A Painterlady's View

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If you want a chance to win a free Epson PictureMate you need to go check out Leah's blog: HERE 

You can get the details under the Vblog #24.

Vblog #25 is our new friend Rachel Kauffman. She has launched a new website today and I've pasted some of the info about it below.

Scrapbooking from the Inside Out advocates Rachel's trademarked approach to scrapbooking – starting with the emotion. It’s ‘Scrapbook Therapy’ – using scrapbooking as a means to self-exploration, self-expression and self-discovery. Each month, the site, and kit, will focus on a specific emotional theme. The stylish, bountiful kit will arrive with products that will take the user on a creative journey of the heart that starts with feelings. Each kit includes at least 10 pieces of patterned paper, 4 pieces of specialty paper, 5 pieces of cardstock, two alpha sets, and a luscious array of ribbon, hard and soft embellishments, two paints or inks, a mini stamp and an album or other item to alter. These limited edition kits are available exclusively online at www.ScrapbookingfromtheInsideOut.com. The kits are ideal for anyone – beginner to advanced, and are perfectly balanced to be adapted and customized by scrapbookers of any style – clean and graphic, funky and freestyle, or vintage and distressed.

 

Unlike any other kit club, Scrapbooking from the Inside Out offers an online ‘Inspiration’ webpage with music links, photos of great art, quotes and journaling prompts to encourage personal exploration through the emotion. The site will also include techniques, samples and challenges from a stellar international design team and special celebrity guests to help jumpstart creativity. The site includes a forum for sharing ideas, experiences and feelings, as well as a user gallery where scrapbookers can post their pages and projects to help themselves and others be inspired. The kits sell for $49.95 for an individual month, $47.95 per month for a three month subscription, and $45.95 per month for a six month subscription. Subscribers will receive members-only access to additional instruction and rewards, as well as free bonuses with each purchase. Gift certificates are always available – and make the perfect gift for any scrapbook enthusiast.

 

The mission of Scrapbooking from the Inside Out is to help scrapbookers explore their inner worlds and motivate them to express themselves on the scrapbook page with greater depth, to reach for scrapbooking as support, encouragement and catharsis in processing life’s pleasurable and difficult moments. Scrapbooking from the Inside Out creates a totally new space in the scrapbooking world for sharing thoughts and feelings in the way that only scrapbookers can.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs ~D~

Great Class!!!

Hello everyone!

We are experiencing some technical difficulties at home... our internet keeps going down so I haven't been able to post anything lately. I stayed a little late to post this from work... off the clock of course... lol.

Here are some photos from the class I had on Saturday:

This is the Luminarte paint in the Ranger mini-misters.

These are some of my scrappy friends... some old and some brand new! I love how the paintable layouts ALWAYS turn out so unique!

Nan won the Limited Edition Prima Aloha Box:

I was a total dweeb and didn't take any pictures of the Card Buffet class... the buffet was spread out over 3 6-foot tables... it was positively delectable.

I was a little loopy because our fam went to see the late show on Friday night (we saw WALL-E and it was fantastic!) but I hadn't finished putting my kits together. I ended staying up until 5 a.m. finishing the darned things! I am always overly optimistic when it comes to my perception of how quickly I can get the kits together. But it all turned out fabulous and everyone had a great time "playing".

Hopefully I'll be able to answer e-mails and do more posting this week... I love and hate technology all at the same time... kwim?

by the way... we have a new video up on Leah's Blog HERE We are giving away a FABULOUS prize... you have to go check it out!!!

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Hugs ~D~

Some Funky Layouts for Ya!

I've been a creatin' maniac lately. I've done 9 layouts, 2 mini-books and a jewelry box in the last couple weeks... but I can only show you these two layouts. The others have super-duper-top-secret-brand-new-stuff from Prima on them or I've submitted them to magazines or they are for a class that will be coming soon. But here are the two photos that I CAN show ya... they aren't the best of the lot but they are fun:

My calendar is filling up... I feel so happy! I have 2 classes in July (and CHA thrown into the mix) and 2 classes in August with a possible 3rd in the works. I'm traveling ALL over the place too. Here is my schedule:

July 2nd - Irvine, CA - Scrapbook Oasis - Jewelry box - 6:00 p.m.

July 18-20 - CHA - Chicago

July 26th - Victorville, CA - Scrapbook Blvd - Paintables Page - 11:00 & Card Buffet 2:00

August 2nd & 3rd - Las Vegas, NV - Girlfriends Weekend at Majestic Memories    

August 9th - Riverside, CA - Auntie Amy's - Paintables Projects - Layout, Card & Wall Hanging - 1:00

I'm talking to The Pink Pineapple in Vista, CA about teaching a fun and funky class but we haven't set a date yet... I'll keep ya informed. ;)

And... there is still room in both of my classes at The Red Bee in Tustin this Saturday. Seriously... you don't want to miss it. You get to feel like you are a kid again, just playing in these classes... here are some quotes from some scrappin' friends that I've made in my previous classes:

You inspire me to create on another level - Connie

You are amazing! You have me very inspired - Erin

I love your approach to playing with paint - Louise

This was awesome! Thanks for the trip outside the box - Jennifer

I really enjoyed your class! Your style is so unique and full of life... Grace

Thank you so much for bringing more creativity to my pages - Mary

Thanks for the opportunity to just play - No rules, no pressure - Vesta

It was such a pleasure taking your class. Your ideas are fantastic and quite easy to follow - Jo

We seriously have sooooo much fun in my classes and I give lots of goodies away PLUS there is always a "limited edition" Prima prize that is given away in each class too! I hope you can come and join us!!!

