More Sneaky-Peeky Pics...

Who wants more sneaky-peeky pics of upcoming GASC classes?

Well, I hope someone does! ;)

Here's some more GASC love...

My 2 most popular classes last year...ones that I got emails about months later were Cosmo Cricket and Jenni Bowlin. And I sooooo excited to be offering classes with them again this year! WOO HOOOOOOO!!! :)

* Jenni Bowlin

Vintage Hip class

The Thursday class for this one is already sold out, and the Friday and Saturday sessions are filling up *fast!* so if you want to be in this one...go now! I'll wait for you to come back....

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(that's my Jeopardy music! LOL)

Anyways, Jenni Bowlin goodies are one of my absolute faves in the industry. Nobody does vintage like Jenni. So starting with a base of *tons* of new goodies, I couldn't help but create the cutest stinkin' album evah! LOL :) This vintage looking gem has it all--glitter, bingo cards, journaling cards, pearl flowers, rhinestone buttons, a whole mini paper pack, felt, rubons, chipboard buttons, lace, and alpha stickers! Dude!!! That's like a scrap store extravaganza in a bag...plus the class! You know me...I've got all kinda of tips and tricks to make the most of your supplies, have fun, and add a little "you" to your album! :)

Here's a pic...

* Cosmo Cricket

Girl Friday Galore class

Everyonce in a while, a line comes along that makes me squeal like a little girl. I'll admit it...it's not my usual M.O. but sometimes I just can't help it. Girl Friday is that line. Girly colors that aren't too girly-sweet for me. ;) Plus, vintage images! Can you say BONUS! :) I'll let you in on a little secret to my work flow for this one...

I gathered my 4x6 pics, scattered the products all around me and BOOM! Lightening flash! :) Basically, I created a super fast, ridiculously cute Girl Power album! Really, it came together sooo quick that I got to bed before 2am! And that, my friends, is a goal in and of itself for this night owl! :) My album is all about my daughters and me, but it'll be perfect for sisters, your daughters girlfriends, your girlfriends, any group of women that touch your heart! :)

Wanna see?...

That's it for today!

But more to come of course! :)

I've still got Pebbles/Core'dinations, KI Memories, and American Crafts/Maya Road to sneak preview pics for!

See ya soon!

XOXO...Stac :)

Sneaky Peeky pics...

always make me go ooooohhh and make me impatient to see the whole she-bang! I know that's kinda the point, but I'm not exactly a long-attention-span-come-back-to-see-more kinda girl! LOL :) But I'm learning...and I hope everyone else is too...

b/c I've got some litle sneaky peeky pics...detail shots...and some love to share on these class projects! :)

First up, Hambly and American Tag "Mixed Up Mini Album" class...

From the very first second I started thinking about classes this year, I wanted to get some Hambly happening! I have a serious Hambly obsession and ocassionally have to put.down.the.Hambly and try something else (although sometimes unwillingly!) LOL :) Then, Marla introduced me to the "Tag Man" of American Tag Co. at CHA. I'll be honest...I would've normally walked past this booth b/c its very artsy-mixed media collage type stuff when you look at the booth as a whole. But Marla went in, and of course I followed. As I browsed, my heart rate went higher and higher! Dude, they are like the company that not a lot of scrappy folks know about yet that everyone needs to know about! I totally looked like this... :D with a huge stupid grin. They have envelopes, tag, ticket rolls, twine...all the coolest little detail stuffs. I was totally lusting over a mixed set of their tags (secretly wishing that I could puppy dog eye my way into a pack to bring home). So when I got them to sign on for sponsorship (yes, with *that* tag set!!), I knew they were a perfect match with my belovedly funky-fresh Hambly goodies! :)

This class has it all--Hambly metallic! papers, transparencies (including new release!), stickers, and rub-ons, then the American Tag mixed set of tags! SO MUCH FUN!!! And for the scrapper in you, I made sure it fits a ton of pics--12 to be exact!

So with no further adieu (is that how that goes?)...

Mixed Up Mini Album...

