Month: August 2012

Printworks

I love snow people!

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The latest from Printworks email newsletter!  I don’t want you to miss out on the FUN!!!

LIMITED EDITION SNOWMAN CONTEST
One of the most popular releases at Printworks is the annual Limited Edition Snowman. Since we are about a month away from the revealing of the 2012 Limited Edition Snowman we decided it would be a fun time to have a contest remembering our past LE snowmen.

If you own at least five of the last seven snowmen (2005-2011 as seen on this page) post a picture of them on our Facebook. If you can do this you will receive the 2012 Limited Edition signed by Annette Allen Watkins for FREE!
Visit our Facebook Page for more information on the contest. Please make sure to “Like Us” for the most up to date information on new releases, specials, new samples, contests, discounts, and so much more!

Click over to FB to see my snowman pictures….

more from the newsletter …

We are still working on adding more and more of our products every day.  So if you don’t see what you’re looking for today, check back in the next few days and you may find it or something else you can’t live without!
If there is something in particular you can’t find, drop us an email at printworkscollection@yahoo.com and we’ll move it to the top of the list.
We hope you like our new designs and website, we’re so excited to bring them to you!
Thanks for reading,
Nicole and Chelsea
PrintWorks Collection, Inc., 9960 Bell Ranch Dr. #107, Santa Fe Springs, CA, 90670 www.printworkscollection.com

 

Coming soon…. I’m working on Christmas cards… can’t wait to show you!

cards · Distress Ink coloring · Magnolia · rubber stamps · Spellbinders dies · Tilda's Town · Watercolor

Magnolia…Tilda’s Town Challenges… Anything Goes!

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Friday is always a new challenge @ Tilda’s Town Challenges blog, HERE!  This week it’s Anything Goes… a fun and popular theme!   We’re enjoying a new baby boy in the family!  Next month we’ll be enjoying another newborn!  So when I opened my drawer and pulled out a Stufftainer and saw these stamps that I hadn’t used yet… bingo!

I used Magnolia Tilda’s Family and Welcome to a Lovely Home stamps.  You’ll find them @ Tilda’s Town.com, HERE and HERE.   I colored them with Distress Ink Reinkers on Canson Manga Pad (last in the list in the link below).

It was fun trying Distress Ink Reinker coloring again…
I used Tattered Rose and vintage Photo for skin…
her hair is Rusty Hinge, Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain…
his hair is Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain…
her dress and shoes are a mix of Dried Marigold, Tattered Rose and Spun Sugar…
the baby’s clothes are Broken China…
his shirt is Faded Jeans…
vest is Peeled Paint…
jeans are Frayed Burlap…
shoes are Walnut Stain.

The pattern papers are from Graphic 45’s Little Darling 8×8 paper pad. I edged all the papers with Antique Linen Distress ink and the ink blending tool.  I used Spellbinders Labels One sets… the largest is from the Grand set.  Seam binding ribbon is from Hug Snug and the button is from SEI.

Challenges I’m linking to…
Just Magnolia – Show a heart
Lovely hÄnglar or Sweet Magnolia – Your Favorite image
It’s a Magnolia Challenge – Shape card

Thanks for stopping by!  The DT ladies and I would love to have you enter the challenge this week!  The prize is a $15 gift certificate to Tilda’s Town.com, chosen randomly by Inlinkz!

Stamps and Such…

cards · CAS · Distress Ink coloring · Perfect Layers Tools · Printworks · rubber stamps · Summer

Printworks and other things…

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Is it neon enough? lol  Just had to try out the Summer Limited Edition Distress inks finally!  This is Picked Raspberry and Mowed Lawn.  Hot pink FUN!  I’ve been noticing the neon trend… didn’t realize I’d be trying it out too! lol

The stamps are from Printworks… love this bicyle HERE, the flowers HERE in the basket are separate and the sentiment HERE  just finishes off the theme!

I love Printworks stamps and Nicole just sent out an email with awesome news!  I’ll copy and paste it below…if you’re already thinking Halloween… I have some fun cards posted HERE, HERE, a close up  HERE and the inside HERE using Printworks stamps and they’re in the store HERE and HERE

And… here’s another one!

…from PW email newsletter…
As a thank you to our loyal customers we have decided to lower our shipping costs across the board. We understand times have been hard, but you guys have never left our side! We are hoping this will help you enjoy your favorite hobby a little easier.
Shipping Costs are now:
Under $20: $5.00
$21 – $49: $7.00
***Over $50: FREE***
Shop our Halloween Collection and enjoy the new shipping costs!  Wood mounted stamps HERE and Cling mount HERE.  Be sure to check both… there are more in the wood.

We are still working on adding more and more of our products every day. If there is something in particular you can’t find, drop us an email at printworkscollection@yahoo.com and we’ll move it to the top of the list.

…more about markers…
if you color a lot like me, with markers from different brands…you know how much you value your hand-colored chart!  I found this blog the other day with blank charts for Promarkers and Flexmarkers… cool… thought I’d pass on the link in case you’re a marker collector too! Check them out HERE!

