contributor's showcase

due to professional committments, it is with sadness and regret that i will no longer be on the team of fairies. at this time, i have declined any further involvement in the contributor's showcases  at cute and some blog.  however i will continue to support the fairies efforts to encourage crafters to submit their creations for others to enjoy and be inspired by their talents!

contributors showcase #3

Monday, April 19 is the beginning of registration for Contributors Showcase #3. We would really love to showcase and reward your talent, so if you have a new craft (even one prepared for another challenge/contest) why not register it in the showcases too! We are also working on some exciting new things to introduce into the showcases in the near future; however, this will only be possible if we can get enough contributors.

We believe your projects are very special, that you are very talented, and would love to present your creations to as many viewers as possible. We believe you can inspire and motivate others through your talent, so we're challenging you to show your crafts in our showcases! at cute and some, see link in my sidebar!!

elephant card

this thank you card was created for a co-worker who wanted a quirky card for a friend who loves elephants. i went into design studio (ds) to determine if i had a cart with an elephant and while ds did display carts with an elephant image, i did not have any of the carts on the list!  somewhere in my overdraft memory (lol!) bank, i thought i had a elephant image so i just kept clicking on the carts i had that may have the image and when i clicked on everyday paperdolls i did not immediately find the elephant but i knew i was in the right cart because surprisingly, it has many animals including lion, giraffe, monkey, ostrich and more! what a bonus! 

i don't know if i hit the quirky factor as i originally wanted to cut the elephant out of an animal print paper...i have giraffe, tiger, leopard and more but with that overdraft memory bank!  i couldn't remember where i put those papers.  perhaps i should revisit how i organize...?  the shell buttons under the word "thanks" is a coverup for a smudge i made with my inky fingers, oops.  

contributors showcase #2

registration for contributors showcase #2 will be open in mr. linky on  monday, april 12. showcase #2 will be posted on april 19. click on the showcase label on my sidebar to get a direct link to showcase post and mr. linky.

susie's and vikki's christmas club challenge #12

the theme at susie's and vikki's christmas club challenge this week is silver and blue or blue and silver...so i created the above card with paper from my christmas scrap stash, the tag from a paper stack i bought about 5 years ago, the snowflake brad from my embellishment stash, the thicker silver snowflakes from a garland purchased at the dollar store about 8 years ago and cut up and finally the "believe" came from an embellishment pack from a liquidation store!  i'm still meeting my goal of using the products i have on hand.

the above two cards are my recycled christmas cards in each case i just added embellishments from my stash.  three more cards ready for christmas!

New! Contributors Showcase

have you signed up yet? Cute and Some is hosting a weekly showcase every monday beginning april 12 to showcase your crafty creations. you can begin registering your entry each monday and all projects must be registered into mr. linky by friday at 8 p.m. to be eligible. every contributor whose entry is selected by the team fairies will receive an award to be displayed on their blog!  Audrey of Cute and Some asked me to be a fairy and i accepted!

the purpose of these showcases is to feature your projects to be seen by others, and to reward you for your contribution and participation with visible recognition for your work(s); to offer support, and to inspire other crafters. this is not a challenge or a contest! but, again, an avenue to have your projects shown outside your blog. for a direct link, click on the fairy button in my sidebar!

look what i won from cute and some!

i won a flag book!!!  it arrived on thursday but i have been out of town visiting my mom and brothers for easter.  i have used the photo that audrey from cute and some had posted of her flag book because my batteries are not working :(  i intend to use the flag book to make a small scrap book of scamp, my fur baby or if the truth be told, the fur baby that lives in the house as her loyalities are for the person with food or the most comfortable bed!  audrey also included matching papers that i will create embellishments with and there were rub ons with small scale designs suitable for a small book!  when i get batteries for the camera and get the printer issues resolved to print scamp photos for the album, i will post my finished project. thanks audrey!

the scrap master is spring cleaning!

the scrap master 2010 spring cleaning giveaway extravaganza l has an amazing event going on, check out what she said in her following post...

"All week long, I am going to be "paying to forward" and posting about various items that I want to give away. If you would like to receive the items, simply become a follower if you aren't already and then leave me a comment under that blog post and you will be entered to win that item. You can enter for every item if you want it so you get as many chances to win as you want.

I am going to have one ULTIMATE GRAND PRIZE (a Stampin' UP gift certificate from me!!!) that will be announced at the end of the week that will be drawn from everyone who participates in my Spring Cleaning Giveaway Extravaganza!!!"

and enter to win the ULTIMATE GRAND PRIZE or any of the other giveaways... go check out the scrapmaster