My Girl Gift Bag Set - TaDa Creative Studios

I hope everyone had a chance to celebrate with Creating Keepsakes Magazine's FaceBook 40K Fan-Fare Party! Looks like some awesome prizes :0)

Today is my turn on the TaDa Creative Studio Blog! I am addicted to these mini sacks that I purchased from a craft store...heehee! So I altered one and created a tag to go with. Here's a sneak peek...

That's all I'm showing you - HA! For the rest of the project and the tutorial, you'll have to visit My Girl Gift Bag and Tag Set!

Tomorrow is my Grand Birthday Cards And Box class at Craft Fancy - WOOHOOO!! I think I have almost a full house so if you're interested, it's not too late! Or if you can't make it, purchase a kit and they will be more than happy to send it to you. Save shipping and pick it up at the store :0)

TGIF!!
As always, THANK YOU for taking time to stop by!! xo

TaDa Updates!!

Just announced on TaDa Creative Studios Blog that they will participate in Creating Keepsakes FaceBook event tomorrow!! What event - CK's 40K Fan-Fare Party! They are celebrating their reaching over 40,000 fans - isn't that amazing?! WOW! Of course, there will be some giveaways - yes, TaDa will be participating in that department! LOL!!

To participate, you need to go to Creating Keepsakes FaceBook page for details, and then become a fan of TaDa Creative Studios FaceBook page. Easy Peasy!! Good luck~!

Another annoucement - CHA!!!!!!!!!

TaDa Creative Studios will be exhibiting their newest releases at the Summer 2011 Craft & Hobby Assoc. (CHA) trade show (BOOTH #1315) and we (the DT) are so excited to get our hands on them!!!!!!!! WOOHOO~! We have an idea of what it will be coming down the pipes BUT we haven't seen them yet.

So we will be just as excited as you will be starting on July 1st!! Mark your calendar to visit TaDa Creative Studios Blog - OK?!

Look What I Made!

OMGosh, so many new products at Craft Fancy when I visited on Saturday. Too many to list but visit the Craft Fancy Blog and they have a little run down of sneak peeks leading up to Saturday. This is what I made at their make'n take - mainly Memory Box (patterned papers, die and stamp)...

Butterfly Card by Memory Box/Marnie Bushmole

Carol (owner) hard at work! Congrats on your third year of business!!

Got to have cupcakes to celebrate! Hey, one's missing (COUGH it was yummy COUGH)!

Crafters hard at work but in good hands with Marnie & April!

Had a great time catching up with friends and making new ones :0) I also came home with a few things and a lighter wallet...heehee!!

Have a great Monday!! xo

Happy Birthday, Craft Fancy!!

If you are in the Chicago area/Arlington Hts. this Saturday on the 18th (tomorrow!), I hope you come and join Craft Fancy's third birthday celebration!

I just got their newsletter and saw the blurb about my class on the 25th ~ WOOHOOO!! So excited to be teaching!! A little typo: the class starts at 11:00am to 1:00pm (not noon). So sign up soon :0)

One of the cards we will be creating! (Photo Courtesy of Craft Fancy)

Will you be there - hope so! See you there!!

First ScraPerfect Post!!

Yeah! I've been waiting on pins and needles about my first ScraPerfect blog post. The theme is red, white, blue and GREEN! But not really the color green but to re-use some things around my messy...er, creative table. LOL!!

Challenge: to re-use what's on the table! Since I just created my Memorial Day card, I thought why not use the leftovers to create a thank you for an upcoming 4th of July gathering?! That's all the hints I'm giving you! You'll have to visit ScraPerfect's Blog!

Have a great day...we are having some fierce storms since last night and will continue till Saturday morning = YUK!

Class of 2011 (8th GR) graduate!!

SO proud that he graduated and completed his 8th grade year last night. Now off to high school!! A new phase in life as he gets closer to college - YIKES!!

It was a hot evening in that gym with only two commercial fans. Lucky that he listened and wore a short sleeved dress shirt - yeah, mom, you were right as he watched his classmates sweat in their long sleeves under those heavy musty gowns! LOL!! Ended with a wonderful dinner at our favorite Japanese restaurant - it was a good night!

