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Day 6 card and giveaway with Faber Castell Design Memory Craft!

Welcome to day 6 of my 7 day card crafting / giveaway week!

Thank you for all the thoughtful comments, it's so interesting the different points of view on the floor color choices. Each suggestion could totally work in that space - I've decided on a clean, clear apple green for my floor. Green is energetic while grounding. It also invokes creative thinking and is easy to look at for long periods of time, (think of a beautiful, rolling pasture or forest). Green is considered a neutral and it is wonderful as a stand alone hue to combined with a variety of other hues...perfect for my studio! 

WINNERS -Friday's winner is Cori and yesterday's winner is Kimberlee, as chosen by random number generator. Congrats, Kimberlee and Cori, please send me an email with your mailing address! [email protected]

Today's prize- Day 6 Red Ink & Aquarelles Set, Red PITT artist Pen Set, Red/Yellow Gelatos, AND, from me, you will win a set of fabric fat quarters ( 4 ) from my last collection, Couleur Vie. Even if you don't sew, these fat quarters are great for all types of crafting including scrapbooking, card crafting and more.

Tomorrow is the grand prize and it's pretty darn wonderful!!! ****** In order to be eligible to win, you must have commented on every single day, on both blogs -here and on http://designmemorycraft.typepad.com/ 

so if you haven't already done so, go leave your comments on each day's post and you might be the LUCKY WINNER!

Today's card-

Once again, I used my Piccadilly Circus stamps and Faber Castell BigBrush Markers to create this purse card.The circle is made from a piece of diecut chipboard and metallic paper, cut from my new dies for jewelry making, found here, on the Sizzix website or in various retail outlets. If you would like this pattern, just join my mailing list today and it's yours for free! I'll email it to you personally.

Thank you for your continued visits and I so look forward to the big day tomorrow!! See you then!

Thank you Cori for pointing out that I left out my daily question! (never post before morning coffee)

Today's question- Do you feel you understand color theory and all it's complexities? If no is your answer, would you be interested in taking an on-line class to learn more about color? 

Some fun, new products I have with Sizzix

I know so many crafters are now entrenced in the delicious art of jewelry design and guess what? ME, TOO!

Isn't it the most addicting thing? Start by checking out the fun projects the Sizzix Designers made using my new dies for jewelry making, (and beyond). Here is a gorgeous bracelet made by Designer Beth Reames - a MUST SEE!I know you are always on the lookout for something new, right? Well I (and Sizzix ) have it! My small jewelry dies recently launched and are in store now! I designed these to be organic in shape, therefore offering all kinds of fun possiblilites. They can go uptown, downtown or midtown - whatever your personal style is.

I had a lot of fun designing these little gems! I also used my Sizzix embossing folders to create patterning as well as my new stamps and some of my previous fabric line by Henry Glass. ( the paper staging is from my very first offerings on QVC, a few years ago - but, it's still one of my favorites! ) The shiny effect is made by using a metallic paper. I rubbed Faber Castell gelatos over some of these, wetting them a bit and then adding a slightly lighter hue so the embossing would stand out. 

Here's a close-up of one of the neckpieces, ready to go on a nice chain with some beads.

 

Here is one of my favorite quotes by Mark Twain. I read this every morning to remind myself of the possiblilites available for each of us. I believe in putting yourself out there, taking risks like rejection or losing money or embarrassing myself. I believe that every single one of us has diamonds in our possession, all we have to do is mine them. Sharing what you have is your duty to the world and to yourself...