Welcome Baby Dragon!!

I made this card for our friends who just had a baby boy. We bought them a gift card from Toys R Us & it had a dragon on it, so this card works perfect! The stamp is from High Hopes & the sentiment is from a mini clear set from Inkadinkadoo. The DP is Jersey Shore from SU and the CS base is Brilliant Blue.

Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to enter to win my Friday Freebie - see yesterday's post to see the great stamp set you can win from Simon Says Stamp!!!!

Have a great weekend!!!

Chris

FABULOUS FRIDAY FREEBIE #4

Alrighty, the winner of last weeks Friday Freebie (TURTLE BUDDIES stamp set) is.....................

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:

2
Timestamp: 2009-08-21 21:47:38 UTC


Sooo, that means SemSee is the lucky winner of this set!!!!
CONGRATULATIONS Sem!!!!! Please email me your snail mail address & I will get Heidi to mail that out to you right away!!!!


This week, I am giving away a Simon Says Stamp exclusive set called "A little birdie told me", courtesy of Simon Says Stamp!!!! Let's hear a BIG YAHOOOOOO for Heidi & the gang at Simon Says!!!!! We love you girls!!!!! Here is a picture of the whole set..aren't those birds ADORABLE????

And here is my project using this set:

I actually used a little box that Heidi sent me and covered it with DP, sponged all the edges and added ribbon. I paper pieced the bird to match the DP as well! This will make a great little gift box for something small!


All you have to do to win this stamp set is to make sure you are a follower of the Simon Says Stamp blog and participate in this weeks Simon Says Stamp Challenge. (which is Christmas in August) If you could pass on the word about my Fabulous Friday Freebies that would be awesome too!! THAT is it!! Easy huh??? You can even take my blinkie - it is linked to my blog!!!


Thanks for hangin out with me!!! Have a GREAT weekend!!!!

Chris

Fabulous Friday Freebie #50

I am going to leave the Fabulous Friday Freebie posts at the top of my blog so they are EASIER to find for everyone!!! PLEASE scroll down to see my newest posts!!!! THANKS!!!

(yes, I know the date is wonky...it has to be that way to keep this post at the top!!)

The lucky winner of last week's Friday Freebie of Monkey Around by Basic Grey is KARENB's daughter Jazi!!!

Congratulations JAZI!!!! Please email me with your snail mail address so I can get Simon to send you your goodies!!!

This week you can win 12 Pewter charms - Angels Unlock your hearts!! Aren't they gorgeous?

Requirements: All you have to do to enter is:

1. play along in the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog (this weeks theme can be found on the challenge blog - go check it out!!!!)

2. leave me a comment here with a link to your post that states you've entered it into the SSS challenge

3. add my blinkie to your sidebar

(I CHECK!!!!)

4. COME BACK next Friday to see if you are the lucky winner!!!

& you can WIN these goodies!!! (includes shipping!!) !!!!!! Tell all your friends too!!!!

Thank you to Heidi, Steph, & the girls at Simon Says Stamp for being SO AWESOME to work with!!! You all work SOOOO hard to provide us with EVERYTHING we need for our crafting addiction, so I just wanted to say THANKS one more time!!!! LOVE YOU ALL!!!!
Good luck!!!!
Chris

My first Scrapling....

I know they've been out there for a long time, I just never got around to making one! I have been on a kick lately (as you know) about using up my scraps, so this is perfect. I found several measurements for Scraplings but this one is 3" x 5.5" - a little bigger than most I've seen but really....are there ANY rules in paper crafting??? It's a good size for a little girls birthday!

I used LiLi's Stuffed Bunny from Inky Impressions and a sentiment from Simon Says Stamp. I coloured LiLi using my Koh-i-noor pencils and Gamsol.

Very simple, very plain & very pink!!!

Simon Says... Christmas in August!!!

Ok, I have to admit that I had a HARD time with this challenge - mentally! We had snow in JUNE, had a hot July and a rainy August. Before you know it, we will have snow again.....boooooooooo hooooooooooo!!!! The sucky part about living in Canada is that we have 2 seasons really.....winter and spring! LOL Ahhh seriously, it isn't that bad, you get used to the crazy weather!!!! I just hope this coming winter isnt' as LONG and as COLD as last year!!! Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!

So, our challenge this week is CHRISTMAS IN AUGUST!!! Make a card, layout, project, etc. with a Christmas theme! Link up your project at the Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog and you could be the lucky winner of a $25 shopping spree from Simon Says Stamp!!!!! One lucky winner will be announced next Wed. so you better get creating!!! CAN'T wait to see what you create!!!! AND, it puts you one Christmas card ahead for this year!!!!

Here is my project:

I used Sitting Alva - a stamp from the Magnolia "Jingle Jangle" collection. I used some SU DP from who knows how long ago......but it all worked together & I liked it!!! I used a layout that was on a card on my bulletin board that my SBS4 sister gave me (HI DEB......hope your move went well...miss you!!) The sentiment is computer generated cuz I did not want to dig out all my Christmas stamps.....YET!!!!

Can't wait to see what you all come up with this week!!!! Merry Christmas in August!!! LOL

Thanks for stopping by!!!! Have a great rest of the week!!!!!
Chris

GIANT flower!!!

