Blog Candy for Your Computer:

TGiF, Stampers!

Today's post was prompted by a visit to my friend Vicki's blog, "This ART that Makes Me Happy." Vicki's blog post today is all about birds and her love for 'em ... and features some pretty a-mazing bird projects Vicki's completed.

Suddenly, I remembered that I had this desktop calendar to share with you! Well, they say that short-term memory is the first to go! At least I think that's what they say, I don't remember ...

So, before February turns into March, I best share this desktop wallpaper with you. This is sized to fit your 1024 x 768 screen, but it will work on smaller and most larger screens.

Here's how to snag it: Click on the image, and when the new window opens, right-click on the calendar and choose "save" to your computer. Once it's lost somewhere on your hard drive, navigate to the image, then right click on it and choose, "set as desktop background." So easy, even I could do it!

Since I posted twice yesterday ... something unheard of ! ... this post will be short and tweet! I kill me ...

Have a great weekend, my Bird-Lovin' Bloggin' Buddies!

~Hugs,



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Blog Candy for Your Computer ...

Happy New Year, Stampers ... I hope 2010 proves to be your best. year. ever!

Today's digital project is a l'il gift from me to you: a scrappy desktop calendar for your computer. This wallpaper was created in Photoshop and sized to fit your 1024 x 768 screen. However, it will work on smaller and most larger screens.

Here's how to snag it: Click on the image, and when the new window opens, right-click on the calendar and choose "save" to your computer. Once it's lost somewhere on your hard drive, navigate to the image, then right click on it and choose, "set as desktop background." So easy, even I could do it!

Soooooooo, this weekend Sheila's son, Reid-the-Wild-Child had several of his noisy l'il friends over to play. Sheila invited me over to help her keep her sanity ... hah, as if I know anything about keeping sane!

After four hours of screaming kids, the LAST thing I wanted to do was go with Sheila on the drive to deliver all of 'em back to their homes. But I went anyway. What a good friend am I ...

On our way to drop off Whining Child #1, a fire truck zoomed past. Sitting in the front seat of the fire truck was a huge Dalmatian.

The kids started to discuss the dog's duties: "They use him to keep crowds back," said one. "No," said another, "he's just for good luck."

"I know!" said our very own Reid-the-Wild-Child, "They use it to find the fire hydrant!"

Dang, I shoulda known that ...

Thanks for visiting and have a great week!

~Hugs, Deb

• Digital Papers and Elements: mITSYBELLE Designs
  

A Digital Template 'Village'

Happy New Year's Eve, Stampers!

Yup, I came out of hibernation to participate in this weeks "Just Us Girls" Challenge. This week, the JUGS challenge was to create a project using a digital template ... and a bonus-challenge to use the color blue. For my digital 'Village,' I used two templates by Kelleigh Ratzlaff of Kelleigh Ratzlaff Designs.

This l'il village also qualifies for this weeks "Pals Paper Arts Challenge," Anything But a Card. For all the deets on this fun challenge, clicky HERE.

To create my l'il houses and trees, I used beautiful digital papers created by Sugarplum Paperie for The Digichick Boutique. This kewl paper pack, Paper Daisies, is available for FREE on the Hybrid Chick blog. You can clicky HERE to snag the paper pack for your digital paper stash!

Using Photoshop, I created clipping masks and tweaked the hue and saturation a bit on the papers to create a bluish tone. For all the rest of the challenging deets, or to view the digital entries, clicky HERE to visit the "Just Us Girls" blog. For the ginormous view of my 'Village,' clicky on the photo.

Soooooooo, Sheila and I recently took Reid-the-Wild-Child to the West Palm Beach Zoo. According to the Wild Child, the highlight of our visit was the free-roaming peacocks. And, as peacocks are want to do, we spied several strolling around the Zoo grounds showing off their gorgeous plumage.

When we got back home, Reid couldn't wait to tell his Dad about his day at the Zoo:

"Hey Dad, guess what?!? I saw a Christmas tree come out of a chicken!"

Food for thought ...

