Certified Scrapaholic

Fun with the Hubby...Digital LO for PGD!

Just uploaded a new layout at PixelGypsyDesigns.com. Love Carol's colors and style. I headed out to Coos Bay, Oregon for my Copic Certification and made a weekend with the hubby out of it.

I promised better pictures of my new inspiration

They still are not great  photos but here are some pictures of things that inspire me when I am working...

And my wire dress form wall is my little sanctuary. 

 
 

Christmas is just around the corner!

I had such a great time creating this wood Christmas Tree from Genuinely Jane Studio covered in Graphic 45 and Blumenthal Lansing (I heart these)button loveliness!

Tattered Angels and Graphic45 together! It's a blog relay!

Come on by the Graphic45 blog at http://g45papers.typepad.com and Tattered Angels at http://www.mytatteredangels.com/blog and see what the girls are doing with all the loveliness of each of their products!

Nov/Dec Issue of Scrap N' Art is Ready to Download

First of all the newest edition of Scrap N' Art Magazine is ready to download!

Scrap n’ Art Magazine… Instant Creativity, Right At Your Fingertips!

When you subscribe to Scrap n’ Art magazine, everything is immediately available to you. Just sit back and start browsing through the magazine and the Scrap n’ Art website. You’ll discover one clever idea after another and soon get caught up in all the examples, projects, ideas, and techniques. Digital scrapbooking, traditional scrapbooking, card making, altered art… everything you’re looking for!

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Here’s a sneak peek at all the wonderful items you’ll find in the November/December 2009 issue:

• 80 scrapbook layouts.
• 20 handmade holiday and greeting cards.
• 35 paper crafting projects and gift ideas.
• Over $600 In Giveaways—only Scrap n’ Art subscribers are eligible to win!
• Give your projects elegant sparkle and make your own wearable art with Nunn Designs.
• Find inspiration outside the box with Cosmo Cricket.
• Learn how to shade your stamped images with Copic Markers and Hero Arts Stamps.
• Discover new tips and tutorials in our Reader Idea Showcases.
• Make and give custom bangles and baubles with DiyBangles.com.
• Find new inspiration for your digital scrapbook pages from Divine Digital.
• Great gift ideas from Karen Foster Designs.
• Hang your memories on the Advantus Tree of Life.
• Organize your scrap space with nifty products from Simply Renee.
• Get the latest news with Trend Watch – this issue featuring Imaginisce, Crafter’s Workshop, and Glitz.
• Download the Old Fashioned Christmas collab kit, designed by the Scrap n’ Art Digi Girls.

Be inspired, save time, save money, and best of all, have fun! Simply click here now to subscribe to Scrap n’ Art, the best digital format paper-crafting magazine available. We’d love having you as a member of our community—and we know you’ll love every issue. Join us today… hundreds of ideas are just waiting for you!

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Contemplation

As the year draws near and my busy season starts, I was thinking about all my experiences this year and the unbelievable people I have met along the way, the people that I am fortunate enough to work with each day and the things that I get the opportunity to create.  Thank you to everyone who has been part of my journey!

So I have to share a story with you.  Last night, my husband (and this is fall on the floor cannot believe it stuff) sat in my studio with me after we installed two new custom shelves.  I am the type of crafter that has to be able to easily access my supplies or I wont use them.  I have always dreamed of a really shallow shelf to put my wood mounted stamps on so they sit upright and I can see them all at a glance.  And a shelf for my paints, mists, etc. and all the color would be pretty.  So guess what I have?  Yep!

And to top it off, MY HUSBAND sat there and took direction and organized the shelf for me. This is just a quick pic to share.  I am working really hard to organize and get my studio all prettied up to share.  So here are two quick pics that my daughter took while we were working on it.

 
  Its getting there, and I will have better pics soon, I promise.

Happy Crafting!
 

My Five Faves

I was recently asked at a crop what my favorite crafting supplies were, so I decided to share them here with you too.

Honeybee Scissors
Truly all I need is paper and Honeybee Scissors and I am set.  These are the bomb where scissors are concerned and I own 5 pair, they are in every tote, my purse and desk drawer.  Wait a minute there are even a pair in the drawer in my bathroom.

Patterned Paper
The first thing I do when I walk into a scrapbook store or get a package of paper in the mail, is smell it.  Yes, you read that right.  I slowly draw it across my nose, I can almost name paper by its smell. But what I love the most is great patterns on the paper to cut, my fingers start twitching.

Paper Piercer
I absolutely go nuts if my poker tool is not in my tool bag.  I have to have it, it is the 3rd most important tool in my bag.

 

Tim Holtz Stapler
This is new in my tote bag, but I just adore this stapler.  I had given up on having a stapler, they always broke and got jammed.  This one doesnt do that!  It is awesome!

And finally....

The Sanding Block
Need I say more?

These are all the tools that I use to get the effects that you see in my work.  

Happy Crafting! 

What a great weekend!

I met alot of great ladies at Memories of Time in Coos Bay, Oregon.  We were all there for our certification as a Copic Designer for Copic Markers.  I had so much fun with my table mates, Merri from The Merri Artist and Nancy from Copic.

 
Here is a shot of an old city hall building just down the street:

 and some shots at the coast and on the way home:

 
 
 
 
I love drives through the country, but never enough time to catch all the shots that I see on the way, but I have a thing for old country buildings and barns, so I had to stop for these:

 
 
Now it is back to grind, it was a nice weekend away!


 

I am so excited! I am heading out this weekend to become certified!

I know, I know...I am already a certified scrapaholic, but now I am going to be a Certified Copic Instructor.  I am heading out to Coos Bay, a 3.5 hour drive this weekend and hanging out with some great ladies, getting our stamping and coloring on!  I am so excited!

And keep an eye out at www.kpscissors.com for my upcoming altered dress form class on November 17th!  I hope to see some of you locals there, we will be painting, glimmer misting, curling Graphic45 paper and blinging! 

Ok, see here is a fun little challenge at Graphic45!  I love to find items in the dollar store, clearance racks and thrift stores for items to alter.  These cute little wood toys were my latest victim!
Head on over to the Graphic45 blog and comment on the post and you could win a pack of Renaissaince Faire paper collection!

Happy Crafting!
 

Some shots of my studio

I have received a few emails about showing updated pics of my studio since I have been rearranging and changing it.  So here are a few, I am not done but getting close.  I added a few shots of the "cleaning" through the crap phase, but you have to promise not to gasp!

 

Ok, so it got cleaned up, but still have quite a bit to go through. Keep in mind that these are taken at night with a wonderful flourescent light above.  My wonderful hubby is working on getting that changed out for me.  Cannot wait!



So here is what I have been working on tonight...some black paint, a canvas, some wooden toys...a hint:  Renaissance Faire.

And look over to the right a bit, I cut up some Graphic45 Botanicabella to do some ATC's!  


Thank you for stopping by and peeking into my creative space.