Holiday Paper Wreath!

Hey everyone! I recently finished this fun project and had to share it with you! If you would like all the details on how to make your own make sure you check out the Label Tulip blog tutorial I posted!


I used Piggy Tales patterned papers (I used some of the Itsy Bitsy Spider paper) , Creative Imaginations brads and flowers. Making Memories leaf straight pins, WRMK glittered brads.

Also, be sure to check out this fun contest Piggy Tales is running...



October is a great month for many reasons. As fall sets in we tend to become a little more introverted. As the colors turn outside, our thoughts tend to turn to preparing for winter. Even those of us who live in more temperate climates recognize that there is change in the air. Piggy Tales became a business only 3 years ago in October 2006. We've had the pleasure of watching this little piglet sprout and grow and we thank you all for sharing that with us. We thought it would be a good idea to offer something fun for Octobers contest, something we haven't done before. So, for the month of October we are asking you to share Piggy Tales with someone you care about. If you haven't already, visit our sign up page at; http://www.piggytales.com/website/newslettersignup.html and sign up to receive the FREE Piggy Tales digital newsletter, you'll also receive sneak peeks, coupons, product announcements, ideas, inspiration and MORE! Then have your friends go to piggytales.com and click on "Newsletter Sign Up". Be sure to have your friends list their name, email address, state and who referred them. We will pick 3 lucky participants and their referring friends to win $50 each in Piggy Tales product. Contest will end October 31st, 2009. Good Luck!

I'm a cover girl!

Just received my comp issue of CardMaker's Sketch Book: Christmas Celebrations and wow! surprise! my card is sharing the cover with one other card! fun! It's the joy card- made with Scribble Scrabble Suzy Snowflake papers and chipboard!

Here's a peek! I loved looking thru this book! It is gorgeous with all sorts of fabulous sketches and ideas! Sure to inspire you!

A few things to share.

Just a few of the latest things I've made...


Easter Eggs Card.
little Easter card using some Bella Blvd papers and stickers. tfl!


Hi Sweetie Card.
nikki sivils scrapbooker papers. tfl!


Happy Birthday Card.
new party time collection from scribble scrabble. tfl!

Well, hello beautiful.
love the new abbey road papers from mme. mixed it with some wrmk chipboard and mambi felt flowers. printed a teeeny photo of my girls feet also. tfl!

September guest designer at Pink Paislee!

I don't think I've ever met a person who didn't just love Pink Paislee! I love them too and it was a blast to play with their Halloween line!~ Twilight!
You can check out all my projects on the Pink Paislee blog and get inspired from other designers there! Thank you so much Rebecca and Pink Paislee!
















Wanted to tell you about a label tulip contest also...
"For the next 2 weeks, we are featuring the "Share Label Tulip With a Friend" contest. This contest has 2 ways to win, so please make sure you read carefully so you don't miss out on your chance to pick up one of these FABulous prizes!

1. Forum Freebie RAWK
--For every friend that you can encourage to sign up for and "play" around in our forums, both you and your friend will be eligible to win a Label Tulip RAWK (photo to be released later this week on the blog, but I promise you, it's a good one!). Here are the rules: when your friend signs up for the forums, please have them send me a PM with their name and your name. During the next 2 weeks, they must post at least 10 times in the forum; on October 5th, we will announce the winners and each one will receive the RAWK kit. So, for example, if you encourage your friend Jenny to sign up, Jenny will PM me with her name and yours after registering in the forums. You are eligible to win for each friend that enters. Our online community continues to grow leaps and bounds and this is just one more way we can share our wonderful Label Tulip Message Forums with as many friends as possible.

2. Have a Friend Subscribe and Receive a Free Subscription!
--This is a truly amazing giveaway! For every friend of yours that signs up for either a 3 month or 6 month subscription, you will be eligible to win your own 3 MONTH FREE SUBSCRIPTION in addition to your current! When your friend signs up, have her mention your name in the PayPal comments and you will be automatically entered to win. A few rules:
a) You must already be a kit subscriber to be eligible for your friend to sign up and for you to win the free extension
b) If your friend cancels the subscription, then your free extension will be canceled as well

What am amazing deal to get 3 EXTRA MONTHS of Label Tulip kits -- a value of $118!!!

Both of these contests end 10/5/2009 so get your friends' entries in as soon as possible.

Good luck to everyone and I can't wait to see who wins!"

