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Head over to Positively Splendid for a chance to win an Epic Letterpress Combo Kit. Just think of all the crafty things you could do with that!

NOW CLOSED: I tossed the names in a hat and picked one out. The winner is Jamie! NOTE: I've bumped this up to the top until Oct. 14. If you're looking for another post, please scroll down.  Scroll down for blog candy on World Card Making Day on Oct. 2. Hi, and welcome to my blog and my giveaway. I'm hosting a giveaway for a set of four handmade greeting cards. Two are 5.5 inches x 4.25 inches. One is top folding and the other is a regular side fold. The other two cards are square shaped. One card is a thank you card and the others are all ocassion. All are blank inside and have been created with quality acid free papers and supplies. You will receive envelopes also. So, what do you have to do to win?   I'm trying to improve my etsy shop and increase sales. I've recently begun some activities that have increased traffic to my shop, but still no sales. I'd like to have your feedback. Please visit my shop . Then come back and leave a comment with feedback or...

It's World Card Making Day. I really need a holiday like this. LOL, like I really need an excuse to make a card or craft. I do need the push to start those Christmas cards. I hope to make some cards to share here with you later today, but hubby says we are painting and doing some house projects, so we'll see what happens. While you're here browse around- I do have plenty of cards posted. Maybe something will inspire you. And... to celebrate I have a little "candy". Just leave me a comment to let me know you visited. You have until Sunday October 3 at  8:00 p.m.  Spread the word too- twitter, facebook, your blog, wherever. I'm also giving away a set of four handmade cards. You can enter to win that HERE . (Comment on this post for the above candy only.)

It's October 1! That means 30 days 'til Halloween! We have so much fun with Halloween here. ( Check out my handmade greeting card giveaway HERE .) Here's a great conversation piece for your Halloween functions and parties: I wish a I had a better picture but I made this years ago before I ever thought about blogging. Here's a quick how to: The base is a cardboard hat box lid. Turn boxes upside down and stack them from largest to smallest, however many layers you want. This one just has two. You could paint them first I suppose it you don't want the cardboard peeking through. I'm not sure how that would affect the ability to stick the candy on. I attached the candies with double sided tape. After I had all of my candy on, I went back and attached toy eyeballs, bats, spiders, hand, etc. So much fun.  Thanks for looking. I'll be linking up to the great parties listed on the side.

I love to create when I can do so for a good purpose. Cammie at My Blog is having a card drive to thank the caretakers of Alzheimer's patients. You can read all about it here.  There is an awesome prize package to go with it. Here is my card: Papers: Cosmo Cricket Stamps: Verve Ink: Memento Accents: Stickles, rhinestones, flowers Tools: Nestabilities I always look to a great sketch for inspiration and for a jumping off point. I've used this week's sketch at CardPatterns. Crazy4Challenges is calling for some bling this week so I'll be linking up there too. Thanks for looking. Don't forget to enter my handmade card giveaway . I could certainly use the feedback.

Victoria Case is having a new release over at SCACD and there is blog candy to celebrate. Check it our HERE .

Hey, hope everyone has had a great week. We've been really busy with some house projects so I'm scratching and clawing to find craft time. I have nothing completed to share, but here are some great giveaways going on: Awesome jewlery from Mississippi Mud at TaterTots and Jello A necklace from Love Stitched at Little Miss Momma $60 CSN Gift certificate giveaway at Thrifty Parsonage Living

So, I've posted some giveaways this week (while I've taken a break from card making- more on that later) and here is another one for a super cute handmade dress from Ruffles and Roses. Go to this post to enter. I've started following sewing a bit and this is a great blog to visit. My grandmother sewed and I took a class and made some wearable pieces in high school. I just dropped it and now I'm taking up the interest again. Well, really my husband took over my machine and made a pair of mesh pants and a shirt for a costume he's making and IF HE CAN DO IT, so can I. That's sort of motivated me.

It's almost over, but Stampin Mindy has a blog candy. Check it out HERE.

Kellie Winnell is celebrating 100,000 blog hits and is giving away this fabulous candy: Go HERE for your chance to win!

