Mirror, Mirror

Method Playground is back with another challenge for your sweet summer days.  This time, we want you to use something reflective on your layout: mirrors, aluminum foil, reflective paper.  I came up with these two:

 I folded a piece of heavy duty aluminum foil in fourths and ran it through the Big Shot with a Cuttlebug embossing folder.  I wanted to add some alcohol ink, but I didn't have the right colors--next time!

 

I used the adorable Crystal Wilkerson kit on this LO (with a bit of MME thrown in).  I used small round mirrors from the craft store as accents.

Hope you can grab some time to join us on the Playground for this round.  Link up your projects here.

Scrapbook Heaven has begun a series of webinars as a way to share some wonderful inspiration and teach new techniques for papercrafts.  The shows are held on Friday nights at 9:00 pm EDT and feature products from some fabulous manufacturers in papercrafting (Prima, Maya Road, and SEI to name a few).  This Friday, July 9th, I will be teaching viewers a bit about ATC's (Artist Trading Cards).  This show will feature product from Somewhere in Time Collage.  I have some really fun projects to share with you, as well as some new techniques for you to play with on your next scrapbook page or card.  Here are some sneak peeks:

I would love, love, love it if you could tune in to the show this Friday at 9:00pm EDT.  You can view it through your Facebook account here, or Scrapbook Heaven's Linq To room here.  Email me if you have any questions on how to access the room.  If you can't make it on Friday, the show will be recorded, and I'll post a link when I have it.  I am crossing my fingers and toes that you will come check it out.  The shows are loads of fun, the more, the merrier!

Big Idea Festival

I just signed up for this at Big Picture Scrapbooking:

It's BPS's latest class.

And it's FREE!

Class begins August 12th.

Come play along!

Bloggy Catch-up {again}

It's been a while since I posted.  I hate when this happens.  Life just gets in the way.  Good life, but still the kind that makes it hard to post some projects.  I don't even know where I've left off, so I'll post a few things now and then try to get back on track over the weekend.

Some LO's:

for a sketch challenge at a new forum I discovered recently: For the Luv of Art .  Lots of talented artists over there.

 I was the super-duper lucky duck winner of Echo Park Paper's first paper release designed by Crystal Wilkerson.  Just by playing along with Paper Craft Planet's 4 May sketches, I wound up with this sunny, happy kit.  I am a lucky girl!

for Carla's June recipe challenge at Scrapbook Heaven

for Susan's June rub-on challenge at Scrapbook Heaven

That's it for now.  I've been working on some granny squares for a scarf that I hope to have done in time for winter.  If only I could get a headstart like this on Christmas shopping!  I filmed a little video tute for them a couple of weeks ago.  Just need to rewatch it to see how it came out and then maybe I'll post it here.

Speaking of videos, I'll be doing my very first live recorded show with Scrapbook Heaven next Friday, the 9th.  Please, please, if you can, come see me.  I'll be posting all the deets this weekend.  But I can tell you that it will be a show on ATC's  If you don't know what those are, you've got to come check it out.  If you do know what they are, please come see because I'm hoping to have a couple of new techniques for you and some projects to share. 

Alrighty, I'm off to bed now because somehow tomorrow has suddenly turned into today and I need some sleep!

Father's Day Project

Worked on this fun little project last night, it's an altered frosting container.  I save all kinds of containers hoping to someday find a use for them, so I was happy to see Susan's Dad's and Grad's blog hop project challenge to alter a jar/can with photos.

Lots of photos of this one little jar, but I wanted you to be able to see all the way around:

Added a few rub-ons and some rhinestones

Inked the chipboard, applied glitter to the 's', added pearl centers and glitter to the petals of the paper Prima flowers

Trimmed the top with mini pom-pom fringe, and the inside with rick-rack and pp

I gave it my hubby for Father's Day, but told him that I was keeping it (afterall it matches my stUdio colors better than his office at work).  I believe his smile showed some relief that he wouldn't be the laughing stock of the firm with a flowered pen holder on his desk!  It's a win-win!