Spellbinders Design Team Call

Hey!!!! It's cold... I have lots to do today, and yet here I sit! :) I think it's a good start to my day! LOL! Still waiting for my coffee to kick in too! (Well, I was... but now it's after lunch before I actually am publishing this.. so don't think I just got up! LOL!)

Have you heard that Spellbinders has announced their design team call? If not, check it out here. I have to tell you that this is the most amazing company to work with! The product is second to NONE! They are cutting edge (no pun intended! LOL!), top quality, easy to use, and addictive I must say! :)
The people behind the business are amazing! They treat you like a person, not a number or an email address! Having the opportunity to travel to Arizona and meet them face to face makes it such a personal experience. You get to know the people, the business and the team.
Before trying out for the team, to be honest, I had never had the opportunity to own even one set of Spellbinders die templates! I received my first set once I made the finals! I knew I would love them... had been loving them from a distance! But once I used them it was love at first cut! Now there is no going back! I can't even imagine creating something without using my die templates!! The tough part is deciding which ones to use!! I now have SO MANY! What a wonderful problem to have!! :)
I still have 5 months left as a part of the 2011 team. I can't believe how fast the time has gone!! Yes, I plan to reapply! I have loved everythng about this! The competition is FEIRCE but I plan to do my best to make it again! Spellbinders ROCKS!! :)
So, that being said, I'll share a couple of projects that I created for them! :)

Happy Fall Y'all!

In creating this card, I used the Grand Labels Twenty Three to create my card base, Then I cut a frame using Grand Recrangles and adhered it over a rectangle of Best Creation Glitter cardstock!. After cutting some circle rings using both LG and SM Standard Circles, I heat embossed some leaves and added a bit of mica powder! A ribbon banner, stamped sentiment and button tied with twine finished this card off! It's different, and I like that! So Happy Fall Y'all!! :)

Spellbinders Supplies used

• S4-114 Standard Circles LG
• S4-116 Standard Circles SM
• S5-029 Nested Lacey Pennants
• S5-073 Orchard Harvest Tags And Accents
• LF-132 Grand Rectangles
• LF-347 Grand Labels Twenty-Three
• Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Die Cutting Machine

Other Supplies
Gina K. Designs, Theresa Momber Autumn Beauty Stamp
Bazzill Basics Paper, Black, Cream Cardstock
Best Creation Inc, Glitter Basics Coffee Glitter Cardstock
Clearsnap, Bronze Pigment Ink
Cosmic Shimmer, Copper Bronze Luster Embossing Powder, Khaki Green, Pale Russet iridescent mica pigments powder
Buttons Gallore and More button
Canvas Corp Twine
Helmar Adhesive

It All Begins TOMORROW

This page is a sentimental one. I created it for Summer CHA using lots of the New Release die templates. The photo was taken the night before Sammy started Kindergarden. The journaling was written at the same time. So it's right from the heart... It's a sentimental letter from mother to son.

Spellbinders Products Used:

• S4-114 Standard Circles LG
• S4-344 Tear Drop Circles
• S5-050 Rose Creations
• S5-067 Anemone Flower Topper
• S5-071 Twisted Metal Tags And Accents
• LF-005 Grand Peony Creations
• LF-114 Grand Circles
• E8-001 Classic Scallop
• E8-004 Classic Ric Rac
• Spellbinders Grand Calibur® machine

Other Supplies:

KaiserCraft, Prairie Lane Spring Acres, Fairview, Oakwood, Hillcrest, Pine Arbour Patterned Paper, Timeless World Map Patterned Paper
WorldWin Papers, Treasure Ivory Cardstock
Cosmo Cricket, Tiny Type Alpha Stickers
Cosmic Shimmer, Bronze Blush Shimmer Mist
Buttons Galore And More, Brown Button
Momenta Cardstock
Ranger distress ink Frayed Burlap
Doodlebug Designs Alpha
Helmar Adhesives

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you've been inspired to create something fabulous!!
Until Next Time...
Happy Scrapping!
~TINA~

Holiday Hello's... with Miss Arts!

