Wednesday, February 23, 2011

And the Winner is........plus a few more flower photos and hair cut!

Hi everyone,
As promised I have a winner of my blog candy.  Thanks for entering.  Those of you that shared photos of your projects using the CAD freebie flower got your name into the drawing 3 times.  These projects turned out great and I can't wait to share them with you below.  But first....I will not make you wait any longer to see the winner.

Thanks to random.org...the winner of my blog candy is....a lady who isn't a stranger around here and I think has my store memorized!  LOL!

Congrats Sue!  I will get the blog candy sent off to you hopefully this weekend.   I know you will put it to good use.  I expect to see some projects using my files with it the minute you get it.  Hint..hint!  LOL! 

Sue, Kathy and Becky sent me some awesome projects using my CAD freebie flower.  Check them out below.



See I told you they were fab.  Yet again each project is totally different from anything my team displayed over the past few days.  Who knew playing with paper could be sooo fun!

I mentioned Adoree getting a hair cut so I want to share with you her photos.  But first I wanted to answer some of the comments made on Monday.

Thanks everyone who gave me compliments...I appreciate them greatly..you guys sure do know how to make a girl smile!

Ginger- Adoree does still twists her hair but I guess since she stopped sucking her thumb she is more aware of how hard she is twisting and can stop before she pulls it out.

Gina-I think shoelaces are a brilliant idea for a belt.  I remember growing up I had several belts but we always had to add a hole with a hammer and nail because the existing ones never were in the right place.  The shoelaces however are perfect each and every time! Brilliant son you have there Gina!

momof5-Congrats on your son going State in wrestling!  You must be very proud.  I'll see what I can do for wresting files.  I don't know a lot about the sport but I'll do some research.  Do you have any specific titles I could use?

Lisa-sorry your baby was sick. Thanks for taking the time to stop by my blog.  It's just terrible when our kids are sick isn't it!  I often wish I could wave a magic wand and poof they would feel all better.  I do hope your baby is feeling better now. 

Adoree started sucking her thumb within a week or so of being born.  When she was a young infant it was great because that thumb would comfort while we were getting her bottle ready or when she was sad or mad about something.  But then she started pulling her hair out while she continued to suck her thumb.  So we were at a loss of what to do.  Finally I made a plea here and Danny posted that he had some gloves for sale that would help me.  So I we went ahead and ordered them.  Adoree absolutely loved them.  You can see the website at endthumbsucking.com or by clicking here

The glove picture was taken not long after getting the gloves.  It is dated 7/30/2010.  We wore them on her for 24 hours a day and almost immediately noticed she wasn't sucking her thumb or pulling hair much at all.  After a month or so we just wore them on her at night.  Then one day...wish I would have wrote down the day...I noticed a hole had developed in the gloves.  So I told Adoree we had to throw the gloves away and she agreed.   I'd say it took about 2 or 3 months for her to stop the thumb sucking and hair pulling completely.  I highly recommend these gloves for everyone.  They are made of a swimsuit type material and come in fabulous colors.  Plus there are two buttons allowing you to adjust for the size of the wrist.    I recommend two pairs so you have one to wash.

So here is Adoree at a little over 3.5 years old before getting her hair cut.

It amazes me how much older she looks as compared to that glove photo!
Now here she is after getting her hair cut.  Why it is all kids go through that "cheesy" smile stage?  I wish I would have taken a head shot only after we got home.  I may have to fake it and dress her up in these clothes again and take one.

Hooray Adoree can see again!  Okay I've got a dishwasher to load and supper to make.  So Goodbye!  Thanks for stopping by!  Enjoy the rest of your week!

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Monday, February 21, 2011

Customer Appreciation Day continues 50% off all my designs, the last of the flower projects, and blog candy!

I love my customers!  To show my appreciation for buying my files time and time again I am giving you 50% off all my designs.  (Quarterly membership excluded) This includes digital cutter files, digital scrapbooking kits and digital stamps.  This is the last day of the CAD sale!    Click here to go shopping.  Before you leave though I  few more great flower projects to share and be sure to check out the blog candy at the end of this post.

Can you believe it!   CDT Shelly M has a third flower project to share with you all.  I don't know how this lady does it as she has 3 young children and a very busy schedule.  Yet....time and time again she amazes me with her projects.  I'm sure you'll be blown away too by her stitched flower.  Check it out below.  A little description of how she did the flower is listed under the supplies. 

close up of stitching
supplies


Here is what Shelly had to say about her fabulous flower!
"I used QK "stitching" templates (as you can see the little round circle in the first picture) and hand stitched sponged the petals and used a brad for the center."



