Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner!!

I'm back today to announce the winner of my blog candy featuring The Greeting Farm's Secret Stamp Club image called FAIREST! I want to thank each and every one of you who stopped by and left me awesome comments!! I appreciate all the kind words and wish I could give each of you something!! You are all AMAZING!!

So without further delay, the random winner of the prize shown above is....

 

#5 Lynda

Please email me at: rosemary_bridges at yahoo dot com with your mailing address so I can get your goodies in the mail.

Thank you all for playing along with us at The Greeting Farm! I hope to have some more blog candy up soon!!

Hugs,

Rosie :)

The Greeting Farm~Secret Stamp Club FAIREST!

Happy Saturday everyone!! I'm here today to showcase something special from The Greeting Farm...the first stamp released for the Secret Stamp Club!! What's the Secret Stamp Club, you ask?? Well, a few months ago, The Greeting Farm announced that you could sign up early for a 3 month subscription to get a NEW never-before-seen stamp at the LOW price of $8.00!!

If you missed out on signing up for the SSC when it was first announced....don't fret! The next sign-up will start March 1st. Be sure to put a reminder on your calendar, phone, planner....wherever you need to so you don't miss out the next time!! :)

Today, I'm showcasing the first stamp that was released for the Secret Stamp Club. Her name is FAIREST and she's so stinkin' adorable!! I got mine for $8.00 because I signed up for the Secret Stamp Club early. However, you can now purchase her in the TGF Store for $12.00. This stamp will be exclusive to TGF only (not retailers) while supplies last...so you better hurry and get yours now!!

Copics:

Skin: E000, E00, E01, E02, E11

Hair: E44, E47, E49

Red: R24, R27, R29, R59

Black: C3, C5, C7

Green: G21, G24, G28

I made another 4x4 Mini Pizza Box....LOVE these things!! My dps are from My Mind's Eye CUPID'S ARROW 6x6 Paper Pad. The heart border at the top is actually from TGF Tulip Border Die!

So, do you want a chance to win her??

Today, I have some blog candy!! I know, it's been a while. But this year I plan on being better at it, especially since I'm now finally over 400 followers, WOOT, WOOT!! Thank you all so much for following me!! I appreciate it!! For my candy today, I have an extra SSC-Fairest and a Cart-Us Embossing Folder (Ornament Circles). 

Just leave a comment on this post and also make sure you are a follower of my blog!!  I'll do a random drawing for the winner from the comments left below...easy peasy! You have through Sunday night (2/2) at 11:45pm CST to enter to win!!

To view more inspiration using this stamp, head over to The Greeting Farm Blog!!

Have a great weekend!!And thank you all again for your kind comments and for your amazing support!

Hugs,

Rosie :)

Paper Bag Princess Papercrafting BLOG Giveaway!

Naomi from the Paper Bag Princess Papercrafting is having a BIG giveaway to celebrate her 1 year Blogoversary and reaching 100+ followers!

So...what's up for grabs?!

How about ALL of THIS:

- ONE 4x6 Stamp Set of your choice from The Greeting Farm
- ONE Poppies 4x6 Clear Stamp Set from Paper and Such
- ONE $15 GC to The Ribbon Carousel
- ONE Pizzazz Aplenty small prize pack (flatback pearls, flatback rhinestones, resin cameos, butterfly beads)
- ONE Pizzazz Aplenty Gel Picker

- ONE CTMH 3x3 Acrylic Block

- ONE CTMH Edge Distresser
- ONE Gourmet Rubber Stamps - Liberty and Sparklers Rubber Cling Mount Stamp
- ONE Whiff of Joy - Friends Forever - Nora + Ben Rubber Stamp

- ONE Impression Obsession Rubber Stamp - Dream Butterfly

- ONE Poinsettia Joy Clear Stamp from Clear Dollar Stamps
- ONE Whimsy Stamps by Chrissy Armstrong - Hang in There
- ONE Kaisercraft - Lace Pack - Natural
- ONE Be Creative Tape 5mm
- ONE American Crafts Clear Alphabet Stamp set - Rue
- ONE Basic Grey Brads
- ONE Prima Mini Stamp Set
- ONE Basic Grey Mini Stamp Set
- ONE Artsy-licious Chipboard Letters by Chatter Box
- ONE Copy of Paper Crafts Jan/Feb issue

This is a retail value of about $160!

So, do you want to know how you can have a chance at winning all of this swag?

Head over to her blog HERE to see all the ways you can enter this drawing!!

Hugs!
Rosie

BLOG CANDY WINNERS!

YES, I said winners!! With the holidays and the fact that me and the little man were sick last week, I am late drawing the winner of my blog candy.

So I decided to add a little mini 2nd blog candy and have my little boy pick two winners!!

The winner of the big Grand Prize from my Birthday post HERE is........CEBELICA!!

