Wednesday, April 28, 2010

May Tag Swap Details

**UPDATE** (June 13, 2010)


I combined groups 2 & 3 for the swap out so everyone can get back another artist's creation. The swap amongst 2 & 3 will be random since each person only sent in 7 tags. But no one will get back their own tag back. Groups 1 & 4 are NOT impacted as I received everyone's tags in those groups. Here is the new combined group 2 & 3:


Jil

Marlene

Gloria

Karen

Stephanie

Rina

Arlene

Gina

Susan


Total: 9 swappers for the new group


Tags will be shipped this Tuesday, or Wednesday at the latest.


If you have any questions, please email me at bfkwithlove@gmail.com.


Watch the update video here:




Hi everyone!


Here are the details for the tag swap:


* THEME: “BEACH”

* CHALLENGE: “super dimensional” – 3D your tag like mad! :-)

* Make your tag with good quality, heavy card stock or back with light chipboard for stability

* Your tag should be sized at 2 ¾ x 5 inches or larger (tag shape can vary)

* All the tags you create should be the same/identical
* Include at least one embellishment on your tag (i.e. flower, bling, charm, ribbon, etc.)
* Include your name and blog/YouTube URL on the back of your tags so we all know whose work it is.

* Place your tags in a plastic zipper type bag to prevent possible water damage during shipment.

* Include a self-addressed/self-stamped envelope with your tags. The stamps should total at least the same amount of postage as it took to mail the tags to me. NO metered strips please. Please do not send cash unless you are swapping from Canada (US currency please.) I will ship via USPS. **IMPORTANT NOTE: Because of the "super dimensional" challenge, it may be a good idea to include extra postage and a larger envelope or shipping box to mail the tags back to you. Any extra postage will be sent back to you. This will prevent any delays in receiving your swapped tags. Thanks.

Your tags need to be in my hands no later than May 31, 2010. I will ship the swapped tags to participants within a week so long as I have everyone’s tags on time. Any delays in receiving the tags will delay shipment for others so please be considerate of the deadline.


If you don't already have my mailing address, email me once you're ready to mail out your tags and I will send you my mailing address. I’m at bfkwithlove@gmail.com.


Here are the groups for the May swap:


Group 1 (Make 7 tags, keep 1 for yourself)

Tracy

Lucina

Leslie

Jo

Tammy B.

Lia

Latarsha


Group 2 (Make 7 tags, keep 1 for yourself)

Jil

Anita

Angie

Marlene

Gloria

Karen

Veronica


Group 3 (Make 7 tags, keep 1 for yourself)

Stephanie

Rina

Arlene

Gina

Tina

Susan

Olga


Group 4 (Make 7 tags, keep 1 for yourself)

Jamie

Darlene

Olinda

Janet

Tammy N.

Brandy

Cindy


Have fun ladies! :-)


NOTE: If you missed the sign-ups and are still interested in participating, Joyce has offered to host a tag swap via her blog along side my tag swap to accommodate any additional swappers. If you are interested, Joyce will be hosting an additional 20 swappers. The same tag swap rules will apply. You can email Joyce at 14jauler@sbcglobal.net or visit her YouTube channel at 1fotojoy.

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

May Tag Swap Sign-ups **CLOSED**



**The response was so super fast ladies... the sign-ups for the May Tag Swap are now CLOSED.**


However, if you are still interested in participating, Joyce has offered to host a tag swap via her blog along side my tag swap to accommodate any additional swappers. If you are interested, Joyce will be hosting an additional 20 swappers. Same tag swap rules apply. You can email Joyce at 14jauler@sbcglobal.net or visit her YouTube channel at 1fotojoy.




Hi Everyone!

The May tag swap sign-ups are now open!! Please email me (do not leave a comment on this post) at bfkwithlove@gmail.com if you are interested in joining. I will have a small number of slots open this month, so if you are thinking of joining please act fast! :-) Once sign-ups are closed, no additional swappers will be accepted. So if you sign up, please follow through to be fair to the other ladies. :-)

The theme this month is "SUMMER/BEACH."
The challenge is "super dimensional." (get as dimensional with your embellies as you can!)

I will be posting additional information about the swap (as well as announce the swap groups) here on my blog soon, so stay tuned.

hugs,
Arlene :-)

Monday, April 19, 2010

I LOVE my Copic Markers!!!




