2013 Streamathon Prize Register (CLOSED)

For the prize draws this year we're using the Link-up tool for you to
register your attendance at the 2013 New Year's Eve Wordwide
Stream-a-thon.
To be eligible for the major prize draws you need to register your
name via the Link-up widget here. Add your Name and your email address
(you can also add a comment if you like) and click the SUBMIT button.
This year we have had prize donations from some big name stores as well
as smaller stores, so let’s support them all! These will be the major
prizes, but there will be other prizes given away during most of the
streams by each broadcaster.    
To be eligible to win one of the amazing prizes we have for you this
year we need you to register here from 1 December 2013 and up to
midnight (Australian Eastern Daylight Time) on Monday 30 December 2013.
By using this Link-up widget we are able to do a random draw throughout
the streams during the Stream-a-thon using random.org as the Link-up
widget generates a unique number for all those who register here.
Please note that any duplicate entries WILL be deleted so your allocated
number may change prior to close of registrations.
Much easier than trying to track the winners last year.
So let's get this stream-a-thon prize draw started!!!
Hope to see you all at the Stream-a-thon!
Smiles    
Jen

1.	Barbara Johnson	85.	Martha Lee	169.	Lois Radford, USA
2.	Elaine doyle	86.	RavenMc	170.	Jackie macmillan
3.	Margaret Halldorson	87.	Debbie Thomas	171.	Sandy Dyer
4.	victoria stevens	88.	mindy bomske	172.	Myra Skidmore
5.	Jasmine Patrick	89.	Lana Galeano	173.	michelle ridgway
6.	Cherie Kentner	90.	bren47	174.	Carole Rhen
7.	Sharon LeVine	91.	Jess-c	175.	Sheila Brandon, USA
8.	Kim Murray	92.	Dar Mariano	176.	Chris Calverley
9.	bridget joss	93.	Ella Conner	177.	wendy
10.	Patricia	94.	JoyAnn	178.	Beatrice
11.	Cindy Stutzman	95.	Debi Schnabel	179.	Vicki Barton
12.	Lori Ellingson	96.	ArtJourney - Lily	180.	Lorraine Padden
13.	Margaret Fox	97.	Linda Scott	181.	Jane Martin
14.	Katina Hronas	98.	Lisa Malterud, USA	182.	Kathy Jacobson USA
15.	Sheri Levitt	99.	jaen	183.	Megan Hebel
16.	Yvonne Smith	100.	QueenPam Levingston	184.	Karen McCaughern
17.	Johnna	101.	sanne jensen	185.	Willa Cooper
18.	Frances Larson	102.	Martha Yeater USA	186.	Angela Lopez, USA
19.	Diane Ross	103.	suzanne sicuranza	187.	Leanne O'Rourke
20.	Carol Barber	104.	Malinda Kopec	188.	lynne boyer
21.	Sharon Clay	105.	cathy koehler	189.	Helen Anderson (Crafty Helen)
22.	canadianrobin	106.	Gina Shillitani	190.	maureen murray
23.	Lisa @Me and My House	107.	Sherry Stone(Shaymin), USA	191.	G. Middleton
24.	Nancy Hanson USA	108.	Jill Brogden	192.	Wendy Jones (Florida)
25.	Brenda Haley	109.	Libby's Library USA	193.	Nadine Leyser (Louisiana)
26.	marja van rhijn	110.	Harriet Hensley	194.	Katherine Kumana
27.	Susan Chamberlin	111.	Deni Jones	195.	Joyce Causey, USA
28.	Jax	112.	Sharonlee Lucchesi	196.	Ellen
29.	Mandy Myers	113.	Nadia Westoby, Canada	197.	Joanne Turner, Canada
30.	Minxy	114.	Zandra Cudney	198.	Monica Deike
31.	Pavla H.	115.	Tammy Eriksen	199.	Renee Noe USA
32.	Eileen Lyons USA	116.	Barbara Eichner	200.	Hana Harpaz
