Retrospective: Tom Ford for Gucci Fall 2003



Part 2





It is still one of my favourite collections EVER and I am still totally stunned by the futuristic elegance Tom Ford gave this collection. I adore the strenght, fragility / feminity and dignity in it. I love how visionary but classy he keeps it and his art in tailoring. OH COME BACK, TOM! COME BACK! FASHION NEEDS YOU! *SIGH*

Challenge #59 - Sketch Challenge


Click Here to check out the winner of last week's challenge

Hello CSAYL Friends!! Well it's challenge time again and this week's challenge is a sketch challenge. We haven't had a sketch challenge for a while now. Sketches are fun so why don't you play along with us!!

Here is the sketch to follow


To play along. . insert the link to your card below (click on the blue "add your link" button). If you are unable to link it, please comment this post with the link to your card. If you upload your cards on SCS or PCP, please add the key word: CSAYL and the title "CSAYL59". We hope you'll play along this week. We can't wait to see what you come up with.

There's a little change in the guest designer line up. Guest designers will be chosen on non-sponsored weeks and will be guesting on days when CSAYL sponsors a company. This works out great for the guest designer because a guest designer will be provided an image from a sponsored company to work with.

With that being said, play along in this week's challenge and you may be chosen to be our guest designer for one of our sponsored weeks. The challenge ends on Thursday, August 5th 11:59 pm.

The winner for Challenge #52 is Marianne of MariaNne's Craftroom. Click here to see her beautiful card. She will be our guest designer on August 13th when In Style Stamps will be sponsoring us. Congratulations, Marriane.

Check out the beautiful cards the design team created





Michelle - Creative Journey




Winner of Challenge #58 - Sassy Cheryl's

Thank you to all of our wonderful participants for Challenge #58. Thank you for playing along in our challenge. You all did a beautiful job!!

According to Random.org. . .number 12 is Kathrin of Kruemel's Bastel Blog. You are the winner of a $5 Sassy Cheryl's gift certificate. Congratulations Kathrin! Please contact Maria at cardinspired@gmail.com to claim your prize.


July ornament

The teddy bear chart is a freebie on the DMC website.

the "it" list... July 23, 2010!

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The "it" list blazes on... don't you love Fridays? Take some time today or this weekend to check out the best of the web here!
  • merci blah blah is talking fall... her fall wish list to be exact. I love each and every one of her picks. I can feel the leaves crunching under feet already...
  • the hillside home puts together a lovely summer/garden/cottage inspiration montage. It's just dreamy...
  • style your life puts together a casual summer look for the guys. Ladies, raise your hand if shopping for your husband falls under your duties. It does in my household!
  • spry on the wall puts together her take on Nina Ricci's Resort 2011 collection. This is pure genius!
  • john's journal gathers beach chic inspiration from planet blue and then puts together outfits that are much more affordable. Love these!
  • a spot of whimsy gives some food for thought for the women that want to do it all (this would be me...). I loved this quiet moment.
  • penguin's gift has a great stationary giveaway. Check it out... you have a few days to enter still!
  • elena's custom designs offers a great grab-and-go baby shower gift, check this out!
  • one hundred inspirations lays out this Olivia Palermo outfit for less than $100. I love this!
  • good life for less is participating in the 30/30 Challenge... that is 30 wardrobe pieces mixed and matched for 30 days. See how she does it!
  • sweetie pie pumpkin noodle features her top 10 picks for earrings... it's impossible to choose a favorite, they are all so lovely!
Happy Weekend!

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Interested in learning more about the "it" list? Email goodlifeforless @ gmail.com!

Challenge #58 - Buttons and Bows - Sassy Cheryl's


Click Here to check out the winner of last week's challenge

Hello CSAYL friends!!. It's challenge time again and our wonderful sponsor for this week's challenge is Sassy Cheryl's!! Yay! We're excited to have Sassy Cheryl's as our sponsor! Stop by Sassy Cheryl's and you'll see why we're so excited!! Their images are beautiful.

Okay let's get down to business. . . this week's challenge is "Buttons and Bows"!! How fun is that? Create a card using ribbons and buttons as your embellishments.

Play along in our challenge and you'll have a chance to win a $5 Sassy Cheryl's gift certificate. The challenge will end on Thursday, July 29th and the winner will be announced on July 30th. Good Luck!

To play along. . insert the link to your card below (click on the blue "add your link" button). If you are unable to link it, please comment this post with the link to your card. If you upload your cards on SCS or PCP, please add the key word: CSAYL and the title "CSAYL58". We hope you'll play along this week. We can't wait to see what you come up with.




Hi everyone! Sassy Cheryl here and I’m so happy to be sponsoring the Christmas Stampin' All Year Long (CSAYL) challenge this week. I have been creating graphics and have licensed my work to companies such as Kohl's, Hobby Lobby and Shopko, among others, for over six years.

I started creating digital images about ten ago. I absolutely LOVE to draw and always carry a small sketchbook for those times when a bit of inspiration hits. It's been a lifelong dream to become a working artist, and besides deadlines, I LOVE everything about what I do! It really helps that I have a very supportive husband and son (they also can be my biggest critics!)

Through the digis I create, I’ve met so many wonderful, talented ladies. The projects they make using my images makes it all worth it. ‘Can’t wait to see what you will create with my Sassy images. Thanks for playing along this week… happy coloring!


Guest Designer

Alleena of Alleena's Invites

I am a self employed Agronomist working mostly in the area of rice. 5 years ago my hubby and I decided to start a family and that was when our first little girl was born. I started Scrapbooking after her birth and have continued to scrapbook, although since roughly September last year I have become an obsessed cardmaker!!

I love stamping and now have a huge draw full of rubber stamps. I love all things pretty but have started to tone cards down a little so that they are easier to post!! I love this challenge blog as it encourages me to get some of my Christmas cards done earlier during the year instead of in November, which is when I have done them the last couple of years.



Check out the awesome cards the design team created:

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Michelle - Creative Journey






Winner of Challenge #57 - In Style Stamps

Thank you to all of our wonderful participants for Challenge #57. We had a great turn out of a total of 46 participants. Awesome job everyone!! I hope you'll play along with us again this week!

According to Random.org. . .number 29 is the winner of 4 In Style Stamps digital images Number 29 is Michelle of Thistles Happy Place. Congratulations Michelle! Michelle please contact Maria at cardinspired@gmail.com to claim your prize.

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Could the owner of the blog remove the chinese comments on my May 25th post? I put them in a translator and they seem to be porn advertisments. thanks

A Mill Hill ornament

Here is a finished ornament. My daughter picked it out for her tree. Huggerz laurel

Challenge #57 - Bling It Up Challenge - In Style Stamps


Click Here to check out who won last week's challenge

This week at Christmas Stampin All Year Long our wonderful sponsor is In Style Stamps. In Style Stamps are releasing their new Christmas digital images today and we're showing a few samples of the wonderful Christmas images. Be sure to stop by In Style Stamps and check them out! They are offering various styles of Christmas images from simple to scenic but all of them are beautiful and fun to color.

This week's challenge at Christmas Stampin All Year Long is "Bling It Up". . .add glitter or something sparkly to your card.

Come play along in our challenge and you will have a chance to win 4 digital images from In Style Stamps. The challenge ends on July 22nd and the winner will be announced on Friday, July 23.


In Style Stamps has an amazing selection of images and stamps - there is something for everyone! They offer both rubber stamps and digital images, and more is added to their inventory every month! The rubber stamps are deeply etched, cling mounted and ready for use. The digital images are high quality, very detailed, and available for immediate download. They also offer a great selection of affordably price May Arts ribbon!

>The amazing In Style Stamps design team, along with owner Virginia, creates fabulous samples to inspire everyone. Be sure to check out their blog to see what they've been up to lately. If you don't have any of In Style Stamps' images, you are missing out!

To play along. . insert the link to your card below (click on the blue "add your link" button). If you are unable to link it, please comment this post with the link to your card. If you upload your cards on SCS or PCP, please add the key word: CSAYL and the title "CSAYL57". We hope you'll play along this week.

We can't wait to see what you come up with. Hope you'll play along this week!!

Check out the wonderful cards the design team created: