Last day of the Celebration!!

WOW, it's Feb 28th!!  WOO HOO.  The last day of the celebration.  I have some awesome images today (and prizes) from this adorable artist, Maria Medel Rodriguez.  She sells the cutest stamps on Etsy and here's two of my favorites!  I have four copies of each one to give away today. 

Question of the day:  Let me know which of these two stamps is your favorite today


THERE'S LOTS of winners who I haven't heard from yet CLICK HERE and check the list for your name, then email me htondre@aol.com if you see your name; 

NOTE:  sometime tomorrow, Mar 1st I will be posting the final winner list THEN I will also be posting a grand prize winner list!!  So keep your eyes posted for two winner list postings tomorrow

Winners of the Holley's Brain Power contest

Here's the Winner of the Holley's Brain Power Contest which took place on Feb 9th. Let me say that all the cards to me were just touching and brought a little tear to my eye that people cared enough to buy the stamp and make a card just for this special occasion.  HUGE Hugs everyone!!

Sandra Caldwell's Pick, Prize is 2 stamps from Sandra's Store:

Denise P (please tell Sandra the stamps you want)

                     

Holley's Hubby's Favorite  Cara Malmrose -- your prize will be added to your package :)

Holley's  PersonalChoice--LOVE that she used a 7 on it and THIS is her first card! That is so very touching.  Julie Brown-Marshall - prize one stamp from Sandra Caldwell

Decosse's Dynamite Doodles

There's a great contest over at Outlawz Monday Greeting's Challenge today and it's being sponsored by:

The theme is anything goes and just remember to please include a sentiment on the front of your card.  I am also pleased to say that Lisa, check out her site HERE,  is giving away a wonderful prize today to three people.  A copy of this awesome set:

Here's two cards that I have made using two of the different stamps from this set, I thought celebration was such a great set to use given the month we are in for me:

There is just one day left to go!!  WOW.  I will be adding winner's to the list to finish up the days and by the 1st of Mar there will be a grand prize winner list that will include many of the more expensive prizes too.  Then's it's time to start the mailing :) 

Anything else that you love about crafting?  now's your chance to tell me, who knows what I have, I may have just that thing you are looking for LOL!!


THERE'S LOTS of winners who I haven't heard from yet CLICK HERE and check the list for your name, then email me htondre@aol.com if you see your name

With Love

Here's a adorable little girl image from artist Sherri Baldy.  Don't you love her cute Bestie stamps?  This one is TOO irresistible!!  I made this card for the current contest which is Anything goes at the SSS Challenge blog.  I hope you will hop on over there and share your bestie cards with us.

Can you believe it's the end of the month?  My how this time has flown by so very quickly!, if you haven't signed up for the last couple of days, please do so!  I will be announcing the last winners on the end of the month as well as a bunch of Grand Prize winners at the same time then it's time to get a TON of packages in the mail.  WHEW.

Question of the day: Other than the holiday, what are your favorite card topics/subjects?

I like little girl cards like this, funny or weird cards with silly sayings, things with brains or skulls on them....

THERE'S LOTS of winners who I haven't heard from yet CLICK HERE and check the list for your name, then email me htondre@aol.com if you see your name

Easter Cheers

Here's another adorable image from Digistampcharacters.  I thought I would have a chance to share at least one Easter theme card before the end of the month.  She is just too cute.  She has a great store on Etsy where she sells her cute stamps.  I am sure many of you have some clear stamps from asst companies of her images.

What kind of projects do you like the best?

Cardmaking?  scrapbooking?  mixed media?  Jewelry? other?

let me know what projects you do.

I am about 95% card making. I will do some scrapbooking or mixed media projects on occasion.

CLICK HERE if you need to sign up on Feb 1 where prizes get drawn from Daily.  The winner list has now been started!!  THERE'S LOTS of winners who I haven't heard from yet CLICK HERE and check the list for your name, then email me htondre@aol.com if you see your name

Bag Me

Here's a great image from artist Sandra Caldwell that's a brand new stamp in her Etsy store today.  This fun stamp is called Bag Me 1315.  Too cute, it could be used as a purse or an old travel bag image.  I thought it went perfect with this old piece of lace and yellow buttons.

what embellishments are your favorite?

I love lace, buttons, brads, ribbon (in that order too)
then I will add Cardstock stickers or die cuts
I wish I could use more printed papers, but it's so hard for me to add something with too much patterns or colors.


CLICK HERE if you need to sign up on Feb 1 where prizes get drawn from Daily.  The winner list has now been started!! 

THERE'S LOTS of winners who I haven't heard from yet CLICK HERE and check the list for your name, then email me htondre@aol.com if you see your name

Dia de los Muertos

Here's a totally awesome image from KJ Arting.  It's one of her Dia De Los Muertos images.  Oh, I totally LOVE these images.  LOVE.  She has several and they are all awesome.  This one is probably my favorite in her store, but I would totally buy more.  I thought yellow would be a completely unique color for a dia de los muertos card, esp given this time of year.  I am also using some stunning Turkish Lace.

