BABE-a-licious News!

Hey everyone!

I don't have a card to share today, but I do have something really exciting to share...

I am a Bella Babe!!!

Emily at Stamping Bella has asked me to be on her design team, and I am totally stoked and honoured! You can see the announcement HERE if you so desire :-)

Bellaland is actually about a 40-minute drive for me, so I consider myself a "local" - and I have adored their images and their design team for ages! I am so happy to be a part of it, and I only hope I can keep up with their high standards!

I have added the whole DT's blogroll to my sidebar, so be sure to check them out!

Be sure to stop in again later this week, cause I will have more creations to come!

ScrapFest 2010

Hey everyone!
I don't have a project to show you today, but I wanted to share my day!  I went to Scrap Fest in Oshawa, Ontario today, and I had a blast!  There were sooo many vendors, it was almost overwhelming.

Did I go overboard on my spending?  Absolutely!  There was a certain discount seller where I stocked up on some Copics and refills that I didn't have, and I bought a whack of new images too!

I also got to chat with some awesome friends...

First off, I headed for the Stamping Bella booth, and saw Emily and Helen.  Emily's store is not that far from me, so I do get to see her from time to time.  But it is still a treat!  Here we are:

I have to tell you all...Emily is a blast!  We also have something in common: neither of us has a very good filter with what we say.  But, she had me laughing, so I thought she was great!  They had a great demo going with their Viva products too.  I will see her again next weekend at the Creativ Festival in Toronto.

I also stopped at the Kraftin' Kimmie booth because I needed to catch up on some of my Annie Rodrigue images, and I knew I would see Melanie Holt there!  Now, if you have not been to her blog, you MUST go and see her colouring.  She is THE QUEEN!  We are also on a Design Team together, so it was nice to meet her in person.  We had a good chat, and she is the nicest person ever!  I also asked her for some tips on colouring hair, because what she does with it is breathtaking, and she was gracious enough to sit down and show me.  Here we are:

I told her I would look for the redhead!  And there she was.

Anyway, I can't wait to go to the Creativ Festival next weekend, and see what good stuff I can spot.

Thanks for stopping by!

Exciting Announcement {squeal}

Hi All!
Well, I am very excited to tell you that on March 1st, I will be starting a 6-month term on the Design Team for InStyle Stamps!  I am so looking forward to working with the wonderful design team (see my sidebar) and working with the AMAZING images!  I will be working with digital images from this company, and there are lots of fun challenges to participate in, and themes to explore!

My first post will go live on March 2 (as the Club Anime blog always has a sketch challenge on the 2nd day of every month).

I hope you enjoy my creations, and thanks so much for your support!

On Vacay...

Hi All,

I just thought I would update you - I have been visiting family in the Cayman Islands for the past 5 days, so I have not been able to post. I am hoping to get back to it in about a week, or so. Plus, I have been surfing a bit, and it looks like there are some interesting challenges to play along with. Thanks for your patience!

Robin

Guess what's been happening?

Hi All,

Well, I am so excited to tell you about a couple of things.

First of all, Stamping Bella just had a new line of stamps released called KETTOs (if you have been on any online stamping forums lately, then you already know about them). I had placed an order almost 2 weeks ago, and I FINALLY GOT THEM! I have already mounted them, stamped some off, and am preparing to colour them, but I thought I would at least show you which images I got. They are very whimsical and cute! They all have different names, and different looks, but are all tied together witht the same style!

Secondly, I am officially a Certified Copic Designer! I took the full day class today in Toronto (actually Brampton), and it was great! Marianne Walker (by the way, she has a very popular blog called I Like Markers) showed us several different things. First, she talked about the types of paper and ink we should be using. Then, she talked about all the different types of markers Copic makes. She showed us several techniques of colouring and blending, and she showed us how to use our Colorless Blender for blending and for special effects. At the end, we got to use the airbrushing system (uh oh, I'm in trouble - it's definitely on the list).

Below is a shot of my collection to this point. This is including the markers I already had, and the few that we received with our class today (We received 2 Sketch markers, 2 original Copic markers, 1 Various Ink Refill, 2 multiliners, a Ciao Colorless Blender, a Copic Wide marker, and an Atyou Spica glitter pen).

I took a picture of one of my scrap sheets to show you the kinds of things we were doing.

I brought pre-stamped images from the Greeting Farm, so that I could work with them while I was there.

On the the top Anya (with the orange hat), I practiced blending colours within the same family, and only a few numbers apart. You can see that the bottom left corner of the hat is much darker, then fades into the lighter colour.

On the Mermaid Anya, I practiced blending 2 completely different colours together (yellow and purple hair). This technique takes a lot of practice, and I'm sure I will be trying to perfect it in colouring sessions to come.

Lastly, on the Cheerleader Anya at the bottom, I practiced fading from a dark colour to a light colour. We use the light-coloured marker as the "paint brush", and scoop up a darker coloured ink with it. I did that with her pom-poms, her bows, and the letter "A".

Let me know if you have questions, and I'd be happy to answer to the best of my ability. I hope to be adding the "Copic Certified" logo to the side of my blog soon.

Thanks for stopping by!

Hallowe'en: Stampin' Up! Style

OK, you have to go to Kristina Werner's blog. She works at Stampin' Up!, and has published the funniest video about what happened at her work today. Check out the post HERE, and make sure to watch the video. LOL!