July Contest Winners

We would like to congratulate the winners for the July D.O.G.S contest. The winner of the 12x12 Page layout is Lisa Lavy and the winner of the card design is Ashley Newell. Congratulations ladies!!!!! The pictures of the winning designs will be posted at a later date due to Debbie not knowing how to add pictures to the site(so sorry). It's actually a miracle that I can even blog just the text portion so, I appreciate everyone's patience.

Is it Wednesday already?

I've been sick over a week and have not been in my studio the entire time! Ack! I think I've returned to the land of the living and hope to get up there today to do some creating.

A friend shared this blog with me... Valita's Designs & Fresh Folds

Valita has a step-by-step tutorial for creating your own prima-like flowers. How great is that! Now you can make primas to match your creation exactly. You can make your own "designer primas" from your favorite patterened cardstock. Yum!

Give it a try. Let me know if it's worth the time or not. I think I'll make a few myself...

The Spirit of Aloha

Deniz and I really miss Hawaii. I just love the weather, the beach and of course The Spirit of Aloha. Every time I'm at Scrap-n-Stamp and we have the Hawaiian Music playing it reminds me of the island life. So here is my Aloha layout using Little Yellow Bicycle's-Zack's Life Paper and Embellishments. I also used this month's Technique of the Week (Shaker Boxes) for the title. I just love this paper, and any other paper with Hibiscus Flowers.

7/28/08 New Papers from Creative Imaginations

Just in, new Creative Imagination papers. Come see the detail cut on this floral die cut paper by Creative Imaginations.

The Antique Cream Collection is one of the lines that I used to make this card. I cut this paper in four 6x6 squares and were able to make 4 cards out of this one sheet :-) I added some black Bazzill and of course some bling, bling...and my card was ready to go.

Congratulations Marilea and Daniel

On Wednesday July 23, 2008 Marilea and Daniel became proud grandparents of Dylan Thomas Hazzard. We are so happy for the entire family and cannot wait to see the birth announcements that we are sure Marilea will be or has already created.

A layout to share...

I created this layout for a contest on Becky Fleck's blog. I tweaked her map a little (I love that about sketches - they're a helpful starting point.) I stepped outside my comfort zone on this one a little bit. For the first time, I used paints on a layout. I painted the background paper, added some splatters to the printed paper, and painted the edges of the photo. I also had a few "oops" I had to fix. Originally I stamped and then embossed "FAMILY" but I didn't like the color and it was hard to read. So I restamped the letters with paint. The torn corner was originally another partial circle with brads, but my circle was wonky. :) Then I ran out of room for my journalling so I finished the story on card and tucked it behind the photo. The paper and chipboard accents (photo corner & circle tab) are from We R Memory Keepers White Out collection.

7/24/08 - BELIEVE in magic...

Do you "believe" in magic? Here's something magical that will last a life time. Once again, the acrylic albums are still HOT! We're seeing a larger selection of shapes and wordbooks that allows endless creations. Using papers from our Disney section, I used epoxy stickers from Creative Imagination and coordinating ribbon to give the finishing touch. This will be scheduled for a class session in August but if you can't wait to make it...give us a call and we'll set up a time that will work for you!