Hiding In My Craft Room-3 Favorite Colors!

Hey All!!!

It feels like its been FOREVER since my last post! So much has happened around here, its not even funny! We are THANKFULLY all safe and sound after Hurricane Sandy came through NJ. I wish I could say the same for the Jersey Shore :( Its SO HORRIBLE what has happened there! I just cannot get over the devastation! I really want to try to get out to show my support and help with getting the shore cleaned up!

I am thinking also about setting up a donation box on my blog. All the proceeds that I collect will go to the families at the shore to help with clean up. I am also thinking of setting up a gift fund. I know its probably the last thing on the families minds, but the holidays are coming up, and I am a FIRM believer that every child should wake up to at least 1 toy on Christmas morning. I will talk more about this idea at a later time though!

For today, we have a challenge over at HIDING IN MY CRAFT ROOM, and for today, our challenge is to use your 3 favorite colors, along with an image that was so kindly donated from Scrapbook Stamp Society!

As for my favorite colors, my favs change throughout the seasons! The ONLY color I love ALL the time is Purple! BUT, when I am putting 3 or more together for a season, I have my favs! For instance, for Autumn, I LOVE Browns, Reds, and Turquoise colors! Don't know why, but I ADORE them together! So, that's what I chose for this post!

Here is my card:

I know it seems rather simple, but I did not want to overpower the BEAUTIFUL image that I colored from the Scrapbook Stamp Society! I even found a page from my new DCWV Autumn Splendor DSP! Doesn't it go together so nicely? I even found Turquoise ribbon that I put in the middle of the card to pull out the color of her flower!

I hope you enjoyed my card! Please make sure you check out the rest of the girls projects over at Hiding In My Craft Room! Then be sure to link up your project!!!

OK All!! Hope to find you Craftin' and Stampin'!

Made Espeically For You-Color Combo Challenge

Week of October 29th - November 4th
Challenge: Create a card inspired by the provided color combo

Sponsor: My Heart Pieces - http://myheartpiecesdigitalstamp.blogspot.in/
Prize: 3 images of the winner's choice
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Hiding In My Craft Room-Mix It Up!

Hey All!!

Quickie post for today! I have been super busy with helping my dad out while my mom had her second surgery yesterday! I just cannot WAIT for her to get home :( Hopefully by next week!!!

This actually winds up being the PERFECT post for todays challenge over at Hiding In My Craft Room! Our theme for today is Mix It Up with a Thanks or Thanksgiving theme!!!

I wanted to make just a little something for the nurses that has been helping my mom out! I know my mom will be there for a couple more weeks, so I made a few Hot Chocolate Sliders with a Thanksgiving/Thanks theme!

Here is my project:

I hope you enjoyed my project! Sorry this is such a quick post, but I am back and forth between my job, and the hospital! But, I know for a fact that my DT sisters are not letting ANYONE down, so check out their inspiration, and then link up with us!

Hope to catch you all Craftin' and Stampin'!

Telelphone Blog Hop!!!

Welcome to Made Especially For You's 

Telephone Blog Hop!

If you've never heard of the "Telephone" game it's a game most often played by kids that simulates how a story can change from person to person, or how a rumor can start. For example, I may tell Susie that at lunch today I had a peanut butter sandwich, an apple, and some milk, and she may go tell Jackie that I had a turkey sandwich, an apple, and some milk. Although only one small detail was changed, over time the entire story can change. The game is played by starting with a story and whispering it from one person to the next in a circle and seeing how the story changed once the last person has told it. 

We decided to play this game as a design team, not with stories, but with cards! Our DT leader Ashley started with a photo of a card, emailed it to someone, who then created a card based off her card, and sent a photo of it to the next person. As a design team, this is the first time we're seeing the progression of the cards! 

Here is the photo of the card I received from KRISTY !!!! You should of arrived here from her blog! If not, please start at the beginning with ASHLEY!

For my card, I really drew upon the mailbox! I loved her stamp, and I wanted to create a BIG mailbox shaped card! Here is the card I created!!!

 

What fun is a blog hop without blog candy?! A couple of our design team members have donated some blog candy for those who comment on EVERY stop of the hop!

Scraptastical Kreations

$15 Gift Certificate

Scrappin' Fab Pam

Blog Candy Pictured Below

Please make sure to leave your contact info when you comment to be eligible to win! Participants have through this Sunday, October 28th, to comment. Winners will be randomly chosen and announced on Tuesday October 30th at Made Especially For You.

You're next stop is DONE! Hope you enjoyed the hop!!!

 

Here's the complete lineup in case you get lost along the way:

Ashley - http://especiallymade.blogspot.com

Eileen - http://scrappingactuary.blogspot.com

Robin - http://www.thecricutscrapper.blogspot.com

Cyndy - http://arcyscraps.blogspot.com

Pam - http://scrappinfabpam.blogspot.com

Laura - http://www.scrappinaroundtheclock.blogspot.ca

Kristy - http://scraptasticalkreations.blogspot.com

Jessica - http://craftinandstampin.blogspot.com

Thanks so much for hopping with us! :)

My Design Time at Exploring Cricut

Hey All!!

Sorry I have been MIA lately! I have had a LOT going on with my mom and her big surgery's, and with work! I have been SUPER BUSY!!!!

Anyway, today is my turn to be the designer for the day at EXPLORING CRICUT!

For today, I created Halloween Trick or Treat bags for my son and my nephew! Check them out!

I used fabric, painters tape, therm-o-web, my iron, my Cricut, and Mini Monsters for this project!

Too stinking cute, right???

Make sure you check out Exploring Cricut! They have a Halloween challenge going on!! Put your entry in now!!

OK all, gotta get to work! Hope to catch you all Craftin' and Stampin'!

Made Especially For You-3 Leaf Challenge

Hey All!!!

It's time for another challenge at ME4U!

Here are the details!!!!

Week of October 15th - October 21st
Challenge: Create a card featuring three leaves
Sponsor: V's Sweet Ideas - http://www.vssweetideas.com/
Prize: $10 gift certificate
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Here is the card I created for my 3 leaf challenge!

I used my Silhouette Cameo to create my leaves and saying! Super easy! And got me right in the mood for Fall! Which made my saying be SUPER EASY to be true! Lol!

Sorry if the picture isn't with my description! I am having laptop issues so I'm creating the post in my phone!!!

So, please check out the rest of the DT inspiration at www.especiallymade.blogspot.com


Hope to catch you all Craftin' and Stampin'!

Hiding In My Craft Room-Super Scraps Saturday!

Hey All!!!

It's time for another HIDING IN MY CRAFT ROOM challenge!

This week, our theme is:


SUPER SCRAPS SATURDAY!!! 

This week, I had a SLEW of scraps leftover from all my projects I made!! I was COMMITTED to making something awesome with my scraps this week, and truth be told, I think I WORKED it this week!!

Wanna see??

Don't you think it's awesome??? I made it on my Silhouette Cameo and I used the cut file from SVG Cuts ( Toil and Trouble ) to create the Apothecary Jar! Because it was multiple pieces cut to make 1 3D image, I was able to get the most out of my scraps!

For a little more of a spooky effect, I inked and distressed all the edges of EVERY piece and added Glossy Accents to the POISON label!

Ok, now I want you to check out the rest of the DT Teams projects!! Then, pull out YOUR scraps and enter your Super Scarps project HERE! 

Ok all, hope to catch you Craftin and Stampin!