Thursday, January 31, 2013

January Guest Designer - Sandi Smith


Today we would like to welcome the winner of our December challenge and our guest designer for January, Sandi Smith.

 
 My name is Sandi Smith and I live in beautiful Newfoundland, Canada with my wonderful husband and 2 great kids, Rick is 21 and Claudine is 13.I did my first layout in January 2010 and immediately hooked! Scrapping has become an obsession for me...I am always in "scrapbook mode ". I love to tear, wrinkle, and get messy with gesso and paints and I usually sew on my projects.I don't think I have a definite style because there is still so much to learn and try!

You can find more of my work on my blog, Paper Memories.

Thanks so much to the lovely ladies at Berry71bleu for having me!

Love the texture and details in Sandi's layout!


Sandi created this beautiful layout using the Frosted Collection by our sponsor 13 Arts.
 
You can find the paper collection by clicking HERE

Thank you Sandi for sharing your layout with us.

Tomorrow is the 1st of February and that means a new challenge.
Stop by tomorrow to check out the details of February's challenge!

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Bloom . . . By Debbie



Hi everyone,  Debbie  here with my very first DT project for Berry71Bleu.


I enjoyed working with a beautiful Berry71Bleu  tag  Marivic sent me.  It coordinates perfectly with the papers in the Frosted Life Collection by 13 Arts, our sponsor this month.


I used some gesso, masking, stitching and rub ons on the background paper from the Frosted Life collection.



I've surrounded my picture and tag with flowers,  as I love to garden and enjoy the beauty in flowers.  I printed out a couple of pictures of flowers from my garden, cut them out and added them to my layout.  Here you can see where I've added a purple flower.
I hope I have inspired you to join in on our January challenge.
There are still a few days left to join in.
Here is the challenge for this month:

 This challenge is no-holds-barred...talk about your new year's resolution, your dreams, your childhood, your best and worst moments, what makes you laugh, cry, mad...what makes you feel beautiful...your best physical feature, what you wish you can change about yourself...your pet peeves, your frustrations, your favorite food, color...maybe a secret? whatever you want to talk about as long as it's all about you.Since we are talking about you...(the queen!). Here is our January theme that you need to follow.

Our generous Sponsor is  13 ARTS.  They are sponsoring the winner and our DT this month with their gorgeous paper collection Frosted Life.
 


 

Random Winner will receive a Vintage-style Skeleton Key Collection from 



Rules of the Challenge:

1. You are allowed to make a card, layout or altered/off the page project as long as you follow the challenge specifications.
2. Projects must be linked up to our linky tool in the 
sidebar, using the URL of the ACTUAL POST not your entire blog.
3. You may submit as many entries as you like for each challenge and combine your entry with up to 2 other challenges.
4. It is required that you mention in your blog post that you are playing along at Berry71 Bleu TOGETHER with a link back to our blog. 
5. All entries must be received by MIDNIGHT EST on the last day of the month the challenge was posted.
6. Entries to be submitted via the linky tool at the top of the
sidebar ONLY,not by email and not by linking up in the comments section please.

Information
About Our Challenges:

1. Berry71Bleu Challenges are open to anyone, 
anywhere in the world.
2. Our Design Team do their best to comment on all entries, you can make their job easier by turning OFF your word verification.  Try it and if spam is a problem you can always enable comment moderation.
3. Challenges are held monthly and each month TWO winners are
chosen. One winner is chosen by our design team, who all vote for the project they consider to be the best, while another winner is chosen by random draw.
4. Challenge winners will always be announced within a week
of the challenge closing and winners are then required to
contact our Sponsor Co-ordinator, Agnieszka at starhorse@onet.eu
5. Prizes not claimed within 2 weeks of the challenge closing 
will be forfeited.
6. The Merit winner will have an image of their project featured in the winners post, together with a link back to the homepage
of their blog.
7. Merit winners will be awarded a Winner's Badge to post
on their blog - full bragging rights included!

Friday, January 25, 2013

Believe...by Anupama Choudary


Hi there, this is Anupama Choudary all the way from India with my first DT layout for Berry71Bleu. I want to thank Marivic for giving me this wonderful chance to design with her beautiful tags. 


