A Colorful Christmas Snow Village...

I have been STRUGGLING to get into the Holiday Spirit. Maybe it has to do with the stress of what felt like the world's longest move (completed yesterday!!!) or the fact that it's been 80 degrees and sunny (sorry rest of the world...) But I sat down a couple days ago, iced peppermint mocha in hand and MADE myself be creative.

I made a snow village scene from My Mind's Eye's Colorful Christmas collection, accented by Sparkle Burst Brads from Karen Foster. It's the equivalent of a 4 page spread, but I've got it up as a decoration in the shop. I absolutely LOVE the color pallette in this line and they whimsical design. Here's a close up.

So here's how I did it. First I taped my background sheets together to form one long piece of paper. Then I used my wave tearing ruler from Fiskars to create snow drifts, layering different patterns of paper. Then I found clip art on Microsof tWord (included here) and scaled them to different sizes, printed them and used them as templates. Finally, I finished it off with popped up die cuts and the sparkle burst brads!

Also, My Mind's Eye is so cool! They sent out an email with 5 projects and the full directions, so I thought I'd share them with you. Click on the projects and you'll get the instructions.

Mention this blogpost and get 50% off all My Mind's Eye products, now through December 4th!

Happy Crafting,

Sonja

Nook & Pantry Cook Book

This project has been marinating and simmering in my creative pot for quite some time now. In fact, I had the idea before I even received the collection, began working on the sample, ran out of materials, reordered, continued to work on it and now need to reorder supplied if we're ever going to have a class. The elements have been very popular on their own and in combination, they're irristable...if I do say so myself.

This is the "Nook & Pantry" Recipe Book featuring elements from Basic Grey and Melissa Frances.

The book features sections for 8 recipes plus room for photos and general cooking tips.

This book will make a great holiday gift and is a great way to showcase your keepsake recipes. Or grab a group of friends, take the class and have a recipe swap. The possibilities are endless.

The class will be offered Thursday, November 19th & Tuesday December 1st. You can come any time to complete the project...please allow 3 hours to complete the book. The cost is $45...but if you book your class by tomorrow, November 13th, your cost is only $35. Now here is the rub...I'm having a hard time reordering some of the rub ons for this class...so I have 5 complete kits as pictured in the photos...after that we'll adapt the book and adjust the price if need be.

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Pretty as a Princess

Wow, I haven't blogged in a while! Life has been crazy...decided to move in October, not the shop, just the Sonja and the Pepper. So I've been packing, cleaning, sorting through memories and getting settled in my new place. Pepper is finally adjusting.

My friend Alex is turning 3 today so yesterday I put together a Pretty as a Princess card for her. I thought I'd share it with you since it's nearly the only creative thing I've done in a month!

This is a Kaisercraft wood project Glimmer Misted with 3 different shades of pink. Then the pieces were laced together with some Bazzill Basics Ribbon.

I used Meri Meri Accents, Glittery Thickers and a Vintage Frame from Melissa Frances for decorations.

I couldn't resist adding just a bit more sparkle, one of the new Sparkle Burst Brads from Karen Foster.

Happy Birthday Alex!!!

And finally, we had a hauntingly good time at our Halloween Crop last Saturday!

Donice and Violet were dressed as Scrapbookers!

Linda embraced her dark side....

Michelle and Irene dazzled us all with their beautiful costumes and I donned the apparel my addiction...Starbucks...notice the IV drip bag?

Have a great time this weekend and if you're stopping by for the Shop Hop Bonus week I'll have my make n take & pins available as well as some goodies!

Sonja

Going...Going...Soon To Be Gone!!!

Karen Foster recently announced that they are running low on their popular 3-D Countdown Calendar Box and no longer plan to produce them. There are still calendars in stock and I have an order ready to ship so if you'd like one of these boxes, please call and place your order ASAP!

