Once Upon A Time

Hello and welcome to the Michelle Perkett Studio Once Upon A Time challenge!

I’d like to thank everyone who participated in last weeks challenge, we had lots of beautiful entries!

Now, for this weeks challenge: 

We challenge you to make a card or project using Michelle Perkett Studio fairy or fantasy images!

If you don’t have any of Michelle’s images there are wonderful images in Michelle’s Etsy store and you never know what you might find at the Crafters Digital Art Center  group! 

 Our challenge is sponsored by Michelle Perkett Studio Esty store, the winner will be awarded one digital image of their choice from Michelle's Etsy store!

 Our fabulous Mermaids have made beautiful cards for your inspiration!

Mari featuring Enchanted Love

Marilyn featuring Lily

Pauline featuring Alice

Shelley featuring Goldilocks

I feel like making some cards, how about you?!

Our challenge time line is from today, December 7th  and ends Monday, December 13, 2010. 

A winner will be chosen randomly at that time and an announcement made!

We encourage everyone to take a few moments to visit and leave comments for the design team and other participants.  Comments are a wonderful way to say thank you for sharing your creative project and inspires everyone to create.
 
Thanks for stopping by and we hope you join in the fun!

To play along this week, please enter your name, URL and email address in the link below then press next step and select the photo of your creative project.  An icon will appear on the blog featuring the photo you selected.  If the photo doesn’t appear right away, don’t worry, it will after the page has been refreshed.

P.S. Don't forget to sign up for our blog hop December 18th & 19th here!!!

We have a Winner!

We have a Winner!

Oh girls, what a lovely and very creative cards you made for last weeks challenge!

It is so great to see how each off you tapped into their own creativity!

Really a deep thanks from me!

We used Random Org. to help us pick a winner from all these stunning work!

And the winner that came out is????

ANNA R

Congratulations Anna! Michelle will contact you soon for your price!

Now see you all back for the new challenge tomorrow!

Hugs

xxx

MPS "HOLIDAY MAGIC" BLOG HOP!!

It's Holiday time again, can you believe it!?! You are all invited to join in the Michelle Perkett Studio "Holiday Magic" Blog Hop on December 18th and 19th!

We want all of you to share your Holiday Magic with us! There will be prizes, games and of course lots of magic along the way!! Sign up here and add your link to the bottom of this post! Everyone is welcome!!

Here are the details of the hop!

1. What is YOUR Holiday Magic? Let us know! In your blog hop post share what is magical to you about the holidays! Do you have a favorite holiday magic memory? Do you find magic in the eyes of your children? Do you find magic in your holiday traditions? In your friendships? Do you volunteer to help those less fortunate? Do you find magic when you are creating your holiday cards? Please share what Holiday Magic means to you!

2. Please use a holiday image from Michelle Perkett Studio. There are holiday freebie's posted on all of the Michelle Perkett Studio groups on Papercraft Planet, CDAC and SNR for you to use if you dont have one! We want all of you to be able to join in the fun!

3. Add your blog link to the bottom of this post to join in the Holiday Magic fun!!

4. Add the blog hop Holiday Magic button to your blog and share it with everyone!

5. The final blog hop list of blog participants will be posted here at MPS Challenge blog a few days before the hop.

We cant wait to see your entries for our hop and are looking forward to reading all about what holiday magic means to you!!:)

Spotlight Saturday Sale!

Spotlight Saturday Sale!

Goodmorning Girls,

I'm writing to you from a very cold and real white the Netherlands.

It's such a stunning world outside here! We have and amazing amount of snow!

And the temp is so low... we seldom have that!

And I still hope that this will stay untill Christmas, cause I love to have a real white Christmas!

And talking about Christmas... Marilyn has a beautiful Christmas Family Traditon that she is willing to tell you all!

I was so touched by it and I'm very glad that she want to share it and give a glimpse into her private life!

My kids and I, always started off the christmas season with baking and christmas carols.  It usually started around the end of November.  We would do cookies, cakes, squares and pies.  These were all recipes passed on to me by my mother, but every year we always added a few new baked goodies!  Then later on as the girls got older, we started having "Cookie Exchange Parties".  So what happens at the cookie party, depending on the amount of people you invite, each person bakes and wraps 1 dozen cookies for each person attending the party, and a dozen to sample at the party.  I always had about 10 - 15 people, so I would end up with 15 dozen cookies, each dozen different.  You find out ahead of time what everyone wants to bring, so that there are not 2 types of cookies the same.  It's a great way to get your cookies done, and to celebrate the holidays with friends and family.

Then we would decorate, no space was left empty! We have an ornament that my hubby got when he was 5, which is 59 years ago, and that one always goes on last, and has a special place on the tree!  My husband and I always bought the kids a new christmas ornament every year, and when they grew up and moved away, they had quite a few ornaments to start their own traditions with. 

On Christmas Eve, we would visit my sister, and then go to the Christmas Eve service at church, and after that come home and have a snack, and leave a snack for Santa Claus, or called "Pere Noel" in my neck of the woods!  One of the traditions I kept from my childhood, and still do today, is we always had new pyjamas and slippers to wear on Christmas Eve.

Of course, Christmas morning, we would start with our Christmas stockings, and gifts.  While I was getting the turkey and things ready, my husband would be making us breakfast.  For the rest of the day, we would be enjoying the company of family and friends, and great food!  My favourite part of Christmas dinner, was my turkey sandwich later that night...lol.  By the time the day was over, I was tired and sleepy, but I wouldn't change a thing!

Now with my kids, living in western Canada, it's quite quiet for my husband and I.  We skype a lot that day, talking to the girls and my grand-son, then we go out for Christmas dinner. 

That's my traditions, I look forward to reading about yours!

hugs Marilyn

Well, now you see why I was touched by it? 

Now Michelle has a little suprise for you today. We have another Spotlight Saturday Sale!

This week it's Poinsetta Fairy!

You can find her HERE in the Store.

And both teams made you some great inspirational works with her!

Tammy made her in Blue and added a self made background DP. That matches perfect with the challenge that is still running on the blog HERE

Shelley made her in green and added this stunning papers with it! See how well they match with her dress?

Marion colored her in Christmas Red and added stickles and silver pearls in the flowers.

The background papers are embossed like the Challenge!

Marilyn colored her in real winter tones! Isn't she beautiful like this and also with selfmade background papers!

Melissa made her in stunning Christmas Red and made a Christmas Tree ornament with her!

Now I think that all these beautiful creations are a a pleasure to look at and inspire you girls to work with her as well!

Have fun

xxx

Marion

Previously Released Thursday

I thought it would be fun to revisit some of Michelle's previously released images.  I've been looking through our design team's photo albums and picking out some beautiful cards for you. 

Shelley featuring Rosie

Pauline featuring Lily

Marilyn featuring Harmony Goddess

Julie featuring Carmen Cupcake

Mari featuring Hugs Before School

Jan featuring Emily & Sam

I hope you've enjoyed seeing these beautiful cards today using previously released Michelle Perkett Studio images.  I've included a link in each image name so you can find them easily at Michelle's Etsy store.

Please don't forget out latest challenge you have a few more days to join in the fun!

MAKE YOUR OWN BACKGROUND PAPERS CHALLENGE!

Make your own background papers!

Hello and welcome to the Michelle Perkett Studios Tuesday challenge!

What a beautiful creatings you all made for last weeks challenge! I was so inspired by you all!

Thanks for joining us and I hope that you all join us again in this weeks Challenge.

This week we are going to make our own design or background papers and use an image of Michelle!

In Michelle’s Etsy Store you can find a beautiful collection with images! And you can make your own designpaper by stamping or coloring or use all kinds of cardstock. Anything you like, as long as you don’t use pre made design papers.

And no linking to previous work please!

We can't wait to see what you come up with!

If you don't have any Michelle Perkett Studios images there are freebies at the Michelle Perkett Studios Paper Craft Planet group and the CDAC group. There are more for sale at Michelle's Etsy store, new releases too! This challenge is sponsored by Michelle Perkett Studios Esty store, the winner will be awarded an image by choice fromMichelle's Etsy store!

And now a little inspiration from our fabulous design team!

Andrea made this beautiful embossed background papers.

Marion Embossed and inkted one piece and stamped and

embossed with Distressing powder the other papers.

Claire stamped this gorgoues background papers!

Melissa is showing you a different kind of stamped background!

Tammy's background paper is stamped as well!

Our challenge time line is from today, November 30^th and ends Monday, December 7th, 2010 at 5:00 PM MST.

A winner will be chosen randomly at that time and an announcement made!

We encourage everyone to take a few moments to visit and leave comments for the design team and other participants. Comments are a wonderful way to say thank you for sharing your creative project and inspires everyone to create.

Thanks for stopping by and we hope you join in the fun!

To play along this week, please enter your name, URL and email address in the link below then press next step and select the photo of your creative project. An icon will appear on the blog featuring the photo you selected. If the photo doesn’t appear right away, don’t worry, it will after the page has been refreshed

Happy Holidays Challenge Winner!

We have a winner for our Happy Holidays Challenge, random number generator chose #7!  Congratulations Kami!!!  Michelle will be in contact with you soon!  Here's Kami's beautiful card!

See you tomorrow for our new challenge!