Showing posts with label DT: Made Especially for You. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DT: Made Especially for You. Show all posts

Saturday, June 15, 2013

Made Especially For You's 2 Year Blogoversary Blog Hop!

Welcome to Made Especially For You's 2 Year Blogoversary Blog Hop!


If you've come from Eileen's blog, The Scrapping Actuary, you're in the right place! If you just came across the hop, please start at the beginning over at Made Especially For You.

When Ashley asked me to be part of her 2 Year Blogoversary Hop I was honored. I've known Ashley for about a year. She allowed me to be part of the Made Especially For You Design Team. She truly is a genuinely nice and caring person... don't forget insanely talented :) 

Instead of having a theme for the hop, Ashley put together a bingo board full of some of her favorite crafty things and we were to choose at least 3 of them and create a project.



 I chose crinkle ribbon, twine, and pearls and made a card. :)
Who says we can't use doilies and pearls for manly cards? Nooot me. 

I created the sentiment from My Creative Time's You're My Best Buddy stamp set. The sentiment mat is from My Creative Time's Just Simply Live. For the pearls, I used Liquid Pearls in Bisque and Platinum Pearl. 

The twine is Chocolate Truffle from Trendy Twine. The crinkle ribbon is Antique White from the Pink & White Bundle from 3 Girl Jam.
 I used Amy Tangerine thickers to spell out "dad". 
The chocolate pattern paper is from Echo Park Paper. 


To coordinate with our bingo board, we have sponsors providing prizes to match each item listed on the board! 

The Paper Nest
3 Copic Markers of Winner's Choice!

AND A SECOND WINNER WILL RECEIVE...

Doodlebug Designs Polka Dot Paper Pack!
(Assorted colors - 4 6x6 sheets of each color)

Freckled Fawn
10 Rolls of Washi Tape!

Miriam's Crafting Supplies
$5 Gift Certificate!

The Cutting Cafe
$20 Gift Certificate!

My Craft Spot
Winner's choice of 5 Bundles of Twine!
(10 yards of each color, over 50 colors to choose from!)


Scrapping Fun with Tonya
3 Pack of Stickles!

3 Girl Jam
$15 Gift Certificate!

To qualify to win, you must:

1. Be a follower of Made Especially For You
2. Leave a comment on every stop of the hop
3. *Extra Entry* Become a fan of the MEFY Facebook page

Winners will be announced at Made Especially For You on Thursday June 20th.

Your next stop of the hop is Robin's blog, The Cricut Scrapper. 


Thanks so much for hopping with us! :)
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Friday, December 14, 2012

Oh Christmas Tree Blog Hop

Welcome to the Oh Christmas Tree Blog Hop, brought to you by the design teams of Made Especially For You and Red Carpet Studio!
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Today the design teams of Made Especially For You and Red Carpet Studio have teamed up to share with you all sorts of Christmas tree projects to help you get ready for the Christmas season!

 If you're looking to start at the beginning of the hop, please visit Ashley's blog. If you've come from Tonya's blog, Scrapping Fun with Tonya, you're in the right place!

For today's hop, I made some candy tubes for stocking stuffers :-) 
Earlier this week I made some, but with smaller tubes
The tubes are from Joy's Life. 
The stitched circle and scallop dies are from My Creative Time.  
 I colored the Christmas tree with copics. 
The picture doesn't do it justice, but we've been having overcast tsk tsk I wasn't able to take a good picture.

We have some wonderful sponsors giving away prizes to those who comment on every stop of the hop!
Paper Piecings by Nikki
$15 Gift Certificate
$6 worth of digital stamps

Participants have through Sunday evening to hop. The winners of the blog candy will be announced on Made Especially For You on Tuesday December 18th. Please make sure to leave your contact information when commenting to be eligible to win!

Your next stop is Tara's blog, Crafting Desert Divas. Here's the complete lineup in case you get lost along the way:


Happy Hopping!

