Once Upon a Sketch Challenge!

Hi everyone! Yippee, it's live! Yes, the new challenge is up for OUAS! For this challenge you simply follow the sketch designed by Nadia, the lovely owner and creator of OUAS, and follow our journaling criteria about New Years Eve.
Yes, we would like you to journal about your feelings about this time of  year, or tell us about your most memorable New Year's Eve. Where were you? Who were you with? What did you do? Why is this one memorable? Note: the photo that you use for this challenge does not have to necessarily be from New Years Eve. For example, if you spent New Years Eve with your family you can have a photo of your family taken ANY time of the year. Remember that you are allowed to also create a card or altered project based on this sketch and instead of the journalling criteria you need to use a quote.

The sketch:

Sponsors:



The Crafts Meow

The crafts Meow offers a variety of photopolymer clear stamps, great customer service, low shipping charges and an adorable blog!

Feature Art

Feature Art is an art paper designing company located in South Australia.
They offer unique patterned paper that help to develop the versatile craft projects for the craft industry. 

Vicky Alberto Etsy Shop

Vicky has a lovely Etsy shop, where she offers Dusty Attic Chipboard. She also has a wonderful blog, which is just overflowing with all kinds of inspiration!

Prizes:

The winner of this challenge, as choosen by our DT, gets to join us as a guest designer for the upcoming month! In addition, you will win an "in-stock" stamp set from The Crafts Meow of the winners choice!

example:



We also have 2 prizes to give away to two randomly chosen entries.
1 lucky person will win 2 paper collections from FeatureArt.


1 more randomly chosen person will win this Dusty Attic chipboard prize  from Vicky Alberto's Etsy shop:


Aren't these sponsors and prizes just awesome! I can't wait to see what you come up with!

As always, thank you for stopping by and have a wonderful day!
Hugs!

Pixie ~ Paris lo

Hi everyone! Today I'd like to share another lo, that I did before my surgery, with the Pixie dust paperie Christmas in Paris kit.
For this lo I embossed some of the pp and then added it to some of the other gorgeous pp. Then I added an image of a retro lady, that I had from a pattern, to emulate a woman dreaming of going to Paris. I coupled this with a pic of my daughter along with journaling about her going to Paris...such a lucky gal!

This kit is wonderful to put together your actual moments as well as your dreams!

For daily inspiration, you'll want to stop by the Pixie blog, and right now Kirsty is having a 30% savings in the Pixie shop as well as a 'challenge' DT call. To get all the details you can here!

As always, thank you for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Hugs!

Pixie ~ You are my sunshine lo

Hi everyone! I'd like to share another lo, that I did before my surgery, with the Pixie dust paperie Christmas in Paris kit.
For this lo, I took one of the gorgeous Prima papers, added some paint to it, then I put one of the Glitz 'Whatnot' "you are my sunshine" cards on that along with a pic of my ipod, a circle cut from another gorgeous pp in the kit and then stamped it with a woman stamp that I had. After that I cut it into a star shape and sewed that onto this festive red background paper. To top it of I added a butterfly and a metal star from the Tim Holtz adornments package, which is in the kit.

Just think of what shape you could come up with!

For daily inspiration, you'll want to stop by the Pixie blog and right now Kirsty has a wonderful Dec. challenge going on, a 30% off items in the wonderful Pixie store (using code "2011-final"), and a 'challenge' DT call. You'll want to head over to the blog for full details on the challenge, discount, and DT call!

As always, thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Hugs!

Pixie ~ Ho ho ho lo!

Hi everyone! Today I'd like to share another lo that I did, before my surgery, with the gorgeous Pixie dust paperie Christmas in Paris kit.  One of my favorite holidays is Christmas so I decided to make a Christmas lo. For this lo I took several of the  pp's, in the kit, and cut them into shapes to try to make a festive scene. I added a little paint, a number (No.) stamp, and some glitz alphas to top it off. You can see from the lo, that these papers could also be used for any type of everyday lo. How wonderful is that!

For daily inspiration, you'll want to visit the Pixie blog. And right now Kirsty is having a wonderful Challenge going on that I'm sure you'd love. You can get all the info. here!

