This month on the Memory Makers blog they are offering a free project from my book “Delight In The Details“. It is my “Crepe Paper Rosette” tutorial.

As you all know I LOVE creating crepe paper rosettes. I create them in many different sizes, love to use decorative scissors to create unique edges as well as accent the edges using Stickles. This tutorial will show you step by step how I make mine as well as show you a few examples of them used in projects.

Crepe Paper Rosettes are wonderful accents for cards, tags, layouts, home decor projects etc. Anyplace you want to add a flower in my opinion is the perfect spot for a crepe paper rosette.

You will also notice products in the projects shown from a few of my many wonderful sponsors… Clearsnap, Cornish Heritage Farms, Fiskars, Jenni Bowlin, Maya Road, Melissa Frances, Pink Persimmon and Ranger.

And for those of you that ordered a signed copy of my book, this weekend I will be signing and packaging them to mail  Monday. The response I have had with book purchases as well as the kindest comments and emails has been so overwhelming. Thank you all so much.

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend.

And finally I get to show her off. I now know how an elephant feels being pregnant for two years… poor things. Two years is a very long time when you are waiting for something awesome. So here is the front and back covers (still cannot believe these photos were taken on my table) and sneak peeks of a few of the 100 projects inside.

Front Cover

Back Cover

Inside you will find wall hangings and banners of all sizes

Layouts and Tags (notice my friend Wendy Vecchi’s Butterfly Stamp and the gorgeous Jenni Bowlin papers)

One of my favorite layouts (love Maya Road Chipboard)

You will also find lots of cards (notice another one of Wendy’s stamps, that leaf is so fun to work with)

Several different sized mini albums (Maya Road binder albums are the best)

Tomorrow I will give you a run down of all the great products I saw at CHA. It took me several days to recuperate from this show… lots of emotion and excitement.

Tomorrow I leave bright and early for CHA and I can’t wait to get on that plane as then all the preparations are out of my hands. It will be time to just roll with the flow and accept what comes my way. Oh I hope I can do this gracefully. So today is filled with washing and packing and praying everything fits in my suitcase. I always wonder what the xray guys think when they see my suitcase… hmm what in the world is this thing? I’m sure my “Crop-a-dile” really blows their minds. Then I have my big honkin Fiskar scallop and pinking scissors. Can you imagine being the guy xraying the suitcases and having no clue about all the different tools in the craft industry. I bet they really don’t like CHA too much. I can guarantee you I as well as many others will arrive in CA with a sweet little note stating my suitcase has been searched. Sorry guys, just a middle aged paper artist on board.

If you are attending CHA please come by F&W Media’s booth (4228) Monday the 25th from 11-12. I will be demoing some of the techniques in my book as well as giving away a limited number of copies so get there first thing if you would like a copy. Have I mentioned I cannot wait to see my book? Oh and I will have some of my book projects on display in their booth as well as the Maya Road booth (1969). I always think it is fun to see projects in person.

Remember I will be tweeting from the show so if you want to keep up with what is going on during my week long stay in CA check my blog often for twitter updates. You will notice the updates on the right side column thanks to my hubby Alan. He is the techy guy behind all of this. Watch this space… during CHA my Twitter updates will also appear here in the main “post” area. I think it will be a fun way for you to see just how crazy CHA is.

Well my blogging friends, I’m looking forward to staying in touch  this week. I’m certain this will be one CHA I will never forget.

This canvas sampler was created using a page from the new Maya Road Canvas Frayed Edge Triangle Banner. I trimmed the edges using scallop scissors.

I cut the burlap piece then stitched the items onto it before I attached it to the canvas banner page. This way you don’t see the stitching and the back of the banner page looks clean.

I covered a Mini Kraft Tag with vintage sheet music then accented it using the new Brown Scallop Trim and a vintage button. The center of the Cream Medallion Flower is accented with Diamond Stickles.

I attached the words cut from a book page to the back of a Dangling Chandelier Bead using Glossy Accents. Such a simple technique that creates quite an impact on a bead.

To see the last day of Maya Road Sneak Peeks make sure you check out there blog.

Sneak Peeks for Day 4 are ya ready? Look at this sweet new stamp set. It is called Our Town. This stamp set includes 12 houses in various sizes and the words Home and Sweet.

