ScrapbookDeals4U September kit sneak & RAK Winner

Happy Monday to everyone. I hope you had a very scrappy weekend. I spent my weekend with my family at 2 football games. My son's football team is currently 3 & 0. I am hoping we make it to the superbowl. He played very well, and we are of course looking forward to our next game this Saturday at 4pm.

I had so much fun playing this guessing game with you ladies. We had three ladies get it right. And Bailey picked our winner.

Congrats to Cheryl Lane please email (tajwhite25@gmail.com) me your address so I can get that out to you :)


And it's time for our September sneak. I am excited to be playing with Echo Parks "a walk in the park" kit this month. It's so sweet and whimsy. I just love it!! Can't wait to share all my creations with you ladies. But for now here you go :)

ScrapbookDeals4U September Kits/ RAK

Hey ladies, it's almost the month of September and the kids are going back to school. Or some have already gone back to school and fall is slowly approaching. Scrapbook Deals 4 U has 3 amazing kits for all of the above. Back to school featuring BoBunny & We R Memory Keepers, and the oh so popular Echo Park lines "A Walk in the Park", & "Life is Good".

If you can guess which kit I am working with this month you can win a RAK. I will give you a hint as to which kit I will be working with. And here is my hint...



Which of the lines would go best with this photo according to my style :)I said a hint didn't I? LOL~~







The winner will be randomly chosen by the cutie in the picture. Happy Scrappin Ladies!!

Love my Shimmerz

Good day ladies, by now I am sure you've figured out I love the paint splatter technique. It adds instant interest and artistic quality to any project.

Here I splattered Blue By You Pearlz, Sunset Strip Vibez, & Licorice Spritz on the background of my kraft paper.










On this layout I sprayed Sunset Strip Vibez on the background, and RazzleDazzle Berry Vibez on the kraft envelope, along with a little Licorice Spritz. My Prima flower was enhanced with RazzleDazzle Berry Vibez as well. And the tree on this layout cut from my cricut machine (stretch your imagination cartridge) and painted with Peas B Mine Pearlz. The color is amazing on this tree.

OUT FOR PUBLICATION



Happy Scrapping ladies!!

Cramfest Home Ec Class

Good Afternoon, and welcome to Scrap U's home economics course. As many of us of know Home Ec can consist of many things, such as sewing, crafts, cooking, etc.
This year I would like us to focus on FASHION.
Each day we all make a conscience FASHION decision. Whether you consider yourself to be a fashionista or just a plain Jane, we all have a sense of personal style. Fashion is All about texture, colors, and freedom of expression. And in this year's Home Ec class we will focus on just that, our individual sense of style.

For example: My personal sense of style is modern eclectic, with a bit of vintage flair, and very clean lines. I am not afraid of color and have a very colorful wardrobe, I love to accessories, I have a lot of handbags, & shoes to accommodate them. This translates also into my Scrappy Style, I love to bright bold colors, mixing modern & vintage patterns, & I love to embellish.
In my layout I used tons of fabric (felt flowers, fabric leaves, lace border, canvas tag) to create lots of dimension and texture. I have a stitched border, pearls & a string of bling as my sparkle on this layout. The Prima flower centers, lace border, & kraft envelope add the perfect amount of vintage vibe to the layout.

Assignment:
Your assignment is to create a layout based on your own personal style. I want to see YOU reflected in this layout (this doesn't mean you have to scrap yourself). Are you edgy meets Audrey Hepburn's classic elegance, or are you contemporary/traditional like Mrs. Kelly Ripa?
Go for it ladies, let's see you work it!!
Guidelines:
- Stitching: faux, machine (any kind will do)
- Fabric (of any kind)
- bling/sparkle
All layouts for this challenge need to be newly created for this challenge. You need to upload them to the correct gallery folder by Sunday August 29nd at midnight PST. The gallery folder "Week 3-Taj's Class".
Any layouts not in the correct gallery by the due date will not be graded.









Click here to play along!!

