I've Joined the Art Journal Caravan and Tangie Baxter Designs Creative Team!!!

I really love doing art journal pages, and it's been awhile since I have done any. So one way to make 2011 fabulous, I've decided to join the Art Journal Caravan Expedition 2011. Last year's Expedition sold out! I'm excited to join in, I've got my camel and all! Here's a little more information:

NOW BOOKING PASSENGERS FOR EXPEDITION 2011

Join "The Art Journal Caravan" with your Tour Guide Studio Tangie!  I'll take you on a Fascinating Year Long Journey into the World of Art Journaling with both digital and hands on experience!

Your $39.95 "Travel Package" Includes:
*Exclusive "Navigation Guide" to Art Journaling in .PDF format Written by Tangie Baxter updated with more than 50 pages of interviews and articles for 2011 plus a NEW resource guide of leading industry designers (many with eclusive AJC coupons for 2011) {$12.95 value}

• Exclusive Digital, Colossal  Starter Kit "Journey '11" {$9.95 Value}
• Three Exclusive Printable Collage Sheets {$8.85 Value}
• Exclusive Splatter Graffiti Set {$2.50 Value}$10 Coupon to Studio Tangie Purveyor of Fine Art Journal Supplies 
• Lifetime Access to the 2011 Caravan Member Only Forums at Scrapbookgraphics.com
• Lifetime Access to the 2011 Passport Gallery for Caravan Creations
• Exclusive "Art Journal Caravan 2011" Blog Wear Button 
• NEW! Exclusive Membership to the 2011 Expedition Class List News (IMPORTANT INFORMATION, by purchasing the AJC 2011 your are OPTING IN to receive this newsletter which is required to participate)

As a bonus you will also receive:
*Travel Ticket Vouchers for 50% off each of the 52 Art Journal Caravan weekly releases (optional purchase, these kits do NOT have to be purchased to participate)
*A Weekly In-Depth Itinerary given to you each Friday, in our Art Journal Caravan Forums, including Some of the Following:

• Monthly Adventure Quests!
  
• Art Journal Prompts, Ideas and Inspiration
  
• Exclusive Ephemera or Collage Sheets
  
• Blogs of Interest
• Inspiring Quotes
• Book Recommendations
  
• Art Journal Samples
• Interviews
• Tutorials
• Caravan Member Only Coupons
• Encouragement and Support on Your Journey

Fine Print: Program is planned to run a full 52 weeks. The $39.95 Reservation/Caravan fee includes the digital items listed in the "Travel Package" portion and is delivered to you upon payment and verification of your forum access. Everything else should be considered a bonus and may not be available for all 52 weeks due to unforeseen circumstances. Lifetime refers to the lifetime of Scrapbookgraphics.com, as long as the site/boards are open you will have access to the 2011 Caravan forum. Your purchase of this product is your agreement to these terms and conditions.

Program can be started at any point in the year, you will have access to ALL the activities and weekly projects no matter when you join , it's designed so that you can jump in at ANY time.

For even more information visit the Art Journal Caravan Blog http://artjournalcaravan.blogspot.com/

Price $39.95 Link: http://shop.scrapbookgraphics.com/Art-Journal-Caravan-Expedition-2011.html

I've created my Dedication Page to my journal, 

which focuses on my One Little Word for 2011.

Digital Supplies: Border, Splattergraffiti, Avatar, Word Art, Flowers, Sequins, Alpha: Art Journal Caravan {Expedition 2011} By Tangie Baxter Designs, Mask: Splatter Graffiti [Photo Masks] 7
by Tangie Baxter Designs, Dress: Ultimate Art Doll Collab by Sherriejd and Tangie Baxter Designs, Border: Happenstance by Tangie Baxter Designs, Font: Art Journal Caravan 2011 Provisions {Parcel 08}
by Tangie Baxter Designs

And I have an Announcement!!!! I am thrilled and honored and delighted to join Tangie's Creative Team! I will be doing the occasional digital page, but mostly a focus on hybrid!

