Win your very own ScanNCut!

I have been sharing quite a bit about the new ScanNCut home and hobby electronic cutting machine from Brother International (TM). Needless to say I love it and I hope that you have enjoyed the projects that I have shared so far that have been created with this amazing new cutting machine.

From fabric, paper, leather, denim, wood veneer paper, balsa wood to tissue paper, vinyl and even chipboard... This machine never ceases to amaze me. Although the machine was created to cut fabric... it is impressive just how much more it can do.

I found this link from Daily Lounge that shares their giveaway of the CM100DM model of ScanNCut (red) and thought I would share it with my friends here. There are not very many ScanNCut giveaways so if there is ever a chance... I will try and post it here so that all of you have a chance to win ♥

So if you are interested... take a minute and check out this giveaway. Hoping and praying that one of our friends here wins!

Best of luck!

♥ Liz

T-Shirt embellisments and a giveaway!

A few weeks ago I was asked to create a 1 hour challenge over on the Club CK blog. Now being that I know the viewers over on the Creating Keepsakes site are extra crafty, I decided to challenge them with using some old t-shirts in a new way.

Be sure to check it out, in the comment section you will see so many fun uses for old t-shirts. I will be sharing some more this week. As an added bonus we are doing giveaways too! I have three giveaways that are identical. One has already been given away, but the other two are still up for grabs!



Giveaway #1- Over on the Creating Keepsakes "Club CK blog" they have a challenge to use the t-shirt challenge and post it by June 20th.

Giveaway #2- Just post a comment on my blog anytime between now (June 15th) and June 21st 2011 and I will pick a random winner and post it on June 22nd.

I will be working on some videos this weekend and hopefully getting these up for you this week.

I hope you join in the CK Challenge fun, the girls over there are already rocking this... check out their great ideas :)

~Liz

Winner of Soul Restoratation class!

Thank you ladies (and gentlemen) for all of your heart felt comments. It is so wonderful to hear you talk so highly of someone so dear to you. Here is our random winner!

True Random Number Generator : Result: 15

Saskatchewan Scraps said...

HI Liz, I am EXCITED to begin this journey!!!!!! It's about time I sat and re-evaluated my life and discover how i can improve to my maximum potential.

I would LOVE to nominate my best girlfriend i've known since birth (34 yrs!!) for this prize. This last year she has had a world of problems, house flooding and them spending the last 7 months living among boxes and all their stuff in one area without a living room table to eat at. As well, God graciously has blessed her with a fantastic husband this second time around, but I think this course could really benefit her because of all the negative treatment she was subjected to with the first one that tore her down emotionally. I would love to see her rise, discover herself and be able to have some awesome stuff happen to her this year.
Thanks Liz!
Leica

January 11, 2011 8:42 AM

It was so wonderful to see all of your hearts pour out into these posts. It makes me smile to know that most of you (those whom I have grown to know through this industry or on my blog) have such a giving heart... it is a beautiful thing!

So Leica, if you could email me Primadonnaliz(at)yahoo(dot)com I will go ahead and let the girls over there at Brave Girls get your friend all ready and set!

Thank you all again, and I am sure that your friends will be thanking you too...for all of the wonderful things that you had said about them!

~Liz ♥

Soul Restoration- GIVEAWAY!

One of my favorite things about 2010 was being able to attend Brave Girl Camp in May. I won't say that it was life changing because well, I think that puts to much pressure on the program... but what I will say is that it was life affirming. The main thing that received from attending camp was remembering what it is that I want out of this life. This is SO IMPORTANT. Through out life we are constantly going, going, going trying to keep up with our own lives and sometimes others too. Somewhere in between all of this we soon forget what we are deep down in our core. We take on so many responsibilities, so many of other peoples deadlines and expectations... we have to keep going and going and going. Climbing and reaching for the top, and sometimes the top isn't even an option but we continue to reach and stretch till we are all stretched out, vacant and have nothing left to give. It is so hard to take a moment, stop ourselves and remind ourselves just what it is that we are reaching for striving for in the first place. So often our directions shift when we don't even know it.

Stopping and evaluating your direction is almost never an option even though it is a life necessity. This makes me wonder how ofter our own priorities are mixed up when we don't even have the time to remember what is important anymore.


