For a friend...Merry Christmas!

I made this for my Secret Santa recipient...I hope she loves it! I had fun making this!

Introducing........

New albums from My Acrylic Album!



Head to the MAA blog,to see what the design team did with some of these amazing albums! There is also a promo code for 20% off! Better hurry though,this amzing deal ends December 5!
http://myacrylicalbum.com/serendipity1/

Unlock your "inner designer"...

By designing your own dress! This is "Night on the town",one of My Acrylic Album's upcoming new releases. Remember to check them out on December first!

New albums are coming!!!!!

I'm excited to tell you that My Acrylic Album has not one,not two,but TWELVE new albums being released on December first!! You will want to see these beauties! I'm very thankful to get the opportunity to work with some of the new designs and want to share them with you!

First up,this is the new stocking album. This was a delight to work with! The front cover has an oval cut out of it,and yes,you do receive the oval piece with the album. I used mine on the back of the cover,to add to the layering of the first page. Making Memories generously donated product from their Fa La La line for this album,so I packed as much MM goodness as I could into it!







The next album I have to share is called "O Christmas Tree",I think! This album,can I tell you,is HUGE! A vertical 4x6 photo can easily fit on each page. I used wallet sized photos,so you can clearly see there is a lot of room for pictures,journaling,and embellishments. I have been listening to Christmas music lately,and when I heard "Silver and Gold" for the first time this season,it inspired me to use that color scheme on the album. This was a difficult album to photograph,it is very shiny and bright in person. I feel these pictures don't really do the album justice. If you put this album in the sunlight,it will blind you! I had a ton of fun with it and I feel it's very elegant and a great way to display Christmas photos!

Love these ornaments!

I found these wooden sled ornaments at Michaels and had to get them! They were in a bin marked 75 cents,but actually rang up at 60 cents,which was even better! I used paint and crackle medium on them,and then ran my TH walnut stain ink pad over them to make them appear aged. These were so easy to do,and remind of a simpler time. I can't wait to put these on my tree!

Time for Christmas cards!

I've got my cards started for the year,I'll probably end up making twenty or so,and I like to make them all different! I love giving/getting handmade cards. I know some people don't,so I only give them to those who will appreciate them. How about you? If you would like to exchange cards with someone who would treasure it,I would love to do it. Just leave me a comment with your email included,and we'll get it set up!

A green Christmas ornament

Christmas is on it's way,every year it seems to arrive more quickly than the last. I enjoy making my own ornaments and add several to my homemade collection each season. I have several empty Doodlebug sugar coating jars around,and was inspired to make an ornament with one.



I first filled the jar with flaked "glitter",which really looks like snow. I colored the lid with stream alcohol ink and also used it to color around some white snowflake and flourish rub ons. I let them dry for about thirty minutes before rubbing onto the jar. The effect is a bi-color rub on. The little tag is cut from a left over sheet of grungeboard,then colored with the alcohol ink before writing "Magic Christmas snow" on it. I removed the lid of the jar,tied the ribbon and fiber around the neck,and put the lid back on. This was so simple,and I can't wait to put this on my tree. I'm sure the lights will light up the glitter inside the jar!

A cool jewelry piece..

I made this with a square acrylic button from My Acrylic Album. check out my techniques on their blog!
http://myacrylicalbum.com/serendipity1/

A reminder..

Scrap N' Art ezine wants to see YOUR work!! The deadline is quickly approaching so hurry and get those entries in! Here are the calls again:

Scrap N' Art January/February 2009 Calls
Deadline - November 1st, 2008

• Layouts & Projects showing or using snow/ice/cold elements or photos
• Valentine's Day layouts, cards, and projects
• Layouts and projects using the colors red and pink
• Layouts and projects that highlight New Year's parties and resolutions
• Layouts or projects showing unusual use of texture
• Layouts or projects featuring fun and unique ways to use chipboard
• Circular layouts, and projects using circles and circular elements
• Layouts with lots of journaling

http://www.scrapnart.com/page.php?3

Yikes I've been busy!

