Design Star, Goodies to share and Good peeps!

Well so much... a lot lately to post these days, for me.  I know..kooky huh?  I am liking it!  First off, Tallyscrapper has a challenge up to be the next DESIGN STAR!  So I thought, what they hey, Let's give that bugger a try!  So yep I did!  Here are my layouts.  Do you want to give it a whirl too?  Go on?  Give it a shot!

Also GOOD NEWS!  If you haven't heard already Scrap it forward  is running full speed ahead with a challenge ready to go!  A prize is waiting..JUST FOR YOU! Check it out...perhaps you may win. :0)

Speaking of Challenges I decided to participate in yet another challenge on a blog that I discovered just the other day. It is called Sarah Hurley Challenge Blog .  There Melly, one of the DT members, posted what she called a "wee sketch", which could be interpreted in any way, I suppose. So here is my take on it.  Wish me luck ;0)

  

Now on to the Goodies and good Peeps. The goodies and the good peeps go together you see. At CHA we met dozens of good people and as you can see got a lot of goodies for my crop to benefit Autism Speaks which will happen in April.  This is only a fraction of what we were able to get our hands on and the best part is we had great people and companies willing to send us more!  People like Miss Jenni Bowlin :0) even showed interest!  I have to say that the most beautiful person inside and out that I met is a woman, an artist, an inspiration, named Doveen Schecter. the founder of  Dove of the East.  She has lived the most extraordinary life, her artwork is amazing and her heart is of pure GOLD.  Within 5 minutes of meeting me she was handing me over a beautiful scrapbook collection to giveaway during my fundraising crop. No questions asked. She just listened to my story, and had faith.  Thank you Doveen. You are beautiful. Here is a pic of Doveen, Illyse and I.  Please go and take a look at her site.  I will also be linking her to our challenge blog!

I feel blessed to know that there are still people who can have faith in others and be willing to lend a helping hand.  We all need to reach out to one another. Big or small gestures always make a difference.  Much love.

Thanks to everyone who make a difference in my life

What a ball and so much to see!

CHA was so much fun as it always is. As a tradition. We have to take our..we are here pic and I have to take some goofy pics because, that is how I am. So let me get those out of the way...

The gang is all here!

  

GCD provided this for me!

Another Cosmo please! Oh I really shouldn't ;0)





In disguise for a top secret scrappy mission!

Okay So we saw a ton of wonderful beautiful fantastic goodies at CHA.  Yes we did!  Here is a bit of the goods! 

 Here is my Sassafras

  This I completely adore!  I love their new Foldies. They are a lot of fun!  I didn't get a pic of them because there were a lot of peeps around their booth at the time,but you can get a good glimpse on their blog at http://sassafras.typepad.com/sassafras/ .  It is a cool new way to get that layered flowers look without a whole lot of effort! and let me tell you something...It looks darn good!

So I also made my way around a lot of other booths and found a few new companies and also saw a lot of friends new and old. It is so nice to see friends that you usually only see online.  Hey you Julie by the way!  Yes I am talking to you!  I had the best time catching up on the silly stuff. ;0)

Okay back to the scrappy...there was a lot to see and too many pics to take so I will just show you a few more that really either made me smile, inspired me or made me realize that I will be going to the scrappy IOU poor house soon ;0)

Oh my, this Cosmo Cricket just about  killed me the upcycle line was my favorite for sure.  It was all fun but this was my fave!  And of course their old time display was so much fun that I had to go an take the picture with the Cosmo glass. I did ask permission first.

 

okay let's see...hmm what more ooh what I found truly AMAZING was the DIE CUTS with a VIEW booth. They must have had some astounding designers at hand.  The design work was beyond breath taking it was..jaw dropping. Just look at these dresses and table settings made out of paper!

And finally only because this is such a loooonnnng blog post I will put up some October Afternoon ;0)

There are so many more things to just share. People I met and the good things that happened,but I think that will have to be saved for another day. For now I think that this will do.  Thanks for stopping by!  Much love!

Me ;0)

Just a few days away...woohoo! I just can't wait!

Hey friends Long time no blog I know,but here I am.  I can't believe that CHA is here already! I am so excited to get on over to LA and see the fun new goodies that CHA has to share.  I also am looking forward to connecting with online crafty friends that I only see during this time of year!

