08.28.08
Posted in Jacksonbelle Embellishments, Recent projects, Shimmerz Paint, Technique Junkie
at 4:55 am
It seems like time is just flying by - the end of August is just a couple of sleeps away. Wanted to give a little reminder for three things. First, PatStamps Technique Junkies 6th Edition CD tutorial is just about ready to be released and mailed - just a couple more days to sign up for the pre-order. Click here for more details on all the specials Pat has available right now!!!
Here’s a little sample of the Embossed Vellum Technique, which is one of the 10 BONUS techniques on the soon-to-be released 6th Edition. It uses stamps Northwoods Rubber Stamps and the background is Cornish Heritage Farms:
The second reminder, is for SHIMMERZ PAINTS - monthly drawing - details below:
We’re going to have a drawing for free Shimmerz every month with our new Shimmerz Linkz program! All you have to do is follow these simple steps:
(1) Create your project and use Shimmerz.
(2) Post the photo and recipe for the project to your blog, gallery, or photo album and include a link to Shimmerz at http://shimmerzpaints.blogspot.com somewhere in the recipe or post.
(3) E-mail Shimmerz at shimmerzblog@cableone.net with the direct link to the specific blog post or gallery item where the project & link can be found during the month it was posted.
(4) Double your chances to win! You can post a single project on your blog AND in a gallery, for example. Send us 2 e-mails – one for each specific link – and have twice as many chances to win. Each post can be entered only once.
(5) We’ll conduct a drawing soon after each month ends. One lucky winner will receive 5 full-size jars of Shimmerz paints and another winner will win 3 jars. Be sure to check our blog to see if you’re a lucky winner!
E-mail us at shimmerzblog@cableone.net if you have any questions about the contest. Can’t wait to see all your wonderful projects! Shimmer on!
Here is one of my little samples using Shimmerz Paints this month - full details and tutorial for the color washed background can be found here on the Shimmerz blog. Also remember the THREE just released and LIMITED EDITION colors - get em now before they are gone and no longer available…….
And the last and Third reminder is Jacksonbelle Embellishment’s SALE!!! can you say 15% off EVERYTHING in the store - Friday ~ August 29th to Monday ~ September 1st - PS: Lindsey also carries Shimmerz Paints AND has the new Limited Edition colors.
Well I think that is enough enabling for today - - get your backside moving, Enjoy and Create, Lila
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08.26.08
Posted in Jacksonbelle Embellishments, Recent projects, Shimmerz Paint
at 4:44 am
S o this week’s challenge was to case our Jacksonbelle Embellishment DT member, Erin McKinney’s. Take a look at her blog - - WOWZA!!! It was really difficult to narrow down which sample or project I wanted to case but finally decided on this one.
and HERE”S MY SAMPLE of Erin’s
Card Details - most ALL supplies can be found at Jacksonbelle Embellishment
Card base Really Rust cardstock (SU); Pattern Paper and Sticker: Haunted (Cosmo Cricket); Rubber Stamp: “Halloween Trails” (Inkadinkado); Ink: VersaMark; Accessories: Black Detail Embossing Powder (SU), Look at these COOL die cut and embossed bats - they are called “Creepy” a new Cuttlebug (Provo Craft) die and embossing folder!!!! the little bats were then lightly painted with “Coal” Shimmerz!!!!
We’d love for you to play along this week - good luck in narrowing down your card to case from Erin - if you upload to SCS please use JBE017 as a keyword. Other DT members’ samples can be found using the links on the right sidebar under Jacksonbelle Embellishments.
Now!!! a quick little heads up - Jacksonbelle Embellishments Friday ~ August 29th to Monday ~ September 1st and she will offer 15% off EVERYTHING!!! and then a contest in Sept for FREE loot - gift certs you can spend anyway you like - Details follow:
Hello!! It’s time again for another Jacksonbelle Embellishments Card Contest!! Starting Tuesday, September 2nd, and every Tuesday in September, the Design Team and I will be posting a new Sketch! We’d LOVE for you to all join us! Wanna know what you can win!?
The grand prize winner will receive a $50.00 Gift Certificate to Lindsey’s store! 2nd Place, $30.00 and 3rd place $15.00! There will be a goodie package going out to ALL winners!! If you decide to play each week, creating a card based on all 4 sketches, your name will be entered into a random drawing and THAT person will also win a goodie bag!
SO, you are probably wondering what do you have to do!? You have to use Inkadinkado Stamps (newer…from this Spring-until now) as well as use one of our sketches that I will post here each Tuesday! You can enter as many times as you’d like! You are also free to post anywhere you’d like! We will post coordinating Keywords for the sketches if you are posting on Splitcoaststampers.com, we will all be able to see your card(s)! You MUST however email every card to Lindsey. She would really hate to miss any of your gorgeous cards and this will enable her to have all of them!
Following the last Tuesday challenge, (Sept. 29th), you will have until Wednesday, Sept. 30th at midnight (EST) to get your cards in to Lindsey. After that, the Design Team and Lindsey will need a few days to decide on the winners! Be sure to check the Design Team’s blog each week for LOTS of inspiration using the weekly sketch!!! We hope you will have time to play with us and if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask!!!!
