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crazy webshow...
I had an ultimate crazy day.
I had to get a grip on my studio. And that I did!! I am feeling so proud of myself. I organized, and re-arranged… and made my workspace so much more effective. It was great. But about the time the kids needed to come home- I was trying to manage 2 carpools and picking up kids from 3 different schools as well as a house full of extra kids. the WIN today was that I did make banana bread- which pretty much made everyone happy after school…
Then as I was getting ready for the webshow- (oh, you can view it HERE)I totally had a mix up in my head…. Which really is a pretty typical thing- and I thought that I was supposed to start the webshow at 7 instead of 8. Eric wasn’t home, and Colton and I were trying to get it up and running- and it was just kinda a mess. SO we wound up accidentally jumping the gun by an hour, and then having some technical issues… but then things finally came together when eric could save the day.
I did have fun tonight!
I showed off my garbage- all this purged from my studio! I LOVE the purging!
I showed how to use mist, glaze and glam on the surface of a Facination folder
I shared some gorgeous cards that I made for some special people… and had fun last night playing with new products and different color combinations...even snuck in some new PRODUCT!
I teased with the new Tattered Angels paper pack .. that won’t be avail until end of Oct. but you will LOVE it!!
And I previewed some CARDS that we’ll be creating in Oct. and some Layouts we’ll be making in November- all with kits that will be avail for purchase. So it was quite an exciting
show!! (not to mention the dancing)... i did miss having Rhonna and Janet ... they will be back next week after SPARK!
Here is the cool part: Scott from Blue Moon Scrapbooking put together a very special package of 10 different products… all the stuff I talked about and demonstrated tonight- that is available on his site…AND if you buy this package deal- you get to pick a FREE BOTTLE OF GLAM (your choice!!) woo hoo!!
BTW, the Tailored Tags are in the package deal- so if you grab them, check out THIS Ustream show and THIS house of 3 printable that creates awesome hybrid tags out of those tailored tags… and you can make something like this:
And since everyone was SO excited about the paper pack… Rachael (who was moderating.. thank you!) from Tattered Angels has authorized me to GIVE AWAY one FULL 16 page paper pack- mind you, it’s NOT YET AVAILABLE!!
SOOOO…. Tell me your favorite Glimmery COLOR COMBO and I’ll pick a winner Friday morning…
tomorrow night!
so i did this really fun 'make n take' at CHA this past july... and everyone that got the chance to participate LOVED IT! (you had to have a ticket to make it and take it!) SO, i thought that it would be awesome to share the MAGIC of it! i show off how to layer up the mist, the glaze and GLAM to get amazing results!! i just got my box of NEW product from Tattered Angels... so i have a few things up my sleeve! come and join in! xoxo
click HERE to go to Ustream and watch... if you get a user name and pass word you can in the chat!
Creative Escape KITS!!
so... if you weren't able to be with us at Creative Escape.. you can still create the amazing projects!! woot! in fact... check this out... on the Scrapbook & Cards Today Blog... they are giving away a HUGE prize: ALL the kits to all the classes as well as the CE idea book, bag and all the GOODIES!!! hello... (almost) as good as being there!! so cruise over there and enter to WIN!!! (you have until Thurs)
so wed night, we had the webshow at the same time, same place but Ustream was totally freaking out! and i am sad to tell you.. that the webshow did not record! and it was MOST unfortunate, because i was able to show off my Creative Escape project... (which was super cute) as well as what miss Janet Hopkins did with the same kit and little Fall Junque magic!! you can pre-order my Creative Escape kit from the House of 3 site... and for all those who pre-order we are throwing in a 1oz bottle of Tutti Fruiti Glimmer mist... the kits will start shipping on Sept. 10th.
the kit includes the following:
3 12" House of 3 Exclusive papers (double sided)
3 12" bazzill cardstock
1 9" printed/diecut backer piece
1 binder mechanism
1 8x10 full color House of 3 Exclusive sticker sheet
fabric for ruffles and flowers
button and self-adhesive pearls (for flower centers)
chandy crystal
1 yard of May Arts ribbon
& IF you pre-order 1 oz bottle of Glimmer Mist...
When you receive your kit, you will have access to my power point, a video tutorial, step by step instructions and color images.
