Happy 8th Blogoversary!

I started this blog in July 2009 as way to share my cooking adventures, but I ended up finding the joys of cardmaking, and joined the online crafting community whole-heartedly in June 2010. By December 2010, I had made it to my 100th post, and now I've published over 1287 posts!

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This means it's time for Blog Candy! This year I'm offering a small grab-bag of delicious craft items. I've set aside some of my favorite crafting items, and will tailor the package to the winner.

I hope you'll follow my blog (there are some links on my sidebar) and leave a comment so I can visit you. To my long-time followers, thank you so much!

Update: Everyone's a winner!




Here's to many more,

Blog Candy Alert! - Summery Celebration Card

It's almost my 6th Blogoversary, so I made this card to show off one of stamps I'm offering in my Blog Candy!

The flipflop border was made from a file from SVG Attic's Just Beachy set. The papers, tapes, flowers, and brad are form my stash. I filled the shaker card with red star sequins, blue glitter, yellow microseconds, and music notes that I cut on my Silhouette Cameo.

The stamp is Lounging Miles by Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps, and is part of my Blog Candy, along with two Shake It Card templates like I used for this card:

The colors of the flip-flops colors were inspired by the new sandals from Austin Footwear Labs, which are created from recycled scrap tires, are casually comfortable, and were coincidentally partly developed by my awesome brother-in-law. I know it's shameless promotion, but they really are groovy shoes! 

Speaking of shameless promotion, this card is also a reminder of the current challenges at Pile It On (Your Flag Colors) and The Crafter's Cafe (Summer Fun).

I was also inspired by the following fabulous challenges:

Eureka Stamps: Red, White, Blue
Fairy Tale Stampers #120: Flip Flops
Perfectly Rustics: Add Movement (shaker card)
Sketch Saturday: Sketch

Thank you for visiting & be sure to check out my Blog Candy,

My 6th Blogoversary!

art © Robert Jackson

My Blogoversary is on July 5th, which will mark the 6th year of this blog & the 5th year of my becoming a serious cardmaker.

So many thanks to all my followers; I've known many of you for all my craft-blogging years, and have found such fun & support from our community. I now have over 200 followers, and I hope you'll join me if you haven't already (see the links on my sidebar.)

It's also time for my yearly Blog Candy! This year, I'm offering two sets of 3D stickers, three stamp sets, a set of plastic embellishments, and two Shake-It card templates (see my card featuring a Shake It card & one of the stamps).

Thank you for visiting and for inspiring my crafting,

My 5th Blogoversary!

I started this blog on July 9, 2009, wrote 15 posts about cooking that month and then didn't blog until the next June, when I started crafting seriously. By December, 2010, I had made it to my 100th post. I now have published over 850 posts, almost all featuring something I made inspired by the online crafting community. Many thanks to all the wonderful and generous people I have met over the years.

© Clker.com

 
This also means it's time for my yearly Blog Candy! This year I'm offering a small grab-bag of delicious craft items. Don't worry, I won't lob off unwanted stash; I've set aside some of my favorite crafting items, and will tailor the package to the winner.

I hope you'll follow my blog (there are some links on my sidebar) and leave a comment so I can visit you. To my long-time followers, thank you so much!





Update: The winner is posted here.

Thank you for visiting,

4th Blogoversary - Candy Time!

On July 9, 2009, I started this blog with a post about homemade cheese, and now blogging is a huge part of my life. I don't make cheese much anymore, but I've gotten so much out of the craftosphere. To thank you all for inspiring me over the years, I'm offering a few Blog Candies!

My mom was recently asked to distribute the crafting supplies of a neighbor who passed away; She sent me lots of those goodies, to share with my crafting friends. All items are new and unused.

I'm not going to ask you to become a follower of my blog or post my Candy on your sidebar, but please feel free to do both! Here's a preview of the 5 separate candies:

Please note that I'm only offering some of my Candy to U.S. addresses (including APO / FPO); so sorry, but there's some heavy stuff and my budget is limited. If you have a U.S. address where you can ship things, that's fine too.

It goes without saying that this is all for personal use; no resale!

You can enter as many of the candies as you like, as long you follow the address restrictions. You don't need a blog to enter (just leave that section empty), but if you do have a blog, please link it up so I can pop over and say hello.


Candy #1 - Embellishment Delight
International addresses OK

Contains:
An assortment of bright, metal charms
Heart-shaped buttons
Mini frame

Candy #2 - Christmas in July
International addresses OK

Contains:
Clay Button set
Clay Pin set
New Year's-themed hanging embellishments
2 metal-edged, Christmas-themed paper tags
"Happy Holidays" Ribbon

Candy #3 - Crafter's Delight
U.S. addresses Only

Contains:
4 sets of hanging buttons in different colors with letters
1 set of white hanging buttons with numbers
2 big bags of Craft Thread (perfect for summertime projects!)

