Been A While - Some Updates

The first update is my weekly or bi-weekly challenge....   I am not sure where I am going with it. I understand that many people are busy this time of year, including me. My lack of posts recently says it all. I am suspending the challenges until after the holidays are over.  Keep an eye out for when I start them back up.

Next one is a card that I created today. A client of my boyfriend's passed away a few days ago. He asked me today to make a sympathy card for him to send...  below is what I have come up with

Embossed with a Cuttlebug folder...  I also wrapped it in a navy blue ribbon, embellishing the ribbon with silver metal dots. I also used a Stampin Up stamp and matted it.  I found the color combination on another blog and really liked it.  So, I decided to do my version.

Thanks For Looking

TGIF Challenge #2 Update

Due to lack of participation, I am going to make this a Bi-Weekly Challenge. The current challenge will be extended until next Thursday (Turkey Day).  So lets see what you got to honor our veterans.

TGIF Challenge Winner and Challenge #2

Good morning.  We have a winner of last weeks challenge.

I need all participants to send me a private email at mysticjenn@gmail.com to claim your file for participating and entry number 4 is our winner and that is Melinda Perez.  I need your email too so that you can get your extra files for winning.

Here is her Card she made for the first TGIF Challenge Sparkle It Up

Now for this Weeks TGIF Challenge.........  Honor our Veterans is the theme. Submissions must be in by next Thursday, Nov 19. Again..  you must be a follower of my blog. This time just post a comment to this post with the address of your blog entry.  Please do not post to your whole blog, just to your challenge entry.

Our sponsor this week will be The Cutting Cafe. Three Files will be given away.

Below is a sample from the first member of my design team Gloria Westerman

Challenge Reminder

Don't forget to get your entry in for this week's TGIF challenge....  sparkle it up

http://paperthisandthat.blogspot.com/2009/11/att-my-first-hosted-challenge-tgif.html

Sympathy Card

Good Morning everyone!  I made this sympathy card last night for a friend of my boyfriend's whose father passed away. I used some sparkle..  (as per my TGIF challenge this week) by adding 2 rinestones and the backing paper for the picture is a glitter paper. I attached a gold bow. I ran the card base through my cuttlebug using the swiss dots embossing folder. I also stacked a 2 sets of flowers, white and pink attaching with brads. The sentiment was printed on my computer.

Have A Sponsor For TGIF Challenge #1

I  now have a sponsor for my very first challenge.  Sher from the scalhints yahoo group has stepped up to the plate.  Here is what she is offering...........

Each participant will receive a free svg file from her store.  Everyone will get the same file of Sher's choice.  The winner of this weeks challenge will receive one more file of their choice from Sher's store.

Make sure you visit her store and look around.

http://patternsbysher.blogspot.com/

ATT: My First Hosted Challenge - TGIF Weekly Challenge

TGIF Challenge #1

Good Friday to everyone!  I have been digging the challenges posted all over the blogs.  Now I am jumping in and having a weekly challenge on my blog.  It is the TGIF Challenge.  Sometimes it will be a sketch and other times just a theme.  I am working on lining up sponsors to give away prizes.  I am not sure if I will be able to get one for this week because this was a last minute decision to host a challenge.  However, I am hoping I get a great response for this week to show my potential sponsors that there is an interest. The greater the interest the better the prizes should be.

This week's theme is "Sparkle It Up".  Create a card or scrapbook layout or what ever your project of choice is but add some sparkle to it.  Submissions are due by next Thursday.  Winner will be chosen on Friday and the next theme will be announced.  Soooooo..  show me how you sparkle.

To Enter:

1.  You must be a follower of this blog.

2.  Below, add your link to your card post on your blog. by clicking on the Mister Lively image. If the Mister Lively fails to record your entry, then just leave a comment in this thread.