Californ I. A. Here I come!

I'm heading to CHA tomorrow morning.  I'll be taking lots of photos and videos of all the goodies.  Not sure what my Internet status will be while I'm there so I may have to update when I get home.  Can't decide whether to take the ipad or my big clunky laptop.  Oh, decisions decisions.

Want to see what the weather is going to be?????  OK....but don't hate me:

• Jan 24   Abundant sunshine 78°  Lo 51°

• Jan 25   A full day of sunshine 77°  Lo 50°

• Jan 26  Sunny and warm 78°  Lo 51°

• Jan 27  Sunny and breezy 82°  Lo 51°  (OMG!  Eighty freakin two!)

• Jan 28   Sunny 79°  Lo 49°

  I  may just have to pack a pair of shorts and my flip flops!   Snicker, snicker!  I'm giggling like a little school girl!

January Monthly Copic Class

We've got a full house for this month's class!  I will be teaching a technique called "tattered rag" which uses Colorless Blending Solution to create feathers or fur.  Class is Sunday, January 23 from 2-4pm.

 Markers this month:   E25, E53, E55, E97, Y15  (Optional: Y38, G94 or similar)

February Class:  Feb 27, 2-4pm 

February Markers:  B00, B02, YG03, YG09, R81, R85

February Technique:  Coloring transparent images.  You are going to love this technique!

Pizazz It! February Kits

I had so much fun working with the February kit from My Little Yellow Bicycle.  The line is called "Savor" and I love the muted primary colors and embossed die cut elements.  Kits will be available for pick up on Sunday, January 23.

The kit includes:

• 4 sheets Bazzill cardstock
• 6 sheets MLYB pattern paper
• MLYB Great Big Die Cuts
• 3 MLYB canvas borders
• Bo Bunny Chunky Charms Swirls & Brackets chipboard stickers
• 6 Petaloo Flowers
• 1 yard dark brown twine
• 12 assorted buttons

 

This kit was so much fun to play with that I couldn't put it down.  I ended up using every little bit of it and made 5 layouts and 2 cards.  Here are a few sneak peaks.  Completed projects can be seen on display at Pizazz It! Scrapbooks.

 

New Copic Markers

Did you hear the exciting news?  Marianne Walker at www.ilikemarkers.blogspot.com announced Copic is releasing 12 new Sketch colors!  That's right! Copic now has 346 colors of Sketch Markers and Inks.  These won't be shipping until March, so look for them this spring at Pizazz It! Scrapbooks. Marianne has been working closely with Japan to add new colors that will expand the color offering, colors that people have been asking for- from new purples that aren't pink or bluish, to browns that could be brown or green depending on what you put them next to.

The new colors include:





V20 Wisteria
V25 Pale Blackberry
RV55 Hollyhock
RV63 Begonia
RV66 Raspberry
YR30 Macadamia nut
YG61 Pale Moss
BG53 Ice Mint
BG70 Ocean Mist
E23 Hazelnut
E81 Ivory
E87 Fig

Flower Power I Class

This class was offered last fall and sold out.  So back by popular demand, I am offering it again.

When: Sunday, January 23, 11-1pm

Note: If you are unable to attend this class, we are also offering an additional class through Pickerington Parks and Rec on Feb 6.

Where: Pizazz It! Scrapbooks - Call 614-501-9596 to register.

We will use a variety of products such as fabric, cardstock, pattern paper, old books and even coffee filters to create gorgeous handmade flowers for cards, layouts and altered projects.  Bring scissors and large glue dots to class.

Cost: $15

LRS January Kit Sneak Peaks

I really enjoyed working with the Little Red Scrapbook kit this month.  Bo Bunny is such easy paper to work with because they have a great combo of stripes, dots and prints big and small. 

I really like the embellishment add on kit this month.

 

Here are few sneak peaks from this months kit.  I just couldn't stop working with this kit and my layouts came together very easily.

My first video tutorial!!

I love to paint on my chipboard and scrapbooks, but hate the mess of water and brushes.  I don't have a water source in my scrap room so I'm constantly running up and down stairs (two flights) to wash out brushes.  Or I forget and the paint dries on the brush and I have to throw it in the garbage.  Here is a tip for using paints without the mess of water.