Speaking of graduation...my oldest son is on the high school varsity tennis team and his team captain was graduating. So I whipped up a card, slipped some $$ in the pocket and off to the graduation party! I really liked how it turned out since the recipient was a guy, it works...right? The colors are their high school colors - had to include in there some way.

Congratulations by Margie Higuchi
Supplies: Cardstock: Core'dinations; Patterned Paper: Glitz; Stamp: JustRite Stampers; Ink: Tsukineko; Marker: atyou Spica; Dies: Spellbinders Paper Arts (S4-114 Standard Circles LG, S4-116 Standard Circles SM, S4-126 Classic Squares LG, S5-028 Nested Pennants); Adhesive: ScraPerfect (Best Glue Ever)

Inside the card, I created a pocket to hold the graduation money with a little "celebrate" accent and on the other side, I cut/embossed a white square edged in black ink for Taka to write a little note...not pictured because he was still writing! LOL!!

For those of you who are celebrating a special graduate in your life - CONGRATULATIONS!! Many, many successes in your future!!!

Craft Fancy Class - JUNE 25th

For those of you who live in the Chicago area, I will be teaching a birthday card set in honor of Craft Fancy's birthday! Unfortunately I can only teach this class ONE TIME - JUNE 25th because of my family coming in from Japan this summer. BUT they will be offering this class online CONTACT CRAFT FANCY to purchase your kit!

Want to see what you'll be creating? It's all about Spellbinders™!!! It will include using some of the Grand Nestabilities® and the Grand Calibur™...thus the name GRAND BIRTHDAY CARDS AND BOX!!!!!

Grand Birthday Cards & Box Class
June 25th @ Craft Fancy (Arlington Hts, IL)
11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Contact Craft Fancy to reserve your spot - they are limited in numbers. Come join me and let me show you all the FUN things you can create with the Grand Nestabilities and the Grand Calibur!!!

Appreciation...

Is what I feel for our military. Although Memorial Day is to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice, I want to also honor those who are with us now. So to those brave men and women in the military and their supportive families, I appreciate and honor you all today.

SPECIAL THANKS goes out to those who helped Japan during those first few weeks of the earthquake/TSUNAMI disaster and even now as they continue the work there.

Thank You by Margie Higuchi
Supplies Spellbinders: LF-001 Creative Book Pages & S4-092 Stars Five; Cardstock: Core'dinations; Patterned Paper: TaDa Creative Studios (Star Spangled Banner Paper, Festivus Collection); Stamp: Lawn Fawn; Ink: Ranger; Adhesive: ScraPerfect (Best Glue Ever); Other: white cardstock

I used Spellbinders Creative Book Pages die template designed by Donna Salazar as the card base. It is a little larger (6 1/8 x 6 1/2") than an A2 card. With the Stars Five, I made a window card and cut/embossed star frames to give the card a little kick. Here's a look at the inside of the card.

A few days ago, I received my designer's kit from ScraPerfect and wanted to use The Best Glue Ever on my card. There are many applications but I started from the beginning. As recommended by the Company, I did the following steps:

When twisting the top off, you will find a seal. Pull the seal off and place the top back on the bottle. Without squeezing the bottle, shake the glue to the tip. You don't need that much glue...I dotted glue on my project. No wrinkles and it dries clear & fast! Next time, I will try and make those HUGE glue rounds :0)

Thanks for stopping by!
I hope you and your family have a wonderful day!!

Scrapbook News & Review Magazine (SNR) - Featured Project!!

Must've missed this since it was crazy busy last week...my little tag that I created for SNR's newsletter "7 Days of Artsy Fun" is featured on SNR's blog! So excited! This what I created...

Happiness Flower Tag by Margie Higuchi
Supplies Cardstock: Core'dinations; Patterned Paper: TaDa Creative Studios; Ink: Ranger, Clearsnap & Stampin' Up; Pen: Stampin' Up; Pearls: Prima; Embossing Folders: Provo Craft; Dies: Spellbinders; Tool: Creative Memories; Other: floral pick, sandpaper and white cardstock

If you would like to see step outs on how this tag was made, it's posted in detail on the Happiness Flower Tag on SNR's blog! I hope it inspires you to create this flower with your own flair and incorporate into your projects!