The January challenge - Celebrate me - couldn't have come at a more opportune moment for me as I approach a landmark birthday next month and embrace my 'One Little Word' for 2013 - Believe.


This page came together effortlessly even though this is my first time working with a tag and this color palette! Looks like my OLW is already making magic happen :) 


Working with our sponsor 13 arts "Frosted Life" collection of papers was a pleasure and I hope that Aida forgives me for tearing them up !


I even printed my picture on one of the floral papers for the subtle pattern to show through.


I loved adding 'strings' of liquid pearls randomly as a finishing touch!
There are still 6 days before the challenge closes.  
Here are the details -

This challenge is no-holds-barred...talk about your new year's resolution, your dreams, your childhood, your best and worst moments, what makes you laugh, cry, mad...what makes you feel beautiful...your best physical feature, what you wish you can change about yourself...your pet peeves, your frustrations, your favorite food, color...maybe a secret? whatever you want to talk about as long as it's all about you.Since we are talking about you...(the queen!). Here is our January theme that you need to follow. 


I've used our generous Sponsor 13 ARTS Frosted Life Collection...They are sponsoring the winner and our DT this month with this gorgeous paper collection.


Random Winner will receive a Vintage-style Skeleton Key Collection from 




Rules of the Challenge:

1. You are allowed to make a card, layout or altered/off the page project as long as you follow the challenge specifications.
2. Projects must be linked up to our linky tool in the 
sidebar, using the URL of the ACTUAL POST not your entire blog.
3. You may submit as many entries as you like for each challenge and combine your entry with up to 2 other challenges.
4. It is required that you mention in your blog post that you are playing along at Berry71 Bleu TOGETHER with a link back to our blog. 
5. All entries must be received by MIDNIGHT EST on the last day of the month the challenge was posted.
6. Entries to be submitted via the linky tool at the top of the
sidebar ONLY,not by email and not by linking up in the comments section please.
Information
About Our Challenges:

1. Berry71Bleu Challenges are open to anyone, 
anywhere in the world.
2. Our Design Team do their best to comment on all entries, you can make their job easier by turning OFF your word verification.  Try it and if spam is a problem you can always enable comment moderation.
3. Challenges are held monthly and each month TWO winners are
chosen. One winner is chosen by our design team, who all vote for the project they consider to be the best, while another winner is chosen by random draw.
4. Challenge winners will always be announced within a week
of the challenge closing and winners are then required to
contact our Sponsor Co-ordinator, Agnieszka at starhorse@onet.eu
5. Prizes not claimed within 2 weeks of the challenge closing 
will be forfeited.
6. The Merit winner will have an image of their project featured in the winners post, together with a link back to the homepage
of their blog.
7. Merit winners will be awarded a Winner's Badge to post
on their blog - full bragging rights included!

If you wish to read more, grab a cup of coffee and visit me at Scrapbooks from India
Thank you and have a great day! 

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Live Laugh Love...By Kay

Hello fellow scrappers!  Kay here with my very first DT project for Berry71Bleu.

I thoroughly enjoyed working with this months challenge.  I'm a firm believer in documenting life events, memories & the various chapters that have made up my life so far.  This is one of the main reasons as to why scrapbooking became one of my favorite hobbies.

As scrappers, we tend to scrap everything around us but we hardly ever take the time to scrap one of the most important legacies we can leave behind for our loved ones--and that would be simply us!  Our likes, our dislikes, our guilty pleasures, our hobbies...who we are...what we represent...

This layout is me on paper.  I picked embellishments that represent me in some shape or form.
All papers used for my layout are by our sponsor, 13 ARTS. This lovely Berry71Bleu tag provided by Marivic added just the right touch. We say that all little girls are princesses right?  Well all those little girls grow up to be queens--and that would be us!  As women we are all special &  unique in some shape or form.  We are someone's daughter, wife, sister, aunt, grandmother or mom & each role we play adds a touch of something special to those that surround us.

