Whimsical Twist blog hop & first challenge [summer]!

Welcome to Whimsical Twist's first challenge! 

We thought it would be a lot of fun to also have a Blog Hop to celebrate our first challenge! How does that sound? During the Hop you will be visiting blogs from several of our fabulous design team members. You will find so much inspiration on the way, that your head might explode! 

If you are just joining in, be sure to go to the Whimsical Twist blog to start. If you get lost along the way, just look at the list below to get you hopping in the right direction. And you can't have a Blog Hop without giveaways and this one is no different! 

In order to be entered into the giveaways, you will need to be sure you leave a comment on each blog on the hop. Whimsical Twist will also be giving away a $15 gift certificate to the shop to one random hopper! We will be announcing the winners of our giveaways on August 12, so be sure to watch for the announcements. 

 Without further ado, let's get this celebration started! Our first challenge is inspired by summer! 

I was really inspired by this mason jar photo from our inspiration board, which made me think of camping. I don't camp BUT we did have a fire over at mom's & made s'mores that were really yummy. So I thought those photos would work really well with my idea.

The background paper is an older piece of Pink Paislee from the Enchanting line & I used a 6x6 patterned paper from the Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm collection. I also used some Studio Calico stamps (July kits), Sweet Stamp Shop (Warm Notes) & the 'remember this' stamp is from shopevalicious.com. The inks I used were both Prima chalk inks - shabby tote & English Ivy. Everything else is from the Whimsical Twist store.

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Now, head off to Taniesa's blog to see her lovely creation. If you get lost along the way, here is the order of the hop:

Lisa Lahiff 

Alexandra Polyzou   
Sandi Pressley 

Amanda Johnson

Ashley Hamm

Taniesa Vlasak 

Charissa Miller   
Kimmie Rishebarger 
 Sharm Nidyanandan 

 Laurie Danielle 

Lisa Wilkinson 

Don't forget to leave me a comment before you go so you can be entered into the prize for the $15 gift certificate to Whimsical Twist store! && if you also become a follower of my blog, I'll enter you into a random drawing to win a prize from ME. Winner will be chosen August 12.

Biograph Theater [LCOM #31].

Here's our sketch for this week: 

I changed the sketch to 8.5x11 size for my 2012 album. These photos are from our trip to Chicago, visiting the place where John Dillinger was shot.

Most everything on this page came from my June Studio Calico kit, Roundabout. I added the Jillibean Soup diecut cardstock placement & the MME label stickers (Lost & Found3). The stamp is from the kit & I used Staz On ink in jet black. I also inked the wood veneer arrow with Prima chalk ink in shabby tote.

You can visit the LCOM sketch & see the other projects from the DT members HERE.

Let's Capture our Memories design team call!

Our next DT call is open! 

We are seeking individuals who are passionate about creating and inspiring others. If you are not afraid to think outside the box, let loose and have fun getting creative with your projects, then you are perfect for our Let's Capture Our Memories Design Team! 

Requirements: Let's Capture Our Memories is seeking designers who are interested in working with a team to create a variety of projects such as layouts, cards and/or altered art. You must have an active blog and you are willing to promote Let's Capture Our Memories on any online galleries/forums you participate as well as all aspects of social media and you are able to commit to a 4 month term from September 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013. 

Responsibilities: 1) Create 2-3 projects per month. 2) Post your projects on the Let's Capture Our Memories blog, your own blog, your Facebook page and/or Twitter account on a weekly basis. 3) Promote Let's Capture Our Memories through your own personal blog, Facebook, Twitter and any online forums you are able to. 4) You will create projects on a rotational basis as scheduled. Send your "assignments" in a timely manner. 5) Upload your Design Team projects into the LCOM gallery monthly. 6) Some Forum participation will be required. 

We are also looking for creative individuals to create sketches for our Design Team and individuals to create projects that involve a make/take, technique or tutorial including step out photos or video and instructions for our readers. 

What’s in it for you? *Opportunity to design for a growing and talented scrapbooking blog! *Recognition for you and your blog! *Opportunity to work with sponsor product when it is available! *Experience, inspiration and the chance to be on a seriously amazing team!! 

 If you are interested in being part of the Let's Capture Our Memories Design Team, please send us the following no later then 12 midnight (AST) on August 9, 2013 to isabelledoucette@hotmail.com. Please include: - A copy of your "scrapbook" resume or brief bio about yourself, your full name, address and phone number. - A link/address to your blog and any online galleries you may have. - A link to any social media that you participate in (such as Facebook, Twitter, etc.) - Please share 2 layouts and 1 other project which you feel expresses your style. - Please tell us why you would be a great addition to the Let's Capture Our Memories Design Team. This Call is open to Canada and USA.

Packers training camp.

I'm linking up with Erin today to share about our trip last weekend to GB Packers training camp.We drove up Thursday, practices were scheduled Friday, Saturday, & Sunday mornings. Somehow I didn't set the alarm right Saturday so we overslept & missed practice. Sunday was the first practice with pads & was also an hour longer.

