Scrappy Stuff December 13

Wow! It's been a busy week for paper piecing! I had a 5 duplicate order that kept me busy this weekend ... so I've been trying to get some new pieces up this week. I have some adorable "snow bears" that are ready for Christmas! They're white, paired with beautiful Basic Grey and Chatterbox papers, and just gorgeous! Check them out!

We Believe -- new THIS MORNING!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140064682725

Holiday Memories warm even the COLDEST of days -
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140063965594

Are you looking for a specific theme or holiday? I'd be happy to help! Let me help you get those lastminute SCRAPBOOK GIFTS completed!! Mini-books are a great gift for mothers, grandmothers, aunts & friends! I have a week until the kiddos get out of school -- which means that I've got time to scrap for you! ;-)

Here's a question for you to answer... What is your favorite Holiday color combination?
Traditional Red & Green? Aged Red/Green? Blue & White? Red & Gold? Silver & Gold? Post a comment and let me know!

Have a great day!
Dece - dayzeedesigns

Paper piecing for Birthday Parties

Hi everyone!
I hope your first week of December is going great!
I'm paper piecing my way to afford my daughter's birthday party. YAY! LOL
Here are links to my FOUR eBay auctions.
Most have bids, so do not wait to the last minute! ;-)
Once they're gone... they're gone!

Baby's First Christmas - (has a bid, ends TODAY!!)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140059233011

Tis the Season - (has multiple bids)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140059974869

Birthday Wishes - (has a bid)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140061653737

All Hearts come Home for Christmas - (has a bid)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140061658041

Are you looking for a specific theme or holiday? I'd be happy to help! I'm mailing out a 12 x 12 layout I made for Jennifer D. of Florida today in a Thanksgiving Theme... She's thrilled with the paper piecings and the layout! Let me help you, too!
Have a great day!

Dece - dayzeedesigns

December 1st! Scrapbook Musings

It's Friday... and it's December 1st. I was a very good girl and not only did I mail my Secret Santa gift today, but I also created and completed a new paper piecing which I put up on eBay. It's inspired by a card I saw on a Scandanavian Scrapping site that I adore -- not that I can read everything that is written there, but I understand beautiful ScrapArt when I see it!!
My current auctions.

Birthday Wishes -http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140058887883

Baby's First Christmas - http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140059233011

NEW TODAY! Tis the Season - http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140059974869

I have some designs sketched out but I take so much TIME when I sit down to paper piece that hours pass and I wonder what has happened to the last hour, two hours, three hours... I am considering turning on the Christmas Music livestream from http://www.987thepeak.com and keeping that on while I work. I need something to get and keep me in a holiday spirit. ;-)

I'd love to hear what other people are scrapping and what you're looking for in PAPER PIECINGS. :)

Happy Scrapping...
Dece - dayzeedesigns

SCRAPBOOK Paper Piecings 11/29

Two days in a row I have a new paper piecing up for auction on eBay. Wow! 8-)

Baby's First Christmas -
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140059233011

It's cute... Tear bears with beautiful Chatterbox paper. I bought this Cbx paper a while ago but I haven't used it until now. I really would like to get scrapping for ME again...

OH and I hear that CK has suspended the Birthday Idea book. I'll be posting my birthday pages at http://www.scrappersanonymous.com as soon as I get my supply lists typed up. I've been sitting on those layouts for months now. :-S

I'd love some comments about the paper piecings. Please, please, please! Reinforcement!! LOL

Love, D
p.s. I'm going to be working on Thanksgiving pp's for hire, so if you have any requests... now is the time to put them in! :)

Paper Piecings... 11/.28

I have reverted back to what I know... It has been so long since I paper pieced and I discovered I kind of like it! Some scrappers make cards. I make paper piecings. Card makers send them to friends who appreciate them. I make paper piecings to sell on my paper piecing group and on eBay.

I made this one today:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140058887883

I have a stack of paper piecing plans for titles and the little creatures to go with them. There is something relaxing about working on a title and pieces for someone else. :)

Paper piecing is what afforded me Christmas in the past, trips to see friends, and scrap supplies. I hope it can get me through this very lean time when my babysitting job is getting more and more sparse!!

I am willing and able to take requests for specific titles, themes, and off-eBay sales.

And, as always, I welcome your comments and suggestions!!

Dece -- dayzeedesigns (my eBay user ID)

KI Memories SCRAPBOOK CONTEST!

KI Memories
July-Aug Layout Contest at http://www.ScrappersAnonymous.com
Sponsored by KI Memories http://www.kimemories.com (I bet you could have guessed that )
Contest begins: July 15
Contest ends: Aug 15

KI Memories products have long been a staple in the scrappy stash of most scrappers! And every time they come out with new lines, I am astounded at the AWESOME-NESS of them (is that even a word??). Their latest line “COLOR THEORY” that was released in April of this year is no exception! The papers are double sided, textured, and come with fun rounded corners in daring, bold patterns as well and soft and subtle ones!! The embellishments and alphabets that go with them are PERFECTLY coordinated and easy to use….making stunning layouts is easy when you have wonderful products to play with!

So, scrappers, here is your chance to win some of this AWESOME new line of products!!

