Halloween Fimo Buttons Giveaway

Hey!! So AWESOM to see all those comments!! Just popping in to say hi...don't have much time for the blog this week (every spare minute I have I'm baking my buttons....and I found some glittery purple and black fimo that I'll be throwing in the mix!!). Got a lot of other things going on...DIY projects around the house and major major organizing....so see you all Friday when I announce the winner!!

Hi!!
Here we are at another one of my handmade fimo buttons giveaways! I made them in yummy traditional Halloween colours (purple, orange and green)....couldn't find any black fimo (don't think I'll have time to pop into town) so I'll throw in some of Martha Stewart's Spider Confetti.







I invite everyone to play along (including former winners)...only rule I have really is to leave one comment. Maybe you can tell me what Christmas colour combo you'd like to see for the next fimo buttons giveaway (pink and green, red, green and gold, blue and silver...)??? I'll announce my winners on Friday (that will give me enough time to polish off the buttons and pack them up). Also I owe a few ladies some of my buttons....and hope to have that ready by Friday as well.



Feel free to post about this giveaway (you can add the photo if you like) or just spread the news...the more the merrier!



Good luck!

xo

you're the best

I can't believe I made two cards in ONE day!!! This is a photo card of Jakov when he was 3 months old........my sweetness!!!

I stamped Hero Arts Antique Brocade Cling on yellow cardstock and then drew the giraffe and cut it out. I coloured the edges a bit with a yellow Derwent pencil to give the giraffe more definition.

Now I'm off to making dinner and cleaning up!

XO

another photo card

HI!

I received some new Hero Arts stamps yesterday which included my very first CLING stamp!!! and I LOVE it!!!!!!!!! I had this photo of me and my husband on our wedding day that got ruined (my daughter got her hands on it a while back) and thought of my Making Memories tag maker and how it would be perfect for the heart shape rim.

Ahh.....how ROMANTIC!!!

I used Making Memories pp.........it's soooo HARD to let go of yummy patter paper!! Also Lucy totally got me hooked on string!!!

Anyways, that's it for me..........kids are doing better...a few more day and they should 100%!

I don't think I'll make any cards this weekend........I really need to catch up on my buttons....I owe a few ladies some of my buttons and I'm planning a Halloween fimo buttons giveaway next week.

Have a great weekend!! xo

Marko Beljo IS Spiderman!

I couldn't resist using this picture for the Hero Arts Challenge this week which is to make a photo card. I LOVE making photo pocket cards......it's fun pulling out the photo to see the whole picture.

I made a tiny mistake on the card (when it was 99.9 percent done so I saved it with the little spider stamp on the bottom!!)

I stamped the web on the photo and card.....used some black stickles to add a little bling. I distressed the card too to make it look cobwebby and weathered (that's how I'm feeling right now.....all 3 of my kids are SICK!!).

If you were wondering who the REAL Spider Man is well it's Marko of coarse!!!

I'll add the materials later on today..........have a great day!!

material - stamps (Hero Arts), Basic Grey brads, my fimo button, black Stickles, Derwent pencils, ribbon, spider confetti (Martha Stewart), ink (Adirondack Pitch Black, Versamark Dazzle)

Halloween Treat Bags

Hi!
Halloween isn't really celebrated here in Croatia....everyone knows about it but there's no trick-or-treating...I noticed that my neighbour carves a pumpkin and puts a candle in it and I just love them for it! ;)
For the past few years I've been hosting a Halloween party for our family and friends...they get a 'HOOT' out of the decorations and love my brownies and apple pie. And I do hand out treat for my kids schoolmates and the neighbourhood kids. Which brings me to this....

These Halloween treat bags were totally inspired by Michelle Wooderson who is the BOMB!!! This woman ROCKS!!! I always find inspiration on her blog! I've always used plastic bags when I did these treat bags but I got the idea from Mish to use paper bags.

I will be handing these babies out....well this is one of the designs I have in mind....I'll be posting more treat bags in the next few days. (you can click on the photos for a closer look)

I had such fun with this treat bag....I embossed the paper bag using the cuttlebug and I used this ADORABLE Halloween stamp set by Hero Arts. Once again I went to town with the black stickles. The buttons are my handmade fimo buttons.

Anyways, I'll leave a list of the materials I used later on....gotta put Jakov down for his nap.

Bye!

materials - stamps (Hero Arts CL239), inks (Adirondack Pitch Black, ColorBox chalk ink), Stickles (Black Diamond), ribbon, string, my handmade fimo buttons, Cuttlebug embossing folder, clothes pin, pop dots, gel pen (glitter), nestabilities circle die.

BIG smile

Hero Arts challenge last week was about learning. I have learned so much from the Hero Arts blog and all the talented ladies on the Hero Arts Flickr group. I decided to use Card Patterns new sketch and my new Hero Arts stamps for both challenges!

So here's my card.......I decided to let go of some of my yummy Basic Grey pattern paper!!! I have such a hard time letting go of Pattern Paper!! lol

Some of the things I've learned are masking, using gel pens on your stamped images to accent them more (like I did on the dots and wings of the owl....I also out lined the clouds with Spica's Clear glitter pen)

Also stamping on top of another stamped image (like I did with the loopy boarder stamp on my clouds block stamp)....and stamping on pattern paper (like I did with the hearts on PTI's pattern paper) such a simple thing yet I never thought of it on my own!!!

