Okay, talk about stinkin' cute! Have you guys seen these yet? It was featured on Apartment Therapy not too long ago and my good friend Patti is the genius behind it.

Anyway, she hooked me up with one of her Sweet Tweet chandeliers to decorate for my sister's baby that's due any day now! (Marisa, if you're reading this... pretend to be surprised when you get it for Christmas, okay?)

I've been working on covering this with patterned paper a little bit at a time all week. I even glued patterned paper to it and sanded it down while I was riding to Arizona in my brother's car on Tuesday! It's actually a really great thing to do while watching a movie, too (we watched Kung Fu Panda--so funny!).

It's made out of heavy-duty chipboard, and you can get it over at her Etsy shop. It's DIY so you can paint it or cover it with paper, or both. I chose to cover it in Sassafrass Lass paper and add some Papertrey Ink ribbon.

Here's to new babies! Babies! :) I'm getting a new niece and I'm so excited!

Ooo! Ooo! Patti's giving away one of her Glittering Tulip chandeliers. Go over to her blog to enter the drawing. :)

Good morning, all! Hopefully not too many of you are out there today braving the after Thanksgiving sales! I've never gone shopping on the Friday after Thanksgiving, but I find that I'm intrigued by it... Such good deals!

I'm much more the type that will stay at home and shop online. :)

Anyhow, I'm super grateful for all of you this Thanksgiving. And I hope you have a wonderful holiday. When I made this card earlier this week to display for today's Finally Friday video, I truly thought of all of you. I am extremely thankful for all of you. I feel like we have a great papercrafting community that is so supportive and helpful. :)

Click here to see more info and the supplies used. :)

So, here's the video! Enjoy, and catch it in higher quality over at YouTube (just click on "watch in high quality" below the video).


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I think I may have confused some of you. Sorry about that! :)

You are okay and NOT hot-linking if:
You right click on an image, save it to your computer, and then re-upload it to your blog.

You are hot-linking if:
You right click on an image, copy it, and then paste it into your blog. When you do this, the file is never saved on your computer. So when a reader of your blog loads your page, it tells their computer that the image it is loading is located on my webserver. That's when it uses my bandwidth.

So, in short, make sure you save the file to your computer first. Then you won't have any issues. :)

Hope that helped to clear things up.

On a side note: All of this was just presented as information to make you all aware of hot-linking. In no way am I saying I'm ungrateful for your readership, like a comment on the last entry suggested. It is actually quite the opposite. You guys are awesome! :)

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Attribution or providing a link back to the original webpage where you found an image does not affect whether an image is hot-linked or not. Attribution is simply a courtesy and points the reader in the right direction to see where the image came from.

Attribution might look like, "Image from SoAndSo's website." And have the word "SoAndSo" linked to their site so people can click on it and go there. Attribution is not required, but it's also considered the polite thing to do. :)

NOTE: I have disabled comments and hidden the ones that were already posted. This is not because I don't value each and every opinion. I did this because the conversation in the comments were bothering some people and leading to more misunderstandings. Just know that I only brought up hot-linking and attribution to help illustrate it and answer questions that new bloggers might have about hot-linking. If you have a question, please contact me.

Ever since I've been dealing with bandwidth over usage (and having to increase my bandwidth with my webserver), I'm been very aware of hot-linking. Many of you might not be aware of what hot-linking is, or why it's bad.

For a quick definition, hot-linking is when a site adds one of my images to their site without uploading the image to their webserver or blogging software. Instead, they just include the link to my image. Essentially that means that when a person views their blog, the image that loads is coming directly from my webserver--it's like a leech pulling bandwidth from my webserver.

That's called stealing. And it's impolite. :(

For more info on hotlinking, see Julie's great entries here:
Just say "No."
More on hot-linking

And read the technical definition over at Wikipedia.

It's hard to explain, to so I tried to make some graphics... hopefully you'll all understand this...





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On stealing images... It has come to my attention that some bloggers out there are stealing my images and posting them on their own blogs without attribution or a link back to my site. This is also stealing.

It's a common practice to share images you've seen on the web as a way to alert people to great things they might want to see. You post a borrowed image and include a link back to the original image so that readers can see the original source.

95% of the time that I come across one of my images on someone else's blog it's because they have participated in one of the color challenges. They post the graphic I provide, their creation, and then a link back to my blog. That is the proper way to do this.

Similarly, when I post a graphic for a color challenge and it is from a different site, I always include a link back to the original product or image. It's a way to share things and color combos that I like. And I hope that the person or company that I'm linking to would be happy that I like what they are doing or selling.

