Blog: July 2011

Missing out on CHA- or Life is good :)

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I have to admit, working the last weeks on CHA projects for Tattered Angels, Prima Marketing and Basically Bare and then not going to CHA has really bugged me last week- LOL. Missing out on the booths, seeing my friends in the industry, seeing all the inspiration etc. – mmpfffff -LOL. My room looks like a dumpster..I have packages everywhere- there is only a little walking path through my room to my desk and every working surface is covered with left overs from projects…I seriously need to take care of this soon ;)

Ich muss zugeben, dass es ganz schön hart war, die letzten Wochen wie eine Bekloppte an CHA- Projekten für Tattered Angels, Prima Marketing und Basically Bare zu arbeiten und dann nicht mal selbst dorthin zu fliegen – LOL. Die Stände zu verpassen, meine Freunde zu treffen, all die Inspirationen zu sehen u.s.w- mmpff – LOL. Mein Zimmer sieht aus wie eine Müllhalde….ich habe überall Pakete und es gibt nur einen kleinen Trampelpfad vom Eingang bis zum Schreibtisch. Jede Arbeitsfläche ist mit Schnippseln und Überbleibseln von Projekten übersieht – und …ich muss mich bald hierum kümmern ;)

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But yesterday hubs put a foot on the floor and said – nope – this is going to be a day off- no computer! (I cheated a little bit …but hey….SmartPhones and IPads are not computers, right? – LOL) and we did a little bicycle tour in Hamburg for 5 hours. It was awesome! And when we came back we cooked together, I read a book, took a nap, we went and did some shopping and had a wonderful evening. So…Life is good- and CHA….there will be another CHA ;) and I’m gonna be there- but for now..I will just enjoy some summer days :) and try to work normal work hours thanks Hubs for the reminder ;)

Aber gestern hat mein Liebster mal Tacheles geredet und mir signalisiert – ne Du – heute ist ein freier Tag – kein Computer ! (ich habe ein wenig gemogelt…hehehe – SmartPhones und IPads sind ja wohl keine Computer, ne?- hehehe) Wir haben also eine kleine fünfstündige Radtour durch Hamburg gemacht. War total cool! Und als wir zurückkamen haben wir zusammen gekocht, ich habe ein Buch gelesen, ein Nickerchen gemacht, wir waren gemeinsame shoppen und hatten einen wunderbaren Abend. Also…Das ist Leben ist gut – und CHA…es wird wieder ein CHA geben ;) und dann bin ich auch da – aber jetzt…jetzt werde ich erstmal ein paar Sommertage genießen :) und mal versuchen normale Arbeitsstunden zu arbeiten – vielen Dank mein Liebster für die Erinnerung ;)

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On another note- my newest newsletter went out a couple days ago :) If you want to receive my newsletters in the future you can sign up for them here. I will have a some give aways for Subscribers coming up in the next one in August.

Oh und noch was anderes- mein neuster Newsletter ist vor ein paar Tagen rausgegangen :) Wenn Ihr meinen Newsletter in der Zukunft lesen wollte, dann könnt Ihr Euch hier einschreiben. Ich habe ein paar Give-aways für Abonnenten im nächsten Newsletter im August.

Have a gorgeous sunday

Habt einen tollen Sonntag

  • sue clarke

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    I really like the close up pic of the peeling blue paint…texture with a capital T! Glad to hear that you had a nice day off with your hubby.

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  • Kim Sonksen

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    Good on hubs for reminding you to take a breath :)
    Glad yo got to recharge your batteries

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Cocoa Daisy – July: Urban Loft III

This layout is a pretty simpe style for me- but somehow I felt that way with this photo :) And I loved that the Urban Loft Kit was making it possible to scrap in different styles.

*Embrace*

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I used the stamp here with white Utee- so much fun.   I also sprinkled with Glimmer Glaze on top of the Cardstock which I used with the non textured side up. The Letters were colored with Glimmer Glaze.

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You just need a non sticky crafting map and then you can place your letters on it.

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Paint it with the glaze.

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And lift the letters up and adhere them to the paper.

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Have a wonderful day!

