It's all About the L

My last Art Inspired Studios Projects!!

Better late than never!!  Here are my last Art Inspired Studios projects!!  Thanks to Diana and Patti for letting me be part of their Design Team.  It was great to use all of their awesome products!!!

American Crafts Patterned Paper, Sassafrass Lass Cherry Delicious Banner Stickers, Pink Paislee Daily Junque Chalkboard Stickers, My Minds Eye Lush Turquose Dot Patterned Paper, My Minds Eye Lush Orange Dot Patterned Paper, American Crafts Pink Rose Ribbon, American Crafts Brown Rose Ribbon, Pink Brads. 

American Crafts Cardstock, American Crafts Patterned Paper, Sassafras Lass Cherry Delicious Banner Stickers, Anna Griffin Gold Chipboard Letters, American Crafts Yellow Thickers, Prima Canvas Flowers, Tutti Frutti Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist, Key Lime Pie Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist, Oriental Poppy Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist, Pink Ink

American Crafts Cardstock, American Crafts Patterned Paper, Sassaras Lass Cherry Delicious Banner Stickers, American Crafts Tags, American Crafts Thickers, Studio G Birds Stamp,

Lily Bee Patterned Paper, Bazzill Cardstock, EK Success Punch, Hambly Journaling Block, American Crafts Tag, Heidi Swapp Plastic Letters, Jenni Bowlin Chalkboard Stickers, Buttons

 

Thanks again to Patti and Diana!!  Art Inspired Studios ROCKS!!!

 

Finally Took Some Pics!!

I am notorious for doing my Art Inspired Studios DT work and forgetting to take pictures for my blog!! I made it a point to take pictures this month, especially since I have one more month on my DT assignment!  Here are my projects for February:

White Cardstock, Pink Paislee Artistic Elements (Circles), MM Lipstick Paint, Jenni Bowlin Yellow and Green Paint, Versacolor Cyan Ink, Sassafrass Sweet Treats Stickers, Sassafrass Flower Power Deck, Maya Road Flowers, 7 Gypsies Stickers, Ribbon

 

Webster's Pages Patterned Paper (Peach), October Afternoon Patterned Paper (Turquoise), Book Page, Pink Paislee Artistic Elements, Ranger Gold Paint Dabber, The Art Life Shop White Flowers

Webster's Pages Patterned Paper, Pink Paislee Artistic Elements, Teresa Collins Blingage Black Flower, Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type Alpha, MME Journaling Card, Jenni Bowlin Alpha, Ribbon, Lace

Pink Paislee House of Three Darling Doilies Patterned Paper, TA Glimmer Mist in Frozen Lake & Oriental Poppy, Pink Paislee Artistic Elements Circle, TA Journaling Card, Tag

Get Inspired at Art Inspired Studios!

So, how is everyone doing?  I cannot believe how fast December is flying by!!  My birthday was last week, not a lot of fanfare, which is okay.  I have already decided that I will make a reservation at Ad Hoc and have all the fanfare then!! Our schedules are really crazy right now and they do not seem to be slowing down any time soon! 

I did manage to get in a bit of scrappy time though!  I am doing a class on January 15 at Art Inspired Studios in Brentwood, CA entitled "Get Inspired at AIS"!!  So creative!! LOL!!  During the class, we will talk about where we can all find inspiration every day and create our own inspiration notebook.  I had so much fun working on this book and the class materials.  There are a lot of handouts!  I am really excited about the class.  Come and check me out if you are in the area!!  Here are some pics of the project, using goodies from Crate Paper, Sassafrass Lass, October Afternoon, Jenni Bowlin, 7 Gypsies, Glitz and so many more!

And yes, I took all of these pictures in the car!! LOL!!  Gibbs was in the back seat and did not interfere with the picture taking!

This will probably be my last blog post before Christmas.  May you and yours have a wonderful Christmas and a most Happy New Year!

 

Holiday Hoopla!

Exciting news!!  I am teaching my first class at  Art Inspired Studios.     I love doing training and facilitating at work and now I get to combine it with scrapbooking!! 

Here is the class description:

November is here and Thanksgiving is right around the corner.  We are all about to head into Holiday Hoopla!  Wouldn't you love to be able to capture the memories from this year's holiday season?  Whether it be taking pictures every day or writing down stories from whatever happened that day, we all want to document our holiday season.  "Holiday Hoopla" is all about a way to capture your holiday memories.  By the end of this workshop, you will have a completed 8x8 memory book that's ready to go.  We will use products from Crate Paper, Cosmo Cricket, and American Crafts, in bright, fun colors, with a bit of traditional holiday thrown in!  You will leave with some extra embellies and journaling blocks to help you remember all of those great holiday stories, recipes, whatever!  