Hi everyone! Happy Monday!!!

I have entered a new craze in my scrappy life with Copic markers. I don't know why I didn't try these out sooner, but I absolutely LOVE them! I purchased some Greeting Farm stamps at 7 Kids College Fund and OMG I am hooked!!!

This is one of the first images I colored with my Copic markers. I cut out the image and mounted it onto a card that I'm sending off to Lucina at "Love2Craft."

I want to personally thank Suzanne at "suzannejdean" on YouTube for all the wonderful Copic tutorials! She is amazing! Also check out www.prariepaperandink.typepad.com, she has awesome tutorials on Copic markers as well.

Thanks for stopping by!

hugs,
Arlene

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Anniversary weekend in Napa Valley


My hubbs and I had the greatest time in Napa this past weekend as we celebrated our 10 year wedding anniversary. I had never gone wine tasting or a tour of a winery, so we did just that. We ended up on south St. Helena at a winery called Castello di Amorosa. Those of you that watch "The Bachelor" may recognize this "castle" winery. It is very historic and to see the history of this facility during our 1 hour tour was amazing. We even got to do some wine tasting at the end which was so fun and yummy!! We ended up leaving with 3 bottles of wine! :-) That evening we had a very nice dinner at Cole's Chop House in downtown Napa. VERY good and recommended if you are ever in Napa!

The next day hubbs said we couldn't leave town without trying Gott's Roadside (yes, we did ALOT of eating this weekend!) I had the best cheeseburger on earth there... yum!!!! Jay had the Ahi Tuna burger (I can't eat anything raw, hehehe!) But he said it was the best and I'll take his word for it. LOL!

Here are a few of the many pics that you know I'll be creating a mini album for sometime soon when I find the time! hehe! Enjoy!

Thanks for stopping by! :-)

hugs,
Arlene

Friday, April 9, 2010

Anniversary Card

Here is the 10 year anniversary card I made for my hubby! Happy 10 year anniversary honey!! :-) Can't wait to celebrate this weekend... my mom and dad are watching the kiddos so me and hubby actually get some alone time... WOW, long awaited! LOL! Anyhow, wishing everyone a VERY awesome weekend and thank you so much for all the anniversary wishes both here on Blogger and on YouTube. Luv ya guys!!!! :-)

hugs,
Arlene

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Beautiful Blogger Award!


How exciting to have won this blog award from Gina over at http://gigiscreativedesigns.blogspot.com! Thank you so much for sending me this award Gina... and sorry it took me forever to accept it (hehehe!)... you are the sweetest ever!!

There are a few rules to accepting the award so here they are:

1. Thank the person who nominated you
2. Copy the award and paste it on your blog
3. Link to the person who nominated you for the award
4. List 10 interesting things about yourself
5. Nominate 10 other Beautiful Bloggers


Ten Interesting Things About Me:

1. I am addicted to scrapbooking!!! (I think we all know that one though... hahaha!)

2. I live in sunny California with my soulmate & 3 offspring (all boys!)

3. I cannot live without my iPhone... if I'm 10 miles away from home and discover I forgot my phone, I will make a u-turn to get it!!

4. I started scrapbooking after attending a Stampin' Up party back in 1997 and I invested in my first heat-gun back then which is still "alive" today! :-)

5. I am celebrating my 10 year wedding anniversary with hubby tomorrow (April 8th!) We met the day before Easter exactly 16 years ago from this past Easter!

6. I am a project manager for a Bay Area internet company and working with such an awesome team makes my job so worth it (much like knowing all you wonderful ladies on Blogger & YouTube... you all make blogging and making vids sooooooo worth it, luv ya all!!!)

7. I am addicted to making vintage lollipop flowers... addicted I say... addicted! LOL!

8. My Sizzix BigShot is my ONE "cannot live without" tool in my craftroom.

9. My 2 1/2 year old son has me wrapped around his little finger (he is the classic "youngest child") LOL!

10. I will never.... never I say.... never get tired of butterflies! :-)

Nominate 10 other Beautiful Bloggers:

1. Rose: Rose N Papers
2. Liann: Creating with Aloha
3. Jade: JadedStudios
4. Lucina: Love 2 Craft
5. Michelle: ScrapForJoy
6. Olga: Artmingle
7. Jules: The Jule Box
8. Mary: Odonata Creations
9. Leslie: Scraps Of Mine
10. Vangie: Arrested Motion

Sunday, April 4, 2010

Tag for March swap!

