Showing posts with label Xyron. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Xyron. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Artist in Residence Kaleidacolor project Sneak peek

Hey all! Today I am sharing a project over on the Imagine Crafts blog! I am using the Fun and fabulous Kaleidacolor inks!!! i have a full video tutorial showing you how to create the entire project!!!
Take a peek!!
Some hop on over to the Imagine Crafts blog to see the entire project, including video!!!
Thanks for stopping by!
Have a fabulous day!

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Spring is Here!!! (Well, almost!)

Good morning!! SO nice to see the sun shining!!! Spring is just around the corner!! Tomorrow Spring begins! I'll ignore the piles of snow and the frigid temperatures for now!! :)
To brighten your day, I have a bright and Spring-y card to share with you!!!
For supply list and FULL instructions, hop on over to the Spellbinders blog, where I am the guest blogger today!!


Now that Spring is bringing longer days, sunnier days, and brighter days...expect to see a little bit of that here on the blog as well!!
And I'm SUPER excited to be heading off to Moncton on Friday for a weekend of scrapping at Crop and Create with Scrapbook and Cards today!!! Hope to have a fun project (or 2) to share when I return... and recover. LOL!
Hope all is well!! Thanks for stopping by!!
((HUGS))
Until Next Time,
Happy Creating!!

Thursday, February 13, 2014

Elegant Heart flourish card: For Zva Creative

Hello friends! Today I have an elegant card to sure with you that I created for Zva Creative! It's beautiful colour scheme are perfect for this week... with Valentines day just around the corner!!

This is very simple to create using the Spellbinders Bracket Borderabilities and the  Swirl Heart (insert only).
I dimply Embellished using some gorgeous bling from Zva Creative!!
CRW-05CB-148
CRW-05CB-146

So, it's short and sweet today!!!
Thanks for stopping by! And HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!!
Until next time..
Happy Creating!!

Monday, February 10, 2014

Simply Beautiful , Zva Creative Scrapbook Page

Hello all!! Happy Monday!
Today I have a mixed media scrapbook page to share with you. I had SO much fun creating all of the texture, depth and colour on the background!! I used a variety of mediums such as Gesso, Imagine Crafts Creative Medium, Goosebumps, Fireworks sprays, irRESISTibles, embossing powder and so much more!!
I still have some work to do to achieve the look I want for my mixed media backgrounds, but this one isn't too bad for a beginner... :) It's SO much fun too!!!
SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL




Zva Creative Products Used:
CRW-06CA-149 -Pink Floral centers
CRS-07CA-115 -Black Flourish
CRW-06CA-149 Black Flourish
Mini Roses: White
Mini Rose Buds: White, Pink

Spellbinders Grand Calibur Machine, Standard Circles LG, Mystical Embrace,

Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko: Goosebumps, Creative Medium, Embossing Powder (Gold, Black), Fireworks Sprays (Rose Bud, Angel Pink, London Fog), irRESISTibles (Grey Flannel) STAZ on (Jet Black), STAZ On Opaque (Cotton White)

Bo Bunny Isabella patterned paper
Fun Stampers Journey Hexagon Stamp
Xyron Mega Runner
Gesso, alpha letters, stickers, stencil

Here are a few close up shots.


Thanks so much for stopping by!!!
until Next time...
Happy Creating!!!

Tuesday, February 04, 2014

Spellbinders 2014 W CHA Catalogue project: Die D-Lites

Good morning friends! Today I'm here to share with you a project that is featured in Spellbinders new  catalogue! Did you know you can view it online? Check it out here to see all of the AMAZING new releases!! Just click where it says "Download a free copy"!!
I had the opportunity to create some projects for this catalogue!! You can see this first one on page 35. My assignment colour was purple. Oh dear, i thought! NOT a huge fan of purple, but I took on the challenge! I was quite pleased with the results, if I do say so myself! I LOVED the dies I got to work with, and was able to create something that fit perfectly!! The Die D-Lites are probably some of my favourite dies to work with!!
Check it out!!
Turning Eleven


Aren't all those blooms beautiful!!!??? I cut them out using Core'dinations Kraft Core card stock, and sanded them! Love the effect!!
Here is a little walk thru video I created to help you see the creative journey I took in creating this page.

NOTE: I see now that I neglected to mention the SPRIGS set that I used in this project as well. See this die set here...

Thanks for watching!! I love to hear from you!
Until Next Time...
Happy Scrapping!!

