Gonna keep entering until I win one of Kathleen's FABULOUS frocks!!
This one is AH-mazing!
I love black and green together!
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Showing posts with label contest. Show all posts
3.08.2010
FYI
Google Images
I know I'm still, like, 900 visits away...
But when I get to 15,000...
WATCH OUT!
I'm gonna do a mega give-away of some-sorts.
I haven't decided yet....
But it WILL be big!
Visit often.
Comment Lots.
Remember,
I love you!!!
11.04.2009
Super Fantastic
I love my online friends.
Especially those who stuck by me during all the madness that went down this summer. Thank you thank you for being there and understanding and being compassionate wonderful people!
You are each getting a pair of these earrings. They are made of coconut shell and have a dainty solitary black pearl. I made a pair for me so we all match. And every time I wear them, I will think of all of you!
PS - Ms. Froggy, send me an email with your addy! You "won" my little contest the other night and I would like to send you a pair of earrings! Thanks!
You are each getting a pair of these earrings. They are made of coconut shell and have a dainty solitary black pearl. I made a pair for me so we all match. And every time I wear them, I will think of all of you!
PS - Ms. Froggy, send me an email with your addy! You "won" my little contest the other night and I would like to send you a pair of earrings! Thanks!
5.22.2009
RTTC Weeks 4 & 5
I just realized that I never posted the results to the Rise to the Challenge contest my board was having.
I'll post about Week 4 first, which was by far the hardest challenge of them all, at least from my perspective. Our LO's had to be monocromatic (blech) AND symmetrical (double blech), so far out of my box, I couldn't see the box any more. A fish out of water, that's how I felt with this LO.
The RULES:
Symmetry & Monochromatic
Make a symmetrical LO that is also monochromatic. (monochromatic means only 1 color, no black, no white etc.... ) Your photo is the only thing that can have color other then the color of choice in your monochromatic.
Your LO must include the following:
Technique - Stamping (Be creative!!)
Elements - Brads & Ribbon must be used
Judging Criteria:
Overall LO Creativity (1-10)
Symmetry (1-10)
Monochromatic (1-10)
Use of Technique - Stamping (1-10)
Use of Required Elements - Brads & Ribbons (1-10)
This was certainly not my favorite LO. It was challenging, but I just don't like the way it turned out. Things just didn't work out the way they planned and I think my lack of enthusiasum for this challenge showed through in my work.
Here are the judges comments:
Kelsy 32
I like all the curves you used, it makes the symmetry more interesting. You missed a few points for the copper brad, and there could have been more stamping, but overall, a cute LO!
I like how creative you were with all of the elements. I don't think that the shades of green worked very well together, though, olive and a more primary green. I think that different intensities of the more primary green would have been more in keeping with Gooses's shirt (which is what I think you were playing off of in choosing the green?)
Sorry it was such a troublesome LO! Love the swirly things you used. Very cute.
Such a cute LO and I'm still laughing at the pic of the dog eating the bubbles. Very nice job! I deducted points on the stamping since it didn't work out and for the lack of brads.
Week 5's challenge wasn't any easier, but as soon as I saw what it was, I knew what I was gonna do.
More than just a pretty picture.
In this weeks challenge you may NOT use a photo anywhere on your LO.
You must include something other then a photo for your theme.
Other requirements for this week are:
Your LO must have Embossing on it (dry or wet)
You may only use 20 items on your LO. Every item counts as 1!!
Here is the 5 categories the Judges used to rate your score:
Overall LO Creativity 1-10
Use of the technique (Embossing) 1-10
Following the 20 items only requirement 1-10
No photo creativity/item use 1-10
Page Coordination 1-10
NOTE: Things that are 'free' -ink, paint,embossing powder, journalling pen or printer ink. The paper they are on is not free, just the ink itself. Also techniques like distressing are free.
I know, I don't really talk too much about personal stuff on here, but Hubs and I have hit somewhat of a rough patch and we are working through it. This LO was done with him in mind. I handwrote the lyrics to Pink's "Please (Don't Leave Me)" on some very distressed PP.
Here is what I used: lots and lots on ink/embossing powder - I even used pink ink *on my lips* to make some lip prints, 1cs, 1pp, 1 flower, 2 foam hearts, 1 fiber, 8 ribbons, 6 cb letters I wanted it to look like something torn out of a teen's journal, angsty and in love. And for once, the ideain my head turned out on my LO. I am so proud of this creation!
Not many comments from the judges this week:
Kelsy 47
Personally, not my taste at all, but the creativity and artistry gave you great scores from me
This is very cool I LOVE the embossing (da da da) visible behind the torn pp and the lacing. You definitely achieved the look you were going for. So creative!
Verycool idea for a lo!
But I did get the high score for the week. Hoorah! And ended up 6th over-all in the contest. Not too shabby, considering how great the competition was. And there was only 10 points that separated the 1st place person from me, so I'm quite proud.
TFL!!
I'll post about Week 4 first, which was by far the hardest challenge of them all, at least from my perspective. Our LO's had to be monocromatic (blech) AND symmetrical (double blech), so far out of my box, I couldn't see the box any more. A fish out of water, that's how I felt with this LO.
