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Meet my new artsy friends.. Paisley Studios..

so as I mentioned last week.. I got to do a wonderful all day makeover with Robert Jones.. but through the process I also met some seriously awesome and creative people. I have said this before and many times probably.. but I believe we are truly all creative people. We have been given that quality and it's up to us to decide what how to develop it and find what we love to do. I think weather it's in makeup, hair.. jewelry.. quilting, photography, scrapbooking, mixed media.. (the list could go on and on).. we are all creative people.

Well two of those wonderful girls I met that day were not only so dang cool, down to earth and seriously funny.. (not to mention stylish from head to toe).. but they are extremely talented photographers as well.  Kayla and Heather of Paisley Studio. They have a studio in Blackfoot which is a small town near where I live.. and it's the coolest place ever. It's in the downtown part of Blackfoot.. old town. So you know it's cool.  They have created an out of the box experience when it comes to having your photos taken.

They offer not only family,

 individual,

(um hello seriously love this one)

pets..

Couples..

 

wedding..

 

 and you name it photography. .

but they also offer an in house styling team that will do you hair and makeup for you and your family for your photography event. AND they are adding soon someone to do facials and all that fun jazz!  So you can come in and get the whole shebang.. and then have fabulous photos taken as well. They also travel as well to neighboring states.. but I can tell you they would be well worth the drive to get them done (plus you can come visit me too! Lol)

anyhow.. I am just in love with their creativity and how much love and passion they have for THEIR art. To take a person.. or persons and be able to capture what's in their hearts.. their mind.. or in their soul. WHo they are.. that takes some serious skill and a creative eye. These two women certainly have it. I can't share with you yet the before and afters of that day.. but I wanted to share with you a couple of pictures they took of me during the process that TOTALLY captured the moment and feelings i was having.. and when I saw them I was like.. oh my heck.. these girls ARE GOOD! lol.. because now I can look back at those photos and remember those feelings and thoughts I was having because they were sensitive enough and creative enough to capture them on film.

 

okay maybe this a a peek. but seriously that look on my face.. I know TOTALLY geeky.. but seriously I was so happy and overwhelmed.. love that they caught that on film.

 

there are a lot more.. I will share through the next few weeks.. but that's enough for now! lol

so anyhow.. if you are ever in the area and want a truly magical experience.. I would say treat yourself to stopping by their studio.. Paisley Studios..   You can follow them on their blog as well! the space is so dang cool too. It is my dream space for an art studio! lol

I am like.. um can i just move in and put my art studio here?  they of course said heck yes.. (even though I know they were like.. um no lol)

just love those two girls! new friends for life for sure! Love you Heather and Kayla!

I just wanted to say to all of you though too.. that creativity comes in all shapes and sizes and forms. Even when Allison was doing my hair or when Robert was doing my makeup, I was in awe of their expertise and knowledge and LOVE of what they do. They create art.. in different ways.. but they do. Crazy and I always tell my students.. to always explore EVERY creative thing that comes into their mind.. because they might find a brand new love and a new way of expression themselves. anyhow..

thanks for letting me share this post.

Happy Creating and Happy Monday!

 

 

 

February Mixed Media Kit Behind the Art project..

Seriously I am in love with our mixed media kit we have at the Scarlet Lime.. it's a monthly subscription kit where each month you are automatically sent a mixed media kit.. and then as part of it.. I do a project using the kit contents and post it here on my blog :) (soon to be the scarlet lime site too).

but I have to admit I LOVE finding products for this kit.. new and different things each month. always fun because then I get to play with them too! lol

So this month's kit was full of new goodies from CHA Winter (that is why there still isn't a picture listed on our scarlet lime website.. just barley got all the products in house last week because they are soo new and then shipped it to my wonderful photographer Junelle Jacobson..  so they will be coming soon (except now I am leaving for NC and won't be back until After the 1st of March lol) .. so maybe not . Seriously I need to figure out a way to work on my website while I am gone. You know when You buy all those fancy programs and install them on your computer and then loose the dang disks.. well I do. now I have a laptop i take with me on my trips.. but it's not doing me much good because I can't do any type of Scarlet Lime website stuff while I am gone because I don't have the programs with the disks to install them! lol.. I should really take better care of that stuff. Anyhow.. on my list of more things to do when I get back!

anyhow.. SO this is the project I made with this month's mixed media kit!

this month's kit included vellum paper from Dear Lizzy's new line.. which made for an awesome background for the sky

it also included these new fun clothepins called "whittles" from american crafts.. and some awesome ruffled tissue paper from Dear Lizzy as well

some fun Glitter from the new "wow" glitter line with American Crafts and also adorable button pack frmo Crate paper..