Here's hoping that your 2010 is happy, healthy, and prosperous. See you next year!

~Hugs,

• Digital Software: Adobe Photoshop
• Digital Paper: "Paper Daisies" by Nicole Seitler, Sugarplum Paperie, Digichick Boutique
  
• Digital Templates: "Gable Box" and "Terrific Trees" by Kelleigh Ratzlaff Designs, Digichick Boutique
  
• Tools: Aleen's Tacky Glue; SNAIL Adhesive by Stampin' Up!
  
• Accessories: Homemade FlowerSoft-Stuff; Pinecones, Wooden Snowmen; Buffalo Snow Flakes
  

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Blog Candy for Your Computer ... No Foolin'!

You've waited since March 31st for this moment, right?!?

Anyway, my imaginary friends, here's your vintage-inspired, April, 2009, desktop calendar! And since it's "One Cent" day ... and it's you ... I'm only charging 1 cent for this handmade calendar. For your convenience, I accept checks, Money Orders, and Paypal.

I kid. It's really an Easter and/or Passover gift from me to you ... 'cuz you're pretty and nice and everything.

And now, all the Dirty Deets:

Because of the size of this wallpaper, and the limitations built into the "Minima" style blog, the above view is distorted. You really need to click on the image to see if you want to take it home with you. I use the calendar as my desktop wallpaper, but you can print it out and hang it on the wall in your studio. Or, stick in on your 'fridge ... or, put it in your gym locker, or tape it to the ceiling over your bed so's every morning you'll know exactly what day it is ... just in case you're not sure what happened the night before.

Here's how to snag it: click on the image, and when the new window opens, right-click on the image and choose "save," or "save picture as." Remember where you saved it, then find the image on your hard drive. When you finally find it again, right click on it and chose, "set as desktop background." And, ta-dah!

And don't be afraid if it looks like it's missing a line or a number, 'cuz once you download it and send it to your desktop it looks perfectly fine. Must be some Photobucket and/or Blogger image glitch and/or trick.

See you tomorrow my pretty and nice imaginary friend!

~Hugs,

Blog Candy for Your Computer ... The March Desktop Calendar:

EDITED TO ADD: If you snagged this calendar prior to March 2, you'll want to replace it with this ^ one. There was some pixel-messiness goin' on with it and it's been cleared up.

And there's just a few left, so grab yours now! LOLOL, I kid; there's at least 50 left ...

So here it is ... my St. Paddy's Day gift to you ... 'cuz you're pretty and nice and everything. And Irish.

Because of the size of this wallpaper, and the limitations built into the "Minima" style blog, the above view is distorted. You really need to click on the image to see if you want to take it home with you. I use the calendar as my desktop wallpaper, but you can print it out and hang it on the wall in your studio. Or, stick in on your 'fridge ... or, put it in your gym locker, or tape it to the ceiling over your bed so's every morning you'll know exactly what day it is ... just in case you're not sure what happened the night before.

Here's how to snag it: click on the image, and when the new window opens, right-click on the image and choose "save," or "save picture as." Remember where you saved it, then find the image on your hard drive. When you finally find it again, right click on it and chose, "set as desktop background." And, ta-dah!

If you have any problems getting this to fit your screen, I'll try to help you but remember: I don't know what I'm doing. This fits on my computer screen perfectly as is, but if it gets all wonky on yours, I'll prolly have to email you the file.

And don't be afraid if it looks like it's missing a line or a number, 'cuz once you download it and send it to your desktop it looks perfectly fine. Must be some Photobucket and/or Blogger image glitch and/or trick.

See you tomorrow my pretty and nice imaginary friend!

~Hugs,

Here She Is: Miss February!

Awww, isn't she cute?!?

As threatened promised, here's your February desktop calendar. It's my l'il Valentine to you 'cuz you're pretty and nice and everything.

Because of the size of this wallpaper, and the limitations built into the "Minima" style blog, the view is distorted. You really need to click on the image to see if you want to take it home with you.