So, in short, if it's not your image--if you did not take it with your camera--the best thing to do is seek permission to use it, and if that's not possible, at least be sure to include a link to the site your borrowing from. DO NOT include the direct image file on your blog (see hot-linking stuff above), but upload it to your site and then link to original blog post or site that you're borrowing from.

We all need to be a bit more polite. The only way to prevent any this happening is to simply stop sharing on the web, and I just find that depressing. So, let's all help each other out here and be respectful of each others images and bandwidth.

I'll get off my soap box now. Thanks for listening. :)

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Hi all! Just wanted to give you a heads up that I have another stamp camp class over at Two Peas. This time it's on the kissing technique. Yes, that's right--kissing! Head over there for a video and a PDF of instructions to download.

Oh, and don't forget to visit the class message board thread to ask questions. I'll be checking in over the course of this week to answer questions and see what everyone's up to.

And there are prizes! Upload a card or other creation using the kissing technique and you could win! Just upload to the Two Peas gallery and select "Classes: Stamp Camp '08 Week 5 - Kissing" under Creating Garden and your posting will be attached to the class page.

Good luck! :)

Good morning! It's early here and I'm running around getting ready to go out town for the Thanksgiving holiday. It will be so great to just spend time with family, ya know? :)

Anyhow, this week's Color Inspiration Challenge comes to us from Crate and Barrel. They has some really beautiful Christmas stuff right now, and with it being exactly 1 month until Christmas (ahh!!), I thought I'd pick some Christmas-y colors. Hope you enjoy! This photo features their Oversized Lightbulb Ornament set.

A note on the colors... I really wanted to put a metallic color in there. So if you have some sort of gold or silver something, you can substitute it for the Sahara Sand color.

BTW, I moved the deadline out a bit longer than usual this week because of Thanksgiving. Ya'll have until Friday night. :)

Join us: Make a card/scrapbook page/whatever in the colors above. Color Inspiration virgins, please read the Color Inspiration FAQ first. Deadline: Friday, November 28 at 7:00 pm MT. You will know when the deadline has past because you will not able to submit a new link through the Mister Linky box. Grab this week's swatch-only image.

Reader submissions for Color Inspiration #32:

1. Selene 2. Molly S. 3. Missy D 4. Ashley Newell 5. Jodie 6. Julie Allain 7. Jenyfur 8. Kerney 9. Polka Dottie 10. BarcelonaRed 11. Travelingmama 12. Mary 13. Elizabeth Goliber 14. Nancy Holley 15. Julie Davison 16. Catherine Faley 17. Denise 18. Lauree Myler 19. Amy, Ottawa, Canada 20. Angie Tieman 21. Sarah from the UK 22. Shaz Hank 23. Michelle Shuman (mybelle101) 24. Kristy Young Australia 25. Leah 26. Kelly Jo 27. Becky (nawlinslady) 28. Yapha 29. Brittany 30. Carla T 31. Sam 32. Jerry 33. Tracey Old(NZL) 34. Sharlene M 35. Theresa Forseth 36. Leigh 37. Evonne Y. 38. Amy Fleming NZL 39. Arielle~ SnappyStamper 40. SmilynStef 41. Chloe NZL 42. Regan 43. Ellen Woodbridge 44. Melissa H. 45. Karen Sullivan 46. Jaded 47. Nikki Leman 48. Melanie Brown 49. Caroline - carobdesign 50. Jessica 51. ...:::Paulina:::...

52. Sharlene M NZL 53. Mel 54. Robin 55. Carol Dunstan 56. cards by cara 57. Julie Davison -- Viewfinder Card 58. Esther Peh 59. Kathie Bailey 60. Kylie 61. Diana Ball-Seitz 62. Kara 63. Lori 64. Steph 65. diana 66. joy leith 67. joy leith 68. Sarah from the UK take 2! 69. Donna (Butternutsage) 70. Dori S. 71. Andrea R 72. Karen Giron 73. Carol Dunstan 74. Yali L. (NYC) 75. Lisa Brown 76. Paula Funston 77. Kirsten 78. Odette 79. Zeila from PR 80. Kristie Morrison 81. Melanie 82. Myra 83. Diane Bell-Robertson NZ 84. Alice Strong 85. liam p 86. Vera 87. Savitri 88. Tenia Nelson 89. Dana Keith --edit 90. Sylvia Nelson 91. Annette Davis 92. Makeesha Byl 93. Trisha from Likhani 94. Ange Kelly 95. Leonie 96. Philippa 97. Sarah-Jane Kale\' 98. Cristina tronco 99. Karla 100. Brooke Stockman 101. Lisa 102. Adriana Melges Q. Weingart