I have been working like crazy on my online class for Miss Paper Arts! And I must say... I am loving the projects that I created for these classes! For those taking my class, we will be creating 3 cards and one gift tin! Each project can be done the simple way, or you can continue on and use some fun techniques to take your card from Great to Glamorous!! Here is the "official" Miss Arts write up and a few sneak peeks! Then I'll share a bit more about how you can take my class and many more AMAZING classes!

Holiday Hello's

Santa is not the only one who hands out coal to some and the latest and greatest toy to others. Don’t feel guilty, we all make a list of who we send holiday cards to because we want to, and who we send cards to because we feel we have to. In Tina McDonald’s, Holiday Hellos, class you’ll learn how to make simple cards for “the rarely nice” on your list and how to take take those same cards to amazing for the “never naughties” in your life. This 101 class uses 4 easy-to-follow videos to herald the hectic out of saying hello over the holidays. For even fewer Winter woes purchase our complementary card making kit, Virginia’s Letter. Miss Art’s Papercrafting School keeps your Noel note-giving neurosis-free beginning on 11/1/11.

Here's a link to the Youtube promotional video for it too! :)
If you are not familiar with Miss arts, here is the link to the website. This site is like an online classroom. You can subscribe and get ALL of the classes! Or you can just subscribe to one type of class... here is the link to the subscription info...
I would LOVE to have some of you join in for my class!! That'd be awesome! Let me know if you drop by and what you think of it!! I'm using stickles, liquid pearls, mica powder, Spellbinders die templates and SO much more!
Anyway, that's all for now! I'm back to the craft table! :)
Until Next time...
Happy Scrapping!
~TINA~

Spellbinders Meets Unity Stamp Company Blog Hop!!

Welcome to our TWO-day event!

You should be joining me from Karen Maldonado ’s blog, if not then head to the beginning on the Unity Stamp Co. Blog.

With all the blog-swaps that are happening out there lately, I can't think of one more exciting than when the amazing women of SPELLBINDERS™ get together with the rock stars of UNITY STAMP COMPANY!

We can't wait to show you a special line of coordinating products featuring SPELLBINDERS dies and SAMANTHA WALKER for Unity Stamp Co. rubber stamps!
Not only are we thrilled to be collaborating on such a special 2-day event, but ONE of you will win ALL of the coordinating stamps and dies from the Samantha Walker collection! We will also have 1 winner each day from the comments that will receive 1 Samantha Walker stamp set and coordinating dies.
So be sure to enjoy our hop both days, leave comments on all of the blogs each day and check back to see if you won!

(winners will be posted on Wednesday, October 19^th on the Unity Blog and Spellbinders Blog)

For my project today I used the Spellbinders S5-070 Ornate Artisan Tags and Accents and the Samantha Walker for Unity Ornate Artisan Stackers.

I absolutely love how well they fit together! They really are easy as pie to stamp and then cut the image you want! They fit perfectly! no trying to make it fit... they just do! And the possibilities are endless as to how you can mix and match them! They all fit together and give you an endless supply of designs to work with! Not to mention the fabulous sentiments that come with this set!

I just love the stenciling ability that you get with the Spellbinders die templates! See the shading that is on these cream colored pieces? That is all done while the die is still in the template! It gives such a beautiful look! This is one thing that makes Spellbinders templates so amazing!

In creating this card, I filled in some of the stamped images with Cosmic Shimmers Drawing paint! This stuff is SO much fun to use on stamped images!! It gives a nice shimmer which just adds to the look of the design!

Creating this card has me wanting one thing... ALL of the Samantha Walker stamps to match my Spellbinders Die Templates! I'm sure you will agree by the end of these 2 days of amazing inspiration! So, time to move on to the next blog!!

Please head over to Natalie Dever's blog…

Thanks for stopping by!

Until Next Time...

Happy Scrapping!

~TINA~

Blessed

Hello Everyone! Brrr... it's a chilly day out there today!! I actually have the fire place lit! It sure is cozy though!!
So, while the kiddo's are having a little nap, I thought I'd hop on and share a layout with you that I created for Spellbinders.
This page is about how blessed I feel to have such an amazing daughter! So often I take for granted how incredible and special she is. This is one of those times I was in awe of her... beautiful inside and out!!

BLESSED

It uses the following Spellbinders Die Templates...

