FEB FLOURISHES WINNER HAS ZEST!

UPDATE: THE WINNER WILL GET A PRIZE PACKAGE INCLUDING A SHEET OF STAMPS, BASIC GREY STELLA RUBY SET AND CHIPBOARD SHAPES, RUNNER UPS ARE GETTING A SHEET OF RUBBER! WOOHOO. THANKS FOR ENTERING!

DESIGNER REWARD! If you get a project published in a paper/print magazine that uses my stamp images and credit "Becky Chabot Flourishes by heartsintouch.com" send me a copy of the magazine page and you will get a check for $25!

CONGRATULATIONS TO:

Bethany Kartchner

WINNER OF THE FEBRUARY FLOURISHES CONTEST!

I'LL BE MAILING YOUR SHEET OF RUBBER TODAY!

THANKS TO ALL THAT ENTERED!

Information about the layout:

I did this for Scrap Shanty's March Sponsor: Around the Block.

Journaling: Zoey is so passionate and zany. She’s a pure joy to be around. 10.07

Techniques: I freehanded the swirl, cut it out and adhered. I used an Around the Block tagger gun to adhere all the flower tags

Cardstock: Bazzil

Pattern paper: Around the Block

Stickers: Alphabet and epoxy Hello: Around the Block; epoxy stickers: KI Memories

Pens: micron

Ribbon: Offray pink ric rack; green ribbon is from packaging

Rub-ons: MM “dare to”

Other: flower tags, tagger gun, tags and happy clip: Around The Block


RUNNERS UP: will get a prize, :o)

Sherry Dobreski

Jessica Shurts



Sue Shute

***the winnerS receive a sheet of my rubber stamp designs "Flourishes" pictured here and available for $20 plus shipping at www.heartsintouch.com

Contest and Classes!

DON'T FORGET! The February "Fantastic Flourishes Contest", deadline 2/29/08 - See the original post for more information.


THE KISS CONVENTION IS THIS WEEKEND

I will be teaching two classes on Saturday 2/23/08, Manchester NH:


#116 Color Wash Canvas Layout:

This is pure fun with a wash of color! Create a unique background on stretched canvas then build a collage style layout to hang on your wall. Techniques include color wash variations, heat embossing, stamping, paper tearing, collage and melt art instruction. It's fabulous, with or without a 5x7 photograph! Title options include: Beautiful, Charming, Wish, Sparkle, and Believe. Bring your basic scrap supplies to class including: trimmer, scissors, dry adhesive, liquid adhesive and piercing tool. Additional Supplies: Please bring a heat tool/embossing gun if you own one.

#120 :Memory Box

Decorate a pretty Memory Box to hold your keepsakes or give as a gift. The box is approximately 8 x 11 x 3" and is shaped like a book. The class also includes a coordinating matchbook album (4x5"). Techniques include stamping with acrylic paint and ink, paper tearing and distressing with ink and acrylic paint. Learn a paper-saving technique and how to create unique images with your existing rubberstamps . Please bring your basic scrap tools to class including paper trimmer, scissors, liquid adhesive, dry adhesive and piercing tool or 1/16" hole punch. Additional materials required: Permanent brown ink pad, preferably Stazon or Palette--NOT Distress pad.

Product Sponsor: Ma Vinci's Reliquary

FANTASTIC FLOURISHES FOR FEBRUARY CONTEST!

FANTASTIC FLOURISHES CONTEST

Win a full sheet of my new release rubber stamp flourishes! (unmounted)
Sheet is 8x10 and has 18 images.

How to enter:

1. Create a card, mini book, scrapbook layout, or mixed media art project using flourishes of any kind, stamps, paper, digital, hand drawn or any other original idea you can come up with.

2. Scan or photograph the project and provide a clear, visible, detailed image no larger than 800x800 pixels with a brief description and complete supply list.

3. email the scan, supply list and personal contact information to becky@keepsakedesigns.biz or mail the item to: Becky Chabot, 34 Milton Ave, Sanford, ME 04073

*Contest begins Feb 1

*Deadline is Feb 29th

*All items that are mailed in will not be returned, they will be used for the Troops overseas and/or their families that are left behind. I belong to several charitable organizations that support Troops and their families, including newborns and will use the hand made items for one of those purposes. If you do not want to send the original, you can email a scan or photo.

*There will be only one winner selected to win a sheet of stamps.

*Winning entry will be judged on, creativity, design and originality.