Monday, January 27, 2014

Zva Creative January DT Blog Hop

Happy New Year to you! Zva Creative and our talented Design Team welcome you to our January blog hop!  We are very excited to kick off the new year and to have you join us today. We hope you are inspired all of the beautiful work that we are about to share!
In creating this project, I used some of Zva's New Release product. 
To create the bouquet, I bunched the rose buds together with the stems still attached. I adhered them together using a small piece of clear tape, then added the bow! How perfect with Valentines day approaching so quickly!!

Other supplies:
Xyron Mega Runner
Core-dinations LOVE AMOUR cardstock, by Teresa Collins
Bazzill card stock,black
May Arts Ribons
Glitter glue, sanding block, hot glue gun



And as a bonus— today’s hop is EXTRA special because you will get to see more of Zva’s newest products that were released at the Craft and Hobby Association tradeshow earlier this month!
The hop begins at Zva Creative’s blogBe sure head on over to check it out! You will also find a complete list of all the participating blogs there (in case there is a glitch along the way). 
As you know, Zva offers many beautiful color groupings for pearls, flowers and crystals.  If you like what you see along the hop you can find a list of stores and online retailers that sell Zva HERE.
Let’s kick off the hop with a beautiful layout by our French designer Carole Maurin.  
If you would like to play along with our design team, just follow along the blog path.  I am linking to one of the Zva designers and that designer is linking to the next and so on. Be prepared to be inspired along the way!
The Blog Hop starts today, January 27th and runs through midnight US Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday, January 28th.
***Prizes***
Hidden on FIVE of the designer’s blogs is a Zva Creative prize package! Winners will be randomly chosen after the hop is over. All you need to do is leave a comment on this Blog Hop post... you do not need to leave a comment on each and every designer's blog post to qualify. However, the more times you comment along the blog hop path, the more chances you will have to win. 
The 5 winners will be announced on Wednesday, January 29th on Zva Creative’s Facebook pageWe will do our best to notify each winner, but it's best if you can pop in to Zva’s page on Wednesday to see if you are a winner!
We also thought it would be more fun to add even more chances to win our blog hop prize!  To increase your chances of winning:
* Comment to let us know that you posted on your Facebook page about our hop (link to any of the blog hop posts)
* Comment to let us know that you "tweeted" about our hop (link to any of the blog hop posts)
* Comment to let us know that you asked your local store to carry Zva creative products.  If they already do, that's fantastic, maybe you can suggest other products that they don't carry.
*Hop over to Zva’s Facebook page and “like” our page or leave a comment there to tell us that you stopped by if you already like us there!
The blog hop begins here at Zva Creative’s blog. Your next stop is 
Nicole Martel. Enjoy!
Thank you for joining us!
P.S. Mark your calendar to join us again on February 24th for our next Zva blog hop!

Thursday, January 23, 2014

Guest designer for Spellbinders Blog

Good morning friends! Brrrr.... it sure is a cold one!!
For todays post, I get to share with you a project that I created for the Spellbinders blog!! This is the very first time I've had my own post on their blog! So I'm excited!!
Here is a little sneak peek of my project... for more, you're just going to have to hop on over to their blog!! :)

This project uses one of my FAVORITE die sets from the new release!! SHOOT!! It is called. LOVE all those arrows!!!
To see the entire project, with full instructions, please stop by the Spellbinders blog!!
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Until next time...
Happy Creating!!

Thursday, January 09, 2014

December Projects ** For Zva Creative**

Good morning my friends!!
Ahhhhhh Happy New Year!! I know, it started 9 days ago! But not for me! Kids and Hubby went back to school on the 7th, so THAT is my Happy New Year! LOL!!

So I'm playing a bit of catch up! So much that I want to share with you on my blog!! Yesterday I shared 13 of my favorite projects for 2013!! That was fun, to go back thru and look at my art from the year.
Today, I'm sharing three projects that I created for Zva Creative for the month of December. I was not able to participate in the Zva Design Team Monthly blog hop, as I had no power. So I'll share them with you today!!
Going forward, future projects will be shared in separate posts, so that I can get you some details on how I created it!
Here we go!!

SNOW ANGEL
Supplies Used:
Spellbinders Paper Arts:
  • Grand Calibur Machine
  • Die Templates

Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko:
  • Creative Medium in Vintage
  • Goosebumps texture spray
  • Fireworks in Black
Other: Xyron Adhesive runner, Patterned paper (My Minds Eye, Glitz, Authentique), Cardstock, cardstock stickers, clear stickers, diecuts)


A HAPPY HELLO
Supplies Used:
Spellbinders Paper Arts:
  • Grand Calibur Machine
  • Die Templates (Hexagons, Nested Lacey Pennants)


Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko
  • Memento Ink
Other Suppliles:
Xyron Mega Runner, My Minds Eye Patterned Paper, Corner Rounder, My Fun Stampers Journey stamp, Cardstock

BEST WISHES
Supplies:
Zva Creative:
Spellbinders Paper Arts:
  • Grand Calibur Machine
  • Stately Circles
Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko:
  • Memento Ink
Other Supplies:
We R Memory Keepers paper and cardstock butterfly, Stamp, cardstock, Xyron Mega Runner

Thanks so much for stopping by!!!
Stay tuned... lots more creativity to share with you coming up!!!
BTW, Did you know that Spellbinders is sharing their SNEAK PEEK this week??
Check it out here!!!

