Yummy Ornament Candy and a Surprise Candy Too

Hello everyone, this is what you will win (sorry the picture is so small), but it's Basic Grey undressed chipboard ornaments. One winner will win this and another winner will win a surprise Christmas present from me that will include some chipboard ornaments as well as paper, stamps and an empty nugget tin to decorate and probably some other surprises as well, trust me it will be worth it to win! All of my candy is always sweet!

So you have two chances to win something fun. All you have to do is leave me a comment, anything going on in your neck of the woods?, having trouble finding that WII, already digging into the Christmas cookies? Just leave me a comment on how you're doing. I like to know how all of my friends in blogland are doing.

I sent out my first batch of Christmas cards. These are the holiday photo cards that I sent to my family and friends with Tyler's Christmas picture. I am still working on making my Christmas cards for my co-workers and then I attach a homemade Christmas card to presents to friends and family.

If you have read this far...then I would love to send a handmade Christmas card to you. I will send a card to the first 12 people who comment on this blog candy post and THEN send me an email with their addy. All I ask in return is that sometime in the year 2008, you send me a card back and give me happy mail!

Enjoy your weekend, I will be back with a few altered items that I'm sending to my secret elf!

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Got snow?

I got this stamp set called Got Snow from Gina K Designs. I really like it even though it doesn't snow ever where I live and I don't even like the snow or the cold. I've only actually seen snow once in my entire life. Isn't that nuts? My husband threatens, I mean, says that we're going to Big Bear this February but I hope he forgets.

I used my CTMH crystal blue textured paper and cuttlebugged it with my snowflake embossing folder. I used colored pencils and Gamsol and the hardware is from WRMK. Enjoy! Pin It Now!

This week's winner

First, thank you all for playing. I really enjoyed reading everyone's memories of Disneyland. The Electrical Parade can still be found in the summer at California Adventure. It's still pretty cool. Figgy Pudding has been claimed so the winner of the Gypsy paper is
#25 Tammy-SCS-feathers&ink

Tammy please comment on this post and email me by Saturday midnight. By commenting, I know that if something happened to your email to me you are still claiming your prize and I will hold it for you. My email is right under my picture.

Be sure to check back on Friday for more Heart candy. I'm giving away some more Basic Grey, but it's not paper, you can use it for Christmas and it's very cool, you won't want to miss it. Pin It Now!

Hula Time

Here is another version of my surf card, except I used this Hula girl stamp from CTMH. I like how this one came out but I do like my surfing Fella better. I made this a "Thinking of You" card so that I can use it for any occasion. I always need cards for men and never seem to make any.

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A Frosty Holiday

It has been a long while since I've used this Frosty stamp set by SU but I still just love it. Frosty is a nice round snowman which I prefer over some of the skinny snowmen in the SU catalog.

I used this beautiful crystal blue textured cardstock by CTMH along with black and white daisy. I embossed with my snowflake cuttlebug embossing folder, tied off with a white grosgrain ribbon from my stash. I used my copics to color him in, just outlining Frosty with cool grey and I used my Stardust Sakura gelly roll pen to outline the snow and make him sparkle. I love how he turned out and will be putting this card on all of the gifts that I send to friends and family.

Don't forget to post a comment on the post below for heart candy!

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Paper Heart Candy to win!

HI everyone! Today, I have a 6x6 paper pad by Basic Grey called Romani Gypsy. It has lots of beautiful spring colors. All you have to do to win is to tell me your favorite Disney memory. It can be Disneyland or Disneyworld, if you have never been then a favorite childhood vacation memory. I remember going to Disneyland when I was about 7 with just my mom and dad and my favorite cousin Lisa. I have no idea what my parents did with my siblings but we had a blast. And does everyone remember E tickets? My mom used to trade them because we were too little to go on those rides. And my Dad remembers fishing with his brother off Mark Twain Island. They actually had fishing poles and kept that little lake stocked with fish. He also remembers going to Disneyland the year they opened!

My baby absolutely loved the Disneyland Christmas parade. It was worth the back ache and sore arms to see the expression on his face. All the way back to the car, he kept chuckling to himself like he was remembering the experience and couldn't help laughing about it. I am so glad we went on Wednesday because today it's pouring rain!