Spellbinders Supplies:

• S4-329 Butterflies Circles
• S4-344 Tear Drop Circles
• S4-352 Spiral Blossoms Two
• S5-059 Ironwork Motifs
• S5-062 Lace Doily Accents
• S5-066 Shadow Flowers
• LF-003 Donna's Alphas
• LF-347 Grand Labels Twenty-Three
• Spellbinders™ Grand Calibur® Machine

I created this with some of the Summer release die templates... The Shaddow flowers were a lot of fun to work with... I sprayed them with Cosmic Shimmer spray (similar to Glimmer mist) and let them curl a bit!
Other supplies:

• GCD Studios, Paris Nights, Antiquities Patterned Paper
• Clearsnap, ColorBox Black Fluid Chalk Ink
• Cosmic Shimmer, Bronze Blush Cosmic Shimmer Mist
• Canvas Corp, Twine
• Scor-Pal, ¼" Scor-Tape
• Ranger liquid pearls
• Ranger Distress ink (Frayed Burlap)
• Making Memories eyelettes
• Helmar Premium Craft Glue
• Corrugated cardboard

Thanks for stopping by today!! I hope you have a very BLESSED and happy Thanksgiving weekend (for my Canadian friends)!
I am working on my class for Miss Paper Arts... and OH MY!! I think they are some of my favorite creations ever! Be sure to check back for info about that class coming up! :)
Until Next Time...
Happy Scrapping!
~TINA~

Home Sweet Home Canvas & more

Hello everyone! Thanks for stopping by!
Today I have a couple of Spellbinders projects to share quickly with you! For more great projects my the Spellbinders team, stop by the gallery...
The first was created using a 6" embroidery hoop! SO much fun!!! I decorated it with felt flowers, cut using LF-005 Grand Peony Creations. Felt is so much fun to work with using Spellbinders die templates! It cuts them so easily!!! The die templates used on this project were

• S5-071 Twisted Metal Tags and Accents
• S5-075 Cuckoo Clock
• LF-005 Grand Peony Creations

HOME SWEET HOME CANVAS HOOP

Supplies:

• GCD Studios, Authentiquities Patterned Paper
• Bazzill Basics Paper, Black Cardstock
• Canvas Corp, 12 x 12" Canvas Sheet
• Clearsnap, ColorBox Copper, Black, Burnt Copper Pigment Inks
• Buttons Galore and More, Buttons
• Artistic Wire, 18 Gauge Black Wire
• Penny Black Inc., Letter Background Stamp
• Alpha Stickers
• Quick Quotes Ribbon
• Felt, Black Thread
• Helmar Adhesives
  

This second project is a card created using...Spellbinders

• S4-345 Picot Edge Circles
• S4-346 Labels Twenty-Two
• S5-028 Nested Pennants
• S5-074 Retro Mod Clocks
• F-014 Delicate Pastels Premium Craft Foils Assortment

MOMENTS

Supplies:

• Graphic 45, Curtain Call Tour De France, Leading Ladies, Let's Dance Patterned Paper
• WorldWin Papers, Ivory Cardstock
• Clearsnap, ColorBox Dark Brown Fluid Chalk Ink
• Creative Impressions, Antique Copper Mini Brads
• Rubons
• Helmar Adhesives
• Creative Imaginations thin wood paper

Sorry for the quick post... it's almost 1am and I am up due to having coffee too late... lesson learned! LOL! :)
So, until next time...
Happy Scrapping!
~TINA~

Win with Spellbinders & Core'dinations Blog Swap Day 3

Welcome to the Spellbinders and Core’dinations Blog Swap!

This week Spellbinders™ has teamed up with Core’dinations Color Core Cardstock® to showcase the wonderful ways our products work together!

Today I have 2 simple coordinating projects to share with you! Thanksgiving is right around the corner for us Canadians, so I could not resist creating Thankful themed projects for this occasion!


