~SEW MANY CARDS FREEBIE FRIDAY...Polar Bear~

Hey everyone!!

Check out the Freebie Friday that Angela is offering this week. We would love to see you use it in our challenge this week! Be sure to check us out over at our NING Community - Sew Many Cards! New things are happening everyday and we would love for you to be a part of it!!!

This weeks freebie is a cute little polar bear!!

Hurry over to my left sidebar and sign up for the SEW MANY CARDS NEWSLETTER so you won't miss out on this cute little guy!!! The freebies will now be sent out each week in the newsletters, so don't waste anytime...get over there and sign up!!!!! Get it before its gone!!!!!

I would love to see what you do with it!!!
Have a great weekend!!

~Wacky Wednesday Freebie at Robyn's Fetish~

Hi Everyone So it is that time of the week again to bring you the new Wacky Wednesday Freebie Digi Stamp This week’s image can be downloaded HERE This image will only be available to download for one week, once the new freebie is revealed then this weeks image will become part of our inventory and will only be available though the store HERE

We hope you will enjoy using Santa and would love to see what you come up with Don’t forget that the weekly challenge ends at 12pm EST Friday 20th and the new one will launch Saturday. If you love all things papercrafts and love to meet people that are like you then why not join us at our new forum HERE

~Sew Many Cards..Challenge #13..."COLOR CHALLENGE!"

Be sure to sign up for the newsletter to get this weeks Freebie Friday!!

From now on at Sew Many Cards your Freebie Friday will ONLY be available through the Sew Many Cards Newsletter, so be sure to sign up!!

You can find the Newsletter sign up box in my left sidebar near the top!

Hurry and sign up so you don't miss any awesome images!!!

This weeks challenge over at Sew Many Cards is to make a project using only the colors BROWN, ORANGE AND GREEN.

You can use any colors in your image only!

You can use any image that you'd like, but we'd love to see you use an image from the SEW MANY CARDS SHOP and there's also a cute lil Freebie still posted right now that you could use also!!! Please use Mr. Linky on our Sew Many Cards BLOG or stop by our NING Community and let us see it there!

Please have your entry submitted by Nov. 23rd by midnight EST

The winner will receive 3 images of their choice from the SEW MANY CARDS SHOP

We can't wait to see what you come up with!!!!
Don't forget to check out our Design Teams creations as well. They always have such amazing and wonderful creations!!!

Here's mine! I chose to use the Donkey and Turkey image from the special November Special Pack!! I thought they were soooo cute!!! Especially with Thanksgiving around the corner!!

I hope ya like and thanks for looking!!
~SUPPLIES USED~
SEW MANY CARDS image.... Donkey with Turkey

DCWV Fall Stack Paper

Stampin' Up Whisper White Cardstock
Prismacolor Pencils & Gamsol
Stickles -- Orange, Lime Green
Distress Stickles -- Vintage Photo

Embellies -- Button, Clothes Clip

ROBYN'S FETISH DESIGN TEAM CALL

Hi Everyone
We are looking to add to our fun and friendly Design Team, to help promote our fab range of products
We are looking for members with great colouring skills, that are creative, inspiring, friendly, a team player and of course have enthusiasm!!!

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As a Design Team member we will require:

--Must have own blog that you post to regularly
--Participate in weekly challenge and post on your blog with a link to the RF Challenge blog.
---Complete a minimum of 1 card.project per week using RF digi stamps/stickers and post on your blog and online galleries
---Actively participate in group and any blog hops etc.
---Add RF logo &link to your blog and links to DT members blogs
---Actively promote RF wherever possible
---Promote new releases, announcements, contests etc on your blog with a link back to RF shop and/or challenge blog
---Lots of enthusiasm!

