Gett'n Inky with it

Wow!  What a Saturday!  We woke up to a crazy snowy, rainy mess of a day.  But that didn't dampen my spirits as Alicia and I were headed for the Copic:  What? How? & Wow? class!   I've had a small inventory of Copic markers and have tried to recreate what I've seen on other crafty blogs but somehow I just felt I needed to be shown how to get my projects to the next level.  The versatility of being able to blend Copics and create special effects is what attracted me to this class.  What's more ... the class was taught by Sally Lynn MacDonald.

Alicia Ekermans, Sally Lynn MacDonald and me at Stamper's Ink.

What an 'inky' adventure!  The coolest thing about class?  While teaching us about textures, Sally Lynn took the "kryptonite" aka Copic blending solution, dabbed some on her jean jacket and then pressed it into an image.  Presto magic!  The texture of the jean jacket was transferred onto the image.  Now if that doesn't inspire some creativity, I don't know what will!  Well I'm off to my craft room to get a little inky!

Have a crafty day!

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You say To-MAY-toh ... I say To-MAH-toh

So I come downstairs after sleeping way too late yesterday morning and my dear hubby tells me that I received a package from Fedex.  I couldn't think of anything that I was expecting and told him excitedly, "I wonder what it is!"  Just like when I was a kid, my heart skips a beat whenever I get something in the mail ... oh the treasures the mailman has brought me ... but then that's another blog post entirely!  He then (knowingly) tells me that I received a coloring book ... yes a coloring book.  What the funkywinkerdink... a coloring book?  The mere vision of it ... outlines of cute fuzzy animals ready for me to decorate with my own colorful pizzazz ... Yeah - I don't know about you but it wasn't doing anything for me.  So I stroll on over to the package and read the sender and it is Colorbok.  Okay so I can see how coloring book could be confused with Colorbok but I still I laughed and laughed until my cheeks were sore ... and then I had to call Alicia to tell her our funny of the day and about my prize.  The Colorbok prize is a Heidi Grace Alpha/Number Punchout set!  The designs are so cute and I can't wait to make something special with these cuties! 

Oh!  And by the way, Alicia very graciously pointed out that I havn't been blogging and the last post was announcing that I had won the Colorbok prize.  Point taken ... and I will remedy this! 

Tomorrow Alicia and I go to Stampers Ink for a Copic class that is taught by Sally Lynn MacDonald!  We're so jazzed and I can't wait to learn all of the Copic-taught techniques!  After that we're going to Barbara's for lunch and a little craft therapy.  It's been a while since we have gotten together so it will be sure to be a crafty-good-time.  Stayed tuned for a follow-up of our Copic adventure!

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Oh Christmas Tree ...

A couple of weeks ago it it occurred to me that - while I have made numerous scrapbook pages for other friends - I haven't actually done any for myself since I was in college!  Yes, college!  Since this year is a 'year of first's' with my husband I thought this would be a great time to start capturing some memories and committing them to paper! 

For my Sheetload 'Beyond the Card' submission, I used Alicia's sketch to create an "Oh Christmas Tree" page.  This was the first Christmas tree that Hicham ever decorated and Mom came over to help so I thought this would be perfect to create our first scrapbook page memory.

A full list of products used on this project is listed in the December '09 Sheetload. I just love the felt embellishments! They are new from Close to My Heart (CTMH) and add a vintage element to the page.

As I mentioned in my post on the 1st of December, this is the final month for new issues of SheetLoad of Cards. Please join us at the SheetLoad blog today for a little 'walk down memory lane'.

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December Sheetload of Cards!!

Head on over to the SheetLoad of Cards blog today to download your FREE copy of the December '09 issue!

This issue features a sketch by Alicia Ekermans and digital stamps from Doodle Palace. There are tons of lovely samples from the SheetLoad Artists, as well as the sponsor's design team. It is the biggest issue ever!!

Today also brings a big announcement about the eZine - so make sure to check it out.

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