Class Samples and Cropping Fun!

Here are the really cute projects we'll be making at the "Introduction to Gelatos by Faber Castell" Class I'll be holding here at my home in Walnut Creek next weekend! If you are curious to see how these can work their way into your projects, come join me in an afternoon of learning fun techniques and seeing how many beautiful things you can make with them! You'll get to take home your own 4 pack of Metallic Gelatos and these four gorgeous projects! We'll use Prima, Claudine Helmuth, Faber Castell to name a few and your even taking home a Donna Downey Foam Stamp! Come join us for a fun day of crafting! Sign up HERE!

Also, yesterday I spent the day at Scrap Again crop in Vacaville, CA. This is an all day crop held from 10am to 10pm and let me tell you these ladies have it down! Its organized, fun and its in a great location right off the freeway! Please go check them out on their WEBSITE and FACEBOOK Page and come join us for a crop, I had a little booth yesterday and spent the day cropping as well! Really fun and the cost is so little for a full day of fun!

Winner, Winner and Winner!

Hello Friends, today is the "Girl on Fire" Day! I am so excited for The Hunger Games, and to say its fantasic is an understatement! I am going again on Sunday, taking my mother with me, and to re-live every single moment! I picked two winners from the comments below and they are:

Jennifer Ashley DeGough - She won the Pendant!

Lauren - Won the fantastic Fiskars Punch!

Oh, also, just because I love her so much ANGELA DANIELS, my favorite Fiskateer is getting a Pendant too! Thanks Angela for having me be a part of this really fun blog hop/project!

Ladies, please email me at theartlife@yahoo.com to give me your mailing address' so I can get your items out to you asap! Thanks everyone so much for coming over and saying hello, I hope you can stay awhile and find some inspiration! Have a great weekend all!
Daniela

Hunger Games Fun and a GIVEAWAY!

I am a huge fan of the HUNGER GAMES and am so excited about its opening this weekend! When Angela Daniels, Lead Fiskateer asked if I would help out with a project, a post and a giveaway, I jumped at the opportunity! So, lets give some stuff away! I wanted to make a jewelry piece that I could wear to the movie on Friday, and in true Art Life Form, I made these altered art pendants! They feature the darling "Bird" punch, but have you noticed how much the resemble a MockingJay??? :)

I used WOW Embossing powders to give the bird and the "fire" paper underneath some texture. I used the Ultra-High Gold, which is a thick embossing powder that is just heavenly! The pendants are from HHH Enterprises and they have great Jewelry Making supplies! Have you seen the darling new Jenni Bowlin Punches made by Fiskars? They are the cutest things I have ever seen and I had to have them ALL! I'd like to give some away to you! I'll be giving away 2 Fiskars Punches, and one of these pendants!

How to enter:
Leave a comment on this post telling me if you have read The Hunger Games. If so, what is your favorite part of the book/series?
Do you want extra entries? Please leave a separate comment for each additional entry.
Follow my blog.
Come Join The Art Life Shop on Facebook and Friend me, HERE!

Like Fiskars on Facebook.
That's a total of FOUR entries!! You'll have a fantastic chance of winning one of these FANTASTIC prizes! You have Fiskars to thank so when you like Fiskars, tell them I sent ya!
Thanks so much for looking and after the movie, let me know what you thought???? I'll pick a winner on Saturday the 24th, get all your friends to enter too!
Daniela

Art Life Inspiration Weekend!

The Art Life Inspiration Weekend!

August 3-5th 2012 Hyatt House, Pleasant Hill, CA

You are invited to a weekend journey of artistic camaraderie hosted by The Art Life. This inspiration packed retreat will include cropping, four classes by top notch teachers, make and takes and goodies from your local Scrapbook Stores, as well as Fantastic Art Life Goodie Bags and Giveaways. This fun filled weekend features your favorite teachers, Marion Smith, Suzy West, Daniela Costa, Lora Oliver and Lead Fiskateer Angela Daniels. Your host, Daniela Costa, will have a fully stocked mini Art Life Store for all your scrapping needs and personalized service, help and inspiration. If you’ve ever experienced taking a class in Daniela’s home, you’ll know how much you’ll be spoiled during your weekend! This creative retreat will run from Friday August 3rd, 4pm through Sunday August 5th at 5pm. Come check out the entire website dedicated to the event at http://www.artlifeinspirationweekend.com/

