Winner of Torendi Bam Pop Chipboard Giveaway

The lucky winner of the Bam Pop Chipboard Giveaway sponsored by Torendi is...

Julie!!!

Julie, send me your addy so we can get your Bam Pop Chipboard out to you!  Lucky!!!!

Thanks again to Torendi for having me on their DT these past few months.  I wish them all the continued success in the world!!

Heidi

Sometimes They Actually Like Each Other

This week's Design Dollie's elements challenge, brought to you by the birthday girl Adina, is to lift something of Adina's!!  Hop on over to her blog to check out her cool creations and wish her a happy bday while you're there!  (AND she's giving out birthday candy!!!)

HERE is the gorgeous layout that I chose to lift of Adina's.  And here's where I went with it...

Oct/Nov 2010 issue - Sibling Love

Everything but the letter stickers are from the Torendi store.  The paper (which includes the scalloped smiley face border), the frame, and the ribbon are from this month's Torendi kit "Framed Cuteness":

The bot and the thought cloud are from Bam Pop!'s Vol. 2 Collection (as well as the blue paper I made the hearts from and the scissors image...they were the leftovers from the same page).  The pennant is new Sassafras Lass Nerdy Bird. 

This is one of the 2-1/2 layouts I made at the crop with Julie this past weekend!  I had so much fun that night!  And 2-1/2 layouts in one night is good for me.  I'm definitely going to have to subject those poor girls to ME again soon!  LOL.

We'd love for you to come play along with us on Design Dollies!!!!  If you've never checked it out, they have some of the best prizes!!!!  Check it out!

Thanks for stopping by today.

Heidi

Details:  Torendi kit Framed Cuteness - paper, frame, ribbon; Torendi Store - Sassafras Lass border, robot & thought bubble from Bam Pop! Vol. 2 collection; Making Memories alpha stickers; Dymo labeler; thread.

P.S.  Be sure to stop by Sketchy Thursdays tomorrow to check out our new DT announcement!!!!  We're so excited!

It's a Sketchy Kind of Thursday

Not only do I have our weekly Sketchy Thursdays sketch for you today but I also have a Design Dollies sketch, too!!!

Let's begin with a little Sketchy Thursdays action:

Lovin the multi-picture option!!! 

March 2011 issue

Everything but the pearls are from the Pink Ninja Addicts kit "Three Little Birds".  (There's actually a set of the same pearls/rhinestones in the kit of a different color...I was just in a blue mood.) 

I'm pretty proud of my pearl circle - I eyeballed it!!!  There's only one pearl that looks out of line to me.  ~jazz hands!~  Notice the rhinestone masquerading as an asterisk next to the title?  It's to alert you to the subtitle which is:

Every time I look over our "official" family pics* the one aspect that jumps out at me is my husband's beard, or goatee, or soul patch, or stubble...Seeing it every day I never realize how often he changes the "configuration".  I guess it's his answer to drastic new hairstyles or colors.   (Can you tell what I used to make the journaling block?  "B"s!!!!) 

* We've tried every year around the same time (c. the end of September) to take the same picture of our family as we took on our first day as a family, with my husband actually just holding the camera at arms' length.  You'll also notice that HE is wearing the same t-shirt in every pic.  Unfortunately we haven't yet taken our 2009 pic so I substituted another pic of the whole fam from October. 

Don't you just love that sparkly blue glitter cardstock?  It's in the Addicts kit.  It's American Crafts and it's THICK stuff.  Like too thick to punch, as I found out the hard way.  :o(  It's also really hard to see but the pics on the blue glitter c/s are also mounted on ponchello - it's a rad irridescent mesh. 

You have until next Wednesday 2/17 to play along with us.  Leave a direct link to your project on Mr. Linky in the Sketchy Thursdays sidebar for your chance to win a fabulous prize from MagPie Club.  (OK, can I quit ST now so I can try to win this??!!  Soooooooo yummy!  ~drool~)

Details:  Patterned paper, glitter cardstock, chipboard letters & shapes, ponchello - Pink Ninja Addicts Three Little Birds kit; Prima pearls. 

I was so lucky this week to have 2 FABULOUS sketches to work with .  This next one is by Miss Kristy from the Design Dollies (also the one and the same Miss Kristy from Some Odd Girl!  This chick has some mad skillz!):

Kristy's sketches are always so playful so I had to go with some super playful new paper from BamPop! which you can find in the Torendi store.  Be sure to check out all the new BamPop! in the Torendi store AND keep an eye out for all the new CHA finds arriving soon.  I can't wait!!!

Published in Scrapbook News and Review September 2010

Had a bit of neon photo editing fun on Picnik!!  My daughter is rawkin her Tinker Toy guitar in this pic so rainbow neon repetition seemed appropriate. 

I also happen to have several stamped BamPop! astro birdie images on hand thanks to Ms. L'Orange which were the perfect complement to this layout!!  Thanks chick!! 

My Little Janis.  Just as long as her penchant for nursing the apple juice isn't foreshadowing fifths of Jack, I love that she enjoys rocking out and encourage it wholeheartedly!!!  She's quite the little performer.   She's either going to be a rocker, actress, comedian, or WWE vixen, I just know it!  (Obviously some pursuits more desirable than others, LOL!) 

I just noticed that you can't tell the notebook paper edge is really punched.  I backed the layout on a black board to take the pics and now see that it detracts from the 3D, touchy-feely perspective. 

You have until next Wednesday to play along with us on the Design Dollies, too.  There's, of course, an amazing prize pack up for grabs.  Those Dollies are so generous!!!

Details:  Paper - BamPop! Vol. 2 collection, Torendi store; Trim - Michaels, Joanns; Target $1 section flair; Dymo; BamPop! stamps; Tsukineko ink; staples. 

Well, I'm off to snowier climes this weekend so I may not be around much.  I'll try to schedule a post or 2 to keep you company.  Yes, yes, I know...some of you are buried under feet of snow and here I am driving hours for it.  It's a once-a-year treat for us and the kids are so looking forward to it. 

Have a great weekend!!

Heidi

Green With Envy

This week, Jenn, Tiff, and Kelly of Torendi are at CHA. 

I'm sooooooooo jealous!!!!  I practically had the tix in my hot little hands but couldn't justify the cost of travel and lodging to myself so I passed up the opportunity to go.  I'm soooooo regretting my decision right now with all the excitement and sneak peeks circulating around the blogosphere.  ~sniff~  I'm downright GREEN WITH ENVY! 

I have been wanting this adorable Bam Pop! monster stamp for AGES and was lucky enough to win him from a challenge on Design Dollies a while back.  (You can get him for yourself in the Torendi store!!)  This is the first time I inked up the little sucker and I love him!  I stamped him twice, a little offset, once in lime green and once in honeydew metallic. 

I also used 3 of the papers you get in this month's Torendi "Bright" kit (solid gold background and pieces from the two patterned papers, which are also displayed behind and below the card in the pic). 

Details - Available in the Torendi store:  Papers from the "Bright" kit, Bam Pop! stamp; Alpha stamps: EK Success, Karen Foster; Ink: StazOn, Tsukineko; Prima rhinestones; thread. 

Well, while the girls are off at CHA scouting out new TRENDY stuff for the Torendi store, YOU can get 20% off everything in the store until Tuesday 1/26!!!!  Just use coupon code CHA2010!!!

I'm looking forward to a weekend full of birthday parties to attend.  Hope you have fun weekend plans, too!

- Heidi