We Have a Winner.....

So I used a very scientific form of picking a winner...I drew names out of a bowl and the name I chose was JenMarie.

She said: OMGosh, what amazing blog candy!For today anyway, ;) my favorite stamp set is One of a Kind...I like how it goes with Boho Backgrounds.

So Jen Marie if you will email me at jennifernellenback@hotmail.com and let me know what you chose and also your email address I will get that to you asap!

Looks like most of you liked the Embrace Life set and Always. I personally have a ton of sets that I love so I couldn't just pick one. I'll hopefully have some new items to post later on in the week. Right now I am anxiously awaiting my Gina K. stamps. You can check out her blog and see the new design team. Hopefully you all have a great and safe Super Bowl weekend and happy stamping!

I Think It's Time for Blog Candy!

I am actually a bit past due for it. Better late then never, right? So here's what you need to do: Add a comment to this post telling me what your favorite stamp set is out of the new SU! catty. I will draw a name on Friday, February 1st at 2:00 pm (Texas time that is). Here's what you will get for winning:

13 Very Vanilla Pocket Notes and Envelopes
33 Small Cello Bags
18 Very Vanilla Blank 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 Cards
1 Sheet of Sticky Paper-for making micro bead pens
9 Assorted Sheets of Self Adhesive Die Cut Stickers
6 Sheets of 12x12 Designer Series Paper
1 Package of Perfect Fit Creative Memories Cherish Paper (contains 16 sheets of Valentines paper)

AND

Your choice of a SU! stamp set priced 18.95 (US Dollars) or less OR 2 Packages of Designer series paper each priced at $9.95 (US Dollars).

Please only one entry per person. Everything will ship as soon as I have received the stamp set or DSP. This post will remain at the top until I have drawn a winner. Everything else will be posted below this. Thanks for entering and happy stamping!

And The Winner Is......

I used random.org to generate a random number to see who will be the winner of my birthday blog candy. And the winner is.....

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Kathy W said...
Happy Birthday! My birthday is in the summer, so usually we go for a day hike to a waterfall, and then have a special birthday dinner with cake for dessert. Thanks for the chance to win!

So Kathy if you can e-mail me with your address I will get that in the mail asap! Thanks for all the great birthday wishes and I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Happy stamping!

Since I didn't hear back from Kathy W. I went to random.org and "drew" another name.

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Nikki said:
Happy early Birthday!!! For my birthday we usually go out to eat and have cake and presents at home. Nothing too exciting but I always enjoy myself! We don't live near any family so I get lots of phone calls and cards in the mail.Thanks for chance at some blog candy and hope you have a great birthday!{smiles}

If you would e-mail me at the e-mail listed above, I will get that in the mail to you asap! Thanks for all the great comments and happy stamping!

Blog Candy and I've Been Tagged....

Well to celebrate my birthday I have some blog candy! Having a birthday is always so much fun. You get great food, good cake and most importantly presents...lol! Well instead of getting something I have decided to give something to my wonderful readers! What is it you ask??? How about a picture....or two.Here is an aerial view of all of the goodies you will get if you win.
I have included a variety of ribbon from the past SU! catty and some assorted velvet ribbon. I don't have any measurements on how much, I just know it is quite a bit.
This is a close up of the stamp set that I have to go along with it. I don't have the original package thanks to my wonderful 16 month old daughter :)...she destroyed it! LOL!
I also included 26 pieces of Bazzil cardstock. Not pictured is 10 blank coasters and a bit of Tack 'N Peel. I had originally bought it to mount my Bella stamps on, but I found out in the end I didn't need it. There is a small square cut out, but I figured since I didn't need it that I could give it to somebody who would use it.

How do you win all of this yummy candy you ask....just post a comment telling me what you traditionally do for your birthday. I usually go out to a nice dinner with my DH or parents and eat cake and ice cream. My friends usually take me out for a couple of drinks and some fun and my mom and dad get me a really phenomenal present. This year they sent me money to buy new clothes with (yesss...my fave). Please only one entry per person. I will "draw" a winner on my birthday at noon (which is Monday the 1st BTW) Texas time.

And I have been tagged. This one is quite amusing!

1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet, current car) Kitty Taurus
2. YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (favorite ice cream, favorite cookie) Mint Peanut butter
3. YOUR FLY “GUY/GIRL” NAME: (first initial first name, first 3 letters last name) J-Nel
4. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal) Green Zebra
5. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born) Michelle Galveston
6. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (first 3 letters last name, first 2 letters first name) Nel-Je
7. SUPERHERO NAME: (2nd favorite color, favorite drink and add” the”) Blue Vanilla Dr. Pepper
8. NASCAR NAME: (first names of your grandfathers) Don Charles
9. STRIPPER NAME: (favorite perfume, favorite candy) J'Dore Butterscotch
10. WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother’s and father’s middle names) Lee Wayne

Now I'm supposed to tag 5 other people....
Kimberly-Crafty Me
Cheryl-Engineered Expressions
Nancy-Inkcicles
Nikki-Military Wife Stamping Spot
Kathi B-Stamp Maniac

Good luck to you all and have a great week! Happy stamping!

