Man… I have been about to bust holding in all these Maya Road new release secrets. Finally, we get to start sharing!! It has been torture I tell ya flat out torture! So here is my first sneak peek…. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the new Velvet Sparkle Blossoms… oh my gosh the quality of these hand stitched VELVET flowers is incredible. The rhinestones in the center sparkle like diamonds…pure bliss!!! The new Scrolls are another of my absolute favorites. Covering these beauties in Antique Silver Fine Glass Glitter by Art Glitter Institute makes my heart skip beats. The album shown is about my great grandparents.

To see an additional project I created using the Jan. Kit by Cocoa Daisy and some more new release Maya Road products go check out the MMM Blog.

Oh I wonder which project I will show tomorrow… it is so hard to pick just one.

If you are wanting to get some of the new Maya Road products head on over to ScrapGal. Carly stocked her store with lots of the new Maya Road goodies. She has the best online customer service out there. I don’t know how Carly manages to get my orders out and to my front door so fast. She is amazing. I love ordering from this online store. The forum is a wonderful place to hang out and you will find their design team and idea gallery so inspiring. I hope to see you there.

I am presently working on some projects but I cannot share. They are for some Creative Cafe recipe cards. I will post them once Danelle gives me the okay.

Lots of people email me asking about the glitter I use and how I use it. Well today, I posted some info about this on the MMM Blog. Check it out if you want to know more about the glitters I use and how.

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend.

is the PITS! Lately I have been working on several projects and I cannot share any of them just yet. This is torture for me. I love to share my projects as soon as I finish. But last night I did have fun making my own embellishment for a project and I can share this so here goes… I have never used a die cutting system. I always create my own templates, trace them onto paper, cut them out and go from there. I tell ya I am a very old fashioned kinda girl when it comes to stuff like this not sure why… most likely it is because I am too picky and have to have everything just so so. Anyway, last night I decided to play with my Big Shot Die Cutting System I received in my MMM prize package. Well let me just tell you now my head is swirling with ideas. That thing is so much fun. I used some shrink plastic by JudiKins, a Sizzix Sizzlits Snowflake #2 Die, Ranger Stickles in Star Dust and a rhinestone. This cute snowflake is going to be an embellishment for a mini album and believe me more will be made for holiday projects, gift tags etc.

Last week was a great publication week. My Little Foof House, Family Message Board and Valentine’s Day Wall Hanging will all be in the Feb./Mar. issue of Paper Trends.

Three layouts… Santa Baby, Yep… It’s March and Our Tree will be in the Winter issue of Scrapbooking and Beyond.

Don’t forget to check out the MMM Blog. You will find a lot of great tips, ideas and layouts posted almost everyday. Today I posted a little project using one of the “Tis the Season” stamps designed by Sande Krieger and some shrink plastic.

FYI… I am starting to fill my teaching calendar for 2008. If you would like me to come and teach at your local scrapbook store or retreat send me an e-mail and I will see if a class can be scheduled.