Friday, November 26, 2010

Unity Friends with Flair Friday

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Welcome to Friday and another Friends with Flair Unity Style. Be sure to swing by the Unity Blog for a full list of Friends participating today and be sure to keep your eye out for that FABULOUS UNITY FRIENDS WITH FLAIR BLINKIE, you just might win something!!

Here is a layout I did for this week's Unity Addicts Challenge which is to mask. You can swing on by the SCS Unity Challenge forum HERE for details and play along with us:




And here is another layout I made using last week's Hip Hop Sketch. I flipped the sketch and made it into a layout instead of a card:



Well that's all for now!


Thanks for stopping by!



Till later...

Thursday, November 25, 2010

Happy Thanksgiving - Treehouse Challenge Thursday



Happy Thanksgiving!

This week the Treehouse Challenge is simple, just load your favorite card from November at the Treehouse Blog.

So I will share my November favorite but first I have one to share in honor of Thanksgiving today:

This is using the Treehouse digi set called Gobble 'til you Wobble.

Now onto my favorite card from November:



This is using the digi set called Peaceful Noel.


Now be sure to swing on by the Treehouse Store for some amazing Black Friday Deals coming your way.


Thanks it for now!

Have a fabulous Turkey Day!


Saturday, November 20, 2010

Just Us Girls Color Challenge

This week it's color challenge week with Just Us Girls. Our fabulous host Lisa has picked Dark Red, White, Black and Yellow as our colors.


Here is what I did using Treehouse Stamps digi image called Joy to the World.



♥♥ Just Us Girls Design Team ♥♥











How to play: You need to upload your project for this week's challenge to your online blog or public photo gallery. Leave a link that goes directly to your project in the Inlinkz form at the bottom of the JUGS post here. If you upload to online galleries, please also use the keyword or tag, JUGS60. After you post to Inlinkz you can also leave a comment here.

Deadline to be considered for the weekly "Chic of the Week" is 9:00 PM EST on Thursday, November 25th. The Inlinkz form will close at that time. Our top pick "Chic of the Week" will be announced on the following Friday morning.


Well that's it for now!

Till later...



















Friday, November 19, 2010

Unity Friends with Flair Friday

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Welcome to Friday and another Friends with Flair Unity Style. Be sure to swing by the Unity Blog for a full list of Friends participating today and be sure to keep your eye out for that FABULOUS UNITY FRIENDS WITH FLAIR BLINKIE, you just might win something!!



So you all are familiar with Ali Edwards December Daily right? I have been thinking about starting one but wasn't sure. Then last week the amazing Unity DT showed us what they started for their daily and I was inspired.

SO, here is the cover of my daily:


I had a small chipboard album in my stash which is 6x6 so I used the covers. I'm calling my book "Season of blessings 2010" because I know I won't keep up with a real daily and I wanted to start mine around Thanksgiving. So instead of Dec 1 - 25 everyday, I'm going with Thanksgiving to New Years and pick random days to cover. Does that make sense?

Here are some of my basic inside blank pages, including a few primed canvas pages!



The paper I used on my cover is from Best Creations and my flowers are made from a silky fabric from Joannes using the a burnt edge technique. My inside pattern papers are from Memory Box and the solids are SU and Gina K. Designs.

Well that's all for now!


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Thursday, November 18, 2010

Treehouse Challenge Thursday


It's Thursday and time for another Treehouse Stamps Challenge. This week we are pulling out the glitter!



Here is what I did glittering up the iceberg that this cute polar bear is sitting on:


This cutie is from the new release from Treehouse Stamps called Polar Bear Holiday. The sentiment "Joy" is from a new set called Peaceful Noel.

Be sure to swing on by the Treehouse Blog for wonderful inspiration from the entire design team! And hop on over to the TREEHOUSE STORE and check out the new release, awesome fun Christmas images to be had!




Thanks for stopping by!


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Monday, November 15, 2010

Mahalo!