Until next Tuesday - Enjoy and Create, Lila
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08.19.08
Posted in Jacksonbelle Embellishments, Recent projects
at 4:40 am
Tuesday’s Challenge over at Jacksonbelle Embellishments was to use this AWESOME new Cosmo Cricket “Jack’s World” paper…… this paper is super fun (of course what Cosmo paper isn’t??) it reminded me of the end of Summer, beginning of Indian Summer, the start of Autumn and of course returning to school - - all at the same time…
So I had to use this CUTE “Jailbirds” stamp from Inkadinkado - - it just reminded me of good times with my gal friends - like when you know you’ve had so much fun it should really be illegal!!! So much FUN that you should have ended up in the pokie??? jail??? probably wouldn’t have such cute little mug shots though or those fashionable jumpsuits… Of course this stamp is part of the Inkadinkado Halloween collection - but had to take it a different direction for today.
Card Details: Cardstock: Craft and Black (SU); Pattern Paper: “Jack’s World” (Cosmo Cricket); Stamp: “Jailbirds” (Inkadinkado); Ink: Graphite Black (Brilliance); Accessories: Prima Flowers, black brads (American Craft), colored with Copics, sentiment computer generated.
Be sure to check out all the DT gals samples using this CUTE paper - AND you will notice a new member to the team!!!! a big WELCOME to Rachel!!!! (links on the right sidebar!!!). Enabler Alert!!! Lindsey had new Basic Grey, other Cosmo Cricket, and Imaginisce PAPERS!!!! Enjoy and Create, Lila
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08.07.08
Posted in Recent projects, Technique Junkie
at 4:42 am
PatStamp’s Technique Junkie is rolling back the prices and bringin on a BLITZ!!!
Let’s roll back the economy to 2003!
Get two years of the Technique Junkie Newsletter at 2003 prices! Get the 2008 and 2009 Newsletters for just $33.00. You will receive a whopping 150 techniques delivered to your doorstep. TJ techniques are step-by-step — not an overview — and the newsletter is full-color, professionally printed and high-quality. You will also have online-access to the step-by-step picture tutorials online — and GREAT artwork from talented designers... PLEATED PAPER is one of my favorites available on the upcoming Technique CD6.…..being released in September 2008 - you can pre-order now!!!
A real cool and easy background - the above sample uses pattern paper. How about the cute little penguin guy???!!! He’s from Memory Box….
This above samples uses some of my favorite colors and rubber!!! The background was stamped with Cornish Heritage Farms “Victorian Sunflowers” backgrounder for the Pleated Paper technique. Focal image and sentiment are Stampin Up (retired sets- I think). Lots of yummy Autumn colors and distressing….. Enjoy and Create, Lila
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08.05.08
Posted in Jacksonbelle Embellishments, Recent projects, Technique Junkie
at 5:01 am
It’s Tuesday’s Challenge with Jacksonbelle Embellishments - this week was a color challenge and I got to choose the color - PINK!!! PINK with any color combo…. now when I think of pink, I think of Cambria……. she’s the pink queen you know…… she made pink popular and trendy again!!! still……. As I sat down to think about my project I knew it had to include some of those new AWESOME Cuttlebug Embossing folders - Lindsey has them in stock you know - and as fast as her service is . . . well you could have them by the end of the week!!! I also knew I wanted to keep going with some of my Christmas projects….. I’ve been working on my Mother’s birthday project (her birthday is the first part of September). What do you give your Mom that is special, unique??? especially considering she has everything she needs….. Well, after seeing Michelle Wooderson’s quilting card projects, the lights went off. My grandmother was a master quilt trade’s woman!!! She passed several years ago but not before quilting, and I mean the real thing with all that stitching of an intricate design, quits for all her grandchildren - I’ve personally lost count how many grand and great-grand children she had…. but she made quits for milestones in our lives like when we were born, getting married, having our own children, graduating from high school - true workwomanship and a labor of love. My Mother has also done some quilting - I do have to say and she would probably agree that not quite to caliber of my Grandmother’s quilting abilities. Anyway I’ve been making cards that look like quits, will make a special box or altered tin to hold them and give to others for special occasions throughout the year…..
So my PINK card, I think looks like it has been quilted - at least the background. The technique was featured in PatStamps Technique Junkies’ Oct/Nov 07 newsletter and is called “Cuttlebug Smoosh” (by the way, ENABLER ALERT!!! Pat has a special for all the past newsletters and 6th Edition CD - if you love techniques and getting the most from your products - it’s a must have - with full photo, step-by-step tutorials and samples galore). Enough rambling….
Card Details: Cardstock: Pretty in Pink and Black (SU), Solar White (Neenah); Rubber stamp from Inkadinkado; Ink: Pretty in Pink (SU) and Black Onyx (Versafine); Accessories: Cuttlebug embossing folder, Nestabilities circle and scallop die, rubber brayer, “Funky Vintage” clear shape (Making Memories), taffeta ribbon(SU), black brads (American Crafts), colored with Prisma pencils, sewing machine, computer generated sentiment.
Would love for you to play along with the challenge - check out what the other team members have done……
The Queen Bee…Lindsey
Lynda Benden
Amber Hight
Beth Thomas
Broni Holcombe
Dee Jackson
Elizebeth Neumann
Erin McKinney
Kisa Peters
Maren Benedict
Enjoy and Create - in PINK!!!! Lila
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