take a look at this month’s exciting kit club release!

september’s kit includes over $50 worth of product that is not even available in store yet!!! we only have a limited quantity available for non kit club members, so hurry and get yours! (916.771.8010)

- mer

two things:

1.  i am an idiot

2.  i forgot to post the winners

so, my sincerest apologies for that!  i seriously remembered posting winners and then i came to the blog to make sure that there weren’t any viagra comments (what’s that all about anyway?) and i was like, wait where’s the winner post.  yeah, i’m on the ball…lol.

ok, without further ado, i give you our winners……

Emily Webster says:

September 1, 2009 at 12:25 am  (Edit)

I’d have to say that creative layering is a page stopper for me. I am always looking for hints on great layering designs that really make a page pop.

Laura Stewart says:

August 30, 2009 at 3:54 am  (Edit)

one pagers! simple designs

congrats ladies!!!  send us an email with your shipping address and we’ll get some goodies headed your way!

happy wednesday everyone! 

so, i just brought home a stack of lush layouts & projects that our uber talented pbd girls whipped up with the july kit and i just couldn’t not post a little something here for the blog party of course :]  now, about the blog party, most of you lovelies know the drill but for those of you who are newcomers, here’s how to win over $50 worth of awesome scrapbooking supplies from us…find the blog party question of the day, leave a comment on this post with your answer and check back on monday to find out who our TWO lucky winners are!!!

the one i chose to share with you tonight has all of my favorite page elements…3 photos, layers, the color combo is yum, awesome page layout & design…see for yourself!!!

see what i mean?!?!  i love how she punched the top edge- which reminds me, lauren friend- i’m stealing that idea, just wanna be on the up and up, hahaha.

now for the brain frying question of the day…pop quiz hotshot: you are flipping through your favorite scrapbooking magazine, what types of layouts grab your attention and make you wanna grab a pencil and start taking notes?  what are you drawn to?  is it the color combo, number of photos, layers, or just the little details that draw you in?  can’t wait to read your answers!

come back monday for the winners!  that’s right, with an s…we are doing double duty again!!!  woohoo!

we’re going to try something new this week…it’s gonna be a surprise blog party to keep you on your toes!  keep checking back- here’s a hint- it’ll be during the week :)  hahahahaha!

we have double winners friends!!!!  i did the random.org generator thing and comment numbers 27 and 5 are the luckiest ever!!!

Julie, momto7 says:

August 19, 2009 at 11:04 pm  (Edit)

ummm, no? but if my hands ARE messy, it’s from stamping…the little that I do.

 

 

Victoria S. says:

August 19, 2009 at 9:40 am  (Edit)

OOOHH i love that page with the masking - will have to remember that, plus i love circles! I dont like to get messy but it is inevitable - i do like to emboss and use paint tho.

 

 

congratulations julie and victoria!!!  email your address to kitclub@mygreentangerines.com and we’ll get some fun stuff on the way to you soon!

hey everyone, just wanted to pop in really quickly to let you know that we are stretching your comment posting time!  it’s a busy night in our neck of the woods so i’ll do a winners post either late tonight or tomorrow morning-ish :]  see you then!

wouldn’t you agree?  i think yes!  so for all you gtkc members, you’ve had a chance to dig through the goodies and tonight, i’m going to share a couple of my favorite ways to use my favorite july item and of course the giveaways :] 

for those of you who are new on the block…we are doing a weekly blog party and we’ll be giving away two of our super fabulous kits (over $50 worth of awesome stuff) and all you have to do is find the blog party question of the day, answer the question in our comments section and we’ll pick 2 lucky winners at random tomorrow night.  too good to be true?  no says i!

alright, don’t laugh but i’m really new to the whole taking pictures as i make stuff so it was a hot mess and i had to deconstruct a few things to back track, haha!  it all worked out in the end so here we go!

here’s what you’ll need for the first technique:

versamark, clear embossing powder, heat gun, stamp (i used a little circle) and of course your mini mister & re-inker (from the july kit).

