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3 Lucky Winners of Clean & Simple CardMaking Class Giveaway

Merry Christmas Eve!

Hope you are all having a wonderful Holiday Season!

I have 3 winners to announce for the Clean & Simple Cardmaking Drawing! (previous post) They are:

Nicole, who commented on 12.20.2011 at 11:48am
"Merry Christmas to me! :) lol! awesome giveaway, thanks for the chance to win!"

Kelly B., who commented on 12.20.2011 at 4:09pm
"This class looks amazing! Thank you for the chance to win a spot."

Colleen, who commented on 12.22.2011 at 2:42am
"I love the clean and simple look...sometimes it is easy to achieve, other times it feels like it is not enough...looking forward to learning more about this technique."

Congratulations to all three of you! I will be sending you an email; please reply and I will get you all hooked up for class ASAP!

Thank you to all of you for playing, for the many kind comments, and Happy, Happy Christmas! I am so thrilled to be spending Christmas with my whole family for the first time in over 20 years! *mondo grin* I hope you are each also enjoying time with family and friends, making great memories!

Peace, Joy and Love,
Julie

GREAT NEW ONLINE CLASS: Clean & Simple Card Making + Giveaway for 3 spots

I am so excited to be a special guest teacher, co-teaching alongside Kristina Werner and Jennifer McGuire for an upcoming online class:  Clean & Simple Card Making!  If you know me at all, you know this is my favoritest kinda card-makin' in the whole wide rubbah world!!!

In this online class we aim to take the mystery out of creating a minimalist card that looks “complete,” and wow you with numerous tips and techniques for clean and simple cards! This upbeat and inspirational class will include nine fabulous guest artists, discounts to our favorite retailers, giveaways and a few surprises along the way! Clean & Simple Card Making will feature over 25 new card ideas and over 15 instructional videos. What better way to start the new year than with a wealth of new ideas to add to your card making arsenal and simplify your creations!

Class is January 9-23, 2012, but class materials (videos, pdfs, etc.) will be accessible for a lifetime. Click HERE for more info.

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I kinda feel like Santa--I have 3 spots to give away in this fan-tas-magorical class!  If you will kindly leave a comment on this post by 5:00pm PST, Dec. 23rd.  Comments will close at that time and I will draw 3 lucky names and announce the winners on Dec. 24th!  If you have already signed up for the class and then win a free spot, your class fees will be refunded.

Thanks for stopping by today!

 

New CLASSroom project posted!

Such a pretty flower! All the details on how to achieve this particular look are featured over HERE in the CLASSroom today! Enjoy!

Happy Mundane!!!

My Happy . . .

So, I've been dying to make something with that cool Newspaper Skyline. I've also been wanting to play with some recent Studio Calico/Hero Arts sets I've gotten, and all of a sudden this idea hit me, and I had to make it real. *monkey clapping*

 

So fun to combine these different patterns and textures into this design!

I've been sick for over a month now but I am FINALLY beginning to feel better for real, after several trips to the doctor. YAY!!!

So, I did a video. *grin*

Enjoy it here or on YouTube!

 

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SUPPLIES:

 

 

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The rubbah lust list for new 2012 Hero Arts...

Yes. I have rubbah lust. Have you seen the new release yet? Check it: New 2012 Hero Arts Catalog Preview

Can't seem to take my eyes off these, in particular:

• Starbursts - So modern. So fun!  LOVE.
• Cling Dot Flower Pattern - Kinda lacy, but with a clean contempo look to it. Git in my basket!
• Cling Large Flower Background - Femme, delicate. Peonies? I'm a sucker for gorgeous florals.
• This is BIG - Got to use this in the Hero Arts blog hop yesterday. So many uses for this and can I get a "Woo HOO"?!!!  Itching to make another card with this thing--so fun!
• Past Times - Perfect for guy cards. I really need more guy stuff.
• Ampersand - Ginormous. Perfect. In every way. Has an ever so slight "nod", but nice--tasteful! Nothing like some ampersands that look like they have a hang-over from paintin' the town. GOTTA HAVE.
• Patterned Heart - Again, *swoonage*. 'Nuff said.
• Newspaper Skyline - I love a good skyline. I love text. Mash the two together. Yeah, baby!!! DAT'S WHAT I'M TAKIN' 'BOUT!!!
• Cling Zig Zag - Hello, classic long-time favorite.  I never abandoned you. So nice to see you back. You look FIERCE!!!

