Miss Art's Papercrafting Class starts tomorrow!

I was honored to be asked to be a teacher for Miss Art's Papercrafting School several months ago. My class begins on July 1. If you have not check the site out you are missing something. The teachers are amazing! The designs are fabulous so check it out!


Just a little taste of what is to come...


Check out the Facebook page too! It is a great way to see all the creative things going on at Miss Art's!

Arrivederci Nick...He is off on a Jet Plane...

Nick is on his way to ITALY for a month!

Soccer, pasta, pizza, runs on the beach, days and evening living the Italian life with your bffs...enjoy it kiddo!


As much as you both hate to admit it...you will miss each other!


We will miss you so much! Have fun!


We love you!

Pebbles tutorial and a DT Call!

Pebbles Inc. has such awesome pre-made embellishments...that is one of the things that puts them head and shoulders above other companies but sometimes you just want to get your hands dirty! Here is a simple and fun technique that just may fill that bill!

I gathered the products I needed.


Stamp your image on an acrylic inchie... some drying time may be needed. I also edged each inchie with ink to create a framed look on each.



Do this on several Inchies and embellish them with Stickles. Here are a few examples.



Embellish your layout with the decorated inchies.



This is a super simple technique that really adds a unique and creative flair to your art. A little bit of ink on the edge of each tile added a frame to each piece which flowed well with the grid design of the layout! If you did not notice...the Floral Lane release is textured like cardstock...can I say brilliant! LOVE IT!!!


If you have not heard...it is time for Pebbles DT call! Check it out here. I have been part of this team since the beginning and have loved every minute of it! Throw your hat it you will not be sorry you did!

Pebbles Supplies Used:
Pebbles Floral Lane Pattern Paper Just Because 751116
Pebbles Floral Lane Pattern Paper Warm Thoughts 751117
Pebbles Floral Lane Pattern Paper With Love 751122
Pebbles Floral Lane Pattern Paper With Delight 751124
Pebbles Floral Lane Pattern Paper You're Sweet 751121
Pebbles Floral Lane Candy Dots Surf 747114
Pebbles Floral Lane Candy Dots Lollipop 747113
Pebbles Floral Lane Dimensional Icons 732056
Pebbles Floral Lane Stamps - 747106

Other Supplies Used
Cardstock, Alphabet - American Crafts
Stickles - Ranger
Acrylic Inchies - My Acrylic Album
Staz On Ink- Tsukineko Co

More Want2Scrap™, PSA Essentials, and Spellbinders™ and a tip!

My favorite type of pictures to scrap are beach, pool and summer pictures so now I am ready to dig in and play. I fell in love right away the Anchor's Aweigh Peel & Stick Stamps Set by PSA Essentials. These are ridiculously adorable and perfect for coloring. I NEVER color stamps...but it was FUN and I know I will do it more in the future!


Want2Scrap's™ 72 Count - Amber Rhinestones were perfect for that tiny sun! Spellbinders™ Classic Scalloped Circles Nestablilities™ # S4-124 diecuts were an awesome size to show off these cute images!


I sprinkled 72 Count - Turquoise Rhinestones in several sizes all around the layout...they were the perfect little accent to the circle designed pattern paper.


It seems I can't even do a layout anymore with out my beloved Nestabling™ . The Nestabling™ Petite Scalloped Circles Rhinestones in Turquoise were perfect for this. I have a great little tip for you! By cutting a circle of Nestabling™ and putting it up against my pattern paper I created a great way to frame some journaling! There is no need to cut it either...if you want to use the full shape as a frame for you journaling that would work great too! Beacon Quick Dry was the perfect little adhesive to glue my journaling down with...love that is dries so fast!


Want2Scrap™ Products:
72 Count - Amber Rhinestones
72 Count - Turquoise Rhinestones
Nestabling™ Petite Scalloped Circles Rhinestones in Turquoise

Cross Promotional Products:
Anchor's Aweigh Peel & Stick Stamps Set by PSA Essentials
Spellbinders™ Classic Scalloped Circles Nestablilities™ # S4-124
Beacon Quick Dry Adhesive

Other Products:
Pattern Paper- Pink Paislee, Studio Calico, Best Creations
Markers- Close to my Heart
Stickles- Ranger
Alphabet- Creative Imaginations
Sun- Jillibean Soup

Introducing Nikki Sivils, Scrapbooker School Is Cool!

If you have not seen it...Nikki Sivils, Scrapbooker is introducing the cutest back to school line EVER!


Look at all these great papers! I absolutely love the colors and can wait to get my hands on this!

Do you see all those ALPHA'S? LOVE THEM!!! The 12x12 cardstock stickers are also so very cool! I know I will be using this for back to school...but so much more too I am sure!

Thank You Spellbinders™!!!!

Look what showed up at the door today...



What a lucky girl I am!!! Spellbinders™ sent me a Grand Caliber™! I am ready to dig into that...it will be so much easier cutting with that and my Spellbinder™ Nestablilities™. Just wanted to give them a very big THANK YOU for their generosity!

Miss Art's Papercrafting Class Preview!

I was honored to be asked to be a teacher for Miss Art's Papercrafting School several months ago. My class begins on July 1. If you have not check the site out you are missing something. The teachers are amazing! The designs are fabulous so check it out!

