Blog Candy Time!!!

It is BLOG CANDY TIME!!
The Candy:
Somewhere in Time Kit
3 12x12 double sided cardstocks
- fancy stripes/whisper dots
- whimsy floral/ basic baroque
- sweet licorice/ parsley sprigs
1 12 x 12 black cardstock
1 salt & pepper shapes die cut (textured)
1 sweet flourish rub-on sheet
1 salt & pepper ribbon pack (3 ribbons, one yard of each)



back view of cardstock



How to Win:
Everyone can earn THREE chances to win this CANDY.
1. post about this candy on your blog (make sure to leave me a link to your blog)
2. become a follower of my blog (you will get an automatic entry if you are already a follower)
3. leave a comment about what you would scrap using this kit (this one is mandatory...!)
(additional entry if someone leaves in their comment that you told them about this candy and they become a follower also!!!)

*****Please leave a separate comment per entry.*****

Deadline to Enter:
I will be randomly picking a winner on April 26th. Winner will be posted that day...be sure to leave me a way of contacting you!

Good Luck!!!

Blog Candy WINNER!!!

Wow...thanks ladies for all the comments! I really appreciate them. And without further adieu....

the winner of the blog candy is:




Alison143!!!

I guess it is no surprise since she commented a bazillion times. Congrats!

Thanks for playing everyone...

Simple Stories

When I first heard about this...I thought, nope, not me. I don't digital scrapbook and I don't like just slapping photos in a album. I like...need to scrap them. But then I took a closer look...hmm...

So I have decided to do the following. Each of my children will have a baby book. Joey's thankfully is done. Jake and Josh's books are a work in progress. Then I have a book where I have scrapped those photos that came out so well that they literally spoke to me and said, "scrap me!!!".

Continuing at this rate...I will never get all the pictures from other events and such scrapped.

Then came Simple Stories by MemoryWorks. I love this idea. The idea of getting a WHOLE year documented. The first kit in the Simple Stories series is aptly called Life Documented. To quote, this series "allows you to create, capture, document and share a years worth of memories like never before. Life Documented encompasses classic basics with bold, beautifully designed elements featuring a refreshing, inspiring color palette of deep reds, browns, taupes, with vibrant greens, oranges and blues, mingled with milky creams and white. With shabby-chic, aged-office, vintage-distress appeal, this functional - yet oh-so-stylish - kit is the perfect solution for sharing your life's most important moments in a simple, yet meaningful way. It's not just a kit. It's YOUR story....simplified.

Really??? Because I could use some simplification.

I just placed the order today. I am itching, itching to get it. I can not wait to get started. The kit comes with everything. You just add photos. But there is also space and opportunity to scrap...it is just not as involved as a single layout.

I took a look at the album that guest designer Brenda Hurd did over at http://simplestories.typepad.com/simple-stories/. I am inspired to do this...and excited to have an entire album to show someone at the end of the year. An album filled with my family's highlighted moments. And I love that I can put 10-12 photos per month in this album depending on the configuraton of the page protector I use. All of which get housed in a Leather 12X12 3 ring album by WeR Memory Keepers. The albums that I am already using!! These have become my absolute favorite albums.

With this system I will be able to finally accomplish that which I thought was impossible...a completed album for the entire year and an album for those really special photos that deserve to be showcased.

I will be sure to share the pages I do for January...

btw...Don't forget...there is still time to leave a comment on my blog candy post for a chance to win!!!

Simply Scrapping Challenge

I did my first challenge over at Simply Scrapping. It is a montly challenge and week 1 is Get Sketchy. This is the sketch we had to use:

And here is my take on it. I am pretty happy with the outcome. I just found the challenge the other day...so I had to work quickly. The deadline is tonight. And since I was sure the boys would not let me work on it today, I did it last night while Daddy put Jake to bed. All in all I like the way it turned out.

It feels good to be scrapping again, and it is nice to have another page done for Josh's album.

Boy did I have a BIG belly!!

Don't forget...there is still time to leave a comment on my blog candy post for a chance to win!!!

On A Roll...Mini Album for my Niece

On a roll....I have completed another mini album. This one is for my niece's birthday in August. The trick will be not to lose it! I used a mini binder album by Maya Road. The papers are Cosmo Cricket Snorkel. Ribbon tabs make it easier to turn the pages and a ribbon closure helps with the chunkiness of the album.
Hannah loves to swim and is on a swim team. So I thought she could put some pictures from her meets and practice in here. I really like how this one came out. May have to make more like this.