So from camp, this is what I learned. It wasn't a specific lesson that was taught, words that were said or even advice that Melody or any of the other girls gave. It just simply was something that rested on my heart that while I was there, in one of the most secure environments I had ever been in that I was able to allow myself the time to remember what it is that I want for myself and for my family. Even my husband could see this in me after I returned.

This important lesson has stuck with me since May, and I have to say it has re-affirmed me day after day that the life that both my husband and I first decided that we wanted back in 2001 when we first were married... it is still a pretty good life, and well... we need to get back to that simple, love and family filled life.


That was my lesson, it may not be the same for everyone... but I hope that it is just as important for those who attend than it was for myself.

As a thank you to Brave Girls and to you all for following not only my journey but also that of my families... We (My husband and I) would love to giveaway one tuition to Soul Restoration which is a very similar curriculum than that from Brave Girl Camp. This is such an amazing experience so much that even my husband would agree!



Here is what you have to do. We want you to nominate someone that you think would benefit from this online art class. Just leave a comment here of someone that YOU think could really benefit from this. If you really want to attend this online course than have someone nominate YOU. The only entries will be those names of people that are written in a comment on this thread of the blog. When you are considering someone to nominate, remember that they don't have to be artsy, but you do want to make sure that it is something that they would enjoy and that they could benefit from. So that is it... simple. Just write someones name in a comment, or have someone nominate you in a comment for a chance to win!

I will pick a random winner on Wednesday so that you have some time to think about who to nominate, as well as have some people help nominate you too. The class starts tomorrow, but you will be able to pick up starting Wednesday.

So get out there, call a few friends have them nominate you or you can nominate them! The more times your name is nominated the better! I will post both the winning nominator and the nominee here on Wednesday so that you know who to thank for nominating you. please make sure also that they post where you are from ( example, I would like to nominate Liz Hicks from Ft. Collins, Co.) that way we can have an easier way of figuring out who the winner is.

The Brave Girls online community is up too, so if you would like to check out what is starting to happen over there, check it out here! This is a great place to meet other crafters that are preparing for soul restoration too.

If you have any questions feel free to email me at primadonnaliz(at)yahoo(dot)com

Thank you and good luck!

~Liz (and James too!)

Wear your Adhesive on the Outside

Ok, so here and there I have shared some fun things that you can do with products by SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L this month I am teaming up with my talented friend Nathalie Kalbach on a month long quest to share with you just how much fun you can have "Wearing your adhesive on the Outside". If you don't know Nat, YOU NEED TO! She is awesome and totally talented, I absolutely adore her and have had the privilege to work with her on a few different teams. Check out her blog here. So a week or so ago I found out that Nat was joining the SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L design team. We had already talked about doing a blog hop and decided to make March our month to share some of our favorite techniques using this fabulous adhesive.

Here is my video:



As well you can check out Nat's blog to check out her video too! We are each doing a video every Monday for the month of March. These videos will share with you some awesome uses for SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L products.

Here are a few images of the techniques that I share on the video:



Using the Adhesive Sheets with Tattered Angels Glimmer Screens (Timeless Romance)


Art Journal that uses the Adhesive Sheets to adhere Glitter to the back side of a Prima Flocked Transparency and then another Adhesive sheet is used to adhere the Glittered Flocked Transparency to a clear acrylic album.

The back side of the cover



Here I used the extra pieces of the Adhesive Sheet paired with silver foil to create a distressed foiled look on my cardboard.


This technique uses the E-Z Dots runner with Flock to create this cute polka dot looking stripe. Kind of like a faux ribbon applique.



So be sure to check us out each Monday as we share our favorite techniques with SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L products. Next week we will be using the craft and photo tape which I absolutely ADORE! It is going to be AWESOME! Thanks to all of you who have signed up for "The Shape to Come" site. If you haven't yet taken the time, you will want to! The new product that SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L is coming out with is AWESOME!

And as promised I have a winner for this last months giveaway. And the winner is...

Jamie the Smarty Pants said...

I signed up :) Hugs Girl

February 12, 2010 11:06 PM

Jamie if you can message me your addy through facebook or email me @ primadonnaliz@yahoo.com I will get those goodies out to you!

