Saturday, November 14, 2009

My turn for a challenge

The Studio: Sunday 5am challenge – Diana Daijogo

Next up we have the very lovely Diana Daijogo! As well as being on our DT she also owns the Scrap for a Cure kit club! No surprise what the prize is going to be for this one then! One awesome kit!

scrapforacure

Sun 5am SFAC Autumn Breeze

It’s my turn for a challenge!!
If you are anything like me, you love alphabet stickers. You know which ones I am talking about. You have Thickers in every style and color, mini alphabets in 3 or 4 colors and even those alphabet sticker sheets that come in the Basic Grey packs. You’ve used most of them for your page titles and cards and now have a mish mosh of stuff left. C’mon, admit it! We all have that stash.
(Here’s just a small peek at mine)

extra thickers loads of alphas

It’s time to get them all out.
Dust them off and MIX THEM UP!!
That’s right. You can still use those supplies, don’t be afraid if they are not the same color or the same font. Mix them up and add a little fun to your layout.
Use at least 3 different colors of alphabet for your layout.
Trust me, it’ll be fun!!

hi-yah

For this layout I used 4 colors of thickers and Basic Grey alphabets from 5 or 6 different sheets. I would have never had enough N’s for this one if I was using just one or two colors. MIX IT UP!!!

:) Diana
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The small print:

1.The deadline for all challenge entries this weekend is 7pm London time on Monday 16th November.
2.You must upload you layout to the gallery here and name it with the challenge day and time, then link it to the comments of the relevant post here on the blog.
3. Anyone can play along, but only those who are registered for the charity event and have made a donation before 7pm London time on Sunday 15th November are eligible to win prizes.
4. You may still sign up and make a donation right up until 7pm London time on Sunday 15th November.
5. Design Team members, sponsors and guests may participate and play for prizes subject to the above rules. They may not enter challenges which they have set or sponsored themselves.
6. Winners will be announced here on the blog on or before Tuesday 17th November. Prizes must be claimed within 4 weeks of the announcement or they will be put back “into the pot” and used for future challenges.

How will winners be chosen?

Each challenge will have its own prize. The winners of each individual challenge will be selected randomly (hellooo random.org) from all entries posted correctly. The winner will receive the prize for that challenge, plus gain 5 points.

Everyone who enters a challenge will gain 5 points per correctly completed challenge.

The FIRST person to link their completed challenge to the blog for each challenge will receive an additional 5 points.

So if you entered and won a challenge, and were the first to enter, you would be awarded a maximum 15 points.

The points will be tallied throughout the event by my good self (not looking forward to that part!) and then the person with the most points at the end of the event will win the overall prize.

PS challenges can not be combined!

Friday, November 13, 2009

Charity:Water has STARTED!!

The Studio's first post: Friday, 7pm – let’s get this show on the road!!

It’s finally here! The event that’s taken over my life for the last 3 months – our charity: extravaganza! THANK YOU to everyone who has supported The Studio and charity: water so far!

Firstly, let’s get the “need to know” stuff out of the way. Here’s how the challenges will work during the charity: extravaganza!

A challenge will be posted on the blog here every 2 hours. The first one will go live at 7pm london time on Friday 13th November (that’s right now, in fact!) and the final challenge will be posted at 7pm on Sunday 15th November, making 25 challenges in total!

You must NOT stop to sleep or eat. (Only joking!!!) Seriously, make sure you sleep and eat!

Only those who have made a monetary donation to the charity will be eligible to claim prizes. Others can play for fun only.

Once you have created your project, upload it to the gallery HERE and then link your picture in the comments section of the correct challenge on the blog.

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So that’s enough of me rambling, let’s get to the first challenge, set by me(Amanda)! Sponsoring my challenge we have the fabulous Studio Calico!

Studio Calico

The challenge is to scrap vintage! Interpret that as you will. You could use vintage photos, vintage embellishments or just a vintage style. Or go to town like I did and use all three!

amanda fri 7pm

The picture is of my Great Aunt when she was a toddler in 1926. I used some K&Co ephemera, paper flowers and butterflies from my stash, some “tape measure” ribbon and just a little bling!

amanda 7pm fri close2

To enhance my background paper and embellishments I brushed on some chalks. This is a subtle way to add colour without it being as obvious as ink or paint.

amanda fri 7pm close1

That’s it! Get scrapping, people! The chat thread is set up here, so come and have a natter if you have time between challenges!

And here’s a picture of the gorgeous kit that Studio Calico have donated for the winner of this challenge…

fri 7pm studio calico lollipop guild

Am I allowed to win, please? Pretty please? Oh, ok then, I guess I’ll have to let one of you guys take it home! I can’t wait to see what lovely layouts you all make!

Don’t forget our Bingo game tomorrow at 4pm GMT hosted by our very own Greek Goddess, Elina! Come and sign up if you haven’t already!

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The small print:

1.The deadline for all challenge entries this weekend is 7pm London time on Monday 16th November.
2.You must upload you layout to the gallery here and name it with the challenge day and time, then link it to the comments of the relevant post here on the blog.
3. Anyone can play along, but only those who are registered for the charity event and have made a donation before 7pm London time on Sunday 15th November are eligible to win prizes.
4. You may still sign up and make a donation right up until 7pm London time on Sunday 15th November.
5. Design Team members, sponsors and guests may participate and play for prizes subject to the above rules. They may not enter challenges which they have set or sponsored themselves.
6. Winners will be announced here on the blog on or before Tuesday 17th November. Prizes must be claimed within 4 weeks of the announcement or they will be put back “into the pot” and used for future challenges.

How will winners be chosen?

Each challenge will have its own prize. The winners of each individual challenge will be selected randomly (hellooo random.org) from all entries posted correctly. The winner will receive the prize for that challenge, plus gain 5 points.

Everyone who enters a challenge will gain 5 points per correctly completed challenge.

The FIRST person to link their completed challenge to the blog for each challenge will receive an additional 5 points.

So if you entered and won a challenge, and were the first to enter, you would be awarded a maximum 15 points.

The points will be tallied throughout the event by my good self (not looking forward to that part!) and then the person with the most points at the end of the event will win the overall prize.

PS each challenge must be entered separately – you may not combine challenges!!

Thursday, November 12, 2009

The Charity Event at The Studio

The countdown has begun!!
The Charity: Water Extravaganza starts in a little over 13 hours!!
GMT Time, which means 8 hours earlier than California time! You do not want to miss what is going on this weekend!!

Here's the most recent post from Amanda...
Win right now!

americancrafts

The next 3 people to sign up to the charity: extravaganza and donate money will win an American Crafts Merrymint goodie package, including foiled Holidayhouse, foiled Thickers, Flair and a box of ribbon! [This only applies to those who have not already donated]

Now I’m not sure that a lot of you understand the scale of prizes we’re giving away over the next few days. We have a little something for you to work towards, this weekend. In addition to the AMAZING prizes we have up for grabs for each and every one of the 25 challenges over the weekend we have a huge prize package for the overall winner of the event, and a runner up prize!

Included in one or both of the main prizes we have a selection of the following goodies. Photoshop Elements 8, a $25 gift certificate, fabulous e-book, over 200 sheets of 12×12 paper, velvet papers, scalloped cardstock, a brad maker, stickers, rub-ons, a scrapbooking tote, 2 cricut cartridges + MORE provided by the following sponsors:

Cocoa Daisy Ella Publishing

Papermania Cosmo Cricket

graphic45 provocraft

scrapbookoutlet Paper Trunk

americancrafts

I think you can imagine, if this is what we’re giving away for just 2 of the prizes, what kind of stuff we have in store for you the rest of the weekend! I’m excited just thinking about it. DO NOT MISS OUT!

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

wanted to share

I was going through pictures and wanted to share some of my kids from last spring.

Our cousin took these of the girls for her business and for some editing fun-
I love them and had to share with you.



































































Aren't they great-
Here's her website-
Mitzi Albano Photography

Sunday, November 8, 2009

More ME time

First I want to thank all the ladies who stop by and leave comments on my blog- It sure does brighten my day.
You all are so sweet!!
Thank You!!


Last night I was able to have more ME time-
Madi headed over to a sleep over with Grandma, which must to my relief and sanity allowed me to head over to my BESTEST pal Patti's house for a crop night-
Soon we were joined by more friends and played along with our online crop.

We chatted and laughed, watched some YouTube, listened to tunes, had yummy food and great company! I feel so much better.

I created a few more layouts and played with the Basic Grey Eskimo kisses card kit we just ordered. Talk about quick, easy and CUTE cards!! I'm thinking of making another set.

Have a wonderful day everyone.
And thanks again for visiting my blog!!