April's Demo Day card

Here is the card I will be teaching at Demo Day on Saturday April 16th. I played with a product that was new to me, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist. Love it! The color I chose was Haunted Shadows, a beautiful eggplant with a golden shimmer to it. I added some coordinating inks (Sweet Plum by Memento and Eggplant Adirondack by Ranger) and a great Echo Park paper, then added some fabulous stamps (Scratches and sentiment by Impression Obsession) plus a paper flower and a gorgeous new color of baker's twine that we recently got in the store. And last but not least, I used a brand-new Spellbinders die on my card, the awesome gotta-have-it Labels 18 (which we also got in recently).

As usual, I will have several sentiments at my table in case you do not want or need to make a Mother's Day card. This is a great card for any occassion!

Make sure to join us on the 16th. I look forward to seeing you then!

Cindy

Dreaming of summer...

I made this card the other day when I was thinking of warm temperatures, waves lapping a shoreline, and the noises of happy children playing in the background. Isn't this sand castle stamp wonderful? It is made by Impression Obsession and is available at Photo Scraps now. And check out the cool background...it is also an Impression Obsession Cover-A-Card background stamp called Scratches.

Cindy

Alrighty! Lisa Hetrick here...You asked and I created it for YOU!


Copic 104: Properties of Light and Shadow is Sold Out for Thursday, March 31st, 6-8 pm
Second date is Sunday April 17th  1-3 PM

In this advanced class, you will learn how to color more realistically. We will spend the entire class working through and planning your light source. Prepare to be challenged as we discuss and practice how to get beyond the diffused world of light and learn the properties of light and shadow.

You will be guided through the creation of a “light study” using a linear light source (the sun) and color a Sunflower illustration with highlight and shadow. Linear (sun), radial (candle) and single point (spotlight) clear guides will be provided in class as a tool for the “light study.” In class we will color using the linear guide.

Students must bring their own markers. Markers will not be provided. A shadow color chart is posted on the PhotoScraps website . See suggested colors in the flyer below.

Please be sure to bring colors that can be used as highlight, midtone and shadow. We will be breaking the “natural blending family” rule when selecting color.

Highlight Copic colors end in 0-3
Midtone Copic colors end in 4-6
Hope to see you there!

Supply list for Flower Soft class

For those of you who like to bring your own supplies, here is list of what you may want to bring with you for Saturday's Flower Soft class (besides your basics):

Flower Soft glue, if you own your own bottle

Copic markers: YG03, YG17, YG05

Distress inks: Rusty Hinge and sponge dauber, Tumbled Glass and Ranger ink blending tool, Chipped Sapphire and sponge dauber, Pumice Stone and sponge dauber, Peeled Paint, Wild Honey

Adirondack ink: Watermelon and sponge dauber

Hero Arts chalk ink: Grass

Non-stick craft mat

If you already own the Leaves Trio stamp for the tree, please bring that along too.

Remember to have your supplies marked so that they don't get accidentally mixed in with the store supplies.

I look forward to seeing you for class tomorrow!
Cindy

An anniversary card

My husband and I will celebrate 16 years of marriage tomorrow, March 25th. What a great way to wish him a happy anniversary with some of the gorgeous SEI Couture paper that we are using for Design Team this month! As many of you know, purple is my favorite color, and this striped paper from SEI does not disappoint since it has aqua, eggplant, and green mixed in.

I used Spellbinders Labels 17 as well as a small and large Spellbinders oval, ribbon, Sweet Plum Memento ink, a My Sentiments Exactly stamp, and the new drops from Hero Arts to finish off the card. I am quite happy with how it turned out, and as always with my cards, a quick change of the paper and sentiment and you can have a card for a completely different occassion.

Have you seen the DT creations live and in person? Make sure you stop by our Design Team wall when you are in the store!

Cindy

Sympathy Cards class rerun

For those who missed it the first time, I will be rerunning my Sympathy Cards class on Saturday April 9th from 12 - 3 pm. We will be making 5 cards total and one of the cards will include instruction on a fun and easy Cuttlebug technique.

If you are interested in taking the class but cannot attend on the 9th, I can make a kit for you. Call the store to sign up but let them know you will need a kit. All my kits come with instructions and color pictures.

I look forward to seeing you soon!

Cindy

Talent Show Focus on Carol Hartline

Carol Hartline is one of our wonderful creative customers and she made a painters tray in a beach theme.  It has so many little details and luckily Carol took some great close up photos. Carol said, "It sure was fun making it. I used papers and some other beach themed things from Photo Scraps as well as some Stamping Up and Taylor Expressions stamps. It really was a lot of fun and I can’t wait to make the other one. I am also making a baby girl one. Those trays are so versatile! I just love them! I wish they came in white." 

Thanks for sharing Carol!  Now, I want to make a beachy one too!

