CHA is Awesome!

Holy Cow, Jeanne and I are barely conscious at this point, but of course I have to blog the day's events.
We started at 9:00am and have been walking ever since. We walked up and down all the aisles viewing the wonderful product on every side of us. We stopped at 2:00 for a class on digital scrapbooking, and Jeanne being the newbie that she is, did a fantastic job.
Then of course, more walking and make n' takes. Here's Jeanne hard at work at one of the many booths where we stopped to create wonderful projects.

So after the afternoon class, we had some time to kill, then at 7:00pm we hit the classrooms again and boy were these classes chalk full of information and products. Be sure to keep an eye on our upcoming class schedule cause we're thinking of creating some amazing classes!
We're heading back to the room now and start leafing through the dozens of catalogs putting together our orders for now and the future.
Hope everyone has a great evening and we'll touch base tomorrow!

We're At CHA!

For those of you who don't know, CHA stands for Craft and Hobby Association. It is an organization that helps the retailers with their businesses. Jeanne and I are down for a couple of days, for the wholesale part of the show, seeing what's new, getting sample ideas and God willing, meeting Tim Holtz (well that's more for me than anything else! LOL)
We've taken one class so far, with more to come and here's Jeanne hard at work!

This was the Holiday Stamping with Hero Arts and it was awesome. We got a ton of goodies plus wonderful card ideas, so keep your eyes out for future classes. And let me tell you these classes are huge...

There had to be at least 60 people in that class, I mean WOW, if I had that many students I'd be beside myself!
Anyhooo, remember to read your emails because I'm getting ready to send out a wonderful sale notice! Have a great evening everyone!

Design Team Submissions

OK, so as some of you may be aware, I've been submitting my work, hoping against hope that I would be chosen for a design team. I love so many companies, it's often hard to pick just one.
I read on Split Coast Stamps that one of my favourite companys, Bombshell Stamps, is holding a design team call, so...

I've been creating a few cards using these saucy ladies, and this is one of my samples. I just love the way this card came out, especially the great angel wings.
I'll be off at CHA next week, so I may try to post some pictures and more samples then. Hope eveyone has a great night!

I'm Going to Be Published!!

Yup, that's right, I'm going to be published. I received 2 emails from Rubber Stamp Madness magazine and I've been chosen to be in two of their articles.
The first one is going to be for the Holiday 2009 edition, Angelic Collages. I sent in a few pieces so it will be interesting to see what they actually chose.
Then I've also been chosen to be in the Dragons & Unicorns feature, in the Summer 2010 edition of the magazine.
Needless to say I'm extremely excited and can't wait to see how the articles look. And no, you are not going crazy, I did change the look of the blog, just to try something new.
Take care everybody!

Hanna Stamps

I've been wanting to play with my Hanna Stamps for quite some time now, and finally I've had the chance to work with them. This is just one of the cards that I've made with this stamp set, featuring ladies dressed in different dresses from the 60s and 70s.

Another reason that I liked this set is the expression on the ladies' faces. The word that comes to mind is saucy!

Hanna Stamps has had a Design Team call. This is the thread talking about how to enter. and this card is my entry. I had to pick only one (which was hard), but I just love the way this came out. Wish me luck everyone!

My First Digital Layout

OK, so as we all know I tend to take on a lot of projects, thinking that I have all the time in the world to complete them. Unfortunately, this naive thinking often lands me in trouble, or rather my completed projects in trouble. And even though I enjoy crafting in all forms, some items get left on the back burner.
I've wanted to dive into the world of digital scrapbooking for awhile now, but just haven't had the time. Well, this morning, I decided that I would make time and boy am I ever glad I did. Take a look at my first digital layout!

I love it, even if I do say so myself! LOL I've visited a site called Scrap Girls. They have everything that a digital scrapper could ever want. I also purchased their ebook for Photoshop and it was worth every penny.
The book is made up of a series of videos that are extremely user friendly. I'm off to browse the site a bit more and see what other digital kits I can get.
One of the things that I'm going to enjoy most about digital scrapbooking is being able to easily share it with my family and friends.
Hope everyone had a great weekend, and that the week is stress free!

I Know, it's been Awhile...

Gosh, it seems like it's been forever since I posted. Life has been crazy lately and now Jeanne is off galavanting at the Grand Canyon, I'm at the shop 24/7! Not that I mind!
This is one of the latest cards I've done using the Bombshell Stamp line. I just adore these saucy ladies.

I colored her in with my Copic markers and the paper is from Creative Imaginations. It was already a pirate theme, so I only had to "burn" it.
Don't panic folks, no fire was involved. Over the next couple of days I'll put up a tutorial on how I did it.
Hope everyone has a wonderful day and of course my thoughts...
Why does Hawaii have interstate highways? HHHHhhmmmmm...