4th of July LO...another BBTB Blog Hop

Hey there! I've gotten a bit of a jump on the summer holidays and getting some LOs done for my future in-laws. I used this week's Bitten By the Bug challenge which was to use the Frame from the Storybook cartridge (page 56 of the manual). Also, as part of the challenge, Regina has so generously sponsored the Blog Hop we are having this week. For my challenge I used the 4th of July from her Holiday Big Words printable stamp set from The Cutting Café. And this set is what you could win for the BBTB Blog Hop!! Lots of stuff you can do with this set!

For those that have never done a Blog Hop, it's a piece of cake! All you have to do is leave me a comment on this post and I'll enter you in the contest to win the Holiday Big Words printable stamp set. And then you can go onto to the next blog, which you will see who, later on in this post, who is also giving away something from The Cutting Café. Have your posts into me by Saturday, May 23rd (midnight EST) and I will announce the winner on Sunday by using random.org.

So here is my creation:


Here's the frame from Storybook:


And this is one of the printable stamps from the Holiday Big Word set. I printed the larger print on colored card stock and adhered it on top:




And a spot for some journaling:


Fireworks:
-CS: Bazzill Basics "Ruby Slipper" & "Mocha Devine", The Paper Company "Primary Blue" and DCWV Glitter Stack
-PPs: ProvoCraft "Juniper Stars on Fossil" and DCWV The Summer Stack (2008)
-Fluid Chalk Inks: Colorbox "Blue Iris", "Chestnut Roan", "Merlot" and "French Blue"
-Stamps: Stampers Anonymous Teresa Collins "Memories" and The Cutting Café "Holiday Big Words"
-Stickers: Jolee Boutique Photo Corners "Blue Daisies"
-Cricut Cartridge: Storybook for the decorative frame cut at 7"
-Misc: Adhesive, Dew Drops

OK, now leave me a comment, then go on to the OH so very talented lady, Enfys, and see her amazing creation and then enter in her Blog Hop contest and see another link to another blog. Hop away!!!

Changito Birthday and the BUG BLOG HOP Winner!!

I want to thank everyone who gave me their advice on what they use to adhere letters without having all those frays or wasting all that time trying to remove them. It seems I've completely missed the boat on this Zig 2-way glue pen. I've picked one up and my next project I'll be giving it a try. So I have used Random.org to pick out the winner of the blog candy I'm giving away for the Bitten By The Bug's 1st Bug Blog Hop. But I'll get to that in a minute.

First I wanted to share with you a quick card I made for my Dad's birthday...


I love the Changito stamps from Stampendous:


I used my Cuttlebug for this cool Birthday Combo Die/Embossing folder:




And of course the envie:


Recipe:
-CS: The Paper Company "Classic Red" & "Brushed Cotton Black and Bazzill Basics "Iced Cocoa"
-Stamps: Stampendous Changito B-Day
-Primacolor pencils: PC925 Crismson Red, PC946Dark Brown, PC941 Light Umber and PC1005 Lime Peel
-Ribbon: Offray
-Flowers: Prima Floral Embellishements
-Cuttlebug Folders: Happy Birthday, Exclusive Celebration Stamp and Birthday Wishes Combo
-Cricut: Beyond Birthdays for DAD cute at 1 3/4"
-Misc: Gamsol, mini glue dots, adhesive

AND now for what you have been waiting for...the Blog Candy winner is...Mary Jean!!!

Congrats Mary Jean, please leave me comment with your mailing address or send me an email me at nikkiduey@yahoo.com. Please do so by Sat, May 9th or I'll have to go with another winner.

Here is what Random.org computed:


Thanks for playing!!

AND THE WINNER IS...

The winner of the blog candy listed here is....

SelahCafe!! Send me an email at nikkiduey@yahoo.com with your snail mail and I'll send out your goodies! And don't forget to pay it forward!!!
Please get back to me by midnight EST Saturday, November 29, 2008.

I want to thank everyone that played along. It was amazing to hear all the great memories of Christmas pasts and reminders of my own.

I used random.org and this is what it spilled out:

1. Selahcafe
2. Shelly
3. Lena Katrine
4. Scrappin Mama
5. Life at Camellia Cottage
6. Dawn
7. ScotsPanda Amanda
8. Becky Aaron's Moma
9. Life at Camellia Cottage
10. Kitty Kats Krafts
11. Janet Bagnall
12. Ink'N'Rubba
13. Alice
14. Jenny
15. Marika
16. Ink'N'Rubba
17. Andrea
18. Jacilynn
19. SquirlyGirl Becky
20. Dawn
21. Ann Hedvig
22. DeeDee
23. Terria
24. Valems
25. Dawn
26. Krista
27. Amanda from AJ
28. Bolha Natasha
29. Alice
30. Marika
31. Melanie
32. Pam's Pride
33. Sharon Caudle
34. Bolha Natasha
35. Pasiakowa
36. Sharon Caudle
37. ScotsPanda Amanda
38. Doris
39. Jacilynn
40. Roxy
41. T's Creations
42. Kim
43. Heike
44. Janie
45. Katy
46. Spartansus Susan
47. Janie
48. Lena Katrine
49. Pasiakowa
50. Jenny
51. Lainy's Little Blog
52. Calrzcardz
53. Lainy's Little Blog
54. Sandra
55. Hali
56. Dayna
57. Katy
58. Roxy
59. Bolha Natasha
60. Alecia
61. Hali
62. T's Creations
63. Heather
64. Andrea
65. Cheri Howard
66. Janet Bagnall
67. Diane W
68. Heather
69. Crafting Diva
70. Diane W
71. Tanja
72. Ivy
73. DeeDee
74. Chris
75. Kama
76. Melanie
77. Alice
78. Iskra
79. Pam's Pride
80. Nette
81. Marika
82. Lainy's Little Blog
83. Diane W
84. Andrea
85. Jenny
86. Dolls123
87. Amanda from AJ
88. Cathys
89. Nette
90. Kitty Kats Krafts
91. Muttshouse
92. M@risk@
93. Barbi Barbara
94. Cheri Howard
95. Pasiakowa
96. Cheri Howard
97. Tanja
98. Tiggertastic Sarah
99. DeeDee
100. Ksinmt Kathy
101. Sandra
102. Heather
103. Berenice
104. Kama
105. Barbi Barbara
106. Barbi Barbara
107. Nancy
108. Nancy
109. Iskra
110. ABC Hobby It
111. Cathys
112. ScotsPanda Amanda
113. Becky Aaron's Moma
114. Dayna
115. Pam's Pride
116. Laurie
117. Doris
118. Kim
119. Doris
120. Crafting Diva
121. Sharon Caudle
122. Dolls123
123. Ink'N'Rubba
124. Jacilynn
125. Krista
126. Iskra
127. Shelly
128. Dolls123
129. Nancy
130. Crafting Diva
131. Ann Hedvig
132. Gabcia
133. Muttshouse
134. Lisa Lou
135. Tiggertastic Sarah
136. Lisa Lou
137. Kama
138. Life at Camellia Cottage
139. SquirlyGirl Becky
140. Valems
141. Zielona
142. Chris
143. Ksinmt Kathy
144. Terria
145. Lena Katrine
146. Janie
147. Dayna
148. Cathys
149. Berenice
150. ABC Hobby It
151. Shelly
152. Melanie
153. Chris
154. Zielona
155. Janet Bagnall
156. ABC Hobby It
157. Ivy
158. Heike
159. Ann Hedvig
160. Calrzcardz
161. Valems
162. Becky Aaron's Moma
163. Sandra

Blog Candy!!! And Paying It Forward

I was so excited to find out that I had won DeeDee's awesome blog candy...can't wait to get it! I've been wanting that Martha Stewart Snowflake punch...and yes, I love Martha Stewart too!

As part of the deal on entering her blog candy is that if you win you "Pay it Forward" and give something away that you love too (which I think is an awesome idea). So these are the blog candy items that I'm giving away, as I love ribbon, especially Christmas ribbon and I love these new Inkadinkado clear stamps.



All you need to do is leave a comment so I can put your name in...but if you want to be entered twice leave me a story of what was your favorite toy that Santa gave you when you were a kid...plus if you want to be entered a 3rd time make a post on your blog with a link to my blog candy (or you can list it under a blog candy list if you have one).

So here's are what the goodies are:
Inkadinkado's Winter Trails clear stamp set
9 feet of 3/8" Red & White snowflake ribbon
9 feet of 7/8" White & Red snowflake ribbon
9 feet of 7/8" Mix of Santa's Hat, Red snowflakes & mittens ribbon
Bazzill Basics's Chipboard Snowflake Tags (set of 3)
Bazzill Basics's Chipboard Tree Tags (set of 3)

Please have your entry in by midnight EST on November 16th (notice date change). And check back Monday evening to see if won!

Remember if you win, please Pay it Forward! :)

Good luck!

Enfys' Blog candy celebrating 65,000 hits!

WOW! Enfys has gotten 65,000 hits on her blog, although I'm not all that surprised as she is one amazingly talented lady and so very inspirational! Go over and check out the blog candy and all the wonderful cards she makes! Click here!

:)

40,000 its for Going Buggy!!

Wow!! Enfys has gotten 40,000 hits on her blog (which is absolutely no surprise to me as she does AMAZING work! I love visiting her site!) So, to celebrate she's giving away some great stamps so go over and enter her contest and be able to see all the amazing things she's done...