And the winner is Cheryl KVD!!! Congratulations Cheryl!
CAKVD said...
Back to school means shopping!! I love all the sales that the stores have! My daughter is only 2.5, so it will mean much more to me in a few years!!Thanks!Cheryl KVD
Please email me with your address and I will get a box out in the mail to you on Wednesday of this week.
Thanks to everyone for playing.
Next Blog Candy Booty when we hit 2000. I can't wait!
Wow! I will accept any last entries into the blog candy booty drawing until 12:00 p.m. (approximately an hour from now). I will draw this evening and post the winner tonight. Good Luck to everyone who entered.
I'm so excited I can't wait to see who wins this time.
Thanks everyone for playing.
WOW!!! I am only 21 hits away from 1,500 views. This just boggles my mind. I will post a pic this evening of the booty to be had by a lucky winner. All you have to do is answer one of two questions (or both if you like). What does back to school time mean for you, if it does, and/or do you do anything special for Labor Day weekend to mark the sad end to summer fun?
Back to school doesn't hold much for me anymore now that my son is grown (wow that's a hard pill to swallow). Even though he is still my boy, I am glad to no longer endure the morning struggle of waking him up and the additional challenge of getting him to school on time. For myself, now that I have completed the hundred year plan for college; I am contemplating graduate school. Not sure if I'm read for that commitment completely.
As for Labor Day, this weekend marks the sad end to my favorite weekly farmer's market. It will close until Memorial Day weekend next year. I really enjoy Friday evenings wandering around the different stands tasting all of the fresh fruit. Two weeks after Labor Day I go camping so I don't have to fight for a good site and I there aren't as many others in the campground so it feels like I have more of Mother Nature to myself. I am a total tent camper. No trailers for me. I do have an air mattress, but I just love my tent. I can't wait!
Once my blog hits 1,500 hits, I will close the entries and randomly draw from my official Starbucks cup and announce the winner. I can't wait to see who it is this time!
Thank You sincerely for visiting my little spot on the web.
It should be a crime to let work get in the way of social activities. I have been so busy with my "other job" that I have not had the time nor energy to stamp and post to my blog. Please accept my apologies for my absence. I do have fun things to post over the next few days. 
This is my first time being tagged. Michelle Tweedy is one of my new blog friends. She is hostessing this totally cool Circle Journal. It's all Stampin Up and I can't wait. I have to admit I had a bit of creative block getting started, but now I can't wait to see all of the journals. I'll be posting pages from mine in the next couple of days.
Back to the tag. I need to post seven little known facts about me. Hmmm, that's tough, let's see
1. I just turned 41 and am the mother to a 20 year old son. Wow, that sounds so old; definitely not the me I think I am.
2. I am deathly afraid of the water. I do not like it in my face. I can tolerate water situations that do not include splashing or alot of witnesses, I mean people.
3. I'm taking one of my before I die trips this December to Egypt. I am so excited, and learning Arabic so I can haggle in the markets. I really can't wait. The only sad part is I'll be traveling alone. I do know the culture well though.
4. I recently added a wheaten Scottish Terrier to my family. His name is Duncan and he is the funniest thing. It took awhile to make the decision but it was truly a match made in heaven. He fits so well with my son and I.
5. I love Middle Eastern things. I have a Lebanese background and really identify with that part of myself.
6. My cousin calls me a Muslic. Half Catholic, half Muslim. I attend both the mosque and the church when the spirit directs me. Some may think me weird, but I am totally comfortable with it. I love that I understand both ways and receive such a gift from both.
7. And the last tid bit about me but maybe the most revealing... I am a very insecure person. I try to work on this but somehow can't seem to break through this one. I hate it sometimes. I do work hard to not others know how insecure I feel much of the time.
There you have it. More than you probably wanted to know. Ok now it is my turn to tag some others. Let's see who hasn't been tagged:
Mary Arima
Shauna
Brenda Taylor
Tammy
Everyone else has been tagged I think. If I missed someone, post and tell me about yourself. I'd love to read about you.
Have a Great Day!
I want to say thank you to everyone who posted comments and much appreciated birthday wishes. I appreciate the feedback and comments and I will try to incorporate these suggestions into my posts. I drew a number randomly from a Starbucks cup and drew 12.
And the winner of my birthday blog candy is.... Kirsi!!!
Krisi said...
Happy Birthday! I like to see cards and altered items. And it's always great to see personality on blogs.
