I Have Some Pretty specTACular News!

I am so very excited to share this news with you today !

I've been offered a spot on the very

aMAZing team over at

Zva Creative

I absolutely love working with gems & flowers

and have always appreciated the 'quality' of what

Zva offers.  To be able to represent that here on my

blog for the 2012-13 design season is simply terrific !

What a great team ... I'm glad to be among them

AND 

two of the designers were among my teammates

over at The Play Date Cafe, so it's a bonus for me !

 

Natasha Naranjo Aguirre

US

Andrea Ewen

US

Christin Grønnslett

Norway

Marley van der Heijden

Netherlands

Lisa Johnson

US

Marilia Lopes

Brazil

Nicole Martel

US

Carole Maurin

France

Jolanda Meurs

Netherlands

Fabi Ormerod

Brazil

Tara Orr

Canada

Evgenia Petzer

  South Africa

Julie Ranae

 US

Jennifer Snyder 

US

Lisa Somerville

US

Irene Tan

Malaysia

Justina Tey

Singapore

Anna Zaprzelska

Poland

Guest Designers

Sylvia Blum 

Germany

Emily Lanham

US

Helen Tilbury

South Africa

Kate Vickers

Canada

I hope you will stop by the 

Zva Creative blog 

and

congratulate all these fabulous designers.

It's going to be a 'beautiful' year !

 

Subtle Beauty & BIG news!

Just a very quick post to share this week's challenge

over at The Play Date Cafe . . .

. . . and to let you know we have a

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT

over there !

We are SUPER excited to share the name of our next

 
So make sure you stop by, check out all the

aMAZing inspiration from our aMAZing design team

and leave a little love for our new gal ! ! !

You will LOVE her !

Look Who I Get to Play With!

Yes indeed-io!

I am super excited to share the news

that I am a new designer for EAD Designs.

I first got to know EAD when they were sponsors

of both The Play Date Cafe Challenge and the

CAS-ual Fridays Challenge and I was hooked!

I fell in love with their line of 'Stickerz' and

if you haven't tried them yet, it's high time!

They are repositionable vinyl and oh so versatile!

Of course they make W.A.Y. more than Stickerz,

so I hope you will visit their website soon.

But just so you know, all of their Scrapbooking

Stickerz and Rub-ons SHIP FREE!

I had a limited number of Stickerz in my stash

and am anxiously awaiting the DT order, so until

then, I hope you don't mind me re-posting a couple of

the photos from projects Christmas BEFORE last....

(yes...that's how long I've been in love....)

You'll be seeing LOTS of tag ideas from me in the coming year!

I adore how easy they are to make using EAD Designs.

Well..I am anxious to get started in February and when I do,

here's who I get to work with:

Amy Tsuruta

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Candace

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Jenn

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Jessica

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Judith Gowdy

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Lauren Brewer

~

Liz

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Rose

~

Shellye

So glad you stopped by today!

Hope you'll check out the blogs of these fabulous

designers...it's gonna be a great year!

Sa-weet!

This card says it all!

I am back today to share the next ten designers who

will be joining the 2012 Design Team at The Twinery.

I am so very excited to be working with such a talented group of

designers and am looking forward to what the year brings.

Without further ado, here are the talented ladies who will be joining us:

Sarah Andreotti

Angi Barrs

Ashley Bores

Jen Carter

Jamie Cripps

Katarina Damm-Blomberg

Jessica Fick

Stacy Rodriguez

Shannan Teubner

Karola Witczak

In honor of our design team reveal, 

we are giving away

an Ultimate Sampler Pack of our
Baker's Twine

Just visit The Twinery blog and check out how you can win!

Sweet Pear Project Recipe: 
Cardstock: Orange Zest from PTI

Designer Paper:  Ivory Text, Delicious Autumn Text,
Harvest Rings, Sweater Weather from 'Happy Fall' Collection
all by Little Yellow Bicycle
Tools:  Pear Vine EF & Pear BIGZ die by Sizzix/BasicGrey, 
Big Shot, Fiskars Corner Rounder

Embellishments: Bakers Twine in Buttercream from The Twinery

Fabric Faves sticker from Hello Fall Collection

by Little Yellow Bicycle

A BIG Announcement!

The day has finally arrived over at The Twinery.

 The reveal of our first group of brand new designers.

I have been so blessed to be the Design Team Coordinator

for The Twinery for the past year and am so looking forward

to what 2012 has to offer.

Without further ado, here is the first group of designers

who I am looking forward to working with this term...

