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Monday, June 1, 2009



Dream Girls Challenge & Shimmerz Spritz



The newest challenge is up at DreamGirls. "For this challenge we wanted to change things up a bit, and we also wanted to support our Card Designer Eva Dobilas. So we asked Kazan from 2Sketches4you to create an exclusive card sketch for our Divas to use."Check out what the other Divas have done with the sketch!Here's my take: supplies: pp- MME; cs- Bazzill; transparency- Hambly; sentiment- Melissa Frances; pins- Maya Road; flowers- HS, Bazzill; shimmering spritz- Shimmerz; border punch- EK Success, thread, ribbonIn the close-up, you can really see the blingy effect from the shimmering spritz. I sprayed the flowers with Concrete Shimmerz Spritz and the ribbon with Baby's Breath Shimmerz Spritz. Thanks for taking a peek! ----------------------------------------------------------- I just wanted to give a shout-out to Christie and say thanks for inviting me to come on your show to talk about the Disney weekend, introduce myself and expose your listners to my scrapbooking blog!  




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My Head Is Still Spinning



I had a phenomenal time hanging out with the Disney Mocha Moms at Walt Disney's African American Mom Bloggers Mixer this past weekend. Man, these women have seriously got it going on! In less than 72 hours, I have learned so much from them- they're all smart, funny, uber talented and had a plethora of information to share.To be honest, I didn't know how the weekend was going to turn out. A lot of the moms had already known of each other through the "mom bloggers circuit" (for lack of better terminology) and had built a relationship of sorts and then there was me who had absolutely no idea about anyone else who blogged outside of the scrapbooking world. Well honey let me tell you, we clicked instantly and had an amazing time! Y'all know I'm crazy anyway, so you could just imagine! We cracked up laughing and chatted the weekend away! We ate, went on a world win tour of Disney, and just had a really great time!I took close to 700 pictures (deleted 100 blurry ones in the airport), so yes I will be sharing some pictures and a few more blog posts about my Disney vacation. There's just waaaaay too much to put in this post...that and the fact that I can't think clearly 'cause it's after midnight and I am bone dead tired! LOL!Joining me this weekend was Maria Bailey from BSM media, Laura Spencer and Leanne Jakubowski from Disney and the Mocha Moms: Christie, Akilah, Michele, Ronnie, Sheena, Latricia, and Ana. I will definitely keep in contact with them from here on out!Oh, and they convinced me to start tweeting! So if you're on twitter, follow me @TanishaLong! Stay tuned for more on my Disney Vacation!Later!




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Thursday, May 28, 2009



I'm So Excited...



...and I just can't hide it!!!  This time tomorrow, I will be in Florida taking in all of the Disney sites!  I've been invited down to the African American Mom Bloggers Mixer and am so looking forward to meeting and networking with other attendees.  There seems to be a lot in store for us for this weekend...did I mention that I was excited?  Man I feel like a kid in a candy store!  I have absolutely NO IDEA how I got invited or how they came across my blog, but I'm counting my blessings that's for sure.  Thank you God!  May has truly been an exciting month for me!Of course before I go, I still have a mountain of responsibilities before I jet off sans the hubster and kiddos!It's a very busy day for me since I didn't do the things I had planned to yesterday.   I washed my hair this morning dropped the boys off, ran to the grocery store,  ran to the mall (bought Angels and Demons to read on my trip).  I'm about to clean the bathroom and kitchen, I need to give myself a pedicure,  pack for my trip, make chicken and veggies for dinner tonight with enough leftovers for tomorrow, and spaghetti sauce to freeze so all Troy has to do is cook the noodles and mix everything for dinner Saturday and Sunday...you know so they don't "starve" while I'm gone.  I need to pick up the boys and then head to Trenton to take them to the circus (I heart Ringling Brothers)!  Phew, hope I get it all done!You know I've already gotten the "don't go" pleads from Donovan.  He's giving me the eyes and everything, but I gently let him know that I will be back and I promised to bring him something back!  Shoot, mommy needs a break and a chance to unwind and concentrate on herself so she can be a better mommy to her babies.  I'm going to miss them like crazy, though!!!!! Just look at them together!  I took this picture Sunday morning from my scrap table.  We had just finished breakfast and headed down to the basement, Donovan asked for a juice box and decided to share with Xander.  He's such a generous little boy!Looking at this picture, I think of how I wouldn't have been caught dead not giving Donovan 100% juice at this age, now here's Xan slurping down a Hi-C and I didn't even flinch.  Funny how relaxed my standards have become....or maybe I just don't see the point in getting so uptight about certain things that don't really matter. I'm going to miss my babies, but I'm also going to have a BALL!!!!!  WOOT WOOT!!I'll make sure to take a ton of pics!