Next up is Pink Paislee Fascinating Frame-Up class:

Okay, so this class is one that my husband thinks I'm a little crazy for. But he's not scrappy-crafty-trendy like I am...or you are! ;) I read lots and lots of blogs (too many if I'm honest!). But one of my faves is SouleMama. She makes me want to be a better mom...the kind that sits in the grass and knits while the kids have time for super-creative freedom to run around the woods. (Instead, I'm running here and there...PTA to soccer to gymnastics to girl scouts to room mom with a line of rotating kids behind me in the minivan...repeat tomorrow) Anyway, I digress... The point is she's a Fabric Queen and has often showed pics of her fave fabrics hanging in embroidery hoops all over her house. So gorgeous...and so cheap! Two of my fave things! ;) I've also seen this happening in the scrappy world a bit lately...at CHA, on 2Peas, in my lss. It's definitely a hot up-&-coming trend with all the scrap-jumped-to-home-decor style we've got rollin' right now. So, inspired by the Fabric Queen & more, this Pink Paislee class centers around marrying a gorgeously polka-dottie paper stylishly into an embroidery hoop...with all the associated distressing, wrinkling, curling and more! Makes such a fun backdrop for the stickers, chipboard, brads, and more that we'll pile onto the middle to make a fun framed layout! :) Did I mention that Pink Paislee *rocks* the generosity gene and this class is stacked with Fascinating line goodies? So, you can get more embroidery hoops and have enough product to make a whole wall of "Frame Up" layouts! Dude! :)

Here's the pic:

Okay, one more for today...

by special request...

Art Rebel Junk Gypsy banner class with Glitz and Canvas Corp.

In case you don't know, I have a bit of an obsession with color...lots of colors. But one of my fave combos is always red/turquoise/black. So you can imagine my joy when I saw the Glitz Rebel line! Well, the name probably helps too...wanna-be Rebel that I am! ;) So gorgeously grungy makes me a happy girl! And when they said that they'd sponsor, but could I please use the roller doodles in the class, I was like "Uh, YEAH!!!!" Love those little guys...so cool and sometimes hard to find! So then I started thinking of a project and came up with the coolest inspiration. A friend has previously hooked me up with the Junk Gypsy site...to drool, wish, and dream about the day that I can afford a $100 bracelet of vintage baubles! Ding, ding, ding...I can't afford it, nor is it scrappy in the least, but by goodness, I'm gonna turn that bracelet want into a scrappy love project! :) And so was born this class "Art Rebel Junk Gypsy banner". I think you'll agree that we totally get Junk Gypsy'd in this class...with a bunch of vintage-inspired buttons, nailheads, distressing, bottlecaps, rub-ons, and more! And the banner part? That's thanks to Canvas Corp., a company that is crossing over from the home interiors side of the crafting world to the scrappy side with a new line of canvas blanks, perfect for banners, canvas albums, wall hangings, tags for traditional layouts, and more! Their booth was like a free pass to an art store, but with super nice folks that would actually help you and not look at you crazy when you said "What's gesso?" LOL :) Remember those roller doodles I mentioned? We're roller doodling onto...Canvas!! Yep, I said it! And it is ridiculously COOL!

So, here's the peek-a-boo...

How's that looking? Sounding good?

I hope so b/c I'm super-duper excited about these classes! :)

I'm off to the gym to shiggle these pounds away (darn Christmas fudge...still), but I'll be back with more sneaky-peeks and some KI lovin' too. :)

XOXO...Stac :)

At what point...

do you say that blogging just isn't for you?
I don't know.
I pretty much just ignore this blog till Marla yells at me to "Do.It." and so here I am.
You'd think that as much as I chatter all day, I could post stuff up, right?
But somehow my chatter is much more endearing in person with full effects than bland on a page.
Well, we'll see...
:)

Update of the E*Crew variety...
Rounding out the last 9 weeks of school and making summer plans! We can't wait...long days of sunshine, picnics, gym playdates, sleepovers, and of course...tutoring! LOL :)

Everyone is healthy for the moment...Thank Goodness and touch wood! Hoping it stays that way. :)

LOTS and LOTS and LOTS of prep going on for Great American Scrapbook Convention.
I'm teaching tons of classes and am sooooo excited about each and every one of them. Wanna see my schedule...and maybe come along?

