Happy Monday!  As promised, I picked a random winner for the blog candy.  Here’s what Random.org said:

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

19

Jeni, that’s you!  Please contact me with your address! 

Thanks to everyone for your comments!  I think I only had one question e-mailed to me, so I decided to answer it here as well.  Here’s part of the comment:

“I love your cards and the monkeys are so Cute. Do you prefer mounted or unmounted? Are the unmounted the clear acrylic?”

I used to prefer mounted stamps but since I have been working with the Whipper Snapper,  C.C. Designs unmounted stamps and a few others, my opinion has changed a little.  I really can’t say that I now prefer one over the other.  I enjoy both!  I still enjoy the feel of wood mounts and like the fact that they are ready to go.  But I’ve also come to enjoy the versatility of the unmounteds and it only takes a second to stick them on a clear block.  I have also been pleased with the improvement in the quality of clear acrylics over the years.

The C.C. Designs images that I use are unmounted red rubber with a black cling backing.  They are deeply etched and I have been very pleased with the quality.  And Christine has great shipping charges!  The Stampavie images that I just received are clear acrylic and I was very pleased with the quality of those as well!  I would honestly recommend both without hesitation. 

Now…on to today’s project! 

Last night I worked on some unfinished projects that kept getting shoved aside.  This one is a simple 4 1/4″ square card using the SU! Vases in Vogue set and some retired papers.  The vase was masked to stamp the small flowers and then paper pieced.  The large flower was cut out and popped up.  I hand drew the stem for the large flower and added lots of doodling.  After it was assembled I still felt it was lacking something in the lower left corner so I added a few dots of Liquid Pearls. 

Have a great week & stay cool! 

stamps- Vases in Vogue

paper- Spring Flowers dp, Moss, non-SU

ink- Black, Banana, Cameo, Moss

accessories- Small Oval punch, Liquid Pearls

Hi everyone!  I can’t believe that 1 year of blogging has passed by already!  To celebrate I made this journal with the C.C. Designs Summertime Fun and Sweet Treats sets.  I love the sentiment!  Life has it’s ups & downs but it sure can be sweet too!   Yes, I know…there’s too many candles on that cake!  LOL.  Hmmm…..that gets me in a baking mood.

I actually made 3 of these journals and I’m donating another one soon over at SCS.  More info. on that later.  I picked the journals and matching ribbon up at Michael’s a year or so ago and I’ve just pulled them out to alter them.  Sound familiar?  LOL.  I used the circle Nestabilities on them and the image was colored with Copic markers.

I appreciate all of your comments and visits the past year, so I put together the blog candy shown here including the journal to say “thank you” for stopping by!  All you need to do is reply to this post and tell me what you enjoy about my blog, what you would like to see, or ask any questions that you might have.  I really appreciate the feedback!  I’ll use random.org to pick a winner on Monday. 

Journal deets:

stamps- Summertime Fun and Sweet Treats- C.C. Designs

paper- Choc. Chip, Saffron, Pixie, White

ink- Mustard, Black

accessories- ribbon, Circle Nestabilities, clip, silk flower, buttons, gel pen, glue dots, red line tape

Thanks for stopping by! 

I have some fun cards to post tomorrow, so I will wish you all a Happy Valentine’s Day a few hours early! Here’s a quick, no frills Valentine treat can. I washed out a mixed nuts can and covered it with dp. The image is by Amuse and it’s called Sky Writer. The great thing about using a nut can, is how easy it is to poke a hole anywhere you want to insert brads. I found this great ribbon at Michael’s on clearance….wish I had bought more than one! I thought the words might look a bit like puffs of smoke from the plane.

And for the blog candy winner……Random.org picked Cindy Coffman! Cindy, e-mail me your address please.

Before I get to the cookie crumbs (blog candy), I want to thank Tracy.

Tracy Harp is so sweet….she nominated my blog for the Excellent award. Thanks, Tracy! So now I think I’m supposed to nominate 5….egads! There are so many great blogs! I know that a few of my faves were already mentioned. Well, here are 5 but you can also check my blogroll on the side for quite a few more!

Beate Johns
Anna Wight
Sharon Johnson
Jami Sibley
Leigh O”Brien

OK, so now for the blog candy….
I thought I would celebrate my recent birthday by giving a gift myself. It will be a surprise (mostly because I haven’t picked anything out yet!) LOL. But I will stuff a package with some stamped images and other fun stuff. Just comment on this post and Wednesday night I will draw a winner.

Random.org picked:
Cheryl Kelly-Van Domelenon
I really like Ellie! She reminds me of my daughter! All these stamps are my “style” so it was hard to decide! Thanks!

Cheryl, please e-mail me your address and I will get Anna’s set mailed out to you!
Thanks to everyone who played along! I loved hearing your favorites. I love so many of Anna’s stamps too….I have a growing list. Penny in her cute little bikini is one of them at the top of my list….she just cracks a smile whenever I look at her!

These sunflowers just make me smile! As I was finishing this card, it just needed a little something. The main image was too bare. After I added the button & partial circle I realized that I was inspired by this card of Anna’s that I saw earlier! The button filled in the bare spot just right.
Now…about the cookie crumbs (blog candy)……I have an extra Posies For You set to give away!
If you would like a chance to receive Anna’s first unmounted set, Posies For You, then all you need to do is comment on this post and tell me which of Anna’s stamps is your favorite! I will hold this open until Saturday and on Sunday I will use the random number generator to pick a winner. Don’t forget to add your name. I won’t be able to choose an anonymous post!

stamps- Posies For You by Whipper Snapper
paper- kraft, Ruby, Apricot, Garden Green, Choc. Chip
ink- Basic Brown, Cocoa, Mustard, Garden Green
accessories- ribbon, paper piercing tools, Fiskars scallop scissors, button, circle punch

It’s been a dreary day outside today. I was glad to be able to stay inside and get started on another 6×6 recipe swap I’m in! Anyway, I just wanted to post and ask HeyHeyPaula to e-mail me your address and I’ll get the Sleigh Bells Ring card out to you.

I happen to have one Christmas card left….one of the Sleigh Bells Ring cards I made. I cannot think of a better way to send it than to mail it out to one of my readers.
Just post a comment by Wed., Dec. 26 telling me what you enjoyed the most this Christmas and I will use the random generator to pick a name. The card will arrive a bit late for Christmas, but the wish is still the same. Thank you for stopping by the past few months! Mondo hugs!

lacyquilter! Please send me your address and I will get your cookie crumbs in the mail.
Lacyquilter found time over the busy holiday to make a card and it is so cute! You can see her cupcake card here. Thanks for playing along!

Check out the change to my cookie crumbs below.

And have a Happy Thanksgiving! Take a nap after all that turkey.