Create Your Day...

Good Morning to all you lovely people!  Today on the My Sweet Earth Blog I want to share with you a cool new way to use your stamps.  I created this Cheerful and Happy little piece using a felting technique and some embroidery floss.   I have never felted before... although I've had the stuff in my closet for about five years now (grin) picked up on a holiday on Prince Edward Island and just waiting for the perfect moment to be retrieved... which was Today! 

I LOVE how Susan's stamps, especially the "Create Your Day" set by Unity Stamps just seem to be made for this technique - they are just so whimsical and so pretty!  I used really small images on my 4x4 inch square, but I would recommend starting with something a little larger if you don't want your blue bird to look like a fish with legs (grin).  

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 Felting is really easy to do and requires very few tools, and it is really, really fun.  There are lots of "how to's" on the web...  

And if you are interested in this technique and would like more details on my process, please stop by my blog for more photos and a more detailed description of this project.  Now Go and Create yourself a LOVELY DAY...grin!
Scrapbook Lynne (Mizera)

Exciting Big Picture Classes-Ali Edwards Giveaway!

Big Picture Classes have some AWESOME new summer workshops including a wonderful one from from the {AMAZING} Ali Edwards.

Hello Story

12 weeks of creative storytelling techniques with Ali Edwards

7/8/2013-9/29/2013 $99

Class Description
What's your story? This summer, say hello to a dozen fun strategies for sharing more of your words, and more of yourself, on your scrapbook pages.
In her new 12-week workshop, Hello Story, Ali Edwards will introduce you to 12 storytelling techniques—never-before-seen in her prior journaling workshops—that will bring creativity and clarity to both your writing and your page designs. Every week, you get to sit over Ali's shoulder and watch her transform her story ideas into timeless, authentic, story-rich scrapbook pages.
Through dozens of in-depth videos that cover storytelling and design ideas as well as 36+ exclusive layout examples from Ali (12" x 12" and 8 1/2" x 11" layouts, plus Project Life inserts), Hello Story will inspire you to take action and give you the tools you need to tell your own stories with confidence.
Are you ready to discover (or rediscover) the fun that comes from the interplay of design and words? By the end of class, you may even enjoy the writing process just as much as you love taking photos and playing with paint and paper!

read rest of description here

A GIVE AWAY!

I am SUPER excited because the wonderful people at Big Picture Classes have given me one spot for Ali Edwards Online Workshop to GIVE AWAY! How COOL is that!

Here is what you have to do:

~Leave a comment telling me why you like to scrapbook.

~Go invite a friend to like us on our Facebook page.

-Be sure to go check out Big Picture Classes!

The winner will be announced on July 2, 2013.

GOOD LUCK!!!

And remember the wonderful Claudine Hellmuth has an online workshop this summer too! You can find of more information HERE. It really is going to be a CREATIVE summer!!!

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Poised and Pretty samples

Hi my name is Jeanie and i am a lucky girl to be with you today. my first project is a charm i made from Susan's Poised and Pretty stamp set and added it to a necklace i made.

next I wanted to share two cards I made using the Poised and Pretty stamp set also.

 the first card is business envelope sized. i used a download from the http://thegraphicsfairy.com/ I layered it with some pattern paper i made-- i stamped the lady on it. then i stamped her on cardstock and painted her added one of the dresses that i stamped on scrapbook paper...fussy cut and used foam tape to mount her. a little black ribbon and a favorite dr. seuss saying...I gave this to a daughters friend who just graduated.  

this next card is a favorite of mine- it is on a craft card. i layered scrapbook paper and Susan's Poised and Pretty girl with her red dress (made by stamping right on the patterned paper and cut out). i stamped one of the Poised and Pretty dresses on WRMemory 6x6 Anthologie papers, stained the silk seam binding with faded jeans stain by tim holtz, made a charm to hang on it, layered flower print from WRMemory 6x6 Anthologie pad and one i designed from my boys to men digital kit.

i also used some ink from color box {Clearsnap} around the edges.