Thanks, SNR!

Dynamic Duo Blog Hop - LAST DAY!!!

Alrighty! This is the LAST DAY for this blog hop and it's triple play :0) I hope you enjoyed it as much as we enjoyed creating and hoping it! Make sure to follow the rules and GOOD LUCK!!

Don’t miss out on the Dynamic Duo Blog Hop

A TaDa Creative Studios and Punky Sprouts Mini-book Bonanza

May 16th-27th

DETAILS:

Receive a chance to win FREE products!!
Each day go to the following blogs for new inspiration:
TaDa Creative Studios
Punky Sprouts
Post comments to show your participation.

At the end of the 12-day hop, please go to each manufacture’s blog (TaDa Creative Studios & Punky Sprouts) and post a comment telling them your favorite album style and favorite paper collection used in the samples shown during the hop. Your name will then be entered in a drawing to win both! Three (3) winners will be picked!

TODAY'S BLOGS TO VISIT:
Punky Sprouts Design Team Member - Shelly Mitchell and Erica Hettwer
TaDa Creative Studios Design Team Member - Lisa Watson

Good luck!
TaDa Creative Studios & Punky Sprouts

Dynamic Duo Blog Hop - Day 11!!!

WOW, tomorrow is the last day for the blog hop and I wonder who the winners will be! Could it be you - well, you won't know unless you play, right! Good Luck!!

Don’t miss out on the Dynamic Duo Blog Hop

A TaDa Creative Studios and Punky Sprouts Mini-book Bonanza

May 16th-27th

DETAILS:

Receive a chance to win FREE products!!
Each day go to the following blogs for new inspiration:
TaDa Creative Studios
Punky Sprouts
Post comments to show your participation.

At the end of the 12-day hop, please go to each manufacture’s blog (TaDa Creative Studios & Punky Sprouts) and post a comment telling them your favorite album style and favorite paper collection used in the samples shown during the hop. Your name will then be entered in a drawing to win both! Three (3) winners will be picked!

TODAY'S BLOGS TO VISIT:
TaDa Creative Studios Design Team Members
Christy Davis and Stacey Hansen

NOTE:
Looks like Blogger was at it again.
For a couple of days, it wouldn't let you post. I think it's been corrected so please try again!
We appreciate your time to comment :0)
AND
Life gets in the way sometimes so there may be a delay in posting.
Please keep trying! Thank you!!!

Good luck!
TaDa Creative Studios & Punky Sprouts

Hello, ScraPerfect!!

I am so excited to be on ScraPerfect's first Design Team! As a paper crafter, one always need adhesive for a project, right?

ScraPerfect caught my eye because of its unique formula in their "Best Glue Ever." It can be applied to many media such as plastic, metal, wood, fabric and of course, paper. It dries without wrinkling the paper. You can make glue round adhesives. I mean little to HUGE!!! So those round flowers that I always wanted to try, I can!

Another product they offer is the Embellie Gellie product. It's a pick up embellishment wand that you don't have to worry about it melting and being goopy (in warm weather) or cracking (in cold weather). See that pink case? Inside houses the element that make your Embellie Gellie last you a LONG~~ time!

Something I always like to carry in my tote bag is a cleaning cloth. ScraPerfect has a product called "Perfect Cleaning Cloth." This cloth erases finger prints off of photos as well clean eyeglasses, camera lenses and acrylic albums. When it gets soiled, I can throw it in the machine to clean and reuse again.

Lastly, ScraPerfect has a product called the "Perfect Crafting Pouch" which will help with my heat embossing projects and for printing evenly on vellum, ribbon, glossy paper among many more media! This pouch pictured above is the larger size and covers an entire sheet of vellum or paper. There is a smaller one appropriately named "Little Pouch."

In my submission to ScraPerfect, I sent three projects created with different media and showed how well ScraPerfect would fit into my projects. I can only share two as the third project is selected to be featured in a new scrapbook TV show called Scrapbook Soup. I don't have all the information on this new show but once I find out, I'll post about it!

