tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38879198726327625402024-03-13T15:02:30.634-06:00Christy D's DesignsChristy D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13374900114249932502noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3887919872632762540.post-39118866889153522322012-07-19T18:23:00.001-06:002012-07-19T18:23:45.292-06:00Almost to 100 followers Giveaway!!Hi Everyone! No cards to show today, but I wanted everyone to know that I am going to be doing a Give-Away when I reach 100 followers! I know it isn't a huge number, but it's big for ME!!<br />
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It's going to be a great prize too!!!! I want to tell....but it's a secret and it's killing me not being able to tell. Let's just say it's will be $50 worth of something.......<br />
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I will be posting some new cards this weekend, so stay tuned for the paper goodness to come!!<br />
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Taa-taa for now!<br />
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~Christy DChristy D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13374900114249932502noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3887919872632762540.post-42003068928067162172012-07-07T23:50:00.000-06:002012-07-07T23:50:48.644-06:00Growing in Unity Blog Winner!!!Hello Everyone!! Are you ready to find out who the winner is for the 2 Unity itty bitty stamp sets???!!!<div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Congratulations</span> Lynne!! Please email me at christydsdesigns@gmail.com and we will get you those two stamp sets.</div>
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~Christy D.</div>Christy D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13374900114249932502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3887919872632762540.post-34388375884311665402012-07-06T01:39:00.000-06:002012-07-06T01:39:38.866-06:00Growing in Unity - Day 5 - What's Shakin'? and a "I Love My Colors" Inspiration Blog Hop!I'm a little bummed that today is the last day of <a href="http://www.unitystampco.com/default.aspx">Growing in Unity</a> for me.....'sniff, but life must go on. It has been a blast sharing all my Unity creations with you guys!! I have truly enjoyed every day this week and getting to know all my new subscribers. Thanks so much for all the kind words. They truly made my day!<br />
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I just love this card so much! I made it to send to one of my friends and I think I'm going to have to make another one for myself!<br />
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I used Simple Stories Summer Fresh 6X6 paper pad along with my <a href="http://www.unitystampco.com/product/590-whats-shakin.aspx">Unity itty bitty "What's Shakin'?" stamp set (item #IB-29)</a>. Added a couple of hearts on the ends of my paper strips and waaa-laaaa...the perfect little card for any occasion.<br />
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I hope you have enjoyed this week of Unity creations! I know I have!! Please make sure to leave a comment below for your chance to win 2 Unity Stamp Sets tomorrow!<br />
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I'm really honored to be apart of this "I LOVE MY COLORS" Inspiration Blog Hop!! This is a great way to get some color ideas for your own projects!!<br />
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These are usually not colors you see together but they definitely work well!! Here is what I made putting those together:<br />
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1.<a href="http://www.freespiritsproductions.com/"> http://www.freespiritsproductions.com</a>/ Lisa<br />
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Taa-taa for now!<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><br />Christy D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13374900114249932502noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3887919872632762540.post-13229749224329775182012-07-05T01:00:00.000-06:002012-07-05T01:00:01.356-06:00Growing in Unity - Day 4 - LOVE is the thread....Hi Everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful 4th of July for those who live in the U.S. We had a pretty laid back day. With all the fires we have been having in the state of Colorado and surrounding states, my hubby and I decided to stay in and watch the fireworks on TV. Less bug bites this way too! We actually went to see the new Spiderman movie instead....because let's face it, we both are nerds and love comic book movies!<br />
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These little gems are simple to make but also make a big statement!! When I make little gift cards like these, I don't like to do too much on them. I'm usually making at least 5-6 of them at a time and you don't want to have to add a lot of items when making them. Simple and Sweet!<br />
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I sprayed each card with my Mister Huey's Pretty Pink Color Mist and then went over that with my Ranger Perfect Pearls Mist, just to give it that added sparkle. The sentiment stamp comes from the Unity Stamp Kit of the Month - December 2011. I punched the little heart out with my Fiskar's mini heart punch and added some Stickles to make it pop. My thread marks where made with my Uniball Signo Broad White Gel Pen.<br />
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Hope you enjoyed today's card. Tomorrow will be the last in my Growing in Unity cards, so make sure you stay tuned to leave a comment for your chance to win 2 Unity Sets of your own!<br />
