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Time for a Safari, New Travel Theme SALE & FREE Gift!
Filed under Art Projects, Collage Sheets, Featured Artwork, Giveaways, Newsletters, Rhonda Secrist Thomas, Sale
Note: most of the links on this post no longer work, as we moved to a new Web site in 2018. However, you can see the supply list items from Rhonda’s project that are still available on the new site.
Before I dive into the fun, a quick note. Remember our dear Guest Designer (and long-time customer) Marilyn Hughes? She has been hit by the severe flooding in Louisiana and can use your help. “My studio where I did all my creative Mixed Media work is completed flooded. Our house was insured, but not the contents or my studio.” Click here to learn more and help fund her rebuilding. Plus, I’m going to set aside 10% from the cost of all purchases placed today for a future shopping spree once Marilyn has a studio to put new supplies in. Thanks.
In honor of today’s artwork by Design Team Member Rhonda Secrist Thomas, there’s a NEW Travel Theme Section! Tons of things in there (over 60 items!)… from fantasy Jules Verne time travel to vintage postage (including quite a few Tim Holtz items) to Africa to Art Deco voyages… and it includes all kinds of items, from charms and papers to digital image sets. Plus that new section is on sale TODAY AND TOMORROW ONLY for 40% off! (the sale ends Friday night, August 19th)! Go check it out now!
PLUS: ALL Animal Charms have just been put on SALE at 50% OFF! That includes cats, bats, rabbits, elephants (including that sweet little one in the FREE Gift — see next paragraph)! NOW through Monday night, August 22nd!
NEW Travel Charms FREE Gift Kit! These kits are FREE for ALL orders, now through SATURDAY NIGHT, August 20, 2016 (or until the kits are gone)! That includes three of the bronze charms used by Rhonda in her Time for a Safari artwork, plus a little bronze elephant. And since all of those are either in the Travel Theme Section or Animal Charms, all of them are on sale, too!
Rhonda has created Time for a Safari from the new Memory Tray Shadowbox (and her blog is filled with tons of step-by-step photos so you can see how easily that shadowbox goes together)!
That assembled shadowbox is approx. 8″ tall by 10-1/2″ wide by 1″ deep (which is a good “mama bear” size in my book: not as large as a shadowbox for full-size scrapbook paper, and not too small to get your hands in there while decorating.
Rhonda also used the colorful new Safari Adventure Paper Pads (in all 3 sizes) AND a new set of Safari Chipboard Silhouettes! And see below for photos and some text from Rhonda’s blog about those chipboard animals.
Aside: Design Team Member Betsy Skagen has also created with some wild animals: THREE new A Trip to the Zoo Collage Sheets! These are so sweet! I love the nostalgic Victorian illustrations from these images of children’s books. As all 3 are in the Travel Theme Section, they’re on 40% off sale, too (today and tomorrow only)! And check the Giveaway as I’m including all 3!
Now back to Rhonda’s post:
I started by placing different elements into place, deciding exactly where I wanted my placement which then led to me knowing which side of my chipboard animals to paint.
Good ole Distress Paints for the main color of each animal made it a quick and non messy project. Love these little dabbers so much!
Then I used markers to “paint” on the details. This beautiful page from G45 Safari Adventure was great for inspiration and guidance. What do you think?
I think that giraffe looks great, Rhonda!
See everything Rhonda used to create her Time for a Safari in her Supply List. And visit Rhonda’s blog for lots more tips, photos, and a step-by-step tutorial! (Don’t forget to come back and enter today’s Giveaway).
New Collage Supplies – ALL on Sale! View all new items | |||
Hooray for the Time for a Safari Giveaway!
This prize package includes all these goodies from Rhonda’s Time for a Safari Supply List:
– A New Memory Tray Shadowbox (!)
– New Safari Adventure 8×8 Paper Pad
– New Safari Chipboard Silhouettes
– Out of Africa Collage Sheet
– Those 3 travel charms that are also being used in today’s FREE Gift Kit
Bonus: ALL THREE of the new A Trip to the Zoo Collage Sheets (which will give you bunches more wild animals to play with)! Hm… that flamingo would work well for an Alice in Wonderland project, too…
To enter the Time for a Safari Giveaway drawing all you have to do is leave a comment BELOW on this blog post TODAY OR TOMORROW (the deadline is 11:59 pm PST, FRIDAY, August 19, 2016)!
And tell me: What will you make from the Memory Tray Shadowbox?
Don’t forget to leave your (hello! correct) email address, too, so I can contact the winner; your email address does not need to be made public. Note: I’m offering free shipping, too, but only within the USA. International shipping will still apply.
