Winner of BlogHop Stila Lip Gloss

I've been sick with the flu the past week that's why this post is delayed. The winner of the Lip Gloss Set is Elizabeth Sarkis! Congrats Elizabeth!! Pls email me your address...Berry71bleu@gmail.com Thanks everyone for your comments. I will have more prizes coming up...I hope to see you soon..

This way to the BLOG HOP

Welcome to the Berry71Bleu Love Blog Hop!!

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!

If you are here from Marilyn's Blog, then you are at the right place and this is 
the next stop..

And your next word is..."IS"

In case you get lost, follow the links below...

Today is a day all about love . . .   Each of our designers is going to share with you something or someplace they love where they live.  This should be interesting since we have ladies from the USA, Poland, India and Puerto Rico. 

The blog hop starts at Berry71Bleu

and the rest of the order is as follows:

Anupama

Bellaidea

Debbie

Kay

Marilyn

Marivic 

Berry71Bleu 


I am sharing with you my favorite things that I LOVE to collect..

Here is a glimpse of my studio and my favorite things..

I love vintage rhinestone necklaces and brooches..

I love vintage doilies...

I love collecting these handmade hat stick pins

I love craft and journal books

I love looking at my board when I am on the computer, I just look up and I see pictures of everyone I

love.

Next stop....BERRY71BLEU

Thanks for letting me share my favorite things that I love. Scroll down the bottom of the page and check out my giveaway for Valentine's Day..

We have a fabulous prize for one lucky person who completes all of the rules of the blog hop,  a 7 Dots Studio collection, Domestic Goddess:

To qualify for this month's FABULOUS Prize you must complete the following:

* Visit each blog listed on the hop to see what each designer has to share with you and leave a comment.

* Each designer's blog hop post will feature a word to make up a secret sentence, 

collect these words along the way.

* You must become a FOLLOWER of each blog along the way

 and LIKE us on our Facebook Page!

* For your last stop on our Blog Hop return here to the Berry71Bleu Blog.

Leave a comment letting us know you have

completed the hop.

(Please do NOT include the secret sentence in your comments.)

Now comes the hard part, you must take the words you have collected along the blog hop and  unscramble them to create a sentenence.

*Email the secret sentence to Debbie: mdjsburns@aol.com

The Blog Hop ends Sunday, February 17th at Midnight CST

Don't forget that I have a February giveaway...Look on the sidebar and become a follower and leave me a comment that you have done so. For extra point, put my prize on your blog's sidebar for a greater chance of winning....

Okay..I know this is a lot of information, but if you have read the whole post that means you are on your way to winning.

Since today is Valentine's Day, I have a giveaway for that one special person. You are all special to me and unfortunately I can only give this to one person.

This is my Valentine present to you...as a commenter of this post and my past posts and for following the rules of the hop. I figured I will come up with a little prize from me...No crafting stuff this time. Just something to make you more gorgeous!

Lucky winner will receive this from me. I ordered this especially for you as a valentine gift.
To thank you for being here and I hope we can visit each other's blog more often.

Just become a follower and leave me comment and of course, complete the blog hop...
Easy, right?

Once in awhile I will give cosmetics as giveaways...Really, scrapbooking materials/supplies will not keep you looking pretty all the time. Don't get me wrong, we all love Prima, WP, Golden Art Supplies, Tim Holtz, watercolor pencils, etc...But once in awhile we need to think of ourselves and give ourselves some pampering. You deserve it!! I just did! Got myself some make-up and one for you too.
Remember, you are beautiful inside and out..

HUGS,
Marivic

P.S. winner of the lipgloss set will be announced next week.

My February giveaway

Here is my "valentine" theme giveaway..Follow my blog and leave me a comment that you did so. If you are already a follower just let me know and for an extra chance to win, post my giveaway on your blog.

These are all from my stash..You will get 12x12 papers, stickers, cards, journaling cards, tickets, glittered die-cuts..

Thanks for stopping by!

January Winner and a challenge for you to join..

Hi everyone,

Sorry I am a little behind in posting the January stash winner..

This past weekend we decided to go camping...It's a spur of the moment thing.

We went camping at a national park, It was very quiet and very wooded. I've never seen so many stars.
The kids had fun but I got sick with a cold. Me and the outdoors don't get along very well...every time we go camping, I get sick.

I think they enjoy burning marshmallows more than anything. We went through a whole bag just watching it burn.

What did you do this weekend?

I hope you also had great time!

Now... let's go to the winner of my January prize!

