My Year in Review and Winner

Happy New Year!

Thank you so much to everyone who linked up these past few days and shared their top card choices for the 2011 calender year.  When I thought of doing this at my blog, it was a real of the moment idea. I had no idea what kind of response I would get, so let's just say I was completely overwhelmed. What a great way to wind up the year.  It was wonderful visiting you and I hope you had fun looking back as well.

 

Now, after visiting your blogs, I'm completely blown away by the vast amount of talent out there.  I know we all have our favorite designers that we visit over and over, but the same amount of talent is out there amongst the masses.  I know, I just witnessed it in this hop.  So before we get to the winners of the hop, I humbly present, in no particular order, my personal picks for my favorite cards of the year.

1.

Image from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff.

2.

Stamp and iPaper from Amber Ink.

3.

Image from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff.

4.

Stamps from Hambo Stamps.

5.

Image from I Brake for Digis.

6.

Stamps from DRS Designs.

7.

Stamps from Sparkle N Sprinkle.

8.

Stamps from DRS Designs.

9.

Digi and sentiment from Hambo Stamps.

10.

Stamps from DRS Designs.

11.

Digi and sentiment from Hambo Stamps.

12.

Stamps from Sparkle N Sprinkle.

So with out further hesitation, here is the winner of the $25.00 gift to a shop of your choice is:

Here are your random numbers:

55

Timestamp: 2012-01-01 12:35:54 UTC

(#55 is Arlene)

And the winner of the $15.00 DRS Designs store voucher is:

Here are your random numbers:

23

Timestamp: 2012-01-01 12:43:04 UTC

(#23 is Tracey McNeeley)

Please contact me at karinwithani@att.net  and I will make sure to get you your prizes.

Thanks again to all who participated and here's to a happy, healthy and crafty new year!

Final Blog Candy Winner!

*This is my second post today...Please scroll down for my Hambo Stamps post or click here.*

Hi Everyone,

Let me first start by thanking everyone for participating in my month long give away of my favorite things and and even bigger thank you to my last sponsor Amber Ink for this generous prize!  I love these cute and creative stamps and I hope that you will too. 

 So with out further delay, here is the winner of the Mod Kitch Kitsch and Say it like it's 1959 sets!

Here are your random numbers:

4

Timestamp: 2011-10-05 12:24:08 UTC

Congrats to Penni!

who said:

"Gorgeous Card - I love the retro look. Thanks for a chance to win these super digi sets.

 Hugs

Penni

x"

September 26, 2011 2:35 PM

Penni, please email me at karinwithani@att.net and I will sort out your prize!

For those of you who didn't win, did you know Amber Ink is doing a giveaway of their own??? You can grab some free iPaper by checking out their Amber Inklings post right here!  Nobody goes away empty handed today :) :) :)

Thanks and have a fabulous day!

Week #4 of My Favorite Things Blog Candy

*Were you the winner last week?  Check this post here.*

Hi Everyone,

Well, it's the final week of my month long giveaway here at the blog.  I've had the best time featuring some of "My Favorite Things", and because of the generosity of these companies the past few weeks, I have been fortunate to give away fantastic prizes.  This last week is no exception. 

When I approached Amber, of Amber Ink about giving away a prize from her store, she was over the top generous in her sponsorship of this weeks candy.

I'm so thrilled to be able of offer up the prize of 2 digi sets from Amber Ink!  Specifically, these sets which are my all time favorites :) 

Mod Kitch Kitsch

And the matching sentiments,

Say it like it's 1959!

So cute, right?!  And keep your fingers crossed.  Amber mentioned there may be an extra surprise in the way of iPaper included with this prize package :)

I couldn't resist making a little CAS card to show them off...This one's for you Amber!

So, how do you win these fun retro digis?  Same as in previous weeks.

1. Be a follower of my blog.

2. Leave me a comment here on this post letting me know you want to be entered in the draw!

That's it!  If you want to spread the word, I would appreciate it, but it's totally optional :)

Thanks once again for all the support and kind words. Blogging papercrafters are the BEST!

Challenges for this card:

Stamps & Fun = Creativity-Anything Goes

There's Magic in the Air-3 Punches or Diecuts

Corrosive Challenge-Punches or Diecuts

Lollipop Crafts-Anything Goes

Paper Sundaes-Anything Goes

The Squirrel and the Fox-Anything Goes

AllSorts-Keep it Simple

Week #3 Winner!