Until next time...
Happy Creating!!

Thursday, December 12, 2013

Glittered Poinsettia Video for Imagine Crafts

Hey! Thanks for stopping by! Today I have a fun video to share with you! I created this project for Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko. I LOVE LOVE LOVE The Goosebumps spray!!!!! In this project I have used it to hold Glitter on the Vertigo Poinsettia's! And frame as well. LOVE!!!

I ADORE how this turned out!!! Pictures never do it justice.... but here it is...

And here's how I did it!!
Here are some closeups...
And last but not least, here are the products that I used...

Supplies:

Bazzill Cardstock (white, green)
vellum
Just Rite Stampers sentiment
Prima bling
Want2Scrap pearls
May Arts Lace
Hot Glue Gun
Xyron Mega Runner
Glitter

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you are enjoying all of the festive Christmas preparations!!!
Until next time...
Happy Creating!!!

Thursday, December 05, 2013

Holiday Planner vido tutorial

Hi everyone! As the Christmas season approaches, we can so easily get caught up in the rush and business of it all. I know ALL about it, let me tell ya!! :)
So today I want to share with you a cute Holiday planner that I created for Spellbinders. I have a full video showing you exactly how to recreate it!! It's a touch long, so grab a Cuppa your fav morning drink (or evening for my friends overseas!!) and join me for a few minutes this morning!

Thanks for stopping by!! Enjoy the hustle and bustle of the season... It's part of the fun... :)

Until Next time..
Happy Creating!!

Thursday, November 28, 2013

December Dreams layout for Spellbinders Ad!

I absolutely LOVE working for a company that USES my work!!! There is nothing like the feeling you get from opening a magazine and SEEING your work in print! You know what I mean!! You wanna walk around the store and say, "SEE THAT? Isn't it awesome? It's mine!!" LOL!
Well, I have not seen this in print yet but it's coming! It is a scrapbook page that I created for Spellbinders and they are using it in a series of Advertisements!!!! It can be found in Scrapbooking and Cards today, Winter issue, Scrapbooking and Beyond winter, and Canadian Scrapbooker winter! I am SO excited!!! Let me show you what to look for!!
 

And ya know what the fun part is? There are complete instructions for this project found on Spellbinders website!!! Check them out here! It also includes a full list of supplies I used!


Thanks for stopping by!!!
Stay tuned for another post coming right up... a bit more personal in nature... but it's all good! :)
Until next time,
Happy Creating!!!


Thursday, November 21, 2013

Spellbinders Platinum Party Blog Hop!!

Hi!! Did you know Spellbinders® is having a
Platinum Party Blog Hop!!!!

It is your chance to visit some of Spellbinders favorite product partners, learn some amazing techniques, and win some great prizes! Simply visit the Spellbinders blog for a chance to win a HUGE grand prize package... featuring products from all six product partners! Each individual brand may also be hosting their own special giveaways... so be sure to check them all out!
 
I also wanted to jump in on the fun to say a BIG
THANK YOU
to the companies who support us designers. You have NO idea how much we appreciate your generosity!! We LOVE to show off your product!
 
 
Today I have created a scrapbook page, with a short walk thru video for you. I don't recreate the entire project, but talk you thru the process, so YOU can learn something fun and hopefully be inspired by it!!
Baby, it's COLD Outside
 
Here is my video! I apologize for the sun shining on the project in places... ;)
 
Supplies:
SPELLBINDERS®
PLATNUM PARTNERS
 
Cross Promotional partners
Other:
Glitter
alpha stickers 
 
Here are a few more pictures of todays project!


 
Thanks so much for stopping by today! And Special Thank You to Spellbinders Platinum Partners!!

Until Next Time,
Happy Creating!!

Friday, November 15, 2013

Blog Party coming up, and a project to share!

Yes!! You see it right!! Spellbinders is having a blog party!!! Be sure to stop by the Spellbinders blog to see all of the rules and details!!!  I will be taking part, so be sure to stop by my blog and see what I've created for you! :)

While I'm here, I want to share a project that I created for Spellbinders as part of my Design Team Term.


