Daydreamer!

Hi and Hello, Jana here with a new Layout for you...

I had this photo in my box of photos i want to use for over 2 years now! Time to get it on a Layout!

In the "Inspired Flair" is one with a DayDreamer on it, perfect for this project...

and the middle one really is a DayDreamer... and this photo shows him, lost in thoughts... feets in the saltwater... enjoying the day!

it was a cloudy day, so the chipboard clouds are also perfect for this layout!
ok, the stars are not - but they matches the dreamy feel of the theme!

some stamps, a touch of gold... some splatters and some thread and i call it done!

i really love this layout and i really love to use chipboard pieces on my projects!
here are the things i used on this layout...

"Inspired Flair"

"Alpha ONE"

"Sketchy Cloud MASH"

"Star Confetti"

Thanks for stopping by!

i wish you all a great day

Jana

That time again! CREATIVE TEAM CALL

I can't believe it's THAT time again.

Creative Team Call TIME! We are looking for a few great people to demonstrate to the industry our beautiful products!

Requirements:

• Supply 2 projects (card set, layout, altered item, mixed media) per month due at a specified time for the UmWowStudio blog following criteria. One in tutorial form, one in inspiration form.
• Actively promote your project via your own blog and social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest.
• Display the Creative Team Member button on your blog. 

In Return:

• You will receive an abundance of UmWowStudio chipboard, flair and masks.
• Be promoted all over OUR Social Media platforms and blog. 
• Be permanently linked to via our blog. 
• Participate in cross promotions with other companies.

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) If you have chipboard-centric projects, it won't hurt to share one :)
• 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, Instagram and Pinterest! 

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

The call ends 6.12.15 and IS open to international applicants.

new CT members will be contacted by 6.19.15

Term starts JULY and runs through DECEMBER.

Thanks and GOOD LUCK!

Son Flowers by Jen Matott

While at a crop recently, I was challenged to use up some of my older paper in my stash... so, not one to back down from a creative challenge, I agreed!    I used some of my older Prima and Studio Calico papers to create the background.  I also used some of my older Sassafras Lass stickers!   BUT I also mixed in some of UmWow Studio's Chipboard and Flair!

 Look at that gorgeous chipboard!  They are Flourishes Two and have a very vintage feel to them. I love how they pair with the paper flowers and fabric leaves for extra texture!

 My son, Mark, used to pick me flowers all the time.  He especially loved the dandelions because they reminded him of the sun... he called them "sunflower". I call them "son" flowers!  LOL! 
I used some of my Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Whipped Spackle through an arrow stencil.

 Here you can see the paper flowers I made using my Cricut Art Booking cartridge along with some more Flourishes Two chipboard and a Flair from The Bee's Knees Set.  Those yellow flowers are perfect for this page!

Even though summer months are behind us here in Central New York, I have my memories!  Those will keep me warm in the cold months (or at least that is what I'm telling myself :)!


Materials:
UmWow Studio Flourishes Two Chipboard
UmWow Studio The Bee's Knees Flair
Papers: Prima Marketing Sunrise Sunset paper pack and Studio Calico
Cricut Art Booking Cartridge
Stencil: Crafter's Workshop
Prima Marketing leaves
Sassafras Lass border sticker
Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Whipped Spackle
Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Essential PITT Artist Pens
Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Stamper's Big Brush Pen in black
American Craft twine
Kraft doily
India Ink

Steampunk Necklace with Jen

I've got another wearable art project for you!  I had so much fun creating the Hexagon Necklace from last month, that I made another using an UmWowStudio Doily!

 I loved the natural color of the chipboard doily so I left it alone! I added lots of fun embellishments and an artsy center.

I took the Cold Porcelain clay from the Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Mixed Media with Gelatos kit and mixed some with the Gold Champagne Gelato® and pressed it into a mold for the wings.

 I used other products from the kit to create the center art.  I wanted texture and drama for the necklace.  I have more information about the process on this project on my blog.