I use the calendar as my desktop background, but you can print it out and hang it on the wall in your studio. Or, tape it to your glove compartment ... (hey, does anyone actually keep gloves in their glove compartment? ... lemme know ... I took a survey and no one in Florida does ... but then, we don't own gloves either).

Or, you can stick it in your gym locker, or tape it to the ceiling over your bed so's every morning you'll know exactly what day it is ... preventing you from getting up early on a Saturday by mistake. Or stick it on your fridge, or ... well, basically you can stick it anywhere. Oh, but not there!

Here's how to snag it: click on the image, and then when the new window opens, right-click on the image and choose "save," or "save picture as." Remember where you saved it, then find the image on your hard drive. When you finally find it again, right click on it and chose, "set as desktop background." Ta-dah!

If you have any problems getting this to fit your screen, I'll try to help you but no guarantees. Remember: I don't know what I'm doing. This fits on my computer screen perfectly as is, but if it gets all wonky on yours, I'll prolly have to email you the file.

And don't be afraid if it looks like it's missing a line or a number, 'cuz once you download it and send it to your desktop it looks perfectly fine. Must be some Photobucket/Blogger image glitch/trick.

Okeedokee then. This weekend Sheila and her DH came over to hang out at our house. In the family room, the TV was on and scientists were discussing the Meteor Crater in northern Arizona.

"Oh, I want to see this!" Sheila said. No; we never ask why ... that always leads to trouble.

Anyway, we all trudge into the family room to watch the show with her.

The narrator was describing the Meteor Crater and how it was formed while we watched aerial footage of the Crater and the surrounding area.

So, now we all know, whether we wanted to or not, that the Meteor Crater was formed when a lump of nickel and iron, roughly 150 feet in diameter and weighing 300,000 tons, struck the earth at about 40,000 mph, scattering white-hot debris for miles in every direction. And that the hole measures nearly a mile across and is 570 feet deep.

"Wowza," Sheila exclaimed,"It just missed the highway!"

I. Kid. You. Not.

~Hugs,

A L'il Gift For You ...

L'il being the operative word!

So, it's a calendar for you to use on your computer desktop OR you can print it out and tape it to your wall! It looks a lot l'il distorted in this ^ view, but if you click on it, it looks fine ... but remember, I don't know what I'm doing.

The lovely "Miss Mary" used to make these for me and did so for many years. This year, she's moving on to other things and I decided to make my own. Well, once I did that, I naturally thought of YOU! So, I'm sharing it with you ... and your friends too. That's if you/they want it; otherwise, just skip on down to the Sheila story.

Here's how to snag it: click on the image, and then when the new window opens, right-click on the image and choose "save" to your computer. Once it's on your hard drive, find the image then right click on it and chose, "set as desktop background." Ta-dah!

If you have any problems getting this to fit your screen, umm ... well, I'll try to help you but no guarantees. This fits on my computer screen perfectly as is, but if it gets all wonky on yours, I'll prolly have to email you the file.

Now, if someone (cough: Anna), could tell me how to make a .pdf file, I think that would work the best. Hopefully, someone (cough: Anna), will come forward and offer to help me create a .pdf file for February's calendar. Even though I know not everyone (cough: Anna), likes vintage-inspired ...

Yuppers, I'll make another one for you in February! We'll just consider it my personal Valentine to you. And let's face it, the odds of getting me to actually MAIL you a Valentine's Day card is somewhere between slim and none ... and, umm, closer to none, KWIM? I'm card-mailing-challenged ... just like you*.

Here's your Sheila fix for January 6, 2009:

I don't think I've mentioned this before, but poor Sheila has been having trouble getting her neighbor to keep his chickens fenced in. Yup, it's like farm country out here. Wait. Right. It IS farm country out here!

The neighbor kept telling her that the chickens had the right to go anywhere they dang well pleased. Unfortunately, the born-free birds were ruining Sheila's flowerbeds.

So yesterday afternoon, I was hangin' around at Sheila's and noticed that there didn't seem to be any chickens in her flowerbeds. In fact, for the first time in months, the flowers were even beginning to bloom!

"Hey, crazy lady, how did you get your neighbor to keep his destructive wayward chickens in his own yard?"

