Unique Crafters November Challenge - Sugar and Spice

Wow...November already!  This year has gone by so fast...but I am looking forward to the holiday season.  This month over at Unique Crafters Challenge the theme is Sugar and Spice so get out all your pretty pinks and girly crafting supplies and share your creation for a chance to win a great prize!

For my project I used THIS adorable image from Cedar Chest Designs.  I decided to make a fun, little birthday gift box.  All of the products (except for the image) are American Crafts.  I used their great fabric adhesive paper for the little girl's dress and wrapped the Dear Lizzy garland around the box several times then embellished it with a few rhinestones...cute, right?! 

Our challenge this month is sponsored by the brand new CedarChest Designs digital crafts website. Be sure to check out all of their great images. In honor of their grand opening, all of their images are on sale for 25% off. Just remember to use coupon code “GRAND” when you check out if you want to get your discount. They have lots of freebies too so be sure to check them out.

This month’s winner will receive a $25 dollar gift certificate to the Cedar Chest Designs site so be sure to link your projects up HERE by the end of the month for your chance to win!

Unique Crafters Challenge #8 - Halloween

Happy Fall everyone!  It's hard to believe that October is already here...the first month of school went by so fast!  It is time for a new Unique Crafters Challenge and this month the theme is Halloween.

So get out your cute Halloween photos or fun Halloween crafting supplies and get creating!  Then enter your creation over at the Unique Crafters Challenge blog for your chance to win!

October Sponsors

Octobers Halloween themed challenge is being sponsored by two generous businesses. The best scrapbook page will receive a $25 dollar prize pack of craft supplies from Crafty Crops and the best card or altered art project will receive a free $10.00 gift certificate to the new Cedar Chest Designs digital website.

Cedar Chest Designs
Digital stamps and pattern paper for the craft world.
http://www.cedarchestdesigns.com/

Crafty Crops - Start a Party! Craft with Friends!
The portable scrapbook store for craft parties and fundraisers.
http://craftycrops.blogspot.com/

Have a great week!

Unique Crafters Challenge Blog Hop

Unique Crafters Challenge Blog Hop

 

Come check out our blogs and enter to win a free digital stamp image for each of the design team sites that you visit. Simply check out the blogs on this list, find the blog hop post on each blog and leave a comment with your name. You will be entered to win a prize for each of the blogs you visit and comment on. You have until Sunday, September 30^th to enter. Please, only enter once per blog.

Watch for the winner announcement post on the Unique Crafters Challenge Blog on October 7^th along with our other prizes for the month to see who won.

Check out all the sites on this blog hop:

http://midnightpixydesigns.blogspot.com/

http://popperandmimi.blogspot.com/

http://scraphappensembellishit.blogspot.com/

http://capturingcreativity.blogspot.com/

http://oopsicraftmypants.com/

http://scrappyhappymom.blogspot.com/

http://scsdesigns.blogspot.com/

http://www.justwordz.ca/

http://cissyandfranshow.blogspot.com/

http://scrapbookingunique.blogspot.com/

http://uniquecrafterschallenge.blogspot.com/

And don't forget about our September 'Anything Goes' Challenge too!   Enter your fabulous projects HERE.

Here is an 'Anything Goes' project that I recently created:

We are not a big treat family, so when this little guy discovered marshmallows he thought they were the best thing ever!   :)  And when he was 2 1/2 he called them smarshmallows (isn't that adorable?!).  I just had to document this to remember and show him in the future.

Thanks for stopping by!  Make sure to visit the other blogs and leave a comment for your chance to win!

I Heart Faces Photo Challenge - Summer Fun

This month's photo challenge theme over at i heart faces is summer fun so I just had to enter this photo I took of my son at the swimming pool.  I love the silly look he is giving me with those goggles and swimming in the summer is definitely a must!   :)

To see more summer fun pictures, check out the challenge HERE.

 

Unique Crafters Challenge #7 - Anything Goes

Hello all!  If you haven't yet joined us for the Unique Crafters Challenge, then this is definitely the month to participate!  See below for details:

Big Chance Giveaway Contest

I am so excited to announce the Big Chance Giveaway Contest for September at the Unique Crafters Challenge Blog. You will have over 20 chances to win great prize packages when you enter this month.

The theme for this challenge is: “Anything Goes”

This month is going to be a little bit different. Instead of commenting on the posts our designers will be focused on discovering great new blogs to be highlighted in our Friday Spotlight Posts. Also check back on September 15 for information about the Designers blog hop where you will have another chance to win prizes. Remember, with an “Anything Goes” theme, you can post up to three links for any paper or digital craft project you have designed during the last three months.

We will be giving away awards for the following categories:

Best Home Decor Project

Best Party Favor

Best Alcohol Marker Colored Image

Best Altered Art Project

Best Digital Craft Project

Overall Favorite Scrapbook Page

Best use of Photos on a Scrapbook Page

Best Theme on a Scrapbook Page

Best Color Combination on a Scrapbook Page

Best Simple and Clean Scrapbook Layout

Most Elaborate Layout

Overall Favorite Card

Best Birthday Card

Best Baby Card

Best Color Combination on a Card

Best Simple and Clean Card

Funniest Card

Most Elegant Card

Most Elaborate Card

One Big Grand Prize

 

 

How awesome is that!  So, start posting your favorite projects that fit these categories and hopefully you're inspired to create a new project or two to enter too! :)  Here is my Anything Goes project:

I love the combination of this My Mind's Eye Miss Caroline collection with the Dear Lizzy Neapolitan banners and thickers.  I wanted this layout to capture the joy we felt when we saw our baby for the first time...definitely a moment to treasure and celebrate!  We are loving life with our three precious boys...I feel so blessed.

I'll be looking forward to seeing all your wonderful projects for the Unique Crafters Challenge!  You can link them up HERE  through the end of September for your chance to win a great prize!

Unique Crafters Challenge #6 - Glitter and Shine

Wow...August already...this summer is going by way too fast!  For all of you who are finding time to craft, Unique Crafters Challenge blog has a great new challenge for you this month.  Pull out your glitter and sparkly embellishments to create a project that really shines!  Link it up HERE by the end of the month for your chance to win a great prize from our sponsor, Scrapbook Unique.

I am a huge fan of American Crafts glitter thickers and their glitter paper is fab too!  Here is a card I created using a few of my favorite AC products.

Enjoy the sunshine this month!

Unique Crafters Challenge - Patriotic

Happy 4th of July to you all!  In honor of the fourth, this month's challenge over at the Unique Crafters Challenge blog is to create a patriotic themed project. 

That means we want to see all your Red, White and Blue projects to celebrate America’s Independence Day. If you are not from America, simply show us a project that represents the colors or concepts of your own country.

The first place winner will receive a free prize package worth over $25.00 from our sponsor Scrapbook Unique. To qualify, simple link your project up HERE before the end of July.

On a personal note...we have a new little guy in our family!  We are in baby bliss right now and since so much of my time is spent adoring him, I am not finding much time to craft or blog lately...so thanks to all of you who continue to stop by and visit! :)  Here is a picture of my sweet new baby boy.  I always love yhe photos I see on professional photographers sites of babies in buckets so I decide to give it a try myself!