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Help Support Operation Safe and Sound

Happy Saturday everyone. Today I am joining some of my crafty friends to help out another crafty friend in need and to send a hug. I don't know Christy personally, but when crafty girls are in need it is always nice to help.

Last week Christy's home was broken into and many things were destroyed or taken. Many of the things she lost held sentimental value and can not be replaced. I can not imagine having to go through something like this especially with children living in the house. Dealing with the police and the insurance company has been and continues to be an exhausting ordeal for Christy and her family.

I know that the items lost in this burgulary will likely never be replaced and that the family most likely does not have peace of mind right now.  I have joined together with some gals from the Lawnscaping Challenge Blog and A Blog Named Hero to make a card for Christy and also to ask for your help.

There is a paypal donate button below, (Melissa will be organizing the collection, so you will see her email address when you donate). Our goal is to raise $1000 to help cover replacing the necessities as well as the cost of food and lodging. I hope you will find it in your heart to make a small donation. Although it will not bring back any of the items lost, I am sure the gesture will mean a lot, even if it is just a dollar or two. It is so nice to see the crafting community help others in need.

 

 

I have made a donation and a card to go along with it. Here is a card I made for Christy. Just want to send some hugs her way. If you are interested in seeing all of the cards, a full list of the gals particpating in the card drive is available at the Lawnscaping Challenge Blog & A Blog Named Hero!

 

Simon Says Stamp Challenge: Sporty and/or Patriotic

So much to celebrate: the summer Olympics, 4th of July and my first post for the Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog. This week's theme is sporty and/or patriotic, and the design team is using Cuttlebug products (not a challenge requirement, but why not use 'em if you've got 'em?).

If you know me, you know I am not very sporty-so I went with the patriotic theme.  For my project, I have used two Cuttlebug folders: Stars & Candy Cane Stripe:

To make the glittery stripes, I applied strips of Be Creative tape and covered them in Glitter Ritz. To distress the star panel, I applied Picket Fence Distress Stain.

  
As always, the fabulous Heidi from Simon Says Stamp is offering a $50 shopping voucher to a random winner who enters this week's challenge. All you have to do is ENTER to win!

Don't forget to stop by my blog every Wednesday for another great challenge project for the Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog, and of course another chance to win. Can't wait to see what you create for this challenge! See you next week!

 

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happy news for me (and you!)

Just wanted to share some happy news. I was invited to join the Design Team at the Simon Says Challenge Blog (and of course I said yes). You know this is one of my favorite places to shop, and now I will have another place to share some of my favorite creations using their products!  There is a new challenge for this week, and I will be particpating for the first time starting next week. You have a chance to win a $50 voucher to Simon Says Stamp, so I hope you will play along.

There is also something from Simon Says Stamp for YOU too (well it could be you!) 

A FABULOUS Blog Hop to celebrate the launch on the new Simon Says Stamp Exclusives Dies starts today !! You will need to hop over to the Simon Says Stamp Blog to join in the FUN !! LOTS of fabulous prizes to be won!

 

You will definitely not want to miss this-a blog hop with lots of fun new dies (and ideas on how to use them) and a chance to win fabulous prizes! Head on over and check it out for yourself. You never know what you could win! 

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If you have another minute or two, please don't forget to vote for me in Paper Crafts Magazine 2012 Gallery Idol competion...you have until Thursday at noon (MDT)! I know it takes a minute to register, but I would really appreciate it!

 

I need your vote again! Made it to Gallery Idol Top 10.

Thank you to all who voted. I made it to the Paper Crafts Gallery Idol Top 10!!! Now onto a new challenge. The challenge for Round 4:

"The theme comes from our special issue, Practical Solutions for Paper Crafters; the theme is household items! That means we’d like you to make cards with things found around the house—rubber bands, bread tabs, cupcake liners, paper towel tubes, and repositionable notes are a few that are found in Practical Solutions for Paper Crafters! So find a household item and use it on your card!" 

I have been traveling since this theme was announced on Friday as I was heading to Washington DC to spend Father's Day weekend with my dad and the rest of my family, and I am still in town for work. I brought the essentials (adhesive, scissors, cardstock, black ink, a few favorite Hero Arts clear sets and a trimmer). I took a ride to Target this afternoon after my family left for some inspiration and looked in the office supply aisle (but I did not see anything really new), and the household aisle and looked for some objects that I really do have in my house. Then I saw these: 

These are something I do buy and I thought maybe I could make them into fun flowers with a little creative cutting. Once I got to playing around and looking at the limited stamp sets I had, I decided to turn them into an "ocean" by mixing the bags which are green and blue. Not sure if it is the most originial card in this round, but I bet it is one of the best smelling! 