33.	Laurel DeViney	117.	Shennita	201.	Claire Snowdon
34.	Linda White Holloway	118.	Liz Hogg (Canada)	202.	Sandy Trefger
35.	Susana aka COMMDEspain	119.	Jeanine Ford	203.	Donna Taylor
36.	Becky Ward	120.	Deb P (Canada)	204.	Gine Heckett
37.	Barbara Albrecht	121.	Michele Perez, USA	205.	Judi Foster
38.	Cari	122.	Dixie Howell	206.	Kaye Lang
39.	Marie Schwab	123.	Maridee Swanson USA	207.	Val Brostrom, USA
40.	Clare H	124.	Dianna Naugle	208.	Mary Matthys, USA
41.	APG Jamie	125.	Jeanne Dunn, USA	209.	Debbie Eslinger, USA
42.	Darcie Spruance	126.	Diane Ridpath	210.	Sophie Frizzell, New Zealand
43.	sandy jones	127.	Bonnie Rabon, USA	211.	Kay Tee in Virginia
44.	Fiona Milestone	128.	Andrene Smith	212.	Maria Dee
45.	Gerriann Armstrong	129.	MaryAnne Degiorgio	213.	Belinda Basson
46.	Karen Walker (fairyfloss0)	130.	patty m	214.	Tanya McAlexander
47.	Dana	131.	Maria	215.	Nektaria Kazakopoulou
48.	tracy foster	132.	Paola Maggi (poide)	216.	Sarah Allan
49.	Linn Cole, USA	133.	Maxine Keller, UK	217.	Eileen Mailloux
50.	Dawn Edwards	134.	Nancy Watson	218.	Karin
51.	Marilyn Simone	135.	kylie sherratt	219.	Barbara Jones
52.	Annette McCarty	136.	kay pierce (texfolkart)	220.	Wendy Gilbertson
53.	Sue Speigner	137.	Pamela Davis	221.	Steven Macari, France
54.	Lucinda Scherer	138.	Bunny Constabile USA	222.	Julia Wilson
55.	Sherie	139.	Myrta Harris, California	223.	john abalos
56.	Cindy Wolf	140.	Heather Bickhoff, Australia	224.	miniroses (Rose)
57.	julie see	141.	Mary Ann Ward	225.	debbie carriger
58.	sam21ski	142.	margaret ann moffat	226.	Genell Blomquist
59.	Lori Zielinski	143.	Debbie Ketcham	227.	Gillian1270
60.	Linda Bates	144.	Linda Heskestad	228.	Lorri
61.	Debra Renwick	145.	Linda Pok	229.	Nancy Dawes
62.	Sandra Paniec	146.	Linda Johnson, USA	230.	Tara Lavallee
63.	Darcy UK	147.	Jeannie	231.	Chai Dackermann
64.	Erika Grasmick	148.	Gay Barnhart	232.	Lisa Scott
65.	Donna Dorner, DWD - USA	149.	Jan Fenton, USA	233.	Cheryl
66.	Carol Gurganus	150.	Sheila Randel, USA	234.	Melody Kingwell
67.	Brenda Emerson USA	151.	Doris Davis-Begley	235.	Holly Smith
68.	Cissi Anderson	152.	Pam Brooks	236.	Sandi Lotter
69.	Judy Rice	153.	Gail LaCroix, USA	237.	Taralyn Gilbert Ott
70.	Donetta Sommer USA	154.	June-Marie Body, Canada	238.	Terry Larsen
71.	Pat Peele ,USA	155.	Debbie Gregory	239.	Sandy Chick
72.	sunset carol	156.	Suezzette Hermes USA	240.	Mel Ross
73.	Beverly Oliver, USA	157.	Janet D Kelley	241.	Timi Erdelyi
74.	Sharon Gall	158.	Ruth Beckett	242.	Alexandros Lakatamitis
75.	Barb Owen	159.	Nikki Truong	243.	Theresa Richard
76.	Lucy Schmidt	160.	Gillis Wilson	244.	Marilyn Kennedy
77.	Joyce J Snelten	161.	Malu Comboye, Canada	245.	Brenda Moffett
78.	Beckie Vanderpool USA	162.	Karen Monju	246.	Linda Callipari
79.	Alicia Anderson, USA	163.	Wendy Kats , The Netherlands	247.	Michelle Bermingham, Ireland
80.	Susan Carolfi USA	164.	Gwen Howard	248.	KONNIE WREN USA
81.	Candy Hazzard, Canada	165.	Mari Schmaltz	249.	Barb Patterson, Canada
82.	Natalie Laney USA	166.	Barbara Pfleger Australia	250.	Regina Renwick, Canada
83.	angelbug56	167.	Julie Naismith, Canada	251.	Lexi Godwin, Canada
84.	Debby M	168.	Nancy Wanser	252.	Darcie Hall, Canada