Krisi please email me your snail mail address and I will send out your goodies. I will post a picture of the goodies just before I mail them out.
There is significance to the use of a Starbucks cup. I am, like many, a consumer of Starbucks coffee products, and have my own little Starbucks set up in my kitchen complete with the new ceramic cups that look like the paper ones used in the cafes. I don't have a daily Starbucks habit like some that I know, but I do buy their beans (Arabian Mocha Sanani is my favorite) and brew a fresh pot daily. I do love dark roast coffee with a splash of yummy flavored cream.
Well, I have passed gracefully into another year of life. I had the privilege of volunteering my time with some of my family members at a fundraiser for our local zoo. I look forward to this event every year. It always falls around my birthday. I love that I get to help a place I love, and have loved taking my son, and look forward to taking my grandchildren sometime way, way, way, into the future. So I spent my evening at the zoo with my family.
I do have to brag about one gift I received from my mom. She knitted a shawl for me. The yarn she used was spun from alpaca fur. These animals look like small furry llamas. It is the most gorgeous rich purple color and the softest thing you can imagine. I have never felt anything this soft and cuddly. I love this even more because my mom made it for me. She told me when she gave it to me that it is a hug from her whenever I need one, I can wrap myself in it.
Being that it is officially summer now, I thought I would post one of my favorite birthday cards. I am so bummed that Stampin Up is retiring Simply Circles. I have to admit I wasn't Wowed by this set when we received it at convention a couple of years ago. But slowly it grew on me and since I have used it in workshops quite a bit.
I'm sorry I have no idea who to credit for this idea. I saw this idea on a display board at Stampin Up Regionals a few years back and snapped a picture of it. While looking through some of my old pictures for ideas, I stumbled upon it, and Voila! I had my new favorite summer birthday card. This card is the fastest, simplest card you can imagine. You take some Only Orange cardstock, use the small corner rounder to round all four corners. Then you punch a partial 1 3/8" circle, then add the teeth bite marks by punching partial circles with a single hole punch insde of the bigger partial circle. The craft stick, which I did not "obtain" from the doctor's office (wink, wink, nurses bribe pretty easy), and stamp on it in Only Orange ink the random dots from Simply Circles and then staple it onto the back of the card. This card does require a bigger envelope, but everyone is absolutely delighted to receive this card on their birthday.
Wow, I have recieved some awsome birthday cards. I will take pictures tonight and post the one I have recieved from of my bestest Utah Divas and friends.
I want to thank everyone for thoughts that have come my way through a little paper and ink.
Stay tuned for the pics..........
Ok, I am going to give away my first Blog Candy gift. My birthday is this weekend so I thought I would give away a gift to my visitors. I am not going to post a picture, but I will give you a hint. There may be some rubber, and maybe something sticky, maybe even something that sparkles a bit. Are you intrigued? All you need to do is post a little something telling me what you would like to see me post on my blog.
I am really new at this and want to know what others are looking for when they are blog surfing. That's it, pretty easy. I will draw randomly for the posts on Sunday morning and mail a pretty gift wrapped box out to the winner. I look forward to your feedback.
Aren't sisters great? Stampin sisters are equally as special. this adorable hat box was sent to me as a gift from my Stampin Sister Shelly R. Let me brag a bit about Shelly. She has made me some of the cutest projects. I have shown them at workshops and received oooo's and ahhhh's over them. When I received my box this month from her my jaw fell open, I love this hat box.
For those who don't know what a Stampin Sister is let me explain. I am a member of an on-line group called Utah Diva's International. One of the activities in this group is the Stampin Sister program. It is sort of like secret pals, but you know who the other person is. The main requirement is you send your sister some Stampin Up items from her wish list and a few hand made projects. We also email one another to get to know each other better. I have had the opportunity to get to know some fabulous ladies. It has also been a great support having that one on one as I have gone through a difficult time earlier this year. Shelly has been a jem to get to know this last couple of months.
On this project Shelly used all SU products. She decoupaged designer paper from the Slumber party collection onto the hat box. She stamped and cut out two of the Big Blossom flowers and layered them on top of each other and then curled some of the petals. She added her favorite stamp set, that is unfortunately retiring, Bold Butterfly. She also stamped and cut out small flowers from the Bold Butterfly set to sprinkle them all over the top of the box. This box is so absolutely adorable!
Thank you Shelly for such a fabulous gift!
