Just Give Me Stamps...

"Just Give Me Goodies" Winners...

Sorry I'm late posting!  We had some friends come over for dinner tonight.  It was fun to visit...and fun for our kids (they have kids very similar in age to ours)!  I hope you all had a great weekend as well!  :-)

Without further babbling on my part (LOL!), the winners of the "Goodies" (according to random.org) are...

Tanja (winner of the goodies pictured below) wrote:

"What great tips everyone gave! Congratulations! I can't believe you've only been at this for a year, either! Yours was one of the first blogs I found when I discovered there was such a thing!
My tip is so ridiculously simple - Throw away as you go into a bowl like Rachael Ray's trash bowl. I don't know why - it just makes me feel more in control of my mess :)"

and....

Amy Johnson (winner of the $15 Stamper's Dream Gift Certificate wrote:

"I really love your blog and read it everyday. I especially enjoy your odd weather stories---except I still have no idea what state you live in that explains such odd weather. Where exactly do you live? Anyhow I would love to win these goodies. Stampin tip? Mmmnn I don't have anything to original. My only tip is to avoid wasting cardstock, always stamp on scrap paper first to see if the image leaves any marks or stamps evenly. Thats about it."

I have emailed both ladies...and am anxious to send them their goodies! 

I want to thank ALL OF YOU for the awesome tips!!  If you haven't read some of them...please do!  I've learned quite a bit!  There is one that I just have to share with you!   I laughed so hard when I read it...because it is something that I do ALL the time!!      I am so challenged in this area!!  LOL!!!!

Diane Van Horn wrote:  "I'm so happy for you as you celebrate your anniversary. You never stop inspiring me on a daily basis. My favorite tip is: Alway remember to check where your fold is before you start adhering things. I'm not ashamed to admit that more times than I want to mention, I have assembled my card only to realize that it is upside down......Come on...you know you have done it too."

Diane, YES...I do that also!!  I have ruined more cards because of this!!  LOL!!  You must have know I needed this reminder!  Hee!

Again, thanks so much for the great tips!! 

It's "Just Give Me Goodies" Time!!!

Happy Thursday!!  Wow!  I cannot believe it's been over a year since I first started this blog!  When I first began, I really was just going to post "once in a while"...and had serious doubts that anyone would even visit!!  LOL!  I have made so many wonderful friends...ones that I might never have "met" if it weren't for this "blogging world"!  As a way to say thank you to YOU, I've compiled some of my favorite stuff to give away!

I will draw two names.  The first will receive everything shown here!  There are stamps, bling (of course :-), over 15 yards of ribbon, Crate paper patterned paper, brads, K & Co. flowers, a couple of my favorite cards (including the FIRST card I made for the Dirty Dozen - 8 months ago)...oh and CHOCOLATE!!

 

The second name I draw will receive a $15 Gift Certificate from Stamper's Dream!!!  To be entered into the drawing, just leave a comment on this post (PLEASE only ONE comment per person).  If you want (this is not required), leave your favorite stamping tip!!  I'm sure everyone would benefit from it...I know I will!  :-)

I'll start...  My favorite "tip" has to do with cutting things out.  When I was nursing one of my kids (I think it was my now 9 year old son..so it was a while ago :-), I saw a Carol Duvall show and she shared this tip.  When cutting anything out (especially small intricate things), keep your hand with he scissors still..so you will be moving/turning the paper that you are cutting.  This gives much better control and produces a more finished result!  :-)

I will draw the names Sunday evening...enough time for those of you on Feedblitz (which can be up to two days later than I post :-) to see this!!  Thank you so much...all of you!!!

Have a wonderful day!

We Have a Winner!!

Hi everyone!  Sorry I'm late posting the winner...life is so uncertain during calving time!  LOL!

The winner of the Our Daily Bread Design's Light of the World stamp set is................................

Linda SS!!!!

Congratulations, Linda!!!

I just emailed you!  If for some reason you don't receive it, please contact me.  As soon as I have your mailing address, I will forward it on to Kelley (owner of Our Daily Bread Designs) and she will be mailing your brand new set to you!!

Thanks everyone on the great ideas for overcoming stamping ruts!  Unfortunately for me, the majority of you recommended cleaning up my stamp room....sigh....  LOL!!  Enjoy the rest of your day!  ~Laurie

How About Some Free Stamps!!

Free stamps...it doesn't get much better than that, right?  :-)  More about that in a minute.  First, I wanted to share with you a quick little Mini card Gift set that I made! 

I made two each of the three different 4 x 4 notecards.  I wanted them simple enough in design to be easily mass produced.

I then created a little box to hold both the cards and envelopes.

To make the box, I just modified the "2-5-7-10 box".  (Click on the link for detailed instructions...and my measurements are listed next).  I wanted the box to fit my 4 x 4 notecards.  I started with a 6" x 12" piece of double sided patterned paper (all patterned paper is from K & Co).  I scored at the following intervals:  1 1/2", 5 3/4", 7 1/4", & 11 1/4".  I then turned my c.s. vertically and scored at 1 1/2".  The rest of the box is assembled the same way as the instructions on SCS (again...click on the link above).

I used a different verse (all are from the Light of the World set from Our Daily Bread Designs) on each of the cards below.

For the mini notecards, I used a 4" square textured Very Vanilla c.s. base.  On the blue cards, I added a couple of Dew Drops.

I added ribbon and some piercings to the Rose colored cards.

On the Moss green cards, I added some Vanilla taffeta ribbon (it looks white in the picture...but it is Ivory), a rounded corner, and a small rhinestone.

All of the cards have some subtle shading around all the edges.  **Note - I've received a lot of emails asking how I sponge my cards.  I will share some tips with you in the next couple of days!

Now...on to the FREE STAMPS!!!  :-)  Kelley (owner of Our Daily Bread Designs) has graciously donated one Light of the World stamp set for me to give away!!  Wooohoo!

There are five stamps included in this set.  To be entered into this drawing, just leave a comment on this post! 

**Optional:  you can also tell me, in your comment, what you do to get out of stamping "ruts".  I'm sure we all have experienced this (I know I have...OFTEN) and I would love to read your ideas!!

I will pick the winner (using Random.org) on Wednesday morning!  Please...only one comment per person.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!!  I hope you all have a wonderful Sunday!  ~Laurie

Recipe   Stamps: Light of the World (Our Daily Bread Designs)   Paper: Very Vanilla textured c.s., K & Co. patterned paper   Ink: Buckaroo Blue, Blush Blossom & Rose Red (I mixed them to achieve the right color), Mellow Moss, Versamark, Antique Linen Distress Ink   Other: Clear e.p., Vanilla 5/8" grosgrain ribbon, Vanilla taffeta ribbon, Ivory narrow grosgrain ribbon, Dew Drops, Rhinestone, Paper piercer, Corner Rounder punch

Just Give Me Goodies Winners!!!

Happy Monday!!  We're finally home!  Yay!!  I really want to thank you all for the super sweet emails!!  It was a loooong trip..and we are so glad to be home!  Ali is healing nicely...and is starting to actually believe us when we tell her that it WILL get better...LOL!  We were both absolutely exhausted, though.  We spent most of yesterday sleeping!  I will have something new to show you later today (I can't wait to stamp again!!) but first I need to finish up the laundry and put dinner in the crock pot.  I have to say, that I have a wonderful DH!  He had all of the laundry done when we got home...as well as the house cleaned!!  So...finishing up the laundry will be a snap!  Woohoo! 

Soooo....do you want to know who the "Just Give Me the Goodies" winners are?  According to Random.org...the winner of the first bundle is:  terri s.  Terri wrote:  is our first winner (Event Full stamp set, pink ribbons, mini brads, heart ghost shapes)...and she wrote:  "I love your blog. You have amazing talent-thank you for sharing your creations with us. And, so generous too!! Wow, awesome blog candy. Thanks!
Hope you had a great week!"
Terri, I will email you shortly!

The second winner ($25 gift certificate to Stamper's Dream Store, Flower ghost shapes, fibers, primas, rain dots) is Susan Liles!  Susan wrote:  "oohh!! laurie, i want to play!!  i love your blog and am an avid subscriber!!!  sus".     Susan, I will be emailing you shortly!

Congratulations to both of you!!

Enjoy your day!  ~Laurie

Just Give Me Goodies Time!!!

Yay!!!  It's "Just Give Me Goodies" time!!!!  There is actually going to be 2 winners!!  I will draw the two winners on Sunday (when I get back).

The first winner will receive a brand new "Event Full" stamp set, a package of Heidi Swapp heart ghost shapes, three different types of pink ribbon, Queen & Co "Kissy Fit" mini brads, & Turquoise Glitter Dots.

The second winner will receive a package of Orange Prima Flowers, Heidi Swapp Ghost Flowers, Orange "Rain Dots", 2 spools of fibers....AND...A $25 Gift Certificate to Stamper's Dream Store!!!!!  Wooohooo!!!

To be entered into the drawing, just leave a comment on this post!  (Please...only one post per person).I will use Random.org to draw the two winning posts! 

Thanks so much for visiting my blog...and taking the time to always leave me the most wonderful and encouraging comments!!  I have really enjoyed getting to know some of you...and look forward to "meeting" even more of you!  :-)  ~Laurie

Blog Candy Winner!

I won't bore you all with a bunch of typing...hehehee...I'll get right to the winner!!!

I Random.org chose post number 141....and that is Chris!  Chris wrote:

I've been eyeing this set from Verve Visual... looks like a great one! Our favorite game is actually not a game at all... it's a puzzle!  We put one out on Thanksgiving Day and keep putting them out until the end of Christmas.  It makes for great fun with new puzzles every year and you wouldn't believe how a simple puzzle entices just about everyone that stops by!

Blessings to you in the New Year!

Chris

Chris, I'm going to email you so that you can give me your address!  I will get your goodies in the mail very soon!

Thanks so much everyone for all the wonderful game ideas!!  There are MANY new games added to our wishlist now!  :-)  Have a great afternoon!  ~Laurie

How About Some FREE Stamps?