I got this really cool Paper Flowers kit by K&Company from Costco a few months ago & finally ripped open the package. Inside was a tube of glitter, a tube of rhinestones and a tube of brads, some wackytac tape & a refill and a paper pad of 578 pieces to make flowers & leaves. They are precut and perforated so you just pop them off the page, fold on the score lines, layer, embellish & your done!!

I made this GIANT one and didn't really know what to do with it, so I turned it into a card. I used 3 layers, some leaves and a center piece from the kit, and added my own giant pink brad. I added a Hanglar & Stanglar image that I had coloured from a long time ago, and a sentiment from Simon Says Stamp. There are pop dots between the layers of petals to give them dimension & my little Hanglar girl is popped up too!

It's very different for me, very "out of the box" but I really like it!!! I have the PERFECT person to give it to too!!!! I hope she likes it!!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Chris

Birthday Blog Candy WINNERS!!!!

there are THREE posts today...wow...so please scroll down to see them all!!!

YIPPEEE!! The time has come to give away PREZZIES!!!!! I love presents!!!! tee hee
So, how it works is, the first # drawn will get to choose Prize #1, #2, or #3. The second # drawn will get to choose from the 2 remaining prizes, and the third # drawn will get the remaining prize.

So, without torturing you any further.....here are the winning numbers, courtesy of Random.org:

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:

38
52
21
Timestamp: 2009-08-17 20:41:53 UTC

So, that means #38 is Denise Holland - congrats!!!!! PLEASE EMAIL ME your address and which prize # you would like!!!!

Second # drawn is #52 - Jenny - please email me so I can let you know which prizes you can choose from!!! Congrats!!!

Third # drawn is #21 - Jane - congrats SBS4 sister!!!! Please email me your address so I can get your prize out to you!!!!

THANK YOU to everyone for your comments, funny stories, stories, memories...it is always so fun to read about things going on in other people's lives!!!! I appreciate you ALL & thank you if you became a follower of my blog!!! Stay tuned for lots more giveaways - every Friday, plus it is my Blogaversary coming up pretty quick and well, you never know when I might be in the mood to give stuff away!!!!!!

Chris
(P.S. Thank you all for the birthday wishes! You are all so sweet!!! I had a great birthday, went camping with my DH & my dog, got rained out, came home early & got to play my new WII game I got!!!!)

Humble Pie blog hop & blog candy

I just stumbled upon a new stamp line coming out soon, and you can read more about it HERE
Phebe is the owner of The Town Scrapper, and I have bought many stamps from her - she is awesome! These stamps you see in this BLOP (Blog Hop) are her designs...how cool!!! Sooo happy for her!!!! Please go check out her Design Teams creations, get a sneak peek at the new images coming out, and enter for many chances to win some BLOG CANDY (6 chances & a Grand Prize!!!)

Bookmark for my sister (I know...original title eh??)

I wanted to make a bookmark for my sister, who loves to read. So, here is what I came up with! I used LiLi's prayer from Inky Impressions.

I went hog wild with the distressing & I LOVE the effect with the browns and the DP (which is from a pack of 4x6 papers I got at Wal Mart AGES ago!!) I put crystal effects on her bracelet, earrings and her eyes to give them dimension. I coloured her with my Koh-i-noor pencils and Gamsol.

Thanks for stopping in.....have a great week!!!!

Birthday Blog Candy......are you ready??

this will stay at the top until Aug.16 - please scroll down to see the newest posts!!!! THANKS!!!


Alright, here it is...what you've been waiting for!!! It took me awhile to get the goodies together and take pictures of them!!! So, here are the prizes:

Prize #1


- scrapbook stickers, huge bag of Prima flowers, Ranger Distress ink (Broken China), 2 rolls of ribbon, bear stamp, tube of glitter, Magnolia stamp (elephant), Papertrey Ink 6x6 paper sampler, PLUS a SURPRISE!!!

Prize #2:


- Making Memories 6x6 paper sampler, scrapbook stickers, purple stickles, ribbon, tube of rhinestones, Stampin Up stamp set (polka dot punches), Magnolia stamp (elephant), PLUS a SURPRISE!!!

Prize #3:


- Making Memories 6x6 paper sampler, butterfly scrapbook stickers, flower embellishments, ribbon, tube of brads, Happy birthday stamp from TAC, Magnolia stamp (Tilda with cat), PLUS a SURPRISE!!!!



All you have to do is leave a comment on this post telling me an embarassing or funny story that happened to you at a birthday party (your own or someone else's)!


I would love it if you became a follower of my blog but it is not a requirement! Or just pop by once in awhile and say hello! I would love to see you here!


I will draw the winner on Monday, Aug.17, as I will be away for the weekend and won't be home until Sunday night!!! I will draw & post the winners in the morning, so make sure you post by Sunday night!!
I can't wait to read your funny stories!! Good luck to you all!!!!

Janet's Corrosive Challenge #25

This week's challenge at Janet's Corrosive Challenge Blog is a sketch. Here is my card using this sketch:

I used Angelica from Inky Impressions for this card, and DP from Basic Grey. The butterfly is a Martha Stewart punch and the sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp.

I'd love to see what you do with this sketch, so head on over to the blog to see what the other Design Team members have done for you to see!

Have a great week!

Chris