Winner of my blog candy!!!

Hey Bleeps!!!
 I just did random.org to see who was the winner of my blog candy!!! I included the OWH Blog Hop as well as the Crafty Card Gallery Blog Hop!!! That's 117 comments.....and the winner is.... Lisa from the purple place!!! Here's her comment form the OWH Blog Hop:

Hi Holley,

I always enjoy your wonderful creations and this is another wonderful project! Thanks so much for sharing and being part of the HOP!

I wish I could have played too but Fibro makes it too hard for me to spend too much time on the computer, and sadly I have to miss out! Bummer!

I do LOVE being part of OWH and also love creating cards to send off to our Troops! It's an honor for me! Best Wishes!!

Hugs,

LISA

Congrats Lisa....please contact me and give me your address so, I can send you your goodies!! Thank you to everyone who left me some sweet comments!!! I'm trying to make my way to visit everyone too ;)

Thanks for stopping by and have a great week ahead!!!

Crafty Card Gallery Blog Hop and Blog Candy!!!

Christmas Easel card

Welcome to the Crafty Card Gallery Christmas Card Blog Hop!!! If you came from Holly's Blog,(small world...huh,LOL!) then you are in the right spot! She has some beautiful cards doesn't she? If you would like to start at the beginning, you can click here! The theme for the blog hop is simple....Christmas cards!!!

 

Front of card closed

 I used some new goodies from Stampin' Up! that's in the Holiday Mini Catty!!! I do so love SU!!!

 

front of card standing up

 

 



close up of embossed glitter


....and I am giving away some Blog Candy.....click here to go to the original post to see how to sign up!!!  

 

blog candy

I have a little blog candy for you for stopping by today!!! It's a Provo Craft Silent Eyelet Setter, plus some various other papercrafting supplies I'll throw in that you'll love!!! All you have to do is leave me a comment ....no need to follow or subscribe to win...although I would totally love it if you did!!! I love having new friends to visit me!!! ;)***NOTE:  I will change the date of picking the blog hop winner to Sunday night!!!

 

Your next stop on the blog hop will be Shelley's Blog, she is so crafty.....I know you will just love her creations......so go and have some fun!!!
Thank you so much for stopping by!!! ;)

Card Recipe:

1. Card stocks: Crumb Cake,VV,Cherry Cobbler
2. Deck the Halls DSP
3. Bells and Boughs Stamp Set
4. Always Artichoke Seam Binding Ribbon
5. Inks: Close to Cocoa,Early Espresso,Always Artichoke,More Mustard,Cherry Cobbler and Crumb Cake
6. Decorative Label Punch
7. Scallop Trim Border Punch
8. Embossed Iridescent Ice
9. Scallop Circle die
10. Clear Circle Die

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

Hey Bleeps!
I hope you had a great Thanksgiving!!! We did....I made the whole thanksgiving dinner,except for the green bean casserole....my hubby did it for me;) It was my twins birthday as well, so there was alot to be thankful for!! My kids and I made a thankful tree and we each read someone elses during dinner!!!Everything was delicious and I'm so thankful for my family!!!Here's a pic of the twins Texas Sheet Cake I made....it was really good!!!

I made these two scrapbook pages in about 20 minutes!!!! Using the fabulous My Digital Studio computer program from Stampin' Up!.....I just love it!!! Right now it's 50% off....until Nov. 30th.....read more here!!!

 Well,have a great Black Friday....if your brave enough to go out,LOL!!! Thanks for stopping by;)

Kiddies Birthday Cards!

Hello Bleeps!
 I hope you had a great weekend!! November is a busy time around here and it's not just about Mr.Turkey!!!! All of my kids were born within 3 weeks of each other!! Yep! It's true....Cody had his birthday on Nov 14th  (he turned 13)....then my little butterball turkey twins will be 8 on Nov 25th (so,every 7 years their bdays will fall on Thanksgiving!)....Hunter will be 10 on Nov. 28th....and my oldest will be 18 on Dec. 3rd!!! We only lucked out with my stepdaughter Gabby.....she gave us a break with her birthday being in June,LOL!!! ;)
Anyways,so I made all the rest of my kiddos birthday cards this weekend!! I did use a sketch from Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog for the twins robot card....boy and a girl!!!

