Thursday, February 24, 2011

FF#68...let your PURPLE shine!

OH ME OH MY!  WOWZA!  We had an AMAZING number of entries in our Happy Birthday challenge last week...134 to be exact!  And WOW...what stunning talent there is out there...thank you to all that participated in the challenge.  We truly enjoyed perusing all of the entries!  It was so difficult to select only a few from the fantastic entries...but we finally were able to narrow it all down...this week's Top 3 are:
Fabulous work all!  Please grab and post with pride our Top 3 badge from the sidebar!
and without further delay...our Shoe of the Week goes to:
How funky and fabulous!  This piece just screams DIVA!  Please feel free to grab our Shoe of the Week badge from our sidebar!
And now on to this week's challenge!  Continuing our 2011 theme of birthstones...this month belongs to the Amethyst!  So our challenge this week is to use PURPLE!  Woohoo!  Here are some lovely samples from our awesome DT to get you started!
I want to take the opportunity to thank Mandy for playing along with us as our February Guest Designer!  We have truly enjoyed viewing each new creation of yours!  Please don't be a stranger, and come back and visit us from time to time!
                   
                                                           Tanisha :)

Ok lovelies!  Time to break out your inner Purple!  Can't wait to see how you are inspired by the color Purple!  Share your art (new as of the date of this post) with us using the link below.  Please include a direct link to your project, not just your blog in general, so that it is easier for us to leave comments!  If you are posting to an online gallery, please use the tag FF#68!  Have a wonderful Friday and an even better weekend!

Friday, February 18, 2011

FF#67...Happy Birthday EDITED with special news!

EDIT:  We here at the Shoe want to extend our congratulations and hugs to Tanisha and her husband Tim!  At 10 am on February 18th they welcomed Baby Kennedy to their family!  This truly is a WONDERFUL Friday!!!!!

Happy Friday!  So excited to get to this week's challenge, but first I have got to say WOW!  Some truly fabulous entries in our Recipe challenge last week!  Thank you to all who participated.  It was tough...but we were able to pick out a few projects that really caught our attention...this week's Top 3:


Your projects were gorgeous!  Please feel free to grab our brand new Shoe Top 3 Winner badge from our sidebar!  And now...without further delay, our Shoe of the Week goes to:


Chris...your watering can is absolutely DELIGHTFUL!  Whimsical and beautiful...simply amazing!  Please feel free to grab our Shoe of the Week badge from our sidebar!

Now on to this week's challenge!  February around my house is a crazy birthday month!  Me, my hubby, my brother-in-law, two nieces...we have quite a few to celebrate during the month of February!  Not to mention February is the official birth-month of the Shoe...But even more special than that...our lovely Tanisha will very soon be bringing a new little one into this world...whose birthday will also fall in February!  So with all of these celebrations going on...we just had to have a Happy Birthday challenge!

Here are some fantastic Birthday samples from our lovely DT!








Anyone else ready for cake and ice cream, and maybe a glass of wine???  Can't wait to see what lovely pieces of art you can come up with using a Birthday theme!  Share your projects (new as of the date of this post) with us using the link below.  Please include a direct link to your project, not just your blog in general, so that it is easier for us to leave comments!  If you are posting to an online gallery, please use the tag FF#67!  Have a fabulous weekend!

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Drum roll please.....

Head here to check out the latest Fashionista Friday challenge.  Read below for an exciting Shoe announcement!

Today's announcement (slightly late...sorry!) is to introduce some BRAND NEW FABULOUS Shoes! We had such a wonderful response to our Shoe 2011 DT call and we thank all of you that submitted applications! We are so thrilled today to introduce the newest members of the Shoe family! I have included their pic (if I had it, I will edit as I receive them!  Just couldn't wait any longer to get this announcement out!!!) and a picture of one of the amazing samples they shared with us in their application!  Please give a grand welcome to:














(who you may recognize as one of our Fab Feb Guest Designers!)


WOOOHOOO! So excited to introduce these gals and can't wait to see what they come up with for each of our weekly challenges! Take a minute and drop in on their blogs and get to know them a bit!  See you on Friday!!!

P.S.  What do you think of the new look of the Shoe???  Tanisha and I are so happy with it and must send out a massive thank you to Valentine Designs!

Friday, February 11, 2011

FF#66...Recipe for LOVE!