And The Winner Is......

I used random.org to generate a randomly drawn number (I know I am a couple of hours late) and it came up with......

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Timestamp: 2007-09-07 20:36:37 IST

Jen said...
Congrats on hitting 100 :) What do I not like about the catty..the lack of fall type sets. It seems to me they have more sets gearing toward spring/summer not fall/winter. But I guess I shouldn't complain because I have found enough sets to spend my money on.

So if you would please e-mail me at jennifernellenback@hotmail.com and let me know what stamp set you would like and I will get that ordered and in the mail ASAP! Thanks to all of you who entered and happy stamping!

Who Likes Free Rubbah????

I have hit my 100 posts and I think I am going to celebrate with some blog rubbah!!! Kinda sounds a little morbid but you guys know what I mean! So I guess you all wanna know what bit of rubbah you'll be commenting for....well it is your choice of two stamp sets. You either have the choice of getting the new Merry & Bright (remember the sets in the mini are die cut which means you won't have to mount them!) stamp set from the unreleased Holiday Collection Mini Catalog on page 15 or Haunting Halloween stamp set from the current IB&C which can be found on page 29. If you have not had the chance to see the new mini catalog and do not know what the set looks like I would gladly e-mail you a copy of it to you.

What do you have to do to win you may ask......well you will have to comment telling me what you dislike about the new catalog. I did a what you like about it already so now I want to hear what you dislike about the catalog. If you don't dislike anything about the new catty then you have the option to tell me something you do like about it.

Good luck to all of you! By the way, the deadline for entries is September 7, 2007 by noon. I am going out of town next week so that is why I am posting the deadline for so far out. My DH is going to be having another procedure done on his back. If I post anything it will be below this entry because I want to keep this entry at the top of the page. So good luck to all of you and happy stamping!

And the Winner Is.....

I used Random.org to generate my number and it gave me number 3.

Monika said...
Wow, very nice blog candy.! My favourite new stamp set is Pick a Petal. I still have to get it yet, but I am already dreaming of how I can use it.

Monika if you would send me your address my e-mail is jennifernellenback@hotmail.com. Thanks everybody for entering and I hope everybody has a great weekend happy stamping!

It's Blog Candy Time Again!!!!!!

I am celebrating 5,000 hits with some blog candy. All you have to do is leave a comment on this post stating your favorite stamp set out of the new catalog or the mini catalog that will be made available in September. Now I suppose you would like to know what you will be winning?

1 Tombow/Snail adhesive refill, 10 blank coasters, 4 id tags, 5 mini cellophane bags, 1 mini and 1 large alterable notebooks in So Saffron and Pixie Pink (respectively), 1 stampin' glitter stack in the following colors: sun sparkle, razzle berry, periwinkle blue, coral crystals and mystic mint, 10 yards of craft paper wire, and 1 sheet of woven label stickers-baby themed.

***I have added some new links to my side bar under Blogs I Visit. They are from some of the comments that you all have posted.***

Good luck to all and I will be picking a winner on Friday August 17 at 12:00. Thanks for all the wonderful comments that you have left and I wish you all good luck and happy stamping!

Baroque Motifs and Blog Candy....

I made a card for one of the doctors that works with Mike. They are getting out of the Air Force and opening a dentist's office in San Antonio. So I am going to make them some just moved cards to send to people.I used some of the ribbon I got from a ribbon share that I signed up for. It was a May Arts ribbon share that Jody did about a month ago. I finally used it and I think it turned out looking pretty dang good! The colors were perfect. Well I am going to hit 5,000 hits soon and will be giving away some blog candy. So stay tuned and happy stamping!

We Have A Winner...and Happy Birthday Molly!!!!!

I used a very sophisticated method of drawing a winner (I wrote numbers on a sheet of paper, cut them out, and drew from a cereal bowl). The number I chose was number 9!

Peggy S said...
I will miss Living Large -- such a cute set. But there are many that will be missed! Some really good ones.. but looking forward to seeing the new sets!

Peggy if you could please send your address to jennifernellenback@hotmail.com, I will get your stuff in the mail ASAP!

I enjoyed reading all the comments that everybody left. I am glad (in a way) to know that I am not the only person that will mourn the discontinuing of a favorite stamp set. I would post a picture, but I am still having camera issues. I will be getting a new camera and rechargeable batteries this coming week so stay tuned for more cards and happy stamping!

In Memory Of...and Some Blog Candy!

As most of you know, the retired list from Stampin' Up! came out yesterday. My beloved Roses in Winter stamp set is going to be retired *sobs*. I am still going to use it, but will be sad that I can't demo it. Anyhow I know how all of you just love blog candy.

To commemorate the loss of my favorite stamp set (and in appreciation of my readers), I am going to offer up a little blog candy. It's nothing much, but I think you will like it. I love my tiny bubbles folder and thought that I could give one away along with some assorted Prima flowers and a couple of other goodies.

