Kerri's Blog Birthday Hop

Good Monday morning friends!  If you are new to my blog...welcome to Kerri's Blog Birthday Bash and my stop on the blog hop!  I am thrilled to participate and do up a fun page from my son's birthday last year.  I am sad to say that I don't have very many photos of him on my computer so I need to scan, scan, scan some photos of him! 

So, if you are just starting on this fun little blog hop below you will find all the participants.  I thought it might be fun to give away some blog candy so if you leave a comment on this post and become a Linky Follower (leave a second comment after becoming a Linky Follower please) then you will have the change to win a $5 gift certificate to the digi store of your choice!  You will have until Feb 26 at midnight pacific time to enter!  I know you are excited about my blog candy but don't forgot there are other prizes you can win from Kerri's blog too!

Blog Hop Line-up:

http://kerripowell.blogspot.com

http://amandacreation.blogspot.com

http://touchedbyabutterfly.com

http://gabycreates.com

http://justyolie.com

http://katybugscraps.blogspot.com/

http://kelleighratzlaff.com

http://live-love-laugh-create2.blogspot.com/

http://ktsangels.blogspot.com/

http://buglvr.blogspot.com

Now your next stop will be Katie's blog so comment here and have fun on the rest of the hop!

Thought of the day:  God's plans for your life far exceed the circumstances of your day.

Book and journal winner!

I'm so happy to say that we have a winner for the Made to Crave book with handmade journal giveaway that you guys signed up to win HERE.

I had 16 comments on that post and told my wonderful husband to choose a number between 1-16. He chose #3 and #3's comment is...

Anonymous said... 3

Lorie... thank you for your dedication to the women at FPEburg. We are so blessed to have you!! I can't wait for the journey to begin!

Nicole

January 17, 2011 9:57:00 AM PST

CONGRATULATIONS Nicole! Being that you live right here in town you will have the book and journal in plenty of time to use it for our study that starts Jan 25th!

I also wanted to let you guys know (if you are interested) that on Sundays in addition to my Sunday share here on my blog I will talk a little about how the week has gone for me in my healthy eating journey. I welcome you to post how your week went and any struggles or successes that you had as well!

If you are looking for my McMahon 5 Designs post for today just scroll down a little!

I've got to share...

Now this is some blog candy to share!

This blog candy has a bit of everything:

3 sets of acrylic stamps, stacks of paper, cardboard, bits and pieces of goodies, mirrors and magnets, some cardstock and envelopes, a few finished cards and most important a CD of Tiddly Inks images worth $50....you pick the ones you want up to $50. :) Wahooooo!!!!

Read more: http://tiddlyinks.blogspot.com/#ixzz12UZhNnKN

I forgot!

Ack! I'm so sorry everyone! I forgot to announce the winners of my blog candy from the OWH blog hop on Saturday.

Only three people commented correctly for the blog candy so I'm going to award them all a prize. Here is how it will work...Donna commented first so she will get her choice of the unmounted stamps or a digital image. If the unmounted stamps are still available then Carley will get the chance to chose and finally TAS will get the final choice if the unmounted stamps are still available. Since there are only three winners I'm happy to award each one of you a digital image if no one wants the unmounted stamps so you ladies just e-mail me (link on the left side)and let me know what you'd like!

Congrats Donna, Carley, and TAS!!

The Winner!

And the winner of the It's the Thought stamp set is...

Blogger Michelle said...
I'm an email subscriber. Congrats on 150 GFC followers!
June 10, 2010 12:06:00 PM PDT

Congrats Michelle! Please send me an e-mail at mom2kjs at yahoo dot com, replacing the at and dot words with the signs, with your mailing address.

It was an incredible week for graduation last week. The weather was nice when we needed it to be and that was fantastic! This week I'll be regrouping and getting into a routine of some sort for summer vacation.

Have a wonderful Monday everyone! Oh, and don't forget today is flag day. HERE is some wonderful information for you to share with your kiddos! And one more bit of information...

Two hundred and thirty-five years ago, the United States Army was established to defend our Nation. From the Revolutionary War to the current operations taking place around the world, our Soldiers remain Army Strong with a deep commitment to our core values and beliefs. Thank you to all of our Soldiers past, present and future and thank you also to their families at home, especially the spouses, kids and parents. (Taken from the Ft. Benning FB page.)

