GIVEAWAY!!!

But you need to be quick! This giveaway will be given away on November 1st.

Jump on over to Monique's Scrappin' Blog! She sells these super cute Custom Mini Kitchen Guide's! Below are the details!

• Open to everyone, international entrants welcome!
• Open to bloggers and non-bloggers (though bloggers do have a chance to receive an extra ballot)
• Winner must be prepared to give me their mailing address should they win.
• Giveaway closes Saturday (November 1) morning when I wake up (very technical huh?), at which time I’ll draw the winning name and contact the winner by email and announce it on my blog!
• There are 3 ways to earn ballots, you don’t have to do them all… but each one earns you another ballot in the draw.

1. Leave me a comment below, provide an email address in the form so that I can contact you should you win. Answer this question in your comment: What colour/theme is your kitchen? No colour or theme? Then tell me what your favourite colour is, or what themes you love/collect. Example: cows, cherries, retro, Coca-Cola etc. Please only enter this way one!
2. Blog about my giveaway and include a link back to this post so your readers can have a chance to win too. Then leave a second comment here leaving me a link to your blog so I can check it out!
3. If you have an account with Facebook, join my group (MP Designs - Scrapbooker for hire) and leave me a comment in the Giveaway-Mini Kitchen Guide discussion so I know to add another ballot to the hat for you!

Sketch 1

Here it is. My very first sketch!!! I have it posted over in the MySpace group Scrapbooking & Card Making. I would love to know what you think. Enjoy!!

And here is my take on it!!

Remember to leave a link if you try this one!!

Week 10-27 Challenges

We will start with sketches this week~

Over at 52 Sketches...52 Weeks has her 43rd week sketch up. And I love her scalloped edges!!

Crafting in Style has a new sketch for the single picture layouts! And the DT came up with some beautiful layouts to compliment!

If you like circles, check out Sketch 108 over at Pencil Lines!

Triple the Sketch has a sketch for any card makers out there!!

Sisterhood of Scrap posted their Saturday Sketch and it is CUTE!! All those bouncy circles, has girly layout written all over it!!! They also have their challenge posted. Oh, and be sure to submit any layouts from the October Challenges before Sunday night to be entered into the drawing!!! The gals on this site are trying something new...click here to see the details!!

Wow...I love Bitten Buy the Bug! This weeks challenge is using the Nutcut from the Tags, Bags, Boxes & More cartridge! There are some super cute stuff here!!!

Coconut Scrapbooking has 3 challenges going on for October. Be sure to get your entries in for the monthly prize!! And they are a great group of girls, so stay and talk a bit!!

These next few, you will need a MySpace account. But for 5 minutes of your time, it is well worth it to take a gander at some of the great ideas that these women are coming up with. Scrapbook Challenges and Scrapbooking & Card Making.

That's all for now! As always, please leave a comment to let me know you stopped by!!!

Week of 10-20 Challenges

Sisterhood of Scrap has their weekly contest posted: Be creative with your journaling... Check them out and make sure to email your entry by Sunday to be entered into their monthly giveaway!!

Coconut Scrapbooking has 3 challenges for the month of October! If you like to Ink things in your LO, take a look at the Technique Challenge!!

52 Sketches...52 Weeks has her new Sketch up! There will be one lucky winner, so go quickly!!

Bitten By the BUG is challenging all Cricut owners to us the Tree Card Cut from the Joys of the Season cartridge. And the DT came up with some amazing ideas!!! This one, I am definitely going to do!! And do not forget to check out the current contest running here!

The Design Xperiment has a great challenge for you this week. They want you to write a letter to yourself to open 5 years from now. Take a look at their site to get the details!

That's all for now! As always, please leave a comment to let me know you stopped by!!!

Current Challenges

This week, over at Sisterhood of Scrap, they are challenging you to create a LO/Card/Altered Project using Halloween colors - black, purple, and orange. Although it does not have to be Halloween-themed. Make sure to email your entry by Sunday to be entered into their monthly giveaway!! They also have a post today about making a black and white photo pop! (I have done this and I love the results!)

Hop on over to the MySpace Scrapbook Challenges for their two weekly challenges. Designing with Printed Paper and Create a layout that is Circular...

Over at 52 Sketches...52Weeks, Julie has a beautiful sketch up with some swirlies on it! I love the swirlies myself, you can make them with paper, chipboard, fibers, etc. This one I will definitely have to work on! And if you submit your entry before midnight the following Sunday, your entry may be posted on her site for all to see!! As well...it looks like she has a give-away!! Jump on over and check it out!

For anyone who has a Cricut, stop by Bitten By the BUG to see the new contest running. With Christmas right around the corner, it will get you thinking!!

Pincil Lines has a new sketch out this week and their design team came up with some fantastic layouts! Be sure to check them out!

If you enjoy scrapping with a "recipe", head over to Sketches {by Tamara} to see what they have come up with...Felt, Stickles, Library Pocket?? Sounds cute!!

Leave a comment to let me know you stopped by!!!