Bad Girl Kits are HERE!

I just wanted to share with you that the Bad Girl kits for April are now available, I am loving the main kit, butterfly kisses and especially Twinkle Twinkle, Check them out and see for yourself! Here is a slide show of my recent Bad Girl stuff, I will be adding Design stuff as I go and permanently posting it at the bottom of my page. Let me know what you think, I am totally loving the Hybrid Calender wall Hanging I made with a C & T canvas album that was thrown into my bad girls kit. I used the hybrid calender set by House of 3. It was super cool because the hybrid download came with a bonus mini set that fit perfectly on the album sheets! Click on teh pic to see the entire slide show.



Have fun this week, and remember the RAK's that are going on, I need to get rid of stuff, so shop and create everyone!

~Liz xoxo

Bad Girls sneak peeks!

Well this months Bad Girls kit is sooo much fun! I don't normally work with some of the colors that are in this kit which made it oh so much fun for me! I think you will like it very much!

Here are a few sneaky peeks for you do enjoy! Join the VIP

Join us bad Girls for the April Reveal Party Tonight 9pm PST in the Bad Girls Forum we want to see you girls there.

And if you would like to see the prize pack (and I do mean pack this thing is HUGE) check out this link!

Hope to see you there and see you winning this fabulous prize!

Pony Pics

Well some of you may have already seen my sweet pics of the cowpokes over on Facebook, I just thought I would share a little tidbit over here. Altogether the photographer took 16 pics, and I have to say... I loved them all. I am just glad that this was the day the kids decided to cooperate!

Have a blessed monday!

Liz

My first sketch...and well another rak, why not?

I am so excited to share my first sketch for Bad Girls, here is the pic and the link, the link will show you a better quality pic and all the details. The site has some great sketches and well a whole lot of fun inspiration (bad girls style!)

http://www.badgirlskits.com/mb/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=7767

So here is a little RAK to go with the Sketch:

again a totally random draw for winner, just use this sketch and create a project (anytype) inspired by this sketch and I will randomly award a winner a prize package from my Prima stash, a bit of flowers, lace and bling. Post a link to your project in this link. the deadline for this is April 5th. I will announce the winner April 6th.

I look foward to seeing what you create!

and of course, if you have any questions, feel free to email me at primadonnaliz@yahoo.com

thanks!

~Liz

Kids do the darndest things...

Well every now and then I am totally caught off gaurd by my children. This week... well has been interesting and I though I would share with everyone. First we will start with my oldest.

He is in first grade but has the thought process of a 40 year old, in his class this week he was asked to fill out this questionnaire that asks how many things he would be able to do with $100. Now his responses are a little tough to read, but he go as follows:

First I would: Buy house supplies

Next I would: Buy a pet cat.

Then I would: Buy a bathtub

Finally I would: Buy clothes

These are not your typical 6 year olds answers!!! He is much to responsible for his own good, and what is so funny that he still totally acts like a young boy, his wisdom just cracks me up sometime.

Next (thanks to blogger mixing up my pics) is our three year old Daughter:

Now here is a picture of her baby doll that she picked out for her birthday this past December. We went to Toys R Us and she had to pick out just the right doll (they all looked exactly the same). After picking out the exact doll to take home, we asked her what her babys name was and she answered: "Ding Ding Dot Dot" . Yup, that is what she has been named and reffered to since day one, until this past week when I asked our daugher to pick up her baby (Ding Ding Dot Dot) and put her away in her room, our daughter looked me straight in my eyes and said that her baby was no longer a baby but was actually a robot. Yup, so here is the robot, ding ding dot dot.

Lastly is our middle son, and well this picture says it all... At Family night over at our sons Elementary, our middle child found this hat pinned to the bulletin board, and rather than to take it off and utilize it appropriately... he just stood right underneath it. I guess techniquelly he would still be considered to be wearing the hat (minor technicality).

