Friday, September 30, 2011

FF#92...Inspiration and WCMD!

Happy Friday evening all!  Hope all is going well with you!  We truly enjoyed perusing your FF#91 projects!  And thank you to all that applied to join the Shoe DT!  We'll be sending out invitation(s) in the next day or two for the DT...but until then...and before we get to this week's challenge...let's give a shout out to:

The FF#91 Top 3:

LOVELY!!  Please feel free to grab our Top 3 badge from the sidebar!

and now...and super duper shout out to the FF#91 Shoe of the Week:



Liva...this is simply STUNNING!  We fell in love with your holiday card!  Please feel free to grab our Shoe of the Week badge from the sidebar!

And now...as we all get ready to celebrate

It's time to bring you our FF#92 challenge!  This week (and this one will run for one week ONLY)...we want to see how you are inspired by this pic:


I've got so many ideas running through my head just peeking at the lovely colors!  Here is how our DT was inspired:



And now...it's your turn!  We are very so looking forward to seeing how our image inspires you!  Please use a direct link to your entry and include one on your blog back to us here at the Shoe!  All entries must be new as of Sept. 30, 2011.  If you are posting to an online gallery, please use the tag FF#92.  Can't wait to see your art!

Friday, September 16, 2011

FF#91...Bejeweled Blue

Happy Friday all!  We've got lots of stuff to share with you today, but first...we were blown away by the number of truly amazing projects that were submitted for our FF#90 Back to School challenge!  We truly enjoyed visiting all of your blogs and seeing your amazing art!

The FF#90 Top 3 are:

Beautiful work by all!  Please feel free to grab our Top 3 badge from the sidebar!

and now....the FF#90 Shoe of the Week goes to:


Absolutely fabulous!  Please feel free to grab our Shoe of the Week badge from the sidebar!

We want to take this opportunity to say thank you once again to our Fabulous Sponsor for FF#90: Whiff of Joy Stamps!  And the winner of the free WOJ Stamp is:

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(I don't know why the Max shows 100...I entered 60 on the widget).

Congratulations Sallysbitz!  Please email us at iftheshoefits5@gmail.com so that we can put you in contact with Whiff of Joy to claim your prize!

Before we get to the latests and greatest Fashionista Friday challenge, we have a few announcements to make!  First...We are so happy to welcome Cammi as a full time member of the Shoe!  She previously was a member of our Feb - Aug 2011 DT, and we asked her to hang around with us, and she said yes!  Woohooo!

And our last announcement before we reveal this week's challenge...We are looking for some NEW SHOES to join our DT!   Our Fall/Winter DT Call is ON!  We are looking for a new team of paper crafters of all shapes, sizes, experience and styles!

Details:

Term: 6 months, October 2011 -  March 30, 2012

DT Requirements:

  • An active blog
  • Participate in 2-3 challenges a month and post those challenges on your blog
  • Regular internet access.  All challenges are posted in the Shoe DT Yahoo Group and members will need to check in periodically
  • Be able to work with digi image
What we can offer you:
  • An opportunity to meet new people and make new friends
  • Exposure to a new audience
  • A link to your blog direct from the Shoe homepage
  • fun and games along the way!
How to apply (complete BOTH steps to apply):

Step 1:
Play along with us for FF#91, when you add your link via inlinkz, make note of what Link # your entry is.


Step 2:
Please email the following information to iftheshoefits5@gmail.com :
  • Your full name, email address and blog address
  • A brief bio
  • Why you would like to join the Shoe DT
  • Your FF#91 Link number  (this is so we can check out your blog and some of your current projects, instead of having you send us a bunch of pictures)
  • Include the following in the subject line: Shoe DT Call Fall 2011
This DT Call will be open until Noon on Sept. 30th, 2011.  We will send invites to new DT members Oct. 1-2.  Names will be announced on the Shoe on Oct. 7, 2011.  Good luck to all!

And NOW...(finally right?) here is our latest and greatest...Fashionista Friday #91: Bejeweled Blue...We want to see how the September birthstone, Sapphire, inspires you!  Who wouldn't want to take one of these home:


Ahhh...pretty sure these are things I dream about!  Heehee!  Anywho, here are some samples from our DT:



And now it's your turn!  We are very excited to see how Sapphires inspire you!  Please use a direct link to your entry and include one on your blog back to us here at the Shoe!  All entries must be new as of Sept. 16, 2011.  If you are posting to an online gallery, please use the tag FF#91.  If you are applying to join the Shoe DT, don't forget to make note of what number your Link is in the list!

Friday, September 2, 2011

FF#90...let's all head BACK TO SCHOOL!

Well...let's just say it's been an eventful two weeks...FF#89 was all about Welcome to the Jungle...I didn't intend to Welcome earthquakes and hurricanes!  Hope all of you are well and have survived Hurricane Irene with little damage.  Our hearts go out to those still without power, who have lost their homes, and special prayers to those that lost loved one's from this hurricane.

Now on to the FF#89 Top 3:


Beautiful work by all!  Please feel free to grab our Top 3 badge from the sidebar!

And now...drumroll please...the FF#89 Shoe of the Week goes to:


STUNNING!  An absolutely AMAZING piece of art!  Julie, please feel free to grab our Shoe of the Week badge from the sidebar!

Before we present the new challenge, let's welcome a new sponsor to the Shoe, Whiff of Joy Stamps!


We are so excited to tell you that one RANDOM entry in FF#90 will receive One Free Stamp from Whiff of Joy!  How awesome is that?????

And now on to the challenge!  The FF#90 Challenge is Back to School!  (I was so excited when this school year started...meant my child had focus again!).  So let's see your Back to School themed projects!  Here is what our DT came up with:

(using Shopping Willow stamp from WOJ)




Now it's YOUR TURN!  We can't wait to see how our Back to School theme inspires you!  Please use a direct link to your entry and include one on your blog back to us hear at the Shoe!  All entries must be new as of Sept. 2, 2011.  If you are posting to an online gallery, please use the tag FF#90.  Looking forward to seeing your entries!