Ah ha, I bet you thought I was going to have a St. Paddy's card to share with you. Nope! What I am sharing is a couple of different ways to win some goodies.
First, I am giving away the Kind Words set from Verve........you can read all about it and enter to win on THIS post. You have until Tuesday January 25th to enter.
Second is this:
ETA: I know that I am late, but I have picked the winner of the goodies..............and the winner is Selma! Congratulations Selma, be watching your mailbox.
Hi there! I am sorry about being MIA for the last few weeks, but I have been one busy gal. I ended up with a little inflammation in my right eye (after the cataract surgery) and really didn't feel like working on anything that needed to be looked at up close. I am happy to say the eye is all better now. I have been busy helping Sharon prepare for The Great Yosemite Stamp Escape that is coming up this weekend. If you live nearby or can be in Central CA this weekend we have 5 spaces left and would love to have you join us. Hmmm, Tosh that would be you!
So you might have noticed, I had my pal Sara make a few changes to my blog and I love them. Soon, I will have a separate place for you to find tutorials and items for sale. Stay tuned.
Well, if you're still here I some fun cards to share with you. These cards were for a recent class that I taught. In this class I wanted to show people how to use just a few colors/cardstocks to create some different looks. On one of the cards I used a Prismacolor pencil blending technique that I have not seen anywhere else and I am working on a tutorial to share with you before long.
For each of the cards I used a combination of the following cardstocks: White (Neenah), Dark Pink (WWP), Green Gingham (Amuse) and Green and Heart print (Basic Grey). The stamps and extras will be listed below each card. The images were either stamped with Tuxedo Black or Rich Cocoa Memento ink.
And the winners are:
Jon picked Kristi B. as the winner of the Confections. Kristi, e-me and I will get your goodies in the mail to you.
And the winner for the most referrals is: Sandyh50 Sandy e-me as well and I will send you a little something also.
Thanks again everyone for playing. This was fun and I don't think I will wait so long to do it again!
hugs,
Boy am I tired! I always look forward to CHA every year and this year was no different. There is so much to see and do in such a little amount of time. I took alot of pictures and will do my best to get them sorted, edited and uploaded a little later today. We even had to evacuate the convention center at one point on Monday. Lucky for us, we were close to the door at the time.
I will post the winner of my Confections a little later today. I will be combining the comments from my Nearing 10,000 and Confections, oh sweet Confections posts and put everyone's name in a jar and have Jon pick one when he gets home from school today. I will also be sending a little something to the person who sent the most people my way. I truly appreciate all of the comments I received.
hugs,
Wow! it is official, I have gone over 10.000 hits. While in town yesterday, I bought a few goodies that I will use as the theme of my giveaway. Here is a little Sneaky Peeky for you.
Just leave me a comment here, if someone sent you here, let me know that also. Don't forget to leave me your e-mail addy so that I will be able to contact you if you win. I will keep this contest going until Tuesday January 27 at 9:00 PST. I will be leaving for CHA tomorrow morning and returning sometime on Tuesday. I will announce the winner on Wednesday Jan 28th.
hugs,
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So, I have been at this blogging thing for two years and I am finally nearing 10,000 hits. I want to thank those of you who have been there with me on this fun journey. Once I hit 10,000, I will offer up some yummy Confections. I love to put together themed gifts, so please leave me a comment with your favorite theme.
Oh and if you pass the word along and someone new leaves me a comment that says "(insert your name here) sent me" and I will put your name in a second drawing for some goodies. You will get one entry for each referral.
Thanks for the continued support.........
hugs,
Happy
New
Year!
I would like to wish everyone a happy and prosperous new year! I would like to thank everyone who has stayed with me this year. Before I know it I will be nearing 10.000 hits and I will be offering up some Confections!
I won't make any resolutions this year (as I never follow through), but I am going to try real hard to: 1) Send all of my peeps a birthday card this year. 2) complete every Mojo Monday sketch (even if they are late) and 3) water my house plants (all two of them)........ha.......ha..........that last one is pretty knee slappin' funny! I know someone else who is going to try that one too, I wouldn't hold either one of us to it though. Oh and I hope to blog at least once a week. One down and 51 to go!
