Digi Garden Challenge

Here's a tag I made for the Digi Garden Challenge. My granddaughter's 2nd birthday is coming up, so this goes on a package from me! Adorable little image - it was a facebook freebie!

Had to choose a new Blog Candy Winner....

Since I hadn't heard back from the first winner, a new one was chosen!  Drop down below to see who it is!!They have until noon on Sunday to respond to me with their mailing address!

My 5 Christmas favorites (of mine)....

Over at Debby's blog , she has this going on. And has for a couple of years now.

So I thought I'd join in (I would rather have posted 5 that someone else did).
So here goes..... Not the best photography, cause these were just the pics I took for myself to show who I sent which card - I don't make two alike ever - and so I had to try to block out the addresses and names from my pics to get these!  Maybe next year I'll take pics first!!

WINNER of my 2013 monthy card candy

**Edited to correct:  Well, Sorry Yvonne, but I haven't heard back from you with an address, and it's after 2:15 pm on Friday, so I am choosing a new winner - and it's   ARDILLA.  You have until Sunday at lunchtime to respond to me with a mailing address.


Well, we were too hectic around here last night to get to drawing a name,
so I had my hubby do that today, and the winner who will receive a monthly card done by me with envelope, stuffed inside another envelope so that it's fitting to give away if they wish, is:

YVONNE Moentin!

Congrats!  Now I need your mailing address sent to me by Friday.  (terriavidreader at yahoo dot com  and please write blog candy winner as subject)  If I don't get it, I'll have to choose another winner after lunch on Friday.
     I hope you enjoy this evenly partly as much as I enjoyed when I won from Toni @ 5InkyFingers!

Paper Shelter images

Here's a favorite image from The Paper Shelter, who is giving away an image on Christmas Eve.  What will determine the image is reviews.  I posted a review for this, stating how it could be used for Valentines, Anniversaries, Weddings and lots of things!  Go check them out and write a review too!  I actually have about 6 images on my wish list.

My blog candy ends next Monday

Just a quick reminder to everyone - My blog candy (a card a month for all of 2013) ends next Monday night.  
I'd love to have more people entering this blog candy.
But in January, I'll have another.  I've been very lucky myself this year and I'd love to pass a little of that along!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

I got off so easy today, I only baked a small ham, fixed a couple dozen deviled eggs and we are providing  a pre-baked Sam's Club Pumpkin Pie and Cool Whip, a couple folding chairs, some bagged ice and some iced tea.  Whooo Hoo!!  And I get to spend time with family while not cooking.  How special is that!

Hope your Thanksgiving is as good to you!

BLOG CANDY!! @Christmastime....

***edited:  a winner was chosen!  Thanks to all who participated.

Hi everyone!
I'm setting up a new blog candy starting tonight,  here - and you are all welcome to enter.  It runs through until Christmas Eve when one of my son's will choose a winner.
   
I won last year a candy like this, and I so enjoyed it the whole year long.  I won it from Toni Sacrison from her 5InkyFingers blog, and the prize was a card a month from her for all of 2012!

What a great surprise awaited me this year.  Every month I received a surprise card - suitable for me to use if I chose, but never knowing exactly when it would come, if it would be just a general card or a theme for a holiday occurring during that month.  And I have to say, so far at least, I've kept them ALL for great inspiration!

      So, starting tonight, my blog candy to one winner will be this same idea:
a new card made by me and mailed to the winner every month in 2013.
If you would like to have candy like this, please just leave a comment and a clear way for me to contact you later if you should win so I can get your mailing address.  That's it.  No more hoops and no conditions for this one.  Will mail anywhere.  
I'll have one of my sons choose a winner when our family gathers on Christmas Eve.

Good Luck everyone!   I hope many of you would like to get this type of yearlong gift. 
I can assure you that I at least thoroughly enjoyed the surprises in the mail!  Special Thanks Toni!!

Purple Pumpkin....