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Wednesday, May 27, 2009



My Little Shoebox, Shimmerz Spritz, plus



This month I had the opportunity to work with "Wonderful" from My Little Shoebox. This particular line holds a special place in my heart because one of the papers was named after ME! Check it out, Wonderful-Tanisha: I made this card using a card sketch created by Eva.  Next up is a layout using older pics of the twins, my niece and nephew. Weren't they adorable? This one is of Donovan--he is one little boy who LOVES when it rains! One day he begged and begged me to let him play in the rain. I did and he had so much fun!   Lots of cut work and hand stitching on this one. Photo is of my boys this past Easter.We also had a chance to work with some Clear Scraps -- you know how much I love acrylic...I sprayed the acrylic with Shimmerz Spritz (I placed the acrylic LO on a black backdrop so you can see the the shimmerz better). It's Party Time BannerHere's a Spring layout I created using photos from one of our park photos from last month. I used Creative Imagination's doily paper and glimmer mist to create the mask. Thanks for looking!




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Tuesday, May 26, 2009



Karma Award



Thanks Toni Ann for this award!The Karma Award: These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind of bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers. Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award.I'm awarding the following awesome, sweet, friendly ladies:Robin GibsonLauraLizLynnAmanda AnnTajTanishaPam




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Monday, May 25, 2009



The 5 Second Rule



Do you practice this at your house? Well with 2 boys who put everything in their mouths, I had to relax my standards a little bit. I actually saw a report of an experiment done that said you actually have like 30 seconds as opposed to 5! Woohoo for me 'cause only God knows what my boys pop in their mouths when I'm not looking. Mind you one of them is 5 years old!Well anyway, the other day I'm sitting in my craft room feeding Xander popcorn and a piece fell on the floor. Without thinking, I picked it up, kissed it, blew on it, stuck it up to God and gave it to him. Awww, come on now, you know you've done it, too! LOL! Well this smart, attentive little 13 month old immediately mocked my actions! He dropped a piece of popcorn, blew on it and then ate it! Oh.my.goodness! Now I see him all over the house picking up stuff and blowing it! Too darn funny! I can't believe he caught on that fast. I'm really going to have to watch myself around him!I took the boys to the park yesterday, that's our favorite pastime when the weather gets warm. I took a ton of pics, but these were just a few of my faves!Just look at that precious little face. He's watching the kids play and just taking it all in! Note to self: find Donovan another Spiderman cap, this one is too small!Here's my big boy dripping green popsicle juice all over his brand new white T-shirt! I guess that's why they made bleach, huh?!!He had a ball pushing his baby brother on the baby swing... ...and Xander thoroughly enjoyed every moment of it! I just love this photo of them!Enjoy your Memorial Day! Thank you so much to all of the men and women who have put and continue to place their lives on the line to ensure our safety and freedom! I can't thank you enough!




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Saturday, May 23, 2009



Holy Cow...That Was Fast!!!



This is what I looooooove about ordering from scrap-diner...the shipping time is just amazing! I placed this order Tuesday afternoon, on Wednesday I received an email stating that my box had shipped and yesterday (Friday) my box of goodies was at my back door! We're talking from Arizona all the way to NJ. Now that's what I call service!!!I hate it when I place an on-line order and it takes 2 weeks to get to me. You certainly won't get that at the diner, hell my box is still smokin' from the lightening fast service!Now I get to play with my goodies, sooner than later!If you shop on-line and you're looking for good service, head on over to the Diner, Sher won't dissapoint! On top of good service, you'll get a little "thank you" in every box!




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Thursday, May 21, 2009



Ribbon Rak Winner



#8 t-bair said...What amazing talent you have! Thank you for your inspirational ideas!t-bair, email me your addy and i will get your ribbon RAK out to you!Thank you so much to everyone for all of the awesome comments!!




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Wednesday, May 20, 2009



Silly Me



I totally forgot to post this:  THE NEW ADDITIONS TO MY LITTLE SHOEBOX'S DESIGN TEAM HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED!!!  Joining myself, Gretchen McElveen, Erin Yamabe, Danielle Holsapple, Emily Jones, Norma Kennedy, Jana Eubank, Molly Peckham, Michelle Lanning, Pattie Beltran are:Robyn Weatherspoon, Melanie Stanczyk, Heidi Sonboul, Pamela Young, Michelle Magana, Bethany Kartchner, and our correspondents at the MLS news desk (they will be making fun videos)  Heather Brown and Erin Payne.Welcome to the team ladies, I can't wait to see what you all create!!




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Re-Introducing Spritz



Run and check out Shimmerz Paints blog for all the information you need on the much anticipated introduction of Spritz!  The colors are so yummy, you just have to see for yourself!




