The True Spirit of Christmas

It's easy this time of year to get caught up in holiday parties, decorating, gift buying and one's family and forget the selflessness in the true meaning of Christmas. A blogger friend of mine is doing a very wonderful and selfless thing for the holiday. She is auctioning off a beautiful handmade bear. the proceeds going to a family in need. Please take a look at her blog and consider bidding on "Snowflake" it is, after all, in the spirit of the true meaning of Christmas. Visit her Here. And...Merry Christmas to you.

Just for the Holidays!

I love to decorate for the holidays! Here is a table top decoration I created using a variety of Zutter products: the Bind It All, 6x6 Acrylic and Chipboard covers, corner rounder, rivets, rivet setting set and the pound it all. I used Teresa Collins Tis The Season papers. I just love that collection.

Check out all the inspiration on the Bind It All Blog and at the Zutter Zisters site.

Surprise!

I was awarded this a little while ago by my good friend Jacqui! Thank you Jacqui!




So now I have to nominate five blogs to receive this! I choose:

1. Pam: Just Daily Life
2. Kara: My Studio Pink
3. Jennifer: Hydrangea Hippo
4. Rena: Rockin Reality
5. Marsha: TumbleFish Studio


Here are the rules:
1. The winner may put the logo on their blog.
2. Put a link to the person who sent you the award.
3. Nominate 5 blogs.
4. Provide links to their blogs.
5. Leave a message for your nominees.

Zutter Book Contest Update

Well.....that's what the email said this morning. Awesome! I thought. I guess that means I actually get to be published in the upcoming Zutter Idea Book. I read on and........




(INSERT SHOCKED LOOK AND THEN SCREAMING AND JUMPING UP AND DOWN).



OMG....let me read that again... it says, "you are the grand prize winner in the book contest." Wow! I am absolutely thrilled!!!! Not allowed to reveal the project yet. But there is a sneak peek on the Zutter Blog

I will receive the $500 Grand Prize.
The following runners-up will be featured in the upcoming book:
Bind-it-All Around the World
to be released early 2009.

Carol Bayne, Pennsylvania USA
Traci Knoell, California, USA
Judy Kreitler, Illinois, USA
Betty Mathew, Indiana, USA
Jolene Johnston, Indiana, USA
Shelley Haganman, Iowa, USA
Yvonne Tinney, Virginia, USA
Amy Littleton, Missouri, USA
Emeline Seet, Singapore
Faye Warriner, Nevada, USA
Mikey Menely, Oregon, USA
Jo-Anne te Raa, Netherlands
Fleur Smith, British Columbia, Canada

Congrats ladies!!!

Clearly the Holidays are upon us!

It's that time of year again! Presents, cards, songs and friends. I finally began working on my Christmas cards.

Removed for publication....

I created this with Prima products. They are so versatile and inspiring. I colored Clear Paintables (#812584) with a sharpie and used watercolor pencils on a Paintable (#602284). I then decorated the card and paintables with Got Flowers Pink (#505288) and Peach (#505073); Velvet Leaves (#527044); Say It In Crystals Swirls (#525170) and Frosty Treats (#527747).

For more card inspiriation visit the PrimaDonna Blog .

New Projects

Should be popping up on the Bind It All Blog in the next few days. Hope you bounce over and check out all the creative things the design team has been doing!

Here's one of mine: a mini, mini book! 3x4 inches made with 3x4 Zutter ClipBoard, and using Teresa Collins' awesome Boardwalk paper collection. I played around with Zutter Rivets and new Zutter tools too: the Pound It All, Rivet Setting Kit and Hole Punch Kit!

Wonderful BIA Project!

My Zutter Zister, Annette, has created an amazing project and posted it on the Bind It All Blog. It's really a wonderful project.......hope you check it out!

The PrimaDonnas Recommend

As an instructor I often get asked about creative ways to use Prima products. We all have our favorite techniques. Every week you can see what we recommend at The PrimaDonnas Blog! Hope we inspire you to create new things!

Bind It All Home Decor

Looking for a home decor project? I just posted instructions for this on the Bind It All Blog. Hope it's something you'd like to do, and hope you drop by and check it out!