Quick Post of Interest

Okay, I'm so not with things today. Had to pick up Bekah from school yesterday because she threw up in the classroom trash can. An entire 1/2 hour of education! She's on a roll... She coughed and gagged all night in her sleep. Cried a few times...still sleeping...so, I'm running on empty today.

At right after 1:00 PM I realized it was Tuesday and I hadn't posted for the challenge blog at ACLP!!! How embarrassing!!!! Thankfully, Claudia finished the post I had started and tweaked it up a bit so not only do you get to get some great inspiration from our designers (sans me right now) you get another chance to win a FABULOUS prize. You can click HERE for the deets.

The "Interest" portion of this post comes in here...

Remember these?

Well you can find them on SALE right now at Die Cuts R Us!!!

I'm talking $4.50!!!

 Folks this is a steal! Not only that but many of these have now gone DIGI! Stop by the

Oh So Thankful Sale and check it out for yourself. I just ordered a really cute princess designed by Lori Boyd that will be a sweet little addition to Bekah's crafty supplies.

Well, my house has been neglected, this was a major cleaning day for me and I've got NOTHING done. So, I'm off! Hope to have my Inspiration Post live later today.

Smiles!

Gwen

AWESOME DEAL At DCRU!

Okay, I've got some deets for you on the Oh So Thankful Sale at DCRU. Check this out! If you are one of the first 12 to order $100 or more in product from the store you can get one of these little beauties to add to your crafty stash!



How cool is that? If you keep if for yourself that is a big woo-hoo for you! Or, if you choose to give it away to someone else what a super gift for them.

There are lots of amazing items that will be for sale if you click HERE you can get an idea of just a handful of them.

Oh, one last little note of interest...you can start shopping at the sale on
MONDAY, November 22 at 9:00 AM EST!!!!

Happy shopping!

SMiLES!

GWeN

My Color Challenge Project...

As promised, I finally got to feeling better, got some house work caught up and created a little something for the Color Challenge at A Crafty Little Place.

DP: Wanted

Ink: Memento, Tim Holtz Distressing Ink

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder Paisley;, Spellbinders Circles and Lacy Circles and Ribbon Slide

Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher; Opaline pearls; Kaisercraft Flower

 Misc. Ribbon, Stamp, vellum

Loved the little phrase I found in some oldies but goodies. A vellum pack all about our furry friends.

Here is a close up:

I thought that was perfect! I chopped it up a bit and ran it through the Xyron and wah-lah! A perfect sentiment for my cute little lay out.

If you haven't joined in the challenge at A Crafty Little Place it isn't too late. You have until Sunday at 9:00 PM EST to get your projects loaded.

SMiLES!

GWeN

Fantastic Give Away at DCRU!

Claudia is having an amazing give away at Die Cuts R Us.  Nikki Sivils products to not one...not two...but THREE LUCKY WINNERS! Want to have a chance to win? Just click HERE and follow the deets to get registered. Have fun!

Smiles!

Gwen

ACLP Challenge #50 - Sketch

Using EK Success DP and this sketch the Design Team at A Crafty Little Place got to create some really gorgeous cards.  We also got to play with some BRAND NEW Puddle Jumper Images from Claudia and Company Stamps! Please stop by to check out the DTs work by clicking this link: ACLP DT

Isn't little Lucy so cute. I think this will go to my, Bekah on her first day of Preschool. Hence, the "Celebrate Today" Sentiment from Claudia and Co. Stamps. She is very excited about it.

The little Puddle Jumpers are available right now at DCRU and the

EK Success DP is on sale at 75% off...through Saturday!!!

There is also a surprise that our dear, Claudia has provided straight from CHA!!!!

See you at the blog!

SMiLES!

GWeN

Challenge #48 - Sketch it with Classic Vintage

We are on a mission to get as many entries in our challenge this week as we can. Why? Well, to help a fellow crafty friend...

Friends, I am sure by now you have heard what happened to our dear, sweet friend Michelle over at Stampavie. You can read all about it HERE.

Michelle is so nice, and immediately welcomed DCRU into the family of Stampavie retailers. We would like to help out. Die Cuts R Us will donate $1.00, for every participant entry in this week's challenge, towards Michelle's medical expenses fund. Plus, every participant will be entered into a drawing to win a Stampavie stamp of their choice from the DCRU stock. Let's show Michelle how much her friends at Die Cuts R Us and A Crafty Little Place care!

Here is the sketch you will need to work with:

Here is my card created from the sketch and using the My Minds Eye - So Sophie "Savvy" DP.

GWEN

Noah PJ from Claudia and Company

So Random Sentiments by Claudia and Company

MME-So Sophie "Savvy" DP

Prism Cardstock

Copics Markers

Memento Ink

(You know, I realized after I loaded this up that I forgot the ribbon...what a goober! I mean it is my sketch, you'd think I'd notice something was missing...LOL!)

I hope to see a great deal of my crafty friends at A Crafty Little Place for this one. A chance to help someone else in a time of need and a chance to increase your stamp collection...how can you possible go wrong?

