Wonderful Saturday!

WoW! What a fun Saturday that was! Thank you everyone over at Willow Traders for participating in the games and challenges! And CONGRATULATIONS to all the winners!
Teisha
Barbara
Christy
Vera
Melanie

Barbara won some Maya Road Mists, and everyone else won a kit!
Your prizes will be in the mail shortly!

And Thank You to Christina, Julie and Naomi for the wonderful place for all us kit lovers to hang out at and play!

I also want to share this layout from Candace:

She used the October 2008 Vintage Lass kit to create this wonderful layout! You can see more of Candace's work on her blog.

Two more days until the April Kit reveal! I have a feeling that they may sell out quickly, so don't delay this month! Also, California buyers, don't forget that sales tax goes up on April 1st! And that is not an April Fools Day joke! ;)

WT Anniversary Party!

The party has started!! Willow Traders!

Willow Trader Reminder

Don't forget that March 28th is Color Me Miki day over at Willow Trader! Well, actually the clock starts ticking at midnight eastern time, so for those of you on the west coast, the party will start at 9 PM on Friday!

If you are already a WT member, I hope you can join us! And if you are not a member, hurry up and register. You need 25 posts to be eligible to win! What are the prizes? Well, how does an April kit as one of the prizes sound? Woo hoo!! Let's PARTY!!

How about a peek of "Home"

And, what are you doing on Saturday, March 28th? Want to win some prizes, like an April kit?
Hint - Willow Traders!

DEMO #2 - Maya Road Mists

There is no such thing as ugly paper! Have you ever made your own background paper, or do you have patterned paper that you think, "Why did I ever buy this"? Well, you can "change" it and make it new again!

Here is a piece of paper that I made with paints. I was not thrilled with the end results.


I decided to use it to make ATCs (Artist Trading Cards). So, I cut it up, and it instantly looked a lot better.


Then I spritzed on some Maya Road Gold Metallic Mist, hand stamped an image, and the cards took on a whole different look then when I first started.


You can do the same with patterned paper to change how it looks. Experiment with paint, cut it into different sizes and shapes. You do not have to be stuck with "ugly" paper!

Color Me Miki will be selling the Maya Road Mists. They go on sale on March 31st at 7 PM!

Look for another demo in a couple of days. Hmmm ... Claudine Hellmuth ... canvas ...

DEMO #1 - Grunge Paper and Glitz Stickles

WELCOME to DEMO #1!

We've got so many cool new products in that we just had to show them to you. In this demo, we'll be showing you the new Tim Holtz Grunge Paper. Yes, PAPER! It's so very cool. It is sold in packs of 3, and they are 12x12. It's very thin and flexible. Here is a picture showing how it thin it is and how it bends.


And since it's so thin, it cuts beautifully in the Cuttlebug!


And then we ran it through one of the Cuttlebug embossing folders. Sorry the picture is a little blurry.


Here is another picture after the flower has been painted. The flower was painted first with alcohol ink, and then a Distress Ink pad was brushed over the top so that you can see the embossed swirls.


And here is the flower all put together. The bottom and top flowers were painted with the new Maya Road Garnet Metallic Mist. You can't see it in the pictures, but the flowers have a shine to them. The petals were then outlined with the new Suze Weinberg Glitz Stickles. I just love these stickles! They combine more than one color in a bottle. For instance, the one used on the flowers is a combination of red, gold, green, blue, and silver glitter. They are very pretty glitters!


Now, you may be thinking, why do I **need** grunge paper?! It is very durable. So if you want to embellish anything that will be handled a lot, it won't rip or tear like cardstock can. And it does seem thin enough to even go through your Cricut! It was very cool to play with!

All of these products (Grunge Paper, Maya Road Mists and Glitz Stickles) will go sale on March 31st at 7PM.

And, there is still more to come!

Another little peek of cute things!

I've got a couple more cute peeks for you! These peeks come from the "Garden" kit.




I'll have some peeks of the "House" kit in a couple of days!