I love to use UmWowStudio's chipboard pieces for all kinds of art but this one is perfect for a dramatic wearable art piece!   I hope I inspired you to create different types of art with these amazing embellishments!

UmWowStudio Product:

Doilies

Supplies:

Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Mixed Media with Gelatos kit

Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Stamper's Big Brush Pen in black

Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Textural Accents Gel Medium

ComposiMold

Gears: Tim Holtz

Brads: Prima Marketing

Beads

Hinges

Jump rings: Prima Marketing

Chain: unknown source

Beacon FabriTac adhesive

Thanks and a HUGE announcement!!

Here comes a huge announcement :) 

I'm so excited to introduce you to the UmWowStudio creative team!! 

I have HAND picked these four lovely ladies based on their amazing work and different talents. 

In alphabetical order I have:

Christina Colon
Chrissy's Blog
Chrissy's work here @ UmWowStudio

Kylie Drake
Kylie's Blog
Kylie's work here @ UmWowStudio

Amy Lassiter
Amy's Blog
Amy's work here @ UmWowStudio

Jess Mutty
Jess's Blog
Jess's work here @ UmWowStudio

Miae Rowe
Miae's Blog
Miae's work here @ UmWowStudio

They will help me showcase the UmWowStudio product line every Wednesday here on the blog :)
If you're a little sad that I didn't open up the CT call.. don't fret! I've been planning! I'm going to open up "Guest Creative Team" spots! Details coming soon!

So .. help me welcome these ladies to the blog and keep an eye out for your chance to inspire people using UmWowStudio goodies!

CropChocolate DT Blog Hop!!

Hello!! Welcome to my stop on this wonderful hop introducing this season's cast of Design Team Members!!

I'm super stoked and honored to have been selected to serve with these fabulously creative girls. I can't wait to represent and support CropChocolate in all it's creative deal striving goodness!

My name is DeeDee and I go by D² on the CC boards :)

Here are the projects that I applied with:

an altered frame from globecraft memories using EP's This n That Charming. It screams me by being about my son, by being distressed and by being layered! 

a 12x12 layout and counts as my out of the box. The layout is totally "my style", the mixing of products is totally "my style", but the subject is definitely out of my comfort zone. I always scrap my husband and my kidzilla, or somewhere we've been, something we've done.. but I NEVER scrapbook just me. This layout is titled "Feed your soul" and has just a picture of me on a regular day. Which I'm trying to tell myself is "ok". scrapbook more about what I want, what my dreams are, what I'd love to see or where I'd love to go.. it doesn't always have to be about someone else.

Five fun facts about me eh? Here goes!:

1) I'm a total David Bowie fan girl.
2) My favorite color changes about as often as I change socks (thank goodness that's frequent! lol)
3) I don't like cooked apples
4) I actually PREFER ice water to other beverages
5) I'm a softy.. I cry in almost every single movie. seriously. :D

Here is the list of participants, keep on hopping and meet the amazing team!

Amber - http://ambaju.blogspot.com/ --start here!--

Jenni - http://wishiwasscrappin.blogspot.com/

Kathy - http://upinthenightwithkat.blogspot.com/

Jasmine - http://wildflowerford.blogspot.com/

Mary - http://mkbugs.blogspot.com/

Nina - http://ninastimeout.blogspot.ca/

Polly - http://pazasproductions.blogspot.com/ --you came from here--

DeeDee - www.umwowstudio.com --you are HERE--

Miwa - http://miwannascrap.blogspot.com/--go HERE next--

Chris - http://thriftysisters-chris.blogspot.com/

Corrie - http://corriescrafts.blogspot.com/

Karen - http://karey2005.blogspot.com/

Julie - http://muddypawsinkyfingers.blogspot.com/

Becky - http://onceuponadelight.blogspot.com/

Laura - http://lauraannsbreakfastpizza.blogspot.com/

Michele - http://stuffbybelle.blogspot.com/

P.S. GIVEAWAY!!! Become a follower and leave a comment to earn your chance at an UmWowStudio prize bundle!! 