I am really looking forward to attending CHA this year. Robin and I will leave on Friday 23rd and Sharon and Al will come down Sunday morning. Robin is taking a few classes on Saturday and I will be attending the Copic Certification. I don't have any Sunday classes, but I think Robin does. I am also excited about taking Jerri's Watercolor class on Tuesday morning. That gal can use a Tombow marker like nothing I have ever seen. You can check out her AWESOME blog A Touch of Grace here.
I spent a little time today practicing with my Copic markers. I stamped an Impression Obsession floral image several times and colored each one with a different color combo and I will be making cards out of them this week. Stay tuned for the pics.
Hugs,
until The Great Yosemite Stamp Escape. From the looks of this picture, you would think we aren't ready yet, but we are. Sharon has been ordering and ordering to make sure we have everything we/you will need. In the biggest boxes to the right of the picture are the goody bags. Most of the boxes on the top of the table are things to put in the goody bags, door prizes or make and takes. The boxes below the table are full of product to sell Saturday night during shopping time. Our teachers this year are: Michael Strong (Michael Strong Stamps), Gail Ellison (ArtLenz), Karen Lockhart (Lockhart Stamp Company) and Lynell Harlow (Dreamweaver Stencils). WOW! is all I can say about this line up of teachers. The best part about the retreat (okay, its all good) is you don't have to choose which classes to take, you get to take them all! We tried that pickin' and choosin' thing one year..........no fun! The fun will start with a private party Friday night May 2nd at the store and will continue throughout the weekend at The Pines Resort. There are a few spots left, and we would love to have you join us.
Sausage Anyone......or maybe some Confections
See all of those sausage boxes? One of our teachers either loves sausage or has an "in" with her butcher so she can have his boxes. :) Can you guess which one? Leave me a comment (make sure I know how to reach you) and I will put all of the correct guesses in for some Confections. What will you win? How about a complete class kit for my Bling class? (you can check out my previous posts for what you will get). I will draw the winner Monday night April 28th.
Well, what do you think? We may tweak it a bit, but for the most part this is it. I just love the colors and flowers. All of the hard word was done by Sara Williams and I can't thank her enough. Sara worked hard to make sure that I had just the look I wanted. Sara also designed the amazing banner/headers on Amy Westerman's blog, Heartfelt Greetings. I am so happy that I have had 2500 hits. I will be posting a pic of the blog confections that you will have a chance to win in a couple of hours. Stay tuned! {hugs to all} Melissa
So I've been at this blog thing for a year now and it has taken forever to get over 2000 hits! I think I will put some yummy confections together and offer them up when I get to 2500 hits! Tell all of your friends to stop by for a peek into my world. Help me get there quick! :) Hugs to all..............
Here is what Teresa will be receiving in the mail. A clear Christmas set from Hero Arts, a package of Penny Black Holiday stickers, a few 1/2 sheets of cardstock/print paper. Several yards of red/green/white ribbons, some holiday brads. A VersaCube and some Stickles. I hope she will enjoy using it all.
#7 Aunt T. Teresa, please e-me with your address and theme for your clear set and goodies. You can pick from: garden, fall or Christmas and I will get a package together and get it in the mail early next week. I have decided to go with Debbie's idea for my give-a-way and call it Ink-Confections. I like that, nice and sweet. Yum. Debbie, be watching for a little something from me also. This has been lots of fun for me and I can't wait for the next milestone.
I just noticed that I have almost 1000 hits on my blog. Woo Hoo! When I started the blog, I wasn't sure what to expect. I didn't know if people would be interested in the musings of a CA girl or not but I wanted to a place to share all of the things that I love so much. So I have decided to give a little blog give-a-way when I hit 1000. Leave me a comment with name suggestions for my blog yummies and you could be the lucky winner. I will use a random number generator to pick the winner. Tell all of your friends too! I will gather some goodies and post a picture later. Remember, I work at the best stamp store around and have access to lots of yummy stuff. TTFN!