The winner of a small goodie box is....... KELLY NEIS!!

Thanks to all of you who left your wonderful comments on my Birthday Blog Post. I wish I could send you all goodies!! You really make blogging worth it and I love you all! Stayed tuned because I will have some more blog candy soon.

Hugs,
Rosie

CropStop Challenge #50-Christmas in Non-Traditional Colors

Happy Thursday y'all! How's your week been going so far? Are you ready for Christmas (ya know it's next weekend, right?!?!)? I'm not ready!!! I feel like I still have so much to do! I still haven't even put up all the decorations yet, LOL! Not to mention all the birthdays this month. Did I tell ya my birthday was yesterday?? You'll want to scroll to the end of this post because I've got some Birthday CANDY to give away!! :)

I've got lots to do still, so let's get on with it! The challenge this week at CropStop is to make a Christmas card using non-traditional colors.

I kinda made my card look like a present. I love that gorgeous blue, silk ribbon and this was the perfect way to showcase it. I think it came from Michaels. I used my Bow-Easy to tie my perfect double loop bow...it makes it so easy!! My dps came from My Mind's Eye Winter Wonderland....very cute non-traditional colored paper. :)

I used my Spellbinder Labels 18 to cut out my new CTMH sentiment stamp. The stamp set is called Christmas Love (D1492) and it's AWESOME! You can order CTMH supplies from ME and I'll have it shipped to your door. :)

I stamped the present part of the stamp separately in blue and then added Stardust Stickles to the top. After I cleaned the stamp, I inked up the rest of the sentiment in Versa-Mark and heat embossed it with Rose embossing powder from Zing. To bring the pink out more, I rubbed Antique Linen and Walnut Stain Distress Ink over the top of the white paper. Stardust Stickles were added to the outside white edge also.

My flowers are from WOC and Recollections. The pearl/rhinestone swirls and gold pearls in the corners are also from Recollections. I raised the sentiment up on pop-dots for added dimension. The entire card was put together with Scor-Tape (its the strongest and best easy-to-use adhesive on the market)!!

This may be one of the first cards I've made without a LLLC or Magnolia image on it, LOL!

Now for the BIRTHDAY CANDY!
Here's what's included:

Magnolia Ink Magazine No.3 2011
Magnolia Stamp
EK Success Cocktail Glass Punch
EK Success Carnation Dimensional Flower Punch
Cuttlebug Mini Embossing/Die Set
Cuttlebug Happy Birthday Embossing Folder
Recollections Paris Stamp Set
Recollections Calendar Stamp Set
Chipboard Album
3 mini rolls of twine

To be eligible for the candy all you have to do is:
1. Be a follower of my blog
2. Post this candy on your blog sidebar
3. Leave a comment on this post

The candy will end next week, on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24th at midnight, CST. I will announce the winner on Monday, Dec. 26th! And, if you know anything about me, you know I'll be adding stuff to this blog candy as the week goes on! :) :)

That's it....EASY PEASY! Hope you have a great week and see ya back here soon!
Hugs!
Rosie

Happy Birthday Marci & Luka!!

HIP, HIP, HOORAY, Marci and Luka had a BIRTHDAY!

On August 1st, Marci and Luka finally turned ONE!

Are you ready for some birthday FUN?!

To celebrate this momentous occasion, La-La Land Crafts brought back some alumni and friends for Marci and Luka’s birthday celebration....YIPPEE!

If you are following our blog hop, you should have arrived here from Kim's blog. If you didn't arrive here from Kim's blog then definitely head over to La-La Land Crafts for the complete blog list. Your next stop is Sandie's Blog!

On top of the special guest bloggers, La La Land Crafts is offering a HUGE BLOG CANDY for this exciting event.

Take a look at this prize package!!

collage made using Smilebox

This Blog Candy contains the following: ~ Set of 12 Copic Markers in NEW 2011 colors ~ Spica Glitter Pens (set B) ~ Pack of X-Press It Blending Cardstock ~ New Scor-pal ~ Pack of ¼” Scor-Tape ~ 3 sets of 12x12 Basic Grey Collections paper packs ~ $20 gift certificate to the La-La Land Crafts Store To be eligible for this FABULOUS blog prize, you must follow the 3 easy rules listed on the La-La Land Crafts Blog. Now let’s get on to my project!. For this SPECIAL hop, I made a Birthday Pop-Up card. My MIL got a card like this for her birthday earlier in the year. It was made by DaySpring Cards. I asked her if I could have it because I knew one day I wanted to try and recreate it. Well folks....today's the day! Now, originally the card is supposed to lay flat and then you kind of squish the bottom pot together and the balloons pop-up. Mine was a little top heavy so they didn't want to stay standing up on their own. I ended up having to glue the back together so my sample doesn't fold flat. I'll have to remember to use lighter weight paper for the balloons the next time. :) There is a front side and a back side. The above picture is the front side and has Amour Luka and Sweetheart Marci. The back side, has Formal Luka and Fancy Marci. Here's a top, side view so you can see the dimension. I raised all the images on pop-dots. I hope you enjoyed my special project for this Birthday Blog Hop celebrating Marci and Luka's ONE year milestone! We have a lot of talented artists joining us in our celebration today so I hope you take the time to visit each one. You will not be disappointed!! Don't forget to head to Sandie's Blog for another amazing creation!! Hugs, Rosie

Candy Winner & CropStop News!

Okay, I'm a little behind announcing my candy winner (Valentine Magnolia Ink Magazine and stamped images) from those of you that left me a comment letting me know you participated in our last CropStop challenge (see original post here). The winner is..................................RENE! Please email me your address so I can get these goodies out in the mail to you. If you already have this issue let me know and I'll replace it with some other goodies! :)

We have a new challenge up this week and It's All About LACE! Head on over to the CropStop Challenge Blog here for the details and link up your card for a chance of winning a gift certificate to the CropStop store. If you win, don't forget to use my 10% off code (on my sidebar) to get an ADDITIONAL 10% off your order!! Even if you don't win, there are a bunch of sales going on so you definitely want to head over there and get in on the savings!

We have some amazing things lined up for April! You might remember from a previous post that our sketch designer Gloria has become part of the Spellbinders Design Team. Check out her fabulous blog here. To celebrate, CropStop is offering up additional prizes for the month of April.

Don't miss out on CropStop's April product highlight (click for details).....SPELLBINDER ARTS!

The CropStop Challenge Blog will be giving away Spellbinder Dies all month long for weekly challenge prizes in addition to the weekly Gift Certificate prizes! YES people....that means two prizes each week so you have an increased chance of winning!! If you use a Spellbinder die on your project, you will be entered into a drawing for a Spellbinder prize. Don't have any? Not to worry....CropStop will still be doing the weekly random draw for a $15 Gift Certificate to the CropStop Store. YIPPEE!! :)

We look forward to seeing your fab projects using Spellbinder Dies!!

I should be back soon with pictures of my 3-D project for the Magnolia-licious Easter-Spring Extravaganza Contest. You can check out the details of the contest here. I'm almost done....I think! Hopefully I'll have it up by the end of the weekend. Hubby scheduled a date weekend....I (heart) him soooo much so we'll see if I get any crafty time in. :) :)

Thank you for your beautiful, supportive comments! You all are such a joy and I appreciate that you have taken the time to visit my blog. It means the world to me! And.....keep coming back because I plan on having some more blog candy soon!

Big hugs to you all!
Rosie :)

1 year Blog Anniversary, CANDY, and small prize winner!

It's hard to believe, but Sunday, Feb. 27th was my official 1-year Blog Anniversary! I never thought I would ever do the blog thing, but to have kept at it for a year....well, for me that's amazing. I'm not usually the most tech savvy individual, and I never thought I would figure out this whole blog thing. There is still a lot I need to learn, but I'm finding things get easier the more I get on here.

So, of course, to celebrate my accomplishment, I'm offering up some blog candy! The rules are simple:

1. Become a follower of my blog.
2. Leave me one comment on this post (only one comment per person please). If you want me to contact you directly then leave me your email addy too.

I would definitely appreciate it if you would advertise this candy on your own blog to spread the word, but it's not necessary to win. Here's a picture of my blog candy:

I don't want to keep it up too long because I have a bad memory and will forget about it, LOL! So I'll take comments until Friday, March 11th 11:59 PM CST and announce the winner by Monday, March 14th.

These are the items shown in the picture:
Magnolia Stamp: Tilda with Newly Hatched Chick
2 Cuttlebug Embossing Folders: D'vine Swirl and Swiss Dots
4 Packaged Flowers from Recollections Boutique Fleur Line
1 Jar of Recollection Flowers
Package of Pink Buttons
Circle Rhinestones/Pink Butterfly Rhinestones/Clear Butterfly Rhinestones
EK Success Punches: Heart & Star/Butterfly & Circle/Tree & Snowflake
CTMH Clear Shapes
CTMH January Stamp of the Month "Find Your Style"
Paper Studio Flocked Brads
Martha Stewart Double Edge Punch-Monarch Butterflies

Prior to advertising this blog candy, I had 59 followers! I wanted to do a special drawing for a $15 gift certificate to CropStop to reward one of you who was already a follower. So, I put your names in a hat, and had my son draw a name.

The winner of the $15 Gift Certificate to CropStop is...........................CRICKET!

I will send Cricket an email, but if you know her you may want to let her know she won my small drawing.

Thank you all again so much for your awesome support! I really appreciate each and every one of you!

Hugs,
Rosemary :)