Thank You!! {Winners}

Thanks a million times over to all the traffic and help celebrating we had over the last week!!

We have a SLEW of winners to announce so read carefully and if you see your name shoot me an email @ umwowstudio@gmail.com with your shipping address and which prize you won (And any choices if you have them to make!!) CONGRATS!!

From our Facebook Sharing Contest the 18th:
Sara Ferguson


Our Tag a Friend winners for our new Harlequin BG:
Kari Zimmer Cosentino & Sta Stacie Strittmatter

Facebook Pair o' minis:
Janet Lebeau



Facebook Doilies:
Karen Kirkman



Facebook This day hashtag banners:
Caryn Schmidt



The Pocket Chip tag a friend:
Tona Warner Vicky Meier



Our Instagram Winner:
Mekofosho



Day 1:
Christi Conley

Day2:

Heather Thompson

Day3:

Sharon G

Day4:

Bernice P.

Day5:

Amy Jones Tiger Haven

CONGRATS TO ALL AND THAAAAAAAAAAANK YOU♥

#UWSbigbash day 4

Welcome to DAY FOUR of our #UWSbigbash!

Day 1 was all about introducing our brand new product like POCKET CHiP, TUNNEL BOOKS, Vintage goods and more! We also gave away to one random person their favorite piece from our new collection.

Day 2 we inspired you with some beautiful goods from our Creative Team and gave away an AMAZING package including UmWowStudio, Amazing Crafting Products and May Arts Ribbons.

Day 3 two more girls shared some beautiful celebration themed projects and we had a huge giveaway package from UmWowStudio, Paper Issues and Authentique.

Today Amy is sharing with us a gorgeous altered Tunnel Book:

Take a Chance:

I was such a lucky girl to get to work with the new tunnel tag book, and I added a funky steampunk twist to it. I started with the full back page, using a photo of a Victorian girl. I have a process video to show how I created the background, using blended gelatos, and layers of gears from the gear mash set. I think she looks like she's ready to party 2014 style now...or at least to travel to meet us!

I layered the following graduated pages with lovely papers and stickers from 7 Dots Studio's Nature Walk collection, as well as more gears, fibers, flair from the Moon Shine set, and little bits of star confetti. I topped it off with a pair of fun glasses (with my eyes behind them), from the new photo booth props set!

I'm super happy with how this came out, and caNOT wait to give another tunnel tag book a try!!

Happy 1st Birthday, UmWowStudio...I'm so happy I've been blessed to be on this trip with you! ......And many more!!!

UWS Products:

Tunnel Tag Book

Gear Mash

Star Confetti

Photo Booth Props

Moon Shine Flair



And a beautiful celebration themed card from Tusia:

 

Celebrate:
For creating red background I have used Shimmerz Red Dimensionz, which I diluted with water. When it dried I applied Red PanPastel using Hexagon Stencil from UWS. The background was ready.

I decided to alter a beautiful Heart String chipboard using white and orange embossing powder. I clustered UmWowStudio flair with some Prima flowers and some thread. The card is ready, so let's celebrate!!!

UWS Products:
Hexagon Mask

Heart String

The Bee's Knees Set

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And our giveaway today is superbly sublime: 

7 Dots Studio is offering up FOUR Collections : Nature Walk, Illumination, Hopefully & Domestic Goddess!

Gauche Alchemy is also joining us with an outstanding prize : An Ephemera variety pack, a Punchinella variety pack, and a Color kits of YOUR choice!

And UmWowStudio will be throwing in THREE sets of Pocket Chip - YOUR choice!

To be entered to win today's deliciousness just leave our girls here (on this blog post) some love for their fabulous projects and find our friends 7 Dots Studio and Gauche Alchemy on facebook, let them know we're thankful they're celebrating with us! We'll randomly choose a winner from whoever does all 3 ♥

Hint : Follow us on Facebook, Pinterest and Instragram for some FLASH GIVEAWAYS today, too!

All giveaways will remain open until Friday @ Midnight Pacific time. Saturday will be all about announcing WINNERS!

I Love Chevrons {A 12x12 by DeeDee}

Whoo!! 

Today I'm sharing a layout I created as an Inspiration Post over @ the Amazing Crafting Products Blog. Head over there to learn more about the new Amazing Mold Rubber they've released! 

