Friday, January 6, 2012

It's Flashback Friday 19.0!!!

Welcome to Flashback Friday 19.0!!!!  

Our first challenge in 2012 and it is chock full of fun!

First up is our Super Sponsor:

ivypink



This gal is a powerhouse of creativity!  She has a blog:


ivyPINK


and her etsy shop:


ivyPINK

Ivy was recently featured in Martha Stewart Weddings {Winter Issue}....now how fabulous is that?!!!!!!

She is giving away the following ivypink sampler:



something brand new is a limited edition pink acrylic block for acrylic or cling stamps
an ivypink exclusive 
3 white labels the one featured on Martha
and also 3 kraft labels
bright pink twinery twine on a vintage spool 
bubble gum pink twinery twine on a vintage spool 
cake eraser
2 notecards with glassine envelopes & a sticker label
Value is about $15

PINK acrylic block...doesn't every stamper need one {or 2 or 3} of those?!!!!!!


Ivy is doing a giveaway on her blog...if you "LIKE" the ivypink Facebook page...deets are available on Ivy's blog.

Next up is my spectacular Guest Designer:

Hazel of Dido's Designs


Here's a smidge about Hazel:


"A Wee bit about me,  well I'm Hazel and I live on the East Coast of Scotland with my 2 sons, Jess the Cat and Belle my puppy. I have been crafting for as long as I can remember but have been seriously crafting for about 6 years now.

I adore all sorts of paper crafting and will have a go at anything. I'm so happy to be Amy's Guest Designer for Flashback Friday 19.0 as love looking back at older cards.

One of my favorite styles of card making is Clean and Simple so would I would like to see all your first Clean and Simple Cards."

Woooooooo hoooooooooo Hazel and a bit woot woot for Clean & Simple goodness:

Hee's Hazel's card...


What a great design...postal friendly and easily duplicated for mass production....doesn't get much better than that!  Check out Hazel's blog for more deets!

Ivy wanted to play along too so she made a fresh card for us:


Check out her blog for more info!

I didn't have to dig too deep into my archives to find my first Clean & Simple card...when I first started this blogging journey, my cards were primarily:

stamped
clean & simple
no layers
no stitching
no patterned paper

I know...right?!  How things change...but this is my first blogged Clean & Simple design:



This is actually from my 3rd blog post...the base is a fabriano...stamps by Stampin' Up.

I can't wait to see your first Clean & Simple Card!

challenge runs through Friday, January 27 @ 11:59 pm Pacific

11 comments:

Hazel (Didos) said...

Ah love your card and Ivys too, thanks for having me as Guest DT, Love Hazelxoxo

Julie Tucker-Wolek said...

I loveeeeeeeeee this one!!! And loving your CAS cards!!!! What a GREAT prize too! :):):):):):):):):):):)

Anonymous said...

awe Hazel what an easy but super cute card! <3 it!
Amy I KNOW I have this stamp I could whip out like 20 of your cards in an hour lol :) fun challenge :)

Sylvia said...

Oh wow, Amy! Fabulous sponsor and fabulous challenge, now just to find a simple card on my blog! Hee! Have a fun time shopping.

Rose said...

ok amy don't fall off your chair......i am linking up on the first day of a challenge!! lol

FAB CAS cards ladies :)

Jessi Fogan said...

This is a fun one (wait, they're all fun...) and I even like the card I found :) Score!

Anonymous said...

I think maybe that the first 100 cards of mine are CAS, even if I didn't intent it that way *giggle*

Pam said...

Love the pink block, and other goodies from ivy pink! Thanks for a chance to win them!!!!!

Unknown said...

How fun...a pink block! You gals have such pretty cards and the entries are awesome! This challenge made me realize that I don't do many 'clean and simple' (cause it's hard for me to do)! Thanks for the fun challenge!

Savannah O'Gwynn said...

SUPER fun challenge:) I went back to 2009 for this card...it was one of my first cards ever made...but I'm not sure I knew what CAS was back then! And I'm not sure I know what it is now (my friend runs the CASual Friday's group--and I still don't know! LOL!). Still had fun looking back at my cards;) THANKS!

Marlena M. said...

Fun challenge Amy! Your cards are beautiful. I'm jumping in. ;)