This week's color challenge over at Stamp TV is to use turquoise sea, red hot and white. Now, my Gina K cardstock collection has gotten large but unfortunately I didn't have those colors yet so I opted for some SU colors instead.


Here is what I came up with using Theresa Momber's set called Aloha:


Close up:


Well that's it for now!

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Saturday, November 13, 2010

Just Us Girls Saturday Challenge - Technique Week

It's Saturday and that means another fun challenge with JUST US GIRLS! This week our challenge is to make a gatefold card! LOVE these cards so much fun! You can find a simple tutorial on SCS HERE. Very simple and even easier with a score pal! Seriously I didn't know what those little dots where for! LOL! I need a Dummies Lesson for the score pal!

Before we get to it I want to send a shout out to fellow DT Member Dana who is celebrating a birthday! Happy Birthday Dana!!


Here is what I came up with using images from Gina K . Designs:


Now that is just the outside, check out my inside:
Close up of the inside sentiment:


Be sure to swing on by the JUGS DT Member blogs for lots of fabulous inspiration.

Just Us Girls Design Team

Cheryl Rowley, November Featured Designer
Alicia


We would love to have you play along with us

How to play: You need to upload your project for this week's challenge to your online blog or public photo gallery. Leave a link that goes directly to your project in the Inlinkz form at the bottom of the JUGS post. If you upload to online galleries, please also use the keyword or tag, JUGS59. After you post to Inlinkz you can also leave a comment here.

Deadline to be considered for the weekly "Chic of the Week" is 9:00 PM EST on Thursday, November 25. The Inlinkz form will close at that time. Our top pick "Chic of the Week" will be announced on the following Friday morning.

Thanks for stopping by!


Friday, November 12, 2010

Unity Friends with Flair Friday

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Welcome to Friday and another Friends with Flair Unity Style. Be sure to swing by the Unity Blog for a full list of Friends participating today and be sure to keep your eye out for that FABULOUS UNITY FRIENDS WITH FLAIR BLINKIE, you just might win something!!

Alrighty peeps I made another Unity Christmas ornament this week. For this one I started with a wooden piece (unfinished wood) in the shape of a bell from Michael's. I covered with some Christmas paper and used some glossy modge podge over which gives it shine. I used the mittens from the Oct KOTM for my piece. I stamped it twice and the second time ran it through the swiss dots embossing folder. Cut the mittens out and added them using dimensionals.

Here it is:



Well that's all for now!

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Thursday, November 11, 2010

Treehouse Stamps Thursday Challenge


It's Thursday and time for another Treehouse Stamps Challenge. This week we have a great sketch challenge for you to try:

Here is what I did with the sketch using a new relase set called Peaceful Noel:

Be sure to swing on by the Treehouse Blog for wonderful inspiration from the entire design team!


Thanks for stopping by!



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Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Beautiful Christmas

I just wanted to share with you a Christmas card made with an image from the upcoming Treehouse Stamps release on Nov 10, a set called Peaceful Noel:

Be sure to check out the all the new releases on Nov 10 in the Store!

Thanks for stopping by!

Till later.....

Saturday, November 6, 2010

JUST US GIRLS SATURDAY CHALLENGE

It's Saturday and time for another challenge with JUST US GIRLS! This week is sketch week and check out this awesome sketch we have:





This week I pulled out my Gina K. Designs set called Warm Winter Wishes.



I came up with this:


Close up of the snowflakes which are glittered:



Be sure to stop on by the JUGS DT to see what they cooked up for this challenge.


Just Us Girls Design Team

Cheryl Rowley, November Featured Designer
Alicia


We would love to have you play along with us

How to play: You need to upload your project for this week's challenge to your online blog or public photo gallery. Leave a link that goes directly to your project in the Inlinkz form at the bottom of the JUGS post. If you upload to online galleries, please also use the keyword or tag, JUGS32. After you post to Inlinkz you can also leave a comment here.