Hi ladies. It's been one of those crazy months hasn't it? Here's the tag I made for the March tag swap that I host here on my blog. The theme was Asian/Spring/Flowers and I thought I would challenge myself to do all three.

I used Tim Holtz's "rusted enamel" technique on the base of the tag. If you haven't seen my vid on this technique, check it out HERE. It's one of my favorite techniques.

Be sure to check out the vid of this tag located at the bottom of this post. :-)

So far I have received most of the tags from the March swappers, but I'm still waiting on a few. Once I get them all, I will be doing a video segment on them so be sure to look out for those vids because it will definitely be eye candy! I got some SUPER gorgeous amazing tags from everyone. I just LOVE tags... they are soooo super fun!

Hope everyone had a nice Easter with their loved ones and be sure to check back here on my blog for more to come soon! :-)

hugs,
Arlene


Thursday, April 1, 2010

April Tag Swap Details

UPDATE May 5, 2010: Hi ladies! I almost have all the tags for the April swap. I'm still waiting on 5 more tags. Once I have them all, I will do a quick vid and get them in the mail to you. Stay tuned, it should be later this week (I'm hoping!) hugs, Arlene


Hi everyone!

Thank you for joining in of the tag swapping fun we've been having over here! It's been a blast and it's been AWESOME seeing everyone's super gorgeous creations! Keep an eye out because as soon as I get all the March tags in... I will be hosting a video segment on YouTube showing off everyone's tags! :-) Click HERE to go to my YouTube Channel.

Here are the Groups, Rules and Details for the April Tag Swap. If you have any questions at all, drop me an email at bfkwithlove@gmail.com.

Group 1 (Make 11 tags, keep 1 for yourself)

Jade
Olga
Maureen
Julie
Natasha
Claudia
Teri
Dawn
Jennifer
Janet
Karen S.

Group 2 (Make 12 tags, keep 1 for yourself)

Marie
Natalie
Allyson
Marlene
Tammy N.
Donna B.
Leslie
Tina
Cindy
Karen K.
Arlene
Lucina

Group 3 (Make 12 tags, keep 1 for yourself)

Kristin
Ivett
Chelsea
Joanne
Liann
Tara
Tammy B.
Nancy
Angie
Tracy P.
Melanie
Michelle


Here are the Rules/Details for the tag swap:

* THEME: “Roses & Flowers” (do one or both, it’s up to you!)

* CHALLENGE: Use fabric on your tags (this could be the flower or rose, or not, it’s up to you!)

* Please make your tag with good quality, heavy card stock or back with light chipboard for stability

* Your tag should be sized at 2 ¾ x 5 inches or larger (tag shape can vary)

*All the tags you create should be the same/identical (charms, flowers, etc. can vary but the base of your tag should be the same)
* Include at least one embellishment on your tag (flower, bling, charm, ribbon, etc.)
* Please include your name and blog/YouTube URL on the back of your work so we all know whose work it is.

* Place your tags in a plastic zipper type bag to prevent possible water damage during shipment.

* Include a self-addressed/self-stamped envelope with your tags for shipment by USPS only (please no FedEx or UPS.) The stamps should total at least the same amount of postage as it took to mail the tags to me. **Important NOTE**: NO metered strips please. Please do not send cash unless you are swapping from Canada. Thank you.

*Lastly, if you are unable to commit to this tag swap please let me know ASAP as it's not fair to the other ladies to have to create more tags than needed for the swap.


Your tags should be in my hands no later than April 30, 2010 please. I will ship the swapped tags to participants within a week so long as I have everyone’s tags on time. Any delays in receiving the tags will delay shipment for others so please be considerate of the deadline. :-)


If you don't already have my mailing address, email me once you're ready to mail out your tags and I will send you my mailing address. I’m at bfkwithlove@gmail.com.


Thank you all for participating, and most importantly HAVE FUN!! Can’t wait to see everyone’s creations!


hugs,
Arlene
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