so, first thing you want to do is stamp your image onto your paper using the versamark ink…i like repetition and am a firm believer that one of anything is just simply not enough.  now cover the stamped images with clear embossing powder, tap off excess and heat it up.  here’s mine:

fill your mini mister a little over the halfway point with water, add several drops of ink to it and shake.  for this part, i started with 5 drops and it was still pretty light for my liking so i bumped it up to about 20 drops when it was all said and done, lol.  more is more people.

once you have the right ratio to suit your personal taste, spray over the embossed images (it’s a super awesome idea to spray on a craft mat or wax paper or something - things get a little sketchy if you choose to go rambo with it, trust)  wipe the ink off of the embossed part, you don’t have to worry about anything smearing because it soaks in to the cardstock pretty fast.  here’s what it looks like after…

ok, now one more technique that i learned from our very own miss lauren… so it’s a masking technique where you use the mask to make a mat for your photo.  fun right?  here’s what you’ll need for this one…

removable adhesive (which i don’t have so i just used a dot n’roller which worked beautifully), circle punches in assorted sizes, and your mister & ink.  so start by cutting a mat mask out of a seperate piece of cardstock- the size will depend on the size of your photo (mine is only 3.25 x 3.25 inches) and i didn’t want a huge mat so i just cut mine 1/4 inch larger than my photo (3.5 x 3.5 inches.  punch some circles while you’re at it, i like the look of rings so i punched circles out of circles if that makes sense?  haha, you’ll see what i mean…

using a tiny bit of adhesive, i gently stuck the elements in place (you’ll have to pull them back off so you don’t want them too stuck).  once everything is placed just so, start spraying…i had a little too much fun, nothing a little steam cleaner won’t fix- hopefully.  oh yeah, and it’s also fun just to use the dropper from the re-inker and make huge splats everywhere too.  just try it, you might like it :]  here’s what it looks like now…

next step after peeling the masks off, add the pic and embellishments…

now, as promised, the blog party question!!!

do you like to get your hands dirty while scrapbooking?  if so, how?  what’s your favorite messy technique?  spill!!!!

alright so let’s meet back here around 7-ish tomorrow for a little winner action, yes?  ok, it’s a date friends!  see you soon!

hey everyone!  it’s been an insanely crazy pants kind of day…i need to decompress a little bit and work on something super fun for a top notch blog party post tomorrow.  see you then perhaps?  i hope so!  happy monday!!!

so, i made this one using the july kit and an old cassette tape case…here’s the 411…

• using pliers or your fingers, carefully remove the plastic pegs from the inside that hold the tape in place (this will make room for a book to fit inside).  i also used a basic grey file to sand them down to a smooth surface.
• construct the book cover using cardstock:  cut yellow cardstock to measure 4 x 5.5 inches wide.  using a scoring blade or bone folder, score two lines (2.5 inches in from each side) this will leave you with a 1/2 inch binding that fits perfectly into your tape case.
• make the book pages: each page measures 4 x 2 3/8 inches wide.  you will need to cut a total of 26 pages (1 page per alpha).  using scotch tape and 2 pages at a time, flip the pages over so that they are face down on your work surface and the long edges together (see image below) and tape together…

• adhere backsides of assembled pages to eachother to complete the inside.  using a tape runner, add adhesive to the inside binding of the cardstock cover and insert the book pages.
• make writing space using white cardstock: cut (26) cards to measure 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches and adhere one card to each page.
• add alpha stickers to outside edges of each page.
• decorate the cover and you’re all set!

Have fun!!!

we’ve got 2 winners for you tonight!!!!

Katrina says:

August 12, 2009 at 6:06 am  (Edit)

Oh this is fun!!!!

1. Tape! love it..
2. Kraft??? maybe…I love patterned paper so much……
3. Red Bull
4. Crop a dile….only because I don’t have a bind it all!!!!
5. If a lot of jounaling…computer!

Thanks awesome swell, giveaway going on!!!! Thanks so much!

 

 

Heather Ippolito says:

August 11, 2009 at 11:14 am  (Edit)

1.  tape
2.  cardstock: white
3.  Just water for me please
4.  crop-a-dile
5.  handwritten

Thanks for the chance to win!

 

 

wooohooooo!!!!!  congratulations katrina and heather!!!  send us an email (kitclub@mygreentangerines.com) with your mailing addy and we’ll get a box full of goodies on it’s way to you sooooon!