DRUM ROLL PLEASE.....WE HAVE A WINNER (TWO ACTUALLY)

Okay, the time has come to announce the winner of my blogaversary/100,000 hits blog candy!!! WHOOOOHOOOO!! Thanks to all who played along - 83 comments, that is fabulous!! And, I have gotten the chance to see all kinds of new blogs with some wonderful ideas!! I hope you all will continue to visit as I actually do have lots to share over the coming weeks because of my holiday workshops and parties!! Yep, stamping is in my blood, I cannot give it up for long, LOL!!! But, I digress......want to know who the winner is?? Well, I used random.org to do the drawing and this is who it chose:

Here is your random number: 67
Timestamp: 2009-11-15 04:34:42 UTC

So, by my count that is Cheryl aka Engineered Expressions - WHOOOOHOOOOOO!!!! Cheryl is actually a friend - we have served on some Design Teams together and let me tell you, she has MAD TALENT!!!! Cheryl, I will get your goodies out to you as soon as you send me your snail mail (I may already have it, need to check!) Thanks again to all who played along - I am sure I will have another fun thing to do soon so please check back!!! And, because I always feel that the number one entry never gets a fair shake during a random drawing, I will also be sending out a wonderful stamp to my friend Denise aka Paper Ponderings who was the first person to come by and congratulate me in her very sweet way!! Denise is also very talented and one of the nicest gals I have met in blogland. She will be receiving a wonderful Whimsy stamp of her
choice from me so Denise, send me an email and tell me which one you want and I will get it right
out to you! SMOOCHES to all of you - can't wait to show you what I have been working on, so stay tuned for Monday!!

AT LONG LAST......BLOG CANDY TO CELEBRATE!!!!

***THIS POST TO REMAIN ON TOP UNTIL NOVEMBER 13th. SCROLL DOWN FOR NEWER POSTS***

Howdy all!! I am sooooo sorry that I went MIA....believe me, if it had been avoidable, I would not have!! I have lots to share with you this week, but first and foremost, I think we are all FINALLY healthy again (crossing fingers AND toes here)!! And, nope, I did not forget about my milestone - I am THRILLED to have made it to 100K hits, it just blows me away!!!! Thanks again to all of you, I feel so blessed to have met so many wonderful people through blogging. I treasure each and every one of you!!! So, what I would like to do is explain how we are going to celebrate....yep, we are gonna PARTAY!!!! Here is the deal: see that picture of the USPS box? Well, ...... I am going to fill it up with YUMMY GOODIES for ONE LUCKY WINNER!!!! Each day I will give you a new piece of the giveaway and then on October 30th, I will draw the lucky winner through one random drawing!!! Why that day - well, that will be my BLOGAVERSARY!!!!! Yep, how about that!!!! Two years in blogland and I am still having fun!!! So, I thought it would be a great way to tie them both together!!! So, what do you have to do to get in the drawing? Here are the rules:

(1) Leave a comment here so I know you stopped by

(2) Add yourself to my blogger friends list - I love seeing everyones face

(3) Link me on your blog and tell them about the celebration!

That's it!!!! No quizzes, no recipes(well, only if you want to, LOL!), nothing but those three simple steps! So, want to see the first portion of the blog candy? Here it is: There are two sets of die cuts and one embossing folder - and these will fit any machine you have so not to worry!!! I actually have these three myself and love them and I use the Big Shot!!!! So, I will add some more fun goodies tomorrow and also will have a fun hostess gift to share that I did for a recent workshop. Until then, take care and thanks sooo much for stopping by!!! Smooches!

VETERANS DAY - HONOR THOSE WHO SERVED AND STILL SERVE

*****HAPPY VETERANS DAY*****
As you enjoy this day off from work or school, or are just spending time at home, please take time today to remember those who have sacrificed all for our country in order for us to enjoy the freedoms we have today. And, remember those who are still serving and are far from loved ones right now! To all my brothers and sisters in uniform - I salute you!

WHO WANTS CANDY??!!

Hey all!! As promised, I am posting the last of the candy for the big drawing on Friday!! I hope you all like what I have added to the stash, I am trying to make this a really fun blog treat for one lucky winner to receive!!! And, since we all love to papercraft and I am sure one or two of you out there are stampers, I thought I would make sure that there is some fun stuff to stamp with too *wink* And, of course no good papercrafter can make ANYTHING without some ribbon so I made sure that there is plenty of that as well! The bag is literally stuffed with all kinds of fun ribbons - I took some of my faves and made sure that they will become your faves as well, heehee!!! And, to top off the goodies, I added a complete kit with paper, die cuts, and embellies that are going to come in handy since they are fall themed and well, it's fall, LOL!!! And, I know I told you I would share a project tonight, but guess what??!! I got an email today that said it is going to be published!!! Yep, little ole' me - WHOOHOOO!!! I had submitted this one awhile ago and figured since I had not heard, that it would be okay to share, and well, voila! I can't share too much right now, but needless to say, I am thrilled! And, since I submitted a bunch at the same time, I will wait to share any of those to ensure I don't mess anything up, lol. So, you will have to wait until I stamp some more, probably tomorrow, since I will have some time now that soccer is out of the way!! I have to say, having that email in my inbox really made my day!!! So, enjoy yours and I will be back tomorrow!! And, for the candy, make sure you sign up on the original email and follow the three steps to ensure you get a chance in the drawing - you DO NOT want to miss out!!!

