Piggy Tales Blog

A Little Weekend Tip

Get Ready for the 4th of July with the Yankee Doodle Dandy Collection and this crafty tip from Piggy Tales   Tip:Embellishments made from Cardstock. In the above layout we used pattern paper from the Yankee Doodle Dandy Collection #397 Pony.  First, cut a 4 inch strip of the smaller pattern for the left side of layout.  Then use leftover paper on the opposite side (bigger pattern) to provided 1 blue and 2 white flowers. To give the paper the epoxy feel, we used Paper Glaze.  This hardens the paper and also gives it a shine.  We added extra depth by cutting out another blue flower, gluing it flat to the layout and then using a pigtail (#217) added another blue flower directly on top. Add Photos and Enjoy!   The New Yankee Doodle Dandy collection is the perfect backdrop for your summer events. It is also featured as our Piggy Tales Academy club kit for July. The collection includes: 6 Double-sided Cardstock Papers, 3 Double-sided Foil Cardstock Papers, Build-a Rub-ons, Rub-on shapes, self adhesive chipboard shapes, self adhesive chipboard letters, cardstock letter stickers, epoxy letters, epoxy shapes and of course, our very own award winning barndoors. There is something here for everyone! Make this summer a dandy with Piggy Tales!      To view the entire Yankee Doodle Dandy Collection here: http://www.qbaroo.com/piggytalesretail/main.cfm?categoryoid=11

DT Showcase- Paula Gilarde

NOW Presenting.....drum roll..... PAULA GILARDE!  We're so EXCITED to have Paula on our team! Here's a little bit about her.

My name is Paula Gilarde, and I have been scrapbooking for over 6 years - what started as a simple wedding album has turned into a full-blown obsession. I started with paper and discovered digital scrapbooking about three years ago. I still switch back and forth between the two depending on my mood! I usually scrap 12x12 and my style tends towards clean and simple. I'm happily married and have two children Molly, 6 and Tommy 4 who provide me with endless inspiration for my pages. I've been published in Simple Scrapbooks, Creating Keepsakes, BHG Scrapbooks Etc, Memory Makers, Scrapbook Trends and various other scrapbooking idea books. I'm thrilled to have been named a winner of the 2007 Creating Keepsakes Hall of Fame.

Thanks PAULA for all of your hard work!  We look forward to more of your work!  I've posted for you Paula's newest projects along with a product list and instructions.  Scotch 3M is also listed as the products used, so visit their website to view more project ideas.  Here's their link:

http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/home_office/home/product_information/scrapbooking_crafts/

Layout: Tilt A Whirl by Paula Gilarde
Supplies:
Piggy Tales: Mary, Mary quite contrary collection (Silver Bells, Garden Grow), chipboard letters
Adhesive: Scotch 3M tape runner, glue stick
Other: Core'dinations cardstock

Instructions:
Trim cardstock to 11x11, mount on black side of Garden Grow paper.
Cut Silver Bells paper into a 7.5 inch circle (pink side).
Format journaling to fit inside circle.
Trim photos to 3x5 and 3x3. Adhere to center of page on top of the circle
Place 3x2 pieces of Silver Bells paper on either side of photos
Arrange chipboard letters around circle to spell title. 

Cards: To Have and To Hold by Paula Gilarde
Supplies:
Piggy Tales: La Belle et la Bete collection (Reine, Bete, Belle), Glitter rub on shapes, Glitter rub on phrases
Adhesive: Scotch 3M tape runner, glue stick, foam squares
Other: Core'dinations cardstock

Card size 5x5
Cut 4 inch square of Belle (pink), punch using decorative edge punch
Dit cut a label of Bete (orange) and ahere to center right of card
Attach a large heart cut from Reine (green) and top with circle housing rub-on sentiment

We're off to Yellowstone soon!  The FUN is right around the corner!  I can't wait!  

TTYL  :) trina

Blowout SALE

We're having our first ever factory blow out sale BLOW OUT SALE!  Check out the store link to view the AMAZING DEALS!  Also, take a look at our NEWEST Spring Release lines:  Row, Row, Row your Boat & Yankee Doodle Dandy!  They are wonderful summer time collections!  

http://www.qbaroo.com/piggytalesretail/main.cfm?categoryoid=14&productoid=69

Also, on Friday I will have added MORE of our design team's projects on our website.  You'll find it under the link Creative Ideas (titled gallery ideas).  Our design team is doing such a wonderful job!  I'm going to be mailing them their Spring Release products tomorrow...so I can't wait to see what they'll come up with!

Happy HUmp DAY!  2 more days and it's FRIDAY.  We're leaving next week on a 10 day trip to Yellowstone National Park! I can't wait!  Wish us luck!

:) Trina

DT- Showcase: Jennifer Armentrout

I'd like to introduce to you Jennifer Armentrout a new member of our Design Team!  Here's a little bit about her.

Hello! My name is Jennifer Armentrout and I have been scrapbooking virtually since birth (my Mom has the albums with picture collages of Kirk Cameron to prove it!), but I started "modern" scrapbooking after the birth of my first son, Eric, in 2003. I have roughly 945,897 photos of Eric and his siblings, Benjamin and Allison, so there is always plenty to scrap. I am fortunate to have been published in several scrapbook magazines and books, and I am a co-founder of a scrap challenge blog called Method Playground. I am thrilled to be designing for Piggy Tales and 3M.

Jennifer is also a Creating Keepsakes Magazine 2007 Hall of Fame Honorable Mention winner and has been published in Creating Keepsakes, Memory Makers and Scrapbook Trends Magazines.

We are so lucky to have her on our team and can't wait to see more of her creations using our products!

