Color Me Creative Holiday Bash

Message from Suzanne Dean:

Starting December 7th the CMC Classroom will have its annual month-long Holiday Bash Celebration! Nothing more fun then having some fun challenges, games and prizes to start the season off right!? I hope you will find time to stop in and look around, join in and just have some fun. The Holiday Bash is really my way of THANKING ALL OF YOU for your continued support, friendship and patronage to the Classroom. So a lot of fun and a way to WIN SOME HUGE prizes from our sponsor!

Details:

*Starts Dec. 7th with a Holiday Blog Hop featuring projects by the CMC DT to kick off the month-long CMC Challenge!! And another way for you to win if you hop along!

*Every week will be a NEW Challenge and Prize...think scavenger hunts, puzzles, games!

*Charity Raffle - We are giving away a NEW Silhouette Cameo machine to a lucky someone! How can you win it? Everytime you participate in a challenge during the month you get an entry for it. Also for every $3 you donate to the Charity (TBA) you get an entry. Every year I pick a different Charity to help...so far we've raised $3200 over the years..and to me the season is all about GIVING so that's why I always include this.

Hope you get some time to play at CMC (-:

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

We have grankids and family all week - so very blessed (-:

hugs,

Copic/Pro Marker challenge at the Outlawz

Hi there!

Welcome to this week's  Friday's Copic/Promarker Design Team at the Outlawz 

 



Our theme this week is:


Bah Humbug 

in celebration of National Bah Humbug Day.

Now lets see what you have. We are thinking the Ebenezer Scrooge type. Grumpy, greedy, stingy etc. You get the picture. You must color your project with Copic/Promarker (Alcohol based markers).

Our sponsor for the month of December this month is Torico of  Birdie Brown Digital Stamps! Torico has lots of adorable digis in her Etsy shop here.  You should also check out the Birdie Brown blog here.

 

One randomly-chosen participant in this month's challenges will win 5 digi stamps from the Birdie Brown shop!

I used this cute image from Saturated Canary

sentiment is something I came up with...colored with Copics and used
 random stash design paper and ribbon.

I'm sorry I don't have more details - they were all in the original post that I did but for some reason..has disappeared into blogland...it was set to autopost last night but don't know what happened....go figure!

too much to do to worry about it (-:

hugs

Stamp TV's CSS December Alumni Hop

Hi there

  it's that time of the month again when the STV Center Stage Alumni brings you a Hop and YOU have the chance to win a huge grab bag of fabulous Gina K. Designs stamps...

the challenge this month is from me ... and it's to

create a Christmas project with non-traditional colors, absolutely no reds or greens!

Now you should have arrived here from the wonderful talented blog of KAREN  (and a huge welcome back Karen!!!)  if not and you want to start at the beginning, then head over to STV.

I went with blues and yellows..

the holiday decorators at the office buildings I manage provided the most gorgeous yellow poinsettias in our offices! I love them... so where

 do you go when you need a poinsettia stamp? 

 well Melanie's flower sets of course!

I used 3 of Melanie's sets...

from the "Pressed Flowers" set, stamped the background using Memento - Dandelion. Then stamped "Festive Frame" onto that using Memento- Teal Zeal. Stamped the poinsettias from the set "a Year of Flowers" (I'm sure every stamper in the WORLD has that set by now - an all time favorite "go to" set). Colored them using Copics Y06, 11, 28...then using heat n stick powder added my very fine glitter. Some of the frame was also colored with Copics...B18, 35, BG 18. 

The sentiment was stamped with Memento-Teal Zeal. 

Designer Paper is from My Minds Eye and stash ribbon. Gold pearls are done with Viva Pearl Pen....and that's it!

Now your next stop is over to the awesome blog of Lori .

Hope you were inspired to create with non-traditional colors...

wishing all a very Merry Christmas (I'm a Christmas gal instead of Happy Holidays!)

 Don't want to take my Christ out of Christmas...

hugs everyone...

Sugar Creek Hollow - Final challenge for 2012

Hi there!

Welcome to another Sensational Saturday at Sugar Creek Hollow. This week we want you to make a vintage or shabby chic project ...with the theme...

MAKE A GIFT (a bag, box or enclosure, etc)

my little bag is not original to me - the idea comes from my blogging sister Diana Queen. She recently included one of her little gift bags in a box of goodies to me...i love it and CASED it! Made my own flower and adhered to clothes pin, a little doily from a pack I got from Walmart along with small brown bags, added my colored image and ribbon.

these little bags are so cute! this one is filled with Dove chocolate and going to a co-worker...

I've made a dozen of these - they're quick and perfect to give filled with candy!

Hope you get to show us YOUR gift project...

Sugar Creek Hollow is taking a break over the holidays...we will be back with our

 first challenge in 2013 on January 5th...

and just in case I don't see you again until then

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

hugs

entering this in the Reasonable Ribbon Challenge - anything goes

Copic/ProMarker Challenge at the Outlawz

Hi there!