Your registration fee includes:

Friday August 3rd

Make and Takes, Shopping, and Registration starting at 4pm, PHOTO BOOTH will be at the event from 6-9pm! Also, cropping 6pm– 11pm Art Inspired Studios will be hosting a fantastic Make and Take that night!
Saturday August 4th
Cropping room from 7am-11pm,
Classes with featured teachers Marion Smith and Daniela Costa
Make and Take by Scrapbook Territory, Berkeley CA
Fully catered drinks all day and catered snacks throughout the day
Sunday August 5th
Cropping room from 7am to 5pm
Classes with featured teachers Suzy West and Lora Oliver
Make and Take by Angela Daniels, Lead Fiskateer, Fiskars
Fully catered drinks all day and catered snacks throughout the day
Finish at 5pm on Sunday.
The Art Life Inspiration Weekend Cost is 350.00
There is a payment plan option with last payment required by July 3rd. Staying at Hyatt House as an overnight guest is optional and accommodations must be made by participant separately.
*The Hyatt House is an All Suites Hotel with gorgeous rooms each is equipped with their own kitchenette. Hyatt House provides a complimentary hot breakfast to its hotel guests. The Art Life and Hyatt House have worked together to bring you a special room rate for the retreat. Details for Hotel are on your left.
The Art Life Inspiration Retreat is limited to 50 participants so you’ll want to gather your friends, get a suite at the hotel, and register quickly

Basically Bare "Final Exam"

I am so excited to be chosen as one of the finalists for the Basically Bare Design Team. I'd like to let you in on some of the things I have been working on with their products and what you can see in the future from me!

I received my first big box of Basically Bare to feature in my classes and kits. I went right to work and made these two fantastic Kits which will be either classes or full instructional kits!

This first kit features the Basically Bare "Tilly's Tabs" Mixed Media Album which can be seen HERE on Scrapbook.com. It also features the Dress Me Up Dressforms which can also be seen HERE on Scrapbook.com. I paired this kit with brand new Prima Paper and Embellishments, tons of Art Life Goodies and Ribbons as well. Stay tuned for the final reveal of what you can do with this kit!

The second Kit features the Basically Bare Album "Funky Findings", which can be seen HERE on Scrapbook.com and also features a Dress Me Up Dressform as well as Chipboard Flowers and Corrugated Cardboard Houses! I paired the album with brand new Ruby RockIt Papers, Art Life embellies and tons of ribbons and twine.


I can't wait to play with these kits, and they both will be available soon either through my website or taking a class with me! Stay tuned for more info on my new favorite Mini Album Manufacturer Basically Bare!

I must say that putting these kits together was so much fun for me. It is one of my most fulfilling parts of the Art! I love pairing Mini Albums, Papers, Embellishments, and Ribbons and making these kits! It gets me so excited to put them all together with my pictures and share them with you!
BE SURE to comment on this blog post, because Basically Bare is giving away a FANTASTIC prize to someone who posts a reply on our blogs! They can win a completely line of the Winter Basically Bare Albums and Embellies! I would love for it to be one of my friends!

Sunday Evening Post

What a crazy weekend we have had. My poor little Tony broke his LEG! He was just riding his bike outside and made the turn too fast and the bike fell right on top of his leg. I have never been so scared than when you are driving your child to the emergency room and waiting to be seen and getting medicine for your child, that motherly instinct comes in and your ready to do whatever it takes to make your child better. It is the hardest part of being a parent is to witness your child hurt or in pain. We spent many hours at the hospital, then we were up all night due to pain and swelling. I am so lucky I have a husband that is strong, clear headed, and keeps his cool, and soothes at the same time. While I am a wreck, pacing the floor not knowing if I can handle it, he just swoops in and takes over. He is fantastic and I love and appreciate him so much for this.


I was lucky enough Friday night to have Lora come over and we played with glue and paper! I finished the 2 2-page layouts with the brand new BASIC GREY for my class on March 18th at Scrapbook Territory and here are the pictures! I love these papers and embellishments! I can't wait to share them with you, I hope you can come to the class. If your not local, I will have these kits available with full color instructions, and I'll post a link to them when they are up on the website. For now, I am off to do some more posting and work, Aaron is on first watch tonight with Tony, I hope he sleeps tonight, he needs it poor baby and so do we!