 All supplies are SU! except for the patterned papers...I'm trying to use up old scraps...what better way than on kids cards,right?
Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

How to win Stampin' Up!'s My Digital Studio

Hey Bleeps!!!
 I know some of you have seen a few projects that I've made over the months using Stampin' Up!'s computer program called My Digital Studio. I'm going to tell ya' a few more deets about it just incase you ever wondered...

1. It's a digital computer program that you can buy from Stampin' Up!...not only for just scrapbooking....but all sorts of fun stuff....and you can make hybrid projects too ;)
2. You can buy the whole program (which is a stand alone product)...or you can just buy some of the downloads.
3. These downloads can be used with other software programs, such as Photoshop.
4. I love this program....it's sooooo easy to use, not to mention fun!!!!I'm not very savvy with computers....so if I can use this and figure it out....seriously, anyone can!!!
5. Lots of DSP,card stocks,stamps, embellishments,etc. to choose from....plus they never retire!!!
6. You can make different sizes of scrapbook pages,cards,journals,calendars,etc.
7. You could make one page or a whole album......Here is a little video to give you an idea about it!!!

The possibilities are really endless.....if you have an imagination....you can create something wonderfully beautiful!!!
OK,and here is some AMAZING news for you....Stampin' Up! is giving away four FREE copies of this software out to some lucky peeps!!! Want to know how you can have a chance to win? Well, of course you do....silly me....here's is a link that will give you all the deets....good luck ;)
If you would like more info....you know where to find me;)

Santa Baby!!

Hey there Bleeps!!
 I hope your week is going good so far....I made this card for the sketch challenge over at Operation Write Home.
I have a problem with 'white space'.....everyone else can seem to pull that off in cards....not me!!! It bothered me so bad after I got my card put together, that I tried to go over it with the small snowflake stamp .....it was hard to stamp....since I had added dimensionals on the Santa panel....so it didn't stamp very good!!! I got frustrated and called it done!LOL!!! ;)

Oh,well....not going to fret over it....I think it turned out cute still.....gotta love Santa, right? Well, have a awesome day and thanks for stopping by!!! ;)

Card Recipe:

1. Card stock: VV,WW Garden Green and Baja Breeze
2. Inks: Real Red,Blush Blossom and Pink Pirouette
3. Jolly Old Saint Nick stamp set
4. Real Red taffeta ribbon
5. Candy Cane Christmas DSP

SSCB Snowflakes Challenge

Hey there Bleeps!
I made a Christmas card today for the challenge over at Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog....we were to use snowflakes on our cards. Well,I let a customer borrow my snow flake punch....so I used the new snowflake embossing folder in the Holiday Mini instead. This was a super simple Christmas card to make...but I like simple most of the time;)
Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!! ;)

Card Recipe:

1.  Card stock: VV and Marina Mist
2. Inks: Real Red.Close to Cocoa,WW for sponging snowflakes,Marina Mist....and Stazon for watercoloring
3. Real Red Polka Dot Ribbon
4. Designer Label Punch
5. Northern Flurry Embossing Folder
6. Jolly Old Saint Nick Stamp Set

Christmas Cards

simple but cute Christmas card....easy to mass produce!

Hey Bleeps !!!!
I have some exciting news to share!!! I am going to be the guest designer for the month of December for a cute little blog called Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog. I do some of their challenges from time to time. I can't wait to start....they sent me some sample digis that are super cute!!! I'll keep you posted ....

this one is watercolored with inks

Now, here are a few Christmas cards I made.....also, a 6x6 scrapbook page. These were the kits that my stamp club girls got for this month!! I always give them some little somethin' FREE as my thanks for being in my stamp club! ;)

6x6 scrapbook page with pocket for holding tags

Hey ladies, don't forget about the awesome deal that Stampin' Up! has goin' on!!! It's half off the starter kit!!! You can read more here.
I posted some videos of me putting these projects together. If you are interested you can go to My Videos at the top of my blog and go to my YouTube Channel!!
 Well,thanks so much for visiting me and have a great day;)

Operation Write Home Valentine Blog Hop!

close up of the sentiment

Welcome Bleeps (blog peeps!)
I hope you are having a good time so far on the Operation Write Home Valentine Blog Hop!!! If you came from Mari at Mari K. Creations blog then you are in the right spot!!!! Doesn't she have a beautiful blog?
 If you would like to start at the beginning, click here to take you there!!!

