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!

Music Saves My Soul Saturday

Hi Everyone,

Here is my choice for the Linky Party on Marcea's Blog this week.

This band opened for The Decemberists when I went to the concert this summer.  However, since I now hear this song in a credit card commercial, it's much less cool ;)

Have a great weekend!

Sing Your Art Out

*There is still time to enter my blog candy.  Just click here. (It's being sponsored by Hambo Stamps!)*

Hi Everyone,

Welcome to "Sing Your Art Out" sponsored by Hambo Stamps! Today Hambo friends, customers, and the Bacon Bits Design Team are bringing you fun creations that depict song titles. It might be our favorite song, or just one that was fun to design. If you arrived here from Gloria's Blog you are in the right place! If not, you might want to start back at the beginning at the Hambo blog to make sure you are eligible for the hopper prize!

A prize will be awarded to one participant whose song-themed creation tickles the Bacon Bits’ fancy in a singin' wingin' way. Another prize will be awarded randomly to a hopper who comments on all the blogs along the hop. The winners will be announced on the Hoedown blog, as well as on the Hambo company blog, Talk to the Ham, on Wednesday, September 21.

At first glance, you may think my song choice was "Frosty the Snowman", but it's really "Winter Wonderland."  I couldn't stop singing the line, "In the meadow we can build a snowman..." the entire time I was coloring up that darling Snow Pig (3219) stamp! I knew he would make a great Christmas card.  Since I didn't have any Hambo holiday sentiments, I used a felt embellishment that was bought on sale at the end of last season.  Oh, and the red webbed weave is from the ribbon liquidation sale that's going on at Hambo. Not sure what is left, but you can click here to check it out.

Next up on this musical hop is Debbie!  I know you won't want to miss her fantastic project :) 

Thanks for stopping by!

Here is the entire blog hop list if you need it :)

Talk to the Ham - Hambo blog - http://hambostamps.blogspot.com/

Gloria - http://girlgonescrappin.blogspot.com/

(You are Here)  Karin - http://karin-withaniforpaper.blogspot.com/

Debbie - http://inklingtostamp.blogspot.com/

Dawn A. - http://www.alwayscrafting.blogspot.com/

Bonnie - http://theluckyclucker.blogspot.com/

Jen - http://jetstudio.blogspot.com/

Lynn - http://creativecraftsbylynn.blogspot.com/

NoraAnne - http://www.robinsonsnest.blogspot.com/

Lindsay - http://awaytosayhello.blogspot.com/

Karen -http://busybusyhoneybee.wordpress.com/
 Libby - http://stampinlibby.blogspot.com/

Carla - http://scrappypug.blogspot.com/

Dawn M. - http://art-orsomethinglikeit.blogspot.com/

Paula - http://heyheypaula-heyheypaula.blogspot.com/

Mary - http://www.mystampinhide-away.blogspot.com/

Jenn - http://www.jaxbeanstalks.blogspot.com/

Paige - http://www.shewhomuststamp.blogspot.com/

Marcie - http://www.cardmakinchaos.blogspot.com/

Leslie - http://thecrookedstamper.blogspot.com/

Pat - http://patacakespages.blogspot.com/

Beverly - http://beestamper.blogspot.com/

Yolanda - http://yolanda-imaginemakeshare.blogspot.com/

Judy - http://jarfullofjoy.blogspot.com/

Challenges for this card:

Papercraft Star-Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp-Song as Inspiration
Oldie but Goodie-Christmas in September
Paper and Such-Tic Tac Toe (Ribbon, Designer Paper, Felt)
Party Time Tuesday-Ribbon Trim and Fibers
Forever Friends-Animal and use you Dies
Stamps & Fun=Creativity-Animals
WoodWare USA-Christams or Winter holiday

Details not listed above- Paper: The Paper Company, Heidi Grace, Markers: Copic, Nesties, Punch: Martha Stewart, Ribbon and gems from my supplies.

September Sale

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Hi Everyone,

I don't have a card share today, but I thought I would pop in to let you know that Lindsay's Stamp Stuff is having a sale these next few days...

Here's a look at some seasonal items you may want to grab while they are on special!

Halloween Favors

Halloween Doodles

Vintage Halloween Lables

If you stop by Lindsay's blog The Frugal Crafter, I know you can get a peek at something great to get your crafty fix for the day!

Have a good one and I will "see" you tomorrow!

Inspiration Challenge Christmas Card

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Hi Everyone

DRS Designs is sponsoring The Play Date Cafe this week, and I love this inspiration challenge.  Starry, Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh is one of our favorite paintings.  Not really a stretch, I'm sure it's a favorite of many, but I used that picture in the far right corner as the main inspiration for my card today.

I love that I was able to make another Christmas card for myself (I'm up to 20 now!) and here are the links to the stamps I used for it:

Starry Background

Three Wise Men Peace

The colors and the stars were the obvious choices from the photo, but I really like how the swirly border punch echos the swirls in the painting.

DRS Designs is also one of the sponsors of the last challenge at Stamp Something, where the challenge is to simply stamp. The prize is worth a whopping $50.00!   Hope you can play along! If you fancy a peek at a Halloween card, pop by the DRS Designs blog to see my card posted over there!

Have a great day!

Challenges for this card-

I Did it Creations-Anything Goes

Christmas Inspirations-Glitter

One Stitch at a Time-Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas-Swirls

Easy Craft Projects-Yellow

Fun with Shapes-Punch or Diecut and Anything Goes

The Rubber Cafe-No Designer Paper

Details not listed above- Paper: The Paper Company, Ink: Stampin' Up, Punch: EK Success, Nesties, Stickles, Gems from my supplies

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.

Happy Bird-Day!

*There is still time to enter my blog candy, just click here.*

Hi Everyone,

This was a freebie image from Bugaboo Stamps early this year.  I know, cute freebie right?  I used it once, but never got a pic of the card.  So when I came across the extra image that I had printed out at the time, I decided to color it up for a card for my stash.  Although it left my house some time ago to wish someone a happy birthday, I still had the photo I remembered to take this time. So since this week the challenge at Bugaboo Stamps is "Anything Goes," I decided I would go ahead and post it.  I don't always get to enter a company challenge using their products. 

Not only that, it's also the real life birthday of one of my very best friends in the whole wide world...So if you are reading this, (and I know you will because I will send you the link by email...HA!) Happy Birthday Frank!

I'm not going to say much of anything about this card, except that I think it turned out very cute and I hope you like seeing it :)  

On a personal note,  I FINALLY saw the last Harry Potter movie, so I'm happy to have joined the "in" crowd.  Even if I am a few months late.  Also, my book club resumed meeting after a summer break, and we chose our next 4 books.  Maybe I will post those on my side bar when I get a chance.

Have a great weekend!

Other Challenges for this card:

Spoonful of Sugar-Party Time

Creative Craft-Use a Charm

Ladybug Crafts Ink-Anything Goes

Paper Take Weekly-Anything Goes

Ribbon Carousel-Anything Goes and Ribbon

Shopping Our Stash-Birds, Bugs or Beasts

Bearly Mine-Flowers

Creative Card Crew-Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion-Flowers

Crafty Boots-Anything Goes

Lia Stampz-Birthday

Corrosive Challenge-Funny or Punny

One Stitch at a Time-Use a Digi

Crafting for all Seasons-Birthday

Southern Girls-Lots of Layers or Birthday

Crafty Purple Frog-Birthday

Details not listed above-Paper: The Paper Company, My Minds Eye, Markers: Copic, Bic Mark its, Punches: EK Success, Stampin Up, Martha Stewart, Charm: The Charm Barn, Flowers and Brads: Making Memories, Ribbon: Darice.

Boo To You

Hi Everyone,

Eeek!  Lindsay's Stamp Stuff had super adorable Halloween Doodle digis that were newly released.  I love all the cuties in this set.  I hope you do too, because I'm warning you right now, I may use each one on the blog before Halloween gets here!

This darling little trick or treat ghost was super easy to color and I love the crooked grin :) Actually hardly any coloring because it's, well, white!

The papers were bought on sale at Archiver's last year...It's hard to be patient though, when you shop off season and you wait so long to use stuff.

Here is a look at the entire set, since I know you will want them all too!

Be sure to visit Lindsay at her personal blog The Frugal Crafter for lots of great tips.  Also, if you want a chance at my blog candy, click here.

Thanks for visiting me...Have a great day!

Challenges for this card:

Crafty Boots-Anything Goes

Daisy Doodles-Anything Goes w/ a digi

Lexi's Creations-Fall

Corrosive Challenges-Funny

One Stitch at a Time-Use a Digi

CMC Copic Challenge-Fall w/ Copics

Floweret-Halloween

Crafty Sentiments-Halloween

Creative Card Crew-Anything Goes

Catch the Bug-Anything Goes

Ladybug Crafts Ink-Anything Goes

Paper Take Weekly-Anything Goes

Pals Paper Arts-Halloween

Details not listed above-Paper: The Paper Company, Bo Bunny, Stamps: Studio G, Markers: Copic, Punch: Martha Stewart, Stickers: EK Success, Ribbon: American Crafts and Unknown Source.