This week the Friday's Copic/Promarker Design Team

at the Outlawz challenges you to create with theme...

NEW YEAR's RESOLUTION

At my age I don't usually make them anymore...

something about "breaking my own promises"  LOL

but this one...I am going to push to do...

especially with my family!

We have a new sponsor for the month of December! This month, we are happy to announce that the Copic/Promarker Challenges are being sponsored by Torico of Birdie Brown Digital Stamps! Torico has lots of adorable digis in her Etsy shop here.  Check out the Birdie Brown blog here.

One randomly-chosen participant in this month's challenges 
will win 5 digi stamps from the Birdie Brown shop!

Hope to see you in the challenge

Have a wonderful weekend - busy busy busy getting ready for Christmas (-:

hugs,

supplies used:

Copics used E00,02,18,53...C0, C1...BG49... B41, 91, 93
Cardstock - Not Quite Navy from Stampin Up
Spellbinder Die - Deckled Rectangle Large
Designer Paper - My Minds Eye "Stella and Rose - Hattie"
stash ribbon
Viva Pearl Pen - Black

Sentiment from Hero Arts
Image is retired from now closed Phindy's Place

Three wishes

Cash fairy
Personal shopper and wrapper
Maid

Not too much to wish for, right?
End of year at work is causing long days....I'm so behind

Will be around to visit soon (there is a weekend in the horizon right?)
Hugs

Sugar Creek Hollow Challenge

Hi there!

Welcome to another Sensational Saturday at Sugar Creek Hollow. This week we want you to make a vintage or shabby chic project ...with the theme...

use stencil or mask

My stencil is from Crafters Workshop called  " Mini Orchid"

stenciled with Copic Opaque White onto black cardstock

that white really pops on  the black, my snowflakes are ivory (-:

i like using generic sentiments on the front of my cards

that way I can use them for so many different occasions.

Once again we will be choosing one random winner who will receive a digi of our choice along with at winner's badge to display. The Design Team will also choose their Top Pick and that creator will receive a winner's badge but will also be in the running for a monthly Guest Designer spot.

Have a great weekend...

the Christmas countdown is ON...

have so much to do...but then again, there

is always the loved Gift Card (-:

Color Me Creative Holiday BASH and Blog Hop!

Starting December 7th the CMC Classroom will have its annual month-long Holiday Bash Celebration! Nothing more fun then having some fun challenges, games and prizes to start the season off right!? We hope you will find time to stop in and look around, join in and just have some fun. The Holiday Bash is really Suzanne Dean's way of THANKING ALL OF YOU for your continued support, friendship and patronage to the Classroom. It's also a lot of fun and a way to WIN SOME HUGE prizes from our sponsor!

Details:

*Starts Dec. 7th with a Holiday Blog Hop featuring projects by the CMC DT to kick off the month-long CMC Challenge!! And another way for you to win if you hop along!

*Every week will be a NEW Challenge and Prize...think scavenger hunts, puzzles, games!

*Charity Raffle - Suzanne is giving away a NEW Silhouette Cameo machine to a lucky someone! How can you win it? Every time you participate in a challenge during the month you get an entry for it. Also for every $3 you donate to the Charity (TBA) you get an entry. Every year Suzanne picks a different Charity to help...so far we've raised $3200 over the years..and to Suzanne the season is all about GIVING so that's why she always includes this.

Designers participating in blog hop:

Suzanne

Tina

Jenn

ME !!!....Wooohoooooo SurPrizzzzzze.. I'm on the Design Team (-:

Andi

Karen

Anary

Marti

Mel

Julie

Katie Tate - GT

Marie

Shelby

Michele

Brooke

Patricia

Don't forget to leave a comment on everyone's blog for a chance to win a prize! There will be
 THREE WINNERS!

here's my card - the bling (as usual) was hard to photo

Image is from Saturated Canary

Hope to see you over at the Color Me Creative Classroom!

 click here and check ALL the wonderful FUN and Sponsors!

Now hop over to Andi's delightful blog!

hugs,

  

Copic/ProMarker Challenge at the Outlawz

Hi there,

This week the Friday's Copic/Promarker Design Team at

the Outlawz challenges you to create with theme...

GIFTS/GIVING/ anything GIFT RELATED

my mind went to this image from the now retired Phindy's Place ...what I love most about this image is that reindeer purse...just cracks me up! I love her shopping attitude (-:

has her coffee and can just hear her calling '''''wooo hoooo.. taxi - over here!"

don't even ask what copics I used...all the green and reds for sure LOL

stash designer paper and cardstock is from GKD - Lipstick Red...

