Gradient Fun

I am in challenge mode. Just made an ATC for Hero Arts, and since that was so much fun, I thought I'd try out an ATC for the Moxie Fab World gradient color challenge. What a fun technique!!! Here's how I did it (and I've already got plans to post another one if Audrey sleeps long enough): I cut out a strip from a sheet of tacky tape. Chose 3 shades of one color. Poured the lightest shade at the bottom and let the excess slide to the other end when I picked it up. Poured the second shade in the middle, rubbed it into the lighter shade a bit and let it slide to the unglittered end again. Poured the darkest shade next, rubbed it in and let the excess pour towards the lighter colors. I did go back with the lightest shade and rub in some more at the bottom. I love this look!! (Donna, what was that you said about ATCs being addicting?)

PP: DCWV, whisper white from Stampin' Up!; image from Hero Arts I Care frames, colored in with Stampin' Up! markers; Tacky Tape; glitter from Martha Stewart; clear Stickles; pearls from Target dollar spot. The hot pink is just my background; it's not part of the card.

My first ATC

I've never made an Artist Trading Card before, but Hero Arts is having an ATC challenge, so I thought I'd give it a try. My thought: "Hey, it's 2.5" x 3.5', it should be pretty easy." WRONG!! Since it's so small, it fills up pretty quickly, and some of my favorite products don't fit. You are also required to use at least one Hero Arts stamp. I don't have many, especially small ones. The phrase is from HA, so I hope that's good enough :) Anyway, I kinda like my mini card.... it's a sweet size, so I think I'll make some more. Thanks for looking everyone... and I'd love to hear what you think.

PP: DCWV; felt gingerbread men: Martha Stewart; snowflake brads: I've had them for so long, I don't remember. Sorry; phrase: Hero Arts Everyday Sayings

Get Comfy

Alright girls, get comfy, grab a drink and lock the door! We've got tons of giveaways to enter today. A huge thank you to Donna VW. She's shared a bunch more new giveaways with me. I think she has become a giveaway junkie, too. We're having a blast enabling each other. HA!

All Scrapbook Steals is on online store that just started a blog. To kick it off, they've got a huge Halloween prize pack for someone.

Want another chance at a Gypsy? Cartridge Helper has one for you. And you can get up to 9 entries!

Samantha at Scrapmaster's Paradise is celebrating 70,000 hits, and the presents are for us.... if your comment is chosen. Make sure you read her rules. She has another one giveaway of My Mind's Eye goodies here.

Simplicity will give a sweet commenter a $25 gift certificate to Papertrey Ink, Stampin' Up! or Stampin' Treasures. WOW! So generous.

Laurel's Place has a $15 gift certificate to Scrappin Sports Stuff up for grabs. Looks like she'll have giveaways all next week, so don't wait for me to tell you about it each day (since I don't blog every day).

PaperCrafts Connection has some stamp sets and a copy of their Holiday Cards mag up for grabs. Next week is the kickoff for World Card Making Day, which is on Sat, the 3rd, so Paper Crafts will have giveaways ALL next week. Again, don't forget to stop by each day.

Scrapbook and Cards Today's freebie is a LETTERPRESS! GASP.

Whew! That took a while, but it's worth it! Good luck everyone and have a great weekend.

Thursdays goodies

Thanks to my new friend (and mega talented papercrafter) Donna VW for telling about this site, The Pink Stamper. They're giving away Cricut's 100th cartridge called Winter Woodland.

Here's another "new to me" blog: write. click. scrapbook. has a neat giveaway of ebooks from Ella Publishing that can teach us all sorts of cool things. Check it out here.

The fabulous and amazing Ali Edwards is giving a spot in her upcoming online course to 3 lucky commenters. It's a 13-week class valued at $99 and will focus on scrapping photos from our family's history. I already won a seat from another blog (Sorry, I couldn't share that giveaway with you because I found it just 2 hours before it ended.), so I'd be thrilled if one of you could join me.

Paper Crafts gorgeous intern just got engaged!! She's looking for some wedding papercrafting ideas. Share yours and you can win a wedding stamp set.

The Cutting Above girls are giving away Cricut's Storybook cartridge. It's my current fave cart, so try and win it.

Probably shouldn't tell you about this one because I really want it, but Cosmo Cricket has a really great kit up for grabs.

One more new blog I found the other day (I'm always looking for the giveaways for us, girls!!)... Shabby Chic Silvia has some beeee-u-teeeee-ful scrappy things for someone.

Quite a handful for a Thursday, huh? See you tomorrow.. there's sure to be a bunch!

Around the House

I'm not sure about this one girls. I'm having to muster up some guts just to post it on here, not to mention link it to the Moxie Fab World blog. It's my entry into the Around the House contest. We had to make a project using a household item as its focus. Well, my imagination was grand, but the product isn't exactly what I had in mind. But I don't have time to do something else :( So here goes:

I think it looks a little TOO handmade. I formed the whisk myself with crafting wire and then wrapped black CS around it. The bowl was cut with my Cricut using the Paper Dolls collection, and I added some gingerbread Stickles. The patterned paper is from DCWV and punched with my Fiskars apron lace border punch. And, I wrote the phrase, "whisking you a happy day" with a white gel pen (obvious?? LOL). Oh, the kraft notecard is from Hero Arts.

Kinda Slow

Not too much happening today out there in giveaway land, but here are a few you need to check out:

PaperCrafts mag will give a sweet commenter a copy of this month's issue.

It's not clear if Bo Bunny is having a giveaway or what they'll give away, but it's better to be safe than sorry. ALL of their stuff is really pretty, so who wouldn't want to try and get some.

Sketchy Thursdays' giveaway today is soooo sweet. It reminds me of all those stick people stickers on the backs of cars. (Here's an idea: Cricut should come out with a stick people cartridge so we can cut our own out on vinyl. Yeah????)

You'll want to win this one over at Today's Giveaway. Gorgeous photo cards!!! Please note I'm only tell you about it because I get two extra entries for it... but I really don't want YOU to win. Hee hee.

My all time fave blog is at it again. Cath is giving away Cosmo Cricket's Earth Love. This is such a sweet line. I'm a huge fan of the dandelions.

Huh, I guess it's not a slow day after all. 5 giveaways ain't bad. I hope to have some projects to show you soon, too. Happy Monday.

Doubly Sketchy and more

Don't forget Sketchy Thursdays is still doing their daily giveaways. Yesterday's is an awesome background stamp from Unity. And today's giveaway is Cosmo Cricket paper. Woo hoo!!! I love their stuff.

Bo Bunny has a nice thank you gift to one commenter who spreads the word about their blog.

This looks like a great giveaway over at Ali's blog. It's a kit from BlueMoon Scrapbooking. When I saw this I gasped because I JUST placed an order with them 2 days before. My order was shipped that day and the owner called me the next day to thank me for my order. Nice customer service. I found them when I was searching for those awesome Heidi Swapp purse clips. Blue Moon had the best price (and had them in stock).

Hope you are enjoying the very last hours of this weekend. (I'm sick, so not too much to enjoy here...lol)