SEI Couture And White Elegance

March's Design Team challenge really brought me out of my comfort zone. I used several things on this creation that I have never before used: a.) Perfect Pearls b.) BUTTERFLIES c.) Stick Pins d.) Rhinestone STRIPS! I was so jazzed to play with new things! It really got my creative juices flowing.
The sublte purple hues and delicate patterns of SEI 's new collections were the perfect complement to my daughter Kristin's purple Homecoming dress. The new Bo Bunny Double Dot Grape Flourish cardstock was the ideal choice for the "solid". For the journaling block I used Spellbinders Labels 8 then printed my words on vellum. Embellishing was the most fun in this creation! (I think I always say that!!) First, I used SEI Butterflies and painted them with purple Perfect Pearls then layered them and added some trim from my stash. For the largest butterfly I slid a gorgeous Stick Pin from Maya Road into the body. Other accents were Kaisercraft's Rhinestone Strips (yes, they really come off in one long, continuous strip!) and gorgeous flowers and branches from Petaloo. It felt so fulfilling to create a layout so special for a night that was so special to my daughter.

Not just for Weddings...

The new Sei line called Coture is not just for weddings and formal affairs, in fact it can show off any pictures you want to spot light! The soft blue and green of this floral background, along with the grey and mint coordinating solids, went well with these old baby pictures. I started with cutting and distressing some different size circles and adding punched flowers and borders to my design. the real fun was adding SEI's glimmering white butterflies that I inked in sea breeze and oasis green chalk inks. I also inked a felt flower from Pebbles,Inc. that came in a pack of white and off white. I left some embelishments white, like LYB's doillies and Mellissa Francis's vintage frames. I added coordinating pearls from Basic Grey on any space I could, including flowers and butterflies. And if that wasn't enough stuff on one page, I also added some Maya Roads ribbons and American Crafts thickers to finish it off. I spent way too long and added way too much product than I normally would have for one page of old pictures, but ever now and then I feel like playing with all the goodies I buy at our store! (I just never thought I could get away with putting them all on one page! But I'm happy with the finished product, so why not?) So why not spend some time at your craft area playing with all your goodies and create something beautiful! I can't wait to play again! Gina P.

Going Couture with Gina A

Hi Crafters!
If you haven't been in the store to see this month's Design Team entries, drop what you're doing and come in NOW! The pictures on-line just don't do it justice - such beautiful artwork. I was thrilled with how my two-page layout turned out. Then I saw the pages, cards and other projects done by my colleagues and I was blown away! Can't believe how unique each piece of art looks even though we used the same products. Amazing, fun and so inspirational. I can't wait to scraplift all the great ideas I've seen!

For my layouts, I used the Couture Bliss (green)pages for my background, embellished with strips of Couture Marquisette (small dots) and cut out the flowers from the Couture Charmeuse page for further design embellishment. It all came together in a simple, elegant design. I chalked the butterflies to blend with the paper colors and added some green cardstock for mats. I love how the design and papers compliment some pictures from one of my labyrinth walks! The LABYRINTH title letters are from my stash and - once again! - I used my favorite white signo pen for journaling on the green background. If you don't have one of these pens in your supply bin, what are you waiting for?!?!?

Looking forward to seeing each of you in the store soon. Be sure to grab some of the Couture line products for your own springtime pics and have fun!!

Gina

SEI I'm An Athlete

Hi From Lisa C
Living in a household full of year 'round sports, I am in major love with SEI's I'm An Athlete collection!! My fave peice by far is the perforated diecut sheet filled with scoreboards for many different sports, as well as journaling spots and other adorable embellies. The first (of many I am planning!) layout I have done was of my 5 yr. old neice and nephew's first day ever of soccer. Once again for my cardstock base I reached for Bo Bunny's new cardstock and threw it SEI's Corner Kick printed paper. I made a penant with ribbon and other peices from the Chiplets pack. My final touch was a few of the Foam Stickers to add just the right amount of dimension.

Got sports? Hurry into Photo Scraps to see this multi-purpose sports line from SEI!!!!

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COPIC 104: Color Shadow Guide

COPIC 104 Announcement:

The complete copic shadow guide reference tool is available on the Photo Scraps website. Go to www.photoscraps.spruz.com in the DOWNLOAD area of the site. You must be a member on the PhotoScraps site to access the download. Get your ART on and color the world! See you in 104.

-Lisa Hetrick

"Be Happy!"

Well, I had a flower-frenzy again! This project was a blast to do....used lots of scraps from my stash along with the mighty glue gun and it was so easy! I started with a 12x12 dotted base and built the layers on that. The largest accordian-pleated flower was made with 5 pieces of 6inch by 12inch paper, all glued together and scored every inch! I was so happy with the results of this project.....and it was really fun to use up scraps! Hope you like it....please feel free to ask questions next time you are in. Lisa H, aka: Tall Lisa

SEI card share

Finally, I've had a chance to play a little bit with our Design Team line this month, the wonderful Couture from SEI. I've always loved SEI's papers for the playful bit of shimmer and I had fun making these 2 cards today.