My layout is a 12x12 based off the Simple Scrapper sketch and I'll be linking up @ Paper Issues.

I really really superbly love this layout! The base is a piece of Cosmo Cricket paper from the Fleuriste collection. The white piece is Limba cardstock from the Paper Issues store. I've used the Circle Confetti Mask, Layered Circles chipboard, Star Confetti chipboard and Sidewalk Chalk Flair from UmWowStudio. All the chipboard has been covered with Archival Ink by Ranger. Chevron Washi Tape from Gauche Alchemy. Row of Stars, Full Moon and Writing Background stamps from Viva Las VegaStamps!. White Box Pleat ribbon from May Arts Ribbons. The bulb is molded with Amazing Mold Rubber and cast in Amazing Clear Cast Resin by Amazing Crafting Products. I also used Tattered Angels Chalkboard Mist in Charcoal. 

You can really see the wood grain on the Limba paper in this close up shot. GOOD NEWS! Design Team coupons are back @ Paper Issues and you can use mine to get 20% off goods!

So if you love this wood grain cardstock as much as I do use coupon code "UmWowStudio" to get 20% off your order!

Random goods from my stash: white cardstock, seed beads, eBeads, adhesive, thread, my sewing machine, paper clip, rhinestone brads, alpha stickers.

PS! I just have to give a shout out to Michele Kosciolek!! We've gone a "Healthier Us" adventure and I can't wait to be healthier with a nice beautiful wardrobe! Michele has sent me this GORGEOUS Black and White chevron forever scarf and I just adore it! It totally fits into how I want to dress and be perceived and oh my gosh! It's AMAZING! ♥

Home Sweet Home {May Arts Ribbon Cutting Ceremony}

Hello Friends!! 

Welcome to my stop today on the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Hop!

Bethney has gathered all the beautiful talented Ribbonistas together to celebrate a brand new site launch! May Arts has been working so uber hard on a brand new more interactive site and you won't believe how insanely awesome the redo is!! PLUS there's a GIANT giveaway of $1000 + -- all from your favorite companies!

Yesterday these girls all shared projects:
Christina Colón
Gini Williams Cagle
Emily Lanham
Jenifer Cowles
Jessica Kephart
Courtney Lee
Latrice Murphy
Charlene Driggs
Erin Thiem

And today it's THIS half's turn:
Candy Rosenberg
Jen Shears
Karen Baker
Lalo IK
Virginia Fynes
Rhea Weigand
Shellye McDaniel
Sandy Allnock
{{DeeDee Catron}}

And now.. I Get to share!! Today I'm sharing with you a 12x12 layout. When Bethney mentioned Ribbon Cutting Ceremony I immediately thought of big red bows being cut right in half, trimmed edges and straight up strips of ribbon. So I set out to commemorate our first home as a family with these things in mind. Needless to say the work took me in a slightly different direction, but never the less RED and RIBBON are still recognizable! 

I layered up some gorgeous ribbons ( 447-1-01 | 336-38-14 | SM08 ) to embellish this layout.

I clipped and layered my ribbons, along with 7 Dots Studio (Domestic Goddess paper and alphas,) Viva Las VegaStamps! stamps (Star, Grid Background, Striped Border Arrow, Coffee Ring,) Gauche Alchemy (Washi Tape,) UmWowStudio (Layered confetti chip, Black and Blue Flair, Chevron Lines Mask,) Pink Paislee (Luxe Alphas,) Prima (flower and leaf,) Tattered Angels (Charcoal Chalkboard,) My Mind's Eye (Epoxy brads,) Archival Ink by ranger in black, Stazon ink in red, a black pen.

Leave your glorious comments everywhere for this INSANE prize!!

Door Shrine {Gauche Alchemy | UmWowStudio Swap}

Hello Friends!!! Welcome to the LAST day of our UmWowStudio and Gauche Alchemy swap!

Gauche Alchemy is a mixed media kit company that specialized in the most amazing themed kits of vintage ephemera and mixed media supplies. They also offer mixed media supplies sold separately, like washi tape, specialty papers, punchinella and more!
Gauche Alchemy : Site | Store | Facebook

From Chrissy : I am a huge fan of shrines and altars so I just absolutely love these awesome door shrines. And guess what, UmWowStudio's unique, trendy, and cutting edge chippies are the perfect accents for them!

