I am sure many of you feel like us and say to yourself every so often "where did this week go". Life just seems to be flying by with all our commitments, work, kids, and other "stuff". So, we thought it might be fun to document a typical week in your life RIGHT NOW. What's going on, what keeps you busy, what are your "detours", and what is your routine. This challenge is running from today through the 4th, and I will be choosing a random winner for a super cool prize with this one, so be sure to get your entry in for a chance at a fun scrappy prize! Just add a link to your work in the comments section so I can find it! Have fun with this one! Here are the DT examples (Most are done with the Lemonade Stand kit): Virginia Jana Michelle L. Michele K.
We all have moms. Many of us in the scrapbooking community, are moms, writing and recording our children's stories. Design Team member, Virginia Tillery, came up with a beautiful challenge paying tribute to MOTHERHOOD. This challenge begins today and runs until Friday, May 21st, 2010.
Watch this short video, and use it as inspiration for the words and images on a layout, as either a tribute to your mom, and the ways she taught you to "write your story," or as a love letter to your kids, and what you want them to carry with them... the essential truths that you want to pass on to them.
"What I would tell her... if I knew what to say."
Here is how the Noel Mignon Design Team was inspired . . .
Thank you all so much for joining in on this SUPER fun challenge! I loved all the entries we got in for this one! The random winner of the Nikki Sivils prize package is Katie Burnett!! I LOVED your Entry so much...be on the lookout for your bag o' goodies! (Please send me your addy to Noel@noelmignon.com) Next up I wanted to share the new kit that I decided to put up early in honor of Mother's Day. I figured some of you might like to ask the fams for a special crafty kit to play with...so without further ado here is Lemonade Stand! CLICK HERE TO ORDER! This is on pre-order for now. BUT, I will be shipping all pre-orders as they come in, so there is no wait time on receiving it! :) And lastly, I would like to wish ALL of you moms out there a very Happy Mother's Day! I hope you all have a great one and enjoy your special day!
Good Morning all. Thanks for all the Gr8 ;) entries on the last challenge...that was fun!
We have another fun one to work on over the next two weeks. It's called the "Me, Myself and I" challenge. The point is to scrap why you have been blessed with your beautiful names. Where did they come from? Is it a family name, a pop culture name (from a book or movie), something combined from your mom and dad? Set the record straight, and your family will love to read to story in years to come.
This is running from today through May 7th. Please be sure to add your link up in the comments section and the lucky winner will win a prize pack from our lovely sponsor this week NIKKI SIVILS! I was sent a big box of goodies last week and of course there is more than enough to share...so get your entry in and you will be entered to win the prize package! I will be picking a random winner...so get your entries in by the deadline to be entered. I will announce the winner on the 8th!
Here are the DT's stories and examples: Anabelle (Guest Designer) Virginia Jana Kim Greta Michele Noel Michelle Hope you all have fun with this one! I can't wait to see and read your creations. Have a lovely week.
Happy Monday everyone! We have a fun challenge for you guys today. And it's really a pretty easy one. Just use eight manufacturers on you work...thus the "8 is Great" title. :) Don't use 7 or 10....exactly 8! And as you will see, it can be more of a challenge than you think!
This is running from today, through the 23rd. Please link up your work in the comment section so we can get a slide show going. I hope you all have a gr8 ;-) time with this one!
Will 8 be enough?!?
Here are the DT examples: Anabelle (April Guest Designer):Lily bee (paper), Jillibean (paper), Crate (paper, stickers), Pink Paislee (paper, clear sticker, die cut, cork), Maya Road (envelope, stickers, ink), MME (brads), Cosmo (paper), American Crafts (thickers) Virginia: 1. jillibean soup (kraft cardstock) 2. cosmo cricket (patterned paper, stickers, alphas)3. american crafts (ribbon, alphs)4. my little shoebox (patterned paper)5. tim holtz (mini paperclips)6. 3M (masking tape)7. hambly (rub ons)8. crate paper (flower stickers, rub ons) Greta::Maya Road, pink paislee, shimmerz, crate paper, cosmo cricket, American crafts, bazzill, stampin up Michelle: Melissa Frances, American Crafts, Nikki Sivils, My Little Shoebox, Creative Imaginations, Making Memories, Collage Press, JoAnn Fabrics Kim: Cardstock: Core'dinations Patterned Paper, Chip letters, ribbon: American Crafts, Punch: Martha Stewart, Punch: EK Success, Stickers: SRM, Stickers: SEI, Machine: Cuttlebug, Chipboard: Basic Grey MicheleCrate Paper, Jillibean, My Mind's Eye, Sassafrass (Flowers), Martha Stewart (flowers), K & Company (picture corners), Papertrey Ink: (Buttons), American Crafts (Letter stickers) Noel: American Crafts, Prima, Jillibean Soup, Pink Paislee, Crate Paper, Collage Press, Melissa Frances, LilyBee Jana: American Crafts, Jillibean Soup, My Mind's Eye, Crate Paper, Basic Grey, Maya Road, Paper Reflections (tag), DMC (embroidery thread) Also, I wanted to remind all of you that this Thursday, the 15th, is the release date for the May kit "Playdate". Be sure to get your order in early, as I don't think this one will last long. Have a great week everyone!
I don't know about you guys...but another show the gals around these parts are *obsessed with* {sing/song voice} is Project Runway! How can you not be?!? And of course my favorite has always been Tim Gunn. I just love his polished presentation. Sometimes I like to think of myself as Tim, especially when it comes to this blog. Of course I don't tell you how to do your work, or what to modify, but giving out the challenge is fun, and I must admit sometime i do use my Tim voice in my head! LOL!
Greta presented this idea when this season of Project Runway started and the object is to take a favorite episode of Project Runway and try a technique, or fabric, or stitching, or whatever and run with it! A few episodes from this season that stick out to me are the "hardware" challenge, where they had to use supplies from the hardware store. The one from this last week, which was to make your own textile, which I could see translating into making your own patterned paper, and the burlap sack challenge, where the designers had to use sacks to create their outfits. Also, I do envision lots of stitching...but that is me! :) So this is running from today, through the 9th. Please be sure to link up your work in the comments section so we can find you and add you up to the slide show! Hope you all have fun with this one, and be sure to check out the song in the playlist called "Dance Mix"...it's HIGH-larious! :) Here is some DT work to draw from! Greta (love of sewing) Michele (lots of beautiful work on the burlap flowers, lots of stitching, and a "fashion" theme) Noel (Used paper that I thought resembled burlap, lots of stitching, burlap flowers, lots of inking (they did a lot of dying in the episode), distressed fabric letters) *Sonoma County LO Jana (created her own background paper with stamps and rub ons, burlap flowers, lots of stitching)*Sonoma County LO Virginia (I was inspired by the burlap episode, so I wrapped a canvas in burlap I had from a gigantic coffee bean bag, and used it as the background for my altered clipboard. I decorated the clipboard with items from the Sonoma County kit (including the gorgeous burlap flowers that coordinated with the feel of my piece), along with the Seaside Cottage kit and some things from my own stash.) Michelle (I decided to use the PR where they made their own textile - I kinda tweaked it and copied the zebra pattern on her pants to the cardstock on the bottom, lots of stitching, fabric use) Kim (I was inspired by Episode 8... use natural elements. I used pictures of Matthew down by the lake and used embellishments to support the "natural" feel.)