There is special pricing on the site when you order more than one kit- which when you see how cute both projects are... you will definately want to get a couple!! these will make fab christmas gifts! you may even want to give the kit as a gift-- for any paper crafters on your list! it's much-o fun to get something that is 'everything you need to create this' type of thing. love that.
ok... so the Creative Escape project was designed to be a place to "Capture Beauty" (hence the name...) and it's a place you can hang it up and load it with photos and journaling etc. etc... even little mini scrapbook pages... or quotes. fill it with anything that is BEAUTIFUL to yoU! i think that it's just so important to look for, and see the beauty around us... and let that beauty inspire us and bring us JOY!
the crown just makes my day! as do the ruffles...
ok, so now.. to knock your socks off... here is what janet hopkins whipped together using some of the Fall Junque backgrounds and also the kit...
i love this clever, clever girl! she created a keeper for all the stuff that her daughter brings home from 2nd grade! some photos along the way... hand writing samples and an other odds and ends... inside, there are some envelopes, pages etc etc.. and that could totally be customized. i love this idea so much!! don't worry... still has ruffles!
because what DO you do with all the things that come home?
this could be masculine or feminine... and could of course be a keeper of ANYTHING! this is a FUN kit!
upclose.
ok, so a sweet friend, and amazing photographer Maridette Chachola-attended CE this last week, and took some AMAZING photos... she sent me a few close up, detail shots of my mirror... so sharing them: (that is her with the camera)
i did a little 'aging' to the mirror using alchol inks- and added some stamping with Ranger archival ink
these flowers are cut from Silhouette's white fuzzy vinyl, and glimmer misted (pomegranate) and topped off with 'chandelier' glam from Tattered Angels. LOVE that stuff!
this little frame vignette is one of my fav quotes: "beauty appears only when something is completely and openly itself" and i used the Parisian Anthology (house of 3) collection by Pink Paislee for the corrugated accents- and the stamps, and some glam on there too!
that cute bird hook came from anthropologie, and the ruffle and flower are also from the Hof3 Parisian Anthology line... (gorgeous) and glimmer misted.
i cut the saying using my Silhouette- using the white vinyl, and glimmer misted it as well. Then mounted the mirror in a shadow box and affixed the frame front to the shadowbox. couldn't have done it w/o eric... he saved the whole thing! kim... i wasn't kidding, i am going to come and visit it! (wink)
THANKS maridette... you are the best!
just a little recap... and by little i mean HUGE
Creative Escape kicked off for me –really- last Monday (10 days ago) when i packed up and drove out headed for Arizona! That morning of course was the first day of school for the big kids at our house! Everyone was super excited…
Emily Waters was joining Capri, Connor and I for the 12 hour ride… which went quite smoothly, and I was thankful that I could take whatever I could shove into the back of my car and not worry a smidge about overweight bags! I did stick around until school got out so I could hear how everyone did on the first day! it’s hard to believe I have a child in Middle School- he loved every minute of it! (wonder how long that will last)
SO,
Finally on Tuesday afternoon we arrived in Phx just barely in time for my haircut… (yes, I am still emotionally attached to my Arizona hair stylist, and YES I went SHORTER!!) Wed was a set up day, and miss Janet arrived . I had Capri and Connor at the hotel and they got to meet a few of the ladies that were taking advantage of the Bazzill Bus tour. Seriously, those ladies were hauling around with a LOT of bazzill cardstock that they purchased by the pizza box when they went to the warehouse. (which reminds me… I really needed a bazzil warehouse stop myself when I was driving my car!! I KNEW I forgot something)
Thursday morning was the real kick off! The place (wild horse pass) was a buzz with scrapbookers! So many familiar faces… it was so great to see everyone! the hotel is absolutely amazing—it’s just perfect for an ESCAPE! It just feels like you are entering a new world when you walk through the doors… the staff is remarkable! Every year! Janet and I were working on setting up the House of 3 Crop Room with 36” balloons that were holding up turquoise banners topped with doilies. So cute… Rhonna arrived about noon to wrap it up right as registration got underway…
The Creative Escape VIBE was a little different this year! SO sophisticated… and I LOVEd the turquoise… (almost teal really)… everything from the new bags, lanyards, name badges and every other little detail was just gorgeous!! so much goes into pulling it off… and this kudos goes to the Bazzill Team! They are relentless, and you have never met a group that works so well together. To Carol, Mona, Lisa and Frani… i would give you each a standing ovation! These women are so capable, talented and fabulous! Thank you each so much!
We always have a crazy busy Technique Boutique, but this year was over an above! I think that between making “yo-yo’s”, rolled flowers, Making Memories Necklaces and this amazingly fancy heart for Pam’s class OH, not to mention a full on class from Tattered Angels and Cookbookin’… it was a FULL afternoon that attendees needed to also make some time to come in and visit with the teachers in the Trunk show… to top off Thursday evening… the “BOYS” of Creative Escaped performed for everyone and definitely lit the crowd!! I have the video posted on my facebook wall- so funny! Totally unexpected! During the welcome ceremonies… the teachers were presented with these amazingly sparkly aprons… I don’t think that any photo will do the fabric justice! I seriously felt like I was playing dress up all weekend while I was wearing my apron! Gorgeous! thanks to Scrapbooks ETC (and Michael Miller fabric).
After the welcome, if you had a little more brain power left, Jessica Sprague and Rhonna Farrer offered up a FREE digital brush class (free.99 as Jessica would say) and it was absolutely mind blowing as usual! 2 just fabulously amazing women!
I must say, that I was so proud of myself… because I went to bed before midnight! This was a HUGE achievement for me!
