Showing posts with label Tips Tricks and Tutorials. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tips Tricks and Tutorials. Show all posts

Friday, June 17, 2022

Weekend Creative Challenge #10

It’s the weekend! That means another creative challenge for those who might want to play along someday 🤣

Nurturing one’s creativity is SO key to helping to ensure a healthy mindset … human beings are all born with an instinct to express themselves through creativity but sometimes external factors impede peoples abilty to engage in creative expression and so their full healthy mindset is also impeded! We need to get back to ensuring that everyone has at least ONE creative outlet for expressing themselves. 

So here’s another instalment of the Weekend Creativite Challenge - each week I will post a photo prompt that you can use to get your creativity mojo going! 


Choose from the photos colours or imagery or just the general feeling/emotion that it brings to your heart! 

You can create with whatever medium speaks to you and inspires you! There are so many ways to nurture one’s creative soul! 

What’s your favorute way to nurture creativity?

Here are just a few of mine:
  • Colouring 
  • Mixed media / Painting
  • Papercrafting
  • Fun Nail designs
  • Poetry/Short Story/Blog writing
Snap a photo of your creative work and share it in my Totallyawake4-life & Nailin' it Together community group by the following Thursday night at midnight to get your name entered into the draw! 

Bonus entry if you share the creative prompt and your entry on your own social media in a public setting and tag my Totallyawake4-life & Nailin' it Together group and use the hashtag #TA4L10.

Join us here:


I will be doing a monthly prize draw inside the group from all the creative entry’s shared and that show up tagged outside the group (remember the settings needs to be public otherwise I cannot search the hashtag to see them)  … let’s help spread the joy and benefits of creativity together 💗

Happy Stampin’ 
Margaret 
Live, Laugh Love 
Be Totallyawake4-life

Wednesday, January 5, 2022

What’s your must have time saving craft tool?


For me one of mine is the Stamperatus! It’s the BEST project saver - no more accidentally rocked the stamp lines on my projects, no more opps my fingers slipped and my stamp block landed in middle of my work and ruined my project! 

I also love this use shown here by a Stampin’ Up! Artisan team member to ensure you get the bold crisp stamp set for your project. Just makes the end results pop that much more! 

But the awesomeness doesn’t stop there - I also love how it speeds up layered stamping projects or when creating custom orders for customers using the same design over! Saving my precious commodity of time and therefore money when doing multiple projects! 

Plus you can adjust the plates to create a cascade or grid pattern along a card without having to adjust the stamp or paper alignment itself - just move the plastic plate to the next slot over. 

IMO it is a must have when designing cards and scrapbook projects! 
 
What’s your must have project saving and time saving crafting tool? 

Happy Stampin’

Margaret
Live, Laugh, Love
Be Totallyawake4-life   

Tuesday, December 28, 2021

Technique Tuesday- Masking

Masking is such an easy technique that can provide a total pop of elegance to any card! 


I am loving the combination of the masking with the pop of white embossed  images. 

Happy Stampin’

Margaret

Live,Love, Laugh
Be Totallyawake4-life 

Photo credit and full description here:



Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Tutorial Tuesday - Christmas nail art

How adorable are these quick yet stunning nail art creations?


Check out this quick little tutorial showing just how easy it is to create such stunning accent nails using GelMoment products! 
📸 Sylvia Gorenszach

The Penguin - recreate using Ravens Kiss, Lovee Dovee, Candlelight or Scandalous 


Santa Suit - recreate using Scandalous, Lovee Dovee, Raven’s Kiss and Chandelier or if you want a  gold buckle Gilty Soirée.


Santa Hats -Recreate using In the Mood, Scandalous and Lovee Dovee 


Tye Dye Christmas tree - recreate using Maliblu, Jungle Island, Chandelier, Lovee Dovee and Raven’s Kiss.


For more nail art inspiration be sure to join us over on our Facebook group Totallyawake4-life & Nailin’ It! 

Be as Bold as your GelMoment 

Margaret 
Live, Laugh, Love
Be Totallyawake4-life
 

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Saturday, December 4, 2021

How cute is this little Santa manicure?

Is it this the cutest little Santa that you ever did see! 

Let’s recreate this look!! It’s as easy as 1,2,3….4!



I would recreate using:



Be as Bold As your Gelmoment Nail Polish 

Margaret 

Live, Laugh,Love

Be Totallyawake4-life 



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Thursday, November 25, 2021

Lots of Pun coming in December!

 

December's Lots of Pun Kit from Paper Pumpkin looks like it is going to be loads of fun! 
 
The kit contains enough elements to create 9 cards—3 each of 3 designs—and 9 coordinating envelopes. This all-inclusive kit includes printed card bases, die-cut paper pieces, embellishments, adhesive, and more!
 