BU (Bradley Univ., IL) Banner by Margie Higuchi
Shows how I use acrylic media - this is one of my products I designed a couple of years ago with LaserLine Cuts (acrylic triangles - Plain Jane by Margie Higuchi)

I am very excited to join ScraPerfect's Design Team and look forward to showing everyone how versatile these products can be in your crafting needs!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Dynamic Duo Blog Hop - Day 10!!!

Don’t miss out on the Dynamic Duo Blog Hop

A TaDa Creative Studios and Punky Sprouts Mini-book Bonanza

May 16th-27th

DETAILS:

Receive a chance to win FREE products!!
Each day go to the following blogs for new inspiration:
TaDa Creative Studios
Punky Sprouts
Post comments to show your participation.

At the end of the 12-day hop, please go to each manufacture’s blog (TaDa Creative Studios & Punky Sprouts) and post a comment telling them your favorite album style and favorite paper collection used in the samples shown during the hop. Your name will then be entered in a drawing to win both! Three (3) winners will be picked!

TODAY'S BLOGS TO VISIT:
Punky Sprouts Design Team Member - Candice McLean
TaDa Creative Studios Design Team Member - Marianne Luken

Good luck!
TaDa Creative Studios & Punky Sprouts

Dynamic Duo Blog Hop - Day 9!!

We're getting closer to some great prizes...three more days left!

Don’t miss out on the Dynamic Duo Blog Hop

A TaDa Creative Studios and Punky Sprouts Mini-book Bonanza

May 16th-27th

DETAILS:

Receive a chance to win FREE products!!
Each day go to the following blogs for new inspiration:
TaDa Creative Studios
Punky Sprouts
Post comments to show your participation.

At the end of the 12-day hop, please go to each manufacture’s blog (TaDa Creative Studios & Punky Sprouts) and post a comment telling them your favorite album style and favorite paper collection used in the samples shown during the hop. Your name will then be entered in a drawing to win both! Three (3) winners will be picked!

TODAY'S BLOGS TO VISIT:
Punky Sprouts Design Team Member - Nana Campana
TaDa Creative Studios Design Team Member - Peggy Packer

Good luck!
TaDa Creative Studios & Punky Sprouts

Spellbinders Summer Surprise Blog Event!!!

Join Spellbinders™ Paper Arts and Crafters Home as they celebrate an exclusive die template release from May 23-27! Ten of Spellbinders’ amazing designers will contribute to the Summer Surprise posts and prizes!

Spellbinders Paper Arts, and participating stores in the Crafters Home Buying Group, are excited to introduce five new die template sets sold exclusively through July!

One lucky winner each day will receive both original projects featured that day (in the Spellbinders Blog), all five of the Summer Surprise die templates shown above, and a copy of Spellbinders' latest book...

Nestabilities®, Basics and Beyond!

The official rules and schedule of designers are posted on the Summer Surprise Announcement. Please read before entering.

Visit Spellbinders Blog for the Summer Surprise Contest!
Good Luck!!!

Spellbinders is a trademark of Spellbinders Paper Arts, llc.

Nestabilities is a registered trademark of Spellbinders Paper Arts, llc.

Dynamic Duo Blog Hop - Day 8!!!

Don’t miss out on the Dynamic Duo Blog Hop

A TaDa Creative Studios and Punky Sprouts Mini-book Bonanza

May 16th-27th

DETAILS:

Receive a chance to win FREE products!!
Each day go to the following blogs for new inspiration:
TaDa Creative Studios
Punky Sprouts
Post comments to show your participation.

At the end of the 12-day hop, please go to each manufacture’s blog (TaDa Creative Studios & Punky Sprouts) and post a comment telling them your favorite album style and favorite paper collection used in the samples shown during the hop. Your name will then be entered in a drawing to win both! Three (3) winners will be picked!

TODAY'S BLOGS TO VISIT:
Punky Sprouts Design Team Member - Lynn Reaney
TaDa Creative Studios Design Team Member - Rita Barakat

Good luck!
TaDa Creative Studios & Punky Sprouts

Dynamic Duo Blog Hop - Day 7!!

