These are a few of our Favorite Vacations and OUR WINNER for FAVE SEASON!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Good Morning (or Evening!!!) one and all!!!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):) For the loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee of all the seasons!!! Wowwwww!!! We had soooooooo many amazing entries!!!!! WOW WOW WOW…now granted there are only four seasons…lol...but I was soooooooo happy to see all of them represented!!!! We had some gorgeous summers, springs, falls and winters!!! And this next part is the hardest part!!! The VOTING!!!! My team and I always have the hardest time picking a winner!!!!! We only have ONE WINNER this time (yeppers….pay attention…there was a clue there!!!!)….and that WINNER is…………….LEAN and the FALL MINI she CREATED!!!!!!!!!!!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):) CONGRATS LEAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We loved your MINI!!!!!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)  Check her creation out here!!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

 

 

Please email me at bmwgirl@cox.net so that we can get U your NoelMignon.com $20.00 gift certificate and the YUMMY Thickers from Michelle!!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):) **and since I know you live overseas from Noel, after you have shopped your $20.00 worth of goodies from her shop....U let me know how much shipping is going to cost....and I will cover it for U!!!!!!** :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

And again we are lucky enough to have a YOUNGEST player to give an honorable mention too!!!! This is ABBY'S LO....and look how AMAZINGLY GORGEOUS it is!!!!!! And she is ONLY NINE YEARS old.....i just sayin' the Heidi Swapp's, the Jenni Bowlin's and Nikki Sivils's (sorry....Nikki....but I just have to use U in this example!!!! LOL!!!) better watch out....cuz Abby is gonna be taking over their jobs in the scrappin' world someday soon!!! She is just WOW AMAZING!!!!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):) Tanya....please send me your addy so I can get a little RAK out to Abby for being our youngest player! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)  Here is Abby's GORGEOUS LO!!!!!

soooooooooooooo what is our next challenge....and what was the little hint i gave out?!?!?!?! Well.....let's start with the challenge.... These are a Few of our FAVORITE VACATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

And nowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww let's talk about my hint....sooooooo u see.....my dt are the bestest!!!!!! When i first started this challenge blog....they all stepped up to the plate and volunteered to be a sponsor for a challenge or two and help me donate the prizes to our winners!!!!! Then the GDT's that we have had have volunteered also (*love them!*)....soooooooooo this time around Hanneke is offering up this AWESOME HOLIDAY prize for our winner!!!!! And then....Michelle...our amazing GDT this month has offered some MORE THICKERS for the winner of this challenge.....and then then then Peggy....my dear friend that I had the honor of meeting last June, and has recently started her own ETSY shop contacted me and offered to be a sponsor for this challenge too!!!!!! Since our theme is FAVE VACATION...I asked Peggy if she had anything to offer that goes with a travel theme....and eeeeeeeeeeeeeekkkkkkkkkkkkkkk!!!! she did!!!!!!!!!! sooooooooooooo she is offering an amazing amazing kit for travelers!!!!!! (no worries my lovely ladies....i will post photos of all of these after i am done rambling!!! lol!!!)........sooooooooooo i thought....yeah!!!! that is sooooooooo nice that we have THREE prizes for this next winner of FAVE VACATION....but then I thought...."U know Julie (yes, i talk to myself in third person! lol!) why not even MAKE IT BETTER for everyone and HAVE THREE WINNERS for FAVE VACATION?!?!?!?"......soooooooooooo that is what I am gonna do!!!! One person will win the Thickers from Michelle, one person will win the AWESOME prize from Hanneke....and one person will win the OMYGOSH travel kit from Peggy's ETSY shop!!! (and hehehehehehehe....look CLOSELY at the photo of her prize....IF ANY of U recognize the ONE thing that JULIE has to SEE EVERYDAY of her WORKING life....DT can't answer this one....lol....nor Peggy....cuz I all ready told her....LOL!!!....then tell me in a comment in this POST....and WOWWWWWWW....Julie WILL give ANOTHER prize from the names of peeps that get it right and send a little PRIZE to them too!!!!!!) .... yes, yes, yes....I know....JULIE...U ROCK!!! hehehehehehehe!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):) Sooooooooooooooooooo WE ARE GONNA HAVE THREE WINNERS from THIS CHALLENGE!!!!! And if anyone guesses what item in Peggy's prize that soooooooooooooo closely relates to Julie's life...then those names will be put in a drawing for a prize from me!!! HOW FLIPPIN' COOL IS THIS! ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

here are photos of the prizes!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

From Hanneke:

From Michelle:

And from Peggy's ETSY:

 

and now...onto what the dt created for this AMAZING challenge!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)


Ok.....first up!!!!! Our GDT Michelle is back with us!!!!! And I can not TELL U how much I adore this woman!!!!! Her and hubby Michael are like the MOST romantic cutest couple EVER!!!!!!! And her FAVE VACATION is her annual honeymoons her and hubby take!!!! How ROMANTIC is that??? :):):):):):):):):):):):) just look at that heart she made and those adorable photos!!! *love* *sigh* Michelle just makes me giddy happy all over! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Next up is my sweet DEANA!!!!!! Her FAVE VACATION was to Spain and Portugal!!!!! Would U just look at this lo???? holy smokes!!!! look at all those YUMMY photos and that MAP in the background!!!! But U know what my FAVE part is???? That totally ADORABLE photo of her and hubby down in the corner.....CUTEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! *love* :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Next up is my Sarah-bera!!!!! (i just totally made that nick name up!!! lol!!!) Her FAVE VACATION was Hawaii!!!!!!!!! I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee this lo....... i loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeee the photos, the flowers....and all the YUMMY circles!!! (i don't know what it is....i am TOTALLY obsessed with circles right now...lol....hehehehehehehe...my serving bowl in the cupboard has gotten a LOT of use lately....with tracing on this cardstock or that pattern paper!!! LOL!!!)....soooooooooooooooo when i see a lo with lots o'circles....I just *sigh* :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Next ... my AMAZING JAMIE!!!!! holy smokes....seriously....quote by quote...this was my comment to her when I saw this...."STOP IT STOP IT STOP IT!!!!!! stopppppppppppppppppppppp being sooooooooooooo amazing!!! lol!!!" Totally hope she knows I was totally playin' with her....but seriously....look at how amazing she is!!!!!! I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee this!!!! the texture...the colors....wow wow wowwwwwww!!!! Her FAVE VACATION is Pismo Beach!!! i loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee the paint and all the YUMMY textures!!!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