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As a member of the Design Team you will receive

----An opportunity to play with a generous range of digi stamps and stickers
----30% discount on any digi’s not for RF work
-----Will be promoted as a Design Team member on the RF Challenge blog and other DT Members blogs
-----Your bio on RF Challenge blog
-----15% discount on all digi stamps and stickers for one year after completion of DT term
-----The deadline for this call is the 1st December 2009
------The Design Team Term will be for 6 months – you can re-apply at the end of this term.
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To apply to be a team member please email Donna at theartofpapercrafts@hotmail.co.uk the following details:
Name
Address
Email Address
Blog Address
Link to any online galleries
A list of the forums you like to visit (We don’t need your user name)
Any other DT positions past or present (previous experience not essential)
A bit about yourself – your crafting background, where your passions lie, why Robyn’s Fetish etc

There is no need to make anything especially for this DT Call
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We look forward to hearing from you

~Robyn's Fetish Weekly DT "Theme" Challenge..NOV. 14th-20th~

Hey there!!!

Welcome to Robyn's Fetish DT Weekly Challenge!

This weeks challenge is a THEME Challenge!

Your challenge is to make a card/paper craft project for a man. However the colors BROWN and BLUE ARE NOT ALLOWED!!!!

You can use any Robyn's Fetish Image!

The winner will receive 6 images of their choosing from the Robyn's Fetish Shop

Hope that you'll join us this week over on the challenge blog and show us what you can come up with!!!

Our challenge this week will run from Saturday, Nov. 14th to 12pm, Friday the 20th of Nov.

To get your Robyns' Fetish images, be sure to travel over to the Robyn's Fetish Shop and check out all the great images that they have!!! Don't forget to check out our Design Teams creations this week. You'll find all their links over to the right in my side bar!!

New Release Blog Hop on the 13th of Nov!!

So be sure to check back!

Hope ya like and thanks for looking!!!

~Supplies Used~

Robyn's Fetish Image - Grandpa

DCWV Christmas Cardstock Stack

Stampin Up Whisper White Cardstock

Creative Imaginations -- Narratives by Karen Russell -- Remember Clear Overlay

Prismacolor Pencils & Gamsol

American Crafts Premium Ribbon -- Boutique Creme

Spare Parts by the Paper Studio -- Screwhead Brads

~SEW MANY CARDS FREEBIE FRIDAY...Dolphin & Baby~

Hey everyone!!
Check out the Freebie Friday that Angela is offering this week.
We would love to see you use it in our challenge this week!
Be sure to check us out over at our NING Community - Sew Many Cards!
New things are happening everyday and we would love for you to be a part of it!!!

This weeks freebie is a cute little dolphin with its baby. Hurry over to Sew Many Cards and get it before its gone!!!!! I would love to see what you do with it!!!

Have a great weekend!!

~ROBYN'S FETISH NOVEMBER NEW RELEASE BLOG HOP~

Everything in the Robyn's Fetish store for this weekend is 22% off!! wooo hooo! click HERE

Robyn’s Fetish November New Release Blog Hop
Hi Everyone
So it’s finally here!! Today we launch our new digi stamps into the range at Robyn's Fetish.
To celebrate we are having a blog hop, each member of the design team has a different new release image to reveal to you. If you are currently hopping along then you should have arrived here from Meredith's blog, if not then please begin the hop at the Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog
As a part of the blog hop we are also launching a challenge for you to take part in and one lucky person will win the new releases!!!

The challenge is: Colour Challenge!!!
We would like for you to make a card/paper crafts project that uses a Robyn’s Fetish image and only the following colours only for your image, papers, card stock and embellishments – the colours are: Red, White and Blue (you can also use black!)
This challenge will remain open until 11.30pm EST Sunday 15th November, to enter you can either leave a link to your creation in the comments section of the blog hop post on the Challenge blog or email your entry to Donna at theartofpapercrafts@hotmail.co.uk
So for the hop here is my new release image:

PATRICK PILGRIM

Next on the hop is Amanda's blog, thank you so much for taking part and please enter the challenge!!

