09.02.08
Posted in Jacksonbelle Embellishments, Shimmerz Paint
at 7:42 pm
So you know that every Tuesday the Jacksonbelle Embellishment DT has a little challenge we throw out there for us and for you - well here’s a challenge you won’t want to miss!!! We want to inclue YOU in the challenge! And the prizes are AMAZING!!! Below are the details, copied right from Lindsey’s blog:Starting Today and Every Tuesday this month we, the Design Team, will be posting a sketch! We’d LOVE for you to play along! What’s in it for me, you ask? 
The grand prize winner will receive a $50.00 Gift Certificate to my store! 2nd Place, $30.00 and 3rd place $15.00! There will be a goodie package going out to ALL winners!! If you decide to play each week, creating a card based on all 4 sketches, your name will be entered into a random drawing and THAT person will also win a goodie bag!
SO, you are probably wondering what do you have to do!? You have to use Inkadinkado Stamps (newer…from this Spring-until now) as well as use one of our sketches that I will post here each Tuesday! You can enter as many times as you’d like! You are also free to post anywhere you’d like! We will post coordinating Keywords - this weeks keyword is JBE018 for the sketches if you are posting on Splitcoaststampers.com, we will all be able to see your card(s)!
Following the last Tuesday’s challenge (Sept. 29th), you will have until Wednesday, Sept. 30th at midnight (EST) to get your cards in to Lynda! After that, the design team and I will need a few days to decide on the winners!! Make sure to check out the design team’s blogs each week for LOTS of inspiration using the weekly sketches! We hope you will have time to play with us and if you have ANY questions, please feel free to ask!
Make SURE to email all your cards to Lynda! (lynda.benden@gmail.com) You can enter as many times as you’d like!
Here’s the sketch for this week:
Fun and Easy! We want to keep these fairly simple so that you are able to interpret them as you see fit! Feel free to flip it, flop it, or keep it this way!
Here’s my interpretation - Card Details: Cardstock: Brushed Silver, Black, Taken with Teal (SU) and Solar White (Neenah); Rubber Stamps: “Winter Trails and Winter Birds” (Inkadinkado); Ink: Silver (Encore); Accessories: Heidi Swapp ghost snowflakes painted with “Aqua Marine” Shimmerz Paints, black brads (American Crafts). Stamped image used direct Shimmerz Paints to rubber and stamped. I thought it turned out pretty cool….. what do you think? Since I seem to be having problems with my post tonight - I’ll direct you to the right sidebar under Jacksonbelle Embellishments to check out the other teammates samples……. Hope you will join in the fun and Enjoy and Create, Lila
Edit note: I have to admit while I was a little under the gun to get my sample uploaded last night - I wasn’t really please with the main focal image on my card - Sooooo when I got home from work today I tore it apart, restamped using Taken with Teal Craft Ink (SU) and then put some “Silver Bells” and “Aqua Marine” Shimmerz Paints on selected snowflakes and winter flowers…… much better. Here’s a close up of the Heidi Swapp painted with “Aqua Marine” Shimmerz Paints. Now, I can Enjoy and Create, Lila
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08.28.08
Posted in Jacksonbelle Embellishments, Recent projects, Shimmerz Paint, Technique Junkie
at 4:55 am
It seems like time is just flying by - the end of August is just a couple of sleeps away. Wanted to give a little reminder for three things. First, PatStamps Technique Junkies 6th Edition CD tutorial is just about ready to be released and mailed - just a couple more days to sign up for the pre-order. Click here for more details on all the specials Pat has available right now!!!
Here’s a little sample of the Embossed Vellum Technique, which is one of the 10 BONUS techniques on the soon-to-be released 6th Edition. It uses stamps Northwoods Rubber Stamps and the background is Cornish Heritage Farms:
The second reminder, is for SHIMMERZ PAINTS - monthly drawing - details below:
We’re going to have a drawing for free Shimmerz every month with our new Shimmerz Linkz program! All you have to do is follow these simple steps:
(1) Create your project and use Shimmerz.
(2) Post the photo and recipe for the project to your blog, gallery, or photo album and include a link to Shimmerz at http://shimmerzpaints.blogspot.com somewhere in the recipe or post.