And in the nature of our little blog hop, me and Nat will both be doing a giveaway on our blogs for all of you who join in through out the month on our little blog hop. Just take the techniques that we are sharing with you and apply them to on of your projects. The more times you try the more chances you have to win! Link back to your project on a comment here through out the month or you can tag us to your pic on Facebook, both will count. All entries will need to be dated March 1st 2010 or after and we will be picking our winners Monday, April 5th. The winners will be given an assortment of goodies from our stash (and are sure to include some of the wonderful products that we are demonstrating).

Thanks again for stopping by, I hope you will join us on our quest to Strut Your Adhesive!

Tap. Tap.Tap...is this thing ON?

I know it has been a while...since I posted anything (let alone anything crafty)....and I am sorry!

There has been quite the adjustment for me and our family now that I work full time and my free time is few and far between, especially with CHA. I am working on some projects and videos to post and have asked my husband James to help me out from time to time with my posts. I hope you don't mind. Since he now works for Tattered Angels, he is getting pretty crafty :). We will be working together to make the blog a fun interactive experience and share some fun tips techniques or inspiration with you all.

I have some fun stuff to share with you all from CHA, but have been waiting for our new computer to edit and download my pics (our old one went kaput!) But for now I would love to share some exciting news with you all. As you know I absolutely LOVE SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L! I have thoroughly enjoyed working with them and well their adhesives just ROCK! Well they have some NEWS to share with everyone, and of course a GIVEAWAY!



INTRODUCING......

THE SHAPE TO COME

This will change the way you craft forever! Enter your email address today and you could win $100 worth of adhesives from SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L™! Here’s how to do it… visit www.scrapbook-adhesives.com and follow the links to… theshapetocome.com, there you will enter and confirm your email subscription, then March 1^st,they will pick a lucky winner!!! This will also help keep you up to date on ALL the fun stuff that is happening with SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L this year. There are some fun and exciting things that are going to happen this year and you WON'T want to miss it!

If you sign up, come back here and leave a comment on this thread and I will go ahead and do a personal drawing of SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVE BY 3L products here on the blog. I will pick a winner on March 1st so that everyone has time to play ☺.

Thanks for playing!

Welcome Heidi Swapp!

Phew! FINALLY I can share with you all what we have been working towards at Tattered Angels. For the last couple of months it has been so very hard not to share with ANYONE that we have a new angel on staff at Tattered Angels. It is my pleasure to welcome Heidi Swapp to the Tattered Angels team! Heidi has been working with the team the last few months towards creating products for her "Exclusively Heidi Swapp By Tattered Angels" Collection. This has been so fun to see evolve and to be able to be a part of. Heidi's collection will not only add to the elegance that is Tattered Angels, it will also take Tattered Angels in a fresh direction that I know you will LOVE!

Here is a sneak of what is to come (I grabbed this from Heidi's site) Of course it wouldn't be a Tattered Angels Collection without some good ol' Glimmer Mist!

Heidi's Collection will offer 4 new colors of Glimmer Mist:

Electric Blue- A vivid turquoise blue with a golden glimmer
Viva Pink- a vibrant hot pink with a blackish gold glimmer
Silver Sugar- a soft silvery grey with a opalescent silver glimmer
Black Magic- a charcoal black with a golden glimmer

This is just the beginning! Get ready for Tattered Angels LARGEST release to date! And it is going to be BIG! There are a few things that I have been working on for Tattered Angels that I am so excited to share with everyone, believe me when I say that Tattered Angels is up to a whole lot of GOOD!

And of course, I can't wait to share with you all the wonderful colors that Heidi has come up with, so how about a giveaway?

Leave a comment on this thread and I will randomly pick a winner for Heidi's new colors. I will pick a winner Wednesday morning.

Thanks for sharing with the fun, I hope you were able to check out the Tattered Angels blog for the fun brain teasers were hinted to this past week. We really had a fun time introducing our new angel to everyone!

Thanks for peeking!

~Liz

Update from CHA!

Hey everyone!

Just wanted to update you with CHA info, Check out the Tattered Angels website for a great giveaway PLUS some pics from CHA.

have a GREAT day!

