Wednesday, December 30, 2009

These are a Few of My Favorite LO's... and OUR CAR WINNERS! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)



Wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!! We had some amazing form of transportation lo's this time!!!! I have to say transportation as U all didn't JUST do lo's on CARS.........U did FEET...Hubby's in the HOT rental cars....GREEN bugs....Hamster's riding in cars....U name it...I think we had all SORTS of ways of GETTING around!! LOL!!! I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee that we are all soooooooooooooooooooo CREATIVE and can think past the CAR that's in our garages!!! LOL! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Soooooooooooo as promised....we have TWO WINNERS this time AROUND!!!!! :):):):):):) Our first WINNER is PEGGY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CONGRATS PEGGY!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):) Just look at this AMAZING LO!!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE it! PEGGY please send me your email addy (I am at bmwgirl@cox.net) so I can send U your NOELMIGNON.COM Gift Certificate!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)


And OUR SECOND WINNER is MARIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CONGRATS MARIT!!!!!!!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):) This LO totally ROCKS!!!! Just look at all the GORGEOUS DETAILS!!!!!!! MARIT please send me your email addy so I can send U your Gift Certificate to ScrapBook.com! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)


Now as we are approaching the end of 2009....YES!!! I said that ALOUD!! LOL!!!! I thought this would be the EASIEST challenge U would GET TO PLAY along with for the ENTIRE YEAR!!! LOL LOL LOL!!! Of course... it may NOT be as LOL LOL LOL....sometimes PICKING your FAVE LO that U have MADE this YEAR might BE HARD!!! LOL!!!!! YEP YEP YEP!!! That's RIGHT.... OUR next and FINAL challenge for 2009 is..........................

These are a FEW of MY FAVORITE LO's!!!!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

U got it.... U don't have to MAKE anything for this one!!! All we ask for U to do is go through your OWN blogs, your OWN online galleries....your OWN scrapbook's and FIND that ONE LO {{{or altered project...or card....or whatever U have created this year}}} that is YOUR ALL TIME FAVE LO that U have MADE this YEAR!!!! It DOES NOT have to be one that U made just for FAVE THINGS challenges either....it can be a LO U made for another challenge, just because, for an art journal class...ANYTHING at all!!! We just WANT to see the LO that IS YOUR FAVORITE that U made this YEAR!!!! EASY PEASY, RIGHT??!!??!!??!!?? lol lol lol....of course...maybe not...if U are like me saying over and over..."This is my FAVORITE... no wait...this is my FAVORITE!!!" LOL! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Sooooooooooooooooo that's IT....just link us UP to YOUR FAVE LO U have made this YEAR by January 14th, 2010!!!!! (YES....that READS 2010!!! LOL!!).... it can be in a new blog post if U want... or the original blog post or online gallery where U have the LO ....JUST one little favor please... if U link us up to the original blog post where U have your FAVE LO, and its a blog post with multiple lo's in it...please tell us in YOUR COMMENT here which one is YOUR FAVE ONE... (we don't want to showcase the wrong one here!! LOL!!!) :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):) Our (*sniff sniff*) former team member Lisa Howard is SPONSORING this CHALLENGE with a YUMMY PRIZE PACK!!!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)


Here is the DT's FAVE LO's THEY have MADE this YEAR! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

First....our December GDT Patri!!!!!! When I first saw this on her blog....I think my JAW hit the floor!!!! HOLY WOWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!! I love this soooooooooooooooooo much....and I can tell why its her FAVE LO of 2009!!!! I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeee the photo background, the stamp framing in the foreground...the beach scenery!!!! JUST WOW JAW-DROPPING GORGEOUS! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)








My JAMIE!!!!!!! OMYGOSH!!! My queen of COLOR and TEXTURE!!! I just loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee this one that she chose as her FAVE LO!!! I love love love love that photo, all the COLORS... the FLOWERS...and that HOLY BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLY!!!!!!! WOW WOW WOW!!!! GORGEOUS! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)


And Bekka Bekka Bekka!!!! WOW WOW WOW!!! She has MY HEART with this LO she chose are HER FAVE!!!! WOWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!! Buttons, stitching..... and MOST of all ANTIQUES!!! Be still my BEATING heart!!! I soooooooooooooooo love this! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)



And my JENNEKE!!!!! This ONE makes me have HAPPY TEARS every time I see it!!!!!! Jenneke made this for OUR FAVE TRIP challenge....and its all MY BEAUTIFUL DUTCHIES coming to VISIT to the rest of the DT!!!! *sigh* how can I not not not not LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE this!?!?!?!?!?!? Especially with the "Julie Air" that has SMILEYS on it!!!! YAY!!!!!!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):) No WONDER its HER FAVE LO!!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)