Thursday:
8:00 - 9:30 Girl Friday Galore (Cosmo Cricket)
10:00 - 11:30 Vintage Hip(Jenni Bowlin)
12:30 - 1:30 Details soon! ;)
2:00 - 3:00 Summer Scrappin' Fun (Pebbles / Core'dinations)
3:30 - 5:00 She's a Crafty Girl (American Crafts)
5:30 - 7:00 Art Rebel Junk Gypsy banner (Glitz / Canvas Corp)

Friday:
8:00 - 9:00 Get Scrap Inspired! (KI Memories)
9:30 - 10:30 Details soon! ;)
11:00- 12:30 Art Rebel Junk Gypsy banner (Glitz / Canvas Corp)
1:30 - 3:00 Girl Friday Galore (Cosmo Cricket)
3:30 - 5:00 Vintage Hip (Jenni Bowlin)
5:30 - 6:30 Summer Scrappin' Fun (Pebbles / Core'dinations)

Saturday:
8:00 - 9:00 Fascinating Frame Up (Pink Paislee)
9:30 - 11:00 She's a Crafty Girl (American Crafts)
12:00 - 1:30 Vintage Hip (Jenni Bowlin)
2:00 - 3:30 Mixed Up mini album (Hambly / American Tag)
4:00 - 5:00 Get Scrap Inspired! (KI Memories)
5:30 - 7:00 Girl Friday Galore (Cosmo Cricket)

Plus, I'm going out early to get everything prepped and about 90% sure I'm teaching a special class on Wednesday too! All in all, I'll be gone from Tuesday to Sunday! Whew! It's gonna be a whirlwind of fun! :)

I'll be back in the next few days (promise!) to post up some sneak peeks of the projects!
And don't forget to hit the GASC site...registration goes live super soon so you better figure out your schedule! :)
XOXO...Stac :)

KI Lovin'....

Havin' a blast! :)

Got back from CHA to a box of goodie fun! I can't wait to dig in! The new stuffs are just so gorgeously glittered and I love the new designs and embellishments and, and, and...just all.of.it! :)


Head over to the KI blog too!

I'm the "Meet the Team" designer this week. The interview questions were fun and I love the layout that is with the questionnaire. :)


Also, I'm doing the scrap challege this week to scraplift yourself! So many options to play with out of your own scrapbook, so have a blast with it! :)


Here's the layout I lifted from the Memory Makers Scrapbook Idea Gallery magazine and the KI layout that I created for the challenge:





I'd love to see what y'all create too! Make sure to post it to the KI thread so we can all love on you and your layout! :)
XOXO...Stac :)

Last Day of CHA Fun... :)

Woo Hoo! Another fun day on the CHA floor! Are you ready for the longest list of goodies yet? Yeah, I thought you might be! ;)

Kaiser: With some of the coolest wooden mini albums and wall art I saw, I was a happy girl in the Kaiser booth! One of their new lines hits on a hot trend of the stacking dolls, but these are my favorite ones b/c they are just so cute in their bright dresses! :)

Prima: Every. Single. Thing. Is. Absolutely. Breath-takingly. Fabulous. I know that I’m a little excitable in general, but this whole booth was full of the most gorgeous goodies. I don’t even know where to start b/c I wanted it all—beaded butterflies, flowers, stems of sparkly stars, stitched papers, canvas art, super cute paper lines, great clear stamps, album ring cozies, and more, more, more. Every. Single. Thing…really. :) Also, I was lucky enough to meet Adrienne Looman who designed their new Rebellious line, a rockin’ hot pink/lime green/black combo full of punk rock fun.

Anna Griffin: There are lots of jungle lines here, but Anna Griffin took it one step further and the animals are full of circus fun! Some great flocked monkey patterns and some other fun patterns too. All ready to add to the cute little mini albums. Oh, and the diecut papers that go with the lines are beautiful too—the lined up turquoise elephants for the Riley line make me laugh out loud! :)

Teresa Collins: As always, just totally gorgeous lines! The manilla ledger bases and journaling cards are so awesome for every layout. :) I saw some *great* new transparencies that are so coming to live with me asap! Love the little alphabet papers too…just want to chop them to bits but they look great uncut too as a layout base. Double Bonus! :)

K & Company: The totally cutie Actopus to Zelephant line made me want to create a mini-album immediately! Then, even better, I saw the way they’d used an extra big version of it in their display and decided that my kids will be needing a little alphabet wall art thing in the toy room instead! F-U-N!