Plus of course my new She Art stamp: stitched Daffodils!

anyhow.. wanted to create a fun scene with a banner on a clothesline.. this is what I ended up with!

 

and of course.. I have a VIDEO to go with it.. so show you how it's all done! :)

today I am off to North Carolina to teach my first ever "private" event.. 4 awesome days with 20 ladies.. for two weekends in a row. Going to be amazing. Can NOT WAIT.  i have spent the day packing and putting together the little gifts I have for them.. making them extra special.. hope they enjoy it!

I will be posting from the road and showing picture too! so watch for that! enjoy today's video! Happy Wednesday!

 

Happy Presidents Day! Let's celebrate!

I was thinking.. we totally need some fun around here! lol.. lots of serious post lately.. and I was trying to think of a fun way to celebrate Presidents Day.. and thought it would be fun to offer one of my workshops at a HUGE discount today..

Probably one of my favorite workshop I have done so far for MYSELF.. is the 3 Hearts Workshop.

This workshop is based on a chinese proverb.. that goes like this..

a women has three hearts.. one that she shares with the world, one that she shares with her family and one that she shares only with herself.

I love this quote because I have often times found myself questioning why sometimes I show different sides of myself to different people. I have also found that some of the best parts of myself I share with the world.. but don't share those same things with my family. There are also parts of my heart i ONLY share with myself that I know my family would love and understand.. but yet I am too afraid to share. ANd then of course there are things I share only with myself that I am content on just keeping inside. and I think that is totally okay and healthy and good.

This class though was developed for two reason.. one: because i love the free form of art journaling and then hundreds of artsy techniques and applications that you can apply into them.. but also because I knew that many of you.. like myself sometimes struggle with the different hearts  you have to offer and share.. but not sure how to get to that point. And not that I have all the answers.. but I have found a really great way to help me figure out how to do that..

 

in this class I teach you how.. I also teach you over 30 different art journaling techniques.. actually more like 50! lol.. It's almost information overload.. lol. but I really wanted you to learn all the different aspects of art journaling because unlike painting a "girl" on canvas.. it truly is just so random and your heart can speak freely on the page without worrying about what should go where and how to shade.. or do hair.. or whatever. this is truly one of my favorite classes because of how it opens your heart up to both art and to yourself.

SO.. in honor of presidents day.. I would like to offer this class  at a BIG discount!

Normally this class costs $44.95.. but for today and tomorrow.. if you use the LINK BELOW to sign up.. you can purchase it for only $24.95.. which is 20 bucks off the normal cost!

 PLUS I will also put you in the color creative workshop as well (if you haven't taken it already.. and if you have you can do a refresher course).. which helps you with color combinations and thinking outside of the box when it comes to creating..

SO if you haven't taken this workshop.. OR if you have but know friends or family who would benefit from it.. now is a great time to sign up!!

To get the discount.. simply click on the link below

3 Hearts workshop SALE

or if you want to learn more about it.. you can click here

3 Hearts Workshop Info

using either links will let you get into the workshop for that steal of a price! :)

Anyhow.. just wanted to offer something fun today.. needed a little fun!!

I leave wednesday to go teach at Donna Downey's Inspired Workshop event.. for the next two weekends. I will be gone for 10 days!! Soo gonna miss my family.. but also excited to meet these wonderful women traveling from all over to spend time with me! We will have 4 intimate days together.. just seriously creating all day long. it's only 20 students in each weekend.. so it is going to be SO fun. I have a lot of fun surprises in store.. some fun gifts I am bringing :)

can't wait!

anyhow.. hope you enjoy today's holiday!
Happy Monday!

 

 

Little wonders...

how was everyone's valentines day? Mine was spectacular.. I had the all day makeover with Robert Jonesand Allison Price from the Austin Kade Acadmeny.. and all those wonderful people! Talk about an experience! wow!! (here are a just few peeks of that day)..

me and Allison Price (she is the one who colored and cut my hair).. it was at her Salon..Austin Kade Academny where they entire thing too place.

here is all the beautiful make up that Robert Uses on his models.. that was seriously so fun to be made up..

here is me and Robert.. right after he finished my makeup.. but before I finished my hair (he put extensions in it and styled it for the big reveal.)