*you all know I'm a softy, so I may decide to award lesser prizes when I see all your fabulous art and get overwhelmed with it!

Please send scans to: becky@keepsakedesigns.biz

Create Art Everyday!
and don't forget to check back Feb 8-15th for live updates and sneak peeks from CHA Winter08, Anaheim, CA

OMGosh! Terra Bella Finishes!

Look at all of the fantatsic Terra Bella Finishes I just received for my first annual Designer Challenge! This is a fun challenge for Designers, it's geared around the Winter 08 Craft and Hobby Assn Show in Anaheim CA Feb 08. I can't wait to get playing with these, they look fabulous!

You must be a Designer member of CHA to participate, register for the challenge and they'll send you thier line to create with, submit entries before the deadline and that's all!

Read more about Terra Bella Finishes and the Craft and Hobby Association, and the CHA Winter Show 08.

WIN FREE STAMPS; Help A Cause

Make a little girl's dream come true!

Win over $600 worth of rubber stamps.

TINKERING INK! I won!

I won a free pack of Tinkering Ink papers from their Westminster collection!! woohoo.
Hopefully, I can play with it soon and upload some "stuff" for you to see.

TINKERING INK WESTMINSTER

WINNERS: Cards for Soldiers Contest!

THANK YOU TO THE CONTEST SPONSORS:

MEMORIES IN UNIFORM
BO BUNNY PRESS
ZSIAGE
PURPLE ONION DESIGNS
SASSAFRAS LASS
AROUND THE BLOCK
MAKING MEMORIES

Category: Winner; CLICK LINK TO SEE THE CARD

Just Because: Lois Sokolan

HM: Cynthia Elliot Park

Thank You: Cindy Roland

HM: Sandi Arnold

Happy Birthday (Man): Bev Elliott

Happy Birthday (Female): Michelle Foster

HM: Lois Sokolan

Happy Birthday (Boy): Cynthia Elliot-Park

Happy Birthday (Girl): Ellen Bentley

HM: Bev Elliot

Get Well: Sandi Arnold

Missing You: Lois Sokolan

HM: Ellen Bently

Sympathy: Cindy Roland

Friendship: Julie Overby

Congratulations: Sandi Arnold

GRAND PRIZE WINNER FOR BEST OF SHOW: Cindy Roland

For some of the children's categories, I enlisted the assistance of my 13 year old daughter! As you can imagine the scans don't do any justice for the artwork, there's lots of embossing, sewing and bling not visible as well as sentiments stamped inside or decorated envelopes! Amazing entries, THANKS for making this contest a huge success.

Prizes have been shipped and received by many already. Thanks again to the sponsors, the prize packages were generous.

**A shout out and BIG THANKS (and RAKS) to: Ramie Ahlstrom, Cynthia Elliot-Park and Ellen Bentley and for sending cards by the masses for the troops. THANKS to everyone for supporting this contest and the troops.

May God Bless America.

HAPPY HAPPY JULY!

Welcome July! Yesterday was the postmark deadline for mailing entries to the Cards For Soldiers Contest, I am expecting two packages from Canada and when they both arrive, I will assume that all entries that were sent have arrived as I have not received any emails to the contrary.

I LOVE JULY- for many reasons. (1) It's finally getting warm enough here in Maine to not wear socks everyday, but still sometimes at night. (2) The fourth of July celebrations make my heart swell with patriotism and pride, I am a patriot through out the entire year, but during this time I don't stand out so much as being peculiar, and I have lots of people celebrating WITH me. (3) it's my birthday month! woohoo, I will be in Chicago for CHA on my birthday this year-how fun is that? (4) July is right in the middle-- no more end of school activities, and it's too early to go school shopping! it's the perfect time to relax..........................

So much for that, I'm busy with CHA!!

Other new stuff: I am now a designer for Frances Meyer! Very exciting, such an amazing company (ChartPak) with fine art supplies and trendy products too.

GET READY: for Spellbinders new releases!! You are going to be completely dazzled with what they have designed for Summer CHA, don't miss it; stop by and see what the Wizard can do, the new dies and coordinating rubber stamps.

Ranger U-Perfect Pearls Certification was amazing! we learned over 30 perfect pearls techniques that bring glitz and bling to my art. I cannot wait to incorporate some of these (with my own twist of course :o) into some of my new classes and projects. Check these out:




And I learned how to change a flat tire on the way home!
I've been so busy, I'll come back and post more later.