If you would like any of the new releases you can find them in the store now, to get to the store click HERE

the sequence for the hop is below, just in case you get lost along the way:
Challenge Blog - challenge
Meredith – Patty Pilgrim
Jeri – Patrick Pilgrim
Amanda – Kitty Pilgrim
Robyn – Flowerpot
Lisa – Sally Da Sheep
Deanne – Fireplace 1
Donna – Denise

~TELLEN'S PLACE....NEW DIGI IMAGE STORE & CHALLENGE BLOG COMING~

What's new and exciting at Tellen's Place?

A fabulous Design Team and fun new challenges!
That's right! Starting Wednesday, November 18th, the first TPDT will launch a delightful fun challenge that you won't want to miss!

Why? Because it's going to be loads of fun, great designs and challenges by the design team with some yummy blog candy that will include cool embellishments, ribbon, designer papers, crocheted flowers, card kits, craft kits and more! All you'll need to do is become a follower of Tellen's Place!

AND -- if you recommend someone and they follow along, YOU'll be entered into a special blog candy for doing so! How exciting is that? So what are you waiting for? Head on over to Tellen's Place and get ready for some FUN!! Here's a sneak peak at our first upcoming challenge and freebie image:

Wacky Wednesday Freebie at Robyn's Fetish

Hi Everyone
So it is that time of the week again to bring you the new Wacky Wednesday Freebie Digi Stamp
This week’s image can be downloaded HERE
This image will only be available to download for one week, once the new freebie is revealed then this weeks image will become part of our inventory and will only be available though the store HERE
Here is a preview of Lyla

We hope you will enjoy using her and would love to see what you come up with
Don’t forget that the weekly challenge ends at 12pm EST Friday 13th and the new one will launch Saturday.
Also we have a blog hop starting at 12.01am EST to celebrate our new releases and there will be a challenge for you to participate in and you could win some of the new releases.
If you love all things papercrafts and love to meet people that are like you then why not join us at our new forum HERE

~Special THANK YOU to all of our ARMED FORCES...AT HOME AND ABROAD~

Happy Veteran's Day to all our Armed Forces at home and abroad!

To the USA military and to our overseas military brother and sisters!!

I thank each and every one of you who have given to our services, past and present, so that we at home can be protected and have the freedoms that we hold so closely today. You give of yourselves without anything in return, sacrifice the life that you know for strangers that you don't. Leaving family for months and years at a time, for families that you have never met! I don't think anyone could ever thank you the way you deserve to be thanked!

We shouldn't just acknowledge our military men and women a few days out of the year, but every day of the year!!

My family thanks each and every one of you from the depths of our hearts!!!

THANK YOU and MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL!!!!

In honor of Veteran's Day, Angela of Sew Many Cards, has made a special image to celebrate such a deserving holiday. If you're interested, please visit our Freebie page to get your image. This image will forever be free, as our men and women fight to keep us forever FREE!

~Supplies Used~

Sew Many Cards Image... Eagle with Flag

Prismacolor Pencils & Gamsol

Stampin Up -- Whisper White Cardstock

K&C Company -- Wartime Memories Flat Paper

Karen Foster - Flags Paper

Offray Ribbon

Li'l Davis Designs -- Li'l Trinkets and Treasures -- Metal Memorabilia -- HONOR

InkEssentials Glossy Accents

Stickles -- Star Dust

~Sew Many Cards..Challenge #12..."THIS BOWS FOR YOU!!"

Happy Tuesday everyone!!!!

This week at Sew Many Cards, we've got a challenge that you can get tied up in!!

Your challenge for this week is to make a Christmas project using bows...they can be made with ribbon, paper, or even just an image with a bow in it. If you'd like to use a Sew Many Cards image, which we would love to see, be sure to check out the Sew Many Cards Shop and the Sew Many Cards Freebie for the week

We can't wait to see what you come up with!!!!

The challenge will be open until Nov. 15 at Mid EST.

Don't forget to join us at our Sew Many Cards NING community!!!

