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My brother & niece came out for a visit last week. It was so great to see them both & to hang out together. We took my niece to Disneyland for the first time...she was in awe! Meeting the Princesses and Alice totally made her day. Alice rode the carousel with her...which left her speechless...seriously...a speechless 3 yr old...girl!! -That NEVER happens!
We also went to the Aquarium of the Pacific where we petted sharks and rays. My niece also got to feed the lorikeets nectar, which she loved. -So brave!!
After almost 5 years of blogging I've finally gotten around to updating my blog banner! I seriously can't believe it took me that long to get to it since I've been wanting to do it for forever now!! -Well, at least that can get checked off the to-do list! :)
Guess who designed this month's sketch for Imaginisce???? -You're right! -It's ME. :)
So go an make a scrapbook page with this sketch and post it on the Imaginisce blog by 3/25 so YOU could have the chance to win a bunch of Imaginisce goodness valued at $75!
For inspiration mine is posted below, but make sure you hop on over to the other Imaginisce designer's blogs to see what they created too (leave comments to win a $50 prize package from Imaginisce):
Today my Glimmer Mist 101 class is featured on the Tattered Angles Educator's blog...it would be great if you'd swing on over there & leave a comment!
If you're in the So Cal area and interested in learning about Glimmer Mist please call Remember When in Valencia, CA to find out my class schedule....or if you're a store owner you can alway email me to see how I can teach in your store.
Post a photo here of you with your iTop tool before Monday...if you don't have one you can Photoshop one in, borrow a friends or run to the store and take a photo with it. Winner announced on Imaginisce's Facebook page Monday.
Post a scrapbook page you made with the February sketch over at the Imaginisce Blog...the winner will receive an iTop gift package or $75 worth of other Imaginisce products!! You have until February 25th to post a link to your layout.
Sunday is the last day to vote! Four lucky registered voters will win one of four great prize packages of the tools from the Great Crafter's Tool Hunt 2!!
This afternoon I was testing to see how well Fiber Paste worked with Glimmer Mist. I spread some of the paste on a tag that was on my desk and then let it dry...ok, I was impatient & used my heat gun on it....it bubbled some....I'm ok with that. :) Once it was dry I sprayed it with Glimmer Mist and then blotted it. The paste worked as a resist however bits of it held color. I sprayed the paste again although this time I used my heat gun on it and it held the color! So cool to have color, sparkle & texture!!
Well, once I was done playing with the tag I couldn't just toss it out since I loved the look it had so I cut out a lady, glimmered up some wings, and tied some ribbons on! -Oh and speaking of Glimmer Mist, I dyed the ribbon with some and also tinted the lady's clothes, hair & shoes with some.
Now if only the weather would take a hint and be springy!!
Gee, I've been busy lately...and I totally wish I could show you what I've been working on, but most of it still has to stay under wraps for now. However, I could show you one little sneak peek I guess. :)
Ok, you're right, that wasn't much of a peek. To make it up to you I'll show you who I had lunch with....
Need a quick little notebook? Grab a some cute paper crafting supplies like the ones from Imaginisce and a Unibind book...combine the two and you can make these 4" x 6" notebooks:
Boy, technology has not been my friend the last couple of days! So frustrating!! -However I did get a new microphone out of it, so I guess that's good. :)
After many requests on how to make fabric flowers like the ones I made on my shirt from Spark, I finally made a video for you! -Actually made it a week or so ago and my mic died in the middle of it so that's why I'm so delayed in getting it to you. I also filmed this at night, so hopefully it's not too dark. Ok, enough of all that...on to the video...
{Edited to add: Go check out the House of 3 blog...Rhonna just put up a similar video...great minds think alike!}
Here's some close-ups of some fabric and zipper flowers I've made...here's the one in the video made out of an old T-shirt:
This next one I wound the fabric tightly around and let the raw edges and "wrong" side of the fabric show:
This next one I wound looser:
Now, one made out of a zipper:
It's such a fun and easy technique to do. It's great to embellish them even further by adding lace, pearls, buttons,etc. I hope you all have as much fun with making these as I do.
I'm so happy for the winners of the Imaginisce Blog Hop! Hop on over here and see if you won by commenting on my blog or other Imaginisce design team members blogs.
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Remember, you still have until February 25th to enter your scrapbook layout here or post it on your blog and link it here...you could win prizes worth $75!! -Good luck!