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Announcement - 2013 New Year's Eve Worldwide Streamathon

Announcing the 2013 New Year's Eve Worldwide Streamathon!!! Yes, that's right! Our inaugural streamathon last year was a huge success so we're at it again! Hopefully we will have more streamers, more viewers, and I'm sure as much fun as last year.

This year we have created a FaceBook page to add all the information about the Streamathon so you can check at a glance what's been added, changed, etc. Click here for the 2013 New Year's Eve Worldwide Streamathon FaceBook page.

Here is a sneak peek at what I'll be making in the Oz timeslot. I will have a supply list and instructions on my blog a week prior to New Year's Eve 2013 so anyone who wants to play along and create with us can.

There will be many streamers providing free classes, showing various techniques, all having a great time bringing in each country's 2014! So why not join us!

You can email me if you are interested in streaming or participating or even want to donate prizes - yes, we will be having plenty of giveaways throughout the day/night!

Ustream Schedule Change

Hi everyone!

I have had several ladies ask me if it was possible to stream later in the evening as some work during the day and others live internationally and are sleeping whilst I broadcast. So.....I have decided to alternate my weekly Ustream broadcasts.

Commencing this week (tonight) I will stream at 10pm Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time (AEDT) for those of you who cannot make it to my morning streams. Next week I will broadcast from 11am AEDT.

So the project I will be making tonight was created by Kathy Orta (Paper Phenomenon) way back in December 2010 - Christmas Advent Calendar. I have made it bigger than the size originally taught by Kathy to accommodate "larger" goodies inside the boxes.

You can grab a copy of the supply list here.

You can click here to go to my Ustream channel.

Hope to see you all there!

Smiles
Jen

Question for you all - UPDATED

UPDATED
I have since heard from both the company and the consultant involved.
I have to say that the consultant did everything right, the company asked me if I wanted the workshop removed or if I wanted my name added to the marketing catalog (this was called the "Instructions Sheet" for consultants to download, however it was visible to all.
I advised the company that it looked like the consultant didn't do anything wrong and I am happy for her to host the workshop based on my ink storage unit (the consultant has made minor changes to it from my original design). My understanding is that there was miscommunication at work.
So all is okay with the world now :)
 
UPDATED
I have since dug deeper into my post on this storage unit and have realised that I okayed this lady to host a workshop on the storage unit. The lady also said that she would acknowledge my name as the designer, however I do not see anywhere on the company's catalogue that I am the designer, only that this lady "created" the unit. So I don't know what to think. Has this lady informed the company and they choose to ignore it? I have emailed the company and am awaiting a response. I will update this post if/when I receive a reply.

Question for you all - would love to know your thoughts on this please:

Remember how I DESIGNED & CREATED the Distress Ink Storage Unit back in September last year? Remember how I put it out there - instructions and all - for anyone who wanted to make it for themselves?
Was it remiss of me to not to add "please do not sell the design by way of a Scrapbooking Company class"???
Yes, I have just been informed by Kylie Powell (Shop and Crop Scrapbooking) that someone told her that they had seen this distress ink storage unit up for a class by a certain scrapbooking company and that this must have been where Jenny (me) came up with the idea) - WRONG!
The consultant for this scrapbooking company has mentioned that she got the design from my blog via Pinterest but on the scrapbooking company's web site Master Class Workshops - Beyond the Page Catalogue & that it was "created" by this consultant ? ?
Maybe she has changed the way in which she built it???
See for yourself and please let me know your thoughts on this.
Thanks
Jen

Tag - playing around with paper & paint

I just wanted to play around last night so I decided to make a tag and slap some paint on it and see what happens. I quite like the effect!

