Scrap Pink Night

We had a great time at AC Moore tonight at the Scrap Pink Event. I demonstrated tag making, embossing, inking and distressing. It was soo much fun. The ladies that attended had a great time and I think that by the end of the night at least 3 of the ladies bought embossing guns and all of the equipment. I guess I am going to have to get a job at AC Moore, I think it would be a blast. They are already planning another event in November and after Christmas. We had a great time and raised some money for breast cancer research, so it was a good night for all. The only thing I hate is that I took my camera and forgot to take pictures. Oh Well.

Happy Crafting to all!

Dawn

Halloween Highlights

I know, you guys are sick of looking at Halloween pages, but I am having so much FUN, reliving those Trick or Treat days. I miss Maggie being this little. It seems like it was yesterday. Anyway, this LO is Maggie in kindergarten dressed as a CHS cheerleader and the other picture is Maggie, Hannah and Susannah. The big girls were in the 2nd grade and Susannah was 6 months old. Of course I added a tag, and then I made an envelope and added some journaling in the pocket, with a ribbon pull tab. Happy Halloween everyone!

I also promised my sweet, nephew Carter that I would make him a bookmark. Actually, I promised his Mommy. She said that some of his books were long, and they needed a bookmark. So I have made Carter 2 bookmarks, so he won't loose his place while reading. I imagine he is the only 3 1/2 month old with their very own handmade bookmarks. Your bookmarks are in the mail Carter- look for a letter from Auntie Dawn. I love you!

Love to all, Dawn

Imagine Tag- Bandana Technique

All over the web people have really taken off creating the "Bandana Technique". When one of the groups that I am in posted it as a challenge/technique, I decided to give it a try. It was fun because you got to really play with inks. Mine did not turn out great, but it looks kinda neat. I have no ideas why it looks like water was on my scanner?????

Halloween Punkin' Page and a Fall one too!

I had such a great time making the Halloween tags for my demo, that I wanted to keep going so I dragged out every Halloween picture that I could find and I started scrappin' them. The Halloween page is made with the Coordniations paper. The outside is black and the core is a different color. You can sand it, tear it, distress it, etc. and it all looks great. I had a great time tearing and inking.

The second LO is a Fall Fest layout. Nothing fancy, I used pop dots to make the letters really stand out, and I tried to distress emboss a stamped leaf- not real crafty with the embossing gun yet, but I am getting the hang of it.

Spoooky Tags

I have been busy making tags for my demo during our Scrap Pink event. These tags are Halloween and Fall. Halloween is my most favoritest holiday, (perhaps my birthday 3 days before has something to do with it). Anyway, I love creating Halloween goodies, here are a few tags that I wanted to share. Happy crafting!

This is a spooky tag created by wetting the cardstock, and then crinkling. I did that twice and then inked it with Distress Black Soot ink. The letters are Daisy D's rub ons, and the stamped image is raised with a pop dot to make the skeleton head pop off of the tag.

This scary Haunted House tag is created on a manila tag, that I inked. The Haunted House is an acrylic stamped image that I colored in with Gamsol and prisma colored pencils. I love the way that the Gamsol gives the appearance of watercolors. Also attached to the tag are Halloween spangles and the foam word "Boo" and a foam ghost.

I love this Fall tag. I painted a large white cardstock tag with brown acrylic paint. I used a pattern to piece together the pumpkins and the vine. After creating the pumpkins I used clear embossing powder to enhace the outside lines of the pumpkins, the vines and the sticker letters. I think the embossing gives it that little extra "ooomph".

Love to all,

Dawn

Scrap Pink

I was browsing around AC MOORE the other day and the scrapbooking dept. lady approached me about the Scrap Pink event, she asked me if I would like to have a demo at the event for a make and take. Of course I told her yes very calmy, (while I was screaming YEAH!!! inside). she asked me what I wanted to do, well since I am sort of in the tag mood, I am going to be demoing (is that a word??) tags. If you are in MB on Sunday Sept. 28th please come to AC Moore from 6-10 pm for their Scrap Pink event. I will be there with tags on.... Here are a few I made to demo.

Love to all,

Dawn :)

Waiting for Hanna

We are stuck at home waiting for Tropical Storm Hanna- I hope everyone is safe.
Love to all,
Dawn

I am working on some new pieces. I will post them soon :)

Weekend making "Stuff"

I have been busy making tags and cards this weekend. Unfourtnately my computer crashed last week and I have a loaner from school that is OLD,OLD, OLD and I cant get my printer/scanner to load so I will add the pictures of stuff next week. I hope everyone has a great holiday!
Love to all,
Dawn