Question of day

What type of die cutting machine do you have? also, what's your favorite season?

me:  sizzix Big Shot, Cuttlebug, old red sizzix and one of those tiny sizzix that I never use
I use the cuttlebug most of the time and the big shot for everything the cuttlebug doesn't cut well or is too large for the cuttlebug


Did you buy the image from Sandra Caldwell, Holley Brain Power for the card making contest, there's just three days left to enter....just reminding you.....LINK HERE


CLICK HERE if you need to sign up on Feb 1 where prizes get drawn from Daily.  The winner list has now been started!!  THERE'S LOTS of winners who I haven't heard from yet CLICK HERE and check the list for your name, then email me htondre@aol.com if you see your name

Think Fast. Live Slow

Here's a beautiful image from Ike's Art today in combination with some gorgeous spring papers from Paper Temptress.  I love this combo with the copic marker colors on the flowers it goes perfectly.
The image is called Snowdrops and is just $1 on the Ike's Art site!  WOW.  It very much reminds me of a Texas wildflower we have here that I believe is called Mexican hats (see here).

I am using wonderful Paper Temptress papers for this project.  The image was printed out onto Heavenly White paper.  The project was layered on Mica Flame and Astrobright Solar Yellow,  The card base is pop tones Gumdrop Green.

what's your favorite type of paper at Paper Temptress?

I either have to go with the awesome ruche (crepe) style, the shimmery MICA, or the wonderful Hambly Studio screenprints

CLICK HERE if you need to sign up on Feb 1 where prizes get drawn from Daily.  The winner list has now been started!! 

THERE'S LOTS of winners who I haven't heard from yet CLICK HERE and check the list for your name, then email me htondre@aol.com if you see your name

A cupcake for you

Here's an awesome cupcake girl stamp.  So excited to say that I have a bunch of copies of this adorable digi stamp to giveaway today.  She's so very darling! I think this cute image is just perfect for celebration of many great occasions.  I am also using some stunning lace that I bought while in Turkiye this summer. 

So all you digi-stamp users,  need a little cupcake stamp?


THERE'S LOTS of winners who I haven't heard from yet CLICK HERE and check the list for your name, then email me htondre@aol.com if you see your name

Memories

Here's an awesome image from SheepSki Designs.  This card was made for the current contest over on Outlawz Monday Greetingz Challenge.  The game this week is a Tic-Tac-Toe game over at Outlawz.  I am using the color green, ribbon, and layers.  Check out the choices at our challenge site.

What's your least favorite embellishment?  or that item you got and never use? 

for me, I rarely use eyelets, flair buttons, rub ons, alphabets

How about you?

CLICK HERE if you need to sign up on Feb 1 where prizes get drawn from Daily.  The winner list has now been started!! 

THERE'S LOTS of winners who I haven't heard from yet CLICK HERE and check the list for your name, then email me htondre@aol.com if you see your name

All I want is you

Here's another wonderful stamp from Little Blue Button stamps.  This one is very Ooo La La for that card you want to give your significant other.  I love her.  I made this simple creation just for him.  I know we are already past Valentine's Day, but he really has been super supportive over the last several months as I have been looking for work and just so much stress.

Question of the day, do you use embossing folders?  do you use brass stencils?

CLICK HERE if you need to sign up on Feb 1 where prizes get drawn from Daily.  The winner list has now been started!!  Check for it HERE!! 

THERE'S LOTS of winners who I haven't heard from yet CLICK HERE and check the list for your name, then email me htondre@aol.com if you see your name

Poppy Girl

Here's another wonderful image from DigiStampCharacters!  I just love this artists images. I have many of them in clear stamps.  I even have a couple of prizes of this artist's work in clear stamp form. She sells them in Digi format on Etsy, CLICK HERE

Do you like to use word stamps?  word stickers?  or do you write text? use alphabets? or just make cards without words on them?

CLICK HERE if you need to sign up on Feb 1 where prizes get drawn from Daily.  The winner list has now been started!!  Check for it HERE!!

Swinging Cutie

This is just one of the cutest little girl images from Sandra Caldwell.  She's brand new to the store this Friday, Babycakes DND on Etsy.  This darling girl is named Swinging Cutie 1318.  I added some gorgeous lace from Turkiye and some wonderful bling from Queen & Co.  I thought this darling heart from Jolees matched perfectly along with a tiny I love you sign.

Where do you get your supplies from online? Locally?

