'Thank you My GIU Friends' and 'Winners'!

Hi everyone! I hope you enjoyed my week for Growing in Unity!  THANK YOU SO MUCH for your kind words and your comments!  I have definitely fallen behind on my commenting on your blogs and will be doing that all this weekend!

I'm sharing my last project for this week's Growing in Unity, which is a double layout...yea, can you believe I'm actually posting a layout? *smile* I have 12x12 books for my son and I know I don't post my pages often, but I try to add to his books as much as I can. (I do need to add my journaling, which will be handwritten along the bashful blue c/s and on the kraft by the tags...I'm going to just journal all around.)

So have you heard of a progressive scrapbook page? Let me explain...it's when you first create a 6x6 page, like this one:

And then add the 6x6 page to an 8.5x11 page like this one (you probably can't tell, but I stitched the flower stem):

And then you add the 8.5x11 page to a 12x12 page like this one:

And here's my second page:

This process makes it much easier for me to create a layout and I don't just stare at my blank pages all day long!

Stamps: Unity Frame this Alpha, Everyday Adorable, Tiny Trinity; {ippity} A Moment in Time

And now for our Growing In Unity Winner....

drum roll please....

My Angel!

My Angel said...Love this!! Great Colors!! Love the metal, never have used metal, will have to try it!!

My Angel, please send me your email address so I could give you the information for your choice out of the four Unity stamp sets....jenstampin4u at aol.com!

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And now for the winner of my extra set of Unity's Time for Travel

second drum roll please...

REGINA!

 (comment #17 on Thursday)

Regina said... Such a cute pail -- love all the detail! I really HAVE to learn more about paper piecing (which I have sometimes referred to as paper piercing - eeks) - love the look of it.

Love that you're having a giveaway - very exciting!

 

Regina, please email me at jenstampin4u at aol.com with your info so I could send this set to you right away!

Woohoo...CONGRATS ladies! 

Thank you everyone for such a fabulous time this week!

p.s. And remember your next week inspiration for

Growing in Unity...

Tracy is going to be sharing her creativity at

Tracy's Stamping Blog

...so don't forget to go visit her next week!

BLOG CANDY WINNER!

Okie dokie...it's Thursday evening and I have drawn a comment number for the winner of my blog candy!

I want to say 'THANK YOU' to everyone for playing along with my question, and I just knew that you all are such kindhearted crafters!

Out of the 26 fabulous comments, I used Random.org to generate a winning comment number.  Though I somehow can't paste the actual picture, here is the text it generated:

True Random Number
       Generator

Min: 1

Max: 26

Result: 3
Powered by RANDOM.ORG

So....comment #3 is JODI!!!
Jodi C. said...

CONGRATS JEN!!!! Happy Blogaversary!!! What a great blog candy you have....thanks for the chance!!!
You are not the only person that hugs your child, I hug my daughter and SHE STILL HUGS ME daily(which I LOVE, of course). I wonder how long that will last? I am enjoying it while it lasts!!!
Have a GREAT day and GREAT coffee, now I may have some too!!!
Jodi

Please email me at jenstampin4u at aol.com, with your information so I can mail out the blog candy package right away!

THANKS EVERYONE and don't forget to continue sharing your hugs and compliments every day!!!

THE SCRAP REVIEW...woohoo, this is a cool camera bag!

Okie dokie, it's been a pretty busy time for me ever since leaving for the Thanksgiving holiday! I haven't been around much and am trying to get back into all the crafty stuff...I'm even taking some Wilton classes to work with fondant! As soon as I get the pictures loaded I will share that too!

What I want to share now is soooo exciting...I won an Oasis MiMi DSLR Handbag from THE SCRAP REVIEW! Woohoo! Have YOU been following THE SCRAP REVIEW blog? They have lots of great reviews of products and even get them donated for give-aways...go check them out here! And...here's the camera bag that will be arriving in my mail...soon...

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Unity 25 Random Stamp Winner...

Thank you to everyone who participated by leaving comments on my blog during Unity's Friends with Flair Friday!

The winner of the Unity 25 Random deeply etched red rubber Stamps...

chosen by random org ...

is...

"jennifer mitten said... Cute card - love that clever window for the owl. I really admire your creations!October 23, 2009 5:03 PM"!

The announcement is on the SCS--FFF thread here!

Woohoo, congrats and thanks for playing!

What, Starbucks called me???

Okay, I just have to share...My friend Tammy and I went to the Women's Expo this past weekend...here in Phoenix. It wasn't the best show that they've had 'cause a lot of vendors weren't there this year (like the food vendors!) Heck, how are you supposed to go through a Women's Expo without sampling different snacks and food in the aisles, geez???
BUT, my favorite all time coffee place was there...yup, we found the Starbuck's booth and they had samples of their new VIA instant coffee...yum.
Well...on Monday morning I realized I had a message on my cell phone...oooh, I thought maybe it was a job offer. Heck no, it wasn't a job offer, BUT it was waaaay better... Guess what? Did you guess yet? I WON the Starbuck's gift basket that they were raffling! Woohoo, oh yea, I won, I won! insert jumping up and down with excitement here!
I just picked up this basket today! I know that many of you gals loooove Starbuck's and I'd invite you over for some coffee and cookies, but since you all live far, far away, I will share a photo of my basket...all pretty tied with a bow:

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The contents contains:

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The contents: Starbuck Mind Matters Book (of games); 12-pack VIA Colombia instant coffee; 12-pack VIA Urban Roast instant coffee; 1 lb of Pikes Place Roast Coffee beans; a pretty white Starbucks Leaf Mug; Venti size Starbucks Coffee Cup (green lid); a Starbucks Solo Coffee Press (silver); 1 bottle Starbucks Vanilla Syrup; 1 container Starbucks Fruit & Nut Medley; Elegant&English Honey & Almond Biscuits; Miller's Stones Wheaty & Crumbly Sweet Biscuits; and Baci Di Saronmo Italian Biscuits!
Thanks for sharing in my excitement!