I have not heard yet from the winner of Figgy Pudding. If I don't hear from her by Saturday midnight, then I will draw a second name with Random.org on those who have commented on this post! You have until midnight Tuesday to post a comment to win and I will choose a winner randomly on Wednesday. Happy Friday!

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Surf's Up!

No, it's not summer yet. But today's card is a birthday card for my dad, a long time surfer. He turns 59 on Sunday. He's still in pretty good shape and can still ride the waves. I always try to make him surf or beach inspired cards.

I finally inked up this Fella. I got him specifically to make my dad his birthday card and I thought I could use him for scrapbooking. The paper is from Quick Quotes. The cardstock is olive and Barnyard Red from CTMH. The sentiment is SU. I colored him in with my copics and paper pieced his shorts. The picture shows his surfboard looks pink but in reality it matches the dp. I did use a bit of ribbon but my dad is secure in his masculinity not to mind! I'll be back on Friday to post the candy, see you then.

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The lucky winners are...

#44 ddnjoy wins the MFT stamp set and #12 tami wins the Figgy Pudding! Congratulations and please email me (my email is under my picture) and send me your snail mail. Be sure to check back on Friday for more heart candy! It will be sweet as always!

I will definitely be posting something on Friday. I'm going to Disneyland tonight after work so I doubt I'll have time tonight and I've been working like crazy on my nugget tins so that's been taking up a lot of my time. Plus Christmas shopping! Aside from a few stocking stuffers and a couple of gift cards I am done! Now, I just have to wrap everything, decorate my house and coerce my husband into putting up my outside lights.

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Happy Holidays

Here is a simple card. I'm really loving this green for Christmas. I used my Stampendous Doodle Holiday stamp, big brads from CTMH and Basic Grey paper. Don't forget you still have time to comment for Black Friday blog candy!

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Bundle of Joy

Well, the card I have to share today is not a Christmas card. My assistant just had a baby (her 5th!) and so I made her a baby card. The birthday card I made a couple of posts ago is for her also. She just turned 44 and her hubby is 52! I can't imagine! I'm 34 and my son needs every bit of energy I have!

My husband actually braved Black Friday to go to one store. It was a sporting goods store so the line actually was not long at all. I stayed home all day recuperating from Thanksgiving. I have a bit of a cold too. I watched Cold Case all day. It was actually nice. However, today, we went out and did a bit of shopping. The stores weren't too bad at all and I'm probably about 1/2 done with my Christmas shopping. I'll probably go out next week with a list and just try to knock the rest of it out with one go.

I used the Bundle of Joy stamp set from SU. I colored in the little bear with my copics and outlined him in a light gray for shadowing. I used CTMH Indian Corn Blue and Buttercup for the cardstock and the DP is retired SU I think it's called Sarah. I also used a sketch found on poeticartistry.blogspot.com. Very easy, just a little more cutting than usual. The sample on the site was a 6x6 card, I think but I wanted something smaller so this is 41/4 x 41/4 so it would fit in a standard envelope.

I hope that everyone had a relaxing holiday and that you got ahead on your holiday shopping/crafting. I usually do a lot of online shopping but this year unfortunately it's 50/50 so I have to brave the stores this year!

Don't forget about the Black Friday Heart Candy, post your comment below!

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Black Friday Heart Candy

Well, I thought for Black friday I would give away two things. Just leave a comment on this post to win by Tuesday and I will post the winner next Wednesday.

The first winner will win this MFT Think Pink stamp set.

The second winner will win this 6x6 paper pad called Figgy Pudding by Basic Grey. I hope everyone had a very nice Thanksgiving and those of you who braved Black Friday, I hope you all found what you were looking for! Pin It Now!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Well, I thought that Thanksgiving might have been ruined. I had bought a fresh turkey from the market on Tuesday and told my step-son to put it in the fridge (not the freezer!). We have an extra fridge in the garage and he put it in there with my husband's help. So I spent all of Wednesday, making the stuffing, the pies, the mashed potatoes and getting the house ready. I wake up at 6 to prepare the turkey, stuff it, get it into the oven and find that it's not in the fridge. Where is it? You guessed it! The freezer! OMG! The panic and hysteria I felt. I went to the local grocery store and they were out! Went across the street to the other grocery store and all they had were tiny little turkeys. Luckily, they actually have a meat dept. and the meat guy said they had thawed a couple of the frozen turkey and had one in a larger size.