Next up we have some great crackle paint and shimmer mist flowers by CDT Elizabeth. I love crackle paint. I love the old aged look of crackle paint combined with the shimmer!






Elizabeth applied the spiced marmelade Distress crackle paint to the paper flowers and the rock candy clear distress crackle paint to the flower centers .  The best thing about this paint is it is a one step process.  Not like the messy 3 step ones I have tried in the past.  The heavier you layer the paint the bigger the cracks...if you want smaller cracks apply a light coat of paint.  You can vary the thickness like Elizabeth did and have a little bit of thick and thin cracks on your flowers.  You can purchase the paint at Paperthreads here.    You can also mix these paints to get the perfect color for your project.  You can't go wrong with the shimmer from shimmer mist or stickles on just about any project!  Gotta love some bling!

Okay that end our "one flower many looks" theme.  I hope you have enjoyed the projects my CDT and I have shared with you over the past few days.  I also hope this has give you some inspiration.  Isn't it amazing how paper can be transformed! 


Just a reminder my quarterly membership club will start in March.  If you purchase this club you will have access to at least 20 of my files...all new... (I'll most likely add a few extra) for a great value only $10.00.  Click here if you are interested in purchasing it.  Thanks to those of you who have already purchased the club.  It warms my heart to know you like my files!

Okay now on to the blog candy.  I kept debating what I wanted to do to make you earn chances at winning this blog candy.  I decided to make it easy!  Things in life are often too complicated and busy as it is so why should I add to the chaos!  All you need to do to win this blog candy is leave a comment on this blog post.  If you want you can give me some ideas of the types of files you'd like to see in membership but that is only optional and won't increase your chances of winning.  However, if you do make something with my flower freebie offered during CAD and e-mail a photo of it  to me I will enter your name three times into the drawing.  As promised anyone who entered my Zedonk blog candy in the past will automatically be entered into this drawing.  I will close the blog candy on Tuesday and pick the winner on Wednesday. 

Note:  I will be shipping free to the US only.  If you live outside of the US you may still enter but will be responsible to pay for your own shipping fees or you may take a gift certificate for $10.00 to the Paperthreads store instead of the blog candy.  


Here is what you will get if you win (everything coordinates for a complete scrapbooking kit):
6 sheets of 12 x 12 patterned paper (according to Adoree this is awesome paper! LOL)
1 alpha letter punch out sheet
1 embellishment punch out sheet
some clear dew drops
180 Making Memories flower shaped brads in 6 colors, 2 sizes
Making Memories in bloom mix (50 mini blossoms and 25 silver mini brads)
4 flower shaped ribbon silde brads
3 sheets of grungeboard (1 plain, 1 embossed diamonds, 1 embossed dots)
1 sheet of chipboard flower and leaf shapes
7 different ribbons and trims

I have one last photo to share with you.  I have cropped it into two photos so I won't get in trouble for showing too much skin.  Anyway, Adoree's pants kept falling down so she had this brilliant idea to put lollipops in the belt loops in hope it would act like a belt to keep her pants up.   She even had some in the back belt loops too.  Too funny!   I do feed the poor girl even though you can see her ribs.  Ahhh it would be nice to be young and eat anything I want without gaining weight! 



Just look at Adoree's hair!  She finally agreed to get her bangs cut so I think we are going to do that tonight.   Clips won't stay in because her hair is too thin.  I can't wait to see her eyes again!   Adoree is tired of the hair in her eyes too.  I am happy her hair is finally growing and she has stopped pulling it out.  Thank goodness for those gloves! 

Okay the kids are wanting to play in the snow so I'd better get them ready.  I hope you have enjoyed CAD and cashed in on some great sales and collected some awesome freebies along the way.  If you missed my freebie flower file you can still get it here but hurry as the file will only be available through today. 

Stay warm!  Think Spring!  Thanks for stopping by!
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Sunday, February 20, 2011

Customer Apprecition Day continues with 50% off all my designs and more flower projects

I love my customers!  To show my appreciation for buying my files time and time again I am giving you 50% off all my designs.  (Quarterly membership excluded) This includes digital cutter files, digital scrapbooking kits and digital stamps.  Click here to go shopping.  Before you leave though I  few more great flower projects to share.

First up we have a wonderful home decor item using yesterdays freebie flower  from CDT member Lisa Lindesmith.  Lisa can turn just about anything into something elegant looking!   Check out her stunningly decorated candle below.

Candles of course can't be burned with this decoration on but Lisa made the decoration easily removed by untying the ribbon.  I think this candle would be a very pretty gift.  In my house it probably would just sit and look pretty and not be burned at all.  It could easily be decorated to match any room of the house.    I can picture this as part of a spa gift set complete with matchingly decorated bubble bath and body lotion.  Check out Lisa's supplies below and instructions on how she transformed her flower. 



Here is what Lisa had to say about her flower:
"For finished flower need one big, and two smaller flowers.  Cut one of the smaller into just 3 petals.  Use shaper to mold large and small flower petals back and centers in.  Curl 3 petals tightly to look like flower center.  Glue together and assemble with large and smaller sized leaves.  Candle is dollar store find wrapped with a ribbon from a xmas gift and the flower glued to the front."  
Lisa also mentioned to me that she embossed the flowers with a Cuttlebug embossing folder and inked the edges prior to using the flower shaper.  The white item in Lisa's supplies is the flower shaping tool. It is used to shape the petals and "soften the cardstock to allow it to bend and curve more easily.  I am adding this tool to my wish list!

Next up we have another project by Shelly M.  This time Shelly used fabric for her flower.  I have always wanted to try cutting fabric.  I even have the fabric blade for my KNK but have yet to do it.  Shelly's project is soo inspiring though I think she may just have convinced me to try fabric soon!  I'm sure you'll agree her card is fab..check it out below.   


I just love the the texture the fabric adds to Shelly's card.  She even cut the leaves out of fabric too.  Check out Shelly's supplies photo and how she made her flowers below.


"Fabric card - I used fabric bond to stiffen the fabric before I cut the flower. I then cut two more flowers, one slightly larger than the original flower. The smaller flower was "crumpled" to add dimension under the fabric flower. I also added a button (PTI) to the center and finished it off with some ribbon and feathers. The circle was also cut out of fabric (using nesties). I used Nesties and QK for the layers on this one."

If you don't have any fabric stiffener you can iron the fabric onto freezer paper, interfacing or adhere to cardstock with spray adhesive before cutting.



Next up we have a great acetate flower from Aussie Caz.  I just love these clear flowers!  Check them out in her card below:


I love the glistening gold centers too.  That sentiment is wonderful!    Amazing card Caz!  Check out Caz's supply list below and see what she had to say about how she transformed her flowers.

"I reduced the size of the flower a little although I left the centres at the same size. These were cut out of acetate. The flower backs were then run through the Cuttlebug machine using the "Swiss Dots" folder. I then painted the flowers using Jo Sonja "orange" folk art paint. I then rubbed this off with paper towel. The flower centres were stamped with gold ink and clear embossed using Ultra thick embossing enamel. This proved to be a problem as everytime I touched them, the embossing just lifted off the acetate.... the acetate needs to be sanded first to roughen the surface so that the UTEE will stick.

The leaves were cut from card and then had the edges inked.

I created a Card Template which I then cut out of card, inked the edges of and stamped a sentiment on the front using Stampin' Up Pumpkin Pie ink. The flowers were layered and attached to the card front using mini brads and then the whole front was attached to the card base using my Scotch ATG 700."

My design team is ultra talented!  I'm sooo lucky they want to design for me!  Be sure to stop by my blog tomorrow to see more fabulous projects using the freebie flower.  Oh in case you missed the flower  file you can still get it in yesterdays post.  Many of the freebies from the other designers are still available too so be sure to go blog hoping if you missed out on the fun yesterday. 



Some of the Paperthreads forum members inquired about the store not having a quarterly membership currently running.  I love making people happy and so by request I will start a quarterly membership club beginning next month.  It really is a great deal as you get at least 20 files (I will most likely throw in a few extra) for only $10.00.  That is a fraction of the price if you were to buy them individually.  Plus you get the files before they anyone else sees them.  How cool is that!  So hurry on over to my store and purchase my membership by clicking here.  I just know you won't regret you did.  Also, if there is anything in particular you would like me to design for the membership please let me know.

I'm sorry I was busy yesterday running the daffodil hunt game on the Paperthreads forum so I didn't have time to package up the blog candy.  I will have it ready tomorrow so please check back tomorrow. 

Enjoy the rest of your weekend! Thanks for being such great customers!

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