"Easy," Sheila laughed, "One night I hid a dozen eggs under a bush by my flowerbeds, and the next day I let the old crab** see me gather them. I haven't seen a chicken since."

Okay, not the funniest of Sheila-isms, but even Sheila has a few non-hystericalomigawdfunny days.

~Hugs,

*this statement does NOT apply to Allison, Curt, Diane, or Risa.

**In the interest of full-disclosure I must mention that Sheila used a ... different word.

I'm a Bad Blogger ... Will You Like Me Again if I Give You Candy, Little Girl?

Hey, everyone! So sorry I haven't posted in a couple of days ... the DH and I took a little time off just for the two of us. So, now I'm behind on everything and the hurrier I go, the behinder I get!

Couple of things I wanted to let you know about before announcing the winner of the stamps.

Beth, owner of Diva Impressions, is running a special sale - just for newsletter subscribers. So, scurry on over to Diva Impressions, sign up for her newsletter and receive 25% off ALL stamps! WowZA! This offer will expire on June 15, so hurry!

Also, Beth announced the addition of six new members to her Design Team. They are: Belinda Spiwak, Cindy Cade, Debi Wind, Judy Jackson, Rosemary Rowe, and Elise Hubka! And of course me, LOL. Congrats to all of the new members; I'm looking forward to working with all of you!

And, Beth is seeking magazine submissions. If you want to earn free stamps, just get your artwork published in a major stamping/scrapbooking magazine, (i.e.,: RSM, Somerset, Altered Arts, etc..) and get $30.00 in stamps from Diva Impressions! (Artwork must contain at least 75% Diva Impressions images). You can contact Beth at DivaImpressionsStamps@hotmail.com for more info.

Finally, I hope you all will sign up for the Diva Impressions Yahoo Group. This group is specifically for ideas, tutorials, contests, challenges, etc., using Diva Impressions Rubber Stamps. As things get rolling, there will be chances to win prizes, learn new techniques, get special offers, and find out about special sales for members only. Sign up and be inspired by great some designs from the Design Team and other group members! Please sign up today at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/divaimpressionsrs/. Oh, and tell Beth that I sent ya!

Okay, on to this week's winner! I went to random.org and got this:

Here are your random numbers: 18
Timestamp: 2008-06-03 22:05:00 UTC

So, comment #18 reads, "#18 - Ack, I missed yesterday! It was too busy a day to blurf - can you believe such a thing? Sooo....you want me to choose 1 stamp? I can't choose just one! There are so many great ones. How about I'll choose one per entry, teehee?! For this one I'll choose floral arch, because I love the silhouette flowers and the shape of the stamp is unique - perfect for all these half-circle sketches we're seeing lately!" This comment was left by Jennifer (scs: Jennifer-g).

Congrats Jennifer! Send me your snail mail addy and these pretty l'il things will be on their way home to you soon!

Thank you all so much for posting to win ... I wish you all could win! But, you know me, I'll be giving more stamps away before you know it!

I'll be back tomorrow with a project or three!

~Hugs,

Blog Candy, Blog Booty, Blog Freebies, Blog Goodies ... a/k/a FREE Stamps!

Happy Saturday! And, lookie! I have more free stamps from Diva Impressions for you!

If you'd like to win these four vintage-inspired, unmounted red rubber stamps, simply leave a comment on this post and these babies will be calling your house "home!"

Here's how: simply visit Diva Impressions online store, choose which stamp you'd love to add to your collection from Beth's amazing inventory, then return here and tell me which one you love the most! You can click HERE ... a new window will open and you're on your way.

On Tuesday, June 3, I'll choose a winner by numbered comment at random.org.

THE DEETS: If you subscribe to my blog, or have your blog linked to mine, you can enter to win these stamps twice a day ... giving you eight chances to win! Even if you don't subscribe or link to my blog, you can still enter once a day ... giving you four chances to win!

This giveaway is open to everyone ... including previous winners. And, as always, international visitors are welcome to enter.