It's just been such a hectic month around here! Lots of running around with the kids,and scheduling in all those fun family trips. We've done our apple and pumpkin picking,and boy did I get a lot of pictures! I've been busy with DT work,and made this cute little mini brag tag album with tiny tags from My Acrylic album. I carry this in my purse and happily show it to friends and strangers alike! I kept the plastic bag the tags came in,and put the album inside of it to help protect it.

Some albums from My Acrylic Album...

This is the very COOL "My rockin' love" album





This is the jack-o-lantern album,which I made two albums from!

Dream of being published??

Head over to Scrap N'Art and submit your work! Current calls are for the Jan/Feb 2009 issue:

Scrap N' Art January/February 2009 Calls
Deadline - November 1st, 2008

• Layouts & Projects showing or using snow/ice/cold elements or photos
• Valentine's Day layouts, cards, and projects
• Layouts and projects using the colors red and pink
• Layouts and projects that highlight New Year's parties and resolutions
• Layouts or projects showing unusual use of texture
• Layouts or projects featuring fun and unique ways to use chipboard
• Circular layouts, and projects using circles and circular elements
• Layouts with lots of journaling

http://www.scrapnart.com/

I have NEWS!!!

I made the Scrapnart DT!!! OK,let me do a happy dance:WOOHOO,WOOHOO,WOOHOO!! OK,I'm done,well not really but I promise I'll control myself from now on,LOL! If you haven't heard of them,you're really missing out! Scrapnart is a bi-monthly ezine,chock full of articles,reviews,and inspiration in the form of gorgeous layouts,cards,and creations! It also happens to be FREE! Just sign up and you will receive an email when each issue is available for download! They also have an awesome community called the "Scrap Pad" where you can talk with other scrappers about anything and everything. Do you want to be PUBLISHED?? Scrapnart wants to see YOUR creations! They have an easy online submission tool,really,it only takes a matter of minutes,so get to submitting!! The list of current calls is available on the site.. Oh,did I mention that all of this FREE,LOL!! So what are you waiting for,go check them out and tell them Rebecca referred you!
http://www.scrapnart.com/news.php

Wanna win an acrylic album??

Well do ya? Of course you do! Head over to My Acrylic Album's blog for a chance to win an album,all you have to do is spread some MAA love! Check it out here...http://myacrylicalbum.com/serendipity1/

I'm a Gypsy girl!!!!!!!!!

I'm so excited! I've been asked to be a part of the Creative team at Gypsy Rose Paperie! Thank you Nikki and all the Gypsy Rose girls! My fellow CT members are Julie Eickmeier,Marcie Morgan,and Stacey Cohen.

I'll be making a project for their blog every week on Tuesdays,using their weekly ephemera download. They are hard at work right now,pulling together two amazing kits that will soon be available for purchase. They are named "The Masquerade" and "Haute Couture",sound yummy don't they! This week,they are doing something SO crazy...they are giving away FIVE RAKS everyday! All you have to do is participate in a blog scavenger hunt. Easy right! Go check them out,and remember to play everyday!
http://gypsyrosepaperie.com/

Maya Road blog toot!!!

I'm "on cloud 9" this morning! I made a few mini brag keychains using Maya road chipboard scallop frames,and they put them on their DT blog!! Happy dance time! Go check it out!!
http://mayaroad.typepad.com/dt/

A fun layout...

I made today of my daughter. She was a good sport when I asked her to look at her hand a few days ago during a quick photo shoot. I wanted to use a key from my package of grungeboard and thought of the title "You hold the key to my heart". I think it worked out well! I sprayed tattered angels glimmer mist on the heart doily,I'm really loving that stuff lately!

I just LOVE this.......

I'm talking about Bo Bunny's new Beautiful Life collection. I got some yesterday and had to play IMMEDIATELY! I ended up with this,and it just might be my favorite layout to date! The photo is my little guy,and it's printed on transparency,then backed with white cardstock. I also used grungeboard for the first time...Can you say YUMMY! I used layers of paint,ink,and glitter paint on the pieces.

Check out Mason's puzzle

Mason's puzzle is an amazing album from My Acrylic Album. A portion of the proceeds of this album go to autism research via www.autismspeaks.org. Mason's puzzle can be made into a wall hanging or used as an album. To find out more go to http://stores.homestead.com/MyAcrylicAlbum/StoreFront.bok

Some projects for My Acrylic Album!