(3) E-mail Shimmerz at shimmerzblog@cableone.net with the direct link to the specific blog post or gallery item where the project & link can be found during the month it was posted.
(4) Double your chances to win! You can post a single project on your blog AND in a gallery, for example. Send us 2 e-mails – one for each specific link – and have twice as many chances to win. Each post can be entered only once.
(5) We’ll conduct a drawing soon after each month ends. One lucky winner will receive 5 full-size jars of Shimmerz paints and another winner will win 3 jars. Be sure to check our blog to see if you’re a lucky winner!
E-mail us at shimmerzblog@cableone.net if you have any questions about the contest. Can’t wait to see all your wonderful projects! Shimmer on!
Here is one of my little samples using Shimmerz Paints this month - full details and tutorial for the color washed background can be found here on the Shimmerz blog. Also remember the THREE just released and LIMITED EDITION colors - get em now before they are gone and no longer available…….
And the last and Third reminder is Jacksonbelle Embellishment’s SALE!!! can you say 15% off EVERYTHING in the store - Friday ~ August 29th to Monday ~ September 1st - PS: Lindsey also carries Shimmerz Paints AND has the new Limited Edition colors.
Well I think that is enough enabling for today - - get your backside moving, Enjoy and Create, Lila
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08.26.08
Posted in Jacksonbelle Embellishments, Recent projects, Shimmerz Paint
at 4:44 am
S o this week’s challenge was to case our Jacksonbelle Embellishment DT member, Erin McKinney’s. Take a look at her blog - - WOWZA!!! It was really difficult to narrow down which sample or project I wanted to case but finally decided on this one.
and HERE”S MY SAMPLE of Erin’s
Card Details - most ALL supplies can be found at Jacksonbelle Embellishment
Card base Really Rust cardstock (SU); Pattern Paper and Sticker: Haunted (Cosmo Cricket); Rubber Stamp: “Halloween Trails” (Inkadinkado); Ink: VersaMark; Accessories: Black Detail Embossing Powder (SU), Look at these COOL die cut and embossed bats - they are called “Creepy” a new Cuttlebug (Provo Craft) die and embossing folder!!!! the little bats were then lightly painted with “Coal” Shimmerz!!!!
We’d love for you to play along this week - good luck in narrowing down your card to case from Erin - if you upload to SCS please use JBE017 as a keyword. Other DT members’ samples can be found using the links on the right sidebar under Jacksonbelle Embellishments.
Now!!! a quick little heads up - Jacksonbelle Embellishments Friday ~ August 29th to Monday ~ September 1st and she will offer 15% off EVERYTHING!!! and then a contest in Sept for FREE loot - gift certs you can spend anyway you like - Details follow:
Hello!! It’s time again for another Jacksonbelle Embellishments Card Contest!! Starting Tuesday, September 2nd, and every Tuesday in September, the Design Team and I will be posting a new Sketch! We’d LOVE for you to all join us! Wanna know what you can win!?
The grand prize winner will receive a $50.00 Gift Certificate to Lindsey’s store! 2nd Place, $30.00 and 3rd place $15.00! There will be a goodie package going out to ALL winners!! If you decide to play each week, creating a card based on all 4 sketches, your name will be entered into a random drawing and THAT person will also win a goodie bag!
SO, you are probably wondering what do you have to do!? You have to use Inkadinkado Stamps (newer…from this Spring-until now) as well as use one of our sketches that I will post here each Tuesday! You can enter as many times as you’d like! You are also free to post anywhere you’d like! We will post coordinating Keywords for the sketches if you are posting on Splitcoaststampers.com, we will all be able to see your card(s)! You MUST however email every card to Lindsey. She would really hate to miss any of your gorgeous cards and this will enable her to have all of them!
Following the last Tuesday challenge, (Sept. 29th), you will have until Wednesday, Sept. 30th at midnight (EST) to get your cards in to Lindsey. After that, the Design Team and Lindsey will need a few days to decide on the winners! Be sure to check the Design Team’s blog each week for LOTS of inspiration using the weekly sketch!!! We hope you will have time to play with us and if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask!!!!
