I actually made a card today!

Okay, so I actually was able to make a card today!  Thank you, Carla for the cute Magnolia card kit.  Here’s my card:

TFL!

TGIF

Hello everyone!  Did you wonder if I had disappeared from the face of the earth?  lol  I’ve been working on my round 3 projects for the Big Summer Win Contest over at Lil’ Scrappers.  *WHEW*  This round was tough!  Here’s the link to the thread with all the entries.  You need to be registered with Lil’ Scrappers to view the forum.  If you aren’t registered yet, what are you waiting for?  It’s an awesome site…great group of ladies!:

http://www.lilscrappers.ca/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3381

So, since I can’t post any of my entries on my blog yet, I’ll just post someone else’s!  lol  It’s reveal day over at Lil’ Scrappers and the DT has rocked this month’s kit.  Here’s a link to Carla’s blog…her designs totally rock!

http://moralia.wordpress.com/2008/08/

Scrappin’ Great Deals has new digs!

Here’s Scrappin’ Great Deals’ weekly newsletter:

Moving Update …..   Well girlfriends, WE ARE IN !!!   It has been a bit more work than we anticipated, with a few minor glitches here and there, but we are in!!!!   The shop is coming together nicely even though we have umpteen gazillion boxes to still sort through!   We truly had no idea just how much stuff we had (now tell me, does anyone ever really know how much “stuff” they have until they move??!!!)   Until the kids have longed moved out, we are here to stay!!  

 

Now for those of you wondering …. DEPENDS  really do work!!  hee, hee!!   Never in my wildest dreams did I ever imagine that our family would grow together as it has.  I am incredibly blessed (and very thankful for Depends!)   Our new home is lovely - I saw the previous owner a few weeks ago and ran up and hugged her.  I think I may have scared her at first until I said, “thank you for moving - we love your house so much!”   It already feels like home here, even though we have no idea what box Hannah’s under garments are in yet!!

 

Mr. Candy Man (aka the bestest hubby ever!) has been sooooo busy … he spent about 4 days building walls, shelves & putting flooring in so that we could set up our shop.  While he was doing that, we were busy packing up the store - I couldn’t even guess how many boxes it took (put it this way, lots of fingers & toes!!)  Today he’s been over at the old place filling holes, painting & mowing the lawn for the new owners.  I plan to make one last trip over and hide little scrapbooking goodies throughout the cupboards for the new owner!  Anytime we have spoken to them over the phone they sound as excited about our old place as we are about our new one.  We are simply thrilled for them.

 

Special thank-yous  are going out to my Mom, Grandma Gail, Carolynne, Kim & Heather - without your help we simply could not have pulled this together.  You have offered your support, your advice & your incredible chick-power!!   You all rock - thanks soooooo much!!! 

 

Now, onto our Wednesday Special …..

 

OUR BEST FREE SHIPPING OFFER TO DATE!

Spend $50+ before taxes & receive FREE shipping within Canada!

Offer includes all items on sale throughout the website!!

Offer does not include preorders, items marked as backorder or clearance items.

This special will run until Sunday, August 3rd @ midnight!!

And ladies, there is no limit to the # of orders you place!!

 

For those of you that have placed orders during our move-time, should your order qualify

(see notes above), we will happily deduct your shipping costs prior to processing your payment!!

Please note that because we are still sorting through inventory, orders may take a few

extra days to be shipped.  We will process them as quickly as possible.

We truly appreciate your understanding and support throughout our big move

 

 

 

Weekly Winner … Because we were not in operation this week, next Monday we will be giving away not one, not two - but THREE $10 gift certificates!!

 

Cuttlebug Update  Drum roll please …… OUR FIRST SHIPMENT WILL BE HERE BY THIS THURSDAY!!    Your preorders will be filled as quickly as possible

Gee, I’m thinkin’ Mr. Mailman doesn’t love Cuttlebug as much as we do!!  Or who knows, maybe he loves to be jumped at the front door!?!