Well, work has gotten in the way once again. The last week and a half has been so hectic. One of my main admin assistants resigned just before the end of month billing. So needless to say, we have been up to our eyebrows in invoicing and field forms from my technicians. For those who don't know, I am the vice president of an engineering firm. We work closely with the construction industry. What that means is when someone doesn't get their job done, I'm the back up, I am also the wearer of many other hats in our office.
Well on to today's post, I belong to this wonderful on-line group of Stampin Up demos called Utah Divas International. One of the best swaps in the world is the Stamp Camp in a Box Swaps. These swaps are designed around a theme and the results are fabulous. There are usually three levels of cards, two to three 3-D projects, and then a variety of other projects ranging from trading cards, to 6x6 pages for a total of around 8 projects. The idea is that you could take the ideas you received from the swap and build a complete stamp camp. I love these swaps!
My very good friend Lisa is the hostess with the mostess for these swaps. I chose these little notebooks as a 3-D project for the swap. I took my inspiration for the little clipboard on the cover from a card saw on Beate's blog. I used all Stampin' Up products for this project. I chose my paper from the new Pallet of Prints package. I just love my punches, I used the Rounded Tab punch, the Spiral Punch, and the Corner Rounder punches. For the clipboards I used Pretty in Pink and Certainly Celery and topped them with Close to Cocoa. for my ribbon, I used the Moss and Light Pink Gingham, and the Light Pink and Olive Narrow Organdy. These were simple but I liked them.
I can't wait to see what everyone else has done for this swap. It's like Christmas waiting for my box to come back in the mail.
Can you believe how adorable this frame is? My cousin Lisa made this one. She had stopped by my office to show me before she gave it away, I had to snap a quick pic of it. I am so proud of her work. She is really a talented crafter all the way around. I have no idea which products she used on this project, I just know I fell in love with it.
Stay tuned for another absolutely fabulous project Lisa made for me. You are going to be blown away; I just know it, I was.
Oh My Goodness! You have no idea how excited I am that I have finally taken a clear picture of my project. I have been struggling like you can't believe with fuzzy pictures. I think the trick for my camera is it has to be in a good mood; not too early in the day, and not to late into the evening. I have to talk nice to it, and then it will produce something I can be happy with. Now if I can figure out the paint part of adding the SU and my name part, I am half way to rocket scientist. So far I have been able to add it to the photo but you have to be a knat to be able to read it. I haven't figured out how to change the font size without messing up the picture. So I'll take this one step at a time. I'm tellin you, I can't believe how amazed at myself I am right now.
Alright, this card is my first try at the tri-fold cards I have admired in blogland. I did have one boo boo on my first try with the angles of the folds. Guess who ended up with a V-fold pocket card because she scored one side of the card the wrong angle. Oh well I had been wanting to make one of those cards too. I am now hooked on these cute and oh so simple cards. This card was made for a swap I signed up for in my on-line group Utah Divas International (Email me if you are a SU Demo and are interested) that is for Mother's Day cards. I can't wait to see what comes back. I used all Stampin Up! products for this card. Here's my recipe: C/S - Tempting Turquoise, Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery, Petals & Paisleys DP; Ink - Pretty in Pink; Stamps - Alphadots; Accessories: Daisy Punch, Spring Bouquet Flower punch, 1/2" circle punch, white grosgrain ribbon, and soft subtles deco brads.
I can't wait to get out and take some more pictures to post. Look out!
Sorry I haven't posted in a bit. I have Windows Vista on my new computer and nothing seems to work with it. I can't get it to recognize my camera. I am struggling with this. So, I apologize for not having posted in a bit. I promise I will have some new posts before the end of the weekend. I have some fun things I want to share.
Please stay tuned...
Well, I have labored over this punch card. I have taken elements from so many things I have seen I don't even know where to give credits to. I entered a swap that grew to 21 samples. Can you believe I am almost done with 21 of these? I think I am on the verge of insane. Thank goodness for the tweezers in my SU tool kit. Let me know what you think.
I am working on better photos and learning how to work with the programs. this whole things is a learning experience for me.
I finally did it! I broke down and used my Michael's coupon and bought a Cuttlebug. I am now going to have to figure out how to use it, but I am so excited to finally have one. Now I can't wait for tomorrow's coupons to purchase some plates for my machine. I'm a goof, I know it.
Well, this is my first post. I am struggling through setting up my first blog. Please bear with me as I figure out this process. I hope to have regular updates and exciting things posted so you will want to visit here often. I really appreciate any feedback you have to offer.