A Winter Wonderland

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Hi Everyone,

I'm popping in today with a holiday card for you, which hopefully will whet your appetite for the upcoming Magical Winter Moments blog hop, brought to you by Sparkle and Sprinkle.  Mark your calenders, because September 22nd will be here soon! 

Since I had this big bold solid Pine Forest (3379-414P) stamp from the set Winter Swirl (414) I used the emboss resist technique for my card today.  I know I've done this technique before, but this was the first time I used White Detail Embossing Powder (EP298) instead of clear, and boy do I love the results!

I also used  the following stamps from the same set to create the card:

Snowflakes (3383-414A)

A Winter Wonderland (3388-414AA)

For further details, I will send you over to the Sparkle and Sprinkle blog, because it's my first day featuring one of my cards over there!

Thanks for stopping by....

Challenges for this card:

Sweet Stampin-Anything but Birthday

Our Creative Corner-Stamp on Patterned Paper (Book page for me)

Marks Finest Papers-Bring on the Bling

Christmas Stampin All Year-Get Fancy

Show and Tell-Anything Goes

Stampin for the Weekend-Holidays

Crafters Companion-Christmas Wishes

Crafty Boots Challenge-Anything Goes

Make it Monday-Anything Goes

Woodware USA-Anything Goes

Details not listed above-Paper: The Paper Company, Ink: Memento, Versamark, Stampin' Up!, Punches: EK Success, Gem embellishment: Recollections, Ribbon from my supplies.

RIP Tiger

Hi Everyone,

My card today is super simple.  If you read my blog, you know that I was helping my mother-in-law care for my niece's sick cat while they were on vacation tis summer. ( You can see me mention Tiger here.)  Well, the dreaded day came last week, and Tiger passed away.  He was at home with his family, and the girls hadn't left for college yet, so I guess it was as good as it a sad situation could get. 

I knew I had to make a quick card for them, so I pulled out these great DRS Designs stamps.  It is really CAS, but for this sad occasion, I think simple works.  I used the Pet Sympathy stamp and Small Cat Print for the outside...

And the Loss of Pet Sympathy Greeting and Cat Angel for the inside...

Thanks for vistiting today, and know that the DRS Designs design team is hard at work making samples with the soon to be released Halloween stamps.  If you want a peek, visit the DRS Designs blog...You will not be disappointed! 

If you want a chance at my blog candy, click here.

Have a great day!

Challenges for this card:

Crafting When We Can-Anything Goes

Stampin' Sisters in Christ-Nothing Bright

Sweet Stampin-Anything But Birthday

Wee Memories-Simply Sentiments

Details not listed above-Paper:Bazzill, The Paper Company, Ink: Stampin' Up!, gems from my supplies.

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!

Music Saves My Soul Saturday

Hi Everyone,

Well, now that the busy summer is over, I'm back playing along with Music Saves My Soul Saturday over on Marcea's Blog.

I just couldn't add one more thing to my plate these last couple of months, and I felt bad not commenting on the others who linked up, so I put myself on hiatus.  I really missed it, so I'm glad to be back :)

My offering is a song by Fleet Foxes.  Unfortunately I couldn't find a video.

Can't wait to visit the others who linked up this week. 

Have a great weekend!

Hive Been Thinking of You!

Hi Everyone!

I needed to make a card for a friend who recently moved, so I decided to ink up this stamp I bought back in the early summer from Hambo Stamps.  I just love this Tree Hive (2711) and since the challenge this week at the Hambo Hoedown was "dimension", I chose to color it twice and pop it up.  I also stamped the Tiny Bee(3114) and cut it out and added it on a pop dot as well. 

If you are wondering about how I managed to get the fuzzy dimensional pattern on the paper, it's a secret...Just kidding!  Totally bought it like that :)  But the line around the image on the inside of the Nestie cut out?  That idea I borrowed from Amanda, after seeing her do that on her card here.

And a side shot of the dimension and the glossy glaze I added to the hive:

Whenever I make square cards, I make them 4 1/4" x 4 1/4".  This way I can add something hanging off the card, yet it still fits in a regular envie.  Hanging off this card is the sentiment, "Hive Been Thinking of You." (2712)

Thanks for dropping by today...No big plans for me this Labor Day weekend.  How are you spending the last unofficial weekend of summer?

Other challenges for this card:
Chrisma Cardz-Anything Goes
DYSU?-Friendly Critters
Paper Shelter-Anything Goes
Creative Card Crew-Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown-Punny Sentiment

Details not listed above- Paper: The Paper Company, Me and My Big Ideas, Ink: Memento, Markers: Copic, Creative Memories, Nesties, Ribbon and gems from my supplies.