Pebbles: Walking down an aisle, I saw a wall with framed papers so delicious that I had to break the up-&-down each aisle rule to go check them out! Lucky for me, Pebbles new lines were so worth the rule-breaking. The new lines are bright, cheerful and flat-out gorgeous with little birds, houses, flowers…I want to frame them too! Then I turned around and saw the cutest (& smartest) packaging idea in ages. Pebbles has great new chipboard sets, some with glitter, all done up in…wait for it…”chip bags”! Totally adorable little potato chip looking bags with awesome glitter embellishments! Betcha can’t eat, I mean buy, just one! ;)

Technique Tuesday: The new Ali Edwards stamps aren’t flashy and ooooh-inducing. What they are is 110% useful, cool and totally Ali. Translate that to…I want them so bad I can taste it!! :) These are the stamps that you’re going to pull out again and again to add a little extra detail to every layout.

Fancy Pants: This was a release that I was sooo excited to see! And they totally did NOT disappoint. The watercolor rainbows and sunshines made me smile like a 9 year old all over again! So pretty, fun and sweet. Around the corner was the new kraft line, which was equally fabulous with pale little sweet rainbows, trees, and animal friends. Then I saw my new mini-album obsession. New album set-ups with a mixture of pages—felt, transparency, chipboard…all in one convenient package. Guess who is getting to work on one asap? Yep, that’d be me…and you too!

GCD Studios: Have you felt this paper? Really. You need to. Its super thick, linen textured and double-sided. Totally rich luxury with glitter, flocking, foils…yum! The new Spring line was my fave here with fun rainbows, kelly green damask-type designs, and big polka dots. There was a great fabric-inspired line too that looked like home décor fabric swatches. I had to touch them to see if they were really paper! LOL

My Little Shoebox: Between the lines, the sample layouts, and the girls working, this is the sweetest booth at CHA I think. Every paper line has a little pink or coral in it…but the mix of colors make them all unique! With lines featuring happy little birds, houses, flowers, owls, rainbows, and more, they’ve got you covered and will bring a smile to your face. MLS also has my new fave alpha of the show that I’m ready to stock.up.on! Awesome little alpha sets in a variety of colors designed to match MLS lines plus about every line in your scrap stash. These are a total must-have in every color.

Glitz Designs: Can you hear my rebel yell? Okay, so maybe I didn’t literally yell out in the middle of CHA, but I wanted to so badly! The new Rebel line has a totally me mix of turquoise, red, and black with lots of grungy fun. The rub-ons are like buttah—smooth and easy. And I saw lots of folks begging for the distressing stamp set, which apparently was a HIT in the Glitz class.

Chatterbox: Okay, I want to make sure to mention the gorgeous paper line with fab blue, brown, and yellow combo of stars, flowers, and dots. Because the papers are truly fab. Okay, now…cover your eyes b/c I’m about to start kissing embellishments! ;) The goodies that go with the new line are so ridiculously awesome that I didn’t want to leave them. Fun cork shapes, gorgeous deer cards, butterfly and bird die cuts, transparency frames…every single one in the whole set are so usable and fabulous, which is so rare. But Chatterbox nailed it perfectly. So that I can maximize total usage of these fabulous bits, I think I’ll have to play with one of their great new albums too—maybe the denim one? Or the canvas one? Or the one that goes on the stand? Hmmm, maybe all of them! ;)

Basic Grey: Two words for you—Lime Rickey! This is my absolute fave of the new lines because it is full of bright colors that are going to carry us through the spring and summer months with lots of scrap happiness. The Marrakech line is gorgeous too, with pretty details that go with the stacking doll theme I was seeing.

