Giveaway at Zeus and Zoe!

Happy Saturday Berry71Bleu fans! Our sister site Zeus and Zoe is having a giveaway!  

If you like the vintage embellishments used by our designers, you now have a chance to win a kit for yourself! Just share this PRIZE PHOTO on your blog and/or social media sites with a link to the Zeus and Zoe Blog, Twitter, or Facebook page. Then, add your personal blog post link, Facebook post link, or tweet where you share this prize to the Zeus and Zoe Blog sidebar using the linky tool there and you will be eligible to win this amazing vintage kit! It's that easy! 

We will draw a name at the end of the month and this kit is all yours! Free!! 

Thanks for stopping by today and good luck!

Two Hearts by Agnieszka Bellaidea and MMM...

Hi!
It`s Bellaidea today with my new LO and remainder about The Challenge!
Do you know we have fantastic challenge this month at Berry 71 Bleu?
You can thank Keren for ;

 ****MIX MEDIA MADNESS****

I had a chance to work with stencils from Scrap FX on Webster`s pages papers. Made my fingers dirty with gesso, paint, paste, mists and embossing powder. 

I hope I can convince you to do it too? I can promiss, it`s lot`s of fun!

You can see more of my work HERE.

I also have two chipboards from my Scrap FX collection for one nice and "random" person leaving comments on my post.  You will have time to use it for our next challenge in November /will be good a one too:)/.It`s also too rearly talking about December...too bad:)

If you wonder where you can get all flowers , chipboards and some stencils just check and order from

 Zeus and Zoe

The Winner of this month's challenge (as chosen by the Design Team) will win a$35 Gift Certificate from Zeus & Zoe Etsy Shop

And will be invited to participate in our challenge next month as a Guest Designer

We also have a random draw winner. This person will receive this prize from Zeus & Zoe Etsy Shop

 

RULES1. You are allowed to make a an 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 want 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 Berry71Bleu TOGETHER with a link back to our blog.
5. All entries must be received by MIDNIGHT EST on the 31st 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.

Come join us on the Berry71Bleu blog for some messy fun!!

Just sharing..and a chance to win a RAK

Hi!

This won't be along post. I have a RAK to give away..just follow this blog and leave a comment that you did so..This is my personal blog where I post my DT work.

A PAPER'S PURPOSE

Here is what you can win. I will pick the winner randomly on Friday.

I also want to share a project made by one of our loyal follower and friend, Nicolle Kramer.
She won this Halloween kit and tag. She was nice enough to share this project with us.

Thanks Nicolle!! Keep an eye on the blog for the next few days..There will be another giveaway coming up. We're moving to a new home soon and I'm cleaning up a lot of my stuff. Don't forget the November Challenge, you have plenty of time to join.

I hope you're all doing well..Thanks for stopping by. See you tomorrow for the DT reveal.

November 1st DT Reveal and November's Challenge

I hope everyone had a great Halloween. Now that it's November, time to reveal the DTs project. I love autumn, I love the rich colors of Fall..the browns, oranges, yellow. I just think that Fall is too short of a season. After Halloween is over, christmas is just around the corner. Most of the stores just skip thanksgiving all together and I'm sure they're all decorated for Christmas already.

The Design Team and I made sure that we don't forget Autumn and Thanksgiving as we all have a lot to be thankful for..

I am thankful for all my scrappy and blog friends who always inspire me to create and I hope I will always be able to share my creations with you. No matter where you are, which country you live in, you are always welcome here on our blog and you are welcome to join our challenges or our giveaways.

Without futher ado, here are their projects:

Aymee Gandy

Jing van Opstal

Lisa Novogrodski

Michelle Hodges

Renea Harrison

Aren't the projects gorgeous? I am so proud of my DT team because they always work so hard to make something special with the tags..Thank you Guys!!

Now, for the challenge for this month: Courtesy of our new team member Renea. She is hosting this month's challenge.