And Deana Deana Deana!!!! I sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo love love love her FAVE LO for 2009!!!! This lo touched me in sooooooooooooooo many ways!!! I can relate to sooooooooooooo many things that she has listed on here.... how we ALL change as we get older (whether we want to admit it or not!! LOL!!) .... and its UP to US if its for the BETTER or WORSE of who WE want to be!!!  *swoon* Plus... it helps that Deana is JUST HOT!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)


And OMYGOSH HOLY WOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW Hanneke!!!! I am IN LOVE with this LO!!!! She made this LO for a challenge over at Scrapping the Music...and HOLY WOW I love it!!!! No wonder its her FAVE of 2009!!!!! I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeee that photo, the stitching, the title, the kite!!!! GORGEOUS! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)




And *swoon* this LO by Michelle B.!!!! I can SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO can see why its HER FAVE LO of 2009 (of course....I'm partial as ummmmmmmmmmmm I love all her WORK!!! LOL!!! If I would have chosen...yeah...there would have been like ALL of her lo's posted here!!! LOL!!!)... i loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee that photo of her, her hubby and her daughter Rainee!!!!! And the dancing QUOTE... *sigh* one of my all time FAVE quotes!!!! JUST BEAUTIFUL! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)


And THIS AMAZING lo by GEORGIA!!! I remember when she first posted this lo...and I was like...ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm I need this to be added to MY FAVES (in fact it is on SIS!!! LOL!!!!!!!) I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee that photo, the colors, the layers, THE CAMERAS (*sigh* we all know about those, don't we???? LOL!!!)... I just AM IN LOVE with Georgia's FAVE LO of 2009!!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)


AMY AMY AMY!!!!! WOW!!!!!!! This LO is NOT only GORGEOUS...its also very touching!!!! Here is a photo of a young Amy...and her title reads: "Love means never taking your eyes off one another"...*sigh* I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee that!!!!! And all the vintage goodies on here and the stitched heart.... I can see why its her FAVE LO of 2009!!!!  I telling ya...when I grow up... (yeah yeah yeah... I know I'm actually OLDER than AMY...lol lol lol....) I wanna scrap just like her.... she is a layering GENIUS!!!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)


Ok....when Chris first posted this on her blog and on SIStv... I was like...WHOA!!! WHOA!!! WHOA!!! Holy FLIPPIN' AMAZING SMOKES!!!!! This has got to be one of the MOST amazingly GORGEOUS pieces of art I have seen this year!!!! WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW!!!! She made that dress from a dress pattern she had and this is dedicated to her Mom!!! *sigh* can life get any better than this???? I must admit...This is MY ALL TIME FAVE Chris piece also...soooooooooooooooo no wonder she picked it for her FAVE of 2009!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)


And one of our newest team members Jessi!!!!!!! She chose as her FAVE LO for 2009 this GORGEOUS GORGEOUS piece that she made for a Scrap That Poetry challenge as a part of their DT!! :):):):):):):):):) I soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee that photo, the pieces of the poem that she chose...and THAT MISTING....OMYGOSH that misting... I swear if I ever ever ever master that misting stuff.... I will be on cloud nine for days!!! LOL!!! I think I need to hire Jessi, Jeanet and Jamie (hey...all "J" girls!!! LOL!!!) to TEACH me how to do it right...heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy wait a minute....they ALL READY work for me here!!! LOL!!! They should just teach me, right??? LOL LOL LOL!!!!!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):) Anywho...I just loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee this LO!!!!! *sigh* they soooooooooooooooooooooo need a "into my faves" button on blogger!!! LOL!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)


Ok...Ok...I will ADMIT IT...I am SERIOUSLY jealous of my girl Sarah's HANDWRITING...ok...ok...and her ADORABLE face too!!!! hehehehehehe!!! LOVE U GIRL!!! I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee this lo she chose as her FAVE of 2009!!!!! She is just tooooooooooooooooooo CUTE CUTE CUTE CUTE CUTE CUTE!!!!!!!! I love that she documented what she wanted to accomplish before she reaches the age of 26....(ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm ok.... ok..... I'm a little ... ok A LOT jealous that I'm NOT 26 anymore too!!!! LOL!!! U think I might have jealousy issues here??? LOL!!!)..... and when is SASS NOT ADORABLE on any lo??? LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE this!!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)