To give my shrine that aged look happened purely by accident. I used a coarse paint brush and dabbed on modeling paste. I wanted to give it a rusty kind of look so I used some Real Rust embossing powder and noticed that when I set it with the heat tool, the modeling paste scorched a bit. What do ya know! Instant aging!

What's a shrine without something to go inside?

I used an old wine label from Gauche Alchemy's Ephemera Variety pack and applied it to the back wall using Mod Podge and old music pages, also from the Ephemera Variety Pack, for the walls and ceiling. Once again, it wasn't "old" looking enough so once the top seal of Mod Podge dried, I brushed some distress ink onto it and used some star punchinellla as a mask. I also applied the punchinella masking over the outside of the shrine as well.

For my little vase, I used a old glass apothecary bottle from a previous Gauche Alchemy kit. The UWS Star Confetti is just divine. I jazzed them up a bit with some embossing powders and glued them to the bottle. I made the wings using resin and a mold and the little owl is from the Banana Hammock Color Kit. Glue some burlap string, fill with pretty glitter and sprays of whatever and call it done!

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies used:
Star Confetti (UmWowStudio)
Ephemera Variety Pack (Gauche Alchemy)
Star Punchinella (Gauche Alchemy)
Banana Hammock Color Kit (Gauche Alchemy)
Gold Gel Enamel, Real Rust, Starry Night Embossing Powders (GlobeCraft)
Modeling Paste (Liquitex)
Ink (Tim Holtz, StazOn)
Burlap String (May Arts)
Floral Sprays (Alpha Stamps)
Door Shrine (Retro Cafe Art)
Glitter (Doodlebug)

Now be sure to visit our friends and check out their goodness!!

>>>While you're visiting us this week -- be sure to leave comments! 

We've got one $20 gift certificate for Gauche Alchemy to give away (and they've got one of ours!) -- and if you can't wait to see if you're the winner of either giveaway : use coupon code UmWowGA2013 for 10% off in EITHER shop!<<<

The 4 of Us {Gauche Alchemy | UmWowStudio Swap}

Hello Friends!!! Welcome today 4 of our UmWowStudio and Gauche Alchemy swap!

Gauche Alchemy is a mixed media kit company that specialized in the most amazing themed kits of vintage ephemera and mixed media supplies. They also offer mixed media supplies sold separately, like washi tape, specialty papers, punchinella and more! Gauche Alchemy : Site | Store | Facebook

This glorious 12x12 is by Miae :

Miae says : Hey everyone! Using both UmWowStudio and Gauche Alchemy on my page today and what a great pair they make! UWS and GA had just the right goodies to help me embellish my page and tell my story.

This page is about my family and our love of traveling so I used the Potty People set to depict us and the Layered Raindrops as a map pin icon. Those little Potty People were exactly what I needed and they come in three different sizes....just perfect for my family of four! I left them au natural because they're just so cute as they are! I wanted my map pin symbol to be bold, say "here we are!" so I covered it with black glitter then painted it with black distress stain.

Washi tape and punchinella from Gauche Alchemy helped to create my background. The washi tape had these tiny little hearts, so cute! I used the hearts punchinella as a stencil with molding paste to create background texture and then used it again as layering under the photo to break up the straight lines and give contrast between the white photo border and the white background paper. I also used items from the Blue Streak Mixed Media Color Kit to make my title. I found that big ol' 4 to be just right.

Supplies:
UWS Potty People
UWS Layered Raindrops
Gauche Alchemy washi tape
Gauche Alchemy punchinella heart 6mm pink
Gauche Alchemy Blue Streak Mixed Media Color kit
VLVS stamp plate 927

Now be sure to visit our friends and check out their goodness!!

>>>While you're visiting us this week -- be sure to leave comments! 

We've got one $20 gift certificate for Gauche Alchemy to give away (and they've got one of ours!) -- and if you can't wait to see if you're the winner of either giveaway : use coupon code UmWowGA2013 for 10% off in EITHER shop!<<<

Maia's 1st Balloon {Gauche Alchemy | UmWowStudio Swap}

Hello Friends!!! Welcome today 3 of our UmWowStudio and Gauche Alchemy swap!

