Challenge # 3

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The theme for our second challenge is 1-2-3: 1 image, 2 patterned papers, and 3 embellishments!! Wa-hoo!! I think this one sounds so fun!  Can't wait to see what you girls come up with:)....Now for the details....

You must use either a Saturated Canary Digi or a Simply Sassy rubber stamp. Also, please leave a link to the blog *post* featuring your challenge card:). This challenge is open until Wednesday, November 9 @ 12:00pm EST. The randomly chosen winner will be posted Thursday with the new challenge:)!

So, the winner is random. Because it will be too hard to choose just one:). But-- the Dt girls and I will be choosing a *Top Three* also. Top three girls: you will receive a badge for your blogs only:) that announces your awesomeness:)!! Random winner, you will receive your choice of 2 digi's from the Saturated Canary Etsy shop:)!!

Lori

Jane

Carissa

Pops

And now...to the most exciting part!!

The winner of our first challenge is #42, Gabbi !. Congrats, girlfriend !! Email me to talk about your digis sweetie!

And, *WOW*, you guys made it so hard to choose a Top Three! I know all of you girls put a lotAll three of us love your entries.  Because they are amazing creations...beautiful treasures!  So thank you for sharing!

The Top Three this week are...(no order;)

#33, Katie

#38, Corry

#56, Marlena

I will email you the badges girls!! You get to rock our Top Three badge!! Yay for you!!

Okay...So that completes our second challenge and begins challenge number 3!! As a small thank you for entering your lovely cards, here is a coupon code (good till the end of this challenge) for my shop:). (Might be throwing in some random stamps this week...just a couple I promised to certain ladies...so keep an eye out;)...Have a lovely week!

Coupon Code (to be entered at checkout) :  EASYAS123

good for 15% off any order. (coupon expired:)

3 Orders of Business...

Hi everyone!! Hope your week has started great!:) Did you check out Jane's fun post yesterday?!!  It was pretty cool...Scroll down to see it!:)

I have three little things to talk about...First one you probably already know about:)...New stamps (10!) are in my Etsy shop:).  I hope you like them!! 

Second-- you have one more day to get your challenge cards in!!...We have a great prize of two digis from my shop and a bunch of pretty ribbon!:)...Don't forget to enter.  The theme is sewing, and it can be real or drawn on!:).

And finally, I am going to start a monthly newsletter.  It will be a combination of my artwork (stamps;) and my personal blog topics...If you'd like to be added to the mailing list, please email me at krista7smith@yahoo.com with a subject line: NEWSLETTER.  (I get over a 100 emails a day sometimes, so please title it with Newsletter because I don't want to miss it!:).  I am aiming for one newsletter before Christmas, and then monthly after the holidays.  I think it will be something many of you will enjoy...and might even have a coupon here and there for my Etsy shops:). 

Okay, everything covered:). Hope you are getting excited for our next challenge!! It's a really fun theme and some of the Dt cards have already been emailed to me-- they are *gorgeous*! I can't wait to share them with y'all!!

Have a great Tuesday...Hugs!

Wee Teeny Tutorial...

Okay having never done a tutorial before I had no clue what I could possibly share with you all.....everyone is so very talented and what could I possibly show you??!!!  Anyhooo I thought I would share with you how I do my notebook edge on my papers...I don't own the fancy punch...it is on my ever growing wish list which I am working my way through when the pennies allow! So I am always on the look out for other ways to create things....before I bought my nesties I had loads of shaped templates cut out of acetate...went all round the house looking for different size circle shapes!

I have to say that I did not come up with this idea...I came across it while surfing around blogland and I am kicking myself as I cannot remember the blog I saw it on!  If anyone else knows please get in touch so I can add a link!

You can use a fancy hole punch or I like to use a bog standard paper punch

Use your hole punch to punch holes along the edge of the paper you are going to use

Then with your scissors do two little snips from the paper edge into the hole

And there you have it!

I hope you have found this helpful?!  If anyone has anything they would like to ask me about my cards please get in touch and I can share how I do it here!

Hugs

Janex

Candy Bag.

I posted a fun paper candy bag on my blog yesterday...(You can check it out here*)...But, I had this idea in my head, too.  It's a little quicker to make, probably better for a large class or a big Halloween party.  No sewing involved;). 

You'll only need a clear candy bag (they sell these ones at my local craft store...in the candy-making section:), a stapler, piece of cardstock (cut to fit the width of your bag and folded in half), a few decorations (like an SC digi...lol), and some yummy snacks.  I think it looks ever cuter if the candy matches your cardstock colors!

It's pretty cute, huh?!?  (Sorry for the funky lighting...it's very cloudy here today; I have no inside natural light.)

I know a lot of you girls are from the UK and maybe places that don't celebrate Halloween.  (What if you all just put on masks on October 31st and chose to make it a holiday?:):)  Anyways, this project doesn't have to be for only Halloween treats.  I used to package my plaques, pins, and mirrors this way for Etsy orders.  It just adds that nice little finishing touch that says I care about presentation:).  Also, you could do birthday treat bags this way and make them a little more unique than the store bought ones!:)

Here is a photo of the tree outside our back door.  It's turning really pretty shades of yellow.  While I love summer the most, I gotta say, these beautiful fall colors and yummy candy snacks are making me pretty happy:).  Even if it is a bit chilly in the mornings now:).

Is it changing seasons in your part of the world yet??