Me after them putting me in my outfit and Robert putting on the finishing touches (actually just redoing my lips again.. I kept licking my lipgloss off.. it tasted good! lol)

 I was there all day long and they just pampered me from head to toe.. I got my nails done, had a pedicure, they bought clothes and jewelry for me..  and then my family and friends were there at 6:00 to see the final reveal! I have to admit.. it was fun to get my nails painted! It's a wonder how beautiful they look when they are actually filed and not chipped and have color on them! lol

but I told them it might not last long.. and I was right.. I was in the studio painting yesterday and doing videos for the blog and the February Mixed media kit.. and this is what they ended up looking like after I got done.. and this is AFTER I scrubbed and washed my hands..

 

So funny. It was a ton of fun though and a great experience! I can't wait to share with more about it! I met so many wonderful people.. the photographers were AMAZING and I can't wait to share with you all about them and their story, and then of course Allison and Bart and Robert.. and even the camera man.. I will be posting little bits and pieces of it over the next couple of weeks.. and of course the final video that they will be doing on it :) can't wait!

Another fun thing I was doing in the studio this week was creating my project for the Gilded Valentines workshop!  Here is a little peak at what I did..

 

It's a canvas that has deminsonal hearts on them.. and I teach a lot of fun new techniques! SOOO if you haven't signed up for this workshop yet.. you still can!  Come join us! the link is posted below!

Gilded Valentines Workshop.

So on a more serious note.. I know I mentioned monday about last week being a rather hard week for me.. and a close friend had given me this song a while back and yesterday while I was working in the studio.. it came up on my Ipod Playlist..

it's called Little Wonders by Rob Thomas

i wrote the lyrics out because they just truly spoke to me in so many ways and on so many levels.. I have also posted the music video to it below..  

let it go,
let it roll right off your shoulder
don't you know
the hardest part is over
let it in,
let your clarity define you
in the end
we will only just remember how it feels

our lives are made
in these small hours
these little wonders,
these twists & turns of fate
time falls away,
but these small hours,
these small hours still remain

let it slide,
let your troubles fall behind you
let it shine
until you feel it all around you
and i don't mind
if it's me you need to turn to
we?ll get by,
it's the heart that really matters in the end

our lives are made
in these small hours
these little wonders,
these twists & turns of fate
time falls away,
but these small hours,
these small hours still remain

all of my regret
will wash away some how
but i can not forget
the way i feel right now

in these small hours
these little wonders
these twists & turns of fate
these twists & turns of fate
time falls away but these small hours
these small hours, still remain,
still remain
these little wonders
these twists & turns of fate
time falls away
but these small hours
these little wonders still remain

 

I really love this song because there are so many moments in our lives that might seem hard or even  moments in our lives that are the most magical and wonderful moments of our lives.. but either way.. I believe both are meant to be in our lives and small wonderful miracles that help us grow and mold us into the person we are. It's also those small moments of love and truth and clarity that we can hold onto that help us get through the hard times we have and things to hold onto. This song has so many different meanings for me right now. I truly love it... and just wanted to share it with you.

Hope you all have a wonderful Thursday!

Life gives you lemons.. you make lemonade..

Ive always loved this quote.. mainly because I always dont have the best attitude when things are not going the way I had planned so it's a nice reminder to step back and remember we can always find the good in every situation if we try.

So yeah. I was pretty much gone all of last week from the blog, the internet, facebook, my emails.. one of those weeks where life just throws you a curve ball that requires all the attention you have and everything else needs to be put on hold. So I apologize for not being present last week here in Cyber space.. but i promise there was a reason for it and the reason was well worth it :).

I just have to say too that I am TRULY blessed. I have some amazing people in my life right now and its not by accident that they are here and around. Last week was crazy crazy.. and if it weren't for the support of those people (my family included).. well let's just say.. i am feeling VERY grateful today for them. My heart is full.

So back to life right? I have some exciting news to share.. well a few exciting things to share..

first off.. today is the start of the new Gilded Valentines workshop with the GIlded Girls! If you haven't signed up yet.. it's not too late to join!  You can read all about it here. The projects they are doing are SUPER cool. So in love with their unique gilded style!

AND the second piece of news.. MY NEW UNITY STAMPS ARE IN THE HOUSE!!! wahoo! just listed them early this morning on  the Scarlet LIme website.. so you can see them and order them HERE! This is actually something I have been waiting for.. so yeah! happy monday! lol

And my last bit of news.. this is actually just totally out of the norm for me. But a few weeks ago I was visiting with a good friend and was introduced to these amazing people.. Sunny and Bart Miller.. who are two really awesome people. The run and desiged a website for the very talented, Robert Jones.. who if you aren't familiar with him, he is a well known, world re-nowned makeup artist and hair stylist to the stars. He has won awards, books that are published and is just famous in his industry for his work. He also has a website where he teaches online classes.. which REALLY intrigued me because I always love to meet and hear about other artist who love to teach as well. Granted his art is in the makeup/hair industry.. but still to me.. that is art. Plus most people don't know this about me.. but I have a HUGE fascination with makeup and hair. LOVE learning how to apply it and do it. SO was excited there was a website out there that offers things like that. I never knew!

