Happy Birthday Bad Girls!!!!!!! GIVEAWAY!

Hey all of you BAD Girls! It is time to jump up, sing and dance because Bad Girls Kits is celebrating their birthday!!!! Check out the blog for the details here:http://wendyrago.typepad.com/bad_girls/

There is a really fun giveaway going on.

Sorry for the lack o' bloggin lately. The weeks leading up to CHA have been eventful and I have been out and about from Georgia, to Colorado to home to Colorado to Orlando... I have been out and about.

So here it is CHA time again!!!! I am going to post pics of CHA for the next few days so if there are any booths in particular you would like to see please let me know, I will try my hardest to take a pic of them for you, here is a list of manufacturers (and the floor plan) for you to see who will be there.

https://www.chashow.org/eweb/docs/floorplan/shows/cha09st/start.html

So Have fun with the birthday bash and please let me know what booths you want me to take a pic of, I would love to shar CHA with YOU!

~Liz

New Bad Girls Kits, AND a CHA class sneak peek!

So it is that time again, the first of the month and of course Bad Girls brings you the very finest in vintage creativity! This months kits are amazing as usual. Here is the main kit as well as one that just happen to match my CHA retailers class, Vagabound.

Here are a few pics from my CHA class for retailers. This class is just happens to be using the Tattered Travelr album from Tattered Angels and the new Transatlantique line from Graphic 45. This class will be made available for retailers, so ask your local stores if they will be attending CHA. This class is full of techniques that compliment both Tattered Angels and Graphic 45.

This was such fun product to work with. As usual the kits are SOLD OUT. There are a few left of one of the BAD GIRLS KITS, but like always they have sold out quickly. email Wendy at info@badgirlskits.com for info on subscriptions or being put onthe wait list.

And as always you can find some killer classes, AND tons of inspiration on the Bad Girls site.

Check it out!

~liz

winners and some cool Bad Girls classes!

First off let me just say Thank you to everyone for your many thanks on this new journey. I am excited to have this opportunity to do what I love. I am blessed to be surrounded by like minded artist who love creating and sharing their talents with others in education. That being said I do believe that we have some winner!

SO the winner of the 5 one ounce bottles of Glimmer Mist from the blog post is:

Here are your random numbers:
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http://jenscrappinpalace.blogspot.com/

and the winner of the Prima Product from the subscribers list is:

Here are your random numbers:
5
Timestamp: 2009-06-13 15:56:57 UTC

Rochelle Spears

Girls please email me your addy's at primadonnaliz@yahoo.com


Also Bad Girls classes are going on NOW! WOW can you believe the AMAZING concepts these girls are teaching??? I just went over to check out Jenn's class and seriously it is FULL of information that will blow your mind!

So here are the two classes that we have going on for June, there is a lot of fun stuff going on over at Bad Girls so make sure to check it out! Bad Girls Kits site

Photoshop Color Pop!

Online Class taught by Jeni BoisvertJune 25th - 27th$25.95 - Click here to purchase

This super simple and fun hands on approach to Photoshop is a great starting point for beginners and intermediate users that want to bring their work to life! I will guide you along using Adobe Elements 7. I will share with you some tips and tricks that I use, as well as some of my "secrets" for getting custom color and having it do what you want it to do for the look and feel you are going for! Photoshop is as limitless as your imagination, and this class will open up a whole new world for you. You will learn Color Enhancements, as well as other looks for your photos such as Vintage, Color Splash, Color Wash, Black and White looks. We'll learn about blending modes and layers, as well as a cool trick for working with layer masks in elements that are otherwise only available in higher versions of Photoshop. We will also be making fun banners and blinkies! This Class includes a private forum as well as video instruction and a downloadable .pdf file. As a special bonus you will have access to some custom downloadable papers and brushes made exclusively for this class!