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Monday, May 18, 2009



Bo Bunny Projects



Here are the projects that I created this month as guest designer for Bo Bunny! It's very photo heavy, but be sure to make it all the way to the bottom *wink, wink*.I could have gone on and on creating with these gorgeous Alissa papers, but seeing as I have kids, a job, and a household to maintain, I had to pry myself from my craft table. LOL! I did manage to create 3 layouts, an altered gift, a card, and a mini album, though!These photos of my boys and I were taken this past Mother's Day. I used a number of papers from this line along with 3 different border punches (another of my latest obsessions) to create this LO about my love for my boys. journaling: Nothing could have ever prepared me for the love I feel for my boys. They are the axis upon which my world spins! Here's another sentimental LO (feeling kind of mushy lately). I cutout out 2 of each circle, 1 was adhered directly to the Lo and the other was adhered on top of it's match with pop dots to add dimension. Buttons, stitching, and scrunched ribbon also add a lot of texture here.  journaling: Donovan and Xander always remember this: No matter how tall you grow nor how old you become, you'll always be my babies.I made this heart flower pot for my mom for Mother's Day as a gift from the boys and she absolutely loved it! my mom is very crafty, too so she really appreciates the work that goes into a handmade gift. And this bad boy took me days to complete! I first painted the flower pot and hearts pink, then created a template for the flower pot with white paper and cut it out. I then cut strips of paper and weaved them on top of the template, adhered and then stitched. That piece was then adhered to the flower pot with mod podge. I used a die cut sticker to decorate the bottom of the flower pot. Here are close-ups of each letter. I coated the chipboard letters with paper glaze and then covered with black micro beads. I dumped off the excess beads and added another coat of paper glaze, then lightly sprinkled with silver and allowed to dry completely before adding to the hearts. I painted a metal frame pink and then swiped with white. I painted a metal tag and metal bird charm white before adding to the heart. This is the card that I made to go with gift. I swore I had a mother's day stamp, but I couldn't find it so I just wrote the sentiment in white pen and traced with stardust stickles. I used the same circle technique from the previous layout. A layout about me! journaling: Who is Tanisha Long? Who am I? Thoughtful, Dreamer, Serious, Goofy, Playful, Loud, Talkative, Reticent, Moody, Friendly, Sarcastic, Nonchalant, Optimistic, Hopeful, Lover, Artistic, Compassionate, Frank, Disconcerted, Weary, Multi-tasker, Strong Willed And finally the acrylic mini album! This is a mini album created with mini photos because I wanted the papers to shine. I was serious when I said I loved these papers!! There are 17 photos in this album, but only 3 are "normal" size. I also used a ton of that yummy double sided ribbon! it's s easy to use because you don't have to manipulate the ribbon to get the print facing outward...you just tie it and go!I used some Shimmerz Paints to highlight a chipboard flourish, an acrylic bracket and a paper flower.I titled it 3 Boys and One Girl because that's what my family is made up of (mom dad and 2 sons)I painted the edges of the album and the papers black to increase the "pop factor". Here's a close-up of how Shimmerz pixie dust paint looks on the chipboard flourish. and on the Prima This is a mini pic of my family on the front cover. I used scalloped shaped scissors to create the mat (so glad I never got rid of the few shaped scissors that I had from back when, they sure come in handy from time to time!) Most of the photos are from our family photo shoot this past March.I coated the chipboard alphas with Ranger's crackle accents and used the "O" to frame a photo of the boys. I pleated a strip of striped paper under the main photo and added 2 more mini photos of the boys. I used 5 mini photos on this page I took a skein of DMC floss and wrapper it around an acrylic circle to form this frame. Here's the back cover Thanks so much for taking a peek at this LOOONG post. Now I have a ribbon RAK up for grabs! Post a comment here by 8 pm EST on Wednesday to be entered into the random drawing!That's all for now!




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Sunday, May 17, 2009



I'm So Sad About This



I served on this design team and even designed an acrylic album for the company (Perfect Postage) and now it's closing! This wacked out economy is messing it up for everyone! What a horrible chain effect!"It is with mixed emotions that I write this email to the friends and supporters of My Acrylic Album. Effective May 31st, My Acrylic Album will go into retirement. Many changes have taken effect in the last six months that led to this decision including the slowing of sales in the scrapbook industry and the closure of many of our retail store clients.We are offering the following discount on all your favorite My Acrylic Album acrylics~Save 25% off by using the code CLOSEOUT at checkout!Flate - Rate SHIPPING of $6.95 for each order shipped within the United States!It has been a true pleasure bringing you innovative designs and top quality products.Please feel free to spread the word and share the savings with others!"Warmest Regards,Dee GilcreaseMy Acrylic Albumhttp://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=11536762&msgid=201699&act=P3J8&c=187113&admin=0&destination=http://www.myacrylicalbum.com




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