Thankfulness Cubed

It sure does feel great to craft again!  I whipped out this project on Saturday during our annual Costume Crop.  (Here's the gang....we had soooooo much fun!)

So like I said, I have so much to be thankful for and it just so happens this is the season to have an attitude of gratitude.  So I've designed this project to be a reflective, inspirational and creative piece.  Set it on your coffee table at home or incorporate it as a centerpiece at Thanksgiving.  This class is designed to be your own personal reflection so you'll be personalizing each side with your own photos, quotes, verses or anything at all!  

Here's a better look!

This class features the family of Glimmer Mist paints, the Summer's End collection from Fancy Pants Designs  and several other embellishments.  I only have 6 kits available for the class ($25) or for purchase ($45 - includes all the paint products as well). 

DATE CHANGE:

In the previous post I mentioned the date of November 20th.  Due to scheduling difficulties I am changing the class time to November 17th.  Drop in any time from 2-6pm or make arrangements to come in after hours.  The project will take 2-3 hours.  

SUPPLY LIST:

Bring your thankfulness items, wet adhesive such as Zip Dry, sanding tool, ink such as Chestnut Roan Cat Eye or Vintage Photo Distress Ink, 3d adhesive, scissors and paper trimmer. 

See you soon!

Sonja

Thankful

My heart is overflowing with Thankfulness these days. Today's the first day I've really crafted since my accident and I'm putting together a mixed media home decor project for a November class. There will only be 6 kits available so save the date for Sunday, November 20th! More details TBA.

Halloween Altered Folder Album Class

Monika's designed this super unique Halloween Book useing the NEW Tattered Angel's Fascination Folders, Tattered Angel's Chalk & Glimmer sprays & Glam paint medium. Combined with that we'll use Crafty Secrets vintage scraps & Magenta chipboard, plus charms, trim & more!

Tuesday, October 26th 2-5pm; $38

Back to the Mysterious Bag

August is always so much fun becuase of Shop Hop of course, and the fact that companies start showing off their mid-year releases. So every August, one of my super fab sales reps, Monika hosts a mini tradeshow and make 'n' take day. I brought home lots of fun things to share with you. At first they were all stuffed in my purse, including my basic tools, catalogs and order forms. Eventually I upgraded to the Trader Joe's bag. Not that I have a million totes in my back roon or anything....

So of course we have to start with Tattered Angels...cuz they're my favorites!

This make n take focused on playing with the new Tattered Angels' mediums in combination with a variety of materials that are glimmerable!

These two cards showcase the Glam (on the right) and Glaze (on the left). Glam is chunkier and has bits of glitter. Glaze is glossier and thiner. Both are applied with a brush. Super fun. My order arrives next week!

I also glimmered the Mistables crepe paper and created a flower & ruffle accent. Love working with that stuff. And the keys from the Tattered Trinkets collections are a classic!

This tag features Glimmer Mist from the Chalkboard collection...which has a more subtle opaque base. One of the flowers I misted stuck to the board which created a great watermark effect!

Combining Glimmer Mist with flocked paper is a stroke of genius!


This is one of many cool tags Tattered is producing full of their signature style. Some even have die cut edges! To create a blend like the one shown in this picture, spray your paper with 3 different colors, starting with the lightest on the top and the darkest on the bottom. Then drag a paper towel down through the glimmer...blending them seamlessly!


Another fun technique is to create your own "resist" element by rubbing a candle over the embossed chipboard. The wax will prevent the glimmer mist or any other medium from sticking to those areas, creating nice definition on the embossed areas!

And last but not least, Tattered Angels has plenty of embellishments that have clear resist details or foil resist accents.

I'll show you more tomorrow!

Scrap in the City - Part 3!

Whoo Hoo! Shop Hop 2010 is less than 1 week away! We kicked off Shop Hop last night with Mocktails and Make 'n' Takes at the Shop last night. So much fun!

If you're planning to come to Sonja's Scrapbook Spot during Shop Hop I wanted to let you know about some really cool things we have going on during the Shop. Also, I've included info about the best places to park at our mall and updates on store hours!

Special Events During Shop Hop

FREE Quick Cards Make N Take
With Susan McShirley, owner of SRM Stickers

Susan will be joing us Saturday, August 7th from 10am - noon for a special bonus make 'n' take, free for Shop Hoppers ($5 for everyone else)! You'll also recieve a free Hollywood Sticker from Susan. I'll have coffee and muffins available. What a great way to kick off Shop Hop!


Tattered Traveler Class with Monika Thomas
Thursday, August 19th 2-5pm or 6-9pm; $45


Monika is coming to the shop to teach this popular summer classes. It will be one of her last teaching stop so if you've missed the class at other stores, come by and take it at ours! Sorry, I can't discount the cost of the class, but it will count towards your Shop Hop purchases, qualifying you for the make n take and store charm! Reservations must be made in advance!



Special Products at Sonja's Scrapbook Spot

We're pleased to offer one of the widest selections of My Mind's Eye collections at our Shop, including Breaking Free, Abbey Road, Quite Contrary, So Sophie and the extremely popular Lush collection! Plus a fresh selection of papers from Dove of the East just arrived! And we couldn't do Sex and the City without bling! A new order from ZVA Creative just arrived, our largest selection yet and it's going quickly! Last but not least, I just recieved the latest releases from Fiskars, awesome punches and stamp rollers! You won't want to miss these!

Also....

Scrap in the City T-Shirts! $15.00
Our theme, Sex in the City inspired these shirts and we're celebrating being the only scrapbook store for the City of LA! T-shirts are available for purchase during Shop Hop. Once again, I can't offer a discount on them, but I will count it towards your Shop Hop purchases!


