Photos from my January Workshop

My January Workshop was the biggest one yet.. and I think it's only going to get bigger!!  Thank you SO MUCH to everyone who'd attended!!  I had tons of fun creating the projects and I got a great response from the attendees.  My Altered Art Journal and the card with the Dress Form were the two of the biggest hits!!

Check out these photos from the workshop.  Looks like fun, huh ;-)

IMPORTANT!!  This is a slide show of over 20 photos!!  Please click on the photo below to view the slide show!!

IMPORTANT!!  This is a slide show of over 20 photos!!  Please click on the photo above to view the slide show!!

My next Workshop is scheduled for Sunday, February 27th 10 am to 6 pm at the Scrap Room at Scrapbook Island in San Jose, CA. 

If you would like to join on the fun, please send me your email address and I will add you onto the Evite invitation. 

Even if you don't live in the area, take a few days and make a road trip with your crafting friends!!  I would love to meet you!!

Please email me if you have any questions or need more information.

Hugs!!

have a SUPER day!!

I made this card awhile back..  I have SO MUCH of Halloween paper left, it's not even funny.. So.. take a closer look at my card..  All designer paper on my card today is from Halloween collection by Basic Grey.. clever me, huh?  ;-)

My card today features Supercupcake Marci and two stamps from the Super Heroes Window set - the Window and the Sentiment!!  You can buy all of these stamps in our online store, HERE is the link :-)

Did you know that the Skyline Window stamp in the Super Heroes Window Set is sized just right to cut out with Cirlce Nestabilites, SUPER easy!!!   I stamped the Window onto the dp and colored with Copics - buildings with C1 and C3, and the moon with Y15.

Super Cupcake Marci was colored with these Copic Markers:

Skin - E00, E01, E02

Hair - C1, C3, C5, C7

all Purple - RV0000, V01, V15, V17, BV08

all Pink - RV000, R83, R85

Belt - YG03, G82, YG63

Hugs!!

Be mine, Valentine!!

As simple as this card looks, you will never believe how long it took me to make it!!!  WOW!!!  It is always hard for me to make cards for boys and men and this one was no exeption!!  I had tried so many different layouts, but this is the one I decided on.. And to tell you the truth, even with the amount of time I spent on this card, I still really LOVE how it turned out!!

I again put my Silhouette machine to work!!  The hearts and the Banner are cut with it.. The sentiment is computer generated..

This is my first card with this NEW stamp from La-La Land Crafts, his name is Amour Luka!!  Amour Luka is one of the stamps in the Valentine's Day release.  Please click HERE to see the other images.. You can buy all the stamps in this release in digi format already!!  Rubber stamps are coming SOON!!

This card is one of the projects for my upcoming January Workshop!!   To see other projects please click HERE.

January Workshop is scheduled for THIS Sunday, January 9th in the scrap room at Scrapbook Island in San Jose, CA.  We will be there all day, from 10 am to 6 pm!! That is a whole 8 hours of lots of FUN!!!

This Workshop is by invitation ONLY!!  If you have not received an email from me with information about the Workshops and would like to attend, please send me your email address and I will email you an Evite invitation. 

Please email me if you would like to join my Workshop and/or if you have ANY questions  :-)

This card measures 5 1/2" x 5 1/2".

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Amour Luka from La-La Land Crafts, click HERE to buy

Papers: Cardstock - Couture, DP - Pink Paisley

Tools: Silhouette machine for Hearts and Banner, Martha Stewart Border Punch, Spellbinders Circle and Scalloped Circle Nestabilites

Copics Used:

Skin - E00, E01, E02

Hair- E50, YR20, E33, E37

Shirt - BG000

Vest- E40, E41, E42, E43

Pants - B32, B34, B37

Shoes - E33, E37, E29

Rose and Heart Box - R20, R22, R24, R27, R39

A few REMINDERS!! 

~ NEW!! La-La Land Crafts Valentines Day Collection now available in digi, click HERE for details.

~ La-La Land Crafts 20% OFF SALE on Seasonal Stamps, details HERE.

Hugs!!

Vintage Dress Form

I still can't get enough of products from Pink Paisley!!  I am telling you, this is something that you really have to see!!  I gave this card a collage-y kind of look with quite a few different elements.

This card is one of the projects for my upcoming January Workshop!!   To see other projects please click HERE.