Teri Anderson

Dorangela Bobet

Helen Bird

Lauren Brewer

Natalie Clause

Amy Crockett
Tifany DeGough

Carolyn King

Kathy Skou

Kellie Winnell

In honor of our design team reveal, 

we are giving away

an Ultimate Sampler Pack of our
Baker's Twine

Just visit The Twinery blog and check out how you can win!

I'll be back tonight with a new challenge from CAS-ual Fridays

and tomorrow....we will reveal the rest of our new designers

at The Twinery!

Merry & Bright Farewell....

Hey everyone!!!

Welcome to the final day of the

If you've come from the very talented

Teresa Kline's blog

then you are right where you need to be!

If not, I invite you to start back at the start

over on Laura's blog because there are three

shopping sprees being given away when you

complete the hop by leaving a comment on

each designer's blogs.

This also marks my final design team posting

with Lil' Inker Designs.

I have a real passion for helping coordinate teams

that are new, especially when the company itself

is new.  To be the first Design Team Coordinator for

this innovative company has been a wonderful experience.

Laura and Arianna have a terrific product

and an amazing team and I know

they will continue to grow and inspire you....

 I love this beautiful tree die from the

'Holly Jolly' collection.  With the sweet sentiments

that match, it's a perfect way to create your holiday

cards in quick fashion.

I hope you've enjoyed this fun and fabulous hop!
It's been a great time sharing these new dies and
stamp sets with you for the past week...and indeed,
for the past several months.

Don't forget...leave a quick note to let me

know you stopped by and you could win one

of three shopping sprees from Lil' Inker Designs.

Next stop on the hop is my sweet creative friend,

Jen Carter.  

She will share something pretty special with you!

Project Recipe: 
Cardstock:  Bazzill

Ink: Tuxedo Black by Memento
Stamps: Holly Jolly from Lil' Inker Designs

Tools: Holly Jolly die cuts from Lil' Inker Designs, Big Shot  

Embellishments: Gems from Recollections

Socializing at the Sweet Stamp Shop!

It's Blog Hop Time for 

The Craft's Meow

Click HERE to hop along!!!

It's a busy Monday here at The Open Window!

I have a *sweet* announcement that I have been

excited to share and today is the day....

There's a *sweet* new stamp company in town!

Talented designer Nicole Rixon is bringing

her own brand of *sweet* to you at

Sweet Stamp Shop

and I am

very happy to be a part of the

brand new design team as a the

Social Media Coordinator

I will also be designing as a

*Sweet Tooth Girl*

and it's going to be a blast!

Take a look at these images from

'Old School Rock'

You know I'm not much of a color-er, but these stamps make

me HAPPY to get out the Copics...and the 'Radiant Circles'

punch as the 'sound waves' was a really fun element.

I hope you will join us for the

*Sweet Stamp Grand Opening Blog Hop'

It's gonna be *sweet*!!!

(you know I had to : )))))

Today's Project Recipe:

Stamps: 'Old School Rock' by Sweet Stamp Shop

Ink:  'Tuxedo Black' by Memento, Copic Markers
Tools: 'Radiant Circles' by EK Success, Fiskars corner rounder

Another BIG Announcement!!

FOR MY CHA PHOTOS 

& A GREAT PROJECT

FEATURING 

THE CRAFT'S MEOW

CLICK HERE

I've been holding back on one more terrific announcement

and I am thrilled to be able to share it with you now!

The wonderful Angelica Suarez, owner of 

Market Street Stamps

asked me to be a part of her Senior Design Team

and I couldn't have been more thrilled!

I've known Angelica for quite awhile as she and I

work together at The Twinery.

I was able to spend a little time with her in Milwaukee

in June and again at CHA last week.

 I hope you will check out the MSS Blog and take

a look at the wonderfully creative designers I'll be

working with...a great reveal of all new designers is

coming very soon!

I am really excited to be a part of this amazingly

talented design team and am looking forward to

sharing their beautifully unique stamps with you!

Cute as a Button with Our Craft Lounge

Are you ready for some color??!!

Are you ready for some big news??!!

It's time for another fun and fab challenge at

The Play Date Cafe

This week we are sponsored by 

and they provided each of our designers with

fun stamp sets to play with...and here is mine...

and here is my offering...

Any time I use images that relate to sewing, it reminds

me of my grandmother sitting at her sewing machine

making Barbie doll clothes and American Girl dresses.

I really enjoyed playing with this set of stamps!

I hope you will stop by The Cafe...it's there you will

not only find amazing inspiration from our design team

but some fabby news about our design team!

