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Greetings!
By now everyone should have their February kits and I am so excited to see what everyone creates. So many of you have already posted your gorgeous work to the gallery and I am in awe at all of the inspiration there! Please make sure to visit the gallery and also to post your Apron Challenge to the Gallery by the deadline, March 5th. We have already given away two of these and we can't wait to give away another one.. so who will be our lucky winner??? I just returned from CHA where I fell in love with so many gorgeous products. I can tell you that I have some real treats in store for you girls over the next months. Some of my favorites at the show were Prima, Heidi Swapp, Making Memories, Sassafrass Lass, Jenni Bowlin, and the list goes on. One new product that really struck me as very innovative and useful was the new SLICE by Making Memories. This little wonder of a die cutter packs a big punch in a little package. I am taking Pre-Orders for this and if you want more detailed information, please visit this thread. I also welcome your inquiries, so please email me if you need more information. We also have some really exciting things going on in March on the Message Board, so please stay tuned. I think you just might get to see some guys who love BAD GIRLS create some art..what??? What are you talking about Wendy??? Like I said, stay tuned..it's going to be fun and there will be prizes involved. And I am very excited to announce that we will be having the FABULOUS talents of Shimelle Lane as our Guest Designer for March..and this girl just RAWK..she has a little surprise for all of you BAD GIRL customers who get the kits..stay tuned! I also would like to announce that we have added three very talented gals to our BAD GIRL DESIGN TEAM. Please look forward to seeing some gorgeous artwork with the kits by TESSA ANN WATTE, ALLISON SCHUBERT and GLORIA FROESE. Please give them a warm welcome. I wish all of you much creativity and many blessings..and don't forget to be a little bad. *wink wink* Oh, and if you make it to the bottom of this newsletter there might be a peekie or two there!
XOXOxoxo,
Wendy Rago, Bad Girls Kit Owner | |
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January Apron Winner!
Huge congrats to Katie aka artchick2002 for winning our January Apron with this wonderful minialbum that totally blew us away! All the details, all the love put into this - a true treasure for years to come! Have a closer look at it in the gallery!
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Official Monthly Challenge for February:
Don't forget the monthly challenge for the precious Bad Girl Apron: this month we're going to do a "fill in the blank" challenge:
I feel like...........
Use
any of the Bad Girls February kits/addons to create a project or layout
with your interpretion of this topic. There are so many ways you can be
inspired by this - you don't necessarily have to use the setence in the
title! Do feel free to explain how you have solved the challenge in the description. You have until March 5th to upload your project to the
appropriate gallery at Bad Girls. Don't forget to put "Apron Challenge" in the title! Have a look at the rules here.
Remember - the prize is unique - there's only 12 made and they're only
available to the winner of these montly challenges!
Need some inspiration? Check out what our Design Team-members Ania and Cari did!
Ania:
Cari:
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Congratulations!
We wish to congratulate trishalim1 from Split Coast Stampers - she was the lucky one winning a Bad Girls February Kit!! Thank you so much for partipicating ladies!
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February Design Team Work
Have you seen what the Design Team did for the February Kit? Tracie Hudson made this fabulous minibook using stuff from the kit AND the cardboard box the kit came in! Talk about being green!
And Iris Babao Uy's lovely layout of her husband and daughter! So cute! Want more? Just head over to the Design Team gallery to see what the rest of the girls did!
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February Addon: Trinkets & Treasures
Trinkets and treasures. Oh yes, this addon is exactly that - small trinkets and treasures! Yummies from Prima, Urban Lily and MME. Smashing stuff that will add the little extra to your layouts!
Still available in the store!
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February Product of the Month:
Basic Grey Precision File Set
Don't you love it when the manufacturers just know exactly what we Bad Girls need AND makes it pink too?? Basic Grey Precision File Set - perhaps THE BEST tool of 2007 - it's ingenious in its simplicity! We'll leave the word to Wendy who has this to say about this tool:
You know how they say the best things come in
small packages?? Well. as far as I'm concerned, this is one of them!