And *sigh* my JEANET!!!! I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee her WORK!!!!! This is a LO that she made for a past Scrapping the Music challenge (hehehehehehehehe....for this SAME challenge I used a photo of me kissing Edward from Twilight...lol...but that's a WHOLE different story!!! LOL!!!)..... I just loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee how Jeanet does masking and MAKES it LOOK sooooooooooooooooo easy (yes, I know...more jealousy issues!!! LOL!!) and I love love love that photo of her and her son Levi and the way she repeated "kiss you" in different alphas!!! This TOTALLY ROCKS Jeanet and I sooooooooooooooooooo can see why this was your FAVE LO of 2009!!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)


And now....for MY FAVE LO of 2009!!!!! I actually made this for a NoelMignon.com challenge (I won it btw!!!! YAY!!!!) And when I made it... I was like... "Yep!!! This is the ONE!! This is my ALL TIME FAVE LO EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER that I have made!!!" LOL!!! I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee the red with the yellow stitching... that photo of my daughter... the little bit of embellies that just seems to bring it all together for me!!! *sigh* yep....that photo of Brookie always gets me!!! *love* :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)



Soooooooooooooooooooo there U have it folks!!! OUR FAVE LO'S of 2009!!!!!! I sure hope everyone can join us in this challenge!!! Remember... U have until January 14th, 2010 to link us up with your FAVE LO/ALTERED ITEM/ART JOURNAL PAGE....whatever U created in 2009 that SCREAMS to U... "I AM THE FAVE OF ALL YEAR!!!!!" :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):) Again.... if U send us a link that shows the original place U posted your LO... and it is a multi LO blog post...please tell us WHICH one is your FAVE ONE so we make sure we showcase the right one here! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):) And again... our AMAZING LISA HOWARD has a WONDERFUL PRIZE for our WINNER this time!!!!!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE and LOVE TO ALL! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)


Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh and P.S.  I am lucky enough to be attending CHA in January working for Nikki Sivils... and MY GIRLS Sarah and JAMIE will be there too... (ummmmmmmmmmmmmm hello???? MY GIRLS... we NEED to coordinate a GROUP photo at least!!!!).... ANY OTHER of OUR FOLLOWERS going????? LET US KNOW soooooooooooooooooooooooo we can SCOPE U OUT AND MEET U! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Thursday, December 24, 2009

Merry Christmas to all! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Hi all....

I wanted to stop in real quick and WISH EVERYONE a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!! I want to thank my team and all of you for all of your support this year!!!!! It has meant sooooooooooooooooooooooo much to me!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Don't forget U have until the evening of December 30th to post your project for FAVE CAR right here here here here here here here here! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

And for any of U that read my personal blog......I have decided to add THREE new members to our Team!!!!!!!!!!! Please WELCOME AND CONGRATULATE .......................


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I am soooooooooooooooooooooo HAPPY AND EXCITED that welllllllll that they said YES and that they are with us!!! I LOVE these girls!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)
Since it is Christmas Eve and all that...LOL LOL LOL....I will be adding their bios and photos this weekend!! LOL!!! I'm not busy like everyone else right??? LOL!!!!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

In my head things are constantly running...lol lol lol...sooooooooooooooooo I have me a whole BUNCH a girls that I want to ask to be our GDT's at different times of next year!!!!!! Sooooooooooooooooo if U ever see a comment on your blog asking U to email me.... hehehehehehehehehe...make sure U do! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

I am off to get ready for work...YES!!! I do work on Christmas Eve!! LOL!!!! But I again want to WISH EVERYONE a VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS! :):):):):):):):) LOVE and PEACE to ALL! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)



Tuesday, December 15, 2009

These are a Few of My Favorite Cars and OUR WINNERS from FAVE HOLIDAY! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Good Morning to all....and HAPPY ALMOST CHRISTMAS to ALL! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

I want to thank everyone for stopping by...I know this time of year is BUSY for EVERYONE...and we appreciate U taking the time to take a moment and visit us and for taking the time to comment or play along with us! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Soooooooooooooooooooo we have THREE THREE THREE (well....I will explain WHY we have THREE in JUST A MOMENT!!! LOL!!) winners this time!!! ALWAYS soooooooooooooooo hard for us to chose....U guys have nooooooooooooooooooooooo idea HOW HARD!!!!!!!! LOL! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):) We are always soooooooooooooooooo lucky to have so many talented people play along.... :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):) Thank U for that! :):):):):):):):):):):):)

Our first winner is......JANA!!!!!!!! CONGRATS!!!!! Such a GORGEOUS MINI BOOK!!!! WOW WOW WOW!!! Here is the MINI she made for this challenge...... *swoon*!!!!!! And she will be winning the gift certificate donated by Georgia! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)




