The Whimsical Butterfly: Avocado Arts

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Friday, September 23, 2011

The TWINERY Blog HOP and GIVEAWAY day! Hooray!...

Hey, everyone!

Today is the THIRD and last day of the awesome TWINERY DT Blog Hop and I'm SO excited to share with you a project AND a giveaway!

If you're not familiar with The Twinery, They offer gorgeous, colorful, eco-luxe Bakers Twine in 14 beautiful colors. I use it ALL the time! I can barely tie off a button those days without using it- the hardest part is picking which color to chose first!

I really love the new "Buttercream" color twine and that's the color I'm showcasing today :) I used the "My Wish for You" stamp set from Avocado Arts which is special to me because a friend of mine is fighting the good fight- this card is for you girlie- you know who you are! My guest spot for September has come to an end and I'd like to thank everyone for being SO sweet to me! The paper is "Flutter Butter" from the 6x6 sampler pack :)

And now...onto a VERY exciting giveaway! Nicole (owner of The Twinery) is SO amazingly generous that she's given a good amount of us a DELUXE SAMPLER PACK OF TWINE to give away...that's ALL 14 COLORS!...so comment on this post and I will pick a winner and post it here on MONDAY-that gives you until Sunday night at 11:45pmCST to get your entry in! How FUN is that? Thanks, Nicole!!!

Last but not least, don't' forget to visit the rest of the girls on Day 3 of our DT Blog Hop today! They are

The Twinery

Julie Ranae

Katrina Hunt

Jordan Bariesheff

Jessica Diedrich <--you are here! :)

Be sure to stop back by The TWINERY blog for more info on the final day of our THREE day extravaganza! Thanks for stopping by!

Thursday, September 8, 2011

A few "good apples"...for sure...

I am SO thankful for the people in my life and excited to bring you another post from Avocado Arts today, featuring a few good apples ;)

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Hey, again, everyone!

Today is day 3 of some serious rain and I wish I could blow it all to my friends in Austin who really need it! Speaking of friends, I have some really good ones. As life's little trials and tribulations rear themselves around a corner every now and then, I am constantly reminded of the GOODNESS of people. Of the COMPASSION of people...and of the strong resolve of the human spirit and how beautiful a few 'good apples' can be :)

Speaking of which, I have a card today featuring the September kit, "Thankful for You":

I am loving the All Spice paper pack from My Mind's Eye- it is too adorable and really great for Fall! I used it for my card today along with a little Distress Ink in Antique Linen and created it according to the Deconstructed Sketch today, DS18:

I love the sentiment I used from the "Thankful for You" kit, "thankful for you, and ALL you do." You guys know who you are ;)

Thanks for letting me share some more Avocado Arts with you today! You can check out more on the Avocado Arts BLOG as I'll be making a little appearance over there too ;) I am having a blast as the September Guest Designer and really love these quality clear stamps. If you guys don't yet have any Avocado Arts stamps in your craft collections, what are you waiting for? They have an awesome kit program but the commitment is totally up to you! Thanks for stopping by and Happy Fall y'all....I think it's here, at least until next week when we're back in the 70's again ;)
xoxo,

Friday, September 2, 2011

Holy Guacamole!...

...I am the September (and very first!) Guest Designer for AVOCADO ARTS!

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I am very pleased to be amongst a very lovely and talented group of women, both on the Design Team and the ladies who work hard behind the scenes, too, to bring you guys monthly clear stamp kits that are of EXCELLENT quality and a really great price, too!

Check out their September kit, "Thankful For You":

Each month, Avocado Arts releases a new 4x6 kit of clear stamps. There are NO membership fees, and you can cancel or skip a month as long as you do it by the 23rd of the month before (you'll have plenty of time to decide if yo want the next month's kit or not by then :)

I adore the Fall images in this kit and how they're so versatile and work w/ one another so well. I had a blast creating my first two projects for you today:

These little pumpkins are SOOO sweet and awesome to color or paper piece, perhaps? I love the sentiments too- they are the PERFECT size and such a great array of them in the kits.

...and how cute is this itsy-bitsy spider? I've never met a spider I liked until her, actually...complete w/ her adorable eyelashes :) I had a BLAST taking the spider web from the kit and incorporating it into this old SU paper. I added some Stickles and my kids are all fighting over who gets this card, LOL! Guess I'd better get back to work!

Be sure to check out the Avocado Arts BLOG for more on my September guest spot as I'll be back with more in a few days, yay! What's more? I hope you'll check out the rest of the Pit Crew's blogs and check out the recent days' posts with even more inspiring projects! These ladies are so talented:

Didn't I say I was in GOOD company? Last but not least, be sure to "like" them on Facebook, and join me in their cause to support Childhood Cancer awareness this month with another beautiful set "Give Good". I just got this set and it's even more meaningful that I can say- and it's even prettier in person!

Thank you SO much for coming out today to support me and I really hope you'll go check out Avocado Arts if you're new to them! You will love them!

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Enjoy your Day...

Hi, all!

I'm back with some fun from a brand NEW stamp company and our 2nd "Deconstructed Sketch!"

By now, hopefully you've heard that my good friend Jen Shults has started her own sketch challenge called "The Deconstructed Sketch" and we are back this week with another AWESOME sketch she's whipped up:

I am so happy to be a part of this challenge because not only is Jen a great friend but she pretty much ROCKS at drawing card sketches!

Today I'm so excited to be showing you a card using a brand new set of stamps from AVOCADO ARTS! My friends Michelle and Lisa have begun an exciting new venture and as soon as I saw these cute stamps I had to have them :) Here's my first creation using "Sunshine and Smiles":

It's so cute right? I love the every day versatility in this set- the sentiments are perfect to use YEAR round and there are a ton of different combinations of fresh, fun shapes you can go with. Isn't the grass stamp just darling, too? And those CLOUDS! The whole thing just makes me smile :)

I'm so glad you guys stopped by today....and while you're here, please be sure to stop by the UBER talented (and I mean talented!) Deconstructed Sketch Girls:

Thanks again!

xoxo,