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!

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:

Silke Ledlow

Grace N

Karin

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:

Lisa C

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!

Mandy

Dawn

Cammi

Mandy Z

Amber

                   
                                                           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!

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:

Catz

Teenabugg38

HeidiD

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 Olsen

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!

Tanisha

Amber

Mandy Z

Cammi

Dawn

Lesley

and from Mandy, our fab Feb guest designer

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!

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:

Amber Goble!

Dawn Carrington!

Mandy Zimmerman!

Jessica Dodson!

Cammi Boddie!

(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!

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:

Kim Mc

Sharon

True

And our Shoe of the Week goes to:

Zoe (Aus)

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!