Our second winner is............GLENDA!!!! CONGRATS!!!!!!!!! HOLY SMOKES....would U look at this amazing beautiful piece of ART!!! WOW WOW WOW!!!! Here is her CANVAS she made!!!! She will be winning the WONDERFUL prize offered by our GDT for November, Michelle Baca! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)


If the both of U could please send me your addy's to bmwgirl@cox.net ... I will get your info to Georgia and Michelle! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

NOW NOW NOW for our THIRD WINNER!!!! First...I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeee this GIRLS WORK...and she has been playing along with us SINCE the BEGINNING....and well...SHE IS AN ARIZONA girl... (HOPING to meet U soon GIRL!!!)..... and and and and SHE HAD ME ABSOLUTELY ROLLING on the POST SHE did for her FAVE HOLIDAY LO!!! SERIOUSLY...there were tears rolling down my cheeks!! LOL LOL LOL....CHECK out her POST HERE HERE HERE  ..and I think U will agree...that AMBER DESERVES A PRIZE FOR THE FUNNIEST post EVER EVER EVER!!! I LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE it AMBER!!! Sooooooooooooo please send my your addy and CHRIS has generously offered to send U a little prize! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Speaking of Michelle....I want to say a HUGE THANK U to her for being our GDT for November!!! I am soooooooooooooooooooooo happy that she joined us ... her talent is seriously jaw-dropping!!!! I am in awe of her!!!! Soooooooooooooo thank U Michelle from all of us at FAVE THINGS for joining us!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

And now for our GDT for December! :):):):):):):):):):) Patri Oliveira!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TALK about TALENTED!!! I first "met" Patri on SIStv, and FELL IN LOVE right away!!!! She is soooooooooooooooooooo AMAZING!!! WOW!!! She can do it digital, mixed media, traditional...she DOES IT ALL!!!!! LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE her work!!!  Here is what Patri has to say about herself! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Hi!! I am Patricia Oliveira. I am 37 years old and live in Brazil with my hubby, Junior, my daughter Sabrina (7)  and my son Jean Carlo (4).
I started scrapbooking in 2002, when my daughter was born, I love digiscrap and traditional scrap!
At this moment I want to relax and enjoy with my creations.
 I don't have a particular style (I think). I love to do experience with materials, textures, colors and play with photos and scenaries...
I only know that my style is not clear and simple, I love using lots of things together!
 Thanks for inviting me!

Ohhhhhhhhhhh and *sigh*....I do have sad sad sad sad sad news to share today also....Lisa....my sweet, GORGEOUS Lisa has decided to step down from FAVE THINGS!! :(:(:(:(:( *sniff sniff* ... I know this was a hard hard hard decision for Lisa.....and I know that she will be missed here at FAVE THINGS....*sigh* i'm not gonna say a lot here...cuz I don't wanna cry... *sigh* loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee U Lisa...and know that U will be missed!  *big hugs to U!* :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

And now for our NEXT challenge!!! These are a Few of My Favorite Cars! :):):):):):):):):):):) Now....U may be wondering...."Julie, most scrappers are girls......and ummmmmmmmmmmmmmm we NORMALLY don't 'do' cars".....but hear me out! LOL!!! CARS are FUN!!! LOL!!! And just think of all the possibilities.... U can do a lo on your dream car, HOT WHEELS cars (LOL!)....your hubby's dream car....or after U see our DT lo's...lol lol lol...it MAY not be a CAR at all!!!! (That will be explained in a bit here! LOL!) :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Here is our GDT Patri's LO!!!!! I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee this!!!!! First off, that SUV just rocks (I want one!)....and just look at all those YUMMY stars and that YUMMY title WORK!!! I soooooooooooo love love love this Patri! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)


And here is CHRIS'S!!!!! Hers is a 1993 Saturn that she bought after her DS Brian (gee....I wonder WHY I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee that name!!! hehehehehehehehe!) graduated from High School.....I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee this LO!!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE that photo of Chris at the dealership getting her car...and I loveeeeeeeeeeee all the car embellies and that ADORABLE little vintage tag!!! GORGEOUS Chris! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)


And my sweet sweet sweet Hanneke!!! Her and I are KINDRED spirits I tell U!!!!! Her and I BOTH don't have a driver's license (I know, I know...how DO WE SURVIVE?!?!?!?!?! LOL LOL LOL!!!!)  Wellllllllllllllllllllllll I will get to my own story in a moment...but for Hanneke...she has A BIKE!!!! And and and and her DREAM "CAR" a.k.a. "BIKE" (LOL!) is a Johnny Loco Bike!! How COOL IS THIS?!?!?!?!?! I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee that bike and this LO!!! I LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE the colors, the title...and LOVING that ARROW!!! BEAUTIFUL work my sweeeeeeeeeeeeeettttttttttttttttttttt HANNEKE! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)