I think that about says it all. Go check it out!  http://purplepumpkincrafts.blogspot.com/2012/11/purple-pumpkin-giveaway.html

25 Days of Christmas Blog Candy...

Well, I have some good news for you! You need to check out this site Studio D and participate for a chance to win some goodies for the Holidays! (You can also click on the icon on my left sidebar!) I think it sounds like fun!

trying to get back into the routine....

Here are a few cards I've made recently.

I am entering them into the Oozak blog contest this month for their Winter Vibes.

 I've not been doing much, as I haven't been in the best of health for a while, and awaiting testing results.  Today my doc said I'm doing as well as expected, and in some ways even better, so I'm trying to get back into normal routines.  So maybe you'll be seeing a few more cards in the coming weeks!

little halloween cutie

Here's a little Halloween card I made for my cute little Dahlia.  She's coming over tonight to greet the visits to our house and her Mama said she's dressing as a dragon, since she was a princess last year!  I'm also entering this into the Simon Says challenge since it's a round card!  Karen said Dahlia kept picking out this costume from a catalog and refused to look at any others.  Needless to say, my little sweetie has her own idea about things! But she was so darling in it!

Here's 3 recent cards I've made.  I've actually made several more, but forgot to take photos of them!!

I'm going to have to get better at that.

Birdie Brown freebie

Here's a little card I made using a new freebie from Birdie Brown!  I love the shape of this tree, and it's perfect for this fall weather and gathering at the orchard!

sorry no posting recently...

Things are a little busy around here again. I've been making cards, but who knows when I'll get around to posting them.  Soon, I hope.  And I haven't forgotten about the candy - it should be up in a week or so, with pics.

I HAVE A WINNER....

EDITED:  Maria has contacted me and the package is on it's way!

(also, if you didn't win here - go check this out:  http://creativeharmony.blogspot.co.uk/ she has the same available here) 

for my blog candy! The winner, chosen by simply having hubby pick a number between 1 and 24 (my blog shows 25 but one was a duplicate) and we came up with # 15, and by our counting that means it's:
 Maria,  who said... wow, how generous good luck everyone
So, Maria, send me your mailing address by Sunday to terriavidreader at yahoo dot com
(if not received in time I'll choose again)  and I'll get the Labels One set out to you ASAP!
I've also added a few 6X6 papers to fill out the manila envelope!

OK, and now for some more news!  I will have some more candy, in the form of a couple of punches and probably some papers again and maybe even a few other things in before mid-October.  Check back and see what I come up with!  At least one punch is a duplicate I won, and another is something I simply don't use.

A winner soon - check LeAnn's blog

I'll be back in just a bit to announce the winner of the Nesties!!

In the meantime, go check out LeAnn's blog: here

I have a small Blog Candy....

OK, I pulled a dumb one the other day and ordered a second Labels One Nestability that someone was selling.  I already had one, I messed up and forgot I did, what I had really wanted was a Labels 3 - so..... for the benefit of someone who does not have a Labels One Nestability - put your name down here and maybe you can win it!

No fuss, no biggie, just put your name down in the comments if you DO NOT OWN this set and would like to have it.  And don't be like me, go check first!!  Here's a reminder of what they look like (6 of them), and samples of cuts.  Remember they are used, and so no packaging.

I'll probably add a few ribbons and maybe some small papers to the winner also.  I'll let this run until the end of August and probably list the winner within a few days (we'll be out of town for the first weekend of September).

Also, I'll have another blog candy probably in September or October for a punch or two that I don't use plus one new one that came as a candy - but I already had one!

Fresh Cut Flours..... go check her out.

Have you ever stopped by the blog called Fresh Cut Flours ? Well, why not?

She has the most lovely cookies always on her blog. I wish I could make decent cookies - I can't, really, I've tried. But it's awe inspiring! And she has re-purposed items all the time too.


and now she has some candy too. I really don't want you to win it - cause I want to win it, but I promised I'd let you know about it!!

There be candy to be had.....

Craft Barn candy

Go check it out, there is some yummy candy available to be had here on the 9th of September (that's my oldest son's birthday! - so I'd especially love to win it!)

You do need to follow, but that's no hardship as it's a nice blog to be checking out any way!