Quick coloring tutorials and a giveaway!

I made this Acetate Treat Holder for a tutorial over at Scrapbooking Supplies R Us.

I also made this quick and easy card.

Before you head over to the acetate holder tutorial, I wanted to show you how I colored the pumpkins on the tag and on the card.

For the tag, I stamped the image on watercolor paper in Staz-On.


I inked up my craft sheet with Tim Holtz Dried Marigold Distress Ink.


Before applying color to my image, I like to "wet" the work surface.


Then I pick up some of the Dried Marigold off of the craft sheet and start "painting" the pumpkin.


Here is the image after several layers of color:


Then I started to "pull" the colors from the pumpkin out onto the surrounding area.
This allowed me to create highlights on the pumpkin and add some color to the watercolor paper.





Here I added some bling with my clear atyou Spica pen.


A quick and easy way to rough up the edges is to simply use your fingernail!

I used Copics on the card. The paper I used is Coconut Swirl (Bazzill).

I used the chiseled end to give the pumpkin a quick coat of Y17.

I used YR04 to add some dimension to the pumpkin...



Then I went back over the entire image with the first Copic, Y17



I used G99 once to cover the stem and leaf.

Then I went over it again to create some shading.

Here's the pumpkin as is:


Here is the same image with a touch of gray all around the image:

Now for the information for the giveaway!

Everything you see on the little card can be yours!

- Copics I used (Y17, YR04, G99)

- Happy Halloween Pumpkin stamp (Hampton Arts)

- a bottle of Spooky Dew Drops

- Boo to You "Monster Mash" paper

- Boo to You "Frightful Friends" paper

- 1 yd of Orange swirl ribbon

Simply go to my Halloween Acetate Treat Holder tutorial on Scrapbooking Supplies R Us.

Scroll all the way down to my signature and click on "Leave A Comment".

Leave me a message there about what you thought of both tutorials (coloring and treat holder) by this Friday (Sept. 25th) and you will qualify for the drawing!

Good luck!!

Monday's Fun Day Winner!

Congratulations to DANI!

Dani said...
I love Tim Holtz! I actually went to one of his demos and met him. Not only is he smart and sweet but he smells good too! LOL!I love his alcohol inks as well as his stamps. He just has so many awesome things!

http://countyourbeautifulblessings.blogspot.com/2009/07/twilight-tuesday-40-blue.html

The second card on here is a purple butterly. The glossy paper the butterfly is on is colored with his alcohol inks.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Email me your address, Dani!
whoopsie.daisy (at) sbcglobal.net

hugs,

Monday's Fun Day ~ Tim Holtz Idea-ology

This giveaway is now closed!

Here's a tidbit that not many know about me.
I am a HUGE Tim Holtz fan.
That's right. I totally dig all things grundge and distressed.

Meeting him in person at Winter CHA (January) was just awesome.
Thursday, I will share a tag that he demonstrated and some pics to go with it.

Here's something I whipped up tonight just for the fun of it:

I used my Nestabilities tag to make the tag from Grundgepaper.
Then I pressed the tag onto an Antique Linen distress ink pad.



A quick spritz with my mister:



I used my heating tool to air dry the wet ink.


I repeated the process with Tea Dye distress ink:



Have you ever used these masks? They are a lot of fun to play with.



I couldn't easily locate my blending tool so I used a napkin instead.



Remove the mask (Tim Holtz Idea-ology Masks):



Add some foliage from his Idea-ology collection:





I am going to use it as a bookmark. :)

So now we can move on to the Monday's Fun Day!

I had so much fun using Tim Holtz's Idea-ology line that I have a couple of my favorites to give away this week, courtesy of Memories Live On:





To qualify, simply post here if you are a fan of Tim Holtz or not. If you are, then let me know what you like from his product line. If you have something that you have made with some of his stuff, then please put a link here to share. I would love to see!

You have until Sunday, August 16th, to get in on the fun.
I will draw a name at midnight.

Good luck!

July's winner!

I can not believe it's August!! How did this happen?
Thanks to all who checked in and sent me such sweet emails.
I disappeared for over a week because of personal issues and should have posted this a few days ago! I am sorry to keep you waiting.


I have a winner of the gift certificate to Scrapbooking Supplies R Us!
BUT... before I get started, I need to mention that I will be posting another giveaway for this week later tonight. SO, please be sure to come back to find out what's up for grabs next!



