Huge Thanks to the Sponsors this year!!

I had so many amazing sponsors this year, let me give them all a huge round of thanks!!  WOO HOO. Thank you so very much for sharing in my celebration. It's super touching to have so many people agree to share their wonderful creations with my followers and visitors during my celebration. This month has been awesome especially thanks to all of you!!

Giant thanks to these folks and there's links to all their wonderful stores!

Taylored Expressions

SheepSki Designs

www.IkesArt.com

www.MyBestiesShop.com

Babycakes DND by Sandra Caldwell

Oddball Art Co

The Old Design Shop

Creative Crafting Soul

By Miss Rach

CocoPalm Studio

RisaCreations Shop

Limited Runs Stamps

and

 TLKreations

I'm so grateful

I thought this was just the perfect card to end the month on.  I am so grateful to all of you who are celebrating with me and so very thankful to all the wonderful sponsors who provided prizes this month.  Thanks so much for all your support year after year.  Please think about all those around you who suffer from Epilepsy. It's an often quiet issue that unless the person is having drop seizures, it is unknown how hard it is on the person.   I am very thankful to have had multiple brain surgeries that have stopped most of my medical issues, including my seizures and their side effects.  Huge praise to Dr Aboumatar and the wonderful staff at Austin Epilepsy.

This adorable stamp is from Unity Stamps.  I am totally enamored with this particular artist and have gotten a bunch of her adorable sets.  I am also using a great piece of Turkish lace and a cute little flower embellishment that I bought at some store in Istanbul.

Last Question of the day:  any other fun things you like that you want me to know?  any requests?

Have you checked the winner list today?  click here 

So, What happens now?  OK, so Friday I will post a card in the morning like usual, and by tomorrow evening will post the final winners of today's posting.  Late friday evening I will post a grand prize listing of all the bigger items and goodies like giftcards to stores.  Then come the following day, the crazy part starts which is filling up packages and getting them in the mail!  Each day I hope to be posting a list of who's package got into the mail that day.  So keep your eyes on the list each day.

Happy Day

Here's a delightful image from Ike's Art. I adore her cute animal images, esp the cats.  She's a big cat fan and there's a wonderful cat blog called Show Us Your Pussycats Challenge.  As the end of the month comes, I just want to say that I hope all of you have had fun this month, it's been wonderful to get to know you all and I hope you will all enjoy your prizes.  There's also a great Ike's Art Challenge blog Ike's World Challenge.

Question of the day:  What is your favorite animal stamps?  cats? dogs? flamingos? butterflies? farm animals? Owls?  birds in general?

Have you checked the winner list today?  click here   Did you sign up on the previous days?  Be sure to leave a comment on the 1st, winners are chosen from that day each day of the month.  No winners have been chosen from Feb 25th-27th yet

Card Marking Contest Winners!!

A huge thanks to Sandra Caldwell for the wonderful images for the card making contest and for her wonderful friendship.  The contest, so you can see the amazing cards that were made is HERE:

https://holleybarnhartsblog.blogspot.com/2019/02/cardmaking-contest.html

So excited to see all the fabulous participants that we had in this year's card making contest!  WOO HOO.  Here's the winner list.

TOP 3 Overall these will not be considered for the other TOP 3 (pick a free digi from https://www.etsy.com/shop/babycakesdnd/items  email your choice to me htondre@aol.com)
#15 Scarlett
#10 Denise
#6 Jean Chaney

Sandra Caldwell's Favorite (pick a free digi from https://www.etsy.com/shop/babycakesdnd/items  email your choice to me htondre@aol.com)
#15 Scarlett
#8 Mary

John's Favorite (pick a free digi from https://www.etsy.com/shop/babycakesdnd/items
email your choice to me)
#14 Scarlett
#9 Denise

Holley's Favorite (pick a free digi from https://www.etsy.com/shop/babycakesdnd/items
email your choice to me htondre@aol.com)
#5 Jean Chaney (lol couldn't get over that sentiment!)
#15 Scarlett


The winners below will be mailed items in their packages:
Top 3 Old Lady image (if need be, send Holley mail address htondre@aol.com)
16. Gail H.
11. Shell B
4.  JeanChaney

Top 3 Panda image (if need be, send Holley mail address htondre@aol.com)
12. Mel C
13. Gail H
1.  Frances

Top 3 Hippo image (if need be, send Holley mail address htondre@aol.com)
8. Mary
7. Shell
17. Gail H

Tessy Twicher

Here's one of the most adorable images from Lizzy Love!  I adore this cute girl from her Oddball Arts stamp collection.  This image comes with two forms, one with big eyes and one with this cute face, it's called Tessy Twicher no 169.  I also added some great Turkish lace, embossed paper and of course, some buttons :)

Question of the day:  Drop by the OddballArtCo and tell me what your favorite stamp is, CLICK HERE https://www.oddballartco.com/shop

Not counting the ones I have already bought, my recent favs are:  Sugar Skull, Cat Catches Rabbit, sleeping fox, and Mermaid of the Stars

Have you checked the winner list today?  click here   Did you sign up on the previous days?  Be sure to leave a comment on the 1st, winners are chosen from that day each day of the month.  No winners have been chosen from Feb 24th-26th yet

Home is where the BRAINS is....