ALSO: Please number your comments ... and remember to check back on Tuesday evening to see if you've won! Easy-peasy!

Thanks so much for spending part of your busy weekend with me!

~Hugs,

Blog Candy 4 You ... 4 Beautiful Rubber Stamps!

MAY 26, EDITED TO ADD: Hey, I just discovered that Diva Impressions is having a huge Memorial Day weekend sale! Stamps in every category are discounted, so might want to take a peek and see if you can find a deal on your favorite Diva Impressions stamps!

Hello boys and girls; happy Sunday!

I'm going to be taking tomorrow off to enjoy some family time (see THIS post), so I think it's the perfect time for someone to win some awesome rubber stamps from Diva Impressions!

Simply post a comment on this post ... telling me which stamp company is your current favorite ... and why, and I'll have random.org choose the winning post on Wednesday, May 28.

THE DEETS: If you subscribe to my blog, or have your blog linked to mine, you can enter to win these stamps twice a day ... giving you ten chances to win! Even if you don't subscribe or link to my blog, you can still enter once a day ... giving you five chances to win!

As always, international visitors are welcome to enter ... I'll ship anywhere mail is delivered.

ALSO: Please number your posts ... and remember to check back here on Wednesday evening to see if you've won. Easy-peasy!

AND: If you've previously won some of these kewl stamps, don't let that stop you! Everyone and anyone can enter ... including previous winners.

Thanks so much for visiting!

~Hugs,

Blog Candy Winner ... and The Yogurt Video!

If you read Carol Burrage's blog, you've prolly already seen this video. But if you haven't, or want to watch it again 'cuz it's hysterical, well, here you go:


Okay, now that I've gotten that outta my system, (LOL - that statement is way funnier after you see the video), it's time to announce the winner of the Diva Impressions rubber stamp give-away. I went to Random.org and plugged in the number of comments (not including deleted comments), and got this:

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers: 9
Timestamp: 2008-05-20 22:58:18 UTC

Comment #9 reads, "Favorite technique, huh? I'd have to say distressing. Right now everything I do needs to be distressed in one way or the other. Love the look and the process. Thanks for offering these great stamps as blog candy. You rock!," and was posted by Sheila D. Congrats to Sheila and please send me your snail mail addy so I can get your new stamps off to you! Oh! And you rock too ... almost as much as J.K.!

Thanks to all of you for visiting, comment, and posting. I have lots more of these stamps to give away ... so check back for another chance to win some time this weekend.

Finally, I quickly wanted to respond to a couple of questions I received about THIS project.

First off, the secret to creating these particular flowers is the punch:

This is called the "Mega Lily Theme Punch" ... I purchased mine some time ago and don't remember exactly where but I believe I found it online. A quick Google search indicates it's still available ...and can be purchased for around $17.00. This punch contains all the lily petals and the leaf.

I shaped my punched petals with a molding tool but a small spoon will work too. I use tweezers to curl the tips and the edges of the flowers and the leaves and a stylus to create veins. The whole shebang is created on a punched snowflake base; if you don't have a snowflake punch you can do what I do, which is I cut a snowflake die in my Cuttlebug and glue all the flowers and leaves in place on the 'fingers' of the snowflakes. And speaking of glue, you want the fastest drying, strongest hold, clear-drying glue you can find. For me, that's "The Ultimate" glue by Api.

And I think that about covers it ... if I can clarify anything for you (and that would prolly be every thing since I'm sure my explanation is as clear as mud), I'm happy to try.

Thanks so much for spending part of your busy day with me!

~Hugs,

MORE Blog Candy 4 You ... 4 Gorgeous Stamps from Diva Impressions!

By the time you read this post, I'll be frolickin' in a large chocolate fountain!

A dear friend of mine is celebrating her birthday today, and between the two bands, the raw bar, the dessert pavilion (!), and a large, flowing vat of chocolate, I just might have found heaven on earth. I'll get back to you on that ... if I manage to survive!

I have four more beautiful, deeply etched, unmounted, red stamps from Diva Impressions to give away!