…more shopping deals…
I don’t know about you but I love stamps… the more the merrier! ugh!  Another great offer from Stuff 4 Scrapbooking!  An amazing inventory of stamps…lots of new stuff from Penny Black, Stampendous, Stamping Bella, Distress inks, my much loved Versafine Onyz Black ink pad and tons more!  Click on the logo below to go to the site for 25% off savings! Companies are listed on the left, so you can shop your faves!

…and get 12% off all Fall products TODAY @ Scrapbook.com… click the logo below!

…I think that’s all for now! lol  Have a good rest of the week and I’ll be back Friday with a card for Tilda’s Town challenges… hey!  You can still get in on this weeks challenge… check it out @ Tilda’s Town Challenges HERE! The challenge is ‘Late Summer Fun’… a good one! = )

cards · Marianne Design · Marianne Design Creatables · Masculine · Perfect Layers Tools · rubber stamps · Shabby Chic

Marianne Design…Passport to adventure

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Silhouettes are so popular right now… I love them all so every once in awhile I have to try my hand at using them again!

I used a variety of Marianne Design products…
The travel/map papers are from Marianne’s Pretty Paper Bloc – Vintage Journey HERE
or preorder HERE
I used two dies, the Creatables die – Lord and Lady HERE or preorder HERE and the Craftables die – Lacy Rectangle and flower HERE or preorder HERE. (I cut the rectangle die down and just used the center part of it)
Stamps are from a Vintage stamp set called Journey CS0585 HERE.

I did the usual… antique linen and walnut stain distress inks on all the pieces… applied with the ink blending tool.  Perfect Layers Tools to cut the mats… the sentiment is from an old PSX travel set…. I wish they were still around!  It’s weird not to color but fun for a change too!

I’m linking to…

StampArtic  Challenge blog – make a card with dies
Delightful Sketches Challenge blog – punches and dies
Paper Pretties Challenge blog – Square card
Waste Not Wednesday Challenge blog – unused products
Word Art Wednesday Challenge blog  – encouraging/uplifting sentiment
Clear it Out Challenge blog – manly…use two pattern papers
Creative Card Crew Challenge blog – maps/newsprint/sheet music/script

Thanks for stopping by for something a little different from me! = )   ttul!

Altered · cards · CC Designs · PaperBag Studios · rubber stamps · School · Sweet Stamping Pixies · Swiss Pixies · Techniques

Time for SSPC…but what is it???

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Yes,  It’s a MOUSETRAP!   Have you seen gals altering them yet?  I’ve seen a few and it just struck me today that it would be fun to have one on the frig!  Write on the note paper and then just pull that page out… the other pages stay put!  No need to worry about getting snapped at!  = )

The challenge at Sweet Stamping Pixies this month is a recipe….flowers, ribbons and die cuts.  I didn’t do very well on the plural of these ingredients but at least I have more than one flower!  Counting all the flowers on the ribbon!  We’d love to have you play along!  There’s always an awesome prize!

The alphabet stamp in the background is from Paperbag Studios HERE, stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa and edged with Walnut Stain Distress ink… love their stamps!  The flower is an old Provo Craft brad… the ribbon is old, from American Crafts.  The mouse trap is even old! lol  I used Simone’s ribbon technique… I stamped Lucy and the pencil in Memento Rich Cocoa Brown ink.  Jay Jay and Simone stamp in brown ink a lot so I have just had to try it lately!  I like it!  They are colored with Copic Sketch markers

A long time ago I asked Tori Wild for her red hair color combo and I found the paper where I had it written down the other day!  I did add another color but I do like this combo a lot!  I’ve used it before but you know how it is… stuff gets lost on the messy desk! ugh!

Tori’s red hair – YR21, E97, E08 and I added E09 last

Skin –  YR0000, E0000, 000, 00, 21, 11, 13  Cheeks – diluted R20 and R30

Shirt – B60, 63, 69 – G0000, BG23, 32, 43

Khakis – E41, 42, 43, 44

Shoes – E43, 44, 47, 49

Pencil – Y21, 23, E30, 31, E11, 13, 15

I put a piece of adhesive back magnet sheet on the back, the size of the trap.  Cut the history outline paper at 2 in. x 4.5 in., die cut them with the My Favorite Things notebook die and stuck them in the trap!

The week is off to a great start!  YEA!  I do have extra happy news too!  Amanda and Cedryk were able to come home Saturday!  Thank you for your thoughts and prayers!  They were deeply appreciated and helped get them home I’m sure!

Linking up to…

Simon Says Stamp Challenge – Bingo (ribbon, free, blossoms)
Stampin’ Sisters in Christ  – something that depicts home to you
The Pink Elephant – Back to School
There She Goes – Back to School
Eureka Stamps – Back to School

Thanks for stopping by and all your encouraging comments mean so much!  Thank You!

Stamps and Such…