The "I Need Your Help" Blog Giveaway

Okay, first you are probably wondering why this is dated January 1, 2010. Well, this blog giveaway is open until 12/31/2009 at 12 midnight PST. Here's what's up for grabs:

This is the FIRST PLACE PRIZE....there are four others. Here's how it works.

Purple Cows is having a awesome competition to see which Design Team member can drum up the most followers on Sadie's Blog or on the new Facebook Fan Page (www.facebook.com/purplecows) I am giving away a HUGE PRIZE to one random blog reader who becomes a Sadie follower and mentions that I sent them!!! I am also giving away four smaller prizes. REMEMBER! MENTION THAT VICKI SENT YOU!!

Here's what you need to do:
Go to the Purple Cows Blog, scroll down the right hand side of the blog to Followers, click on Follow, to become a follower. Then leave a comment on any post saying you are a follower and Vicki sent you. Or go to Purple Cows Facebook Page and click on the link to become a fan. Then post a comment on the wall to let Sadie know you are a fan and Vicki sent you.

Then come back here and post a comment to THIS POST. Telling me to are a follower/fan now. For extra spots in the drawing for the prizes: post about this on your facebook page, twitter about it and put it with a link on your blog. Each of these actions gets you another entry into the drawing.

I HAVE to get 200 people signed up for this giveaway to occur. So , help me out and WIN BIG!!!



PLUS: There's more! There's a consumer contest too!

Design Contest

Step 1: Sign up to follow our blog or sign up to be a Fan on The Purple Cows Facebook Fan Page. LEAVE A COMMENT SAYING VICKI SENT YOU)
Step 2: Create a crafting project of ANY kind, as long as you use at least one of our MOO-riffic Purple Cows Tools.
Step 3: Send us photos of you using our product(s) in the creative process on your project, as well as the finished work. Type up a little paragraph about your Purple Cows Tool(s), and what you like about them. Then submit your entry to us via email/messaging on our Blogspot/FB Fan Page.

That’s all you have to do!

The contest runs from 12:01am, October 20, 2009, through 11:59pm, December 31, 2009. The contest is open to any crafter who follows the above rules. (Except our current employees or DT Members…sorry guys!)
The Winners: The winners of this contest will be announced live on the Diva Craft Lounge Radio Show at the CHA Winter Show 2010! There will be five winners for this contest, four runners up, and one grand prize winner.
Runners Up – Each of the four will receive $1000.00 each in Purple Cows Products!
Grand Prize – Will receive $5000.00 in Purple Cows Products!!!

So.....enter the consumer contest & PLEASE become a follower!!! And leave a comment telling them VICKI SENT YOU!

I've Been A Baaaaad Blogger!

My apologies! Life has been a whirlwind for the last few weeks. Silver Bella in Omaha, school events for the kids, preparing for Thanksgiving and beyond. I have Silver Bella pictures to show as soon as my camera lets me have them (she's being fussy).

So in the mean time I've got a couple of Christmas ornament projects to share. First is this beauty made with Harlee Quinnz Designs Garden Path Patterned Paper. You will find complete instructions to make this on the Harlee Quinnz Designs Blog . Be sure and check out all the blog posts here, there are many wonderful tips, techniques and ideas on out blog!


My second Christmas ornament is a variation of the first. I used my Bind It All on this one. It's part of the Twelve Days of Christmas Challenge on the Zutter Ning site (look under The Zutter Zone!)at http://zutterzisters.ning.com. Come join us for lots of fun! A tutorial on this one will be on the Bind It All Blog soon!


May all of you who celebrate, have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Zutter's 12 Days of Christmas Challenge

Hello Zutter Fanz....Come participate in our fabulous 12 Days of Christmas challenge. We will be showing off our favorite creations and giving goodies away. RSVP and check back to the board often!

Time: November 19, 2009 at 12pm to November 30, 2009 at 12am
Location: Right here on the NING message board
Organized By: Fleur


Event Description:
With the holidays fast approaching we wanted to share with you some great Holiday projects and gifts you can create with your Bind-It-All.

Starting November 19th join us for daily inspirations and challenges for 12 days. Upload your creations by December 14th at midnight and you can win!

I hope you can join in and share your creations with all if us.

See you then :)



See more details and RSVP on Zutter Zisters

Tutorial

Here's a card I did to demonstrate paper flower making. I used Harlee Quinnz Designs patterned paper, acrylic stamps, charms and fibber.



Hop on over the the Harlee Quinnz Designs Blog for the full tutorial. And....Happy Crafting!!

PS....don't forget about the mega Purple Cows giveaway! See my first post (scroll down and hit home to be taken to it)!!

E.A.D. Designs Blog Hop

Well here it is.....the last Blog Hop from this Creative Team. E.A.D. Designs has amazing vinyl, you simply MUST check out their products here .

For my last project I created an acrylic piece. I embellished the acrylic with scalloped circles (cut on the Cricut); paper punched butterflies; Ranger Alcohol Inks, Distress Ink, Liquid Pearls and Distress Stickles; and handmade flowers. I hope you like it :-)



Now hop on over to the other EAD CT Blogs and check out their creations!
Amy
Susan
Valerie
Jenn

Plus......stop by the EAD Designs Blog too. If you do this is what is in store for you: This is our last month on the E.A.D. CT, so we will be giving away a $25 Gift certificate on the hop. All you need to do to be eligible is visit all the designers blogs, leave a comment and then go to the E.A.D. blog and leave a comment there! We will announce the GC winner on Friday the 30th.