I really like how the bags make the wavy look of the ocean. Here is a closer peek: 

The bags were cut in strips then wrapped around a 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 panel. I like that they make folds to stick the cut out shapes it. This card is really fun in real life. If you have read this far, I hope I will get your vote in the next round. You can go here to vote! Now to clean up my hotel room a bit, it definitely got messy! 

Thank you again for your vote and to all of you that told a friend! I really do appreciate you all taking the time to help me on this Gallery Idol journey. Here is the link to vote for me!

a little something over at A Blog Named Hero

I have 3 fun cards to share with you over on A Blog Named Hero today. Here is a little sneak peek: 

Make sure you also check out Challenge #6 (it's all about KISSING) while you are over there. Play along and you could win a gift voucher to Simon Says Stamp! 

Also check out this post for a chance to win a spot in the latest class from Jennifer McGuire and Kristina Werner-STRETCH YOUR STAMPS! It's going to be fabulous! 

Please come back tomorrow to check out my Round 4!!! (can't believe I am saying that) card for Paper Crafts Gallery Idol Competition! Thanks for all who voted for me in Round 3. 

Please vote for me-Gallery Idol Top 15!

 
Thanks for voting me through to the Top 15 in the Paper Crafts Gallery Idol Competition! With a new round, there is a new challenge. The challenge was to use one product to make both a masculine and feminine card. For this one, the houndstooth seemed perfect to me for the masculine card, and I simply made it pink for a very bold feminine card.

I gave both of the cards a similar feel, including stamping bold sentiments and using banner elements on each: 

The sentiments came from this fun Heyday Sentiments set from Hero Arts which is great for any type of card:

VOTE FOR ME!!!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you will take a few minutes to vote for me in this round of Gallery Idol! I really appreciate each and every vote! Help me get to the next round by voting for me once more!

 

 

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I made it to the Gallery Idol Top 15-Thank you!

Thank you to everyone who voted for me in the Paper Crafts Gallery Idol Competition! I made it to the Top 15 along with these fabulous ladies:

I hope you will come back on Monday to check out the link for the next round of voting. Thank you to everyone who left such sweet comments and voted for my card! I could not have done it without you.

Paper Crafts Gallery Idol Top 20-I need your VOTE!!!

I am beyond thrilled to be chosen as one of the Top 20 in the Paper Crafts Gallery Idol Competion!

The contest is now being narrowed down to the Top 15, and I would really love if you headed over there and voted for my card.  Here is a link to my card. Once you get there, you will have to register-I know it takes a few minutes but believe me-I REALLY REALLY REALLY appreciate your vote! I am entry #3 and the title of my card is Always a Friend.

For this round, the theme is YOU COLOR MY WORLD-cards that incorporate rainbow themes and colors galore. I think I fit in almost every color on this one:

 Thanks again for your vote! I couldn't do it without you!

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winner!!! for a cut above independent study giveaway

I have picked the winner for the giveway spot in the A Cut Above Class giveaway:

Random number selection....#21! 

Lucille K said...

thank you for the chance to win a spot in this class. I have wanted a Silhouette forever and hope to purchase one by the end of the year :)

I have emailed you Lucille. After taking this class, I bet you will want to go out and get that Silhouette right away!

If you haven't seen, there is a new class coming up in the onlinecardclasses.com series, and this time I will be taking it. These classes are such a great way to jumpstart creativity, which is just what I need right now.

It is called Stretch Your Stamps-registration and a preliminary supply list of the stamps are available now. 

a blog named hero challenge # 5: color me a hero

Time for the 1st of the June challenges over at A Blog Named Hero!

This month's challenge? Super fun-A Color Challenge!

 

I loved this color combo and used my Memento Markers (pear tart, rosebud and toffee crunch) to color in the tree. For the bird, a piece of Hero Arts Designer Paper from the pool pack and I inked the edges in the same Aquamarine Archival Ink I used for the sentiment.

This challenge is sponsored by:

Have you checked out the challenges over at A Blog Named Hero for yourself yet? They are really fun and you could win a $25 gift certificate to Simon Says Stamp just for playing along! It is my favorite online store and the selection of products they have is unreal!

How do you enter?

Simply make a card that fits in with the challenge (you do not have to use Hero Arts stamps-but what fun is a card without them?) and link it up (via the inlinkz tool) on the Color challenge post at A Blog Named Hero. I can't wait to visit your blog and see what you create!

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