Prima Life Journal!

I'm so super thrilled and honored to be a part of one of the Prima Life Journals!

Prima has sent out a few Mixed Media journals to various artists, they've been decorated and are now being passed around among crafters who are each being asked to fill a page!

The journal I have the pleasure of adding a page to originated with Frank Garcia who passed it to Chrissy Colon, who has now given it to me :) 

I finished my page a couple evenings ago and now have it to share with you!

The image of my planner is blurry on purpose, so you can't read my business ;)

The stamp is from Viva Las VegaStamps!.

The punchinella stencil and washi tape are from Gauche Alchemy.
Canvas tape, flowers, vine, butterfly, leaves, paper and bling are all from Prima.

Distress ink in walnut stain and archival ink in black from Ranger.

Glimmer mist from Tattered Angels.

Punch by Marhta Stewart.

Brad by My Mind's Eye.

I chose to my page about list making, because I am FOREVER making lists, crossing things off... adding things I've already done JUST to cross them off :)

Thanks for looking - wait till you see who it's going to next :D

A Vintagy Peppermint Stop on the Christmas Splendor Blog Hop!

(it looks like my post neglected to go live at the correct time, I apologize!)

Good Morning everyone!! Thanks so much for joining me today on my stop of the Christmas Splendor Blog Hop!!!

Today some fabulous crafters are being sponsored by Want2Scrap to share some gorgeous Christmasy creations!

I was given this set of bling designed by Nina Brackett:

And here is my creation! A vintagy inspired Christmas Card:

I used the Christmas Tree bling from the set, a layered 3D embellishment from UmWowStudio found in the Under The Mistletoe Kit, Snowflake stamps and Miracle Tape from Viva Las VegaStamps!, paper from Authentique, Kraft paper, Distress Ink in Walnut Stain by Ranger, a Prima Distressing tool, and Zing embossing powder in white. 

Now get a kick on and visit the rest of the hop!!! :) 

Here is the hop list :

1. Angela Holt (Angela Holt Designs)http://www.angelaholtdesigns.com

2. Connie Mercer-- http://www.craftgoodies.com

3. Lorrie Simons-- http://www.pickledtinkcrafts.blogspot.com/

4. Tabetha Watson--http://www.tabethascreations.blogspot.com

5. Jan Hennings-- http://papercraftpleasures.blogspot.com

6. Michelle Well-- http://histrulybeloved.blogspot.com/

7. Dee Dee Carton--http://www.umwowstudio.com (You are here!)

9. Susan Brown--http://www.sbartist.com

Leave me a comment, become a blog follower, and like the UmWowStudio facebook page for a chance to win a set of the 3D embellishments used to make this card :) 

Baby BLUE eyes - SketchyThursdays + Paula's Bling It

I've been totally inspired by those layouts with huge white spaces and tons of bold color with single photo focus points --- so that's what I've chosen to strive for with this week's Sketchy Thursdays!! (Plus it had been a while since I did a nice big layout!)

I'm also going to enter it into Paula's "Bling It' Challenge!

I did lots of artsy farsty stuff on this layout -- MY FAVE! Splattering and Dobbing with TH/Adirondack Acrylic Paint Dabber in espresso. I also Crackled my BRAND NEW TH mini birdcage shaper and mover die laying down first espresso, then crackle, then snow cap, then crackle and finally espresso again!



I also made sure to stamp with the espresso dobber!! Thanks to AMBER for helping me obtain some of these beauties!!



Used: Fancy Pants stamp, TH Shaper and Mover mini bird and cage die, Adirondack Dobbers in Snow cap and espresso, a prismacolor marker in mediterranean blue, some random paper and a Making Memories frame!

<3 DeeDee