Out in the fields

Even though I did not make the DT for Lily Bee (which is totally fine - I am not upset about this at all), I told you that I would continue to showcase layouts using their fabulous products, right?

Well, here is one I created combining two of their challenges - one being a {{sketch}} and the other the recent {{paper accents}} challenge. 

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Cardstock: Stampin' Up, Papers: Lily Bee, Stickers: Jenni Bowlin, Mists: Cosmic Shimmer

And on the crochet front I am on a roll right now - I finished another pillow case the other day. I am so pleased with this one - so much so that I have a hard time NOT taking it into work and using it to rest my back against the chair. ILOVESIT *sigh*

Time to complete: 3 days

Yarns: King Cole Premier DK, Sidar Country DK, Patons Fab (all left-overs, so no idea on the total grams used)

Cost: no idea...but cheapo for sure

Oh and quickly before I forget - one of my good buddies{{Lacintha}} has opened the doors to her scrapbooking business {{The Paper Passion}}. I am so excited for Laci and her shop and wish her nothing but huge success. It looks fabulous so far and I know that I will definitely be shopping with her (she has Mr Huey's in stock.. eap...need I say more???!!!)

And last but by no means least, here is something you should all check out too if you are into grungy vintage chic crafting, here is an amazing online class for you all. 

 The fabulous {{Donna Salazar}} is holding this 5 week class over at {{My Creative Classroom}}. Check out all the deeds{{here}} you'd be surprised at how fabulously affordable the sign up fee is (lots of bang for your buck, girls).

Lily Bee and me...

...would you believe me if I told you that I never heard of {{Lily Bee Design}} until a few weeks ago?

I know!!! I must have been living under a rock. But I guess since I have started to use up all my old stash, I had no time to look around for new papers and just went with what was on hand.

So when my old DT teamie {{Jill Cornell}} told us about their current {{DT Call}} and one of their current DT members {{Virginia Tillery}} said how much fun it is to create with their product, I did something I generally never do: I bought some of their papers specifically to enter their call.

My general "philosophy" is that if I apply for a team, I have to LOVE their products and have to enjoy working with their stuff. I simply cannot submit to a call on a "just because" basis, especially if I haven't heard of the company before.

So, I have gone against everything I believe in this time because I fell in love with their papers the minute I checked out their product line. Within half a day of the papers arriving, I created these layouts and the card/tag combo which I showcased in {{this post}}

** P.S. Does anyone else have the same problem with blogger at the moment? The thumbnail for my pictures on here look all blurry but when you click onto them to see their original size, they are crisp and clear. Any ideas what the problem may be? **

So, their submission deadline is 31 March 2011, still a few nail biting days ahead of me before I will learn if I am part of the team.

One thing is for sure though - whether I get accepted or not, Lily Bee is HIGH on the list of my fave manufacturers right now and you can expect to see many more projects using their product on my blog. If I had some spare cash I would buy the recent {{Jump & Jive}} Kit from Noel Mignon, which features the newest Lily Bee releases

*sighs*

picture courtesy of: Noel Mignon

Last but by no means least, I created a wee tag for the recent challenge over at {{Some Odd Girl}} - how fun to play along again at my old "hunting ground" :)


Tag: Rusty Pickle * Papers: Sassafras Lass, American Crafts, Lily Bee ** Digital Stamp: Some Odd Girl ** Stickers: Jenni Bowlin

Have a fabulous Sunday everyone

WIP - Sunday

What a marvellous day it was was yesterday - almost like a summer's day; so what did I do?

I stayed in and scrapped...yah, I am THAT pathetic.

In my defence I was anticipating that today would be as brilliant and sunny as yesterday, so we decided to do all our "doings" like cleaning up the balcony and re-potting plants today..well, that backfired good and proper.

On the other hand, I got quite some stuff done and might still do my "gardening" later on if it stays dry.

As for my weekly WIP update, you will most possible get a I-have-seen-THOSE-before-for-sure-moment looking at the picture, and you would be right. This was a previous WIP seen{{here}}, but while I carried on with the blanket I noticed that I made a mistake with the alternating pattern.

Right.

In.

The.

Middle.

Of course you could argue that it may not be noticed by others, but the thing is I KNOW it's wrong, so it will stick out like a sore thumb to me. So, I unravelled what I previously did and started again (not the individual squares but the joining together bits). This time I fancied a white edge along each triple set, so this is where I am at right now

But I also managed to create another pillow case (my fave so far), it only took me two days of ferry travel to finish it

And to finish of my weekend post with the traditional paper-crafty-bit, let me share a tag and card with you.

Happy Sunday everyone!

Tag: Rusty Pickle ** Papers: Lily Bee Design ** Other: Embroidery Floss, Zig Millenium pen

Cardstock: Papermill ** Papers: Lily Bee Designs ** Stamp: Papermania ** Ink: Stampin' Up