Don’t miss out on the Dynamic Duo Blog Hop

A TaDa Creative Studios and Punky Sprouts Mini-book Bonanza

May 16th-27th

DETAILS:

Receive a chance to win FREE products!!
Each day go to the following blogs for new inspiration:
TaDa Creative Studios
Punky Sprouts
Post comments to show your participation.

At the end of the 12-day hop, please go to each manufacture’s blog (TaDa Creative Studios & Punky Sprouts) and post a comment telling them your favorite album style and favorite paper collection used in the samples shown during the hop. Your name will then be entered in a drawing to win both! Three (3) winners will be picked!

TODAY'S BLOGS TO VISIT:
Punky Sprouts Design Team Member - Carly Gannon
TaDa Creative Studios Design Team Member - Jill Sarginson

Good luck!
TaDa Creative Studios & Punky Sprouts

Dynamic Duo Blog Hop - Day 6!!!

Don’t miss out on the Dynamic Duo Blog Hop

A TaDa Creative Studios and Punky Sprouts Mini-book Bonanza

May 16th-27th

DETAILS:

Receive a chance to win FREE products!!
Each day go to the following blogs for new inspiration:
TaDa Creative Studios
Punky Sprouts
Post comments to show your participation.

At the end of the 12-day hop, please go to each manufacture’s blog (TaDa Creative Studios & Punky Sprouts) and post a comment telling them your favorite album style and favorite paper collection used in the samples shown during the hop. Your name will then be entered in a drawing to win both! Three (3) winners will be picked!

TODAY'S BLOGS TO VISIT:
Punky Sprouts Design Team Member - Kimi Corbin
TaDa Creative Studios Design Team Member - Julie Detlef

Good luck!
TaDa Creative Studios & Punky Sprouts

Dynamic Duo Blog Hop - Day 5!!

Don’t miss out on the Dynamic Duo Blog Hop

A TaDa Creative Studios and Punky Sprouts Mini-book Bonanza

May 16th-27th

DETAILS:

Receive a chance to win FREE products!!
Each day go to the following blogs for new inspiration:
TaDa Creative Studios
Punky Sprouts
Post comments to show your participation.

At the end of the 12-day hop, please go to each manufacture’s blog (TaDa Creative Studios & Punky Sprouts) and post a comment telling them your favorite album style and favorite paper collection used in the samples shown during the hop. Your name will then be entered in a drawing to win both! Three (3) winners will be picked!

TODAY'S BLOGS TO VISIT:
Punky Sprouts Design Team Member - Debbie Sherman
Yesterday's Punky Sprouts Design Team Member - Noel Culbertson (please visit her as she couldn't post until late in the day)
TaDa Creative Studios Design Team Member - Sandi Johnson

Good luck!
TaDa Creative Studios & Punky Sprouts

Happy 2nd Birthday, Waltzingmouse!

In celebrating its second birthday on May 21, Waltzingmouse Stamps and Claire are celebrating with a tea party. She is bringing the buns (aka cupcakes) and we are supposed to bring the tea!

She has a challenge for us. We are to use her FREE tea bag baggie template, tea cup template or piece of cake template (the two latter can be purchased through her) - you don't need to purchase to participate. Check her tea party challenge post to see how much time you have left to create - not much time though. Use any of these templates and decorate it for the tea party. Then go and link it to her tea party challenge post - prizes are involved. If you are a fan of her stamps as I am, you will GO FOR IT!!

This is what I am bringing to the party...

Royal Tea Bag Baggie by Margie Higuchi
Supplies Stamps: Waltzingmouse Stamps; Ink: Ranger; Patterned Papers: KaiserCraft (Very Vintage Labels No. 3); Ribbon: Creative Impressions; Bling: Prima; Adhesives: GlueArts & Scrapbook Adhesives By 3L; Craft Foil & Dies: Spellbidners Paper Arts

A tea bag baggie fit for a queen! Happy birthday, Waltzingmouse and Claire!! Wishing many, many more years in the crafty world :0)