September 11 New Word Challenge at Bird is the Word and My challenge submission for OUAS

Hello everyone! Our 2 GDT this month, Helen and Vicky are both DT members for
Once upon a Sketch. As I looked through their blogs on Friday, I saw their take on their September 1st challenge. I had been meaning to join their sketch challenge, but I had been so extremely busy with our new DT members and making tags for all of them. And then I realized yesterday that my DT project for Bird is the Word, has some similarity to the . I will send the revised version of this to OUAS.

Here is the challenge at ONCE UPON A...SKETCH:
Journalling Criteria : A memorable year - Your title must be a year, and you must journal at least 2 lines on why this year is memorable for you. Examples: the year you got married, the year you graduated, the year you moved to a new house/country, the year you started a new job, the year your child was born, the year you lost someone dear. Your journalling can be in any language and any format (written, typed etc).

09-11-01...How can we forget? The date says it all..I was in Manhattan in 2000. We were walking towards Battery Park and I had to stop to take this picture. I am so glad I did. That was the first time I ever saw WTC and sadly the last time I ever saw it. There are no words to what had happened even 10 years had passed, it still fills us with deep sorrow and pain unimaginable.

This is also the reason I made my DT project for Bird is the Word. Our project was due yesterday, I searched everywhere for this picture. I had moved 5 times since this picture was taken and for some(amazingly)unknown reason, I had kept it and didn't lose it during all the move or destroyed when I got divorced in 2005.

Here is my project for BIRD IS THE WORD using the word "SHARE".

I used Tim Holtz Crackle Paint.
Alphabets by October Afternoon
Michael's Recollection "Love Letter" Paper Collection
Teresa Collins World Traveller Paper
Handmade flowers I made
Crocheted trims in beige and gray

Please visit BIRD IS THE WORD for more info on this challenge and how to upload your project. Also check the amazing work that our talented DT members made using the "share" word. The winner will receive a kit from
Tidbitz in Time kit club.

Thank you all so much for being here. Your visit is truly appreciated.

New Word Challenge at Bird is the Word and other things in between...

Hello! First of all, I really hope and pray that all our friends in the East Coast are all doing okay after the hurricane and the tropical storm. We have family in Massachusetts and Virginia and we're so glad to hear that they're all doing okay..And I sincerely hope that my friends are all okay as well.

On a lighter note..There's a new word challenge at Bird is the Word. The new word is "Memory", or Memories.

Please post your work on the sidebar of the blog and please include a link to the blog when you post your entry on your own blog. The winner of this challenge will win a kit from
Tidbitz in Time. Submission must be received within 28 days from now. For more info, pls. visit the WEBSITE HERE....And also check out the beautiful work of the rest of the DT .

I made 2 projects for the "Memory" word..but I like the box better. That's what I submitted for my project.

This box I used one of my tags to decorate the top. I covered the lid with lace and a vintage doily. I handmade the flowers using shantung silk, organza, lace and tulle. Lately I have been on this flower-making kick. I just need to do something different, I need a break from paper crafting once in awhile.

Here is the LO I made using the same word, just not too thrilled with the result. This is a picture of my 2 small kids just having fun in front of the camera. I rarely can get a good picture of the 2 of them smiling, so I really like this picture.

That's all for today..In a couple of days I will post the new challenge for BERRY71BLEU. You still have time to submit for the August challenge. Make sure you follow the recipe and add your project to the Augsut Challenge Album that you can find on the side bar.

Have a great week ahead. Take care!!

Bird is the Word New Challenge "LOVE" and a giveaway

New challenge at Bird is the Word. The word is LOVE.

"Your challenge is to create a project using the word LOVE in your titling or journaling. You get four weeks to complete your project. Please link it up on the right side of the challenge site....at the end of four weeks our design team will vote on the entries and the winner receives a prize from Tidbitz in Time." Deadline to submit is 9/8/11. Check out the website
HERE for more info and to see what the other DT members had created with the word "Love"

Here is my take on it. I made a tag with it, since I love chocolate, why not make a project about it. Who doesn't love chocolate?