Hello and happy fabulous FRIDAY! We had so much fun looking at everyone's Pink Projects from last week! So much talent out there! Thank you for playing along with us!

This week we are sending some Shoe Shout-outs to:

And our Shoe of the Week goes to:


Congrats Zoe! Your project was DIVINE; we were drooling over your amazing use of Prismacolor Pencils! Please feel free to grab our Shoe of the Week badge from our sidebar!

Before we get to this week's challenge...We want to say thank you again to our fab sponsor for last week's challenge Sassy Studio Designs! And we are so happy to announce the Winner of the $10 Gift Certificate to Sassy Studio Designs is....
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Congrats to HeidiD! Please email us at iftheshoefits5@gmail.com so we can get you your gift certificate info!

And now on to this week's Fashionista Friday challenge! This week we have a recipe for you! Create a project including the following items:

Hearts
Glitter
Lace

Easy right???!!! Here are some fab DT samples for you to peruse:

Tanisha

Mandy (February Guest Designer)



Lesley


Cammi (February Guest Designer)


WOWZA! Now if those samples don't get your creative juices going...not sure what will! Can't wait to see what new and exciting projects you can come up with our little recipe! Share your art (new as of the date of this post) with us using the link below. Please include a direct link to your project (not just your blog in general) so that it is easier for us to leave comments! If you are posting to an online gallery, please use the tag FF#66!


Friday, February 4, 2011

FF#65...get your PINK on!

Oh me Oh my!  What a crazy week!  Hope all is well with you!  Ok...before we get to the fabulous entries from last week...and to our fabulous announcements and intros for this week...just a reminder...we here at the Shoe are running our Spring 2011 Design Team call!  Follow this link to see all the deets!

Now...oh gracious!  What a fantastic group of entries in our Anything But a Card challenge!  Tanisha and I had a tough time narrowing the fabulousness down...but here are our Shoe Shout-outs:
And our Shoe of the Week goes to:


OH MY!  Linda...amazing!  We were drooling over your fantabulous piece of art!  Please feel free to grab our Shoe of the Week blinkie off our sidebar!

Now...on to the latest and greatest happenings here at the Shoe!  This week we are so happy to introduce (actually re-introduce) our first Sponsor of 2011...Sassy Studio Designs! 

We adore working with their fun and fabulous and SASSY images!  For one randomly selected participant in this week's challenge, Sassy Studio Designs is offering a fabulous $10 gift certificate!  I'm jealous already!  So let's get to it!

This week's challenge is to use PINK!  Oh yes...we want to see some Pink-liciousness!  Ok...that's not a word...oh well...Pink-licious it is!

But wait...that's NOT ALL!  We are so lucky to work with so many amazing crafty folk!  This year we wanted to make sure we took the opportunity to highlight some of  the amazing talents out there that inspired us!  So...we invited a couple of fab gals to play along with us here at the Shoe for the month of February!  Take a peek below to learn some more!


a little about Mandy:
I live in the South West of England with my hubby, 2 kids and a house full of pets!
My hubby got me interested in card making 2 years ago when he brought me home a card making magazine telling me "You could do that", as following a car accident I needed a less physical hobby to keep me occupied, I bet he regrets that now lol.  I adore Magnolia stamps and am currently on the DT for Simon Says Stamp, Totally Tilda, Paper Play & Do It With Digi's.  In my free time if I'm not stamping & colouring I love watching rugby, reading chick lit & catching up with friends.

Cammi 


(using I'm Every Woman - Bubble Bath)


a little about Cammi:

My name is Cammi.  I reside in Virginia Beach, Va and work as a pediatric oncology nurse.  I have been truly blessed to be married to a wonderful, loving man for 5 years that full supports my love for crafting.  I have been paper crafting for a little over a year and my passion for it has not stopped. 


We are so excited to have Mandy and Cammi join us this month!  Their work is amazing!

here are a few more DT samples to get you going!


Lesley
Tanisha

ok...now let's get crafting!  We are so excited to see what you can do with our Pink challenge!  Share your art (new as of the date of this post) with us using the link below.  Please include a direct link to your project (not just your blog in general) so that it is easier for us to leave comments!  If you are posting in an online gallery, please use the tag FF#65.  Can't wait to see what you have to share with us!