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Friday, June 8, 2012

Here comes DA BOOOOOM! Scrap FX STENCILS yo!

Hello scrap happy folks!
It's friday and I have HUGE Scrap FX product news!
Scrap FX, Australian chipboard manufacturer, has a whole new line of environmentally responsible plastic stencils!!!!

EEEEEEKKK! A whole new product category from my favorite company?
I'm SO EXCITED!!!!
You KNOW how much I LOOOVE me some stencils!!!!

Coming to a store near you (soon):
Chevron/arrow design model number  2012152
Stained Glass Quarter model 2012159
Arrow collage stencil model number  2012130
These are just three of the 28 new designs. Sorry the photos are so small- you'll see the actual stencils in a few weeks BUT

Design team co-ordinator Michelle Logan made a STUNNING page for you to drool over-
check it out!  It's on her blog:
http://mlogandesigns.blogspot.com.au/2012/06/arrowchevron-heaven.html

Scrap FX has been rocking my world lately- here are some product shots from the June 2012 release:
Scrap FX Instant photo frames (a) model number 2012113 and
(b) model 2012114 as well as  Mini Instant frames model number 2012115.
The patterns on these are AMAZING! 
Scrap FX Happy Birthday Banner model number 2012100,  Bow Frames model 2012108,
 Ribbon Bow model 2012105, Bows set of three model number 2009280.
What do you think?
Swing by the Scrap FX blog and let us know!!!

Sneak peek on what's coming up on the Scrap FX blog.
We post new projects daily so add us to your reading list!

The Scrap FX June release focuses on birthday parties, frames for your special occasion images and
horses- perfect for the little ones in your life!
MuChoS SmOoChEs!
Michelle

Friday, April 8, 2011

Punky Rebel Challenge!!! Tangerines, Limes and Lemons

Hiya!
I am SO EXCITED to show my first Guest Design Team piece for Punky Scraps
BOOYAH!
She's Got The Look
Materials: American Crafts Travel paper, Sassafras Lass banner sticker, Cosmo Cricket
Just Keep Swimming shells, Elmer's glue color glue sticks (FUUUN),
Basic Grey Green at Heart chip stickers, Glossy Accents, Prima acrylic rose,
Uni-ball gel pen- white and fluorescent yellow. MLS tiny alphas- tangerine
I just went bananas when I saw this palette. I LOVE these colors together- they scream Goldie Hawn in the 60s- with white go-go boots and lots of eye liner. This palette is SO MOD!!!
Some close ups!!!
Crafter's Workshop Flower Shower and Flower Frenzy
templates are AWESOOOOOOME!
My Mind's Eye yellow ball ribbon and
Jillibean Soup journaling spot.
Button- Crate Paper Neighborhood 
More Crafter's Workshop template madness.
I had so much fun stenciling with the acrylic paint!
Got that wonderfully fuzzy outline you can't get with mist. 
I don't particularly love my layout. I feel it's a bit too flat but I love that I finally experimented with my Kaiser Craft acrylics- they have been sitting around waiting for me to WAKE UP and experiment. Which is why I love Punky- it's not traditional- it's not precious- it's funky and messy and just plain FUN!

So please come join the fun! Slap some paint and newspaper on a sheet of paper with a cute photo and call it a layout- no one will think twice about your use of electrical tape AND you just might win! That's just fabulous.
AAA!!! Tangerine baker's twine!!! I'M IN LOVE!!!
Reasonableribbon.com

I will be trying to MAKE THIS for Letty's July Italian wedding!!!
 Yes It's official- I AM BANANAS!
(photo Courtesy of Martha Stewart Magazine)


MuChOS SmOoChEs!
Michelle

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Why are Valentine's Day pages easier?

I went through major drama putting together Christmas pages but for some reason Valentine's Day is much easier- why? Could it be that Valentine's doesn't have all the intense need for perfection that Christmas does for me??? Anyhooo..
Head on over to Paper Issues- there is now an ETSY shop!!! The kits available are THE CUTENESS! And VERY affordable. I am awarding them a BESTIE for... BEST PRICE POINT/CUTEST EMBELLIES. I bought a mini kit within seconds of visiting the store- can't wait to break it open and PLAAAY!
Here's my version of Pencil Lines sketch 219 by Rina McClune.

Fierce Creature
Materials: S.E.I With All My Heart papers, Hambly Studio Pink frames tranny, EK Success Abstract Flower edge punch,  Tattered Angels Glimmer Glam- Big Apple, Basic Grey chipboard alphas, Basic Grey naked alphas, C-Thru ATC Kit Love brads, K and Co fabric flowers, ColorBok bling hearts






That is a favorite series of photos of Miss Thang doing her piggie face. She was wearing a "Princess" onesie AND stomping the ground like a sumo wrestler. My child is F.I.E.R.C.E!!! Two snaps and a bad-ass folded arm stare. Amada is the Lolster's second name. I was still recovering from the c-section and stuck to my hospital room. I was scared to death that she wasn't going to make it so I named her the first thing that came to mind- Beloved.

Pencil Lines sketch 219 by Rina McClune

Aren't those SEI papers FABULOUS???? When I got the papers I looked at them for a while wondering if I liked them (?!!!) they are so different from what I normally use. But I got over that with the quickness. I LOVE the pearl gleam and glitter details they have. As usual both sides are equally beautiful so I cut 2 of them up to try to get in as much heart cuteness as I could.

LAYOUT PHOTO NOTE- use a bounce flash to get detail from an embossed or glimmer paper without blowing out the highlights. This requires you get an expensive flash unit but you deserve it no? Here I used my Nikon SB-28.  The flash unit is pointing up so the light bounces off the ceiling and looks like it's coming from a skylight. I shot this in the middle of the night with no weird flash effects.
Total product freak out- wish I had scored some more!
Colors left to right: Private Meadow, Mermaid, Big Apple, Oil Slick,
Golden Goddess, Dirty Martini and Blue Suede Shoes
Missing- Pink Lipstick and Espresso Bean
I used some more of that Tattered Angels "Big Apple" Glimmer Glam here. It's a true red- not almost Pink, not Wine, not Magenta- RED- in your face RED. Glimmer Glam is super duper saturating. I brushed some onto some orange Basic Grey chipboard letters and not an ounce of original color is to be seen plus the glam stayed raised and gave the letters some dimension. I'm in loooove. The glam stuck to my paintbrush, my fingers, the dinner table and more importantly- the metal spoon I left on the floor. AH HAAAAA! Next up- my acrylic and metal stash- will it stay glammed? Stay Tuned to find out.
Piggie FACE!

MuChOs SmOoChEs!
M.