Challenge this week is mine!!! Pearls.... Check it out

This week's challenge is "Pretty Pearls", you have to use pearls in your project.  You can paint them, you can make your own, just have fun with it.  The team has a kept them in white and black but you can show us an entire rainbow of them!

Remember to always check our Rules to ensure you are eligible for our prize this week.  We will remove any entries that do not follow our rules.  We want you to have fun but please do follow the rules.

Now let's see how our team is showing us their "pretty pearls".

Katie's card uses: Tim Holtz Movers & Shapers Dies - Tag & Bookplates & Mini Old Jalopy & Arrow, Cream Crushed Velvet Ribbon, Tim Holtz Distress Inks - Faded Jeans & Vintage Photo

Michelle's card uses: Craft Concepts – Daisy Do Embossing Folder, Cuttlebug Measure by Measure Embossing Folder, Cuttlebug Border with Love Embossing Folder

Veronica's card uses: Whimsy - Becky Fleck Spellbinder Exclusive, Tim Holtz Bigz Hardware findings, Black Ink Pad, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads Colors Persimmon, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads Colors Brushed Corduroy, Ribbon Brown Sheer with Ruffle, Ribbon Parrot Green with White Dots

Calypso's card uses: LaBlanche Stamp: Spring Birds, Antique Linen, Walnut Stain,Peeled Paint, Forest Moss, Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade, Barn Door, Tea Dye,Gathered Twigs, Broken China Distress Inks, Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, ATG Gun, Scor-Tape, Antique Gold Ribbon

Carina's card uses: Spellbinder large ovals, Spellbinder Large ovals petite scallop, Archival ink Maroon

Calypso's card uses: Craft Concept Daisy-Do Embossing Folder,  Ranger Distress Inks-Gathered Twig, Walnut Stain, Frayed Burlap, Antique Linen, Inkssentials Blending Tool, Scrapper's Floss-Tawny, Glossy Accents, Spellbinder Butterflies Two,Spellbinder Office Supplies, Versamark, 
  

Winner at CropStop

Last week's challenge, "Let's Get Fancy", use a doily, had some very fancy projects!  Thank you to everyone that played along. 

The winner of  our "Let's Get Fancy" Challenge is #14, Jorunn B.  Congratulations!  You are the winner of a $15 Gift Certificate to the CropStop Store.  Please e-mail us at the address under the contact tab, in the blog sidebar, within one week to claim your prize.

#14-Jorunn B's card

The Creative Team chose 3 entries to receive the CropStop "Cream of the Crop" badge for artwork and creativity.  The recipients are #6-Suzette, #18-Klaudia, and #22 Fern.  Congratulations!  Claim your badge by right clicking on it in the blog sidebar to copy and paste it in your blog.  

#6-Suzette's card

#18-Klaudia's card

#22-Fern's Layout

Thank you for your continued support of the CropStop Challenge Blog!

This week's challenge, "Pretty Pearls" is waiting for your entry.  Don't miss the opportunity to win a $15 Gift Certificate to the CropStop Store. 

The loss.....

The family is slowly going away.  In talking with my cousin, we realize we are all that is left.  My brother, a few cousins and myself.  Losing a family member is never easy never.
Losing a family is hard as well.  My mother and her other Daughter disowned me, all that is left is just a few not even enough to count on both hands.  Sad but true

Rest in Peace my Uncle ...... Rest.

Uncle Rex lived his life to the fullest.  He left behind a family that loved him more than life itself.  He is now in no pain.  He is with his Mother ( my Grandmother whom I have posted about many times) my Uncle who was always a child locked in a man's body, the Uncle who died to soon to get to know but was a hero to the family.  We now have another set of angel wings looking out over us.
Love Veronica

A million prayers are needed

I just received an email that knocked me off my socks.  A fellow dear art friend found out she has cancer.  She starts chemo next week.  I am not sure if all of her family know so I won't say who but a million prayers are needed right now for this dear sweet friend and fellow art lover.
You know who you are and know that you are in my prayers.
Love V

TSA at Dulles Airport

First let me say that I am all for TSA and know the job they do is so needed.  I also understand if I have to go through second security.  I get it I really do.
What I don't get is the new set up at Dulles.  You have one line to put your bag, shoes, etc on the belt then there are two lines one goes through the full body scanner and the second is the old fashion detector.  Now, the problem with this scene is once you put your bags etc on the belt you lose sight of them until you are through.  Back in the old days you could keep your eye on the bag while you went through security.
Thursday the guy before me was having problems so we waited and waited until finally someone said, this is closed let them through.
Great, so I go through go to grab my purse only to find someone had their hand on , now here is where I can chose to look at it two ways.  The man turned and said is this yours? I said yes, thank you or I could look at it this way............was he going to take it? if I said NO?????
Who knows? All I know is that Dulles, figure out a way to make it so that one can keep their eyes on their bags.  That's it
Not asking for you to change anything, I don't care if I have to go through six levels of security....just let me keep my eyes on my bag!!!!

