Tool School with Melissa Day #3-Button Shank Remover, Card Tutorial, Basic Grey Monthly Page Kit, & Winner

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I have several things to share with you today.  I'm going to give you a little blog tutorial on an easy Mother's Day card idea.  Today is also Day #3 of my Tool School video series.  You're going to see a button shank remover in action in today's video.   I also have an update on Basic Grey's Page of the Month kits.   And, last but not least, we have a winner for last week's giveaway.

I'll start with the Mother's Day card, because there are probably many of you who are in need of some card ideas.

C1692 - Mini Chipboard Cameos Set You'll start with the Maya Road Mini Chipboard Cameos Set.  You'll also need Distress Ink, I'm using Vintage Photo, 7 Gypsies tissue paper, gel medium, Webster's Pages Lotus Blooms for embellishing, and white acrylic paint.
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Rub the bottom layer of the cameo frame in distress ink, and paint the middle layer with acrylic paint.  Rough cut the shape of the cameo silhouette out of tissue paper.  Brush the silhouette with gel medium, lay the tissue paper over the silhouette, and brush the top again with gel medium.  The tissue paper "melts" to the chipboard.  Scor-Tape the pieces  together to form the cameo, and add a lotus bloom resin to the silhouette's hair.

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Day #3 Tool School Video-Button Shank Remover

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Basic Grey Monthly Page Kits for May and June are due to arrive late this week!  If you pre-ordered your kit it should be shipping around Monday, May 9th.  You'll recieve a tracking notication when it ships, so be looking for that.  If you haven't pre-ordered your kits there are 4 kits left (click here to order) .  You are more than welcome to order product with your kit order.  The kits are sold 2 months at a time.  The kits shipping on Monday are May and June kits.  This is great because it saves you shipping.  Here's a peek at the actual layouts.

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GIVEAWAY WINNER!

Thank you all so much for the lovely comments last week on my giveaway blog post.  Here's the not so fun part, "ONE" winner has been chosen.  Since I can never pick, I used Random.org to generate a number between 1 and 28.  The winner of last week's giveway is comment #8:

I didn't get to pop in to the show last night but have my kit ready to make …love how visual you are with your supplies.  Thanks for always inspiring.  blessings to you, Dawn ll

P.s. I would love your bag of scraps- it would be a great gift to receive

Posted by: Dawnll | Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at 12:32 PM

 Congratulations, Dawnll!  Contact me at melissa@melissasamuels.net to claim your prize.

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UStream Show Recording & Spring Cleaning Giveaway

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Hi Everyone!  Thanks to those who joined me on UStream last night.  It was a lot of fun.  If you missed the show I posted the recording for you here.  I made my “Spread Your Wings” Mixed Media Album.  You’ll be amazed at how easy it is to create.

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If you follow my show regularly, you may remember me mentioning a few shows ago that I wanted to do a giveaway to give my scraps to a new home.  They’re really piling up, so I think it’s time.  To make it really interesting, I’m going to do a little spring cleaning too, and I’ll include some other things besides scraps.  Maybe some mini albums, Prima flowers….who knows what I’ll find once I start cleaning.

Here are the rules:

1.  Leave a comment on this post about what your favorite part of the show was last night.

2. Come back on Friday to see if you won! 

EASY, PEASY!

Be sure to follow the blog this week & next because I’m going to be doing some short “Tool School” videos to help you learn all that you can about your scrapbooking tools.  Can’t wait!

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New UStream Workshop Kit for May!!

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Create this adorable chipboard mini album along with Melissa live via UStream, or watch the recording to work at your own pace.  Learn how to cover chipboard with paper to create a sturdy album that will last, create pockets to store tags, and use Glimmer Mist.  Melissa also incorporates some of her folding techniques in a pull-out page great for adding photos and journaling.  This kit is packed with product:  paper pad, album, laces, ribbons, Glimmer Mist, flowers, and more!

Fairy Home Tweet Home Chipboard Album Workshop, May 23rd at 8pm (EST) on Melissa's UStream Channel

PRE-ORDER from now until May 9th and save 10%!!  (click here to Pre-Order)
 

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Pull-out page for photos and journaling…

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Just a little reminder, my "Spread Your Wings" Mixed Media Album Workshop is Monday, April 25th at 8pm (EST) on my UStream Channel. There are only a handful left in stock and ready to ship (click here for more info)

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And, a little FYI, there are only 14 seats left for my Luxury Scrapbooking Retreat Getaway  July 15-17th at the Sheraton Richomond Park South. 

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(Click here for more info or to reserve your seat)

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