The Lots of Pun Stamp Set is a builder stamp set! This means the included images can be mixed and matched to build a variety of unique characters with different looks and features.
  • Card size: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" (10.8 x 14 cm)
  • Envelope size: 4-1/2" x 5-3/4" (11.4 x 14.6 cm)
  • Coordinating colors: Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, Granny Apple Green, Pool Party, Poppy Parade
  • Includes a Classic Stampin’ Spot
 Order yours here before December 10th to play along!

If you order your Paper Pumpkin through my link you can either bring it with you and join us in person or via Facebook 'room' on my page for the Paper Pumpkin Club class where we create projects with it together! 
 
Happy Stampin'
 
Margaret
Live, Laugh, Love
Be Totallyawake4-life
 
 
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Bright Baubles

OK I already loved the Bright Baubles Bundle but seeing this Artisan team member inspiration and now he layered them to really make them POP I want it even more!!! 


So intricate and elegant! They’d look lovely hanging on a tree too! I just love making paper ornaments for my tree! 


Tombow glue is perfect for intricate gluing and dries clear. A little trick I use if I need a really intricate dab of glue is make a puddle in my silicone mar and use the paper poker to dot on OR I use a sponge and dab the glue onto sponge and than dab onto the paper dies for a nice even application.
 
Here is the entire Bright Baubles bundle!
 
Photo credit and full details here: 

Happy Stampin’ 

Margaret

Live, Laugh, Love
Be Totallyawake4-life

Monday, November 22, 2021

Faux Foil Nail art

 How gorgeous is this look?? 

Photo credit to fellow distributor Sylvia Gorenszach

Colours used:
  • Thumb, Index & Pinky - Just Cruise
  • Middle Finger - Coffee House mixed with Andromeda chrome. Clearly Frisky on top. (tutorial in the comments)
  • Ring Finger - Base is 1 part Lovee Dovee and 2 parts Clearly Frisky, Just Cruise with Lovee Dovee swirled in it and foil created by using Raven's Kiss and Andromeda chrome.
  • Whole nail topped off with Clearly Frisky.

 Check out this tutorial on how easy this technique is!


Want more inspirations come join us over on Facebook in my VIP community Totallyawake4-life & Nailin’ It! 

Be as Bold as your GelMoment


Margaret 
Live, Laugh, Love
Be Totallyawake4-life 

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Friday, November 19, 2021

Any Buffalo Plaid fans?

Buffalo Plaid? Checkered?  


Regardless of what it is the GelMoment stamping plates are so versatile to create amazing looks! This look was created using Stamping Plate 4 - stripes.

 
Colours used:
  • London Dreams
  • White Stamping Gel
  • Black Stamping Gel
  • Clearly Frisky 

Check out this awesome tutorial from the amazing Free Range Manicures showing how easy it is to create this stunning nail art! 



Also you can combine the Chromes with the stamping gels to make your plaid in more colours! This look in Christmas colours would look amazing!!

May your Day be as Bold as your GelMoment!

Margaret 
Live, Laugh, Love
Be Totallyawake4-life


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Tuesday, January 5, 2021

Tips, Tricks and Tutorial Tuesday!

The Nail Art styling strips are awesome for adding to your manicure both as is OR to create a stencil or mask for creating art designs!

 

Check out this cool tutorial on how to combine them with Chrome application to get that perfect 'straight line' in your nail art design!

Be As Bold as your GelMoment Nail polish!

Margaret
Live, Laugh, Love
Be Totallyawake4-life
 
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Saturday, January 2, 2021

TOP 25 Polish Colours of 2020

 


How many of your favorites made the list???



#1 Clearly Frisky

# 2 Echoes Of Paris

#3 Champagne Toast

#4 Ballerina

#5 Lovee Dovee

#6 I Pink You!

#7 Maya's Cheeks

#8 Raven's Kiss

#9 Satin Princess

#10 Cloud 9

#11 Meet Me At The Chapel

#12 Tuti Cutie

#13 On Taupe

#14 Chandelier

#15 Apple Blossom

#16 Just Between Us

#17 London Dreams

#18 Scarlet Slippers

#19 In The Mood

#20 Beauty Queen

#21 Witchcraft

#22 Eye To My Soul

#23 Unspoken Love

#24 Sand Castles

#25 Sensationelle

Polish colours appear in the order of most units sold in 2020 through all 3 countries combined ... I am embarrassed  to say that despite being new that I already have all but the 3 I underlined ... one of the many perk of hosting a party and earning a 50% off coupon you can use it on the Build Your Own Collection and choose 11 polishes for more than 50% off because the kit already gives you a free one!

 



Be as Bold as your GelMoment Polish!