We have a new sponsor for the month of December! This month, we are happy to announce that the Copic/Promarker Challenges are being sponsored by Torico of Birdie Brown Digital Stamps! Torico has lots of adorable digis in her Etsy shop here.  You should also check out the Birdie Brown blog here.

One randomly-chosen participant in this month's challenges will win 5 digi stamps from the Birdie Brown shop!

have a wonderful weekend...

there is soooooo much to do...with only 17 days to go!!!!

hugs

PS... Prayers for the ladies jail ministry would be much appreciated - December is very hard, especially for those with children. Praying for their salvation

WINNER of the November Heartfelt Creations Alumni Hop

Hi there,

Congratulations to 

REGENA

who is the randomly chosen winner from comments left on Sarah's blog!

to claim your $25 gift certificate to Heartfelt Creations, please send Emma Lou an email at info@heartfeltcreations.us  and put November Alumni Blog Hop winner in the subject line. Enjoy!

Thanks to everyone who joined the hop.

Sugar Creek Hollow Challenge

Hi there!

Welcome to another Sensational Saturday at Sugar Creek Hollow. This week we want you to make a vintage or shabby chic project ...with the theme...

DISTRESSING

For this challenge I used an image called Beautiful Friendship from That's Fabulous!. You saw another card recently done with this image...you will see it again LOL...just love it!

Bold Blue cardstock, stash script dp, lace, and ribbon, base cardstock stamped with marble image in Memento black, distressing done with Memento Danube Blue, flowers colored with Copics B000,21, 23, 24, 26...G21, 43, final touch was stickles and a pearl in each flower center. Paper pieced flower centers.

Hope you get time in this busy season to pop over and join us!

My goal for today - get the Christmas tree up! and front porch and house completely decorated for Christmas...fun fun fun.  Hoping it will get the Christmas mojo going... haven't bought the first gift!

hugz,

Copic/Promarker Challenge - Anything Goes! AND Free for ALL Friday at STV

Hi there!

 HAVE TWO POSTS IN ONE TODAY

FIRST....

This week the Friday's Copic/Promarker Design Team at

  the Outlawz challenges you to create with theme...

ANYTHING GOES!

have finally gotten a start on my own Christmas cards and sharing this one with you...

The image is a rubber stamp that I've had for years from the Uptown Design Co.

It's one of my favs...hope you like also

Hope you get a chance to join our challenge this week! 

NOW the SECOND post , sorry I'm combining but time is really short for me

 and I need to post and go  LOL

I'm hosting this week's Free for All Friday Challenge at STV and my challenge to you is to create

with NO REDS or GREENS, come up with non-traditional colors !!!

here are my inspiration cards (colored with Copics and using freebie image from GKD)

I will be visiting and commenting on each entry in the STV challenge - really looking forward to seeing the different color combo's everyone will be using...

Hope both challenges will understand my combining them, but if I did them separately...one would be overlooked KWIM and I didn't want that to happen....

Have a great weekend,
hugs

Heartfelt Creations November Alumni Blog Hop

Hi there!

Well, it's the last Tuesday of the month, so that means the Heartfelt Creations Alumni Designers are having their monthly hop...our theme is always Anything Goes with our Heartfelt products!

(Not a big blog hop so hope you can participate and leave a comment on each blog for
your chance to win $25 to shop at Heartfelt Creations)

I'm still working with the set HCPC 3429 - Wiseman Ornament Precut Set and this time added in flowers from the HCPC 3374 Flora Grande set...

well, I think this will be one of the four designs I will be using this year - love the non-traditional colors..

Please enjoy the hop, the designers presenting this month are :

Sarah Miller

Kristina Andersen

Dina Kowal

Emilia van den Heuve

Erika Selander

and ME (-:

Remember to comment on each designer's blog because the winner of the hop will receive a $25 gift certificate to Heartfelt Creations who will be randomly chosen from one of the designer's blogs! Hop closes at midnight on Friday Nov 30th. 

The winner will be announced noon on Sat Dec 1st!

hugs,

Supplies:

Heartfelt Creations HCD 710 - Decorative Oval Window Die
Copics B21, 23, 91, 93, B000
Ink: Stampin Up Not Quite Navy, Memento Danube Blue and Black
Cardstock: Bold Blue, Gold, White
Cuttlebug embossing folder - Candy Cane Strip
Viva Pearl Pen - Gold, White
Flower Centers: Gala Glitz - Blue
ribbon stash
Smooch illuminator

a huge shout out of Thanks to Diana Queen

hi there,

first I want to show what was in our yard yesterday...so very cool!

There were 12 of them and they were huge!! I didn't cook a turkey this year...hmmmmm LOL

BUT NOW....drum roll please  - the reason for my post is to thank Diana Queen for a tremendous surprise box of goodies... Last spring I won the candy package Diana had on her blog (I went back to her blog and scrolled to find it so I could post her candy) here it is...

pretty wonderful don't ya think! BUT LOOK AT WHAT SHE SENT (no, I'm not yelling just excited LOL)

and I took several close-ups!

was hard to get it all to be seen in the picture

Amazing! She kept telling me "I'm sending your candy" but things like LIFE and raising kids, etc etc not to mention we both suffer from "postal procrastination" LOL kept just getting in the way...I understood.  Can certainly relate....

