3 Year Blogaversary GIVEAWAY!!

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Happy Saturday, everyone!! I can't believe it, but two days ago was my 3 year blogaversary (or blogoversary...I never know which is correct ;) It's been three amazing years and I've met so many wonderful people on this journey!! When I started my blog, I never thought one person would follow me, let along almost 1200!! Wow!! I am so thankful for each and every one of you!! So as a token of my appreciation, I want to give one of you a package of some of my favorite things :)

What's included:

1. Die-Versions Love Sweet Frames - I'm biased, but these are the best dies on the market!! They cut perfectly and come in so many awesome designs!! The Sweet Frames are some of my favs :)
2. Tim Holtz Remnant Rubs Life Quotes - I am totally addicted to Tim's Remnant Rubs...I rub them on everything!!
3. K Andrew Designs Splash-tastic Summer Stamps - K Andrew is no longer in business, so you can't buy these anymore. This set is so fun and you will love how they stamp :)
4. Prima Say it in Crystals - Prima...bling, what more can I say??!!
5. Spellbinders Picot Edges Circles - You know how much I love Spellbinders :)
6. My Mind's Eye A Happy Heart 6 x6 Paper Stack - I have never seen an MME paper stack that I don't love :)
7. Martha Stewart Flowers - I love adding flowers to projects and these are so colorful and fun!!
8. Studio 112 Mini Flower Stamp - I thought this flower planter stamp was so cute!!

HOW YOU CAN WIN!!

I wanted to do something a little different for this giveaway. Since I pay for the Linky Tool, I figured I should use it :) I thought about having you post your favorite project, but instead, I decided to have you post your favorite childhood picture...the one you would pick to create a scrapbook page with :) So all you have to do to be eligible to win is:

1. Be a follower
2. Leave a comment with your contact info
3. Post your baby/childhood pic in the Linky tool (or you can post your favorite project if you prefer :)

That's it!!

I would love it if you would...

1. Follow me on Facebook HERE
2. Follow me on Pinterest HERE
3. Post this giveaway on Facebook and/or on your sidebar

...but those aren't required, just appreciated :)

This is open to everyone. You have until Friday, April 4th to enter and I will randomly pick a winner that weekend.

So thank you all again for following me, leaving me such sweet comments, encouraging me and inspiring me daily!! I'll start the party with a childhood pic. This is the one I would pick to scrap because I so loved my pink velvet dress :)

Now it's your turn to enter your picture below!! You can upload it directly from your computer (please let me know if you have any problems). Thanks again for following me!! Good luck :)

An InLinkz Link-up

Miss You

Happy Friday, everyone!! I hope you are having a great week!! It's my turn to post on the Die-Versions blog and I have a project to share with you today using the new Miss You Sweet Phrases die from the March release, which is also a fundraising project for Operation Write Home.

I really enjoyed making the sunburst cards for the joint Die-Versions / Operation Write Home Blog hop, but I used patterned paper for those. In trying to come up with ways to make more cards for OWH while following their guidelines and not adding too many bulky layers (and you know how much I love layers!!), I thought the sunburst pattern would work well with embossing...adding texture without bulk.

I used several different embossing folders for both cards, all Tim Holtz Texture Fades.

For the Miss You Sweet Phrases tag, I embossed the paper first and then cut it with the die so the embossing is very subtle. I then used the die to just emboss the red paper so that it fit perfectly inside the tag.

I am entering these in the following challenges:

1. DL.Art - March Linky
2. Every Day is an Occasion - March Linky
3. Just B Creative Crazy - March Linky
4. Funday Friday #40 - Anything Goes

Also, you still time to hop along with our blog hop with Operation Write Home...but hurry - you have until midnight (PT) tomorrow, Saturday, March 15th to leave your comments for a chance to win!! The hop starts HERE.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Hamilton Celebrates!!

Happy Wednesday, everyone!! Wow, what is up with Mother Nature?? The (awesome) 60's yesterday and now the forecast calls for snow today...with a low of 8!! My gosh, she is fickle :)

Most of you know I don't usually do digi's. I just don't have the patience to learn to color. But when my sweet friend Naomi of Creative Bug on the Loose started a challenge to launch her new Creative Bug Digital Snapshots store, I had to participate :)

She has several adorable digis to choose from, and she will send one to you to use in the challenge. I had a hard time choosing, but finally decided on "Hamilton Celebrates".

For my card, I used paper from Basic Grey's Shine On paper stack. The base and first layer are Spellbinders Grand Labels One dies. The edges were sanded to bring out the embossing. The next two layers are Spellbinders Decorative Labels One and Labels One. The grass is a My Creative Time Stitched Grass die.

Here is adorable Hamilton!! He was colored with a Tim Holtz Tattered Rose Distress Marker and a TH Waterbrush. The clouds were inked with Broken China Distress Ink. The balloons were colored with Spiced Marmalade, Peacock Feathers and Barn Door Distress Markers and a waterbrush. A TH Dot Face stencil was placed over the balloons and they were inked with the same colors of Distress Inks. The balloons were then cut out and popped up for dimension.

Four dies from My Craft Spot's Tiny Doily dies were used for the sentiment. The sentiment and balloon are from My Craft Spot's Stamping All Around Spring set.

A Spellbinders Charmed I'm Sure tag was used for this sentiment from My Craft Spot's Tiny Tags 1 set. A Die-Versions Buttons die was used for the button. The gorgeous crinkle ribbon is from my dear friend Karen of Little Scrap Pieces.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. Creative Bug on the Loose New Beginnings Challenge
2. My Craft Spot Monday Challenge #128 - Cute Critters
3. Craftin Desert Divas - Birthday
4. DL.Art - March Linky
5. Every Day is an Occasion - March Linky
6. Just B Creative Crazy - March Linky
7. Word Art Wednesday #121 - Anything Goes
8. Funday Friday #40 - Anything Goes
9. House of Cards March Challenge #1 - Cute or Shabby - Add a Button

Thanks so much for stopping by :)

Remembering These Special Moments

Happy Sunday!! I hope you are having a wonderful weekend!! It's in the 30's here right now but we are supposed to hit the 60's tomorrow!! Heat wave!! Plus, when Cedar Waxwings arrive, I feel like spring is almost here...and they appeared yesterday :)

I have a springy tag to share with you today. The base is a Prima Doll Tag. The edges were inked with Tim Holtz Walnut Distress Ink. The images along the right bottom were cut from Prima Lyric paper. The large black clock is a Tim Holtz Weathered Clock die. The pink swirly flowers are a Die-Versions Daisy Flair die.

The gorgeous crinkle ribbon is from my dear friend Karen of Little Scrap Pieces. The beautiful flowers are from CraftyCity.

The gem swirls are from my stash. Dream is a TH Remnant Rub.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Tag It
2. Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Tick Tock
3. Little Scrap Pieces - Show It Off Saturday
4. DL.Art - March Linky
5. Every Day is an Occasion - March Linky
6. Just B Creative Crazy - March Linky
7. My Sheri Crafts #128 - Bling it On
8. Word Art Wednesday #121 - Anything Goes
9. Funday Friday #40 - Anything Goes
10. A Song in Your He{Art} - Time Flies
    
11. Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
12. Make it Monday - Anything Goes
13. Natalie and Amy's Challenge - Flowers
14. Scrapping4fun Challenges - Flowers
15. Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
16. Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes - Use Dies

Here's a couple of shots of the Cedar Waxwings :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!!