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~Peace~ for your final Festive Friday challenge...

Friday, November 22, 2013

Hello, Friends!!!
Excited to post my final project for Festive Friday, 2013 today!  It has been such a fun year, and a joy to create for Christmas all year long and get to know so many who enjoyed doing the same thing!!!  For this final challenge, players can choose their favorite challenge inspiration from the year, and create as many projects as they like.  Two prizes are being offered up...A grand prize of a $60 online gift certificate for a random regular player...a player who enters and has played in at least 15 of the 20 challenges.  Then a $20 gift certificate will go to one random player from all those who have created for this final challenge...even if it's your first time with us!!!

Several of the challenge inspirations were considered for my final project...


...obviously the 'bird element' challenge (birdies are a favorite for me)...the 'star' challenge would have also worked here.  Overall I went for a peaceful feeling, though...


...and kept things clean and simple...


I used my Cricut for the branch, birds and nest.  My PTI Birds and Blooms set, which I haven't thanked Marcie enough for, includes a nest image that fit perfectly on my Cricut nest...I was hoping it would.  My little window to the night-time sky was created with an old Spellbinder die.

And that's it folks!!!  That's really IT!!!  (until next year anyway!)  The inspiration from the rest of the team is perfection, as always...so honored to work with these gals!!!  So be sure to pop over to the blog if you need a jump start!  Can't wait to see what is created for this final challenge and who the winner will be from our faithful players!  You have 2 weeks!!!  Good luck everyone!!!

~geri~


~LEARN~

Friday, November 15, 2013

Popping in quickly to let you know I have a card up at the Precious Remembrance blog today using the new DIY set...

I'm a little late with that post...the 'busy-ness' continues here, as hubby is out of town for most of the week and I've got my hands full in an overdue home dec. project, nursing home cards, and the kids' Christmas play at church.  And I have to share a little story that has made me chuckle a couple times this week as I've raced from project to project...although it didn't exactly make me chuckle at the time.  There was a teacher's assistant filling in for the secretary at my kid's school earlier in the week, when I was signing in to drop off my kid's lunches...she had seen me dropping the kids off earlier that morning as she was walking into the building. As I was signing in, she asked..."so did you go home and go back to bed this morning?"  (What did she just say???)  I hope the look on my face wasn't too nasty-looking as I processed her question and finally said...'um...no'.  And I wanted to say...'and I was so disappointed that I couldn't seem to find time for my soaps and bon-bons today, either!'...but, I didn't;)  So I do want to thank the ever-SWEET Dyane of Precious Remembrance for understanding! She is one of THE sweetest gals out there!  (She's a busy mom, herself!  And she's a great 'cheerleader', to boot!!!)  If all 'bosses' were that nice...I think there would be an awful lot of happy and motivated employees in the world;)  Thanks, Dyane!!!

Thanks, everyone, for dropping in!!!  Have a great weekend!!!

~geri~

Precious Remembrance Blog Hop and Give Away...

Friday, November 8, 2013

Hey everyone!  Seems like an ETERNITY since I've posted!!!  Wouldn't want to miss today, though...Dyane has two new sets in the shop at Precious Remembrance!  And...to celebrate...she's hosting a little blog hop!  Two lucky winners will get to check out a new set for free!!!  Here they are...


and...


...DIY!

I've used the DIY set for today's project.  LOVE the little paint spatters...


I added some glossy accents there...and the cool chevron looking border!  I had fun adding some color to that...


...pencils and water...the rest is pretty straight forward!  Now...if you'd like a chance to win one of these sets, just leave a comment on the designers blogs and at the PR blog...you have until this Sunday night! Here's the list...

Precious Remembrance
Kim Duran
Geri Freeman (that's me!)
Kim Bell
Lisa Elton
Sue Lelli

Happy hopping, friends!!!
~geri~