Alternative Photo Printing

Online Class taught by Jen MatottJune 15th -17th $29.95 - Click here to purchase

Class Description:Are you bored with regular photographs on photo paper? Do you long to add more texture and interest to your artwork and pages? This in depth class is for you! I will show you how to print photographs and images onto alternative surfaces. Basically, any surface that will fit through your printer is free game! I will walk you through from simple photo editing to getting the most effective image from your printer. Forget the traditional way of using photographs... this class will have you recycling materials, playing with digital techniques and using media in a whole NEW way!!! I will share my secrets to printing on ribbon, metal, transparencies, and even sandpaper! You will not find this class anywhere else except on Bad Girls! Join me for a fun and addictive technique class!

I will have tons of stuff to share this week from my travels and such. I also will continue to do giveaways at least one a month so hop on over or sign up for updates as I really need to share my stash!

Thanks again!

~Liz

The NEW Bad Girls...

Is OOOOOHHHHH so Good yet still BAD!

I am pleased to announce that I have been asked to be one of Bad Girls *NEW* Elite Artiste! I am rejoining the ranks with Wendy Rago, Jeni Boisvert, Cari Fennel, Gina Dejong, and Jenn Mattot. I am absolutely thrilled, this is going to be amazing!!!

Bad Girls is taking a different Direction in their kits now. For years now Bad Girls has been the leader in Kit Clubs offering amazing kits that are both fresh and innovative. With Wendy's passion for teaching, it just makes sense that she take her kits a little deeper and offers vintage kits which are already her specialty and yet now take them to an educational level. Each kit will come with a tutorial of sorts that will compliment your kit. The new kits have been a huge hit. Here is a picture of the main kit. You may want to cruise the new site. Check it out, I am sure you will love it!

And as promised... we have our first Bad Girls Class available taught by Jenn Mattot.

Jenn is an Art Teacher in New York and her scrap work is fabulous. She is an Elite Artiste for Bad Girls and a designer for Black River Designs. She can seriously rock paper.

Alternative Photo PrintingOnline Class taught by Jen MatottJune 15th -17th
$29.95 - Click here to purchase
Class Description:Are you bored with regular photographs on photo paper? Do you long to add more texture and interest to your artwork and pages? This in depth class is for you! I will show you how to print photographs and images onto alternative surfaces. Basically, any surface that will fit through your printer is free game! I will walk you through from simple photo editing to getting the most effective image from your printer. Forget the traditional way of using photographs... this class will have you recycling materials, playing with digital techniques and using media in a whole NEW way!!! I will share my secrets to printing on ribbon, metal, transparencies, and even sandpaper! You will not find this class anywhere else except on Bad Girls! Join me for a fun and addictive technique class!

I just know you all will love it. Take a peek and let me know what you think!

XOXO

Liz

Bad Girls May Kit...

It's that time again, only this time... Bad Girls is giving you a totally nostalgic work of art to call your own. Just in time for your mothers day wishes, Bad Girls brings a totally amazing kit, "Post Cards from Paris". This kit is FULL of amazing product from 7 Gypsies, Prima, Hambly and Bad Girls private collection! I really enjoyed this months kit, it was full of some wonderful vintage ephemera, brass and of course beautiful Prima flowers and 7 Gypsies PAPER! I especially loved the flocked paper. So here is what I came up with:

Magic

2 Hear you Speak

Tea for 2

Sweet Baby Girl

EYE to EYE Mini Album

So here are this months Layouts, I am getting ready to upload them onto the Bad Girls site, so if you want the background of the layouts and any techniques that I used feel free to pop on into the gallery and check them out.

I am still recovering from this weekend, it ws Sooooo much fun getting to spend it with Wendy and Kyle, the four of us (James took a train down to meet us the last few days) just could not stop laughing, my stomach still hurts! Any how, I have been meaning to post some pics of trip to Colorado and this past weekend, I will try and do that this week.

Enjoy your week!!!

~Liz

This weekends events!

So this post is going to be a bit lengthy, but I wouldn't want you all to miss out on a totally awesome National Scrapbook Day!

