Red Oak Lines

there goes another one.

February 8, 2010 in Uncategorized | Tags: green tangerines, kiki art, local store, march of dimes, memories live on, mini album, nikki sivils, scrap happy, scrapbook, scrapbook layout, scrapbooking | 15 comments

I dropped by my local scrapbook store, Memories Live On, to drop off one of my layouts for display. While in there, I found out that another local scrapbook store, Scrap Happy, was closing. The scrapbook store near my parents’ place, Green Tangerines, is closing as well. I saw that one coming even before Christmas. It’s just sad to know that scrapbook stores across the country are shutting down.

We, as paper crafters, can totally prevent stores shutting down though! Make sure that if you have a store nearby… show your support by buying your supplies from them. Sometimes the chain retailers can be cheap, but you’ll never get the charm and uniqueness from the smaller store.

Speaking of your local scrapbook store, mine is hosting Scrap Blue, an event to raise money for the March of Dimes Foundation. I’ll be at this event doing make and takes to introduce Kiki Art to the Northern California area! It’s going to be FABULOUS — helping others and scrapbooking…?! It can’t get any better than that! If you are interested on attending, click here.

I also wanted to share a recent layout. Nikki was so kind enough to give me some of her cute corduroy brads at CHA, and they worked perfectly on this layout. Also, do any of you recognize the twine on this layout? It’s from Deana!

Lastly, I wanted to share a mini album that I created for the Kiki Art booth at CHA. I had a lot of fun making this mini album because the colors I got to play with were so bright and fun!

Does anyone have any sketches I can use?! If so, share a link because I’m lacking some inspiration right about now.

Happy Monday to everyone!

Flickr

February 7, 2010 in Uncategorized | 5 comments

This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing.

insatiable, cutest video, and other random stuff.

February 7, 2010 in Uncategorized | Tags: etsy, google, imaginisce, lucy bird, miniature schnauzer, schnauzer, scooter's vacation, superbowl sunday, urban swank insatiable | 22 comments

Do you know what insatiable means?!

insatiable [ɪnˈseɪʃəb^əl -ʃɪə-], insatiate [ɪnˈseɪʃɪɪt] adj. not able to be satisfied or satiated; greedy or unappeasable

I saw the word insatiable, and thought, “There’s a word I’ve heard, but I don’t exactly know how to define it.” Random, I know… but that is something I always strive for — learning new words to extend my vocabulary.

On another note, it’s Superbowl Sunday, and to tell you quite honestly, I’m not a football fan. I don’t even watch the game. I do, however, love all of the snacks and commercials that go along with watching the game. …and even though it hasn’t aired on TV, I already picked my favorite commercial for tomorrow, that is if they air it. If I’m not mistaken, I believe that Google is potentially airing this commercial:

Isn’t that the CUTEST thing ever!? I’m soooooo not a lovey dovey girl. I don’t cry over love stories (well, only a few). I don’t mind not celebrating anniversaries. I don’t care if I don’t get swept off my feet (even though attempts are made all the time). This video, however, made me “awwww”. Props to Google for making my heart skip a beat!

About Maui’s barkday presents, she was thrilled about her gifts (and so was Hilo).

"I love RING toys! Woofity Woof!"

"... and I love chew toys too! ARF ARF!"

"Hilo, this is my barkday present. Not yours!"

At one point, Hilo took the green chew bone away from Maui. Boy, that really made her upset! She started barking at him nonstop. Well, Mommy (that’s me) wouldn’t have that, so I took it away from both of them. It became off limits, lol! You’d think they were insatiable!

I totally enjoy my latest project for Urban Swank. I’m all about the bright and happy colors, so I LOVE the colors to this layout. It makes me smile.

Besides, haven’t you heard that the color orange is totally in?! To read the details about the above layout, click here.

I also wanted to share some Imaginisce layouts using the two latest lines, Scooter’s Vacation and Lucy Bird! These lines are super adorable, and I really can’t get enough of them.

Oh, and I wanted to THANK my good friend, Deana, for sending me happy mail! (You are awesome, and hopefully soon, we’ll head to MO to visit!) She knows I’m in LOVE with twine, so I was beyond thrilled to see my twine stash restocked. If you haven’t already, make sure to check out her ETSY shop. It’s filled with a bunch of goodies that you’re going to fall in love with. Here’s the twine she has in her shop:

That’s it for now. I will be back soon with more.

Wishing everyone a wonderful week!

happy barkday, maui!

February 5, 2010 in Uncategorized | Tags: birthday, dog birthday, dog cake, facebook, ideas for scrapbookers, kiki art, miniature schnauzer, pupcake, scrapbook, scrapbook layout, scrapbooking | 29 comments

I don’t have any children, but I have two dogs. They don’t talk the way children can, but they can communicate via the puppy face or by barking. They don’t walk on two legs; they walk on four. …and even though they are furry little critters, I consider them my furkids.