ScrapbookDeals4U August 15th Ad Challenge

Hello Ladies, I hope you had a great weekend & even had time to get a little scrapping done. I had a great weekend watching my baby boy play his first football game of the season. It was such a treat, he really is a great kid & a wonderful ball player. With that said let's get into this weeks challenge.


While flipping through a Martha Stewart Living Magazine I came across a beautiful Ad with the most gorgeous table setting ever. Obviously, the first thing that caught my eye was the table setting, but shortly after my attention moved to the gentleman in the room. And I was immediately inspired by the Modern rustic,vintage vibe and style of the room.

Here are your guidelines & the Ad.
Guidelines:
- create a layout about ANY of the men in your life.
- use a soft color palette of your choice
- use atleast 2 flowers

I am excited about this weeks Ad Challenge I really hope it get's us scrapping the men in our lives in a whole new way. I can't wait to see what you create!! Happy Scrapping girls!!

***Layouts for this challenge need to be newly created between the 15th and the last day of the month. The projects must be uploaded to the 15th of the month DT Challenges folder in the gallery by midnight PST on the last day of the month to be entered in the prize drawing. We'd also love to see your layout linked to this thread. You get one entry to the RAK per layout uploaded.***

My Little Shoebox Sketch Challenge

Hey ladies, this layout was created using a sketch by one of our very own MLS Designers Pamela Young. Please visit the MLS blog for more DT inspiration and sketch rules. The prize is an entire MLS collection. And girls they are amazingly cute!! Oh & did I mention the collection you get is yours to choose. Happy Scrapping!!!







Here is my take on the sketch

Hello Summer

while we are gearing up for back to school. It's still Summer time. And I need to scrap with all the fun Summer paper I bought. This is Bailey peeking up at me. She is a funny little girl!!

So what are you scrapping?? Summer layuouts,cards, Christmas in August? What??? Do Tell..








On Sunday I will be back with a fun post for the new ad challenge over at Scrapbook Deals 4 U.
And don't forget our Cramfest is going on right now. You still have time to get your homework done and turned in before Sunday.



Also this layout will be our product & technique project.

Chat with ya soon ladies!!

Cramfest 2010

Cramfest is Scrapbook Deals 4 U back to school month long challenge. And you don't want to miss it. Here is the very first class/challenge

Welcome back to English this year. We are now in English 102 since you passed 101 last year. Lets hope you do as well this year as last too!

We are going to master the art of poetry in this class. (scrapbook style!)

Here are your project requirements:

1. Pick your Subject
Your layout my only have one (1) picture.

2. Create a Catchy Title-You Title Must Be 3 Words or Less (Mine is Shine) and be very prominent on your page.

3. Have a subtitle, (Mine is My Girl) and make sure the font is smallernoticeably than your your title.

4. Brainstorm-Your journaling must be a list of at least 4 things pertaining to your subject.

5. Write at least 3 stanzas about your subject.
Use at least 3 pattern papers on your layout.

6. Edit your poem before you hand it in.
Use ink on the edges of your papers, photos, OR embellishments. You can use as much as you like, but you must use enough so we can notice it from the gallery picture. I have ink on my flower embellishment, on the big circle, and on the title strip.

Jen's example

My Class- English 102

All layouts for this challenge need to be newly created for this challenge. You need to upload them to the correct gallery folder by Sunday at midnight PST. The gallery can be found here: http://www.scrapbookdeals4u.com/gallery ... ?album=388
Any layouts not in the correct gallery by the due date will not be graded.

