Thursday, March 17, 2011

Happy St. Patrick's Day and a Giveaway

Well blog friends today is St. Patrick's Day...and it is also my blog's first birthday...so I have a giveaway today (stay tuned for that at the end of the post). I started this blog to help me with my scrapbook jornaling, and I find that I have made more cards than anything. One of my goals for 2011 was to get back to my scrapbook roots, and still I find myself making a lot of cards. But that's OK!! In fact, I have two cards to share today!! I do have some big scrapbooking plans coming up. I am going to try to make a layout-a-day in April. Right now that's the plan, but I may push it off until May. And hey, May is 31 days, so that would push another layout out right!! I am still undecided, but that personal challenge is coming.

Now on to the cards that I have made for this, my favorite holiday and my blog birthday. First up...my St. Patrick's Day card. For this card I used some Hero Arts layering papers from my stash and some new (or almost new) stamps.


For the sentiment I decided to use the first set in the Tag-its collection. I also finally inked up my Delightful Doilies set, and used a brand new dot cling stamp from Hero Arts and Basic Gray. Love that dot stamp and I couldn't wait to ink it up! I used some Hero Chalk ink in Grass and some Wild Wasabi Stampin Up ink as well for this card.


I love the ribbon for the tag. It's from Tim Holtz and when you get it it's plain white seam binding (there are two other styles of ribbon in the set also white). I used some distress ink to make my own green ribbon. Love that I can make my own color!!

My second card is my birthday card. I had been waiting patiently for this cupcake stamp by Belles & Whistles to come back in stock, and once I saw it had I scooped it right up. I wanted to color this image!! I love all of the details!! I am already eyeing a few more of these stamps to add to my collection!!


This is a closer shot of the image. I used my colorless blender copic marker to distress the jeans a bit. Love how this turned out! Can't wait to color this image again...so many different possibilities!


And now for the giveaway. As a big THANK YOU to everyone out in blog-land, I wanted to giveaway a $10 gift certificate to one of my favorite craft companies...but which one there are so many that I love. Since I love stamping and I love Papertrey Ink, I decided my first giveaway would be for them. So all you have to do is leave me a comment and let me know which holiday is your favorite and why. Let me know by Sunday at 6pm eastern, and I will pick a random winner which I will announce later that evening. If you want to follow my blog, well that would be awesome too, but not required!! Thanks so much for welcoming me into the crafty blog community, thanks for a great first year, and thanks so much for stopping by!!

Deb

37 comments:

  1. oh i love the coloring and the pp u used! so pretty card! I love holidays! no matter which one is it! thanks for the giveaway! So generous!

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  2. Happy "Blog"iversary! Very cute cards, I like the colorless blender jeans distressing - well done!

    My favorite holiday is Independence Day, because I love fireworks. :)

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  3. Love the coloring on your cupcake girl! And the Tag-its looks good on that doily!

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  4. Shoot! Forgot to answer the question! Christmas is my favorite. I loooove to decorate for Christmas. Lights & tinsel, shiny & sparkly things. Sigh.

    Happy Blog-a-versary!

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  5. Love! your St.Patty's card, Deb! I have more of a favorite season than holiday... I love Fall! I can't help using those earthy tones in everything I make during the season! I really get sick of Christmas... ;)

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  6. Cute, cute cards!!! Your green seam binding ribbon turned out beautifully! My favorite holiday is Christmas. I love celebrating with the kids and the special meaning behind the holiday! I also love looking at Christmas lights and seeing all the deocorations and listening to my favorite Christmas music!

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  7. Congratulations on your one year blog-aversary! Your cards are both very cute!

    My favorite holiday is Halloween. I love making treats for my kids' friends, decorating our house inside and out, and helping my kids put their costumes together. I also LOVE the adorable Halloween stamp images that are designed. Truth be told, that's probably the real reason it's my favorite holiday. :-)

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  8. Happy blog-birthday!! Such cute cards to celebrate! My favorite holiday is Thanksgiving... I love a big family gathered around the table with grateful hearts. (and pie. I also love pie.) ;)

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  9. Cute cards, LOVE the St. Patty's day one, too cool!
    Happy Blogoversary! My favorite holiday is Thanksgiving, I just love it!

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  10. Love both cards!! Especially love your patterned paper but I'm a paper addict :). Anyway I'm a Christmas girl through and through. If I could start celebrating for real in July I would! :)

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  11. Love your green cards - one of my favourite colours for cards. I too love St. Patrick's Day, but I would say that Christmas is my fav. It's the only time when everyone of my family members is home. It can be both hectic (last minute stuff), but also relaxing (family time around the fireplace, watching movies and chatting!!) It's really all about the family!!