And hehehehehehehehehehehe......my SARAH!!! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL!!!!! I was ROLLING when I saw this one!!! LOL!!! (See.... I told U....it doesn't HAVE to be a "car" per say!!!!!! LOL!!) Here we see my ADORABLE Sarah on her FAVE RIDE!!! LOL!!! She is soooooooooooooooooooooo stinkin' cute on here!!! And I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee all the SASS and the way she folded the paper for part of her title!!!! I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee this Sarah...U make me :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)


AND OMYGOSH!!!! JENNEKE!!! How fun fun fun fun fun is THIS?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!! Her honey Rudd is IN LOVE with the LAND ROVERS...sooooooooooooooooo she has made a (insert *swoon* here) wall hanging for her honey's love of the Land Rover!!!! I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee the photos, the dangling embellies....and loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee that tree!!!! SIMPLY AMAZING!!!!! WOW! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)



And ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm where is MICHELLE L.P.???? :):):):):):):) Cuz I think her and JEANET are KINDRED SPIRITS for JEANET is in LOVE with the BEETLE!!!!!! (I say Michelle L.P......cuz I KNOW she loves Beetles too!!!! LOL!!) ... WOULD U look at all those ROCKIN' Beetle stamps???!!!????!!!! HOLYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY WOWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!! I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee IT JEANET! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)  Ok.. ok .... ok.... TOTALLY off SUBJECT here... lol lol (from Julie...off subject...nooooooooooooooo that NEVER happens!!!!! LOL!!!)...ok...soooooooooooooo I was at my friends house last night having me a little scrappy croppin' time...and her hubby and his friends were watching UFC championship fighting on Pay-Per-View....and a QUESTION for my DUTCHIES....what ARE U all FEEDING your BOYS over there!?!?!?!? LOL LOL LOL!! There was this fighter on there....from the Netherlands ( Stefan Struve is his name....) and just soooooooooooooo its clear...I don't condone fighting...I just happened to be somewhere where they were watching it....lol!!!!!! anywho....this kid is 6' 11" TALL!!!! HOLY TALL!!! Soooooooooooooo my lovely Dutchies...what are U feeding those boys over there!?!?!?! LOL!!! I just had to share that!! LOL LOL LOL! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)


And *sigh* the Mustang from Georgia!!! I LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE that car!!!! And i love love love love love this LO!!!! *sigh* Eleanor in "gone in 60 seconds" ....that's all I'm saying!! LOL!!!! I'm telling ya......I learn more and more and more about girls with each new challenge....and with Georgia's love of the Mustang...I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee her EVEN MORE MORE MORE now! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)


And my cute cute cute BEKKA!!!!! Her FAVE CAR is the TOYOTA COROLLA!!! She tells the sweetest story on here ... all about how she got her parents old car...and then her and her hubby got the same car later on!!! *sigh* i loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee stories like this!!!! This is FAB FAB FAB!! I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee the colors...and loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee the photos! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)


And how stinkin' ADORABLE is this CAR CARD from DEANA?!?!?!?!?!  :):):):):):):):):) Of course...she MENTIONS to me that ever since she started making this card...she had the SONG mentioned on this card stuck in her head...and ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm yeah...soooooooooooooo now its stuck in MINE!!! LOL!!! I just love love love love love this! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)


And AMY AMY AMY!!!! She tells the DT that SHE lovesssssssssssssss to DRIVE FAST!!! LOL LOL LOL!!! And now she is a LITTLE worried as her DD Alex is coming up on the DRIVING age...and ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm I would be worried too...as LOOK at the CAR that she is POSING in front of!!! LOL!!!!! I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee how she made those FLOWERS and all the YUMMY STITCHING!!!!!!! JUST GORGEOUS Amy...and GOOD LUCK with Alex's driving tastes!! LOL! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)


AND now for MY CAR...or CARS I should say!!! LOL LOL LOL!!! As mentioned above...I don't DRIVE...never have....never will.....lol lol lol...and living in Arizona...I don't bike ride either as its JUST TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO hot most of the year!! LOL!!! Soooooooooooooooooo I did my LO on my BMW's in my LIFE...not the CAR mind U....MY HUBBY and DD BROOKIE!!!!!!! LOL!!! My Hubby's initials are B.M.W. and our DD is also a B.M.W. (Yes, that was DONE on purpose!! LOL!) .....sooooooooooooo as I said BEFORE...U see...U don't have to do a CAR CAR CAR...it can be about people in your life who just happens to have initials that are a cars too!! LOL! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)


