Just a Quick Post

I just wanted to share that I am up on the Ruby Rock-It blog being announced as the guest designer today! My projects will be shown tomorrow! I had a great time working with these products. So be sure to check it out!

Ok, back to being sick in bed. blah.

Some fun news and a swap!

I am so happy to share that I won the reader's pick poll over at the Creating Keepsakes blog today!! Thanks to everyone who voted for me! I am beyond excited!

And in other news, Clearsnap is doing a swap with My Stamp Box this week. Check out the Clearsnap blog to see my creation.

And in still more news, Joy's Life is hopping with Cri-Kits on Saturday - these pens add a whole new element and tons of possibilities to your Cricut! I cannot wait to show you what I created! As usual there will be lots of prizes! I still have to figure out what I am going to give away, but there will be something, so come back on Saturday to find out!

Creating Keepsakes Mixed Media issue is now available

And I have a page in it!!! Click on the image to buy or get a preview of this issue.

There is also a blog hop going on with chances to win one. You can find the blog hop HERE.

Oh I just can't wait to see this issue!

So proud and excited!

Today I was surprised to see my card on the paper crafts blog! It was published, along with another, in the current issue. But seeing it on the blog too was a pleasant surprise. Check it out:

And here is the issue filled with lots of inspiration!

Cleasnap Team member!

check it out! I am so excited to be able to share that I was chosen as a Clearsnap team member! Inks and Embossing and Smooch - oh my! I can't wait to get started!

You can see the announcement and all of my fabulous teammates HERE.

And while you are over there on the Clearsnap blog, why don't you check out the blog hop that they are having with Basically Bare?! Why should you? In a word: PRIZES!  and of course tons of fabulous inspiration!

So excited! I made the My Little Shoebox design team!

Check it out! I still can't quite believe it. I know I sounded like a complete blubbering idiot when I got the phone call from Pattie. (I swear Pattie, I am usually WAY more eloquent than that!) And even though I have been sitting on this news for, what?, three weeks? I still can't quite believe it. I have loved this company for ages and this latest release just blew me away, they just keep getting better! It really is a dream come true! I am just so excited to be working with this fabulous company and all of these talented ladies!

See my name? right there in the middle! Woohoo! can't wait to get started!

A couple of fun little toots

This week this from my Scrapdango October reveal, featuring Little Yellow Bicycle Hello Fall, and some Jillibean Soup accents, is featured as the Facebook Profile pic over at Creating Keepsakes Facebook page.

Also, I don't think I ever shared these pages that I created a couple months ago. They were published in Scrapbook News and Review, so I couldn't share them. But now I can! These feature the Happy Camper collection from Imaginisce. These pictures are from our camping trip to Assateague Island. That reminds me, I never scrapped the photos of the wild horses. Will have to add that to my to-do list!

Washi tape card in Create gallery

I am featured in the Cards magazine Create blog challenge gallery this week. I love doing these challenges. Who am I kidding, I love doing pretty much all challenges. However, I was stumped for a while on this washi tape challenge, then last night an idea just came to me!

I covered some cardstock in strips of washi tape and then die cut it to form the base of the label.

For the background, I embossed the cardstock, then swiped a versamark watermark ink pad over the embossing. I think next time I will try the clearsnap stylus because it was tough to apply from the larger ink pad.

Patterned paper, and rose brad(but I pulled the brad part off): American Crafts

Cardstock: Bazzill

Sticker: SRM

Ribbon: May Arts

Leaves: Prima

Pink paislee artisan tape

Embossing folder: sizzix

Another Balance tutorial Layout that was Soup Spotted!

This is a page that I created for the ACOT balance tutorial - showing radial balance. I used Jillibean Soup Sweet and Sour soup (LOVE this collection) and it was featured on the Jillibean Soup blog today as part of soup spotting!

guest post at clearsnap!

my last guest post is up at clearsnap today. I had so much fun with this page. It was kind of funny because I wasn't feeling like scrapbooking, and was not at all inspired, until I grabbed the rollagraph and some circle stamps, then this page just flew together. Hop over to the clearsnap blog to check out a little tutorial that I created.

Fall issue of Scrapbook Cards Today is up!

and my page is in it! on page 45! Ellie (ok and me too) was so excited when it arrived at our house last night! She even read the text next to the page all by herself (ok with a little bit of help) and said - 'they said I'm adorable!' lol! it was so cute!

You can read the issue online - just click on the image below.

Guest Designer post at Clearsnap

I have another post up on the Clearsnap blog today. This time I made a scrapbook page using some fun products and techniques. Here is the page, pop on over to the clearsnap blog to find out how I made the yellow diamond background and the ruffled muslin border!

Some awesome news!

Check it out! I was featured on paper issues today! For this project that I created as part of my guest design team stint at clearsnap.

I also got some really awesome news that I am going to be published! Still can't believe this one!

