Festive Friday Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to Festive Fridays Blog Hop! You should have come from Yolanda's blog: Crafty Sentiments.

We will be posting Christmas Cards on the 2nd and 4th Friday of each month (Except December)
Get your creativity going with lots of inspiration and ideas. Start now and make your holiday card list a pleasure to accomplish this December. ENJOY.

Be sure to visit all 17 of the blogs, use the Festive Image at the end of this post to hop to the next BLOG, Fabrizio's or use the list to jump around.




Stamped Image by Stampin UP! Decorated with ColorZ Chalks and Tulip dimensional pearl white paint. Wooden flourish by Kaiser Crafts. Papers by GCD Studio. Ribbon by Offray. Of course, I used the Best Glue Ever! (ScraPerfect) to hold it all together.

Thanks for hopping, click the image to go to Fabrizio's Blog.


Here is a complete list:
1) Terri Sproul http://www.terrisproul.blogspot.com/
2) Chris Hurley http://www.stinkydogdesigns.blogspot.com
3) Cheryl Lindsay http://www.cherlin-ink.blogspot.com/
4) Laura Davidson http://www.lauraleesdream.blogspot.com
5) Amanda Marks http://ajsarts.blogspot.com/
6) Debbie Buckland http://artycrafty.wordpress.com/
7) Brenda Lee Burfeind http://createbyburffrau.blogspot.com/
8) Angela Bodas http://www.midnightcrafting.blogspot.com/
9) Yolonda http://www.craftyscentiments.com/
10) Becky Conley http://www.beckyconley.blogspot.com
11) Fabrizio http://www.fabsbigchristmascardschallenge.blogspot.com
12) Leslie Rahye: http://leslierahye.blogspot.com/
13) Laura Fisher: http://scrappindaphne.blogspot.com/
14) The Robin’s nest: http://chatteringrobins.blogspot.com/
15) Carol Berns: http://www.carolberns.blogspot.com/
16) Katie http://www.pggardens.blogspot.com/
17) Debbie Feist: http://debbie-feist.blogspot.com/

Blog Candy Winner

The random number selector says, #7 comment out of 1-10 comments is the winner of the ColorZ Chalk set offered on the Festive Fridays Blog Hop!

Congratulations, Karen!
Please email your shipping address.
Have a wonderful day!

I'll be posting more projects created with ColorZ chalks this week.

New Studio REVEAL

FINALLY! I've been wanting to show you the studio for months now! But my techno-challenged self had a few delays. Thank you for your patience!

Eventually, I will get a few bar stools. I usually stand when I create, but I may do a few classes here :o) Or "open studio" days and invite some friends.

I'll be having some give aways too, so follow the blog and/or "Friend" me on FaceBook, I'm also on twitter and will tweet all new blog entries.
This is the original floor plan.




Have no fear, while the video was uploading, Shadow made her way to my desk, her favorite napping spot in the studio. I was going to create an elaborate cat tree/play area near the window, but I think I'll save the $$ and just build a bigger desk!



Now, I'm going to get a few projects started and mess up that 4x8 work station! Woohoo! Have a maaaaavelous day.

Festive Friday Blog Hop & a GIVE A WAY!

Hello and welcome to Festive Fridays Blog Hop! You should have come from Yolanda's blog: Crafty Sentiments.

We will be posting Christmas Cards on the 2nd and 4th Friday of each month (Except December)
Get your creativity going with lots of inspiration and ideas. Start now and make your holiday card list a pleasure to accomplish this December. ENJOY.

Be sure to visit all 17 of the blogs, use the Festive Image at the end of this post to hop to the next BLOG, Fabrizio's or use the list to jump around.

I'M ALSO GIVING AWAY SOME BLOG CANDY SO KEEP READING THIS POST AND LEAVE A COMMENT TO ENTER TO WIN.


Bling by Mark Richards. Patterned paper by Posh Posies. Cardstock: Colormates by Worldwin. Decorating Chalks by ColorZ Chalk.com
Add depth to a die cut or cut out by using decorating chalks to shade and highlight.

I used deep plum around the edges of the ornament and hot pink at the centers of the snowflake punchies.

YOU CAN WIN THE ENTIRE NEW PALETTE FROM COLORZ CHALK!
Leave a comment on this post and I will draw a winner on Monday 5/16. Also, stay tuned next week for more ideas for creating with these highly pigmented, gorgeous art chalks and 2 more give a ways.