While sitting on my scrapbook table, this photo of my daughter got lightly speckled with white paint. While trying to get it off with no success, I decided to go with it! I added some paint speckles to the page… it worked!

I cut strips of paper and adhered them to the page with lots of machine stitching, in 2 stitches, straight and zig zag. I used the entire set of charm dies to create a fun banner. The journaling is computer printed, cut into thick strips and them machine stitched as well.
 
Spellbinders Product used:
GC-001 Grand Calibur
S4-378 Cherry Blossoms (sm and med blossoms)
S4-390 Gold Circles One (#2 and 3)
S4-399 Charmed I’m sure
S6-005 5x7 Elegant Labels 4
S5-142 Homespun (leaves and flower) (DISCONTINUED)
 
Other supplies:
Flourishes: stamps, Taglines 55096
Just Right Stampers: Winter Words
Want2Scrap: Bling: Silver gems, Fancy Tags Two Silver (cut apart)
KaiserCraft: Patterned Papers, (Bubblegum Hill collection, P633 Calipso Punch) (Timeless collection, P655 Dressform, P654 Newsprint, P656 Script) (Prairie Lane collection, P445 Pine Arbor, P444 Spring Acres, P441 Ivy Heights)
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L; Thick and thin foam squares
Bazill Basics: Cardstock; Milkshake ,  Pretty buttons
Worldwin cardstock; Ivory, Kraft
Bo Bunny: Large Gem (Butterfly Garden ribbon package)
Cosmo Cricket: Tiny Type stickers
Xyron Mega Runner
 Americaina acrylic paint, white (watered down)
Lace (unknown)
Machine stitchine (machine, thread)
The Twinery: Twine
Thanks for stopping by! I really do LOVE all of your comments and visits!!!
until next time,
Happy Creating!!

Wednesday, October 09, 2013

Wishing You Well card Featuring Spellbinders NEW Blooms Four

Did you hear??????
Spellbinders has just released a new bunch of Die D-Lites!!! Can I just say how much I ADORE these dies!?!?! I HAD to show one of them to you right away!
 
Aren't they GORGEOUS!!?? Check it out all cut out and assembled! I cut it out of ivory cardstock and inked them with Tsukineko's VersaColor ink in Petal Pink! So pretty!!
 
I also played with some other fun dies, which I will show you in the video, along with a really cool technique using M-Bossabilities Folder, Score Pal's Score board, and curved boarders! See a close-up here...

So now that I've shown you all the details, let me show you the full project! :)
And here's my little video! PLEASE excuse the poor quality today. The sound is not great, and what I was seeing on my ipad is NOT what you are seeing... I was zoomed in, but YOU are seeing my messy table too!! LOL! But, like I said at the beginning, video blogging is unedited! :)
Here we go!

 
 Supplies:
Thanks so much for stopping by and for watching my video!!In case you have been avoiding leaving comments due to the word verification, I am happy to say that I have removed it! :) I am now moderating comments instead.
So comment away!! :)
Until next time,
Happy Creating!!

Monday, October 07, 2013

Stenciling Technique video featuring Spellbinders Die D-Lites

Good morning all!! Along with today's project and tutorial, I also have the winner of our September GIVEAWAY posted at the bottom!!!

Today I have a FULL video tutorial for you!! It is featuring Spellbinders® Die D-Lites™ medallions! I ADORE these dies SOOO much! There are a million things you can do with them!! And pairing them up with fabulous inks from Tsukineko® makes thus SUCH a fun project!
 
IMAGINE CREATE DREAM stenciling card

Last weekend, I taught a couple of workshops at a Crop in Quispamsis! One that I did was FULL of Spellbinders techniques! This video shows you one of the techniques that I taught! It was a hit and everyone loved it!! Check it out!!


This video also features the fabulous Dew Drops MEMENTO inks from Tsukineko! These are PERFECT inks for this technique! And the colors? OMW they are amazing!!! Special thanks to John at Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko for providing the inky goodies for us to work with at our workshop!!

And a closeup shot...


If you have any questions regarding the technique used here, please don't hesitate to ask!!
I hope that you are inspired to try something new today! Make a stencil from your dies!! It doesn't have to be the same one I used, try ANY of your dies!! You will be surprised at what you can do!!

Supplies:
  • Spellbinders
    • Grand Calibur Machine
    • Die D-Lites Medallion One
    • A2 Card Creator Curved Corners A and B
    • Girlie Grunge
    • Birds One Blanks
  • Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko
    • Memento Dew Drops Inks (Pear Tart, Bamboo Leaves, Teal Zeal)
    • Staz On Inks (Variety of colors)
    • Glaz On
    • Ink Blushers
  • Bazill Basics Paper Co:  Cardstock
  • May Arts: Lace
  • Xyron Mega Runner
  • Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L: Foam Squares 
***********************************************************
GIVEAWAY WINNER!!!
 