This is a product driven contest, so there is no theme or technique you must use….the design is ALL YOU, BABY!! To enter this contest, simply create a layout (one or two pages is fine) in 12x12 or 8.5x11 using KI Memories products and upload to the July/Aug Contest Gallery at http://www.scrappersanonymous.com./ Over 50% of the products on your layout need to be KI Memories products, but they do NOT have to bee the color theory line….it can be ANY of the paper/embellishment lines, even from way back. Each person is allowed TWO entries, and each entry MUST be created during the contest month. Also a reminder that we do not expect you to keep your layouts exclusive to us, once uploaded to our gallery, you can post them anywhere else you want…share, share, share your talent…we love it!!

We will have one Grand prize winner voted on by the DT and Shannon Tidwell of KI Memories!! We will also have two winners by random drawing. The Grand prize winner will receive the prize pack pictured below!!!!!!! A BUNCH of the new COLOR THEORY papers and embellishments ($50 retail value). The drawing winners with each receive a “Trendy Tin” from the color theory line (also pictured below). So what are you waiting for!? Pull out that KI stuff (you know you have it!!) and get to scrappin'!! This is a prize worth trying for!!!!

Sakura Contest June 15-July 15

CONTEST! CONTEST! CONTEST!
Doodle Delight Sponsored by SAKURA www.gellyroll.com
Contest begins: June 15 Ends: July 15
Handdrawn doodles and penwork is the big CRAZE in Scrapbooking and Card making right now!! You can doodle just about anything in any color!!
Here are a few examples.....
Swirls Hearts Flowers Squiggles Dots Fourishes Paisley Stick figures Dashed Lines Hash Marks Can you think of others??
You can doodle on your photo, on cardstock, on patterned paper, on embellishments, on chipboard, and inside your journaling!! Now that you are thinking DOODLES, you are all set to create for this contest!!! Create a layout or card or altered item with DOODLING (I bet you could have guessed that, LOL)!! You dont have to doodle the whole thing, but we'd like to see more than just one or two squggles on your project.
Have fun creating NEW projects for this contest...do not enter previously created art. Then post them in the gallery in the June/July DOODLING DELIGHT contest folder.
The prize: Are you ready for this??? There will be two winners for this contest!! The judged winner will receive an ENTIRE set of Sakura's Permapaque Pens!!!!!!!!! There are TWENTY COLORS!!! You can doodle till the break of dawn and never run out of options with this set!! The design team has been working with these wonderful pens and are having a BALL!! Check out the gallery for some FUN examples!! You will get one of EVERY color seen here ....
TWENTY....and it comes in a handy carrying case with a handle!!
We will also have a winner by random drawing from all eligible entries who will recieve a set of DOODLED DINGS stamps from Sassafrass Lass along with a WHITE sharpie!! Doodled Dings (you know you want them!!) Get to DOODLIN' folks!! If you need ideas, Last months CK had an article about doodling and here is another article too http://www.scrapjazz.com/topics/Techniques/Penwork/907.php Dont miss the gallery here too....some fantastic doodling in there!!

WUBE Contest!! May 15- June 15

I am so excited about a contest... The prize is WUBE paper... The theme is fathers and is using the sketch I created. How cool is that?? A sketch I drew is the sketch for a contest!!
There are only two entries so far... I hope more people enter it. The deadline is June 15th. I do not think a 2 page sketch is too hard to work with -- and with Father's Day coming up, a tribute page to Dad, Grandpa, or a page for my girls to share their feelings about their Dad would be a great way to show how much they love him for Father's Day... Better than a tie or a pair of socks, right?
I have some of this awesome WUBE paper and made a few layouts with it... The distressed words are great for a quick layout. I really like how the one I made about Emilie came out -- it's kind of fresh and funky, just like her.

With only two entries thus far and four prizes, it looks like someone's going to win BIG! LOL

Have a HAPPY SCRAPPY day!

IMAGINATION UNLEASHED!
Sponsored by WUBE
http://www.WubiePrints.com

Contest begins: May 15
Ends: June 15

This is a contest with a few twists! (Like a pretzel, but better!)
We want to see your best layout featuring the FATHERS in your life. Whether it
is your father, your husband, grandfather, your father figure, you get the idea.
Now, here’s twist #1:

You must also use this 5 photo sketch to inspire you:

http://www.scrappersanonymous.com/PHOTOPOST/showphoto.php?photo=13345

The prize:
A set of WUBE papers. 24 sheets of 12 x 12 paper and 4 sheets of 6 x 6 magnetic
papers (these were the talk of the town for good reason at Winter CHA in Las
Vegas!!).

And now for twist #2!:

By entering this contest, you agree that if you are the winner, you will use the
WUBE paper on a layout, or altered item AND a card within 2 weeks of receiving
your prize and post them to our gallery. And you will also write a review of
these papers in our review section under WUBE!

There will be FOUR winners!! So get scrapping about the men in your life and win
WUBE papers, it’s that easy!! You can enter as many layouts as you wish!!

Upload your layouts into the Imagination Unleashed Category in the gallery
http://www.scrappersanonymous.com/PHOTOPOST/showgallery.php?cat=621

This is a great sketch, and a great prize....DONT MISS OUT!!!