But first, thank you all for the comments and adding the photo prize on your blog. And thank you for following my blog.

Not very much of a blogger lately but I will keep giving prizes away every month. 

The winner of January prize is....

BUFFY ESSER

Congrats Buffy!! Please email me your address to berry71bleu@gmail.com

I will take photos of my next prize and will post later today and add a link to it.

Want to win? Come back later today ok?

Another challenge for February from Berry71bleu

'White Space'

by Anupama

WhiteSpace is defined as

 the portion of a page left unmarked or blank in visual arts. 

I love using whitespace (or negative space as some may call it) 

in my design as it adds an edge to the page composition! 

I am a trained interior designer and have always been impressed by stark minimalism. I guess that the same design sensibilities have spilt over into my scrapbook pages. 

So here is a chance to come out of your comfort zone!

Go ahead and play with space...

You would be surprised by the results -

Always STUNNING!

Our Sponsor for this month's challenge is UHK Gallery

http://uhkgallery-inspiracje.blogspot.ca/

The winner of our February Challenge will win this My Dear Watson paper collection.

along with 2 other collections - Queen of Hearts & Love is in the Air

from

7 Dots Studio

We are a team of creative women who cannot imagine their world without paper, glue and creative process. Scrapbooking is our passion. And we love to share our passion with other scrapbookers. For this reason, 7 Dots Studio exists.

Quality of our products is our priority. Each of our collections is made of highest quality materials - thick scrapbooking paper (250gsm), acid-free, lignin-free, archival and highest quality matt stickers. We use materials from leading manufacturers in the paper industry.

Queen of Hearts

Love is in the Air

The 2nd and 3rd place winners will receive the Dreamer Collection from 7 Dots Studio.

Here's what I made with Marivic's gorgeous tag and the 'whitespace' theme -

Marivic's Vintage tag set the mood of the page and I chose to scrap a picture of my mom from the early 1960s when she was a young teen growing up in India.

To balance the ornate tag, I applied glimmermist on the other side with a paint brush and a mask. Script stamps and butterfly washi tape complement the stenciling.  

Instead of treating the chipboard with wet media, I opted for washi tape and chalk edgers to cover the frame.

I can't wait to see what you create!

If you wish to see more of Anu's work, please visit her blog -

www.scrapbooksfromindia.com

Not to forget Zeus and Zoe challenge as well

This one is hosted by Gayle Price

Hi every one, Gayle here to present the February Challenge. As if you  didn't already know, it is the month of love.

I am also admitting to you that my birthday falls on February 14th. Yes, I am a Valentines Day baby, made with love.

So, my challenge choice is to create a project about LOVE.................

That gives you lots of different options and interpretations to choose from.

The only stipulation is that the WORD "LOVE" must be obvious on your project. 

It could be Valentined themed or marriage, children, home, animals, food, music, sports,, shoes, chocolate. Whatever your heart tells you to express that is all about LOVE.

In my Zeus and Zoe kit , Marivic included this chipboard house. Oh, what do I do with it !

Well, I think love begins at home. Home is where the heart is, and home is where every one should feel safe and loved, so I have very lovingly decorated this little house and included some family members peeking out through the windows. There is also a doll peeking out the window and her name is Mary, I have had her all my life and I love her too.

Winners Prize

This sweet winners prize consists of:

 Apricot paper and lace roses

Tim Holtz Distress Stain in Worn Lipstick

Kaisercraft 6" paper pad- Secret Admirer

Magnolia paper blooms and a

Matha Stewart Doily Punch.

We hope to see your amazing work!!

See you soon...

DT CALL AND A CONTEST

Zeus and Zoe Blog and Etsy shop is looking for enthusiastic, reliable, and friendly new DT members. We’re looking for Mixed Media artists, scrapbookers, card makers, or any crafters that would like to play with one-of-a-kind vintage items.

As a DT member you will be required to do 2 monthly projects. This term will start in March 2013 and will end in July 2013. You will be assigned certain days of the week every month in which you will post your completed projects on our blog. During your term, you are required to do 1 tutorial and host 1 monthly challenge.

You must have a blog and you must have good photography skills. You will also help us promote Zeus and Zoe blog and Etsy shop any way you can, as long as it is allowed, either on Facebook or scrapbook galleries.

As a compensation, you will receive kits from me containing vintage items worth a few hundred dollars. You will also receive 30% off discount on my etsy shops or any custom kits.

