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July 2016 Calendar

We are well into the summer and nearing the end of the month, so you know what that means … another calendar page from me, and this one was tons of fun to create! You can find the full details about this calendar page today over on the Taylored Expressions blog ... I hope you'll join me there! Marching On Pockets & Pages - July Script Embossing Folder - Fireworks Premium Cardstock - Sugar Cube Premium Cardstock - Blue Corn Premium Cardstock - Cherry Pop Premium Cardstock - Metallic Neutrals Memento Luxe Wedding Dress Full Pad Copic Markers 2016 6x6 Calendar Download InLinkz.com Read more →

Winnie & Walter Share the Love Challenge Week!

Hello, friends! Today I am honored to participate in Winnie & Walter's Share the Love Inspiration week, in conjunction with Essentials by Ellen! To find out more details about this challenge AND how you can possibly win a $25 gift certificate to Ellen Hutson's shop, visit this blog post over in the CLASSroom. To find out more details about this card I made for the challenge (colored with Copic markers), please visit this post over in Ellen Hutson's the CLASSroom. Or visit Winnie & Walter's blog post today, to find out more details about their Mood Board challenge that inspired my card AND their prizes! And please don't forget about the Copic 2017 Workshop Class we are giving away ... You sill have until midnight tomorrow (Sat, Jun 25) to go through our Copic team blog hop and enter for your chance to win! See the blog post below this one for all the details! Thanks for stopping by! Read more →

Copic Workshop Hop & Giveaway!

Welcome to a Start of Summer Copic Blog Hop! While the Copic instructors are taking a short break this summer from teaching Certification Classes, we are gearing up for the Fall season of Copic Workshops: More Whimsical Faces and Hair, Vintage Values and Mono Tones, and Dress For Success-Clothing & Accessories! All three of the workshops will be taught at all nine of the following locations this Fall: Registration is NOW open for these three locations (Click HERE to sign up for a workshop): Chicago, IL August 19th-20th Dallas, TX August 26th-27th Edmonton, AB August 26th-27th The rest of the fall classes will be opening soon, so make sure to sign up for the Copic Newsletter (<= at the bottom of that page) in order to get email notifications, so you will be the first to know when classes are open in your area! Upcoming Copic Workshops will be held in: Charlotte, NC September 9-10 Las Vegas, NV September 23-24 Sacramento, CA September 23-24 Boston, MA October 14-15 Hanover, MD October 14-15 Portland, OR October 14-15 To celebrate all this Copic coloring goodness we are hopping through our Copic instructors/design team’s blogs AND have a prize worthy of hopping: A... Read more →

Copic T-Shirt Winners

Thank you to everyone who participated in my Copic t-shirt giveaway from this post! Congratulations to these 10 winners, chosen by Random.org: 2-Carol, 3 & FB-Lucy Sanders, 6 (FB)-Debra Womack, 7-Lori, 8 & FB-Teresa Doyle, 9-Claire Broadwater, 10-Lisa Lara, 13-Wendy, 14-Jennifer K, 17 & FB-Linda Carson Emails or messages have been sent to the winners. If you don't find those messages, please email me via the envelope icon at the top right of my blog. Happy weekend! Read more →

Summer Sketchbook

My youngest daughter has always loved drawing and has taken a renewed interest in it again lately. To help nurture her talent, I customized a sketch book for her: To customize the cover, I stamped a variety of Pink Ink Stamp Company’s latest summer release of stamps all over the cover. I love all the beachy, summery images and hope these will help inspire my daughter over the summer! I added my daughter's name using Essentials by Ellen Basic Alpha: And since this is a sketch book, I thought it would be appropriate to keep the images stamped in just black ink. I used Memento Tuxedo Black ink and was very pleased with how well the images stamped out on the leather cover! Don’t you love all the fun, amazing details in these images?!! The book I’m using is a 6” x 8” senseBook. This book has a beautiful recycled genuine leather cover! The book also has thread binding, a red ribbon bookmark, 135 numbered index pages to easily keep your thoughts / sketches / drawings organized, acid-free wood paper, personal information page, red elastic rubber band closure, 16 perforated pages for easy removal, 7 pages of index for individual... Read more →

Watercolor Inlaid Die Cuts

I have a fun watercolor inlaid die cut, flip flop shaped card tutorial today for you over in Ellen Hutson's the CLASSroom. I hope you'll join me there for all the details on how to create this fun Caribbean-feel Father's Day card! Read more →

Copic Workshops

Hello, Copic Fans … today’s post comes with a prize! (Read all the way to the end of this post, please). We want to make sure EVERYONE knows about the fabulous Copic Workshop classes that are offered through Imagination International, Inc. We have More Whimsical Faces and Hair: Vintage Values and Mono Tones: and Dress for Success-Clothing and Accessories: Here is a link to all the class information. You'll find the classes listed by each location they are being offered, so it's easy to find the ones closest to you! https://imaginationinternationalinc.com/c…/classes/schedule/ At the bottom right of that same page, there is a place to sign up for the Copic newsletter, so you can keep on top of our upcoming schedule and make sure not to miss an opportunity! GIVEAWAY Now for the good stuff! Leave a comment on this blog post by this Friday, June 10, to be entered to win a Copic T-shirt! I have not 1, not 2 but 10 shirts to give away! Want another opportunity to win? Hop over to either this post on my PaperFections Facebook page or my personal Facebook page and share that post – this will put your name into my drawing... Read more →