I am wishing you a very happy and safe holiday with your families,
Cheers!

BeckyC

FOCUS ON CARDS FOR SOLDIERS

I do have other things going on right now that I'd like to share with you, but none of them are as important as the Cards For Soldiers Contest. ((CHA, RangerU, and more.)) I'll share it all at the end of June when the contest is over.

Cards For Soldiers CONTEST

The deadline for entries is extended to JUNE 30, 2007

I have received so many donations for prizes that I am overwhelmed and grateful for the support of this cause by manufacturers, BUT I need more card entries to give it all away!!

Please enter today.

THANK YOU TO THE CONTEST SPONSORS: UPDATED AS THEY ARRIVE.

MEMORIES IN UNIFORM
BO BUNNY PRESS
ZSIAGE
PURPLE ONION DESIGNS
SASSAFRAS LASS
AROUND THE BLOCK
MAKING MEMORIES

Questions Answered:
1. International submissions accepted
2. Please send an envelope for your card
3. You may send multiple submissions for different categories in the same package, but make sure that each item has it's own submission information on the back or attached.
4. Do the cards need to be Military themed? NO, create them as regular greeting cards as you want for each category submission.

A $25 prize will be awarded for each category. Please provide contact information (Name, address, phone and email) with your entry and specify the category you want to enter when submitting your card. All cards must be hand-made, original designs and not previously published.

No entries will be returned. All cards will be given to soldiers serving overseas, therefore all entries must be mailed to: Cards for Soldiers Contest, c/o Keepsake Designs, 34 Milton Ave, Sanford, ME 04073.

One winner for each category will be selected based on originality, design and craftsmanship.

One GRAND-PRIZE winner will be chosen from those and be awarded a $100 prize package.

Enter as often as you want.

Contest Runs May 1, 2007 through June 30, 2007, entries postmarked after June 30, 2007 will not be eligible. Winners will be announced on or aboutJuly 15th, 2007 on my blog: For the Art of Scrapbooking and on the Keepsake Designs website (as soon as the update is possible).

CATEGORIES:

Happy Birthday (woman)

Happy Birthday (man)

Happy Birthday (boy)

Happy Birthday (girl)

Just Because

Missing You

Congratulations

Sympathy / Condolences

Thank you

Get Well

Friendship

Email questions welcome: becky@keepsakedesigns.biz

NEW DragonFlaire Contest!!

MEMBERSHIP DRIVE CONTEST
Grand Opening June 1: we want the forum pumped with members; ready to participate in challenges and win prizes!

DRAGONFLAIRE AVATAR CONTEST!

The Secret Life of an Avatar

Show us your most creative avatar and you could win the Grand Prize of an Ali Edwards Fresh Font CD!

Second Prize wins a GC to our store!

Third Prize wins a kit created per your specifications!

Come on and join the fun in our Forum.

Contest starts April 30th to May 23rd.

To enter just sign up at Dragonflairestudios.com/community

Rules: Nothing of sexual nature please!

Card Contest $50 Winner!!

This is just so very funny and goes to show you, take the time to submit!! I almost didn't even have time to make holiday cards and I threw this simple design together with a week to spare. I made a ton of them using hand made papers that I had done long ago, some were made recently with Ranger color washes and then I used scrap papers in strips to make a 12 x 4" that I cut into triangles for the trees. A brass star, a bow and some Krylon spray webbing, a little bit of glitter and viola!! a gorgeous 2nd place winning card!

In my spare time surfing the web I came across the Green Sneakers site that was having a holiday card contest, I quickly created a matching envelope and loaded it, not giving it another thought until Barbara Eastwick emailed me tonight to tell me I WON 2ND PRIZE! The first prize winner was AMAZING.
check out their blog for all winners and there is a link to the gallery so you can see all the entires.

Cards For Soldiers

I have adopted a soldier in Iraq, if you have extra cards and can help out, please send them to:
Becky Chabot
34 Milton Ave
Sanford, ME 04073

I will also be sending care packages every other week. If you are serious about helping and would like to adopt your own soldier, please visit
Soldier's Angels.

SUPPORT OUR TROOPS!

Krafty Lady Art Moulds!

I got my mug on the Krafty Lady Art Mould Gallery!!
woohoo!! I used one of her moulds in my Ranger Melt Art Contest layout that won third place.

KRAFTY LADY GALLERY

Check out those moulds, they truly are the BEST! Thank you Kristine!