Please be patient! Spammers try to post crap here a lot so comments are moderated. So if you don’t see your post in the comments section, be patient and check back in a few hours before re-posting it, please!
After midnight, I’ll randomly pick the winner (via Random.org). So check your mailbox on Sunday morning to see who won and for the next Giveaway and Newsletter!
Hey, who won Tiny Industrial Lantern Giveaway? That would be Diana! Congratulations!
this would match my decor!
I would love to make a Halloween shadow box with this..
The savanna….love zebras!!! An African safari shadowbox would be so fun to put together!!!
love the safari, but I would have to do a Halloween box and how cute is that shadow box!
Love love love this! I love giraffes and would fill the box with them!! I actually have a photo of my daughter and I feeding them, so this would be perfect!
My son is graduating this year so I would use it for picture and trinket to remind him of his school years. I will try not to ruin it by crying the entire time! LOL
I have always wanted to travel to Africa and go on a real African Safari trip. I would make my “dream trip” happen in the individual boxes of the shadowbox! I would add in some mementos of my trip and to finish it off, a copy of my plane ticket for my next trip would be included! TFS!
Hi. I have a good friend who just had knee replacement surgery. She is a docent at the Los Angeles Zoo and as a retired from educator spends many hours teaching and conducting research on the animals. She is a true gem when it comes to conservation! But, she’s not crafty! I would love to make the Safari shadow box for her as I know she would treasure it throughout her recovery and always.
Love these I would make a collage. Thank you
I love this giveaway. I would like to make a circus with the shadowbox and chipboard animals.
cool craft!
I would love to make a kitchen themed shadowbox. Thank you for the chance to win.
Oooooh I would make a peek-a-book book/box for a child with all the openings hidden by a door just waiting for he or she to open them to reveal a new adventure hidden behind.
I would to make a cat themed shadowbox. The safari made by Rhonda is really cute love the tiger and lion. >^..^<
My best to Marylin. I would go for this lovely safari theme. I’m an african animal lover, so this is a wonderful match for me. Thanks for chance!
I would make a Christmas shadow box, looks like there would be plenty of room for all things Christmas. I’m sure my granddaughters would find a use for all the other goodies in the giveaway.
I love the vintage look of the animal sheets- I think I would make a vintage circus shadow box and use the animals and my previously purchased circus papers.
I am trying to make miniature memory boxes for my grown children and would use this for one of them…who dreams of goind on a safari.
I would make an Halloween Animal Display. Love it!
My heart goes out to Marilyn and I will certainly donate. Thanks for bringing her issue to us. I would create a safari shadow box for a child, adding the names of each animal and an interesting fact about each animal. Darn you AlphaStamps! Every time you have great sales, I’m out of money!
I just love all these great ideas .
Time for a Safari of course is perfect for me!!!
I would love to keep the theme of the African animals, and a safari. This would be so colorful with all the beautiful papers and embellishments.
I love this configuration box! I would probably save it for a Halloween or Christmas box as I just finished a Safari Shadow box!
I would make a Halloween themed configuration box! Love your store!
May God bless you. From the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU! I’m actually crying tears of joy instead of heartbreak.
I love the shadowbox! The team is always so creative. I’m sorry, but right now, I can’t think what I would do with it. Probably a safari theme (well of course LOL), but not sure what all I would put in it.
OH!! I went on a Safari in Kenya January 2014!! I would lOVE to win this Safari Shadow box !!!!! )
I would turn this into a African circus side show.
Would love to keep with the wild animal theme.
Love this and love that paper to
I think a circus theme would be awesome! Thanks for a chance to win 😀
so many places to go, so little time!
I always wanted to go on safari! Now I could!
I love the animal and bird collage sheets. I could have so much fun with them! Thanks for all the great ideas.
loving this…..I can see making a circus wagon for sure…..add some “family” graphic figures here and there to boot…….loving it
I would use this to make a shadow box for a friend’s young daughter who likes to support wildlife preservation causes.
I would create a zoo shadow box for my grandkids who love the zoo. They would be so excited
I would love to make a circus wagon!
I have a grandson who is crazy for zoo animals. He would love a shadow box.
LOVE this! I would be tempted to make a haunted book shelf or a Christmas display
I love the animals on this kit! I would make a shadowbox of all the animals my granny and i used to feed in the woods together. Each box would represent one of our adventures.
Love the memory box and the safari theme!
I love, love,love the safari theme and collection.
Wow! That is more beautiful G45 paper. I really love the shadow box! I am really leaning toward the start of the Autum holidays right now and I can see Halloween or Christmas projects for this box. It really looks like a house you could use sections as rooms. And the safari paper is wonderful
I would possibly make an African animal/safari themed box but might change my mind. There are so many possibilities!