 

Shopping in-person:  We are unable to offer in-person shopping until we are fully settled.  Pick up orders are still welcome starting Tuesday, August 5th & we are open for on-line shopping 24 hours a day!

 

Website & emails:    Our systems have been down throughout the move & are just back up and running today.  We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. 

 

 

Thanks again everyone … I cannot wait to share with you some photos of our new place!!

Sheila & Mike
www.scrappingreatdeals.com

 

Canuck Carla is in the TOP 10!

My friend, and VERY talented scrapper has made it to the top 10 of the PC Gallery Idol contest!  This contest started with over 700 applicants, and is now down to 10!  Carla, aka Moralia is the only Canadian left in the contest.  Take a look at her card!  It is absolutely STUNNING!  The theme this week was quotes, and she chose this one:  “Where flowers bloom, so does hope.” Lady Bird Johnson.  Isn’t that a great quote?   Definitely one I will lift some time.

 

So, now it’s up to us to help Carla move on to the top 5!  Take a look at the cards in the gallery (they are all beautiful!), but, if you think Carla’s is the beautifulest (lol), consider giving her your vote, too!  :)  Here’s the link to Carla’s blog, with info on how to vote.

http://moralia.wordpress.com/2008/07/28/paper-crafts-gallery-idol-top-10-2-sketches-4-you-a-toot/

That’s all for now….thanks for stopping by!  I’m working on a project for the next round of the Big Summer Win Contest over at Lil’ Scrappers.  I’m in the top 7, and hope to make it to the top 5!  Keep your fingers and toes crossed for me! 

Sneak Peek!

Hola my friends!  Today’s post is going to be quick…I’ve got some errands to run, and I’m already way behind schedule lol!

Today I’m going to give you a sneak peek into my next DT reveal….Sheila and Mike, ala Scrappin’ Great Deals (www.scrappingreatdeals.com) are in the midst of a big move - to make room for their expanding inventory!  Are you as excited as I am?  Probably not…lol  I’m busy putting together some creative and unique projects for next month’s reveal.  So, here’s a little peek at what I’m working with…

Can you say *YUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUMO*?

That’s all for today!  Thanks for taking a peek! 

I made it to ROUND 3!

I am soooooooooooooooo excited, honoured, and just plain giddy!  I made it to the next round of the BIG SUMMER WIN contest over at Lil’ Scrappers!  So, now I have permission to share my creation with you!

The 10 participants were asked to complete the following: 

 

Challenge Round #2: “Shaped Mini Album”

 

 Additional album requirements for the challenge round were:

1. Shaped album: NO circles, NO squares.
2. Must use visible stamping.
3. Must use clear elements of some type.

So, this is what I came up with:

 

About this project:
Products used: 
Most pp and cs - Stampin’ up. Bazzill “just the edge” also used.
Stamping: All stamps were Pink Cat Studio Beach Stamps set. Stazon black ink on transparency used for beach bag; coloured with Sharpies. Used Versamark ink & Stampendous embossing powder to stamp on handles of beach bag, and on embellishments in suntan lotion & flip-flop shaped minis.
Transparent items: Transparency Overlay by Colorbok used for beach bag. Used my Cuttlebug to dry emboss and cut small shapes around bottom of beach bag. Used transparent polymer clay to make flower charms. Heidi Swapp ghost embellishments in various shapes used to make more charms hanging on handle of beach bag.
Bling: Kaiser pearls and rhinestones, and unknown heart-shaped rhinestones.
Misc: Thread, sewing machine, $ store metal rings, chain, and jump rings, polymer clay, paint, scalloped circle punch, ribbon, rick-rack.

Another Sketch Site!

Just thought I’d share…haven’t seen this one before!  Lots of great sketches and inspiration!

http://www.phutchsketches.blogspot.com/

Carla Rocks Again!