Gauche Alchemy is a mixed media kit company that specialized in the most amazing themed kits of vintage ephemera and mixed media supplies. They also offer mixed media supplies sold separately, like washi tape, specialty papers, punchinella and more! Gauche Alchemy : Site | Store | Facebook

Today's project is by our uber talented KYLIE!

Kylie used:

UmWowStudio:

Layered Banners

Star Confetti

Make a wish flair

(I LOVE Kylie's ability to layer what seems like the most random mixed media/vintage bits into a work of art!!)

Gauche Alchemy: 

Black Punchinella

12x12 ouchless cardboard (love, love, love this stuff!)

Envy Green Mixed media colour kit

Scarlet fever red mixed media colour kit

Other:

BoBunny and Canvas Corp papers, Glimmer mist, Maya mist and adhesive. It's literally all Gauche Alchemy and UmWowStudio!

Now be sure to visit our friends and check out their goodness!!

>>>While you're visiting us this week -- be sure to leave comments! 

We've got one $20 gift certificate for Gauche Alchemy to give away (and they've got one of ours!) -- and if you can't wait to see if you're the winner of either giveaway : use coupon code UmWowGA2013 for 10% off in EITHER shop!<<<

Explore Summer {Gauche Alchemy | UmWowStudio Swap}

Hello Friends!!! Welcome today 2 of our UmWowStudio and Gauche Alchemy swap!

Gauche Alchemy is a mixed media kit company that specialized in the most amazing themed kits of vintage ephemera and mixed media supplies. They also offer mixed media supplies sold separately, like washi tape, specialty papers, punchinella and more! Gauche Alchemy : Site | Store | Facebook

Today Jess is up with a 12x12! 

Jess says : I've been a fan of Gauche Alchemy for a long time so it made complete sense to pair them up with UmWowStudio... it's a perfect match! 

You can see bits from the yellow and blue Mixed Media Color Kits, several varieties of washi tape, some super fun punchinella and the ever useful ouchless cardboard. 

I added Layered Arrows, a little dude from the Potty People set, and the "love this" Arrow Title from UmWowStudio to top off all the Gauche-y goodness.

You have to love all the pops of color on here... so much dimension and sass!

Now be sure to visit our friends and check out their goodness!!

>>>While you're visiting us this week -- be sure to leave comments! 

We've got one $20 gift certificate for Gauche Alchemy to give away (and they've got one of ours!) -- and if you can't wait to see if you're the winner of either giveaway : use coupon code UmWowGA2013 for 10% off in EITHER shop!<<<

The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of {Gauche Alchemy | UmWowStudio Swap}

Hello Friends!!! Welcome to the first day of our UmWowStudio and Gauche Alchemy swap!

Gauche Alchemy is a mixed media kit company that specialized in the most amazing themed kits of vintage ephemera and mixed media supplies. They also offer mixed media supplies sold separately, like washi tape, specialty papers, punchinella and more! Gauche Alchemy : Site | Store | Facebook

We've paired up this week to use their awesome kits in conjunction with our awesome chip and flair! Up first on our side this week is... MYSELF! :D I've got a 12x12 to share today:

Supplies:

UmWowStudio:

Chalkboard heart flair from the Sidewalk Chalk Set

Layered Stars

Star Confetti

Gauche Alchemy:

Washi Tape

Black Punchinella 30mm

Wedding Night White Mixed Media Kit

Other:

Viva Las VegaStamps! Striped Border Arrow stamp and Row Of Stars stamp, May Arts Ribbons Box Pleat, Echo Park Paper chalkboard cardstock, Pink Paislee Alphas, Recollections alphas, Ranger Archival ink black, Tattered Angels glimmer mist, Studio Calico Mr. Huey, Dymo label maker, black and white gesso, adhesive, gel medium, glitter. 

The whole entire premise of this layout is based off this super kick ass tag/envelope that came in the Gauche Alchemy White Mixed Media Kit! The sequins and the sequin butterfly are its brothers in arms! I put some inside and then sewed it shut, making sure there were enough sequins to be seen in the window. Then the layout came to life in my head and I set to work on the background!

I used GA's punchinella as a mask with some white gesso, to get some big gorgeous circles. They ground the two main parts of my layout. On top of the gesso I layered some washi tape, ribbon, gel medium, cheesecloth, seed beads and sequins. The chipboard was altered with gesso, then layered with gel medium and doused in glitter. 