103. Deanna W (Dee) 104. Del Smith 105. Lori 106. Hannah-Cherie 107. Clare Bird 108. Monica 109. Christy 110. Jenn E 111. Ramona Michaluk 112. Debbie Olsakovsky 113. Jean 114. Mae Collins (from Tasmania) 115. Lisa Bohler 116. Kathy V. 117. Debbie Pamment 118. Amy Lee 119. Liz G 120. Kristin Fields 121. kim/ohradiogirl 122. Louise Forsyth (NZ) 123. kimberlee 124. Sarah Yvonne (AUS) 125. liam p again 126. Leenamummi 127. Jen 128. Laura (scrapnextras) 129. Rimna 130. Jo in the UK 131. Rebecca 132. Meda 133. Anni from Germany 134. Rae Barthel 135. zukesgirl - Tracy 136. stampersuzz 137. Christina 138. nikki schmaltz 139. Sue at Stampndaly 140. Marie-Précieuse (switzerland) 141. Kendra Wisenbaker 142. Christa from The Netherlands 143. Susannah Iredale (Australia) 144. April Carroll 145. Cindy Malone 146. Deborah 147. Sankari Wegman 148. Deborah 149. Patti 150. Deborah 151. Anthonette 152. Sarah Jane (MN)

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Good morning, all!

Hmm... I'm not sure about this week's card. There's just something missing, ya know? Anyway, it was still fun to make. I don't watercolor very often so sometimes I forget how great it can be! :)

Also, I think this Santa stamp is from a retired Stampin' Up! set... Can any of you SU! fans out there tell me?

Before I get to the video, I just wanted to thank all of you who bought the Virtual Card Club PDF. You guys are awesome! And I'll definitely be able to cover my webhosting costs, with a bit extra. I want to thank you all, too, so I'll be giving away some prizes starting on the 1st of December. Think of it as an early Christmas gift. :) Be sure to check in starting next Monday. :)

So, here's the video. And I hope you enjoy it! Oh, and as usual, you can catch it in higher quality (just click on "watch in high quality" below the video).



Supplies - Watercolor paper, Naughty or Nice stamp set, watercolor crayons, AquaPainter, Real Red card stock, corner rounder punch (Stampin' Up!); patterned paper (American Crafts); Uniball Signo Gel Pen; Jolly Christmas stamp set (Hero Arts); chalk ink (Colorbox).

Hi, all!

Seriously, I feel like a proud mama when I see all your creations--especially because I can see improvement from all of you from week to week! It's definitely getting harder and harder to choose my top picks! Keep it up--I can't wait for the day when I just have to put everyone in the round-up! :)

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Good morning, all!

Over the past few months I've had to upgrade my webhosting account twice because apparently all of my visitors to this blog are using up a TON of bandwidth. I'm both happy and worried about this. Happy because that means there are more of you visiting and I get to share with even more of you, and worried because I'm now paying a LOT more per month that I anticipated when I created this blog. Like a lot. More than I pay for my family plan on AT&T a lot.

Anyway, I've upgraded my hosting account to a high volume level, but that also means that it costs an arm and a leg to keep my blog up and running. In order to combat the costs (which are above how much I make with the ads), I decided I would start a Virtual Card Club! Hopefully this will be something that is valuable to you and it can help me out, too. :)

Here's the rundown on Virtual Card Club:

• Whatever I design and plan for my in-real-life card club, I'll create a PDF with plenty of photos of the project, a full supply list, and brief instructions.
• Every month, it will only cost $5 USD (Yes, those of you from other countries can buy it, too! :)

For this month's card club, we made a 25 days of Christmas advent calendar! The $5 PDF is 7 pages and includes large photos of the finished project, individual shots of each number, tips and tricks for assembly, a full supply list, and ideas for what to put inside the advent calendar days.

I hope you all enjoy it! Please click on the Buy Now button below and it will take you to PayPal. NOTE: You will need Adobe Reader to view the file. Download it for free here.



NOTE: There was a minor error in the PDF for the first few minutes it was up. If you bought the PDF and are missing numbers 22-24 on the individual shots in the PDF, please reference the email that was sent to you after your purchase and click on the download link again. If you have questions, email me.

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Just to clarify a few things about Virtual Card Club... Yes, there will be a new PDF each month with a new project. It will always be just $5. You can buy it one month and not the next, or however you'd like.