What else is new? Hmm, it's just one thing after another isn't it? Don't get me wrong, I'm too much on cloud nine about the publication to be whining, but man - my list just keeps growing! Tonight after work, you will find me:

• catching crickets to feed Queen Julia (ellie's lizard) - it's actually much easier than you would think to catch crickets as long as you have a net it would take me just as long and cost a lot more, to go buy them
• making dinner - going to have to be plain pasta tonight since we have no food in the house and no time to cook anyway
• taking the dog to the vet - she hopefully just has arthritis, but it has come on so fast that we are worried it might be lyme disease or something

This (thankfully three day) weekend I will be

• waiting for the plumber
• working on 6 scrapbook DT assignments (and hopefully some stuff for fun too)
• probably catching more crickets
• possibly picking apples
• going out to dinner for a date night with DH for restaurant week on Sunday
• going out with a girlfriend to see her brother's band play on Saturday night (no idea how I am going to stay up that late! I will probably be drinking coffee instead of beer or wine)
• laundry laundry and more laundry
• grocery shopping
• cooking and dishes
• taking ellie to soccer
• paying bills/mailing things etc.

Im tired just thinking about it

Imaginisce Winner!

I'm so excited! I was chosen as the winner of the monthly sketch challenge at Imaginisce for this layout! Yay! now which two of their lovely collections am I going to pick?! Geek is Chic is a given, and ...

check it out, they have a new challenge up on their blog too.

Staff Writer for Scrapstreet Magazine!!

I'm excited to announced that I have been chosen as one of the new additions to the editorial staff at scrapstreet magazine! This is really exciting for me because not only is it scrappy, but it's also writing! I have been working on some writing projects lately and am looking to improve both my skills and my resume in that area. I can't wait to get started!! Just wanted to let you all know. You can see the announcement on their blog HERE. Congratulations to the other ladies too! Can't wait to start getting to know you all!

Guest Designer at Clearsnap this month!

I am so excited to be the guest designer at clearsnap for the month of September! My first project and introduction are up on the Clearsnap blog. I love the little cat eye ink pads from Clearsnap. I have practically every color. I also love the smooch and smooch spritz, but I didn't even know about the rolling stamps and the ruler guide!

Here is the project that I made for the blog today. I used the Rollagraph, rolling stamp with WordsWord and the black ink cartridge. It's really cool because the self inking handle makes sure that you can just keep rolling it and always have a perfect amount of ink for a perfect impression! They also sent me the ColorBox stamping guide, which is a really cool clear ruler with foam feet that keep it totally stable. The ruler makes the perfect guide for keeping your rolling stamp going straight. Of course I also used my favorite Black Cat eye ink pads to edge the papers. Also the background of the card is a polka dotted paper from the Fancy Pants collection, that I then stamped with some Paper Trunk stamps and some of the Stephanie Barnard ColorBox Dye Inkpad in Strawberry. Finally for a touch of shimmer, I used a little bit of green

apple smooch on the leaf of the apple (which was a free clipart that I printed out).

In other news. I was also chosen as one of the top 40 finalists for the design team at my scrapbook nook!! There is so much talent there and I am very honored to have been chosen!

Guest Designer at SRM!

I am so excited to be a guest designer for SRM stickers today!

When Jenyfur contacted me to ask me to be a guest, I couldn't believe it! Now, I've been waiting patiently for weeks to be able to share this project with you.

I made a calendar and card set using SRM's Mini Calendar Months, 2012 year of memories, New Years Quick Card set and Life is Good stickers, along with my Bind It All and the August kit from My Scrapbook Nook, which features papers from My Mind's Eye's Lime Twist line.

I thought that a new year's card was perfect to go with a calendar for the new year. Of course this makes a great Christmas gift too. Here is the set:

And here are a couple of my favorite pages:

Check out the SRM blog today to see all of the pages.

Featured! (twice)

I am featured today on the CARDS magazine blog today for this Birthday card that I created with my July Nook kit, featuring October Afternoon's Five and Dime (which I only JUST got the chance to play with), and a sticker from SRM Stickers.

I also used some Coredinations cardstock, some May Arts ribbon, a spellbinders die, a websters pages flower and some Maya Road pins. Oh, and the accordion flower is from Sassafras Lass paper.

In other news, my Imaginisce/Momenta 'He Reads' layout from this post, was also featured in the club CK summer camp 2011 wrap up.

my article is up at scrapbooking.com!

My article for the august issue of scrapbooking.com is up now! Check it out HERE.

June 4x4 Winner and some news

Since the newest 4x4 challenge went up yesterday, I chose the winner from last month. (it was a little more than a month since we switched from the end of the month to the beginning) Anyway, Random.org chose the winner, and the winner is....

Traci

Traci said...

Here's a link to my layout. I scraplifted Chrissy. All of the layouts were wonderful once again.

http://www.acherryontop.com/i/gallery2/217799-490.jpg

JULY 14, 2011 10:19 PM

Traci please email me with your contact information - I really just need your email address to send the GC to. you can find a link to my email on the left sidebar of my blog.

Thanks everyone for playing!

And in other news... Last night was a really good scrappy day for me. I won the CreaTV:Northridge Publishing summer facebook contest and a fabulous Fancy Pants prize. If you havent checked out their facebook page you really should because they have some great videos and fun contests.

Then, last but certainly not least, I had another layout picked up for publication- from Scrapbook and Cards Today magazine! That makes TWO for print publications! and both in the last month! I am so excited! Looks like all my hard work is finally paying off!