Well after meeting with them.. didn't think much of it until Bart gave me a phone call and said that Robert was going to be coming to Idaho Falls.. (little old idaho falls) to shoot some video for his website and he wanted to collaborate with me and basically do a  head to toe MAKEOVER on me for his website! I was like what? lol.. are you sure? me?? im just a small town girl from Shelley Idaho.. I usually just throw my hair into a ponytail and call it good while I work in my sweats from my home office each day.. ME? a fancy makeover? lol.. but he insisted that Robert  really wanted to work with me.. so I was TOTALLY in.

SOOO.. Robert is flying into today and tomorrow I am spending the entire day with him and his staff and the people at the Austin Kade Academeny in Idaho falls and they are doing a full blown makeover. Include hair, clothes, nails, pedicure.. and makeup.. and then tomorrow night at 5:00 my family and friend will gather and see my full reveal!  The entire process is going to be video taped and will be put on his website for the world to see! lol.. yeah.. now you really are going to see some magic at work.. not sure he can help this small town girl.. but if anyone can, he can that is for sure!

and don't worry.. I will be posting the video here on the blog too.. as soon as it's ready! lol cause you know you don't want to miss all of that! lol

I have to admit, I am SUPER SUPER nervous! I am not usually one that likes fuss and all that stuff and i HATE being the center of attention. They are going to have a full on video and camera team there.. plus assistants and more assistants.. and I am like.. really? can we just use my iphone and call it good? lol I am so shy when it comes to stuff like this.. so i think it's going to be a lot of great moments captures on film. that is for sure! lol

So that's my news for today. Fun and exciting and unexpected and after last week.. it's going to be a great way to spend a day.

This week I will also be posting my Behind the Art video using this month's mixed media kit! so watch for that!
oh and I almost forget.. we have winners to announce for the Gilded Workshop from last week's post..

so here we go! if you name is on here email me and I will get you into the workshop!

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email and we will get you in!

So thanks for being patient with me this last week and thanks for letting me share some news with you today as well!
Have a wonderful monday :)

 

She Art No. 2 opens today and a GIVEAWAY!

Happy Monday to everyone! this weekend was full of ups and downs for sure! lol. So after I posted last thursday about the new Valentines Workshop class (SO excited about).. I started just feeling SUPER crappy.. like fever, chills.. body aches.. cough.. and by 2 pm. I was in bed and out for the count! it seriously took me all weekend to get rid of my dang fever and finally saturday afternoon I started feeling good enough to leave my house!  My oldest son, Braden was having a 16th birthday party with friends.. first at Chili's and then onto bowling.(here is the bunch of them below.. what cute boys!)

I think the best part was that we had to wait for about an hour for a table so the boys took it upon themselves to open the doors for everyone coming and going and serenade them in song.. each time. I seriously haven't laughed that hard in a long time.. 10 boys singing "hey hey hey goodbye" is hilarious.. but not as funny as when they found out it was this cute girls  birthday and then all sang a fun little birthday tune to her and got down on one knee.. wow that was cute.. I don't think the Chili employees found it cute.. but I sure thought it was fun! lol

 Well I made it to Chili's.. but halfway through dinner just started feeling terrible again and had to have my husband run me home.. so missed out on the bowling.. but still was fun! My son is a really good kid and has GREAT friends. We are blessed!

But it's monday and life is GOOD and I am doing better and this day could not be any better. Best day in a long time for sure!

Anyhow.. through all the hustle and bustle of traveling and travelings.. and being sick.. lol totally forget to mention last week that my She Art Workshop No 2.. opens again TODAY!

 The first class started last november.. but starting today the new one starts and just like all of my other workshops.. now you can sign up anytime and have instant access to it! For a full year! This class is great if you have already taken She Art 1, because we go into so much more detail on how to create faces including eyes, noses mouths.. and then we are all about detail detail detail in both hair, clothes, texture and so much more. it really truly is a class that will push your creativity and help you grow as an artist!  so I would love to have you join me! To read all about this class and sign up.. you can go HERE

She ARt Workshop NO 2.

 ALSO.. if you were gone last week.. I announced a brand new workshop .. just in time for Valentines.. with the FABULOUS Gilded LIfe girls, Shea and Debbie..

A Gilded Valentines!

 and so wanted to do a giveaway for this class today as it starts in ONE week!