Shimmerz Education Team Call

Do you want to be part of one of the hottest design teams around? Do you love gorgeous shimmery paints and sprays, enjoying making videos and love teaching?
The Shimmerz Education Team is currently accepting applications for 3 new Designers.
Interested individuals should submit the following information to both Stacey at ShimmerzCall@live.com and Bethany at BethanyKartchner@gmail.com with subject heading “Education Team Call”:
1. Full Name
2. Contact information (address, phone, email)
3. List of current design teams and link to your resume.
4. List of your publications.
5. Link to your online gallery.
6. Link to your blog.
7. Three (3) projects (layouts, cards and/or altered items) representing your best design work. Jpeg files should be no larger than 500kb.) ***
8. A link to a video no more than 4 minutes long. Please do not send the video in your email. (We can only accept links.) Your video should contain a short product demonstration. The product does not need to be Shimmerz. However, it must be a paintable or sprayable product like acrylic paint, watercolors, spray paint, mists, etc. You should also include a brief statement in your video telling us why you want to be on the Shimmerz Education team and how you will be an asset to our company.


Expectations:
1. Ed team members are expected to promote Shimmerz products on their blogs, messageboards and on Facebook.
2. Post a new video every 6 weeks on the Shimmerz Vlog.
3. Participate in special product releases/promotions as necessary.


Compensation:
1. Shimmerz product to complete your projects (along with extra just for fun!)
2. Discounts on product for classes.
3. Product publication compensation.
4. Promotion on the Shimmez Blog and Vlog.
Submission deadline is September 17th, 2010, 11:59pm MST. We will send you an email confirmation within 72 hours of receiving your application. Our new design team members will be announced on our blog on September 30, 2010 and positions will start in October 2010 and will run for 6 months.
International applicants are welcome as long as they feel comfortable conversing in English.
If you have any questions, please contact Bethany (the Education Team Coordinator) at BethanyKartchner@gmail.com.
Good luck to everyone! We can't wait to see your videos!

Technique class at Scrappers Boutique

Each month at Scrappers Boutique we have the Basic Grey kit of the month. You get to play with whatever is current & cute. And for the Basic Grey lovers and technique lovers we have a Basic Grey fan club. And I am teaching the super cool techniques used each month on my layout.

So if you are in the fort worth area and want to join us. Come on and have some BG fun with us.
I am very excited as this will be my first class. I look forward to learning & sharing with you ladies :)

Created using the new BG Olivia collection





This class will be held
Saturday August 7th @ 3-5pm
6714 Smithfield Road Suite 2
North Richland Hills, Texas 76182
817-503-0777

See you there :)

ScrapbookDeals4U August Kit Reveal

this completes my ScrapbookDeals 4 U kit August kit reveal. I really enjoyed myself with this kit. I hope you come by and have some fun with us. The first of the month challenges are up. So come and play :)






Come back to see the Shimmerz CHA projects :)

ScrapbookDeals4U August Kit Reveal

This was such an awesome kit. I totally enjoyed myself creating. Come visit the forum for some challenge fun!! And you don't want to miss the rest of the DT reveals.

Be sure to come back I have two more projects created with this kit to share with you :)

ScrapbookDeals4U August kit sneaks

Hey there girls I'm back again :) And this time with a fun sneak peek from the Scrapbook Deals 4 U August kit. I got to play with 72 & Sunny from We R Memory Keepers. And this kit will NOT disappoint. Here is my sneak







The full reveal happens the first of August and the first of the month challenges are happening the same time :)
See you on the first!!

Technique & product

Hi ladies, I apologize for being MIA. It's been crazy around here with finishing CHA projects, getting the reveals ready for the August SD4U kit, and projects for a technique class I am teaching at Scrappers Boutique.

I have talk to many of you and I get asked the same questions by most. How do you do that, and how did you put those patterns together? So every month I want to share one technique with you, & a set of products that coordinate. And I would like for you to give these techniques and product mixing a shot. And if you do I would love it if you emailed me (tajwhite25@yahoo.com) your work to drool over. I'd love to feature your awesomeness on the blog. If you have any questions, please email me or leave a comment and I will be sure to get back to you.

So here we go...


This is a pattern paper mixture of My Little Shoebox, & Girls Paperie. The colors shared in these two collections are the pink & green, and the hint of brown in the girls paperie line. So that said these two lines marry very well.


the technique her I want you to focus on is the punch work. I used the Martha Steward fan punch and cut it up to place on separate ends of the layout.