We have great swaps, chat, & challenges. The entire digital community is welcome! So bring your talents, tips and images and make yourself at home!!!

~Supplies Used~

Sew Many Cards Image.... Gingerbread Man with Present You can receive the Gingerbread man in a special Winter Pack for FREE with a $10 purchase!! Only way to get the special Gingerbread image. The link will take you to a page where you can see the other 3 images you'll be receiving in this special!! Special will expire on Nov. 30...so hurry and get yours!!!

Flair Designs Paper -- Merry Little Christmas Collection -- Holiday Cheer Words

Stampin Up Whisper White Cardstock

Prismacolor Pencils & Gamsol

Ribbon

Glitz Stickles -- Tiara

Liquid Pearls -- Pastel Raspberry, Ruby Red, Pewter & Mint Green

Dew Drop Versa Magic -- Night Sky, Red Magic

Hope you like and thanks for looking!!!

I showed you mine...NOW SHOW ME YOURS!!!

~Sew Many Cards..Challenge #11..."Stitching"

This weeks challenge over at Sew Many Cards is to make a project using Stitching. It can be faux, written, machine, bazzill, anything, as long as it has some sort of stitching on it. You can use any image that you'd like, but we'd love to see you use an image from the SEW MANY CARDS SHOP and there's also a cute lil Freebie still posted right now that you could use also!!! Please use Mr. Linky on our Sew Many Cards BLOG or stop by our NING Community and let us see it there!

Please have your entry submitted by Nov. 9th by midnight EST

We can't wait to see what you come up with!!!!

Don't forget to check out our Design Teams creations as well. They always have such amazing and wonderful creations!!!

Here's mine! I chose to use the freebie that we have available right now!! I thought he was soooo cute!!! I can't draw a straight line, so forget sewing a straight line lol but hopefully I'll get better with it! But then I think the little imperfections is what makes handmade cards special!!!

Other challenge blogs this will be entered in.
MyGrafico

I hope ya like and thanks for looking!!

~SUPPLIES USED~

SEW MANY CARDS image.... Bear with Balloons

Shirleys2Girls Sketch

DCWV Nana's Nursery Boy Paper Stack

Stampin' Up Whisper White Cardstock

Prismacolor Pencils & Gamsol

Machine Stitching

Baby Themed Eyelets

Embroidery Floss

InkEssentials Glossy Accents

~Robyn's Fetish Images Recipe Challenge~

It's challenge time over at Robyn's Fetish Images!!!

We would love to have you join us for this weeks challenge!!!

Check out Robyn's Fetish Shop to get your favorite images. I say IMAGES because once you get there, you're going to have to have more than one!!! While you're looking around, be sure to check out Robyn's Fetish New FORUM

The first 50 people who register will receive a Robyn's Fetish Image!

This forum is for all Paper Crafting! We want to share everything Paper Crafting, not just RF images, you can show off your creations, learn new techniques, join in on challenges(weekly and monthly), and we are also going to be having virtual crops and we'll have a Member of the month!!! So what are you waiting for...get over there and register!!!

This week we're having a Recipe Challenge!! It'll run from Saturday, November 7th to 12pm EST Friday, November 13th. The winner of this weeks challenge will receive SIX IMAGES OF THEIR CHOOSING from the Robyn's Fetish Shop!!

Recipe Challenge Details

***ROBYNS FETISH IMAGE

***3 PATTERNED PAPERS

***2 COLORS OF CARD STOCK

***1 TYPE OF RIBBON

***GLITTER OR SHIMMER

***BLING

***FLOWERS

So are you ready for a challenge?? Do you have it in you???

Well don't keep us waiting!!

Lets see it!!!!!!!!

And don't forget to check out the rest of the Design Teams challenge posts! You can find all their links in my sidebar to the right!

Below is my challenge recipe card!!

Hope you like and thanks for looking!!!