 
I want to start with a HUGE thank you to everyone who visited my blog thru the month of September!!! I read every comment on my blog and you tube page and appreciate every one of you!!!
So, here is the giveaway that I will be sharing with one lucky blog reader!!
 
And that winner is.....
Maryann Laursen
CONGRATULATIONS!
Thank you for your visits and comments!!
Maryann, you have 7 days to claim your prize!!! Please email me at tinamcdonald(at)xplornet(dot)ca and I will get that out to you!!!
 
 
Thank you all!! Stay tuned, perhaps we will have another giveaway soon!!
Until next time,
Happy Creating!!!



Friday, September 13, 2013

Elegant THINKING OF YOU card

Good morning! It'd a dark and rainy day here, so it's a fabulous day for creating! But first I have to get my table cleaned... man, what a mess!!
Thanks to all of you who have viewed my video's and left comments or messaged me! It is very much appreciated! I'm doing the video's for you, so I want them to be useful to you!
I also am planning to do some cards and other projects with less dies on them. I need to remember that not everyone has an entire Spellbinders(TM) collection! :) So you will see some projects coming up using less dies and perhaps more techniques! Sounds like fun, eh?
So for today's project, I created an elegant card. I used a pretty general sentiment so that it could be used for almost anything!
 
Get the HOW TO in the video! Includes a fun technique regarding the flower and some Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko Goosebumps!! :)

 

Supplies;
Spellbinders:
Bazill Basics Paper: Cardstock
Canvas Corp: Tissue Stock (tissue paper)
Websters Papers: Patterned Paper
Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko: Goosebumps, Dew Drops Versa Magic Inks (Aegean Blue, Spanish Olive)
Want2Scrap Baby Bling (Lecreme)
Stampin Scrappin: Sentiment Stamp
Xyron Mega Runner
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L: Foam Tape
Corner Rounder

 
 
Thanks so much for stopping by again!!
Remember!! Every comment you leave thru the month of Sept gets you into the draw for the GIVEAWAY!!! (Shoot, I forgot to post a pic again... Promise... tomorrow...  ;) )
So, until next time,
Happy Creating!!

Thursday, September 12, 2013

Spellbinders Decorative Labels Twenty Eight SUNSHINE card

At last! My video loaded! Now I can share!! :) My problem is not yet fixed, so until it is my posts will be a bit sporadic... but I'll do the best I can! I think I may go back to the old cam-corder for a bit until the WIFI is fixed.

 


So today's video is sharing this little card that I created using the following supplies:

Spellbinders(TM):
Fancy Pants Designs:  PARK BENCH papers and sticker
Bazzill Basics Paper® cardstock
ZVA Creative bling
Decorative Pin by Darsie Bruno
May Arts Ribbon
Xyron Mega Runner
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L: Foam squares

Enjoy the video! Raw, unedited and real! :) I'd love to have your feedback!

And don't forget about my giveaway!! I'll get a picture posted soon of the goodies!  All comments posted get you a chance to win!!
Until next time!
Happy Creating!!

Sunday, July 14, 2013

Spellbinders Shape It Up Sneak Peek and Giveaway Day 4

Hey everyone! Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today to check out Spellbinders ™ Sneak Peek!! I have two projects to share with you today, both featuring  Spellbinders  5x7 Card Creator S6-008 Exquisite Labels Eleven. I’ve also created a video for you with full “how to” of the first project! I hope you enjoy it and are inspired!!


Supply List:
 
 
And here is a video tutorial showing you just how I created this card! Enjoy!

I hope that my video has your creative juices flowing. There are SO many fun things that you can do, combining the New Release dies with some of your old faithful basics! Give it a try! You might be surprised to see what you come up with!!
If you have any issues viewing the video here, it can be viewed here as well...

Here is a second project that I created using the same set…  5x7 Card Creator S6-008 Exquisite Labels Eleven. This time I used them to decorate an adorable Paper Mache gift box!

 
And here is the top view... layered up!
 

For contest rules, click HERE
To enter contest, click HERE

It has been an honor to participate in the Sneak Peek for CHA Summer 2013!! I hope that you will stop by the other designers blogs this week! Today I share the spotlight with the amazingly talented Holly Simoni!! 
Check out her blog here…  And here are the links for the rest of the week... Be sure not to miss a single one!
Day 1
 
Day2
 

Day3

 
Questions? calexander@spellbinders.us No entries will be accepted at this email address.