I used smooch and stickels....can you see the sparkle?

 We are now doing cards for Valentine's Day for our troops!!! I know it seems kinda weird, but the Christmas deadline has passed.... remember, it takes awhile to go though the whole process....so we want to make sure that the soldiers receive the cards in plenty of time to mail them out to loved ones, so have those Valentine's card turned in by Jan 7th!

blog candy!!!

I have a little blog candy for you for stopping by today!!! It's a Provo Craft Silent Eyelet Setter, plus some various other papercrafting supplies I'll throw in that you'll love!!! All you have to do is leave me a comment ....no need to follow or subscribe to win...although I would totally love it if you did!!! I love having new friends to visit me!!! ;) I will give this blog candy 2 weeks to close.....so, I will pick a winner using random.org on Sat. Nov. 27th (right after turkey day ;). That way peeps have plenty of time to get their comments in for their chance to win!!!

front view of card

Here is my Valentine's Day card for the blog hop. I made an easel card (my fave kinda card ;)....isn't this a darling image? It's from the Stampin' Up! IB&C....it's called Greeting Card Kids and has become one of my fave stamp sets too!!!! All supplies used is Stampin' Up!


side view of card


Now for another little surprise I have for you....not only the blog candy giveaway...but a chance to win any $20 stamp set or products from Stampin' Up!(from any catalog!!!) How, you ask? Well, let me just tell you a tad bit more....
Stampin' Up! is having a great promotion going on right now for those of you that would like to start your own business. It's 50% off the starter kit....plus FREE shipping!!! You can read more about it from this post here!!! Anyways, if anyone signs up under me before the deadline of Nov.30,2010 then I will personally give you $20 dollars in Stampin' Up! products OR a stamp set FREE!!! No worries if you live near or far, you can still join under me and live out of state! I love Stampin' Up!....and if you ever wanted to join and to teach others what you love ....then now is the perfect time!!! ;)

OK, your next stop on the blog hop is Melinda at Grammies Craft Room!! I know you will love her Valentine card....she has some lovely projects on her blog!!!
I will be gone most of the day today....so I'll have to check out everyone's blog later....it's my baby girls first dance recital....and guess what? One of the judges from "So You Think You Can Dance" will be there looking for some new talent!!! ;)

Oh,don't forget....you can go vote for OWH....they are one the finalists in the Joann's Craft for a Cause!!! You can vote daily too;)

Have fun visiting everyone's blogs during the Valentine's Day Blog Hop for OWH!!!!!Thanks for stopping by and have a great day;)

OWH Sketch #42

Hello Bleeps!
 I made this card for Operation Write Home's Sketch Challenge. I love,love,love this stamp set from Stampin' Up! .....it's called Greeting Card Kids. Isn't this the sweetest image? I used this button that I got from my grandma a long time ago.....she gave me a whole bunch of buttons......she's the sweetest too ;
Oh,and I noticed that I grabbed the wrong blue for this card....I water colored with Baja Breeze....but used Marina Mist blue instead....oh well that's the way things go sometimes!!!!and I also noticed my card is basically red,white and blue,LOL!!!
Here's the sketch they gave us.....

and here's my take on it! Well,thanks for visiting me today and have a great rest of the week! ;)

Card Recipe:

 Card stocks: VV,Marina Mist and Riding Hood Red

Inks: Certainly Celery,Riding Hood Red,Baja Breeze and Pink Pirouette,

Blushing Bride,Daffodil Delight,Close to Cocoa and Stazon Black

Stamp Sets: Greeting Card Kids,Jolly Old Saint Nick,Tiny Tags

Newsprint DSP

Riding Hood Red Striped Ribbon

Button from Stash

Sweet Stampin' Challenge

Hey Bleeps!
 Today's card is a birthday card for my second born son. His birthday is this weekend.....he will be 13! Where does time go? They just grow up way too fast! I made this card using the Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog. I used the color combo from the picture provided. Well,have a fab day and thanks for stopping by!