I have compiled a list of what I know will be going on this weekend for National Scrapbook Day. First things first... I will be in two places at one... literally! I will be doing a video tutorial/class on the Bad Girls Kit site. Check it out if you are going to be spending your weekend at home. I also will be providing some giveaways for those who participate. The DT girls have been working VERY hard over there, so stop on by and say hi, they will make you feel right at home!

I will also be teaching two classes at the San Diego Scrapbook Expo on Friday night. If you are around come by the booth I will be demoing friday and saturday. Here are the classes. The first is an aquaboard using glimmer mist, screens and ribbon.

The second is a triptic Beach party bingo display. This will be using the Brand new Bingo and Calling card set from Tattered Angels. I am really excited about these cards, they are made with a heavy duty cardstock and are absolutely adorable. The are also a great value too!


Pre registration has closed, but if you are in for taking one of the classes, you can sign up at the door.


If you are looking for a local place to romp for NSD, here are a list of my favorite stores in the LA, OC and SD area. All stores are doing some amazing things to celebrate!


Los Angeles County:
Strictly Scrapbooking
Scrap N' Yap
Creative Paradise
Chino Scrapbook Company (Actually I think they may be riverside co.?)

Orange County
Scrapbooking Heaven
Oh Scrap!

San Diego County:
Scrappin Attack
Everafter Scrapbooks
Pink Pineapple Scrapbooks
Yellowbird Scrapbooks
Cool Scrapbook Stuff


Make sure to check out your LSS this weekend, they are working sooooo hard to give you the latest and greatest, so stop on by and show them some love.

Speaking of which, I recieve a little tidbit of info that I think some of you might be interested in. Chino Scrapbook Company Just got in tons new Prima, and the Flirty Little Secret line!!! They also have some of the new yummy stitched Prima paper. So check it out and let me know what you think!


Here is a page I made using the March Bad Girls Kit, featuring Prima's Flirty Little Secret collection. I absolutely ADORE this paper!

Ok, so I warned this one would be a biggie post. I will be gone most of the week, so this will most likely be it for the month. Just a reminder to post a comment to the Autism Awareness RAK thread here, also I am still hosting the Support your LSS RAK, just make a purchase at a local scrapbook store (non chain, so no michaels, joanns or stores of that nature) and email it to me by april 3oth. The reciept needs to be dated with in the dates specified (if you look back a few posts you will see the exact dates) but if you bought something in April you should be good. I will be doing the same thing again in May, so send me your NSD reciepts, the more reciepts the merrier, the more chances to win. I will announce that RAK next week though. And just remember, ANY purchase is appreciated by your LSS, just a little hello to show your support! Your reciept can be any amount, just show your store some love!

Any way... I will leave you all with a little sneak of next months bad girls kit. It is wonderfullly beautiful in an oh so vintage way. You might recognize a little 7 gypsies? Well I can't tell you everything...but I can tell you that you will LOVE it!

Bad Girls Kits May Sneaky Peek!

Thanks again for your support!

have a great weekend of scrapping, and relaxing!

~Liz

Leaving on a jet plane!

I am on my way to Colorado to help Tattered Angels out with a local show and scope out the place. I look forward to breathing in some cool Colorado air, and getting to see the ins and outs of Tattered Angels. I am sure to take pics, so be prepared for the lizarazzi's parade of pics!

I will be gone till Saturday, so see you then!

Also, I just found out that Bad Girls is doing a give away of the April Kit "Butterfly Kisses". Check out this post on the Bad Girls blog for the details, this is a fun kit, and for free? who can pass that up?

XOXO

Liz

Bad Girls project- Sweet Profile

This layout was created with the Bad Girls April Kit. A quick tip to maximize your lettering is to use it as a mask and paint over to create the illusion of the title, adding glimmer mist also helps you customize the color to your liking, and if you are an over acheiver (which my hands are still mad at me for) you can hand stich around your title to get the totally outlined effect. The big butterfly is a cut out of a hambly and used as a mask.