Diana and I have served together on a past Design Team as well as our current teamship at the Outlawz and CSS DT for GKD. 

Love her work...hoping you pop over to her blog and check out her paper roses (which is what is in the brown bag and i took some out for you to see), her notebook and post-it holder, her adorable notecards, and the list goes on...oh my! and her post for the little tin with the blue flower (has tiny little snowman tags in it...sooo cute!)

SOOOO, the next time she has blog candy....I'm thinking...ENTER!

To Diana, you went overboard and I'm so totally lovin it....everything is wonderful!!

thanks so much for sharing your wonderful projects with me.

 They are even more beautiful in real life...

hugs,

Sugar Creek Hollow Challenge

Hi there!

Welcome to another Sensational Saturday at Sugar Creek Hollow. This week we want you to make a vintage or shabby chic project ...with the theme...

VINTAGE CHRISTMAS!

Oh we are going to LOVE seeing your creations...

love love love vintage and/or shabby Christmas.

Pulled out a retired (and loved) 2005 Stampin Up set called Silent Night

stash designer paper and trim, teeny sentiment is unknown, gold base cardstock is from GKD.

Stamped on glossy cardstock using the crayon resist technique -click here if this is new to you and added copic Y4 for window lights (wish I had gone lighter but too late) and stickles for stars and night sparkle on roof/trees from snow

I forgot to mention that we have a new team member to welcome..

AMELIA - check her out....an amazing talent!

hugs

Copic/ProMarker Challenge at the Outlawz

Hi there!

This week the Friday's Copic/Promarker Design Team at the Outlawz challenges you to create with theme...

Black Friday - shopping!

now I no longer brave the hours and crowds for Black Friday,

 prefer to shop online (-:

but did have this image come to my mind. It is from the closed shop of Phindy's Place so while it is no longer available,

 hope that it still provides some inspiration..

sentiment is computer generated.

colored with various red Copics, some purple/green for flowers, C2 for shading and the "black" is W9, 10...Viva pearl pen (black) stash ribbon

 sorry that it seems so washed out in the photo, 

Hope you get to play along and pop over and check out the awesome prizes that will be won!

and

Hope you are enjoying this long weekend and had a wonderful Thanksgiving to all who celebrated it Thursday!

hugs,

wishing all a Happy THANKSGIVING!

to all celebrating today 

Jethro and I want to wish you a beautiful blessed day

Count Your Blessings (-:

we are most thankful for our salvation 

through the shed blood of Jesus

John 14:6

we are thankful for our children and the families they now have

Psalm 127:3

we are thankful for our friends

Proverbs 18:24

we are thankful the Lord gives us the desires of our heart

 (health, employment, safety, such a long list.....)

Psalm 37:4

and so much more......

HUGS TO ALL

Sugar Creek Hollow

Hi there!

Welcome to another Sensational Saturday at Sugar Creek Hollow. This week we want you to make a vintage or shabby chic project ...with the theme...

use KRAFT!

who doesnt love Kraft...seems to be THE color for this year...I used a digi from a team mate on the Outlawz, Dawn aka Lily Pink Designs at Can You Digi It. The image is called Script Flowers  and comes with several sentiments. The original image is a collage and I cut this one out...

Check her out, she has such adorable images!

i love blues with kraft - this is using Stampin Up's Not Quite Navy ribbon and cardstock (matted onto kraft cardstock) and matching Copics B41, 45 and leaves are done with YG91, 95 that go with the Kraft.... stash lace. Background is a stamp from Jenni Bowlin that is lightly colored with white pencil..Viva Pearl Pen Light Blue used on sentiment edge (sentiment unknown) and added stickles to center of flowers...oh and light sponging with Memento Desert Sand....

Visiting oldest daughter and family in North Carolina...coming home tonight!

hugs,

Copic/Pro Marker Challenge at the Outlawz

Hi there!

This week the Friday's Copic/Promarker Design Team at the Outlawz challenges you to create with theme...

Thanksgiving or anything you are thankful for...

I have made this card for a long time special friend whose friendship I am so thankful for...  the kind that you don't get to see often but when you do it seems like no time has passed at all...

used an image called Beautiful Friendship from our November Outlawz sponsor,

 Mischelle Smith of That's Fabulous!.

One randomly-chosen participant in this month's challenges will win their choice of 3 digis and one paper pack from That's Fabulous!.

I hope you get time to check out this new Digi Site - she has some gorgeous images...

and have yourself a wonderful weekend!

hugs