Sooooooooooooooooooooo there U have it....OUR FAVE CARS and WE HOPE U can find a moment to join us in this FUN FUN FUN challenge!!! U have until the evening of 12/30/09 (CAN U believe 2010 IS ALMOST HERE!!!! WOW!) to give us a linky to your LO, project, altered item....whatever U would like to make for this challenge...we WOULD loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee to see it! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):) And BECAUSE its ALMOST Christmas....hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm JULIE is gonna be sponsoring this challenge...I'm thinking some GIFT CERTIFICATES to NoelMignon.com & Scrapbook.com........ hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm WOULD that BE TWO WINNERS AGAIN JULIE?!?!?!?! WHY YES................... IT WOULD!!!!!!! Thanks for stopping BY and HOPE to see your creations SOON SOON SOON! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

A SHOUT OUT for our GDT! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Good Morning ALL!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Just wanted to give a shout out to Michelle...our GDT this month....as this LO she made for the FAVE HOLIDAY challenge that is going on right HERE HERE HERE HERE right now.....has been getting some WELL DESERVED recognition!!!!!!! Here again is Michelle's LO...... :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)



Her LO was chosen for the CATWALK over on SIStv last week and she ALSO got recognized on TwoPeas for getting TOP 10 by VOTES and and and and TOP 10 by VIEWS!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MICHELLE!!!!! That is soooooooooooooooooooo AWESOME!!!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

We have seen SOME AMAZING lo's come in for our FAVE HOLIDAY challenge soooooooooooooooo far....don't forget to link up your projects HERE HERE HERE HERE by the evening of December 14th at a chance to WIN one of TWO PRIZES that we are giving away! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

LOVE to all...and see U back here on the 15th with our NEXT CHALLENGE! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Monday, November 30, 2009

These are a Few of My Favorite HOLIDAYS and the WINNERS for OUR FAVE DECADES! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Soooooooooooooooooo first QUESTION of the day....how do U all like the little ELF videos I made with the DT's photos???? LOL LOL LOL...I think I have wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy toooooooooooooo much time on my hands!! LOL!!! If U have a moment...try and look at each one...as each group is doing a different DANCE!!! LOL!!! Of course...I'm a little biased...but I think me and Chris break dancing is the BESTEST one!! LOL!!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Wow wow wow wow wow wow!!!! We are SERIOUSLY amazed at all the decades that came to be in this past challenge!!! WOW WOW WOW!!!!! Totally made me remember the music and the styles of each decade that U all put on paper!!!! WOW!!! And even MORE news!!! We WERE going to HAVE TWO WINNERS for this challenge ... BUT the VOTING was sooooooooooooooooooooo CLOSE this time....in FACT we had a TWO WAY TIE.............so I am going to spin things a bit and ADD a THIRD WINNER who will be getting a prize from me!!!!!!!!!!! Sooooooooooooooo without FURTHER ado..... our first WINNER is .... SORAYA!!!!!!! Look at this AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING RUBIK'S CUBE she made to represent the 1980's!!! Soooooooooooooooo COOL!!! CONGRATS SORAYA!!!! WOW WOW WOWWWWWWWWWWW!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):) Soraya will be winning the prize pack from Amy!! :)


 


Our SECOND winner is MARIT!!!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)  Look at this HOLY AMAZING MINI she made to represent all the DECADES of this century!!! WOW WOW WOW!!! Sooooooooooooooooooo GORGEOUS!!!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):) CONGRATS MARIT!!!!!! U will be winning the prize offered from our GDT Michelle!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)



 

Our THIRD WINNER is JESSI!!!!!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):) And it JUST HAPPENS to BE JESSI'S BIRTHDAY TODAY!!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESSI!!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):)  Look at the WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY COOL MINI she made to represent the '50's, '60's, 70's and 80's!!! I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee this soooooooooooooooo MUCH!!!!! CONGRATS JESSI!!!! U will be winning a prize from me!!!! Or maybe I can cheat and call it your late Birthday present??!!??!!??!!  LOL LOL LOL! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)


 

Ladies....please email me at bmwgirl@cox.net with your addresses so we can get your prizes out to U! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Now -  our NEXT challenge!!! These are a FEW of MY FAVORITE HOLIDAYS!!!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):) Here is the US, we just had Thanksgiving and Christmas and Hanukkah are RIGHT around the corner as is Kwanzaa!!!! And Sinterklaas is coming to the Netherlands from Spain this Saturday the 5th of December sooooooooooooooo I thought this WOULD be a PERFECT challenge this time of year!!!!  We all have a FAVE HOLIDAY!!!!! Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, the 4th of July (in the US that is! LOL!).....soooooooooooo what is YOUR FAVE HOLIDAY????? We WOULD love to see it!!!!! Again we will have TWO prizes this time!!!! One donated from our GDT Michelle and another a $15.00 GIFT CERTIFICATE to SCRAPBOOK.com offered by Georgia!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Here is what our AMAZING DT created!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

