WELCOME and HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Hi there!

Welcome to my new blog...I'm so glad that you stopped by.

First of all I will be using this blog and will close down my typepad account. One of my New Year's resolution is to keep my blog updated. I have 2 other business blogs and it is not easy to keep up with it sometimes..So I will do my best.

For the first of the month..I am doing the challenge for Berry71bleu Blog..

Here is the info on that..This post is full information, so please bear with me...

I volunteered to do the challege for this month of January. I want to get back to creating again after being gone for over 6 months. Believe me, it wasn't an easy task for me. While I was gone, I got into mixed media with drawing and painting. I wanted to do something as a stress reliever, it worked for me for a bit until I realized that I didn't really have time to do anything with the other things going on in my life and my family.

Now, it's a New Year and I need to get back in the swing of things..So, the challenge this month is to make something about yourself. We scrap about our family, our pets, friends, random nature pictures, etc., but we never get to talk about us. So this month, we will talk about ourselves and we will celebrate us...What a great way to start the year, right?

This challenge is no-holds-barred...talk about your new year's resolution, your dreams, your childhood, your best and worst moments, what makes you laugh, cry, mad...what makes you feel beautiful...your best physical feature, what you wish you can change about yourself...your pet peeves, your frustrations, your favorite food, color...maybe a secret? whatever you want to talk about as long as it's all about you.

Since we are talking about you...(the queen!). Here is our January theme that you need to follow. 

I followed our generous Sponsor 13 ARTS Frosted Life Collection...They are sponsoring the winner and our DT this month with this gorgeous paper collection.

Random Winner will receive a Vintage-style Skeleton Key Collection from 

Zeus and Zoe Etsy Shop

Here's what I made using Frosted Life Collection

I stenciled the background using crackle paste. I misted it as well. Used glass beads in some portions. Just a random mix of everything.

One of my Tags..Marie Antoinette is part of the theme..

(Berry71bleu Etsy Shop will re-open this week)

Metal charm from my Zeus and Zoe Etsy Shop.

Now for my second project..I just followed the theme using Frosted Life collection by 13Arts and I altered this Cigar Box..

I used items from Zeus and Zoe Custom Kit including the cigar box

Handmade flowers done by Toni of 2DogsToni on Ebay.

Front

Back

Rules of the Challenge:

1. You are allowed to make a card, layout or altered/off the page 

project as long as you follow the challenge specifications.

 2.   Projects must be linked up to our linky tool in the 

sidebar, using the URL of the ACTUAL POST not your entire blog.

 3.  You may submit as many entries as you like for each challenge

and combine your entry with up to 2 other challenges.

 4.  It is required that you mention in your blog post that you are playing 

along at Berry 71 Bleu TOGETHER with a link back to our blog. 

 5. All entries must be received by MIDNIGHT EST on the

 last day of the month the challenge was posted.

6.  Entries to be submitted via the linky tool at the top of the

sidebar ONLY, not by e mail and not by linking up in the 

comments section please.

Information about our Challenges:-

1.  Berry71Bleu Challenges are open to anyone, 

anywhere in the world.

2.  Our Design Team do their best to comment 

on all entries, you can make their job easier by turning OFF 

your word verification.  Try it and if spam is a problem 

you can always enable comment moderation.

3,  Challenges are held monthly and each month TWO winners are

chosen.  One winner is chosen by our design team, who all vote for

the project they consider to be the best, while another winner is

chosen by random draw.

4.  Challenge winners will always be announced within a week

of the challenge closing and winners are then required to

contact our Sponsor Co-ordinator, Agnieszka at ----------------

5.  Prizes not claimed within 2 weeks of the challenge closing 

will be forfeited.

6.  The Merit winner will have an image of their project featured in 

the winners post, together with a link back to the homepage

of their blog.

7.  Merit winners will be awarded a Winner's Badge to post

on their blog - full bragging rights included!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Now for the most important part~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

You want to be a part of this giveaway?

This is 3 pounds worth of stuff...Paper Collection from Sassafras Lass...Journal notes, chipboards, a whole bag of alphabet chippies, stickers, mist, trims, embellishments, stickers, etc.

I am (never-ending) organizing my studio and I need to let go of a lot of  items I've been collecting. I have few years worth of stuff to give away. Yes...I am a hoarder..

To win this...leave me a comment and become a follower. I will give you extra chance to win if you add my giveaway to your blog or Facebook Page linking my blog.

Add your name to this list for a chance to win...