Tangie has a new release, the Foundry, fonts by Tangie Baxter! http://shop.scrapbookgraphics.com/Fonts/
On sale for a limited time!  I used the {Mock Turtle} Font in my art journal page above!!!

    




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As Seen On the GingerScrapsStreet Blog - A Tutorial

How to Recycle and Alter Your Valentine Candy Boxes in 8 Steps!

Hi, it's Julie Ann bringing you a tutorial today on How to Recycle and Alter Your Valentine Candy Boxes! It's easy and fun, and good for the environment too!!! This appeared on the Scrapstreet Blog on Valentine's Day. These are inspired by Lisa Kettell.

SUPPLIES
To start, you need a few supplies:

• heart-shaped candy box
• liquid adhesive (I used gel matte medium, and I also really love Fabri-Tac by Beacon)
• pop-dots adhesive
• digi printables- vintage valentines vignettes: I Heart You by Tangie Baxter (Scrapbookgraphics)
• pen or pencil (for tracing)
• scissors (one with fine tip is preferable)
• vintage music paper or patterned paper of your choice
• crepe paper aka streamers
• flowers
• wing and jewel (Prima Marketing, Inc) *optional
• glitter
• silver pipe cleaner or garland
• ribbon
• hole puncher or Crop-A-Dile

TUTORIAL

1. Trace on wrong side of music sheet paper or patterned paper around the heart, and cut out. Adhere to the top of the heart lid.
2. Add adhesive around the edges of  the heart on the paper.

3. Gather and scrunch/pinch the crepe paper together as you adhere it to the edges of the heart. Go all the way around the heart in this manner.

4. Adhere silver pipe cleaner or silver garland in a heart shape over the edges of the crepe paper where it meets the music paper. I find Fabri-Tac adhesive works best.
5. Sprinkle vintage glass glitter over the project and it will adhere to the glue left over from the pipe cleaner.

6. Adhere the three cut-out digi printable hearts, overlapping, as shown above, using pop-dots for dimension.

7. Embellish with flowers, a wing on the angel, and a jewel at the bottom tip of the heart.

 

8. I punched two holes, one on each side, of the candy box - with my Crop-a-Dile (or you can use a hole puncher). Pull ribbon through and tie a knot. It's now ready for hanging when you put both sides of the candy box together!

And here are a few others I've made this year for additional inspiration..........

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Say It With Letters: Altered Mittens

I made the above altered mittens for the Say It With Letters Design Team. I really had an enjoyable time embroidering the felt with a pattern from Jenny Hart's craft pad, although I did have to modify the pattern.

From the Say It With Letters Etsy Shop:
I think these are the cutest!! Available as a single mitten too so check our other listings.

****Please note you will receive an UNFINISHED pair of mittens. Photos shown are examples of what you can create.****

The possibilities are endless with these shapes! Paint! Alter! Decoupage! Embellish! Collage! They're all ready for you to add your special touches and have some FUN!

This is a listing for a pair of mittens in 8 inches.

Our shapes are custom cut, hand sanded and unfinished. Made from sturdy 1/2 inch thick MDF (super smooth surface for painting, decoupaging or embellishing.) Keyhole in the back for easy hanging on all shapes. For indoor use only.

Stop by our blog for other designs
www.sayitwithletters.blogspot.com



Coming Soon: Scrapbooker's Valentine Day Adventure Itinerary
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Log Your Memory Challenges

I'm behind in sharing my Log Your Memory Challenges. Here are my Week 3, 4, and 5 layouts. I am loving these challenges!

