Canvas flower tutorial + video+ giveaway of the Month

Ok, ladies here it is. In case you missed it I showed everyone a quite common canvas flower as well as one I happened upon.. its amazing!

Here's the video and the final results. Did I mention one lucky person will win all of these as well!! leave a comment below to have your chance!

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/15858511

Ok, also I showed off this months giveaway!!! You can check out the vid or see it here. A brand new Tim Holtz Configurations box!!! How stinking cool is that!! All I want you to do is to share my blog on your facebook and if you have one your blog as well.. then let me know that you did so.

Tips-Tricks-& Techniques Thursday

Tonight I'll be doing a live show for the TTT of the week. I'll be on ustream tonight! Just click here. The video will also be recorder so you may water at a later time.

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/sayitsbyu13


Please come on over tonight at 8pm CST and chat with me while we play! I'd love the company! There might be some prizes announced tonight for anyone who comes on over and keeps me company... so come on over. 

Wanna Play Along

Do you want to play along with the tutorials next week??? Here's a list of the things you will need. And, noo I will not disclose what we're doing with the fun items.. lol. It's a SURPRISE!!!  This will make 3 unique and very different projects!!!

- Two strips of ribbons- in varing widths

- Styrofoam balls- 3 -same of assorted sizes- smaller ones

- Flat metal thumb tacs- about 300 giver or take

- Paint

- Dish Soap

- Clear contact paper-laminant sheets will work too

- Needle and thread

- Paint brush

- A bit of hotglue

Thats IT!!! hee hee

This and That Tuesday

Sooo this month is pretty exciting and I hope you all join in the fun with me. I will be Guest designing for Berry Bleu!!!!  The owner of the company is just the sweetest gal. She makes lovely tags and also sells kits and other great things! You can click the link BELOW and lead you over there to check out all the great forums and galleries!!! Create an account and make some new friends, find some inspiration. You can find me listed there as well (under Craft Donkey)

http://www.berry71bleu.com/

 This month there are two challenges!! I urge you to play along with me! I have some great projects and tutorials I'll be sharing on these challenges this month.

 Upload to her site and you can be entered to win some great goodies offered by Berry Bleu.. or send them to me at sayitsbyu@yahoo.com and I'll showcase them throughout the month! A few lucky people who submits a project, card or layout will be a winner of some very awesome goodie packages!!

 Challenge 1: This is the amazing color combo for the month! PEACH and PINK.. how lovely.. right? Sooo, get into your areas and peck out some goodies to share with us all and be entered to win!!! I have an awesome home decor project I will be showing off in these colors!

Challenge 2: we challenge you all to use hidden journaling on your project or layouts or even dare I say cards!! Lets see what you ladies have! I have one heck of a great surprise for you all for hidden journaling! You all are going to be blown away! I promise!

On an added note I'll be showcasing my great things for this challenge on the 10th this month!!! So stay tuned!

Motivation Monday

Hope everyone had a super wonderful holiday filled with inspiration and pictures to play with later. I traveled about 6 hours this holiday to enjoy it with some family. It was alot of fun. Not sure how but was very peaceful (yes even with the fireworks going off) to get away. I came home with 6 pages filled with ideas in my smash book of things I want to do and try.

 

I have some fun exciting news to announce for tomorrow! Soo, be sure to check back for This and That Tuesday!

So, lets discuss that motivates you. This weekend I sat in my boyfriends mothers yard. It was amazing! She had soo many great flowers, vintage findings (I very much wanted to snatch up some birdcages I saw.. hee hee), fountains, etc. I sat and had nothing to do. I loved it.

Normally I find it hard to brainstorm and be creative as much during the summer as we've discussed before. But, this weekend I had a boom of ideas spill out! I can't wait to get started on them and share some of them. Literally pages upon pages of stuff.. What motivates you?

Can't wait to share the news for the month tomorrow!

For a bit of motivation here's a pic from my boyfriends mothers backyard with the birdcage. And some other pics of the backyard as well.. motivated a ton of things in my head! Can't wait to get started.