Hope this helps keep your creative gears in motion!

~Liz

The Good... The Bad.... And the STICKY!

So let me break it down like this!

THE GOOD...

Well some of you may have heard it on my Facebook post, but yesterday my sweet son ate grilled chicken for the first time, it may not sound like much, but to a mom of a 5 year old boy who only eats chicken nuggets, fruit and PB&J's this was VICTORY! He has issues with harder textures so this was a definate win for our family!



SO now the Bad.... and oh is it BAD!

Here is one of my Layouts for Bad Girls, I have added a slide show of my DT work at the bottom of my blog, but by posting these individual posts, it helps for those who want to be able to see detailed pics. Here is the layout called Curious Boy. I hand stitched the rain drops, added paint, stickles and of course cardboard, and VOILA... one of my most favorite layouts to date! I based this page off of a sketch that Kara did over at Bad Girls. Check them out if yo uget a chance, this months kit is Totally spring and Sooooo much fun!

You may have noticed that I added another design team to my list, I was asked a few months back by Kerri over at SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L if I would be interested in joining their DT, and well since I already use their goodies anyways, I said OF COURSE! I am seriously pinching myself with the wonderful companies I am so very blessed to work with!

SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L is my absolute favoritist (and yes this IS a word, I have been using it since the second grade!) in the whole wide world!!! They rock with the versatility of adhesives that they offer. Take a look at their site when you get a chance, they also have an online shop now that you can purchase from and all sales are directed to retailers, so the sales are not taken away from the retail market. My goal with SA is to show how you can use their adhesives as art mediums rather than just sticky stuff you use to scrap with. I am on a quest to show EVERYONE how to wear their adhesive on the outside! Believe me, you'll love it!

So if you didn't guess... that was the sticky... although it could qualify as the good too!

thanks for peeking in today!

~Liz

Bad Girl Kits are HERE!

I just wanted to share with you that the Bad Girl kits for April are now available, I am loving the main kit, butterfly kisses and especially Twinkle Twinkle, Check them out and see for yourself! Here is a slide show of my recent Bad Girl stuff, I will be adding Design stuff as I go and permanently posting it at the bottom of my page. Let me know what you think, I am totally loving the Hybrid Calender wall Hanging I made with a C & T canvas album that was thrown into my bad girls kit. I used the hybrid calender set by House of 3. It was super cool because the hybrid download came with a bonus mini set that fit perfectly on the album sheets! Click on teh pic to see the entire slide show.



Have fun this week, and remember the RAK's that are going on, I need to get rid of stuff, so shop and create everyone!

~Liz xoxo

Bad Girls sneak peeks!

Well this months Bad Girls kit is sooo much fun! I don't normally work with some of the colors that are in this kit which made it oh so much fun for me! I think you will like it very much!

Here are a few sneaky peeks for you do enjoy! Join the VIP

Join us bad Girls for the April Reveal Party Tonight 9pm PST in the Bad Girls Forum we want to see you girls there.

And if you would like to see the prize pack (and I do mean pack this thing is HUGE) check out this link!

Hope to see you there and see you winning this fabulous prize!

My first sketch...and well another rak, why not?

I am so excited to share my first sketch for Bad Girls, here is the pic and the link, the link will show you a better quality pic and all the details. The site has some great sketches and well a whole lot of fun inspiration (bad girls style!)

http://www.badgirlskits.com/mb/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=7767

So here is a little RAK to go with the Sketch:

again a totally random draw for winner, just use this sketch and create a project (anytype) inspired by this sketch and I will randomly award a winner a prize package from my Prima stash, a bit of flowers, lace and bling. Post a link to your project in this link. the deadline for this is April 5th. I will announce the winner April 6th.

I look foward to seeing what you create!

and of course, if you have any questions, feel free to email me at primadonnaliz@yahoo.com

thanks!