January Workshop is scheduled for Sunday, January 9th in the scrap room at Scrapbook Island in San Jose, CA.  We will be there all day, from 10 am to 6 pm!! That is a whole 8 hours of lots of FUN!!!

This Workshop is by invitation ONLY!!  If you have not received an email from me with information about the Workshops and would like to attend, please send me your email address and I will email you an Evite invitation. 

Please email me if you would like to join my Workshop and/or if you have ANY questions  :-)

This card measures 5 1/2" x 5 1/2".

Card Recipe:

Stamps: NONE

Papers: Cardstock - Couture, DP - Pink Paisley

Tools: Silhouette machine for Dress Form, Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch, EK Success Flower Punches, EK Success Border Punch, Spellbinders Nestabilies for Frame, Paper Piercer, Sewing Machine

Embellishments: Ticket and Note from Pink Paisley, Viva Pen in Cream, Button from Buttons Galore

Inks: Distress Ink in  Shabby Shutters and Mustard Seed

A few REMINDERS!! 

~ NEW!! La-La Land Crafts Valentines Day Collection now available in digi, click HERE for details.

~ La-La Land Crafts 20% OFF SALE on Seasonal Stamps, details HERE.

Hugs!!

Love Birds

This card is more of a traditional Valentine's Day card.  It came together pretty fast by using my Silhouette again for the die cuts!!  Both the Stitched Heart and the Birds on the Branch were cut with it..  I really LOVE how this card has turned out!!  It simple, but yet so elegant!!!

This card is one of the projects for my upcoming January Workshop!!   To see other projects please click HERE.

January Workshop is scheduled for Sunday, January 9th in the scrap room at Scrapbook Island in San Jose, CA.  We will be there all day, from 10 am to 6 pm!! That is a whole 8 hours of lots of FUN!!!

This Workshop is by invitation ONLY!!  If you have not received an email from me with information about the Workshops and would like to attend, please send me your email address and I will email you an Evite invitation. 

Please email me if you would like to join my Workshop and/or if you have ANY questions  :-)

This card measures 5 1/4" x 5 1/4".

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Sentiment from Hero Arts (on the front of the card), Stampin' Up (inside of the card)

Papers: Cardstock - Couture

Tools: Silhouette machine, Martha Stewart punch-around-the page punch

Inks: Distress Ink in  Fried Brick

Hugs!!

Kiss the Frog

This card was so MUCH FUN to make!!!  I can't even look at this little froggy without having a chuckle!! 

Most of the elements on this card were created with my Silhouette SD machine - Heart Banner, KISS playing card, chain border and the Frog!!   The Frog and the playing card were done using the Print and Cut feature - LOVE it!!

To give the frog more weight, I cut out three more shapes out of plain white cardstock and glued them all together.  Since I ended up coloring the sides of the shapes in black, next time I am just going to cut these out of black cardsctock instead..

I also want to show you how this printed Frog looked like before I added some more color to him with Copics..

HUGE difference!!  I also gave him the googly eyes and crowned this little Prince with Tim Holtz Crown die cut!! 

This card is one of the projects for my upcoming January Workshop!!   To see other projects please click HERE.

January Workshop is scheduled for Sunday, January 9th in the scrap room at Scrapbook Island in San Jose, CA.  We will be there all day, from 10 am to 6 pm!! That is a whole 8 hours of lots of FUN!!!

This Workshop is by invitation ONLY!!  If you have not received an email from me with information about the Workshops and would like to attend, please send me your email address and I will email you an Evite invitation. 

Please email me if you would like to join my Workshop and/or if you have ANY questions  :-)

This card measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2".

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Sentiment from Hero Arts (inside of the card)

Papers: Cardstock - Couture, DP - Pink Paisley

Tools: Silhouette machine, TM - crown

Embellishments: Glimmer Mist in Forest Green (on DP - applied with brush), Mark Richards Rhinestones, Stickles in Golden Rod, Button from Buttons Galore

Inks: Distress Ink in  Fried Brick

Copics Used:

G20, G21, G24, G85

Hugs!!

I LOVE ya, Darling Marci!!!

Here is a little eye candy for you this morning on a day after Christmas ;-)  .  Meet Darling Marci!!!  Darling Marci is one of the stamps in La-La Land Crafts Valentine's Day Collection!!  Do you want to get her as a FREE Gift??!!  Click HERE to find out how.

