Steampunk Radio Mini Album Class 7/26

Happy Friday, everyone!

I wanted to share another project that I designed for The Mad Scrapper. It's a makeshift vintage radio made from chipboard. The idea came when I was looking at all my supplies ... they kinda resemble little radio dials to me. Hence, the radio mini!  :) 

That silver flower is actually a recycled pop can that I embossed and applied some alcohol inks to. :) When you untie the orange wire ribbon, the radio unfolds to reveal a mini album. 

And here's a sneak peek at the back: 

If you'd like to come or order a kit, here's all the info: 

Where: The Mad Scrapper (Issaquah, WA - 15 miles east of Seattle)

When: 6:00 - 8:00 pm

Cost: $42

To sign up/order a kit: Call 425-427-8871

What to bring: Paper trimmer, detail scissors for fussy cutting, Walnut Stain, Black Soot, Walnut Stain distress ink, ink blending tool, ruler, paper distresser, paper piercer, cutting mat, craft mat, 1/8 hole punch, alcohol inks (blue and green preferred), pop dots, pen.

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Thanks for looking, ladies! Have a fantastic weekend! I am going on holiday with my husband for our 3 year anniversary, so I won't get to peek at your creations for a little while. But now that I have more things checked off my list, I'll make sure to stop by and say hi when I get back!

XOXO, Maria

Graphic 45 Happy Haunting Class 7/12

**Update as of July 9th** Sadly, my class is full and kits are sold out. So sorry! But please stay tuned for another Graphic 45 class that I'm teaching on July 26th. Thank you!

Hi there!

I wanted to share my latest Mad Scrapper project with you. This is a Graphic 45 kraftboard box that I altered using G45's Happy Haunting line. :) Inside is an accordion-style mini album that folds out to reveal 8 different pages. I've always wanted to play with one of these boxes, so I'm stoked that I get to teach a class with one of them!

On top of the box is a funky 3D flower I made using my scraps. 

Here's what the box looks like when you open it up:

The mini album:

Thanks for looking!

June Classes at The Mad Scrapper

Wow, half a month in, and no posts from me! I think I need to hire an assistant. ;)

I hope all of you are doing wonderfully and enjoying your summer so far! Well, technically summer isn't here until next week ... I hope with the official season change, comes a good 20 degrees of warmer weather. 

With that said, I wanted to share a couple upcoming classes that I'm teaching at The Mad Scrapper! The first class is a 5x7 mini album with matching 6x6 tote. The name of the class is "Little Miss Shabby Chic" and I'll be teaching it on Thursday, June 28th from 6-8. The paper line I used is Bo Bunny's adorable "Little Miss", an adorable and very shabby line that features common girly-girl themes like tea parties, cute Yorkie puppies, and dressing up. I definitely tapped into my girly side on this one, ha! 

If you'd like to come but can't have a schedule conflict, you can always order a kit from the ladies! It is approximately $38 at the moment. I think it's safe to say that we ship internationally now ... we ended up shipping 5 kits from my "Suitcase of Memories" class to Australia! How cool!! (And if you're reading this new Aussie friends, thank you so, so much and I hope you're enjoying your kits!) 

The second class I'm teaching is a really quick technique class on Tuesday June 26th from 6-7pm. If you know me, you know I love flowers as well as making my own to put on all kinds of projects! Well, I am going to start a series of classes centered around creating your own embellishments using things like punches and dies. This class will be the first in its series. :) There is a nominal class fee; I'll post it as soon as I know. If you're local, all you need to bring is your fabulous self. (But if you're particular, like me, you are free to bring your own toolkit and inks.)

Well, dear readers, I have to split unfortunately. I am very behind on visiting your blogs, and for that, I apologize. I do wish you all a wonderful weekend, and for those of you who are thinking about taking either class, I look forward to seeing you here in a couple weeks! 

Hugs,

Maria

Compendium of Curiosities 2: Challenge #7

Hello!