I used 2 Core'dinations Color Core Cardstock packs for these projects...
My Minds Eye Lost and Found Collection
Jenni Bowlin Everyday Collection

In creating my card, I began with Spellbinders LF-161 Grand Labels One. I cut the card base from this and folded it in half. From there, I used the following die templates...
S5-073 Orchard Harvest Tags and Accents
S4-348 Postage Stamps
S5-028 Nested Pennants
S4-328 Foliage


In creating the gift box, (which I see Christine Emberson and I both were thinking alike...) I used the following Spellbinders die templates:
LF-010 Square Bracket Edge Box
S5-073 Orchard Harvest Tags and Accents
S4-348 Postage Stamps
S5-028 Nested Pennants
S4-328 Foliage

In working with Core'dinations cardstock, there are so many options!! I love the sanded look, as seen on the cream or brown colored papers. While on the red and gold I used ink to bring out the embossing! SO many options!!
I also loved the Core'dinations Dust Buddy for this project! This piece of cloth that cleans up the dust from your sanding! It is the first time I used it, but it will NOT be the last! It cleaned up every drop of dust without effort! You have to give it a try if you like sanding your papers!!
Bringing these two companies together, one can't help but create something beautiful... Try it and you'll see what all the fuss is about! :)

****************************************************************Sophistication, value and maximum versatility make Spellbinders™ die
templates #1. Beautiful Details Inspiring Creativity…Spellbinders unique
triple function die templates allow you to cut, emboss, and then stencil
through the die template for unlimited possibilities. The Spellbinders Grand Calibur® machine and Spellbinders Grand Nestabilities™ die templates cut and emboss up to 11¾”, taking die cutting to grand proportions. Follow Spellbinders on Facebook , Twitter and the Spellbinders Blog!

Core’dinations ColorCore Cardstock is the only sandable cardstock with a color core. Sand it, tear it, emboss it and so much more! The Core Essentials line comes in over 160 colors with matching color families. Or maybe you are looking for something a bit more contrasting like the Black Magic or Chocolate Box collections. The sandable core will shine through the unique black and brown colors once it is sanded. Core’dinations has also teamed up with industry leading companies such as Pink Paislee, BasicGrey, Graphic 45 and more to create new and unique pre-embossed cardstock that perfectly accents their patterned papers.

But there is more! Check out Core’dinations website for the new Cardmaker Series, Kraft-Core and various other wonderful cardstock lines.

Be sure to follow Core'dinations thru these links...
Core’dinations Blog
Core’dinations Website
Core’dinations Facebook

{Leave a comment to win fabulous prizes}

Spellbinders is offering TWO winners, drawn from the comments left on the participating Designer's blogs, each a $24.99 value die template of their choice. Winners will be chosen randomly at the end of the week. Core'dinations will be giving away prizes too so be sure to visit their Scrapbook Blog for details.

Here is the blog list for the week! Be sure to visit each blog and leave a comment...

Mon Sept 26

Heidi Blackenship

Sherry Cheever

Tues Sept 27

Kazan Clark

Christine Emberson

Gloria Stengel

Wed Sept 28

Julie Overby

Tina McDonald (YOU ARE HERE)

Kimberly Crawford

Thurs Sept 29

Holly Simoni

Latisha Yoast

Windy Robinson

Fri Sept 30

Tonya Dirk

Beth Pingry

Don't forget to stop by each Designer's Blog all week (including the participants from the Blog Swap Day One and Blog Swap Day Two). Remember to leave a comment to enter to win! Spellbinders will randomly draw winners at the end of the week from all the comments posted on the designers blogs.

Other products used:
Gina K Stamps, Creative Impressions ribbon, Want2Scrap bling, Buttons Gallore buttons, ClearSnap ink, Cosmic Shimmers mica shimmer powder, Ranger distress ink, twine, Helmar adhesives

Thanks for stopping by!!
Until Next Time...
Happy Scrapping!
~TINA~

Yummy recipes to share

I've been cooking up a storm lately! I have a few good ones that I thought I'd share with ya's!!

In the oven right now is...

Out of This World Brownies

from Taste Of Home Contest Winning Annual Recipes 2005

1 Cup butter

2 cups sugar

4 eggs

2 tsp vanilla

2 cups flour

1/4 cup + 3TBSP baking cocoa

1/8 tsp salt

Brown Butter Frosting

1/2 cup butter

4 cups icing sugar

1/4 cup + 2 tsp half and half cream (I used coffee cream)

2 tsp vanilla

Glaze

1 square (1 ounce) unsweetened chocolate

1 Tbsp butter

1. In mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each. Beat in Vanilla. Combine Flour, Cocoa and salt. Gradually add to creamed mixture.