Thanks for stopping by! Hugs ~D~

Bonus Project

OK... as promised... Finally... Here is a photo of the BONUS PROJECT that I will be teaching in my Prima paintables class next Saturday:

The Prima Paintables class is SO MUCH FUN!!! It is going to be at 10:00 and we will be doing a paintables layout using watercolor pencils, Luminarte, Ranger inks, Ranger pens, Ranger misters, Prima flowers, Prima die-cut cardboard, Prima chipboard letters, Prima crystal swirls, paint glitter, lace... I pretty much bring everything but the kitchen sink! You will go home with plenty of extra to play with! Plus I will be teaching you how to make my signature vintage dictionary scallop flowers (see photo below) These scalllops are only available in my classes... my etsy shop is SOLD OUT! There is still room in this class so if you want to sign up hurry and call the store: 714-838-1200.

The Prima Card Buffet is a HUGE favorite for people. This class will be at 1:00 and it will be an all you can crEATe buffet. In this kit you will get multiple different Prima papers, lace, flowers, some journaling spots, Prima crystal swirls and then access to the entire buffet of Prima goodness. I also bring a glitter bar, a bucket or ribbons, chipboard, letters, buttons, gemstones, brads, You can probably create 6-8 cards during this 2 hour class. I will also be teaching you how to create my signature vintage dictionary scallop flowers in this class too. Here are some photos of what I bring to my classes to share with everyone:

Hope you can find the time to come and play with us!

Thanks for stopping by!!! Hugs ~D~

Coming up quickly!!!

There is still room in my classes at The Red Bee on June 28th. If you have never played with the Prima Paintables you are REALLY gonna want to join us. All of the PrimaDonna's are getting rave reviews about how much fun the paintable papers are.

I have a couple classes that I am teaching in July. I'm teaching a Prima box class at Scrapbook Oasis on July 12th. Here is a sneak peek of the top of the box:

I am also teaching back to back classes at Scrapbook Blvd in Victorville, CA on July 26th. I've got my paintable page class first and then my PrimaDonna card class right afterward. I'll post more details a little later.

Leah has a new video up on her blog of what the three of us take to a crop. You can check it out HERE.

We are still doing the raffle for the pink and black Big Shot and the kit from All Moments Remembered and you can check that out HERE.

And my sweet, sweet, bloggity friend (who thinks that I'm dogging her... lol) has opened a new online shop and you can check out her coolio stuff HERE.

Thanks for stopping by! Hugs ~D~

GRADUATION!!!

Whew... my son made it! Someone at my son's high school thought it would be a good idea to have the ceremony at the hottest time of the day... 12:00 noon. Everyone that didn't have an umbrella was burnt... even some of us who had umbrella's got burnt. It was miserable but we braved through it because we love my son that much... LOL. I have to figure out how to post a video on my blog... I'll have to ask Leah to give me a quick run-down since she is so good at it! My sister took video of Zack's high school class singing their alma mater and throwing their hats in the air... and me CRYING of course!!! I'm such a cry baby. But I do know how to post photos so here are some of my faves:

Zack n friends

The fam

 

My mom n dad w/ Zack                       Zack's new Oakleys

 

Danny's sister and nieces from Idaho  Zack at grad night

Zack n my sister DeeAnna         Zack n his best friend Josh at grad night

Zack drank a bunch of Rock Stars, had a quick nap and now he is off to Sea World with our family from Idaho. It feels so weird to have a high school graduate...

Thanks for stopping by! Hugs ~D~

11 Spots left

Hey everybody! I'm teaching a couple PrimaDonna classes at The Red Bee on June 28th. You know what that means... a ton of Prima product in your kits and Prima goodies given away during class!

The first is a layout class with a super duper top secret bonus project... (translation... I haven't finished it yet so you get to see a picture of it later... lol) Here is the layout:

Here is a close up of the detail:

You can sign up at The Red Bee by calling the store at 714-838-1200. This class is starting at 10:00 am and we will probably take up all 2 hours of the class because once you start playing with this stuff... you don't want to stop! We will be using the Prima paintables, Luminarte paints, lace, cardboard, paint, glitter, and loads of flowers. I'll even be teaching how to make my signature vintage dictionary flowers. You can only get these in my classes now...my etsy shop is sold out of them. The class is $35 and there are only 11 spots left! so if you wanna come and play with us... sign up quick!

The second class is my Prima Card Buffet. It starts at 1:00 pm. This is an all you can crEATe buffet. You will get to take a bunch of product home with you but on top of that you will have access to my Prima paper stash, my Prima flower stash, my new Prima art stamps stash, my Luminarte paint stash, my glitter bar and so much more... Here are some photos of the cards you can make:

 

Both of these classes are going to be loads of fun! I hope you can clear your schedule to come and play with us!!! Hope to see you there...