As always, thank you for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!

Hugs!

Pixie ~ Sisters lo!

Hi everyone! Today I'd like to share another lo that I did, before my surgery, with the gorgeous Pixie  dust paperie Christmas in Paris kit! For this lo, I put a little gesso on the beautiful romantic paper, added a stamp behind the pic and then added some of the other gorgeous paper, from the kit, along with the lovely crinkled ribbon and then topped it off with a sprinkle of ink.

I also want to share a card that I received from Kirsty, the lovely creator and owner, of Pixie dust paperie.

Isn't this just beautiful!!! Yes, she made it from the Christmas in Paris kit. I must say the pic doesn't do  justice to this beautiful card, which brought tears to my eyes when I received it...thank you once again Kirsty...you're always so thoughtful!

To see other wonderful creations, and a chance to win the "Snow Shoe" kit, hop on over to the Pixie blog!

As always, thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!

Hugs!

Once Upon a Sketch Challenge is live!

Hi everyone! Yippee! The Dec. 15th challenge is now live! Yup, for this challenge, simply follow the wonderful sketch by Nadia, the very sweet creator and owner of  the  Once Upon a Sketch challenge site, and the following journaling criteria: your Christmas traditions! Yes, we want to hear about how everyone spends Christmas Day. Even if you do NOT celebrate Christmas, what do you do on Christmas Day? Remember that you are allowed to also create a card or altered project based on this sketch and instead of the journalling criteria you need to use a quote.

The sketch:

The Sponsors:

Les Papiers de Pandore

Les Papiers de Pandore is a small French manufacturer, born in early 2010.

Earth friendly, we try to respect our environment by using recycled papers, vegetable inks, and by printing locally in Provence.

Proud of its "French touch", the brand features classical designs in soft colors.

 

 The winner of this challenge, as chosen by the Design Team will receive these 2 paper lines from Les Papiers De Pandore!

 

One more sponsor for our November 15th challenge is the amazing Australian chipboard company Imaginarium Designs . They have been so generous to sponsor us all year with their beautiful chipboard and you can purchase it through Seriously Scrapbooking. They are giving away this gorgeous chipboard collection to one randomly chosen winner.

 

 

 

 

Handmade By Suzanne

 

One lucky person, chosen randomly, will receive this prize from Handmade By Suzanne!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tim Holtz Alterations Embossing Folder Set (Dot Matrix)

Awesome sponsors and prizes aren't they!

 

I can't wait to see what you come up with for this fun challenge!

 

 

As always, thank you for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!

Hugs!

 

Pixie ~ The real beauty lo

Hi everyone! Today I'd like to share another lo that I did, before my surgery, with the Pixie dust paperie Christmas in Paris kit. What a fun kit to play with. For this lo I used another one of the Glitz "whatnot" cards, that's included in the kit. I also added a little paint and the ladies form stamp that I had along with some embellies from the kit. I must say the papers and embellies in this kit are just fab!

Don't ya just love that girly background paper!

To see what the other DT members have come up with, simply pop on over to the Pixie blog!

And right now, you can enter the fabulous Dec. giveaway....the Snow Shoe kit!!! Yes, a full kit! How exciting is that! Simply go to the blog for the details!

As always, thank you for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Hugs!

Pixie Christmas Eve lo

Hi everyone! Today I'd like to share another lo that I did, before my surgery, with the gorgeous Pixie dust paperie Christmas in Paris kit. Don't ya just love the papers and sweet Tim Holtz heart embellie!

If you'd like to take a look at this fabulous kit, you can head on over to the Pixie store.

You also want to take a look at the Pixie blog to enter the Dec. give away. This month, Kirsty is giving away the sweet "Snow Shoe" kit! Yeah!!!



Isn't this just the sweetest kit!

As always, thank you for stopping by. Have a wonderful day!

Hugs!



Pixie lo's!

