May Arts at CHA!!!

Hi there!

As you all know, I was lucky enough to visit Winter CHA as a guest for May Arts!

Their booth was truly amazing!

It is a awesome experience to actually see each and every ribbon in person.

I was completely impressed with the quality and textures even more than I already was being on their DT!
Onto the fun part though.....

The pictures!!!
(Sorry for the long post)

Look at all this yummy goodness! I am a sucker for stripes and dots!

I have many more photos but I cant post all of them!
I hope you enjoyed the tour of the May Arts booth, it was truly lovely!
Just wait until you see their new releases!

May Arts Mania WINNER!!!

Hello everyone!!!

I am so tired from such a busy weekend, but I had a BLAST at CHA!

I cant wait to share my post with you tomorrow, you are just going to die when you see the photos of their booth but until then here is our winner of the May Arts prize!

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Please contact me with your info to claim your prize!

May Arts Mania!!!

Hello friends!!!

As you all know I will be at CHA this weekend for May Arts!

They have been sweet enough to allow me to go as their guest and I cant wait to share with you what I see!

Until then, I have a super fun CHA surprise for you!

May Arts is going to be giving one lucky winner a assortment of lovely ribbons!!!

Isnt that exciting?

You have until Friday to comment

 telling me your favorite of the May Arts ribbons

and the winner will be drawn Monday, Jan 31st!

Candy Colored Wreath Tutorial!!!

Hi friends! This is going to be short and sweet as I am busy packing for a family trip to the Polar Express! I have never been on the Polar Express train but I have taken some of their other tours around the Grand Canyon and they were fabulous! If you want more info you can check it out HERE!!! If you are anywhere near Williams, AZ I highly recommend it :)

Anyhow!!!
 Back to the point of this post, as you all know, I am a designer for May Arts and I want to share one of my projects with you! For full instructions you can see the post HERE.
 Its really easy to make, you can use any color you like and they look so fun and festive!
Hope you can all give it a try and if you do please send me pics of your own wreath!

OTWC Challenge # 33!!!

Hi guys!!! Its yet another Thursday and time for a new challenge! Its getting chilly here which I am not too happy about so I am going to cram in a few summery and fun color challenges before I finally get into the fall spirit again ;) Hint hint, Thanksgiving maybe?

Until then, I am pretending its summer or at very least spring! Think warm thoughts everyone! Maybe it will warm up a little :)

Some fun news!!! I have picked our new DT member! Her name is Jaclyn Miller and she makes beautiful projects! You can check out her blog HERE! Please go leave her some sweet comments and welcome her to our challenges!!!
Thanks for joining us Jaclyn!
I have also chosen our guest designers! I want to thank everyone who applied! I had so many fabulous applicants so thank you guys!!! Please welcome our guest designers!!! All 14 of them :) In no particular order!
Bonnie Rose
LeeAnne Verret
Samantha LaRoe
Vera Wirianta Yates
Colleen Dietrich
Angi Barrs
Mary E. Vogel
Meredith Winston
Jennifer Rhaza
Laurel Beard
Giovanna Smith
Nina Dee
Gladys Chia
Trinh Arrieta

As usual, the same rules apply! If you would like to enter you must become a follower of my blog, please post the inspiration photo with your entry and the link back here, if you dont do this your entry wont count, and please make something with as close to the challenge theme or colors as possible, I want to see that you tried! If it is something that doesnt go with the theme, the colors arent the same, the post is old or the link takes me to something totally different it wont count and will be deleted! You are allowed up to three entries per person and you are allowed to make ANYTHING as long as its in the same color scheme as the inspiration photo!

All of my challenges are chosen at random, it is far too hard for me to pick a winner so everyone has a fair chance!

Important info... I have a rule about international shipping since it has been quite expensive, I will pay a portion of shipping if the winner is international but the remainder is the responsibility of the winner. I am sorry to have to do that but weekly challenges can get expensive!

Here are my awesome DT's creations!

Amy

Jaclyn

Tammy

Tenia

This week our sponsor is MAY ARTS!!! They are my favorite brand of ribbon ever! I am very partial to them :) Their quality is amazing and they are just the sweetest so please go show them some love and one lucky winner will recieve an assortment of their pretty ribbons!

OTWC Challenge # 27!!!

