And the Winners Are...Blogs that Link Here!!

Isn't She Adorable?

Okay so maybe I am totally bi est at this point, but this happens when you are her mother. We recently visited Spanish Fork UT for a dance competition where Tayllar was competing. Believe it or not, we were so busy with the dance thing that I didn't get a chance to check out any of the local crafting hot spots, and believe me it was hard to drive by and not be able to stop and browse for even a few minutes (I am sure it would have taken me longer than a few minutes but I could have restrained myself from the usual hour of shopping LOL). I am hoping to visit again soon, as I have heard they have some amazing stores.

So enough with the rambling already, my sincere apologies for being a little late in posting. Without further ado, here are the linking blogs candy giveaways!! Each of the blogs listed below will receive one of the Sassy Stems cards, if you are one of these blog site owners, please email your mailing information to kylamaestas@msn.com. I want to just tell you all quickly that it was a blast visiting all of your sites, I was continually amazed at the amount of talent each of you have and enjoyed all of your hand stamped creations, I hope to visit again soon when I have more time to post some comments and read a bit more about each of you. Tayllar and I put all the names in a dish and she drew out the 5 lucky winners... congratulations to everyone who won!!

Blogs That Link Here.... Winners

- Simply Pink (http://princessmsk.blogspot.com/ )
- My Stampin Habit (http://www.stampinhabit.blogspot.com/)
- Kim's Stampin Room (http://kimsstampinroom.blogspot.com/)
- Yummy Creations (http://yummycreations.blogspot.com/)
- Stamping Abundance (http://stampwithtrisha.blogspot.com/)

Subscribers Blog Candy to be announced after this afternoon's card, so check back!!

Stilla Favorite...."Girlfriends"

Girlfriends

Girlfriends was one of the first stamp sets I ever purchased... it is not one I use often but it is my favorite for little girl birthday cards. In catching up with some recent swaps etc. The swap theme was an older set with a new look... hopefully this card achieves a new look for the Girl Friends set.

I am very anxiously awaiting the retired sets list from Stampin' Up! I lost so many sets last year, I am curious to see what will be retiring this year. Is anyone else dieing to see what will retire this year? Do you have sets you hope will or won't retire?

Card Details

Stamps: Doodle This, Girlfriends, Warm Words

Cardstock: Basic Black, Whisper White, Pink Passion

Ink: Basic Black, Pink Passion, Blush Blossom, Creamy Caramel

Other: Large Oval Punch, 1/4" Punch (brad mats), Crafter's Tool Kit (paper piercing), White Gel Pen, Black Polka-Dot Ribbon (may arts)

Website Updates: I wanted to thank last week's blog candy winners for their patience as I completed my projects for the Artisian Award submissions. All of the blog candies from last week have been mailed... and should be arriving in the next couple of days. For Canadian candy winners, please allow 7-10 business days for your package arrivals.

This Week's Blog Candy Winners: I will be announcing these today, I wanted to allow plenty of time for the subscribers to participate in the "linking" candy. I have visited many of your blogs, you ladies have some amazing project ideas.

Blog RAK Sundays!! *New*

I have a large upcoming deadline with lots of projects to complete.... I will be doing a large portion of my stamping on the weekends. In hopes of having something to share with you each week... I will be selecting 2-3 blog RAK's to share on Sundays! Please be sure to include information about the products used to create your projects, and please include your email address and blog site information... I will be contacting you for your copyright watermarks etc as needed for posting. If you are interested in participating, you can obtain my mailing information by contact me at kylamaestas@msn.com.

She's Back!!

Howdy everyone... I am so excited to announce that I am finally done with my projects for this deadline... I have been stamping my little fingers to the bone trying to get everything done and ready to send off. And today I can say that I am finally finished!! I need to spend a few minutes cleaning my office (all this stamping has created a huge mess LOL), and I have to take these projects to the post office to be mailed and then I am coming home to play!

I was reading on SCS this morning and I cannot believe that the last 2 weeks have just flown by, I haven't played with any of the card sketches, technique and colors challenges etc... I am looking forward to some fun stamping time without the worries and stress of deadlines etc. Be sure to check back later today for some fun and finally some stamping!!