Hi Everyone,

Once again I'm late in posting my winner for week #3 of my month long giveaway.  Thanks for being patient :)

Drum roll please....The winner of one digi set from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff is:

Here are your random numbers:

14

Timestamp: 2011-09-26 16:43:09 UTC

Lindsey

who said:

"Great Hallowe'en card! Of course you can add my name to the draw! :P"

Congrats!  Just email me at karinwithani@att.net and I will get you hooked up with your prize!

Once again, thanks to all who entered and I will be posting my final candy in just a bit :)

Week #3 of My Favorite Things

*Were you the winner last week?  Check this post here!*

Hi Everyone,

I'm back with week #3 of my blog candy giveaway. 

When I approached Lindsay about buying something for my give away this week, she said that she would go ahead and sponsor it for me.  I'm so fortunate to know so many kind and generous people in blog land, and I'm just thrilled to be able to offer you a set of your choice from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff! 

I can't say enough sweet things about Lindsay herself, she's like the Energizer bunny when it comes to crafty ideas. Please stop by her personal blog, The Frugal Crafter.  She always has something new to share. She gave me my very first DT spot and I will always be grateful to her for giving a newbie like me a chance.

So if you are the winner, the choice is yours!  Will you choose and SVG set?  Digi Papers? Or digi stamps???

You might want to choose my new favorite set, the Halloween Doodles. Here is my card made with that cute little vampire :)

All you need to do to win is:

1.) Be a Follower

and

2.) Leave me a comment saying you wish to be entered on this post.

Then all you have to do is check back next Monday and see if you were the winner! Isn't that simple?  Thanks for dropping by today and for all your support these past couple of years.

Have a great start to your week!

Challenges for this card:

Aly's Sunday Challenge-Bow

Card Cupids-Anything Goes

Corrosive Challenge-Punches or Dies

The Hybrid Chick-Buttons

The Squirrel and the Fox-Anything Goes

Digi Designs-Anything Goes

Send a Smile 4 Kids-Cute Halloween

Cardmadfairys Digi Days-Lots of Layers

Card Makin Mamas-Punches

Delicious Doodles-Cute as a Button

Frosted Designs-Punches

Floweret-Halloween

Inspire Me Friday-Anything Goes

Sew Many Cards-Halloween

Creatalicious Challenge-Anything Goes

4 Crafty Chicks-Embossing

Crafty Ribbons-Anything Goes

Little Miss Muffet-Thing with Wings

Shelly's Images-Anything Goes

Papercraft Star-Anything Goes

Details not listed above-Paper: The Paper Company, Cordinations, Cosmo Cricket, Stamps: Studio G, Embossing Folder and Die cuts: Cuttlebug, Punch: Martha Stewart, Markers: Copic, Shimmerz spray, Ribbon and button from my supplies. 

Week #2 Winner!

Good Morning!

Here is the winner of week #2 of my month long blog candy.  The winner of 2 digis from Hambo Stamps is:

Here are your random numbers:

9

Timestamp: 2011-09-19 11:22:28 UTC

E. Marie

who said:

I have not heard of this company. It will be fun to see what they have. Very cute cards and thanks for the chance to win!!

Congratulations!  Please contact me at karinwithani@att.net and I will get you all set up to receive your prize!

Thanks to all who entered, and be sure to enter week #3!

Week #2 of My Favorite Things

Hi Everyone!

It's week number 2 of My Favorite Things Giveaway. Were you the winner last week?  Check this post here.

When I was thinking about my month long blog candy party, I knew right away that I wanted to include one of my favorite companies of all time...

Hambo Stamps

When I contacted Monica (the owner) about how to go about setting up my winner with the prize from their store, she generously offered to donate the prize this week!  Unbelievable...Not only are their designs some of the most adorable and hilarious stamps on the market, the owners are so sweet!  I am a customer for life.

So, this week my prize is 2 digis of your choice from Hambo Stamps.  If you have never seen their digital images, click here too see them all...Totally cute :)

Here are a few of my cards made using their adorable digis:

How do you win? This week you must:

1. Be a Follower

2. Leave me a comment on this post before 10:00 pm EST on Sunday September 18th. 

3. If you want to post about my candy, it is appreciated, but not required :)

Easy Peasy...Thanks and good luck!

Week 1 Winner!

Hi Everyone,

I'm posting this later than I wanted to, so sorry about that. The winner of the Spellbinders Pendant Dies is:

Here are your random numbers:

4

Timestamp: 2011-09-12 10:12:53 UTC

 Nana Connie

who said:

Oooo, what fabulous candy! I have been following by e-mail for a long time. Congrats on 2 years in blogland. Love the new blog look.

