My little house in the middle of glitter and singing birds

Hi..what are you all up to?

Last month, I joined 13 Arts Challenge and I had been so honored to win that monthly challenge.
You see, I rarely join challenges and if I do, I normally don't win. But I like Aida's challenge and I don't mind joining it whenever I possibly can.

Aida sent me this pretty paper pack and she invited me to GD for her using the theme for this month's challenge..

Rules of challenge #8:

1. Please create a project that contains the theme of a house.

2. Your work must contain also at least one recycled element, two types of media and a stamp or a transfer.

3. Publish your project at your blog and add link directly to the post using Inlinkz tool at the end of this post.

4. Please add link and info about our challenge, where your work is published. 

5. You can enter with your project to maximum 2 other challenges and your work must be new, not published before our challenge has started. 

6. The challenge ends 23.06.2013 at 23:59. Winners will be announced on the 27.06.2013.

When the challenge ends, our Design Team pick one best work from Poland and one best foreign work. Both will be awarded with sets of 13 arts papers and media from our shop. The winners will be invited to join us in one of our challenges as Guest Designers. Additionally we will feature few works with biggest number of points. 

Here is what I made using 13Arts products

It all started as a plain paper mache house. 

I tore the paper in little pieces with the help of my daughter. I decoupaged each paper using mode podge. I then thinned Golden White Gesso with water and white washed the whole house once it was done drying. I wanted to have the old marble effect.

I added embellishments using Zeus and Zoe kits items. 

I used a brick stencil and Golden Crackle paste for the paved way. Once dry I dabbed with chalk ink.

For the base of the house. I glued another 13Arts paper to a cardboard, adhered a very old doily. Sprayed with Pearl Sky Blue 13Arts Mist. White washed with diluted Golden gesso.

From there, I just gathered my trinkets to decorate the front of the house. I added glitter all over the place to finish the project.

Thank you Aida for the opportunity!!

May Winner...Kids and Stuffies

Hi Ladies...

Sorry I haven't been around. And I am sorry for the delay in posting this. I am actually taking the month of June off. But I didn't forget the winner. I will add a new giveaway next week on the 15th, so please stay tuned.

Just want to share with you a couple of things I made the past few days. The kids are done with school and I'm glad to be able to spend some time with them. We watch a lot of movies, eat popcorn, swim in the afternoon and just hangin' out. Time with your children is so priceless. Enjoy your kids..they grow up so fast.

Here they are graduating from pre-school and Kindergarten..

Joshua (pre-K)

Alyssa (Kinder)

The penguin I made for the kids.

I bought this pattern from Noialand on Etsy

I think I spoiled them..Now they want me to make a whole zoo of animals..

We'll see..

Winner of the giveaway is....

The COOK

Congrats!!

Email me:

Berry71bleu@gmail.com

Thank you all for joining, come back on the 15th! 

I appreciate all your comments..

18th Birthday project for Berry71bleu

Hello everyone!

It's Marivic here sharing with you my project for May. This is a hybrid page using Lucky 7 Factory Technologie Collection.

I used a stencil here and golden hard gel with some watercolor.

Here is the finish product with the word 18th from ScrapFx Line

This has been painted with Luminarte paint and Glazed over and made into a digital element.

Here is the finish page.

Thanks for stopping by. Please don't forget, you still have a few days to join our challenge..

For more information..follow this

LINK

Main prize for May:

Lucky7 Factory

The Lucky7 Factory is a young company in Quebec, Canada.
It all started around a table practicing our favorite hobby, scrapbooking. Our
friendship circle then added another string to its bow; by becoming business
women.

For 3 years now, we offer collections that include
double-sided papers and handmade ornaments. We are now in our seventh collection
(Technology). With the latter, we offer handmade flowers, buttons and alphabets
stickers. Together, they are perfectly
coordinated.

Our goal is to create a quality product while respecting
our beautiful planet. That is why our paper is 100% recyclable. It is thick
enough to make cards and is the perfect support for mix-media techniques. It is
quite versatile. The handmade ornaments are made with lots of love and care.
To ensure customer satisfaction, we try to surpass ourselves with each new
collection.

In addition, via our blog, we love sharing tips and tricks to create while recycling everyday objects.
Twice per month, we create challenges that help motivate or get you out of your comfort zone.
 It is also a great way to get to know each member of our Design Team (DT) and follow the
evolution of the company.

Through this adventure, we love talking to our customers and share our passion with them.
These moments are always filled with small joys and madness. This
represents us very well!

Come discover us by visiting our blog, our Facebook page
and Pinterest.

Blog: http://thelucky7factory.blogspot.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lucky-Seven-Factory/104851736221583

Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/frarin/lucky-7-factory-scrapbooking/

First Prize winner will receive these new collections from Lucky 7 Factory

Second Place Prize:

Rapakivi

Rapakivi is
young Polish company that designs original scrapbooking papers. We love our
work which is also our hobby and we want
to share our passion with other scrapbookers. Our papers are always full of colours and beautifull
patterns. For our designs we use only
acid & lignin free, thick (250 gsm) paper with FSC certification. In our
plans we have also other product dedicated to paper crafters. 

Second place winner will get Just a Note collection from Rapakivi.

 The owners of Rapakivi were so nice to get you two sets of it!