As I stood in line, the cashier said it was on sale but I needed to spend 25 bucks, I told her my story and of course, she asked if the guys were still alive? The guy behind me said his wife would've killed him. The cashier said they were completely out of turkeys and I was lucky to find one!

So I took my turkey home and put him in the oven and lovingly basted him for 6 hours. My brother came over early and made the gravy, he makes da bomb gravy and carved the turkey. Everything came out great, the turkey was moist and all the fixin's were just right.

Does anyone need a 20lb turkey? I have an extra one in my freezer. All kidding aside, the meal itself for my first Thanksgiving making it without my mom watching my every move was great but the experience was beyond stressful!

Everyone has finally left and I made a very quick card to share with you all. It was made with the tree stamp from the MFT holiday stamp set and the figgy pudding paper pad by Basic Grey.

I paperpieced the tree. In celebration of Thanksgiving being over and surviving it, I will be giving away two prizes in tomorrow's heart candy. If you like figgy pudding and MFT be sure to check back. Since I'm off and my baby's a maniac, I cannot predict when it will be posted but as soon as I can I will be putting it up so be sure to check back! Pin It Now!

Figgy Pudding's new home

will be Pegg S! Please email me Pegg with your information so that I can get that mailed to you. Thanks all for playing. I will be having some special Black Friday candy (Figgy Pudding might show up!) so be sure to check back.

I spent all of yesterday in bed sick! I didn't get anything done and I'm cooking Thanksgiving dinner yikes! Hope everyone has a wonderful holiday! Pin It Now!

At the last minute...

I was able to post something right before the end of the weekend. Just busy, busy, trying to prepare for Thanksgiving! Still so much to do! Our house is in a remodel that will never be done but we're trying to make it presentable by Thursday.

I made this card for a co-worker's birthday. A quickie. I used Beate's weekend sketch. The paper is from my stash, the ribbon is Garden Green from CTMH and the stamp is from Gina K Designs Make a Wish stamp set. I just ordered a bunch of new stamps from her and they came in the cutest tins and I was selected to receive some unmounted images in my order. How fun! I only got 3 more tins done this weekend. Ugh! I better start working double time. On a happier note, got a tiny bit of X-mas shopping done. It just feels good to have finally gotten started! Pin It Now!

Figgy Pudding Anyone?

For this week's heart candy, I have a 6x6 paper pad of Figgy Pudding. I haven't even opened the one that I bought for myself yet so I think I'll do that this weekend to show everyone just how cool this new Basic Grey paper is! To win, leave a comment on this post by Tuesday, November 20 and I will choose a winner using random.org on Wednesday. I'd like to know what cool gifts you're getting people this year. Yes, I need inspiration, especially for what to get the people who have everything. If you're giftcarding it, then just leave me a hello!

It's going to be a busy weekend for me. Sorry, I don't have a creation to post, but I will this weekend for sure. I was busy stamping labels for nugget tins! Enjoy your weekend!!! Pin It Now!

Couldn't resist

a contest! Who can? Shop at Terri Conrad Designs and Play and Win at Terri's blog. Also shop Webster's Pages to see some really lovely papers!

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Cold? Not here...

When I got into my car today, it said it was 88 degrees outside! I can't believe it's November, feels like June! We've had a couple of 60 degree days but otherwise it's been really warm. So this card is for those who know what it's like for it to be cold outside! The stamps are from The Cat's Pajamas, Clearly Swanky line. The paper is DCWV. I used my Bo Bunny flex ruler for the hill. Simple but fun card!

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How Funny!

The winner of the gift certificate shares the same married name - Kristy Vernon! Please contact me by email - my email is located under my picture!!! How funny - she just discovered my website and I just discovered hers. I wonder if our husbands are related?

Thanks all for playing. Please visit again on Friday for more Heart candy. All I can say about Friday's heart candy is Figgy Pudding anyone? Pin It Now!

Better get movin'...

the Holidays are almost upon us. I just can't believe it but Thanksgiving is next week and Christmas is really in a few weeks. It's time for me to start getting a move on, on my Christmas projects.