Until next Tuesday - Enjoy and Create, Lila
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08.19.08
Posted in Jacksonbelle Embellishments, Recent projects
at 4:40 am
Tuesday’s Challenge over at Jacksonbelle Embellishments was to use this AWESOME new Cosmo Cricket “Jack’s World” paper…… this paper is super fun (of course what Cosmo paper isn’t??) it reminded me of the end of Summer, beginning of Indian Summer, the start of Autumn and of course returning to school - - all at the same time…
So I had to use this CUTE “Jailbirds” stamp from Inkadinkado - - it just reminded me of good times with my gal friends - like when you know you’ve had so much fun it should really be illegal!!! So much FUN that you should have ended up in the pokie??? jail??? probably wouldn’t have such cute little mug shots though or those fashionable jumpsuits… Of course this stamp is part of the Inkadinkado Halloween collection - but had to take it a different direction for today.
Card Details: Cardstock: Craft and Black (SU); Pattern Paper: “Jack’s World” (Cosmo Cricket); Stamp: “Jailbirds” (Inkadinkado); Ink: Graphite Black (Brilliance); Accessories: Prima Flowers, black brads (American Craft), colored with Copics, sentiment computer generated.
Be sure to check out all the DT gals samples using this CUTE paper - AND you will notice a new member to the team!!!! a big WELCOME to Rachel!!!! (links on the right sidebar!!!). Enabler Alert!!! Lindsey had new Basic Grey, other Cosmo Cricket, and Imaginisce PAPERS!!!! Enjoy and Create, Lila
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08.07.08
Posted in Recent projects, Technique Junkie
at 4:42 am
PatStamp’s Technique Junkie is rolling back the prices and bringin on a BLITZ!!!
Let’s roll back the economy to 2003!
Get two years of the Technique Junkie Newsletter at 2003 prices! Get the 2008 and 2009 Newsletters for just $33.00. You will receive a whopping 150 techniques delivered to your doorstep. TJ techniques are step-by-step — not an overview — and the newsletter is full-color, professionally printed and high-quality. You will also have online-access to the step-by-step picture tutorials online — and GREAT artwork from talented designers... PLEATED PAPER is one of my favorites available on the upcoming Technique CD6.…..being released in September 2008 - you can pre-order now!!!
A real cool and easy background - the above sample uses pattern paper. How about the cute little penguin guy???!!! He’s from Memory Box….
This above samples uses some of my favorite colors and rubber!!! The background was stamped with Cornish Heritage Farms “Victorian Sunflowers” backgrounder for the Pleated Paper technique. Focal image and sentiment are Stampin Up (retired sets- I think). Lots of yummy Autumn colors and distressing….. Enjoy and Create, Lila
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08.05.08
Posted in Jacksonbelle Embellishments, Recent projects, Technique Junkie
at 5:01 am
It’s Tuesday’s Challenge with Jacksonbelle Embellishments - this week was a color challenge and I got to choose the color - PINK!!! PINK with any color combo…. now when I think of pink, I think of Cambria……. she’s the pink queen you know…… she made pink popular and trendy again!!! still……. As I sat down to think about my project I knew it had to include some of those new AWESOME Cuttlebug Embossing folders - Lindsey has them in stock you know - and as fast as her service is . . . well you could have them by the end of the week!!! I also knew I wanted to keep going with some of my Christmas projects….. I’ve been working on my Mother’s birthday project (her birthday is the first part of September). What do you give your Mom that is special, unique??? especially considering she has everything she needs….. Well, after seeing Michelle Wooderson’s quilting card projects, the lights went off. My grandmother was a master quilt trade’s woman!!! She passed several years ago but not before quilting, and I mean the real thing with all that stitching of an intricate design, quits for all her grandchildren - I’ve personally lost count how many grand and great-grand children she had…. but she made quits for milestones in our lives like when we were born, getting married, having our own children, graduating from high school - true workwomanship and a labor of love. My Mother has also done some quilting - I do have to say and she would probably agree that not quite to caliber of my Grandmother’s quilting abilities. Anyway I’ve been making cards that look like quits, will make a special box or altered tin to hold them and give to others for special occasions throughout the year…..