Just A Note Collection

and a collection from

Sweet Melody Collection

6 double sided papers

Third Place:

3rd place winner will get a collection from Rapakivi BE OPTIMISTIC. 

The owners of Rapakivi were so nice to get you two sets of it!

 

Random prizes:

ScrapFX

and

Studio75

We are a polish producer of scrapbooking papers and other craft embellishments.

Special Moments collection:

Looking forward to seeing all of your creations!

Winners and May Giveaway

Hi...

Sorry it took me a few days to post the winner(s)

I actually picked a few random winners from your links and comments. Thank you all so much for leaving me sweet comments and for following my blog. I don't get to post very often but I am still happy that you dropped by. 

For April's Mixed Media winner...It is  Amber S
 Congrats Amber!!!

Random winners....

I will send you a little prize!!

Nicole Doiron

Dolly B.

Sonia

Drycha

Email me your addresses Berry71bleu@gmail.com

I have another giveaway this month...Pls add this giveaway to your sidebar for extra points and make sure you leave me a comment and use the LINKY Tool below..

I will pick more random winners as well..

Thank you everyone!!

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Page Layout for Zeus and Zoe and 13ARTS

Hello everyone...Marivic here sharing with you a LO base on Sandie's Challenge...."About Me or Life as it is now".

Here is what I came up with..

We don't normally scrap about ourselves and we thank Sandie for this challenge, now we can share our feelings and talk about us.

I think I've already explained everything in the LO through my journaling.

You have a few more days to join the challenge...Don't miss out on the great Prize!!

A great prize from Zeus and Zoe Etsy Shop and a random prize from May Arts...

I also made this project for 13 ARTS challenge this month..All around butterflies and the color green.

Rules of challenge # 6:

1. Use in your project minimum of 3 butterflies, minimum of 2 media and a lot of green colour.

2. Publish your project on your blog and add link directly to the post using Inlinkz tool at the end of this post.

3. Please add link and info about our challenge, where your work is published.

4.You may submit as many entries as you like :)

5. You can enter with your project to maximum 2 other challenges and your work must be new, not published before our challenge has started.

6. The challenge ends 28.04.2013 at 23:59. Winners will be announced on the 3rd of May 2013. 

After the end of the challenge, our Design Team will pick one best work from Poland and one best foreign work, both will be awarded with sets of 13 arts papers and media from our shop. The winners will be invited to join us in one of our challenges as Guest Designers. Additionally we will feature few works with biggest number of points. 

Thanks for stopping by!!

Flower Tutorial Using Mini Paper Cups or Paper Souffle

Hi, it's Marivic here sharing with you what I discovered and what you can do with those mini souffle cups that you see in fast food restaurants. Well, they are great for Ketchup and hot, crispy fries!

Or you can color them and make them into pretty flowers that are so easy to make. 

Following Debbie's April Flower Challenge..here's what I made.

I will also make life easier for you. I tried mist sprays in different brands, even the vibrant dylusions..It doesn't work great..Also tried Luminarte, Shimmerz, and Letraset Aquamarkers. It just didn't give me the vibrant colors I am trying to achieve. 

The best one to use is this water soluble pastel sticks from Charvin.

They are awesome and very cheap..

So, next time you go to a burger joint, remember to ask for those souffle cups.

Have fun!!

Here I used it with the help of photoshop, I made the flowers into digital elements.

Here's my digi page and my daughter...

And here's another page using our sponsor's (inkido) paper...

Here's a reminder about our challenge...You have less than 2 weeks to

participate.

For more info....please visit our 

BLOG 

We have fabulous prizes from our amazing sponsors..

INKIDO

Um Wow Studio

13 ARTS

My favorite boy...

Hey there,

I always make "girly" pages. But this time I want to focus on my youngest son, Josh.

Josh is 5 years old and has the sweetest smile. If I'm in a bad mood all I need to see is see him smile and my worries fly away, well at least momentarily. He has this twinkle in his eyes that I hope and wish will never go away..

So here is my little man...Joshie..

Thanks for stopping by..I hope you are doing well..

Have a great weekend!

Guest Designer for Scrap Africa....and March winner..

Hi everyone!

I hope you had a great Easter! My friend Denise had asked me if I can be a Guest Designer for

Scrap Africa. I was so delighted that she asked me. I rarely do Guest Designing, I am normally the one asking people. I was very happy to oblige.

The sketch I had to follow..

Here is what I made...

We took the kids strawberry picking during their Spring Break. My daughter is not a fan of fruits except apple..but the picture was nice..

This one is my potted hydrangeas. I just love flowers! Anyway....make sure you visit 

and join Scrap Africa sketch challenge. They have an amazing prize!

And before I forget..The March winner of my giveaway is Lizzy Hill...
Email me at berry71bleu@gmail.com

Congrats Lizzy!!

And thank you everyone for joining my challenge...
You have another chance to win this month.

For April, I have a mixed Media kit (Visual Bristol Journal, Lindy's Color Shots, Faber-Castell metallic gels, Prisma pencils, Neocolor watercolor pastel sticks, SOHO watercolor tubes, Faber-Castell's mini mediums). Pls add link of my prize in your blog's

sidebar for a greater chance of winning. I may even pick 2 extra winners randomly. Come get it while I am feeling generous.

Become a follower and leave me a comment...

Pls link your name with your blog's address using the LINKY TOOL

below.