My good friend, and super-talented artist, Carla, has made it to the top 15 of the Paper Crafts Idol Contest!  The next challenge was to create a monochromatic card.  Tough challenge!  Have you ever tried to make a TRULY mono card?  Anyway, she hit this one out of the park!  Here’s her card: And a link to her blog, with details on how to vote: http://moralia.wordpress.com/2008/07/21/ So, take a peek at all the beautiful cards in the gallery, and if you love love love Carla’s card as much as I do, vote for the one and only Canadian in the competition!

Q&A Monday - Masculine card with Glimmer Mist!

I’m starting a weekly Q&A day, to answer questions that I receive, either through email, comments on my blog, or through Sheila (www.scrappingreatdeals.com).  We’ve had a few enquiries about how to use Glimmer Mist, and I have also been challenged to create a masculine card, using my new Penny Black “Dash” stamp.  So, I thought I’d combine the two, and see what I could come up with.

So, I have two colours of Glimmer Mist - “coffee”, and “silver”.  For this tutorial, I’m using “coffee”.  If you are not familiar with this product, it is made by a company called “Tattered Angels”.  Here’s a link to their website, which offers some tips & techcniques on using this stuff. http://mytatteredangels.com/ In my experience, the effect is subtle - and not anything like any other product I have ever used.  Nothing like Stickles!  If you want a dramatic, sparkle you’ll want to chose another product.  It’s also difficult to capture the effect on camera, so these photos will not really give you a true picture of what it looks like irl.

So, I started by chosing my patterned paper (Stampin’ up), and cs (also Stampin’ up), and a Bazzill chipboard star, and Bazzill “just the edge” cardstock.  I stamped my image with SU Basic brown ink.

As you can see, the orange Bazzill cs is much to bright for the pp.  So, I sprayed it with Glimmer Mist.  I protected my work surface with a Ranger non-stick craft mat (you can also use wax paper).  As you can see, it beads up on the craft pad, so I took my chipboard star, and a piece of the patterned paper, and rubbed it in the excess glimmer mist.  I’m a little impatient, so I used my heat gun to speed up the drying time.  There is quite a difference between how it looks wet, compared how it looks once it dries.  I also dragged the edge of my off-white cs with the image on it, through the glimmer mist, which gave it a pretty cool look.

This next photo shows how the orange cs looked without GM, and after it had dried:

My original plan was to use both stars on the card - one sprayed with Glimmer Mist, and the other covered with the pp that I sprayed with GM…but, I didn’t really like both stars on the card, so I ended up using only one - the one I covered with the misted pp.  I added a circular stamped sentiment, and a button from my stash, and a piece of hemp string, tied in a bow.

I distressed all edges with sandpaper, and the Heidi Swapp distressing tool, and stitched the pp to the cs.  I popped the star with a large pop dot.  Finally, I coloured the stamped image, using Prismacolour markers, and odourless paint thinner - a technique I learned from Carla - one of the DT members at Lil’ Scrappers.  If you want a link to the tutorial, let me know.  She has one posted on one of the discussion threads, that I can certainly find for you, if you can’t locate it.  YOu’ll need to register with Lil’ Scrappers first, if you haven’t done so already.

So, here’s my finished card:

Here’s another card I made a while ago - sprayed the flower with Glimmer Mist.

 

So…get yourself some Glimmer Mist, or dig it out if you already have some, and PLAY with it!  Have fun!  If you have any questions, please feel free to either post your question in the comments section, or email me.  I’d be happy to help you out if I can!  Thanks for stopping by!

A Shout Out! Blog Candy!

Hola my friends!  Happy Monday!  It’s a beautiful sunny day here, and it doesn’t seem to be so humid.  Just the kind of weather I LOVE! 

I’ve been blurfing this morning (blog surfing lol) - found a new one that is well worth checking out!  AND, she is offering up some cute blog candy, too!

Here’s the link:  http://mar1ene.wordpress.com/2008/07/19/mmmmm-blog-candy/#comment-5482

Back to blurfing!