Here are a few of her projects that would be great to use for Father's Day! ENJOY!!

FATHER ALBUM - "Know This About Daddy"

It's Raining It's Pouring Cardstock Paper

#344 Chipboard Shapes
#345 Chipboard Letters
#346 Cardstock Stickers
#342 Build-a Rub-on
Micro Beads
Glitter
Scotch Tacky Adhesive
Scotch Gluestick

Directions:
(1) Choose 5 large chipboard shapes from #344. I used 4 solid and 1 square with a flower cut out of the middle (for the cover).
(2) Print photos to fit on the "wrong" side of the 4 large shapes. Adhere the photos with Scotch photo splits. Decorate edges of photos with glitter and micro beads. Use Scotch Tacky Adhesive with small tip. Go over the micro beads with another coat of glue to seal them. Allow to dry.
(3) Use #342 Build-a Rub-on to make journaling spots on solid colored paper. Trim and adhere to patterned sides of chipboard with Scotch gluestick. Write journaling in centers. Embellish pages with #346 Cardstock stickers if you desire.
(4) For cover, adhere a letter from #345 Chipboard letters to the side of the square/flower chipboard.
(5) Write short title on a chipboard washer from #344.
(6) Punch holes in chipboard shapes. Assemble and attach with chain or ribbon.
  

"#1 Dad" Card
It's Raining It's Pouring Cardstock Paper

#337 Raining
#338 Morning
#339 Pouring
#342 Build a Rub-On
Marker
Buttons
Paperclip
Scotch gluestick
Scotch Pop-Up Foam Square
 
Directions:
(1) Cut a large rectangle from #339, cutting notches on top corners.
(2) Cut 2 diamonds from #337 and adhere them at collar area with Scotch gluestick. Add buttons to collar with Scotch glue.
(3) Cut freehand necktie shape and attach with Scotch gluestick
(4) Apply yellow flower rubon to a piece of #337 and cut around the flower, making a circle shape. Write #1 Dad with a marker and attach to a paperclip with a Scotch foam pop-up square. Slip paperclip under the tie.
(5) Write sentiment on the back.
 

"You Are Such a Deer" Card

It's Raining It's Pouring Cardstock Paper

#336 Bumped His Head
#337 Raining
#338 Morning
#339 Pouring
#340 Bed
#341 Old Man
#344 Chipboard Shapes
Deer Rubons: October Afternoon
Pen
Stamp Ink: Stazon
Letter Stamps: Making Memories
Scotch Gluestick
Scotch Pop-up foam squares
 
Directions:
(1) Cut rectangle of #336 and adhere to standard card with blue side up.
(2) Draw 5 freehand hill shapes from various patterned papers. Cut and adhere to card in layers using Scotch pop-up foam squares. Add hand-cut grass shapes.
(3) Adhere deer rub-ons (I used ones from October Afternoon) onto yellow side of #341 and cut around them. Adhere to card.
(4) Attach a yellow flower from #344 as a sun in the sky area.
(5) Stamp sentiment on one of the plain papers. 

Have a great weekend!  :) Trina

Back from Nashville!

Hello everyone!

This past weekend I attended Nasvhille to instruct for Piggy Tales at CKU.  I stayed at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel..OH MY!  I was there for 4 days and by the time the last day came I was finally able to find my room.  It was so beautiful!   I had such an amazing time and made wonderful friends!  All of the attending students, instructors and CKU staff became my friends!  Teresa Collins and her assistant, Jamie Harper and I totally hit it off and we had a great time!  The first night at the crop they both came and kidnapped me.  Then we walked over to the Sports Grill and Teresa treated me to dinner. (Thanks again Teresa)!  Then we went back to her hotel room and put together gem kits for her students.  I'm looking forward to spending more time with them at CKU Provo!   They are both sooooo SWEET!  

THANK YOU to the attending students for their sweet southern hospitality and kindness.  Thanks to Melanie and Denise for the "The Original Mini Cow Pie" from Wisconsin and the GOO GOO Cluster from Tennessee (and all the other treats) from more of my students.  I wish I could say I am a southern girl. You all were amazing and I look forward to my return for the CKC Nashville!  I'll be instructing 5 different classes, so for my Nasvhille friends please come back to see me!

THANK You to the CKU Staff for putting on such a wonderful event!  They were so friendly and I enjoyed getting to know them.  

At the crop nights I went around and visited with the attending students (my friends).  Here's a top 10 list of what they taught me.

1.  What's importants if the FUN and BFF's you make in life.

2.  How to make a ROCKET bomb out of a 2 liter of soda and a package of Mentos.

3.  How to make poverty potatoes.

4.  How to tie dye t shirts.  "Thanks..crazy Katy."

5.  There is no age limit to scrapbooking.

6.  You'll never leave CKU without a making a new friend.

7.  You'll leave CKU with a wealth of new techniques from the instructors!

8.  You'll never leave CKU with less scrapbook supplies than when you arrived!

9.  It's OK to get up and sing and dance in front of 300 people that don't know you (better they don't know you than do know you right)?

10.  Southern women are the kindest and sweetest women I know!

Here are few photos of my trip!  Hope you enjoy!

Inside the Gaylord Opryland Hotel. On my way to my hotel room.

 

My core class (loveable & FUN) students on Friday and Saturday!

This photo took us about 5 min. to take (notice all of the cameras on the table)?

Me, Teresa Collins, Tim Holtz, Margie Romney

Me, Jamie, Teresa, Margie & Debbie

Me and Katie Bledsoe (our GRAND PRIZE winner of 1 year PTA for FREE)! CONGRATS KATIE!

I had the greatest time and can't wait to return in September for the CKC Nasvhille!

:) Trina