Freebie Friday Challenge #9

It's time for another Freebie Friday Challenge! This is the 9th challenge and it promises to be a good one!

This month we'd like to see you make something using the color pink, something with a border, and/or something with an Easter theme! This week it's the maker's choice as to what to create, so anything goes!

If you need ideas for borders, just head over to Jen's YouTube channel and check out her borders video.

Okay... So this week there are a few changes taking place that you need to know about before diving right in.

You no longer are required to submit your work to the challenge lead. Instead, just add a project image (try to limit it to no more than 3) to the album corresponding to the challenge. You don't need to add a number or anything. The challenge lead, Michelle Calvert, will comment on each image with a number. These numbers will be used to correspond to your image for the random.org drawing for the winner. 

The challenge is no longer anonymous! 

That's right! Now your friends and fellow Koala T Crafts members can see who created the project and leave you those encouraging comments we all love!

As always, we encourage you to use one or more of the freebies provided during the week in your project. This is not a requirement, however. We understand that not everyone has access to a printer, and as the freebies are usually printables, we don't want to exclude you! Just use whatever you have in your crafty stash to create whatever your heart desires, as long as your creation stays within the week's theme.

Remember! You must be a member of the Koala T Crafts Facebook Group to enter into any of the challenges held there.

The deadline for entering this week's challenge is Friday, April 7th at midnight.

The winner will be chosen and announced on Sunday, April 9th.

Join us over at the Koala T Crafts Facebook page, and submit your entry into this week's challenge.

I can't wait to see what you create!

Jen

The Race For Troo Bloo Winner!!!

So happy to announce that we have a winner for the Race For Troo Bloo!!!

We did a super fun race and had entries from all over. But as you know, there can be only one to break that ribbon at the end of the track.

Before I get to that, (I know, the suspense is killing you!) let me tell you a bit about Bloobel Stamps, and the Troo Bloo Subscription. 

Bloobel Stamps now has a monthly subscription option for their customers! This is an amazing deal at only $5 a month. When you sign up for a Troo Bloo subscription, you will receive 2 Bloobel digital stamps a month (one every two weeks). These stamps will remain exclusive to Troo Bloo subscribers for two months! You read that right, for two months after the digi goes live, subscribers will be the only ones who have access to them. How cool is that! 

It doesn't stop there though! Subscribers will also receive a voucher for $1.50. This voucher can be applied to the purchase of your favorite Bloobel digital stamps! The voucher will remain valid until the end of the month, so don't forget to take advantage of the amazing savings you get by being a Troo Bloo subscriber.

Head over to the Bloobel Stamps website and sign up for your monthly subscription today!

Okay, not that that's out of the way... Let's see who the lucky winner is!!! 

That's it folks. The race is over. Be sure to check here regularly for more fantastic challenges and events!

Jen

Troo Bloo Update!

Guess what!?!

The Troo Bloo blog challenge has been extended until the end of the month! You now have even more time to share in the fun and excitement!

Don't forget to share a link with your friends so they have the chance to get in on the fun too.

Check out the original blog post if you need more details on how to join in.

If you're interested in the Troo Bloo subscription, head over to the Bloobel Website to sign up. 

Jen

Freebie Friday Challenge #8

That's right folks! It's time to announce the details of the Freebie Friday Challenge #8!

This weeks theme: We'd love to see flowers and/or bright colors in your project. 

Suggested colors would include hot pink, lime green, magenta, aqua blue, bright yellows, etc.

Suggested projects for this challenge are a fancy fold card or a tag. As always these are just suggestions to give you a jumping off point. You are by no means limited to just these. The possibilities are only limited by how far your imagination can take you. 

As always, we encourage you to use one or more of the freebies provided during the week in your project, but we by no means want to exclude those who don't have access to a printer. If you can't print the freebies, simple use whatever you have in your stash, as long as your creation remains within the weeks theme.

Our challenge lead, Michelle Calvert will be out of town this week, so we will have a stand in. For this week only, send your project images to Christy Daugherty. She will add a number to the image before placing it in the album that corresponds to this challenge. The winner will be chosen using a random.org, which is a random number generator. 

As always folks, this is an anonymous challenge.

The deadline for entering this week's challenge is Friday, March 31st at midnight.

The winner will be chosen and announced on Sunday, April 2nd.

Join us over at the Koala T Crafts Facebook page, and submit your entry into this weeks Challenge.

I can't wait to see your amazing creations!

Jen

Freebie Friday Challenge #7 Winner!!!

We have a winner folks!!!

Everyone really brought their A game this week with the green and/or gold themed projects!

For those of you who may be new to the Freebie Friday Challenge over at Koala T Crafts on Facebook, let me take a moment to tell you about it...

Each week we run a Freebie Friday Challenge. Members of the Koala T Crafts group are encouraged to use one or more of the freebies provided during the week to create a project. If you don't have a printer, you're more than welcome to use whatever you have in your crafty stash to make a project to submit, as long as it stays within the guidelines of the challenge. The entries are sent to challenge coordinator Michelle Calvert, who assigns a number to each image and places them in the corresponding album in the group. 

In the past the winner has been chosen by votes contributed by group members. There will be a change starting in the next challenge though. Future Freebie Friday Challenges will be chosen via random.org. 

You must be a member of the Koala T Crafts group on Facebook to participate.

Now that you're all caught up... On to this weeks winner!!!

This stunning green and gold card was created by group member Karen Finely!

Keep a look out for the details for Freebie Friday Challenge #8. I can't wait to see what you create!

Jen

Freebie Friday Challenge #7

It's time for another Freebie Friday Challenge folks!!!

In this week's challenge, we'd like to see you use greens and/or golds in your project. Remember! There are freebies provided during the week on the Koala T Crafts Facebook page that we encourage you to use as a part of the project you plan to enter. Most of these require a printer, so if you are unable to print but still want to enter, please do! Use whatever you have within your crafty stash to create your masterpiece, as long is it goes along with the theme of the challenge.

Suggested projects for this challenge are cards and tags, but you can create anything you like as long as it stays within the guidelines for the challenge.

To submit your work, send an image of your project via a private message to our challenge lead, Michelle Calvert. She will add a number to the image before placing it in the album that corresponds to this challenge. To vote for your favorite, all you have to do is "Like" the image! Everyone is allowed one vote, and we're operating on the honor system here, so please only vote for your favorite.

As always folks, this is an anonymous challenge. 

The deadline for entering this week's challenge is Friday, March 24th at midnight.

Voting will begin at this time. You will have until Sunday, March 26th at midnight, to submit your vote.

Join us over at the Koala T Crafts Facebook page and submit your entry and vote for  your favorite!

Remember!!! You must be a member of the group to join in as well as vote.

I can't wait to see your amazing creations!

Jen

Freebie Friday Challenge #6 Winners!

We have a winner!

There were some amazing entries for the Freebie Friday Challenge #6 folks. I'm sure it was a difficult decision for all those voters! 

This week we have TWO WINNERS!!!

That's right folks TWO!!!

For those of you new here who may not be familiar with the Freebie Friday Challenges, let me take a moment to get you caught up...

Each week we run a challenge for our Koala T Crafts group members. The challenge is to choose one of the freebies shared on KTC during the week and create something using it. The entries are direct messaged to the challenge coordinator Michelle Calvert, who will give it a number and put it into the album in the group that corresponds to the current challenge. Viewers have until the end of the week to vote by 'Liking' the image of their favorite creation. This challenge as always is anonymous, and you must be a member of the Koala T Crafts Facebook page to participate.

Now that I've caught you up... Lets get to who our winners are this week! 

Winner #1 is Michelle Calvert, who created this elegant little flip book!

Winner #2 is Monica Vasquez, who created this adorable dress card!

Keep a look out for the post for Freebie Friday Challenge #7, so you can get in on the amazing challenge to come!

Jen

Update on The Race for Troo Bloo!

New Deadline

Just a heads up Koala T Peeps!