So what have I been working on...... I have been completing my project submissions for the Artisian Award from Stampin' Up! I am unfortunately unable to share my projects, but I am hopeful that Stampin' Up! will be sharing some of the projects... I would love to see the projects everyone created, I am sure they will be absolutely amazing!!

Just a reminder....Blog Sweets: be sure you have signed up for the blog candy this week. I cannot believe how many new subscribers there are and was absolutely amazed to discover how many of you are linking here. Remember, if you haven't done so already, be sure to get yourself in the drawing for this week's candy! I have enjoyed visiting all of your blogs, you are all so amazingly talented... I plan to check back in with each of your blogs as often as I can. There were several of you that forgot to list a link to your blog (please remember I must be able to find your site and verify the link for you to be considered for this week's drawing). I also visited a few of your sites and was unable to see the links, to keep this week's drawing as fair as possible please know I must be able to see the links in your blog rolls for your site to count for this week's drawing. Best of luck to you all!!

Are you a Subscriber? Do you Link Here? More Blog Candy!

With the chaos and excitement of all my deadlines and projects I am going to be making a few changes to my blog (be on the lookout for new banners and other exciting changes). While the stamping may be in short supply over the next week or two.... the candy certainly will not. You don't want to miss a moment of the excitement, if you haven't already.. be sure to join the subscribers list. By subscribing, you will receive updates from this site directly to your inbox.

Blog Candy~ For Subscribers Only!! With all the stamping I have done in the last few months I have run into an excess of card samples... I will be drawing 5 names from the subscribers list on Wednesday March 28th, winners will be receiving cards from me! If you haven't already subscribed, it is not too late... on the right hand side of the site there is an orange colored box, click there and follow the instructions to subscribe, you will receive a confirmation email that you must follow instructions for as well to complete your subscription. (please do not email me with your requests to join the site, if you are having trouble please post to this thread and I will do what I can to help)

Do you Link Here? I am absolutely amazed at the size of the quickly growing blog community for rubber stamping... it is so exciting to see all of the amazing blogs. I will be adding links to my favorite blogs and hope that you will post and let me know if you are linking here.

Blog Candy For Those Who Link Here.... Post a reply to this thread with your blog address, I will be picking 5 lucky winners to receive the Sassy Stems card featured earlier this month. Drawing to be held on Wednesday March 28th. ~Happy Blogging!!

Marvy Uchida Scalloped Circle Punch ... And the Winner Is....

As you all know I have been very busy with deadlines.... and my plate just got one more helping. I am very excited but unable to share the details at this time. Thank you for continuing to visit despite the slowness.... I have some very exciting stuff to share with you in April and hope to be back to stamping in the mid part of next week. Now for this weeks blog candy... the Marvy Uchida Scalloped Circle Giga Punch.

Congratulations to Nancy!!

Here is what Nancy said about her favorite cards:
I like all your cards. That's why I visit often. If I have to choose just one it would be "A New Little Someone" too. I think the design is so pleasing and very original. I love it.

~Nancy, please email your mailing information to kylamaestas@msn.com so I can get your punch packaged and ready to send out on Monday.

New Blog Candy..... Giga Scalloped Circle Punch

Blog Candy....Marvy Uchida Scalloped Circle Giga Punch!!

I ordered a set of the 3 scalloped punches through a website, they were out of stock like everyone else and happened to come across a set of 3 on eBay so I purchased them and my punches arrived yesterday. I decided to go with the Scalloped Circle Giga Punch instead of the square for the blog candy because they are used so much more than the square ones.

How do you win? Post a reply to this thread and mention your favorite card in my blog. The winner will be announced on Friday, March 23 @ 4:00 PM MST.

And the Winner Is..... and More Blog Candy!!

As you already know tonight is the deadline for my blog candy!! The winner will be receiving this week's Sassy Stems card and a package of the new 12x12 Au Chocolat Designer Series Paper.

And the winner is........ Carmen!!