I uploaded a video to YouTube of the process I went through from start to finish (timelapse) and you can watch the video here.

Here are a few close-up photos of the tag which wasn't really shown on the video.

Hot Glue Gun Stand

Well, I must admit I cannot believe we haven't thought of making this one before! How many times have we cursed our glue guns when they wouldn't stand where we wanted them to? How many times has the hot glue dripped on our projects? I know I've cursed mine a thousand times or more!

Until now!!!

And it is soooooo easy to make! One of my online friends, Sandy, has made it already, after watching me show how to make it on Ustream (click here) and Sandy said the hardest thing about making it was cutting out all the chipboard pieces - yes - it's that easy!

I have written a short instruction on how I made it, but it's not a comprehensive tutorial, so if you get stuck, watch the ustream recording first, then put it together! Click here for the instruction sheet, or it's over to the right of this post under the Handy Links section.

I have made a YouTube tutorial on how I made the prototype, but I ramble on, chop and change my mind, so maybe the Ustream is a better option to watch LOL. Anyway click here for the YouTube video, if you dare!

Wonder what I NEED next?

Circular Drawers Storage Unit

Well, I've been at it again - made another storage unit. This time it's round in shape! I saw a tutorial on YouTube by Einat Kessler. Einat used the CD's and the chipboard for the dividers, but only used cardstock for the drawers. You can see Einat's tutorial video here. Einat mentioned in the video that she would upload a pdf file of the template to her blog when she returned from holidays, check her blog here.

Well, me being me, I couldn't wait for the template so I created my own, using the few measurements Einat mentioned in her video. I added chipboard to the drawers and magnets to the drawers, as well as creating my own system to create the drawers.

You can check out my YouTube video - the first part here.

I also recorded a Ustream session on making another layer and you can see the recording here.

If you would like to make the Circular Drawers Storage Unit I have put up a pdf of the instructions here on my blog under the Handy Links section, or you could just click here.

What's next?

4x4 Gift Card Box WITHOUT the WRMK Envelope Punch Board

Hi everyone!
For all those wanting to make the 4x4 gift card box but do NOT have the WRMK Envelope Punch Board - it IS possible to make it without one, along with other projects the WRMK Envelope Punch Board is being made famous for. Just a little tweaking is all that is needed.

I do have the WRMK Envelope Punch Board, and I made the gift card box using it but I found that it's not rocket science what they have done - just great marketing I guess. The Martha Stewart Scoreboard can make these and any other box you want to make - paper bags, envelopes (real A2 sized envelopes at that) and much more!

Anyway, I decided to make a gift card box using my Martha Stewart Scoreboard, and may I say, it was just as easy. I uploaded a video on YouTube (watch it here) on how I made the gift card box plus the dimensions and how-to on making the envelopes for 4x4 cards. I have also uploaded written instructions and you can find them to the right of this post under the Handy Hints section or just click here for the instructions.

Until next time - happy scrappin'!

Project Life Storage Unit

Well, who knew about Project Life? Not me, that's for sure! That is until my daughter, Mandy showed me her recent purchases - all those core kits! Apparently this Project Life thing has been around for years and years! Where have I been? Well, probably slogging away building my boxes and storage units LOL. And now - well, here's another one LOL.

Mandy wanted to buy something that would hold her cards and we were out "shopping" when Mandy picked up something that she thought would do the job of holding her cards. Wait for it - yep, I opened my big mouth and said "I can make you one!"
So I did!
Here's the first one I made.

Then I thought "maybe others would like something like this to store their Project Life cards". So I decided to stream making another one - a matched set for Mandy - lucky gal! LOL

I wrote a tutorial on how I built the unit but it was lacking photos. So yep, I went and made another one. This time, instead of painting the edges, nooks and crannies, I inked them and grunged it up!

I took plenty of photos and jotted down the instructions as I went along. The final tutorial is here on my blog under the "Handy Hints" column up the top. I have put a price on the tutorial as I've had so many requests for a tutorial, and I've spent hours and hours typing it up and trying to ensure there are no mistakes, so I hope you understand the cost, albeit only $AU5. I have added drawers and two side units to the PLSU and have written instructions for both. If you buy the Project Life Storage Unit you get the drawers and side units instructions free!