Their tradition is to ride little kid's bikes to and from practice every day:

Clay Matthews

Jordy Nelson

Mason Crosby

 We did the stadium tour while we were there, which after doing the Dallas Cowboys stadium tour, did not compare at all. We felt ripped off! We didn't get to see the player's locker rooms, the media room, the visiting locker rooms, or the cheerleader's locker rooms. We also didn't get to go on the field. It wasn't a self-guided tour like the Dallas tour was, & our group felt a little large & rushed. We were toward the back of the group so we couldn't hear most of what the guide was saying, plus if we wanted to stop & peek at things, they rushed us along since we were the last ones in the group. Overall, it was still neat to see & I would recommend it.

the tunnel

There's an optional Hall of Fame tour you can purchase with the stadium tour so we did that too since we were there. A lot of history!

Practices started at 8:20 a.m. & our hotel was pretty convenient but we still had to get up early to get there & find a parking spot. We watched the players ride the bikes down to the practice field & then we headed down there ourselves. From our seats, we mostly saw the quarterbacks & the receivers. Not that I am complaining!

I was a little disappointed in Aaron. He didn't participate in the bike riding tradition & we also didn't see him interact with any fans at all. In fact, what we saw him do Sunday was sneak out of practice & get into a truck to be escorted back to the locker room. Lame!

kisses card.

Today I'm sharing a card I made with TWO Gelatins stamp sets! I used the SWAK stamp set + the leopard background. I love animal prints!

The background stamp is inked with American Crafts pigment ink. I added some washi & a strip of paper.  The speech bubbles are cut from a piece of patterned paper (Pebbles Seen & Noted|Take Note). I also used a vellum stitched heart from Amy Tangerine + the "kisses" sentiment is from the Studio Calico Wildberry Court kit.

The lips from the SWAK stamp set are inked with poppy parade by Stampin' Up. Such a pretty red color & it looks like real lips! This card measures about 4.25 inches tall x 4.375 inches wide.

safe.

Fox 28: South Bend, Elkhart IN News, Weather, Sports

My friend recently returned from a deployment in Guantanamo Bay & was on the news. She's the one hugging her mom saying, "don't cry." She was deployed for a year & the crazy girl just signed on for three more years. Glad she made it back home safe!

favorite things|Juy edition [link up].

1) This milestone reached:

 2) This silly boy:

3) These pretty Sally Hanson nails:

 4) Finding this lovely wrought iron lighting fixture at a art sale/rummage sale in Oshkosh, WI (actually there are two of them & he sold them both to me for $5!):

5) Getting to go to Packers training camp for my bday weekend:

exciting news|Whimsical Twist design team!

I'm excited to share that I was asked to be a part of the first design team for Whimsical Twist! Kimmie has a cute little site with lots of great products & new items from summer CHA will be arriving soon. There's a great group of gals lined up & we're planning challenges & blog hops (with prizes!) so stay tuned! 

28th year recapped.

1 visit a pumpkin patch & bring home a pumpkin

2 go on a hot air balloon ride

3 take a vacation to the east coast

4 get another tattoo (Sept 2012)

5 pay off my car

6 run in another race (possibly while in Green Bay July 27!)

7 take a wine tasting class (we did a wine tasting winter 2012)

8 take Bentley on an overnight stay somewhere

9 cut back on cussing

10 finish the Catcher in the Rye

11 paint the living room

12 paint the entryway/hallway (halfway done 3/12)

13 visit a new zoo (John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, MI 5/13)

14 go to a ballet

15 see Chicago at Christmas time (did go 12/12 but didn’t see Michigan Ave)

16 stay in a cabin in Tennessee in the fall

17 donate blood again

18 set up the basement for emergency preparedness

19 get my teeth bleached

20 buy something at a farmer’s market

21 go to the tulip festival in Michigan (May 3-5, 2013!)

22 learn to use my pressure cooker

23 learn how to use Photo Shop

24 ride my bicycle more

25 be published in a magazine again (Scrap ‘n Art online magazine July/August 2013!)

26 attend church regularly (regularly as of May 2013!)

27 be a nicer person

28 fix the patio doors

29 buy a house (looking...)

30 continue to foster/rescue work for Love of Labs (yes!)

 

Revisiting this list & checking the progress I've made. This list is actually saved on my laptop as 30 before 30 so I think I'm doing good. :)

welcome baby.

Two of my friends are currently pregnant with baby girls. 

I used the Little Buddies Gelatins Stamp set for this card but I only used the sentiments.

Here's the entire stamp set:

The sentiment was stamped with walnut stain Tim Holtz distress ink. I really like this rich brown. I also used Timeless Twine & a border punch along the bottom of the front of the card.

I also used my July Studio Calico kits for this. I loved all of the July kits. If you're interested in subscribing, please use my referral link.