Here's a hilarious Dead Sea Toon from By Miss Rach, DST Hermit Crab.  I LOVE this stamp.  He was one of the first stamps I got.  My hubby came up with this funny saying, "Home is where the BRAINS is...BRAINS."  LOL.   So happy to say that Miss Rach has graciously agree to give out some wonderful prizes this year from her fabulous collection.

Question of the day:  What embellishments are your favorites?  which are your least favorites?

My favorites are, hmmmm can you all guess by now???--lace and buttons, but I also love flowers, brads, cardstock stickers, bling;  My least favorite are alphabets, GLITTER, and grungeboard.

Have you checked the winner list today?  click here   Did you sign up on the previous days?  Be sure to leave a comment on the 1st, winners are chosen from that day each day of the month.  No winners have been chosen from Feb 21st-25th yet

Sugar Skull

Here's an awesome Dia De Los Muertos image from TLKreations on Etsy. I love this detailed image.  I colored it up with an assortment of copic markers and added some colorful sequins and stickers to decorate the card.

Question of the Day:  I am so happy to have some great stamps from TLKreations today to share with you.  Is you favorite the cute owl I shared on the 9th (Click here if you want to go back and look) or this image of the Sugar Skull?

Second Question of the day, there's some things I know I have goodies for, but are they your favorite thing?  Coffee? giraffes? paris? butterflies? Flamingos? hot air balloons?  owls?  just those things that some people absolutely LOVE and others are like....cute but not for me

Have you checked the winner list today?  click here   Did you sign up on the previous days?  Be sure to leave a comment on the 1st, winners are chosen from that day each day of the month.  No winners have been chosen from Feb 9th-13th yet

Be True to Yourself

Here's a beautiful fairy image from The Old Design Shop on Etsy. They sell tons of amazing cliparts. I just love this fairy.  I have several copies of her to giveaway today. The sentiment I chose is "Be True to Yourself."  I am also using some great Turkish lace to go with it.

Question of the day:  what are your favorite people type stamps?  fairies? little girls? boys? cute?  realistic?  funny? old lady stamps?  no people stamps?

I love mostly girls, funny, quirky, cute....I shy away from realistic and only on occasion will I do boys

Have you checked the winner list today?  click here  Did you sign up on the previous days?  Be sure to leave a comment on the 1st, winners are chosen from that day each day of the month.  No winners have been chosen from Feb 19th-23rd yet

Celebrating with Taylored Expressions

Here's a fun card made with a darling set from Taylored Expressions called Binge Worthy. I love the funny food and sentiment stamps that come in this set.  I am using three images from about Pizza.  "There's no WE in Pizza." a stamp of empty pizza box and "Pizza: 73% delicious; 27% also delicious"  HA!!  

Here's another fun card I made to share today with their adorable stamp sets using the same layout idea, this stamp set is called Peek-a-Boo Birthday.

I love all their hilarious stamps and funny stamps with attitudes.  They just crack me up.  In addition to wonderful stamps, they also make a plethora of die cuts!  I am so happy to say that the company is celebrating with me this year by donating a $25 gift card to one winner.  That winner will be chosen at the end of the month.  WOO HOO.

Question of the day:  Drop by the Taylored Expressions Website and check out their amazing die cutters (CLICK HERE)….NOT counting all the cutter sets that go with the stamps (I know, it's too awesome to get the stamp with the matching die), so

What die cuts are you looking for, you know, just in case you win the gift certificate :) lol, but you can always buy stamps instead....the choice would be too hard for me lol!

For me, I have a handful of their die cuts already, but I am so liking From the Crypt,  The whole Beauty Lies Within set of dies, the round treat topper die cuts esp Halloween,   Little Bits Raccoon, and the Flower

As a 2nd question today, do you have a birthday in Feb??  LMK and I will add an extra goodie for your birthday!

Have you checked the winner list today?  click here   Did you sign up on the previous days?  Be sure to leave a comment on the 1st, winners are chosen from that day each day of the month.  No winners have been chosen from Feb 9th-13th yet

Fall Time Girl

Well, I know this stamp isn't in season right now, but I just love this image so much that I had to use her! She's so very pretty.  This great image comes from Risa Creations Shop on Etsy. I used some great leaf embellishments and cut them in half to wrap around the edge of the card to make a frame.

Question of the day:  what goodies do you like in Risa Creative Shop? (click HERE) The ones I have to giveaway are the one I made cards with, but I would LOVE for the artist to hear what you think of her store and all her adorable creations. She also makes cute greeting cards and I adore her cactus stamps!

