FF#77...things with WINGS!

Happy Friday all!  Were any of you up before dawn to watch the Royal Wedding??  I have to admit I was not!  I will peruse the pics later of course!  Hope your Friday has started off lovely!  Thank you to everyone who participated in our Earth Day challenge last week!  There were so many creative uses of recycled items and scraps!  I am constantly amazed by the sheer volume of creativity that is shared with us each week!  The FF#76 Top Three are:

Debby W

Dragonllew

Vixykins

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

And now...Shoe of the Week for FF#76 goes to:

JoAnn Hart

Congratulations JoAnn!  Your color story is wonderful, fantastic use of your scraps! Please feel free to grab our Shoe of the Week badge from our sidebar.

And now on to this week's challenge!  This week our challenge is things with Wings!  A few samples from our lovely design team:

Cammi

Mandy Z

Amber

Gorgeous art!  Hopefully we've helped you kick start your scrappy mojo!  Can't wait to see what lovely (I'm in love with the word lovely today!) creations you have to share with us!  Please use a direct link to your project, and include a link back to us here at the Shoe. It is much easier for us to comment on your work when you include the direct link! If you are posting to an online gallery, please use the tag FF#77.

FF#76... Happy Earth Day!

Happy Earth Day everyone!  I apologize for a late post, Les is on vacation and asked if I could do the post, lol. So please bear with me here, lol.  The entries we had this week were awesome and as always so much fun to look at.   So with that said, the top 3 for FF#74 are...

JUELMARIE

MARSHA D

MARY C 

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

And now for our Shoe of the Week....

MARYANNE!

Fantastic! Maryanne, your card is beautiful! Congrats and please feel free to grab our Shoe of the Week badge from the sidebar!

On with the new challenge! This week's Fashionista Friday challenge (FF#76) is in honor of Earth Day! Try recycling, reusing or renewing your scrap products or anything you have lying around the house.  Reusing those old scrap papers is a good start!  Lets see what you come up with and in the mean time check out what our Fabulous Shoe Gals designed.

AMBER

CAMMI

MANDY

Share your art with us, new as of 4/22/11, using the link below. Please use a direct link to your project, and include a link back to us here at the Shoe. It is much easier for us to comment on your work when you include the direct link! If you are posting to an online gallery, please use the tag FF#76.

FF#75...Stir your Imagination!

Happy Friday everyone!  We had so many amazing entries (131 to be exact) in our FF#74 challenge, that we want to make sure we have had the chance to see every entry before naming our Top 3 and Shoe of the Week. So hang in there with us, they will be posted later today! and we loved getting the chance to see every single one of them!  Amazing work by everyone!  It was tough (more difficult than you may realize), but we were (finally) able to select our Top 3 and Shoe of the Week!

The Top 3 for FF#74 are:

Marianne R

Lori

Gingerbeary - Carol H

Wow!  So many different styles all wrapped into WONDERFUL!  Please feel free to grab our Top 3 badge from the sidebar!

And now...drumroll please...the Shoe of the Week for FF#74 is:

Claire C

GORGEOUS!  Claire, your card is stunning!  Please feel free to grab our Shoe of the Week badge from the sidebar!

On with the new challenge! This week's Fashionista Friday challenge (FF#75) is a RECIPE! Woohoo! Use these ingredients to STIR up your imagination:

2 Die Cuts

Embossing

Clear Bling

Hmmm...starting to notice a trend in our recipe challenges...we here at the Shoe are loving some clear bling! LOL! Anywho...here are some amazing creations from our Super FAB DT to help get your mojo stirred up!

Amber

Cammi

Lesley

 (inside card)

Mandy Z

Can't wait to see how our recipe stirs up your creativity! Share your art with us, new as of 4/15/11, using the link below. Please use a direct link to your project, and include a link back to us here at the Shoe. It is much easier for us to comment on your work when you include the direct link! If you are posting to an online gallery, please use the tag FF#75.

FF#74...SPRING is in the air!

Good Morning!  Hope your Friday has started off grand!  There were SEW many amazing entries in last week's challenge!  We really enjoyed hopping around and visiting so many fab spots!  It was so difficult to make the selections for this week's Top 3 and Shoe of the Week...but we finally managed to get it done!  Without further ado...here are our FF#73 Top 3:

Betty Wright

Susan Killam

Chris V

Beautiful entries!  We drooled over each one!  Please feel free to grab our Top 3 badge from the sidebar.

And now...I'm so excited to show you the FF#73 Shoe of the Week...

Josephine!

WOWZA!  What stunning stitchery!  Gorgeous Easter card! Josephine, please feel free to grab our Shoe of the Week badge from the sidebar!

But wait...we have one more fun announcement...the winner of the $10 gift voucher to Michelle's Scrapbooking & More is:

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Congratulations Cheryl (Shestamps)!  Please drop us a line at iftheshoefits5@gmail.com so we can get your gift voucher info to you!  And thank you again to our fabulous sponsor Michelle!

Now, on to this week's challenge:

SPRING!

With the wacky weather that has been making it's way around the world...we hope that Spring has finally arrived for some of you!  And if it's still a bit away...then let's get you ready for it with some Spring inspired projects!

Here are some gorgeous Spring samples from our oh-so-talented DT:

Amber

Cammi

Mandy Z

Lesley

Can't wait to see what Spring-y creations you have to show us!  Share your art with us (new as of 4/8/11) using the link below.  Please use a direct link to your project, and include a link back to us here at the Shoe, so that it is easier for us to leave comments.  If you are posting to an online gallery, please use the tag FF#74.

FF#73...SEW crazy!

wooohooo!  It's FRIDAY!  Before we dive into this week's challenge...we have to say...what AMAZING entries in last week's Mix It Up challenge.  We were so impressed with how you all took our little recipe and made it your own!  Thank you for sharing your art with us!

This week's Top 3 are:

Bonnie O'Clair

Gro Tjelveit

Tina

Gorgeous entries!  We loved each and every one!  Ladies, please feel free to grab our Top 3 badge from the sidebar!!

and this week's Shoe of the Week goes to:

RubyM

WOWWWW!  Absolutely STUNNING!!!  Ruby, please feel free to grab our Shoe of the Week badge from the sidebar!

and now to this week's challenge...oh wait...forgot a little something...heehee!  This week we have yet another fabulous sponsor for you!!  This week's sponsor is Michelle's Scrapbooking & more (home of The Pixie Cottage)!

Michelle is going to hook up one randomly selected entry with a $10 gift voucher!  I'm seriously jealous!  Now...on to this week's challenge!

For the FF#73 challenge we want to see some SEWing!  It can be faux, machine stitched, hand stitched, or even some of those "sew" fab sentiments out there!  Here are some DT samples to get you started:

Lesley (using Got Feathers?)

Mandy Z

Cammi

        

                                                    Tanisha

WOOOHOOO!  (Can never say that enough on a Friday!).  What delicious samples!  And now...we can't wait to see what you come up with using our SEWing theme!  Share your craftiness with us (new as of 4/1/11) using the link below.  Please use a direct link to your project (and a link back here to the Shoe) so that it is easier for us to leave comments.  If you are posting to an online gallery, please use the tag FF#73.  Can't wait to see what art you create!

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!