Both Friday and Sat are class days- 4 classes each day for each student… so everyone is pushed! Each teacher this year was SO unique and different in what she brought to the table! These are beautiful and talented women… I have been impressed with them for so many reasons, and I am so thankful to each one of them for all they did BEFORE the event… as well as at the EVENT! Each one of them has taught me and influenced me in a different and significant way!
Claudine was invited to come and teach a strictly TECHNIQUE based class. and I LOVED learning how to use her products in such unique ways.
Jessica was invited to inspire us, and introduce us to the POSSIBILITES! She created a pre-class that each person could take online and learn how to get 12 photos on one page, and create perfectly cropped circles… she they whipped up a clever HYBRID project that is perfect for the holidays!
Pam Black was one of the teachers from our very first year, and this is a woman that will amaze you every time! her desktop scrapbook was a super intense class, with all kinds of little WOWS that you can use over and over! I love that
Margie offered up her traditional comic relief! She is a crack up of course.. but everyone LOVED the personalized necklace they created in her class… the Scarlet Lime Beads were such a delight! I think that what was the most fun was that it didn’t have to be a wearable necklace, but could also be a home dec type fun necklace to put on display.
Teresa did what she does best… she created a mini book that showcased all the things she is grateful for. It’s full of TERESA! And she puts so much heart into all she does…and then blings it up!
Maggie is a photographer, but also an amazing scrapbooker… I think that it’s important to be reminded to WORK to get fabulous photos, and hearing good ideas and someone else’s perspective on photography just improves our skills! I had so many people coming to take my photo, and practicing their new skills and ideas.
Trisha LOVES to teach, and she is good at it! she created a very ambitious project because she just loves to share her ideas… and her passion. it’s just something that you can feel! She has been a glimmer mist lover from the beginning and it was so much fun to see what this girl does with a cardboard box!
My class was sponsored by my friends at House of 3 (me and janet and Rhonna)…and since our products are digital for the most part, it meant that I had the chance to create whatever I wanted that was EXCLUSIVE to Creative Escape. I wanted something sweet and beautiful…I chose to use the Spring Junque Collection, and make something that would make a wonderful gift as well as something you’d love to have hanging where you could see it. I loved teaching it! (I always think it’s going to be much faster than it really is) {you can buy a kit here}
Friday night after dinner (a fabulous sit down dinner)… we had what we call the “Friday night Extravaganza” it’s an extra class where students got to make a Magnet board… by Friday night, everyone is so tired, but at 9:30, us House of 3 girls broadcasted a LIVE WEBSHOW direct from the EVENT!! If you want to take a peek inside the event you can click here to see! It was so much fun, but I will tell you this- having 80 or 90 people in the ‘live studio audience’ made me SO nervous. I think you could tell I was nervous!
The ending is always the best part of Creative Escape.
And this year was no exception. not sure if it’s the fact that we just go ahead and eat DESSERT FIRST, or if it’s the tremendous generosity that is exhibited by the many, many sponsors that donate gifts for our raffles or the AMAZINGLY gorgeous and personal mirrors that were created to raise money for our Charity of choice: the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society… or the heartfelt and inspiring Keynote presentation that was given this year by a woman that amazes me … Jaimee Rose.
THANKYOU to the Wild Horse Pass… we love you!
THANK YOU to the sponsors… we love your products and all that you give and offer to the industry and just to US (speaking for crazy scrapbookers everywhere)
THANK YOU to each and every one of you that willingly decorated and donated your time and talents for the Mirror Project. I know a little something about the pressure! Wink… they were beautiful and inspiring to look at!
here is a peek at my mirror... i quite love it! taken w/ my phone.. (how lame am i?)
THANK YOU to Jaimee.. for making me think, and reflect and filling me with the desire to make magic!
And
THANK YOU BAZZILL…
DOUG for putting up with all of us! and bravely leading us, and for swimming in a synchronized way.
CAROL for all the things I know you did, and for the MILLION of things I don’t know you did! Thanks for keeping it real, and steady and happening!
MONA for making it look gorgeous!!
FRANI for your happy happiness… and always knowing where to get stuff, and where people are and taking care of whatever needs to happen!
LISA for everything ELSE!!! Cause you are the one responsible for everything whether it was up to you or not! You are just the person that makes SURE! And we love you for that… we all love you for that!
And…
EVERYONE THANKS MARTI and the onsite, amazing SCRAPBOOKS, ETC. it is really one of the best stores ever!! And scrapbookers just love to spend money on new stuff!
Sidenote: all I can say about the room drop gift is: OMGSH………..wow!
So it’s Wednesday now. And I am still feeling a little exhausted. It took a couple days to drive home and I find myself SO behind. Yikes. And while I am so tired, and feeling a little overwhelmed, it’s so worth it! so great to see old friends, make new ones, and be filled from the inside… be reminded WHY we spend so much time and energy scrapbooking… cause it is important and fabulous and FUN!
There are lots of rumors flying about next year…and I am not corroborating anything… YET!