Dreaming Of Australia
I Want to Go to There
LYM Challenge #3 Dreams

Journaling: For the past 18 years, I have dreamt of traveling to Australia one day. When I dream of it, I dream of golden colors. It all began when one of my college roommates took a trip abroad to Australia with our University to study for the summer as they traveled across the country. A few years later, she moved to Sydney with her husband to work in landscape architecture. While they have since moved back to the States, I still dream of one day seeing the Sydney Opera House, the beautiful beaches, and landscapes., and perhaps even a few Aussie scrapbooking friends. I dream of the Land Down Under, and I want to go to there. 2011

Template: Project Scrap 2011 January Templates by Shabby Princess
Photos: from Internet Creative Commons search, and Australia.com website, and related websites
Fonts: CK Cursive, Stamp Act, and Steelfish

Inspired by the Project: Me ladies, I decided to do this based on a blog post I did at OneWord.org, they have homework assignments for you to do on your word of the year. My journaling is an answer to the question:
QUESTION #1: Take a few moments and journal about the type of person you want to be at the end of 2011. How would you want this person to be described? What are some characteristics that would define this person? For those who have already chosen your One Word, what effect do you hope this word will have on your character? How will you have to posture yourself to make that change a reality?

Journaling:
I want to be fabulous, sexy, independent, poetic, whimsical, amazing, awe-inspiring, imaginative, cool, phenomenal, wondrous, wild, rare. I want to be affectionate, caring, embracing, cheerful, thoughtful, courageous, devoted, faithful, forgiving, involved, self-confident, dynamic, fatigue free, graceful, idea driven, living from the depths of life, personable, spiritual, strong, resourceful, curious, friendly, gratitude, joyful, loving, adventurous, desirous, willing, I want this word to have the effect on my character that I get out more and live, that I am more self-giving, that I am less depressed. It will take personal effort to make this a reality.

Supplies: Paper: Spotted Winter Krafts by Sir Scrapalot (from the Monday chats at Log Your Memory January 2011), Elements: Find Your Focus by Sir Scrapalot (from the Monday chats at Log Your Memory January 2011), Template: Freebie by Elizabeth Albers (Scrapping with Liz), Font: Century Gothic, Sketch Block

Challenge #5 - Happily Ever After

Journaling:
Once upon a time, a Prince and a Princess lived in a castle all alone. The Princess wanted more than anything to add the companionship of a tiny, little dog to their family. "Bah humbug," said the Prince. "Dogs are a bother. I like other people's dogs." But the Princess kept on dreaming of a pet of her own, wishing to adopt a rescued animal. She began searching online. But meanwhile, the Prince whisked her away on a romantical vacation, and asked her to resume looking when they return. Once home again, the Princess wanted more than ever a dog to love. The Prince was hesitant. Then one day, she found online an adorable bichon frise, and without telling the Prince, she applied to be the owner. When she heard the news her application was accepted, she was over the moon. Now she had to tell the Prince her secret. The Prince didn't know what to think. "Well, if I don't like the dog, it's going back." "Just open your heart," said the Princess. The day came when the dog was brought to the castle, and the Princess' eyes glowed with joy. The Prince knew right then looking at her the dog could stay. And, day after day, the Princes' heart opened, and opened, and opened, until he, too, was attached. The Prince, Princess, and their dog are now living happily ever after! Story 2010 Journaled 2011

Supplies: Paper: Webster's Pages, My Mind's Eye, Basic Grey, Illustations: Vintage book, Flowers: Making Memories, Ribbon: Stash, Alpha Stickers: Making Memories, Pen: Zig Memory System







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Log Your Memory 2011 Challenge #1

This is for the Log Your Memory.com LogBook Challenge #1 for 2011

I used the list from the Logbook for the "Annual Checkup" (my word for 2011 is "fabulous")

Journaling:

One year from today, I hope to have learned how to better my writing style. One year from today, I hope to have figured out how to be fabulous every second of the day. One year from today, I hope to have completed a year of daily yoga. One year from today, I hope to have stopped my internet addiction. One year from today, I hope to have started healing my fibromyalgia. One year from today, I hope to have acquired a sense of gratefulness for the little things. One year from today, I hope to have given up anything that is not fabulous. One year from today, I hope to have visited at least one really fabulous beach. One year from today, I hope to have left behind any and all baggage from my thirties as I finish my first year of being forty. January 2011

Template: Creative Outlet1 by TaylorMade (Oscraps)

Kit: Note to Self Add-On by BioGraffiti (Oscraps)

Fonts: Century Gothic, Pea Bailey

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