Today's Project Recipe:

Stamps:  'Pins & Needles' by Our Craft Lounge
Ink:  'Persimmon' & 'Purple Hydrangea' by VersaMagic
'Orchid' by Colorbox Chalk

Tools: 'Lacey Squares' dies from Spellbinders, Big Shot

Embellishments:   'Lilac' baker's twine from The Twinery

A Few Happy Announcements!

I am very excited to share with you that I have been asked

to work with a new & exciting company!

It is my honor to be asked by my friend Laura Pryor,

to be the

first Design Team Coordinator 

for Lil' Inker Designs.

Lil' Inker Designs have begun offering a line

of sweet stamp designs from photopolymer

and a coordinating line of steel dies.

If you know anything about me, you know I have a

real passion for working with design teams and to help

promote companies that I believe in.  I especially love

when it's a relatively new venture...as one who professionally

worked in retail marketing & consultation, I find it a

personal challenge to give the best I can to

help new businesses grow.

I look forward to working with Laura as we choose

her very first design team together.

Click here to see the Design Team Call.

On another note, it is again my honor to share

that I have twelve designs in the brand new June issue

of Scrapbook News & Reviews Magazine.

Being published with this creative magazine

is always fun & it never gets old!

This issue is their biggest issue ever and I am proud

to be a part of it once again.

One more thing...

I am excited about a guest designer spot that is

coming up this week...Wednesday to be exact.

I can't say where just yet, so stay tuned here at

The Open Window to find out.

Thanks for stopping by....
I'll be posting again later on with the winner of the

'School's Out for Summer' Blog Hop.

Design Team Reveal Has Begun...

The big reveal of the new design team is now

taking place over at

Make sure you pop by the brand new CAS challenge
become a follower

and visit often to see the entire line-up of

Here Are Your New Play Date Cafe Designers!

What an exciting week over at

The Play Date Cafe!

The new Designers who are joining

our fabulous team have been revealed.

You must pop over and check out each of

the posts as the designers have shared a bit

about who they are and their passions.

Introducing the newest additions to

The Play Date Cafe Design Team...

Jaclyn Miller

Designs by Jax

Michele Gross

StudioMSG

Tracey Kuzniak

Trace's Tri's

Jinny Newlin

Soaring

Libby Hickson

Libby's Little Addiction

Fiona Shultz

Made by Fee

and our next 'Private Blend Designer' is....

Colleen Dietrich

Dietrich Designs

We are also excited to share that...

 Andrea Ewen

EwenStyle

will be joining us as a first-term designer

after being our most recent 'Private Blend Designer'

and more good news....

Savannah O'Gwynn

Savannahland2

and

Ruby 2 Shoes

Ruby 2 Shoes Design

will be joining Sarah Anderson and

myself as Senior Designers.

I hope you will stop by each designers blog

when you have an opportunity and encourage

them on their new journey.

Then plan to check out our 'Christmas edition'

challenge which will be posted tonight

at Midnight, EST at

The Play Date Cafe.

Meet the New Design Team!

The day is FINALLY here!

I shared with you several weeks ago

that Susan Rothamel, the owner of

US ArtQuest, asked me to be the

coordinator for their first design team.

Well...I have been working hard

getting this team 'coordinated' and

can finally reveal their names....

Sarah Anderson

Suzi Blu

Lea Cioci

 Jessica Griffin

Jan Hennings

Terri Sproul

 Connie Vogt

I hope you will visit each of these

fabulous designers by clicking directly

on their names.

Then when you have finished, please

stop by the USAQ website

and see what's new!

Design Team Announcement...soon...

It's nearly time...yes indeed!

In just a few short days,

Friday, May 28th to be exact,

we will be announcing the 

NEW DESIGN TEAM

for

US ARTQUEST!

Can I just say that you will be

inspired by the talented line up

who will share with you 

projects

tips

techniques

using the amazing art products from

US ArtQuest.

So make sure you mark your

calendar to stop back by

The Open Window

this Friday!

Reaching Out with Unique Style

The past few days have completely gotten away

from me, so I wasn't able to contribute to the design

team gallery this week over at The Play Date Cafe.

So instead, I am quite happily going to share the 

creations of my fellow Senior Designers,

 Sarah and Mona.

What I love is that you can see two very different

styles for one color combination.

Sarah's mixed media-style is above

and Mona's layered-style is below.

I love our entire design team because they each

have a style unique to them...and that's

what every good team needs...styles that can

represent across the board.

We are really excited to welcome

Heidi Van Laar to The Cafe as this week's

Celebrity Guest Designer.

I am going to keep you guessing about this

week's 'color story' until you get on over

and see it for yourself  : )

You'll find it all in

The Play Date Cafe!