Congrats! Please contact me at email address karinwithani@att.net

with your mailing information and I will send it right out to you!

Thanks to everyone who entered, and I hope you check out my new blog candy that I will be announcing shortly.

Some of My Favorite Things Blog Candy

Hi Everyone!

This has been a long time in coming.  My blogging anniversary was back in July...Yes, I hit the two year mark over the summer...Woo-Hoo if I do say so myself ;)  Unfortunately I was so busy that I had to let it slip by without a peep.  Until NOW!

For the next few weeks, the rest of this month in fact, I will be offering up a new blog candy each week.  I will post the candy on Monday and the following Monday I will post the winners name and offer up a new give away.

Sound good? 

 Each week I will offer up something that is a favorite product of mine...Something that you have seen me use a lot here on the blog.  So, on with the show...

Here is this weeks candy:

Spellbinders Shapeabilities Pendants Dies

In Spades

You know I love my Spellbinders dies.  I almost can't make a card without them!

Here is what you need to do to be eligible to win:

1. Be a follower of my blog

2. Leave me a comment on this post before 10:00pm EST on September 11th . 

That's it!  If you want to post this giveaway on you blog I would appreciate it, but it's up to you.  And this candy is open to everyone, I will ship world wide. 

Thank you so much for all of the encouragement I have received over the past year from so many of you.  Paper crafting Bloggers are the BEST!

Good Luck!

The Real B-Day Card and the Blog Candy Winner

Hi Everyone!

If you were here last week, you know it was Lindsay's birthday.  The design team from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff all posted birthday cards in honor of her.  I didn't want Lindsay to see what her card that I made her looked like before she got it in the mail, so I couldn't post the real one.  Until today. 

This is the card I made for her using her own set Crafty Tools and Puns and a sentiment which is a traditional stamp.

Isn't this a cute image for a crafty friend?  I used the same paper as I did on the card from last week,

and I tried to capture the embossing I did on the cup and scissor handle in the close up. 

Here is a look at the entire set...That's 16 digi stamps for only $5.00.

Make sure you visit Lindsay and the rest to the DT blogs today, and scroll down to see if you won my blog candy from last week.

Lindsay

Cheryl

Jennifer

Rhonda

Micki

Leanne

Shannon

Tracy

Tracey

Lisa

Tamara

Cindi

Diane

Rebekah

Margie

Melissa

Challenges this card is linked to are as follows:

Two Sisters Challenge Blog-Anything Goes

Crazy Challenge-Hip to be Square

Practical Scrappers-Embossing

Whoopsie Daisy-Vibrant Colors

Details not listed above-Paper: The Paper Comany, Basic Grey, Stamps: Inkadinkado, Markers:Copic, rhinestones and ribbon from my supplies.

I  wanted to copy and paste my random number thingy so you could all see it, but somehow I must be doing it wrong.  So anyway, you will just have to trust me that the number that came up is 8.  And the winner of the blog candy is....Margie! 

I will make sure to get those goodies out to you!

Birthday Sale & Blog Candy

Hi Friends!

Welcome to the Lindsay's Stamp Stuff Birthday Sale...This coming weekend is Lindsay's birthday, and the exciting thing about that is, you get a gift of  34% off your purchase at the Lindsay's Stamp Stuff shop at My Grafico! This sale begins tomorrow on July 8th, so make your list of what you want to buy as you visit the design teams blogs today.

Because it's Lindsay's special day, the design team has created birthday cards in her honor.  I chose to use the cupcake tree image from the set Sweet Stuff.   Who doesn't love a cupcake?   I used this weeks Mojo Monday sketch for my starting point,

and Lindsay's own projects are always so bright and vibrant, these papers just seems so appropriate for her birthday.

Her is a look at the entire set of sweet, sugary treats in the set of stamps.

Happy Birthday Lindsay!  I hope you day is filled with everything that your heart desires. 

Stop by her blog and leave her some well wishes and don't forget to check out the rest of the birthday themed creations from the design team!

Lindsay

Cheryl

Jennifer

Rhonda

Diane

Margie

Micki

Leanne

Lisa

Tamara

Melissa

Shannon

Cindi

Tracy

Rebekah

Other challenges this card is linked to are as follows:

Prairie Fairy Designs-Anything

Rosie Dee's Challenge-Summer Birthday

Bunny Zoe-Nice and Girly

                                                            Digi Doodle-Dots and Spots

Ellaphantastic Challenge- It's Up to You

Wee Memories-Free for All

Sentimental Sundays-Celebrations w/ sentiment

I also have a personal birthday message of sorts.  This coming week is the birthday of my blog.  Yes, on July 15th of last year, just a random Wednesday, I decided to start a blog.  I really didn't have any grand plan, I didn't even have a digital camera. Can you believe it?  I just decided to try and maybe learn something new.  Here it is a year later and I'm kinda proud of myself that I never gave up. 