So many good things have been going on lately.  Tallyscrapper is rolling full steam ahead and I love that! So much fun! They have a Design Star coming up. I just might bite!  And I also have been having a lot of fun at Dixie pieces with some challenges! Here are a few of the  Layouts that I have done with some of the sketches that they have posted this month :0)

I have also decided to give it a whirl and try out for Sassafras' DT.  Why not?  I never thought I would make it on Kiki Art's DT and She surprised me.  Sassafras Lass is one of my Ultimate Faves!  They are so wild and FUN!  However, I just don't want to reveal my submissions as of yet. Bad luck?  Superstitious?  I don't know.  Maybe after Feb. 1st. The deadline is the deadline, then, what is done is done!  Wish me luck!  BY THE WAY...Have you seen their new lines?  Hello?  Yummy!! Go see for yourself!  http://sassafras.typepad.com/sassafras/ I can't wait to touch them and see them in person.  They will probably have to remove me from their booth for loitering or touching the paper for just 'too' long ( I'm tactile that way).

Anyway life has been great. I can't complain . My father just had his 70th birthday. And.. he is healthier than ever. I love that stubborn Italian man! Here he is in front of his birhtday cake. He always brags that he will live till 100. So I took a pic of his birthday cake..take a look...

So what do you think?  He believes it and I think that I do too!  Well for now I am off to bed!  Thanks for coming to visit me!

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY
There is a great challenge up at Scrap it Forward and it is an EASY ONE too.  NO project involved! All you have to do is share a few links on your blog and/or facebook and you will be entered into a prize drawing for some fun scrappy goodies!  It is really easy and it is all about honoring those who choose to serve our country.  So go on over to SIF and take a look!

Wouldn't you like to win these goodies for only about 5 minutes of your time and effort.  Too easy!

SIF Blog hop winner!!!

So it is time for me to announce a winner...I know..but before I do I just have to say weren't all those canvases simply fantastic? I mean hello could they be any more diverse than they were already?  Holy moly? I couldn't even have imagened them any different...amazing is what I can only come up with.

I myself went with the Rock star edge...but for me that isn't any thing  more than typical I mean..I think music. I love music and I am kind of a geek about it so...there. TYPICAL....

Anyway with further adieu....the winner of my little ol' blog hop is....

Kelly Massman said...

Love your project! My son's a wannabee rocker!

So Kelly go to my Profile and click email me....then you can send me your contact info. I will happily send you your little canvas where you can put a pic of your rocker son :0) 

Welcome to SIF Blog Hop!!!

Hey you found me over here You must have come from Cher's blog right? Well if you didn't, be sure to go back after you read this post and leave a comment on her blog as well :0)

So.... welcome to my blog.  It has been awhile since I have posted. I have been a bit naughty. But now I am here with some good things to share.  Scrap it forward is having a blog hop and if you made it all the way over to my blog you are at the very tail end of it!  Congrats!!  All of us design team members made individual canvases for all the readers at SIF. Well not each reader...let me clarify, one lucky reader from each blog post will win one of our handmade canvases!  Better yet...if you leave a comment on each of our blogs and then go back to the main Scrap it Forward site and let us know, you can be entered into a drawing for a special RAK giveaway over there too!  Oh my...So many chances to win!  So what are you doing?  Hurry up and leave your post here...and make sure to leave a little love on all the reast of the DT member's blogs if you didn't already!!!  Here is a pic of the canvas that I made just for one of you....

If you need a list of each blog member I would be happy to share each one with you..because I am just nice like that ;0)

Illyse

Julie

Cher

Vicki

And you already got me...

so now  after this go back to Scrap it Forward to leave your last post.  Maybe you can be the grand prize winner!  This hop ends on Wednesday, June 30th...all winners will be announced on July 1st, on each individual blog :0)

GOOD LUCK!

WINNER>>>Y LA GANADORA ES.......

Y es el momento de anunciar el ganador de Kiki  Art Blog Rayuela ! Gracias a todos por sus comentarios maravillosos y sus amables palabras de apoyo. Espero que ustedes  siguen visitando mi blog y saben más acerca de las cosas divertidas que pasa con Kiki Art o sólo para decir hola!

Y sin más demora la ganadora es ....
MJ said...



hola, primera vez por aqui, no conocia tu blog. La casita de pajaro esta rebonita, excelente lo que escojiste "el autismo".

Felicitaciones Mj! Póngase en contacto conmigo lo antes posible voy a necesitar la información de su correo para que podamos enviarle pajarera nueva poco a la semana.



it's time to announce the winner of Kiki Rayuela Art Blog! Thank you all for your wonderful comments and kind words of support. I hope you continue to visit my blog and know more about the fun things about Kiki Art or just to say hello!



And without further ado the winner is ....

MJ said ...


hello, first time here, did not know your blog. The bird is rebonita cottage, great what you choose "autism."

Mj Congratulations! Please contact me as soon as possible with your mailing info. I can send your new birdhouse to you by the end of the week.

You made it! Welcome To Kiki Art's First "Blog HopScotch"Usted lo hizo! Bienvenido a Kiki Arte primer "Blog Rayuela"

Estoy tan feliz que hayas venido a visitar mi blog. Ahora podrás jugar con el primer blog Rayuela de Kiki Art.