…and just like any other Mommy, you have to celebrate their birthdays, right?! Yeah, yeah… I know that both Maui and Hilo are spoiled, but I can’t help it. They are too CUTE and SWEET.

Last year for Maui’s birthday, I made her a pupcake. She devoured her cake in about five minutes. Here’s a little recap of that:

That pupcake didn’t even have a chance. Shortly after the massacre, Maui went into a food coma. Definitely an unhealthy thing, but it was too cute! Besides, it only happens once a year.

This year, I decided on coming up with a different recipe for her pupcake. I’ve got to be careful what I bake for both of them because she’s allergic to just about everything. I added her favorites – sweet potatoes and chicken. Check this out:

I decided to make her a heart cake this year!

Hilo: "Do I get some even though it's not my birthday?"

"Get in my tummy!"

That pupcake didn't stand a chance either!

...and of course, Hilo was in charge of clearing up the leftovers!

I created that recipe from scratch, so if you are interested, feel free to contact me.

We have birthday gifts for the munchkin too, but we will open them later this afternoon, so stay tuned for pictures — that is if I remember to take pictures. LOL.

I did want to share a couple of things scrapbook related before I head out and grab something to eat.

Ideas for Scrapbookers is running a challenge over at scrapbook.com if you are interested. Here’s a little bit about the challege:

This month’s theme is scraplifting a layout from one of the Contributing Artists to the blog! To play, scraplift a layout from the list below, and post your creation to this thread. If you would prefer to not post it, email it to scrappingpam73@yahoo.com. Layouts must be posted here or emailed by March 15th midnight EST to qualify.

Two people will win prizes! First prize will be the paper pack from the BRAND NEW Homespun Chic line from GCD Studios and five embellishments from that line to go along with it!! Second prize will be a $15 dollar gift certificate to the scrapbook.com store!!

To read more details about that challenge, click here.

…and because I’m a contributing artist to IFS, I’d love if you would scraplift my chosen layout. Of course, if you check out the actual challenge, there are other layouts to “lift”. My “liftable” layout is below:

No, you don’t have to use that many photos. No, it does not have to be black and white photos. No, you don’t have to use the same colors. However, if you want to copy those aspects, feel free to. I’d really LOVE LOVE LOVE to see what you do with that layout. It’s not one of my favorite creations, so I thought if someone “lifted” it, I’d start to like it. Good luck, and I’m REALLY REALLY REALLY hoping to see you create something with my layout!

…and don’t forget, Kiki Art is doing a giveaway to all of their Facebook fans! To be eligible to win, read my post below. You’re going to LOVE her papers!

For any questions on any of those challenges, please feel free to email me at redoaklines@gmail.com.

Be back soon!

get some FREE paper!!! edited

February 4, 2010 in Uncategorized | Tags: facebook, free paper, giveaway, hot air balloon, kiki art, scrapbook, scrapbook layout, scrapbooking | 13 comments

Update: If you haven’t heard of Kiki Art, read this post by Ella Publishing Co. They talk about what this new scrapbooking manufacturer is all about.

I know a lot of you have been asking me where to get Kiki Art products, and the truth is, it’s brand spankin’ new, so a lot of retailers don’t have them on their shelves yet. Boo Hoo! ((We are working on a list of stores that currently carry Kiki Art products, and I’ll make sure to keep everyone updated)).

…so no Kiki Art in your area?! No fret! Keep talking your local scrapbook stores into getting some of her fabulous stuff. In the mean time, there’s another way to get your hands on Kiki Art.

Kiki Art is having a HUGE giveaway for our Facebook fans! What’s up for grabs?! Well, stuff that you are going to LOVE, of course! Here’s some of the paper that’s up for grabs (to see ALL of the paper, click here):

Hot AIR Balloon

Love/Amor

I know you are all thinking, “How do we play?!” Here’s what Kiki wrote on Facebook:

Ok… let’s do something fun today!!! The prize? The complete LOVE/AMOR and Hot AIR Balloon collections. How to get it? Tell us what was the general theme for our blogs in January and who was your favorite author for that month. You can also leave her a comment at her post, and that will increase your chances to WIN!

Let me recap that for everyone.

1. Log onto Facebook. Then, become a FAN of Kiki Art.

2. Go to the Kiki Art’s Facebook Page, and leave a comment on her wall post stating the theme for the blog in January. Don’t know what the theme is?! Check out the Kiki Art blog to review what the majority of the posts were about. …or if you are really stuck, email me at redoaklines@gmail.com, and I’ll give you a little hint.

3. For another chance to win, leave a wall post stating who wrote your favorite blog post in the month of January. It better be

this post

by Katrina (and Sarah)

Just kidding! Anyway, if you really do like that post, leave a comment here.

4. You have until Sunday night to play, so get to it!

You know you all want FREE paper! Besides, you can be one of the FIRST people to get the latest papers! Seriously, if you don’t play, then you are totally missing out!

Just sayin’.

I’ll be back real soon.