The RULES:
Symmetry & Monochromatic
Make a symmetrical LO that is also monochromatic. (monochromatic means only 1 color, no black, no white etc.... ) Your photo is the only thing that can have color other then the color of choice in your monochromatic.
Your LO must include the following:
Technique - Stamping (Be creative!!)
Elements - Brads & Ribbon must be used
Judging Criteria:
Overall LO Creativity (1-10)
Symmetry (1-10)
Monochromatic (1-10)
Use of Technique - Stamping (1-10)
Use of Required Elements - Brads & Ribbons (1-10)
This was certainly not my favorite LO. It was challenging, but I just don't like the way it turned out. Things just didn't work out the way they planned and I think my lack of enthusiasum for this challenge showed through in my work.
Here are the judges comments:
Kelsy 32
I like all the curves you used, it makes the symmetry more interesting. You missed a few points for the copper brad, and there could have been more stamping, but overall, a cute LO!
I like how creative you were with all of the elements. I don't think that the shades of green worked very well together, though, olive and a more primary green. I think that different intensities of the more primary green would have been more in keeping with Gooses's shirt (which is what I think you were playing off of in choosing the green?)
Sorry it was such a troublesome LO! Love the swirly things you used. Very cute.
Such a cute LO and I'm still laughing at the pic of the dog eating the bubbles. Very nice job! I deducted points on the stamping since it didn't work out and for the lack of brads.
Week 5's challenge wasn't any easier, but as soon as I saw what it was, I knew what I was gonna do.
More than just a pretty picture.
In this weeks challenge you may NOT use a photo anywhere on your LO.
You must include something other then a photo for your theme.
Other requirements for this week are:
Your LO must have Embossing on it (dry or wet)
You may only use 20 items on your LO. Every item counts as 1!!
Here is the 5 categories the Judges used to rate your score:
Overall LO Creativity 1-10
Use of the technique (Embossing) 1-10
Following the 20 items only requirement 1-10
No photo creativity/item use 1-10
Page Coordination 1-10
NOTE: Things that are 'free' -ink, paint,embossing powder, journalling pen or printer ink. The paper they are on is not free, just the ink itself. Also techniques like distressing are free.
I know, I don't really talk too much about personal stuff on here, but Hubs and I have hit somewhat of a rough patch and we are working through it. This LO was done with him in mind. I handwrote the lyrics to Pink's "Please (Don't Leave Me)" on some very distressed PP.
Here is what I used: lots and lots on ink/embossing powder - I even used pink ink *on my lips* to make some lip prints, 1cs, 1pp, 1 flower, 2 foam hearts, 1 fiber, 8 ribbons, 6 cb letters I wanted it to look like something torn out of a teen's journal, angsty and in love. And for once, the ideain my head turned out on my LO. I am so proud of this creation!
Not many comments from the judges this week:
Kelsy 47
Personally, not my taste at all, but the creativity and artistry gave you great scores from me
This is very cool I LOVE the embossing (da da da) visible behind the torn pp and the lacing. You definitely achieved the look you were going for. So creative!
Verycool idea for a lo!
But I did get the high score for the week. Hoorah! And ended up 6th over-all in the contest. Not too shabby, considering how great the competition was. And there was only 10 points that separated the 1st place person from me, so I'm quite proud.
TFL!!
4.30.2009
Delicioso!!!
AWESOME BLOG CANDY!!!
Want some?
I got lots to send to one lucky person who can do these two little things for me...
- Become a loyal follower. I KNOW you are already reading anyway... might as well accept me as your leader and follow blindly. (Bonus points if you are on Twitter and sign up to follow @GetBenderNow, read this post to see why...)
- Leave a comment telling me your favorite children's book and include a quote from the book.
This little give-away is inspired by my 6000+ visitor (and I know that I haven't hit "refresh" that many times!) and by the fact that I have WAY too much stuff and want to share the wealth.
And of course, Goose. I told you before that we were reading "A Light in the Attic", well... we finished that and have now moved on to "Where the Sidewalk Ends." I think this poem is particularly fitting for this give-away too.
Come In
If you are a dreamer,
come in.
If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar,
a hoper, a prayer, a magic-bean-buyer.
If you're a pretender, come sit by my fire,
for we have some flax-golden tales to spin.
Come in!
Come in!
And of course, what you really want... pics of the loot!
I'll announce a winner, picked solely on my discretion (so make your comments good! :-P) Anyway, I'll announce a winner on May 5th, Cinco de Mayo! And we'll all drink margaritas and toast to the winner of this AWESOME blog candy!
4.15.2009
Rise to the Challenge - Week 1
My scrappin' board started a new contest. 5 (or is it 6?) weeks of LO's to be judged anonymously on a 50 point scale. At the end of the 5 (or is it 6?) weeks, your lowest score is thrown out and whoever has the highest cumulative score wins. And you know I love a good competition.