Wow! I've passed 12,000 hits! So it's time to pick a winner. I'll be back later with the lucky name. Winner announced HERE. Sometime before Christmas my blog counter hit 10,000 hits. I totally missed it. But I wanted to celebrate so I'm putting together a candy for 12,000 hits. I'll draw for this candy sometime after I hit that mark. What you see above is not all. I'll be adding to it because I'm clearing out supplies as I work on projects and some of them will go in this stash. Some will go to charity. I'm sure some ribbon will end up here and maybe some stamped images for you. If you want a chance to win, please do the following: 1) Become a follower. (For every 10 new followers, I'll add another piece of candy beyond what you see. If you are already a follower, thanks. You will automatically be entered. Current followers can get a second entry for completing the next steps.) 2) Spread the word! 3) Leave me a comment on this post letting me know wh...

There are some great giveaways going on. Be sure to peek in the candy dish on my sidebar. Rosette from Rosette's Crafting World is giving away BG Origins goodies! She is celebrating being chosed for Mo's Design Team. Way to go! Don't forget about my candy HERE . I'll give it away when I hit 12,000 visits. 574 more to go, so send your friends over and spread the word.

I'm excited to announce that I have been chosen to serve on a design team for Digital Stamp Oasis from Feb. 1- April 1. I'm going to have so much fun playing with these great digi images and sharing them. One of my first digi purchases was from Digital Stamp Oasis- Sammy Squirrel eats strawberries . Even though the term hasn't started, I used Sammy to make a card for a few challenges. Here he is: This is for the Digital Tuesday sketch , Charisma Cardz- use fruity colors/fruit images , and Simon Says - use punches . I used my MS zig zag border punch. I colored Sammy with Prismacolor pencils. The coral color panel was embossed with my Sizzix Texture Boutique machine. Thanks for looking. I'll be back later to add my DSO design team blinkie and a list of the other team members to my sidebar. For now, please visit the DSO blog My Creative Moments to meet the other team members and pay them a visit! And don't forget I have BLOG CANDY!! I may really beef this up now in ce...

High Hopes is adding rubber stamps by Dustin Pike to their line! Sneaks peaks will take place on the High Hopes blog and on the Design Teams blogs this coming Sunday.... continue Monday and Tuesday... then explode with a blog hop on release day!!! Do you want to win a package bursting with new release stamps? Of course you do :-) Help them spread the news about the blog hop and release on Wednesday 20th January. See my previous post for a High Hopes image! I love to color these!

You know I love Victoria Case images. You've seen me use some of her digital images. There will be a big release tomorrow. The Aurora collection for SCACD. Find links to details and candy here.

Happy Saturday morning! I hope you have a great day. We will be continuing the home/ bedroom redo project- painting- so maybe in between coats I'll get to make a few cards. The card you see above involves no stamping. Actually, I did stamp an image and didn't like it, so I pulled the die cut out and covered it up. This card is made with Basic Grey sugared papers . You can get them from KL Stampin N Scrappin Store . Right now they are offering some awesome blog candy on their blog . To enter, you must make a project using items sold in their store. I cut my circles with Nestabilities circle and scallop circle dies, which they also carry. I used this week's sketch from CPS as the layout for this card.

Pink Gem Designs has released new stamps for April and they are giving away four stamps to one lucky winner. Check out the details HERE . Scroll on down for my Etsy Friday Feature.

Another post, really quick. Here is my card for Stamp Something . The challenge is a sketch this week. I also participated in the color challenge at the Little Paper Shop blog . And did I mention the beginning of yet another challenge blog? One with great store prizes? Yep, Simon Says Stamp Store is starting a challenge blog . Check it out! Spread the word for some candy!

Jen Tapler is hosting a big blog candy challenge. Read all about the candy HERE . You have to create a card and mail to to her. The best part about the whole thing is that the cards will be used in an auction to raise money for Alzheimer's. I love it when I can make cards and support good causes. You have a few days left to get in on the candy, and plenty of time to send a card even if you're not interested in the goodies. Here is my card. I based it on the Mojo Monday week 79 sketch. Stamps : Heidi Grace; Studio G sentiment Paper: Hot off the Press Tools : embossing powder, heat gun, Marthat Stewart Doily punch Accents : Ribbon (Offray)

Forgive me for being a little late in posting the blog candy winner. I worked late last night. Random.org chose Here are your random numbers: 10 Timestamp: 2009-02-13 20:54:44 UTC That's Dilorf! Please contact me by 4:00 p.m. Sunday Feb. 15, 2009 at fkayct@hotmail.com with your info so I can send you the candy. Note: This is the 11th comment but there were 10 entries, 2 made by the first commenter, so I disregarded the very first one and started counting at 2.