Nat

  • Anja Wade

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    Awesome trick, Nat! Perfect for the CD blog! :)

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  • Kim Sonksen

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    This is gorgeous. Love that it is different to your usual style but still very Nat :)

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  • Felicitas Klink

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    wow, das ist wirklich sehr scrappig für dich :D aber sieht klasse aus!!! der stempel auf der rechten seite ist der hammer *haben will*
    ein schönes WE, LG Felicitas

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Prima CHA Project-Sneaks II

Let me show you more sneaks of a project of mine for the Prima Educator Wall at CHA.

Hier sind noch ein paar mehr Sneaks von einem Projekt für die Prima Educator Wand bei der CHA.

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New Prima Supplies:  Pixie Glen Collection, Shabby Chic Resin Treasures – Large Window Shutters,  AllaPrima Alphabet, Londonderry Flocked Rub-Ons, Say It in Crystals, Writers Tape Khaki, Ceylon Garden Flowers

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  • Yvonne

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    Nat, die Sneak sind der Hammer! Ich bin schon ganz gespannt deine Werke im Ganzen und die neuen Sachen von Prima zu sehen. LG Yvonne

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  • Sue Clarke

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    Oh my…writer’s tape and resin treasures are on my list of must-have supplies!

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Prima CHA Project-Sneaks I

Let me show you some sneaks of one of my projects that I made for the Prima Educator wall at CHA :)

Lasst mich Euch ein paar sneaks eines meiner Projekte für die Prima Educator Wand bei der CHA zeigen :)

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I used the Printerey collection -(I’m so in Love with it) , Resistant Canvas (yum yum), new mask, Reflections , the awesome black Leaves Medley-Star Gazer and my favorite new toy the Shabby Chic Resin Treasures – here Garden Fittings and Bird Bath.

Ich habe die neue Printerey Kollektion (ahh-verliebt), Resitant Canvas (lecker), neue Maske, Reflections, die grandiosen schwarzen Blätter – Medley-Star Gazer und meine neuen Lieblingspielzeuge die Shabby Chic Resin Treasures – hier Garden Fittings und Bird Bath verwendet.

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  • Sue Clarke

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    Love the birdbath and the bridge…can’t wait to see the rest!

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  • Vicki Chrisman

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    Wow! Very Cool!

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  • sylvia

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    beautiful Nat! I just love the bird bath!

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  • Alicia

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    Happy CHA, Nat.
    Besos.
    P.D. Eso tiene muy buena pinta.

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  • Mandy C

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    Very pretty colours Nat

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Layout: 1959 Graduation *Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L*

I love those 50’s pictures- my mother in law’s graduation pictures from 1959 are beautiful. They actually speak “smart and beautiful” to me :)

There is something about the MyStik™ Vellum Adhesive Tape Runner that is amazing over the fact that it really is an amazing adhesives for vellum – but let me start at the beginning:

I used the MyStik™ Vellum Adhesive Tape Runner to adhere the transparency as it is also one of the best double sided adhesive tapes that doesn’t show too much underneath a transparency.

But I also love the MyStik™ Vellum Adhesive because it has a good yardage and you can use it also to adhere paper and photos. I used it furthermore to adhere some of the glitter on top of the transparency.

It is a fun way to add some extra texture and shine.

It was so much fun to work with the Vintage Street Market Paper and Diecuts and my mother in law’s graduation picture was a perfect fit to it.

Supplies

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

MyStik™ Vellum Adhesive Tape Runner

Adhesive Sheets

3D Foam Pads

Other:

Vintage Street Market Dimestore Vogue Paper and DieCuts

Sultane Transparency

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Wedding Card – Tutorial *Tattered Angels & Basically Bare*

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I love that you can use the four Tattered Angels Paint Media and use them alone or together to archive different looks on different products in the industry and different surfaces.

For a funky Wedding Card for one of my best and oldest friends I used the Basically Bare Corrugated Chipboard and the Acrylic Heart and here is what I did:

I taped the corrugated Heart with Tim Holtz Paper Tape

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and then painted over some Golden Goddess Glimmer Glam with a Fan Brush
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and let it dry.

