Welcome from May Arts!! {Giveaway}

Hello Friends!!!

I've been really fortunate in the friends I've made in the Industry, and I'm so thankful to each and every one of them!! 

Today Bethney (aka The Ribbon Lady) from May Arts is sharing her beautiful ribbony goodness spotlight with us @ UmWowStudio. 

Six of her Ribbonistas have put together some beautiful projects to share using both UmWowStudio chipboard and May Arts ribbons! so PLEASE check them out... 

UmWowStudio has had a lot of faces from handmade flowers to embellishment kits, but now we're super stoked to offer the newest, on trend, innovative chipboard embellishments! 

>>>view our website<<<

The Dear Ribbon Lady has also offered up a prize, she's giving away Two rolls of ribbon and a pile o' chip for fans who come over and leave a comment on this post.. well.. I'm going to do the same!! I'm so thankful for the spotlight and the beautiful work by the Ribbonistas, leave THEM some love about their lovely creations and I'll give away ANOTHER 2 rolls of ribbon and pile o' chip to someone!! 

And don't forget... last call for our GUEST Creative Team member call! 

Creative Team Call!!!

(if you're here for the May Arts Organization hop please scroll down!)

hi everyone!!

here's the announcement you've all been waiting for :D

Requirements:

• Supply 1 project (card set, layout, altered item, mixed media) due at a specified time for the UmWowStudio blog following criteria.
• Actively promote your project via your own blog and social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.
• Display the Guest Creative Team Member button on your blog. 

In Return:

• You will receive an abundance of UmWowStudio chipboard.
• Be promoted all over OUR Social Media platforms and blog. 
• Be permanently linked to via our blog. 

To Be Considered:

• Provide me with your name, mailing address, email address and phone number.
• Include and showcase 2-3 of your best and or favorite projects. (I'd love to see LINKS to posts on your blog if they're there) 
• Tell me why you'd like to be considered.
• Provide a list of current and past design teams, and any galleries you feature your work in!
• Join us on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest! 

Email everything to umwowstudio@gmail.com with "GCT Call - YOUR NAME" in the subject line :)

The call ends 4/30/13

new GCT members will be contacted by 5/7/13

Term starts JUNE and runs through DECEMBER.

Thanks and GOOD LUCK!

Saturday Show Update>>>

Hello Friends!!!

I just wanted to pop on real quick and give you a heads up..

.. due to some changes in my personal life I won't be able to make the Saturday Craft Fair show anymore.. not even once a month..

.. but never fear! We're working on the details for a SUNDAY show lineup! We're exploring other avenues of live streaming and hope to have it figured out ASAP!

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Fun Announcements!!

(if you're here for the Earth Day hops scroll down!)

It's been a busy few weeks and schedule through the future is going to be JAMPACKED with goodness!! 

I've joined THREE new design teams!!

Since the final reveal was today I figured I could share them all with you :) 

First up is PAPER ISSUES! 

This group of gals is so fun and spontaneous, always inspiring others and sharing their love for the industry! I'm totally honored to be part of the group! 

They're also sweet enough to supply my readers with a special discount!! Enter coupon code "UmWowStudio" when you check out and receive TWENTY percent off your order! 

Secondly I've been granted the privilege to join the HELMAR DT! 

Amazing products, amazing company and amazing team! I can't wait to inspire and share my love for Helmar Adhesives! 

And Third... This is delight! I've also REjoined the Amazing Mold Putty DT! It's a brand new team with brand new goals... we're ready to INSPIRE and CREATE. The whole blog has been restructured by one Susan M. Brown and I couldn't be happier to be part of the new team! 

Earth Day Hops GOIN' GREEN!

Hello everyone!!

First of all.. Thanks so much for stopping by!!!

I'm joining in on TWO Blog Hops today -- it's Earth Day.. a day I hold pretty special.. it's always been close to my hippie little heart. So I couldn't say not to either of the hops that came up for me to participate in!! So I've joined the two in this one post and at the end you can just take your correct fork in the road!

The first is the May Arts Ribbonista hop!! 

(You should be here via Emily's Blog)

And the 2nd is leslierahye's Earth Day hop!

(follow the inlinkz at the bottom of the post!)

And now... onto my project. As I said before, I'm a HUGE fan of Earth Day.. heck.. I KINDA like this place ;)

So today I've put together a tag featuring some gorgeous Sunflowers and a short message.

My tag is actually recycled from the cardboard insert of some Pink Paislee packaging out of the Chest Hope collection! I've also used a slip of paper, a sticker, and one of the paper pieces from that collection.

I've used the Black Burlap String and the Ivory Scallop Satin from May Arts. 

The stamp is the brand new Sunflowers from Viva Las VegaStamps!

I made the Sunflower on the bottom out of muslin and Distress Stain, the center is Amazing Mold Putty's quick cast resin and Tattered Angels' Glimmer Glaze.

The Make Note Polaroid is from us here at UmWowStudio. 

I used adhesive from Helmar USA. 

I stamped in Archival black by Ranger, used Mustard Seed, Broken China and Rusty hinge distress stains, Walnut stain distress ink, a MS punch, and a Mustard Seed distress marker.



The fantastic Ribbon Lady from May Arts is giving away this beautiful set of ribbons to one lucky duck who comments along the blog hop!

And I'll be giving away this fabulous Floral Set of chip to some OTHER lucky duck who is commenting on my blog today :)

thanks so much for taking the time to stop today!! If you're here via May Arts please move along to Charlene's Blog!
If you're here via the LR hop follow the links below! :) 

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Twinkle Twinkle Little STAR

Today I've got a stunner of a layout to share from Creative Team Member Miae!

Miae says "Hello everyone! I'm very excited to be sharing with you my first CT project for UnWowStudio! I made a scrapbook page using the Layered Stars and they sure were fun to play with!

 

 

The chipboard is a beautiful brown kraft color and I wanted to leave some raw but I also wanted to give some of the stars extra pizzazz....we are talking about stars here after all :)

I painted a layer of Lumiere Metallic paint, let it dry, then randomly painted on a thicker layer of paint and poured on the microbeads. I'm so pleased with the way they turned out! 

Maybe the little stars will inspire you to go and play with your UmWowStudio chippies!"

Ribbonista Organization Hop!!!

Hi Ribbon fans!! Welcome to my stop on the May Arts Organization hop :) :) 

This week we're sharing some ORGANIZATION tips with you, and I think I could some inspiration of my own! 

You should be here from Charlene!! 

I do have a couple of "ideas" for you today, and can't wait to show you!!!

First off, I'm in a transitional period, so don't have the large room I use to have when it came to crafting and storing my supplies. Because of that I've had to downsize and really ORGANIZE things.. Right now I'm keeping only the things I need at hand. Thankfully that includes all my glorious May Arts ribbons! 

I keep most of them inside waterproof tubs, which also keeps them clean and out of the hands of my ickle 2 year old!! 

Every once in a while I resort them by style, but I've been digging around and playing in them a lot :)

But I really can't wait to show you the next part... This year for Valentine's Day my hubs got me some BEAUTIFUL bird cages.. I'm a total fan and have a few waiting for the return of my own space... But I HAD to use one NOW... 

So I keep all my favorites in it!!!! The little door in the front opens, but you can see the latch at the top, too! The whole top opens and I can just reach in, or if I've already broken open the packaging the ends can hang outside the cage through the bars.. I pull on it.. and cut it :D

Now that you've seen my way of storage at this current time, head on over to Emily and see what she has to share!!

Don't forget to comment on ALL blogs for a chance at THREE rolls of ribbon, YOUR CHOICE :D