Updates!!

I know I haven't been posting much, but it's because I've been working on kits and design team stuff... plus designing TONS of stamps!

Here is some eye candy for you to feast on until I can share some of my top secret DT stuff!

This is a collage of the stamps I've designed over the past few months for Viva Las VegaStamps!
We do in fact collect artwork from a few different artists, but I am in the position to design stamps, as well! Here are a few of my favorites:

Fancy Border - Lace and Buttons

Line of Chevrons

Don't follow your dreams; chase them.

Time Flies

Carpe the hell out of this diem.

Full Moon

Faded Raven

Harlequin Background

Film Strip

Giveaways @ May Arts! Today!

The May Arts Ink It Challenge is live with all the contestants

Check it out and vote for your favorite to be entered to win ribbon!

And visit this post to celebrate a week with VSM! (Goodies giveaway here, too!)

A Spoooooky floral spray!

Today I'm combining two blog hops! DUN DUN DUN!!!

So at the end be sure to pick which hop you're on and continue along the way :) My project today is a handmade floral spray. Making floral sprays is a pretty fun experience, but I'm always at a loss at the end of them on how anybody could ever make money doing it!! They're hard work and really take a toll on your hands.. all the twisting and pulling, the gripping and yada yada huh? 

Anyways! Here's my spoooooky floral spray:

Originally I sculpted the bats in Creative Paperclay®. To guarantee I'd always get the same shape I then molded them with Amazing Mold Putty and filled the molds four or five times with more Creative Paperclay®. They're painted with acrylic paint. 

The leaves are stamped with the script section of the Tree Writing Collage from VLVS! in black archival ink. They're distressed with Walnut Stain distress ink. 

Other supplies used include wire, glue and black floral tape.

Now choose your blog hop!!

If you're here for the Viva Las VegaStamps! Blog Hop use this list!: -

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If you're here for the Paperclay and AMP Blog hop use this list: 

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VLVS! Blog Hop Day 1!!

I'm pretty excited to get to this! We've had this little baby planned for a while.. welcome to Viva Las VegaStamps!' All Hallow's Eve party!!

We've got seven days of inspiration from each designer on the team and you're bound to find SOMETHING that inspires you to get in the mood for Halloween!! 

We're also giving your prompts each day to earn a spot in a drawing... because each day we're giving away a fabulous prize! 

For the inspiration the DT and I have the criteria of doing some Halloween based project with at least one stamp from one of the two following boards:

 or 

And here is my first project!! I've been working scene stamping, and gotta say.. I'm loving it! My tags aren't over the top with embellishments, but I think with scene stamping instead they feel more... rustic sort of. And just as cool as embellished tags!

 The stamps I used are:

Haunted House

Full Moon

Flock of Bats

and Boy and Dog Looking Up

The background was made with Shabby Shutters and Peeled Paint distress ink on a white #8 tag. I also used Walnut Stain and Archival Black ink by ranger. I stamped the boy and dog on kraft paper in Archival ink as well. The burlap string is courtesy of May Arts.

Now absolutely be sure to keep hopping and follow today's prompt for a chance at the prize!!

Thank you!

Resin in use!

I posted this baby on the AMP blog today. 

I posted a quick tutorial over on the AMP blog. They're having a design team call and if you love working with putties, molds and resin you really should apply! This is the best product out there. Hands down. Affordable, and works like a gem.

Did you know..?

That earlier this year I took up residence as Marketing and Artistic Director for the world's largest rubber stamp manufacturer?? I did!

and I've really been striving so very hard to push the company into the lime light and give them more of the following they deserve. 

I've also been really excited to choose my own design team. one that will represent the company with great works of art all over the crafting world. 

