Blog Candy Winners

I probably won't have a card for you today, as I'm going to help my mother-in-law start cleaning out her mother's house. It will be going up for sale very soon, as grandma needs to start staying in assisted living.

So, the winners are:

For the first prize package with PaperCrafts and an Abundant Blessings stamp set:
#23
Holly Jordan said...
Hi Bethany!! Thanks for the chance to win somw awesome goodies. I love your blog. Very inspirational to me :) Congrats on the baby news <3
MARCH 5, 2010 10:45 AM

And for the second prize package with PaperCrafts and a spring mix of stamping goodies:
#27
Mandy said...
Thanks for sharing! How sweet of you! :)
MARCH 6, 2010 7:43 AM

Thanks to all who entered and follow along with my little blog. If you're a winner, please email me as soon as you get the chance with your mailing address. I'd love to get your package in the mail ASAP.

Having a Bloomin' Good Day

Hello! I can't tell you how happy it makes me when we have sunshiny days! Perfect for this Bloomin' Good Day sweetheart from My Favorite Things' Pure Innocence line. I colored her with Copics and paper pieced her dress with an older Basic Grey paper in the Sultry collection. Still cute, right? I have so much paper, I think I could make about two cards for everyone in the world before running out. So, I'm trying to give it all some love. All of the layers, except the focal point and card base are from that Sultry 6 x 6 paper pad.


I faux stitched the brown layer, punched the green edge, and embossed the pink layer with a Cuttlebug folder. The pink and white layers got a little tea dye ink on the edges. And the whole she-bang is based on Mercy's sketch this week.

Cheers to you! And see you in the morning with a blog candy winner.

What's In It?

Stamps- pure innocence blooming good day (MFT)

Paper- choc chip (SU), white (PTI), sultry (BG)

Ink- memento black, PTI tea dye duo

Other- brads, paper piercer and template, white gel pen (SU), Copic markers, labels 1 die (Spellbinders), birds and swirls (CB), scallop diamond punch (EK Success), star dust stickles, dimensionals

Baby Bird Thanks

First, I'm sorry for the delay in choosing a blog candy winner. I think some of my email subscribers just got the post yesterday. So I'm going to pick a winner on Thursday morning, March 11, to give them a chance to enter also. Thanks for your patience.

And now for today's card. It's very clean and simple, but I like it. I used the sketch from Clean & Simple Stamping this week and the color challenge from Stamping Around. After finishing my card, I think the color they're asking for is a darker pink, but this should work too. I decided to add to my stock of baby thank yous, just to be ahead of the game.

I stamped a bird on each circle in a tone-on-tone color. Then I adhered the circles with temporary tape so I could fiddle with the placement. Then I was able to stamp the dotted circle border from B & C Monogram Edition right over top of the colored circles, using dark brown ink. The sentiment was originally a one liner, so I inked the "so much", stamped, cleaned, inked the "thanks" and stamped again. Each bird got a light blue gem stone eye, and I popped up the yellow circle.

Thanks so much for taking a minute to stop by! I hope you're getting as much sunshine as we've had here lately. I have high hopes that all the snow may melt very soon.

Stamps- bird watching additions, simple little things, b&c monogram edition (PTI)
Paper- kraft, celery, banana, pretty in pink (SU)
Ink- same as above plus choc chip (SU)
Other- circle punch, tiny twinkles (Taylored Expressions), dimensionals

Blog Candy

Hello! I have a couple of extra copies of the latest PaperCrafts magazine, so I put together some blog candy for all of you. I'll try to keep this post at the top of my blog until Sunday, and I'll pick a random winner (or two, actually) and let you know who that is on Monday.The first name drawn will get the magazine (March/April issue) along with a Tips, Tools, and Techniques CD, and this Papertrey Ink Autumn Abundance stamp set.
The second name drawn will get the magazine and CD, as well as a few spring themed items, including an alterable notebook, blue heart and green balls straight pins, and a bottle of my favorite Star Dust Stickles.

Please leave only one comment by Sunday night. You must leave a way for me to contact you and respond within a couple of days, or I'll pick a new winner. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Thankful Bunny

Okay, I think Joslyn has me hooked on this size card now. It's the sketch for the week on Lizzie Anne Land, and the size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches. So fun!

I stamped the green and yellow squares with In the Background using white ink, and edged them with a brown punched border. The bunny (Lucky You) is done in white embossing powder, then I just rosied up his cheeks with a Copic marker. You may notice that I mirror reversed the sketch. It just worked better since the bunny faces to the right. Sentiment is from A Harvest of Memories.

What's In It?
Stamps- Lucky You, A Harvest of Memories, In the Background (Lizzie Anne Designs)
Paper- celery, saffron, choc chip, kraft, white (SU)
Ink- cocoa (memento), versamark, PTI white
Other- detail white ep, SU border punch, PTI buttons, Copic E93, thread, sponge, dimensionals, glue dots

Chicks In a Row

I finally finished my card today for last week's Sketch For You to Try from Jen. But it's such a cutie. I love the layout to start with. Then I paired these darling chicks (Lucky You) with some chickie paper from Cosmo Cricket's new Garden Variety series. What In It?

Stamps- Lucky You (Lizzie Anne Designs)

Paper- chocolate (SU), cream (PTI), Garden Variety (Cosmo)

Ink- Cocoa (Memento)

Other- circle and scalloped circle dies (Spellbinders), Girl Friday ribbon and Garden Variety button (Cosmo), brads (SU), sewing machine, thread, dimensionals, Copic markers

Baby News- Last night was the first time I couldn't comfortably button my skirt! Eeeeek! Ultrasound is next Friday. Any guesses...boy or girl?

Bee-utiful Friend

The girls at Lizzie Anne Designs have really outdone themselves with this month's Mix, Lucky You. Every stamp I pull out, I think this is my favorite. Such as this tree with the buzzin' bees. Again, how cute!?! What's In It?

Stamps: Lucky You (Lizzie Anne Designs)

Paper: kraft (SU), white (PTI), Earth Love (Cosmo Cricket)

Ink: black, cocoa (Memento)

Other: copic markers, pearls and urban prairie button (basic grey), hemp (PTI), tags die (Spellbinders), paper piercer, dimensionals, star dust Stickles (Ranger)

How many of you watched the Canada / USA hockey game? Wow! What a game! Also, I'll be back later today with some blog candy. So stay tuned.