Well that is my week of random oddities form the child side. Hope you get a kick out of them as much as I did!

~Liz

RAK... Economic Stimulus, LSS style!

I think it is about time to stimulate the local economy, and since it is the season for taxes... why not put your refund to a good use? (and if you are not getting a refund...well this may be a good way to drown your sorrow! So I am bringing back the "Support Your LSS" RAK. This was very popular last year, and I really like the idea of trying to keep our local scrap market afloat. So here are the rules:

• Make a purchase at your LSS any time between now (March 24th- April 30th 2009) any amount, multiple reciepts will count for multiple entries.
• Subscribe to my blog via the feedblitz link to the left of my blog page (this is crucial so that I can email you when you win!)
• All purchases MUST be made at a brick and morter non chain store, sorry the idea is to stimulate the local LSS's and I really would like ALL purchases to be from this type of establishment. So no Michaels, Joanns, Archivers, Hobby lobby... and such
• After enjoying making your purchase please email me a copy of your reciept @ primadonnaliz@yahoo.com
• the reciept must be dated in between the dates mentioned
• I will then randomly pick a winner (maybe a few depending on the outcome)
• The prizes will be stuff from my Prima and Tattered Angels stash. So it will be some happy scrappy goodness.
• I will post the winners On May 1st (or by the 3rd since I am teaching that weekend) and email you if you are a winner.
• From there I will mail your prize within 2 weeks.

Sounds simple enough? I hope but if for some reason you have any questions feel free to ask, just email me!

Looking forward to helping stimulate the economy, one scrapper at a time!

Thanks!

~Liz

Tattered Angels Crafty Secrets March Mix Up - Week 4

So this is the final week for the March Mix up. This has been an absolute pleasure to team up with Crafty Secrets Heart warming vintage. Their product just works wonderful with the vintage victorian feel of Tattered Angels products, and well what doesn't go with Glimmer Mist?

So here is a little something that I came up with to end our adventures with Crafty Secrets. It is a little cowgirl plaque for that cow poke in us all!

To browse what the other ladies are up to, check out their blogs below!

Lisa Zappa

Lauren Ferguson

Linda Duke

Trisha Ladouceur

Crafty Secrets Heartwarming Vintage Website

Heartwarming Vintag Blog

Tattered Angels Website

Tattered Angels Blog

ALSO Check out both manufacturers blogs for some super cool giveaways!

Thanks for participating in our Mix up and I hope that we have inspired a little creativity in you all!

~Liz

Hello 3...

Here is another layout of my sweet baby girl. This is using even more of my Bad Girls March Kit. With this layout I tried a few different things to make my product stretch, hope they help your creative mind start to crank.

Using decorative paper to create a frame, and using Prima Say It In Crystals (clear) to add depth to your frame

Using your foam self adhesive letters as a stamp.



With this layout I wanted to try and have fun, but my mad scientist brain never stops. I first started with the Prima patterned paper sewed some random stripes down the side and then split them open to reveal the cardboard that I backed the page with. After I slit it open I used water to roll the paper back and give it a curled distress look.

The frame

I free handed a bracket frame and cut out the middle. I then cut up some Prima Say It In Crystals and layered them around the frame. I then painted the crystals to match the frame. This gave the frame depth, and well I love textures!!!

The Flowers

Because the flowers were mostly pink and red, I used my never failing Glimmer Mist to alter the flowers to match my fancy. I then flanked them with the ever lovely Prima velvet leaves and created quilled vines with the Crate Paper ribbons. I centered my flowers with the extra crystals that I had from cutting them up for the frame. I took each individual crystal and cut it up, and layered them onto each other.

The Title

This is my favorite part!!! For this, I used the lullabye letters from American Crafts, to create the stamped look, I took the letters I needed and using repositionable tape by SCRAPBOOK ADSHESIVES BY3L, I glued the non adhesived part (the top) of the letters to a stamp block and as this left the original adhesived back portion of the letters exposed, I covered this portion with clear embossing powder so that I could stamp with the letters. I used paint to stamp with and the cool thing about this, is that you could still use the letters after you are done stamping with them, so again...adding another use for your product!

