July 2011 – Page 2 – Craft With May

[studio sale time!]

It’s all sold out! This is so popular – will definitely happen again in future. Stay tuned!

~~What to do with class extras? Bits of kits? FABULOUS product in need of a good home? It’s Studio Sale time!~~

EVERY BOX is STUFFED. Seriously. What you see above? JUST THE BEGINNING for those boxes. Here’s the deal: I want my closet cleaned out, I have extras from random classes so far in 2011, and I want them to have good homes. Shipping is USPS PRIORITY and cost is included for USA. International? You can calculate HERE (USPS medium flat rate box, or flat rate envelope) to see what the cost would be.

Each is different, but they all have loads of beautiful, fantastic product. We’re talking class kit extras, in some rare cases maybe a whole class kit + ALL KINDS of super fun stuff. It’s all beautiful, all good stuff that I purchased for classes. I can’t express enough how much of a DEAL these boxes are!!! To keep it inexpensive I am so NOT going to photograph + list exact contents of each one. That would take a few hours and if I did that, I’d raise cost – and you don’t want that! Here’s a preview video:

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If you have questions, EMAIL ME. To purchase: EMAIL ME and I will save + send you a paypal invoice. I have multiple of each “type”. Just tell me which one(s) you’re into. My email is mflaum @ Comcast.net – here we go!!

Ok, let’s talk specifics:

There are just 2 envelopes REMAINING. Email me which one(s) you want. I have multiple of each. If I sell out, I’ll remove/update this post.

4. “OH YEAH” flat rate envelope $20 $16 * everything shown below + more stuffed into your envelope.

5. “Surprise me envelope” $15 it’s just like I said – surprise! You’ll get a flat rate envelope stuffed with goodies. Below is just one “for example”…

~~Email is mflaum @ comcast.net, and I’m here and on-line to keep checking in and processing your requests. Ask questions, and if you get one – ENJOY!!!~~

Best of CHA: part 2

I’m having a fan-girl moment here. *sigh* Seriously excited about how my favorite companies just keep getting better, and shipping product to stores in the near future. Here are three specific examples:

I need to take a moment to love on Echo Park. The Christmas themed goodies, Victoria Garden, the Halloween line… oh there is so much to love. The *squeals* from me will come especially because they are taking it out of the paper realm and into brads and chipboard accents with this release as well. This extra bonus from a brand that is frequently among my favorites is most welcome! I’m looking forward to these brads in particular from the Holly Jolly Christmas line. I love using decorative brads in so many ways, and these are timeless and for the most part will work on both holiday and non-seasonal pages.

The Crafters Workshop showed us a lot of “WOW!” this show – and their teaming up with rock star mixed media artist Julie Fei-Fan Balzer for some new templates takes the company to a whole new level. With mists, paints, multi-medium, and a number of other ways to use them, these stencils will give added dimension to all kinds of projects. I’m obsessed with getting my hands on the “Punchinella” template shown above in particular. You will be seeing a lot of their templates both in my future classes *and* right here. So in love.

I am a fan-girl when it comes to Webster’s Pages trims as well as most everything they put out. They are always the most amazing on the market, and this show was no exception. With the wonderful textures and colors, variety of widths and materials, I’m always excited to see what’s next. I’m anticipating the arrival of all of the new ones, but most especially the “Western Romance” line trims pictured above.

Best of CHA: part 1

Note: all CHA photos in this post were taken by, and used with the permission of the AWESOMELY TALENTED Melissa aka The Scrappy Jedi. She rocks, and I thank her for telling me to have at her photo collection.

I’ve seen a lot of coverage from CHA which ended just a few days ago in Chicago. Know what? I’ve seen a LOT that I like. So I’m going to break down and share my favorite stuff. Not just brands – but specific products that I’m just totally in love with and want to have and ~~cuddle~~ craft with ASAP.

I must start with Studio Calico, whom I’ve said any number of times… ROCKS. They don’t just rock though, they continue to release new products and lines that work seemlessly with previous ones.

Their stuff is classic – I love it big. I could talk about all the WIN in their booth from mists to masks to paper that makes me want to weep with happy.

The book plate stickers (on left) and stamps (on right) pictured above made me squeal out loud when I saw them. There are few things that I love more than combining book elements/designs into my scrapbooking. Note: Studio Calico has teamed with Hero Arts to manufacture stamps that coordinate with their lines – a development that joins two of my favorite companies into what I think will be a great partnership. This stamp set (shown above on the right) is called “I Love Books”.

What makes My Mind’s Eye so incredibly appealing is how useful their product is. From paper to brads, and most especially the buttons shown above – it’s timeless and I know this will be a great addition to my scrapbook stash. The “Lost & Found 2” line is sure to be a hit – I know I’m anxious to play with it.

The buttons are my top pick – with the great colors, shapes, and detail they will be perfect accents to complete many craft projects to come. But I want the coordinating brads, and most of the paper too. *REAL BAD*

Pink Paislee “Nantucket” Chipboard Tiles shown above, as well as darn near EVERY item Pink Paislee released are high on my “I want it now” list. I see so much possibility for doing some mosaic-inspired craft details, or using them as flower centers, or anything else! I can’t wait for this product to ship and to get my precious…

I mean, send me anything from this Pink Paislee release and I’d be in heaven. From the mistables to the papers, it’s all looking really great. Pink Paislee has once again created useful product that is fun and will work so well in so many of my projects. They’re always a favorite of mine – so I’m glad to see them continuing to rock the releases!

Wraping up today’s “oh holy cute gimme. now. please!” I have October Afternoon. The Sasparilla line is made of pure cute – and I’m saving my Reno Rodeo photos (the few I remembered to take!) for this line. Adorable!! I think it would work great for any number of projects. The miscellany and Little Flyers (shown above) are by far my favorite pieces.

Oh sweet love… don’t even get me started on Sidewalks line from them! It’s SO me!! Adorable. Also think their mists look super cute, but as I’m on a no mist purchasing freeze, well, I’ll just have to admire from afar.

What are you looking forward to? This is just the tip of the iceberg for me – so stay tuned for more! Not just picks and favorites, but I’m also going to be sharing more of my CHA projects, videos, and so much more. I’ve got a lot in store – and posts queued up and waiting for their turn…

Idea-ology project #1: Santa Goofy

It was an honor and a pleasure to create projects for the CHA show for the always awesome Tim Holtz. He posted a video tour of his products at CHA that shows a lot – though I want to jump in and grab products! SO much fun stuff. Today I’m going to share the first of nine projects I made:

Almost everything used on this page is from Tim Holtz! The core’dinations cardstock (in peeled paint, I believe), from Idea-Ology I used the new Christmas kraft resist for the background (sprayed with red mist), stickers from the seasonal salvage stickers pack, Tidings tissue tape, new kraft resist chipboard letter (“S”), and a bit of the seasonal patterned paper as well. From Sizzix I used the vintage marketplace die (letters), and of course I used distress stickles to accent the page.

Distress stickles make everything just a little better. Seriously LOVE how they add the look of real glitter without the fuss. I dotted some on my “goofy” title, and outlined some elements with it as well.

Printing out my journaling in strips (as I did on this layout) is one of my favorite go-to tricks. It lets me break up what I’ve got to say, and I love the look.

Tissue Tape (another of my obsessions!) finds it’s way onto this layout in several spots. I am really into cutting the ends of my paper (and even tape) into a banner-like look. Just adds a little something extra – and you know I’m all about the details.

I will be posting all of the projects I made for Tim here on my blog, though I might hold a few of these seasonal ones for closer to the holidays – I haven’t yet decided!

Have a beautiful weekend-

Friday Round-up:

* Next Saturday (30th) I’ll be at Stamper’s Corner in Elk Grove, CA. AMAZING store. So much great stuff + fantastic staff. There are a few spots left – so give them a call to sign up! (class info on the ‘event dates’ page here on my blog)

* Tuesday (26th) at 7am Pacific Standard Time I will post some INSANE deals. Class extras, Girls Paperie goodies that need new homes, so much more. USPS flat rate box stuffed to gills. $40 and less INCLUDING SHIPPING. Right here on the blog… gonna be good… everything must go!

* Have you checked out Masterful Scrapbook Design? Debbie Hodge is incredible – and she’s celebrating August with a smorgasbord of content. I’m recording a webinar for it on Monday (25th) at 8pm PST. If you’re a member there you can check it out – and if you sign up for August you can get the recording – plus SO much more. I’m blown away by all she’s got going on. Check it out! http://masterfulscrapbookdesign.com/

* CHA has ended, and I’m starting to compose posts with my Tim Holtz projects. I had SO MUCH FUN and I’m excited to show you these pages & projects in detail.

* Watch www.scrapbookupdate.com for intense coverage of CHA, best picks from the show, and more this weekend. It sounds like Nancy & Melissa had a great show – and they’re loaded down with things to share. I’m sending in a “dirty dozen” so to speak – twelve items I’d just LOVE to have. right now. please.

* I am going to see Captain America tonight with a local friend. I’m pretty pumped – and while my BFF = ultimate movie companion, it’s hard to coordinate when you live 1 1/2hrs apart and there are no “in the middle” theaters… so I’m hoping I’ve got a new girlfriend for movie dates. (since Mr. Flaum only goes to kid movies)

Have a happy Friday…