WENT AWAY FOR AWHILE!

I am sooooo sorry ladies!!! I ended up being out of town for 12 days instead of the original five days so I have not been able to post! Nothing to worry about (THANKS FOR ALL THE SWEET SWEET EMAILS!) it was a business trip that I ended up having to go on for the University, BUT it meant leaving you all in the lurch and for that I truly do apologize. This job is WAAAYYYY busier and more stressful than I thought it would be, and I am trying to get a handle on everything so that I can still do the things I enjoy such as blogging and stamping, but so far, it seems I have failed miserably!!!! So, what I am going to do is extend the candy drawing until the end of this week, and my first post with candy AND a new project (yes, I took time and STAMPED!) will be tomorrow!! Thanks for continuing to check on me, you all are keeping me sane:-) Big hugs and kisses to Corrinne and Denise especially - your emails totally made me SMILE!!!! BIG SMOOCHES!!!!

BATTY FOR YOU....AND MORE CANDY!

Happy Hump Day all!!! I am soooo happy it's Wednesday.....because that means the last day of work for this week AND I get to leave to see my mom and sister, WHOOOHOOOO!!!! I am really looking forward to my short break and time away, I just know it will be fabulous!!! So, as promised I have another halloween card to share although not the one I originally planned. Why not, you ask??? Weeeeelllllll, my golden retriever decided that my sweet treats card was indeed sweet and HE ATE IT, UGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!! All I have left is the chewed up sweet treats cup and some really soggy card stock *sniff* I loved that card....that will teach me not to take a pic right away!!! Soooo, I have another to share that we made that night using the Batty for You stamp set which is such a favority for me. I just love it! And, I used the Big Shot Texture Plates as well - if you click on it, you can see the dots design on the Elegant Eggplant piece of card stock. And, to make the embossing pop even more, I too a sponge and sponged Elegant Eggplant ink all over the background as well!! I love how it looks!! Lots of fun colors on this one - all the colors of Halloween!! We had lots of fun making this card. Here is the recipe:

Card Recipe:

Paper - Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White card stock, Cast-a-Spell Designer Series Paper

Inks - Elegant Eggplant, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive classic inks

Stamps - Batty for You, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Accessories - Elegant Eggplant narrow grosgrain ribbon, Circle Scallop Punch, 13/8 inch circle punch, Modern label punch, Old Olive brads, white gel pen, Big Shot Texturz plates

Now, I am sure you are waiting for the next piece to the candy.....well, I have decided that tonight and tomorrow I will give you bigger pieces since I won't be posting while I am gone through the weekend(I will be back with a post on Monday). So, if you know me at all, you know that I LOVE LOVE LOVE butterflies, ladybugs, dragonflys, etc. I use them ALOT in my scrappin' and stamping and love all the different ones out there. Well, I decided to share some with the lucky winner and here they are - just check out all those fabulous embellies!!!! I decided to take a pic of these on their own, but they will be added to other goodies I have already shared. Now remember, to enter, you have to do three things - leave a comment ON THE POST AT THE TOP OF MY BLOG, sign in as a follower of my blog, and post a link to my blog on your own!! That's it - pretty easy!!! So, off to work now but I will be back to share a very special birthday set for a very special person in my life!!! See ya then and thanks SO MUCH for stopping by - you make my day!!!

YUMMY HOSTESS TREAT

Hi all!!! Well, I am back as promised and I want to share with you this fun hostess gift I made for a workshop I did a couple of weeks ago. My hostess Andrea asked me to do a Halloween theme and we had soooo much fun!! There were twelve of us there and we laughed, ate, stamped, and laughed some more....such a fun time!!! Andrea LOVES candy corn so I made this especially for her - and she loved it!! This is called a Diaper Fold Pouch and I found the pattern on SCS - VERY easy to put together! All the products used are Stampin' Up! and if you have a question or want to order any of them, just contact me! I used one whole sheet of 12x12 designer series paper from the Cast-a-Spell paper pack....I love this paper and designed the whole workshop around it!! I made the scallops using my Big Shot Die and my large scallop circle punch. The little ghostie(the sentiment says the ghostest with the mostest, too too cute!) comes from the set Batty for You stamp set and is filled with these cute little halloween figures and sayings. I topped off the whole thing with some basic black and pumpkin pie ribbon and added some white dotted accents to my scallops with my white gel pen!! Quick project but I thought it turned out cute and most importantly, my hostess loved it!! Now, tomorrow I am going to share a card we made at that same workshop using the sweet treat cups - sooooooo fun!!!!! But, for now I am going to give you another peek at what the lucky winner will find in the box of goodies I am filling for my blog celebration....are ya ready??!! Here it is: I have added a 6x8 scrapbook that has 35 pages - that is 70 pages total if you use both sides! I love these and have used several of them myself as gifts and for special occasions I want to highlight!! Now remember, in order to qualify for the drawing, you must do three things: (1) Leave a comment in the blog candy post(one at the top of my blog), (2) become a follower of my blog, and (3) leave a comment on your blog linking my post. That's it - easy peasy!! Now, I did notice that some of you all who left a comment and linked me did not become followers - remember, you have to do all three to qualify!! So, that's it for today folks, I will be back to share some more fun halloween creations tomorrow!! Thanks for stopping by, you all make my day!!!