Esto se extendera desde hoy, Jueves 29 de abril, hasta el lunes 3 de mayo. Así que tienes un montón de cosas divertidas que hacer ahora en este Fin de Semana Nacional del Scrapbooking! Así que ven y únete a la diversión! Muchos de ustedes vinieron desde el blog de Carolyn , pero si te perdiste su blog puedes volver a el clickeando aquí.


¿Como se juega?

KIKI ART tiene diferentes blogs, UNO para cada idioma (Inglés, francés y español). Nosotras empezaremos por el blog en Español. Pero, por favor, asegúrate de visitar todos los blogs de Kiki Art para aprender mas sobre nuestro mundo y tambien aumentar las chances de ganar regalitos.

Cada miembro del equipo de diseño ha elegido una organización que se compromete a ayudar a los demás. Yo elegí la causa del autismo Autism Speaks , porque ha tocado mi vida de una manera muy personal. Soy madre de un niño autista. Tengo un hijo maravilloso y sorprendente con autismo. Por favor, toma nota de los blogs que visitas y que tema tratan cada diseñadora para luego dejar tu comentario en el blog de KIKI ART.

Kiki Art tiene 3 blogs en diferentes idiomas. Cada uno de los equipos creativos esta participando en este blog hop, puedes ir a visitarlos tambien:


Kiki Art English


Kiki Art le français



Kiki Art Español


Como obtener un Premio del blog de Kiki Arte?

Para ganar alli, tiene que dejar un comentario en el blog de kiki Art y decir cual o cuales fueron han sido tus blogs y causas favoritas (No te limites un solo uno! Puedes elegir tantos blogs como quieras )



Como obtener un Premio de Una diseñadora de Kiki Art?

Muchos miembros de nuestro equipo de diseño han decidido regalar un proyecto que se relaciona con la causa en las que ellas creen o un regalito de productos de KIKI ART.


Deja tu comentario en sus blog y ellas escojeran un ganador al azar.


El martes, 4 de mayo, de Todos los Ganadores se daran a conocer!




Aquí está mi proyecto. He hecho una casa de pajarito. El techo está cubierto con piezas de un rompecabezas. El símbolo para el "Autism Speaks" es una pieza del rompecabezas. El autismo sigue siendo un misterio en muchos sentidos. Al igual que un rompecabezas, siempre estamos buscando esa pieza que falta "


Dime que pienas y deja un comentario al respecto, podras ser la dueña de esa hermosa casita.





Vamos a Comenzar BLOG Este BLOG rayuela! ¡Anímate y Diviértete!


Nosotras hispanas, empezaremos Por El blog de KIKI luego! y seguiremos por ... (Seguir la Lista) y ya luego! Podras ver los blogs de Los Otros en Idioma Ingles y Frances.


Ahora no te olvide que debes ir al blog de DESSY ella vive en México!

(((Un mil abrazos)))
        Christine


I am so happy that all of you to visit my blog. Now you can play with Kiki Art's first Blog Hopscotch. This will run from Thursday April 29th through  Monday, May 3. So you now have a lot of fun things to do this National Scrapbooking Day weekend! So come and join the fun! Many of you came from Carolyn's blog, but if you missed her blog go back and check it out.


How do you play?


Kiki Has Three Different Art blogs, one each for language (English, French and Spanish) We start with the blog in Spanish. But please, make sure visitors from all blogs para Kiki Art Learn more about our world and also Increase Chances of Winning gifts.

Each team Design team  has chosen  An organization that commits  help others. I Choose the organization, Autism Speaks, because it has touched my life in a very personal way. I am a mother of an autistic child. I have wonderful and amazing child with autism. The sure and take note of these blogs and Causes that shows each design.
How to get a Kiki Blog Award Art? For your chance to win, you must make comment on the Kiki art blog and tell us where or what were your favorite DT member blogs and causes and leaving it in a post (Do not just choose a single one! Choose as many blogs as
you would like)

How to get a Prize from a Blog/DT Member? 


Many members of our team of designers have decided to offer the project that they have created that relates to the good cause that they believe in and Will have Kiki Art Products to offer!.


So....Leave a comment on their blog and they will chose will choose a winner at random. And make sure you leave one on mine too!!!!


On Tuesday, May 4, another All-Winners will be announced!

Here is my project. I made a bird house. The roof is covered with pieces of a puzzle. The symbol for the "Autism Speaks" is a piece of the puzzle. Autism remains a mystery in many ways. Like a puzzle, we are always looking for that missing piece "


Let's Start This BLOG BLOG hopscotch! Let's be Inspired and have fun!