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~Christy D.Christy D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13374900114249932502noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3887919872632762540.post-28141734232968815172012-07-04T03:00:00.000-06:002012-07-04T03:00:23.802-06:00Growing in Unity - Day 3 - Happy 4th!!Hi everyone and welcome to Day 3 of my Growing in Unity week! Just want to wish you all a very Happy Independence Day here in the U.S.<br />
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I used the chevron background stamp from the Unity Stamp Company Kit of the Month - December 2011.<br />
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Have a very Happy and Safe 4th of July!! Let the fireworks commence!<br />
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~Christy D.Christy D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13374900114249932502noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3887919872632762540.post-34037653361609363832012-07-03T06:00:00.000-06:002012-07-03T06:00:08.281-06:00Growing in Unity Week! Day Two - Happy HeartHi Everyone! Hope you are having a great week so far!! All I did yesterday at work was think about all the adorable cards I'm making to show you guys!! Let's just say, I'm not being very productive at work so far this week. <br />
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I hope you guys are remembering to post a comment daily on each Unity Stamp post this week so you can be in the running to win two (2) itty bitty stamps sets at the end of the week.<br />
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Before showing you my card for today, I want to say hello to all my new followers!! HELLO NEW PEOPLE!! Pull up a chair....Make yourself at home......comfy? Good.<br />
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Ok...onto the today's card. With a "happy heart" (you'll see in a minute, how clever I was), I would like to introduce you to Growing in Unity Week's Day Two Card.....(drum roll please)....<br />
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Doncha' just love it????!!! I do! The Loads of Love set is one of my favorites! It can be used in soooo many ways. I highly recommend it!! Also the "Dots For Sure" is a perfect background stamp!! Everyone needs a dot background stamp. It's a proven fact. :-)<br />
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~Christy D.</div>Christy D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13374900114249932502noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3887919872632762540.post-11569415336321427352012-07-02T06:00:00.000-06:002012-07-02T20:47:36.320-06:00Growing in Unity Week!! Day One - Love You Most!That's right!! It's Unity Stamp Company.....I'M SO FREAKING EXCITED!!! I was picked to be the "Growing in Unity" Girl this week!! Eeeeekkkk!! I can hardly contain my excitement about this!! I'm so honored to be a part of this. I have been an avid follower of the Unity Stamp Company since around 2009 and I literally drool over every stamp that they make!! EEEEEEeeeekkkkk!! Can ya tell I'm excited???!!!<br />
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So onto more awesomeness. READY???!! As a "Growing in Unity" girl, I'm doing a giveaway also!! Who doesn't like a giveaway???!!! <span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">At the end of the week I'm going to pick one person from all your comments and that person can pick out two (2) itty bitty stamp sets of their choice. </span><span style="background-color: white;">So if you want to be in the running be the running for two awesome stamp sets, please visit my blog each day this week and leave a comment each day. </span></div>
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I just love this little tree. Makes me happy every time I use it and isn't that saying just too freaking adorable??<br />
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Don't forget to leave a comment to be entered into the drawing this week!!<br />
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Taa-taa for now!!<br />
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Hope you are having a wonderful Saturday so far. It's is hot here in Colorado, 91 degrees!! Summer is definitely here and that is why I'm staying inside and being creative!<br />
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Today's card I used the technique of embossing on vellum. I used my Cuttlebug and Sizzix Embossing folder and ran it through causing this great effect.<br />
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The color inspiration came from the designer paper I used as the background. I used the Posy Punch stamp set from Stampin' Up for the flower in the corner with my Fried Brick distressing ink from Tim Holtz. I hope you enjoy this as much as I did making it!<br />
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<!-- inlinkz code end -->Christy D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13374900114249932502noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3887919872632762540.post-16497165464040441412012-06-07T16:50:00.003-06:002012-06-09T15:50:15.263-06:00WISH!!! Paper Bag Mini AlbumSo after watching tons of tutorials on youtube for the Paper Bag Mini Album, I actually couldn't find just one I liked. So after taking some notes of what I liked and disliked, I finally came up with a version of my own.<br />
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I used the paper from a clearance Melody Ross 8X8 paper pad that I had been hoarding for something special and I guess today was the day to use it. I think it turned out pretty well. I would do my own video tutorial on this, but it literally took me almost 5 hours to put this together the way I liked!! Maybe one day......<br />