The outer frame

The outer frame is a combo of the decorative paper from Creative Imaginations and Prima's Flirty Little Secret paper line. I cut around the outer edge of the Prima paper and took the very outer edge of the decorative paper. I sewed them together. Lastly I randomly cut out leaves, that was a happy accident that well, I was trying out for another layout, and well it worked well for this one.

All the contents used for this layout can be found in the March Bad Girls Kit.

ALSO I was just linked from the Marks Paper Facebook site to a Marks Paper Giveaway, here is the link to the info on the givaway (two full lines of paper!) and also while your at it, check out the Facebook group.

I hope this crazy concoctions finds you well and you are having a great day!

~Liz

Sweet Child Of Mine...

Here is another fun layout using my March Bad Girls Kit. I have been meaning to post all of the pics, but I wasn't sure exactly when I would be able to post them, so here I am...posting them now... better late than never... I will add the rest as I go (I think I only have a few left).

This Layout is of my sweet child. Although she may look like daddy, her fiesty spirit is all mommy. I say right she says left, I say here she says there... She is argumentative, but in a good way, she keeps me on my toes and well I love every minute of it because she reminds me of when I was young. I only hope that her independent spirit remains and that this world will embrace her strength.

The technical scoop:

For this layout I took the box that my kit came in a cut out a 12x12 piece of it, I then ripped and tore it to get my fun corregated look. I gesso'ed it with a paint primer and continued to layer my favorite colors of Glimmer Mist onto it, from there I inked the edges and brushed some fun colors of stickles along for a little sparkle (this is what I love to call the girly grungification of cardboard). I exacto'd out the frame to the Prima Flirty Little Secret paper and cut out hand drawn leaves and hearts to decorate my page. The flower is flanked with paper that I misted with glimmer mist, folded in half and cut fine slits into so that it framed the flower and added some much needed fluff around the flower (well the flower really didn't need the fluff, but I love the contrast of textures). Lastly, and seriously the coolest trick ever... I applied green stickles to the tops of the Prima Say It In Crystals, with the crystal on the bottom, it adds depth to the stickles and makes them look like set rhinestones.

Well I hope this has given you some ideas for you next project, I definately feel like a mad scientist sometimes...sitting in my scraproom...concocting schtuff.

~Liz

Upcoming Classes...AND Tour De Crop

Here are a few sneak peeks of the Tattered Angels classes that I have coming up at Creative Paradise In Sherman Oaks, Ca. Both are the ever amazing kits by Tattered Angels (these kit classes have been a HUGE hit!) I am looking forward to my first visit to Creative Paradise and getting to know the locals there. I already have enjoyed my friendship with Isabella, the owner and can't wait to be there!!!

Tattered Traveler Album "OUR LIFE"

Garden Album- "GARDEN OF FRIENDS"

Speaking of Creative Paradise...

They are co-hosting a Tour de Crop!

Here is the info that they sent me;

Creative Paradise
Tour de Crop May 16, 2009


Dust off your platform shoes and your polyester jumpsuit
and join us for a bus load of 70’s fun!

We are very excited for our first ever Tour de Crop.

We will be participating with two other great Southern California independent Scrapbook stores: Strictly Scrapbooking in Cerritos and Scrap-n-Yap in Monrovia.
The theme this tour is “A Tour Back in Time”
All three stores will feature a decade of style and fun!

Early Bird Registration is only $45.00

We will begin our day with check in at your home store at 8:30 a.m. and the bus leaving promptly at 9:00 a.m. You will return to your home store at approximately 4:00 p.m. and continue the fun until 6:00 p.m. The registration fee includes lunch, snacks, drinks
and a fabulous make and take project
at each store location. You will also receive a goodie bag from your home store.And there will be really fun games and prizes on the bus between stores.

