FF#72...MIX it up!

oh wow oh wow!  I am so excited to share this week's challenge with you and some of the most FABULOUS DT creations...but first...let's get to awarding some badges for last week's challenge!

we had so many AMAZING entries in our FF#71 challenge...it was very difficult to narrow it down...but we managed to do so...and here are our Top 3:

Katie Tate

Val

Sarah T

Beautiful entries ladies!  Please feel free to grab our Top 3 badge from the sidebar!

(drum roll please)...and our Shoe of the Week for FF#71 goes to:

Sheri H

WOW WOW WOW!  now this is a beautiful piece of art!  Amazing! Sheri, please feel free to grab our Shoe of the Week badge from the sidebar!

Now on to this week's Fashionista Friday challenge...we are offering you a little recipe to help you Mix It Up!  The FF#72 recipe is:

Distress Inks

Flowers

Clear Bling

WOOHOO!  I am on pins and needles waiting to see what you all come up with for this one!  After getting a sneak peek at our DTs fabulous creations...I was beyond ready to get this challenge out there!  From our DT:

Cammi

Jessica

Mandy Z

Amber

FABULOUS!  I just have to take a moment and throw a HUGE shout-out to our DT!  You gals knock my socks off!  It is so much fun to see how people interpret a challenge differently...and I am continuously amazed to see what our "Shoes" do with our challenges!  Take a moment and drop by their blogs...you will enjoy yourself!  Hope your mojo is tingling!

and now...let the craftiness begin!  Share your art with us (new as of 3/25/11) using the link below.  Please include a direct link to your project so that it is easier for us to leave comments.  If you are posting to an online gallery, please use the tag FF#72.  Can't wait to see how you mix it up!

FF#71...calm, serene, AQUAMARINE!

Before we get to today's post...Tanisha and I would like to extend our heartfelt prayers and thoughts to the people of Japan.  We can only hope that there are brighter days ahead for your country. 

Now, I have to tell  you how wonderful it was to look at all of the lovely St. Patrick's Day projects you have shared with us over this past week.  So many fabulous entries!  This week's top 3 are:

Carla

Spyder

Kim MC

Fantastic entries from all three!  Please feel free to grab our Top 3 badge from the sidebar!

and our Shoe of the Week for FF#70 goes to:

Carol H

Gorgeous, vintage fabulous!  Carol, your card is stunning!  Please feel free to grab our Shoe of the Week badge from the sidebar!

and now on to this week's Fashionista Friday challenge!  Continuing with our birthstone theme of 2011...the Birthstone for the month of March is Aquamarine!  A little bit more about this gemstone (image and text from Frederico's Design Jewelers):

"The blue of Aquamarine is divine and eternal, that of the light blue sky and of the deep blue ocean. This, no doubt, is why its name is derived from the Latin for water (aqua) and for sea (mare).  Legend states that sailors have long regarded it as their lucky stone, believing it would prevent seasickness, ensure a sound voyage, and guarantee a safe return."

Learn something new everyday!  Our challenge to you this week is to find inspiration in the color

Aquamarine!  

Here are some fab samples from our sweet DT to get you started:

Mandy Z

Dawn

Amber

Jessica

Cammi

and now...off you go!  Very excited to see how the color Aquamarine inspires you!  Share your fab creations (new as of the date of this post) with us using the link below.  Please include a direct link to your project so that it is easier for us to leave comments.  If you are posting to an online gallery, please use the tag FF#71.  Can't wait to see your art!

FF#70...you feeling LUCKY???

Happy Friday all! Hope you are having a fabulous week and that our bit of Spring-spiration last week got you looking forward to warm weather! The entries in last week's challenge were delightful! Thank you to all that participated, we enjoyed visiting all of your blogs and viewing your entries! This week's Top 3 are:

Crystal

Dotty Jo

Gro Tjeltveit

Your entries were beautiful and had us so ready for spring to really arrive! Please feel free to grab our Top 3 badge from our sidebar!

And our Shoe of the Week goes to:

Linda McClain

Adorable and Fabulous! Don't you just want to pinch the cheeks on that little bee??? Please feel free to grab our Shoe of the Week badge from the sidebar!

Before we get to this week's challenge, we want to say thank you again to our FANTASTIC sponsor for last week's challenge Digi Doodle Shop! We are thrilled to announce the winner of the $10 Gift Certificate to Digi Doodle Shop is...

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Congratulations to Anne! Please email us at iftheshoefits5@gmail.com so we can get you your gift certificate info!

And now for this week's Fashionista Friday challenge! As the fabulous day of green arrives, we are happy to bring you our St. Patrick's Day challenge!

 There are so many different things you can do with this theme! (Green, rainbows, shamrocks...luck...just to name a few!!).   Here are some gorgeous samples from our DT to help get your St. Patty's Day mojo flowing:

MandyZ

Cammi

Amber

Dawn

Jessica

On your marks...get set...GO!  Can't wait to see what you come up with using our St. Patrick's Day theme!  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 so that it is easier for us to leave comments!  If you are posting to an online gallery, please use the tag FF#70.  Can't wait to see how you get creative with us!

FF#69...be INSPIRED!

Happy Friday everyone!!!  Oh my...purple was certainly a popular color this past week!  So many fantabulous entries!  It is really a joy to have the opportunity to take a peek at all of our weekly entries...so much inspiration to be had!  Thank you everyone who participated in the FF#68 Purple challenge!  From our amazing entries...we selected the following as our weekly Top 3:

Anne (Stargroves)

Arielle (SnappyStamper)

Stacey G (2Craf-t-4u)

Gorgeous!  Please grab, and post with pride, our Top 3 badge from the sidebar!  and now....drum roll...our Shoe of the Week goes to:

Patty!

Patty's trio...her collection of artful delights...just drew us back time and again to just take a look!  Delightful!  Patty, please feel free to grab our Shoe of the Week badge from the sidebar!

For this week's challenge I am happy to introduce you to this week's sponsor...Digi Doodle Shop!

Our DT had the opportunity to play with some amazing spring time images from Digi Doodle Shop this week and I can promise you their images are amazing and you will love working with them!  This week, one randomly selected participant will receive a $10 gift certificate from Digi Doodle Shop!  So exciting!  Now...This week's challenge is an inspiration challenge...we offer you this photo as inspiration...

Does that not just SCREAM SPRING!!!  Can't wait to see what the picture inspires you to create!  Here are some lovely samples from our DT to get you started!

Amber

(using Daffidills)

Dawn

(using Sunflowers)

Mandy Z

(using Daffidills)

Lesley

(using Lady Bug)

Now have at it!!!  We can't wait to see what amazing pieces of art you create with our Inspiration Challenge!  Share your creations (new as of the date of this post) with us using the link below.  Please include a direct link to your project so that it is easier for us to leave comments!  If you are posting to an online gallery, please use the tag FF#69.  Can't wait to see how you play along with us!