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Hello and happy Sunday to YOU Let's welcome that elusive Spring! I thought you might enjoy hearing from Susan Pickering Rothamel. She tells us how she got started and how her business works.   She is an awesome woman with an awesome company.  Thank You Susan for allowing us to partner with you.  We are proud to have a working relationship with a real PRO! Thanks for visiting today and stay tuned to see our Team create fabulous projects with USArtQuest products.  We will be giving away a bottle of PPA for those who comment on the blog this week (one per day in a random drawing).

CREATIVATION is classes all day. We will post Facebook photos as we attend.... Trish Alger has arrived from Texas.  She is taking classes every day.  She is a learning sponge! Trish has many skills and talents.  And she is a really cool person!   Get to know her on our Blog.              

Before I begin my post, I have a happy announcement to make.  You are aware that we have been fortunate to add Betsy Skagen to our Design Team in August and NOW will be adding Jessica Madaglia in September 2015.    Look for some amazing Art coming up in the next few months.   Don't believe what they tell you.  It's HOT.    118 is still 118!        Traveling across the USA provides so many opportunities to see absolute wonder and amazing scenery.  My adopted home state of Arizona is a fine example of diversity and beauty. Summer is not the time to visit however!  You know when you open your oven and that blast of heat hits you in the face....in the Arizona summer that's what happens when you walk out your front door!   Yes, there is a real reason for Siestas, not just being lazy, it's too darn hot in the middle of the afternoon to do much else! We do have amazing natural be...

Howdy Folks from cool and damp Arizona! It has been glorious in Phoenix and we are loving it! The down side is the pool isn't as warm as it could be by now, so swimming will get a late start.  The up side, the windows are all open and the breezes are fabulous.  It is usually in the high 90's to low 100's by now, today is 65 degrees!!   As promised, the Winner from our Mother's Day Linkup Blog Party is... Patricia Weber!    CONGRATS   I am sharing a fun little MD Hobby & Craft metal mesh project for you today. Spring Sprouts I started by painting a large wooden spool with Terri Sproul Mica Mixers and then added green glitter (for Spring) I took my MD Hobby & Craft silver mesh and folded the raw edges over a ruler twice to make them snag free. It molds so easily. I then used AlteredPages Collage 1785 Bottle Cap Florals and punched the images with a circle punch. They were uniform in size to create front ...

Hello art lovers!  It's FRIDAY and Stephanie ready to share.   In today's post I am taking a departure from the creepy baby doll head book I've been working on to take of something that needed replacing.  My trusty cell phone case is all cracked...been dropped one too many times I guess.  So, today I am going to show you how to create your very own original cell phone case using mostly Altered Pages products.  We all have phones and why not make them as original as possible, right?  Right! This project was so easy and I am thoroughly happy with the end result.  I really only used a few supplies and it didn't take too long at all.  Great for a quick crafting fix.  I used a Glitz paper that I love. It is the  Glitz 8 x 8 paper pack "Enchanted Waters ".  Honestly, I have gone to this paper pack so many times.  I also used the ever so fun  Glitz Giant Gems in "Carpe Diem ".  In the picture I show Dew Drops , but I ended...

We want to share a technique that was shared with US! We want to share it because it gives such fantastic results with simple supplies and especially at this time of year with so much bling and gifting, what could be better than personalizing what you create? Joanne Sharpe uses craft foil and a glue stick in her hand lettering tutorial. As shown in Cloth Paper Scissors promotion. Using paper of your choice - Simply write what you want with a glue stick ( UHU glue sticks are fine quality).   Allow to air dry a bit. Then lay craft foil over the glue (shiny side up) and using a Silly Stick as a brayer, rub gently but firmly to transfer the foil to the glue.     Gently peel up one corner to see if it adhered as much as you would like.  If needed, press back into place and use the silly stick again being careful not to tear the foil. Create one of a kind gifts by framing someone's name or their pet's name.   This could be the year you bec...