Trick-Or-Treat Halloween M.S. Punch and Jolee's Blog Candy Give-A-Way

Happy Halloween and Happy Harvest! I wanted to have a fun little giveaway to honor the fall, one of my favorite times of year. The winner will be picked via random.org and will be picked on
                                                         October 27.
The winner will recieve a brand new Martha Stewart Jack-O-Lantern punch and a package of dimensional Jolee's Boutique Parcel Candy shop candy.

In order to be entered, please place a comment in the comment area about your favorite sort of Halloween Activity... Good Luck!!! Have fun and be safe.

Winter Wonderland 2- 12”x12” Christmas Jingle Scrapbook Page Layout Swap

I believe that a favorite past time of mine is doing “crafty” swaps. Once again, on the Cricut Message board (MB) I hosted a swap where you choose a Christmas Jingle song and then create a 2- 12”x12” Scrapbook page Layouts of a specific chorus in the song. I forgot the name of my song, so I wrote down “In the Meadows You can build a snowman…” I went to print out the words in the song and realized that the song name was actually “Winter Wonderland.” I used Cricut’s “A Child’s Year” and “Christmas Cheer” carts and a Martha Stewart (MS) snowflake punch. For added depth I used some “crystal” stickles, bling, brads, ribbon and fibers, not to mention adhesives , foam and Cat’s Eye Chalk ink. I love how my pages turned out. There is something very tranquil with a blue and white color palet.

“All That I Am” Embellished Mother’s Day Card Friday Challenge

  
   Knowing that Mother’s Day is fast approaching, I knew that I needed to get, make or buy a Mother’s Day card for my beloved Mother. Each year, I stroll down countless aisles of “generic” or “mass-produced” cards to try and find the “right words” that describe my undying and grateful love for my mother. This year I decided that I would make my mother a card that said what I wanted it to say and have her and I weaved and created throughout my card. First, I was stumped on where to begin. My mind had been in a fog for quite some time. Then and idea came to mind and I decided to check out a new blogging website that I have grown quite fond of: Practical Scrappers. There I found a wonderful “Friday Challenge” for the week of April 9, 2010, where one of the Practical Scrappers design team members, Gloria, created a pattern or example to follow.

To find her challenge, click on the following link below.
                                                                 Practical Scrappers Blog Website

   So I dug out my paper, glues, brads, ribbon, charms, chipboard, images and many other embellishments. The front of the card has many layers to give it dimension and add interest to the eye. I love lace and doilies and added them to the front and in the inside of the card. I used bling around the “Happy Mother’s Day” sentiment. More bling in the form of adhesive Pearls were added to the upper right hand of the card. The ribbon lace has been run through a metal brad ribbon holder. I used the Clearsnap Cat’s Eye Chalk Ink throughout the entire card. I used a Martha Stewart Lace Border punch and Fiskars “Icing on the Cake” Embossed and Border Punch. To create the dragonflies, I used the Martha Stewart Dragonfly Punch. I altered a metal bottle cap and before I hammered the edges down, I added a pink diamond pattern paper, with the words “I love you” with a tiny bumble bee which is on the upper portion inside the card. I created my own sentiments for my mom. The sentiments on the upper portion reads: All that I am…; Because of you…

   The sentiments in the lower half of the card read:

Traveling on the road of life,

There are paths we must choose to take,

To help us fully realize that it was the little

Stops along the way that made for our best

Hopes, Dreams and Memories.

   I wanted the back of the card to be just as special as the rest of its counterparts and so used the dragonfly punch to make 3 dragonflies on the dark red paper. In between the dragonflies, I placed a vintage pink and white button between the spaces. I used a 7 gypsies Romantique label sticker and placed the word “Smile ” on it using double sided tape and mini black brads. I used mini white brads to further secure the label.

A few months ago, I picked up a stamp that I truly loved and it reads:

If you had any idea

How long it took me

To make this card, you

Would never throw it away.

   So, you may be wondering how long this card took me to make? Let’s just say around 5 hours. Yes, you read right. I wanted everything on the card to read and show how much impact my mother had on me. Mom, if you are reading this, I love you with all of my heart, and all that I am is because of you…

To All Those Dear, Special and Wonderful Women in Our Lives:

            Happy Mother's Day!

Easter Egg Count Contest on the Olive Juice Studio website

Great Easter Egg Contest


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 Take your time and enter this great contest. There are some great prizes. All you have to do is the following:

Guess the Number of Eggs in the Basket!!!

 This is what you will Win...

1 Martha Stewart - "Double Loop" Punch Around the Page Set (Use this set to create one continuous die-cut border - perfect for cards and layouts!)

1 K&Company Accordian Book Kit

1 Colorbok Chipboard Book

4 yds. 5/8" Pink Ribbon with birds and hearts printed on it

3 yds. 3/8" ribbon in blue/yellow/brown print - both perfect for your springtime projects!

The original plan was to wait until we got 100 followers before we started our uber cool giveaways and contests...We don't feel like waiting any longer and want to get this show started! We are extremely giddy with excitement to announce our first ever blog contest! By the way....we aren't just another blog who gives out "blog candy".....we're going to kick that up a notch too because we're giving out "olive juice cocktails"...

(In case you didn't know, olive juice goes nicely with a delicious blogtini ...We serve our cocktails with a shot of inspiration, going heavy on the creative juice!) So here's the contest....

See the photo of the Easter basket with the goodies? Guess how many eggs are in the basket and you could be the winner! (If more than one person guesses correctly, I will put those names in a bowl and draw one name who will be announced the winner. If no one guesses the correct number of eggs I will use the next closest number. If more than one person does not guess the correct number but selected the next closest number, I will put those names in a bowl to select the winner.) I sure hope that made sense... And just so you know, we have no idea how many eggs are in the basket either and won't know until we count them the the day of the drawing!

Contest Rules:

1.You need to FOLLOW/subscribe to our blog. If you are already subscribed to our blog - that's fabulous! Just follow the remaining rules! To FOLLOW our blog scroll down 3/4 of the way and it is located on the righthand side. Look for the button that says "FOLLOW" and click on it. It will direct you on what to do from there! Please email us if you get stuck so we can "try" to help you out!

2. You need to leave a comment here so I know who is participating in the contest.

3. Send us an email at olivejuicestudio@yahoo.com with your name and the number of eggs you think are in the basket.

4. If you have a blog, you need to post the contest details linking back to us on your blog somewhere for others to see. (If you do not have a blog you can still participate. Just send us an email stating that you don't have a blog but would like to be a part of the contest and then follow the other steps above.)

5. You need to leave a comment under the "Tell Us What You Think" blog entry below ABOVE this post!

That's all you have to do! It's so easy peasy anyone can enter!

BUT there's EVEN MORE..!

IF, we reach 100 subscribers, I will throw in more goodies for every 15 followers after that! (These prizes will be announced as the number of subscribers increases!)

The Contest starts today and ends on Friday, April 2nd at 11:59PM. The winner will be announced on Saturday, April 3rd sometime during cocktail hours between 4:00-7:00 PM (We are located in Illinois so it will be based on CST)
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