My Mini Memories - Mini Photo Album $15
These nifty photo albums are truly unique! Check out our website for more details. If you're insterested in ordering one you can email me your photos and I'll have the book ready for you when you arrive for Shop Hop. Or if you order 3 or more books during Shop Hop, I will ship them to you for FREE! Once again, I'm not able to offer the Shop Hop discount on these items, but I will count it towards your Shop Hop purchases!


Shop Hop Parking Tips & Tricks

We're located in a shopping mall, the Promenade at Howard Hughes Center. Parking is available in our parking structure. There are great places to eat here, making it an excellent pit stop on your Shop Hop.


Depending on the day & time you arrive you will be asked to pay before leaving or upon entering the structure. During the day, your first half hour is free, your first hour is $1 and 2-4 hours is $2. After 4pm and during the weekend, parking is a flat rate of $2. However, if you ask the parking attendant to note the time on your parking ticket and you leave within a short time they will offer you a refund! Please note, I cannot validate and these are only general observations for our parking stucture.

Public restrooms are located at Center Court. I don't have a restroom at the shop. If you come during the day and you see a sign that says be back in five...you'll know where I am =).

If you're on your way to the shop and don't think you can make it on time, feel free to call me. I'll make every effort to stay open later for you!

Also, I have 3 crops planned during Shop Hop which means later shopping hours for you!

Friday, August 6th...open until Midnight!
Saturday, August 14th....open until 10pm!
Saturday, August 21st....open until 10pm!


Phew! I think that covers it! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to call!
Sonja
310-410-7272

New Layouts

What to do when you're working and have a massive headache...update the blog! I tinkered a lot with the blog today, primarily adding tags to the sidebar so you can find past posts by topic. I hope that makes finding creative ideas much easier.

The I looked around and noticed that a lot of the new layouts I've been working on aren't here on the blog. So they've all been photographed and I'll more this week.

These two layouts are inspired by the Heidi Swapp Collections from Glimmer Mist which are kind of an urban/grunge/rocker/chic look. Kind of hard to describe, but here's what I came up with!

This first layout plays with layering different screens with the glimmer mist to get both positive and negative frames. I had to practice a couple of times before I got the look I was imagining. Then I used several of the Heidi Swapp "ir-Resitable" embellisments to accent the layout.

There's a stamped border (also from the Heidi Swapp collection) under the ruffled border, made out of...you guessed it....paper towels. The rose is from paper towels, too! And if you've glimmer misted, you know you have plenty of beautiful paper towels to play with!

This layout features Meadowlark from My Mind's Eye and I used the Heidi Swapp screen to trace my crest mat. I also accented with more of the glimmer misted ir-resitable chips. The ribbon is from Lush, also My Mind's Eye. I was going for a "Twilight" look, but alas I haven't read the books or watched the series. How did I do? Be honest...it's ok!

More tomorrow!

Sonja

Hit the Beach

All of the Tattered Angels' Seaside Collection came on Friday and I couldn't wait to play with it! Here's what I came up with!

I combined the Under the Sea screens, Glimmer Glass and Seaside Colors for this "snorkle view" layout!

Heat the Glimmer Glass and watch it curl!

I combined the On the Shore Screens, Coastal Breeze Stamps and Glimmer Chips for this beach layout! I love the different layers of color!

Both of these layout will be available as class June 22nd or 24th.

Choose one or both! Anytime, All Day; $25.

Kit contains a full pack of Glimmer Chips or Glimmer Glass

which is a $12 value!

And you won't want to miss Monika's Seaside Album class July 8th.

2-5pm or 6-9pm' $45

Here are some of my faves from her book!

Flower Power!

We had a super fun time Saturday with the first seating of the May Flowers class. Even up until Firday night, I was adding more design ideas to the class! The count is up to over 15 different types of flowers and everyone, even the kids are having a blast! Conner, 6 exclaimed that this was even better than the La Brea Tar Pits!; high praise indeed! There are two more class sessions...Tuesday May 18th and Thursday, May 27th; anytime all day! Kid's kits are availbale for $15, regular kits are $30.

Eggstra Uses For Glimmer Mist

This morning, I'm cooking breakfast, super excited about our Tattered Angels' class today and wondered, can I dye eggs with Glimmer Mist? So I washed out my shells, bagged 'em up and brought them to the shop. Answer? Yes, you can Glimmer Egg shells! So if you're looking for a creative way to decorate eggs this weekend, stop on by, pick up some glimmer mist and you'll have the sparkliest eggs around!

Hoppy Easter...Almost

St. Patrick's Day and Easter always seem to sneak up on me. I missed St. Patty's this year...no crafty things but I did manage to wear green shoes. So I'm getting a jump on Easter. In the last post I showed you the Easter Egg Glazed cardstock from Bazzill and what it looked like after I Glimmer Misted it. Here's the layout I made with all those eggs!

I cut out some of the eggs, pop dotted them and added them as a border to the bottom of the Scenery Paper from Abbey Road (My Mind's Eye).

In the theme of scraps...I had an extra chipboard tree, also Abbey Road, from another layout.

The title features another few scraps & brad from Abbey Road and a Sticker from SRM Stickers.

Ok, confession time...(I feel like I should have a camera pointed on me like on a reality show). I think my Glimmered Eggs would have turned out much more vibrantly if I had stuck to 4 basic colors, not layering so many and if I hadn't oversoaked the page, leading to bleed through. But live & learn, right?

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Happy scrapping,

Sonja