I somehow agreed to make 50 of these for my husband's co-workers. I think this one came out super cute. Only 49 more to go! I used my DCWV paper pack and my Christmas treats stamp set from Paper Trey Ink. I used the colors Hollyhock and Crystal Blue.

This a RAK I received from Angel for some blog candy she won from me.

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Second Time is a charm Heart Candy

Well, the gift certificate is now closed! I did not hear from any of the winners. So I'm going to just have a completely new drawing! Winners are responsible for emailing me. On the right side I have added my email address right under my picture to make it easier to contact me. Winners must contact me by email by Saturday midnight. If I don't hear then a new winner will be selected and posted on Sunday. Please comment on the winning post that you are emailing me so that I know that your email did not get lost. But you still MUST contact me by email. I will not contact winners. As soon as I get confirmation of your email address then I will email you your gift certificate for 20.00 to Eclectic Paperie. Thanks so much for visiting my site. I hope that you all enjoy the weekly candy!

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Anna Griffith? Maybe...

Here is a card that I made in my SU stamp camp. All SU products. The card uses the Brocade DP and hodgepodge hardware. I can't remember the name of the sentiment. It's a very easy card to recreate. The ribbon is gorgeous, it's the chocolate listed in the mini.



It seriously reminds me of Anna Griffith. Be back tomorrow with some heart candy. I don't know if it will be in the morning or evening. Just depends if I can log in to blogger at work. Pin It Now!

Todays Winner...

is Lilian. Please comment on this post and then email me with your addy! I have some new guidelines for heart candy. Winners need to contact me by Saturday. If I don't hear then I will choose a new winner on Sunday. Because I do candy weekly, I really need to get one week's winner cleared up before the next, otherwise it starts to get confusing.

Remember, my heart candy is a thank you to all of you who come to visit. So if you are a regular visitor to my heart candy, I guess I expect that you also check back to see if you've won! It's pretty easy. I post candy every Friday and post the winner (usually by 9am unless I have computer problems on Wednesday!) Thanks to all who play and visit my blog regularly.

All stamps and products are CTMH. This is tropical Christmas. The cardstock was scored and then sanded to show the white core of the cardstock. A very simple card but I think very cute!!! Have a great day everyone. Pin It Now!

Snow Friends

Here is my card for the day. The stamp set is called Snow Friends and it's the CTMH stamp of the month.

The colors are Petal and Crystal Blue. What's very cool is that the cardstock was embossed with dots and then sandpaper was used to make it look like snow. Because CTMH cardstock has white core when you sand it, it exposes the white paper and can give a very cool effect.

Don't forget to comment for blog candy!

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New Winner

The new winner of the gift certificate is Jodene! Please email me confirming your email address and I'll get that out to you. Thank you all for participating in my weekly drawings. Just a question, how long do you think that I should give people to respond if they are winners before picking a new winner?

Also, I was so busy this weekend with birthday lunches that I didn't have time to post a creation but I hope to be able tonight!

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Better late than never....

Sorry this is such a late post but I could not get into blogger all day for some reason so I had to wait until I got home from work. So without further ado the heart candy for this week is a 6x6 paper pad by Basic Grey called Lily Kate.Be sure to comment on this post. You have until Tuesday midnight and I will choose the winner next Wednesday using random.org.

I HAVE NOT HEARD from the gift certificate winner. I will wait one more day. If the winner could also post a comment on Wednesday's post as well that would be great. That way I know the winner is trying to contact me or is planning on it. There was one heart candy winner that I never got their email. It got lost in cyberspace....if I don't hear by Saturday, then I will redraw for a winner on Sunday.

I love how this card came out. I used Basic Grey paper that I got in blog candy. The stamp is Doodle Happy Holidays from Stampendous. I used ric rac I got in blog candy and the larger eyelets are CTMH. I corner rounded the bottom corners. I colored in with copics and used some stickles for bling.

Have a great weekend everybody!

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Michael's $1 Bin Projects

Did you all get a lot of trick or treaters? I was surprised by how few we got at our house. My sister had a couple hundred in her neighborhood, I had about 30 and we live in the same city. Go figure...

Has anyone seen these at Michaels? They're in the $1.00 bin. I couldn't help but buy a bunch of them because I love Mary Engelbreit and because how cute are they? I thought that I could make X-Mas tags and little enclosure cards with them.

