Designer Showcase #10 ~ Mini Albums

This week on Audrey's BLOG it is my turn to host the Designer Showcase #10.  This week's theme is Mini Albums.  Audrey is also having a game contest so be sure to check it out and enter!!

Here is my sample for the Mini Albums.  I made this album out of tp and paper towel tubes for a staggered look.  I bought the paper at Michaels (full price for me, but noticed it was on clearance today!).  My Gypsy is still broken, so I used paper strips with an edge punch instead of tags.

For the showcase, you can make any kind of mini album ~ chipboard, acrylic, cardstock, etc, and you can bind it however you choose.  Have fun with it!!

Designer Showcase #8

Here is the theme for Designer Showcase #8 over at Audrey's BLOG.

The theme is: Minimum of 2 different colors of blue
Beads, pearls or rhinestones
Minimum of one flower
Ribbon

Here is Audrey's sample!

Desinger Showcase Theme

This week, Team Fairy SHERYL came up with our theme for the Designer Showcase over at CuteandSome!

Her theme is using a CD or a circle as your project. If you don't have a CD lying around, you can make a circle out of chipboard, a cereal box, etc. Here is her sample! Isn't it lovely?



Just create your project (card, wall hanging, layout, mini album, altered item, box, etc.)and click the link above to enter it into our showcase!! We'll be seeing you!

Happy Mother's Day & Designer Showcase

First of all ~ Happy Mother's Day to all of the moms out there. Those of you who have chidlren, pets and yes even gypsy girls!! To the rest of you I hope you are having a wonderful day with your moms (or thinking about your moms)!!

We had a nice brunch with family and then my oldest boys (including the hubby) helped get my drilled rock bubbling again and we cleaned out our bonus room. My oldest is back from college and has moved home for the summer. I have one week of free labor until his job starts. The list is growing!!!

Tomorrow is also the first day of our new Designer Showcase over at Audrey's BLOG. I am one of the Team Fairies and this is my week to share a sample for our theme. I wanted a theme that would be easy to follow ~ especially for those of you who are participating in other challenges and contests. This is my birthday week, so I went with my two favorite colors PURPLE and GREEN (you can use one or both) and a FLOWER. The project can be anything: card, layout, altered item, fabric, etc.

Once you create your project, you have until Friday at 8:00 p.m. to post it. Hop on over and check out Audrey's blog!! Our goal is to help you showcase your projects to a larger audience. You will get some blog love and could get a blog award if your project is chosen!!

Here once again is my sample.



I wanted to share with you the flowers that my daycare kids made for their moms for Mother's Day. I cut out the flowers using Plantin Schoolbook. I used double sided paper as well as cardstock. The kids crumpled up the flowers by themselves.




I inked the edges with liquid chalk and then assembled them with brads. Can you tell which one is mine?


The children were very proud of their flowers!

Cute and Some Deisgner Showcase!!

My friend Audrey Frelix is having a Designer Showcase each week on her blog. I am one of her Team Fairies ~ I get to select my favorite project each week and that desiger will receive an award for her blog! Consider entering some of your work!

Showcases are held every consecutive Monday at Audrey's blog Cute and Some. Click HERE for the link! You may begin signing up with Mr. Linky to be a participant on the Monday and up until 8 p.m. EST on the Friday before the Monday of the showcase. No projects will be accepted after that time.


PURPOSE OF SHOWCASES:
The purpose of these showcases is to feature your projects to be seen by others, and to reward you for your contribution and participation with visable recognition for your work(s); to offer support, and to inspire other crafters. THIS IS NOT A CHALLENGE OR A CONTEST! But, again, an avenue to have your projects shown outside your blog.