It's certainly not the grandest of blogs, but it is all mine :) So, to celebrate I'm offering up some humble candy in the form of stamps, ink and bling. 

A better view of the stamps from Hero Arts.

 All you have to do to win is leave a comment and I will enter you.  Just check back and see if you are the random winner on next Thursday July 15th.

Thank you so much to everyone who visits, follows and or comments...You are awesome and I am grateful :)

Details not listed above-Paper: The Paper Company, Basic Grey, Markers: Copic, Stamps: Hero Arts, Nesties, Felt and Rhinestones from my supplies.

Birthday Cards

Edit: Linked to Practical Scrappers for their Floss, Fibers and Ribbon challenge.

Hey!

Last week the Design Teams for Lindsay's Stamp Stuff had a blast celebrating the first Anniversary/Birthday of her shop at My Grafico. We had 3 days of blog hopping and virtual cropping, as well as prizes, freebies and challenges.

These birthday cards were all made with freebie images from the crop...I love that the party hat had text on it. I matched it to a traditional stamp with the same type of text and finished it off with a real pom pom! I pulled out a long neglected embossing folder for this one...

I added stickles to the candles and a small dot of glossy effects to the cherry.

Here I used my word window punch and again added glossy effects to the eye patch.

If you were here for the hop last Monday, you know that this digi set named Winged Things was up for grabs for one lucky commenter. And the winner is...Sandy! Congrats...contact me at karinwithani@att.net and I will make sure you get this set from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff!

Thanks so much for flying by today...The Lindsay's Stamp Stuff team will be back next Monday with our regular posts. See ya soon :)


Details not listed above-Paper: The Paper Company, Basic Grey, DCWV, Punches: EK Success, Marvy, Stampin' Up!, Cuttlebug embossing folder, Nesties, Markers: Copic, Marvy, Bic Mark-It, Ink: Stampin' Up!, Stamps: Hero Arts, PTI, Ribbon, rhinestones, and chipboard from my supplies.

Neat and Tidy

Hi and Happy Weekend!

In an attempt to spring clean and de-clutter my life, I have decided to remove much of the "stuff" on my blog. So for the moment it is a minimalist look :) I just needed change and I'm really not in the mood to "add" anything. Right now it makes me breathe easier...Neat and tidy!

Just a quick reminder, there is still time to enter the Lindsay's Stamp Stuff blog candy from the hop last week, click here for that post. I will be announcing the winner on Monday.

Until then, here is a picture of me and my nieces on Easter...That's Jennifer on the left, and Julianne on the right.

Was I ever that young?

And The Winner Is...

Hi All!

I am back with the Blog Candy Winner! I was going to use the random number watchama- hooker thing, but some people got more than one entry and I didn't want to take the time and figure out how to make that fair for everyone. Soooo...into the pumpkin candy dish everyone went.... And the winner is...

Yahoo for you!!!! You can visit her blog here!

Congrats...I have contacted the winner by email. (I just realized I spelled your name wrong! Me, of all people, who has had my name spelled Karen my whole life! So insensitive of me...Sheesh! I'm blaming it on jet lag...) I really to thank everyone for playing along and sticking around while I was away.

I'm looking forward to getting back to creating, visiting all your blogs and my craft fair date is creeping up real fast! I even sold 15 cards while I was gone and got an order for "as many Christmas cards as you have on hand"....So exciting!

Happy Crafting!

I'm Back!

Hi Everyone!
Well, I'm back to my blogging routine...If you were wondering why I took a break, it was because I was on a sweet vacation with my husband! Woo-Hoo! A fabby and generous relative gave us their timeshare outside San Diego last week, so we took advantage of the opportunity and saw the sights...I haven't unpacked yet, (I have no idea where the camera is!) but I took a couple of photos with my phone... Here is us at the San Diego Zoo...

One of our best friends lives in California, so he drove over and met us and enjoyed the day too...The weather was great in southern Ca., and if the leaves here in Ohio weren't doing their splendid fall color show, I would be really depressed that the vacation had to end!

Thanks for sticking around and I will be back later to let ya know who won the blog candy!