*UP DATE* Since my battery supply has diminished and I have been too lazy to go to the store and get more. Yes I know...shame on me. Getting to the point, I will put a list of the blog candy that you will win.

Tiny Bubbles Cuttlebug Folder, 10 assorted colors from the studio 24q primas, 10 assorted lavendar and 10 burgundy got flowers primas, 5 June rose primas, 5 April daisy primas, 10 assorted SU! cardstock, 5 blank coasters, and a few other goodies to go along with it. Consider it mystery candy! I will take a picture and announce a winner on Friday at 6:00 p.m.

All you have to do to win is post a comment telling me what retired stamp set from SU! you are going to miss. If you don't like SU! stamps, then just leave me a comment about yourself. Tell me something strange about yourself. I can't wait to hear your comments. Happy stamping!

We Have A Winner...!

Well before I reveal who has won the blog candy, I made a few cards this weekend that I am going to share with you. Also, I just received my watermark from Beth Silaika! They are wonderful! Anyhow on to the cards... I just love the color scheme on this card. It just POPS! I watercolored the flowers and added some dimensionals to the larger ones. I also used the paisley background stamp (I don't know if you can tell or not).

I used the butterfly of happiness stamp set for this next card. I know it isn't available, but I love this stamp set. I also sponged on the speckled background. I like how it turned out with the colors that blended when I sponged the pretty in pink and the barely banana. I used the rock-and-roll technique for the edges of the butterflies. For the words at the bottom, I used my Stampin' Up! markers to color them in. I love those things. I decided to use a longer card for this one. I found it on somebody elses blog and thought it was a cute idea to make it very tall.

Anyhow I am trying to find a better digital camera so that when I take pictures, you can see the details. This camera doesn't do too much justice to any of my cards, which is kinda disappointing if you know what I mean.

I love the roses in winter stamp set. It is absolutely beautiful! I also love using the pretty in pink and bravo burgundy inks and paper together. I sponged the words with pretty in pink, which adds a very beautiful touch to the card. I tried to put some white craft ink on the first black layer of card stock. It didn't turn out as I had planned, but I am going to re-make the card and just make it a regular black with no sponging.

I promise this is the last card that I have for today. I got so much accomplished this weekend. I am very proud of myself for doing so much. It is very hard to ignore your kids when my darling husband can't control them all the time. But he did a wonderful job for the most part.

Anyhow I used my canvas background stamp on the turquoise card stock along with the birds that go with the wild about you stamp set. For the alligator and lion I colored on them in different spots and then spritzed them with a bit of water. I think they are very cute! I sponged tempting turquoise and green galore on the stamped word. I also used some tempting turquoise ribbon to complete the whole card.

Anyhow now that I have babbled on about all my cards and what not, on to the winner.

I just wrote all the numbers of the people that entered on a piece of paper and then cut them up and put them in a bowl, mixed them up and drew a number without looking and found my winner. The winner is #16 which is Jodene. She said...

Just found your blog from Allison's. You have a wonderful blog. I just love your card tins. Great job!

Jodene would you please e-mail me your address and I will get that in the mail to you as soon as possible! I would like to thank all of you for your support and comments (good or bad) and also wish all of you a happy week/weekend. If you would like to give me links to your blogs so that I may visit them, please leave me a comment with the address. I am one of those women that read blogs while my children are asleep and before I go to be. I am a blog-a-holic! Well hope to post more you later and happy stamping!

Blog Candy!!!!

Well as promised I will be giving away some blog candy!!! It will be my first, so I had to make it a good one. I will be drawing Tuesday at noon (Texas time, so whatever time zone we're in). All you have to do is post a comment with your name, e-mail address and tell me what you think about my site and if you link/subscribe to my blog. Be honest. Don't think that if you say anything negative, I won't put you in the drawing. I like to be told the truth. Anyhow I guess you want to know what you will be getting.Well if you can't tell from the picture, here is what you are going to get if you win this candy: 14 yards of assorted ribbons (only two are non SU! ribbon). There will be one yard of each burgundy, black, white, celery, rose, light orchid, and chocolate grosgrain ribbon, you will also get red, moss and caramel gingham ribbon, green and black polka dot organdy ribbon (non SU! ribbon), and black and white narrow organdy ribbon. I have an assortment of DS paper and 12x12 SU! card stock, 2 very vanilla blank cards and envelopes, 5 very vanilla pocket notes with envelopes, a picture frame that you can make a name frame with, a big blossom SAB set, 20 blank coasters, 4 empty name tag holders and clips, 10 small cello bags, and an assortment of tag sheets. Hope you like it, thanks for reading and happy stamping!(If for any reason you can't get your comment posted and still want to be entered please e-mail me at jennifernellenback@hotmail.com and I will put you in the drawing)

Blog Candy Alert! Almost to 1,000 Hits!!!

Only 100 hits left until I hit 1,000! Whenever I do hit the 1,000 mark, I will be posting some blog candy. This will be the first that I have posted. I am so excited. I will give everybody a hint to what it will be. Think rubbah' and some other nice paper friendly products! I can't wait! Happy stamping!