(click on the photo for a closer look)

Anyways, that's it for now.....hope you all have a great day!

materials - Hero Arts stamps (LP131, S5215, CL168), cardstock, pattern paper (Basic Grey, Papertrey Ink), ribbon, Making Memories heart shape tag, gel pens, ink (ColorBox chalk inks, My Mind's Eye color wheel), pop dots

blog candy and some more blog candy

Major blog candy action going on lately!!! First take a look at what Stephanie's giving away!! You know I left a comment!!!!! Go on over and check it out yourself on her blog Stamping and Sharing!

And the lovely talented Lucy is having an awesome giveaway.......go and check it out. Love her blog and her cards....you'll find a lot of inspiration on her blog (and that goes for Stephanie too!)

Mary let me know that she used the buttons that she won on one of my fimo button giveaways! Check out the gorgeous Happy Birthday banner she made!!! Awesome. Go on over and check out her awesome blog Everyday Elliot!

LOVE IT!!

Speaking of buttons and giveaways.........I am planning on doing a Halloween fimo buttons giveaway (hope you'll play along) and I haven't forgotten the giveaway I want to do in honor of my Princess Mia and her healthy kidney!!! (like I said...it won't be anything crafty but girly)

And finally, we had Marko's birthday party yesterday.........it was great.......all three kids got goodies from our awesome guests (family and friends) unfortunately no pictures for I didn't get a chance to sit.........as for those treat bags for his classmates........he proudly handed them out and I think made some new friends!!! ;)

Have a great Sunday!!

awesome new blog

I finished Marko's birthday treats to hand out to his classmates! Also made one for the teacher.

Now I've got pretty much 24 hours of non stop cooking, baking, decorating, cleaning....for Marko's birthday party tomorrow!

I'm happy to report that there's an awesome new blog in town........

and it's called Perfectly Pretty!! I've been following Carly's blog Paper in Bloom now for a while and this lady is TALENTED and so inspires me!! And I'm so excited that she's starting another blog about her other passions which are decorating, DIY, organizing, cleaning............ALL the stuff I LOVE too!! I'd love to start a blog like that too........maybe down the road........I can barely keep up with the one I have now! But I just can't wait to see what Carly has in store for Perfectly Pretty!!

blog candy

Take a look at these PRETTIES!!!



Go and visit Katrina and get in on this yummy action!

first grade and the BIG 7

I can't help but get emotional writing up this post! My baby is in first grade and turning 7 on Saturday!!

I can only say that it's pure joy and torture watching them grow up! Slow down......please slow down and don't grow up so fast!!

I'll be very busy this week preparing for his party. I'm making these little treats for him to bring to school on Friday to hand out to his classmates.

I started last night and was fussing over the colours (gotta keep them neutral) etc when I reminded myself.....they are a bunch of 7 year old who will appreciate the 'pretty paper' for about 10 seconds before they rip into them to get to the good stuff!!!

After Marko's inspections (the one that's farthest back....you can see it's a little worn after Marko's poking and squeezing!! lol) he gave me the thumbs up on the design. I have to make 25 (one for Mia) by Friday!!

That's it for me.......have a great day!!

hoot!

Yippie! I recieved Honorable Mention for this Hero Arts Challenge!


Hi!
I think whether you have children or not you have to know how to multi task to keep up with life these days!! So I'm using this sketch for the Caardvarks challenge....

......and these yummy colours for the Hero Arts challenge which is fall colours. I just love the traditional Halloween colours so I made this card......isn't this owl too cute! I coloured her in with my Derwent pencils and used black stickles on her hat and cape.

(click on picture for a larger view)

If I were to put on a cape and hat in the morning this is pretty much what I would look like before my morning coffee!! ;)

Have a great day!

TFL!

materials: string, my fimo buttons, Versamark Dazzle, Adirondack ink Pitch Black, Hero Arts stamps CL329, cuttlebug swissdots folder, nestabilities circle die, stickles (black), glitter pen, ribbon, cardstock, Derwent pencils

preschool, first grade, a birthday.....

forgot about this........like I mentioned Mia started preschool this week and I gave her teachers (she has two) some yummy Bajadera chocolates! This was so last minute...I didn't even measure out my papers just slapped everything together in minutes.

yeah.......lots going on here!!! Marko started first grade and I think I'm having a harder time with it!!!;) He's also started his taekwondo again. His birthday is on the 19th and it's a Spider Man event! I will be making some treats for his class. Mia is back at preschool leaving their little brother Jakov free to snoop through their toys and stuff!!
So basically we're all trying to get some kind of schedule going...not much time left for cards....I'm neck deep in making buttons.....for Kate's Card drive, etc.

Before I go I wanted to share something I saw on Michelle's blog (LOVE this woman!!).....Flea Market Style Magazine! I'm loving it!!