I misted the new Deborah mini alphas with Bronze Maya Mist and outlined them using a Black Jelly Roll Pen. You get 65 letters that range in size from 0.6″ to 1.2″.

The base of this tag is a page from the new Modern Label Chipboard Coaster. You get six pages on a chain and the first page is embossed. I accented the tag using a new Crystal Pin (60 per pack) and a Dangling Chandelier Bead (3 different sizes and over 70 per pack).

These flowers are the new Brown & Cream Ruffle Blossoms. You get 8 blossoms per pack – 4 cream and 4 brown. They are 0.9″ in diameter. I accented the stamens using Diamond Stickles.

New Release Products:
Modern Label Chipboard Coaster
Deborah Alphabet Mini Chipboard Set
Crystal Trinket Pin
Dangling Chandelier Bead
Our Town Singleton Clear Stamp Set
Cream & Brown Ruffle Blossoms

Tomorrow’s the last day of sneak peeks then it’s all about packing and getting ready to leave for the show Thursday. I will be twittering/tweeting (whatever you call it… I’m so not a techy but I try) at the show each day, all day so you will be able to see what a crazy fun schedule CHA creates.

And here is part of my project for tomorrow…. Do you see something that might be a part of tomorrow’s sneak peek?

If you set a goal this year to get some layouts published here is a great open call for you to submit to. I feel Memory Makers Books is a wonderful place to start. As you know all kinds of wonderful things have happened to me in the publication world with this company (Pet Pages Unleashed, Organizing Your Scrapbook Supplies (Ask the Masters!), Memory Makers Master’s 08 and Delight in the Details.

Remember this, you can’t get published if you never submit.

If you have any questions please feel free to email me or post a comment in this entry as others just might have the same question.  Believe me I didn’t wake up one morning knowing how to do all this… people gave me suggestions, a slight push and many a word of encouragement along the way. Caroline, Jessica, Lisa, Suzy, Wendy, and many a 2Peas Pub Member were instrumental in my success. So now it is my turn to pay it forward.

Good luck!

Memory Makers Books: Call for Layouts!

Memory Makers Books is currently looking for layouts, which will be published in an upcoming idea book, tentatively titled The Big Book of Scrapbook Ideas.
This new Memory Makers gallery book will showcase fantastic layout ideas on all kinds of themes like family, holidays, special events, vacations and more. The new book will feature more than 500 layouts, so we’re looking for a variety of pages, highlighting all sort of styles, skill levels, colors, products, photos and techniques.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Please submit your layouts on the following themes:

• Family time and special family/friend relationships

• Babies, kids and pets

• Hobbies and careers

• Hopes and dreams, faith, and other personal themes

• Holidays and special occasions

• Vacations

• Sports and other fun activities
We accept layouts in any of the following sizes and formats:

• 12 x 12 single and double

• 8.5 x 11 single and double

• Traditional, hybrid and digital

We are especially interested in pages that have multiple photos.

The payment for publication of your artwork is a free copy of the book.

Instructions for Submission
Deadline for submissions: March 15, 2010

* Send .jpgs no larger than 300K to mmsubmissions@fwmedia.com March 15, 2010. (You can take a digital picture of your layout(s) or scan the layout, and e-mail it to us as jpg.)

* Include your name, address and e-mail address with your submissions. Submissions without this information will not be accepted.

* Submissions must be never-before-seen, never posted in an online gallery and never published

* Submissions are limited to 10 per person

*If your page(s) is chosen, you will be notified via e-mail by March 30, 2010 with further instructions (including how to mail in original artwork).

Questions about submission guidelines can be sent to: mmsubmissions@fwmedia.com.

Since Maya Road sneak peeks will continue Monday I thought I would show you a few products already revealed that I really love.

I love how gorgeous this Red Medallion Flower accented with a Crystal and Vintage Black Pearl Pin looks next to an Uppercase Philadelphia Chipboard letter that is altered with fine silver german glass glitter. You can bet I will be tinting some Crystal Pins with my copic markers or alcohol inks using this Tim’s cool fillable pen in the near future.

