Altered Findings Swap!

Hi Everyone!

We decided to do a swap with things we can use on our canvases;boxes;frames,etc.!

Our Goal is to collect things for a project like my canvas:

Here is the list of participants!   17 Total Creative People this time around!!

Christine

Susan

Shannon

Dee Dee

Sharon

Eileen

Kristen

Johnna

Boni

Brenda

Jimmie

Gerriann

Barb

Lucinda

Cheryl

Mitzi

Darcie

Now as far as how much to send?  I just ask that you be as generous as you can be, totally up to you.  Everyone is doing different things so you send what you can.  Please have everything to me by the 12th!  Let me know when you are ready for my address and I will PM it or email it to you if you do  not already have it!  Please remember to put your items in a plastic bag with each persons name clearly marked on the outside of the bag!  Dont forget to send the $5.35 for return postage as well please!

Thanks so much for signing up everyone! 

       

I am getting some questions in regards to the swap!

I am sorry I made this confusing and hope to clarify what we are doing here!

Please do not hesitate to let me know if you have any questions!

When you sign up for a category you will be sending in enough items for EVERY PERSON IN THE ENTIRE SWAP!  So EVERYONE will be receiving pretty much the same things, and will get things from ALL categories!    The idea was to get back a bag or box FULL of a mixture of items for this project!  I don't think I was clear about that.

So if you sign up for wooden embellishments and there are 2 other people in that category that DOES NOT mean you are sending enough  only for those 2 people.  YOU NEED TO SEND IN ENOUGH ITEMS FOR ALL PEOPLE IN THE ENTIRE SWAP!

We will chat about this again on Thursday at my UStream show!

Sign Ups for this swap will close tonight, December 3rd at 7:00 Central!

Please let me know if you have changed your mind in regards to joining the swap or the category you chose!


Let's get swapping!  Below are the groups of things listed.  I have also included a MISC. group in case you don't see a category for what you want to send!

Here is what you do:

1.  Pick what categories you would like to send stuff in for

2.  Prepare a bag of items you signed up for, for EACH PERSON in our swap.  (EVERYONE will be
     receiving a bag from each person in the swap!  If 12 people sign up you will get 12 bags, one from EVERY CATEGORY)

3.  Please help me out by labeling each persons name on your bag of goodies!  (After I close the swap, I will list each persons name to make this easier for you and so you can see how many people you need to send things in for.

4.  Place your address inside the box where you want to receive your return items.

5.  Include $ 5.35 (priority mail return postage for your goodies back to you!)  If you would like to paypal me the money, please contact me first.  You can make your own label if you would like as well, just please make sure it is for a small priority mail box!

If you have ANY questions just ask!

Pick as many categories as you like and lets get swapping!!! Post what categories you would like to be added to and I will get you added!!!!


You will need to get the following items for your project:

1.  Canvas, box, frame (whatever you want to embellish)
2.  Cheesecloth
3.  Gesso
4.  Mod Podge
5.  Paints (Acrylic Paints, Chalks, Ink Pads, Glimmer Mists) Your choice of Colors
6.  Hot Glue Gun and Glue
7.  A Sealer (We will talk about this!)

8.  A VARIETY OF EMBELLISHMENTS!  Thats where our swap comes in!

OPTIONAL ITEMS:  (For Texture)

1.  Mesh Wire
2.  Modeling Paste (Golden or Liquitex)
3.  Blended Fibers Texture Gel (Liquitex)
4.  Book Pages
5.  Tissue Paper
WHATEVER YOU LIKE FOR ADDING TEXTURE!!!



LACE AND TRIMS:
1. Lucinda
2. Susan Follansbee


GAME PIECES:
1.  Mitzi Curry
2.  Darcie Glam
3.  Kristen Koenig


DOOR HINGES/KNOBS/HANDLES:
1.  Johnna


BUTTONS:
1.  Cheryl


FLOWERS,LEAVES AND NATURE:
1.  Kristen Koenig

HOOKS:
1.