On-line I have a couple groups I like to buy off of on Facebook, I also use Blitzy when they have the right price, ScrapbookPal with their great minimum shipping; Locally we don't have many stores left except the big box stores like Michaels or Hobby Lobby

CLICK HERE if you need to sign up on Feb 1 where prizes get drawn from Daily.  The winner list has now been started!!  Check for it HERE!!

HUGE Surprise from Ike's Art

I have an awesome surprise from Ike's Art today, she made me a celebration stamp!  WOO HOO!! It's this very stamp here.  It's called  Holley Winner!  How great is that?!?  so fabulous.  She has agreed to give away one stamp everyday this month!  WOW!!  So 28 lucky people will get a copy of this awesome image.

When you check the winner list under the 16th there will be a listing 1,2,3,4....each number will be a person selected from a day of the month that will receive the wonderful free image from Ike's Art.  I am so thankful for her huge generosity and the fabulous image she made just for my celebration this year!

What card ideas do you have for this stamp?

my card is just celebrating my life in general, but it would be awesome for a recent upcoming graduation

CLICK HERE if you need to sign up on Feb 1 where prizes get drawn from Daily.  The winner list has now been started!!  Check for it HERE!!

Shopping time!

Here's an awesome shopping girl!  She's just FABULOUS!  I love this stamp, I have 6 copies of her to giveaway as digi-stamp prizes today.  I think she's a fun gal as a girl on the go.

Question of the day:  What's your favorite Holiday to craft for?

me:  Halloween!!


CLICK HERE if you need to sign up on Feb 1 where prizes get drawn from Daily.  The winner list has now been started!!  Check the winner list, it's updated daily: HERE!!  if you missed any of the last few days, be sure and leave a comment on each day, just go back!

Happy Birthday Sister!

Wishing my sister a very Happy Birthday today.  Yep, she was born on Valentine's.  Here's a great image from KJ Arting today.  I just love her fun and funky images. 

Can everyone please leave a Happy Birthday for my sister today,  also please leave a short note of your location,   For example,    Happy Birthday from Austin Texas!!

Thanks so much, I hope she gets lots of lovely birthday messages from you guys and I hope you all have a very happy valentine's day!

CLICK HERE if you need to sign up on Feb 1 where prizes get drawn from Daily.  The winner list has now been started!!  Check for it HERE!!  I haven't picked winners for the last several days, so please if you haven't commented on any of those days, go back and make sure you left comments on each day for a chance to win the prize from that day!!

Always and Forever

Here's a gorgeous image from Sherri Baldy that I am using for the current challenge over on the SSS CHallenge blog. The current challenge is to use embossing, wet or dry.  As you can see I am using an embossed background for this lovely image.  Isn't she too cute.

Check out the challenge blog and tell me which of the stamps you like the best from the posting, there's a short choice, that's the choice the winner's get to pick from when they participate in this week's challenge.  Which of those are your favorite?

I am so excited to have Sherri Baldy celebrating with me this month!  She's been a long time friend and a wonderful supporter since I had brain surgery.  Her Bestie stamp, the Fluffy stamps are just awesome!

CLICK HERE if you need to sign up on Feb 1 where prizes get drawn from Daily.  The winner list has now been started!!  Check for it HERE!!  If you haven't left comments on the last several days, please do so, the prizes on those days haven't been selected!!

Cute Owl Image

Here's an adorable owl image from Polkadoodles.  This stamp is called Dancing Queen.  SO cute.  The theme this week is music theme, so I added this cute music bar die cut at the base of my card.  I also added a sentiment that was sent to me from Polkadoodles.  The challenge is at Outlawz Monday Sentiments Challenge.  Check us out and win a prize from Polkadoodles! 

Do you have a favorite Animal?  if so what?

I do love owls, I also love cute bears.

Also let me say I loved hearing everyone's good news yesterday,  if you hadn't shared it please drop by and do so.  My good news is that I also got email from the school district to start substitute teaching and I finished my paraprofessional certification classes. 

Did you SEE all the new goodies that arrived?  WOW CLICK HERE

CLICK HERE if you need to sign up on Feb 1 where prizes get drawn from Daily.  The winner list has now been started!!  Check for it HERE!!

I haven't picked winners for the last several days yet, so please if you haven't commented on any of those days, go back and make sure you left comments on each day for a chance to win the prize from that day!!  HAVE YOU CHECKED THE LIST?  there's some winners I haven't heard from!

More prizes!!

Are you ready for some NEW blog candy photos?????

Like you haven't seen enough prizes before, but I have some new goodies coming to share!!

Awesome prize from Decosse's Dynamite Doodles!!  Celebration Mini Kit sentiments!

Some more great stamps!

Wonderful Prizes sent in from Virginia!

Wonderful Prizes for Mary K!  Who also included some great stamps to help with mailing costs!!  WOOHOO! Thanks so very much Mary!

And here's one you can go grab right now from Pat R!

