i'm GDT at the studio this month

If you haven't been a stalker of The Studio blog and forum/gallery, you are missing out! The Studio blog runs two challenges a month on the 1st and the 15th. There are great prizes, great friends and challenges you can sink your teeth into.

This month should be no different! The first challenge for the month of December is:

 1.. Your layout should be based on the theme of childhood – it
     can be your own or someone else.
 2.. Use a frame of some kind in the design of your layout
 3.. Use layers – can be paper, ribbon, whatever you like, but
     layer it up!

For my GDT sample page, I focused on Nate's childhood. I used the frames from some wonderful Sassafras Lass paper I have been hoarding for many, many months. For the layering, I used Maya Mist, paint and paper all on the background paper. Then I used the fussy cutting, the ribbon, the string and the button felt flower for even more dimension.


I hope your mind is racing with great ideas for this challenge! Link your entry up at The Studio blog. We'd love to see what you come up with.

And a big thank you to Amanda for asking me to GDT for The Studio for the month of December! The inspiration over there is amazing; I'm flattered to be included with these women.

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THE STUDIO'S RULES:
You have until 31st December to enter your layouts for a chance to win December’s prize (to be announced next week)! To enter your layout for a chance of winning the prize you need to upload a picture to your blog, gallery or the gallery here at the studio. Then post your link to Mr Linky in the sidebar! We’d love it if you came back and posted here too, but as long as Mr Linky has your link you’ll be in the running for the prizes! If you are struggling to upload for any reason then you can email me your layout and I will post it up for you.

We will also be selecting February’s guest designer from the entries to the December challenges. The rules are the same as last month:

1. Join in with both December challenges (1st and 16th of month)
2. Come and get chatting in the community
3. Drop an email to amanda@scrapbook-101.com with a few sentences about yourself and a link to your blog

check this out!

The Old Post Road is featuring kits to make holiday gifts, and they are featuring one of my Etsy shop holiday card kits!! Yeah! The one above is the one featured, and the one below is also available.

Trish has a pretty cool site, too, check it out for some great crafty ideas!

holiday spirit anyone?

Anyone else get their tree put up this weekend? I'm not sure if I always put the tree up right after Thanksgiving, but this year it makes sense. The first two weekends are jam packed with family activities, and waiting until the 19th just seems silly.

This year Nate was really into it. He took great care with where he put each ornament. Only one ornament broke, and it was my fault. Oops!

Don't forget you have a chance to win some iCopic marker sets on Sketchy Thursdays!! Run over there now, you only have a few days for this challenge!

a second chance challenge with a big prize!

Since we didn't do a regular Sketchy Thursday challenge this week, we're just going to have to bring you a shorter Second Chance Challenge instead, and it's a card challenge. You don't have to make a card, but if you need some inspiration to get started on those holiday cards, why not have a chance at winning some fabulous prizes in the meantime.

The sponsor of this Second Chance Challenge is iCopic.com!

iCopic.com is your destination for great selection, the best prices, and fast delivery for all your Copic needs. iCopic.com is a Copic Authorized Dealer. And, they have GENEROUSLY donated these kits for our lucky winner!!!

Copic Sketch set of 12 basic color markers:

AND...if we have more than 60 players, this set will also be thrown into the pot:

Copic Glitter AtYou Spica set of 12 glitter markers:

This is a shortened challenge. You have until 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, 12/2 to hook up your creation to Mr. Linky in the sidebar of Sketchy Thursdays. The random winner will be chosen and revealed on Thursday, 12/3.

Be sure to spread the word!!! The more players, the more Copics you can win!!!!

so very thankful

With many people pretending today is "Friday" on account of Thanksgiving here in the US, If The Shoe Fits... Scrap It! is doing the same! Fashionista Friday #12 is posted today, and the prompt is "Thankful."

We'd love to see your thankful pages and cards. Above is the card that I made for my DT contribution this week. I love using the Maya Road chipboard trees set. They are just too darn cute!

Happy Thanksgiving to all of the US readers. Who's participating in the Black Friday crazies this year? I am!! My MIL and I try to go out every year. I have no idea what exactly I want to go for, but I have my Michael's, JoAnn's, Kohl's, J.C. Penney's and plenty of other retail coupons ready to go. Not to mention all of the online scrapping sales going on!

What are you doing this weekend?

happy fall Sunday

Nothing much going on here, just lots of cleaning and yard work at the Fisher house. I made this page for The Studio's Charity Crop last weekend and just love how it turned out. It took forever to cut out these flowers, though, but I was committed to the look once I started. It was worth it, I love the look of it once I was done.

Don't forget to vote for the GDT spot on Sketchy Thursdays!! Take a mouse-click over there and peek at the entries for this month... they are all REALLY good! I'm excited to see who the winner of the Lil Scrappin Mama Dec. kit is going to be!!

11.19 sketchy thursdays sketch

The new sketch is up at Sketchy Thursdays! I am in a fall mood. I love oranges and browns, and just the overall look of a great, fall page.

These papers are from Jillibean Soup. I just love their stuff! The big, wood green button and the cardboard lettering are from Jillibean Soup, too.




Thanks for stopping by! This week's Sketchy Thursdays winner is going to get the December kit from Scrapbook Kit Club. And here's a peek to get you excited to play along with us.

reality vs. perception

The next Get Meaningful Prompt #27 is ready for you today! The idea is to think back on a situation where after-the-fact your perception versus the reality of what happened was completely different. I'm sure we've all had those moments when we are in the thick of things we can't see the forest for the trees.

I chose to make a page about having Nate. The idea to have a baby seemed all well and good until I had to raise him! As mothers, I'm sure we have all been there where we say, "Wow, this is a tough job!" My choices for him now are so much larger than the initial fleeting thought on whether or not we were ready to have him in our family.

(And don't you just love "lil Nate" in the picture? He was adorable from day one! In this picture he was only 3-4 months old, I believe. )

I used some more of my Lil Scrappin Mama kit for this. That Nov. kit is so darn versatile! I never get tired of using it. (Do you have one yet? Hurry up....) Thanks for stopping by!!

my 150 followers giveaway!

As promised, when I hit 150 I was going to giveaway a vintage mix set from my Etsy shop. The above picture is representative of what the winner is going to get along with some cool buttons and little extras that are also sold in my Etsy shop. Head on over there if you are interested in some holiday vintage mix goodness for making holiday pages or cards.

So, without further ado... the winner is: almondeyez2000 (Tanisha). Hi Tanisha!! Send me your shipping address to dianadesigns@rochester.rr.com and I'll make sure you get your vintage mix kit asap!

Thanks again to everyone who is a follower of my site. I truly appreciate each and every one of you. Make sure you leave comments so I can also visit your site!!