So go and start punching!!



BTW, you don't have to use the product I have shown in the photo that is to assist those ladies that want to mix and match and may already have these products, or intend to purchase them. Happy Scrapping!! I can't wait to see your lovely work!!

Shimmerz is like music...

Hi there ladies, I have two fun layouts to share with you today. First, this is my youngest daughter Bailey. I love the way her laughter sounds, and the joy it brings to my heart. She is full of life so I wanted this layout to be the same. What better way to bring a layout alive than with Shimmerz.







here I used Pixie Dust Blingz as a topping on my roses.



The Ranger Ink music note mask coupled with Sunset Strip Vibez created a fun background.


On this layout I splattered the yellow polka dot background with Shimmerz Spritz Licorice
this simple technique has a large impact on the feel of this layout.


As you can see it doesn't matter if you use our Shimmerz on most of your project or in a small way it makes a large impact. Happy Scrapping ladies!!

Shimmerz CHA Summer 2010 Releases

Are you ready? I said, are you ready? Good. Because we have some gorgeous new colors just aching to be seen.
Wait for it, wait for it......
OK NOW! Introducing the Shimmerz Summer Collection:




Aren't they beautiful? Our two new Shimmerz Vibez colors are Fiery Fiesta (shown left) and Pop Art Pink (shown right). Fiery Fiesta is a beautiful light colored orange (I would liken it to orange sherbert but daker) with a light gold shimmer and Pop Art Pink is this great cotton candy pink with a HUGE gold shimmer to it. We have never had a color like Pop Art Pink before!


Our 3 beautiful new Pearlz colors are (from top to bottom) Blue By You, Peas-B-Mine and Luscious Lilac. You will be impressed with their density and coverage. They are more thick, luscious and creamy then ever before. Plus these colors play sooo well together!

These fabulous colors will be available for purchase on our website on Tuesday, July 27th. Be on the look out for a special online CHA promotion next week as well. Plus, if you are attending CHA stop on by our booth. We are partnering up with Glitz Designs in booth #839!

ScrapbookDeals4U August Kit Reveal

Ok this is going to be the perfect month to get all of those awesome summer pics scrapped. All three kits this month are perfect in everyway. And here they are...

~Kit1-Sweet Summertime


~Kit2-72 & Sunny


~Kit3-Heat Wave

Get yours day!! Here

Shimmery Shiny Buttons

I promised a tutorial, and you've got one :)
Enjoy, please leave some love and let me know what you think!!!

I have a simple fun way to make your own buttons using any of your Shimmerz products. I love the bare elements line by Creative Imaginations. These are called pointes. They are adhesive backed and ready to be altered.

For this project I am using Shimmerz Pearlz "Carrot Top", and Blingz "Pixie Dust", a paint brush (small), a 1/8th inch punch, and a fine tip black pen.

You need to decided which color you want your buttons to be. Simply peel the pointe off the back of the clear sheet, use your paint brush and apply a generous amount of paint to the adhesive back.




Allow it to completely dry. It will take about 20 minutes or less.



Now you can do this two ways. If you desire more bling you can add your Blingz to the adhesive side first, then come behind it with the Pearlz once it drys. I did it both ways. Also keep in mind you can adhere a patterned paper behind your button once your Shimmerz drys for an even different look.



this is the button with the Blingz "Pixie Dust" applied first.
And once it dried I applied the Shimmerz Pearlz "Carrot Top" to the back. So basically you can reverse the steps of paint application for different levels of shine.

Next you will take your dry buttons and eye ball where you want your buttons holes



then punch your button holes



and voila you have a gorgeous custom button to match your projects.



And her is my project using these buttons

this is a close up using the Pixie Dust Blingz first, followed by the Carrot Top Pearlz.


here is a close up using the Carrot Top Pearls first, followed by the Pixie Dust Blingz





I hope you are inspired to go and customize something for your project using your Shimmerz.
Happy Scrapping!!!