Inspiration photo from HERE

Hello guys!!! It is time for our 27th challenge!!! I have a super cute color combo for you this week! Isnt it dreamy? I love vintage inspiration, if only I was good at vintage style cards :)
Are you guys getting excited to see the first stamps yet? I AM!!! I cant wait to show you! We will start the sneak peeks early next week with any luck!

Back to our challenge....

As usual, the same rules apply! If you would like to enter you must become a follower of my blog, please post the inspiration photo with your entry and the link back here, and please make something with as close to the challenge theme or colors as possible, I want to see that you tried! If it is something that doesnt go with the theme, the post is old or the link takes me to something totally different it wont count and will be deleted! You are allowed up to three entries per person and you are allowed to make ANYTHING as long as its in the same color scheme as the inspiration photo!


Also, all of my challenges are chosen at random, it is far too hard for me to pick a winner so everyone has a fair chance!

Important info... I have a rule about international shipping since it has been quite expensive, I will pay a portion of shipping if the winner is international but the remainder is the responsibility of the winner. I am sorry to have to do that but weekly challenges can get expensive!

Here are my lovely design team inspirations!
Lynnette

Tammy

Jenny

Tenia

Our lovely sponsor this week is MAY ARTS!!! As you all know they are one of my DT's and I truly love their stuff! Please go show them some love!

Up for grabs to one lucky winner is a big variety of their super cute ribbons!

May Arts!!!

Hello all! TGIF huh?? I am so looking forward to this weekend and to having some fun with good friends tonight! So... I have to make this short :) but wanted to share with you my first May Arts post!!!! You can check it out HERE for more details! Thank you Maile for the inspiration! I was inspired by THIS project! Its adorable :) Shes a huge source of inspiration to me, her designs are amazing and every time I see something shes made I am constantly in awe!

Wee Memories Challenge # 19 Sweets!!!

Hello out there! Wow, it has been a crazy week for me so, sorry I havent been around much or commenting! I have finally managed to finish my projects for this week :) Hooray!

Onto my challenge for the day, it's Wee Memories! It is #19 and I was asked to pick the theme this week which is SWEETS!!! I LOVE cupcakes and sweets stuff so I knew I wanted to do when Jenny asked me! Not to mention, May Arts is sponsoring this week!!! I LOVE May Arts ribbon, I was just picked to be part of their team so I am really excited. Please support them and go check out their products HERE! They have some awesome new stuff! Hope you can play along with us this week!

Hello Kitty Birthday!!!

Hello out there! I have had a busy week so sorry its been quiet around here! I was able to spend some time with my husbands family and see two awesome concerts, Blue Oyster Cult and my fav AEROSMITH!  They were awesome but now that I am home I wanted to share a few projects I did for my favorite ribbon, May Arts! I am entering my projects for the chance to be a blogger so please leave me some love :) You can check out the details HERE with instructions and supply list for everything you need to make this super cute party! If you dont think you have it in you or you need a different theme please feel free to let me know what you are interested in!  P.S Sorry for the bad photos, my good camera is in for servicing :(

Off The Wall Craftiness Challenge # 2! Sponsored by May Arts!!!

Hey everyone! Originally, my plan was to do a challenge every two weeks but thanks to all of my very generous sponsors I now have the luxury of weekly challenges! This weeks challenge is sponsored by May Arts Ribbon!

 Which, by the way, is my favorite because they have awesome velvet ric rac and also velvet ribbon. I am very much into velvet right now if you couldnt tell ha ha! The INSPIRATION BOARD is by Snippet and Ink, a wedding site that I find a lot of inspiration from when I am out of mojo! This weeks challenge is to make an item using these photos and colors as inspiration! As usual, same three rules, if you would like to enter please follow my blog, only one entry per person and please make something with as close to these colors as possible because if it is something that doesnt match or the link takes me to something totally different it wont count :) Are you ready to hear the prize?

This weeks prize is a HUGE lot of beautiful May Arts ribbon!!!!

Look at all those awesome textures and colors for spring!

 

“May Arts is a ribbon wholesaler, based in Riverside, Connecticut, serving over 16,000 customers worldwide. We offer an exceptional selection of ribbons, including sheer, satin, grosgrain, silk and a variety of patterns and prints. We also maintain a steady stock of inventory so that orders can be fulfilled immediately. As one of the country’s leading wholesalers of decorative ribbons, May Arts has been providing superior products and the highest level of customer service for over 25 years.”

Here is my card to give you a little inspiration!