Friday, July 29, 2011

FF#87...SUMMER

There is no catchy title for this week's blog post, it's really too hot to even think these days!  I wanted to get you all started on this week's Fashionista Friday, and will return later to post the Top 3 and Shoe of the Week for FF#86.  We had some amazing entries in FF#86, it was difficult to choose between them!  Thank you all for playing along with us!

The FF#86 Top 3 are:


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

And the FF#86 Shoe of the Week goes to:


What an absolutely fabulous LO!  We love all of the papers and layers you used!  And Dorothy is just adorable!  Please feel free to grab our Shoe of the Week badge from the sidebar!

This week's challenge is SUMMER.  We want to see your Summer themed projects!  Been on vacation?  Hanging at the beach?  the pool?  sitting in the AC?  Whatever Summer inspires for you, let's see it!  Here our some amazing creations from our lovely Shoe DT:




Gorgeous!  And now, we can't wait to see your Summer themed projects.  You will have until August 4th to enter.  Please use a direct link to your project and include on your blog, a link back to us here at the Shoe.  All entries must be new as of 7/29/11.  If you are posting to an online gallery, please use the tag FF#87.  Enjoy!

Friday, July 15, 2011

FF#86...Have a RUBY kind of day!

Happy Friday!  Welcome to the next edition of Fashionista Friday!  Thank you to all who participated in our FF#85 Patriotic challenge.  All of the entries were quite gorgeous!

Our FF#85 Top 3 are:

Beautiful Red, White and Blue cards from all three!  Please feel free to grab our Top 3 badge from the sidebar!

And now...the FF#85 Shoe of the Week goes to:


Congratulations Lisa!  Your display is gorgeous!  Love the stars and that brilliant flower!  Please feel free to grab our Shoe of the Week badge from our sidebar!

Now on to FF#86...the birthstone for the month of July is Ruby...so we want to see you have a RUBY kind of day!  Here are some ruby images to peek at for some inspiration:

Dorothy's Ruby Slippers from the Wizard of Oz
Image from Smithsonian

Image from Gem Soul

And now for some oh so fabulous samples from our DT!



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Can't wait to see how you are inspired by rubies!  This challenge will run for two weeks.  You will have until July 28th to enter.  Please use a direct link to your project and include on your own blog a link back here to us at the Shoe.  All entries must be new as of 7/15/11.  If you are posting to an online gallery, please use the tag FF#86.  Have fun!


Tuesday, July 5, 2011

FF#85...Happy (belated) 4th of July!

So...well...we're only a few days late!  Many apologies, you know how it is sometimes...life is what happens when you are busy making other plans!  However...I really think that the challenge we have for you is not limited to just one day a year...but before we get to it...let's talk about some fabulous entries we had in our War of the Roses challenge!  Gorgeous!  It was difficult to pick just a few, but here are our FF#84 Top 3:


Congratulations all!  Beautiful displays of Roses!  Please feel free to grab our Shoe of the Week badge from the sidebar!

and now the FF#84 Shoe of the Week goes to:


What a delightful use of Roses as embellishments on paper crafted SHOES!  To die for!!  Please feel free to grab our Shoe of the Week badge from the sidebar!

and now on to FF#85!

This week we are happy to welcome back Digi's With Attitude as our Sponsor!



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For FF#85, we want you to show us your PATRIOTIC side!  Let's see your flags waving high, your red, your white, your blue, your apple pie, whatever it is that makes you feel PATRIOTIC!

While July 4th has technically passed, I'm sure we all have some great pics from this past Holiday weekend that most definitely need to be turned into fab scrapbook pages, or some cards that need to be made and sent to friends and family both at home and abroad, or maybe...you have some time to make a card for a service member who could use a little taste of the homefront!

If so, check out the folks at Operation Write Home, who are always looking for some cards to share with our Soliders, Sailors, Marines and Airmen.  The cards they collect are packaged and sent to our servicemembers so they can help heroes keep in touch with home (their slogan, not mine).  There are specific restrictions on items and products allowed on the cards (i.e. NO GLITTER), so please check out the OWH Card Guidelines for additional information!  I can think of nothing better than to give a card for a great cause (IMHO).  I hear the next major event they are seeking cards for is Back to School (just saying) And now...I step off my soap box...

I'm so excited to share with you the fabulous, gorgeous samples created by our DT:









Delicious!  Absolutely LOVE every single bit of their samples!  So thankful to have such a fabulous team!

Oh wait...one last announcement...this particular challenge will run for two(ish) weeks!  You will have until July 14th to enter!  Looking forward to seeing your Patriotic art!  Please use a direct link to your project and include a link back here to us at the Shoe!  If you are making a card for Operation Write Home, please include a link to their site (help spread the word!).  All entries must be new as of 7/5/11.  If you are posting to an online gallery, please use the tag FF#85.  Have fun!