AT home AT last

Well, the week is over and yes, I am certified! woo hoo
There was one point I wasn't so sure I would make it but I sucked up the feedback and made it.  I just got home and what was waiting at my door????  My new sizzix eclips...I can't wait to play with it Sunday but now I am going to bed!

Cropstop

This week we challenge you to try to do a ONE layer card or a Clean and Simple card/project.  For some of us this is almost impossible, for others this is a piece of cake.  Show off your projects and let us see that LESS is MORE!

Remember that for the entire month of April, we challenge you to create a project based on Becky Fleck's newly released Potpourri Die Set from Spellbinders and her coordinating Pagemap Sketch.  This is a completely different challenge, so you can now play more times with us here at CropStop's challenge blog!

Let's enjoy on how the team gives it a go to Clean & Simple.

Carina's tag uses: Archival ink Black and Olive, Black and White sheer dots ribbon, Brown sheer with ruffle edge ribbon, Crackle Accents, Craft Tag

Nazeema's card uses: Dusty Concord, Faded Jeans, Broken China, Forest Moss, Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade, Fired Brick, Ossie Dots Embossing Folder

Rosemary's card uses: Couture Creations Houndstooth Embossing Folder, Spellbinders Labels One, Walnut Stain Distress Ink, Martha Stewart Monarch Butterfly Punch (medium), Scor-Pal, Scor-tape, Heartfelt Creations Classic Message

Nancy's card uses: Diamond Stickles, Copics, Spellbinders Blossom, pink ribbon

 Vicki's card uses: La Blanche Sailing Ship Silicone Stamp, Tsukineko Bahama Blue Ink, Spellbinder Lacey Pennant, Adirondack Alcohol Ink - Pool, Tsukineko Gold Ink , Spellbinder Labels Ten , Adirondack Metallic Mixative Gold, Adirondack Mixative Snow Cap, May Art Gold Sheer Ribbon

Dalis' card uses: Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black, Chalk Primary Multi Pack ink 

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1. Vanessa M.	2. Heaney	3. Heaney
4. Heather M	5. Hazel	6. Hazel
7. kali	8. Maria	9. Melissa (Sunshine HoneyBee)
10. Viv	11. Berit Synnøve	12. Heidi in Michigan
13. Kimberly C	14. Kimberly C	15. Hazel
16. Melissa (Sunshine HoneyBee)	17. Shelly Schmidt	18. Billie A
19. Chrizette	20. Alyce	21. Sammibug
22. Cheryl (Cafexpressions)	23. Melissa (Sunshine HoneyBee)

April at Cropstop.

Welcome to CropStop's April, Spellbinder/Becky Fleck Challenge!  For the entire month of April, we challenge you to create a project based on Becky Fleck's newly released Potpourri Die Set from Spellbinders and her coordinating Pagemap Sketch.  

Coordinating Pagemap

We know you don't have Becky's new die set yet, but we want to see what you can do with her Pagemap and make your project look similar.  If you happen to have the die set already, that is awesome!  You will have the entire month of April to create and link your project for the opportunity to win Becky's Potpourri
Die Set from Spellbinders.  Just follow the rules below and link your project to this post by the challenge deadline.

FOLLOW THESE SIMPLE RULES TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS CHALLENGE:

1.  Use the link tool at the bottom of this post to link your entry.  Limit of 3 entries, please.

2.  Your project must be newly created for this challenge. No back posting to prior projects.

3.  Your project must follow Becky's Pagemap Sketch to qualify.

4.  All projects must be linked to this post by the deadline of April 30th, at 11:59 A.M. ET in the US.

Here's some inspiration from our CropStop Creative Team!

 Vicki's card uses: Becky Fleck/Spellbinder Potpourri Die; Spellbinder Nested Pennant; Spellbinder Lacey Nested Pennant;  Spellbinder Grand Standard Circle;Tsukineko Rich Chocolate Ink; Glu Glider Pro

 Lisa's card uses: Memory Box Woven Circle; Sheer Ombré ribbon; Dew Drop's Hardy Ivy.

 Veronica's card uses: Spellbinder Standard Circle; Spellbinder Office Supply; Ranger Black Archival Ink; Ranger Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink; Ranger Crushed Olive Distress Ink; Candi Dots-Coffee;  Candi Dots Fix Foam Pads; Scotch ATG Adhesive.

 Carina used the Pagemap for a 2 page layout by flipping the sketch for the second page.

Carina's card uses: Spellbinder Postage Stamp Nestabilities; Spellbinder Lacey Nested Pennant; Tim Holtz Marmalade Spice Distress marker.

Nancy's card uses:  Spellbinder Becky Fleck Office Supply;  Spellbinder Label One; Memory Box Pinwheel Posies; Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch; Copic Markers;Ranger Diamond Stickles; Tim Holtz Tonic Studio Scissors; Honeybee 5" Scissors;Scor Tape; Scotch Foam Mounting Tape

Visit the CropStop Store to purchase the newly featured Spellbinder/Becky Fleck Die Set.  Grab the April discount code from the blog sidebar for 10% off your purchase $30 or more.

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