I hope you all had a nice Christmas!  We had such a great day!  My mom was even able to come up to our house for a little while...it was so nice to have her here!  We played so many games...and laughed so hard...it was just wonderful! 

Just in case you all didn't get *enough* stamping stuff for Christmas (is there really such a thing as enough stampin stuff????), you now have another chance at some! 

The lucky winner will receive a newly released Starlight Starbright Remix set (notice it's now all clear stamps..woohooo!!), some gorgeous Aqua/Teal organdy ribbon with gold edges, some Heidi Swapp Star Ghost shapes, & some star brads! 

I want to thank Julee Tilman (owner of Verve Visual) for generously donating this stamps set!  If you would like a better look at the set click HERE.  Also, I just have to tell you that Verve is releasing 4 brand new sets on January 10th...and let me tell you they are AWESOME!!!  On January 1st, I will have a sneak peek for you (both here and at the Verve Visual blog)!

To be entered in the drawing for these fun goodies, just leave a comment on this post!  Please, only one comment per person.  If you want to (definitely not required), in your comment tell me your family's favorite game/s to play!  I will choose a winner (using Random.org) on Saturday (12/29) morning.

I am in the process of re-organizing my stamp area (not an easy task...heheheee) but I am really hoping that I will have some time to stamp this afternoon!  So, I hope to be back later to share some stamping with you!  ~Laurie

We Have A Winner...

First, I want to let you all know how much I enjoyed reading your responses!  Yes, I did read them...ALL 523 of them!!  LOL!  I have a list of desserts that I want to try.  Not sure if I will do them all on Thanksgiving or not (heheheee), but I am going to try them!  Thanks so much for taking the time to share your favorite dessert, recipes, & even your funny skunk stories!!  We always have an American Apple Pie and a Swiss Apple Pie (it's quite a bit different than ours here in the U.S.).  I would LOVE to have a Pumpkin Pie, but my DH does not like them (not even a little bit...LOL) and I don't want to have a whole pie to have to devour and then later feel guilty about.  I'll let you know what we end up having!

On to the winner!!!!  Random.org chose post #76!

Congratulations Britiney!  Here's what she wrote:

"Congrats on hitting such a milestone!! I LOVE your blog, so it comes as no surprise to me. I can't wait for the next 200,000!!! I think as a favorite, I'd have to pick the old standby pumpkin pie. However, I've been tempted today to try THIS: http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/11/nutmeg-maple-cream-pie/
I'll let you know how it turns out!!

Thanks for sharing your amazing talent and inspiration with us. I look forward to your creations every day. "

Britiney, I will try to follow the link to your site and email you...but in case that doesn't work, please email me with your address!  There is a "email me" link just below my picture.

Thanks again, everyone for the sweet, sweet comments!!!  Have a great day!  ~Laurie

It's "Just Give Me the Goodies" Time!

Happy Sunday!!  It's so hard for me to believe, but my counter has passed the 200,000 mark!  Wow!!!  I think this definitely calls for some GOODIES to be given away!!!! 

It's been a crazy couple of weeks here in our household...but I'm so happy that it will be returning to "normal" very soon!  My DH has been in hunting camp for almost 3 weeks straight....but he's coming home TOMORROW!!!  I couldn't be happier!!!  Of course, while he was gone...every crazy thing imaginable has happened!!!  Remember the "SKUNK" thing I mentioned a couple of posts ago?  Well, my daughter was going to the garage to get something from one of our freezers, but instead slammed the door shut and let out a blood curdling scream!!!!  It turns out that a skunk had snuck into our garage while we went to get our mail (our mailbox is 6 miles away) and we didn't think we needed to close our garage for that short time.  The funny thing about that is that when we got back, I drove right back into the garage, got the kids out and went inside.  I'm SOOOOOO thankful we didn't get sprayed!!!  Well, I had no idea what to do!!  I ended up going around outside, opening the garage door a little (in hopes that he would sneak out again) and quickly ran back inside.  Thankfully, a couple of days later he did leave (but he made sure we had a HUGE mess to clean up when he was gone!!!!) and I was able to get my car out again.  He's been back almost everyday now...waiting by the garage door!  LOL!  He must have told his friends, because there are more under our porch now!  Oh, how I'm going to be happy to see my DH!!!  LOL!!!  So, needless to say my house does NOT smell very good right now!  Anyway...on to the GOODIES!!!!!!!!!!

Here's what's included:  A  paint can of gorgeous Primas, several yards of snowflake ribbon, a roll of Christmas ribbon (from Micheal's), a  Scallop circle punch, and a Accents & Elements tin (Borders & Blossoms)!!!

All you have to do is leave a comment on this post!  If you'd like, please tell me your favorite dessert that you make for Thanksgiving!!  Please, only one post per person!  I will draw a name on Tuesday morning using Random.org.

Here is a closeup of the Borders & Blossoms tin!

Thank you SOOO much for visiting my site and your wonderful comments & emails!!  This has been just so much fun for me...and I'm grateful for the new friends I've met along the way!!!  THANK YOU!!!!!

I will be back in the morning with something new to show you (I actually stamped again)!!!  ~Laurie