JUST DON'T BURN YOUR FINGERS :)

this was the tutorial i did for noels tips and techniques blog. if you've never checked out that blog before, seriously you must. there are some excellent ideas over there :)


Like many scrapbookers, I enjoy creating all sorts of crafts. Which means that I have a ton of supplies lying around that I try to incorporate on my lo's.

About a year ago while garage sale-in' with my mom, I bought more glue sticks in more colors than any one person needs....lol. So I decided to come up with a way that I could scrap with them.

That is when I decided to make my own lil embellies with them.

To get started you need just a couple of supplies.



1. A glue gun

2. Glue sticks in any color you want. You can find colored glue sticks at any craft store.

3. An acrylic stamp block


After you have decided what you want to "draw", let your glue stick warm up a lil bit in your glue gun and then go to town.






Once you've gotten as many as you can fit on your acrylic block, just wait a second for them to cool off. Usually by the time you are done with the last one, your first one should be cool.

After they are all cooled, gently peel them off the acrylic block.







Create as many embellies as you want.

Once they are all done, adhere them to your lo's or cards using any type of glue (I used fine line glue and of course it worked like a charm...I love this stuff!!!)


product used: Sassafras Lass Owl Pals Collection Kit,American Crafts "Giggles" Thickers in Brown from the Noel Mignon Debut Kit ,fine line glue, and misc. ric rac.

VOILA!!

A lo using your very own handmade embellies!!!!

Some ideas using this technique would be to:

*Add glitter, seed beads, etc. to it before it dried

*Print a word or a dingbat out, place image underneath acrylic block, and then "trace" it with the glue



Hope ya'll have fun with this technique and remember: DON'T BURN THOSE FINGERS!!!

I KNOW, I KNOW...

...i said this post today was supposed to be about how thankful i am about all the goodies that i have received in the mail lately and to make all ya'll uber jealous, but there's been a lil change of plans.

today has been a really shitty day for me, so you'll have to forgive me if i don't feel like posting all those pictures and links.

i know those that have sent me something probably feel like i'm a really ungrateful bitch, but i do plan on posting them tomorrow. plus, there is still one more pic that i need to get that is really gonna turn you guys green :)

on a side note, i will show you something that is making me very happy with anticipation.





the upcoming winter noel mignon kit. this one is going to be a fab*boo one for sure and just looking at these pictures gets me in the mood for christmas.

it should be released on the 15th of this month.

oh and i also got my lo done for the adverb challenge.



hope ya'll are having a much better day than i am.

OKAY, SERIOUSLY, HOW BEHIND AM I???

oh how i hate getting behind b/c all ya'll nosey folks out there don't get to peek into my life as much or as often :)

first lemme says *big thank you* to everyone who dropped in and let me know that you were still reading! seriously, i was beginning to think that i had bored ya'll to tears and no one was checking! so thanks for giving me that bloggin' boost!

secondly, i'm sorry that it took so long to say that but things have been busy around here, but more on that throughout the week.

lemme back up though to not this past weekend but the weekend before that! greta came over and stayed for the whole weekend while we scrapped. now needless to say, i didn't get as many lo's done as i wanted to, but i love what i've done. i just so happened to get the fab-boo kit from noel mignon on friday and thank goodness i did. i literally raced home and tore the box open so i can check out its fab-boo-ness in person. you haven't ordered this kit yet, shame on you, b/c it really is awesome.

here are the lo's that i did with it so far (notice the so far :)











this card i made for an owl swap that i am in. ain't it a hoot! sorry, i couldn't resist ;)

and she sent me even more goodies from the ki alpine line which i love too!

i am *so* hoping that i will find some time this week to creat even more magic with this stuff. {deep sigh} the colors are absolutely perfect for fall.

okay, so after i got some creating done, me and g got to meet aimee. okay can i just say how much i adore this chick and her house (go ikea ;) she fit in with us so awesome-ly you woulda never thought that we just met. seriously. i dig this chick and can't wait till we hook up again.


a horrific pic of me and the ever fab aimee :)


greta and aimee


and 3some shot

okay, i promise this week that i will be back with more. i had aunts and an uncle come in for mom's 50th and can't wait to tell those stories and share the pics. hope everyone is having an awesome end of september...bring on october :)

SO MUCH CATCHING UP TO DO!!!

indeed i do, i have a *ton* of catching up to do, but considering that is 7 am and i should be getting ready to leave for work, i figured i drop in and post a couple more pics of noel's new kit.

it is sa-weet!!!!

i should have it in my hot lil hands, hopefully saturday, i know greta is wanting to fondle it a lil before i get to working on it (she's coming over saturday and staying the night for an all night crop).

here's a couple of new pics that noel sent me.


this is another shot of the main kit....swoon!


and this is a sneek of the add on...again major swoon!!

go here if you missed out on the first lil sneak peek :)

can't wait to get it and once i get it in my hot lil hands, i'll post a pic. now if you feel as if it is a matter of life and death to get your hands on this kit (and i think it is...lmao) then make sure you get over there once she releases it b/c she only has a limited number and if you've ever missed on a kit in the past, then i'm sure you're like me and you have kicked yourself in the ass for it.

here's hoping that tonight or tomorrow i can get on and do a lil catchin' up b/c there is a lot of it to do :)

*smooches*

YIPPPEEEEEE!!!

i have an awesome annoucement to make.

the ever fabulous noel from noel mignon asked lil ol me if i would be a guest designer for her store!!!!!

i am beside myself and completely flattered that she asked me.

if you've never been to noel mignon or to her challenge site, noel mignon challenges then you MUST check it out.

and noel has some exciting news coming up too!

she's offering the first ever fab-boo kit and lemme go on and tell ya, i've seen some of the products that she is putting in there and lemme go on tell ya, they rawk my socks off. i'm so excited to get my hands on it, i can't even stand myself.

so be sure to check back here for more information, more sneek peeks of the kit, and more information on when the kit is going on sale. you don't wanna miss this girls!

and if i didn't have your interest peaked already, then this should do it.