Early Registration starts 2/23/09
If you sign up before April 1st you will receive a 20% off discount coupon to use on your entire purchase next time you shop!After 4/1/2009 price will be $50.00 Space is limited so sign up early!Call (818) 995-6127 to register or sign up in the store.
(Sorry, no gift cards or discount coupons to pay for registration)

Hope you find this helpful, feel free to call your store for the details!

Creative Paradise:(818) 995-6127

Strictly Scrapbooking: (562) 924-3345

Scrap N' Yap: 626-357-2727

Have fun Scrapping!

Some more bad girl goodness...

again thank you blogger for mixing up my pictures (everyday I am thinking typepad looks better and better!) This is a layout using the massive goodness that is the Bad Girls March Kit Windsor Court. This kit is full of delicate lovelies... Just love it and did I mention that it is chalk full of Prima goodies! This layout (which was suppose to be our christmas card pic) is totally dedicated to what is important first thing saurday morning sleeping in with the ones you love. You can see that this pic is totally pre-sleep# bed so my cute little family is snuggling closely with each other, and they look too cute!!! With a little paint, Glimmer Mist, stickles, stitches, primabling all cut up and fabric, there is a whole lot of texture going on here. I jsut got my April kit which is another yummy kit, I really love these kits, there are so inspiring and truly stretch my thought process.

thanks for peeking!

Tattered Angels and Crafty Secrets March Mix up week 3

Well today is the day! My turn for the March Mix up is here, today I want to share with you a fun and eclectic canvas that I concocted using the Crafty secrets products with Tattered Angels products. Fleur De Lis Glimmer Glass with Glimmer Mist on it, nice and glimmery!

Upclose pic of a Crafty Secrets Bird, sprayed with copper Glimmer Mist that I used with embossing powder (the Glimmer mist works to adhere the Embossing powder). The copper Glimmer shines nicely with the UTEE on it!


Upclose picture of the flowers and kiddie with birds, All Crafty Secrets.

And thanks to Blogger, the full canvas pic is on the bottom, oh well! Here is the full canvas shot, I wanted to try and make sure to post it on time, so the pic may not be all that wonderful, but the upclose pics show the fun detail.


SO here is the low down on this canvas.


I took a blank 10x10 canvas and layered paint and Old Lace Glimmer mist over the entire canvas. I the use the brand new Tattered Angels Screen Prints Stamps (trees) to create my tree bed. I used tons of the Crafty Secrets images from their nature journal pad as well as their journal blocks to create a layered bed for my birdies to pirch on. The images were Glimmer Misted with Mustard Seed, Midnught Blue and Turqouise Blue, Coffee Shop, Latte and Auburn. I sprayed the blue bird with Copper and immediately moved it and applied UTEE on it. This created an enamel coat over the image that enhanced the shine of the copper Glimmer Mist. I love the little Fleur De Lis that is peeking out of the bottom, this is a great representation of how well Glimmer Mist works on various surfaces, even thought he Glimmer Glass is a slick surface, when you apply a thin light mist over the glass and allow it to air dry, it creates and even coat of Glimmer Mist over your embellishment that has a wonderful glimmery shine. The chips I misted with Olive Vine and I dried the and then rubbed them with the excess mist that was on my mat. I also ran a little ink across the top to intensify the ebossing on them. The title I used crackle accents over wheatfields to give it a nice sparkle with a broken glass look.

I Hope you enjoy this canvas as much as I do, thanks for peeking!

Here is a list of all the girls participating in this weeks mix up, take a peek and let me know what you think!

****ADD**** Just so you ladies know... the wonderful technique of using the glimmer mist to emboss with was introduced to me by the owner of Tattered Angels, Wendy Senger, so I can't take credit for it! Thanks for your positive words!