So my PINK card, I think looks like it has been quilted - at least the background. The technique was featured in PatStamps Technique Junkies’ Oct/Nov 07 newsletter and is called “Cuttlebug Smoosh” (by the way, ENABLER ALERT!!! Pat has a special for all the past newsletters and 6th Edition CD - if you love techniques and getting the most from your products - it’s a must have - with full photo, step-by-step tutorials and samples galore). Enough rambling….
Card Details: Cardstock: Pretty in Pink and Black (SU), Solar White (Neenah); Rubber stamp from Inkadinkado; Ink: Pretty in Pink (SU) and Black Onyx (Versafine); Accessories: Cuttlebug embossing folder, Nestabilities circle and scallop die, rubber brayer, “Funky Vintage” clear shape (Making Memories), taffeta ribbon(SU), black brads (American Crafts), colored with Prisma pencils, sewing machine, computer generated sentiment.
Would love for you to play along with the challenge - check out what the other team members have done……
The Queen Bee…Lindsey
Lynda Benden
Amber Hight
Beth Thomas
Broni Holcombe
Dee Jackson
Elizebeth Neumann
Erin McKinney
Kisa Peters
Maren Benedict
Enjoy and Create - in PINK!!!! Lila
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07.29.08
Posted in Recent projects, Shimmerz Paint
at 6:07 pm
So this week’s Jacksonbelle Embellishment’s challenge was a free for all - we could choose anything we wanted. Well I’ve been playing with some of my new loot from JBE’s store - Lindsey has Autumn, Halloween, and Christmas/Winter stuff arriving already!!! With CHA Summer releasing so many new items in preparation for Autumn and Winter it super pleasing to have them ready for purchase in Lindsey’s store……. and she has more on the way. Now I have to admit I don’t have any new Christmas/Winter designer papers yet so had to find my scrap stash from last year……score with the Basic Grey…..
Card Details: Cardstock: Solar White (Neenah), Blue Bayou & Black (SU); Pattern Paper from Basic Grey; Rubber Stamps: Inkadinkado; Ink: Graphite Black (Brilliance); Accessories: Felt Embellishment (Queen & Co), watercolor paper and brush, various ink refills, Dew Drops baubles, Shimmerz Paint in Angel White
This next one was MY FAVORITE!!!!!!
My Favorite cause it uses again, this super cute Ornate Snowman from Inkadinkado and what about that Snowflake Trail also from Inka. Snowman stamped on watercolor paper with Graphite Black (Brilliance) and then colored using watercolor brush and various reinkers - using purple…….. then to finish off the frosty feel how about some “Angel Wings” Shimmerz Paints…… I finally got a good photo that really shows the bling of these Shimmerz. The sentiment which has a dry emboss appearance is using one of the new Cuttlebug folders that are strips - - - these strips can be placed just about anywhere on your project - how cool is that!!!!???? A couple of American Craft felt snowflakes finishes off the card. Hope you enjoy - be sure to check out the other team members projects for the week…….
Lynda, Kisa, Beth, Maren, Dee, Erin, Broni, Elizebeth, Amber and Lindsey
Enjoy and Create, Lila
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07.22.08
Posted in Jacksonbelle Embellishments, Recent projects, Shimmerz Paint
at 4:23 am
So, let me tell you about the “Birds and the Bees“…… there’s a song that goes like that but instead of killing you with my singing ability how about a little cardmaking and stamping instead? Jacksonbelle Embellishment’s weekly DT challenge was - anything we wanted - I’m still hooked on these Inkadinkado stamps - I’m just lovin them!!!
Card Details: Cardstock: “Solar White” (Neenah); “Berry Sorbet” (PapertreyInk); Pattern Paper: “Happy Day” (Chatterbox); Rubber Stamps: birds (Inkadinkado); sentiment (AMuse); Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine); Accessories: Felt trim and embellies (Creative Imagination); colored with Prisma Pencils - no Gamsol - used Dave Brethauers’ coloring and blending techniques.
