Shadow Box

Why not show off some of your collection of buttons or cool stickers or bottle caps or other shiny pretty things with a simple shadowbox. These guys come in every shape and size and colour and can be dressed up or down depending on your mood or your decor.

I happen to like calendars and buttons...and Riff Raff!! So my shadow box has those things in it. When I get tired of looking at it, it's simple enough to get another background cut and put together another inspiring assemblage.

Happy Creating!

And the winner is...

Bree

Lucky Girl! Email me your address and I'll get those cool Glimmer Screens out to you, with maybe a little added "Love Lisa" Bonus Surprise. Ooh...Ahh!

lisakercher@gmail.com
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What...??

Is that another giveaway I see in your hands?

Why yes, yes it is!!


This time I've got some tattered Angels Glimmer Chips to add to one lucky reader's stash!


This particular box is from the Vintage Seasons Collection (ooh la la), and the box is telling me they are called "Frosty Memories." Read: lots of snowmen, icicles, skates and skis, a sled, a shovel, snowshoes, you get the idea! These fabby little guys are perfect for those "snow day" pictures.

Same "rules" apply as last time. Leave a comment on the Blog and you get a chance to win! I'll announce the winner next Thursday...from Dallas, Texas - WOOT - where hopefully there will be no snow!! And I'll have an Internet connection!!

TOTW - Rainbow Connection

This technique started out as a total mistake, as most techniques do, but the end result was so wonderful that I knew I would have to share it!

You will need:
- a rainbow of Glimmer Mists: red, yellow, green, blue, pink or purple
- white cardstock
- a brayer

Step One: Protect your work surface and your clothes. Glimmer Mist is water-based and will wash off, but it's still messy!

Step Two: Spray the first colour of Glimmer Mist (red) on the far left side of your white cardstock...three squirts out to do it. Now quickly use the brayer to spread the ink up and down on the page. Roll it right through the Glimmer Mist without lifting it off the page. If you didn't apply enough Glimmer Mist for it to cover from top to bottom of the page, spray a little bit more and spread it out with the brayer again.

Step Three: Spray the next colour (yellow) right beside the red, and use the brayer to spread it out again. The two colours will blend at the edge...and that's what we want!

Step Four: Continue spraying each colour in order and spreading with the brayer until you reach the other side of the page.

Step Five: Finish your layout! I chose embellishments that matched each colour in my rainbow, still keeping it very minimal. This fun techneek provided the perfect background for some photos I took of my colourful art wall at home...on a day when I was very colourful myself!

You could also try:

- Making stripes out of only two colours! Just alternate spraying the two on your background for a more monochromatic look.

- Start your rainbow at the bottom or the corner instead of the side of your paper

- Take a photo of a rainbow after a storm to add to your beautiful background...us northeners might have to wait a couple of months for that shot!!

- Take photos of a red item, yellow item, green item, blue item and purple item from around your home or work...preserve for the future the rainbow that is your life!
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You have until 10 pm (MST) tonight to post your Comment for a chance to win some awesome Glimmer Screens! I'll see you back here and post the winner around 10:30!! Good Luck to All!

I'm Your Biggest Fan I'll Follow You Until You Love Me

In regards to my project of the week...I put it on my other Blog (duh!). And I can't find it in Picasa so I can't just re-post the pictures here from there.

So just bear with my blonde-itude for a moment!

Click on the link below to be whisked away to my other post:
Lisa's Quote Album

Just scroll down past my usually witty banter, and you will see the lovely grungy mini album I made to house some inspirational quotes. My friend KC gave me a little album she made and this was the perfect use for it!

Try This: pull out "all" of your embellishments, sticker letters, paper scraps, Glimmer Mists, and paint that are the same colour and do a mini album using only those items! My little book is ALL browns and greens...and it looks amazing!

Disclaimer: I put the word "all" in quotations because I know we all have a lot of supplies in every colour; More than would fit in any sized album! So when I say "all" I mean pull a whole bunch of your favourite supplies in the colour of your choice...but not actually, literally ALL of them!!