See you there! Keep your hands busy!

SMiLES!

GWeN

ACLP Challenge #46 - Sketch

Our sketch for this challenge is this one...

The DT used the Mango Luau DPs and boy are they fun! I felt like I was in a tropical moment when I put my card together. (Sitting at the hotel desk none-the-less.)

Daisy Puddle Jumper by Claudia and Co.

Mango Luau DP

May Arts Ribbon

Bo Bunny Flowers

Join us for a fun challenge at A Crafty Little Place and enjoy creating something of your own. Don't forget to link up by the deadline.

See you there!

Also CHA is coming up soon and Claudia needs to clear out some inventory to make room for all of the new goodies. So, she's having a sale! Click HERE to go to DCRU and check out the amazing deep discounts...45% off!!! But hurry its only through July 12th!

SMiLES!

GWeN

Challenge #42 - Anything but a Square

This week our challenge at A Crafty Little Place is to create a card that is anything but a square. Shape it up and have some fun with this one.

We have a special sponsor this week who will be awarding free digis to our winner..

Sassy Studio Designs. I got to work with Cheerful Chelsea and she was a lot of fun to create with.

My card front...

Card inside...

Recipe: Cheerful Chelsea from SSD / Lily Bee "Lovely" DP / Prism Cardstock / So Random Sentiments from Claudia & Co. Stamps / Copic Markers / Memento Ink / Tiny Attacher by Tim Holtz / 3-D Dots / Distress Ink Vintage Photo by Tim Holtz / Cricut and Cricut Accessories

I thought this would be a fun card to send to a friend you hadn't heard from in a while.

Stop over at Die Cuts R Us to see all the new cool stuff Claudia has stocked this month. Lots of pretties for all of your crafty needs!

SMiLES!

GWeN

Crafty Challenge #38

Here is our sketch this week at A Crafty Little Place. Our very talented Lori Boyd is our sketch designer this week...she's got tons of fabulous sketches!

Here is what I did with the sketch...as usual I moved it about a bit...

My supplies are from DCRU:

Fleur Anya

Dear Lizzy: DP, Ribbon, Crochet Flowers

Malibu Buttons

Copic Markers

Prism Cardstock

Jump on over and check out the rest of the DT Designs.

SMiLES!

GWeN

Sketch Challenge at DCRU and MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT

This week we have another sketch challenge for you. Lori Boyd our designer extroidenaire put this little beauty together for us...

Here's my card:

Pink Paislee Cupid DP

Nook & Pantry DP

Unity Stamp Co. - Feb Kit

Cuttlebug Script Embossing Folder

Quickutz Scalloped Oval

Dew Drops

3-D Dots

Tim Holtz Distressing Ink

Hope to see something fabulous from you!

Oh, and one more thing...make your way to the DCRU Challenge Post and check out the MAJOR announcement...here is a little clue...

Hope to see you there soon!

SMiLES!

GWeN

DCRU Challenge 33 - RECIPE!

This week the DCRU Challenge is a fun one based on a RECIPE...

Use a stamped image

Have at least one bird on your project

The DT are using Lucy Bird DP from the DCRU Store and here is what my project looks like:

Recipe:

Lucy Bird DP

Davey Puddle Jumper

Pet - Lucas Puddle Jumper

Dear Lizzy Flowers

Spellbinder Lotus Border

Glue Glider Pro

QK Birds

QK Stardust CC Alpha

QK Flirt LE Alpha

Bo Bunny Candy Jewels

May Arts Ribbon/Ric Rac

Pebbles Inc. Jewel Tone Chalks

Copic Markers

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Tim Holtz Distressing Tool

TH-Tiny Attacher

TH-Tonic Scissors

3-D Dots

I'll be using this layout for the following challenges too:

TPE: Challenge #61 - Nature (birds and flowers)

TPE: Ella's Pink Scrapbook Challenge 1-Fav Technique (Distressing/Inking)

Practical Scrappers - Markers (Copics)

Cupcake Craft Challenges - Make Own Flowers (flowers made from Lotus Border Negatives)

CCEE Stampers - Silly: Animal + Sentiment (birds + title)

Paper Take Weekly - Open theme

A Spoon Full of Sugar - One for the Boys

There She Goes Challenge - Colors Yellow/Green/Aqua (they are all in there)

SMiLES!

GWeN

TIME to BUNNY HOP!!!

Would you like a chance to win a stamp from DCRU? Well we are giving not one, but two stamps away with our blog hop.

Second Place will get Easter Anya

First Place will win the ever-so-cute Emma Puddle Jumper and her little bunny.

Here's what you have to do:

1) Follow the hop list below and pay a visit to each of our DT's Blogs

2) Leave a comment on each of the blogs

3) Leave a final comment at the DCRU DT BLOG and let us know what you thought of our little BUNNY HOP. Do this before Sunday at 9:00 PM EST.

That's it!