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Thanks for looking and hope you all have a great weekend!!<br />
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~Christy D
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P.S. Here is the link to the video for the album. It's not a tutorial, but it shows what I used and the inside of the album. Enjoy!!<br />
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<br />Christy D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13374900114249932502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3887919872632762540.post-44236209987970643292012-05-31T14:10:00.001-06:002012-05-31T14:13:55.628-06:00News, Cards, and More Cards!Hi Everyone!<br />
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Hope everyone is a having a wonderful day! It's almost the weekend and I'm super excited for it because my husband and I are going to be volunteering at the Wild Life Sanctuary here in Keensburg, Colorado. I'll make sure to have lots of pictures from the tour afterwards.<br />
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Couple of new things:<br />
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1.) I had to quit my position as a Scrapbooking instructor at Michael's. I know, sad, right ??!! I really enjoyed it, but I just didn't have any time for my family with doing that also. It was fun while it lasted though!!<br />
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2.) I started a new group over on Facebook. It's called "Crafty Crafters Showcase!" It's a group of people that showcase their talents and creativity. We have a Blog Roll where everyone gives their blog address so people can visit and subscribe. We will have monthly member showcases, where the admins will randomly pick member to showcase their awesome talents. I'm pretty excited about it!!<br />
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I have been in an excellent creating mood lately and I have a couple of cards to show off.<br />
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Then I have this card: <br />
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And then there is today's Card: My inspiration for this card came from <a href="http://theplaydatecafe.blogspot.com/">The Play Date Cafe's Color Challenge.</a> This week's suggested colors were:<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #e06666;">Apricot</span>...<span style="color: #ffd966;">Canary</span>...<span style="color: #f4cccc;">Latte</span>...<span style="color: #ea9999;">Rose</span></span></b></div>
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I know, I know. Where the heck have I been???!! Well, let me tell you a little story.<br />
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It all starts out when one day Christy D. decides to become a Michael's Arts and Crafts employee on top of my 40 hour a week job. AAACCCKKKK!! I know, I'm crazy, but we already knew that, right ? I'm officially a Certified Scapbooking Instructor through EK Success' program, Spotted Canary School.<br />
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So I have been busy making class demos and promoting my classes.<br />
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Here is a pic of me at my first Demonstrators Open House at Michael's....<br />
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Here are a couple of the classes that I offer there....<br />
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This is the Flower WOW! class. I teach the students how to make several types of flowers all out of paper. LOVE THIS CLASS!!<br />
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This was a demo I made for the new Smooch Sprays. I demonstrated the masking technique for the background. The students really loved it.<br />
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This is the Card Tricks - Punched Class. I show the students how to make five cards by using one paper punch. These were the Valentine's Day Cards.<br />
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This is the Sketch-Out class. I show the students how to make two different layouts and two cards in this class. This is the first layout.<br />
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These are my examples for the Spotted Canary Classes a.k.a. Scrapbooking Classes. I teach the students all the fundamentals of scrapbooking. This is a 4-week class.<br />
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When I'm not at Michael's or my cake decorating class, I actually do get to work on some of my own creations!!<br />
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This is a card I made for my husband's cousin. They got married in December. (I know....took me long enough to blog about it!)...<br />
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I still have a couple of other items that I have made for classes or my own creations, but that is for another post!<br />
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Hope you are having a great day! Thanks for reading!<br />
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~Christy D.Christy D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13374900114249932502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3887919872632762540.post-23891174167627872652011-12-09T13:47:00.000-07:002011-12-09T13:47:12.195-07:00Blog Candy GiveawayHi Everyone:<br />