Here are the requirements for the challenge:

"Hi everybody and welcome to my November Challenge, as you can see I took the word November and came up with the rules to play along by. Your project can be any type of project you dream up as long as it meets all of the rules listed. I will be giving away a small rack from my Etsy Shop. The winner will receive, one set of Tiger Butterflies, one set of Sugar & Spice Butterflies, and one set of Elegance In Flight Butterflies. Good Luck!"


New -Do a project type that you have never done before or use a new technique
One -Use at least one fall flower
Variation -Use at least 2 different variations of the fall colors
Emboss-emboss an element on your project
Metal -Use a metal embellishment
Butterfly -Use at least one butterfly
Eleven -Use eleven of an element or embellishment (example: layers of pp)
Remember Have Fun!!!!

Here is my example for the November Challenge:
New - I had never made a hanging banner so this project type was new to me
One - As you can see I used some of my favorite fall flowers, sunflowers
Variation - I used the fall colors, pumpkin, gold, brown and terra cotta
Emboss - I used embossing powders and embossed my chipboard pieces
Metal - I used the Tim Holtz metal clips to attach the ribbon to my project
Butterfly - I used two of my hand made Sugar & Spice Butterflies
Eleven - I used eleven Prima E-pearls on my project
Remember Have Fun!!!! I definitely had fun!!

Just follow the requirements of each letter of the word for November. This is open to anyone, anywhere in the world. Deadline to submit your project is on November 30 by Midnight Central Time. I will add a link gadget tomorrow on this blog so you can link up your project.

Here are the prizes for the challenge winner:

These beautiful butterflies are from Renea.

Visit MY GLITTER COATED LIFE for amazing and beautiful embellishments.

You will also win this kit and tags from BERRY71BLEU

Come join us for this fun challenge!!

To end this post, a couple of excerpt from H. Jackson Brown's Life's Little Instruction Book

1. Drive inexpensive cars, but own the best house you can afford

2. Be forgiving of yourself and others

3. Learn three clean jokes.

4. Wear polished shoes.

5. Floss your teeth

6. Drink champagne for no reason at all.

7. Ask for a raise when you feel you've earned it.

8. Buy whatever kids are selling on card tables in their front yard.

9. If in a fight, hit first and hit hard.

10. Return all things you borrow.

11. Teach some kind of class.

12. Be a student in some kind of class.

13. Treat everyone you meet like you want to be treated.

14. Make new friends but cherish the old ones.

15. Take lots of snapshots.

16. Never give up on anybody. Miracles happen every day.

Winners and more

I'd like to thank everyone who stopped by and left comments on the kits. I can only pick 3 winners, but always keep an eye on our blog ad I will have random giveaways. November is coming up in a couple of days and we will start a new challenge with awesome prizes. Plus, there will be a blog hop in the middle of November with great prizes too.

In fact today I added a couple of prizes so I can pick a couple more winners. These are tags from my ETSY SHOP. If you're interested, check out my SHOP for handmade tags and premade scrapbook pages.

I will be opening another shop soon. But this shop will mainly supplies, kits, ephemera and a lot of vintage and antique papers. I will announce the opening here on this blog.

The winners:

They are all randomly picked using random.org

The Hello Kitty Kit winner is:

Stacie/Craft Princess

Halloween Kit winner is:

Nic K.

Vintage Tag and kit is:

Georgia Heald

Extra Tag giveaway:

Sandi Taloumis won this tag (thanksgiving)

Helen Tilbury won this tag (christmas)

Congratulations to all the winners. You will always have a chance to win here. I have another halloween tag giveaway on my facebook page tomorrow. For a chance to win check my halloween post here: FACEBOOK.

On a lighter note, I will be sharing with you excerpt from my go-to books of all times. I haven't read it in years, I am packing my books and I found it. It is called "Life's Little Instruction Book" by H. Jackson Brown, Jr. I thought I'd share some with you every once in awhile.