Check out these great Countdown Calendar Ideas

Sonja

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Tattered Angels' Feature Store of the Month

Sonja's Scrapbook Spot will be the Tattered Angels' Featured Store in October and I'm celebrating in a big way!

First, let's start with a SALE....there's no better time to stock up on Glimmer Mist than right now because I'm offering all Glimmer Mist at $6 a bottle starting October 1st - October 31st. Yep, that's right, $6 a bottle! That's for in stock colors and any colors that you special order and prepay! There's no limit...you can buy as much Glimmer as you want at this price!!!

Secondly, I'll be taking orders on anything from the Glimmer Mist catalog with no minimums. That means you can order anything through me, even if I've never carried it before. I'll be placing 2 orders in October...October 16th and October 30th. You must prepay for your order but you will still get discount pricing on the Glimmer Mist. Sorry, I will not be accepting any other discounts on pre-orders.

Thirdly, I've had the new Glimmer Mist Color Chart professionally printed on cardstock and laminated with 7mil and it's yours with any Tattered Angels order over $100.

Fourthly, during the entire month of October there will be an open Glimmer Bar set up at the shop. Come see what all the rage is about, test new techniques and just have a glimmery grand time!

Fifthly(...is that even a word?), I'm hosting 3 Tattered Angels/Glimmer Mist Contests...

1) Most Creative 12x12 Scrapbook Layout Project

2) Most Creative Beyond the Page (Kaisercraft) Project

3) Most Unique Use of Glimmer Mist

Please submit your project to the shop by October 20th.

More details TBA

And last but not least I have some great Glimmer Mist projects planned for you this month:

Glimmer Gals Project of the Month

featuring the Spiders Web by My Mind's Eye.

Thursday, October 15th, anytime all day, $25. Please call to reserve your kit!

Glimmer Gals Bonus Project

Spooky Garden Journal by Ms. Monika Thomas

Wednesday, October 28th; $45.

Please vote for your preferred class time with the poll on the left.

Then call to reserve your kit!

Have a glimmery good month!

Sonja

Something New for My Yahoo! Users

Being a small business owner I have to wear a lot of hats. Yesterday I tried on the techie hat for while and explored some things. I was able to add a feature to this blog which will let you see my blog posts on your My Yahoo! Page. What does that mean? It means you can read my blog posts on My Yahoo without having to visit another site.

Here's what it looks like on my own My Yahoo! page.




Want to add this feature to your My Yahoo page? Just click on the button to the right of this page...the one that has the + sign and the My Yahoo logo and follow the steps from there.

Now back to the creative hat....

Here's a layout featuring the new Halloween Papers from Best Creations and the Bling It rhinestone spider from Basic Grey...love it!

The Spookbooking Spot

October is nearly upon on us and I have some hauntingly creative projects for all you gouls and gooblins.

First, I just booked Ms. Monika Thomas for this boo-tiful book featuring Glimmer Mist and other Tattered Angels' producst. She's coming to the shop on Wednesday, October 28th. She's available to teach either a morning & afternoon class or an afternoon & evening class. Please vote for your preferred times. Class value is $45 and includes all of the materials and expertize to create this project.

Now for the classes, I'll be teaching...

Your memories will rest in peace in this funky coffin book from Pinecone Press featuring Papers from My Mind's Eye. I'll teach this project on October 8th and you can drop in anytime during the day. Please allow 2 hours to finish your project. Class value is $25.

Our regularly Glimmer Gals, Glimmer Mist class will be held on Thursday, October 15th and will feaure the newest Glimmer Mist Screens & Halloween colors in combination with My Mind's Eye's collection The Spider's Web. You'll learn how to alter paper with the Glimmer Mist and create an layout completely different from the original papers. Class value is $25.

Our Basic Grey Page-of-the-Month kit features the wildly popular Eerie Collection. Our class will meet on Sunday October 18th or Thursday, Ocotber 22nd. Class value is $25.

To reserve your spot at any of these class or for any questions, please call 310-410-7272