Dec
03
Run, do not walk, run and buy the Dec JBS kit(s)…
The JBS kits this month helped me recover my mojo, they're that good…
Dina
Dec
02
The winner of Lisa’s class is…
Posted by: cindy barriga | December 01, 2010 at 03:29 PM
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Congrats, Cindy!! Email me and I'll pass your info onto Lisa.
Dec
02
Sizzix Triple Play Blog Hop Week 5: Grungy Scrapbook Page
This week we're using Karen Burniston's Pop Up Gift Card Holder. Super cute & clever. But, I have a confession. I had an idea and when I started creating, it turned into a holy mess. Not willing to admit defeat, I tore it apart and used the parts to make this scrapbook page.
Be sure to click on the links in the blinkie to follow the ring through the designer's blogs. Or, start here at the main Sizzix post.
Dec
01
January Class at Creative Quest–Jan 15 at 10:30 a.m.
**Note–this class was rescheduled from December**
Class is Saturday, January 15th
10:30 – 1:30
$35
Call the store to sign up: 623.847.2215
Art Journaling: Sketching Over Layers
In this class we'll create layered backgrounds and then use sketching techniques to add imagery and visual interest. No drawing experience required! I will show you some tricks I use for sketching. We'll play and make several pages with the process.
Supplies:
Your art journal (I will have watercolor paper if you prefer to work on that)
All your art journaling supplies (acrylic paints, gesso, pens for writing)
Gel medium
Papers & ephemera & images that appeal to you (just a small assortment of papers, I'll have my box, too)
Pencil
Any photographs that you want to draw onto your pages…these could be a face, a building, a flower, etc. Please bring the photos printed on PLAIN paper, and printed to the exact size you will want them in your work.
See you in class!!!
Don't forget to comment on the post below for a chance to win a pass to Lisa's class!
Dec
01
Online Christmas Workshop with Lisa Pace
The awesome and talented Lisa Pace emailed me about her upcoming workshop, and I wanted to share the info with you.
Lisa said I could give away one free pass to her workshop! Woo hoo! To enter the random drawing, just post a comment. I'll draw a winner Thursday morning!
The workshop is "All Things Winter." It includes 10 winter and holiday themed projects from her book "Delight In The Details". The workshop officially starts December 1st. Once registered you have immediate access to the supply list. Each week in December you will be provided with step-by-step instructions for three projects, along with color photos and a few tips until all ten are completed.
Projects Included
Page 15 Merry & Bright Ornament
Page 26 Joy Banner
Page 30 Joy Mini Album
Page 42 Snow Day Layout
Page 44 Winter of 78 Layout
Page 72 Gift Tag
Page 76 Christmas Cookies Layout
Page 91 Silent Night Christmas Card
Page 95 Christmas Greetings Christmas Card
Page 125 Santa Baby Layout
The cost for this workshop is $19.95.
In the "Sign Up Code" field at the bottom of the signup page, enter the Case Sensitive characters below to get a $5 discount:
58F20
The adjusted price of $14.95 will be shown on the payment page before you complete your order.
You will have instant lifetime access when you complete your registration.
FYI, she will not be teaching the techniques detailed in the book– just instructions and tips to make recreating these projects a little simpler.
She also has two Christmas workshop Coupon Codes that can be used.
Code: 70A29
$5 off either Christmas workshop (14.95)
Code: 091CA
Both workshops for the price of one (Christmas Package 19.95)*
* Note: Christmas Package is normally $34.95, coupon gives an additional $15 off
Nov
30
Inky tags…
Some inky tags I made while playing with the new & improved Tim Holtz Adirondack Color Wash Inks. I also used some of Claudine's new foam stamps…love that circle!!
Nov
29
My last Tim Holtz DT projects…
Tim recently disbanded his DT, so these are my last projects. I can honestly say it was a pleasure to be on Tim's DT, and I will continue to be a huge fan of his! Thanks, Tim, for having me on your team!
This project is an inky tag book. I used Tim's Adirondack Color Wash inks, as well as many of his stamps.
This project is a small Christmas mini…I made it to throw in my purse & jot things down about the season that I want to remember. It's about 3"x4", and full of tags, scraps of watercolor paper, and sewing tissue. I decorated it with Tim's Seasonal Salvage stickers, and used the Mustard Seed Distress Pad to add some inking. Don't you love those Trinket Pins, too?
Nov
29
A few JBS December peeks…
I tell ya, I was thinking for awhile that I had forgotten how to scrapbook. Then I got the December JBS kit & add-on. I was on fire, I tell ya. On fire.
Nov
28
Some works in progress
I'm slightly obsessed lately with lots and lots of grungy layers, lots and lots of texture…
This one is drying…will be fun to see what happens next.
Nov
25
Sizzix Triple Play Blog Hop Week 4: “He Loves” Scrapbook page
This week we use Eileen's ScoreBoard Pro Die Frame & Frame Back with Stand. Super versatile, lots of possibilities! Click on the blinkie links on the left to hop through all the blogs. If you click on the middle of the blinkie, you'll go to a main list of all the designers in the hop.
Some of you know I have a small fetish for frames…so I used the scalloped frame from the die as a mask to create three frames on my page. I sprayed over the frame with Sailboat Blue Adirondack Color Wash ink. I added some Butterscotch ink around the outside of the page and went over it with a wet brush so I could dissolve the ink and make it watercolor-y.
Ohhhh, I want desperately to take this course! Sounds like something I could handle with a my crafty fingers and mind. 😀