**The Craft Donkey**

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Helmar Sketch

I am looking forward to using this sketch this week. I wanted to offer it as a bit of motivation for you all as well. I just love all the white space on it. I haven't picked the pictures or direction in which I am going with it but it's going to happen! Hee hee This is Helmar USA Adhesives sketch of the month. Feel free to go over to http://helmarusa.typepad.com/ and see what others have done. If you use this sketch please let me know. love to see what everyone comes up with. I may use this sketch and the color challenge I have going ont his month.. how nifty would that be!

Join Helmar on Facebook here http://www.facebook.com/HelmarUSA Tell them when you "Like" their page that Craft Donkey sent you over! They have some wonderful projects made with their fabulous adhesives!

I look forward to sharing my layout I create using this sketch with you all very soon.

Tutorial Thursday

So, I did my recording early today. As, football is on tonight and I didn't want to be rushed. So here it is.. go on over and check it out: http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/16736183 There's a sneak peak of one of the tutorials below. And, I also did a short flower tutorial showcasing hwo to make those little flowers I used on the layout below.

*** I'll also be beginning a series this evening of working on a new project. I'll be doing something on it each week. I can't wait to share it with you all. Very excited to show it to you all! Been in the works for weeks and finally going to begin it! Check out the video to learn more!

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

WINNER of BerryBleu tag Giveaway!

Congrats to Karen!!!

Who's comment is posted below for winning these lovely tags by Berry Bleu!!! Please email your address at sayitsbyu@yahoo.com titled "TAG GIVEAWAY".......and these lovely tags will be sent your way! Congrats to you! Your going to adore these tags!

Karen said...

Lovely tags! Would love to win them. They would be beautiful on the album I am making for my mom who is fighting lung cancer and has never smoked. We used to sew together when I was little and have a very close relationship. I want to do the album for her to show her how much she means to me and how much I love and respect her before she passes away. Love the tags!

Wandering Wednesday

So, I love Wednesdays. They are soo much fun to me to show you all different blogs or sites that I enjoy.

Today, I think I shall share with you all a gal I just adore. I love looking through her galleries as well as just everything she does. Each wed. she does a video called Inspiration Wednesday. Donna Downey!! Now she has an all around amazing blog and website. she sells alot of the things she used on ehr website for great low prices.

I love her blog because even though I never buy kits or classes or anything like that I can still watch her videos (she's got tons in her archives), or look through her past projects and feel an overwhelming amount of inspiration hit my like bricks to the head! Just love it.

Here is her website! http://donnadowney.typepad.com/simply_me/

From here you can navigate through the taps at the top to see different things!

Check it out and get inspired!

Don't forget about the August giveaway you can find the details about here: August Giveaway

Last weeks giveaway of some amazing tags and this months Color challenge: COLOR CHALLENGE & Weekly Giveaway

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Alittle of This & That

Sometimes, I just like to sit and look around. See what I can come up with that creatively grabs me! This is one of those moments, while playing with some of the yellow and greys for the August Color Challenge, I grabbed this cleat vase.. I have a billion of them from flowers. I've seem them painted from the inside many times, which I knew is the direction I wanted to head in. However, I wanted something a bit different. This is what I came up with. The possibilities are once again literally endless.