Nor Cal Cricut swarm

I worked at a fun event last weekend to raise money for breast cancer research. A large 'swarm' of Cricut instructors and Cricut lovers got together to host a fun crop with over 140 attendees! I was there representing Canon at the event with cameras, so that the ladies could take pictures and print them out for free with our awesome printers. The ladies at the event held a silent auction that raised over $2000 for the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Wow! The event was a huge success and I was very glad to be part of it. Thanks to my good friend Suzy West for coming with me and keeping me company at the event.
I wanted to share some pictures from the event with you. Enjoy!

Have you seen the new Pink Paislee line?

Have you seen the latest line from Pink Paislee and House of Three? The line is called Parisian Anthology and it is absolutely gorgeous. I am in love with the alterable papers, elements and dangly gemstones.





I bought the line over the weekend and the cute little tickets that match. I was overwhelmed at how many tickets come in one pack (100). Since I don't really need 100 tickets, I split them in half with a friend. They took us forever to count, so of course we had to take a picture.

Can't wait to get started with using this line. I have a cute project idea in mind for Canon, so I am off to create. Thanks for looking and have a wonderful day!

Friends layout

Last month I particpated in a challenge with my friends over at Scrapbook Territory in Berkeley, Ca. We got together one night and took lots of fun pictures. Our challenge was to create a layout using pictures that we took that night. Here is what I came up with using papers from Echo Park Life is good collection.



The wallet size photos were printed using Canon's portable ES40 printer. I altered the large photo in Photoshop and added a grid to the photo for texture. Then printed it on glossy 8x10 paper using Canon's MP640 printer.

Canon Rebel T2I spotlight

Have you had the chance to try Canon's new Rebel T2I yet? It is simply the best Rebel Canon has ever created. With some of the most advanced features of any digital SLR the Canon Rebel T2I offers 18.0 Megapixel CMOS Image Sensor and increased light sensitivity for low light photography, the EOS Rebel T2i also has an advanced HD Movie mode for gorgeous Full HD movies.

I had a friend take some shots of me this weekend using the Canon Rebel T2I with a 18-200mm lens.








I edited the lighting and contrast of the photos in Photoshop but the quality was amazing.
This one is my favorite:



I don't step in front of the camera too often, but I had a lot of fun letting go and just being silly for these shots.
Thanks for looking! G

Did you see my latest project?

Yup, that's me posted on the Punky Sprouts blog thanks to my good friend Suzy West, lead designer of the Punky Sprouts team. Before I met Suzy I had never played with a Punky Sprouts album before, now I am completely hooked. They are so fun to alter and play with all the different chipboard, acrylic, & canvas pages.

Punky Sprouts blog - Get Silly with Gina Lideros

Here is what Suzy wrote:

I was so excited to have my good friend Gina Lideros create a project for Punky Sprouts!
She is such a talented artist!!
I asked her to answer some questions for me and here's what she had to say.

1. Was this your first punky album that you played with? Yes, this was the first time that I ever had the chance to play with a Punky sprouts album. I loved working with the Alfalfa Sprouts album.

2. What was your favorite part of designing with the album? I really loved playing with the tabbed chipboard pages, canvas pages and acrylic pages. They were so much fun to alter!

3. Will you be making another one? If so, which album catches your eye? I can't wait to play with all of the punky sprouts albums. The one that really catches my eye is the new Junk in my punk album.

4. Is this project for you or is a gift? This project was for me and my family. I wanted to make an album that would capture our everyday silly moments together.

5. Tell me a little bit about yourself : I have been involved in the scrapbook industry for the past 12 years and writing as a contributing editor for Scrapbook Dimensions Magazine for the past two years.
I currently work as a Special Projects Representative for Canon, sharing the amazing Canon cameras and printers at events around the Sacramento and San Francisco bay areas.

Here is what she created for us!!!









Thanks Suzy for posting that. Did you notice all the different size color and black and white photos?
All of the pictures that I used on this project were printed with the Selphy ES40. Have you seen this machine yet? It prints wallets, circles, and square shape photos and is the coolest thing ever. It even creates image effects, frames and calendars. If you haven't seen it yet, go to the Canon website to check it out. I promise you will love it.

I'm back

It has been a long time since I have posted on the blog. I have been busy with moving and other life changes and left my little blog neglected. But, I am going to make it a priority moving forward to keep my blog updated, and chock full of lots of yummy Canon projects, events and sneak peeks at the latest Canon products. I love my job and being able to spread the Canon love with you all.

A Scrapbooker's Tale Premier Red Carpet Event

Had a blast working a crop this past weekend in Roseville. It was an open crop for members of A Scrapbooker's Tale.
A Scrapbooker's Tale is owned by the fabulous Brandy, and she hosts events once a month. If you are interested in
joining A Scrapbooker's Tale they have a meetup group site
Brandy's crops are so much fun, and the location (Orchid Suites in Roseville) is ideal too.