Wondrous Wreath for Fall and a Giveaway

Hello everyone! So happy to be blogging for the third day in a row! Woo Hoo!!! After my lengthy vacation from blogging, I wasn't sure I could still do it but it's just one day at a time. For sure, I will never run out of things to say or things to show you!

During my two and a half month vacation from blogging I continued to make cards so if nothing else, I will have a card or two to show you in the days and weeks to come:)

While I was visiting my daughter a couple weeks ago we had a couple of the neighbor ladies come over for some papercrafting time. I had prepared the card above for them to make and they loved it (as do I)! These cards have been running around on Pinterest and I'm not really sure where I got the idea but I am thinking it might be Frenchie at Stamp & Scrap with Frenchie. Then I discovered I had put the card together upside down! After all the cards I've made you'd think that wouldn't happen...but it did!!! Sooo, how did I fix it?

I cut the front of the card from the back, trimmed top, bottom and sides so it would measure 5 1/4" x 4" and mounted it onto a Blackberry Bliss card base and it took the card from pretty to WOW!!! LOVE IT!!! It is so much prettier in person, trust me! I have plans to make at least six more just like it! 

Hey, to celebrate my return to blogging, would you like the chance to win a set of 4 cards like the ones above (complete with envelopes)? I will leave the inside blank so you can use them for any occasion! Just leave a comment below telling me which card you like best and I will draw the lucky name on Sunday, October 12 at noon (PDT)! This drawing will be open to anyone in the United States and Canada!

For this project I used the following Stampin' Up! supplies:

• Paper: Blackberry Bliss, Very Vanilla and Crumb Cake card stock
• Ink: Hello Honey, Blackberry Bliss and Mossy Meadow (I love the new In Colors), Baked Brown Sugar
• Stamps: Wondrous Wreath, For All Things and Hardwood
• Other: Stampin' Sponges (for sponging edges), hemp twine (not Stampin' Up!), Wonderful Wreath Framelits, Antique Brad (retired), Dimensionals and Glue Dots

I just might have a couple more cards to show you tomorrow sooo, see you then!

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by today!

Kat

Carla's Having Another Giveaway

Where are your keys right now?!!!

Okay, let's be honest? Fortunately, now, I have a clip on the inside of my purse for my keys and yes, they are there right now. But before I got this purse I lost my keys on a regular basis! One time I lost my keys for two months; had to use hubby's keys whenever I wanted to go somewhere:( I finally found them at the bottom of one of my very large purses! Well, Carla at My 1/2 Dozen Daily just might be able to help you with this universal problem! After all, who hasn't lost their keys at least once?!!! 

Carla is giving away the Key Fob (pictured above) to one lucky winner! You have three chances to win...check out her blog post at My 1/2 Dozen Daily to find out how to enter!

The best part of this particular blog post of Carla's is NOT the giveaway! What?!! I can hear you say! No, the best part of this blog post is that Carla has a tutorial on how to make your very own Key Fob! I can see myself making several of these! 

Sooo, hurry on over to My 1/2 Dozen Daily to enter the drawing for this super cute Key Fob! Carla will be doing the drawing on Friday, February 15!

Have a great day!

Kat

I Won!

My last post was about a giveaway that Carla at My 1/2 Dozen Daily has going on at the moment that I am hoping to win. However, I recently won her Upside Down Goldfish Cell Phone (iPod) Pouch! It arrived in the mail on Friday and I was over-the-top excited about it! My family was also excited because for the last year I have had my iPod Touch in a rubbery pink holder (should have taken a picture before I threw it away) that my family thought was super ugly. Now my iPod Touch has a nice, safe and oh so cute new home:) Thank you, Carla for this adorable pouch!

This week will be busy getting ready for the Happy Stampers Club meeting on Wednesday night! We have such a good time and I have some fun projects for us to do this month. Can hardly wait to show them to you!

I am loving my iPad! However, I am surprised and dismayed that magazines cost as much or more in the digital form. Why would you have to pay as much or more for a magazine subscription when there is no paper and no postage. If you have the answer to this please let me know. I did find out that one of my favorite magazines, Simply Knitting from the UK, can be purchased MUCH cheaper in digital form because it doesn't have to mailed internationally! When I purchase this magazine at Joann's I pay $10.99 but I can get the digital copy for $6.99! I was also thrilled to find out that any apps I had purchased for my iPod Touch could be downloaded onto my iPad for free! Hooray for that one! But for every victory there is a bugaboo...my iPod Touch is nearly 4 years old so it won't synch my contacts with the new iPad:( That means I have to enter all contacts manually! I am not complaining. I will soon have everything set up just the way I want it and will enjoy a long and happy relationship with my iPad. Next step is to get a cover and keyboard for it. Any suggestions? I am looking at the Logitech at Costco but am open to suggestions.

Have a great day! Do something to put a smile on someone's face today!!!

Kat

Giveaway at My 1/2 Dozen Daily

I have mentioned my new favorite blog several times recently and will be doing so again today. Carla at My 1/2 Dozen Daily is giving away a Checkbook/Coupon Keeper in your favorite color. 

The one pictured she made for her sister--so cute! My sister would like one in frogs! I think I would like mine in Purple and Green. What color would you choose?




Carla does a lot of custom orders:

• whimsical wallets
• cell phone covers
• iPad/Kindle covers
• tote bags

Just to name a few! You can view samples of her work here. I like her Zippy Wallets with the strap--so cute...and washable!

The inside of the Checkbook/Coupon Keeper (right) has a pocket for your checkbook; one for your coupons (or receipts) and a loop to hold your pen. The velcro closure will keep everything neat and tidy. 

So, if you would like to enter to win Carla's Checkbook/Coupon Keeper in your favorite color, then hop on over to My 1/2 Dozen Daily! 

Crocheted Flowers & Giveaway!

I love to crochet and recently found a pattern for little crocheted flowers in the spring/summer 2012 issue of Knit Simple magazine. I decided to make some to put on cards and I plan to make a tote bag they would decorate nicely.

The top row shows the crocheted flowers with Stampin' Up! Summer Smooches brads (sorry, no longer available) in the center. The second row shows the flower with a retired Stampin' Up! pink corduroy brad in the center, a single layer flower and the multi-layer flower. The flower at bottom left has a Large Basic Pearl (love these); bottom center has a Designer Printed Brad in Wisteria Wonder; bottom right has a Designer Printed Brad in Pool Party. I also think they would be super cute with a button in the center. So far I have made about 30 of them! Something to keep my hands busy when we are watching a movie or listening to an audio book. 


I would like to give away a package of my little crocheted flowers--3 with the Summer Smooch Brads shown in the top row and 7 plain (shown middle row right)! Just leave a comment telling me which flower you like best. If you have trouble leaving a comment, just email me. I will draw a winner from the entries on May 10. 


I recently discovered a new (to me) blog that I love. Carla at My 1/2 Dozen Daily shares some really fun, crafty and practical information. She makes custom-order tote bags, wallets, camera bags, etc--some really cute stuff. You won't be sorry you took the time to check out her blog.


I will be back tomorrow with a great card! I also have a super yummy East Indian recipe but will probably wait till next week for that one (not nice to tease).


Have a wonderful day! Hug the ones you love and pray for the ones you don't! Kat