Thumbs Up Thursday: I {heart} AnnaArt

Ever since I started digital scrapbooking Anna Aspnes has always been there!  I still remember the first kit of hers I bought and the page I made with it. And I struggle today to find a single page that doesn't utilize one of her products.

When I stumbled upon her brushes and her stitching and I knew that I was hooked!

Since I've been involved with Debbie Hodge's Masterful Scrapbook Design, I have not only had the opportunity to see Anna's products used in ways that I had never thought of by digital scrapbookers Amber Ries, Kayleigh Wiles and Amy Mallory--but I've heard Anna herself talk about her products in a way that is truly enlightening!

Here are a few of my favorite AnnaArt Products:

Forget Me Not and Find My Way No. 2 Art Palettes

(Also used: Fasten-It by Pattie Knox, Imperfect by Kitty Designs and Billet Doux by One Bird Designs)

FotoGlows No. 3 and Different Stokes No. 5 Brush Set

(Also Used: Say What by Biograffiti, Our House by Aja Abney, Fasten Its 
and ClockWorks by Pattie Knox and Aged Alpha No. 2 Katie Pertiet) 

Fall Word Transfers No. 1 and Stitched Tan No. 1

(Also Used: Outlined #1 by Fei Fei's Stuff, Summer Stuff Brushes by Jesse Edwards,  Fasten Its by Pattie Knox,
 Licorice Jelly Bean by Danielle Young, Home and Garden and Aged Alpha No. 2 by Katie Pertiet)

Sweet Christmas ArtPlay Palette and Lood-da-Loop ArtStrokes 

(Also used: Jubilee by One Litte Bird, Foto Glows No. 3 by Anna Aspnes, 
Awarded Alpha by Katie Pertiet, and Stitched Black Alpha by Kristen Rice)

Scholarly ArtPlay Palette

(Also Used: Wooden Alpha by Katie Pertiet, Labellavie by One Little Bird and Imperfect by Kitty Designs)

If you're hooked on AnnaArt too then be sure to check out Anna's blog for great tutorials, freebies and sale announcements!

Kreating for Kreatorville Kraft

If you haven't heard of Kreatorville Kits headed up by Ms. K herself--well than I am very pleased to introduce you!

Kreatorville Kits offers a great monthly kit with the added bonus of awesome handmade titles and embellishments.

I am very excited to be able to work with Keandra and her one-of-a-kind embellishments and titles.  I've admired her work since I happened upon her blog almost a year ago and since I've had the pleasure of working with her at Masterful Scrapbook Design during our July Fast Starts Seminar--where she shared so much insight into her style and approach to making beautiful pages.

But more than anything I am excited to share my custom bobble head designed by Keandra herself.  Not only does it help me visualize what may in fact be possible if I keep up going to the gym and eating better, but now I know what I'd look like if I ever made it out of my pajamas...lol

Thanks to Keandra for this opportunity I'm looking forward to KREATING with her and I'll be sharing some of the ways I used these handmade elements in my pages later on this week!

Announcing...My NEW Class!

I'm sure you've heard me make mention of being hard at work on the materials for my new class and now it's finally here!  I'm excited to announce that registration for MacGyver's Project Remix is now open at Get It Scrapped!

MacGyver's Project Remix is about looking at what you have in front of you in new and creative ways. It's about combining your skills, on-hand supplies and new tools and techniques to make dynamic layouts and projects.


And if you register before October 4th you can snag it for 15% off!!!

This class is for beginner and advanced paper scrapbookers alike, who are interested in learning:

• Exciting new ways to use up their stash.
• The hidden potential that lies in repurposing household odds and ends in your scrapbook pages. 
• How to incorporate new tools into their arsenal or use the tools they already own in ways they might not have even thought of.
• The many ways you can use your scrapbooking supplies to move beyond the page and create one-of-a-kind projects--including introducing a hybrid element to your projects!

MacGyver's Project Remix starts October 24th...I hope to see you there!

Hybrid Kid's Projects--Don't Miss This Roundup!

Hop on over to the Biograffiti blog, where I've got a roundup of DIY Kid's Projects for you to make along side your children you didn't send back to school this fall! These ideas will help you combine your digi know-how and your favorite digital supplies to create fabulous opportunities for fun and learning!  Have a look...

Getting That "Digital Brush" Look on Your Paper Pages

Want to recreate the look of digital brushes on your paper pages?

Well than check out my latest article at Get It Scrapped, "7 Ways to Translate the Look of Digital Brushes to Your Paper Pages."

While I Was Walking

So my husband and I have recently taken up walking...

Exercise and I have never really been on a first name basis, but there is something about taking the time out of the day for a nice walk that really opens your eyes and your mind to the world around you.  I can undoubtedly say that each time I go on a walk I happen upon something spectacular.

Whether we're out with the kids, just walking around our neighborhood...

Okay...so they were happier when the walk started but that is our little Japser waving hello with his foot!

or walking along our favorite pathway...

This is just one of ten or so murals painted along the Ogden River Parkway

or taking a stroll downtown...

Yes...that is a giant skateboard bust!

or even out enjoying nature...

This beautiful wall of ivy is my new favorite spot!

The many wonders of walking never cease to amaze me!  Have you been on a walk recently?

The Fun Has Just Begun...

After a month off to spend time with our families, Debbie Hodge, Tami Taylor and myself are back at it again for another great year at Masterful Scrapbook Design!

Debbie has just posted September's Seminar and it is packed with over 50 pages of useful information and amazing inspiration from 5 fabulous guest teachers!  Joining us for the month of September to talk about "Design Play" is Emily Pitts, Vivian Maskett, Kayleigh Wiles, Lisa Dickinson and Amy Mallory!

But that's not all we'll have this month...nope!  

Members will also get:

• 8 great articles that take a closer look at both the elements and principles of design. 
• 5 live webinars, each with one of our fabulous guest teachers.
• 2 galleries of inspirational layouts from our guest teachers complete with tips, techniques and insights.
• 1 live member spotlight webinar. 

So what are you waiting for...hop on over to Masterful Scrapbook Design and join us for a month filled with Design Play!

An Exciting Announcement

I am super stoked to share with all of you, that I will be joining the following talented ladies on SEI's 2012 Design Team!

Emily Branch 

Jennifer Holmes

Kim Stewart

Lori Mancini

Melissa Mann

Patricia Kumfer

Pearl Lui

This is such a huge honor for me.  I am so very thankful for this opportunity and can't wait to get started!