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My friend over at Designing with Debbie. She has a great giveaway going on right now and she has extended the due date to January 1st. Just click <a href="http://djchrist71.blogspot.com/2011/11/blog-candy-blog-candy-blog-candy.html">here </a>and it will take you to her blog where you can sign up.<br />
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Christy D.Christy D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13374900114249932502noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3887919872632762540.post-71973485032973595582011-12-02T17:22:00.000-07:002011-12-02T17:22:43.724-07:00Silhouette Cameo Giveaway!!!! Ends Dec 31st!Hi there:<br />
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My friends over at MG PARTY IMPRESSIONS is giving away a brand new Silhouette Cameo package!! HOLY YELLOW TIGHTS BATMAN!!! This is a great giveaway and too good to pass up!! Head on over there and see what you have to do to enter. Click on the picture below to go to their web page.<br />
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Christy DChristy D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13374900114249932502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3887919872632762540.post-58275431088583312132011-12-01T15:45:00.000-07:002011-12-01T15:45:47.811-07:00My First Video Tutorial - Christmas Tag BoxHi Everyone:<br />
Today I'm going to show you how to make this really cute Christmas Tag Box. This is my first video tutorial. I already know now that I'm going to have to invest is a digital camcorder. My little camera barely made it through!! Tell me what you think. <br />
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~Christy DChristy D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13374900114249932502noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3887919872632762540.post-14699111449773201842011-11-24T20:02:00.001-07:002011-11-24T20:02:23.250-07:00Happy Thanksgiving!!Hi there!!<br />
Just wanted to say how thankful I am for all of you!! Gobble Gobble!!<br />
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My new hubby bought me the new Silhouette Cameo for my birthday! I love it so much!!!<br />
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Made this card with it last night.<br />
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Christy D<div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-HRD5f0bWyzA/Ts8FPgZAhmI/AAAAAAAAADU/9YpbsKwFS4U/s640/blogger-image-1939350404.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-HRD5f0bWyzA/Ts8FPgZAhmI/AAAAAAAAADU/9YpbsKwFS4U/s640/blogger-image-1939350404.jpg" /></a></div>Christy D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13374900114249932502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3887919872632762540.post-49539462977174213892011-11-20T16:50:00.000-07:002011-11-20T16:50:12.362-07:00Drum Roll Please......The Winner is.....Hi everyone:<br />
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Just wanted to announce the winner of my challenge and it's:<br />
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<dt class="comment-author " id="c4114043655992293968" style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/02619530462790786364" rel="nofollow">Anne-Marie</a> said... </dt><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">Oh, how cute are these?!</div><div style="text-align: left;">My favorite has to be the Christmas tree, but that's only if ya twist me arm...haaa!</div><div style="text-align: left;">Never tried Prisma pencils, but would love the chance...I usually use Promarkers, and love 'em!You can pop over and see some examples here http://little-applefalls.blogspot.com/2011/11/house-on-hilldt-card.html</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks to everyone who played along. Stayed tune for more exciting things to come!!</div><div style="text-align: left;">Talk to you soon!!</div><div style="text-align: left;">~Christy D </div></dd>Christy D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13374900114249932502noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3887919872632762540.post-9349760963621769592011-11-12T22:09:00.000-07:002011-11-12T22:09:32.021-07:00SOOOOOO BUSY!!So hi everyone....sorry I have been MIA. I have been getting ready for a show that I am attending on the 18th...sooooooohere is a quick gift card holder that I made for the show. I used my felt pieces to make the awesome flower and a Unity sentiment stamp. I'm falling in love again with my white gel ink pen. You will see it in a lot of my upcoming stuff. Hope you enjoy!!<br />
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Christy D~Christy D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13374900114249932502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3887919872632762540.post-21442459320077415552011-11-02T11:09:00.000-06:002011-11-02T11:09:10.605-06:00A Catch Up and Challenge with a Give-AwayHi everyone! Sorry I have been slacking on my blog but I have been busy getting ready for an upcoming holiday bazaar here in Nov. Here are a couple of the cards I have made to sell:<br />
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Now onto the fun stuff! I would like to set up a challenge...a coloring challenge!<br />
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1. I would like to know what type of coloring techniques you use. Whether it's colored pencils, copics, pastels...etc. <br />
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2. Please leave a comment below with a link to your card and tell me what technique you used.<br />
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3. Sign up to follow my blog and let me know you did.<br />
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I will use a random number generator to pick the winner. <br />
