Thank you!

I want to extend a very sincere thank you to everyone who voted for me in the gypsy design challenge. I am touched to hear how many of you took time out of your lives to support me and my hobby. I truly appreciate it.

I didn't win this time but that's ok. I had a great time and hope to participate in the future.

I must be crazy!

I decided to enter the gypsy design contest last night. What was I thinking? For those of you who don't know what it is, here are the details:

WHAT:	The Gypsy 24-hour Design Challenge is the ultimate creativity proving ground. We'll tell you what cartridges to use and what project categories are involved and you design anywhere using Gypsy. But remember, you only have 24 hours!
WHERE:	Challenge details will be announced on the Cricut message board and from provocraft on Twitter.
WHEN:	Starts at midnight Oct. 25 and ends midnight Oct. 26.
HOW:	Upload project photos and instructions anytime between midnight Oct. 25 and midnight Oct. 26. Using ShareThis, you'll also be able to share your project on Facebook, Twitter, blogs, Email, and many other social applications.
THEN WHAT:	Voting begins just after midnight on Oct. 26. Encourage your friends and family to vote for your project but they have to hurry, voting ends Oct. 28 at midnight. The project with the most votes wins! See rules for details.
THE WINNER:	The grand prize winner will be announced on Oct. 30 on the Message Boards as well as in person at the grand opening of the new Michaels store in Manhattan. The winner gets a trip for two to New York City! That includes airfare, accommodations for two nights, a pair of tickets to a Broadway show and a $2,000 shopping spree at the newly opened Michaels store in Manhattan.
WHAT ELSE:	There will be four others winners. The next three most popular projects will receive an entire library of all 50 cartridges currently be sold at Michaels. No purchase necessary to enter or win.

I made this card for the contest.




Please take sometime to vote for your favorite project. Here is the link to mine: (hint, hint)

click here to vote for me

Fun, fun, fun!

Looking for something to do this Saturday? We will be having an online crop over at the Pieces of Paper forum! It's gonna be a ball. We will be starting at 6pm est. There will be challenges, chatting, games and fun. Come on over and say hi!

You will need to create a user name and wait for approval before you can log on.

Some cards I've made:

"Happy Holidays"

paper - Remise "Fresh Snow and Christmas Ornament"
Best Occasions "Metallic Paper Stack"
ribbon - dashes, dots and checks
su dimentionals



"Truck Card"

paper - su cardstock "night of navy, ballet blue and handsome hunter"
carts - mini monograms and george basic shapes
cuttlebug folder - snowflakes
stamps - su "loads of love and loads of love accessories"
ribbon - offray white
candy cane eyelet
punch - su 1 3/8 inch and scallop
white gel pen
stickles - white

"Reindeer Card"

carts - doodlecharms
paper - su cardstock "close to cocoa, creamy caramel and red burgundy"
misc. from stash
punch - ms "Snow Flurry"
su markers
Christmas Tree Brad
stickles - burgundy



"Anniversary Card"

carts - everyday paperdolls, mickey and friends, don juan and george
su ink - creamy caramel and chocolate chip
stamps - Autumn Leaves "Hearts and Stars"
fiskar crimper
su cardstock - not quite navy, creamy caramel, bravo burgundy and regal rose
ek corner punch
cuttlebug folders - herringbone and d'vine swirl
stickles - frosted lace

"Mitten Card"

paper - misc. from stash
su ink - not quite navy
cuttlebug folders - snow dots
stickles - frosted lace
liquid applique

"Santa Card"

carts - doodlecharms
paper - misc. from stash
cuttlebug folders - diamond plate and swiss dots
stickles - frosted lace and burgundy
black eyelets
offray ribbon - white
white gel pen