Margaret
Live, Laugh, Love
Be Totallyawake4-life

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Monday, December 28, 2020

DoTerra inspired Hangover Survival Kit

 Who has plans to send 2020 out with the BANG it deserves? I am so ready to close the door on this past year and am hopeful that 2021 will bring growth and prosperity back to the forefront as we round the curve on the pandemic now that vaccines are rolling out and treatment options for Covid are increasing!

This DoTerra Hangover kit is a great little gift to yourself or pin it for next year when we can hopefully have guests as it makes a cute little gift idea for party guests who stay the night to avoid drinking and driving!

Hangover Survival bag:🎉
📍 Water bottle
📍 On Guard® (protective blend)Toothpaste (sample size)!
📍 Breathe® (respiratory blend) Drops
📍 Peppermint beadlets
📍 Small sample size honeys (honey sticks work great) and some herbal tea
📍 Samples size oils (ideas support digestion/nausea such as peppermint, lemon, ginger or the DigestZen blend!)

Stay safe this New Year!

Margaret
Live, Laugh, Love
Be Totallyawake4-life

 

 

Friday, December 25, 2020

Merry Christmas Manicure tutorial


 Love being a member of my GelMoment team -  the Golden Files! 

We have a group where we challenge each other to do nail designs or techniques every other Friday night! One person volunteer to do the tutorial video live while we watch/play along! 

This time some of us participated with this Holiday manicure!


Check out the how to video here:

So we picked an inspiration from Pinterest and than recreated  it on either of own nails, a child’s nails or practice nail slicks! 







This challenge is so awesome as it helps to showcase how designs and nail art can look awesome on nails of all lengths! How anyone can create cool nail art with the right tools and a little creative inspiration!

Come join my Totallyawake4-life & Nailin’ It! group on Facebook and show me yours! 

Be as Bold as your GelMoment nail polish!

Margaret 
Live, Laugh, Love
Be Totallyawake4-life
 
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Sunday, December 6, 2020

Sunday Challenge with the Scrapbook Nerds

 Guest designing today for the Scrapbook Nerds & Friends on Facebook and this week it is my turn to choose the Weekly Challenge! I have chosen to invite people to Get Embossed! I chose to use a fun alternate way to emboss but you can choose to play along with traditional embossing powder technique OR share another one with us!!!


 I made a super fast tutorial for this quick and easy Hot Glue Gun embossing technique! 


I paired my technique with this adorable stamp set from the Scrapbook Nerds - My Favorite Things Sassy Pants Holidays for my inside sentiments!

I hope you come join us on Facebook and play along for a chance to win $10 gift certificate from the Scrapbook Nerd online store! 

Happy Stampin'

Margaret 
Live, Laugh, Love
Be Totallyawake4-life

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Sunday, November 1, 2020

Lizard manicure! Yes please!

 How cool is this nail art??? 

 

I am so enjoying my Totallyawake4-life & Nailin' It! journey so far! Come join me on Facebook if you are into pretty nails and nail art cause I am so addicted myself! 

Ebony created a really cool tutorial video for it! I cannot wait to try this out! 

 


 Want to buy the supplies to create cool nails like this - shop online here!


Happy creating - if you recreate this look please come join my nail community and share!

Take Care

Margaret

Live, Laugh, Love

Be Totallyawake4-life




Keeping Your Glass top clean

 Ok I cannot be the only one who has members of the household who do not wipe the glass top down before turning it on? Or they attempt to wipe it down but do not use a clean cloth so end up leaving it like this with nasty watermarks baked into it?

 Thank goodness for Enjo and the smallest of elbow grease! The awesomeness of Enjo is that the fibres do most of the work so you just need to provide the motion for them cause they have yet to develop a self cleaning Enjo fibre - but one can hope! Wet your Kitchen scrub with water, scoop out some marble paste because this is baked on mess so a little helper is needed, and than spray the surface with extra water and than swirl around the paste adding more as needed! Water is the magic ingredient here if you feel somethings stuck add more spritzs of water!

When you are confident all the mess is loose and ready to be wiped up switch over to the green fibre side and wash off all the marble paste with cool water - rinse as needed until stove top is clear. Dry behind with your kitchen Enjofil and whola!

 It works amazing! Shiny mess free glass top again!

 

Happy cleaning! If you need an Enjo representative please contact Lynn she is amazingly knowledgeable!

Margaret

Live, Laugh, Love

Be Totallyawake4-life

 




Thursday, October 15, 2020

Watercolour background fun!

 Loving this Artisan Design Team Tip from fellow demo Zsuanna! 



For this stunning background you need / large acrylic block, a piece of clear window sheet, stampin ' blends (dark, 2-3 colors) and rubbing alcohol.

Just stunning works of art ... mixed media is always my favourite! I love the messy fun it’s so therapeutic!

You can order supplies to create this technique on my website

Happy Stampin'

Margaret

Live, Laugh, Love

Be Totallyawake4-life