Card Details: Cardstock: Saffron & Black (SU); Solar White (Neenah); Pattern Paper: “Dusty Windblown” (GCP Studios); Rubber Stamps: bee (Inkadinkado); sentiment (AMuse); Ink: Graphite Black (Brilliance); Accessories: Zig-Zag Stiches rub on tape (daisy d’s); black brads (American Craft); Desert Marigold corduroy button (Bazzill Collection); border punch (Martha Stewart); Sunflower Glitter Paint (Shimmerz)
There you have it - all you ever needed to know about the “Birds and Bees” - now, if there are any more questions - - well, you need to go find your Mom.
JBE and the team would like to invite you to join in our Tuesday Challenge - be sure that if you are uploading to SCS you use the keyword JBE012. Here’s the other ladies playing this week:
Lindsey Kisa Maren Beth Erin Lynda Broni
Enjoy and Create, Lila
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07.17.08
Posted in Jacksonbelle Embellishments, Recent projects, Shimmerz Paint
at 7:40 pm
How about a little shakin Shimmerz today?? Now, if you haven’t heard yet, Jacksonbelle Embellishment has these in stock - today a little limited in supply because they have been so sparkly and shiny that Lindsey had a good run on them. I know once she gets back from CHA she’ll have a re-stock happening!!!
I’ll try to describe how and what these are like - first I would like to say they are NOT like Perfect Pearls, Pearl Ex or Twinkling H2O’s - those are awesome products that give a shimmer - but a different kind of shimmer. Shimmerz are more like a liquid glitter - but are different from Stickles from Ranger (love that stuff too!!) which is more of a glitter glue type consistency and they are different than Radiant Pearls (remember those?? - yup I got a load of those and really dig em too!!!) that would only dry on porous surface - like paper….. I know, Shimmerz when they are dry (and they dry fairly quick AND on non-porous surfaces) are more like Copic Spica pens (now your talkin my kind of SPARKLE!!)- that’s the look you will end up with. Rather than being in a pen and being a little costly like the Spica, they are a smooth and thinner paint you paint on. Don’t get me wrong I love all things shimmery, sparkly and glitterfied!!!!! But I’m really lovin these Shimmerz - easy to use, clean up and you really can not beat the cost!!!!
Now you all know that anything with glitter or shimmer is fairly difficult to either scan or get a good picture of all that loveliness - right?? But I did the best I could in capturing their sparkle for you….. Here are a couple of projects
Card Details: Cardstock& ribbon : Papertray Ink; Pattern Paper: Chatterbox; Rubber Stamp: butterfly (Chatterbox), sentiment (Inkadinkado); Accessories: Shimmerz “Candle Light”, circle and scallop dies (Spellbinders), colored with PrismaPencils - this is one of those clever little clam shell cards that Michelle Wooderson showed on her blog.
Watercolored image - image, sentiment, and background from Cornish Heritage Farms. Well, if these are enough to get your glitter buds going - check out the Shimmerz blog for more samples - and if that wasn’t enough - Shimmerz has a great monthly incentive - for each and every sample you post either on your blog, SCS, 2 Peas, etc and show Shimmerz in the recipe - you simply send an email to Shimmerz to be entered into a drawing for MORE Shimmerz. Enjoy and Create, Lila
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07.15.08
Posted in Jacksonbelle Embellishments, Recent projects
at 5:18 am
This week’s Jacksonbelle Embellishment challenge was to CASE another team member….. oh, the pressure!!! I was paired with Dee Jackson - I looked and her BLOG and SCS Gallery - both were so AWESOME - - I kept looking and looking at all of her wonderful creations - time just got away from me….. well, since I was running out of time - cause I just wanted to keep looking at all that eye candy I’m sure I didn’t do her justice….. Here’s her card I decided on and my finished sample. Then I’ve been experiencing some problems with my camera so had to scan my sample…. oh well…..
Card Details: Cardstock: Marigold (SU retired); Pattern Paper, Diecuts, & Rub-ons “Sweet Branch Collection” (Crate Paper); Ink Vintage Photo (Tim Holtz Distress Ink); Accessories: Corner Rounder; Felt Flower and Ric Rac (Creative Imagination)
All the other DT member and Rachel Hope and playing this round - be sure to check out all the CASEing goin on - pick a sample do you own CASEing and post using JBE011. Here are the other team members and Rachel’s links
Lindsey Rachel Kisa Maren Beth Erin Elizebeth Lynda Broni
Enjoy and Create, Lila
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