magical Creative Inspiration by Michele Spera: December 2012

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Special Thank you blog hop for Suzanne

Hello everyone and welcome to a special blog hop for a very special lady.... Suzanne Dean.

Today the Design Team from Suzanne's site, Color Me Creative, are hopping along to give our friend and "fearless leader" a HUGE HUG and Thanks!!!

If you've ever met Suzanne, you know 1) what a HUGE heart she has and 2) how fun, witty and TALENTED she is!! Suzanne's site has tons of information and inspiration and WE get to help spread the word about her awesome classes by way of her bi-weekly challenges sponsored by some fabulous crafty companies! This month Suzanne is having a month full of challenges where you can win some wonderful prizes and have some fun along the way, but we wanted to take time to thank Suzanne for all her hard work and dedication for not only us but for all the members on her site and those who are lucky enough to have attended her classes where she shares her talent and coloring tips with us all.

Suzanne is not only a pleasure to work for, but a wonderful friend with a big love for zebras!! That's right... today we are sharing our "zeebie" (as she calls them) designs dedicated to a wonderful lady who we simply say, "Thanks". We hope you enjoy the hop and remember, the Holiday Bash at CMC is under way and you don't want to miss our on all the fun excitement and awesome prizes so be sure to stop in and enjoy the holiday spirit with us all. You can find all the information you need HERE.

We all know how much Suzanne love the Zebra stripes, and the Image I found at dollar doodles from a safari Animals set was just the ticket for my card to her! I made this card a 5X7 which is not my usual size but ....Blush:-/ I am not sure where my post office is here at the Florida house so I needed a card I could get mailed that would go with stamps in my mail box, hehe instead of needed to be weighed!

I used Copic markers and Shin Han Twin touch for the coloring, I printed the zebra print from clip art, made the little "Thank You" sentiment and added a bit of texture with a spellbinders embossing folder:)

I Know Suzanne knows how much she means to me, as I have told her many times, that I appreciate her friendship and always knowing she is there if I need her, but I wanted to write it here again as I think I would be lost without her in my life! She is the one genuine friend you would never want to loose and I am so grateful our paths crossed:-) I enjoy everyday of being on Suzanne's team, I have learned so much of what I know from her, and love working for her as you couldn't get a better boss lady/friend/leader all rolled into one! I enjoyed making this special card as The cutie image, just screamed "SUZANNE" when I found it! Suzanne you have a sparkle that will light your way my friend, THANK YOU! XOXOXO

Hugs Michele

Enjoy the hop... here's a list of participants to help you get started: You should have come from MARIES Blog to mine, and now you need to go see Patricia HERE

Michele Speara (Your Here!)

Patricia St. Martin

Shelby Goolsby

Thanks for stopping by today and have a great Wednesday!!!

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

More Fun stuff going on at Color Me Creative Classroom! Go check it out, I have added info below:-)

CLICK HERE for all Holiday Bash Details

(Challenges start Dec 7th & run thru Jan 4th)

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Challenge #2 - Scavenger Hunt (starts Dec 10th)

CLICK HERE

Prizes - Five Winners

- (1) Flourishes Gift Bag of goodies & Stamp Set of your choice

-(2) $10 Gift Certificate to La La Land Crafts

-(1) $20 Gift Certificate to Close to My Heart from Pat Jaynes

(1) Scor-Buddy

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CLICK HERE for CHALLENGE #1

Friday, December 7, 2012

Color Me Creative Holiday Bash And Blog Hop

Hi Everyone!
We are having a Holiday Bash Over at Color Me Creative , And we are starting it off with a blog hop, and it goes along with our new challenge today which is add a metallic color with your copic markers, pencils, or other alcohol markers, I made my Bell golden colored which is below all of this:-)
Now if you started from the beginning,which would be at Suzanne's blog , you should be coming to me from Shelby
You will not want to miss this event! Trust me read below...... The Holiday Bash link is HERE

Here Is what Suzanne has to say:

Starting December 7th the CMC Classroom will have its annual month-long Holiday Bash Celebration! Nothing more fun then having some fun challenges, games and prizes to start the season off right!? I hope you will find time to stop in and look around, join in and just have some fun. The Holiday Bash is really my way of THANKING ALL OF YOU for your continued support, friendship and patronage to the Classroom. So a lot of fun and a way to WIN SOME HUGE prizes from our sponsor!

Details:

*Starts Dec. 7th with a Holiday Blog Hop featuring projects by the CMC DT to kick off the month-long CMC Challenge!! And another way for you to win if you hop along!

*Every week will be a NEW Challenge and Prize...think scavenger hunts, puzzles, games!

*Charity Raffle - I'm giving away a NEW Silhouette Cameo machine to a lucky someone! How can you win it? Everytime you participate in a challenge during the month you get an entry for it. Also for every $3 you donate to the Charity (TBA) you get an entry. Every year I pick a different Charity to help...so far we've raised $3200 over the years..and to me the season is all about GIVING so that's why I always include this.
Don't forget to leave a comment on each of our blogs for a chance to win a prize too!

Here is my card I put together adding a MelJen designs Jingle Bell that is just too darn cute!

And here is the whole card to see:-) I have used Stampin up, Ribbon and cardstock in : , glitter paper, snowflake die, and sentiment all from Stampin Up:-)