Both winners will be drawn by random drawing on Sunday and announced on Monday with our challenge winners. Everyone has a chance to win. If you don't win here...do not dispair...I hear through the grapevine that some of our generous DTs are going to have a special give away at their blogs too!!!!

Soooooo, what are you waiting for? Lets get to HOPPIN'!!!!

The Hop List

SHERI

CARA

HEATHER

AMBER

LORI

JONI

HANNAH

SAMMYE JO

GWEN

DCRU DT Blog

 

Here is my project. Our projects were based on the colors Pink / Chocolate / Green / and Yellow.

Emma Puddle Jumper

Prism Cardstock

Nook & Pantry DP

Mary Quite Contrary DP

May Arts Ribbon

Dew Drops

Copic Markers

Memento Ink

Now that you've seen my little project, leave me a comment and hop your way back to the

DCRU DT Blog. Leave a comment there too telling what you thought.

 

SMiLES!

GWeN

Inspiration with a Twist at DCRU

I've got some fun happening at DCRU RIGHT NOW!!!

A special Suprise Challenge with a prize to boot!

Click HERE for all of the details on how you could win your choice of a

Puddle Jumper Stamp by Claudia and Company

Here is a little card I put together with the BRAND NEW DAVEY PJ. Isn't he just too cute!!!

This challenge is a limited time offer...you only have until 6:00 PM Sunday to get your entries in. I'll do a random drawing and post our winner on Sunday evening! Not quite instant gratification but pretty darned close!

SMiLES!

GWeN

DCRU Sketch Challenge

This week is a sketch challenge at DCRU.

Here is the sketch:

Here is what I did with it:

Recipe:

Moxxie Queen of the Crop DP

Super Star Anya TGF

3-D Dots

Memento Ink Tuxedo Black

Copic Markers

Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher

Ribbon

Hope you can join us for this week's challenge.

You have until Sunday at 9:00PM EST to link up your project to Mr. Linky at the DCRU DT Blog.

DCRU Recipe Challenge!

We have a recipe challenge for you this week at DCRU.

Recipe:

 1-Stamped Image

2-Die Cuts

3-Buttons/Jewels

Ribbon

The Design Team used this recipe along with the ever-so-cute-and-springy Lucy Bird Papers.

Jump on over to DCRU's DT Blog to see what beautiful creations the fantastic Team has made for you!

Here's mine:

SMiLES!

GWeN

Challenge at DCRU

This week's challenge at DCRU is based on the MME Lush Paper Line.

We are asking that you pick one of the sensational colors from the line and pair it up with white. That's it! Two colors. See what you can do.

Here is what I put together.

MME Lush (Black)

Ruby TGF Image

Just Rite Stamps

Copic Markers

White Opaque Pen

I've been really sick the past few days and this is just a modest card. However, my girls on the DT have some superb examples for you to get inspired by. You can view them HERE.

SMILES!

Gwen

I've got an Inspiration Post

If you click HERE you can view my Inspiration Post at the DCRU DT Blog. I have several more samples of work there for your enjoyment. I've been up way too long taking care of sick children and crafting to meet deadlines. I may just collapse if I have to add all of my pics...hahaha.

Sooooo, here is a little peek at one of the projects I did for DCRU and the rest (five in total) can be viewed over there.

Keep your hands busy...it is National Crafting Month after all...

SMILES!

GWEN

Come Play Along

Its a Sketch!!!

We've got plenty of time for the Sketch Challenge Entries at DCRU DT Blog. This is a fun one designed by Lori Boyd of our DT. She is also the artist for the cute Puddle Jumper Stamps now available at Die Cuts R Us.

Can't wait to see some more projects from our faithful followers!

SMILES! 

GWEN

Sketch Challenge at DCRU and PJs

PJs? Am I talking about pajamas? NO WAY! I'm talking about the absolutely adorable new line of Puddle Jumper Stamps that 1) are designed by Lori Boyd of the DCRU DT 2) are created under the Claudia & Company Stamps label and 3) are EXCLUSIVELY sold at Die Cuts R Us!!!

Here is my DT project for the week that uses the Daisy PJ and was based on the sketch for this weeks challenge at DCRU...

There are three Puddle Jumpers: Daisy, Noah and Emma. Each PJ has their very own little pet. Please take a moment to grab a peek at these cuties by going to DCRU or the new blog Claudia & Company.

Let Claudia and Lori what you think of these brand new stamps. I'm sure they would appreciate a little love on their little darlings.

SMILES!

GWEN

A Not so Valentine Challenge...

Okay so here is the scoop...use your leftover Valentine Day themed papers but...create a project that isn't a Valentine! Sound fun? Well it was a blast!

Here is look at my card. Loved coloring this little sweetie...she is Ruby from TGF and is offered at DCRU. LOVE HER!!!

This card is really much prettier in person. The colors came out a bit more muted than they really are. I do't have the best lighting in the living room...Still, I think it is a fun springy card. Hope you like it too.

Stop over at the DCRU DT BLOG and check out the other DT projects.

See you around the sites!

Smiles!

Gwen