 

Next....my wonderful HANNEKE!!!!!!!! holyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy more YUMMY circles!!!!!! i just love love love love Hanneke's work!!!! Her FAVE VACATION was her trip to Spain this year!!!! I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee all those photos and I spy some major YUMMY staple action!!!!!! GORGEOUS! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Next..my holy wowwwwwwwwwwwwwww amazing GEORGIA!!!!! I know I say this like every time....but I can not even tell all of U how AMAZING I think she is!!!!!! Her FAVE VACATION was London!!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):) Look how she made the flag....and then put all those yummy photos and travel bits layered in the FLAG!!!!!! She is a true digital queen!!!! *love* :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Next....this woman..........ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh this woman!!! CHRIS!!!!!!!! Her FAVE VACATION spot is Green Turtle Cay!!!! I am telling U....this woman is the QUEEN of using stuff out of the *scrappy* box!!!!!! Look at the metal piece...the colors....the layers...just absolutely amazingly gorgeous!!! wow wow wowwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Next up....holy...Julie shed a TEAR when she saw this one!!! wow wow wow!!!! JENNEKE!!!!!! Look at what she made!!!! Jenneke has a FAVE VACATION DREAM of all of us getting together and meeting!!!!!!! *sigh** loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee that girl!!!! she put all of us USA girls in here....then she put herself, Hanneke and Jeanet in a "Julie Air" plane (with SMILEYS of course!!!!!!!) to come see us.....then she added Georgia coming to see us from Brazil in a balloon!!!! Seriously......I was getting all teary-eyed when I saw this!!!! * love love love love love love * it sooooooooooooooooooooooooo much! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Next....wow ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh wow!!!! Look at this gorgeous MINI that AMY CREATED!!!! LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE it!!!!! Her FAVE VACATION was when her and hubby went to Italy (*side note...little jealous of that!!!!*) And here is what Amy had to say about her trip: "My hubby and I were invited by a family who has a grandmother with the sur name Muffoletto. We stayed for 2 weeks and even thought we do not know for sure if there is any relationship they still treated us like we were family. It was a trip of a life time. I do believe all the money in the world could not have paid for this trip, the experience  and the feelings we still hold dear to our heart. Jasin was able to take his brother there this summer. yep, They invited us back except next time they want to come to the USA" ...*sigh* how sweet is that?!?!?!?! And *double sigh* how HOT HOT HOT are Amy and her Hubby!?!?!?!?! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

 

 

Next.....my AMAZING Jeanet!!!!!! Look at this GORGEOUS lo!!!! love love love love this lo!!!!!!!!!!! loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee that photo and as U can see her FAVE VACATION is anywhere by the sea!!!!!! *sigh* I totally agree.....the ocean always gets me.... this girl amazes me sooooooooooo much!!!! loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee all those ribbons....and she is one of my masking queens!!! *sigh* loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee her! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Next my sweet adorable BEKKA and the FAVE VACATION spot she picked was when her and some friends got together to support their hubby's when they ran in a marathon!!!!!!!!!! just look at their ADORABLE shirts!!! "roadkill wives!!!" LOL LOL LOL!!!!! i read this story on her blog....and the photos they had were sooooooooooooooo fun!!!!!!! they even posed with a fire hydrant that was painted to look like the local sheriff!!! LOL!!! loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee this! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Next up....is from that one gal u all love and adore (*i hope* ... fingers crossed...maybe??? hello??? is this thing on|???? LOL LOL LOL!!!)...... Yep....its JULIE!!!!! Her FAVE VACATION is......The Bellagio Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Las Vegas!!!! *ok ok ok....sooooooooooooooo U all are like...WHAT??????? is she CRAZY???? A simple room in a Las Vegas Resort is her FAVE VACATION spot???? Holy smokes ... what is wrong with that woman??? LOL!!!! *but hear me out....* this is my journaling: "She's not an exotic destination, nor a far away land...she's nothing special to some...and doesn't have the fanfare of a magical land...but she's where i feel magic...where i feel beauty...where i feel creativity flowing...so no matter it be spring, summer, winter or fall...the Bellagio's Conservatory and Botanical Gardens will always be my fave vacation- this is where my dreams come true!" ...okkkkkkkkkkkkkk....soooooooooooooooo now do U see why I say that its my FAVE VACATION spot??? lol....hoping you are all nodding YES and agreeing now!!! LOL!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Soooooooooooooooooooooo again.....WE WILL HAVE THREE WINNERS from this challenge.....U can create a LO, mini, altered project....whatever your heart desires.....just get us a link to here by the 14th of November (the evening that is).....and we will be voting for three winners this time....and and and don't forget to tell me WHAT item in Peggy's prize is ALL ABOUT JULIE :):):):):):) for a chance to be drawn for another prize from me! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Love to all....and can not wait to see what U create! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)