Congratulations!!

Carmen said...
Can I say everything?? I guess it would be the fact that it is brown - I LOVE brown... and the little photocorner doodads are mightly cute too!

**Carmen... please email me your mailing information and I will get your candy shipped out right away!! I wanted to thank everyone for all of your comments, I read every one of them!

More Blog Candy?? Check back tomorrow for the latest and greatest blog candy... I have a Marvy Uchida Scalloped Circle Giga Punch to give away!!

Sassy Stems.... BLOG CANDY.... !!

~ Wonderful.... Sassy Stems~

I have had the Sassy Stems stamp set for about 3 months now and haven't ever used it... I think this could be an indication that I have way too many stamp sets, that is... if there is such a thing. I designed this card for the Featured Stamper Challenge #4 on SCS. You can find more details about this challenge by clicking here. Part of this challenge includes changing 2 or more details from the original design... to see the original design by Kelly (Atomicbutterfly), click here.

Card Details:

Stamp Sets: Sassy Stems, Warm Words, Totally Cool (Photo Corner)

Cardstock: Au Chocolat Designer Series Paper, Mellow Moss, Blush Blossom and Very Vanilla

Ink: Basic Black, Chocolate Chip, Blush Blossom and Mellow Moss Stampin' Write Markers

Other: Ivory Organdy Ribbon, Chocolate Grosgrain Ribbon

More Details: To complete the challenge, I changed the stamp set to Sassy Stems, I replaced the Cool Caribbean with Mellow Moss and I added a splash of color to Stampin' Up!'s ® new Au Chocolat designer series paper (I L-O-V-E this new paper).

I stamped the Sassy Stems image in Basic Black ink, colored in the images using Blush Blossom and Mellow Moss Stampin' Write Markers. I also used these same markers to add color to the Au Chocolat Designer Paper. I used a sponge dauber and Chocolate Chip ink to add the distressed look to both the paper, sentiment, and main image.

Ribbon Tip: As seen in previous posts this week.... I have been playing with the Frayed Ribbon technique. This card uses some of the negative pieces inspired from this technique. I cut off one side of the narrow organdy ribbon.... this ribbon will not fray the way the grosgrain ribbon will... but I loved the look that the small cut portion gives when added in with other strands of ribbon, it has a very wispy whimsical look.

It's Time for Blog Candy!!

The winner will receive a new package of Au Chocolat Designer Series Paper and this card! How do you win.... post what you love most about this card!! Please be sure to include your email address, the winner will be drawn on Thursday 3/15. Good Luck!!

What's on the Calendar for Tomorrow???

No new fun images today... I spent most of the day doing all of my cleaning and what not around the house. I know.... totally boring. However, the good news is I will be stamping all day tomorrow. I have a Valentines class coming up on Friday morning and need to finish putting my samples together. I am also going to be working toward completing next week's class samples using Stampin Pastels. I am hoping to share some fabulous techniques with the girls using the pastels... if anyone would like to share a technique I would love to know more. I am planning to upload more fun images tomorrow so be sure to check back!!

SHARE- If you would like to share a pastels technique please post a reply to this message, then we will have them all together so everyone can use them. I will also be awarding a prize for 2 of my top picks for Pastel Techniques so feel free to list as many as you like. If you have a link to show a card or project created witht this technique please include that in your comments. I look forward to hearing from you! Winners to be announced on Friday so be sure to post your techniques before noon!

And the WINNER is.......

As you know there was a card recently posted (just prior to the holidays) that was featured as blog candy. To read information about the original card please click here. I have drawn out a winner...... Alisa!! Congratulations!! I am sorry for being a little behind in getting this sent out but I will need your full name and mailing address and some idea of how much postage to put on this baby to get it to you!! Please email this information to kylamaestas@msn.com and indicate Polka Dots and Paisley Blog Winner in the subject line.

Thanks to everyone who participated, you have no idea how motivating your posts and comments are... you wonderful stampers keep me in the mood to continue stamping new creations to share with you!! Hopefully we will have more blog candy coming soon!!

Happy Stamping!!