I love how cute this heart and arrow from the Love Mini Chipboard Set looks altered with vintage sheet music and fine silver german glass glitter. It is attached to one of the Mixed Scallop Triangle Banners from the Mini Set.

And I think this button from the Mini Button Chipboard Set looks so cute inked with a Maya Road Pure White Inkpad then covered with Glossy Accents, sprinkled with a little iridescent glitter and accented with a simple self adhesive pearl.

I love the new Dangling Chandelier Beads and the fact that I can color them with my copic markers (as I did above) or alcohol inks opens up loads of creativity.

Product Stats:
The Medallion Flowers are about 2.0″ across and come in 2 colors per package – brown/cream, black/red and yellow/pink. I like to accent the stamens using Diamond Stickles… just adds a little pop.

The Mixed Scallop Triangle Banner comes with 4 styles and 40 pieces. The pieces are separate so you can layer and mix and match if you wish. These can be Misted, Painted, Inked, Glittered or covered with Paper.

The Love Mini Chipboard Set has over 30 different pieces that you can layer… different style and shaped hearts, arrows and the word love. These too can be Misted, Painted, Inked, Glittered or covered with Paper.

The Mini Chipboard Buttons you get nine styles and 30 pieces. These come in squares (some even have scalloped edges) and circles in various sizes. I like to run mine through my Cuttlebug Machine to emboss them… super cute! And again you can Mist, Paint, Ink, Glitter or cover these with Paper.

The Dangling Chandelier Beads has over 70 pieces in each package and comes in three different sizes as shown above.

See ya Monday. Wishing you all a wonderful weekend.

Check out all the new beauties. There are quite a few so I will start with the Felt Pearl Blossoms. They come in several different shades, off-white, brown, pink, grey, yellow and turquoise. The Heart Pins come in the gorgeous pearl red as shown in my project and the sweetest baby pink. And the fun thing about the Dangling Chandelier Beads is they are clear so you can color them any color you want using either copic markers or alcohol inks in this super cool fillable pen. The sky is the limit for these as you can make them any color you wish to match your projects. Then we have the super cute Kraft Mini Tickets that come in 13 different designs and the Kraft Mini Tags that come in 6 different designs. I ran my mini tag through my Cuttlebug Machine using the Textile embossing folder then glittered the embossed area with fine silver german glass glitter… such a pretty effect. I accented the felt pearl blossoms leaf with Distress Stickles in Peeled Paint and the love chipboard piece from the Love Mini Chipboard Set in Frayed Burlap. Oh gosh and I almost forgot the tag base is the new Modern Label Chipboard Coaster. I used Maya Mist Brown to cover the entire page then inked the edges using a Maya Road Charcoal Inkpad.

Whew… and there ya have it… my finished project.

New Release Products:
Modern Label Chipboard Coaster
Love Mini Chipboard Set
Kraft Mini Tickets
Kraft Mini Tags
Heart Trinket Pins
Dangling Chandelier Beads
Turquoise Felt Pearl Blossom
Charcoal Inkpad

To see more Day 3 sneak peeks check out the Maya Road Company Blog.

You are going to LOVE the new Maya Road metallic inkpads… the coverage is incredible, the colors are great and I am so in love. But what is new right…. I know I always say I am in love when it comes to Maya Road but it is true. I don’t say it unless I mean it and I really do feel you are going to LOVE these new Inkpads just as much as I do.

The inspiration behind this tag comes from a piece of Pennsylvania Dutch Folk Art I saw online… when I saw it the tulips on the piece reminded me of some chipboard pieces in the Maya Road Damask Chipboard Sheet, well one thing led to another and here you have it… my tag version of Pennsylvania Dutch Folk Art. The chipboard pieces are inked with all the new Maya Road inkpad colors and are accented with either Rock Candy Distress Crackle Paint or Rock Candy Distress Stickles.

New Release Products:
Metallic Inkpads Pink, Charcoal, Silver, Bright Silver, Blue, Gold
Skinny House Coaster Album
Mini Butterfly Chipboard Set
Vintage Crochet Trim – Mini Wave Mauve, Scallop Brown
Kraft Collection Mini Tickets

To see more Day 2 new release items check out Maya Road’s blog.