Now, with the help of my youngest son, we have drawn a name out of the box.



Congratulations to BETH!

Beth said:

The new blog is terrific. It's very easy to navigate and find everything..I love it. Wow, it's really difficult to know what I would buy..I would probably start with some stamps, as I am new to stamping..but knowing myself, I wouldn't stop there..LOL. Keep up the great work..the blogs are very inspiring (and enabling..hehe). Thanks! :)

Please email me at: whoopsie.daisy{at}sbcglobal.net

I will arrange a code with the store so that you can start shopping online!

xx

Introducing "The Crop Spot" and another Monday's Fun Day!

This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to BETH!

Memories Live On's (MLO) blog, "The Crop Spot" is now up and running!

Just to clarify, the store is located in Cupertino, CA. but MLO also has an online store called "Scrapbooking Supplies R Us" and it is on that site where you will find the new store blog.



What's super exciting is that I will be blogging for the store with two very talented ladies, Scrapperlicious (a.k.a. Irene Tan) and Holly (also a teacher at MLO).

You can check it out here: The Crop Spot

To celebrate the new blog, we are giving away $20 worth of products of YOUR CHOICE from the online store!

What do you have to do to enter?

1) Go check out the new blog and the online store

2) Come back here and post what you would get for $20 in products from Scrapbooking Supplies R US if you won the giveaway AND...

3) Let me know what you think of the new blog!

Those following my blog will already get an extra entry after posting their comment here but please know that becoming a follower is not necessary (totally appreciated nonetheless).

Help spread the word and you get another chance! Just be sure to post your link to your website / blog so that I can check it out. If you don't have one, no worries! Just email a few friends and have them mention your name when they post their comment. It works!

I work hard to keep track of all the entries and put your names into a box as your posts come in. Not to worry! The box is shaken and names are tossed well every day!! :)

A lucky winner will be drawn on July 31st at 11pm.

xx

Birthday Month Giveaway!

** This giveaway is now closed!! **

Thank you, everyone, for helping me celebrate my birthday all month long! Don't forget to come back again later this week for another giveaway!

I put everyone's names into a box as I received your comments and yes, I have been shaking and mixing your names up well all month long! :)

CONGRATULATIONS TO PATTY W! Hooray!!

Patty, email me your mailing address and I will get this out to you this week.

Terri and Joni, your packages are also on their way.

xx

Jane

** REMEMBER ** Every week, I will be adding something new to the pile! Check underneath the pictures to see! **

It's my birthday and I have some goodies to giveaway!
Some are compliments of Memories Live On (thank you Vivian and Mort!!) and some are from me. These are a few of my favorite things!

Here you go!


June 7th


June 15th



June 22nd


So... what do you think? Pretty awesome? See anything you would like to win?

Well, I love my readers. I have a new project coming up where I will be blogging for Memories Live On with the uber talented Irene Tan. I would love to get a head start blogging again and find my creative side... kinda lost it a little this month with the end of the school craze. Will you all help me?

All you have to do is be a follower (click on the left side). That gets you one entry to this giveaway! Leave me a comment here. That's another entry! Link me on your blog. That's another entry! If you don't have a blog, then just email a few of your crafty friends and send them this way (just have them refer you).

Then come back and visit me as I post more stuff!
Did I mention more goodies will be added every week? The more entries I get, the more goodies you get!

I will pick a winner randomly after 11pm, Sunday - June 28th.

Here's a sneak peek to what's coming up tomorrow!



Thanks to all of my friends who have encouraged me this far with this blog!
OH! I received a few emails worried about the music that used to be on the blog.
If you go to this post I explained why I took the music off and where it is now. Otherwise, just click on the "music" link that's on your upper left hand , under "Whoopsie Daisy Favorites". You will go straight to my Playlist!

Have a cupcake with me today!

hugs,

Monday's Fun Day winner!

As you may have noticed, I let the "special" Lakers Monday's Fun Day go an extra week in honor of the Lakers-Nuggets games. Well, they did it! They beat the Nuggets to represent the Western Conference in the NBA Finals against Orlando Magic. Go, Lakers!!

You know all this is really for Mort (Memories Live On) and my friend, Beth, right? LOL!

We've got a winner for the Glimmer Mist and the Smooch Pearlized Accent Ink!



Here are your random numbers:

8

Timestamp: 2009-06-02 07:15:54 UTC



terriavidreader (USA - IN) said...