Candy #4 - Scrapper's Delight
U.S. addresses Only

Contains:
7 sets of Chipboard Words
2 sets of Quotes
A set of family-themed metal die cuts
A set of family-themed, clear stickers

Candy #5 - Fabulous Letters
U.S. addresses Only

Contains:
6 sets of clear plastic letters in different colors; 3 of each letter in each set
2 different sets of letter-stamped, metal pieces
Note: You can color these with markers, and even heat-emboss the metal pieces!

This giveaway is now closed; many thanks to everyone who entered! The winners have been posted here.

Thank you for visiting,

Blog Candy time!

Wow, to think it was only 3 years ago that I first started this blog! It all began as a way for my family to read about my cheesemaking endeavors, and then a year later I discovered craft-blogging. July 5 will mark my 2nd full year of active cardmaking, and I've learned so much and met so many great people in that time.

As a thank-you to my followers, past and present, I've put together this package of goodies:

One of my most favorite things about Blog Candy is that you get stuff that you might not buy otherwise... In that spirit, I've collected some of my favorite embellishments:

BusyBusyHoneybee on Etsy

• ShrinkyDink plastic
• Stickpin by BusyBusyHoneybee (photo on the right)
• Borders embossing folders (if you don't have an embossing machine, you can use a rolling pin!)  
• Lili of the Valley Mice are Nice A4 Die Cut Sheet 
• Adhesive, die-cut, felt borders
• Adhesive flowers
• Rub-on flourishes
• Two Glitter Gel pens
• Punch-paper Candi 
• Gemstone spiral

Looks good, no?! All you need to do to be eligible is add your name to the InLink & become a follower if you're not already; If you don't have a blog or can't follow in a conventional way, just leave me a comment and I'll throw your name into the hat. 

You have until 11:59PM/Midnight US EST on July 5 to enter. I'll announce the winner on July 6; and yes, I'll ship international!

Thank you for visiting,

Happy Blogoverary to cg-says!

Wow, I can't believe it's already this blog's 2nd blogoversary! I celebrated by making some easy fakecotta to stuff into our daily-blooming squash blossoms which the rain (and, well, my own laziness for not picking them in the morning) have ruined a few days worth, but I'll have enough to bread & fry soon), but even that can't compare with my excitement about sending out my Blogoversary candy!

There were 4 takers for the candy out of almost 50 followers, bloggy friends all. I can honestly say I enjoy every one of your blogs.

I put the numbers into the Random Number Generator, and the winner is...
Anne-Marie of little-applefalls!
Email me so I can send out your prizes!

The other participants were Priyanka, Sudha, & Suz. As they say, we're all winners! But ya'll are actual winners: Please choose an image worth 3 USD (or close to that amount), and email me the link & I'll buy it for you. May I suggest: Tellen's Place, Stitchy Bear (& Gillu's Gallery), Crafty Ann's.

2nd Birthday Blog Candy

July 5, exactly one month from today, will mark the 2nd anniversary of my very first blog post, so I thought it was about time that I offered some delicious Blog Candy to all the bloggers out there who have made these two years such a wonderful adventure.

That's me on the right, embarking upon my adventure.

I wish I could send everyone giant care packages, but I'm offering a small yet exciting prize package to one random winner:

A Safe Pair of Hands
digi stamp set by Crafty Ann
This set was created as a special fundraiser
for the Great North Air Ambulance.
You receive each piece as a blank digi as well as a pre-colored image, so if you have the option to print and make!
[If you can't wait and purchase this now,
you will instead receive 3 digis of your choice
from Crafty Ann's digi shop.]


Burning Bright: Passager Celebrates 21 Years
edited by Mary Azrael & Kendra Kopelke
designed by Pantea Amin Tofangchi
A collection of over one hundred of the most memorable and distinctive poems, stories and memoir published in Passager. Sections include: Old age, War, Sex and Love, Generations, the Body, Death, and Time.

Pennant stamp
by studio g
Everything I make with this seems to come out great, so it feels "lucky" to me! I'm sure you'll agree.
Oh, and there are a few surprises too!

I'll also include a handmade corner-bookmark, but I want to make sure it's something you'll love, so I'm going to make it once the winner is chosen. And yes, I'll absolutely ship international.

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To be eligible, simply put your name into the linky below by U.S. EST 11:59 PM July 4. You don't need to be a follower or share my blog candy info, but it would make me terribly happy. If you don't have a blog, leave a comment on this post with some way for me to contact you.

Grab the image above and link it to this post, if you'd like. Thank you!



Click on the image below to add your name: