I have been trying to upload this ALL DAY!!!! I swear, Typepad and I aren't getting along very well these days! I'll make this short so I can get it posted but here are the details for our new Design Team Search for Lindsey!!! If you have any questions, please don't hesitate ask!

Jacksonbelle Embellishments Design Team Search

Jacksonbelle Embellishments offers a wide variety of stamps, embellishments, paper, ribbon… basically everything you will need to create beautiful paper crafts! We are looking for 5 new design team members. The Call will be open November 18^th through December 16^th at 12am EST.

Here are the design team requirements ~

Each month we will have pre-determined challenges which you will be asked to take part of each Tuesday.
Each design team member will be required to write ONE tutorial for the Jacksonbelle Embellishments Blog during their term. The tutorial can be a card, altered item, anything the member would be most comfortable profiling.
You MUST love the products available at Jacksonbelle Embellishments and link them when you use them!!! This will make designing so much easier and fun!
You must have a blog to showcase your work.

What you will receive ~

25% off ALL purchases at Jacksonbelle Embellishments.
A one time $25 gift certificate to Jacksonbelle Embellishments.
Free product throughout your term.
You will be part of a really fun group of girls!!!

Term ~

Design team term ~ January 1^st 2009 to June 30^th 2009

Sound Good??? If so, THIS is what you need to do: Just email links to three samples of your best work, your name, your address and your blog URL to jacksonbelle.embellishments@gmail.com. It is not required that you use Jbelle products. The 5 chosen designers will be contacted BY December 20^th. The new design team will be announced January 1^st!!!

Here is my card for today's DT challenge! The challenge was to make a Holiday card. I just got my new Memory Box papers and stamps yesterday and REALLY wanted to use them!

The base of my card is Basic Black cardstock with a mat of Bordering Blue which I ran just the bottom through my Cuttlebug using my Swiss Dots embossing folder. The top decorative paper from Memory Box, called Gingercake, is matted on Whisper White card stock which I used one of my Martha Stewart border punches on. I stamped the Thicket Birds (also by Memory Box but Lindsey is out of it right now but if you want it, you can email her and she'll get it for you!) directly on to the decorative paper using Basic Black ink. I added white dots from THIS white gel pen and then added some sparkle using Stardust Stickles. The image was matted using Basic Black card stock and then I added some black velvet ribbon and an SU! silver flower buckle which I also added Stickles to the center of and then added a black library clip (also SU!) and tied on my sentiment (by Elzybells) after I punched it with a Martha Stewart tag punch. I used silver cord to adhere it.

Be sure to check out the beautiful creations my team mates have made!!!

Kisa
Beth
Lindsey
Maren
Dee
Broni
Amber
Rachel
and Lila

If all goes well, I will have an AWESOME 5th day of Christmas tomorrow!!! I haven't felt well today so it was pretty much a wasted day so hopefully tomorrow will be a better day!!!

~Lynda