She's keeping us in suspense about her big news, but is sounding the fanfare with a big giveaway leading up to the announcement.
On offer are Copic markers in a stand up case, just for starters. Then, there are stickers, paper, brads, flowers and more.
Entries are open internationally, and close May 31st, 2010.
She has some really creative ideas. My favourite is the Rocking Horse Card. I love the Rocking Horse because it is so innovative and intearctive. It actually does rock. How clever!
It's much more than a card. This is the sort of card kids (or adults) would keep.It's something special.There's a video on the Rocking Horse blog post if you want to see it in action.
Take a look around the Make It Crafty blog while you're there... lots of inspiration.
I've looked at a few videos on using the Bow Easy. What do you think? Does the Bow Easy (or similar tool), make a big difference to your bow making results or help with special bows?
I'd be interested to hear your thoughts and experiences.
If, like me, you haven't used the Bow Easy, you can get the low down in the video below by Suzanne J Dean from Scrapbitz.
This video shows an easy but effective technique for making Paper Flower Rosettes from Tami White, at Stampin With Tami, I'm experimenting with different types of paper flowers at the moment, so I was keen to learn a new paper flower making technique.
Paper Flower Rosette Basics
I didn't follow the video exactly, but the rosette starts off as a thin long rectangular piece of paper all prettied up which you pleat and curl around to make a spiral circle flower shape. You could use any paper and any paper edging punch. I tried it with a Fiskars Threading Water Border Punch and Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossed paper... still experimenting, but I love the technique - great for using scraps too.
The elegance comes from the simplicity of the white highlighting any texture or embellishments. I like the white, but you could try other papers for different effects - old book pages, magazine pages, designer papers, kraft paper, painted watercolour paper etc.
Stampin With Tami
You don't need to be a Stampin Up person to find Tami's blog useful - lots of great techniques and inspirational work. Thanks Tami! She even has a monthly give away.
Kanzashi Cloth Flower With Printed Words On Petals
I've been visiting Cathe Holden's Just Something I Madeblog for a while now, and it just keeps getting better and better.
Looking around is like fossicking in an antique shop. There's something new and unexpected at every turn... a real treasure trove.
I thought I shouldn't keep all this crafty goodnesss to myself, so I'm sharing the link, - just in case you haven't discovered Just Something I Made already. There are over 2000 folllowers, so maybe I'm the only one who's a latecomer to the party.
Cathe is a commercial artist turned graphic designer and is very generous with sharing her finds from her own collection, purchases and lucky finds - great for artists, crafters, designers and more. Thanks Cathe.
Look for -
Vintage Clip Art
Silhouettes
Vintage Postcards & Photos
Images from Vintage Catalogues
Blog Buttons
Frames & Borders
Design inspiration
Craft Projects
Kanzashi Flower
As I've been experimenting with Paper Flowers, I was drawn to the Kanzashi Flower Project. Don't you love the way the names are printed on the cloth petals? A perfect gift for a mother or grandmother. You could most likely do this in paper too.... now there's a thought...
Sandy McIver is putting out a call for Thank You Cards to help kids at Ronald McDonald House.
Can You Help?
They Need-
Thank you cards for the kids to send
Thank you cards for the parents of the sick kids to send
Thank you cards for the staff to send
Head on over to Sandy's blog to find out more. This seems like a great cause if you can just make a few extra cards for sick kids at Ronald McDonald House.
I love vintage, and have just discovered Tammy Tutterow aka Fairy Davis.
Tammy's site tagline is Papercrafts, Ribbon Work, Fabric Arts and Vintage Love. She offers a lot of free vintage postcards, photos, tutorials and resources.
As I'm into paper flowers at the moment, I was delighted to discover instructions for her CHA Prima Make-n-Take tag project. The flower on the tag is just so elegant.
Oh... I've just discovered the doodles section! Beautiful! I am in a calligraphy group, so really appreciate the beauty of hand lettering. These would be perfect on cards. I'm thinking of what I could create already. Check out these delicious doodles.
Copyright Caution
As always with free digital images, note the copyright restrictions/terms of use before downloading anything. Thanks, Tammy - a great resource for vintage lovers.
Tiffany at Tiffany Doodles is making quite a splash on the digital stamps scene.
Not only is she offering free digis, as well as those she sells, but she is very generous with her information too. The latest offering is a free tutorial on How To Layer Digi Stamps in Word. No Photoshop or Illustrator needed - just good old MS Word.
Go to Tiffany's site to grab the non watermarked version of the free Cupcake digi shown above. Tiffany shows you how to merge the different elements e.g. you can add sprinkles or a toothpick flag onto your cupcake to decorate it - all in MS Word.
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