It's a great Digi paper set on her blog

CLICK HERE to go to Pat's Blog and grab it!!!

Celebrate

Here's a wonderful stamp from Heather Ellis, I am sure many of you recognize this cute stamp!  She is now sold as digi stamp from DigiStampCharacters.  How cute is she?  So adorable. I have always loved this stamp line!  I am so excited to say that Heather has very graciously offered prizes this month for my celebration.  The winners will get a set of three stamps, here's stamp number 1, you will get to see stamps 2 and 3 when I reveal my cards!!  Please go to her Etsy store and check out all her darling girls.  I just love her stamps! 

So TODAY is a big day, this is the day that I had my 2nd surgery and after that, I never had another seizure again!  WOW.  Of course it don't always matter if you have a seizure immediately following surgery as the amount of trauma your brain has undergone may cause a seizure but upon healing they could have removed the area that would typically cause seizures.  For me, I never had another seizure again!  Right now I am on 7 years.  The actual (and often TERRIFYING) statistics is that about half the people who have surgery will have seizures again.  This is why I celebrate EVERY year I get.  The further I get away the better off I am.  I have a very dear friend whose son had the same type of procedure I did.  Several years after his surgery he suddenly had a seizure and died!  NEVER take for granted what you have been given.  ALWAYS be thankful.  This is why I always celebrate.

So, question of the day, what is your upcoming celebration?  a big birthday? a wedding? a medical situation like mine? some other life achievement?  Let me hear about it!


CLICK HERE if you need to sign up on Feb 1 where prizes get drawn from Daily.  The winner list has now been started!!  Check for it HERE!!  If you haven't signed up for all the other days, go back and leave a comment on each day to be in for the drawing!

Bearly a Love Crooner

 Here's a brand new image from artist Sandra Caldwell of Babycakes DND today, it's called Bearly a Love Crooner 1318.  TOO cute. I just though this would be perfect as a valentine image.  Isn't he a dear?  I made this CAS card with him.

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Here's a closeup of the image from Sandra.

Have you checked out Sandra's great images over at Babycake's DND on Etsy?  what type of her images do you love the best?  the old ladies?  the bears? the hippos?  the little kids?  those and more are my favorites.  I have got a ton of her wonderful stamps!

CLICK HERE if you need to sign up on Feb 1 where prizes get drawn from Daily.  The winner list has now been started!!  Check for it HERE!!  If you haven't signed up for all the other days, go back and leave a comment on each day from Feb 5th on to be in for the drawing!

Love Post

Here's the sweetest image from Little Blue Button stamps.  This shop has the most adorable images. I just love her cute girls and adorable animal stamps.  This cutie is called Love Post Charlie.  I thought she would be perfect for a valentine.  Also, she seemed just perfect for this month as well since she is delivering package of love all over!  How perfect is that?!?

What's your favorite characters at Little Blue Button Stamps?  http://lbbstamps.com/
I think my over all favorite is Eris, you can see more of LBB cards HERE.  So awesome that LBB will be providing a prize for us this month. She also has a great facebook group where she gives prizes regularly HERE.


CLICK HERE if you need to sign up on Feb 1 where prizes get drawn from Daily.  The winner list has now been started!!  Check for it HERE!!  I haven't picked winners for the last several days yet, so please if you haven't commented on any of those days, go back and make sure you left comments on each day for a chance to win the prize from that day!!

Holley Brain Power!!

It's time for something very special!!!  Here's an amazing stamp designed by artist Sandra Caldwell!  This awesome image is ME!! This stamp is called Holley Brain Power!  I just love her Brain Power shirt along with her "brain" cap!! How cool is that?!?  What an honor to have Sandra create something so very special for me this year in honor of 7 years post brain surgery.  She is going to be putting this very stamp on sale, I think it's just perfect for all kinds of fun (and smart) cards for all your loved ones!

We will be having a contest and the winner will get a stamp from Sandra's store, Babycakes DND on Etsy.  You can find the stamp HERE.  It will be on sale for $1.50 for several days, so go grab it now!!Create a fun card or any other crafting project and share it here!  Contest will end on the 26th and the prize from the contest will include a goodie from Sandra and I will be giving away one of the awesome prizes you saw in the photos before the contest began (hint, it comes with stamps and diecuts)!!!

Also, I am using some GORGEOUS papers from Paper Temptress on this card.  The base of the card is Mica Citrine, the dark brown mica on the right is Bronze;  The image is printed on Heavenly white and layered on Mica Azalea then ruche.  The sentiments are layered on gold glossy paper.

In addition to the contest, there will be a general prize winner drawn from amongst the comments left for today as well!  No special question, but it would be cool if you tell Sandra what you think of the stamp she made me!

Here's where you will put a link to your creation using Sandra's great stamp:

An InLinkz Link-up