First....from our GDT Michelle!!!! HOLY SMOKES would U look at this!!! HOLY HOLY HOLY SMOKES!!!!!! This is JUST GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!! Her FAVE SEASON is CHRISTMAS!!!!! All those little circles flip up and show her favorite Christmas traditions!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):) Seriously.....Michelle has got SUCH  talent!!! I loveeeeeeeeeeeee this sooooooooooooooo much!!! I included a close up that Michelle sent me to show the details of the circles!!!! BEAUTIFUL!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)


 


And from Bekka...OMYGOSH!!! Her FAVE HOLIDAY is Christmas and her FAMILY makes HOMEMADE presents for each other!!! *sigh* Bekka....I know I am like a hundred years older than U....but will U please ADOPT ME???? :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)  I want to have homemade gifts from U!!! LOOK how ADORABLE those gifts are!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE this! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)


Next is from my sweet sweet sweet AMY!!!  Her FAVE HOLIDAY is Christmas!!!!! Look at all those YUMMY vintage goodies on here!! *sigh* *love* :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):) Amy just rocks my vintage world!!!! Here is what Amy has to say about her lo: "My favorite memories of Christmas have always been Christmas morning....When I was little I loved getting up before everyone else to see what "santa" brought. My favorite present of all was my stocking. My mom would fill it up with sweet little presents...music, make up, jewelry and my favorite candies....I loved those Life Saver Story Books. Now I get to have those memories with my own children.....I carry on the tradition with overflowing stockings....I love the excitement in the morning and the family time we have all day long. I love the Christmas Holidays." *sigh** how precious is that???? LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE it! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)


And *sigh* look what Deana created!!!!! Her FAVE HOLIDAY is Christmas!!!! :):):):):):):) She used the newest line from Nikki Silvils, North Pole Nights!!! I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee that Deana didn't "have" to use a photo to tell her story...she journaled it!!!!!! She lists all her FAVE Christmas traditions!!!  I love the one that says they watch "Its a Wonderful Life" a gazillion times....ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Deana, can I come over when U watch that??? I loveeeeeeeeeee that MOVIE!!!! :):):):):):):) I sooooooooooooooooooooooo loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee this! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)


Ok...next up...soooooooo my DARLING GEORGIA sent me an email asking me if it was ok if she borrowed some photos from my personal blog of my Christmas lights I have at my house and she told me it was for some DT work....I was like...OMYGOSH!!!! I'd be honored!!! Georgia borrowing some of my PHOTOS to make lo's!?!?!?! Are U kidding me!?!?!? I have admired Georgia since I first "met" her on SIS...and I was soooooooooooooooooo EXCITED she was gonna make a lo using my photos!!! Can I get a little *eeeeeeeeeeeeeekkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk*!! :):):):):):):):):):):) At the time...I had noooooooooooooooooo idea that she was gonna use them for this CHALLENGE!!!! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK again!!!!! Look at what she made using photos of my house!!! Isn't it GORGEOUS!!??!!??  She makes my photos look sooooooooooooooooo much BETTER!!!! Thanks Georgia for thinking of me when it came to YUMMY CHRISTMAS time!!! I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee this more than I could ever ever ever ever tell U!!!! *swoon* :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)


And ok...Lisa doesn't know this yet....but I am sooooooooooooooo COMING to her Mom's house this Christmas!!!! LOOK at those dolls!! Lisa has told a story of going to her Mom's for Christmas and spending hours looking at all the vintage pieces her Mom has displayed at Christmas!!! *sigh* this makes me soooooooooooooo happy!!! Soooooooooooo I hope my family doesn't mind....(lol...Lisa's Mom either...lol!) but yeah...I'll be heading to her house this Christmas to see all her goodies! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)  Those dolls are BEAUTIFUL Lisa...and I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee that PERFECT TITLE! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)


And HOLY OMYGOSH!!! If any of U know me...than U know my HEART melts for WALL HANGINGS!!!! And look what Jeanet created to showcase her FAVE HOLIDAY...CHRISTMAS!!!!!! Holy SMOKES woman!!!! This is GORGEOUS!!!! I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee that photo, and i loveeeeeeeeeeeeeee the pine needles and cones and that vintage book cover for the back piece!!! WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW!!!! is there a "into my faves" button on blogs??? :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):) And ummmmmmmmmmmmmmm Jeanet...please tell the "boss" where U got the hanging piece that U used to hang this?!!? Please??? :):):):):):):):):) I soooooooooooooo need one of those! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)