Deadline to be considered for the weekly "Chic of the Week" is 9:00 PM EST on Thursday, November 11. The Inlinkz form will close at that time. Our top pick "Chic of the Week" will be announced on the following Friday morning.

Thanks for stopping by!





Friday, November 5, 2010

Unity Friends with Flair Friday

Unity Stamp Company



Welcome to Friday and another Friends with Flair Unity Style. Be sure to swing by the Unity Blog for a full list of Friends participating today and be sure to keep your eye out for that FABULOUS UNITY FRIENDS WITH FLAIR BLINKIE, you just might win something!!

This week with Halloween over I've been thinking about Christmas. And I decided to make an ornament for the Unity Addicts "Uncard" challenge for this week. You can find all the details HERE.

I made a pretty simple one using the cute owl from the August kit of the month. The ornament is actually a plastic one that I found at Micheal's. This is perfect with 2 four year olds running around! I picked up a few of them in hopes I will make more. I put that fake plastic "snow" that you can buy by the bagful inside, added a glitter ribbon to the top and the owl. My picture may not pick it up well but there are glitter stars on the ornament. Also at Micheal's I found a sheet of stickers in holiday shapes. They are double sided so that you put it on something peel back the blue layer and add some glitter, flock etc. Fun stuff.




In full hanging on a tree:



Well that's all for now!



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Thursday, November 4, 2010

Treehouse Challenge Thursday


It's Thursday and time for another Treehouse Stamps Challenge. This week we have a color challenge Ivory, Olive Green plus one other color. Here is what I did using some images from the upcoming Treehouse Stamps Release:





Be sure to swing on by the Treehouse Blog for wonderful inspiration from the entire design team!

Thanks for stopping by!

Till later...

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

JustRite 12 Weeks of Christmas Blog Hop 9

I am so honored to be a part for the 9th week of JustRite Stampers’ Wednesday feature, 12 Weeks of Christmas Blog Hops! Every Wednesday up until Thanksgiving some of your favorite designers will be joining some of the JustRite design team for a series of Christmas blog hops, showcasing JustRite’s entire Christmas Collection of stamps! Don’t forget that JustRite has some Christmas stamps in their newly released CLING line of stamp sets, too -- you can find them HERE. This week, the designers joining the JustRite design team is the Just Us Girls (JUGS) challenge blog design team!

For the month of November, we thought we would switch gears a little and throw in some holiday gift ideas using your JustRite stamps, so be watching for those, too, on November’s hops! And in celebration of JustRite’s 9th and 10th weeks of Christmas Blog Hops, they have a huge surprise for you -- take 25% off All JustRite Original Christmas Stamps now through November 15, with free shipping within the U.S. -- Don't forget to tell Santa!!

Here is my project:



I used images from the Something Sweet , Christmas Nested Sentiments & Verse as well as a frame from Christmas Nested Frames.

Here are some closeups of each piece:


Here I used a sentiment from Christmas Nested Sentiments & Verse and the frame from Christmas Nested Frames. I stamped using Memento Black and colored with Copics. The cardstock is from Stampin Up.

Here is the goodie jar:


My image is from the Something Sweet set.. I cut out the scallops and circles using nesties & colored with Copics.. The glitter bow is one of those littlel bow "ornaments" that you can get at Michael's.

Please visit these designers’ blogs to see what fabulous JustRite Christmas inspiration they have for you on the hop today!

JustRite Inspiration Blog


JustRite Design Team:


Debbie Olson
Sharon Harnist
Heidi Blankenship
Kazan Clark
Stephanie Kraft
Barb Schram
Michele Kovack
Angela Barkhouse
Kathy Jones


Just Us Girls Design Team:


Alicia Weiman
Andrea Matthews
Dana Gustafson
Kristin Bueter
Maria Levine
Kathryn Berthiaume
Lisa Kind
Pam Imholz



Well that's it for now!

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