We are currently on Week 2, but because of the judging we aren't able to reveal our layouts until they have been voted on. Week 1's challenge was a Simon Says challenge; here are the rules:
We are currently on Week 2, but because of the judging we aren't able to reveal our layouts until they have been voted on. Week 1's challenge was a Simon Says challenge; here are the rules:
- Simon Simon Says to use CS as your LO Base
- Simon Says to use 3 PPs
- Simon Says to use Buttons
- Simon Says to use anything to attach your items to the paper
- Simon Says to Distress your photos
- Use ink to distress it
- Simon Says to use ‘White Space’
- Simon Says to Use 2 Photos
White space? No ink? WTF?! Here is what I came up with...
I used stickers mostly to attach everything to the page but I did loose points for adding the flower. I also lost points b/c I loosely interperated the "3PP" rule. I use 3 double-sided PP's, which aparently counts as 6, oh well. I ended up with a total score of 42 so thats not too bad at all!
I'll keep you posted for the next 4 (or is it 5?) weeks and let you know how I do. I am already dying to show off my week 2 LO but you're all gonna have to wait 'till next week!
xoxoxo! TFL!
4.10.2009
If the blogs RAOK-ing then...
It's only cuz I WON a prize!!! Every month over at Blueprint Sketches, my friend Andrea offers a LO contest based on the sketches she posts each month. Well, I, yes lil ole me, won last months prize. Yippee!
How stinkin' cute is this stuff from Elle's Studio (her very gracious sponser!)?
I am just IN LOVE with these stamps:
And I cannot WAIT to use these darling journaling cards!
Thanks SO MUCH Andrea!! I don't even care that you rigged (*wink*wink*) the contest. ;-P
TFL!
How stinkin' cute is this stuff from Elle's Studio (her very gracious sponser!)?
I am just IN LOVE with these stamps:
And I cannot WAIT to use these darling journaling cards!
Thanks SO MUCH Andrea!! I don't even care that you rigged (*wink*wink*) the contest. ;-P
TFL!
3.11.2009
3.02.2009
Scrap for Charity!!!
Spread the word and you can win this...
One of my dear bloggy-buddies Julia, from Sweet as Punkin Pie is holding a scrap contest to raise money to help out her sister, who happens to be a Doctor who is hosting the second annual Handle With Care charity event. The money raised will go to the HIV Testing and Treatment Dept. of the Los Angeles Christian Health Center.
This contest is done in two parts. First, if you can spread the word on your blog, you can win the prize above (handcrafted and donated by your's truely). Second is the actual scrapping contest.
1) Create a LO using RED ribbon and email a picture of it to jladewski51@gmail.com.
2) Donate at least $2 (or more) to play. Julia will send you instructions on how to donate after recieving your LO.
Here is what you could win:
Your layout AND donation must be received by Sunday, March 15th at 11:59pm EST to be considered. The winner will be picked based on their overall layout, but creativity of the use of red ribbon will be heavily weighed. So get creative.
I have also taken this a step further and decided to create a Scrap Red section for my Etsy store. $1 of the proceeds from the purchase of any Scrap Red will go straight to Julia in addition to the $2 I will be contributing to play her LO contest.
So go check out Julia's site (click link/pic below) and spread the word! You have a chance to win not one but TWO fabulous prizes and it's for charity, so could it get any better?
One of my dear bloggy-buddies Julia, from Sweet as Punkin Pie is holding a scrap contest to raise money to help out her sister, who happens to be a Doctor who is hosting the second annual Handle With Care charity event. The money raised will go to the HIV Testing and Treatment Dept. of the Los Angeles Christian Health Center.
This contest is done in two parts. First, if you can spread the word on your blog, you can win the prize above (handcrafted and donated by your's truely). Second is the actual scrapping contest.
1) Create a LO using RED ribbon and email a picture of it to jladewski51@gmail.com.
2) Donate at least $2 (or more) to play. Julia will send you instructions on how to donate after recieving your LO.
Here is what you could win:
Your layout AND donation must be received by Sunday, March 15th at 11:59pm EST to be considered. The winner will be picked based on their overall layout, but creativity of the use of red ribbon will be heavily weighed. So get creative.
I have also taken this a step further and decided to create a Scrap Red section for my Etsy store. $1 of the proceeds from the purchase of any Scrap Red will go straight to Julia in addition to the $2 I will be contributing to play her LO contest.
So go check out Julia's site (click link/pic below) and spread the word! You have a chance to win not one but TWO fabulous prizes and it's for charity, so could it get any better?
7.28.2008
Some AWESOME Challenge Blogs!
Gutter Girlz - Twice a month, they give you a song, a product and a phrase
Color Combos Galore - They give LO prompts based on color combonations. Lots of great ideas here!
Got Mojo? - Journaling based challenges.
Bitten by the Bug - Especially for those Cricut owners!
The Design Experiment - They ask a question and you scrap your answer!
Color Combos Galore - They give LO prompts based on color combonations. Lots of great ideas here!
Got Mojo? - Journaling based challenges.
Bitten by the Bug - Especially for those Cricut owners!
The Design Experiment - They ask a question and you scrap your answer!
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