Blog Candy Winner

Thanks for all the sweet somments on my blog candy post!!!

I thought that is I asked you if you liked cards, scrapbook pages, or 3d items- I would have a better idea what types of projects to post more often on my blog. But it turns out- that you guys like them all!!! I guess I have to keep making a little of everything! No problem!!

 

Ok the winning number for the blog candy was 51. The winner is Sarah:

"I just love your blog! It’s so hard to pick a favorite project. I am absolutely drawn to your scrapbook pages. They’re always great! I love all of your other stuff too, though. There is never a bad post.

Thanks for the chance to win!"

Thanks, Sarah! I will send you an email and get your shipping info and which pack of paper you would like!

Festive Friday Blog Candy!!!

Happy Friday!!! It has been ages since I have given away any blog candy. So today is the day! This is my way of thanking you for coming to my new blog and leavilng such sweet comments! But before I get to the candy...I want to show you my Festive Friday project. Thanks to the incredibly talented Lauren Meader- I have made a fun cup holder with hot chocolate and marshmellows!

 

 

Isn't it adorable?! I think this would be a fabulous hostess gift for Holiday parties or even a fun teacher gift. The Mr. Twigster stamp set is just too darn cute! I filled the cello bags with hot chocolate mix and large marshmellows and then just tied it closed with some Old Olive ribbon. I covered the cups with some pretty Designer series paper. If you have never covered cups with paper before- here is a tip: Take an extra cup and cut it done the seem on the side. Cut the bottom of the cut off. Now use this as a template and trace it onto your patterned paper.

Recipe:

Stamps: Mr. Twigster, Many Merry Messages

Paper: Ski Slope Designer Series Paper, Real Red, Old Olive, Whisper White

Ink: Basic Black, Old Olive

Other: Circle Scallop Punch, 1 3/4 circle punch, 1 3/8 circle punch, white gel pen, real red and Pumpkin Pie Markers, Small Felt Flurries, Real Red Button, Old Olive Ribbon, Disposable cups (bought at Target), hot chocolate mix, and Large Marshmellows

 

Now on to the blog candy!!!!

Would you like to win a pack of Stampin' Up! Designer Series paper?!!! Of course you would!!! There are so many adorable prints! All you have to do to win is leave a comment on this post. If you want- tell me which type of project you liek the most- cards, scrapbook pages, or 3d projects. Leave your comment by 8AM MST on Monday, October 20th. I will anounce my winner Monday! Good luck!

Better late than never!!!

I am so sorry that I forgot to announce a blog candy winner before I left for Salt Lake!!! I guess I was just too excited!!! Drum roll, please..................


Tami!!!


Jill really liked your advice about being generous! Send me your mailing address and I will get the new catty projects out in the mail for ya.

And, Jill, I have a special welcome gift for you too!

I will be back tonight with some stamped projects and some pics of the kids on vacation. I just need some time to get organized and upload the hundreds of pics that I took!

Let's Welcome Jill with some Candy!!!

I am so blessed to work with such a fabulous and talented group of women in my downline! And the line is continuously growing!! I have mentioned before that Jill had decided to join my family- but today she made it official! (I sure do love the fact that new recruits can sign up instantly on my website!)

Jill is no stranger to SU! products. She has been stamping longer than I have!!! She owns some old SU! stamp sets that I had never even seen before! Jill has been scrapping since the Creative Memories/Sticker age and has been a member of my scraper's club (read the post below for more info) for the past year.

But I have been friends with Jill for much longer than that. I met Jill on the very day that I found out I was having twins. They say that God puts people in your life for a reason!!! Jill was a ton of help with the twins when they were itty bitty! She continues to be that friend you text (sign of the ages) when you are having a crazy day!

Jill is the mother of 2 beautiful girls. She is also a Border Patrol wife.

I am so happy that Jill is now a part of my "family" and to celebrate- I thought it would be fun to give away some blog candy!!! I could not think of a more appropriate blog candy then to give the winner one of each of the projects my downline gals will be making tomorrow at out stamp together!!! All of the projects are made using new products from the SU! preview catalog. So here is a peek at just a few of the projects:

And there are more!!!! Here is what you need to do to win this candy: leave a comment on this post with a tip for Jill. In can be a stamping tip or a business tip. You don't need to be a demo to enter! I will let Jill pick a winner on Monday night! Good luck!

PS- Jill don't kill me for posting your pic!!! You look great!!!

Blog Candy Winner

My blog candy winner is Carrie Atkinson! Congrats!

Challenges and some candy!!!!

I had a very successful stamping weekend and so I have several things to show you. And then I have the blog candy announcement that I promised!

The first card is for a GSG challenge. The challenge was to CASE a layout from the Occasions mini. I CASED the card on page 8.
The DSP is from Bali Breeze. The sentiment comes from an Occasion Mini set called Sassy Suzi. I also used Die Cut Blooms from the mini paired with Flower Fusion and a clear Rhinestone brad from the Pretties kit.

I inked up the Die Cut blooms to give them a little more dimension. I also added some white polka dots with a gel pen.

This next card is for Beate's weekend sketch challenge. I especially loved the challenge this week. As soon as I looked at the sketch, I knew that I wanted to use the new Fresh Cuts stamps. Beate used the same stamp set- but I think I made mine look much different that her beautiful card.

I just has to use the Afternoon Tea DSP AGAIN! I love that stuff and I figure I best use it all I can before it retires at the end of this month. I am also on a soft Sky kick so that is the color I chose for the base and for the ribbon. I had trouble tying that bow- but I think I worked it out! And isn't this silver hodgepodge awesome?!! I hope it makes it to the new catty!

The next card is for SCS featured stamper challenge. As soon as I saw that the featured stamper was Maren Zany not Crazy blog- I knew I needed to participate. I have been stalking her blog since the fall. I am always amazed at how much stamping she is able to do while taking care of three young boys! I chose to CASE this card:

Since I still had the supplies on my desk from the last card- I used them again! I just switched the Soft Sky Ribbon for Groovy Guava.

I kept Maren's layout and just changes the stamps, ribbon, colors, and DSP. I liked how both of these Fresh Cuts cards turned out! It is quickly becoming my favorite stamp set. I will give you more details about my Fresh Cuts class tomorrow. This post is just too long!

Next I want to show you the scrapbook page that I made on Saturday morning. I took the pictures of my son at the pool on Saturday afternoon.

I CASED this particular layout from Jana Wilson. The DSP is Spring Break and I am just loving it! The colors are sooo yummy! I stamped the word "waves" with the Best Friends Lower Alphabet. The journaling is computer generated. I cut the huge circle with my Curvy Cutter. I love that thing! And I used some more of that silver hodgepodge to include the date.

So are you impressed that pictures from this weekend are already in my scrapbook?!

On to the candy:

I am giving away the retired Double Line Doodles stamp set (minus the heart stamp that went missing at some point) a retired Daisy punch and 2 classic ink spots: Purely Pomegranate and Wild Wasabi. All you have to do to win is sign up to receive my blog updates through email. My Feed blitz sign up is on the top left of my blog. I will choose a random winner on Wednesday night from the list of my subscribers!

And the winner is...

stampin' cats!!!

Email me at sears1130@cox.net with your mailing address and which pack of designer series paper you would like!

Thanks again to everyone for all the sweet comments on my diet and my cards! I am working on a scrapbook layout for tomorrow. Cross your fingers that it comes together!

And the winner is.....

Whitney Lawton!!!

Random.org gave me the number 24 and at first I was just excited because I only had to count back 2!!! But then when I saw that it was Whitney- I was even more excited! Whitney was at my class this past weekend and she is about to sign up to be a demo under one of my downline! She will be like my grand baby!

Here is what Whitney said:
I would design a stamp set that is all penguins. We have one cute penguin in the Punch Pals... but that's it. I want a stamp set that is all penguins. We have so many snowmen!!! And this set wouldn't be necessarily Christmasy. (Think Happy Feet or March of the Penguins)-Whit L.

You guys had some GREAT ideas!!! I am thinking that we should work st the SU home office!! I loved the idea for a music set, swimming and gymnastics, and more masculine stamps!!!

Thanks again for helping me to celebrate my SU anniversary!!

Bloomin' Beautiful and BLOG CANDY!!!

First- I made this simple card with my new Bloomin' Beautiful set from the mini catalog. The card is 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 (again). This is my new favorite size for a card!! The base is chocolate chip and then the DP is from Afternoon Tea. I stamped the image on watercolor paper in stazon ink and then colored it with my blender pen and these inks: Soft Sky, Blue Bayou, Wild Wasabi, River Rock and Going Gray Gray. I mounted the flowers on to a piece of Blue Bayou and added a little Blue Bayou double stitched ribbon. It was done in about 10 minutes!

Now on to the blog candy!!! Thank you so much for helping me to celebrate my one year SU anniversary! All of your comments this month have been so sweet and motivating! I am always looking forward to hearing from you!!

Anyway here is what you could win this week:

- An SEI scrapbook in a bag kit (Doodley Doo)

This kit includes everything you need to make an 8x8 scrapbook including: the album, precut paper, stickers, tags, brads, ribbons, and step-by-step instructions. It only takes about an hour to put together the 17 layouts!

-you will also win the SEI 2008 scrapbook calendat kit. This kit includes everything that you need to make a 12 layout calendar: instructions, ribbon, brads, stickers, etc. Plus when the year is over- you can just slip the layouts into an album and have a great year-in-review scrapbook for yourself or to give as a Christmas gift!

All you have to do to win these 2 kits is leave a comment on this post telling me what type of stamp set you would design if you were one of the designers for Stampin' Up!

If I were a designer, these are some of the sets I would make: an ice cream set, a desert set with cactus, and a set with different professions (ie, doctor, police, fireman, teacher, etc.). So let's hear some of your ideas!

I will use random.org to choose a winner on Monday night! Have an awesome weekend!

And the winner is...

Regina Cornelius!!!

Regina- email me with you mailing address and I will get those flowers out to you! sears1130@cox.net

Thanks for playing everyone! My last anniversary blog candy will be posted oln Friday.

A Beate case and BLOG CANDY!!!

I cased this card from one that Beate made earlier this week. Her's is much better but I still like the way this one turned out! I made the card a 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 square. I used Bashful Blue prints from the hostess pack for the sky and the flowers are from the flower fusion tin. I cut one of the Old Olive flowers to make my leaves. If you don't have these flowers- you need them!!

It's Friday! I promised blog candy every Friday of this month as I am celebrating my one year anniversary with Stampin' Up! So this week I am giving away..........a flower fusion tin!!!! There are more than 130 flowers in this tin! All you have to do is leave a comment on this post and I will use random.org to pick a winner on Monday night. Good luck and happy stampin!

And the winner is...

CAKvd!!! Cheryl please send me an email with your mailing address so that I can get those rub-ons to you. Congrats! Her favorite color combo is Soft Sky, Chocolate Chip and River Rock.

And, again, thank you for the prayers and well wishes for Nolan's family. If you would like to send a card to Sara- please email me and I give you her address.

sears1130@cox.net

More Blog Candy on Friday! And Chocolate Chip cards all week!

Cards for Nolan and BLOG CANDY!

Thanks for hanging in there and sending such sweet emails. I know that I promised you blog candy yesterday- but honestly, I just went to bed early. Nolan's death has really gotten to me and I just needed some time to myself.

This morning, after I got ready for my workshop (that's today!) I made a set of Thank You notes to donate to Nolan's store. I really hope that you will visit the store- the link is in my last post. The cards are simple. I used my Baroque Motifs set again! The colors are Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink, and Certainly Celery. The sentiment is from So Many Sayings in the Sale-a-Bration catalog.

A great big thank you and a hug to my super sweet customers that have been sending me their orders to benefit Nolan's family. Every little bit helps!

And on to the blog candy!!! I am celebrating my 1 year anniversary as an SU demonstrator! I am having a blast! I have met some of the sweetest people! So- this week I am giving away a set of the A Perfect Day Rub-Ons from the Occasions Mini. They are soooo stinkin' cute and would be perfect for summer scrapbook pages and cards! All you have to do to win is leave me a comment on this post telling me a favorite color combo of your's. I am always looking for new color combos and so I want your ideas!

My favorite right now is Pumpkin Pie, Soft Sky, and Wild Wasabi.

And the winner is.....

Tanya!!!!

She wrote "I'll comment! I always think about it, but only occasionally do. I found your blog when you posted about your kids and the 'fun' grocery shopping trip. Congrats on your year with SU! I love your work, thanks for sharing!"

Send me your address and I will mail the scrapbook to you. sears1130@cox.net

Thanks so much for all of your sweet comments! Celebrating my SU anniversary is so much fun! My son wanted to draw more names and I would have loved for you all to win- but where would I find time to make 33 more scrapbooks?!!

More blog candy on Friday!!!

Scrapbook Giveaway!

I tried to take pictures of a few of the pages in the book. The pictures just aren't very good : ( But hopefully you will get the idea! If you want to win this fun 6x6 album- just leave a comment on the thread below and I will randomly choose a winner on Monday night.

Blog Candy!!!!

I promised you some blog candy and here it is!! I am celebrating my one year anniversary as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and so I am going to be giving away blog candy every Friday for the rest of the month!!! This week I am giving away a paperbag scrapbook album that is fully decorated and ready to add your pics!!! The theme of the album is summer. I am sorry that I don't a have a picture yet- but again I am busy preparing for workshops and clubs. I promise to take a picture very soon and add it to this post.
All you have to do is leave a comment on this post. I will draw a random winner on Monday night at 7PM Mountain standard time.
Good Luck!

And the winner is...

kathy w is the winner of my first blog candy!!! Kathy please email me at sears1130@cox.net with your shipping address and which pack of SU designer series paper you want!
Thanks to everyone for the super sweet comments! You really brightened my weekend!

My First Blog Candy!!!!

I cannot believe how much fun I am having with this blog! I am motivated to create new projects everyday and I am learning so much from my blogging buddies. I love all the sweet comments you have been leaving on my blog! It really makes my day! And so I want to thank you by giving away some freebies!!!
For my first blog candy- I have decided to give away a pack of Stampin' Up! Designer series paper! And it can be any pack that you want!!! You pick! I love them all! They are 12x12 and double sided.
All you have to do to win is leave a comment on this post telling me one stamp set that is on your wish list right now. I will radomly select a winner on Monday the 18th at 7pm Mountain standard time.