I tore the corner of the tag/envelope and let the "stuff dreams are made of" trickle down the page and surround my two sweets. I finished it off with a little dripping, a little doodling, and a little stamping. 

Now be sure to visit our friends and check out their goodness!!

>>>While you're visiting us this week -- be sure to leave comments! 

We've got one $20 gift certificate for Gauche Alchemy to give away (and they've got one of ours!) -- and if you can't wait to see if you're the winner of either giveaway : use coupon code UmWowGA2013 for 10% off in EITHER shop!<<<

Take Note -- {May Arts Round 2 Submission}

Hello friends! Today I'm sharing my round 2 submission for the May Arts Ribbonista call!

I've made a set of tags (in true DeeDee fashion) to showcase my abilities with Ribbon. I had a few other projects floating around in my head, but this one really best exemplifies my style and talent, especially as of late!

I'm really so super stoked to share this project! I'm absolutely in LOVE with the way it turned out and have already put it up for display!

After the tags were complete I did a video tutorial showing off the ribbons and using the UK series of ribbon as a "binding" behind the tags to keep them all together!

The center (or 3rd) tag is sort of focal point... and makes the statement "Take Note". Then the rest of the tags follow, all showing things that are important, or we should remember, or maybe just keep in our thoughts. On the left we have the Love Serenade tag. It has a Prima flower at the top, UmWowStudio chipboard potty people and miniature heart frame, May Arts Silk, and a sticker from the BasicGrey collection pack. 

Then we have Celebrate Everything; the stamps are Viva Las VegaStamps!, the flower and leaf Prima, and I've used the Silky Crush, Burlap String and Lace with pearls from May Arts. I gave the dancer a bit of color with a distress marker, and the stars were made using Gauche Alchemy punchinella and distress ink. 

The middle tag has a corrugated butterfly, vintage button, Burlap String and Faux Burlap ribbons, a Prima flower and some gesso. The brackets are from Pink Paislee and the take note alphas are from Recollections.

The Be True tag has been adorned with an UmWowStudio chipboard daisy, Silky Crush, Box Pleat, Leaves, and Burlap String by May Arts, Making Memories gem brad, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist, and a Viva Las VegaStamps! stamp. 

And the last tag.. Be An Adventurer uses a few Prima flowers, a vintage button, cardstock sticker, cheesecloth, gesso and distress ink through Gauche Alchemy punchinella, Pleated Satin by May Arts and a stamp from Viva Las VegaStamps!. Everything has been adhered with three adhesives.. Zapdots, Fabric Glue and Quick Dry 450 all by Helmar.

Well! There you have it :) -- Come back next week for a tutorial on how I finished the chip on these tags, and good luck to anyone who's applying for the May Arts Ribbonistas Team!

The Sky's The Limit {May Arts & Lawn Fawn Hop}

Hello everyone!!! Welcome to my stop on the last day of the May Arts | Lawn Fawn blog hop!!

Have you been checking in this week to see all the goodness? Check the May Arts blog for a full list of this week's participants! Today my Ribbonista in crime is Charlene, so be sure to stop and see her project, too!

I've put together a steadfast little card perfect for some encouragement to a friend, a recent grad, or maybe the little girl down the street :)

I've used the Dewey Decimal 6x6 paper pad and Sky's the limit stamp set from Lawn Fawn. The stamp was stamped on white cardstock in archival ink, and on the sheet of rotating tan and orange apples. I fussy cut three of the five balloon sections and the bottom balloon ring, then glued them on the white stamp in their appropriate places.

I layered some UmWowStudio layered clouds chipboard, half pearls and ouchless cardboard from Gauche Alchemy on a card base. As a final touch I grabbed a strip of the White Horizontal Satin Strip 410 series in 3/4 inch. I clipped the edges and tied it in a knot, then glued it on!

The inside of the card reads "The Sky's the limit" and is ready for some personalization!

Don't forget....
...there are TWO giveaways!! Each contains the same thing.. .3 Spools of May Arts Ribbons ribbon, and 1 stamp and die set from Lawn Fawn. Just leave comments on all the participants through the week, and during the weekend be sure to stop by the May Arts FB page, and the Lawn Fawn FB page to say hello!