Today starts that chance!! I posted my first ever Viva Las VegaStamps! Design Team call this early morning... it's already posted on designteamcalls.com and dtcalls.com. our friends at Gauche Alchemy have let all their readers know, VLVS! readers know.. VLVS! newsletter subscribers know.. and now you.. my faithful little followers know :) 

Check out all the details here. 

It's really a great opportunity to work with THE best stamps out there. And there's some super great incentive. All you do is stamp and have fun! I do all the hard work :) So check it out.. and apply!!

If you haven't heard...

Yesterday morning I got a bit of GREAT news....

I've been chosen as one of the May Arts Ribbonistas!!! YAHOO!!

Here's the list ;)

Prima Ribbonistas

Written:

• Candy Rosenberg
• Charlene Driggs
• Christina Colón
• Gini Williams Cagle
• Jen Shears
• Jennifer Ingle
• Karen Baker
• Monica Edwards
• Nicole Martel
• Virginia Fynes

Video:

• Alexcia Patterson – Schroll
• Erika Taylor
• Kendra Wiggins
• Leah Farrar-White
• Sandy Allnock

Cameo Ribbonistas

Written:

• Erin Thiem
• Jenifer Cowles
• Johanna Descoins
• Lalo IK
• Marie Otake
• Montina Burt
• Vera Wirianta Yates

Video:

• Ashley N Newell
• DeeDee Catron
• Susan Lui

I'm very excited to be working for May Arts and all their gorgeous ribbons! Can't wait to do my first (or second..) video! :) 

How do YOU Measure Success?

In being happy with yourself?

By the amount of work you get done?

by reaching end goals in general?

I think today success means to me... having five projects attend CHA for 2 different booths :) 

Four in the HobbyBaby/Globecraft Memories Booth - and one in the WOW Embossing Powder booth!

I'll share sneak peeks throughout the week and let you know where you can find such goodies :) 

May Arts - Round 2!

Our round 2 submissions are due Friday for May Arts.. Yay for getting it done before the last second :)

For my submission I've chosen to do a wedding ensemble. I gathered supplies to make a ring barer's pillow, a cuff (either as a gift for the bridesmaids or for the Bride) and a hair piece.

First off we need a gorgeous center piece for our ring barer pillow.. And May Arts Ribbon certainly fills that slot! Prima had a flower called the Gatsby Collection in which they used ribbons folded over and tied in the middle to create a flower, but they were sort of flimsy and didn't have much body. Using May Arts Ribbon gives us an endless supply of possibilities in texture, color, material and width making our flowers absolutely customizable to whatever we're working on. For this particular flower I chose three substantial sturdy ribbons eliminating the need for tulle or other "fillers".

The three used for this portion of the project are:

350 5/8"x50y SHEER/RUFFLE EDGE (350-58-94)

384 3/4"x20y LACE/PEARL CENTER

and the
SD 3/8"x50y - SOLID/CENTER DOT

The ribbons are wrapped around a center spot and tied together. They're fluffed and spread apart to mimic petals on a flower and are finished off with a pretty center. You could use stamen, vintage jewelry, beads, and anything else. I chose to use two pearls and a bicone bead. Here's a video with the details:

And here is the whole ensemble:

I also utilized two other ribbons by May Arts:

.398 2.5"x10y Burlap/Wired
and the
392 58"x10y SHEER / BOX PLEAT (392-58-09)

as well as pearls, a bicone bead, burlap thread, muslin, glue, a needle, thread and a sewing machine, pillow fluff, vintage buttons, cardstock, cheese cloth and vintage photo distress stain.

If you have any questions I'd be happy to answer them :)
-DeeDee

Tea for Two

is up on the Hobby Baby blog today.

Do A Little Dance!!!

I made the 30 + 1 finalists for May Arts!! 

Check it out HERE

I am super pumped.. now to brainstorm for my final project!!!