Plus one day only sale today

Save 35% with coupon code: WITCHES BREW

Happy Hopping!!

Original Zutter Zister Blog Hop Winner!!!

First of all, I'd like to say



to everyone who stopped by and left a comment during the OZZ Blog Hop. It's so exciting to see so many new faces. I hope you will become a follower and stick around! I made this card to say Thanks using the October Torendi kit featuring EAD Designs vinyl.

I had 88 comments and they were all wonderful. I used the randomizer to generate a winner. And....that winner is:



23 beulahmom said...
Thanks for the opportunity to win the BIA page protectors and coverall. I love my BIA and have made several books for my grandchildren. I am curious to see what these new items are like!
Love your work! :o)

October 19, 2009 9:43 AM

So, beulahmom CONGRATS! Please email your name and address to Nan@binditall.com.

Again THANK YOU ALL for stopping by!!!!

Happy Binding!!

Round Two!

Thanks to you my blog followers for voting in the Torendi Design Team Challenge I made it to round two!!

Here's my creation for this round:



Please support me again by voting! A great big THANK YOU to everyone!!

Purple Cows Guest Blogger

Today I am fortunate enough to guest blog for Sadie. Hope you will check it out here!

'Tis the Season....

for frightful creating! Here are a few things I've been working on:



Here's my chipboard owl I made for the Silver Bella Spooky Ookey Owl Halloween Garland Swap. I already have my garland hanging up. I have eleven other fantastic creations hanging with min litle guy!!



Here's a tag for a Halloween Paper Bag Swap I did with Swap Bot.



And here's what I sent my swap partner for the Altered Art Junkies Wicked Halloween Swap.

I love Halloween!!

The Original Zutter Zisters (OZZ) Blog Hop

and giveaway!!!!

Good morning everyone! Today is the Original Zutter Zisters (OZZ) Blog Hop!

First, you might be asking, what is an OZZ? Well, an OZZ is a member of Zutter's FIRST design team that ran from October 2008 to September 2009(hence the name Original Zutter Zister....OZZ).

Some background:
I bought my first Bind It All shortly after it debuted at the 2007 Winter CHA. I was a mini album lover anyway, and the ability to make my own albums was something I couldn't resist. So when Zutter announced a design team call in 2008, I jumped at the chance to submit! I was lucky enough to be chosen...What an honor! But...that was only the beginning.

Soon I was chatting online, laughing and sharing with like minded ladies from around the world. I was amazed (and still am) at the talent around me. Every month as I created projects, I pushed myself to create and think outside the box...er, mini album. Sometimes there is a special chemistry when a group of people get together...that's what us OZZers have. These ladies are more than friends, they are family.....they are (and always will be) my Zisters!!

The Project:
When our initial Design Team (DT) tour was coming to a close, we decided to have a mini album page swap. We each created a double page 8x8 layout to commemorate our DT experience and highlight our favorite projects. On mine I put a picture of myself and journaled about what my experience with the DT was like. I also picked some of my favorite projects by my Zisters to highlight. Here's what I did:





Then, we each assembled our "swap" mini album in an 8x8 Black Cover-All for page protectors. For mine, I wanted a "pink" theme. Something that allowed me to highlight the wonderful Zister logos created by our own Nan Paturzo and Lea Sanders! I covered the entire exterior of my album with ink and embossed it in pink. Then I decorated with Prima flowers and crystals, Bazzill card stock, silver foil, Distress Ink and Copic Markers. Inside, I carried on with theme using vintage sheet music, wallpaper and french newspaper clippings.




Check out the wonderful name tag Nan made for me!!


If you haven't tried the new Zutter page protectors, they are awesome! They are thicker than average page protectors and they allow for thicker pages (like heavily embellished ones). You HAVE to try them. And, they come in removeable pages too! Check them out here!



The Blog Hop and Giveaway:
And......if you leave me a comment on this post between now and Sunday, October 25th, I'll put your name in the drawing for an 8x8 Cover-All and set of page protectors!! In fact, all the OZZers are having a giveaway with the blog hop. So, I encourage you to go visit their blogs too!

Annette West-Saudi Arabia
Emeline Seet-Singapore
Jennifer Priest-California, USA
Jenny Svensson-Sweden
Julie Ann Kelly-Massachusetts, USA
Lea Millora Sanders-Virginia, USA
Nan Paturzo-California, USA (DT Coordinator)
Tish Treadway-North Carolina, USA

And....as if this all wasn't enough, Zutter is giving away one package of pre-punched page protectors FREE with ANY order - no coupon code needed. This is an ongoing promotion! Check that out here

So whatta ya waiting for? Start hopping!!!

Thanks

I wanted to share a card that I made for the upcoming second round of the Torendi Design Team Contest. I don't know if I'll make it to round two (please vote for me here ). So I thought I'd show my card early!!

I used the Torendi October kit to create my card. The only things added were floral wire, floral tape, adhesive, Basic Grey Buttons, the back to the E.A.D. Vinyl and Distress Ink and Stickles. The flowers are hand made...I'll be doing a tutorial on them soon!




Hope you enjoy!

I (Heart) Fall

One of my favorite times of the year! Here's a project I created last year to celebrate....(It's made with an old paperback book and the Bind It All)...




You can get all the details to create one of your very own on the Bind It All Blog .

Have a GREAT weekend!!!