Then I sprayed it with Red Velvet Glimmer Mist – having the areas that were treated with the Glimmer Glam resist the Glimmer Mist.
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Next I took the acrylic heart, stamped it with Embossing Ink and then embossed it with a golden-green Embossing powder. -sorry for the blurry picture- I did only this one terrible shot….:)
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I sprayed the Heart with Cherry Cola Chalkboard Glimmer Mist because the Chalkboard niceley grabs so slick surfaces too and leaves a nice look on acrylic.

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I ripped off some of the paper tape again from the chipboard heart to release some of the currogated areas and used some Pewter Glimmer Glaze flicking it onto the background- and also stippled some Hammered Copper Glimmer Glam onto the background. And there you go :)
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You can learn lot’s of techniques using Tattered Angels Products in one of my upcoming workshops – the next ones are

on August 27th, 2011 – at Creavil in Berlin, Germany.

don’t hesitate to contact me if you want me in your store or area .

Nathalie Kalbach – www.scrapbook-trends.com

  • Kerstin

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    Ich guck mir das dann mal in echt und farbig an. Wir sehen uns nämlich bei Creavil. :)

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Cards *Tattered Angels*

This Month Tattered Angels features Epiphany . It was fun working with those tools and products. And…I’m actually not huge on making cards- well I like to make them but I’m by no means a good cardmaker- LOL – but I had a lot of fun doing them ;)

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some of the new Riptide Glimmer Mist on the background- ahh I love this color.

Painted the Epiphany Bubble Caps Hearts with Flirty Glimmer Glaze…pretty fitting for a Love Card, isn’t it- LOL

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I sprayed the background and the some left over Pink Paislee Parisian Antrophology paper with Marigold Glimmer Mist. Then used a Prima Mask and sprayed with Tomatoe Cerise Chalkboard Glimmer Mist . I stamped and clearembossed. Then sprayed over again with Sugar Maple Glimmer Mist.

I used the Epiphany Bubble Caps Round and the Studio Tool Round 14 for the misted Pink Paislee Paper then. The stitching Stamp and the “Gratulier” Stamp which is German for Congrats are from MyStampBox.

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Here I used the Marmelade Glimmer Mist and Mermaid Glimmer Glam and Flirty Glimmer Glaze all wet and let them running into each other- I love the effect of mixing our Paint Media while they are wet.

Can’t wait to see what the other design team members are coming up with this month !

Have a great day

  • Sue Clarke

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    I especially like the WISH card/colors.

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  • Kim Sonksen

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    I already spotted them on the TA blog – fab cards!

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  • conny

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    *gg* den spass sieht man den karten auch an – schaun super aus! immer positiv denken sind mini-layouts und gar nicht resteverwertung ;-) von den farben ist mein favourite “gratulier”, stempel is auch mächtigst cool ….

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Cocoa Daisy – July: Urban Loft II

Here is another layout with the awesome Cocoa Daisy – Urban Loft Kit.

*Nice to Meet You*

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Perfect kit for these Australia Trip photos and the fun animals I saw :)

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Have a gorgeous day

Nat

  • Sarale

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    Tolles Layout, die Fotos sind super und die Alphas passen so schön zu den australischen Straßenschildern.

    LG,

    Tanja

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  • Jenny Petricek

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    I like the fun yellow letters you used for your title…did you design and hand-cut them yourself?

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  • Karen

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    Very sweet and those colors are so Australia.

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  • Sue Clarke

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    I really love the movement that this LO has and the pics are too cute!

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  • Mandy Collins

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    fun collection of images from your trip down under

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  • Kim Sonksen

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    LOve this – you are rocking the Kit!

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Another year….:)

BDaynat

Thank you for all your birthday wishes in the snail mail, as emails and via facebook :) ! Have a wonderful and amazing day :)
hugs
nat

  • cuchy

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    What a sweet page. Enjoy your day, Cuchy

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  • Sue Clarke

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    Happy B-day Nat. You make the world a better place!
    Hugs, Sue

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  • Heidi

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    Hi sweets, happy happy B day.
    Hugs from Denmark ;)

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