Music Monday: Meme

I have a rather eclectic taste in music. I know... I know... almost everyone says that, but in my case it really is true. I pretty much love all types of music. My iPod playlist can jump from Musicals, to death metal, pop, dance, a lil' country, hip hop, R & B and more. Seriously! So I figured if I have such varied tastes why not share it once in a while right? You never know blog readers may find a new favorite.

As it's the first week of something like this I thought I'd share the first record I bought. It was a double whammy for me really as I bought two records (yes back in the vinyl days) but this was my favorite.

Blondie - Tide is High

Blog Meme

So I have a little challenge for you fellow bloggers, facebookers & tweeters! Post the first record you ever bought then link back to my blog so we can all check out the tunes!

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Rosie-D's Challenge

Sharing my Guest Design Team card for this weeks challenge at Rosie-D's Challenge Blog. This weeks challenge is to use Lemon/Lime color combo with a dash of ribbon. We were also using digital stamps from Heather Dennis who is this weeks prize sponsor so make sure to go check out the challenge and get your cards uploaded for a chance to win.

Supplies: Digital Stamp: CoffeeCake 3 by Heather Dennis; Cardstock: DCWV; Patterned Paper: DCWV; Ribbon: Offray; Rhinestones: MAMBI; Font: Ravie; Photoshop

Really enjoyed using the digital stamp and seeing Heather's store has really made me think about doing my own digital stamps for cards! Maybe something to work on it the future!

More creativity soon!

Di

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Theme Thursday - Green

For theme Thursday this month I want us all to go green! Yep kinda in honor of St Patrick's day but green can be so much more than a color! My favorite use of the word green is the environmental aspect, I'm a treehugger at heart and recycling and reusing has been my crafting mantra from the get go! There are many ways to be green in your creative projects this week I chose a few 'green' things which I'll detail below the pic.

Supplies: Paper: DCWV; Stamp: Fiskars; Flower: Prima; Other: markers, embroidery thread, brad, ribbon.

1. Green.Looking at the card the first 'green' thing is obviously in the color scheme! It was the logical choice for a green theme so I went with it.
2. Reduce. The second green thing is I made my own envelope using the same patterned paper. Maybe not an option for your favorite papers, but look at all those stack papers and see if you could use some for envelopes! Remember the first R is to reduce, reduce the amount of product you buy!
3. Scraps & stash. Third is using materials already on hand. All these products were in my stash, they just needed bringing together
4. Used supplies from outside scrapbooking sphere, on this the embroidery thread, and the brad. The brad is from an office supply store so I think it counts :)
5. Stamps. Having had a love affair with Rub-ons for so long I now see that my love affair with stamps outgrowing it because they are just so darn thrifty! You can use them over and over. I tend to go for sentiment stamps rather than images, things I'll definitely use again kwim?

See easy! I'm not totally happy with the card, I think it has too much white, but I'm gonna let it just be. I'm working on a few 'hello', 'hi', 'just a note', 'thinking of you' type cards so this one will just pop into that stash :)

So what about you? Ready to green it up this month???

Di

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Stuck on glue?

So I've done reviews in the past for UHU and they recently promoted me to a "UHU Gluer". That means I get to play with their products on a regular basis :) Trying out new stuff, and basically just doing what I regularly do, and sharing my projects! If you haven't checked out their new blog you should! They offer monthly samples of their products, which I hope to give you all the heads up on each month. All you need to do is go to their site, request the sample by email, play with the product and then put a review on your blog (so yes you need a blog to play!) *also need to be a US or Canadian resident*

Recently they sent me the UHU twist and glue, the aluminum accessory box, which was the September Sample (yes I've been a little late getting around to posting this!). I decided to kill a few birds with one stone, altering the box for my friends little girl, using Boxer papers, AND UHU products! Love multitasking!

I used the UHU twist and glue on the papers to adhere them to the tin, then used the UHU adhesive roller to adhere the ribbon. I really love adhesive rollers for adhering ribbon, no mess, no fuss, and the ribbon STICKS!

Here you can see the cover and inside of the box. It really is a lovely sized box for a pencil box, small treasure, sewing kit, 1st aid kit etc. This has LOTS of uses!

Supplies: Box & Adhesives: UHU; Papers, ribbon, & Stickers: Boxer Scrapbooks;

Also the October sample is unfortunately all gone, they only have limited numbers of samples each month. It was one of the nifty glue rollers and you got a bonus item of a mini clipboard, which I hope to share soon. If I were you I'd sign up for the RSS in a reader to get the scoop on new samples as they become available!

Enjoy,

Di

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Embellishment challenge!

Well we had a good Thanksgiving. Lots of food, good company and fun times with "rock band" the game. Bob and I are thinking of getting our own for the X-box 360. At the end of the night Bob was hoarse (vocals), my arm was sore (guitarist) and Gautam's back was aching (drums). We have food and drink left over but we'll be taking some to Gautams place later where we'll continue our world tour and search for fame and fortune! "Rock Band" rocks, if you get chance try it!

Well as I said earlier this month I was thinking about doing some general challenges this month to get you to use your stash (just like I am) so here is the first challenge. Buttons! If you're like me you have tons of the things and this weeks sketch really lends itself well to using buttons so grab your button stash and start creating!

Supplies: Cardstock: DCWV; Patterned Paper: SEI; Rub-on: Joanns; Buttons: Misc from stash

TIP: You don't have to sew buttons on! Just grab some glue dots and stick them on! Trust me mine have NEVER fallen off!

TIP: If you like the look of tied buttons, tie the twine through before you stick them on!

Back tomorrow with more creative stuff!

D

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