~Supplies Used~

Robyn's Fetish Shop -- Chimney Stocking

Sew Many Cards -- Fireplace & Breast Cancer Kitty

Debbie Mumm -- Harvest & Holidays Paper Stack (3 patterned papers)

DCWV Christmas Cardstock Stack (red & green cardstock)

Stampin Up Whisper White Cardstock

Prismacolor Premiere Pencils & Gamsol

Stickles -- Holly, Silver, Burgundy, Frosted Lace

Embroidery Floss

Tub O' Snow

Primas

Bling Brads

Blue Ribbon Bows

~SEW MANY CARDS FREEBIE FRIDAY...RrrrrrrrIBBBIT!!!~

Hey everyone!!

Check out the Freebie Friday that Angela is offering this week.

We would love to see you use it in our challenge this week!

Be sure to check us out over at our NING Community - Sew Many Cards!

New things are happening everyday and we would love for you to be a part of it!!!

So enough of my rambling...go get your Froggie and hop back over and let us see what you come up with!!!

FOR SALE!!!! CRICUT CARTRIDGES!!

Prices include shipping and del. conf to USA addresses only! Overseas will have an additional charge, please contact me if interested!

These have been opened, some hardly ever used, some never used.

None have been linked to a Gypsy.

If interested please PM me or send an email to jerisplace@cox.net.

Paypal preferred but will consider USPS Money Orders.

If you know of anyone looking for cheap carts, please pass my email on!

I'm on the great sellers list located at http://www.cricut.com/messageboard/tm.aspx?m=4639508 !

Solution Cartridges - $20

Basketball

Baseball

Street Sign

Stone Script

Full Content Cartridges -- $30

All Mixed Up

Cursive 101

Jubilee

Makin' The Grade

Printing Press

Speaking of School

Learning Curve

Mini monograms

Pooh Font

Stamped

Printing 101

Opposites Attract

Celebrations

Fabulous Finds

Going Places

Stretch Your Imagination

Thanks for looking and have a great day!!

~ROBYN'S FETISH SNEAK PEEK NEW RELEASE BLOG HOP~

Robyn's Fetish is having a blog hop November 13 starting at 12:01 a.m. EST to celebrate the launch of their new releases. The blog will start on the Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog

There will be challenges where you can have the opportunity to win some of the new release digital stamps.

Here is a sneak preview of the one of the new releases. Very cute...and very fun to color :) Can't wait to see you at the blog hop!

~Wacky Wednesday Freebie at Robyn's Fetish....You're Invited!!~

Hey Everyone!!!

I'm a little late but I couldn't go to bed without getting this little cutie up on my blog!!! She's this weeks Wacky Wednesday Freebie over at Robyn's Fetish.
If you would like to download this image then please go to the challenge blog – you can use the link HERE
If you would like more inspiration using this image then why not visit my fellow Design Team members, you can find their blogs in my side bar.
I thought she would make a cute invitation to Thanksgiving Dinner!! What better way to invite someone over than a card telling them they're invited and when they open it up, they have this little cutie holding the turkey!!
I would love to see what you do with your freebie and feel free to use it in challenges!!
Below is my creation!
Hope ya like and thanks for looking!!

~Supplies Used~
Robyn's Fetish Image
Debbie Mum Harvest & Holiday Paper Stack
DCWV Fall Paper Stack
Stampin' Up Whisper White Cardstock
Red Cardstock
Prismacolor Premiere Pencils & Gamsol
Orange/black buttons
Embroidery Floss
Box of Designer Ribbon -- Home Sweet Home
Computer Generated Sentiment using the Coventry Garden Font

~SEW MANY CARDS NEW RELEASE SNEAK PEEK REVEAL~

Isn't Halen just a cutie laying in her thank you basket!!!

I had so much fun playing with her!