Maya Road: Heaven…pure and total heaven! New yummies everywhere I looked that are so awesome I wanted to bring them home…NOW (please!). LOL ;) Maya Road was showing new spray mist colors (amethest to go with all the purple goodies), luxury crushed velvet ribbon, cute baby pompom ribbon, and mini velvet flowers with rhinestone centers. They also had more fabulous albums that I can possibly work my way through but I am sure going to be happy trying—all the shaped acrylics, layered chipboards, and mix-up ones with chipboard and envelopes all ready to be your new fave mini! :)

Whew! Well, that’s it for this round of CHA coverage. I am finally back home in freezing cold Texas after almost spending the night at the airport, flying through an ice storm, and slip-sliding our way home. Comfy and cozy with my family around me, California seems like forever ago already. But so many of the goodies are going to have me rushing to my scrapbook room asap! I’m sure they will do the same for you too. ~*~Happy Scrapping!~*~

The Fun Continues... :)

Hey y’all! Back again from another fun day on the CHA floor! :) I’ve seen lots more goodies that you are soooo going to love! Are. You. Ready? :)

Blue Eyed Dezines: Stopped me in my tracks! This is a company out of Australia that was showcasing some fabulous felt embellishments! I love the fun and bright colors and of course polka dotties make everyone smile. The frames are gorgeous too with a little touch of frou-frou swooshie-ness and big touch of bold!

KI Memories: With a new release that is huge, there’s going to be lots here that is going to come live in your scraproom! KI has added glitter shine to much of this release—papers, alphas, and embellishments! Several themes, featuring girl, boy, pets, fruit, and more. And of course, the always fab Sheer Delights and lace cardstock in new colors and designs. :)

Crate Paper: Happy little critters make me happy too! Crate’s new Little Sprouts line has the cutest little woodland friends, including a crazy-cute mushroom die cut paper. The die cuts are awesome, with several that I wanted to pull off the display (no worries I didn’t! LOL) Another boy line with some cute monsters that is lots of fun! And a girl line named after my daughter Lillian (not really…just teasing ;) LOL) that is fun and springy with some great patterned bird chipboard.

Little Yellow Bicycle: Always a crazy busy booth, today was no exception! One of my faves here was their travel-inspired line featuring a great color combo of navy and orange. There’s been several navy based lines here, but LYB is the only one adding a big pop of orange to it. :) I love the full line of embellishments LYB offers with their lines. The Clear Cuts transparency elements are my personal fave, but there’s plenty of goodies to choose from.

7 Gypsies: Oh my Yum! 7 gypsies always makes me want to create as many mini books as possible! Just so many cool album ideas and embellishments! The Binderie was a hit at the Make & Take table (check Crystal Jeffrey Reiger’s blog for pics). The Gypsy Market line is totally pretty with rich saturated red, black, and maize yellow. My fave paper of the line is the distressed black and white stripe b/c it adds some contrasting color and scale to all the other pretty papers! :)

American Crafts: So much to talk about there’s not even room enough to talk about it all! Pretty much just set aside a paycheck for AC goodies and you might get what you’ll want from this release. LOL ;) Fabulous paper lines—I am in heaven between the Teen line and the Craft Fair line! Always great embellishments—chipboard, rubons, flair buttons, new Thickers, and more! Cute little albums all set up with page protectors. And a whole new launch into stamps. Most are perfect for card making, but the border stamps make them perfect for scrappers too. Start saving now…trust me! ;)

Bella Blvd.: With two new releases full of bright and fun, you’ll be all set for spring and summer! They’ve got the super hot color palette (pink, green, blue) going on and rock it out with birthday candles, cupcakes, water droplets (cute!), trees, and hearts. Who could ask for anything more? Oh, you want more? How about huge sheets chock full of coordinating stickers? How about big sheets of awesome alpha stickers? Yeah, they got you covered there too!


Jillibean Soup: A new exhibitor at this show, Jillibean Soup has a great idea. Kraft and lots of it! They have several lines developed on kraft bases that have big impact b/c of their other color choices (like the bold black, red, & green). Not to mention that it’s cute trees, big polka dots, starbursts, and more!! If kraft isn’t your thing or you want to mix it up, they have more colorful lines too like a fun froggy line with bright greens and yellows. They’ve got coordinating ledger journaling spots too that come in variety shaped sets.

Well, that was my Monday! See anything you like? Is there anything y’all want pics of for tomorrow? My game plan is to hit the floor running and bring y’all lots more drool-worthy goodies! ;)
XOXO…Staci :)