Want to see what has been taking up all my time?
This is the paper for my CHA classes! Can you believe it? This is the paper for 400+ class kits (and doesn’t include all the embellishments!)
Good thing I love teaching workshops! 
This post won’t apply to everyone but I thought I would share this info for those who are attending the winter Craft & Hobby Show (CHA) in January (Anaheim, CA). I am teaching 4 workshops at the show – each based on a different area of papercrafting (mini albums, cardmaking, scrapbook pages, gift packaging). The focus of the workshops is adhesive (SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY3L™) which might seem basic but if you have ever taken a class with me you know it will be anything but boring! LOL There is a lot to be learned about adhesive since it is literally what holds your projects together! I have a ton of tricks up my sleeve which I will be sharing and there will be no question too silly to be asked and answered. There are a TON of projects to be completed during the classes which will be great for store samples or to base your own workshops from.
And the added bonus….no cutting! Yes, that is right! Everything is prepped for you so you get right down to the fun stuff – creating!
Here are the classes I am teaching:
Cardmaking Made Easy with Adhesive
Registration has already opened - I hope to see you there!
*blowing the dust off this blog*
OOOOH it has been awhile since I have blogged. It is probably one of the longest times I have gone without blogging since I started in 2006. There are many reasons but nothing too serious.
Basically, I have been busy. Nice excuse, huh?
Most of it is work related but all in a good way. I have 2 new jobs (scrapbook related) which have kept me busy this last month. You know how it is with new jobs – everything takes longer than it should because you are getting used to a new way to do things. I have enjoyed every minute of it but it hasn’t left me much time for creating. And to be honest I haven’t missed it. To me, this tells me, I a needed a break.
But now I am getting the creative urge again so today I got a little creative. There are a lot of you out there who celebrate Christmas (I do as well) and I have had lots of emails for these (I did them last year as well) so I have a little blog present for you. Here are some tags you can download and print. I updated the colors (there are two color versions this year) and updated the fonts and year.
You can print them on a sticker sheet or onto cardstock (this is what I do) and adhere (or punch a hold and attach with ribbon)
Enjoy!
I just realized that I forgot to post this Halloween Banner that I made recently using Basic Grey and some Sizzix dies.
Banner is made with this die and the Eerie Collection - it was a snap to put together. I raised some of the stickers with foam squares and created the glitter letters using this method.
I am definitely going to make another one of these for Christmas!
Sizzix has a great pop-up die in the shape of a ball that I love.
It is great for cardmaking but I found a new use for it – to make halloween pumpkin decorations. Take a look at this.
Isn’t it adorable? I just love it. Of course you could make the same thing inside a card but I like this little guys as a stand alone decoration.
I didn’t make this as a pop-up (no elastics on the inside) and used 6 side panels to create it (and not the layered panels with the hole for the elastics). It is still flexible enough for me to slip in a little electronic tea light inside so that it glows at night (we are having a huge halloween bash next week and I am using these to decorate the house).
For the top of the pumpkin I just rolled a piece of brown cardstock and glued on some thin, curly strips of green cardstock and poked it into the hole that was already there.
For the jack-lantern face I used this die.
I think I am going to make a bunch more of these for around my house - using patterned paper for some of them. The kidlets can take them home at the end of the night.
I blogged a handwriting challenge here yesterday. Be sure to check it out.
The CreativFestival starts here in Toronto, ON tomorrow and I am going to be at the show with Scrapbook & Cards Today all day. Scrapbook & Cards Today is hosting the Paper Arts Park which means product showcases, make ‘n’ takes, giveaways and more!
Today I thought I would show you one of the make ‘n’ takes that we will be hosting.
This gorgeous card is made using Sizzix Textured Impressions (embossing folders) and dies (paper flower, felt flower).
If you have never checked out Sizzix’s Movers & Shapers card making system (which is used to make the above card) take a minute – it is an incredible time saver + it makes stunning, personalized designs.
Hope to see you there (if you are local). :)
(Cardstock by Prism, Patterned Paper & Ribbon by Basic Grey, Adhesive & Foam Squares by Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L)
Hope you get a day of cardmaking today. Me, I am not sure yet. Might be able to squeeze some in but it is a busy weekend for us.
I’m just posting quickly to let you know that Scrapbook & Cards Today has a year of cards up on their blog today to inspire you – one for each month of the year.
There are samples + sketches + some great prizes to be won just for leaving a comment. Go and look and enter for a chance to win.
Have you ever seen the fabulous work of Lisa M. Pace? Gorgeous!
Well, yesterday I decided to sign up for her All Hallow’s Eve workshop for a little Halloween creative inspiration.
I love online classes because it gives you a chance to learn from people you might not get a chance to because of location. The class had already started but it didn’t matter. It is a work-at-your-own-pace kind of workshop – projects get posted with photos and full instructions and you make them whenever the mood strikes! Love that.
Today I go shopping for a few supplies that I need – nothing major. Most of the stuff I already have (basic scrapbook stuff ,really) but I do need to get some crepe paper rolls. Lisa does amazing things with this inexpensive material!
I am sure I will be sharing more about it soon. Happy Crafting!
This was $40 well spent this past summer.
The kidlets had so much fun in the teeny-tiny pool – just enough to splash and cool down in.
(some up close details)
Made this entire page (except title) from this free kit from Two Peas!
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