*sigh* my JAMIE!!! I got an email from her earlier last week telling me that she was sick and also in the process of moving and she may not get a lo done for this challenge and I was like...no worries girl....just take care of what needs done and GET BETTER!!!!! ...then I go to our "secret place" and I see her lo in there....and I was like....SILLY girl...but even sick and packing and moving....look at this STUNNING LO she made!!! WOW WOW WOW!!! Ok...Jamie....u have to LOAN (all right...GIVE!! lol!) me some of your talent...cuz I can't even make something this gorgeous when I'm HEALTHY!!! LOL!!! I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee the design, the photo....and look at the bits of YUMMY glitter on those flowers!!!!!! GORGEOUS! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)


Ok...this NEXT one....I at first was picking my JAW up off the floor at its innovative beauty and then then then then...I was laughing soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo hard at what Jenneke HAD to say about this PHOTO in her Christmas LO for FAVE HOLIDAY!!! LOL!!! ............. ok... soooooooooo she says that she JUST loves this older photo of her kids....but but but HER EX-HUSBAND is in the photo too...soooooooooooooooo ,,, lol lol lol lol...she made him look like Santa and now its all BETTER!! LOL!! Is that NOT the funniest STORY!?!?!?! LOL!  And then I was like....holy cow...she made SNOWBALLS on here!! WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW!!!!!!!!!!!! This is JUST AWESOME JENNEKE!!!!! WOW!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)


And my AMAZING Chris!!! Her FAVE HOLIDAY is THANKSGIVING!!! I am IN LOVE with the vintage feel to this!!! WOWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!! This is what Chris had to say about Thanksgiving: "I love Thanksgiving because it's a time when we get together and just eat, talk, laugh, and enjoy - no expectations, no decorating, no let down afterwards - it just is! Sort of a zen holiday." *sigh* I never thought of it that way.....thanks to U Chris for showing me a new light on that Holiday!!!!! LOVE IT! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)




And my Sarah!!! This WOMAN has like the PERFECT photos EVERY TIME!!! *tinge of jealously* LOL!! I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee that family photo of Sarah and her Mom, Dad and Brothers!!!! LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE it!!! And then those ADORABLE little gingerbread men and those YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY pompoms!!! BEAUTIFUL Sarah! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)


And look look look look at this BEAUTY from Hanneke!! Her FAVE HOLIDAY is  Sinterklaas!!!!! This is what Hanneke has to say about her LO: "My fave holiday is a Dutch one Sinterklaas (yes that does look like Santa but it is different) Every year Sinterklaas comes from Spain with a boat to the Netherlands to celebrate his birthday with all the kids! He also has a helper called Zwarte Piet!! In the weeks Sinterklaas is here the kids can put their shoes near the fireplace and at night he puts candy or little presents in them !!! The kids also celebrate this at school, and that is where this photo of Finn was taken a few years ago (he doesn't believe anymore) !!! The title is a line from a Sinterklaassong and it means: His heart beats full of expectation!!"  Ummmmmmmmmmmm Hanneke....U better be telling Finn to believe again...cuz even Julie believes in Santa!!! LOL!! Ummmmmmmm well MY PAYCHECK knows that Santa is REAL!!! LOL!!!! I love love love love love love love the colors on this...the distressing...JUST WOWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!! AMAZING Hanneke! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)


And then Julie Julie Julie!!! My LO showcases my FAVE HOLIDAY CHRISTMAS!!!! Any of U that visit my personal blog...know that I am a CHRISTMAS fanatic!! LOL!!! My nickname is
Mrs. Griswold!! LOL!!! I put up about 7,000 lights in the front of the house...and the inside of the house is all decked out too!! LOL!!! And let's see....ummmmmmmmmmmmm yeah...I don't wait till the day AFTER Thanksgiving to decorate ... or the day after Sinterklaas comes to the Netherlands...lol...I DO IT all IN STYLE wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy in the beginning of NOVEMBER!! LOL LOL LOL!!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)


Soooooooooooooo I know this is a BUSY time of YEAR for everyone....but I am hoping that U all can take a moment and make a lo telling us all about your FAVE HOLIDAY!!!!! U have until the evening of December 14th to get your projects into us!!! Remember... there is no criteria with us!! :):):):):):):):):):):) We just give U a FAVE THING and U make what your heart desires...a lo, a card, a wall hanging, an altered project...whatever U want!!! We just want to see it! LOVE TO ALL! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)