Also, I'll be keeping all the Virtual Card Club PDFs online and available to purchase whenever you'd like. So if next holiday season comes around and you'd like to see the advent calendar, it will still be here. I eventually want to create a page that just has Virtual Card Club stuff (a small store if you will).

Anyway, thank you to everyone who's bought the first Virtual Card Club PDF. Sometimes I'm just so overwhelmed that so many of you would actually be interested in it. I'm just sittin' here at my computer, baffled that anyone would want to buy it. It truly is humbling and I'm so thankful for all your support. :)

You've all given me one more thing to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. Again, thanks so much! :)

Morning, all!

Sorry it's been so silent around here recently (except for the Color Inspiration Challenge post). I've been super busy getting ready for last night's card club--which wasn't really a card at all. It was an entire advent calendar. Anyway, I'm just now getting around to, oh, I don't know... sleeping. :)

It's been a busy week.

Anyhow, here's this week's Finally Friday video that I create for Two Peas in a Bucket. Click here to see the supplies and a bit more info. Sorry about the weird sounding narration... The microphone on my new computer is father away when I'm sitting in my usual chair and I wasn't about to stand up close to the mic through the entire thing. But! I've ordered a separate mic that will hopefully sound better. :)

So, enjoy the video! As as usual, you can catch a higher quality version over at YouTube (just click on "watch in higher quality" below the video).


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Good morning, friends! It's bright and early here--or not so bright (sun's not out yet), but definitely early--and I wanted to get this week's challenge posted so ya'll can start in on these yummy-licious colors!

You'll recognize the photo from my post about this weekend. I love this little wreath that's on our door, and I hope you do too!

Join us: Make a card/scrapbook page/whatever in the colors above. Color Inspiration virgins, please read the Color Inspiration FAQ first. Deadline: Friday, November 21 at 7:00 pm MT. I'M EXTENDING THE DEADLINE because Mr. Linky was down for a good portion of the day on Wednesday. You will know when the deadline has past because you will not able to submit a new link through the Mister Linky box. Grab this week's swatch-only image.

NOTE: Mr. Linky's was a bit wonky on Wednesday, so I extended the deadline. If you were unable to add a link earlier, please add one now. Thanks!



Reader submissions for Color Inspiration #31:

1. Molly Stadin 2. joy leith 3. Amy M. 4. Kadee 5. Tara {stampalicious} 6. Sarah from the UK 7. Michelle 8. Heather M 9. Brooke Stockman 10. Christina 11. Brittany 12. Tenia Nelson 13. Nikki Leman 14. Travelingmama 15. Joni 16. Andrea R. 17. Rimna 18. Amy, Ottawa, Canada 19. Julie Allain 20. Julie Davison 21. Jessica 22. Lauree Myler 23. Karen Giron 24. Amy Fleming NZL 25. Selene 26. Jenny 27. Leonie Hegarty 28. Vicki 29. Hannah-Cherie 30. Lynette Couper 31. Jennifer 32. Leah 33. kim/ohradiogirl 34. Nellie M. 35. Karen Sullivan 36. liam p 37. SmilynStef 38. Ashley Newell 39. Kirsty Brown 40. Robin 41. Caroline Bisson 42. Sharlene 43. Sylvia Nelson 44. Arielle ~ SnappyStamper 45. Kerryn from Australia 46. Kristie Morrison 47. Jean 48. Odette (This one) 49. Philippa Petty

50. Jo in the UK 51. Cindy Major 52. Jerry 53. Tessa Wise 54. Anni 55. Savitri 56. Becky (nawlinslady) 57. Clare Bird 58. Elizabeth Goliber 59. Rae Barthel 60. Jenyfur 61. Deanna W 62. Brooke Stockman 63. PolkaDottie 64. Jacqueline CW 65. Nancy Holley 66. Sara Moen 67. Polina 68. Diane Bell-Robertson NZ 69. Yapha 70. Jenae B 71. Sherri 72. Judy 73. Lori 74. Michelle N 75. Julia Aston 76. Dori S. 77. Chrystal 78. Dallas 79. Kate B ( this one) 80. rachel 81. Melissa H. 82. Susan Daly 83. Maria 84. Samantha S 85. Rachel Hope 86. Barcelona Red - 1 87. Barcelona Red - 2 88. Polka Dottie - #1 89. Polka Dottie - #2 90. Julie Cameron 91. Leenamummi 92. Jen Stevenson 93. janet Elam 94. Sandra Wetzel Griffith/Australia 95. Sam 96. Missy D 97. Donna C. 98. Meda