To be considered for this team. Send me at least 4 photos of your best projects, DT commitments past and present. Tell me something about yourself and why you would want to be considered for our design team. This call is open to anyone, international applicants are encouraged to apply.

Email to: berry71bleu@gmail.com

with all the information requested with the subject Zeus and Zoe DT CALL. If you have any further question, pls. don't hesitate to email me.

Applications must be received by January 27,2013.

Have a look around the blog and check out our DT projects.

CONTEST:

Courtesy of Romy Veul of Zeus and Zoe DT

It's the first day of January, which means that it's also time for a new challenge:

I thought it would be a nice idea to make a New Year's challenge: scrap about your word for 2013. At the beginning of a new year, I always pick a word that I want to live by for that year. For example I have chosen the word 'explore' for 2013, as I want to spend more time exploring the world, exploring chances and exploring myself. My challenge for you is to choose your own word that you want to live by in 2013 and to scrap about this word. This can be in whatever way you want: you can make an art journal, a lay-out, a card, an altered item. Whatever you like to record the word that you want to live by.

This is my example for the challenge. On my lay-out I journaled about my word for 2013, which is 'explore'. I have used several items from my vintage kit from the Zeus & Zoe Etsy store on my lay-out. 

In this embellishment cluster I have used a gorgeous Webster's Pages flower and a beautiful vintage button that were part of my Zeus & Zoe kit. Also do you see the beautiful gold lacing below my photo? That was part of my Zeus & Zoe kit too. 

You can find more gorgeous embellishments like these in the Zeus & Zoe Etsy store, where you can also put together your own vintage kit. 

This month we have an amazing prize to offer, that is sponsored by the Swedish brand Maja Design. The chosen winner and the random winner will both receive a 6 x 6" paper pads from their beautiful 'Walking in the Forest' collection:

Maja Design Corp is situated in Uddevalla, Sweden. We are dedicated to create unique and high quality vintage inspired patterned paper for scrapbooking and crafts. Maja Design was founded in November 2007, and since then been growing over 70 retailers in Sweden and 90 all over the world. Founder Marie Jansson says : "In the fall of 2004, a dear friend asked me to join her to a scrapbooking course. from that moment, i became totally amazed and thrilled by all the beautiful papers and decorations in the art of scrapbooking. After some time as a captivated scrapper, I got curious to create my own patterns. I have always have had a devotion for colour and form, as well as I had great printing facilities close, as I worked at a printers office. Since 2007, I have been blessed to be able to work with my great passion - to design and create coloured coordinated paper". 

Please visit us at www.majadesign.nu

On my project I used Maja Design's 'Life by the Sea', 'Life in the country' and 'It's a Vintage Christmas' collection. 

These are some of Maja Design's latest collections:  

Here are the rules: 

1. Projects must be linked up to our linky tool in the side bar, using the URL of the ACTUAL POST, not your entire blog.

2. You may submit as many entries as you would like and combine your entry with up to 2 other challenges.

3. Post this challenge to your blog and mention, in your post, that you are playing along at Zeus and Zoe TOGETHER with a link back to our Zeus and Zoe blog.

4. All entries must be received by MIDNIGHT EST on the 31st  of January. 

5. Entries to be submitted via the linky tool at the top of the sidebar ONLY, not by email and not by linking up in the comments section please.

Information about our challenges:

1. Zeus and Zoe Challenges are open to anyone, anywhere in the world.

2. Our DT do their best to comment on all entries, you can make their job easier by turning off your word verification.

3. Challenges are held monthly and each month TWO winners are chosen. One winner is chosen by our DT and the other 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 Marivic.

5. Prizes not claimed within two weeks 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. Winners will be awarded a Winner's Badge to post on their blog...full bragging rights included!


We can't wait to see your entries for this challenge! 

Thank you for your visit! 

Tags, Tags, Tags

Hi there!!

I re-opened my Berry71bleu Etsy Shop a couple of days ago. My handmade etsy shop was closed for over 6 months.

Here are some samples of what I've done..

I love making these tags! I am addicted to vintage images...It's a prefect embellishment to any

scrapbook page, project, mixed media..

You have to come check what my DT has made using the tags..

http://berry71bleu.blogspot.com

I also would like to share with you a doll that I made for my daughter using 

Shelly's pattern. You can find her pattern here on her etsy shop

Gingermelon

I am a crafter at heart and I always like to try new things..

Anyway, come back in a couple of days and I will be giving away a Tag to one fabulous follower!

Don't forget my other give away from my previous post..

Love and Peace,

Marivic