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Check this out!!!  This weekend only ~

We’re blowing open the doors for a good cause! We want everyone to know what an awesome magazine Scrapbook News 

and Review Magazine is and the best way to do it is to show you.

For one weekend only, you can have UNRESTRICTED ACCESS to Scrapbook News and Review Magazine and there are two 

issues available for you to enjoy.

Check out how big it is. There are literally hundreds of layouts, cards, mixed media and altered art projects as well as 

scrapbook and card sketches, product reviews, Featured Artist and Digital Designer Spotlights...too much to list.

Head on over and see for yourself. Keep in mind that this double issue doesn’t have any public submissions. All content was

 created by our talented staffers because we want you to see how much you get when it’s just us. Can you imagine how large

 it is is when we have other crafters joining in on the fun???

So, how does it work?

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Got it?  If you have any questions, please let me know.  I would be happy to help!  Now zip on over and check out the magazine if you don't already have a subscription!  Have a joyful and creative day ~ Pam

Check It Out!!!

Hello everyone!  Hope you are having a beautiful Sunday.

If you aren't signed up for the newsletter from The Art Studio, you missed the info below.  We are having a FUN TIME for two weeks YEAH!  I will have a contest on my blog in celebration too, stay posted for details.  I can give you a hint, if you are a follower or leave a comment in this thread you will up your chances in the contest I am holding on my blog!  So get started now, become a follower, and leave me a comment. Then head over to The Art Studio blog  and the Scrapbook News and Review blog to check out the fun!  Can't wait to see you there! Sneak peek of a bitsy bit of fun that someone just might find in their mailbox, along with several other fun goodies to be revealed later ~

OK, here is the news ~ The Art Studio's Grand Opening Kick Off

What We'll Be Doing Over the Next Two Weeks The next two weeks are going to be all about fun, fun, fun. We've got prizes galore, including gift certificates to online stores, lots and lots of paper crafting products (including mixed media goodies such as pastes and mediums), subscriptions to Scrapbook News and Review Magazine and free classes -- just to name a few! Some of the activities we'll have to keep your mojo revved to the fullest are challenges, a Facebook party, craft room tours, scavenger hunts, our Pin It to Win It on Pinterest challenge as well as a cool carnival at the end.  Every day we'll post new stuff to our blog that will keep you in the know as well as send out e-mails every few days. You can also follow along our on Facebook page or follow us on Twitter to keep up to date.  Be sure to hop on over to the magazine to see the current issue. And a big hug, welcome and thank you to those who purchased a subscription last night and today. Wow! Very cool. I told you it was awesome. I'm glad you agree! The first prize will be available tomorrow night on both The Art Studio's blog and Scrapbook News and Review's blog, which if you didn't know, is chock full of awesome stuff. We have a team dedicated to just the blog and man do they come up with some amazing stuff. If your creativity is in need of a kick start, check it out. There's a lot going on, including sketches, color palettes, inspiration pieces and more.  As is our tradition, we always start off every party with a $100 gift certificate to your favorite paper crafting online store. And yep, it has to be a paper crafting store because we're all about pumping some moolah into the industry. So now that I've talked your head off, get ready for an awesome adventure with The Art Studio @ SNR and Scrapbook News and Review Magazine (we've been in business for almost 5 years now! Woohoo!) Thanks for being a part of our community, Kate Koch Owner/Editor-in-Chief Scrapbook News and Review There you have it!  Please zip over and say hello.  If you have any questions, please let me know.  I would be happy to help.  I wish you all a joyful and creative day ~ Pam

Lots of stuff today, including a tutorial!!!!

Helllllllllllllllllooooooooooooooooooo everybody!!! How the heck are you all doing? Fab? Super fab? I hope so!!! I have several things to share with you today. First, some of my Zutter projects for June. I have been trying to use up some of my older favorite products to make room for new favorite products (can't wait til CHA!!!). :)

Here is an 8 x 8 Canvas Cover Mini using some colorful Sassafrass Lass stuff as well as other things from my stash ~



a peek inside ~



Next a summer wall hanging for a little girl ~



besides my fav beaded danglies, there is even room to put a few pics on the yellow spray misted areas ~




and last but not least is an itsy bitsy mini for wallet size pics ~




an inside peek ~



There will be directions on creating this super quick and easy little mini on the Zutter Bind-It-All blog in the next few weeks, so stay tuned.

Speaking of tutorials or directions, I have directions for the Altered Art Challenge I am posting to the Challenge Masters site today!!! Here is our project ~



It is an altered vase! Don't you love it? Just in time for all those lovely summer flowers! Well, let's get busy creating.

First, gather a few supplies. I chose to do a bud vase, but you can do any size vase. I also selected some of my fav Fancy Pants PP scraps, ribbon, a bit of burlap, fabric, and a bit of misted CS ~



Next I cut some PP and attached it to my vase. Before I attached it, I curved it on the edge of my work table so it would stick better. Just hold the paper on both ends, and run it ove rthe edge of your table. It will curve nicely. A little tip -make sure you use a strong adhesive for this project. I used this easy to apply super high tack double stick tape~






Next I added a little strip of fabric in the center of the PP (I used the same fabric that I used to create the ribbon rose) ~



next I added a skinny strip (a little wider than one inch) of burlap ~



then I cut a small rectangle of misted CS and attached it by tieing a coordinating ribbon around the center of the vase ~



Now I am ready for the ribbon rose. I posted about making these in a previous post a few months ago, but the easy way to make them is cut or tear a strip of fabric about 1 1/2" wide by about 20" long. Just twist the fabric tightly, and begin rolling it around itself and glue it. I use a low temp glue gun so I can quickly make these. You can alter the size of the rose by twisting more tightly, or by using either a skinnier or fatter piece of fabric. Experiment until you have one you like. After the rose is complete, you will need some leaves. Just glue on end of your ribbon to a spot on your ribbon, forming a leaf shape (back of ribbon pictured). Cut your leaf off and make a second leaf.



ready to glue leaves to the back of my ribbon rose ~





next glue your ribbon rose to the front of your vase. I used my low temp glue gun to do this ~



Since I am a bead lover, I decided my vase needed some bead danglies. I chose three (I have a huge stash of these made up at all times, so I can quickly put them on my projects)~



I tied them together with floss, then tied the floss around the back of the flower, between the flower and the ribbon where you can't see it, and put a drop of glue to hold it. Here is a side view~



a view from the back ~



and another side view ~



Here are a few pics of my vase in use ~



I used a flash in this pic so you can see the mixed yellow and orange colors of the flower a bit better, it has been dark and rainy here so it was hard to get a clear natural pic ~



I hope you will join us at Challenge Masters for this Altered Art Challenge, as well as BOATLOADS of other challenges. Grab your mojo, and come create with us! If your mojo is missing, come find it at Challenge Masters!

Lastly, I wanted to share the ATCs I made for a swap I am in over at Scrapbook News and Review ~



The theme was an inchie on top. We needed to include an inchie on the ATC, so I made the little Bliss inchie. Lots and lots of embossing powder used. :) Here is a close up view of the front and the back (of course I had to incorporate some fabric in mine) ~



OK, I will have more projects to share with you next weekend. In the meantime, I hope to see you over at Zutter Zisters, Challenge Masters, Citrus Tree Studio (new challenges go up on the 10th, and the fab June Sketch contest has already started, zip over and take a peek!), or Scrapbook News and Reveiw. They are all fab places to hang out!