Have you checked the winner list today?  click here  Did you sign up on the previous days?  Be sure to leave a comment on the 1st, winners are chosen from that day each day of the month.  No winners have been chosen from Feb 16th-21st yet

Choose what brings you joy

Choose what brings you joy!  I hope that you are able to do that. I am so thankful that I am.  I was given a wonderful second chance at life.  I was able to stop being an electrical engineer and now I work with special needs kids at the local elementary school.  I realize not everyone can do that.  It's about a 2/3 pay cut, but fortunately my DH was supportive.  Kuddos to him.

This wonderful stamp is from Coco Palm Studio on Etsy, they have a Facebook page you can check out, Cocopalmstudio as well as in Instagram @cocopalmstudio

Question of the day:  Speaking of joyful events, which holidays are your favorite?  do you make cards for them?  Christmas, Halloween, Easter? do you have a wedding or child birth coming? do you like stamps for baby theme?  how about wine? religious?  I may have that unusual stamp topic you want lol!!

I made a lot more Christmas cards this year than usual, I always make a bunch of fun Halloween cards and a few Thanksgiving theme cards (I just love pumpkins and Scarecrows).  I will do Valentines as you have seen, but only a few of the others.  I don't have any unusual theme cards coming up.  I have a bunch of adorable Unity stamp wine theme stamps to give away....

Have you checked the winner list today?  click here  There's a bunch of unclaimed prizes!!

Did you sign up on the previous days?  Be sure to leave a comment on the 1st, winners are chosen from that day each day of the month.  No winners have been chosen from Feb 16th-20th yet

Take the Leap

Here's another great image from Sherri Baldy today.   This image comes from my favorite stamp line that she creates, Fluffy girl.  This image is called Scan0010.  How cute is she?  She really makes me smile, check her out in the Fluffy section of the www.MyBestiesShop.com.  I love the sentiment "Take the LEAP and build your wings on the way down."  Now, think about that.  Way easier said than done.

I am also using some great Turkish lace on this card and a simple embossed flower as decoration.  I also had someone ask about the lace I used yesterday, it also came from my trip to Turkey.

Question of the day: do you use the matching stamps and die cuts together?  Many sets now come with stamps and dies that match up.   Almost every company now makes dies that match with their stamps.

I personally have such a hard time lining them up properly that I often don't use them, but I know they are hugely popular so I got a lot of them for the giveaway this year.



Have you checked the winner list today?  click here  There's a lot of winner's that I have not heard from!!  Did you sign up on the previous days?  Be sure to leave a comment on the 1st, winners are chosen from that day each day of the month.  No winners have been chosen from Feb 15th-19th yet

Sweets & Treats

Sweets and Treats, I thought that was just perfect theme for this month.  Here's another wonderful stamp from Sandra Caldwell of Babycakes DND that is available for the contest that is happening this month.  There is still one week until the deadline to enter your crafty creations to win additional prizes.  This cutie is called 218 Old lady present.  She's currently on sale and you can make any handmade card to enter in the contest HERE.

Question of the day: what's your favorite die cut company?  what's the die cut topic you use the most?  the least? do you use embossing folders?

Have you checked the winner list today?  click here  Did you sign up on the previous days?  Be sure to leave a comment on the 1st, winners are chosen from that day each day of the month.  No winners have been chosen from Feb 6th-11th yet

Take the first step

I thought this was a powerful saying for what many of us may be facing, "Take the first step in Faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase just take the first step." - Martin Luther King  Sometimes it can be very hard to take that first step, esp for things like Brain Surgery.  I will regularly get calls from my doctor who asks me to speak with other patients who are facing the decision of surgery or who maybe just want someone to talk to.  It's not something I would ever push someone else into, but I can tell them how fortunate my experience has been and how amazing that doctor is.

Question of the day:  What is your favorite stamp company?  what is your favorite digi stamp company?

Me- I just LOVE Unity stamps, Stampin Bella (the Oddballs), Cats Pajamas, Taylored Expressions

HUGE Digi stamp fan-- Lizzy Love, Sherri Baldy, Limited Runs, Sandra Caldwell, Sheepski, Ike's Art, Rick St Dennis

Have you checked the winner list today?  click here  Did you sign up on the previous days?  Be sure to leave a comment on the 1st, winners are chosen from that day each day of the month.  No winners have been chosen from Feb 12-17th yet

Happy Camper

Here's a CAS card from Unity Stamps.  I loved this stamp so much that I got it twice, lol.  Needless to say, it's one of the prizes.  I do love it though and thought I would share this card to inspire and give ideas with one of the prize items.  Unity stamps is probably the red rubber stamp company that I buy most often now.  I do use a lot of digi stamps.

Question of the day:  other than dies that match the stamps, what are your favorite die theme topics?

animals? flourishes? frames? words? flowers? Disney? people?

I seems to use a lot of nestabilities type (large frame type die cuts), I love skulls and have a whole collection of them, as well as cute animals.

Have you checked the winner list today?  click here  Did you sign up on the previous days?  Be sure to leave a comment on the 1st, winners are chosen from that day each day of the month.  No winners have been chosen from Feb 6th-11th yet