Happy Mail and a GIVE AWAY!!

Hello friends! Are you ready for spring? I love spring! 
The flowers are always so beautiful. It's hard to believe my little daffodils have already bloomed, the trees are getting green leaves and it seems to be a little warmer. All a sign of spring!

Last week I had a WONDERFUL surprise in the mail. Yes, the new Tim Holtz Book, A Compendium of Curiosities Volume III. I'm so honored that some of my pieces are in the book. Yeah! You can get your very own autographed copy of the book from Tim here. 

So to celebrate, I have an autographed copy to give away.

 THANK YOU Tim! 

The book is filled with so much inspiration!

 and lots and lots of techniques!! Did I say lots, I meant tons…

You know you want one!!

Just leave a comment before March 16th at midnight PST for a chance to win. 

Good luck and I hope it's your lucky day!!

Richele

Distress Spritzer, Distress Markers and Stencils oh my...

Hi friends! Hope you all had a great weekend. 

I was so happy to see sunshine on Sunday! 

I've been playing with the new Tim Holtz Distress Spritzer! I LOVE IT…the effect is like

airbrushing…and it's so easy to use. The Spritzer can be used with other markers, actually most markers. It will work with Distress Markers, Copics, Sharpies, Paint Pens and more. 

This card features the use of a stencil with the Distress Spritzer and Distress Markers. 

Tape the stencil down to white card stock. 

Mask off your card stock where the stencil doesn't cover. 

Choose your marker colors. For my card I used the colors of the rainbow. 

Load your marker into the collar with the brush tip at the air hole. Tighten the screw to hold the marker in position. Be sure the tip of the marker is over the air hole of the Spritzer.

When using the Spritzer hold the Spritzer upright so the air blows across the marker and onto the paper. Squeeze the bulb to blow air across the tip of the marker. Use short burst of air. 

Start at the top and work down. 

Add color as desired. 

If your working on an area larger then your stencil you will need to reposition the stencil to cover the entire card. 

Continue adding colors.

Don't you just love the effect of the Spritzer and stencil together! It's a match made in heaven. 

This is a close up! Just tiny little dots. Such a cool effect huh!!

Tie jute around colored piece and adhere to colored card. Stamp the message from the new hashtag set and use foam tape to adhere over jute.  

Another new favorite of mine is the Hashtags stamp set inspired by Mario. Thank you Tim and Mario! Love this!! 

Have a fabulous week!

Richele

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It's a Wonderful Life…..

Happy Sunday! I'm so excited to be over on the Simon Says Blog today to share this canvas using lots of the new Tim Holtz Idea-ology products. You're going to love it! 

See the full tutorial over on the Simon Says blog!

Thanks for stopping in.

Richele 

Love….Life….Valentines Day…..

Hi friends…

I want to wish all of you a very Happy Valentines Day! 

My husband and I have been talking this week about Valentines Day and what we want to do to celebrate…after a few moments of conversation we decided that we know we LOVE each other! ALOT!! No need to buy anything….SO PRACTICAL! I'm ok with that. But I do want to share this with you. I meet one of our clients yesterday to make a delivery. I could tell he didn't know who I was so I introduce myself….Hello I'm Richele, Del is my husband….we chat for a little bit and he says to me…Your husband loves you very much!!! BEST VALENTINES PRESENT I COULD EVER GET!!! 

With that said I better make a handmade card…so inspired by Tim's February tag I made this card. 

It's simple….it says I LOVE YOU….it's perfect… 

I hope you all enjoy your day with someone you love! 

Richele

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Winner…..Winner...

Thanks so much for all the comments! 

I always love to hear from all of you.

The winners for the Idea-ology bags are…..

Shari Trumbull January 25, 2014 at 2:04 PM

Love the configuration boxes, Richele! I thought I'd try my hand at using an old printer's drawer for a big configuration box, but not very easy as the "boxes" don't come out and it's hard to treat each space differently. I think I'll be putting a couple of the Idea-ology Config Boxes on my wish list!! Thank you for the wonderful inspiration! XOXO-Shari

Lisa  January 26, 2014 at 9:55 PM

i always love your configurations! Can't wait to get the new paper stash and ideaology goodies!!

Please email your address to californiaartgirl@me.com

Have a creative day! 

Richele

CHA 2014 Idea-ology Samples

Hi friends! Today I'm sharing some samples I made for the Idea-ology booth. 

You know how I love to make Configurations. This was the first project I made and it's one of my favorites too. I was so inspired by the new Wallflower Paper Stash I had to incorporate it into a configuration try. I absolutely love this new paper!! The paper has a vintage feel of corse, with lots of birds, flowers, and butterflies. You'll be glad to know the paper pad comes with 2 sheets of every design. BONUS!! 

The "Journey" at the top is made from the new Letterpress blocks. They were so popular at the show and I'm sure you are going to love them too. I absolutely adore this bird and isn't he perfect next to the nest of eggs. 

 You can see the beautiful and flowers that I cut from the papers. The metal butterfly is from the new Botanical Adornments. 

This Assemblage Clock has a little of everything. The inside of the clock has been lined with birch branches and the outside painted with Black Soot Distress Paint then rubbed off before it dried. To embellish the clock I used the new Alpha Chips, Botanical Adornments, Wallflower Paper Stash, and some old favorites. 

I was so excited when I saw this new Mini Configurations Book. It's a great size measuring at 9" x 6". It's the perfect size for a quick project. 

Here's the inside. Die cuts of the Sea Horse, Starfish and Sand Dollar are from the New Sizzix Alteration Line. Don't you like the little sailor boy and his sister. These are the new Found Relatives, you can make up your own story. They comes in a pack of 24 and there is a great variety of photos, Men, Women, Children and groups.

This is two Cabinet Cards held together with the little Hinges. You could easily add more panels as desired. More Found Relatives, Uncle Bud, Uncle Bob and Uncle Frank, they are having so much fun playing cowboys. 

I'll be back soon with more inspiring samples!

Thanks for all the awesome comments!

I have a few Idea-ology bags to give away so be sure to leave a comment and I'll pick two lucky winners on Monday the 27th at noon pacific standard time. Good luck! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Richele