I have never tried these products, but I sure have seen comments about them on many blogs. Would be fantastic to win so I could try them

Congratulations! Please email me your mailing address to: jane.matsumoto@sbcglobal.net

I will post a new Monday's Fun Day sometime tomorrow.
My cat, Mia, is in recovery at The Cat Hospital. She had to have several tumors removed this morning and I am running on empty right now... need to get some rest. The blogger was down for awhile, so I was waiting to be able to post the winner before heading off to bed.

Have a terrific Tuesday!!

Purple and Gold, baby!!

* This Monday's Fun Day giveaway is now closed. Thank you! *


Purple and Gold...



What's the first thing that comes to mind when you think of these colors?



Hmmmm?



Any sports fans out there? ;)



Did anyone follow the Laker's 7 game series with the Rockets that ended with the 19 point win on Sunday? That's right! 89 - 70! I am willing to bet that my friend, Beth, was watching Sunday's game from the maternity ward! LOL! She's probably Laker's #1 fan amongst my friends. I bet that if Nolan had decided to arrive during the game, she would have had it on during her labor. But he arrived Saturday afternoon just before I had to take off for Amy's birthday scrapbooking party at Memories Live On.

Introducing...
Nolan Takeshi Yoshida

This week's Monday's Fun Day was handed to me by Mort (Memories Live On) and he chose them with Laker colors in mind. "Go Lakers" and "They better win tomorrow" were his parting words to me as he handed me the items. LOL! Let's hope they can keep the Nuggets at bay for this week's Monday's Fun Day! Go Lakers!

SMOOCH! (Sugarberry)

Archival quality, acid-free pearlized accent ink

GLIMMER MIST! (Yellow Daisy)

Just post a comment here and let me know if you like shimmer and shine... and if you have ever heard of or tried these products before.

Oh yes! Last week's winner!

Monday's Fun Day winner of the Stampendous travel stamp set...

is...

(Random Integer Generator)

Here are your random numbers:


10


Timestamp: 2009-05-19 05:14:51 UTC

That is CINDEEQ!

She wrote:

"Oh I hope that I am not too late! I LOVE that set. So cute!!We are going on a road trip up the Oregon and Washington Coast in July. Can't wait. We love it there. Cindee"

Congratulations, Cindee! Email me your mailing address and I'll get this out to you later this week! whoopsie.daisy@sbcglobal.net





Come back tomorrow for a Copic tutorial on how to color this cute image with 7 Copic markers, for those who feel overwhelmed with "too many" copics to choose from or have a budget to mind.

Bye for now!

Happy Anniversary and Children's Day!! A New Monday's Fun Day!

I'm sorry I don't have anything new from my craft table to share.
I made a few cards using my new Hero Arts stamp sets, but need my camera to charge first before I can take any pics. Thanks to all who have emailed asking about how I am doing. I caught a 24 hour stomach virus over the weekend and tonight, it's a new viral thing with my sinus and lungs. *Sigh* The things I bring home from teaching preschool! LOL! If it's not one thing, it's another, eh?

Anyways...

May 5th! What a day of celebrations!
Happy Birthday to Kevin's sister, Kari!
Happy Cinco de Mayo, everyone!

Kevin and I are celebrating our 8th wedding anniversary.

Hakone Gardens, Saratoga CA


A friend was asking me about the 1001 cranes that I had folded for my wedding. Well, I had folded 100 gold and silver cranes and Kevin folded one lucky crane. :) For those who don't know about the 1001 cranes, it is a Japanese tradition (and Hawaiian) to fold 1001 cranes for longevity and good luck. These cranes can be strung from a ceiling or they are often arranged in a decorative pattern. I gave mine to a couple of very talented ladies who arranged mine into two large fans (symbolizing respect, friendship, and luck). You can see Kevin's one lucky crane at the bottom.




Ah! Children's Day! It used to be called "Boy's Day" and now it is called "Kodomo no Hi" to celebrate children. Here's a picture my mother took of me a very long time ago on Girl's Day (which is actually on March 3rd).


* This Monday's Fun Day is now closed. *
I have a new Monday's Fun Day, courtesy of Memories Live On!



These are some really awesome rub-ons, perfect for scrapbookers!
I always add extra goodies too. :)
Just leave me a comment here and be entered for a chance to win!
I will draw a winner using Random.Org on Sunday night.

Need more Kleenex!