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Just a note for all you Inchie Gals.

Make sure you are signed up for the Purple Faerie Newsletter. June is chocked full of Inchie information. This is information you don't want to miss!

February is Technique Month; here at Purple Faerie that is

Yep, it is official that here at Purple Faerie, February it is now Technique Month.

My number 1 resource for techniques is via the Technique Junkie Newsletter. The think tank behind this resource is Pat Huntoon. She is an incredibly innovative force who's passion is scrapbooking and stamping. Check out her article in this months Purple Faerie Newsletter, if you are not currently a subscriber to the newsletter sign up via the link provided on the blog or on the website.

The two techniques I'm going to show you samples of are all from the Technique Junkie Newsletter.

This first technique is called Acrylic Gesso Wash and it is a technique on Waterpaper. You can find it in the June/July 2007 issue.

Here is the sample I made an entire 8x10 sheet of this.

This is the ATC I then made from that sheet.

This is a sample of using the Metallic Alcohol Roll Technique in the October/November 2007 issue of the newsletter.

I haven'te made anything using this as of yet. I am holding onto it for some cards I'm planning on doing for a swap. I'll share those once I get some time to work on them.

Challenge Team ~ January 2008 Challenge

In the newsletter it has come to my attention that I linked the January 2008 Challenge to the December 2007 Results.

Here is the correct link you need to get to the January 2008 Challenge results.

http://www.purplefaeriepapercrafts.com/Challengeja8.html

Can't have you missing out on all the awesome work these ladies put into this challenge!

Welcome 2008

It is one of those sleepless nights where I'm getting so much accomplished so why stop the progress?

In the newsletter I spoke of a poll we are doing about our 2008 Paper Crafting Resolutions, Goals and Desires. Here it is please take a moment to put in your 2 cents. I'll be sharing the results after the 10th.

Mini Key Chain Album

This one was shared with me by our very own Challenge Team Member, Sue Culotti and she features it on her blog: Random on Purpose. Check it out for directions and some great examples.

I had promised to share the detail pictures of these and totally forgot. So here they are a bit late but up.

I made 10 of these very inexpensively and relatively quickly...once I got it down it was a piece of cake. I picked up a punch-out pack from ColorBok in the Jewel selection at my local store for about $10 - I still have over 2/3 of the patterned paper and punch outs left. (note: cardstock was rather light weight and only printed on one side). I used Close To My Hearts Twill ribbon which I had in bulk. I picked up a bag of split rings and lanyard hooks from Hobby Lobby, which came in bags of 30 each at $3.00 each bag. So I think these gems only cost me about $1.00 each if I were to make all 30 out of this pack of paper which is doable.