Combined Challenge for Miriam's Crafting Supplies and Tsunami Rose - Won't You Join Us?

Welcome to the 6th monthly Miriams Crafting Supplies Challenge which is a joint challenge with Tsunami Rose Designs. The challenge for the month is PRINTABLES . . . .the design team is using Tsunami Rose’s New Beginnings paper for the challenge. There will be a randomly drawn prize among the entries for a $10 credit to Miriam's Crafting Supplies (not good on ATG tape or twards the shipping) AND a $20 gift certificate to Tsunami Rose!!!!

My project is an Accordion Journal which I’m only going to tease you today and show you the pictures and will give the complete step-by-step directions on November 14^th . . . .

Now, knowing me I don’t do glitz and glam but I guess never say never. Also, I have included items from Create with TLC . .. . what a great combination between the 3!!!

Have I teased you enuf with my creations - oh yeah, its girlie girlies and has glitz but I'm liking it . . . . stay tuned for complete instructions on November 14th. Now check out my Design Team Sisters with their gorgeous creations and don't forget to link yours to Miriam's Crafting Supplies . . . .

Jearise Havenga 

Jenny Alessi 

Virginia ("Dare") Burnett

Miriam Meserve

Itza Gomez

Now, its your turn to amaze and inspire us. Here are the rules of the challenge:

• You must have a printed image. If that image is from Tsunami Rose's Zibbet Shop where all her journal kits and and-on's are 20 percent off this month AND 
• You may enter up to four (4) projects for the month!!
• You must tell on your blog or Facebook page that you are in this particular challenge with a link to Miriams' Crafting Supplies. If your entry is on your Facebook page rather than a blog, the privacy of the picture MUST be set as shared to our Facebook page.
• Sorry, no back-linking.
• Use Linky Tool to link up by the end of the challenge. This challenge runs through December 3rd at 11:55 PM.
• Like our Facebook page, AND you can get an extra entry into this challenge and let us know that you did so.
• Become a follower of our Blog
• Have FUN!!!!

I can't wait to see your interpretations along with your creations!!!

Much love, hugs, and friendship!

Lynne

Scrapbook Blessing Starburst (Sunshine) Card Challenge #5

Greetings my friends! Are you ready for our wonderful challenge for Scrapbook Blessings which I am part of the Design Team and challenging you my friends to participate.

Now onto the next video challenge... Easy Starburst (Sunshine) Card Technique. As a tip, when I watch a video, I always keep an index card close by to write down the measurements that I don't have to keep going back and forth for the measurements. On this index card, I also include the website where I got a particular card or technique. Here's the fun video with instructions to follow for the challenge:

I must confess that I actually made two cards . . . here is my final card but don't worry, I will show you my second card along with my tale of woe!

Recipe:

• Background piece is cut as follows: 5.5 x 8.5 inches and then scored at 4.25 inches cut with red Recollection Card Stock
• scraps were used for the "sunshine" pieces are 4 different pieces cut at 1.5 x 4 - inches
• these scraps were then cut at an angle to make 8 triangles as demonstrated in the video
• next cut a piece of paper 5 x 2.75 - inches; this piece can be any scrap as it is being covered with the triangles
• find the center of the 5 x 2.75 - inch paper and alternate the triangles in a pleasing color arrangement that the piece is totally covered
• trim the extra triangle paper from the back
• next cut a complimentary piece of paper 5 x 3.75 - inches to compliment your "starburst" design and glue the "starburst on this piece of paper
• if using ribbon, wrap ribbon around the cardfront before attaching to the card 
• ribbon is Darice So Trendy which was wrapped on the card and then a bow added on top of the strip
• Cricut Lacey Labels Cartridge was used to make the vehicle for the sentiment 
• sentiment, "life is SWEETER when shared with friends" was stamped onto white cardstock scrap and then glued onto a black background, again, a scrap.both of which were first chalked around the edges 
• puff dots were used to put sentiment on my card

NOW, a funny thing happened while doing my original card. For those of you who know me, I always have this "habit" of thinking outside the box and with my background as a quilter - I thought how awesome this card would look if I did decorative stitching around the piecing . . . . WELL, my machine apparently was hungry and ate part of my piecing but I was liking the papers I had used and thought, now how can I fix this to make it work. . . . TAH DAH, wide ribbon with matching bow completes the card with adding 8 mm heart-shaped flat-backed acrylic pearls from Miriam's Crafting Supplies.

Barely looks like my machine was hungry and ate a piece out of the bottom left triangle. NOW, SHHHHHH don't tell anyone as this is our secret!

This challenge our wonderful sponsor, My Creative Classroom, has offered one (1) on-line seat. Of course there are some rules for the challenges to make them fair. Be sure, to take a moment or two to view and . . . ..  SEW, come on over and link up your cards and meet the challenge!!!!  

Thanks for visiting me today . . . much love, hugs, and friendship. Don't forget to leave me some bloggie love as I love to read your comments - is your comment the next one I read????? 

Lynne

Blog Candy Winner - I May Be Behind BUT . . . . .

I know I'm a bit behind, just bear with me but I have blog candy for the following wonderful people who have commented and given me some bloggies love . . . .

Let's start with the winners for Scrapbook Blessings Blog Hop Save the Ta Ta’s 

• First, Hetty commented on Her Craftiness using True Random Number Generator #12 who said: “Absolutely love your bodice with the sentiment inside.”. Thank you Hetty for the wonderful comment. I just need your mailing address to send you one of my machine embroidered crosses.
•  Second Winner from Scrapbook Blessings Facebook Page is who arose to the challenge and created a card is Sher Brown with her precious card.
• Third and Final winners are Zenita Barnes Smith from Scrapbook Blessings who commented, “I appreciate you letting me join you in the hop!!!” plus I’m offering one additional cross to Vicky who commented, “Looking forward to this hop! You always have some fabulous inspiration”

Now onto the winner of Oh Sheet Blog Hop of 3 little ghost poops to share with your little ones is Janet who remarked: “OMG, Lynne you were super busy – I love every one of your projects – the bottle ghosts are to die for and the “soup can” file is great!!! I love TLC stuff. As always, you create awesome items – Big Blog Hugs My Friend.

There are 2 lucky winners from the October Calendar Girls using Random Number Generator 

• Lucky #3 is Marilyn – Cricut Crafts who commented, “What a fun blog hop! So glad you invited me on FB! Great and fun cards” who won a personalized mug mat. 
• AND the winner of the breast cancer awareness bracelet is Lucky #9 Caforestdweller Richelle who commented, “ What fun cards! I especially like the breast cancer awareness card. It’s adorable.” Now, Richelle, if you would rather have one of my machine-embroidered crosses instead - I would be more than happy to substitute!

With the September Calendar Girls, I was a little disappointed as I had only received 3 comments but those 3 comments meant the world to me and I need and want to show my appreciation – with this being said, 

• Iris, Janet, and Edwina – I would love to make you something special and send to you --- you options are either a personalized mug mat or a machine-embroidered cross or some goodies from my stash. The choice is yours and will be sent upon when I receive your response

Congrats to all the winners. I just need your mailing addresses to send off the “goodies” which you may send to my email address at hercraftiness@gmail.com.  I love when you give me bloggie love and I just want to give in return!!!

Much love, hugs, and friendship . . . . 

Lynne