99. Katherine Allen 100. Stephanie A 101. Ange Kelly 102. Sharlene M 103. Amanda Kranzusch 104. Vera 105. Kara 106. Deborah 107. Regan 108. Mae Collins (from Tasmania) 109. Renee Camacho 110. Cindy Malone 111. StamperDog 112. Amy 113. maria fiscella 114. Gina Rallo 115. Annette Davis 116. Kirsten 117. Anthonette 118. stampersuzz 119. Evonne Y. 120. Marsha LaPointe 121. Laura Alexander 122. Nancy Riley 123. Debi 124. Carol Dunstan 125. Brenda Weaver 126. CeeCee 127. MoMoStamper 128. Roslyn 129. Annette Sullivan 130. Leigh 131. Shelley G in Iowa 132. Mel H. 133. Tricia T of NC 134. Stephanie Herbert 135. Nancy la_scrapbookeuse 136. Evonne Y. 137. chloe 138. Trish Hughes 139. Jenn Biederman 140. Chantal 141. Jenna M. 142. Marie Kirkwood 143. Sankari W. 144. Arielle ~ SnappyStamper 145. Lisa Brown 146. Rebecca 147. Kari V.

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(Dude, I keep making MACM cards with the same title... Merry Christmas. I should branch out, eh? Maybe throw in a Happy Holidays or somethin'. ;)

This week's card is all about the glitter! And easy glitter since it's already on the stickers. I LOVE these stickers from Making Memories! So cool! (The red ones I used on this card are sold out at TwoPeas right now, so try the white ones... silver! Sweet!)

Anyhow, enjoy the video! And as usual, you can watch it in higher quality over at YouTube (just click on "watch in higher quality" below the video).

Ooo! With all the rushing around this weekend, I nearly forgot to send ya'll over to TwoPeas to see the newly refreshed Designer Garden with new projects from the Garden Girls. Here's my layout...


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It's another digital page. :) Be sure to check out more details and all the supplies.

Things I did this weekend:

• Decorate for Christmas with Jen (yes, it's not even Thanksgiving)
• Put an autumn wreath on the front door (even though it's Christmas inside, I figured it's still Thanksgiving outside)
• Baked some dinner rolls for a family gathering tonight. I used my sister's recipe (at the end of this entry... Thanks, sis, for the photos. I totally borrowed them).
• Finished up some TwoPeas projects (still a few more to go that are due tomorrow... AHH!
• Started on my card club project for this Thursday. We're making advent calendars. I'll post the finished project once I'm finished.
• Bought tickets to go see The Forgotten Carols live with the fam and Jen. :)

And the recipe in Marisa's words...

DINNER ROLLS

2 Tbsp. yeast
1/2 cup warm (105º-115º) water
2 Tbsp. sugar
2 cups hot (120º-130º) water
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter shortening
2 eggs
2 tsp. salt
7-8 cups flour
butter, melted

Mix together yeast, 1/2 cup warm water, and 2 Tbsp. sugar. Let sit for 10-15 minutes to proof (get all fluffy). Whisk in large mixing bowl 2 cups hot water, 1/2 cup sugar, shortening, eggs, and salt. Add yeast mixture. Add flour one cup at a time. Let dough rise in greased bowl for one hour. Shape; bake at 350º for 16-22 minutes (I baked mine for 18 minutes). Brush with melted butter.

You could let the rolls rise for another hour after you shape them, but I was crunched for time and didn't let them rise again and they turned out just fine. It's just your personal preference.



Okay, here's how I shaped them. I put my left hand into an "OK" shape.



Then, I pinched off enough dough to make about a 1 1/2-inch ball. Instead of rolling the ball, I just put that dough atop the hole I made with my left hand, then pushed it through the hole with the pointer finger of my right hand, while slightly closing the hole. As the dough gets to the end, I pinched it shut and put the seam side down on the greased baking baking sheet. If you look in the top right-hand corner of the picture below, you can see the shaped rolls before they were baked. They look like little white domes. This method of shaping is so easy ... even my four-year-old can do it! (Although, the rolls he makes are quite a bit smaller.)

Morning, all!

I ordered the Making Memories Slice digital cutter from TwoPeas last week and it arrived a few days ago. I was so excited to break it out and start creating! This is the first thing I made with it. :)

Oh, and before I forget, you can see Jennifer McGuire take it for a spin over here. See supplies and additional info over at TwoPeas and watch it in higher quality here.

Enjoy!

Oh. My. Word.