Retail: $19.95

Thanks for hopping, click the image to go to Fabrizio's Blog.


Here is a complete list:
1) Terri Sproul http://www.terrisproul.blogspot.com/
2) Chris Hurley http://www.stinkydogdesigns.blogspot.com
3) Cheryl Lindsay http://www.cherlin-ink.blogspot.com/
4) Laura Davidson http://www.lauraleesdream.blogspot.com
5) Amanda Marks http://ajsarts.blogspot.com/
6) Debbie Buckland http://artycrafty.wordpress.com/
7) Brenda Lee Burfeind http://createbyburffrau.blogspot.com/
8) Angela Bodas http://www.midnightcrafting.blogspot.com/
9) Yolonda http://www.craftyscentiments.com/
10) Becky Conley http://www.beckyconley.blogspot.com
11) Fabrizio http://www.fabsbigchristmascardschallenge.blogspot.com
12) Leslie Rahye: http://leslierahye.blogspot.com/
13) Laura Fisher: http://scrappindaphne.blogspot.com/
14) The Robin’s nest: http://chatteringrobins.blogspot.com/
15) Carol Berns: http://www.carolberns.blogspot.com/
16) Katie http://www.pggardens.blogspot.com/
17) Debbie Feist: http://debbie-feist.blogspot.com/

Kentucky Derby Hat / My Pink Stamper Challenge!

My Pink Stamper is having a National Scrapbook Day Challenge, I made this hat today using some scrapbook items! Check out the contest and win a Cricut Imagine.



Here is the hat I decorated for the Kentucky Derby celebrations today!
Wish me luck in the hat contest! :o)

Easy Pocket Note Cards

A new hybrid project using Jeanine DeOre's Poppies Collection.

They are 5.5 x 3.75 inches over all.
Using 2 poppies papers, I created 8 pocket note cards. The yellow note card is embellished with 2 flower punchies, leaf punchies and a yellow flower brad, then it slips into the sewn pocket on the card base. I made a set of 8 from 4 sheets of paper, with plenty of leftovers.

Check out the new iNDS Grab Bags!! GREAT PRICES, awesome kits

WIN $900 Prize Package!!

This contest is sponsored by Scrapbook Dimensions and the ten manufacturers listed below.

HOW? Watch the 8 videos from the CHA Winter 2011 Trade Show and answer the questions on the entry form. You must answer each video question correctly to be eligible to win the prize package. (they are REALLY short videos--easy peasy)

DRAWING WILL BE HELD ON MAY 9TH!

Contributors to the basket:

• ScraPerfect
• Rubber Stamp Concepts
• Earth Safe Finishes
• Robin’s Nest
• Crafter’s Workshop
• Makin’s Clay
• Majenta
• Brooke International
• Bennie Morgan Ltd.
• Westcott Brand

I'm a Winner!

This was my entry for the April 2011 Art Challenge at the Daily Window and I won first place! woohoo!

Check out their awesome bags, quality leather bags, many styles and each has a large pocket to hold your art, cards, scrapbook pages or digi art.

Create some of your own art and submit for their monthly challenge.
May's Challenge will be posted May 18.

Cheers!

Sympathy Card

Sympathy card created with my photo, clip art and Duetica.com Mandolyn 1
font.

Check out Duetica.com's creating studio to see the possibilities for creating art with fonts.

Please visit all the members of the Duetica Design Team
Becky Conley
Candice Windham
Christy Monge
Eileen Hull
Kathy Peterson
Kristie Taylor
Niki Meiners
Rebecca Lynn
Suzanne Sergi
Veronica Goff

Mother's Day Project: Designer Crafts Blog Hop

Welcome to the Designer Crafts Connection May Blog Hop.
Today, we are posting our May/Mother's Day/Spring related projects and there will be a give away on May 5th!! So, come back and use the DCC "hop" button on my right side-bar.



Mother's Day Card using papers and tag element from Jeanine De'Ore's Poppies collection and Duetica.com font DT Mandolyn 1.

Glittered title and flower, fringe and applique embellishments!

This card is oversized (5.5x 8.5), it need to be oversized in order to include all of the reasons I'm so grateful my Mom is in my life!

Thank you for HOPPING with us, please use the DCC "HOP" button to the right to jump to the next participating blogger.

Cheers!