From Volume one:

1. Compliment three people everyday

2. Have a dog.

3. Watch a sunrise at least once a year.

4. Remember other people's birthday.

5. Overtip breakfast waitresses.

6. Have a firm handshake.

7. Look people in the eye.

8. Say "thank you" a lot.

9. Say "please" a lot.

10. Learn to play a musical instrument.

11. Sing in the shower.

12. Use the good silver.

13. Learn to make great chili.

14. Plant flowers every spring.

15. Be the first to say, "Hello".


Have a great week and winners, don't forget to email me your address. Berry71bleu@gmail.com

Another Prize for you to win

Another chance to win this kit with a tag I made:

The kit below includes:

Flour Sack Ready-Set-Chip Alphabets
5 x 8 Notebook Journal from Fancy Pants
Webster's Pages Vellum and diecut kit
Webster's Pages Bloomers
Making Memories Bravissimo Badge
K & Co Grand Adhesion Hannah Paper Flowers
Making Memories Bravissimo Rosettes
Prima Dechire Collection Creme
Vintage Script fabric
Glitter Glue
Paper Doilies
Berry71Bleu Vintage Style Tag

Just become a follower and leave me a comment, If you are already a follower, leave me a comment to add your name to the draw.

Thank you to all of you. So grateful to have your support.

Just Because

How are you? Tomorrow is my ETSY 1st anniversary. I'm giving away a few prizes to thank you for being part of Berry71Bleu.

Wanna win a Halloween RAK? I also made a tag to go with it. Just become a follower and leave a comment, if you're already a follower, leave me a comment so I can add your name to the draw.

Do you like Hello Kitty? I don't have a Hello Kitty Tag, but I have a kit to giveaway.

Tomorrow, I have another prize to give away so stay tuned for that..I will draw the names randomly and will announce the winner on Friday.

September Challenge Winner and More Prizes!

Hi everyone!

It's the end of our bloghop and tonight, I will announce the winner. I still have to tally up the comments and will have my kids draw names from a bowl, the old-fashioned way as opposed to using random.org.

Our bloghop was a great success and we are truly happy that you were able to join us for this. Because we have so many comments, I added a few tags that I will be giving away tonight as well. All comments are eligible until we draw the names tonight. You still have time if you still want to leave comments to win one of the tags I made. But only one person can win the blog hop RAK.

Here are the tags that you can win tonight:

Thank you to all our new followers. I will be giving away more prizes in the next couple of weeks, our first year anniversary on Etsy is coming up, that means you will have another chance to win.

Last but not the least...we don't want to forget our September Challenge winner:
Rachael Funnel. Congrats Rachael!!

Here is her winning LO!

Thank you and see you again tonight!

Bird is the Word New Challenge "LOVE" and a giveaway

New challenge at Bird is the Word. The word is LOVE.

"Your challenge is to create a project using the word LOVE in your titling or journaling. You get four weeks to complete your project. Please link it up on the right side of the challenge site....at the end of four weeks our design team will vote on the entries and the winner receives a prize from Tidbitz in Time." Deadline to submit is 9/8/11. Check out the website
HERE for more info and to see what the other DT members had created with the word "Love"

Here is my take on it. I made a tag with it, since I love chocolate, why not make a project about it. Who doesn't love chocolate?

I am also giving this tag away. So leave me a comment for a chance to win one of my tags. I will randomly pick the winner next weekend and will announce it here. You can leave me a comment on FB too.

Whenever I'm running out of flowers on a certain color..I take out my handy-dandy yo-yo flower maker and just make flowers out of it. On this tags I used brown organza. And guess who decided to hang out with me while I'm taking these pictures?

Alyssa..she kept saying, "mama, me too! me too!" She wants me to put her picture on the tag just like the image. So I promised her that I will add her photo here since she was such a good assistant..or sistem as she would call it.

I have things I have to finish, but I will be back later to post the DTs projects and the new DT members for berry71bleu.

Thanks for letting me share this with you..