Thank you Susan for letting me be here and sharing....next time i have some projects using more of Susan's stamp sets that can be found at http://unitystampco.com/product-category/stamps-by-mixed-media-artists/susan-k-weckesser-artisan/

happy creating art from the heart, 

jeanie dickinson

lets journey awhile together and be inspired to create the moments of our LIFE.

Lifes unexcpected moments...

Hello artsy crafters, Rita Barakat here! 

Don't you love when you capture life's unexpected moments?

I was thinking I was going to get this beautiful shot of my kids petting

a horse, so I sent them up there and they were like ..."hey mom"...
Totally nervous of the horses, except baby girl who is absolutely fearless of everything! LOL
It wasn't the shot I intended but it still makes for a good layout! LOL!

 About the LO:

I made these sweet little tags first with Susan  K Weckesser papers

cutting out some of the pieces and popping them up.

 Adding a little painted chipboard, bling and ribbon trim.

 Then I added them to the layout!
SO even if the pictures don't come out exactly

how you wanted them too you can still scrap about it!

Home canvas

Hello Susan Weckesser fans, Einat Kessler here with a new fun project!
When I got these amazing stamps this project just popped into my head. I just knew it's going to be so much fun playing with these stamps and with a lot of color.

I created a mixed media canvas full of layers and techniques. I started with painting the canvas with acrylic paints and then adding some tissue paper.

I stamped the adorable house stamp from the The Happy Homestead set on a white cardstock and created the bricks with modeling paste. I colored it with mists and ink. Then I colored the roof with some orange acrylic paint and Perfect Pearl powder. I added the windows and door with 3D adhesive.

After the house was adhered to the canvas I added more layers and texture with stamps and masks. Finally I sprayed everything with mists.

To finish the canvas I added two cute clouds from the Fly Away set, a "tree" and some flowers.

Have fun creating.
Einat Kessler
Susan K. Weckesser Design Team

Create-n-Connect Workshops

I am super excited because this summer I will be teaching a workshop at the Summer CHA show in Las Vegas. To register you can go HERE.

This workshop is going to be super, AWESOME!! I am going to be showing you how you can use wool roving & needle felting tools from Clover USA with my Susan K. Weckesser Inc. co-branded Unity Stamp Co. stamps. Roving can be used for so much! It really is a wonderful medium! PLUS….. we will be having an AWESOME time getting INKY with some of Tim Holtz’s Distress Inks from Ranger. Have fun blending the inks and using them much like you would watercolours. We will be doing all of this work on a fantastic stretched canvas from Canvas Corp. To top is all off, we finish our lovely whimsical day canvas with some petal from Prima Marketing Inc.

To find out more about the 2013 summer CHA Create-n-Connect Show you can go HERE.

Supplies Used in the Workshop

Natural Wool Roving Assortment "B"(Lime Green, Teal, Orange & Violet) Clover USA

On Monday , July 22, I will also be part of the Round Table Discussions. Also during the show, I will also be doing in-booth classes. I really hope that you can join me for some creative mischief! *grin*

Have a SUPER, AWESOME day!!!

~Susan

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Happy Birthday - a whimsical card for someone special

Hello friends! JJ here today, to share a birthday card with you.  The one type of card that I use the most, has got to be birthday cards - I never seem to have enough in my stash, and Susan's whimsical papers are just perfect for a happy occasion.

I started off with a few layers of papers, and added some embossed cardstock for additional texture.

I fussy cut a few shapes from one of the papers, and paired them with a die-cut shape (a great way to use up smaller scraps - these papers die-cut well).

I adhered the fussy-cut shapes and sentiment with foam adhesive, and finished off with a few jewels, for a little sparkle.

Thank you for visiting!

JJ Sobey, Susan K Weckesser Design Team Member

Supplies:
Susan K Weckesser "Live in Color" paper collection
Want2Scrap jewels