have you checked out Trade it Thursdays?

our dear Dollie-friend, Nicole, has been doing this thing on her blog that i think is a fabby idea! it's called Trade it Thursdays, and she posts photos of things she has but is looking to give away in exchange for something you can offer!

click the pic to visit, and see what Nicole's got up for grabs right now!


(visit me here again tomorrow when i kick off
my Guest Blogger week with the SEI Lifestyle blog!
i've had lots of fun playing with Kris Kringle!)

new NVS challenge, sponsored by CANDY SHOPPE DESIGNS!

okay gang, i'm a couple of days late on this one, but there's LOADS of time to play along at Envious! we do that whole monthly collage inspiration thing, and it's always fun to see how people will pull inspiration from the pic provided. this month we have an AWESOME sponsor... check THIS out:


this GORGEOUS prize comes from the very spunky Candy Shoppe Designs - surely you know who they are, right? :)

so what you need to do is create something - ANYTHING - inspired by the following little digi-collage:


and, well, i swear our fabby (and wonderfully talented!) Headmistress, Lynnette, put this little puppy together JUST for me! check out my page (i hadn't done a scrappy page in nearly two months!):







(yes, i know the photos are HORRID, but i swear i have forgotten how to work my camera or something - time to go back to the factory default settings!)

CLICK HERE to see what the other Nerdy Girls have done for the challenge, and you could be the lucky one to nab that TOTALLY hot prize from CSD! you have until the end of the month to play, so HAVE FUN! :)

I've hit 200!

for those of you paying attention, i've been waiting to get to 200 followers to give a little somethin'-somethin' away. now that i've hit 200 followers (WOOOOOT!), keep those comments coming over the next two weeks and at the beginning of the new year, i'll have a big prize (or maybe a few medium-sized ones instead) to some lucky commenter(s)! click here to see the original post about the candy!

thanks for the love, folks! i've had lots of fun making my rounds through the blogosphere since last summer, and you won't be rid of me anytime too soon!

xo

Mod Podgin' it up! CHECK ME OUT ON THE MOD PODGE ROCKS BLOG!

it's FRIDAY! and it's been a busy week, and i've had a hard time keeping mum about the fun stuff going on, but now that FRIDAY has arrived, it's time to spill the beans!

the utterly charming and fabulous AMY ANDERSON is featuring me today as her Lifestyle Blogger at MOD PODGE ROCKS!

Amy searches high and low for people who are using Mod Podge in fun and creative ways, and she and i have shared some interesting conversations over the last few months... i have fallen head over heels in love with my Podge, and i was fortunate enough to play with some of the brand new BRUSHSTROKE Mod Podge - it is SO much fun! of course, being a funky NEW thing, i couldn't just make a card or whip up a scrappy page, OH NO... that just wouldn't do!

instead, i got some words in my mind, discovered these 4"x12" canvases, and got my foam brush dirty! check 'em out - i made these using Basic Grey's MARJOLAINE papers (i LOVE this line!) that i'd won from YourScrapbookStash.com, and i painted up some chipboard pieces and had my Adina-Dollie help me with the letters (as i don't own a cricut). check 'em out (and click 'em to enlarge!):







SEE THAT TEXTURE?! it's wonderful, and i love this stuff!
let's go in for a closer look, shall we?




seriously, CLICK the images, because you will not BELIEVE how much gorgeous texture can be achieved simply by laying down a nice, thick coat of Brushstroke Mod Podge and creating patterns with your brush. i could go SWIMMING in it!

but in addition to checking out my little inspirational project here, you can mosey on over to MOD PODGE ROCKS! to see the feature and a fun interview - THANK YOU, AMY! it's an absolute pleasure knowing you and being inspired by you! xo

SEI Lifestyle featuring yours truly!

hello, crafty friends and random visitors popping by!

i've been BURSTING to share some news, and i have TWO pieces to share today! drop by in about an hour to catch the other part (if you haven't already somehow stumbled across it in your bloggy travels), but first:

i'm SO pleased to tell you all that


i am the SEI Lifestyle featured artist for next week!


i was asked if i'd like to join the SEI Lifestyle gals next Monday-Friday, and i simply couldn't pass up the opportunity! i am a huge fan of SEI's products, and have been using lots of pretties for my holiday projects of late, so i was overjoyed when i got to play with some new products i hadn't SEEN, let alone been able to get my hands on!

you'll be seeing lots of appearances from my dear friend, Kris Kringle, all next week, plus a few other cameos.

today, you can find my introduction post at the SEI Lifestyle blog, and this simple little project i made using a combination of an SEI bi-fold frame, papers from the Lovebirds line, a piece of the gorgeous Velvet paper in CLOUD, and brown cardstock and blue bling from my stash:


back view:


and the inside, with simple embellishments made from the same papers:


hop on over to the SEI Lifestyle blog to check out my introduction, and i'm going to have a giveaway of yummy SEI product next week, so be sure to leave comments! have a great weekend! :)