Card Recipe:

1. Card stocks: WW,Real Red,Daffodil Delight,Taken with Teal and Green Galore
2. Stamp Sets: Crazy Cool,Lots of Bots and Greetings Earthling
3. Square Lattice Embossing Folder
4. Buttons from stash
5. Inks: Certainly Celery,Taken with Teal,Real Red and Daffodil Delight

My Digital Studio Contest Entries

Here are the samples of the projects I will be entering in the contest by Stampin' Up! You are to make 3 samples. One Card and two scrapbook pages! You could win $400 in digital downloads!! Click here for more deets!! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!! ;)

Newsprint Inspired by Nature!

Hey again!
 I had a request from a sweet lady to make a card for her friend. She wanted something with text or newsprint!!! YAY!!! I got this DSP from SU and have been dying to use it!!! This paper pack is so beautiful....I just love it....could be feminine or masculine!!! Here's the deets...thanks for stopping by! ;)

Card Recipe:

1. Card stock: VV and Riding Hood Red
2. Inks: Riding Hood Red,BB Craft and BB classic
3. Stamp set: Inspired By Nature and Punched Potpourri
4. Top Note Die
5. Textile Cuttle Bug Folder
6. Riding hood Red Striped Ribbon
7. Black Embossing Powder
8. Butterfly Punch

OWH Sketch Challenge #41

Hey Bleeps!
Hope your weekend is going good so far. I had a workshop today and had alot of fun! They seemed to have a great time making 3 projects and I demonstrated stamping on candles and the Decor Elements as well.
Well, today's card I actually made a few days ago....just been too busy to share it! I used the sketch challenge over at Operation Write Home! I used the new stamp set that's in the Holiday Mini Catalog. It's called Northern Hearts and it's a level 1 hostess set. I hope you like it and thanks for stopping by!

Card recipe:

1. Card stocks: Close to Cocoa,VV and Old Olive
2. Inks: Close to Cocoa
3. Markers: Rose Red and Old Olive
4. Rose Red Double Stitched Ribbon
5. Summer Picnic DSP
6. Stamp Sets: Northern Hearts and Tiny Tags
7. Eyelet Border Punch

Sweet Stampin' Challenge

Hey Bleeps!
Sorry I'm not posting on a regular basis.....crazy around here!!! This project is using the sketch challenge from Sweet Stampin Challenge Blog! I made this spiral journal to showcase this weekend at the workshop I'm demoing at! I've been trying to come up with 3-D projects and other projects to demo and showcase.....and we'll be doing 3 make n' takes!!! I'm sooooo excited about this.....hopefully, I'll get some more workshops and customers!!!!

Hey, go vote for Operation Write Home....they made it to the finals for the Joann's Contest and the winner gets $50,000!!! Think how much cards that will ship to our troops!!!! They are up against some great causes......but most of those causes usually get lots of donations all through out the year.....plus they are a much bigger than OWH, so they are much more recognized....so don't feel too bad about not voting for them.......

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!!!

Blog Candy Winner!!!

Congrats to Evelyn!!! she has one my blog candy.....a level 1 hostess only Stampin' Up! stamp set called Northern Hearts....it's in the Holiday Mini catalog and she'll get it just in time for those holiday cards!!!!!!
Here's what Evelyn said:

Happy Birthday! My favorite is the decorative label punch that looks like a mini top note.

I have used that in so many projects.

Please contact me Evelyn, and I'll ship it out to you!!!!Thanks to everyone for playing along and all the birthday wishes....you girls are the best!!!!....but don't be too sad....you'll have another chance to win some candy very soon....so stay tuned!!! ;)