Don't forget...there is still time to leave a comment on my blog candy post for a chance to win!!!

I missed my BLOGOVERSARY!!!

With the Holidays, my son's birthday, getting into a routine with the new baby and just an over all lack of motivation...I missed my First Blogoversary. It was on December 17th. So I am celebrating it now...better late than never, right?
So...to celebrate I am giving away some Blog Candy.


How can you win it?
1. follow my blog
2. leave me a comment
3. link this post on your blog


What can you win?
A whole mess of stuff:
8 sheets of 8.5 x 11 Club Scrap papers
1 sheet of Nature stickers
g.c.d studios Turquoise Glitter Letter Stickers
1 small round magnet backed containers
1 silver metal book plate with brads
1 Creative Cafe pigment ink pad: Spirit Red
5 small and 5 medium naked chipboard rectangles
1 package of royal jewels- blue by imaginisce
1 Daisy Bucket Clearly Petite Stamp Elements- Bauble
1 Karen Foster Word Rub On - Thankful
2 small, 2 medium and 2 large round scalloped edged coasters
1 Vacation Spot Journal Tag
1 Orange Journal Tag
1 studio18 mini note pad & pen
2 memory markers by American Crafts: geranium and pool
1 package of medium jewel brads by American Crafts- Taffy
1 MR Naked Tag Key chain


WOW!!!!

***Leave ONE comment per day. Every comment earns you an entry. Link me and follow me for additional entries (already following? you'll get the extra entry automatically).

Winner will be chosen at random on January 31st! Good Luck!!! And thanks for visiting!

Daydreaming about BLOG CANDY...

I have some August blog candy for you!! It is from the Fancy Pants Daydreams Collection.

• **Rub Ons


• **Ribbon


• **Two 12 x 12 transparency sheets (A Little Dream and Be Kind)


• **Two 12 x 12 double sided sheets of patterned cardstock (Believe and Wish)
  
• **Three 12 x 12 sheets of Prism cardstock (this is my absolute favorite cardstock!!)

All of this can be yours!! All you have to do is follow these steps:

1. leave a comment on this post telling me what you daydream about



2. link this post to your blog (if you have one)



3. become a follower of my blog (if you aren't already)

There will be an added bonus to the winner if I get more than 30 comments (from different people!! LOL)

Thanks and good luck...winner will be chosen on August 14th!!

Pink Nickels Blog Candy!!!

Check out this AWESOME blog candy over at Nicole's Blog Pink Nickels.
If you love K&Co....this is some blog candy you are going to want to try to win!!

It's Candy Time over at The Card Grotto...

Check out this scrumptious Blog Candy!!! Michelle is celebrating her 2nd Blogaversary by giving away some CANDY!! Be sure to go over and check it out.

Check out this AWESOME Blog CANDY!!

Crystal over at Crystal's Crafty Creations is celebrating 1000 hits with some pretty awesome Blog Candy. Become a follower, link her on your blog and post a celebration card for an additional chance to win!!
Be sure to check out the Candy and all the fantastic things she has created!!!
http://crystalkbk.blogspot.com/2009/07/celebrating-10000-hits-blog-candy-with.html

Where have I been??? and BLOG CANDY!!!

Wow...I haven't blogged in forever. I am such a slacker!!! I guess being pregnant has sucked all of my scrap mojo right out of me. I am determined to do something this weekend. I have all my scrap stuff moved to my new scrap CAVE. It still needs a little organizing. But I am itching to create something!!! The new MemoryWorks kit comes tomorrow. And conveniently it is all about travel...which we have been doing a lot of lately. Anyway..to kick off my being back....how about some candy!!!???!!!


All ya have to do is post a comment and get an extra chance by becoming a follower of my blog (already are??? don't worry I will count it).



And now for the CANDY:
FIVE See D's Lil' Stamps......

You have until July 12th to leave me a comment...winner will be announced on Monday the 13th!!

I have been neglectful!!! Have a piece of CANDY.

