pm (central).  I love the color palette showcased in the Inspiration board and decided to create a shaped card as some "challenge inspiration" for ya (I can't enter but I can play *lol*).   Here is the inspiration photo...

I used one of my all time favorite combination of products on this card: JustRite/Spellbinders/Copic Markers!  The stamps set is JustRite's uber cute Botanical Butterflies, the die set is Spellbinders Picot Edge Circles and Copics YR61, YR07 and R29

Ready for your Inspiration Board?

(photos courtesy of stylemepretty.com)

Share your images on the JustRite Blog and remember to follow all challenge rules to be eligible to win BIG.  Good luck - I can't wait to see what you all come up with. 

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Win Prizes with PSA Essentials & Momenta!

Welcome to the PSA Essentials and Momenta Blog Hop.  These two gorgeous companies have teamed up to bring you tons of inspiration in the creativity department.   If you are joining us from my uber talented good friend Jeanne Streiff you are right on track :) 

I made a gift bag using both the PSA Stamper and Momenta Paper and Stickers - because you all know I loooove my gift bags!!!!  Here are the product details:

Momenta Products:

ST-2040 White LG PFY Alpha

ST-5425 PFY Banner Letters B&W

Family Outing Super Paper Pad

PSA Essentials

Peel & Stick Stampers and Stamper

Other:

Spellbinders Fleur De Lis Motifs

Ribbon

Gift Bag

I love this darling Bee and Border design from my PSA Essentials Peel and Stick Stamp set.  This set comes with a variety of designs and the border and stamps are interchangeable.  The self inking stamper is so easy to us too - great for making multiple cards too!

{Prizes to be Won}

Both Momenta and PSA Essentials are sponsoring fab prizes on this hop.  Here are your deets

PSA is giving away 2 Peel & Stick stamp sets & 1 PSA Stamper (MSRP - $55)

Momenta is giving away a Vacation Prize pack (MSRP - $35)

(Participants must comment on each blog to be eligible for the prizes)

{Blog Hoppers}

The next person in line after me is the fabulously talented 

Christa Uttley

I hope you have fun and more importantly I wish you all the best of luck in winning some fabby prizes.  Thanks for joining me today.

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Flourishes TTC 165: Favorite Flourishes Stamp

I am excited to participate in another Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge as one of their Guest Designers for the month of April.  This one was uber fun to put together because it involved making a card using scores and folds.  The challenge this week is to use our favorite Flourishes Stamp.   I love them all (seriously LOVE them all) so I chose Flourishes Medallion Motif because I have not used it in a while to make a card that is a little different!  

This was my first time making a Diamond Fold card and let me tell ya - this type of card is very impressive.  Make this and present it to someone and they are sure to ooooh and aaaah over your amazing creativity! - in reality super quick and easy!  Beate has a wonderful video demonstration on how to score and fold this card on Splitcoast Stampers - here is the link:

Diamond Fold Card Tutorial

After following Beate's easy instructions I was ready to assemble my card.  These are the products I used:

Flourishes Medallion Motif

Spellbinders Fleur De Lis Squares, Large Scalloped Octagon

BoBunny Paper

Copic Markers 

Now that I have showed you where to find the tutorial on making a Diamond Fold Card I bet you are ready for the challenge deets and some DT inspiration - well look no further friends....

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge 165

Geri Utterback (April Guest Designer)

*Kazan Clark*(April Guest Designer)

Amanda

Beate
Cindy
Makiko
Mona
Silke

Thanks for joining me here today - Have fun getting creative with your folding cards & good luck in the challenge

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Princess Party Decorations

Almost all little girls dream of having a Princess party - including my two!  I designed these little cupcake toppers using my Spellbinders Crown Ovals die templates and these adorable Princess Clear Layered Stickers from Momenta.  

For a full tutorial on how I made the toppers and wrappers visit Momenta's Blog post titled:

Princess Cupcake Toppers & Crown Wrappers

I hope you are having a fabulous weekend so far!  We are experiencing a little cold front here in Colorado so I am hoping to hunker down, stay warm & dry and get a little crafty!

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Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge 164

Welcome to my second week of guest designing for Flourishes!  Every Tuesday during the month of April I will be participating with the fabulous Friends of Flourishes Blog team in weekly challenges.  This week my good friend and awesomest designer, Mona Pendleton, is hosting a fun challenge with fabby prizes to be won!

Flourishes Stamp Set:

• Pears

Other Supplies:

• Spellbinders S4-348 Classic Postage Stamp
• Spellbinders S4-126 Classic Squares Lg
• My Mind's Eye Paper
• Copic Markers
• Cardstock
• Ribbon

Mona's Challenge this week is to use a fruit on your project.  Enter to win on the Flourishes Blog and you could win a prize :).  Here is your link list to the Friends of Flourishes inspirational cards:

 Geri Utterback (April Guest Designer)

*Kazan Clark*(April Guest Designer)

Amanda

Beate
Cindy
Makiko
Mona
Silke

I can't wait to see your entries.  Happy Tuesday!
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Happy Easter

From Our Family

To 

Yours

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Win Prizes in JustRite's Friday Challenge

I am ending the week of JustRite Papercrafting new reveal stamps with a gift bag - you all know how much I Loove my gift bags :).  Every Friday JustRite presents a challenge to crafters and you can win prizes!!!  This week the challenge is to create a background using ANY JustRite stamp set.

I love Granny's Attic background stamp and wanted to recreate a vintage looking gift bag.  These techniques are a little out of my comfort zone but truth be told I reeeeallly enjoyed it.  I dabbled with a bit of paint, ink, distressing and to my surprise I actually enjoyed it :) I think these techniques may be featured again on this blog - watch this space *lol*

A few special techniques and products to be mentioned here is that the ribbon is from Stamp Simply Ribbon Store and I colored my natural wood finish buttons with my Copic Markers to vintage them up a bit.  And I just realised *gasp* that for the first time in a reeeaaaallly long time there is no Spellbinders on this project :)    The craft gift bag and paint are from Michaels and the paper is from the Recollections collection.

The JustRite Papercrafting Team have all created fabulous projects to inspire you...

JustRite Inspiration

Debbie Olson
Sharon Harnist

*Kazan Clark*

Michele Kovack 

Linda Duke

Kathy Jones

Angela Barkhouse

Heidi Blankenship

Eva Dobilas

Darsie Bruno 

Barb Schram

{ Friday Challenge}

For your chance to win fabulous prizes simply enter this week's Friday Challenge on the JustRite Blog.  

Whew!  What a week this has been.  I want to take this opportunity to wish you all a wonderful Easter!

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