You guys really know how to stun a girl! I was excited to check my blog tonight and see about a bazillion submissions to the latest challenge! You guys are amazing! And all the cards look awesome, too! It was hard to narrow it down to just fifteen, so I went with twenty. ;)

Enjoy! I sure did. ;)

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Good morning, all! It's time for another Color Inspiration Challenge. :)

This weeks challenge comes from Bed, Bath & Beyond. This duvet cover caught my eye and I absolutely loved the soothing colors--especially since we've had some intense color challenges as of late. :)

Anyhow, enjoy! And just so you know, I had to delete about 10 links last week because they were not posted correctly. ONLY post links directly to your individual blog entry. NOT to your blog. For example, I would post for this entry "http://www.kwernerdesign.com/blog/1108/color_inspiration_30.html." Notice how long it is? I would NOT post "http://www.kwernerdesign.com/blog." Those of you with Wordpress tend to have shorter entry URLs as well, but for the majority of you out there, you will have a LONG individual entry address.

I will continue to delete links that are not correct. Even if you keep posting them over and over again. It's just easier for my readers to not have to scroll through all your blog entries to find the correct one. Please be considerate of others and follow the rules.

Thank you. I'll now step off my soapbox. :)

Join us: Make a card/scrapbook page/whatever in the colors above. Color Inspiration virgins, please read the Color Inspiration FAQ first. Deadline: Thursday, November 13 at 7:00 pm MT. You will know when the deadline has past because you will not able to submit a new link through the Mister Linky box. Grab this week's swatch-only image.

Reader submissions for Color Inspiration #30:

1. Jennifer Nagel 2. Dallas 3. Mel H. 4. Julie Davison 5. Donna 6. Julie 7. Sarah from the UK 8. Stephanie Herbert 9. Amy, Ottawa, Canada 10. Judy 11. Vera 12. Brittany 13. Elizabeth Goliber 14. Rimna 15. Natasha 16. Melissa 17. Cathy 18. Kadee 19. Molly Stadin 20. Chloe 21. Amy Fleming NZL 22. Jenny 23. Sam 24. Amy 25. Stacey Schafer 26. Lauree Myler 27. Anna 28. sallyjh 29. Leah 30. Cheryl 31. Naomi 32. Jerry 33. Lori 34. Leonie Hegarty Melbourne 35. Ashley 36. Sharlene M 37. Savitri 38. Staci M. 39. Kirsty Brown 40. Jessica Ingold 41. Kylie 42. Tanya 43. kim/ohradiogirl 44. Nellie M. 45. Karina Anaya 46. Catherine Martinez 47. Jean 48. Caryl 49. Andrea R. 50. Katie 51. Melissa Sauls 52. Megan 53. Janet Elam 54. Carol Dunstan 55. KarenR 56. Theresa 57. Ange 58. Mandy Schiller

59. sarahfravel@yahoo.com 60. Mae Collins, Tasmania 61. SmilynStef 62. Anastasia 63. Dori S. 64. Jen Stevenson 65. Monica 66. Stephanie A 67. Tara {stampalicious} 68. Brenda Weaver 69. sarah in MO 70. Karen Giron 71. Regan 72. Jackie 73. Ms D 74. Michelle N. 75. Kari 76. Michaela / Germany 77. Kim Roberts 78. Jill D. 79. Barcelona Red 80. Barcelona Red 2 81. nikki schmaltz 82. Becky (nawlinslady) 83. Christina 84. Tessa 85. Megan 86. Chantal Lessard 87. Susan Daly 88. Karen Sullivan 89. MoMoStamper 90. Lynette Couper 91. Linda Higgins 92. Betty aka ZacksNana 93. Kristie Morrison 94. Joni 95. Kathleen 96. Jennifer 97. Debbie Pamment 98. Tara Kieninger 99. Nikki Leman 100. Amanda Kranzusch 101. Kathy V. 102. Jen S 103. Kelly Jo 104. Polka Dottie 105. Trish Hughes 106. Shaz 107. Odette 108. Odette (This one) 109. Stephanie Peters 110. Angie Tieman 111. Marelle Taylor 112. Rhonda Palmer 113. Esther 114. carrie gaskin 115. Liam P 116. Desiree at play