Here is my completed project. I made two different kinds of tags and then a small enclosure card that I can put in a 3x3 envelope and include with my gift. The tags would tie onto a present's bow. I think silver or gold cording would be better than ribbon because it's skinnier and would match all the wrapping paper, etc. But I didn't have any just yet so I put ribbon on them just for the picture. The to/from was used with my Karen Foster snap stamps.

Here I made a little ornament using one of these small round tins. The background paper is I think Basic Grey, I got it in blog candy this week. I used one of my cute stickers from the $1 bin and I used cardstock to pop it up. I used my Crop-a-dile to punch holes, it was like butter. I found that my ribbon was a little off-center though so I think next time I will punch my holes for my ribbon first and then decorate my tin so I can center it better.

Don't forget to stop by tomorrow for Friday's Heart Candy!

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Evan's Card and Winners

It's been hectic in my house as always. My husband has a work potluck today and volunteered to make jambalaya for 40 people. Volunteered? Not himself of course, but his loving wife. He comes home yesterday with a 100 degree temperature and goes right to bed so somehow I juggle handling a fussy baby (he's mad at daddy for not playing with him) and making jambalaya. I somehow accomplished it but it didn't leave too much time last night for anything else but bed! I did make this card though for my cousin's sweet little boy who just turned 3. He loves cars like mad!

I used all CTMH products for this card and another sketch from Angel. I just cuttlebugged Indian Corn Blue cardstock and attached a layer of dp from CTMH's Rough and Tumble paper pack. The stamp is from Little Boys. Inside I just stamped Happy Birthday. Super easy, 10 minute card. That's all I have had time for so far this week. But I figure my husband owes me with the whole jambalaya thing so I will be cashing in and giving him baby duty so I have some time to stamp!

Now onto what people really came to the blog to see today. The winner! Well first, a little housekeeping and a vent. Last week's winner never contacted me. Doesn't appear to be a regular visitor with my site which is fine - part of blog candy is to get new people to come visit and say hi. But if you participate in blog candy, come back and see if you've won. I keep a little log with the date to check back if I'm not a subscriber to that blog and the blog address and visit to see if I've won or maybe one of my new blog mates has won.

The winner of the lovely gift certificate is Tanya from PaperFix. Please contact me and verify the email address to send your candy too. If I don't hear from Tanya by noon Friday I will pick a new name!

Be sure to check back on Friday when I will have another wonderful Heart Candy Giveaway and stay tuned because I will give away surprise RAKS and a Super Heart Candy Giveaway at my next milestone.

I hope that everyone has a fun and safe Halloween!

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Caprice Card

Wow, it's slow going with the challenges. I'm trying to work on Angel's challenges but I am so behind! I just didn't feel like stamping this weekend! I started working on some scrapbooking layouts so I feel good about that. This week I'm going to get my behind into gear because I have tons of Christmas projects in mind that I haven't even started yet!

This is an easy card using a sketch found on Angel's site. I used all CTMH products. The paper is Caprice and the colors I used are Chocolate and Crystal Blue. I think the stamps came from Floral Delights but I'm not sure. Anyway, very simple. I'll be sending this card as a RAK for some blog candy that I won. Speaking of blog candy don't forget to comment on my 100th post to win some fab heart candy! Pin It Now!

100th Post Heart Candy

My 100th Post! How exciting. First, I want to thank everyone for visiting my website and for leaving me such wonderful comments. You guys are one of the reasons I keep blogging. Also, I actually have subscribers. I randomly chose 10 subscribers and will be sending them a small RAK in appreciation. I will be contacting by email for your address.

To celebrate my 100th post, I am giving away a $20.00 gift certificate to Eclectic Paperie!

All you have to do is leave a comment on this post by Tuesday, midnight. I will use random.org to choose a winner on Wednesday morning. Winner will receive the gift certificate in their email.

This is a RAK I received from DEE who won my blog candy. Thanks so much for the cute card!

This is a lovely surprise that I received from my friend Melissa. She sent me some wonderful metallic papers and some Hambo images. We are both librarians so she knew that I would enjoy the book images. Thank you Melissa! Pin It Now!

Have a Cool Yule...

I have had these Cat's Pajamas clear stamps for at least a month and finally decided to break them out to do a sketch from Angelosity.