Thanks for stopping by! Hugs ~D~

A new video... mini-books

We have a new video on Leah's blog HERE.

We are discussing mini-books. Here are some close ups of mine:

These are the bindings that we were talking about on the video. I learned how to make page signatures in Tim Holtz class. 

This is a picture of the front page of the Prima paintable book... I still haven't decided where I want to teach this class. If you have a request for me to teach in your area just give me a shout out and let me know where your local store is.

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs ~D~

EcoFluky... whaddayathink?

I stayed home with a raging headache today. It is starting to calm down a bit but its one of those "can't get away from it" pains...kwim? I wish I could have had a productive, get a lot done kinda days but it just wasn't gonna happen. I really needed a productive day at home too because I got a ton of family coming into town for my son's graduation in less than two weeks. I still can't believe I am the mom of a soon to be high school graduate. How weird will it be when I can say I have a son in college... ugh.. I'm old! But the bright side is that I've been secretly on a diet... I didn't want to say anything because if I was a miserable failure at it... nobody would know but me and my fam. But... I've been doing really great! I've been counting calories and eating healthy food and I've lost 13 pounds so far. That's a lot on me cuz I'm so short! Yay me!!!

I've got something new that I'm going to try... so that I can raise some extra money for my "college student". He is just going to a Jr. College but it is still gonna cost a lot of money... The gas alone to and from school is gonna be a killer. I've always been a "semi-tree-hugger" but lately I'm all about the environment. We are good about keeping lights off, conserving water, recycling and we belong to our local Freecycle group for the big stuff. I like to re-purpose stuff for my scrapbooking and art projects too. My mom says I should have been a hippie and my grandma used to call me a gypsy... ever since high school (that was over 20 years ago... yikes).

So I decided to start making stuff from other stuff and I came up with the name "EcoFluky". It is good for the environment and I never have a plan when I sit down at my sewing machine.

This tote was made from a re-purposed denim skirt that used to be my daughters. I HATE, HATE, HATE throwing away denim... I just can't do it! This skirt had tiny ruffles and sequins... it was just to darn cute. I also save all my pockets off of non-alterable jeans so I have a large stack of those as well.

   

I made the handle really wide and added some cushy stuff in the middle... I hate skinny, hard handles on my totes. The handle is 6 1/2 inches wide and 31 inches long. The main part of the bag is 24 inches across at the bottom, 15 inches across at the top and 18 inches high. The inside of the tote is fully lined with thick and sturdy denim that I've gathered at the top. There are two functional pockets, the outside pocket is 7 inches by 5 1/2 inches and the inside pocket (cut off a pair of cargo pants)has a zipper and it is also 7 inches by 5 1/2 inches.

    

I used Prima lace around the top of the opening, sewed a cute bow on the strap added a lacey embellishment and a material flower-ish thingie. I left the back plain.

If you want to buy it you can hop on over to my etsy shop (link to the left) and grab it up. I'll be making a few more but I'm a really slow seamstress cuz it want to get everything "just right".

I've also added these jeans that were featured in Altered Couture magazine to my etsy shop:

  

And... I've re-listed this cute purse... I almost decided to keep it but I like longer handled purses better:

I hope you like my little creations. Remember... if you want to buy one of them... the money will be going to a good cause... college books for my son! LOL!

Thanks for stopping by! Hugs ~D~ 

Cry baby at the charity...

Yep... that was me. I can't tell you how many times I cried on Saturday. I looked in the mirror on Sunday morning and saw that I had broken blood vessels in my eyelids from all the strain... no kidding! There were moments when I felt sad but mostly I was just plain touched by the generosity and caring of all of these ladies who didn't even know my friend but were moved enough by her story to want to help out.

We had a sold out event and everyone had a great time. We had 2 main classes, I taught one and Liz Hernandez taught the other, and 2 make n takes, one by Leah Fung and the other by Stephanie Ackerman. I was a little distracted so I forgot to take a lot of pictures... thank goodness that Elena had someone taking photos and she will be uploading them to a public album... whew! I don't know what I would have done without Scrapbook Royalty. They saved my sanity in planning this event.

Here is me & Elena

Here is me and Priscilla with 2 of her 4 kids:

Here is Stephanie with the silent auction item that Candice Carpenter donated:   

This is a cookie from Melissa... she made cookies for every person, a basket of cookies for the silent auction and some cookie flower pots for prizes.

Here is a photo of the main crop area:

Priscilla brought a ton of her family photos and I'll be doing a scrapbook for her with the theme "We Remember..." I hope that this will help her to record the things that they remember about George so that the kids can remember as much as possible about their daddy.

Here are 3 of the layouts that I've made for her:

 

  

I think that we've raised over $2,000 for the Tyree family! There is still another opportunity to donate to this cause. We are raffling a pink and black Big Shot on the Scrapbook Royalty site for the next month. so you'll not only be helping out but you can get a chance to win something super cool!!!

Thanks for stopping by! Hugs ~D~