If you'd like to win them, simply leave on comment on this post ... telling me what your (current) favorite stamping technique is. That's it! On Tuesday, May 20th, I'll choose a winner.

THE DEETS: If you subscribe to my blog, or have your blog linked to mine, you can enter to win these stamps twice a day ... giving you eight chances to win! Even if you don't subscribe or link to my blog, you can still enter once a day ... giving you four chances to win!

As always, international visitors are welcome to enter ... I'll ship anywhere mail is delivered.

ALSO: Please number your posts ... and remember to check back on Tuesday evening to see if you've won!

I love give-aways!

~Hugs,

Blog Candy Winner!

Hi everyone ... hope your Tuesday was/is a happy one!

First off, I want to thank all of you who took the time to enter ... and re-enter ... the drawing for the four Diva Impressions rubber stamps!

I went to random.org and:

True Random Number Service
Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers: 33
Timestamp: 2008-05-13 21:22:30 UTC

Comment #33 reads, "33 good morning! back again - looking at Altered art stamps today - I like the Victorian dress negative stamp! very fun stamp!"

This comment was posted by Julia Aston. Congrats Julia! Please email me (see right sidebar for the "Email Me" link), with your mailing address and your new Diva Impressions rubber stamps will be sent to live with you posthaste!

I really wish everyone could win 'cuz I really care for all my regular readers ... soooooo, I think I'll give away more Diva Impressions rubber stamps this weekend! Be sure to check back for that!

I'll be back later ... or tomorrow, with a project or three. Thanks so much for sharing part of your busy day with me; you guys rock!

Hugs,

Some Blog Candy 4 You ... 4 Gorgeous Stamps from Diva Impressions!

As promised, more blog candy from Diva Impressions!! Wowza, aren't these stamps beautiful!?! They can be yours ... absolutely free, mailed right to your stamping room ... well, maybe not right to your stamping room, but definitely right to your home!

These four unmounted, deeply etched, red rubber stamps will be given away on Tuesday, May 13, to one lucky blog visitor. I decided to run the offer a bit longer since a lot of you will be away for the Mother's Day weekend.

So, just like last time, simply visit Diva Impressions online store, choose which stamp you'd like to add to your collection from Beth's amazing inventory, then return here and tell me which one you love the most! You can click HERE ... a new window will open and you're on your way. Then on Tuesday, I'll choose a winner by random drawing.

THE DEETS: If you subscribe to my blog, or have your blog linked to mine, you can enter to win these stamps twice a day ... giving you eight chances to win! Even if you don't subscribe or link to my blog, you can still enter once a day ... giving you four chances to win! As always, international visitors are welcome to enter ... I'll ship anywhere mail is delivered.

ALSO: Please number your posts ... and remember to check back on Tuesday evening to see if you've won!

I'll be taking tomorrow off to celebrate my 29th birthday ... again ... but I'll be back on Monday with a project created using one of the Diva Impressions stamps shown above.

Thanks so much for spending part of your busy day with me ... have a very happy Mother's Day, you crafty Mother you!

~Hugs,

Yay! I'm Back Online ... and We (Finally!) Have a Winner! Um, Make that Two Winners!

Hello everyone! I've finally gotten my Internet connection back ... and what a strange and scary time the past five days have been!! IWS (Internet Withdrawal Symptoms), started nearly immediately ... which I expected, but I knew I was really in trouble when I started to clean my house!!! Danger, Will Robinson!

I've been working on a couple of projects to share with you so I'll be back later today with that but I wanted to announce the winners of the Diva Impressions stamps giveaway ASAP.

So, the winning comment number (not counting deleted comments), picked by DH.org, is Comment #10, which reads, "'I love this stamp: FA125 The fairy and the Love! CUTE! What fabulous stamps!!! Thank you for the opportunity to win!'" So congrats to Jen Glover! Jen please contact me with your mailing information and we'll get these babies off to you ASAP!

Happily, we have a second winner! That would be Kisa Peters, who said that her favorite stamp is "Forget Me Not!" Congrats Kisa, you win that stamp! ('Cuz it's also MY current favorite stamp!) So, Kisa please contact me with your mailing info and this adorable stamp will be wingin' it's way home to you!