Just a little taste of what is to come...


Check out the Facebook page too! It is a great way to see all the creative things going on at Miss Art's!

Here is a video preview!

PSA Essentials, Want2Scrap™, and Spellbinders™ All In One for Father's Day!

I was so excited to get to try PSA Essentials Stamps. I have never really tried a stamp quite like this and I was pleasantly surprised to see how super simple and clean the stamped image was. I love how well these stamps seemed to go with Want2Scrap™ products.


Of course since it is Father's Day I decided to make a Father's Day Card! My father passed away when I was young but I am bless to have a fantastic husband and father-in-law to spend the day with.


Check out all these great stamped images here. The stamp I used for this is part of the Fancy Flakes set but talk about versatile...it works perfectly here! I also used the Spellbinders™ Small Standard Circle Nestablilities™ #S4-116. They cut so cleanly and I love the little embossed edge! I added some Brown Circle Nestabling™ Circles, the 72 Count Orange Rhinestones, and Nestabling™ Labels Fourteen in Lime Green. That fits perfectly in the Spellbinders™ Nesablilites™ Die.


I hope you all had a wonderful day! Check back Thursday when I will have another project using all three of these fun companies again! Here is a little sneak!


Thanks so much for stopping by!


Want2Scrap™ products:
Brown Circle Nestabling™ Circles
Nestabling™ Labels Fourteen in Lime Green
72 Count Orange Rhinestones

Cross Promotional Partners:
Beacon Adhesives
Spellbinders™ Label Fourteen Nestablilities™ #S4-290
PSA Essentials Stamps Fancy Flakes, Stamper and Ink
Spellbinders™ Small Standard Circle Nestablilities™ #S4-116

Other Products:
Pattern Paper- Making Memories, Pink Paislee
Alphabet- Jillibean Soup
Ribbon- American Crafts, Making Memories, Stash

Elmer's Craft and Tell Host Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Elmer's Craft and Tell Blog Hop! Last week I received this fantastic blog of goodies from Elmer's Glue.


I mean seriously, how lucky am I! I got to work with these great products along with Nikki Sivils, Scrapbooker products!

I made a little sign for our garden, this is the first time I ever used foam board like this and now I realize its uses will be endless!


The cutting products will be some of my new favorites...the X-ACTO knife is fantastic...cuts through paper like butter!


So, I bet you are wondering what YOU need to do to win some fun Elmer's products? Well, just visit EACH of the Diva's projects on their blogs and leave a comment. All of their blog links are at the bottom of this post. After that come back here and tell me. You will have until June 12th at midnight CST to leave comments. Winners will be announced on the evening of June 13th.

Here are the Diva's blogs...

Leah Farquharson
Ray Barthel
Liz Qualman
Julie Tucker-Wolek

A few other fun places you may want to visit are:
Elmers Website
Elmers Facebook
Elmers Twitter
X-ACTO Facebook

Hope you enjoy all the eye candy! Good Luck!

Want2Scrap™ Curtain Call Card...

Here is my usual card disclaimer...I know I am not a card girl but...every now and again duty calls and I have to make a card. With Father's Day right around the corner it is that time. I pulled out some goodies from Want2Scrap™ and some fantastic paper from Graphic 45. I decided I wanted to make a "pretty" card that was still masculine.


I just love these papers from the Curtain Call release. The Nestabling™ Beaded Square Black Rhinestones, 72 Count Orange Rhinestones, and 72 Count Black Pearls look great together.


I love sprinkling a little glitter over the glue strips on the Nestabling™. It is such a great way to add a little POP to any project! Thanks so much for stopping by and be sure to join us next week for our upcoming blog hop!



Want2Scrap™ Products:
Nestabling™ Beaded Square Black Rhinestones
72 Count Orange Rhinestones
72 Count Black Pearls

Cross Promotional Products:
Graphic 45 Curtain Call
Beacon Adhesives

Other Materials:
Leaf Pin- Maya Road
Flower Pin- Making Memories
Ribbon- My Stash
Glitter- Doodlebug Designs
Cardstock- Bazzill

Miss Art's Papercrafting Class!

Coming July 10 check out the Miss Art's Papecrafting School.



I will be teaching my first online class. You can learn how to make 3 different handmade embellishments. This is a totally new thing for me...all the technical stuff anyway. If you have not seen the site be sure to check it out. The teachers are the most amazing and you will just love all the fabulous inspiration you will find!

The also have a fun Facebook page. It is another great place to visit when you are looking for a little eye candy!

Thank You Provo Craft and lets help Joplin!!!

I am blessed to have a good life. This week has been a ton of fun and I wanted to thank Provo Craft for making it even better. A few days ago this box showed up at my door! What a fantastic surprise!! I truly appreciate their generosity and wanted to give them a very big THANK YOU for sending me a Cricut Expression, 4 cartridges and all these fun accessories for it!


Now it is my turn to give back! Nikki Sivils is collecting scrapbook products for the scrappers that have lost everything in the tornadoes that recently ravaged Joplin. I will be sending out a box...it may not bring their home back but it will put a smile on someone's face. Attached is all the information. In times like this the scrapbook world steps up and helps our fellow scrappers...lets all do what we can!

Here are all the details...


Thank you Nikki for all you are doing! You will have a box coming your way from me soon!