Someone FINALLY read my mind and THANK YOU to Basic Grey...they
delivered something that every, yes, EVERY scrapbooker shouldn't be
without! If you don't have this in your tool box girls...please don't
hesitate...you NEED this!!! Why do you need this?? Well....if you
pretty up your chipboard with patterned paper or glitter or
cardstock...whatever it is girls...do you know the feeling when you are
using a regulare file or a piece of sandpaper and DARN IT!!!!......you
just can't get in the center of the letter "R" or for that matter, in
the deep v shaped groves of the Letters "M", "N", "V", etc. I usually
sit there with my type A personality and go bonkers   ,
then I used to try to shove my fingernail in there to get all the
excess paper off....or even better, I would try to use my exacto knife,
but that never really quite gave me the results I wanted...so.....do I
have this problem any longer??? NOT!!!!!
These files girls are AWESOME...and truth be told, when I saw the itty
bitty price tag on them...I said...NO WAY!!! Can it be true that I get
all these incredible files for about the same money as lunch through
the drive through?? (Probably cheaper actually)  
I mean, come on, you get 6....yep SIX files in all different shapes and
sizes....you gotta love it! Four of the fies are tiny for getting into
all types of nooks and crannies and the two bigger ones are perfect for
all of your larger areas that you need to file...and ya know what I
really like about all of them????Well...shhhh....don't tell anyone, but
first of all I really like the pink handles
, but what I really like more than the fact that they are really pretty
is the fact that the pink handle is grippable, non slip rubber. It
doesn't get any better than this girls...so fret no more about filing
all of your pretties...now you are well equipped when you have the help
of these!!! And I also want to metion that with these you are not
limited to distressing or filing just chipboard....oh NO NO NO....these
will also handle the likes of plastic and metal!!!! YEP!!! Who'd a
THUNK???
OH....and one more thing I like is that Basic Grey was thoughtful
enough to know that we like a reusable package! I LOVE it...this way,
when you're done with your toys putting them away AND keeping them
together in one place is not an issue. And I also like how compact it
is too.
Make sure you get yourself one of these girls...I promise...this will be one of the most used tools in your little box! Enjoy! 
Oh....and price...I almost forgot...this collection is only $7.00
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Tutorial: Sewing on Layouts
by Sri Sams
I love sewing on my layouts. It creates not only another dimension
to the layout but also adds an interesting element to it. When
purchasing a sewing machine, you dont have to buy the latest model with
all the whistles. Just a basic sewing machine with a few different
stitches will do. My sewing machine is a Brother brand, bought from
Walmart.
Before you start sewing on your layout, check the tension of your
thread. If it's too tight, it can cause tearing on the paper. Too
loose, and you'll have loose stitches. Get a piece of paper and do a
trial run and adjust the tension accordingly. The tension is dependant
on the thread you use, the paper and of course, the model of your
sewing machine. Once that is set, you are ready to sew.
Here's a layout I created incorporating sewing.
On my layout, I'm sewing a circle around my photos. Before sewing
the stitches, I drew a circle lightly with a pencil so that I can
direct my stitches better. Now, I'm ready to sew. The first round, I sewed along the line that I had drawn, to cover
the pencil markings. Then, I sewed 5 more times around, making patterns
as I go along. Do not sew over a glue dot as your needle can get stuck.
It can even get stuck with some glue tape, so be careful when you sew
over an adhesive. I usually do not sew over any kind of adhesives
because of this.
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Don't miss out on the February Project Kit! It's wonderful mix of fabric and papers are enough to send you to Sweet Heaven! Just check out these amazing pictures of what Wendy did with her kit! Complete instructions and pictures will be posted on the private project kit forum and available for those who have purchased this kit. |
Preorders on Slice!
Yes - we are taking preorders on Slice, Making Memories highly antipicated electronic Die Cut machine that's portable! For more information, head on over to the forum and this thread! Below can be seen one of the four to-be-available cartdrigdes (in addition to the basic cartridge that follows the machine). More photos available in the forum.
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| Sneak peek!
So you made it all the way down here, eh?
Let's give you a little taste of what's in store for March then ;)
Hot dang, look at what Mrs Bad Girl herself has done. This is from the main-kit ..  Look at this selection of yummy fabric for the Project Kit! Oooooh :)
Remember - the peeks starts on the blog the 26th.... | |
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