Rita Barakat Brand Ambassador!!

So this happened this morning! Didn't realize it was going to be announced today but what a way to bust the Monday Blues!! SO EXCITED to be a Brand Ambassador for Rita Barakat Designs!

What does that mean? It means I will be spread the good news about anything RITA BARAKAT!! She has products, in person and online classes, and social media events so there's something for everyone. To see her products, CLICK: Products - Rita Barakat.

I've known her for years and trust her integrity, creativity and SO MUCH HARD WORK behind everything she does.

See her blog post on details/introduction of the rest of the team (Design Team + Brand Ambassador Team) by CLICKING: First Ever Design Team!

I hope you all join all her social media platforms so you don't miss all the fun! To get you started, CLICK: LINKS! to Rita Barakat.

Wanted to edit to add a project I did with her first design (First Fairy Stencil from The Crafters Workshop), CLICK for its tutorial: An Elegant Door Knob Hanger Tutorial.

Thanks Rita for the trust you have in me!!
MargieH

Art Anthology: Spring Fling

I am excited to be featured in Art Anthology's Blog - Spring Fling Scrapbook Page by Margie Higuchi post!! When I was at the 2013 Winter CHA (Craft & Hobby Assoc.) trade show, I met up with friends (Stayce DeWid & Jen Starr) at Art Anthology Inc.! Do you know about this new company?

With samples in tow, I went back home and started to play. Goodness!! These products are amazing~!! I created a scrapbook page...

There are SO MANY techniques in this page = FUN~!!

PAINTING: I die cut tissue paper with Spellbinders® Blossom Five dies and then painted them with Cotton Candy Velvet Paint, Vegas Gold and Imperial Sorbet Paints. After they dried, I layered them to create colorful blossoms.

PAINTING OUT OF THE BOX: As dimensional paints, I wanted to find out how they would do if I painted them on my non-stick craft sheet. So I used Cotton Candy Velvet Paint and Honolulu Blue Sorbet Paint. I did about three coats with drying time between.

What great results! They dried to what is similar to vinyl sheets but with wonderful color and sparkle! I cut/embossed with Spellbinders Shapeabilities® Cherry Blossoms and Media Mixàge™ Shields One dies.

A close up on how I used the finished products in my scrapbook page with the tissue paper blossoms and die cuts…

CREATING: I painted leaves with.............OH, WAIT~!!! I have to save the other several techniques for the Spring Fling Scrapbook Page by Margie Higuchi post on Art Anthology Blog!! LOL!! So GO VISIT - see what else I did with their products and tell them/me what you think!

Here's another look....

Project Supplies:
Patterned Papers - Carta Bella (True Friends Collection)
Cardstock - Core'dinations ColorCore Cardstock® (Kraft-Core Seasonal Impression Collection)
Stamps - JustRite® Papercraft (Live, Love, Laugh Vintage Labels Two)
Stencil - The Crafters’ Workshop (6 x 6" Fragmented Flower)
Inks - TSUKINEKO (Memento - Bamboo Leaves)
Coloring - Art Anthology Inc. (Velvet Paint: Cotton Candy; Sorbet Paint: Vegas Gold, Imperial, Honolulu Blue and June Bud)
Marker - KURETAKE ZIG
Light Bulb Embellie - Prima Marketing
Bling - KaiserCraft
Die Templates and Mixed Media - Spellbinders Creative Arts (Dies: Botanical Swirl and Accents, Blossom Five and Cherry Blossoms; and Media Mixàge™: Shields One, Butterflies One and Grate Works Three)
Adhesives - ScraPerfect (Best Glue Ever) and SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L™ (3D Foam Squares)
Tool: Core'dinations ColorCore Cardstock (Sand-It Gaget)
Other: Tissue Papers

This was so much FUN experimenting and creating my page. I hope you give Art Anthology products a try - it's so cool and so difference!

Always, THANK YOU for stopping by :)
MargieH