It's Blog Candy Time

Well, it's blog candy time! Since I haven't been too regular with posting and because I now have 150 people following me via Google Friends Connect...I'm going to give away a It's The Thought Stamp Set! Read below for how to win!
Alright...so, you have from now until Sunday the 13th to comment on this post for a chance to win the set. I will ship out of country this time so everyone can sign up. You get up to three chances to put your name in. One chance is just 'cuz you stopped here, refer someone over to my blog and let me know their name in your comment and that is chance number two and if you don't already follow my blog in some way (e-mail, Google Reader, Google Friends Connect, FB) then follow me and you get a third chance to win...just comment how it is that you are following me. This is on the honor system ladies so lets not see more than three posts from any one person and lets not lie about following my blog, k?

This post will stay at the top until Sunday!

Look What I Won!

Good morning friends. I am dragging a bit this morning so sorry for the late posting. I got a call at 10:45 p.m. last night and I don't know about you but that usually means something is wrong. I was right. In the course of his job Todd cut his hand and was on the way to the ER to see if he needed to have it stitched up. Panic and fear enveloped my heart even though it was just a cut...if you know me you know why. Anyway, he ended up with four stitches so it wasn't too bad and came home a little early last night. He is still sleeping as of now but I just want to love on him a little so I hope he gets up soon.

Anyway, that isn't why you came here...you came to see something artsy, huh? Well, have I got that for you today! Awhile back my friend Kris was giving away some blog candy and I won! Woot! What I won is this amazing butterfly card. Only it isn't really a card...the butterfly is made with chipboard and it attaches together with a jump ring. The sparkle and shine this thing has...oh, my...it is beautiful! Kris is an amazing artist for sure! She is also one of the four Stampin' Sisters in Christ who started our new challenge blog. Very fun, right!?

I actually just received another blog candy that I won from the same blog hop that if I get permission from the creator I'll show you tomorrow.

As I said before I'm running a bit behind today so I must run. Have a great Friday all!

No crafting today...

Nothing new in the crafting arena today but I just wanted to share a blog post from the Women to Women blog. The basic premise of the post is...what is the best "candy" you could ever receive? Go HERE to read the whole thing. Once you've done that you can navigate HERE to see what blog candy there is to enter.

Enjoy your two stops today...I know I did!

limeLIGHT July Project

Good morning friends! Today is the 6th of the month so that means I get to share my limeLIGHT Papercrafts project of the month with you. This month Mandy asked us to use something with stars or stripes or stars and stripes.

I thought I had shown you plenty of patriotic cards this last week so I went a little different way with my stripes and used some Basic Grey striped patterned paper with Core'dinations cardstock to make an accordion purse. My friend, Kris, has made several of these and they are oh, so cute so I had to try one! To dress up my file purse a little I used a stamp from Q.T. Hooty by Pink Cat Studio. I had such fun coloring the hats so that each of those cute owls could have their own personality! For a finishing touch I had fun with some white adhesive pearls from Kaisercraft (you MUST check out the color selection Mandy has!) This file purse was so easy to put together! You can see the directions HERE if you'd like to make your own.

Now I know I love a good sale so here is a quick run down of what Mandy has on special for this week...

25% off: All Glitter, Bazzill Chips, All Fun Flock and 20% off: All Pink Paislee Stamps and All Unity Stamps! I'm thinkin' I'll be check that out too! Now, if you'd like to see some more amazing projects click on the following links to be taken to the design teams members blogs...Lisa, Amy, Ryann, Lee, JenMarie, Mandy, and guest designer A.J. Amazing aren't they?

Now, I'm sure you all would like to know the winner of my 1,000 post blog candy, right? Well...okay! It's Nicole!

Nicole said...

Congrats on your 100th post!! I would LOVE to win some copic markers as I have been dying to try them! I have signed up as a follower!!

Congrats to Nicole! Nicole...please e-mail me (e-mail button is on the left) with your snail mail address so that I can get your package (with 4 more Copic markers since I went over 100 followers) out to you promptly!

Now, I hope that you all have a fantastic Monday! See ya tomorrow!

SNRS Blog Hop

Good morning again friends! I'm glad you are here! I'm really excited to be part of the HUGE SNRS Blog Hop!

First off...if you have just started this blog hop at my blog you'll want start back at the BEGINNING to see all the wonderful art work! You will head onto your next blog by going to Becky's Blog, My Adventures In Stamping, HERE.

My card is a simple, fun card made with the Paper Pretties June Stamp of the Month. Isn't she just adorable? She is called Thank You Sophia but I figured she could be patriotic as well! This card is pretty straight forward so I won't bore you with details but if you do have any questions please let me know!