 

 Start our week out right! So just simply post on today's blog post and wednesday I will pick 5 winners to join us in this Class! if you have already signed up, you will receive a refund for your payment :)

OH and one more thing! Shea and Debbie are offering a jewelry kit to go with this class (it's a 4 day  workshop and one of the classes is this BEAUTIFUL Jewelry bracelet..

and they are offering a kit! you can go to their website HERE and purchase it!!  it is $35.00 and it includes EVERYTHING to make this bracelet.. so beaituful!  and they will get it shipped out asap!!!
anyhow.. lots of fun stuff going on this week.. can't wait to get into the studio this week and play too.. need to have some artsy inspiration soon for sure!

anyhow.. hope you all have a wonderful monday! and hope to see you join me in both She Art 2 and the NEW Valentines workshop that starts in ONE WEEK!!

happy monday!

Cha and a NEW valentines mini workshop!

oh my heck seriously? has it really been over a week since i posted last? yep.. that is not good.. but I do have a great excuse! last week was crazy busy getting ready for CHA.. and then when I got to CHA.. it was such a whirlwind of craziness! The debut of both my She Art Mixed Media line with Pink Paislee and my Stamp line with Unity was just a dream come true! I have to admit I was soooo nervous.. I actually got sick because I was so nervous. I didn't think I would be, but about a half hour before my demo/debut in the Pink Paislee booth I seriously just wanted to puke.. lol. I started having all these thoughts like.. what if the stores don't like the products? what if they don't get it? what if they just think mixed media is the lamest thing ever?? lol.. and when I get nervous I laugh and I seriously don't think I could stop laughing the first 30 minutes of my demo. But luckily the women and men who were there to watch just right away put me at ease and the line was SO well received.. and I just was so thankful! I was also thankful for good friends who kept my nerves at bay too. always grateful for words of love and encouragement from those you trust and love as well. So it went wonderful!!

Of course I also had the best time hanging out and seeing some of my dearest friends at CHA as well. The Glitz Girls, Margie, Donna Downey, Ali Edwards, Pablo, Tim Holtz, Michelle Hill.. I could go on and on. AND of course loved seeing the Gilded Girls.. Shea and Debbie. Which brings me to my next exciting news!!

about a month ago I was texting with Sheaback and forth and we were talking about how fun it would be to do a mini workshop for valentines.. similar to the one we did for christmas. Except this time.. it would just be the Gilded Girls and me.. we talked and texted and kinda put it in our minds.. but didn't really set anything in stone.. well about a week before CHA.. I called her again and said.. girl let's do this! Their work is SO amazing and they just have such a different look and feel than I do and so a mixture of the two of our art styles would just be so fun! SO I am excited to announce a NEW mini workshop! just in time for Valentines Day.. and it start in like 10 days!! February 13th!

A Gilded Valentines..

This workshop is a 4 day workshop! And will include 3 projects from the Gilded Girls.. Shea and Debbie.. plus fun tags/card sets AND a valentines project from me too!

If you took the 12 Ornaments workshop.. YOU KNOW how creative these girls are.. and the detail and amazing projects they come up with! here is a peak of two of them!!

I am SUPER excited about this project because it's a jewelry project!! AND its actually something that can be worn all year long! PLUS they will be offering a kit to purchase for the jewelry project (it is not included in the class)  exclusive to class members for this.. so watch for that info coming VERY Soon!

Another fun project is this goregous pillow..

Ive seen this baby in person and I was blown away by the cool creative detail! And their final project.. oh my heck.. it just blows me away! I can't wait to make it!! lol

and of course.. the class wouldn't be complete without my little artsy spin on valentines.. So this class is going to be seriously FUN!

 

 

It starts February 13th.. and I hope you will join us!

OH!! and I forgot to tell you! as a bonus.. for those of you that sign up before the 13th.. you will also receive free admission into my Color Creative workshop! it's my valentines present to you! if you are already taking the class.. feel free to give it away as a gift to someone you think would enjoy some creative artsy play! So really you are getting two classes in one!! wahoo!

To sign up simply click on the button below :)

A Gilded Valentines

$19.95

 

and also one more fun thing! Shea and Debbie.. the gilded girls are doing a giveaway right now on their blog! A cuttlebug die-cut machine!! So make sure you hop on over to their blog and check that out!!

lots of fun things going on.. we are hoping to have the new line of stamps in our store by the first part of next week.. my she art line with Pink Paislee doesn't ship until end of february.. so can't wait for that either!
Anyhow.. hope you have a wonderful thursday and hope you join me in this new mini workshop!!
Happy Thursday!