I am also giving this tag away. So leave me a comment for a chance to win one of my tags. I will randomly pick the winner next weekend and will announce it here. You can leave me a comment on FB too.

Whenever I'm running out of flowers on a certain color..I take out my handy-dandy yo-yo flower maker and just make flowers out of it. On this tags I used brown organza. And guess who decided to hang out with me while I'm taking these pictures?

Alyssa..she kept saying, "mama, me too! me too!" She wants me to put her picture on the tag just like the image. So I promised her that I will add her photo here since she was such a good assistant..or sistem as she would call it.

I have things I have to finish, but I will be back later to post the DTs projects and the new DT members for berry71bleu.

Thanks for letting me share this with you..

BITW Challenge and Scrap for Help DT Work

I know I'm a few days late posting these..But here it is..

First is my DT work for Scrap for Help. August theme is about "Fathers". Since Scrap for Help originated in Brazil, they celebrate Father's Day every 8/13.

Here are the rules:

"The simple rules for this challenge are:
**This is an international blog, so anyone can enter
- Do a project with the theme of Father´s Day;
- If you want to partcipate the following Challenge with a layout or card, it should follow the project made by Angiei
- * Use any material recycledlike like cardboard, bottle caps , empty soap box, chocolates, etc. ...

* You will always find our challenges in a rule to use recycled material, this rule is fixed,is required to contain this item in your project, to be eligible for the draw.

** The deadline for this challenge is midnight August 31st
The Design Team will vote and the winner and the Top 5 projects will be announced soon after the challenge has finished.
**You may enter as many times as you like and combine this with other challenges.
**Also, please consider turning off word verification for comments on your blog.

Or Simply visit their blog BY CLICKING HERE
. You will find more information by visiting the blog, plus you will find beautiful projects done by the talented DT's.


Here is my take on it:

My husband and my son at the beach around Christmas time a couple years ago in Destin, FL.

I used old stuff from my collection: A vintage part of a wooden measuring stick, an old bottle cap, and an old rummage pin I found.

Next Project is for BIRD IS THE WORD

"Our new word today is DREAM.
Of course DREAMS, DREAMED and DREAMING are also acceptable!

What you are required to do for this challenge is to create a layout, card or off-the-page/altered art project using the word DREAM {or one of the derivatives of the word DREAM mentioned above}.

You have FOUR WHOLE WEEKS to complete your project & load it in our sidebar using the Inlinkz tool under the correct word DREAM.
(as there are always 2 challenges running concurrently as we reveal a new word here every fortnight).

At the end of the challenge our Design Team will vote for their top 5 layouts & the winner & 4 featured projects will be displayed here, together with links to their respective blogs.


The winner will receive a complete Tidbitz in Time kit of their choice, posted anywhere in the world, while the winner & 4 finalists will all be entitled to display a "Bird is the Word - Featured Winner" badge on their blogs, that will be supplied here when the winners are announced."

You can follow this sketch by Nadia if you wish, but it is not required.

Here is mine:

I used the Flea Market Collection for this page. The flowers were all die-cut from the same collection.

Join these challenges for great prizes...Make sure you visit BIRD IS THE WORD and check out the samples from the other DT members' projects..I promise you, you will be amazed!

Thank you...See you soon.

New Challenge at Bird is the Word "Amazing"

Hi everyone,

Another challenge for you to join at
BIRD IS THE WORD.
The word for this challenge is "AMAZING". You have to submit by June 2nd.
Link your project HERE and follow the directions on right side of the page.

Here is Nadia's sketch. You can use this sketch but it is not required. You can submit any project as long as you use the word "amazing" as part of your title.

The winner of the challenge will get a prize kit from TIDBITZ IN TIME

Here is DT submission for the word "Amazing".

This is a picture of my oldest son, Kevin and myself taken a year or so ago on my birthday. I used this picture as a part of my amazing LO because I look at my son, it seems just like yesterday when I used to take him to pre-school and now he's already in college..And I'm so amazed how they can grow up so quickly right in front of our eyes.

I invite you to visit Bird is the Word and be inspired by the other Design Team's projects.
Thank you for stopping by.