And I will post the winner of the Glimmer Screens in Thursday's Techneek Post...so get your comments in even if it's just "I Was Here"
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Note: The song lyric in the title of this post comes from Lady Ga Ga's Paparazzi . Nothing like some good tunes to get you through a busy Sunday!

Happy Creating!

Inspired By...

Here are some beautiful spring colours to get you out of the February doldrums!

See you back here on Thursday for a new Techneek inspired by these colours!

Until then...

Featuring...Jenni Bowlin

With all the great and amazing new product scheduled to hit the store in the coming weeks, you should anticipate a lot more Featuring... spots!! Especially with the new Jenni Bowlin in the store. All of her stuff is always inspiring and fun to play with! But get it while you can...this stuff flies off the shelves like flies.

Her new line is very "Americana" with lots of cherries and stars, with blue and red dominating the colour scheme. There is even a journaling with a cow and the word "moo" on it!! Love it! One of the new items to hit the shelves are her pattern chipboard buttons...with text and pictures and ledger paper, they fit any style and are super fun! And her new stuff coordinates quite well with all her "old" stuff...which we also got restocked because I think all the TM girls are Ga-Ga for Jenni!

With that, here is a little extra Techneek to go with my Ga-Ga For Jenni layout!

Remember alcohol ink? Remember that it works on slick surfaces...like stickers? I desperately needed to change the colour of these stickers (I have a "thing" with mixing white and off-white), so I grabbed some Terracotta alcohol ink, an applicator felt thing and the wood applicator handle thing (all very technical terms...) and altered my sticker. Check it out...

Put ink on your applicator. You don't need a lot at all...a little goes a long way in this case!

Smear and smudge and rub your ink all over your sticker. I liked the swirly effect mine had going for it.
The finished sticker is very orange (hey...I like orange) and matches my layout much more to my satisfaction!
At any rate here is my completed layout...I got a new iPod for Valentine's and I wanted to commemorate the moment. I used the Starbucks "Pick-of-the-Week" card as my jumping off point. (Note: if you have an iPod and shop at Starbucks I highly recommend these little gems...a free song per week and usually it's a goodie! Plus they have free Wi-Fi so you can pick it up right there!)


Here is a close up of the Jenni letter stickers - there are a bunch to choose from and all have text or ledger pattern within the letters - and the pearls. I used a whole pack of pearls on my layout because they are my new best friend and are so cool and I really want to be seen with them so their coolness rubs off on me a little. Swoon.

I sprayed Peach glimmer mist and splattered some watered down black paint and Terra Cotta alcohol ink all over my background to add a little "rock star"

This line would go great with heritage or vintage photos, but as you can see from my layout her stuff also looks great alongside the latest of today's technology! Have fun exploring all that Jenni has to offer. See you Saturday...maybe I'll get my last Project post up as well and it will be a two-for!

Until next time...

Supplies:
- Jenni Bowlin: Pattern paper, label sticker, letter stickers, pearls
- Making Memories wordfetti stickers
- Assorted Ribbon
- Ranger alcohol ink
- Peach Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist
- Claudine Hellmuth black paint

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Don't forget about the giveaway! Everyone who leaves a post anywhere on the blog between now and next Thursday has a chance to win some Glimmer Screens from Tattered Angels. Good Luck!

Get Your Freebies Here...

I feel so bad that I missed the Project this weekend, so to make up for my guilt it's Giveaway Time again on the Blog! I have had these super cool Tattered Angels Glimmer Screens sitting around for the longest time, just waiting to be used for a Techneek. But they never made it out of the bag...so I want to pass their awesome-ness on to you, my loyal readers!

Please post a comment below for your chance to win! I'll be drawing the winning name on Thursday, March 5th so that gives you a little over a week to enter.

Good Luck!

And I'll be back on Thursday with another Techneek...I have a neat one using Glimmer Mist that I'd like to share!