A CARD, A WINNER, AND SOME PICS!

Hey all! Well, as promised, I am back with a card AND I am announcing the blog candy winner! I also want to share some news from Convention so grab your coffee, this is a long one - LOL! First, the card! I made this for my very special friend Corinne (aka Roxy) who I finally got to hug at Convention!! She is just as sweet as can be, and beautiful to boot!! I am so very glad I got to spend some time with her at Convention, love ya girl! So, I made this card especially for her using our new Bella Rose Designer Series paper and the True Friend Stamp Set. I will leave you with the recipe.

Card Recipe:

Paper - Basic Black car stock, Regal Rose card stock, Old Olive card stock, Bella Rose Designer Series Paper

Ink - Rose Red Classic Stampin' Pad and Stampin' Write Marker, Old Olive Stampin' Write marker

Stamps - True Friend

Accessories - Mat stack and paper piercer, Ticket Corner Punch, Build-a-brad, Old Olive grosgrain ribbon, Black brads

And now, I am bettin' you would like to know who won the blog candy....well, I guess I should tell ya - LOL! Because of the way I did this, I had to give each days posting one entry for each person so I could not use Random.org BUT I did it the old-fashioned way, cut up the little pieces of paper, and had my son draw the name. So, the winner is.........Denise Lynn, Whoohoo!!!!! Send me your addy Denise and I will get your candy right on out to you! As for everyone who participated, thanks a million for sticking by me while I was away last week, you are all so wonderful!!! And, stay tuned, there will be more blog candy soon! And, now for some more Convention news: guess what we are getting? A BIG SHOT - WHOOHOO!!!! Yep, that's right, Stampin' Up! is teaming up with Sizzix to bring us the BIG SHOT with beautiful exclusive dies - can you believe it??!!! Just look at these fabulous pictures of some of the projects made by none other than Shelli Gardner herself! Arent' they just sooooo cute??!! There is a pizza, a cute reindeer ornament, a cute santa ornament, and a wonderful tag she made for her daughter's baby shower - all made with the exclusive dies that are labeled as Shelli's signature products - I am soooo excited!! These will be available to order for all of you on the 11th of August so if you are interested, please let me know!! I will have them in my hot little hands here shortly and will start to make some projects for all of you to see! Isn't this just the greatest news??!!!! And, if you are lovin' the Decor Elements, check these out - they are enough to make you drool! Arent' they gorgeous??!!! I justlove all the new choices and versatility available in Phase 2 - I cannot wait to start putting these beauties on my walls!!!! I am so doing my daughter's bedroom in these flowers you see here, the colors are so perfect!!! Can't wait!!! So, that is all I have to share with you today - tomorrow you will get another sneak peek at some more great things coming your way! And, if you don't have a catalog and would like to have one, please email me and let me know - they are free with a $50 order or $9.95 to purchase on their own! 'Till tomorrow - toodles!