Today, Linda over at Studio L3 announced the latest challenge: Brushless Watercolor!

This cool technique from Tim can be found in his latest book, A Compendium of Curiosities, Volume 2. If you'd like to play along, you could be the lucky winner of a $25 gift certificate from eclectic Paperie. :)

For this challenge, I ended up making two ATCs using Tim's Brushless Watercolor technique.

My second ATC features one of the custom foam stamps I made for the first CC2 challenge. To visit Linda's original blog posting for that challenge, click here. So much fun!

Sorry for my less-than-chatty-self; I'm running off to dinner with family ... I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Tim Holtz Compendium of Curiosities Vol. II	Urban Grunge Stamp Set	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Broken China	Ranger Peeled Paint Distress Ink (FJ)	Vintage Photo - Distress ink	Black Soot Distress Ink
Barn Door - Distress Stains	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain - Weathered Wood	Forest Moss	Broken China - Distress Stains	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Sain - Vintage Photo	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain - Picket Fence White
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Grungepaper	Sewing Room - Alterations Die	Idea-ology Hinge Clips	Foliage - Idea-ology	Perfect Pearls - Heirloom Gold

May 2012 Girlie Grunge Challenge

Hi again!

This month's challenge over at Donna Salazar's Girlie Grunge site is centered around this lovely sketch from Mistra, one of Donna's new design team members. If you're like me (layout challenged), sketches are a great way to get your ideas flowing on a 12 x 12 page. I checked out Mistra's sketch blog and she has some of the prettiest sketches! If you ever need some layout inspiration, check out Mistra's blog here.

While I thoroughly do not enjoy creating layouts, I loved Mistra's beautiful sketch so much that I gave it a try. Even though her sketch only includes one photo, I thought I would include a few others to help tell the story behind the main photo I chose. My sister turned 27 a couple weekends ago, so to celebrate, my husband and I took her out for a fun day in Seattle. We had two birthday prizes for her, but in order to "win" them, we made her complete a couple tasks. The first task was to kiss a fish at Pike Place Market. (Am I still the evil older sister? In some ways, yes. >:)  

I loved how one of the guys totally played along with us! He picked up the biggest, slimiest salmon and lunged it at my baby sister. The look on her face was priceless - and thank God, I managed to capture it! >:) 

On a side note, I made those big white dogwood-ish flowers with Donna's Rose Creations die. The red rosettes are from her Bitty Blossoms die, both from Spellbinders. The smaller white flowers are also from Donna's Rose Creations. I did some light distressing on my page with my Distrezz-It-All and used Donna's "Spring in Bloom" paper. I tried to follow Mistra's sketch as close as possible, but made a few changes, including moving the journaling area to the lower right of the page.

Thanks for looking!

Zutter Distrezz It All

Donna Salazar Spring in Bloom - In Bloom 12x12

Spellbinders Donna Salazar - Bitty Blossoms Die

Spellbinders Donna Salazar Rose Creations Die

Bazzil cardstock - French Vanilla

"A Suitcase of Memories" 6/07 Class

Hi there!

It's been a while since my last Tim-inspired project ... I missed his awesome April tag along with a few CC2C projects, so I've been dying to do a grungy project. Fortunately, my next class at The Mad Scrapper is all about Tim Holtz and his amazing products and supplies - so you can say I got my fix!

Below are some photos of a grungy, chunky mini album that I'll be teaching on June 7th. I thought Tim's rich, muted colors, metal Idea-ology hardware, funky grungepaper, and eclectic Destinations paper stash were the ultimate ingredients for a Father's Day project! However, I am leaving out any specific mention to Father's Day or dads, just in case my "students" want to make this for a child or even for them.

Mad Scrapper ladies, if you'd like to sign up for the class or order a kit, just give the store a call! I believe the class is approximately $33. 

Thanks for looking and have a crafty weekend, dear friends!