Tuesday, April 27, 2010

... thanks

Thanks for all the love over the last few days! I really appreciated all of the comments from the blog hop! Now for the big news... as you may remember I was offering my own prize here at A LITTLE DASH OF... It's a great vintage & recycled kit I put together. I did the drawing last night and I am so excited to say that the winner is....

Julie Tucker-Wolek !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Send me you info and I will get it in the mail!!!

Thanks to everyone for dropping by. I did make up a twin kit that I am selling in my Etsy Store, A little dash of this and that if you are interested. Thanks again to everyone!!! Have a wonderful day!

Peace Out
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Sunday, April 25, 2010

CIG Earth Day Blog Hop… Day 4

Hello Hello!!

Today is the last day of the CIG Earth Day Blog Hop.  If you just ended up here, make sure you go back to the beginning of the hop at Create It Green

Today I have a craft non-scrapbook related.  I read about this years ago and with the kick of recycled bags, I thought it was the perfect idea for Earth Day.  I am going to show you how to make your own bags to bring to the grocery store.  All you need is a T-SHIRT and sewing machine. 

STEP 1: Cut off the sleeves… it is best to keep the the seam to reinforce the bag

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STEP 2:  Cut the top out… I use a plate as a guide. 

IMG_9204 STEP 3: Sew the bottom… turn the shirt inside out and pin.  Because I wanted to make the bag wider at the bottom I pin the sides in see the second picture.  But you can also just sew it straight across.

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IMG_9213 STEP 4: You’re DONE!!!… Turn it right side out and you have a new bag to take to the store.

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This is a great way to start being Green today!!!!

REMEMBER… Here at A LITTLE DASH OF… I will be giving out a prize of my own!!! I will be drawing a name at random tomorrow, Monday. To win, you just have to do two things… One be a follower and Two comment on my post!!! And because I had a post every day, you can be entered up to FOUR times… that’s right I said FOUR!! The prize is a special GREEN kit full of vintage, recycled, and repurposed items that are sure to add some fun to any project. Check it out… I lost count at 70 items!!!!!!

Create It Green Prize

Follow along in our blog hop! Your next stop is Tanya

This blog hop will end Sunday, April 26th, midnight PST. We will be drawing for winners on April 27.

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Saturday, April 24, 2010

CIG Earth Day Blog Hop… Day 3 (and a half)

Welcome Welcome Welcome!!!

Thanks for stopping by to check out Day 3 of the Earth Day Blog Hop.  If you just ended up here, make sure you go back to the beginning of the hop at Create It Green

Today’s layout I call 18… cause well there are 18 of us.  Back in the day (like a year ago), I was a professional residence hall live-in staff member and my job was to live in a dorm with 544 freshmen and supervise 16 RA’s.  This was my 5th staff but first at Chico State and I felt very LUCKY to get such a great group of RA’s. 

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My “Green” element here is the brackets. 18.2 The brackets were actually part of packaging for some item I bought (can’t remember what cause it was a while ago) but I remember thinking “I could use these” and then threw them in my R&R (Recycled or Repurposed) drawer… that’s right I have a whole drawer of goodies.  Now I would like to point out that almost every thing with the exception of the base paper, the LUCKY bingo card, the rhinestones, and the paperclip around 18 were scraps from other projects.  I think it can be a fun challenge to use only leftovers to create something awesome.  I also think this goes right along with Earth Day in that I try to use everything I have and not waste even those little pieces of paper. 

REMEMBER… Here at A LITTLE DASH OF… I will be giving out a prize of my own!!! I will be drawing a name at random on Monday. To win, you just have to do two things… One be a follower and Two comment on my post!!! And because I will be having a new post every day, you can be entered up to FOUR times… that’s right I said FOUR!! The prize is a special GREEN kit full of vintage, recycled, and repurposed items that are sure to add some fun to any project. Check it out… I lost count at 70 items!!!!!!

 Create It Green Prize

Follow along in our blog hop! Your next stop is Tanya

This blog hop will run from today, April 22nd until Sunday, April 26th, midnight PST. We will be drawing for winners on April 27.

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Friday, April 23, 2010

CIG Earth Day Blog Hop…. DAY 2

Thanks for stopping by to check out Day 2 of the Earth Day Blog Hop.  If you just ended up here, make sure you go back to the beginning of the hop at Create It Green.  Now although Earth Day is officially over, we should always be thinking about how we can each do our part for the earth. 

For my next two projects, I will be using paper from Green Field Paper Company, one of our sponsors and a company that really thinks about how they can help do their part!!! 

Please note before you continue on that I do not normally make cards but for the hop I thought I would push out of my comfort zone and make a card or two.  Here is my first attempt.

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I am used the adorable earth digital stamp that Meljen Designs graciously made for us.  I had some scraps left over that I used for the folded design element on the side. 

