Birthday Bonanza!!

Happy Monday everyone!  Hope the weekend was really good to you!  I have a very FUN FILLED week for ya'll and I hope you join in with me this week to celebrate the Color Me Creative Classroom's 1 Year Birthday!!  Below is a list of events each day along with rules at the bottom on how to win and the BIG PRIZES that will knock your socks off!  This all kicks off tomorrow on March 15th in this THREAD HERE, it will be lots of fun that you won't want to miss!

**Make sure to read down thru post to see today's project as well!  It's a long post today :) **

(feel free to grab this picture and link to CMC if you'd like--thanks)

Each Day's Events Will Kick Off that day HERE with details (starting March 15th)!
The Classroom is open to everyone--you must join it though to participate  & I will approve you as quickly as I can, lol!
(this is how I keep spammers out)

March 15^th---Kick Off Party

*Special Birthday Forum with events and fun will be on special tab at the CMC site starting at 1 am EST on 15th!

*some random prizes will be given to members of the site that day just for joining

*Sketch Challenge and you have until March 24^th to complete it  & upload it or email it to me  (2 winners)

March 16^th—Fun Scavenger Hunt and CHAT in chat box starting on main page www.scrapbitzcopics.ning.com at 7:30 EST –  8 winners

March 17th---  5 fun questions that you MUST answer on the birthday thread forum here by email, 2 random winners that day  (must be answered by midnight on March 18th)

March 18^th---A Word Puzzle will be linked that you must print out and complete than take a picture or scan it and send it by email (sjdean0574@yahoo.com) so I can see it has been completed.  You will have until March 24^th to complete the puzzle and email it to me.  2 winners randomly chosen from those that complete & email word puzzle

March 19^th—Color Challenge!  Challenge must be completed by March 24^th (CAN NOT be combined with the sketch)  1 winner chosen randomly

March 20^th—Word Scramble unscramble the words and put together phrase & answers MUST be emailed to me by midnight March 24th.  2 winners chosen randomly!

March 21^st---Party Conclusion CHAT and random prizes/questions at 8 pm EST on main CMC site chat box

PRIZES:  we have gift certificates from SCACD, The Paper Temptress, 7 Kids College Fund, I Brake For Stamps, The Stamp Fairy and Mo's Digital Pencil.  Digis from Tiffany's Doodles, flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts, Stamps from Magnolia-licious, a Gilli Prize Bag from Anary Baumgarth, Paper from Bo Bunny, stamp set from Stamps Alive, Free CMC Classes, Free Magazine Subscriptions and MORE!

GRAND PRIZE INFO:  For those that COMPLETE EACH DAY's CHALLENGES you will be entered for the GRAND PRIZE!!

A NEW 2011 Provocraft Cricut Expression (limited edition) and $50 of Copic Supplies!!

 (new Cricut Expression has full touch LCD screen, customizable machine colors, 24x12" cutting capability and more--read news here)

**If you do not complete each day's challenges but want to ENTER for the grand prize there is another way to enter!  I'm collecting money for World Vision here and earmarked for Japanese Earthquake/Tsunami Relief through a FirstGiving site (will be up on March 15th).  I use FirstGiving since they are a secure way to donate monies and you can see EXACTLY where your money has gone.  (if you still do all the challenges you can still buy more chances to win of course by donating!)

For every $3 you donate thru the site *raffle will run until March 30th* you get 1 entry for the Grand Prize---Grand Prize winner will be announced on March 31st.
**Donations can be given starting on March 15th**

So I hope you join us each day to celebrate the Color Me Creative Classroom's Birthday with me!!  It's sure to be FUN!!

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Gilli Gets Bling!!

Today I'm sharing a fun card I made for a NEW House of Gilli Challenge HERE!  We have been challenged to GO PASTEL with BLING on our Gilli stamps!  Easy peasy me thinks!  I used this beautiful "Girly Gilli"--isn't she adorable, reminds me of my teen daughter Alexa!  The papers are by Basic Grey called "Hopscotch" & I loved the muted tones of peaches and greens and fun patterns.  The sentiment is from PTI and that lovely paper trim was done with a MS border punch.  The fun flower accents were cut with Spellbinders dies and then embossed with different Cuttlebug embossing folders.

And yes she was colored with Copics (but of course sillies, LOL)!  I used G04,G02,G00/R02,R00/E11,E00/E37,E35,YR20,E50.  I put some stickles on her shoes and accents for some bling--every gal has gotta have bling right?

Now you can see the whole line of Gilli stamps and accessories at StampingScrapping.com here!  And come join in the challenge at the House of Gilli HERE for a fabulous prize!!