Saturday, October 24, 2009

Our Craft Lounge Blog Hop!!

Welcome to the Scrapbook News and Review Magazine (SNR)/Our Craft Lounge (OCL) Spotlight Blog Hop!!

Today, we are featuring a blog hop of our Scrapbook News and Review Magazine staff members who created art for the Our Craft Lounge (stamps) spotlight article that appeared in the Aug/Sept double issue. Have you ever wanted to peek inside this great Ezine? Well, today is your chance. Each blog will feature a project right from inside the magazine.

To add to the fun - OCL and SNR have great prizes for a couple of very lucky winners. One lucky winner will receive 2 sets of OCL stamps and a three month subscription to SNR magazine. The grand prize winner will receive 3 OCL stamp sets, and a six month subscription to SNR magazine. WOW!

So, how do you win? Simple.
Visit each blog on the hop! Take jot down the title of each featured project. Then drop a note to games@scrapbooknewsandreview.com with the list of titles. All entries must be received by 10 pm EST Oct 25, 2009. Don't forget: your full name, the titles of all featured projects and your email address. Winner will be chosen at random.

So here's the blog hop line-up:

SNR Blog
Margie (me!)
Tami Bayer
Erika Taylor
Pam Maas
Tina Hale
SNR Main Page

OK...so my title is "LOVE" by Margie Higuchi and this is what I created with the image:
















Supplies Cardstock: TaDa Creative Studios; Patterned Paper: TaDa Creative Studios; Ribbon: American Craft; Stamps: Our Craft Lounge (CRM006 "For The Love of Birds" set); Inks: Clearsnap, Copics Markers; Tools: Spellbinders; Adhesive: Glue Dots, EK Success

So hop to it!! When you are finished here, hop on over to Tami Bayer. If you are joining us in the middle of our Hop, you can find the first blog post at the Scrapbook News and Review Blog.

The hop will conclude on SNR's main page, where you will be able to read the entire Our Crafts Lounge article along with all of the art and ideas!

Have fun...and good luck!

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Manufacturer's Spotlight - Bo Bunny (SNR)

Are you a fan of Bo Bunny?! Well, so I am!

The folks at Scrapbook News & Review Magazine (SNR) just featured their spotlight on this wonderful company. So look HERE and see what the staff created with Bo Bunny! ENJOY!


Tuesday, October 13, 2009

TaDa's Featured Designer!!!

WOOHOOO!!

TaDa is claiming me...heehee!! Yes, I am on a design team but I mostly like to work behind the scenes and push my team members in the spotlight. Not today...I came out from behind the blog curtains to say hello to everyone.

Some past projects I've done for TaDa Creative Studios:






























Come visit me HERE and leave comment :0)
Have a great day!!

Monday, October 12, 2009

Happy Columbus Day & Happy (Canadian) Thanksgiving!

It is October and it is COLD!!!

Happy Columbus Day! The boys are off from school and we're having a late start of the morning...well, actually the boys, not me. I was up with hubby who had work today...rude awaking from being a banker! LOL!! But an early morning wake-up was good because I had some deadlines to finish up...well, I'm taking a "break" right now to blog! Heehee!!!

Last Saturday was my turn to post a Spellbinders™ Savvy Saturday. Being the fall season, I wanted to do a layout of the boys being one with the pumpkin...just love this S4-227 Pumpkin Nestabilities® die template! Plus we are doing a blog hop spotlighting Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist! So I put the two together and we have ourselves a PRETTY PUMPKIN! LOL!



















Cosley Zoo (Wheaton IL) was our neighborhood place to go for all seasons. Their school, Sandburg Elementary, had many of their field trips there because it was walking distance. Such a great place...I hope it stays open for a LONG time. Now that we have moved, we don't get the chance just to drop in anytime.

OK...break time over! Have to get some stuff done and then take my "big" guy (oldest DS) to a farewell party.

Have a great day!

Monday, October 05, 2009

October 09 Jpn SBers' Schedule

Hey all...please excuse the Japanese language ;0P
This is for my monthly Japanese scrappers' workshop for October 09:

こんにちは!

今週から急に寒くなりました。秋ですね!
スクラップブッキングのスケジュールは遅くなりました~ごめんなさい!

月1・2回程度、お子様連れのお母さんの為にスクラップのクラスを開く事になりました。ただし、お子様用の物(食べ物・飲み物・おもちゃ等)は各自でご用意願います。お子様には少し危険な物もおいてますので、その点もご理解をお願いします。


*10月のクラス&ワークショップ スケジュール:

 9日(金)  09:30AM-13:00PM (子供ずれOK)
スクラップブッキング & etc. @ ミツワCommunity Room
クラス・ワークショップ代金:$6 + material
持ち物: ベーシックツールキット*


15日(木)  10:00AM-13:00PM
スクラップブッキング & etc. @ シャンバーグ自宅
クラス・ワークショップ代金:$5 + material
持ち物: ベーシックツールキット*

21日(水)  10:00AM-13:00PM
スクラップブッキング & etc. @ シャンバーグ自宅
クラス・ワークショップ代金:$5 + material
持ち物: ベーシックツールキット*

23日(金)  10:00AM-13:00PM
スクラップブッキング & etc. @ シャンバーグ自宅
クラス・ワークショップ代金:$5 + material
持ち物: ベーシックツールキット*

26日(月)  10:00AM-13:00PM
スクラップブッキング & etc. @ シャンバーグ自宅
クラス・ワークショップ代金:$5 + material
持ち物: ベーシックツールキット*


*ベーシックツールキットは、12" paper trimmer; scissors, black pen/marker, pencil, eraser, ruler, exacto knife, and adhesive (dry=テープのり & wet=液体)です。無い方(例えばPaper Trimmer)は、私から借りて下さい。

参加ご希望の方は、ミツワ、私の自宅とも私宛にお電話もしくはEmailして下さい。もし、上記に都合の良い日が見当たらない場合でもご連絡下さい。
ご興味があれば下記Webリンクもご覧下さい。


Spellbinders Wizard Die Cut Machine (Company Blog): http://spellbinderspaperarts.com/blog/
TaDa Creative Studios (Design Team member): http://www.tadacreativestudios.com/
CraftFancy (Margie's classes): http://www.craftfancy.com/

スクラップブッキングのスタイルは個人の好みです。是非、ワークショップにはご自身で選ばれた素材をお持込み下さい。レイアウトを決める際には喜んでお手伝い致します!もちろん、各種素材やキットの販売も致しております。紙を加工するカッターツール等もいろいろ揃っています。

ランチやスナック等の持ち込みも歓迎です。

月一回のクラスをミツワの集会場で行います。毎月第2金曜日の午前9時半から午後1時までを予定していますが、悪天候等で学校が休校になった時などキャンセルとなった場合は、そのお知らせをEメールで致します。ミツワの集会場は卵のコーナーと牛乳のコーナーの間の角に奥に入る扉があります。その中です。少し奥まって分かりづらいところにありますのでご注意下さい。ミツワのクラスではご自分の飲み物・スナックなどご用意いただけると助かります。もちろんお昼にかかりますので、ランチをご持参される方はどうぞお好きなときに取っていただけますのでお気軽にご用意くださいね。

それでは皆さんとご一緒にスクラップブッキングをエンジョイして素敵なアルバム作りができることを楽しみに致しております!

Happy Scrapping!
マージー樋口
Margie Higuchi