2. Spread into ungreased 9x13 pan. Bake at 350 for 25-30m minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Do not overbake. Cool on wire rack.

3. For frosting, in a heavy saucepan, cook and stir butter over medium heat for 5-7 minutes or until golden brown. Pour into mixing bowl; beat in icing sugar, cream and vanilla. Frost cooled brownies.

4. For Glaze, melt chocolate and butter; drizzle over frosting. Cut into bars.

Makes 3 dozen

Supper last night was this next recipe... only I replace Bullseye bbq sauce... and used steak instead of pork! Delish!!

Sweet and sour Pork Chops and Peppers

from Kraft's WHAT'S COOKING fall issue

4 boneless pork chops

1 red pepper cut into strips

1 LG onion, halved, sliced

1/2 cup Kraft Chicken and Rib bbq sauce

1/4 Kraft Catalina salad dressing

1. Heat Oven to 375 (I used 325)

2. Place meat in 9x13 pan.

3. Combine bbq sauce and salad dressing. Spoon over chops.

4. Top with onions and peppers.

5. Bake 30 minutes or until chops are done. stir veggies after 15 min.

(I baked at 325 for 2 hrs, covered in foil)

This next one was sooo yummy!!! Served with rice.

Slow Cooker Chicken Curry

from Kraft WHAT'S COOKING Fall issue

10 bone in chicken thighs skin removed (I used breasts, bone in)

1 jar (650 ml) Thick and chunky salsa

1 onion chopped

2TBSP curry powder

1/2 cup Philadelphia cream cheese spread

1. Place chicken in slow cooker. Combine next 3 ingredients. Pour over chicken. Cover with lid.

2. Cook on low for 8-10 hrs or High for 5 hrs. (I did 4)

3. Transfer chicken to platter and keep warm. Add cream cheese spread to slow cooker. Sisk until melted and well blended. Spoon over chicken, serve.

Hope these recipes help beat some of those what to have supper nights! :) I'd love to hear what you think of them, or I'd also love to hear some of your favorite recipes!

Until next time... Happy COOKING! :)

~TINA~

Want To Make It Fabulous blog hop!!!

WANT TO MAKE IT FABULOUS!!

Want2Scrap™ , Spellbinders™ Paper Arts and JustRite® Stampers Designers have teamed up to bring you an amazing four day Blog Hop Event Sept 6 -9, filled with fabulous designs that are sure to inspire all!! Each day we will be sharing a link list with you for the featured designers!

Maybe Being 35 Won't Be So Bad

Today I want to share a layout with you. In creating this page, I used the JustRite "You Inspire Me" cling stamp set. I ADORE this set! Doilies are all the rage right now and I just love creating with them! This set of doily looking stamps appealed to my girlie side right away!!
I used these stamps in two ways in creatin this page.
First, I stamped directly onto my backround patterned paper. Sometimes I would use the freshly inked stamp, to give a definate dark image. Other times I used the stamp again (not freshly inked) to give more of a faint image. I love the effect these 2 make together. I used Want2Scrap Nestabling Heart Circles in black to help define the doilies! PERFECT!
Secondly, I stamped the smaller doily image onto cardstock. I then diecut/embossed them using my Grand Calubur (R) machine and Spellbinders S4-114 Standard Circles LG die template #3 (with #1 being the smallest). I inked the edges and cut them each in half. I used these to create a scalloped border.
To help complete the page, I used Spellbinders S5-041 Floral Doily Motifs. This is one of my FAVORITE Spellbinders die template sets!! I cut the largest doily twice. Before removing from the template, I inked the inside edge using the stenciling technique. I added the Want2Scrap Nestabling on these as well. I cut each of the doilies in half. Then I tucked them in where I wanted them!

DESIGNER TIP: When creating this page, I ran out of black rhinestone circles, but yet wanted to add more. What I did was used another shape in the same color. I trimmed it and reshaped it into a circle!! Worked like a charm! No need to do without when you can create what you want!!