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  12. Happy 1st Anniversary of your blog! Found you through PTI and don't you just love their stuff ~ that's right you said so already. Favorite holiday is still Christmas because it's the reason for the season, the lights, decorations, cookies and festivities. Much harder though as one's family dwindles as we mature…if you know what I mean. Thanks for the chance at a PTI GC ~ pray I'm the winner!

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  13. Cute St. Patty's Day card!! Congrats on your 1-year blog birthday...thanks for the chance to win...I'm a Papertrey fanatic too!! ;)

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  14. Happy first anniversary!!! How have I missed your blog it's so cute!!
    My favorite is actually Easter....midnight candlelit mass, and on sunday we get together with all extended family for a big lamb roast. Perfection!!!

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  15. Happy Blog-o-versary!! Love your Happy Birthday card! Adorable stamp.

    My favorite holiday is Christmas. I love the entire season... shopping, wrapping, decorating, baking. All the sights and sounds associated with the holiday. Plus is such a lovely family holiday with the kids.

    Thanks for the chance to win PTI goodness!

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  16. Happy Blog-aversary!My favoriteholiday is New Years Day cuz it means the October-December holidays are finally over and I can relax!!!!

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  17. Well Happy Blog Birthday to you!
    I'm in love with the first card- all that yummy green and the doily stamp looks great with that!
    (I'm already a follower!) ;)

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  18. Oops, I'm a dork; I forgot to tell you what my favorite holiday is!
    My fave is Christmas- ya gotta love seeing the faces of the little ones when they open their gifts, and it's the only time of year we get to see certain relatives AND there's all the yummy baking and candy making!

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  19. Happy blog birthday!! Love the green on your card!!My favorite holiday is Halloween! I have always loved the creativity that is seen around the holiday and I love the candy :) Thanks for the chance to win!

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  20. Happy first blogaversary!!! I love your beautiful cards! My favorite holiday is Thanksgiving. I think I love it so much because it's not all about gifts, but just about spending time with loved ones and being thankful for what you have :)

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  21. Happy Birthday to your blog! So nice of you to celebrate with giving away a gift certificate =) My favorite holiday is Christmas. There's always so much good food we eat only at christmas, and there's so many family-parties where we get to see people we don't see most of the year.

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  22. happy blog-iversary!!
    beautiful job on your coloring. can see why you were excited to get this image!

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  23. Cute St Patricks Day card. I love the ribbon you made also. Happy Birthday to your blog!! I hope you have a lot of visitors.

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  24. Wow..what a great giveaway! but....aren't you suppose to be the one getting "birthday" gifts??? LOL

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  25. Beautiful cards. Happy Blog Birthday!!!

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  26. I love decorating for Christmas! Congrats on your blogaversary!! Fun times!

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  27. How sweet of you to do a giveaway, and your cards are beautiful! My favorite holiday is Christmas, too!

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  28. Happy Blog-iversary! The St. Patty's Day card is fabulous. Love the layering paper. My absolute favorite holiday is Christmas. Family & friends, good food, and a time to remember the real reason we celebrate Christmas brings more joy than any present under the tree.

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  29. Just came over from the PTI forum.. Love all of your cards! And how sweet of you to do a giveaway! Happy Blogiversary! :)

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  30. I haven't colored images, but sometime I want to after I get copics. My favorite Holiday is definately Christmas. Seems everyones in a jolly mood, and I love to watch my kids open gifts!

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  31. Congratulations,Deb,on your first year! My most favorite holiday is Thanksgiving; delicious food and time spent with the whole family. and no gifts required!!

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  32. What a beautiful St. Patrick's Day card. Congratulations on your first year:-) My favorite holiday is Christmas because the entire family gathers to celebrate and to give thanks for another year.

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  33. You did an awesome job on your cards, thanks so much for sharing! My favorite holiday is most definitely Christmas. I absolutely love giving (and receiving :) gifts! I love making Christmas cards, and making homemade Christmas gifts, too

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  34. Happy Blog-o-versary!!

    Beautiful cards, Love them both!

    My favourite holiday is Christmas. I just love everything associated with it .... all the preparation, especially all the extra cards we have to make :O) and the shopping and wrapping, but best of all is getting the whole family together.

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  35. I just love your cards! That little girl is absolutely adorable and you made a fantastic St. Patty's card! My favorite holiday is Christmas because I love the all the decorations family and gift giving and memories of cozy Christmas mornings!

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  36. Very cute cards! My favorite holiday is Christmas....I love the decorating, baking, twinkling lights, wrapping gifts, making cards....I could go on and on!

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