"Inspiration Unlimited" Free Class!

Sitting: Layle, Janna
Standing: Teresa, Me, Ginger

I had such a wonderful time a few days ago with Teresa, Janna, Layle, Stephanie and Ginger at the Inspiration Unlimited event in Henderson, Nevada! I was so excited to get invited to come and teach the LUCKY 140 women about Piggy Tales. It was such a BLAST! As a thank you gift Teresa gave me a necklace with one of her Jumbo Crystals (which I had been eye-balling all night) and pewter angel wing! I LOVE it! I hope to come back next year!

If you're interested I will email you the CLASS color copy and instructions of the book I created SPECIAL for this event! It will also be available as a Project Idea Card under the Creative Ideas link on Piggy Tales' website.

Here's a sneak of the book.

Tip Tuesday

Think outside the box with your letter stickers. Mix and match colors and patterns to create a title, journaling or dates. I just created a "Busy Book" for PTI (wish I could show you)! Across 2 pages I created an alphabet game. I made an alphabet and number chart using all the letters of the alphabet on the page. Then, as the title I said "Where's my ABC's and 1,2,3's? It a fun way to create interaction with those viewing the page! Also, a great way to use up letters!

Oldie But Goodie

I had a wonderful day today! The boys woke up at 9am, so I took full advantage and slept in with them! I then did yard work while the boys puttered around picking berries off the trees, and getting soaked in the water fountain. We then took a swim in the freezing cold pool! Emails, phone calls, Dinner, FHE, muffins, blog, (soon) bedtime!

Here's a layout I did using The Ballad of Mulan collection. The theme of this line is Chinese New Year, but is so universal it doesn't have to go with the theme! That's what I love so much about Piggy Tales' paper! Mary Cameron's black/red velvet hat went perfectly with this collection!



Piggy Tales product:
The Ballad of Mulan Cardstock Paper, ribbon, Barndoors, Rubons

Other product:
white cardstock, black/white/red buttons, self adhesive gems & brads, Maya Road chipboard flowers, glitter, black/white paint

Instructions:
Cut 3 1/2" x 6 Red/flower piece to top right corner of 12"x 12" Solid Black background.
Cut 4 1/2" x 5" Black/White flower piece 1 1/2" from top left corner of background.
Cut 4"x 4" Black/White leaf piece and adhere below 4 1/2" x 5" Black/White flower piece.
Cut 4 1/4" x 5" White cardstock.
Apply rubon to White Cardstock and adhere to top left corner of Red/flower piece.
Mat 5"x 7" photo onto solid red piece and adhere to background.
Cut a 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" piece from Stripe. Cut triangle from corner to corner and adhere to bottom right corner of background.
Adhere solid red piece behind flower Barndoor.
Trim off solid red and apply rubon word of your choice
Attach ribbon pieces with brads and gems to left edge of background.
Cut out 2 1/2", 2" and 1 1/2" circles from cardstock paper.
Layer circles.
Paint and glitter the chipboard flowers.
After dry add buttons, brads and gems to the flowers.
Adhere flowers to centers of circles.
Adhere circles to background.

20 min. layout

Yes, it's been a while since I've last posted and I don't know where the time has gone. I got back from Nashville and I've been busy getting Scrapfest ready. Debbie is there now, shopping her heart away. She's having so much fun!

We finally got a shipment of the Summer Release embellishments so I could start designing! I took the day to design and had a great time! I love the 5 little ducks line and have the perfect photos of the boys in the tub! I can't wait to get them developed!

Here's a quick layout that took me about 20 min. The photos are of my adorable nephews making faces at each other!

Piggy Tales Product:
5 little Ducks cardstock paper, chipboard letters, chipboard shapes, cardstock letter stickers, barndoors
Other: (3) silver brads, ribbon, yellow button, brown floss

Instructions:
Adhere (2) photos across bottom of Solid Green background. Trim as necessary.
Trim (2) 1" x 12 pieces from Stripe paper. Adhere across top and bottom edges of photos.
Trim (1) 1" x 8" piece from Animal pattern. Adhere across top edge of stripe piece.
Adhere chipboard letters spelling "Silly" to background.
Adhere Solid Green paper behind green frame chipboard shape.
Adhere "faces" to center of frame using cardstock letter sticker (overlap the letters)
Attach silver brads to frame and adhere to Background.
Tread brown floss through yellow button and adhere to orange chipboard shape.
Adhere star to frame.
Thread ribbon through button chipboard shapes. Adhere buttons to background.
Adhere Solid Green paper behind blue tag barndoor. Cut off edges.
Journal onto Solid Green paper.
Adhere Barndoor to background.

ENjoy!

Oldie But Goodie

Sorry, it's been a little while since I've posted! I've was in Nashville for a CKC last week! I had such a great time! I hope all of the students that took Piggy Tales classes had a great time as well! Glad we didn't get attacked by that BEAR right?

Here is a little info. about the

Off to Nashville!

Tomorrow I'm leaving for Nashville to instruct at CKC. I'm so excited to see the students I taught when I was in Nashville for CKU! Brandon and Giboney will also be attending, so we'll have a great time together! I'll take lots of photos to share with you when I get back! Wish me luck!

Here's the quote for the day.....

Memories are priceless, but the cost of preserving them can be high.

One of the classes I'm teaching is titled Scrappin on a Budget, so this quote goes perfectly with what I'll be sharing with those of you attending this class. If you plan on coming to Nashville and haven't yet signed up for a Piggy Tales class, it's not too late. You can sign up a the registration desk and come see us at the vendor faire and classroom! If you attend a class I'm also offering a discount to purchase at our store.

Tip Tuesday

Are you ever at a loss for what to use as an embellishment on your page? Find a pattern paper with a preprinted design! Then, take 2 of the same patterned papers and cut out one of the designs from one of the papers. Place dimensional glaze over the top of the design you cut. Using 3D Dots layer over the top of same design on the page you'll use for the background. Adding dimensional glaze to the design will make it look like an epoxy sticker.

Here's an example of a layout I created using Piggy Tales Row, Row, Row Your Boat Collection. The background page already had the flippers and the goggles. So, all I had to to was add add a strip of paper across the top. Adhere my photo and add extra embellishments. This page only took me about 20 minutes to create!

Winner of Inspiration Contest!

Congrats goes to Kristie Maynard! She's did such an awesome job going along with the theme of the Inspiration Art I found. Thanks for entering Kristie! Please email me your contact info. so I can send you some Piggy Tales Goodies!

Here's the layout she came up with....

Quote

Love life and life will love you back. Love people and they will love you back.

Wouldn't it be nice if the world went by this motto. I guess the best thing to do is to teach this to our children and be examples ourselves. It's surprising how many people pay attention to what you do and say!

Tip Tuesday:
Sorry I didn't post anything for this yesterday. I cleaned our rental house for 6 hours straight last night. I had good intentions on posting when I got finished, but was too wiped out!

TIP:
Over the years I have designed so many layouts, cards and altered projects. I wish I would have kept better track of what I designed for the memories and future ideas. Just recently, I've been taking photos of everything I make. In case your designs get lost, stolen, catastrophy, etc. you'll be able to recreate them or print them on a 12x12 page if you have a photo. To remember the journaling you've done keep a journaling log of your layouts on your computer or in a spiral notebook. It's always a good idea to have a back up copy just in case anything happens! I know the first thing I will grab if there's a fire in my home is my scrapbooks! That's why it's important to keep them all together for easy accessibility.! Don't forget to keep your albums stored in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight!