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The Last Day of the Parade of UnAward Winning Projects

The day has come. The last of the last.

This was one of the projects I would love to be able to get back, because it turned out so STINKIN' PERFECT!!! Lookie:

Ingredients: Paper - Cottage Wall DSP, Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry, Orchid Opulence, Pale Plum;
Ink - Rich Razzleberry; Other - Blossom Party Bigz die, Birds & Blooms Sizzlit dies, Timeless Type Junior Alphabet Sizzlits, Lovely Leaves Sizzlit, Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Flower Trio punch, Circle Scissors plus, paper piercing tool, sponge wedge, Ice Circle Rhinestone brads, dimensionals, paint, wooden clock

GOJOMACIOUS! (YILM!) This started its life as a cheap wooden clock from the Target Dollar Spot. It cost me $2 and I knew that I would alter it one day, so I stuck it in a drawer and forgot about it for..ahem...a couple of years or...so.....yeah!

I found some nice paint at the craft store that came pretty close to Razzleberry and painted the whole thing in many coats to cover the icky yellow and sickly pale aqua that was there before. After that, I started covering it with paper.

So there you have it. My attempt at fame and fortune, which failed. But I still have all my fans, so I am RICH! Thank you for your support.

Be sure to check out Wendy's awesome project. And stay tuned for new catalog sneak peeks...while you've been looking at my Artisan Projects, I have been busy! Ta!

Day 9 of the Parade of UnAward Winning Projects

It's time for the 3D items!

Sad to think just one more post and I'll be done showing you all my awesum creashuns. Sigh. Anywho...lookie:

 

Card Case Ingredients: Stamps - Game Night, Calendar Alphabet & Numbers; Paper - Jackpot DSP, Basic Black, Real Red, So Saffron; Ink - Real Red craft, Basic Black craft, So Saffron; Other - On Board Long Board, Word Window punch, Scallop Edge punch, Modern Label punch, Scallop Oval punch, Large Oval punch, business card magnets, interfacing, glue stick, Sticky Strip, Basic Black 5/8" grosgrain

Score Pad Holder Ingredients: Paper - Jackpot DSP, Basic Black, Real Red, So Saffron; Other - glue stick, Sticky Strip, Real Red 3/4" Polka Dot grosgrain, Basic Black gingham ribbon, On Board 4-1/2" x 9" clipboard, pencil, Naturally Serif Decorative Strip die, 3/4" Circle punch,1/2" circle punch, On Board So Tweet

GOJUS!!! (YILM!)

Originally, I conceived the idea of a many piece game set, with a checker board and dice cup and what not.

But after completing these two pieces, I decided enough was enough.

The most awesome thing is the card case:

I couldn't find a box to alter for playing cards. So I built my own out of chipboard and DSP.

The closure is magnetic. It's really slick and (IMO) quite handsome! (YILM!)

See you back here tomorrow for the last project and don't forget to go take a peek at what Wendy has to show you...i guarantee it's absolutely AWESOME!!!

Ta!

The Parade of Unaward Winning Projects - Day 8

Color me happy! I've got my preorder schtuff and my new catalog and it is FAB, FAB, FAB!!!

Color me not quite as happy today, because I have to do school work instead of playing with my new schtuff and drooling over my catalog! Wah!

Well, I bought myself a big fancy coffee and I'm going to put my head down and go at these practice dictations hammer & tongs and hope to finish them off today. In the meantime, I've got the last Artisan scrapbook page and I think it's the best of the lot, though the other two were pretty darned GOJUS! Lookie:

Ingredients: Stamps - Taffy Alphabet, Season of Friendship; Paper - Sweet Pea DSP, Old Olive, Taken with Teal textured, Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink, Rose Red, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White, So Saffron; Ink - Chocolate Chip craft & classic, Rose Red craft, Taken wit Teal craft, So Saffron craft, Pumpkin Pie craft, Old Olive craft, Whisper White craft; Other- Clear embossing powder, 5/8" Pumpkin Pie striped grosgrain, dimensionals, sponge wedge, Birds & Blooms Sizzlits, Timeless Type Junior Alphabet Sizzlits, Lovely Leaves Sizzlit,  Leaves #2 Originals die, gold brads, Chocolate Chip marker

                                                                

I know, right? Not only is it totally GOJUS!!! (YILM) and because it's also so much MORE GOJUS in person, it's totally incomprehensible as to how I didn't win with this page!!!

{smack!}

Okay, I'm not going there, LOL!

So while I'm working on my school stuff, wish me some swift transcription, so I can get down to the real business of life, making GOJUS stuff! Don't forget to hop to Wendy's blog to get a glimpse of her last scrapbook entry too! Ta!

Day 7 of the Parade of Unwinning Artisan Award Projects

I now interrupt this regularly scheduled PUAAP post for this exciting annoucement:

LIVONIA, MI, US

06/03/2010

1:59 A.M.

OUT FOR DELIVERY

That's right, my box of preorder goodies is on it's way to my house and it has (be still my beating heart!) my NEW 2010-2011 catalog in it! This calls for a song!

Oh UPS man!

Bring me a box!

With a catalog in it to rock my socks!

Oh please come quick

Like a bunny on speed!

Can't you see that it's my catty I need!

Oh UPS man!

I'm so alone!

Don't got no catty to call my own!

On my door you need to knock!

UPS man, bring me my box!!1

Okay, now that we've gotten that out of the way, here's my second scrapbook page:

Ingredients: Stamps - Circle Circus; Paper - Tempting Turquoise textured, Old Olive, Certainly Celery, Whisper White, Real Red, More Mustard; Ink - Old Olive, Whisper White Craft; Other - Clear Embossing Powder, Scallop Edge punch, Circle Scissors Plus, Fine Cosmo Glitter, Sticky Pages, Timeless Type Alphabet Junior Sizzlits, Playground Designer buttons, crochet cotton, Real Red 1" Double-Stitched grosgrain ribbon, sponge wedge

I know, right? This is totally SO GOJUS!!!! (YILM!) You need to know, as well, that this photograph just does not do justice to this layout. It's even MORE GOJUS in person (YILM!)

Thank you for your kind comments on my layout of yesterday. Unfortunately, we don't get these projects back. So even if I see them on the board at convention, I can't get them back. Sigh...I loved all my scrapbook pages that I made this year. Wish they had an option for picking up projects if you go to convention, because I know lots of people who entered who would like scrapbook pages and 3D items back, if possible.

I know I can recreate the pages, but chances are it just wouldn't be as good the second time around.

Well, it's back to listening hard in mah basement lair for the UPS truck. Since I'm dossin' off here, while I show all these previously created projects, I've been trying to get a jump on my school work, but I am going to have a hard time concentrating today! Be sure to go check out Wendy's faboo page today as well and listen for a large shriek of delight coming from Michigan sometime today when my box finally gets here!

Ta!

Parade of UnAward Winning Projects - Day 6

It seems fitting that Father's Day is approaching, when I show you this scrapbook page. Lookie:

Ingredients: Stamps - Calendar Alphabet & Numbers; Paper: Tailor Made Simply Scrappin' Kit, Mellow Moss; Ink - Not Quite Navy; Other - Twill Tape, 1-3/4" circle punch, My Way punch, Paper Piercing tool & template,  Chocolate Chip corduroy buttons, Styled Silver Hodgepodge Hardware, silver brads, Top Note Bigz die, Timeless Type Alphabet Junior Sizzlits, Naturally Serif Sizzlit Decorative Strip die, On Board Lots of Letters, dimensionals, Chocolate Chip marker

 

Yes, it's MOJUS!!! (GOJUS, but in a MANLY way!) (YILM!) This started as a sketch from PageMaps, which I tweaked a bit. I really love how it turned out, so very masculine...very suitable to my dad's picture from where he used to work.

Be sure to come back tomorrow for yet ANOTHER project and don't forget to head on over to Wendy's blog to get a look at her scrapbook page. Ta!

Day 5 of the Parade of UnAward Winning Projects - Last of the Cards

Hi Y'all!

Hope your Memorial Day was...er...memorable! We spent the day driving to Kalamazoo and back...and it rained the whole time we were there and rained all the way back. If it doesn't rain on Memorial Day in Michigan, though, you feel like you are in the Twillight Zone. I remember last year it didn't rain...and the whole day seemed WRONG.

Anyway, here's the last of the Artisan cards. Tomorrow I will start posting scrapbook pages. Lookie:

Ingredients: Stamps - Greenhouse Garden, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Curvy Verses; Paper - Ballet Blue, Rose Red, Old Olive, Whisper White; Ink - Ballet Blue, Rose Red, Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry, Night of Navy, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black; Other - Night of Navy marker, Small Oval punch, Scallop Circle Bigz die, Circle Scissors Plus, Textures Plates Stampin' Up! Backgrounds 1, Rose Red 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, gold brads, sponge wedge, dimensionals

Sigh...yes, it's GOJUS! (YILM!) This was the last thing I made for Artisan. I went back and forth about what it should be, but I figured something in the Rich Regals family was a good idea. And something with 2-step stamping. And a shaped card would be a good idea too.

Well, it's time to go face some laundry. Contests may end, but laundry never does! Be sure to look at Wendy's blog to see what she has to show you! Ta!

The Parade of UnAward Winning Projects - Day 4

Are you ready for something bright and cheerful? Something with BLING?!?!

Well, you came to the right place! Cause today's card is all about BRIGHT and CHEERFUL and GLITTER! Lookie:

 

Ingredients: Stamps - Birthday Bliss, Boho Backgrounds; Paper - Razzleberry Lemonade DSP, Bermuda Bay, Green Galore, Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry, Whisper White; Ink - Bermuda Bay, Green Galore, Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry, Whisper White Craft Markers: Bermuda Bay, Green Galore, Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry; Other - Big Bold Cupcakes Sizzlits, Wide Oval punch, 3/16" Corner Rounding punch, 1 1/4" & 1 3/8" circle punches, Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Folder, paper crimper, 2-way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, Bermuda Bay dotted grosgrain ribbon, Circle Fire Rhinestone Brads, dimensionals, Sticky Strip

GOJUS!!! (YILM!)

It's a money card. Just to be sure that the people at SU! knew what it was, I took a picture of Shelli (may she live forever) and created a $1,000,000 bill using a website that lets you generate fake bills like that and stuck it in the pocket. Maybe that's why I lost, LOL! They thought I was trying to bribe them! But it wouldn't spend anyway, so probably not!

Today I am in Kalamazoo very briefly, visiting relatives, so I have scheduled this post ahead of time. And I am sorry if I can't see everyone while I am here...we only come over for the day these days and by the time we visit both sets of parents, it's time to hit the road and head home. I've been working hard trying to get some practice transcriptions done and just trying to stay awake, which is a losing proposition. I'm on Bactrim for an infection and it pretty much takes over half of my energy and buries it somewhere where I can't find it. I took 2  naps yesterday and could have taken more. Hence the lack of sparkling wit in today's blog post. Bleh.

Be sure to visit Wendy's blog to see the faboo card she will have up today and come back tomorrow to see yet another project in the Parade of UnWinning Award Entries. Ta!

Day 3 of the Parade of UnAward Winning Projects, Live from Redford, Michigan!

Well, maybe not LIVE. I did schedule this one, because Wendy gets up a lot earlier than me, even being over there in the NW. Usually by the time she has her blog post up, I'm just feebly stirring in my bed. So I thought I'd get a jump on her, heheheh! AND I will be in church in the morning and not able to post anyway.

So here is yet another card from my Artisan Award entries. Lookie:

Ingredients: Stamps - Farm Life, Country Morning, Woodgrain, Sincere Salutations; Paper -  Sahara Sand, Ruby Red, Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, Brocade Blue, Very Vanilla, Brushed Silver, Old Olive; Ink - Chocolate Chip, Ruby Red, Brocade Blue, Very Vanilla, More Mustard, So Saffron, Old Olive, Close to Cocoa; Other - Stylus, 1/4" Chocolate Chip grosgrain, Vintage Brads, Aquapainter, Curly Label punch, Boho Blossoms punch, 5-Petal Flower punch, 1/2" circle punch, Paper Piercing tool & template, Cutter Kit, Sticky Strip

What would a JanTink entry be without a little Woodgrain technique, eh? It's GOJUS!!! (YILM) and there is more...lookie:

It's a cylinder card!

I know, I know...it's AWESOME in the extreme!!! (YILM!) Are you getting wored out by mah stampin' jeenyus? I hope not, because there is even more to come! Don't forget to go have a look at Wendy's project, I'm sure it is totally AWESOME!!! See yez tomorrow! Ta!

The Parade of UnAward Winning Projects - Day 2

Thank you so much for all the sweet comments yesterday! They were much appreciated!

And so here we are on day 2, ready to move on to the next card! Lookie:

Ingredients: Stamps - Extreme Skateboard, Extreme Essentials, Four Square, On Your Birthday; Paper - The Write Stuff Specialty DSP, More Mustard, Sahara Sand, Ruby Red, Old Olive, Soft Suede; Ink - More Mustard, Soft Suede, Old Olive Classic & Craft, Ruby Red Classic & Craft; Other - Clear embossing powder, Circle Scissors Plus, Large Oval punch,  1-1/4" Square punch, Small Star punch, Cropadile, Antique Brass Jumbo Eyelet, Earth Elements brads, 5/8" Old Olive grosgrain ribbon, dimensionals, sponge wedges

Isn't this SICK?!?!? (yeah, it's skateboarder slang, it means AWESOME!!! I could also say it's RAD, TIGHT, SWEET, even OFF THE HOOK! but I don't want to look like a POSER, DUDE! YILM!) I am so lovin' how this Write Stuff specialty paper goes so well with the Extreme stamps! Especially how this journaling punch out circle is the perfect half-pipe for my skateboarder. 

Well, time to get on with life. Stay tuned for another SICK project on the Parade of UnWinning Award Projects tomorrow! And don't forget to bop over to Wendy's blog to see her SICK project. Ta!

Welcome to the Parade of UnAward Winning Projects - Day 1

Hey yo! Me and Wendy Weixler, one of my very best of bestest BFFs, are going to be doing a dueling banjo type of presentation for the next 10 days of our UnAward Winning Artisan Award projects! Hope you're excited!

Hope you're even MORE excited about the fact that my blog will have a special subtheme:

This blog is a NO WHINING ZONE. At least for 10 days.

So no pissin' and moanin' about the fact that I didn't win, 'cause while it was amusing last year, it probably would not be this year. Too many people out there hurtin' for all kinds of reasons and my little loss of the AA is not that much in the scheme of things. So onward to awesome projects!

This is the first card I did for AA:

Ingredients: Stamps - Awash with Flowers, Whimsical Words, On Your Birthday; Paper - Sweet Pea DSP, So Saffron, Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink, Watercolor Paper; Ink - Versamark, So Saffron, Old Olive, Taken with Teal; Other - White embossing powder, Watercolor Wonder Crayons, Wide Oval punch, Ticket Corner punch, Whisper White Organza ribbon, Sending Love Pretty in Pink Epoxy Brad, dimensionals, Aquapainter, sponge wedge

I know, right? Transcendently GOJUS!!! (YILM!) It's amazing to me that such loveliness does not deserve a reward...heck, even some chocolate would be appreciated!

Oh yeah...let's not go there! See you back tomorrow for another AWESOME UNaward whining winning project! And don't forget to bop over to Wendy's blog to see her equally GOJUS project! Ta ever so much!