WINNAH of the SEI prize.....

THANK YOU, SEI Lifestyle, for inviting me to be your guest blogger last week! I really enjoyed my visit, I absolutely LOVED working with Kris Kringle and Jocelyn, and I stepped outside my usual comfort zone and tried some new things. It was wonderful!

And thank you to EVERYONE who stopped by to say hello and leave some comment love - I hope you had as much fun as I did!

And, as promised, one random lucky commenter from my posts over there throughout the week will be receiving this:


as well as this:


BRAND SPANKIN' NEW from SEI!
Will the blogger known as KindredEsprit please send me an email at QuiteOrange@yahoo.com and please include your first and last name as well as your mailing address? I'll be ordering these items for you from SEI and they will be on their merry way to you once they are in stock. :) ENJOY!

And don't forget to swing by the SEI Lifestyle blog to see who THEIR lucky winner is! Someone else will get to enjoy some of the goodies I was fortunate enough to play with last week! WOOT! Now SCOOT!

Back later with bunches of stuff to share, now that I have a bit more time in my crazy-busy schedule for things I want to do!

SEI guest blogging gig wrapping up! GIVEAWAY!

first of all, stop by the SEI Lifestyle blog for YESTERDAY'S little taste of Kris Kringle... and leave a comment 'cuz you might win something! and today is my grand finale - little surprises up my sleevies and i had a TON of fun making this, and others like it:


yesterday's post features this adorable dude:

(don't forget to comment on that one, too! and since what i showed you above is just a sneak for today's post, be sure to check back later today so you can leave a comment!)

i'll be around this weekend, 'cuz the dust is FINALLY starting to settle around here! WOOT!

SEI introduces my friend MAGNUM! and a giveaway reminder!

come and visit the SEI Lifestyle blog for my Wednesday project... i've been showing off the new Kris Kringle line this week, but today i just HAD to show you a page i made using the gorgeous Jocelyn line (it's my other SEI fave at the moment)...

meet MAGNUM!


his story...
when i first started dating my would-be hubbin back in 2004, i came to NJ for a visit and he was quite eager to bring me around to all his hot spots, including a fabby little record store called Tunes. well i've always been a big fan of record store shopping anyway, but when i walked into this store, MAGNUM greeted me! he was their mascot kitty, and he would lounge wherever he felt like it around the store. his favourite spots to chill were under the t-shirt rack, between a couple of boxes of old records, and on top of one of the bins of clearance vinyl. Magnum didn't care who wanted to look through the stuff in his bin - he wasn't moving for anyone!

my very first furry friend in NJ, and i always looked forward to dropping by Tunes for a visit whilst hubbin and i dated. :) a few years ago, however, Tunes moved a couple of stores down, and Magnum wasn't able to join them. i saw posters up saying that he was looking for a new home - and i honestly considered taking him in, but i also know that he made a lot of friends at Tunes, so i'm SURE somebody must have happily scooped him up! Miss O would not have appreciated his company, so i had to rethink the idea, although it could have been fun.

needless to say, Magnum more or less owned the store, and he was FULL of


:)

i had fun mixing things in this page, and all but the twine trim (which is from Dill Blossom) and the C and exclamation point (from Black Orchid) is Jocelyn! the squares and larger scalloped circle are cut from one sheet, the funky red trim and smaller scalloped circle are cut from another...

added some beaded frills (the bling!), some epoxy stickers and a rubon, distressed my background and stuck it all down for a page i think is less girlie than i'd expected it to be (Magnum would be pleased!).

CLICK HERE to see more photos and the deets about the supplies i used, AND to check out my fabby giveaway! two more days left of my guest blogging week, and i'm rewarding one lucky commenter with some GORGEOUS, brand new SEI stuff, so drop me a hello over at the SEI Lifestyle blog!

xo

SEI guest blogging with BOXES, and a lovely giveaway!

woot! today marked day two of my guest bloggy appearance at the SEI Lifestyle blog! yes, it's technically WEDNESDAY, which would be day three, but it's been a nutty day and i'm JUST getting around to updating now... (that just means you have something to check out in the morning when you're blog surfing over your morning coffee!)

SO!
click here for day two's shenanigans... YES, i showed you these boxes last week (our current Charisma Cardz challenge is GIFTIES, so i opted for packaging!), but if you want the deets on the supplies i used, it's all over at SEI Lifestyle. :)

yes, i want you to go over and visit. yes, i want you to leave a comment there, letting me know you dropped by to say hello and show me some love. but did you know that i'm also giving away some SEI goodies from the brand-spankin'-new With All My Heart line? 'tis true!

here are the boxes i made, all using the wonderful Kris Kringle line (which i'm stocking up on for next year, because i know it will be hard to get when i want it in october!):



(the ribbon on this one is from an older mystery line from SEI)



i am ALL about making boxes now, so i'm on the hunt for more cute and simple tutes. if you know any, please leave a comment here with the link and i'll certainly check it out!

thanks for joining me, and remember the giveaway! leave comments over at SEI all week (beginning last Friday) and you could be my winnah!

xo

Join me for my Guest Blogging DEBUT at SEI Lifestyle!

TODAY! it's the big day! i've been waiting for it, and i know i gave a bit of a sneakie peekie on friday with my introduction post, but today kicks it off, and i hope you'll visit each day this week at the SEI Lifestyle blog!

CHECK IT OUT, and tell me this is not an unbelievably fabulous and charming collection from SEI! go ahead, just TRY to tell me... i'll know you're lying! the Santa is just the cutest thing since, well, BUNNIES!

OH, and you might be interested to learn that i'm going to be giving some SEI goodies to one commenter over there at the end of the week... have you seen the With All My Heart collection? it's BRAND-SPANKIN' NEW, and i'm giving away one 12x12 paper pack, plus the matching die-cuts... you could be one of the lucky ones to play with this GORGEOUS line as SOON as they get it in stock! just leave a comment on the SEI blog this week - that's all it takes!

here's a sampling of my projects for today's post...

hand-cut tree and patterned paper from Kris Kringle plus alphas from SEI's Black Orchid line


die-cut from the Gleaming Snow pack, plus larger ornament cut to match - alphas from Girly Girl pack, cream ribbon from SEI's Dill Blossom pack, green ribbon from stash


Elf, Barn and Truffle cardstocks, patterned paper from Kris Kringle, Vanilla Bean alphas from Girly Girl pack, baker's twine from stash


patterned papers, dimensional titles and felt elements from Kris Kringle line, Vanilla Bean and Split Pea alphas from Girly Girl sticker pack

velvet, glitter, embossing, foil, bling, felt, dimension, and all around YUM! i was THRILLED when SEI asked me if i'd like them to send me some Kris Kringle goodies to prepare for my big week with them, and i have LOVED playing with this line! can't wait to show you more tomorrow! :D