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Sunday, December 2, 2012

Don't open til the 25th trifold card :-)

Hi everyone! 
Over at Made Especially for You we have a super easy challenge. All you have to do is create a Christmas card using a die cut. I actually created this card almost entirely out of die cuts. :-) 
 The scallop and stitched circle are dies from My Creative Time. The sentiment "Oh Christmas Tree" and the tree itself are from My Creative Time's All Around Christmas stamp set. 
The twine is from Trendy Twine. 
The card base itself is also a die cut. I used My Creative Time's 3x3 Trifold card die. The sentiment on the front of the card, "Don't Open til the 25th!" comes with the card die. 
The heart is a die that comes with MCT's 100% Sweetness stamp set. 
The sentiment "All hearts go home for Christmas" is from MCT's Mixed Holiday Sentiments. 
I cut part of the trifold card to cover the inner flap because the twine was a little bit distracting on this side. 

Don't forget to join the challenge HERE for a chance to win one stamp set from Whimsical Designs - winner's choice! 

Thank you for stopping by! 
♥ Cyndy
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Sunday, November 25, 2012

Buzzin' by with a birthday hi

Hello everyone! I hope all of you had a warm and Happy Thanksgiving! Did any of you do the Black Friday shopping? My bestie and I went to Michael's and scored a new Cricut E2, cartridges, mats, and even a 15 piece set of Rachael Ray cookware for $99! She always finds the BEST deals around!! 

We are back in action over at Made Especially for You since we took last week off due to the holiday :-) 
This week's challenge is to create a shaped card. Anything but a square or rectangle. Easy peasy. I'm running low on my birthday cards so I decided to make one to keep at hand. 

This beeutiful bear is from the Teddy Bears Parade cartridge. I love, love, love this cartridge. 
The stamp shaped card is from the Birthday Bash cartridge. I'm not sure if you've taken a look at this cartridge, but it's seriously loaded with goodies. It has a font, banner, shaped cards, and many cute cuts. 
The cute little face on the bear is from Peachy Keen's Rag Doll & Teddy Face Assortment. The sentiment is from Pink by Design. 
Usually I do the white mat on the inside, but this time I liked the look of the Kraft paper so I kept it that way.
The sentiment is from the Scrappy Moms stamp set Amusing Animals. 
I also added zots on the bear to give it some dimension. 
Linking to: 
Scrappy Moms Stamps - Cuddly Critters
Little Scrap Pieces - "Black" Friday Challenge
CI Paints - Anything Goes
Paper Playtime - Anything Goes 

The winner will receive four images from Meljen's Designs - winner's choice! 

Have a fun, crafty day! 
♥ Cyndy
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Thursday, November 8, 2012

Turkey Toe Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Turkey Toe Blog Hop, brought to you by the design teams of Made Especially For You and Red Carpet Studio!

Today the design teams of Made Especially For You and Red Carpet Studio have teamed up to share with you all sorts of turkey-themed projects to help you get ready for Thanksgiving!

 If you've come from Laura's blog, Scrappin' Around the Clock, you're in the right place.
For today's hop, I made a super cute card using my new Teddy Bear Parade cartridge. I love this cartridge to pieces! 

The cute little face on this bear is from Peachy Keen's Rag Doll & Teddy Bear Face Assortment. I believe this set is discontinued. :-(  
The sentiment is from Peachy Keen's  Lil' Tweets - Thanksgiving stamp set. 

The white embossed cardstock is embossed with the Cuttlebug Polka Dots embossing folder. 


We also have some wonderful sponsors giving away prizes to those who comment on every stop of the hop!
Paper Piecings by Nikki
$15 Gift Certificate

$15 Gift Certificate

$10 Gift Certificate

Prize Package from Scrappin' Fab Pam

Participants have through Sunday evening to hop. The winners of the blog candy will be announced on Made Especially For You on Tuesday November 13th. Please make sure to leave your contact information when commenting to be eligible to win!

Your next stop is Pam's blog. Here's the complete lineup in case you get lost along the way:


Happy Hopping!
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Sunday, November 4, 2012

give thanks

Hello everyone and welcome to another Made Especially for You challenge! Since October is gone, we are getting a head start on our Thanksgiving cards over at MEFY! This week's challenge is to create a Thanksgiving card using Kraft cardstock. 