We Hispanics, beginning KIKI Blog later! and will continue for ... (Follow the list) and you later! You will see the blogs of others in English and French Language.
Kiki Art has three different blogs in three different lenguages. Each DT is participating in the blog hop, you can go and visit them.
Kiki Art English


Kiki Art le français

Kiki Art Español


Now do not forget that you must go to DESSY visit in Mexico and see what cause she supports most. 

(((A thousand hugs)))
       Christine

Who Do I love?

Umm Who Do I love these days?  Well umm so.... many people. Of course my family..that goes without saying. But let me tell you who is on my list BIG TIME!

First of all  I got a special little gift in the mail a week or so ago...well it wasn't really for me, it was for Adam.  It was from my new friend Julie. Do I love her. UMM Yes big time. Why?  Look at this and you tell me..do I need to explain?

I think not!

Now Let me tell you who else makes my heart soar.  That would be the little one holding this beautiful frame. Want to know why? Because this year was the first time I really explained in depth to him about his autism. I explained to him that he had somehting called Asperger's Syndrome and that although it gave him certain challenges, epecially in social situations, that it also gave him his gift of amazing intelligence, his ability to problem solve, compute numbers quickly, construct things with ease etc. I told him that really he was kind of lucky,but that there were othe children with autism that really sturggled and that he had really been blessed.  I told him that we would be walking again for Autism Speaks to raise $ to help find a cure and he said, "but Mom, I don't want to cure my Autism".  Now if you know where we came from and the strides that we have made from then until now, that would have really melted your heart.  Know what, I don't want to change my little boy either, he is so perfect the way that he is,but I do want to give him the tools that he needs to survive soicially.  I am so proud of him!  I love that he loves and accepts himself the way that he does...his words and this frame that Julie made, inspired this layout. 

What a cool kid!  I just love him oodles and I love his Autism too!

Okay now let me tell you who else I love!!!  I love SCRAPPY NAN...from the ZUTTER ZIZTERS..yep I met up with her the other day and she gave me some very nice prizes to  give away at my crop to benefit Autism Speaks!  Yep She Rocks just a little bit.  Thank you Nan for your support!

But wait there's more!  I love FISKARS TOO!  I had no idea they were sponsoring the crop and on Wednesday there was a rap at my door and then someone ran away, which kind of startled me, then a white van took off which starled me a bit more.  What I learned is that Fiskars uses FEDEX,thus the white van.  They dropped off a BIG BOX with a pretty PRICEY gift which just might have to be a grand prize.uh huh...it is top secret for now!  I love you too FISKARS.  Let's just say...when someone wins this prize..they may be 'tuning the rest of the croppers out" for the rest of the day. Enough said!

And Lastly, I am spreading the love to..LITTLE YELLOW BICYCLE..thank you  for sending some goodies my way for the crop as well. Oh...so pretty. I love your papers and I wish that I could keep them for myself, but that would be just wrong!  Ugh!  Thank you so much for your generosity.

Thanks to everyone for showing their love and support, now I am all a'flutter!

IF you want to know more about the crop check out all the info here.

Official Crop announcement to benefit Autism Speaks

Hi friends in blog land, as many of you know, I have a son with Autism.  My son, Adam, has Asperger's syndrome, a high funcitioning form of autism.  Evey year my team, We Can, and I walk for Autism Speaks.  I hold many fundraisers to  raise money towards my walk.  My most successful fundraiser is my annual crop. This year my crop will again  be held at The Scrapbook Oasis in Irvine CA. on Sat. April 17 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.  The cost is only $30, which includes 8 hours of cropping, lunch, snacks, a generous goody bag for every cropper, raffle prizes and a silent auction.  Thank you Karen for continuing to open your store to me!!!!

We have many sponsors including :

Little Yellow Bicycle,Thermoweb,Quick Quotes, Kiki Art, The Robin's Nest, Prima, Nikki Sivils,Bella Blvd.,The Scrappin Table, Sticky Thumb, CherryArte,Scrapbook Business Magazine, Best Creation,Scrapbook Adhesives , Zutter Zizters, Fiskars, Little Yellow Bicycle and many many more! The emails and shipments keep coming in!

Now that you have been enticed by so many scrapbook goodies...how can you say "no" to this face.... Adam wants you to come to our crop and help support our team.Here is a link to our walk page. If you can't make it,but want to join our team or sponsor us, feel free to visit this link....

http://www.walknowforautismspeaks.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=327446&lis=1&kntae327446=2599412BEAF545D78B25D8B83199925E&supId=282386722

To sign up for this crop please contact me at scrappygal@roadrunner.com or go to the facebook event page here for more info http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=354228469689&ref=ss

Okay tell your friends..space is limted to 25 croppers! So hurry and sign up. Not one person will leave without a prize!  Thanks to all the sponsors and friends who are supporting this cause that is very near and dear to my heart.  It is people like you who make all the difference in the world!

(((Big Hugs)))

   Christine