Sounds awesome, right?  LOL!!

I must say, I really love the way this project worked out!  Such great colors and so much fun to create!  So, if you are in the Brentwood, CA area on Saturday, November 20, 2010, come to the class from 6pm to 8pm!  We will have a great time!!  I am attaching pics of a few of the pages below.  Hope to see you there!

Bringing the L Back!! Yes, it's True!! And Art Inspired News!!

 

  Hi All!!  Yes, it's been a while!  I've had a bunch of "life" get in my way from scrapping and blogging and all that stuff.  So, it's time to post!!

First of all, I have great news:  I applied for the Design Team at Art Inspired Studios, a brick and mortar scrapbook store in Brentwood (just voted one of the best new stores in Brentwood!).  Diana and Patti, who owned the kit club Scrap for a Cure, bought a store and it just awesome!! So packed full of fun goodies!  I didn't think I would get the spot, as there are so many talented folks out here.  Needless to say, I was SUR-prised when Patti called me one Friday night.  So excited!  We had our first meeting and the ladies on the team are super nice and there is just too much creativity floating around!  Here are my first DT projects:

"House that Built Me"  White Cardstock, Frozen Lake Glimmer Mist, October Afternoon Weathervane Diecuts, Kaisercraft Grass Green paint, AC Dear Lizzy Thickers Alpha, Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type, Jenni Bowlin Letter Stickers, Jenni Bowlin Mini Die Cut paper, Ranger Broken China ink, 

 

"Everyday Happy"  Coredinations Lemonade Cardstock, Strawberry Pink Cardstock, Kachina Turquoise Cardstock, AC Abode Collection Patterned papers, Jillibean Soup Old World Cabbage Patterned paper, Jillibean Soup Journaling Card, Art Inspired Front Table- Everyday Ticket, Bingo Chip, Bingo Card, PInk Paislee Red Brads, Rickrack, Ribbon

"Puppy Love"  White Cardstock,Tutti Fruitti Glimmer Mist, Collage Print Brown Polka Dot Die Cut, Heidi Swapp colored pencils, Jenni Bowlin Chipboard Heart, Front Table- White Flowers, Ranger Broken China ink

Yes, Gracie is very popular!!  :)  Getting ready to have dinner with my dear friend Christine who is in town!  Have a great weekend!

I'm back!! Got some scrappy time in this weekend....a few fun projects, especially from the Shimelle Laine online class "Something out of Almost Nothing". Loving it so far!

Of course the cuteness that is Gracie!

Shimelle's Class Something Out of Nothing Prompt #1

Shimelle's Class Prompt #2

This layout did not  want to scan properly for some reason.  This was the best I could get !!

Using the Studio Calico Yearbook kit...love this pic of my hubby and his dad.  

And finally, this last layout..

Yes, it's hard to believe but....I did a layout!! LOL!! I'm participating in the Weekly Gratitude Project with a bunch of folks from Willow Traders and all over the place. The idea of Weekly Gratitude is to document your gratitude each week for the entire year. Some folks are doing weekly layouts/projects, others are doing less. The idea is to commit to doing it on a regular basis. My usual layouts for my project  are in the 8x8 size. Today, it's 12x12 baby!

Manufacturers:  Patterned Paper: Studio Calico, October Afternoon, Cosmo Cricket, Scenic Route, Embellishments:  Heidi Swapp, American Crafts, Cosmo Cricket, Lil Davis, Scenic Route, Bazzill Basics, Knock Knock, Book Page

The Unexpected Tidbit

Happy New Year to All!

During the holidays, I had a chance to have dinner with two of my oldest, dearest friends.  We were chatting about everything and nothing at the same time, typical dinner conversation.  My friend Tess says "You always send cards.  No one else sends cards.  It's such a surprise to get them.  It makes me feel good".  When I heard that, I smiled.  As everyone knows, I am a paper FIEND.  I love stationery, I love cards, I love notebooks, journals, everything having to do with the written word.  And I am known for sending cards, notes, etc. as often as I possibly can.  I'd much rather send a thank you note, than a thank you e-mail.  I had a feeling that my friends and family liked getting happy mail from me and now I  knew it was true! 

I thought about this story when I saw a Facebook message from  Curly Girl Design .  If you haven't checked out this site, you must.  Leigh's cards and goodies are amazing, so cute and fun.  I love sending them to people, brightening their days.  Even though I might not get a lot of mail in return, I know these little notes are making the people I know happy.  That alone will keep me going to mailbox.  And buying more and more paper goodies!! :)

Something to think about....

 

The light of God surrounds me;
The love of God enfolds me;
The power of God protects me;
The presence of God watches over me.
Wherever I am, God is.
~James Dillet Freeman

She's back!!

Yes, it's true!  She's back!!