My first card is purplicious and uses a new Punch Around The Page punch by Martha Stewart, her ever-popular classic butterfly in a larger size than what was currently available. I am so happy for the bigger size because now I can nest all my butterflies together! I also used an EK Success border punch, a Hero Arts sentiment from one of my favorite sentiment sets, and some Kaiser pearls. This card came together so quickly in less than 10 minutes and all you need to do is change the sentiment up and it could be used for any occassion.

My next card uses a fabulous dragonfly from our most recent order of Stampendous stamps. I have a thing for dragonflies (not quite as serious as my butterfly obsession) and had to snap this stamp up as soon as I saw it. Again I used a paper from SEI's Couture line, some ribbon, and embossing powder by Stampendous, plus the stub-corner punch by EK Success. This was another quick card and I am very pleased with how it turned out.

Make sure to visit our Design Team wall when you are in the store!
Cindy

MME "memories" layout

Don't you love when your family "cooperates" and wears colors that perfectly coordinate with papers that you have been dying to use?!? That was the case with this group of photos....the My Mind's Eye papers made this layout come together so easily. The diecut circle paper was my starting point...I chose to have it go off the bottom of the page. Then I used the scrap on the right hand page. The bling swirls made the page so elegant and the diecuts titles and layered flowers with pearl brad centers from this line finished it nicely. I have always been, and always will be, a huge fan of My Mind'd Eye. They have never let me down! See you at the store soon!! Lisa H., aka: Tall Lisa

Lawn Fawn and My Cute Stamps

You're Sweeter than Jelly Beans! How FUN is that!
Join me next week! March 16th for a super cute card class using all new Lawn Fawn and My Cute Stamps. The stamps take center stage in these cards, paper piecing, copics and more! See you there. -Lisa Hetrick

Summer Flower Soft class card, Demo Day card, and much more!

Wow, there is so much for me to share today! First, I would like to show you the "summer" card for my Flower Soft class on Saturday 3/26/11. We will be making 4 cards using Impression Obsession's tree stamp along with the tree's accessories stamp, each card meant to represent a season.

Next is my card for Demo Day which is Saturday 3/19/11. We will be using a beautiful patterned paper from My Mind's Eye "Stella and Rose" collection along with Hero Arts' Envelope Pattern background stamp. While my sample has "Happy Easter" on it, I will have some other sentiments available to be stamped in case you do not need/want an Easter card.
Last, here are some fun & silly pics of the Lisa's as they took a little break from unpacking the gigantic order of new Basic Grey that came in yesterday. They should have been models, shouldn't they?
Later today I hope to post some Design Team pics for you. We are working with the shimmery and beautiful SEI lines "Couture", "White Elegance", and "Sunny Days".
Take care!
Cindy

Copic 104 Class is Scheduled!

Alrighty! Lisa Hetrick here...You asked and I created it for YOU!
Copic 104: Properties of Light and Shadow is scheduled for Thursday, March 31st, 6-8 pm

In this advanced class, you will learn how to color more realistically. We will spend the entire class working through and planning your light source. Prepare to be challenged as we discuss and practice how to get beyond the diffused world of light and learn the properties of light and shadow.

You will be guided through the creation of a “light study” using a linear light source (the sun) and color a Sunflower illustration with highlight and shadow. Linear (sun), radial (candle) and single point (spotlight) clear guides will be provided in class as a tool for the “light study.” In class we will color using the linear guide.

Students must bring their own markers. Markers will not be provided. A shadow color chart will be posted to the PhotoScraps website. See suggested colors in the flyer below.

Please be sure to bring colors that can be used as highlight, midtone and shadow. We will be breaking the “natural blending family” rule when selecting color.
Highlight Copic colors end in 0-3
Midtone Copic colors end in 4-6

Hope to see you there!

Talent Show Focus on Robin Rupp

Robin has been crafting for many years and loves to repurpose items.  These adorable gift box purses are recycled ice cream containers.  After thourouly cleaning out the containers, she put glue around the container and covered it with paper.  She did not pre-cut the paper. She wrapped the paper around it and trimmed the edges so she could get a tight fit.  The container was finished off with a ribbon handle.  Thanks for sharing Robin!

Be Calm and Craft On!!

Yes, I have gone mad......mad for flowers! CHA has inspired me beyond belief. I saw something similar to this project while we were out in California and I just had to recreate it. I really am so proud of this project; I hope to hang it in my scrap room someday but I wanted to share it with all of you first! I used all scraps and the new cordless glue gun, a crafter's best friend! It starts with a 12x12 base and uses smaller and smaller circles to build the layers. I wrinkled and inked with Chestnur Roan everything before gluing it down (tip: if you mist the paper lightly with water, it wrinkles and crinkles so much easier--try it, you'll be amazed!). The "fan" flower is made with a 3inch by 12inch strip that was scored every 1/4 inch, then glued down to a 3inch circle as a base using the glue gun. The circular rosettes on either side of that was made with a circle scrap that was free-hand cut into a spiral and glues tightly with the glue gun again. It really is easy, I would be glad to show you how next time you are in the store. Craft On! Lisa H., AKA: Tall Lisa