Anyways hopefully I'll have some thing crafty to post soon!
bye! xo

manly

Hey!
I just made it on time for this weeks Hero Arts challenge which is to make a MANLY card!! AND this card is perfect for the CardPatterns challenge too!! Bonus!

so here it is......

My husband is the inspiration behind this card. He likes things very simple, plain and no PINK!! lol. Putting on a shirt and tie is torture (did you all know that Croatians (Hrvati) invented the tie (kravati)!?........he LOVES soccer, meat, the outdoors and he's the best tata (daddy) in the world!!

I stamped the log to make my own pattern paper and framed my sentiment with Making Memories Tag maker. The button is my handmade button. I pretty much use only my buttons and not because I think they're the best but I don't want to use my other buttons (I have PTI, Basic Grey and Making Memories buttons) because they are too pretty to use so that's why I started making my own!!! lol

That it for now........have a great Sunday.....hopefully a nice relaxing one!!

Materials

stamps - Hero Arts LP130

string, my handmade fimo button, Making Memories metal tag rim

cardstock

ink - ColorBox Chalk ink in dark brown, Adirondack Earthtones pitch black

donating my buttons

scroll down to see the fimo buttons giveaway winner

Hi!
How EXCITED am I!!!! I was just on Jennifer's blog and she's having a little giveaway in Kate's honor (you don't want to miss that) and she once again gave all the information in regards to Kate's card drive and the yummy list of prizes for..............and speaking of the prizes..........

MY HANDMADE FIMO BUTTON are on the list of prizes!!!!!!!!! How exciting is that!!!

I let Jennifer know that I would love to donate my buttons as a prize............and as I was scrolling down the list of prizes there I am..........prize #24!!!
You can check out the list of prizes here. Amazing gifts being offered!!

Any speaking of my buttons.......I'll be picking my winner using random.org later on.

See ya later!


Hi,
I'm back to announce my winner. I already mentioned how I'm thinking about selling these button on etsy so I'm looking into it (reading up on etsy, figuring out shipping etc)...........anyways......the winners are...

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:21
Timestamp: 2009-09-04 09:59:20 UTC

Stephanie said...
Oh sweetie, I'm so glad to hear the good news about your daughter!My Jasmine had to have an operation when she was 3 weeks old so I know how scary it is when they're so little :(Big hugs hunLove Steph xxx

Okay....had to leave the computer for a bit........lunch time for the kids!!
Anyways, I couldn't resist and I pick a bonus winner who is...

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:8
Timestamp: 2009-09-04 10:51:52 UTC

Virginia L. said...
So happy that your little Mia is all better!!! Wooohoo!Jane! Your buttons are so YUMMY! Ilove to eat (I mena have) them!! YAY! Thanks for the chance to win!

Congrats to my winners......hope my buttons live up to your expectations. Thanks to all who played along and for your lovely comments for my Mia which by the way keep an eye out for her giveaway.......it'll be soon.
As for buttons......I plan on doing some more giveaways soon with yummy Halloween colours so I hope you all will come back to play!

And to my winners please email me you addresses so I can get those buttons out to you asap!! janebeljo@yahoo.ca

Have a great day!!

xo xo

Hey!

I decided to make a quick card while my youngest napped and the other two played together (Marko and Mia really get along great.......actually all three do except that sometimes Jakov (who is two) can be a bother...)

I've noticed that I haven't been enjoying myself doing these challenges........this usually made me relax........now I'm going about it like my life is on the line!!! ;) Why......why I ask!! I think I know why.........I noticed that it's been this way ever since I started my blog............will I get comments?? will I be in the spotlight??? will they love it or hate it!!!!!!!!! Oh Jane....Jane, Jane , Jane!! I had to remind myself why I do this (my crafts)! So this card was fun to make! Might not be the best but I love it and I had FUN doing it!!!!!! I would have loved to do a little sewing on this card but I don't know how!!! My mother in law does have a sewing machine.....how hard is it!!

Anyways, have a great day!!

P.S. I'll post the materials I used later on and don't forget there's still time for my handmade fimo buttons giveaway!

stamps - PTI (Polka Dot Basic, Handwritten Notes), Colorbox Chalk ink, ribbon, my handmade fimo button, Fiskars boarder punch Treading Water, cardstock, pattern paper (PTI 2008 Bitty Box Basics), Spellbinders Labels 1 die

have a goodie!

Hi!

I just love these colours! I'm obsessed with brown and have been since grade 9!! My first lipstick was a Revlon called Coffee Bean or something like that!!! My home is filled with chocolate browns, taupe, creamy white and green.....I can never get sick of those colours.

Anyways, here's my card...I combined Dawn's yummy colours with Card Patterns Sketch 30.

I have to tell you that I think my mojo left for Canada along with our relatives!! I just stared and stared at my papers for hours!! I really have to lighten up!! :)

Have a great day!

materials:

stamps - PTI Polka Dot Basics, Handwritten Notes. SEI

Chalk inks

Making Memories metal circle rim

paper - PTI 2008 Bitty Box Basic, Making Memories Mocha Paperie

ribbon

Spellbinders label die, Fiskars scissors

P.S. my fimo buttons giveaway end this Friday.