117. Sylvia Nelson 118. Ros Oakes 119. Fay W. 120. Kathie Bailey 121. Jen Allen 122. Philippa 123. Lindsay Marquiss 124. Marie-Précieuse 125. Sandra Wetzel (Australia) 126. Makeesha Byl 127. Dani Fender 128. Lisa Bohler 129. Danneil 130. Travelingmama 131. Sarah-Jane Kale\' - Correct Link!!! 132. Kristy Geddes 133. Claire Daly 134. Kathleen Nelson 135. Nancy Holley 136. Jill Dunn 137. Kate B 138. Deanna W 139. Marjorie 140. Rae Barthel 141. Sankari W. 142. rachel 143. Bev Rousch 144. Gina Rallo 145. Kay Kalthoff 146. Kim Sonksen 147. Gloria 148. Sherri Barron 149. Marie Kirkwood 150. Zarna Gould 151. Shelley G in Iowa 152. Arielle ~ SnappyStamper 153. Angela Lemmons 154. Gayle W. 155. Cindy Major 156. Robin 157. Moonegirl 158. Kerryn 159. Lisa 160. Anthonette 161. maria fiscella 162. Carol Dunstan 163. Kirsten 164. Yvonne Campbell 165. Deborah 166. zukesgirl - Tracy 167. Kerryn - take 2!! 168. Debi - iScrap \'n S tamp 169. Dawn McVey (dawnsing) 170. Kari V. 171. Jenn 172. katie

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Hi everyone!

Here are my picks for the round-up this week. Just like you guys, sometimes I don't have time to do every challenge, but I for sure love to see what all of you create. :) So even though I don't have a card to share myself, I thought I'd point you in the direction of some awesome submissions this week.

Enjoy!

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Morning all! Here's a really super quick MACM. :)

Before I head off for the day, I've received many emails from very confused readers about my last post. There are no new videos posted called "Vintage MACM." That's just a graphic--no videos will play if you click on them. I called them vintage because they're the old videos that I replaced. See this post to learn why.

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UPDATE - Just answering a couple questions that were in the comments:

- I recommend using only StazOn ink on acetate. Regular ink (SU!'s craft pad) will wipe right off the slick surface.

- Any heat applied to the acetate will warp it. I tried to speed up the StazOn drying time when I was making this card and I saw the acetate start to buckle. You can tried embossing on it, but in my experience all you'd end up with is a ruined sheet of acetate. :)



Supplies - Acetate card (Hero Arts); Snowfall and Calendar Alphabet & Numbers stamp sets, Old Olive and Whisper White card stock, Old Olive ink, scallop edge punch (Stampin' Up!); White ink (StazOn); patterned paper (Bo Bunny); buttons (Basic Grey).

I replaced them super quick, so if you find that a video is linked up with the wrong entry, or if any of them look weird, let me know. Thanks! :)

BTW, I tried uploading all the videos to Revver, but it just wasn't convenient. They limit file sizes (only 100 MB) and it was taking too long to compress my video files. I was like, "If this takes any longer, I'm going to lose interest and never finish." So, I'm back at YouTube. They really do make it much easier for people to share videos over there. Sucks that I can't get paid for my content, but in the end, it's the better choice.

Hi all!

Super quick check in this morning. I have the day off work so I'm going to try to get all the vintage MACM videos uploaded and re-linked here at the blog. :)

Anyway, you can see the full description and supplies over at TwoPeas. And as usual, you can view the video in higher quality at YouTube (click on "watch in high quality" below the video).

Hi all! This week's Color Inspiration comes from H&M. I took this photo when I was in Las Vegas this fall. I absolutely love these intense colors! So cool looking!

Anyway, it's a really different color palette so I'm excited to see what you guys come up with. Hopefully it will turn out as cool as it looks in the photo. :)

HEADS UP! I have created a FAQ specifically for Color Inspiration Challenges. See it here. I have clarified some things and added a few rules. Please read it--even if you have participated in the challenges previously. Just read it this once. I'll let you know if I change anything later. :)

What did I change starting with this CI29? Some of you are still linking directly to your blog and not to your specific blog entry. Unfortunately, if you do so I will not count your entry for consideration in the Round-Up anymore and your Mister Linky link will be deleted. So, please PLEASE remember to link directly to your creation--NOT to your main blog page. For more information on permalinks and why you should use them, go here.

Join us: Make a card/scrapbook page/whatever in the colors above. Color Inspiration virgins, please read the Color Inspiration FAQ first. Deadline: Thursday, November 6 at 7:00 pm MT. You will know when the deadline has past because you will not able to submit a new link through the Mister Linky box. Grab this week's swatch-only image.