Congrats to both winners!! And my thanks go out to everyone for playing along and for your understanding and patience ... being without Internet access is soooo not fun. Forget the 782 emails I have to read; just catching up on my eBay store sales took hours!

And, because Beth of Diva Impressions is so generous, I'll be posting another stamp give-away in the very near future. So, check back for another chance to win four more beautiful Diva Impressions stamps.

Thanks for sharing part of your busy day with me ... more later!

~Hugs,

HELP! I'm Being Held Hostage By Militant Cross-Stitchers!

Just kidding ... but I am being held hostage by Comcast.net.

Here's the thing: I've lost my internet connection and won't have it back until at least Tuesday. This post is being uploaded by my wonderful non-blogging DIL ... who's kind, beautiful, and soooo stinkin' smart! LOL!

If you've e-mailed me, or posted comments, this would be why you haven't heard back from me. I'm soooo sorry ... I will get caught up as quickly as I can!

As far as the Diva Impressions stamps give-away goes, please continue to post comments for the chance to win 'em. As soon as I am able to get on the Internet, I'll have random.org (or DH.org), choose the winning comment number. That will be either late Tuesday or Wednesday, okeedokee?!?

Thanks so much for your patience and understanding.

Hugs,

Blog Candy 4 You ... 4 Free Stamps from Diva Impressions!

Aren't these stamps just gorgeous?!? Well, they can be yours ... for free!

These four unmounted, deeply etched, red rubber stamps will be given away on Sunday evening, April 27, to one lucky blog visitor. Why? Because Diva Impressions wants you to see for yourself the quality of their rubber stamps.

How? Simply visit Diva Impressions online store, choose your very favorite stamp from Beth's amazing inventory, then return here and tell me which one you love the most! Click HERE ... a new window will open and you're on your way. On Sunday, April 27, I'll choose a winner by random drawing.

THE DEETS: If you subscribe to my blog, or have your blog linked to mine, you can enter to win these stamps twice a day ... giving you six chances to win! Even if you don't subscribe or link to my blog, you can still enter once a day ... giving you three chances to win!

Simply visit http://divaimpressionsrs.com/ ... chose your v-e-r-y favorite stamp, then post a comment telling me which stamp you love best. AND, to make this even more fun, the person who happens to pick MY personal favorite stamp, will win it!

As always, international visitors are welcome to enter ... I'll ship anywhere mail is delivered.

ALSO: Please number your posts ... and make sure I have a way of contacting you. Thanks!

I'll be back later today or tomorrow with a project or three for you to CASE.

~Hugs,

It's Time for Some Blog Candy!!

Hi boys & girls, thanks for droppin' by!

Speakin' of droppin' by, because of your visits, my blog counter has skipped past 10,000 hits! Actually, because I don't pay enough attention, it's a smidgen over 10,000 but what the heck, I'm not fussy ... close enough.

So in honor of the aforementioned blog-stone, I've put together some fun goodies for you to win! Maybe not 'you' you, but someone kinda sorta like 'you,' you.

Here's what's up for grabs:

• A brandy-new 2 1/4" x 3 3/4" Double D wood-mounted stamp;
• A brandy-new package of Stampendous! Perfectly Clear Stamps;
• A complete, 4 piece set of Martha Stewart pens with storage pouch in Indigo;
• A collection of 30 Epoxy Stickers;
• A brandy-new package of Scrapbook Interiors Scrapbook Nails in pale green;
• A brandy-new package of 9 Charming Embellishments metal charms;
• A brandy-new canvas paperback book size book cover to *alter;
• I don't-know-how-many clear, Dew Drop-like, acrylic flat-back dot-thingies in five colors;
• Two, 2" clear top metal tins; and,
• One 2" x 2 1/2" hinged top metal tin.

To enter, simply leave me a comment telling me what your favorite stamp company is ... and since the winner will be chosen by random.org, please number your posts. International visitors are welcome to enter, too ... I'll ship anywhere that mail can be delivered!