You are more than welcome to go ahead and make one yourself by watching my Ustream recording on making the second unit here, although the measurements have been refined with the final unit. I've also uploaded a time-lapse video onto YouTube making this grunge unit and you can watch it here, the drawers here, and the side units here -

Next project - Stay tuned!

Michael's Paper Bag WITHOUT die or punch!

Hey there everyone! Been a while - oopsie!

Recently I saw a post on FaceBook which gave a link to a YouTuber, BochTV, who created a paper bag exactly like the Michael's brand. What was so mind boggling was that this lady didn't even use a scoreboard!!! Imagine!!!

Anyway, I thought hmmmmm, you know me and measurements, so I dismantled a Michael's paper bag, worked out the measurements and score lines and voila! I actually made one EXACTLY the same!!!!

I was so excited that I posted pics to my FaceBook and Twitter accounts and well, was so excited that when Sandy Jones (yes, the naughty Sandy) asked me to stream it, I did! Click HERE for the Ustream recording.

I then decided to put it out there on YouTube (click HERE) to share with everyone, particularly our Aussie and European crafters who do not have access to a Michael's store.

Instructions are here on my blog under my Handy Links section or you can click HERE for the pdf instructions file. It opens automatically and you can either print it or save it to your computer.

Enjoy!

Tim Holtz Storage Unit (inspired by Harry Potter Wizard's Collection)

Hi everyone! It's been soooooo long since I've put a project up on my blog - so sorry! It's just that I haven't been doing much but doing DT card projects and simply just messing around in my craft room not accomplishing anything much.

That is until I was challenged by Felicia and Eileen to make the Harry Potter Wizard's Collection box! I procrastinated on that one - liked the concept, started making the drawers for the bottom, then how I was going to make the drawer surrounds, got confused and put it aside for a while. I've only just come back and forged ahead!

Below are some pics of the project during the stages of being built. I also have a series on YouTube on the making of the storage unit, enjoy! Oh, and if you want to sit through a series on the making of this project, here's the link.

The Original Harry Potter Wizard's Collection Box

I remember the good ole days

Hi everyone!

This post is in response to Gina's (Scrappinology) YouTube video posted today. I had way too much to say about this in the comments section, so I thought the best way to say it was to create a blog post and link it from the comments section under Gina's video.

Firstly, thanks to Gina for making me go back and re-live the good old days :)

So here goes...


I just want to add my two cents worth here. Let's break it down people. Remember 'the good old days' when people actually shared their knowledge and their love of crafts - before all the 'show & tell' videos started appearing. We'd participate in swaps so that we could have a piece of someone's art to admire and examine the techniques used so we could attempt to create something so very different to our own style. This is how our styles grew.

So how did these people get such a huge following? By people subscribing! Doing giveaways on behalf of their SUPPLIERS. So as a human being it is part of our nature to imitate others. So we then think that if we get a lot of subscribers maybe we could be selected to be on a design team? So we then do a giveaway to get MORE subscribers? Why not go and buy some things to giveaway (I won't eat this week), then I'll get more subscribers, and so on and so on.

I gave up on watching HAUL videos because I got so jealous of what a lot of crafters were able to get their hands on so readily and cheaply. Some haul videos are letting us know what company has a sale on, deals, bargains, etc, but as I do not live anywhere near these stores I just cannot bear to watch them LOL.

Don't get me wrong, there are a lot of deserving crafters on design teams and businesses market their products any way they can to keep their business running. I'm just saying that it's easy to get caught up in all this.

I personally have almost 400 videos here on YouTube. The only reason I started making YT videos was because I was a member of Marion Smith's Girls Gone Scrappy group of which Kathryn (the scrapbeach) was a member. Kathryn then started her Scrapbeach Ning site so that we could have a place to chat (Gina, you also were here at the beginning), upload pictures of our projects from swaps organised through the Ning site.