Reader submissions for Color Inspiration #29:

1. Jessica 2. Kadee 3. Sharon Wilson 4. Leah 5. Mae Collins, Tasmania 6. Kim Sonksen 7. SherryC 8. Amy, Ottawa, Canada 9. Regina Cornelius 10. Heather M 11. nathalie, france 12. Sandy Hoefakker, stampinsandy 13. Sankari W. 14. Jennifer 15. Kana S 16. Christina 17. Kathy D 18. Monica 19. nikki schmaltz 20. Heather Ruwe 21. Sarah from the UK 22. Jenyfur 23. Joni 24. Bev Rousch 25. Cassie 26. Matti 27. Karen Sullivan 28. Ange Kelly 29. Kirsty Brown 30. Susan Daly 31. Deb 32. Tracy M 33. Sharlene M 34. Lisa Bohler 35. Heather M 36. Gina Rallo 37. Brooke Stockman 38. Diana 39. Melissa 40. Kokie Larson

41. Tricia T of NC 42. Debi 43. Carol Dunstan 44. Janet Elam 45. Naomi 46. Nellie M. 47. Kylie 48. Jackie 49. Kathy V. 50. Liz G. 51. chloe 52. Staci M. (Misermom) 53. Latisha Y. 54. Stacey Schafer 55. Butternutsage 56. Melissa Sauls 57. Becky (nawlinslady) 58. Robyn 59. Sylvia Nelson 60. Ellen Woodbridge 61. Judy 62. Rhonda Palmer 63. Lindsay Marquiss 64. Mel 65. robin (wobinmarie) 66. Jo in the UK 67. Marie-Jo BARBAO 68. Sarah-Jane Kale\' 69. Dori S. 70. Sam 71. Elizabeth Goliber 72. zukesgirl - Tracy 73. Arielle - Snappystamper 74. Nancy, Canada 75. Lori 76. Kate Souder 77. Brenda Weaver 78. Savitri 79. carrie gaskin 80. Shelley G in Iowa

81. Stephanie A 82. Stephanie Castro 83. Amy Bollman 84. Sarah In MO 85. Emily Hoadley 86. Kate Burns 87. Deanna Woodland 88. Christi Thorsen 89. Tara 90. Natasha 91. Lori Kalus 92. Karen Giron 93. Sankari W. 94. Amy 95. Mercy 96. Lindsay 97. Anthonette 98. Nancy Holley 99. Brittany 100. Angela Lemmons 101. Molly Stadin 102. Stacey Schafer 103. Vera 104. Jenna M. 105. Kim/ohradiogirl 106. Jen, CrazyStampGirl 107. Cindy Major 108. Amy Fleming NZL 109. Jenny 110. Jill D. 111. Katherine Allen 112. Lydia Fiedler 113. Lauree Myler 114. Angie Tieman 115. Barcelona Red 116. Julie Davison 117. Dawn McVey (dawnsing) 118. Samantha S 119. Karina Anaya 120. Kari V.

Links are disabled. Join us next week! :)

Heading off to the polls early EARLY this morning. Hopefully will beat the crowds, but who knows! :)

• I wanted to steer all you Mac users to a cool free app. Polaroid is discontinuing their classic instant film--GASP! So make your way over to download a free Polaroid-making program. Also, check out their Flickr pool. :)

• Want to create panoramic photos on your iPhone? Check out this post from iJustine about Pano, a $2.99 app from the iTunes App Store.

• Talk about awesome Halloween makeup! (Love her blog, BTW. All you makeup geeks need to check it out).

• Messy bathroom vanity? Try out this super hair dryer/beauty crap organizer . I haven't tried it myself, but I have to admit, I'm intrigued.

Morning, all!

This week's MACM doubles as my contribution to CI 28--even though I hardly used any Pumpkin Pie. I did squeeze it in there on the snowman's nose, but it a rather puny use of it don't you think? Forgive me, there just wasn't another place for it! LOL!

Yes, I struggle with the color combos as much as you guys. :)

Anyhow, I did quite a bit of watercoloring for this one. I don't mention it in the video, but I used watercolor paper. For those of you who are struggling with using a blender pen or watercoloring, you should really try it with watercolor paper. Because it can absorb more, it's much more forgiving and you can really build up color.

So, here are my top fifteen for the color challenge, and below that, is the video.

Enjoy!

TOP FIFTEEN

Watch in high quality here (click on "watch in high quality" below the video).
Supplies - Ruby Red and Sage Shadow card stock, Ruby Red, Sage Shadow, and Pumpkin Pie ink (Stampin' Up!); Let it Snow stamp set (Hero Arts); StazOn Jet Black ink; Polka Dot Basics stamp set (Papertrey Ink); watercolor paper.

Just a heads up to make your way over to Two Peas for the new garden the that was uploaded just yesterday. :)

Here are my two projects:


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