Supplies:
Spellbinders Grand Calibur machine, S5-041 Floral Doily Motifs, Spellbinders S4-114 Standard Circles LG
Want2Scrap Nestabling Heart Circles in black rhinestones
JustRite Stampers YOU INSPIRE ME cling stamps
Crate Paper Portrait collection (patterned papers, alpha's and labels)
Cosmo Cricket (mini alpha)
ClearSnap Colorbox Cat Eyes Pigment Ink (black)
Ranger Distress Ink (Frayed Burlap)
Buttons Gallore and more (buttons)
Twine
Helmar Premium Craft Glue, 45o quick dry
Bazill Basics Cardstock
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What would a blog hop be without prizes? Yes, we
will also be giving away prizes!!

*Want2Scrap will be giving away 2 $25.00 Gift Certificates.

*Spellbinders Paper Arts will be giving away 2 Die Template sets
with a value of $24.99 each.

* JustRite Stampers will be giving away 2 Stamp Sets of the
winner’s choice.

The winners will be drawn from the blog commenter so be sure to visit
them all and leave a comment one each to increase your chances of
winning.The contest for the prizes will be open until midnight Saturday,
September 10th. Winners will be announced on Monday September
12th on the company blogs.


Are you new to Want2Scrap , SpellbindersPaper Arts or JustRite
Stampers? Here is a little information about all three of these amazing
companies. Each company offers a unique line of products that work
wonderfully together to make some fabulous designs. Sophistication,
value and maximum versatility make Spellbinders die
templates#1. Beautiful Details Inspiring Creativity…Spellbinders
unique triplefunction die templates allow you to cut, emboss, and
then stencilthrough the die template for unlimited possibilities. The
SpellbindersGrand Calibur® machine and Spellbinders Grand
Nestabilities™ cutand emboss up to 11¾”, taking die cutting to
grand proportions.Follow Spellbinders on Facebook , Twitter and
the Spellbinders Blog!

Want2Scrap™ manufacturers rhinestone lines including the
specialty Nestabling™ line along with the newly released Nestaboard™
chipboard line that coordinates perfectly with the Spellbinders
Nestabilities® die templates. Want2Scrap also manufacturers their
own linechipboard albums and accents, acrylic albums, and
multi-layeredlaser designs and other fine scrapbooking products.
Want2Scrapbrings ease of use and flexibility in their product lines
by offering products uniquely tailored to its customers’ needs. Follow
Want2Scrap on Facebook and the Want2Scrap Blog !

JustRite Stampers entire collection of stamps are
designed to be compatible with Spellbinders die templates.
JustRite Originals interlocking stamp system allows you to
mix and match borders and centers to create dozens of design
possibilities. Since the spring of 2008, JustRite Original
stamps have been designed to coordinate with the Spellbinders
Nestabilities,Decorative Elements and Basic Shapes. In January
of 2011, JustRite began introducing Cling Stamps Sets designed
to coordinate with Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels. JustRite
Cling stamps are deeply etched pre-cut red rubber mounted
on Static Cling Foam made in the USA . Cling sets come on a
colored 8 1/2 x 6 1/2" Storage Panel for easy storage in our
Cling Mini Binder Box. For thousands of ideas on projects using
JustRite and Spellbinders die templates visit the JustRite Design
Gallery and the JustRite Blog. You can also follow our blog by
following us on Facebook and Twitter.

Subscribe to each company’s blog!

Want2Scrap Blog

Spellbinders Paper Arts Blog

JustRite Stampers Blog

Today’s featured bloggers are:

September 9
Mona Pendleton
Heidi Blankenship
Windy Robinson
Michele Kovack
Tina McDonald -----YOU ARE HERE!!
Gloria Stengel
Kathy Jones

Thank you, I hope you enjoy the Blog Hop.
Your comment will count as a prize entry!

Until Next Time...
Happy Scrapping!!
~TINA~

"Fall"ing in love with Fall

Hey all!!Sigh... I'm breathing a huge sigh of relief...Now don't get me wrong... I love having my kids at home all summer! However... this year I completely lost control... lost control over the laundry, over the grocery shopping, the cleaning, my creating, my blog, everything! It was a crazy busy summer and I just couldn't keep up. I felt like such a failure...But here we are, the second day with the kids back to school and already I feel like I'm starting to gain a bit of control again. Laundry baskets are empty, meals are planned, the fridge is full of food, kids are happy... and I'm creating today. So just maybe I'm not such a failure... I just do the best I can with what time I have...and this summer I had very little. Kids staying up until my bedtime practically, gave me no sanity time... and I've come to discover that I NEED that time more than I realized. Lesson learned... now hopefully I will be able to come up with a game-plan for next summer that works better... for everyone's sake! :)So now that I'm back into the swing of things, I have some projects to share! :)Today's project is one I did for a blog post for Simply Renee... Clip-It-Up. See the blog post here with some organizational ideas and tips.