Of course I just couldn't wait to make a card with her!!  She is just so DARLING!! .. pun intended ;-)

This card is one of the projects for my upcoming January Workshop!!   To see other projects please click HERE.

January Workshop is scheduled for Sunday, January 9th in the scrap room at Scrapbook Island in San Jose, CA.  We will be there all day, from 10 am to 6 pm!! That is a whole 8 hours of lots of FUN!!!

This Workshop is by invitation ONLY!!  If you have not received an email from me with information about the Workshops and would like to attend, please send me your email address and I will email you an Evite invitation. 

Please email me if you would like to join my Workshop and/or if you have ANY questions  :-)

This card measures 6" x 6".

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Darling Marci from La-La Land Crafts, Sentiment from Hero Arts

Papers: Pink Paisley

Tools: EK Success - Border Punches, Spellbinders Heart Nestabilites

Embellishments: May Arts Ribbon

Inks: Distress Ink in  Fried Brick

Copics Used:

Skin - E000, E00, E01

Hair- E50, YR20, YR21, YR24

Dress- R20, R21, R24, R27, R29

Shoes - R20, R24, R27, R29

Don't forget to take advantage of the SPECIAL OFFER - it will only last till 11:30 PM PST on December 31st!!

Hugs!!

aRt Journal

First of all I want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and the best wishes for the upcoming New Year!!!

I worked on this project for three days and had finally finished it yesterday morning!!  I am SO HAPPY with the way it has turned out!!  It is something so very different from my usual work and I actually had tons of fun creating it!!   I combined A LOT of different product to create this Art Journal!!  LOVE all the quotes from two of Tim Holtz stamp sets!!  Pink Paisley paper has a resist emboss design on it and is just AWESOME for distressing with different inks!!  This Art Journal is a real EYE CANDY with all those different shapes of pages and tags, different colors, textures, and various elements!!

This aRt Journal can be used for so many different things!!  It can be expended with more pages and used as a journal, sketch book, idea book.. it can be turned into scrapbook if you add some photos..  And, it is just so much FUN to make!!   

 This aRt Journal is one of the projects at my upcoming upcoming January Workshop!! 

January Workshop is scheduled for Sunday, January 9th in the scrap room at Scrapbook Island in San Jose, CA.  We will be there all day, from 10 am to 6 pm!! That is a whole 8 hours of lots of FUN!!!

This Workshop is by invitation ONLY!!  If you have not received an email from me with information about the Workshops and would like to attend, please send me your email address and I will email you an Evite invitation. 

Please email me if you would like to join my Workshop and/or if you have ANY questions  :-)

This album measures 6 3/4" x 6 3/4".

for some reason Blogger would not let me upload all the photos the way I wanted, so I created a SLIDE SHOW.. If the SLIDE SHOW below does not start automatically for you, please DOUBLE CLICK ON IT and it should open in a different page.. If you are still having problems viewing it, please let me know and I will try something else..

PLEASE CLICK ON THE PHOTO ABOVE TO VIEW THE SLIDE SHOW OF ALL THE PHOTOS OF THE JOURNAL!!

..and below are just a few more photos for your viewing pleasure :-)

Project Recipe:

Album: fabric covered album from Pink Paisley

Stamps: Basic Grey clear stamp sets - Basic Notes, Date and Time, To Dos; Tim Holtz - Good Thoughts, Odds and Ends

Papers: Pink Paisley - Parisian Elements and Bayberry Collections

Tools: Tim Holtz Die Cuts - Flourish, Flowers, Heart, Label, Bird Cage; Martha Stewart - Butterfly punches; EK Success - Border Punch

Embellishments: Punch out Tags, Border Stickers, Flip Notes and Tickets from Pink Paisley; Viva Pearl Pen in Cream and Gold, Stampendous Embossing Powders in Pirate Gold and Jeweled Gold, Crystal Lacquer, Distress Stickles in Faded Jeans, Distress Crackle Paint in Picket Fence

Inks: Distress Inks - Wild Honey, Tea Dye, Frayed Burlap, Spiced Marmalade, Black Soot, Fried Brick, Broken China, Crushed Olive, Mustard Seed, Shabby Shutters, Vintage Photo, Pumice Stone and Walnut Stain

Hugs!!