 The image is a digi from The Stamping Boutique, it's called Pumpkin Pie. 
The sentiment is from Joy's Life's stamps: It's All Fall Puns stamp set. 
The border at the bottom is from a Martha Stewart punch.. I'm not exactly sure of the name, but I believe it's Lace. I inked the edges with Tim Holtz Walnut Stain Distress Ink and then pop dotted it onto a another layer of the border. 

Please make sure to join us HERE for a chance to win three digital stamps from The Stamping Boutique - winner's choice! 


Have a fun, crafty day! 
P.S.
Stop by Made Especially For You to see Ashley's new blog makeover :o)

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Sunday, October 28, 2012

Frankly..

Hello everyone! Over at Made Especially for You we have a color challenge.
I decided to make a Halloween card, yep with these colors ;) 


Here is my card. 
This cute Frankenstein, tooth, and sentiment are from Peachy Keen's Frankly... set. 
This was my first time really coloring with Copic markers. Usually I just filled in lips, small flowers, etc... my coloring isn't too shabby hehe but I definitely need more practice! 

 I really tried to rotate this picture so you could see the sentiment, but it still wouldn't come up right on blogger. Sorry :o( The sentiment is also from the same set. 

Please stop by for a chance to win three images from our sponsor, My Heart Pieces.
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Thursday, October 25, 2012

Telephone Blog Hop

Welcome to Made Especially For You's 
Telephone Blog Hop!

If you've never heard of the "Telephone" game it's a game most often played by kids that simulates how a story can change from person to person, or how a rumor can start. For example, I may tell Susie that at lunch today I had a peanut butter sandwich, an apple, and some milk, and she may go tell Jackie that I had a turkey sandwich, an apple, and some milk. Although only one small detail was changed, over time the entire story can change. The game is played by starting with a story and whispering it from one person to the next in a circle and seeing how the story changed once the last person has told it. 

We decided to play this game as a design team, not with stories, but with cards! Our DT leader Ashley started with a photo of a card, emailed it to someone, who then created a card based off her card, and sent a photo of it to the next person. As a design team, this is the first time we're seeing the progression of the cards! 

Here is the photo of the card I received from Robin from The Cricut Scrapper! 

And here is the card I created inspired by her card:
I took her chevron pattern paper as inspiration and ran from there. The duck and it's face is from Peachy Keen's Duck and Egg Die. The sentiment is from Peachy Keen's Duck Dolls stamp set. 


What fun is a blog hop without blog candy?! A couple of our design team members have donated some blog candy for those who comment on EVERY stop of the hop!

$15 Gift Certificate

Blog Candy Pictured Below


Please make sure to leave your contact info when you comment to be eligible to win! Participants have through this Sunday, October 28th, to comment. Winners will be randomly chosen and announced on Tuesday October 30th at Made Especially For You.

You're next stop is Pam's blog, Scrappin FabPam.

 Here's the complete lineup in case you get lost along the way:


Thanks so much for hopping with us! :)
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Sunday, October 21, 2012

Happy :o)

Hi everybody! Over at Made Especially for You we have a technique challenge. The challenge is to create a card using the misting technique. I love challenges that include techniques because I can play/practice techniques I usually don't do. Join us here! :o)
So my card is pretty simple, I was going for a totally different look than what I usually do... I'm not exactly sure if I'm 100% in love with my card lol 

 So here are the details! I got a piece of white card stock and inked it up with Wild Honey, Dried Marigold, Spiced Marmalade, Vintage Photo, and Walnut Stain Distress Inks. I then used my Ranger mini mister to mist it (I may have gone a little over board with the misting hehe). The paper curled up because of the water, but like Tim Holtz suggest, use your heat tool to speed up the process. 
The pictures are dark so you can't really see how the paper really looks, but here's a picture so you can get an idea. 
The pattern paper I used was from my scraps... I was trying use my scraps, but I'm not sure I chose the correct patterns/colors.. 

Please join us at Made Especially for You for a chance to win $15 gift certificate to Paper Piecings by Nikki! 

P.S.
Ashley over at Made Especially for You is having a giveaway! Make sure to check it out HERE! 

Posted by Arcy Scraps at 9:00 PM 3 comments
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