~Liz

The Glimmer Project Giveaway!!! plus new WHITE Glimmer Mist!

The Glimmer Project

I don't normally do two posts in one day, but with this giveaway I would hate for anyone to miss out!!! Tattered Angels is offering a Giveaway for 3, yes 3 complete sets of their Brand new Winter 2009 release colors. The Winter release is 6 brand new colors, (pictured below) and even include the brand new Marshmallow WHITE Glimmer mist!!! Check out the Tattered Angels blog for details.

Same great Glimmer, Fabulous new look!!!

NEW WINTER 2009 COLORS!!! INCLUDING WHITE GLIMMER MIST!!!!

These colors off a warm, bold look that is perfect for any occasion or season! (sorry for the quick pictures, the light kinda drowns out the color a bit!)

Marshmallow, Peppermint Stick, Frozen Lake

Arctic Blue, Pashmina and Candlestick

Introducing, Marshmallow Glimmer Mist

This beautiful water and dye based color will give you an absolutely STUNNING Glimmer, with a soft white base. This is a light white color, so to create the effect that I have here you will need to apply multiple layers, this is nice as it will help you get just the right coverage that you need and versatility as to how pronounced of a white you would like.

Along with tthis color the rest of the Winter 2009 limited edition line will be:

Pashmina- A Fuschia with a golden pink glimmer

Artic Blue- Navy Blue with a smokey glimmer

Candlelight- a golden rod with a soft pearly taupe glimmer

Frozen Lake- A vivid Turquoise Blue with a soft pearly turquoise glimmer

Peppermint Stick- a bold red with a pearly pink glimmer.

Thanks for peeking and I hope one of you wins one of these fabulous prizes, be prepared... there are alot more prizes to be given at the Tattered Angels site!

~Liz

More CHA Pics

Straight from the Tattered Angels booth!

Here are some pictures of the Make and Take table in the Tattered Angels booth. I was fortunate enough to be there three days of the show. I had so much fun with all of the ladies (and gentlemen) that came by to play. It was great to introduce new people to Glimmer Mist and to show some tricks and techniques to anyone passing by. We were constantly busy with retailers wanting more, and even though the Tattered Angels booth was not exactly on the main fairway, it was definately a destination that everyone wanted to get to.

So to celebrate (I think I am just so excited, that I want to keep sharing!) I will do another RAK for a package of Regal Embossed Glimmer Chips, these are such cute shapes like flourishes, crowns, flour de lis, corners and tons of other fun shapes. I have been kitting all weekend and remembered just what beautiful shapes and chips they are. I have a package or two left over from my class at Oh Scrap in October, so what better place to share them? Be sure to keep an eye out, I may be sharing some other new items soon!

*** I guess I should add, just leave a comment here, and I will randomly pic a winner next monday!

XOXO

Liz

More FREE Stuff...

Over at the Primadonna's blog! Every week we will be posting tips on a variety of of products that work well with Prima products and some techniques that will maximize the versatility of your Prima product. This week, we are talking about adhesives and what works with a variety of Prima products including The new Build A Book Line of clear albums.

To kick off our tips and techniques Tuesdays, There is an RAK! A cute little adhesive caddy and adhesives from Scrapbook Adhesives. All you have to do is leave a post to this thread over at the Primadonna blog!

Nothing like free adhesive in the morning!

~Liz

Free Stuff!

THIS COULD BE YOURS!

So I am sooooo excited to announce the launch of the absolutely brand new (and totally rockin') Tattered Angels website! There you will find some amazing projects from the very talented ladies on the education and design teams. And if that wasn't enough, they are having a totally generous contest. There are giving away 3 bottles of Glimmer Mist and a variety of other products. The details are in the link, but from what I read is that they are asking for help on naming their new Spring colors. How cool is that!

Also I have a mini tutorial and album to share that is on their blog. It shows a few different techniques on altering and mottling with Glimmer Mist.

Well I hope you love their new site, be sure to mark it on your favorites because it is going to ROCK your SOCKS! And while you are there, leave a little love! There are some great projects on their that I am sure you are going to want to try out!

XOXO

~Liz