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****RAK CLOSED****Love Me Do (And Love You Too!) February 21, 2010

Filed under: Altered Projects,Cardmaking,Just a Thought,Scrapbooking — tencraftyfingers @ 12:57 PM
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Alright…alright.  I can reel in the mushy stuff but only long enough to tell you that this blog post is all about you!  My readers, subscribers, and anyone else that has spent any part of their time reading what I have said and viewing what I have created.

As I noted in a few previous Twitter posts, I have prepared a giveaway this week.  Here is a photo of what the lucky person will receive:

  • 1 chipboard album
  • Over 40 sheets of 6 x 6 designer papers
  • 1 Stampin’ Up stamp set (4 stamps included)
  • 1 set of Heidi Swapp photo corners (60 included)
  • 2 Laundry Line clear acrylic stamps
  • 1 set of designer chipboard alpha letters
  • Various chipboard elements (Stampin’ Up’s Top Note, K & Co, Sizzix’s Tickets, Butterfly #3, Stem Leaves, Stitched Frame, Dogwood Flower w/Stem, etc.)
  • Various die cuts (from Sizzix and Making Memories)
  • 1 Tim Holtz keyhole
  • 1 Tim Holtz word key
  • 1 Heidi Swapp bird mirror
  • Various embellishments (Including a Making Memories key and other Vintage Findings items:  stamp, fabric leaf, hat pins, sequins, antique button, as well as half back pearls from Basic Grey and a blinged-out paperclip from K and Co)

Fun stuff, huh?  I had so much fun, I repeat, SO MUCH fun completing that last mini album, that I’d like to share my experience with you.  This RAK giveaway contains enough supplies to make your own mini album or you could use the pieces separately to accent all those wonderful upcoming spring pages–your choice!

Here’s all you need to do for your chance to win:

Opportunity #1:  Comment directly at the end of this blog post.

Opportunity #2:  Subscribe to my channel and comment on my corresponding YouTube video.  CLICK RIGHT HERE.   

If you’ve understood the rules correctly, you have up to 2 chances to win, so give it a shot.  The winner will be picked at random on Saturday night (giveaway closes at 8pm ET) and announced here next Sunday, so you’ve got a few days to enter.

Good luck and let me know if you have any questions. I can’t wait to give all of these goodies a good home!

 

Love Me Do February 14, 2010

Filed under: Altered Projects,Scrapbooking — tencraftyfingers @ 4:06 PM
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It’s Valentine’s Day 2010.  Have you told yourself that you love YOU?  I hope so.  (Insert cheesy stuff here.) 

My gift to myself was an acrylic mini album about me.  It covers a few of my accomplishments and some of the places I’ve traveled.  Although I’m dedicating it to my son, I really wanted a way to remember who I was before he got here.  I’m still the same person at my core, of course.  But having a baby does change you.  It has to. 

I hope that my son loves that his mom did a lot of things before he met her.  Even more, I hope that he loves that she doesn’t want to forget. 

Here are some photos of the album.  As much as I tried to capture the details, it is much better live.  Click HERE. 

X and O. 

"Before You" Cover

 

 

Just for Fun January 3, 2010

Filed under: Cardmaking — tencraftyfingers @ 4:38 PM
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Today, just for fun, I made some cards.

Just for fun, I decided to forgo my previously drafted, weighty blog entry and spend time playing.

Just for fun, I had fun.

My fingers are still all inky.  Job well done.

Enjoy.

 

Baby, It’s Cold Outside December 20, 2009

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One of the all time greatest holiday tunes, in my opinion.  That’s the fantastic thing about handmade gifts:  not only are they cheaper than what you could purchase at the store, you don’t have worry about venturing out in the cold to have a very thoughtful present for someone.  Of course, they are not for everyone, so you definitely have to know your audience. 

But I think the real reason why people don’t always attempt to create something by hand is that they are intimidated.  Or, they think that it could never be good enough.  Or, that whatever they bought would look a thousand times better than anything that they could make.  While I can understand these arguments, there is only one single reason why handmade is better.  Because it is unique, authentic, and one-of-a-kind . . . just like you.  Watch how easy it is.

Click here.

 

Under the Influence October 11, 2009

Filed under: Cardmaking,Just a Thought — tencraftyfingers @ 5:51 PM
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The one thing I always do when I’m “researching” my craft is wonder where exactly the cardmaker or scrapbooker got their mojo.  There are some who have reached the echelons of this industry to the degree in which they are their own brand. Their names are synonymous with a personal style.  This could be a style of handwriting (of which a font is created), of style of embellishing (like distressing) or a style that perfectly personifies a trend (like clean and simple). 

Because they are such trendsetters,  I have no choice but to introduce pieces of their style into my own papercrafting.  It’s only natural and somewhat predictable.  However, I’ve want to figure out what my own style is–to the point where it completely resonates within me, defining the TCF formula.   But…I’m working on it.  I still consider myself a novice even when I get comments like “You’re so creative!” and “How would you even think of that?” 

I’m flattered, of course, but I am a work in progress.  Even when I feel like I’ve found my groove, I will continue to work and progress.  I will take pieces of my repertoire, like  the Stampin Up!-inspired card on the left, and incorporate some trendy supplies like kraft cardstock and a white gel pen used with the card on the right.  Both are nice and do the job.  They each took varying amounts of time to complete.  The only thing that really makes them different is the audience–two totally different people, two totally different reasons.

So as I challenge myself to perfect my style and what makes me distinctive, I guarantee that I’ll keep a lot of the old and sprinkle in pieces of the new.  And there you have it–Simply Me.  

A Birthday Greeting

A Birthday Greeting

 

A Thinking of You Greeting ("Here's A Hug")

A Thinking of You Greeting ("Here's A Hug")

 

 
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