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A kit with four....that's four different coloring technique tools. <br />
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You will also get techinque sheets on how to use each one of these different techniques. Awesome eh??!!!<br />
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Tell everyone you know. Submissions will be accepted until Nov. 18th and the winner will be announced on the 19th. Good Luck!!<br />
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Christy DChristy D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13374900114249932502noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3887919872632762540.post-88361274100352133792011-10-17T11:37:00.000-06:002011-10-17T11:37:08.384-06:00Just an Update!Hi Everyone:<br />
Just a quick update on what I have been up to lately. Been working on the Breast Cancer Awareness challenge over at Split Coast Stampers and here are my entries so far:<br />
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It's been keeping me pretty busy. I have some others that I will be sharing throughout the week. Hope you stay tuned!<br />
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By for now!<br />
Christy DChristy D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13374900114249932502noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3887919872632762540.post-30555005022214002322011-10-03T10:21:00.000-06:002011-10-03T10:21:45.936-06:00A Hope You can Cling Too<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Over at SplitCoastStampers, they are have fun and rewarding challenges for October's Breast Cancer Awarness Month. This is one on my cards I made for the "Bling the Cling" Challenge over the weekend:</span><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">I used my KKOriginals Cowboy Angels</span> stamp and my Unity KOTM sentiment stamp to make this awesome card. I love it. All cards are going to be sent to <span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">UT MD Anderson Cancer Center.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Later!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times;">Christy D.</span>Christy D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13374900114249932502noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3887919872632762540.post-35456405653177320222011-10-01T17:17:00.000-06:002011-10-01T17:17:04.673-06:00Split Coast Stampers- Inspiration Challenge 304Over at <a href="http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/">Split Coast Stampers</a>, I started my journey back to cardmaking by making a card for their Inspiration Challenge. This week’s Inspiration Challenge comes from <a href="http://www.2modern.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: medium;">2Modern</span></span></a>, a wonderful on-line store founded by Greg Finney & Jennifer Sitko in 2003 to share their passion of modern design with the world.<br />
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I didn't have to go very far to find inspiration...didn't get past the first page!!<br />
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</div><div align="left">I got to use my new <a href="http://www.eksuccessbrands.com/marthastewartcrafts/Products/Pine_Needles_Trim_Double_Edge_Punch_42-70047.htm">Martha Stewart Pine Needle Trim Double Edged Punch</a> that I picked up from <a href="http://www.archiversonline.com/">Archiver's</a> yesterday with my 30% off coupon. Whoot! I dusted the edges of the trim with my Tim Holtz's Distress Ink in Vintage Photo, my absolutely favorite color for that perfect burnt effect. The sentiment and vine branch stamps come from <a href="http://www.unitystampco.com/">Unity Stamp Company</a>. They are both from my Kit of the Month Set from May 2008 or 2009 (???) not sure on the year. But the whole set is called Another Sweet Day. Sentiment is stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and the branches are stamped with my Versamark stamp pad and then both are embossed with clear embossing powder. And yes, we must always have a little bling-age. Thanks for taking the time to check out my new design!</div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left">Until later..... Enjoy Your Day!</div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left">~Christy D.</div>Christy D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13374900114249932502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3887919872632762540.post-68510856137779695572011-10-01T13:59:00.000-06:002011-10-01T13:59:13.814-06:00I once was lost.....<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have finally come to my senses and realized that cardmaking and scrapbooking are my real passion in life other than my brand new hubby. :-) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now that things have settled down here...the wedding is over, school is almost done for Sean (THANK YOU JESUS!), and I'm on the road to a healthly lifestyle with almost 100 pounds pounds gone so far, I have decided that I LOVE MAKING CARDS!!! So this is going to be the first of many posts of my creations, stories, and tips along my journey back to my first love..(sorry Sean, you know you are my true first love..), CARDMAKING! So sit back and relax while my creative juices start flowing again. Here are a couple of pictures of the wedding for you to take a gander at while I create my first "Back to Card Reality" design.</span><br />
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~Christy D.Christy D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13374900114249932502noreply@blogger.com0