Now onto some of the embellishments on this page that represents me.  First of all, flowers.  I love flowers (what woman doesn't eh?)  I love to grow them as well--my backyard is full of different kinds of colorful flowers that I tend to with much love.
































I love birds--there are several bird feeders in my back yard as well.  When I see a couple of birds taking a bath in a puddle of water--I can sit back and observe them for hours!  My fave bird however, is the wise owl...and that's why I have a little owl perched right next to me.  :-)

Butterflies are a must for me.  They represent change & the start of something new.  They're also so very beautiful & graceful.

The pen nib is there because I love to write.  I actually have several short stories that I've written simply because I felt like writing!  I started in high school & still do it today when I find the time.
The light bulb speaks for itself.  'CREATE'.  Oh yes, I love to create...anything artsy is right down my alley--and this would be the second main reason as to why scrapbooking is a hobby of mine--it's how I release the artist within me.
Finally, I used several words that represent me & what I believe in.  Just the title alone of this page is me in a nutshell--live, laugh & love!  'Imagine', 'Smile', 'Spirit' and this tag that was part of the 13 ARTS paper jumped right at me--life really is so very beautiful--look around--live, love & be happy!!

Now it's your turn...take the time to document who you are and what you represent.  Your loved ones will appreciate your legacy more than you'll ever know.

Following are the full details of the challenge & the prizes.  Until my next post...

This challenge is no-holds-barred...talk about your new year's resolution, your dreams, your childhood, your best and worst moments, what makes you laugh, cry, mad...what makes you feel beautiful...your best physical feature, what you wish you can change about yourself...your pet peeves, your frustrations, your favorite food, color...maybe a secret? whatever you want to talk about as long as it's all about you. Since we are talking about you...(the queen!). Here is our January theme that you need to follow.
I've used our generous Sponsor 13 ARTS Frosted Life Collection...They are sponsoring the winner and our DT this month with this gorgeous paper collection.

Random Winner will receive a Vintage-style Skeleton Key Collection from 



Rules of the Challenge:

1. You are allowed to make a card, layout or altered/off the page project as long as you follow the challenge specifications.
2. Projects must be linked up to our linky tool in the 
sidebar, using the URL of the ACTUAL POST not your entire blog.
3. You may submit as many entries as you like for each challenge and combine your entry with up to 2 other challenges.
4. It is required that you mention in your blog post that you are playing along at Berry71 Bleu TOGETHER with a link back to our blog. 
5. All entries must be received by MIDNIGHT EST on the last day of the month the challenge was posted.
6. Entries to be submitted via the linky tool at the top of the
sidebar ONLY,not by email and not by linking up in the comments section please.
Information
About Our Challenges:

1. Berry71Bleu Challenges are open to anyone, 
anywhere in the world.
2. Our Design Team do their best to comment on all entries, you can make their job easier by turning OFF your word verification.  Try it and if spam is a problem you can always enable comment moderation.
3. Challenges are held monthly and each month TWO winners are
chosen. One winner is chosen by our design team, who all vote for the project they consider to be the best, while another winner is chosen by random draw.
4. Challenge winners will always be announced within a week
of the challenge closing and winners are then required to
contact our Sponsor Co-ordinator, Agnieszka at starhorse@onet.eu
5. Prizes not claimed within 2 weeks of the challenge closing 
will be forfeited.
6. The Merit winner will have an image of their project featured in the winners post, together with a link back to the homepage
of their blog.
7. Merit winners will be awarded a Winner's Badge to post
on their blog - full bragging rights included!

Monday, January 21, 2013

Guest Designer, Aida Domisiewicz

 Today we have a special guest designer, Aida Domisiewicz aka Ayeeda, owner and designer of 13 Arts,
 
our January challenge sponsor.  Let's get to know Aida . . .




