WOW, I think I am finally getting my life back together. This week will be a fun one with lots of giveaways…and once very special one to take note of! Join me right here on Sept. 1 to celebrate the Scarlet Lime’s big birthday! so swing by for a sneak peek of the new kit, some previews of my creations (I am honored to be this month’s guest designer!) and One blog reader will win the latest kit. So much fun… so stay tuned and keep coming by.
Let’s start with the winner of last week’s Echo Park Paper Sweet Summertime complete set!
The winner is…

email me or send me a Facebook message with your address to claim your prize! My email is {anacabreradesign at gmail.com}
This week’s giveaway…
SCHOOL’s OUT prize pack! It is time to celebate the summer with My Little Shoebox! If you have not seen this line, you are going to go bananas! To enter, leave a comment on any “Creative Daily” blog post between now and Thursday of next week. You can enter everyday! Winner will be announced on Friday.


I have had a few emails asking about my sparkly pumkins.
We made three of these green guys, and there were some important lessons learned. These pumpkins are small, but still 5lbs in size. So they are not the little tiny ones. THAT was a flaw from the beginning. The big pumpkins needed A LOT Of glitter, so keep that in mind.
Start by washing and drying your pumpkins. Paint the pumpkins with a base coat of color to match the glitter. Let dry completely.
In sections, brush a thin layer of all purpose white glue. We just used good old elmers school glue, and sprinkle with the glitter. Repear until the whole pumpkin is covered. I used an entire bottle of glitter for each of these pumpkins.
Paint the stem with black paint.
Does the glitter shed? YES… am I always a little sparkly? YES… do they look pretty cool? Heck YES!
Supplies: Glitter (Making Memories, Martha Stewart Crafts) Paint (Claudine Helmouth by Ranger) Glue (Elmers School Glue)

Don’t forget to leave a comment for a chance to win this week’s prize!
So how are you doing on your layout a day? Not keeping up… don’t stress. Neither am I! Life does that sometimes and well… that is ok! So today I pick up with another quick layout. I LOVE die cut papers – they add instant flair for super fast pages.

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