Don't forget I have some 1,000 blog post blog candy to give away to one lucky person who becomes a follower of my blog...you must become a follower of my blog to win. You can see the blog candy, become a follower and comment on THIS POST. Do not leave a comment here for the candy. This blog candy includes Copic Markers, ribbon, and Unity Stamps so go check it out! You have until Sunday at 7 p.m. Pacific time to comment so tell your friends to spread the fun!

Have a great time blog hopping today and a wonderful 4th of July! I hope you get to spend it with friends and family!

Vacation destination candy winner...

Morning! Sorry I didn't get this up last night. We got home after 11 p.m. last night and I was just exhausted. So...the winner of the Vacation Destination blog candy is...

Tami said...

I'm also thinking Disney World in Florida but wherever it is- have fun!

July 3, 2009 9:21:00 AM PDT

Congratulations Tami! Please e-mail me, via the button at the right, your snail mail address and I'll get your brads out to you on Monday!

And, yes we are going to Disney World for my birthday! We have planned early so that we were able to get into the Military resort that is on the WDW grounds. From past experiences the DOD run hotels are great! That and due to Todd be retired Army we get a special deal on entrance to the parks. All of that together with great air fare have made it so we can do this trip.

Now, people will ask...are you taking the kids...we are not this time. I would like to be sure that Kyler gets to one of the parks before he leaves home (he was 4 months old the last time we went to California) but they will not go with us this time. Kyler is a bit bummed but said it was okay for us to go without him if we brought him back a souvenir. No worries there!

Anyway, I hope you have a super day with family and friends!

Lady Liberty and another clue...

Good morning everyone! Well, we are on the back side of the week now the next thing we know it will be Monday. It's funny but true!

Today I have a clean and simple 4th of July card. I've made more 4th of July cards this year than I ever have in the past and I think that is because I've had some fun images to work with. This image is absolutely one of my favorites! Unfortunately, the photo doesn't show it well but this card has lots of glitter on it. I used my Stardust glitter pen and highlighted all the fireworks along with the red in the flame and then the yellow in the flame I used a yellow Spica pen to color. It is very fun! I added a row of piercing, a sentiment, and then popped up Lady Liberty to complete my card.

I know some of you would love to have another clue for my competition tomorrow, right? Hmmm...lets see. Oh, I know. Due to the fact that my husband is retired military we will be able to stay at a special place to help reduce our costs of the trip! We can also get special ticket prices which will further reduce our cost. Although not a clue...DH has gotten his vacay slip approved at work...yay! So, today I will be taking a picture of this blog candy to post for you to see tomorrow as well as it will be the ONLY day for you to guess on our vacation destination. I will post around 6:30 a.m. my time (I'd schedule my post for midnight but the scheduling feature isn't reliable right now for blogspot) and you'll have until 5 p.m. tomorrow night to post your guess. Out of all the correct guesses I will choose a winner and let you know on a later post who won. Now, I will not accept just state guesses I want you to tell me specifically where we are going. I will give you one more hint tomorrow, too. Tell you friends about this if you want. The more the merrier! Remember...official guesses tomorrow!

You will need to comment a second time tomorrow to be entered in for the 1,000 post blog candy. How I'm going to choose blog candy for that is that it has to fit into a padded envelope. Not a little one either...an 8 1/2 x 11 envelope. LOTS of different types of things can fit into that size envelope ladies! The only thing I will ask is that you pass on the word about my blog candy and become a follower if you aren't already. Easy, huh?

I should get my limeLIGHT order today that includes almost all of the new Basic Grey Lemonade and June Bug papers and fun accessories! I'm SO excited! Expect a card with those products tomorrow!

Phew, if you aren't completely confused by now...congratulations! I have an e-mail me button over there on the left if you have any questions at all about tomorrow.

Have a super Thursday everyone!

Lots of info today..

Good morning everyone! Can you believe it is Wednesday already? My goodness this week is flying!

I made this super cute all Stampin' Up! card last night. I did not immediately fall in love with the Animal Stories stamp set but decided to order it as...well, I just couldn't stop myself. I did decide, however, that I would purchase the matching paper called Tall Tails to go with the set figuring it would make it easier to use and....I was right! This is a fun set and paper to work with and I really like the outcome of my card! I'm going to put a sentiment on the card when I decide who to send it to. This layout is this weeks Card Patterns sketch. Oh, and I have to tell you that the only thing I can think of when I see Animal Stories is actually animal crackers in my soup and I start singing the Shirley Temple song...LOL! If you would like a smile today check it out HERE. And don't forget...the new Stampin' Up! catalog goes live today! So exciting!