September label tulip reveal~

This month's main Label Tulip kit, new beginnings, is gone but there are two beautiful add-on kits to order from so don't miss it! Don't forget to check out the gallery for design team inspiration using the kits. Here are my creations this month with the main kit. tfl!

splendid cps133

We are sponsored by Zva Creative this week! They have some gorgeous pearl and rhinestone accents! Be sure to check out the sketch this week and the wonderful inspiration from the cps gals! Also, be sure to make a card based on the sketch and link it up at the cps blog for a chance to win some Zva goodies!

Here's the sketch!

cps 133:


Here's my take on the sketch:



Splendid
supplies:
pearls and rhinestones- Zva Creative
patterned paper, diecuts- Scribble Scrabble
butterflies- MAMBI
cardstock- Coredinations

A small look

at the main kit this month at Label Tulip! You can see more sneaks of the main kit and two add-on kits at the Label Tulip site ... and stay tuned for the full kit reveal and Tulip Girl gallery reveal on the 15th with your chance to order! Also, don't miss the tulip girl design team call! tfl!

Happy Labor Day!

Hope you had a great day! We had fun today -
Brian got up early and tried out the smoker given to us by Brian's brother, Scott. Brian prepared and smoked a large pork shoulder today...
I got up and made pancakes and scrambled eggs for everyone...
then outside to play in the back yard.
The kids couldn't wait to get in the pool till later and started jumping in with their clothes on! ha! So, Brian took a picture of them doing that!
We blew bubbles and played, ate lunch, naptime.
Then Meme and Pappy came over for dinner and more playtime!

label tulip design team call!

Yes, you heard it right... the fabulous Label Tulip kit club is having a Tulip Girl call!

Here's the info:

You can also check here for more info!

Design Team Call

Label Tulip is a monthly kit club and we are looking for a few Tulip Girls "TG" to go on this journey with us. We are looking for designers that can create pages using traditionally not-matching kits, and that can think outside the box! We will be taking submissions from now until September 18, 2009 and the winners will be announced September 21, 2009.

As our designer, you will be asked to:

1. Provide quality scans/photographs of 4-5 projects a month using (but not limited to) our kit.
-1 project for the monthly challenge
-1 project for the designer's lift
2. Provide tips along with detail shots of the projects for our website
3. Daily forum activity along with member gallery praise
4. Blog update (each TG will be taking turns weekly)
5. Submit a monthly honest feedback about the kits
6. Quarterly chat
7. Help promote/adveritse Label Tulip on other message boards and your personal blog
8. Design for Label Tulip on a 6-month term, beginning on October 1, 2009
(starting with October Kit)

With that being said, all projects made with the kit, are yours to keep, and when used in the newsletter or on the website, you will be given full credit. As our designer, you can also submit your own work for publication after 1 month of debut of the kit, as long as you give Label Tulip proper credit.

Your compensation will be:

1. free monthly kit along with cardstock add-ons with no shipping charge
2. 20% off purchases on any add-ons with no additional shipping cost

To apply, please email us the following:

1. 3 layouts (12 x 12, 8 1/2 x 11, doesn't matter)
2. an altered item or an additional layout
3. a card
4. link to your online gallery, blog and/or resume, if available
5. your full contact information: name, phone number, email address, and location
6. a short paragraph or two of why you want to be one of our designers
7. a list of your current commitment(s)

* When sending us your projects, please send us your best work ! This can be posted online, we just want to see your best stuff!
(file size not exceeding more than 200kb per file, only attachments will be accepted, no links to your projects please.)

* International applicants are more than welcome to apply!

AND... here's a few sneaks of the new kits coming your way at Label Tulip. The design team should have these in our hands soon and we'll be sharing more previews soon! You can pre-order now. Kits go on sale for those who haven't pre-ordered on the 15th!

the main kit: New Beginnings:



Add on kit1-clean slate:


Add-on kit2- Tabula Rasa



Also, this weeks' Card Positioning System sketch is up! This week our sponsor is sweet n sassy stamps! Be sure to play along for a chance to win some fun stamps from sweet n sassy!



Here's my take on the sketch! Be sure to check out the blog for more inspiration!




Land of the Free
designer- Charity Hassel
supplies:
digital stamps- Sweet n Sassy
cardstock- Bazzill
patterned paper, chipboard and rubons- Piggy Tales

some nikki for you

First, a card using Nikki Sivils Victoria's Street patterned paper mixed with Doodlebug Designs brad and Melissa Frances rubon. tfl!



Then, Halloween Nights layout using new nikki sivils boo-tiful line! a few doodlebug design stickers mixed in too! tfl!