Marisa Grosson

Anna Wight

Elizabeth Hicks

Cheryl McAdam

Michelle Jackson

Crafty Secrets Heartwarming Vintage Website
Heartwarming Vintag Blog
Tattered Angels Website
Tattered Angels Blog

Thanks!

~Liz

Home from Utah!

I'm Back!!! I was only gone for 36 hours and it feels like forever! I left on tuesday morning and came back wednesday afternoon, but boy did a lot go on furing that time! My first stop was to Provocraft to meet up with the Creativexpress.com team. We went to lunch and then returned to tape a few segments for Nth degree. The webisodes should be available on the Creativexpress.com site and Itunes sometime in April. W had tons of fun and the girls even took me out for an impromtu girls night out at the Training Table (I know I am totally simple, but I LOVED the idea of calling your order in on a phone! After that they took me to meet Archivers... I had heard so much about it, and FINALLY we meet. Last we went to the late showing of Twilight.... seriously could it be any better??? Here are a few shots from the trip, again thank you to the CX team for a great experience!

Provo Craft Headquarters (home of CX and Nth degree)

My View as I left home, long beach harbor.

The CX production team (minus Avon)

Me...calling in my food, and checking to see if they really got my order!

This was a sign at the movie theater directing me home!

Utah State Capital, I am a sucker for architecture in B&W

One of our mountain ranges, (I have some of the Utah mountain ranges on my FB)

The salt lake city temple, again a sucker for architecture!

If you'd like hop on over to my Facebook profile and see some of the other pics, mostly architecture, but some others are kind of fun.

Although I miss Utah, I am happy to be home hugging and kissing my family!

Rawkin' like a bad girl...

My first Project is up on the Bad Girls Project 52 blog. Here is a sneak peeky. Click the link to see bigger pics and read a little about my inspiration. This past months kit Windsor Court is totally to DIE FOR! I could not stop thinking of different ways to work it. It is a whole lot of Prima, with some fabric, thickers, vintage pages, and even some custom Bad Girl cards. Needless to say it totally rawks! This project for p52 is geared towards redifining art, and well with this I took an old classic and gave it a whimsy update. check out the blog, and let me know what you think!

I am off to Utah for the next few days to tape a few segments with Provo Craft Style. All my bags are packed, I have cheesy magazines (thanks to my hunny!) and some unhealthy snacks... I will be back wednesday, wish me luck!

Till then,

Liz

Another March Mix up for Tattered Angels and Crafty Secrets!

This is the second week for our fun little mix up, here are this weeks designers:

Vicki Chrisman
Michele Kovack
Nic Howard
Melissa Phillips

This has been such a blast working with the Crafty Secrets girls, and the products just go so well together! Next week is my week, and well I have had some fun with combining both products! Can't wait to share with you all!

If you would like to visit our partners site or the Tattered Angels site, here are the links for you to browse.

Crafty Secrets Heartwarming Vintage Website
Tattered Angels Website


I am packing for Utah today, so wish me luck!!!

xoxo,

Liz

A new change...

I just love music... and I don't know how I ever had a playlist that did not include The Smashing Pumpkins. I totally adored them in high school, and well their music still enchants me. So again, I change around my play list, to reflect a little more of me. let me know what you think!

Tattered Angels/ Crafty Secrets March Mix up!

So who would have though Tattered Angels could get any better? We we are going to do a series of team ups with other manufacturers to show just how AMAZING Tattered Angels products compliment other manufacturers lines. Our first partner is CRAFTY SECRETS! I absolutely LOVE crafty secrets and I am sure you will love the designs that both of our design teams are putting together. So what will happen is that each monday, a few of the girls from both teams will share projects on their blogs, this weeks bloggers are:





Pam Hooten

Heidi Blankenship

Sally Lynn McDonald

Michelle Van Etten

Vivian Peters



Crafty Secrets Heartwarming Vintage WebsiteHeartwarming Vintag

Tattered Angels Website



This is a great time to gain some inspiration. So if you get a chance, hope on over and see what everyone is all about!