I just have to share my total blessing(s) this week! On Monday I was cruising my blogs and notice that I had been picked to win one of Heather's blog candies. Not just one of them but THE blog candy which is MY choice of Pink Cat Studios stamp set! I chose to get Lily & Tweet as, well...I love Lily and it is such a multi-purpose set! Then, yesterday I was cruising my blogs again and I saw my name picked as a winner in the Paper Crafts Connection blog candy! Ummm...this is a HUGE prize package(scroll down on the post and you'll see what it is that I'm receiving)! I'm just so incredibly thrilled with both of my wins!

Now...onto today's hint for my little competition. (Read HERE if you don't know what I'm talking about.) Remember, you may post your guess here now but it does not count toward the contest. That guess must be made on my July 3rd post! So, your hint today is....the temperature where we are headed to for my birthday will be in the mid-80's during the day. Ahhh...heaven! I have also ordered us a guide book for this trip. Whatcha thinkin? If I have more than one person that guesses correctly where we are going I'll just do a random drawing and annouce the winner on Saturday.

Oh, and guess what? On Saturday, July 4th, I'm going to be part of the "Oh Say Can You See Blog Hop on SNR Card Universe!" While I believe it is to late to sign up for the blog hop you should definitely head on over and see what SNR Card Universe is all about! I already have my card done for that and it is SO cute! You guys are going to LOVE it!

And, finally this morning I would like to share what my Psalm calendar says with you....

For he will speak peace unto his people. Psalm 85:8
A kind of "there, there" to all our hearts...

Isn't that wonderful. We all need peace in our lives so this Psalm is SO comforting!

Card deets:
Stamps: Animal Stories
Ink: So Saffron, More Mustard
Paper: Tall Tails, Old Olive, So Saffron, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Old Olive and Chocolate Chip Grosgrain, Dimensionals, White Gel Pen, So Saffron Marker
And some animal crackers...lol!

Celebrate America and Blog Candy (Soon)

Good morning friends! I hope this Tuesday morning brings you a fun and sunshiny day!

Today is my last day as a member of the Sweet N Sassy Stamps design team. What a 6 months it's been. The design team is a wonderful group of women and I hope you all will continue to check out their fun projects and keep up with all the new SNS stamps that come out!

For my final design team card I decided to try one of SNSS digital stamps. I have never used a digital stamp before and other than having a couple of frustrating moments (before I switched from a jpeg to the png file) it went pretty darn smoothly! I encourage you to give it a try! My firecracker and sentiment are from the Celebrate America set. This set has five Americana sentiments and two fun images. And, honestly, you know me...I'm a sucker for anything Americana! This card will be going to one of my two secret sisters that I have this summer. Fun stuff! I know you can't really see it but the black and yellow on the firecracker are both colored with Spica Glitter Pen. It is such a fun, sparkly card!

I'd like to thank all the design team member from SNSS. You are all amazing women of God who show your love for Him through your craft, your life, and your love for others. I've been honored to serve with you! You are supposed to hop on over to Sarah's blog after mine but she won't be able to post today. I encourage you to head on over there anyway and click on her SNSS category and see all the amazing cards she's made over the 6 months.

Now...onto something kinda fun. I have a combination of a blog milestone and a fun little competition for ya. Over the next three days I'll be giving you hints as to where my husband and I are headed for my 40th birthday in October. If, on July 3rd, someone guesses the correct location then I'll send them a gift. Why July 3rd? 'Cuz it will be my 1,000 post here on this blog! I know...isn't that crazy!?! On the 3rd I'll be posting my blog candy. I'm not sure what it will all be yet but I do know it will be good and will probably include a couple of somethings that start with the letter "c".

Okay, ready for the hints? I'll give ya a couple since you will only get a couple of hints. First, this place is no where close to my current home. And, it probably isn't a place you'd think an adult would want to go for their 40th birthday. You may guess now but I won't take your official guess until the 3rd.

Alright, now go! Have a super Tuesday and I'll see ya tomorrow!

Pink Cat Studios News!

You really must check out this PCS fundraiser. Not only can you purchase really great digi images but you have a chance to win some really neato things! Go check it out! And, if you aren't sure how to use digital images go check out THIS blog post. It is a wonderful explanation!

Heather's Heavinly Stampations: Win a $20 Plus Prize from Me - Pink Cat Studio Stamps!!! Make - a - Wish Fundraiser!! Please Read Post Below this post, as Well for Details!!!