And to make it even more fun, you can enter everyday! After your initial post, you can tell me anything you'd like ... 'cept only nice things, okeedokee?!?

This post will stay on top of my blog until Wednesday, April 23rd; I'll post the results later in the day.

Thanks so much for visiting my blog, commenting on my projects, and for being one of my "imaginary" stampin' friends!

~Hugs,

*Click HERE to see what I've done with the canvas book cover ... yeah, that wasn't hard.

Free Blog Candy ... Ribbon Ring Starter Pack Giveway

Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend!

If you're like me, you have tons of ribbons and a real problem storing them. Well, I've solved my ribbon storage problem, and hopefully yours as well!

This:

is a close-up view of the main components in the "Ribbon Ring" ribbon storage system. Here's a wide angle view of the system in use:

While searching for an inexpensive ribbon storage solution, I discovered the "Ribbon Ring" web site and was floored by this concept! I contacted the owner, Melissa Bickle, who generously offered to send me a sample kit to give away to one of my wonderful blog visitors.

To win this kewl ribbon storage system, simple leave a comment on this post and I'll have a random drawing for the winner. If you don't have a blogger.com account, please be sure to leave your email address in your comment so that I have a way of contacting you if you win.

Here's a look at a typical stamping/crafting work area with the Ribbon Ring system in use:

Kewl, huh?!? This system makes it easy to see at a glance what you have and how much you have left. Even better, no more tangled ribbons!

This space-saving system is ideal for me; the starter kit comes with one large metal hinge ring, thirty ribbon tags, and fifteen inventory dots ... all for only $10.00! You can also purchase additional ribbon tags in bundles of 30, 60, or 90. It doesn't get any better than this!

If you'd like to win this uber-kewl ribbon storage system, simply leave a comment on this post; random.org will decide the winning post on Monday, April 14. One request: please number your post.

If you can't wait, you can order your own system from ribbonring.com ... shipping is lightening-fast; I had my new ribbon storage system in a matter of days!!

Thanks for spending part of your busy day with me!

~Hugs,

15 Minute Project ... Pretties Created Digitally!

All of the cards you see here were created in 15 minutes using digital scrapbook paper, ribbon, and embellishments! As always, click on the image for a better view.

Digital and hybrid card making is really coming into it's own recently and with good reason! Besides giving you the ability to create beautiful projects, you'll never 'run out' of your materials: downloaded files stay on your hard drive where you can access them time and time again.

Also, the flexibility of digital images allows you to mix things up ... even using the same kit, you need never create the same card twice. Even better, you can find digital 'freebies' all over the Internet, or at extremely reasonable prices.

All of the papers and embellishments I used for these three cards are available absolutely free of charge HERE. If you've been curious about creating digitally, here's the perfect opportunity to try! Not only will you obtain a free kit created by one of the hottest designers in the industry, you'll be able to use Nichole's own instructions to get started. It doesn't get any better than that!

After downloading the kit, visit Nichole Heady's blog, HERE, for the complete tutorial.

After I printed out my papers and embellishments and cut them out, assembly was fast and simple. I've done very little to enhance these three projects save for the addition of some Sharpie gold paint, some die-cut mats, and a scrap of ribbon. Otherwise, it's digital all the way, baby!

I'd love to see what you create using this kit! Please link to this post and add a comment letting me know where to go see your creation. If you don't have a blog, you can email me your photo, and I'll upload them here for you.

So go on, take the plunge into digital card making! Once you do, you'll find a fun, new world of crafting potential!

Thanks so much for visiting today; enjoy your weekend!

~Hugs, Deb

Ingredients: Textured Card Stock, (Bazzill); Digital Scrapbook Kit (PaperCrafts Magazine, Designer: Nichole Heady); Gold Paint Pen (Sharpie); Dimensionals, (Fiskars); Ribbon, (Offray) Ticket Corner Punch, (Stampin' Up!); Corner Rounder Punch, (Carl's); Die Cut Machine (Provo Craft); Nestabilities Dies (Spellbinder's)