Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner

Thanks to everyone who qualified and entered last Thursday's giveaway contest.  There were 12 comments. I used random.org to choose the winner. Here are the results:

The #2 comment was from Jennifer Reinhart.  Jennifer, if you could email me (pedermom@aol.com) with your mailing address, I will drop your stamp set and cards in the mail pronto. CONGRATS!

 

A FREE Stamp Set and 2 Handmade Cards Giveaway

Hello!  Today I'm announcing my givingaway a FREE stamp set AND 2 cards I created with it (this is where you woo hoo!)! 

Want to know how to win it?  Here's how:

• You must live in the United States
• You must be a follower of my blog (if you aren't already, go down the left side of my blog until you see "Followers", then click on the button below that that says "Join this site"
• You must be a "liker" of my Facebook business page. If you aren't already, click here to do it.
• You must leave a comment on this post letting me know that you have done all of the above, or that you were already a follower of my blog and liker of my Facebook page. 

I will be drawing for the stamp set on Tuesday morning, March 10 at 8 am (MT).  I will post on my blog shortly thereafter with the winner's name.  The winner will then email me (pedermom@aol.com) with their mailing information and I'll get their stamp set sent out pronto!

Here are the cards I've created with this set today (all products used are listed, with photos and links, at the end of this post for your convenience. They can be purchase on my website any time.). I created the first card using this week's Mojo Monday sketch as inspiration.:

Just Be You card created using Mojo Monday Sketch

Just Be You card detail

Mojo Monday Sketch #387

Smile card

Smile card detail

I'm looking forward to your comments to qualify!  I love giveaways, don't you?

Have a Happy Day	5 1/2" X 4 1/4" White Cards & Envelopes, Value Pack	Chalk It Up Paper Packet	Black Archival Pad
Flaxen Exclusive Inks� Pad	Lagoon Exclusive Inks� Stamp Pad	Marvy® Uchida® LePen�	Chalk It Up Assortment
Baker's Twine Neutral Metallic Assortment	Pathfinding Assortment	Black & Grey Epoxy Bubbles	Corner Rounder
Surecut� Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer	Non-Stick Micro-Tip Scissors	3L® E-Z Dots® Adhesive	3-D Foam Tape
1" X 3 1/2" My Acrylix® Block	2" X 2" My Acrylix® Block

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Win An Alphabet Stamp Set ($34.95 value)

Want to win a $34.95 value "E" sized alphabet stamp set?  It's easy!

Jeanette Lynton's (Close To My Heart CFO and Owner) blog said: "Do you know someone who loves to be in charge, the “alpha” personality that can really get things going? Are you that person? Make a comment below and share one “alpha” wish you have—the thing you would make happen if you were 100% in charge—for your chance to win one of twenty new E-size alphabet stamp sets. Would it be 25 hours in a day? Would it be calorie-free chocolate? What about oversized alphabet stamp sets that come on two 6"x6" carrier sheets that fit conveniently in your organizer? Now that’s something worth wishing for! Share your wish, simple or elaborate, and you may win a free E-sized alphabet stamp set of your choice from the new Autumn/Winter Idea Book."

Here's how:

• Just head to Jeanette Lynton's blog post about the contest: http://www.jeanettelynton.com/2013/08/be-alpha-contest.html
• Leave your comment on her blog, on Facebook, or on YouTube prior to August 31, 2013 for a chance to win.

Watch this video for more details.

FRAME GIVEWAY and New Close To My Heart Products Installment #2

Welcome!  Today I want to focus on a two new Close To My Heart products that are beautiful for your home!  And...(drum roll please) I will be giving one of them away ($43.85 prize!) for FREE.  Yeah, baby!  You can also purchase either (or both) of them on my website, 24/7...we never sleep!

New product #1:  Our new Designed Decor Colonial White Frames are so stinkin' cute!  I love them.  The interior dimensions of this frame are 12" x 13 1/2".  The wood is painted a warm, creamy colonial white and the inside is lined in chicken wire.  There is also a sawtooth hanger on the back. The possibilities of what you can do with this frame are enless.  I'll share a few ideas on a moment. But, first a bit more about the frame itself:  You can buy them by themselves or in a workshop kit. In fact, I am giving away one workshop kit ($43.85 value). The workshop kit includes: 1-Designed Decor Colonial White Frame, 1-My Acrylix Frame Stamp Set {so cute!}, 33-Kraft Paper Die Cut Shapes, 6-Mini Wooden Clothespins, and 1-Bakers Twine Hemp {1 yd}.  You have between now (August 7) and Friday, August 16 to enter.   I will be announcing the winner on my blog on Monday, August 19. Important note: you must live in the USA to win.

Here's how to enter:

a Rafflecopter giveaway Great Ideas of ways to use this frame:

• To hang jewelry on using our new Hook Clips
• To clip little girl hair bows too
• A collage of family photos
• A collage of vacation photos
• To fill with photos of your child from each year of school (first day of school or school photo)

Here's a fun photo of a frame being used to hold hair accessories and jewelry:

And another great idea: as a display to remind you of goals or other fun things:

New product #2:   Another Designed Decor Frame:  this one is painted stylish black and the center is lined with 5 heavy duty clothes line wires.  So cool! Perfect for job charts, fun photo collages, to display fun artwork, and so much more!  Inside dimensions are 13 1/2" x 12". Here are two fun examples of ways to use this frame:

 

I'm so excited to be able to share this awesome Designed Decor workshop with one lucky reader!  Be sure to check back on August 19 for the announcement!  In the meantime, keep checking back for more fun blog posts.

And The Winner Is...

Be sure to scroll down for my first post today. It has artwork. This post is just to announce my giveaway winner.

I just drew for the prize. Congrats to Karen who said, "I look forward to reading your blog--I try read them daily and just love the cards you make--sometimes I enlarge them and try to figure out how you did a certain technique--like on 1/19's blog of the 3 hearts--did you emboss the pink and blush markers too? Anyhoo, keep up the great work!"

Karen, please email me at Pedermom@aol.com (use "Giveaway" as your subject line) with your mailing address and I'll drop the beautiful Close To My Heart Foundry Frames in the mail to you right away.

Have a great day, everyone! Thanks for playing!

Amour, a Giveaway and 8

The sketch (#150) at CPS this week inspired me to come up with this card.

I started with a retired metal frame (Foundry Frames) from Close To My Heart (wish we still had these!). It was originally an off white color and I rubbed it in Versamark ink and then sprinkled with Cocoa Embossing Powder and heated. After it cooled, I rubbed a tiny bit of black ink on it (just around the raised parts) to get more of an antique look. I then added a few Antique Copper Mini-Medley Accents and complimented it all with some elegant stick on pearls. I used two stamp sets: Spot On Backgrounds (D1280) and Love Language (D1343). Colors used are: Colonial White, Blush and Cocoa.

Are you still reading? I hope so because now comes the giveaway part. I just happen to have an extra package (2 frames) of these vintage looking Foundry Frames from Close To My Heart that I used on my card (and that are now retired...boo hoo.). I have included a photo of them here. They are each 4" x 4" in size. Please comment on this post no later than Wednesday, January 20 at noon (Mountain Time). If you live in the US or Canada, you are qualified to win. I will randomly draw a name on Wednesday afternoon and announce the winner here that day. Then you can email me with your mailing address so I can ship these puppies out to you ASAP.

As you can see, I've linked you to many of the products I've used on my website. Click here to order 24/7...especially if it's 8 DAYS until your missionary son comes home. CAN'T WAIT!