I used shimmery white cardstock and some dp from my stash. This cute little penguin and sentiment is from Cat's Pajamas. I added some red stickles to the candycane for some more shimmer. I used my spellbinder dies for the circle and scallop circle. I really like this card, super simple and fast to make but too cute at the same time!

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98th POST!

So this is my 98th post! On Friday, I will be posting an extra special Heart Candy to celebrate my 100th post! So be sure to check back on Friday. Now onto today's winner - #29 laurat99. Please email me with your mailing address! To last week's winner, it has been so hectic I have not gone to the post office but will be going tomorrow for sure. The baby has to have the other half of his flu shot and it's right next door to the PO! Very convenient for me!



I really enjoyed everyone's comments some had time to stamp and others are busy and bogged down with annoying things like cooking and housework.

I made these two very cute projects in a stamp camp last week. The little hat is genius. You cut a piece of dp with your coluzzle and then cut that half. Fold the paper over into a shape of a cone and use a piece of sticky tape to keep it closed. Then you stick the hat over a peanut butter cup (use adhesive so that it sticks to the hat). Punch a scalloped circle out of black cardstock and adhere to the bottom of your candy. Decorate with ribbon and you have the cutest little witches hat. Wouldn't that be cute on a colleague's desk?

The glitter circles are punched and then you use a smooth tape like packing tape and smoosh it into glitter and voila you've got glitter circles! The bodies of the spiders are the big glue dots smooshed into glitter and stretched out to make the spider bodies. All stamps and supplies are SU.

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Boo to You!

Here is a card that I made to send to some friends this Halloween. I'm planning on including a picture of my little guy in his costume. He's going to be a honey pot. My dad works at Disneyland so discount equals Disney costumes on the cheap! Anyway, I used my MFT stamp set Fright Night and some K&Company paper that I won in blog candy.

I finally got to use my bat Martha Stewart punch. I colored in the little guys with my copics. I think it's a little busy but still cute! Remember, this is the last day to enter for blog candy. I'm approaching 100 posts so I plan on giving away something extra special for my next heart candy! Pin It Now!

Easy Card

Here is a cute and very easy card using Stampin' Up's Zoofari stamp set. It would make a very cute "kid" card.

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Heart Candy Revisited

Well....I have been a very bad blogger. I have had absolutely no time whatsoever to create this week. I spent all of last night at a car dealership. My husband bought a used car for his daughter and so I didn't get home until 10 so no new cards. Then tonight, I'm going to see one of my huband's colleagues in a jazz band. But I promise this weekend, I will be a creating fool! Cuz I'm so behind in sketch challenges, scrapbooking and more! So this week's candy will be the acrylix stamp set All My Love. I have a second copy of it to give away. So if you didn't win it last time now's your chance. To win, tell me if you've been creating and if you haven't what's gotten in the way or tell me what fun thing you're doing this weekend! Or just tell me and everyone else something funny, a joke whatever...I love reading everyone's comments. Ya'll have personality! As always, random.org will pick the winner on Wednesday.

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And the Heart Candy goes to...

Splashryan! Contact me with your info so I can get your stamp set out to you! Do you remember when they couldn't say "and the winner is" at the Oscars because they were afraid of offending some shallow actor's feelings? Anyway, it's a gorgeous Wednesday here in sunny California. I hope that the weather's nice where you all are!

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Finally....

a card. I've just been so tired lately. I think it's the change in the cold weather. The colder nights make the bed feel so good. I really hadn't been too much in the mood to create. Plus my stamp corner was a disaster. It's still not totally clean but I can work in it.

This card was based on a sketch found on Angel's website. I used all CTMH products. I used Charm Lowercase alphabet and I think the giraffe came from Sweet Celebrations. The background paper is discontinued but I think it's perfect for a baby card.

I'll be back later this morning with the winner of Friday's Heart Candy~

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Who wants to win...

some Heart Candy? I have a very cool CTMH acrylix stamp set called Rustic Flowers to give away. To win, just leave a comment on this post by Tuesday, October 16 and I will have random.org pick a winner on Wednesday morning. Remember to check back and see if you've won!

I decided to do some sketch challenges. Well, I got one done at least. Angel at Angelosity is having some sketch challenges to celebrate her birthday and maybe win some blog candy.