Hello everyone! My name is Aida Domisiewicz aka Ayeeda. I live in a beautiful city of Wroclaw, Poland. I am 39 years old. I am married and I have two wonderful sons - 8 and 3 years old.
I think I've always had an artistic soul, but I really discovered my craft skills taking ceramics classes in Perth, Australia, where I was living 13 years ago. My husband worked a lot and I felt a bit lonely, trying to find something interesting to do. Classes were wonderful, opened my creative mind. I loved it! Back in Poland I still enjoyed making ceramics, then I started to make home decorations, interior design, and finally I discovered scrapbooking and mixed media, and that is what I love the most.  Now I’m addicted to it, I create almost every day. But not only I enjoy creating process, closing memories on paper, but often I just let my emotions go on a paper – it helps for me each page is a separate, complete story to tell.

I’m not sure I can define my “style”, but my works are recognizable as a bit messy with lots of different media, layers and details, very rich background work and sometimes adding strange embellishments;) I don’t want to close myself in just one “style” though, as I love to experiment and search for original effects.
Thank You so much  Berry71Bleu for inviting me as Guest Designer – it’s an honor. I am also very happy and proud that you liked my papers “Frosted Life”, which I designed and produced under the brand 13 arts. Please visit our blog 13arts here for more inspirations and chances to win our products. New collection will be revealed very soon:)
 
I made two layout using “Frosted Life” papers and gorgeous tags from Marivic – they fit perfectly, even in my bit messy projects:)
Hope you’ll like it.
…………………..
Best regards, Ayeeda

"BELIEVE"



"DREAM BIG"



Thank you Aida for sharing your beautiful creations with us!

You still have time to enter our January Challenge - Celebrate Me,  for a chance to win Aida's Frosted Life Collection:

You can check out all of the challenge details here.

Friday, January 18, 2013

Memories by Bellaidea

Hi!
It's Bellaidea today with my new project.



I hope you know by now we have a challenge?
Check all info HERE and play with us!
I had this beautiful tag from Berry 71 Bleu to design with!


 The challenge this month is to make something about yourself. We scrap about our family, our pets, friends, random nature pictures, etc., but we never get to talk about us. So this month, we will talk about ourselves and we will celebrate us...What a great way to start the year, right?

This challenge is no-holds-barred...talk about your new year's resolution, your dreams, your childhood, your best and worst moments, what makes you laugh, cry, mad...what makes you feel beautiful...your best physical feature, what you wish you can change about yourself...your pet peeves, your frustrations, your favorite food, color...maybe a secret? whatever you want to talk about as long as it's all about you.

Since we are talking about you...(the queen!). Here is our January theme that you need to follow.



I followed our generous Sponsor 13 ARTS Frosted Life Collection...They are sponsoring the winner and our DT this month with this gorgeous paper collection.

Rules of the Challenge:
1. You are allowed to make a card, layout or altered/off the page 
project as long as you follow the challenge specifications.
 2.   Projects must be linked up to our linky tool in the 
sidebar, using the URL of the ACTUAL POST not your entire blog.
 3.  You may submit as many entries as you like for each challenge
and combine your entry with up to 2 other challenges.
 4.  It is required that you mention in your blog post that you are playing 
along at Berry 71 Bleu TOGETHER with a link back to our blog. 
 5. All entries must be received by MIDNIGHT EST on the
 last day of the month the challenge was posted.
6.  Entries to be submitted via the linky tool at the top of the
sidebar ONLY, not by e mail and not by linking up in the 
comments section please.
Information about our Challenges:-
1.  Berry71Bleu Challenges are open to anyone, 
anywhere in the world.
2.  Our Design Team do their best to comment 
on all entries, you can make their job easier by turning OFF 
your word verification.  Try it and if spam is a problem 
you can always enable comment moderation.
3,  Challenges are held monthly and each month TWO winners are
chosen.  One winner is chosen by our design team, who all vote for
the project they consider to be the best, while another winner is
chosen by random draw.
4.  Challenge winners will always be announced within a week
of the challenge closing and winners are then required to
contact our Sponsor Co-ordinator, Agnieszka at starhorse@onet.eu
5.  Prizes not claimed within 2 weeks of the challenge closing 
will be forfeited.
6.  The Merit winner will have an image of their project featured in 
the winners post, together with a link back to the homepage
of their blog.
7.  Merit winners will be awarded a Winner's Badge to post
on their blog - full bragging rights included!

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