I Can't Help FALLing in Love With You

This layout was a big pain to photograph... so take my word for it when Isay it IS straight!! ;) I had so much fun playing with a ton ofSpellbinders™ die templates on here!! GrandOvals, GrandBig Scalloped Ovals, different Edgabilitiesand the Samantha Walker's Orchard Harvest Tags and Accents.

The ability to stencil thru the die templates makes these die templates soamazing!! See the detail on the leaves and the smaller frame? All stenciledthru the template!! Amazing!
IDEA TO TRY:
I cut a square of cardstock just a bit larger than the oval. I trimmedstrips of various patterned papers and lightly distressed the edges. I adheredeach of them to the rectangle. Then I ran it thru my Spellbinders ™ GrandCalibur ® die cutting machine using the Grand Nestabilities® Grand Ovals die template. This cut out the large oval mat! To make this photomat even more fun, I also cut out a larger Grand Big Scalloped Oval to “mat mymat” so to speak! How fun!! Add a bit of Stickles glitter and this unique photomat is ready for my oval photo!
Try playing with Ovals!! Circles have been a favorite design element of minefor a LONG time! So playing with ovals isn't too much of a"stretch"... LOL! And it gives a unique and fun look to your design!Give it a try!!
Thanks for stopping by! I will be back again soon!! Friday actually!! Spellbinders isparticipating in a blog hop with Just-Rite stamps and Want2Scrap!! It's going on now if you want to check out the AMAZING talent!! I'll be sharing myproject on Friday... right here! :)
Until then...
Happy Scrapping!!
PS: Please excuse how things are looking. Blogger is messing with me today... I'll fix it as soon as I can!
Thanks for your patience! :)

Miss Arts FREE class!!

The kids are heading back to school and you should to!


The headmistress at Miss Art's knows that new backpacks, school supplies and first day apparel can reduce a crafters budget to milk money, so for this weekend only she is offering you a tuition free class. Beginning on Friday, August 26th, you will have 3 days to check out one of our most popular classes for free, no subscription needed. In "The Secret Garden," the talented Stacy Cohen teaches you how to create a shadowbox efffect on your layouts by adding dimension through layering and creating beautiful floral clusters.
Stacey even earns a little Extra Credit by providing you a step-by-step demonstration on how she creates her trademark crocheted page accents.

We hope to see you in the class room and if you enjoy our class that you'll be kind enough to leave an apple or a comment for the teacher.

Miss Arts Papercrafting School

Hello all! I am so excited to share with you all a brand new opportunity for me!! I was contacted by the fabulous Alyssa McGrew... She is the owner of Miss Arts Papercrafting School!! Can you guess??? YES! She asked ME to teach a class for her!!! I am SO excited... and so honored! There is some AMAZING talent there... and to be among them is such an honor!!!
My class is going to go live around the first of Nov... SO much fun!!! I am not telling the theme of the class just yet though! You'll have to wait a bit longer to find that out!
If you are not familiar with Miss Arts, it is an online classroom, where you are taught thru videos. The classes are technique based, and are always a great challenge! There are 101 classes, which are fun and interesting! And there are 201 level classes, which are more challenging and have more to them! So no matter what level of a crafter you are, you can always take something away!! Check out the website for more information on subscribing. It'd DEFINITELY recommend it.. and not just cause I'm going to be teaching there! :) But that's not a bad reason either! :)
Thanks for stopping by... Before you leave, I have a quick card/envelope set to show you that I created for Spellbinders. They use the AWESOME new Edgabilities!!! Check out the gallery on the brand new Spellbinders website for more information on this card set.

TINY BLESSINGS

Thanks for coming over... your comments are greatly appreciated! :)
Until Next time...
Happy Scrapping!