Hello Washi!!!

Hola Everyone! 

Happy Tuesday! I am over at SpiegelMom Scraps blog today. Please go over and take a peek! Thanks! 

FABULOUS

Hola everyone! I am over on SpiegelMom Scraps blog today. Please go over at take a peek! Thanks! 

Happy New Year!!!

Hola Everyone! I hope you all had a safe and wonderful holiday! I am looking forward to this year as it will be filled with lots of happy events; both crafty and personal. One event will be my oldest daughter's wedding in June. I will be posting the crafty side of planning her nuptials. But for now, I want to share a card I made for my future son-in-law's Big 30. His birthday is January 1st!!! Ahhhhh...I know what it is to have a holiday birthday as mine is Christmas Eve. 

For this card I used the brand new MISTI that my daughter gave me for my birthday. I am sooooooo in love with it!!! What a difference it makes when making an image pop! I am glad that it is part of my stamping arsenal. The stamp set is from the AWESOME Vanessa of V's Sweet Ideas. 

My future son-in-law is a Pittsburgh Steelers fan (we still love him anyway...lol) and I wanted to create a card using the Steelers colors: black and yellow. I started the design with one suit surrounded by yellow suits. Initially, I was going to color the suit in the middle, but changed my mind once I saw the yellow suits around it.  I knew the suit needed a "pop" so I chose to color in the tie only with gold Wink of Stella. I cut the the sentiment separating the "Suit Up" from "It's Your Birthday" and stamped them on the card. 

For the inside of the card, I used black and yellow in addition to the number 30! I will write a note before I send it off! 

Thanks for taking a peek! Have an AWESOME rest of your day! 

Witchy Woman

Happy October 31st Everyone! This AWESOME digital stamp was created by Sandy of Three Room Studio. She is called "Witchy Woman" and was sooooooo much fun to color. My challenge for November will be: clothes. So....I will be practicing a lot with folds and textures. 

Thanks for taking a peek at "Witchy Woman".  
Click >>>HERE<<<<< for Three Room Studio so that you may purchase her.

COPICS USED:

SKIN: E50, 51

HAIR: V04, 06, 09 RV66 & C3, 4, 6, 8

BROOM: E55, 57, 79 & Y15, 21, 26 &YR23, 24

DRESS: V04, 05, 06, 09

HAT: YG21, 23, 25 & G24

GOGGLES: V05 Y06  C0 GLOSSY ACCENTS

Day 4: 30 Day Coloring Challenge

Happy Sunday All! Here is what I completed for Day 4 of Kathy Racoosin's 30 Day Coloring Challenge. If you would like more information on this AWESOME challenge, please click>>HERE!! 

Isn't Stella from The Greeting Farm Stamps adorable? 

Day 3: 30 Day Coloring Challenge

I am soooooo excited to participate in Kathy Racoosin's 30 Day Coloring Challenge again! During the last one, I met amamzing artists and crafty perople on Instagram! I learned new techniques and got a lot of tips from Kathy! But most of all, I took time out for myself EVERY SINGLE DAY of the challenge to color! 

All of the details for the challenge are >>>>> HERE<<<<<<<.  Please play along when you can for one day or the remainder of the challenge! All post go to Instagram with the hashtag: #thedailymarker30day3. Take a peek to see what has been posted thus far! In the meantime, here are my first three posts......

Thanks for taking a peek! 

Before you Push "START BROADCAST"....

Tonight on our TABLE SCRAPS SCOPE, Ruckus and I discussed how to ensure that your public Periscope Broadcast is enjoyable for you and your viewers! In the few minutes used looking for an item or playing with your phone, you can lose followers!  That would be a shame! Here are a few things to check BEFORE YOU PUSH “START BROADCAST”……

*Spit out the gum. No one whats to see or hear you chew! 

*Bio-DO NOT BE AN EGG HEAD! Have a profile Pic and a short 
  description. Viewers want to know who you are and what you are about.

*Title: Keep it Short-Especially if will be Tweeted out. Long Titles 
  often lead to errors on Twitter. Be sure to use hashtags & emojis, 
  as they are searchable on Twitter. 

*Have info that is not in your bio, written out: website, products,
  stores, etc. That way you can have it handy for your viewers to 
  screenshot! 

*Have a full battery. You do not want to get cut off in the middle of your broadcast!

*Use 4G or Wi-Fi Connection

*Good lighting/Sound. Your viewers do not want to see you
   broacast in the dark! 

*Turn off ALL SOUND notifications or Use AIRPLANE MODE

*If you are using a 2^nd device…turn off/notifications

*On ios devices, have your back camera facing something 
  interesting as this will become your thumbnail. On Android 
  devices, you may chose the front or back camera to start your 
  cast! Either way-make sure to start with an interesting shot!

*Decide if you are going to show your location and/or tweet your 
  stream

*Use the bathroom prior to your broadcast

Click >>>>>>HERE<<<<<<to take a peek at our SCOPE!! 

The Mr. Rogers Approach to Your Periscope Broadcast!

Last night on the TABLE SCRAPS SCOPE, Ruckus and I discussed HOW TO HAVE AN AWESOME BROADCAST. We called it the Mr. Rogers Approach. If you think about it, Mr. Rogers was the original Periscoper. He would broadcast everyday, and in doing so-we got to explore the world through his eyes. The only difference is, we could not immediately connect with him via our comments! But…. everything else remains the same.  If you watch an episode of Mr. Rogers Neighborhood you will find…

*Each broadcast has a catchy title

*The viewers are greeted as soon as Mr. Rogers enters the room

*All viewers are treated equally and with respect!

* Viewers are kept engaged

*Great content

*Inspiration and Information

* Consistency! Mr. Rogers always stated that he would be back      

   the next day with more ideas for us! 

All in all, the Mr. Rogers Approach comes down to community, content and kindness! 

Click >>>>>>>HERE<<<<<<to see the broadcast!!!!

Thanks for taking a peek! 

Periscope Party/Hop

Please join us in a few hours!!!! You must be a live viewer on all 6 broadcasts to be eligible for the giveaways! See ya soon! 

NATIONAL COLORING BOOK DAY 2015

YAY!!!! It is National Coloring Book Day! Now our friends & family members who do not understand our passion for markers, pencils, paints and inks can join in the fun!  So, why not invite someone to color with you today. No coloring book...no problem. You can download FREE coloring pages by clicking HERE. Or, if digital is more your style: Colorfy is FREE app that you can download to your iphone, ipad, or android device!!! Don't forget to enter my National Coloring Book Day GiveAway on Instagram. Go check out the details there by clicking on the button on the right>> Before you go.....here is a sneak peek of the GIVEAWAY.........

Thanks for taking a peek! Have fun coloring!