This is a 3x6 card and I used my Gina K Make A Wish stamp set. The original sketch had staples instead of the ribbon. I'm not sure if I really like this but it's something a little bit different. I colored in with my copics and I used faux stitching with my SU stamp set All in a Row. Pin It Now!

Bella Thursday

I am having lunch with friends on Saturday to celebrate a friend's birthday so I decided to use one of my neglected Bellas to make her a card.

I think she's called Giftabella. I paper pieced her pants. I don't know the name of the paper it's scraps from my stash but the cool part is that the paper is double sided so it was easy to match. The hardware is from WER Memory Keepers. The paper flower is CTMH and was colored in using a baby blue Copic marker. I just noticed that her shoes aren't colored in on this one. I made two of these cards and I guess I took a picture of the one that wasn't completely done. Oh well...
And this is Merrybella. I really think she's super cute. I colored her in using copics and I put stickles on the star and ornaments. The brads are CTMH and the paper is from Remininsce. I hope you like my Bellas! Pin It Now!

Come on Down!

#30 Angel Wilde from Angelosity you are the winner of Heart Candy! Please email me with your address so that I can send your prize out to you. Don't forget more Heart Candy on friday.

I've had this terrible sinus infection for the last couple of days and have just gone to bed early so I have not been stamping. But I'm feeling a bit better so I hope to post some new creations tomorrow! Thank you all for continuing to visit my blog and leaving such kind comments. I really appreciate it! I have blogs I visit regularly and I love them because they update them fairly frequently which is what I've tried to do with this blog so I just wanted to let you know that I'll be back to creating starting tomorrow! I hope that everyone is enjoying "hump day", the weekend can't come soon enough I know! Pin It Now!

Have you tried digital?

I decided to try the digital kits that were available for download for World Card Making Day. You can find the kits here.

Here are a few things that I made with one of the kits.

This first one, I used the Beate's weekend sketch.

Can you believe that aside from cardstock and a few embellishments, everything came from the digital kit. For directions on how to try digital be sure to read Nicole from Paper Trey Ink's blog.

Apple picking was great fun! The empire apples were delicious - there is something about eating apples straight off the tree that can't be beat.

Here's my hambone. I think his expression says it all! Have a great week.

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TGIF

Wow, it seems like this week would never end but at last it's Friday. Today's Heart Candy is a CTMH acrylix stamp set called All My love.

To win, just leave a comment on this post. Be sure to check back next Wednesday to see if you're a winner. If I don't hear from the winner by Saturday then I will re-pick on Sunday. So this weekend I'm going apple picking on Saturday. It's a good thing my husband has an excursion because it will be us as well as the baby, his two kids, my mom and my sister. My mom has never been apple picking so I hope she has a good time. So because of that I won't be able to enjoy all of the fun World Card Making Day festivities that will be going on...You all let me know what I missed!

I'm starting to think a little more seriously about Christmas cards. Here is a quick and easy card using new CTMH products. I stamped the reindeer from Designer Christmas onto Poison Ivory cardstock. It's this shimmery ivory. I don't think the shimmer shows up well but it's super pretty in person. The Paper is called Everlasting. The sentiment is from a CTMH Christmas words set. I think it's very simple and elegant.

Happy weekend everyone!

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Birthday Gift Set

My stepdaughter asked me to make a small gift for her to give a school friend. Here is what I came up with.

I used Paper Trey Ink's Halloween stamp set and my Kaleidacolor stamp pad. I can't take credit for making candles with this stamp. I saw it on the Paper Trey Ink Blog. I think it came out cute!

Thanks for checking it out! Don't forget more heart candy tomorrow!

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This week's winner....

is #4 Patty Jo! Congrats...please email me your snail mail (I might have it somewhere but just in case..). Be sure to check back on Friday for more Heart Candy.

I've been so lazy lately, I actually have some finished projects but just haven't had the energy to photograph them but I will tonight so I can get back to posting some creations. Thanks for checking in! Pin It Now!

Another File Folder Card

Here is another file folder card. I used my coluzzle and my stamps from Paper Trey Ink.The ribbon is from the dollar spot at Target. I still haven't heard from my snap stamps winner! So hopefully, I will hear from her soon!

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