My second card might look a little familiar because I used the same background for the blinkies I made.  The card itself is made from the Green Field Paper Company with paper from an old 1950’s encyclopedia and a globe from a 1964 atlas I had.  I like this one a lot!!

Love Makes the world go round

REMEMBER… Here at A LITTLE DASH OF… I will be giving out a prize of my own!!! I will be drawing a name at random on Monday. To win, you just have to do two things… One be a follower and Two comment on my post!!! And because I will be having a new post every day, you can be entered up to FOUR times… that’s right I said FOUR!! The prize is a special GREEN kit full of vintage, recycled, and repurposed items that are sure to add some fun to any project. Check it out… I lost count at 70 items!!!!!!

Create It Green Prize

Follow along in our blog hop! Your next stop is Tanya

This blog hop will run from today, April 22nd until Sunday, April 26th, midnight PST. We will be drawing for winners on April 27.

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Thursday, April 22, 2010

CREATE IT GREEN Earth Day Blog Hop… DAY ONE

…. Say that five times fast.

Welcome to Create it Green’s Earth Day Blog Hop!! Thanks so much for joining us!

If you just happened by this blog and didn't realize a blog hop was taking place, please go back to Create it Green and start the hop. You won't want to miss all the Earth Day Inspiration or the amazing prizes from our generous sponsors! Make sure you leave a comment on each blog on the hop since winners will be drawn from the comments!!

Here at A LITTLE DASH OF… I will be giving out a prize of my own!!! I will be drawing a name at random on Monday. To win, you just have to do two things… One be a follower and Two comment on my post!!! And because I will be having a new post every day, you can be entered up to FOUR times… that’s right I said FOUR!! The prize is a special GREEN kit full of vintage, recycled, and repurposed items that are sure to add some fun to any project. Check it out… I lost count at 70 items!!!!!!

Create It Green Prize Now on to my project… I recently bought a cute top from Target and when I pulled off the tag it caught my eye. It was super colorful and I thought, “hey I could use this as an embellishment!” So here I used it to describe my staff a couple of years ago. We did a crazy scavenger hunt through town and they had so much ENERGY… So here’s a tip, before you toss out all those tags from your new clothes, you may find something worth hanging on to!! Forever 21 one has a pretty great one with a pink and yellow flower! Also the lettering is on the awesome recycled paper from Green Field Paper Company. Check them out.

Pure EnergySIDE NOTE: This is also my submission for the May Guest Design Challenge at Sketchy Thursdays! Shout out to Sketchy Thursdays!

So what do I do to be GREEN? I reuse and repurpose as much as I can. I hate to throw anything away.

This blog hop will run from today, April 22nd until Sunday, April 26th, midnight PST. We will be drawing for winners on April 27.

Follow along in our blog hop! Your next stop is Tanya

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Monday, April 19, 2010

... change

I have a whole new look! I am always jealous looking at the creative headers that people have created... so it was about time I do one too! I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Pin It

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

... Blinkie Madness

I have been getting a lot done but I can't post most of it... yet. We have a blog hop coming up next week and it is going to be great!!!!!!!!!!!! To get people excited we decided to make a Blinkie and I volunteered to learn how... Here is what I made. I am super in love with making Blinkies now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Earth Day Blog Hop

Earth Day Blog Hop

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Sunday, April 11, 2010

... on campus life

Sometimes it is hard to believe I lived on campus for so long... 4 years in college and 8 years of my professional career. Whitney was one of six halls I lived in and definitely had the most residents. She sure was a lively place to live!!!!!

For this layout I was able to incorporate 3 challenges...

Theme: HOME from Ch{all}enge Masters
Color: BOLD SPRING COLORS from Creative Prompts For You
Sketch: Sketchy Thursdays


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Thursday, April 1, 2010

... forgetfullness and stress

I love April fools day... but I forgot it was today :( I usually have pranks planned and go over the top and it totally slipped my mind. To be honest, I am stressing. Normally I would scrapbook to destress but I haven't the time. Last weekend I went to LA with my sister to a Supernatural Convention... like those old time Star Trek Conventions only this was all about the show Supernatural. It was fun and I was so excited my sister got her picture taken with Jared Padalecki who she adores!!

Once I got back I realized that I am going back to LA this weekend for my Biggest Loser audition... and boy am I nervous. Last night I had a mini panic attack I think. I am a rational person. I know that the likelihood of me getting on the show is VERY small but up until last night I had myself convinced that they were picking me for sure! Last night however the insecurities kicked in and I realized that is not going to happen. Now there is still that one in a million chance but for some reason this positive girl is having a bad attitude about the whole thing. I know I will snap out of it for Saturday but until then, I am stressing.

Happy april fools day!

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