Supplies Used

Sew Many Cards New Release Image

DCWV Butterflies and Blossoms Paper Stack

Stampin' Up Whisper White Cardstock

Prismacolor Premeir Pencils & Gamsol

Stickles -- Cinnamon, Baby Blue

InkEssentials Glossy Accents

the Paper Studio - Spare Parts - Flowers

Spare Parts Bling Brad

Stop on by HERE to check out the
Sewn Together DT's creations for
the Sew Many Cards Release today!!!!!
All of the new images have been revealed
and the winners are being announced
for the SMC Countdown and the Scavenger Hunt too!

Robyn's Fetish Weekly Challenge #4

Hi Everyone!!

It's that time again....Our weekly challenge over at Robyn's Fetish.

This week is a Sketch Challenge and you can find all the details about it over on the Challenge blog HERE
Not only have we set a sketch challenge using one of the Robyn’s Fetish digi images but we have also asked that you only use patterend papers and card stock from your scraps box. You know you have lots of scraps lying around.

The Design Team has come up with some amazing projects from their take on the challenge, so why not pay their blogs a visit and see for yourself, you can find a link to them in my sidebar and while there why not leave them some much earned blog love – thanks!!

Now on to my project!

For this week I chose to use the Wacky Wednesday Freebie Dolly with Present

I thought she's so cute sitting by her present...wonder what's in that big ol box?? What's on your list that would fill up that box??

~Supplies Used~

Robyn's Fetish Image -- Dolly with Present

Prismacolor Pencils & Gamsol

Me & My Big Ideas Specialty Paper Stack

Red Foil Cardstock

Stampin' Up Whisper White Cardstock

White Half Pearls

Stickles -- Ruby Slipper, Black Diamond

Ribbon

Martha Stewart Glitter -- Silver, Sterling

~Digi Kitty Challenge....FRAMED Shaker Box~

This weeks challenge over at DIGI KITTY is FRAMED!! Use any digi kitty image along with a frame! You can find some great digi kitty images at the DIGI KITTY SHOPPE! So be sure to check them out!! You can also fine some great Digi Kitty Freebies on the challenge blog site!

We've also got an awesome sponsor this week over at Retro Cafe Art !! Please hop over there and see Kristin at Retro Cafe Art for us, and marvel over her digital collage sheets--she has a rather large collection!

You can find the digital collage frame that I used in my project entry, using the direct link I have HERE!

Retro Cafe Art is giving THREE free digital collage sheets away to the winner of our challenge this week! Here is a peek at one of her gorgeous collage sheets--run over and choose yours now--because you might just win!!!

How to Play:
1. Become a Follower of this blog and DIGI KITTY

2. Make a project that has a FRAME theme--you have until Sunday Midnight of Nov 8'th

3. Use Mr. Linky on DIGI KITTY (Click on Mr. Linky--then you type in your name and blog address of your post or Picture of your Digi Kitty Challenge

4. Link back to Digi Kitty on your blog where you posted your picture

5. Invite everyone you know to play along (okay this isn't required but it would be great)

6. Leave us some lovin' (comments please)

You may also GRAB our CHALLENGE Badge on DIGI KITTY if you would like to add to your blog.

We would love for you to use a Digi Kitty image--but it is not required

WINNER will receive:

1. THREE Digital Collage Sheets from Retro Cafe Art

2. GUEST Design Team Spot

For my project this week, I made a shaker box! I love making shaker boxes. What you can do with them are unlimited really. So I thought what better way to use this awesome frame. Once I seen the asian themed digi stamps at DIGI KITTY SHOPPE, I knew what I needed to do. Sooooooo here it is!!

We'll be looking for ya over at DIGI KITTY this week with your FRAMED entry!!!!!

Hope ya like and thanks for looking!!!

~Supplies Used~

DIGI KITTY IMAGES -- Cherry Tree & Harajuku Doll

RETRO CAFE ART -- Daguerreotypes 2 Digital Collage Sheet

Stampin' Up Whisper White Cardstock

DCWV Once Upon A Time Paper Stack

Prismapencil Premiere & Gamsol

Stickles -- Golden Rod, Magenta

Studio 18 Confetti

Acrylic Piece