Hi everyone! Today I'd like to share a couple of lo's that I did with the  Pixie dust paperie Christmas in Paris kit. Love this kit...wonderful papers and embellies! The first lo is hubby and I on Christmas with our little pup pup. What wonderful, yummy papers for the holiday memories...don't you think! The second lo is me when I was a little tyke. For this lo, I used one of the Glitz 'whatnot' cards that comes in the kit. A full pkg. of cards come in the kit, but this one really just called out childhood memories so I kept it simple and let the card work for me on this lo. Also, on this lo, is some bling and a Tim Holtz crown...yup a full pkg. of each is also in this huge kit!

Here's a picture of the Christmas in Paris kit. 

Gorgeous, isn't it! It is now available at the Pixie shop!

And right now, Kirsty is having a December giveaway that runs until Dec. 18th. You don't want to miss this one....the prize is the "Snow Shoe" kit. Very sweet kit! You can head on over to the Pixie blog to get the details for this wonderful giveaway!

As always, thank you for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Hugs!

Lessology ~ Guest Designer! Yippee!

Hi everyone! I am just tickled pink to share this post with you today. Yippee!!! I am a guest designer for the awesome upcycle Lessology site! What an honor!  All of you that know me, know how much I love playing along with their wonderful challenges! Yes...I'm all for recycling and that's what their challenges are about...recycle, recycle, recycle! Yeah! For this challenge, "You've got mail", you create something with this prompt "There's no reason why you shouldn't make the outside of your mail as pretty as the contents inside". Yes! Use your imagination! Don't forget to include at least one upcycled item in your creation!



For this challenge I decided to take a Priority mailing box, that I received in the mail, and pretty it up to send it back out as a gift to my sister at Christmas time.

flip side of the box

I took the box, painted it with a sand color paint then when that was dry, I put on a thin coat of modeling paste, so that the scene would be pressed into it, so that when I mailed it nothing would be torn off the package. I then glazed over the entire scene with mod podge to seal everything. (please note, I left the back and left/right sides in it's original form for mailing purposes. The front and top/bottom side is painted).

Since I'm sending the box, I needed to put something in it so I created a mail holder: 

 I thought that this would be a pretty way to store received mail until you're ready to go through it. Once again, I took another priority box, that I had received in the mail, opened it up and then cut it into the shape and length that could hold mail. Then I added some paint, sewed it, decorated it, put a button on the front for a closure, and added ribbon to hang it. Inside is something special...I took a birthday card that she sent to me, with a kitty on it, cut it and sewed it to the holder...she will love this because she's such a cat lover and it's a form of sharing an image that we both love!

I can't wait to see what you will come up with for this challenge!

Oh yes! The winner gets a $20.00 gift certificate to Pixie Dust Paperie store! How cool is that!

As always, thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!

Hugs!

Pixie Dust Paperie kit lo's!

Hi everyone! Today I'd like to share a couple of lo's that I put together using the Pixie Dust Paperie Pink Rose Cottage kit.

I just loved the papers and embellies in this kit...so easy to work with.

For more inspiration, please hop on over to the Pixie blog!

And right now, you still have time to enter the Pixie Nov. challenge. Simply make something from the inspiration you get from the following picture:

You have until Dec. 5th to enter for a chance to win a $15.00 gift certificate to the pixie store!

As always, thank you for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Hugs!

Scrap for Help & Another Freaking Scrappy challenge!

Hi everyone! Today I'd like to tell you about two wonderful challenges! One is Scrap for Help and the other is Another Freaking Scrappy challenge. Both are so easy and fun...............

SFH would like you to make something using recyled stuff...how fun is that! You're putting together a project and recycle something at the same time. I just love this site. I always feel so good putting something on a page rather then into the trash. You can head on over here to see what some of the gals have come up with...amazing creativity!

AFSC has a prompt challenge going on right now prompting you to scrap a treasured Thanksgiving memory for you BUT there's a catch...do NOT use the color orange anywhere in the lo! What a sweet challenge! If you do not celebrate Thanksgiving, you can scrap something that you are thankful for, or scrap a family reunion or gathering. You can head on over here to see what the DT has come up with.

I can't wait to see what you come up with!

As always, thank you for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Hugs!