So what's calling out to you? Always fun to know what everybody else gravitates towards! Dish? :)

 

 

 

2012 HERO ARTS CATALOG BLOG HOP

Welcome to the 2012 Hero Arts Catalog Blog Hop.

 

I can already tell this great new set, "This is BIG" CL570, is gonna be a frequently used favorite! It's got the perfect sentiments and greetings for encouraging and for celebrating big news and accomplishments!

I mean, seriously, I've been wishing for a "WOO HOO" stamp in a fun font, and yup, Hero Arts aced it! There's a whole collection of good ones like that in this fabby set! YIP YIP!!!

I just had to use this set for the hop because the 2012 Hero Arts Catty IS big news, right?!

Before ya' go, I thought I'd mention Hero Arts will be giving away five prize packs that include brand new 2012 Catalog stamps. The five winners will be randomly chosen from ALL of the blog hop comments received by midnight PST on Monday, December 12, and will be announced on the Hero Arts blog shortly thereafter.

SoOOooooo, if ya' leave me some love down in the comments below, that counts as an entry! "Go ahead!  Make my day!" --Dirty Harry 

Next stop on this hop is the stamp-a-licious Joy Taylor!

Remember, if you find a link that doesn't work, you can always hop back to the Hero Arts Blog for a list of direct links to all the blogs in the hop.

 

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SUPPLIES & MATERIALS:
STAMPS:  Hero Arts Cleardesign "This is BIG" CL570
INK:  Silver Encore Metallic by Tsukineko
PAPER:  Neenah Solar White; Cardenon Galvanized; Thai Gold (but, it's not really gold; looks chartreuse to me) by Domtar Solutions
TOOLS:  Hand-held Tiny Star Punch (Fiskars?); Small Star Squeeze Punch by Fiskars; Circle Scissor Pro
EMBELLISHMENTS:  Divine Twine in Slate
OTHER:  3D foam adhesive

Card making, scrapbooking, and craft ideas with Hero Arts stamps!

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Forgot to share this yesterday!  It's a sneak peek of a coming 2012 Hero Arts set called "XO".  Just click on the link beneath the pic to see the details at the Hero Arts blog. There's a video, too!

12 Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist 2011 - Ellen Hutson, LLC

YAY!!! I did it!!! This was my first time doing the 12 Tags of Christmas with Ellen. My tag makes me happy!!! Step by steps are over here in the CLASSroom!  Check it!

WINNER: A Give-Away, with bonus entertainment. :)

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WINNER, WINNER, CHICKEN DINNER!!!

OK, there's no chicken dinner. It's just fun to say that. 

Thank you all so much for leaving a comment and playing in my drawing for a spot in The Gifted Stamper online class!

 

The lucky peep is: FRANCIE 

Francie said...

Shake your groove thang, girl! I hope you're feeling better, and thanks for the chance to win a spot in your class! 

December 01, 2011 at 06:21 PM

Francie, Ima shootin' an email off to ya'!  Congratulations!  Please reply and I'll get ya' all hooked up!

Happy Holly-Daze!!! 

 

A Give-Away, with bonus entertainment. :)

It's been a little quiet 'round here, since I came down with that cursed chest cold. I'm still battlin', and feel like today I may actually be turning the corner at long last. And, that is cause for some merriment of the holiday persuasion. *snarf*

Now that you've been sufficiently entertained, mebbe you'd like to leave a comment here to win a spot in my online class going on over at HOWnow!

For more information about the class, you can visit this link here: THE GIFTED STAMPER

I love all the projects for this class--some are favorites I've made before as gifts, and others were new ones! I've had so much fun putting this class together, and have lots of ideas rolling around in my head for more!

And, I'm so thankful for my buddy Ellen.  Girl has the biggest heart, and faith like nobody else I know. Girl says, "We can do this! I just know it!!!" And, a few months, and gobs of hard work later, we ARE doing it! And, havin' a ball, to boot!

OK. 'Nuff sap.

Would you like a chance to win a spot in the class? If so, say so!

Leave a comment here on this post, and I'll draw a winner by Saturday, noon PST.