Ever since we got home from our vacation...I have been having a hard time getting back into a grove. My scrap table is a complete disaster. I want to scrap something...but really think it would be easier if I cleaned up a bit. Problem is...I don't want to. So...that is where I am right now. But...just to show you all I still love you:

HOW ABOUT SOME BLOG CANDY????

Here is what I have for some lucky winner:

Fancy Pants: All Fall Theme Set

Six 12x12 sheets of double-sided patterned cardstock paper

one 12x12 sheet of coordinating cardstock die-cuts.

Here is what you need to do to win:

1. post a link to this on your blog (if you don't have a blog...that is okay)

2. leave a comment on this post telling me how you get motivated to clean your scrap area or tell me one of you organizational ideas

AND

3. buy something from me that I have posted on my other blog (HEE HEE just kidding).

Check out this Awesome Blog Candy

Check out the awesome Blog Candy Callie has posted on her blog. There are several chances to win. Here is what you have to do:
1. Become a follower of her blog if you aren't already. This is entry #1. Current followers already have an entry!
2. Leave a comment on that post. Here's the fun part: you can leave 1 comment every day up until the drawing. (Multiple daily comments will be deleted).
3. Spread the word... link her on your blog. You don't have to do this... but if you do she'll put your name in the drawing 2 more times! And yes... she'll check. So after you have her linked go back and leave her a second comment to let her know that you've linked her. :-)

And the winner is!!!

We have a winner of the Blog Candy!! The fruit machine has chosen.......

mybratsmom !!!

So please send me an email: scrapements@embarqmail.com with your addy..and I will get this right out to you!

CONGRATULATIONS!

Fat Free...Sugar Free...Guilt Free BLOG CANDY!!!

How about some blog candy. It is guilt free. All you have to do is post a comment. Post a link on your blog and get an extra entry. Winner will be chosen Friday!! Good Luck.

I have for the lucky winner:

Bohemia "BLUEBIRD" Card Kit by My Mind's Eye

4 diagonal stripe cards

4 swirl cards

8 envelopes

3 "happy birthday" tags

3 "birthday boy" die cuts

3 "Thank You" die cuts

3 crown borders

3 "BABY" die cuts

6 formal swirls

3 accent swirls

3 crown die cuts

6 large flowers

9 small flowers

We have a BLOG CANDY winner!!!

Congrats to comment # 6:
Sheri said...
You know I'm always looking for more Christmas scraps. These are so pretty!!! Thanks for doing this and good luck to everyone!

You won my leftovers!! LOL

I will get those in the mail ASAP!

Thanks everyone....

Christmas Cheer Mini Album & BLOG CANDY

This album is approx. 6 x 6. I used papers and embellishments from K & Company's Christmas Cheer Collection. There are several places for pictures and/or journaling. The front of the mini album has a pull out tag for journaling. The album comes in its own holder. I had lots of fun making this one, and I hope someone will give it a good home!! I am listing it in my Etsy Shop for $15.00 plus shipping. Everything listed in my shop is 10% off for the entire month of February. Thanks for looking.

Now for the BLOG CANDY:

Leave me a comment and I will pick a random winner...they will get the leftover embellies I had from this collection!! Link this post to your blog for an additional chance!

My first Blog Candy Give Away

I am giving away my first piece of Blog Candy. And it is delicious!!! All you have to do for a chance to win is leave me a comment. Link this give-away on your blog and get a second entry. Become a follower of my blog for yet another entry (already following...then you will get the extra entry).

Winner will be chosen using a random number generator on February 1st.

Here is what one lucky person will get...

Calendar Tag Book Kit.

This kit includes everything you need to make a super cute Calendar Tag Book. You will get papers, calendar pages, buttons, paper clips, ribbon, a black ink cube and binder ring.
This project lends itself to many different interpretations. It can be a calendar journal for writing thoughts down during the year. It can be used as a birthday or date calendar for recording important dates, occasions or milestones throughout the year. It even makes a perfect year-in-review mini album.

Place an order with ME and receive an additional entry (plus get 10% off your order until 1/31).

Blog Candy Alert!!

Go check out this awesome Blog Candy. Sure hope I win!! Make sure you check out the really cute coaster album Erica made! I have got to try that. Leave her a comment and subscribe to her blog for a chance to win.

Check out the Blog Candy...

Check out this great Blog Candy...Here
Just leave a comment and link her post to your blog for a chance to win! Gotta love CANDY!!