COMPUTER PIECES AND KEYBOARD PIECES:
1. Kristen Koenig
2. Susan Follansbee


MIXTURE OF METAL GOODIES:
1. Christine Sawvell
2.  Susan Follansbee
3.  Dee Dee


WOODEN EMBELLISHMENTS:
1. Christine Sawvell
2. Shannon Hayes   (Squares and Buttons)


CHIPBOARD DIE CUTS: (Suggestions: Clocks, Gears,Frames,Flowers,Labels,Banners...)
1. Lucinda
2. Gerriann Armstrong
3. Jimmie Bright
4. Dee Dee  (Letters)



CHARMS:
1.  Gerriann Armstrong
2.  Barb Duhamell

BEADS:
1.  Brenda Whitehead
2.  Jimmie Bright


MISC.  (NAME YOUR ITEMS TO SEND):
1.  Keys                                     DEE DEE
2.  Nuts & Washers                   Sharon Levine
3.  Nuts, Bolts, Washers            Eileen
4.  Jewelery Pieces                     Kristen Koenig
5.  SURPRISE                          Johnna
6.  SURPRISE                          Boni


Let's say all items need to be to me by Dec. 12th so I can get them out to you that same week as well so you can begin working if you choose to!  By then I will have had 2 classes showing you how to START and if you choose to begin your projects you will have your fun goodies in time to place them on your own projects if you work along with me!!!!  This is going to be so fun ladies!

LOOK FOR GOODIES!!!  So excited to do this with you all!

:) Christine

Hot Chocolate Push-Ups!

In tonight's UStream Class we are making these cute Push-Ups! Filled with enough goodies for a great cup of Hot Chocolate, chocolate covered spoon and all!

   $17.99 for a Kit of 5 Push Pops and decorations for the outside of the Push Pop. (Includes everything but the inside contents)

You get the Push-Up Containers, Gold Spoons, Green Bows, Plastic Bag to wrap the Chocolate Covered Spoon and everything to make the snowman as I did pictured here.

Here is a side view of the Push-Up!  There is Hot Chocolate, Andes Mints, Mini Marshmallows and a Mint Hershey Kiss
inside this adorable container! (You can fill the container as you wish!)

This would make an awesome Stocking Stuffer or gift all on it's own!

You can order as many kits as you would like, once I have a certain amount of the Push-Up containers and once they are gone the kits will be sold out!

Keep Creating Everyone!

:)  Christine

Silhouette Cameo Available!

If you have been wanting a Silhouette Cameo Electronic Die Cutting Machine, NOW is the time to purchase it!

The Silhouette Cameo is an electronic cutting tool for personal use. Like a home printer, it plugs into your PC or Mac with a simple USB cable. However, instead of printing it uses a small blade to cut paper, cardstock, vinyl, fabric and more up to 12" wide and 10 feet long. Package includes the cutting machine, Silhouette Studio software for Window XP/Vista/7 and Mac OS X 10.5.8 and higher. It also includes 51 exclusive cuttable designs, power cable, USB cable , 12" cutting mat, cutting blade, a $10 gift card to the Silhouette Online store and a basic instruction guide.

What an AMAZING MACHINE!  And it is VERY easy to 

operate as well!  There are hundreds of You Tube Videos to

help you along if you have questions, but it is truly the 

EASIEST MACHINE I myself have ever used!    

Your SVG Files are stored right on your computer so there

are NO CARTRIDGES with this machine!   You buy the

images you want!

Here is what you get:

The Silhouette Cameo Machine with USB Cord

The Software You Need For Your Computer

51 Cuttable Designs Pre-Loaded Onto the Machine

Power Cable and USB Cable

12" Cutting Mat

Cutting Blade

Basic Instruction Guide

a $10.00 Gift Card to the Silhouette Store (Which is where

      you purchase your SVG Files)

FREE shipping directly to you

15% off all FUTURE MATS and BLADES that you may need

    

    for your machine!

ALL OF THIS FOR THE PRICE OF:

$ 279.99 ! 

  

I WILL NOT HOLD YOUR MONEY!  The machine is in stock right now and ships as soon as I receive your payment and will come to you via UPS!

Get that special someone, even YOURSELF this AMAZING Machine for  years and years of DIE CUTTING!!!!  YOU WILL LOVE IT!

:) Christine