Good News, Folks!!! {+A giveaway}

Couple fabO things to share with you beautiful people today :)


First off... I'm adding a new Creative Team member to the group!!

Let's give a big round of applause to AMY LASSITER!!

 Amy's blog and beautiful work can be found here

Her work is gorgeous, she does tons of mixed media goodness and is totally uber talented. WELCOME AMY!!!!

Also... MAY ARTS is having a huge RELAUNCH with a GINORMOUS giveaway -- over $1000 worth of goods! YES! We've thrown in some stuff!!

Check out the May Arts blog for details, including how to enter AND see some beautiful projects representing the RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY going on to welcome in the brand new site!!!

I Think You Are Magic {12x12 by Jess}

Today Jess has got a stunner for us in 12x12 format!!

Jess says "I begged Ms. DeeDee to make a set of bee flair just for this layout. I took this photo and all I could picture for the page was honeybees, wildflowers, and whispy stuff! Of course the flair came out awesome and I was able to put my page plan into motion.

I also used the hexagon chipboard background with some random layered hexagons to echo the bee theme on here. Fittingly, the paper is old school Pink Paislee: Queen Bee. The colors of the paper and natural kraft elements and twine all added to the "fresh meadow" look I was going for.

This layout also needed a nice smattering of circle confetti. Everything looks better with confetti!"

UWS supplies:
Hexagon Background
Layered Hexagons
Circle Confetti
The Bee's Knees Set

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THEY'RE HEEEEEEEEEERE! {MASKS}

Ok.. I know I've been talking about them for MONTHS...

.. but I really wanted to have the best product of my ability ready for release! And I feel like we are THERE! We've tested and poked and prodded and sampled and used and here's what we've got for you!!!

Twelve BRAND NEW 4x6 inch masks made from a sturdy Lexan plastic. 

We have Star Confetti, Heart Confetti, Diamond Confetti, Circle Confetti, Hexagon Confetti, Hexagons, Chevrons, Harlequin, Lines of Chevrons, Heart Hands, Cicada, and Hanging Light Bulb.

Star Confetti

Light Bulb - this one is SO GREAT! Not only do you get a fun set of rays, but you get a hanging bulb.. and our Flair? It fits RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE of the bulb!

I've used both the Star Confetti and Light Bulb mask on this layout. As well as a piece from the Wildflower Flair set, a piece from the Layered Butterflies (Covered in Amazing Clear Casting Resin), Gauche Alchemy washi tape, Tattered Angels glimmer mist, Viva Las VegaStamps! stamps, cheesecloth, Cosmo Cricket and Echo Park papers, my favorite pen, archival ink and a distress tool. 

You can DRAW through our masks, PAINT through them, MIST them, SPONGE them, use inks, paints, chalks, water, bleach.. ETC. Get wild and crazy friends, do it! 

The masks are $4.50 a piece... but to celebrate the brand new release we're offering a Limited Time BUNDLE price of all twelve for $45. get TWO FREE when you buy them all! (this offer ends exactly ONE WEEK from today!)

And what's a BRAND NEW release without a GIVEAWAY?!? --- Repin THIS PIN --- Share on FB --- Tweet about it --- even BLOG about and be entered to win FOUR Masks of your choice! (Buying them all? We'll figure out an alternate prize if you win!)

Leave separate comments on this post for each "spreading" of the word :) ♥♥

Make A Wish {12x12 by Kylie Drake}

It's Creative Team Wednesday and I've got Kylie stopping by today with her totally knockout style!

Kylie says "UmWowStudio chipboard lends itself so well to Fall pictures and I have a stack of family pics from last year that I need to scrap. I wanted to use my embellishments to highlight my sister's relationship with her son and I think the Make-a-Wish flair and the combination of the Heart Hands and layered chip do this wonderfully. I love using embellishments to tell a story. 

Supplies list: UmWowStudio layered clouds, layered hearts, potty people, layered circles, star confetti and heart hands chipboard. UmWowStudio Make a Wish flair. 

Maya Rd kraft envelope, Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type stickers, gloosy accents, Bazzil cardstock, American Crafts and Kaisercraft papers."

I don't think I can say enough how proud I am of the creative team --- each and every week I'm so pumped to share their work, and it's all SO DIFFERENT! Kylie's style has always been so graphically stunning. I'm honored to share her work using our chipboard :) Leave her some love!!

July Sketch Winner♥

Hello everyone!! Welcome back for our monthly sketch challenge WINNER!

I can't believe the TALENT that enters each month, thank goodness for random.org!

This month's winner is #8 -- Ruth Carnes!

she entered with this beauty:

Ruth - please email me @ deedee@umwowstudio.com and we'll get you a prize! :D

August Sketch!

Welcome back for our MONTHLY Sketch Challenge!!

Check back later for last month's winner♥

This month's sketch has a super dark background with minimal and light embellishing!

Can't wait to see what you all do :)