PC-Gallery Idol 2011

Hey all--It's been a while since my last post.  My computer has been 'sick' with viruses......12 viruses in the last 6 weeks!  I've been able to put a band-aid on the problems for the time being and I am expecting a new laptop in the next week or two...so there is light at the end of the tunnel as they say.

Are you familiar with Paper Crafts Gallery Idol 2011 competition?  If not, it's an annual competition where there are 5 rounds.  The open audition consists of creating and posting a 'Congratulations' card.  The PC editors will choose 20 designers (out of over 1300 submissions at last count!) to move onto the next round.  For the remaining rounds, the PC gals will announce the theme of the next round and so on until one lucky designer is chosen as the Gallery Idol.  Paper Crafts is giving away some really fantastic prizes throughout the competition.  Sooooooo, I'm throwing my hat in the ring.  Below is my first creation. 



Supplies used:  Cardstock-kraft from Bazzill,
Patterned paper from K & Co. & October Afternoon,
Specialty Paper from The Paper Co. (mirror paper),
Embellishments from October Afternoon & Joanns.

 This is suppose to be a clipboard sitting on a desk.  I drew the 'clip' part of the clipboard freehand and added eyelets-I think it turned out pretty good! :)  I printed the sentiment on scratch paper and held it in place with a paper clip, twine and a badge.  This really was a fun card to put together.

I encourage everyone to participate -- you can't win if you don't try. (click here for the details) So, I'm off to make another Congrats card to submit.  I'm going to try and stop at 2 cards, but who knows!

Thanks for stopping by.  Leave a comment if you are so inclined-I love to hear from you!

A Quick Mom's Day Gift

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there!!  Time was not on my side this week and I was really short on time to put something together for my mom.  I knew I wanted to make her a notecard set, so I pondered what I could put together rather quickly.  Here's what I came up with...

Supplies used:  Butterfly stamp-Hero Arts, Copic Markers, Black Pen-Sakura, various glitter glues-Ranger, Black Pigment Ink-Colorbox

My mom loves butterflies and loves to send little cards, so....perfect fit!  I tied these together with a ribbon and included them in a little bag of goodies I put together for her. 

So, ladies, enjoy your special day.  You certainly deserve it.  Thanks for stopping by...

How Many Flowers - The Results!

First off, thank you all for participating in this little guessing game.  Now on to the results....

The number of flowers in the jar was 323.  And I don't know how she did it but Cathy guessed 322!!!  So, Cathy, you are the winner!!!  Congrats!

Please email your name and address to me at diana0810@yahoo.com.  I'll send out your magazine right away. 

Thanks again to all who participated.  Have a great day.

Guess How Many & Win!

Hello fellow paper crafters!  I am fortunate enough to have an extra copy of the latest & greatest May/June edition of Paper Crafts magazine.  I would LOVE to pay it forward and send it to one of you for FREE.  Just guess how many Prima flowers are in this glass jar.....

The jar measures 7" tall by 4 1/4" on each side.  

Just post a comment below with your guess and check back here tomorrow (4/20/11) at 10:00am PST and I will announce the winner.  The person coming the closest without going over will win.  (In the event more than one person posts the correct guess, the first post will win).

Thanks for visiting my blog and good luck to all!!

It's a 'Good' Monday!

Well, to begin my Monday morning, I checked Facebook for my daily dose of what's going on and I spied a post by Paper Crafts that the winners of the Color Inspiration Challenge #3 were announced.  Wait for it.............yes!!!  I won!  This was the first time I've won a challenge.  I really am so excited and honored.
To see the post and my fellow winners, click here.

The second positive thing that happened was I picked up my new glasses.  Now, I know that new glasses are not the biggest thing in the world, but it had been 4 years since I had new glasses.  It's one of those things that I put on my 'To Do' list and just kept postponing it. 

I can see clearly now............

In My Beautiful Balloon-Moxie Fab Challenge

Hot air balloon prints are all the rage right now.  And it's easy to see why.  They evoke a feeling of being free; getting away from it all.  And we all need a little of that right now, huh?  When I saw this patterned paper, I thought 'it is a little on the dark side'.  But there was something mysterious about the look of this pattern and I loved that.  I fussy-cut one of the balloon images and layered it over the same image using foam tape and added rhinestones.  The button reminds me of the era and the intricacies of the balloon itself.  You can tell I put alot of thought into this :)  Anyway, here is my entry for the challenge.....

Supplies used: seafoam cardstock from The Paper Co., patterned paper from Graphic 45, ribbon from Michaels, button from BoBunny, rhinestones from Michaels and border punch from EK Success.

Enjoy your Saturday everyone and thanks for stopping by.

I'm mentioned on a blog!!

Well, Happy Friday everyone!  What a long week it's been.  It's suppose to rain here this weekend, although you would never know it by looking out the window.  The sun is shining and it's just beautiful.  I must confess that I would not mind a few showers; it's the perfect excuse for me to stay indoors and play with all my crafting goodies I've bought over the last few days.  With all the manufacturers coming out with such beautiful papers, embellishments, flowers, stamps, I just can't resist!
One of my favorite scrapbook stores is Paper Tales located here in San Diego.  It's a smaller store, but it is PACKED with all kinds of trinkets, ribbons, markers, paper, buttons...you name it!  Plus, the staff is just Super!  I visited the store a couple of weeks ago and they were kind enough to take my picture with my first cover.  And to my surprise, they posted it on their blog!  How cool is that?!  I am truly flattered.  Here's a link to their blog.  Just scroll down a bit and you'll see my face. :)
http://papertales.typepad.com/paper_tales/page/3/

If you're ever in the San Diego area, stop in to the store.  I promise you will love it as much as I do!

Until next time..................