FRIDAY FRENZIE - Free Book!

After having a copy of Polymer Cafe magazine to give away a few weeks ago I discovered I really enjoy giving things away! LOL So periodically I'll use my Free For All Friday to give something away.

If you're a part of the WOYWW then you had a heads up that I'd be doing this today. While in Peoria IL a few weeks ago I had to make a trip to Menards home improvement. While wandering the isles looking for stuff I could use in my art work I came across one of those dump box bins. You know... where they just dump the inventory and you get to dig through it depending on how interested you are in what might be buried there.

The box was full of hardbacks and paper backs ranging from fiction novels to craft and decorating books. The paper crafting books included books from Creating Keepsakes and Making Memories. I also found this book by Jo Packham - Organzing Your Craft Space.

I've read this before so thought I'd grab it for a refresher cruise than pass it on to one of you.  Oh yeah.. and these 'expensive' books rang up at $6 each! I LOVE bargains like that but seldom find them.

The book covers organizing studios for all types of crafts. Whether you're a paper artist, a beader, quilter... Jo has some great tips to share. She also takes you into studios of the pros like Dee Gruenig and Freddy Moran. There are quizzes to help you determine your storage/ organizing style and TONS of lucious color photographs to inspire you.

So how do you win this copy for yourself? It's easy!
A- Leave A comment and tell me about your biggest organizing challenge
B - Become a Follower of my Blog
C - Link this post to your blog so your followers can have a chance, too!

If you're already following... just tell me so I'll know ;-)

Good luck! I'll see you Monday with a Mixed Media project. I'm diving back into my ABC's of me book. 

Friday Frenzy!

Friday Frenzy can be anything from a current project I'm working on to a Challenge(s) card.

Today I'm showcasing a Challenge card for The OutLawz Creative Freebie challenge. The ballerina figurine under glass was created by Sandi Huggett. This was such a pretty image to work with. I want to mess with it again at some point and try for some dimension with the globe.

I printed the image out on GP white and rounded the corners to complement the globe. I used Derwent watercolor pencils for the image. For the top of the wooden base, I didn't add any extra color, just the 'wash' that was left on the end of my water brush.

I used SU Concord Crush matted against a SU Lavender Lace (retired) base. The letter stamps are Antique Alphabet by EK Success. Two Lavender brads help draw the image out of the globe. Dance and girly must have some frill so I chose this feather fiber in the darker purple.

I've already downloaded the 2 new freebie images from Sandi for the next challenge round. They are Valentine themed. I'm looking forward to working with them.

Blessings for a Great Weekend!