I gained enough courage to do non-talkie vids which developed into 'talkie' vids LOL. I have always tried to SHARE ideas, I never sell anything. I have done giveaways at certain 'milestones' and currently have a giveaway vid on YT. I have always said that I would never stop showing 'how to' videos, start to finish projects, etc. because when I first 'found' YouTube and all the great crafting tutorials, it was those tutorial videos that helped me create projects I never thought possible.

So to all the 'newbies' out there, there are still some of us oldies left who actually want to SHARE their love of crafts to this amazing online crafting community. Yes we 'copy' but I would like to think most of us acknowledge the person from who we learned the project or technique.

Now getting back to the point in question - giveaways, we are all individually responsible for clicking SUBSCRIBE buttons, we are all INDIVIDUALLY responsible for sending RAKs, we are all INDIVIDUALLY responsible for participating in challenges. It's our own decision. Some people just let 'popularity' go to their heads and they end up doing things they don't even understand to be 'wrong'. This online crafting community is a way to SHARE our love of crafting, heck I even craft in Google Hangouts (not so much lately) with others chatting away as if we're all on a crop together! 

On a negative side, we've had a few instances where people have come on with sob stories and lied their way into receiving 'RAKs', at the moment we've got others talking about libel and copyright infringements!!! Get real people - it's not about who does what the best - it's about SHARING this love of our craft that keeps us here!


But YES YES YES Gina, I long for the good old days, but I'm glad most of us have grown during the years :)  

Smiles
Jen

ATC Storage Box

Well, Jim (the gentleman crafter) has enabled me again! Yes, that's right - to make another box LOL.

I don't know what it is about box making but it's an addiction that's taken hold. I try to make the boxes to actually use for some sort of storage in my craft room, and this one is no exception. Although the reason behind this one was to participate in Tim Holtz's Tattered Florals challenge - why did I not use the die? Because my dear daughter, Mandy had it!!!

I don't have many ATC's because I haven't been in many swaps, so the size of this ATC storage box is ideal for my ATC collection :P

I've uploaded 4 parts to YouTube on making the box and the tab dividers to separate each ATC swap I've been in.

• ATC Box - Part 1
• ATC Box - Part 2
• ATC Box - Part 3
• ATC Box - Part 4 (final)

Here are a few pics of the completed ATC Storage Box:

Card Series - Birthday Card #2

I recently watched Jann Gray's YouTube video on the White-On-White technique and wanted to have a go at it myself and this is what I came up with.

card front

I used a 5 1/2 x 4 1/4" white card base, cut a piece of white cardstock to 4 1/8" x 5 3/8", ran it through the Flourished Frame Cuttlebug embossing folder.

I then stamped a newsprint on white cardstock, coloured the entire area with some distress stains and die cut the leaves & branches using Tim Holtz's Autumn Gatherings Alterations die.

The sentiment on the front was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black ink and die cut with a Spellbinders Labels Eight die.

The leaves and branches were adhered with Scotch Quick Dry Adhesive, the sentiment piece was adhered using pop dots.

The butterflies were punched from a piece of white cardstock which I ran through the Swiss Dots Cuttlebug embossing folder using the Martha Stewart butterfly punch & adhered using Scotch Quick Dry Adhesive.

The inside of the card was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black ink, then I adhered two leaves between the sentiments.

The envelope was made from an 81/2" x 8 1/2" piece of white paper, stamped & sprayed in shades of green & yellow.

envelope

Supply List

• White Cardstock
• Hero Arts Wish Big clear stamp set (front sentiment)
• Amy R Birthday Sentiments rubber cling mount (inside sentiments)
• Stampers Anonymous newsprint wood-mounted stamp (Item # U2-943)
• Tim Holtz Autumn Gatherings Alterations die
• Spellbinders Labels Eight die
• Cuttlebug embossing folder Flourished Frame
• Cuttlebug embossing folder Swiss Dots
• Martha Stewart scoreboard & envelope maker
• Martha Stewart butterfly punch
• Tim Holtz Falling Leaves stamp set
• Tim Holtz Distress Inks in forest moss, bundled sage, scattered straw & antiqued bronze
•  Versafine Onyx Black ink
• Ranger Archival Jet Black ink
• Home made glimmer mist (green), scor-tape & ATG tape, Scotch Quick Dry adhesive