~Liz

Hello 3...

Here is another layout of my sweet baby girl. This is using even more of my Bad Girls March Kit. With this layout I tried a few different things to make my product stretch, hope they help your creative mind start to crank.

Using decorative paper to create a frame, and using Prima Say It In Crystals (clear) to add depth to your frame

Using your foam self adhesive letters as a stamp.



With this layout I wanted to try and have fun, but my mad scientist brain never stops. I first started with the Prima patterned paper sewed some random stripes down the side and then split them open to reveal the cardboard that I backed the page with. After I slit it open I used water to roll the paper back and give it a curled distress look.

The frame

I free handed a bracket frame and cut out the middle. I then cut up some Prima Say It In Crystals and layered them around the frame. I then painted the crystals to match the frame. This gave the frame depth, and well I love textures!!!

The Flowers

Because the flowers were mostly pink and red, I used my never failing Glimmer Mist to alter the flowers to match my fancy. I then flanked them with the ever lovely Prima velvet leaves and created quilled vines with the Crate Paper ribbons. I centered my flowers with the extra crystals that I had from cutting them up for the frame. I took each individual crystal and cut it up, and layered them onto each other.

The Title

This is my favorite part!!! For this, I used the lullabye letters from American Crafts, to create the stamped look, I took the letters I needed and using repositionable tape by SCRAPBOOK ADSHESIVES BY3L, I glued the non adhesived part (the top) of the letters to a stamp block and as this left the original adhesived back portion of the letters exposed, I covered this portion with clear embossing powder so that I could stamp with the letters. I used paint to stamp with and the cool thing about this, is that you could still use the letters after you are done stamping with them, so again...adding another use for your product!

The outer frame

The outer frame is a combo of the decorative paper from Creative Imaginations and Prima's Flirty Little Secret paper line. I cut around the outer edge of the Prima paper and took the very outer edge of the decorative paper. I sewed them together. Lastly I randomly cut out leaves, that was a happy accident that well, I was trying out for another layout, and well it worked well for this one.

All the contents used for this layout can be found in the March Bad Girls Kit.

ALSO I was just linked from the Marks Paper Facebook site to a Marks Paper Giveaway, here is the link to the info on the givaway (two full lines of paper!) and also while your at it, check out the Facebook group.

I hope this crazy concoctions finds you well and you are having a great day!

~Liz

Sweet Child Of Mine...

Here is another fun layout using my March Bad Girls Kit. I have been meaning to post all of the pics, but I wasn't sure exactly when I would be able to post them, so here I am...posting them now... better late than never... I will add the rest as I go (I think I only have a few left).

This Layout is of my sweet child. Although she may look like daddy, her fiesty spirit is all mommy. I say right she says left, I say here she says there... She is argumentative, but in a good way, she keeps me on my toes and well I love every minute of it because she reminds me of when I was young. I only hope that her independent spirit remains and that this world will embrace her strength.

The technical scoop:

For this layout I took the box that my kit came in a cut out a 12x12 piece of it, I then ripped and tore it to get my fun corregated look. I gesso'ed it with a paint primer and continued to layer my favorite colors of Glimmer Mist onto it, from there I inked the edges and brushed some fun colors of stickles along for a little sparkle (this is what I love to call the girly grungification of cardboard). I exacto'd out the frame to the Prima Flirty Little Secret paper and cut out hand drawn leaves and hearts to decorate my page. The flower is flanked with paper that I misted with glimmer mist, folded in half and cut fine slits into so that it framed the flower and added some much needed fluff around the flower (well the flower really didn't need the fluff, but I love the contrast of textures). Lastly, and seriously the coolest trick ever... I applied green stickles to the tops of the Prima Say It In Crystals, with the crystal on the bottom, it adds depth to the stickles and makes them look like set rhinestones.

Well I hope this has given you some ideas for you next project, I definately feel like a mad scientist sometimes...sitting in my scraproom...concocting schtuff.

~Liz