Due to technical difficulties, the deadline for entry for the "Troo Bloo Challenge Marathon" has been extended until March 26th! That gives you more time to enter if you haven't had the chance.

Don't forget to share this post with your friends so they'll have a chance to get in on the fun as well!

Head on over to the Bloobel website to get in on the fun!

Jen

The Race for Troo Bloo!! Check it out!!

Happy Day Koala T Peeps!

Have we got something amazing in store this month!

I'm so excited to tell you about the new Bloobel Stamps "Troo Bloo Subscription Package" that is now available.

The subscription package is only $5 a month. When subscribed, you will receive 2 Bloobel digital stamps a month (one every two weeks). These stamps will remain exclusive to Troo Bloo Subscribers for a period of two months. That's right! You get to use it before anyone else! How cool is that?!?

You will also receive a voucher for $1.50 which will remain valid until the end of the month and can be applied for 50% off the purchase of your favorite Bloobel stamp from the stamp store.

To get your Troo Bloo Subscription Package, simply head over to this page on the Bloobel website and sign up. 

If you've never seen a Bloobel digi before, feast your eyes on the first subscriber digi for March:

THERE'S MORE!!!
We're jogging toward 50 Troo Bloo subscribers! If we reach our goal, Bloobel Stamps will add a third digi for March and all future subscriptions!

And now for the most exciting part for followers of the Koala T Crafts blog!

If you aren't already a follower of the blog, you'll want to follow before it's too late! 

Every FOLLOWER of this blog will be entered into the giveaway!!

The deadline for entering is THIS SUNDAY, March 19, 2017 at Midnight CST.

WHAT WILL THE WINNER GET?! Their choice of 6 months reimbursement of their Troo Bloo subscription cost (If they're already subscribed), or a $10 voucher to be used in the Bloobel digi shop!

Spread the word to all your friends! I can't wait to see who the lucky winner is!

Jen

Friday Freebie Challenge #6

Hello KoalaT Peeps!

It's time for another Friday Freebie Challenge! 

This challenge runs every week from Friday to Friday.

Choose ANY of the freebies posted during the week to create your own piece of art and submit it in the group for voting.

The theme for this week is black and white or shades of gray.

Freebie Friday Challenge #6

Remember! This is an anonymous challenge. To submit your work, send an image of your creation to our challenge lead, Michelle Calvert. She will add your work to the challenge album, along with a number to allow members to vote for a winner.

 

The deadline for entering challenge #6 is Friday, March 17 at midnight. 

Voting will begin at this time. Each person is allowed only ONE vote and you will have until Sunday, March 19 at midnight to submit your vote. 

To cast your vote, simply click the 'like' button for the image of your favorite creation.

Join us over at Koala T Crafts on Facebook and submit your entry.

You must be a member of the group to join!

Let's get those creative juices flowing! I can't wait to see what you create!

Jen

Criss Cross Envelop Card TUTORIAL!

To view this tutorial

CLICK HERE

During the live stream we went through 

several different sizes / dimensions

of this fabulous card!

The measurements are here:

1. 12x12 double sided paper

 Score 5 5/8, 5 3/4, 11 1/8, 11 1/4

Score the top triangle 5 5/8, 5 3/4

2. 6x6 paper **FITS GIFT CARD!**

Score 2 1/2, 2 1/2

Score the top triangle 2 1/2

3. 6x6 paper

Score 2 3/4, 2 3/4 

Score the top triangle 2 7/8

4. 8x8 paper

Score 3 5/8, 3 3/4, 7 5/8, 7 3/4

Score the top triangle 3 5/8, 3 3/4

Here is a photo to show you the score positions:

For more step by step directions

on how to make this, 

check out the link to the video above!

xoxo

Jen 

"I can't wait to see YOU next video!"

UPDATE:
Here is another version that one of my
subscribers came up with!

A 9x9 square of paper
Scores: 3 5/8, 8 3/4
Scores: 3 7/8, 9
Triangle score: 3 7/8

Thank you Becky Carr McAuley!!