CWC Home Décor Hop!!

Hey everybody!!!

Welcome to Paper Crafting World and Cooking With Cricut’s Home Décor Blog Hop! Our Design Teams are so excited to bring you a two-day hop that focuses on projects for your home – that’s right no cards or scrapbook layouts in this hop! You should have arrived here from visiting Melissa at Crafty Gator. If you’ve joined us in mid-Hop and would like to check out all the other fantastic projects head on over Melinda’s Paper Crafting World and start at the beginning.

For my project I altered a candy jar. See... my oldest, Jayden (2), is going through her potty training (not very well I might add LOL), and to help encourage her to use the potty chair we let her pick a treat out of a bucket of candy. Well I've been meaning to make it look a little bit more classy and fun so that she really really wants it. Right now her candy is in a blue plastic bucket she got for Christmas and it sits high on the counter where she can't see it or grab it.

So I got a clear glass candy jar (we had got a bunch to use for my husbands grandparent's 50th anniversary party at the make your own sundae bar), from Ikea. To start I cut out the letters with my Cricut Expression & Pooh font cartridge in purple glitter vinyl. And then I stuck them on the jar. I used a medium circle punch to cut out the circles to put around the YAY on the lid. I wanted something flashy to help catch Jayden's attention and make her feel like she was getting something really special. And I wanted glass so she can see the candy inside she could have if she used the potty chair.

It says "YAY!" on the lid.. "JACK" on one side and "POTTY" on the other. See her potty chair is the JACK POTTY.. its a potty chair like a slot machine.. also a bright idea to make it flashy and have her think she's a winner for using the potty chair.

We hope you’ll link up your Home Décor project for a chance at winning one of our giveaways. One winner will be chosen by random draw and three others will be selected by the Design Team. Head on over to Cooking With Cricut for the guidelines and the link up.

Blog Candy? Of course I'm gonna have some blog candy lol. I'm giving away a... surprise

In order to win all you have to do is follow my blog and comment on this post letting me know you're a follower and leaving a way to contact you if you win by Monday (4/23/12) at 11:59 PST. I'll draw the winner using Random.org on Tuesday.

Now head on over and check out what Kimmi at Impressively Yours Gifts has cooked up!

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300 Follower Candy!!

Ok guys/gals.. I know I've been promising for awhile to do a 300 follower giveaway and you've all been so patient waiting for the giveaway. Thanks so much for not giving up on me :).

So this is gonna be a simple giveaway, I'm gonna try to stay as far away from complicated as possible!

What is the giveaway? - Stretch Your Imagination Cricut Cartridge ..

This Cartridge is used... I got it used.. I was told it was never linked to a Gypsy.. and I have never used it since I got it so.. I figure I don't wanna waste it and just have it sitting in my collection when I'm sure someone else might actually use it. So from what I know it's used and not linked to a Gyspy (but thats not a promise cuz I don't know how to tell if it's been linked or not.. if it hasn't been.. great for the winner! If it has.. well.. its free to you and you can do with it what you like. :)

How can you win?:
REQUIRED entry: Must be a follower & leave a comment letting me know you are

Extra Entries:

1 entry - post about this giveaway on your blog, come back leave another comment with a link to your post so that I can check it.

1 entry - post about this giveaway on your sidebar, come back leave another comment with a link to your blog so that I can check the sidebar.

That's all! 3 chances to win. All comments need to be left by January 31, 2012 @ 11:59 PM PST to be entered for the prize. I will use random.org to draw a winner sometime on February 1, 2012.

This is only open to US residents unless you would like to pay the extra shipping cost to have this shipped to you if you win.

Thanks for being my followers and thanks for entering my giveaway! Next follower giveaway will be done at 500 followers.

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Christmas Card Hop Winner

The winner is...

# 23...

That's.. Sherrie K.

Congrats Sherrie! Please send me an email to babyblueangel_30@yahoo.com with your mailing address within the next 48 hrs (if I do not hear from you in the next 48hrs I will have to choose a new winner) and I'll get your prize in the mail :D

Don't forget everyone I'm going to be in another blog hop this weekend and I'll have more Candy to give away then!! So please stop back by!

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candy's 100 follower candy

head on over to Candy's Craft Corner to see how to enter for a chance to win the Robotz Cricut Cart.

candy

theres some great candy over at Sweet Magnolia Rose so head on over to see what you can win and how to enter!

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My BIG Candy!

Hello everyone! I have got some great news for you.. I am giving away a HUGE Candy!!! Now.. This might be a little complicated, but I promise it is well worth it!

Ok... here is how everything is going to work...

I will be giving away a candy that will grow as more people participate (this is why there is no picture). I will update as things get added to this candy. Every 10 new followers I get I will add something to the candy (and who knows, 'tis the season so maybe even more often than that!). See the bottom of this post for a list of what is included in the BIG candy.

I want to let you all know about this great service since Christmas is coming and a lot of people do their shopping online. Ebates! What is it? Well, Ebates is a service that works with many online companies and offers YOU cash back for purchases made through them at many popular shopping sites! How great is that?! They have all sorts of companies.. Joanns, Walmart, Target, eBay, you name it.

So, as part of this candy if you sign up for Ebates through the link below you'll get extra entries. And.. if I get 5 people to sign up with my link and make a $25+ purchase through ebates (using the account made from the link below) by December 31, 2010 I will choose 1 winner to recieve a $25 gift certificate to the store of your choice. If 20+ people sign up for ebates and make a $25+ purchase I will choose a total of 5 winners to recieve a $25 gift certificate to the store of their choice! If I get 50+ people to sign up and make a $25+ purchase through ebates I will choose 12 winners to recieve a $25 gift certificate to the store of their choice! (Participants are only qualified for the $25 gift certificate(s) if they make a purchase of $25 or more from an eBates account made using the link below by 12-31-10).

How to enter for the candy:

***REQUIRED***
For 1(one) entry - You must be a follower (or become a follower) and leave a comment letting me know you are.
***Extra Entries***
(these are EXTRA ways to enter and are NOT required)
For 1(one) extra entry - Comment once to let me know you have posted about my candy on your blog (or sidebar) with a link back to my candy.
For 3(three) extra entries - Comment ONLY one time with the ebates username you get by signing up for an Ebates account by clicking on the following link: http://tinyurl.com/eBatesCandy (I need your username so that I can verify your entry)
For 10 (ten) extra entries - Comment ONLY one time to let me know you have made a purchase of $25+ using your new ebates account. (I have a way to verify you made a purchase using your ebates username.)
*** NOTE ***
The $25 gift certificate(s) are only available to those who complete the steps to earn all 15 enteries described above.

You will have until 12/31/2010 11:59PST to enter! This means your comments must be placed by December 31, 2010 11:59PST! NO late entries will be counted! The winner(s) will be announced no later than January 7 2011 on my blog. Please make sure to leave a way to contact you in your comments.

This is for residents of the United States and Canada ONLY!

So let me break it down for clarification: (I find that lists are easier to understand)

1. BIG Candy that I will add an item to for every 10 new followers
2. 1 winner $25 gift certificate if I have 5 people sign up using the link for Ebates and make a purchase of $25 or more through the ebates account made from my link by 12-31-2010
3. 5 winners $25 gift certificates if I have 20 people sign up using the link for Ebates and make a purchase of $25 or more through the ebates account made from my link by 12-31-2010
4. 12 winners $25 gift certificates if I have 20 people sign up using the link for Ebates and make a purchase of $25 or more through the ebates account made from my link by 12-31-2010

If you are the winner of the BIG candy and you made a purchase of $25 or more through the Ebates account made from my link you will be the winner of one of the $25 gift certificates!

I really hope you will all take part in my BIG candy and pass the word around to your friends (to give yourself more chances to win)!

The BIG candy will include:

• 1 Martha Stewart Scoring Board

• 1 Hannah Montana Cricut Cartridge
• 1 Cricut Emboss A2 Folder Kit

Thanks for stoppin' by and have a great day!

mc friendship corner candy

M-C's Friendship Corner candy!!! go check it out HERE!

Prairie Fairy Candy

Hey everyone I spotted this and thought.. wow i better share this news! So Prairie Fairy has moved back to blogger and to celebrate....? Amazing Candy! Head on over to the Prairie Fairy Blog to see how to enter for a chance to win this candy!

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Candy

for a chance to win the above candy go to HERE!

for a chance to win the candy pictured above go to Cabios Craft Corner to see how to enter for a chance to win

win bo bunny

go to The Scrapbooking Cottage to see how to enter for a chance to win the Noel papers from bo bunny.

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Great candy giveaway!!

Hey everyone why don't you all head on over to SweetSassyDiva's blog and see how to enter for your chance to win a Pink ATG gun!!

Thanks for stoppin' by and have a great night!

New carts on the way!

The other day I was so excited I forgot to tell everyone that Cricutmachine.com was having a great sale 50 different carts for $19.95!! Anyway I think it's over now but they'll have another sale and i'll let you all know when. Anyway, it was such a great deal I couldn't pass it up.. But I had already wayyyyyy over spent my scrapbooking budget (Adam limits me to $40 a month.. thow it never seems to work out for him lol). Adam ended up letting me get 3 carts (he said I could spend what I thought I would make off the 2 carts Im selling on my Etsy. So I got Happy Hauntings, Once Upon A Princess, and Old West all for $19.95 each!!!! What a great deal! So those are in the mail!

Last night while working on my card for the Caring Hearts Card Drive Blog Hop I'm participating in on Saturday (BTW you may wanna come check it out its for a very good cause and I'll be giving away my very first blog candy! hope you join in on the fun!) I ran out of ATG glue :( bummer... But since Im making the cards for a good cause Adam has decided to let me spend more again and buy some refills! Even better than that... Adam thinks its such a good cause that he has decided to help me make a few cards to send as well! How sweet :).

And Adam signed me up for a handgun safety class on saturday (as well as him on sunday) and we are both looking for some volunteer work.. we're thinking meals on wheels.. we'll see. So, this is a jam packed weekend.. not to mention I wanted to take some super cute pics of Jayden in the studio this weekend with her pumpkins. Eh.. we'll see how it all goes hopefully well.

GREAT CANDY!

some wonderful candy goin on and go HERE to see how to enter for your chance to win!

AND... You're not gonna believe this.. DCWV now offers 12x24 paper stacks!!!! Go check it out and how to enter for a chance to win a stack HERE!

AND EVEN MORE... there are 5 count em 5 different candies and chances to win some steel magnolias... go check out how to enter to win HERE!

Yea, theres more... check out how to win these stamps HERE! at andrea's stampin moments!

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CANDY!

I just found some more candy... go to Tiddly Inks to see how to enter for your chance to win!

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Candy & new blog

Hey theres some awesome blog candy being given away over at Pixel Layne Studios so go check it out for your chance to win this candy.

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Jayden's 2nd card

Another super cute Jayden card. It's pretty similar to the first one but her daddy thought it was soooo cute he just had to make one for Grandpa & Grandma. this one fits into the following challenge:

the sweetest thing - Sketch 88

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Michelle's Candy

Hey everyone go head on over to Michelle's Scrapbooking & More and check out her blog candy. The candy up for grabs is a choice!! So head on over to see how to enter for your chance to win!

Candy

Go check out some candy HERE at Really Reasonable Ribbon.

Bake & Decorate - Fantabulous Cricut Challenge

I made these cookies a little while ago (an hour or so ago). They look like cinnamon rolls and taste like a combo between a cinnamon roll and a snicker doodle. They are SOOOOO good. This was my first time trying out this recipe and I'll definitely be using it again... a LOT!

I made these a long with a tag and tiny card for the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge - #30 Bake & Decorate

I cut both the card and the tag from doodle charms and used some ribbon to tie the tag onto the baggie with the cookies in it. I used 3 different papers from my stash (dark/hot pink, royal blue & a lighter blue). I just wrote a quick little note on the tag and inside the card for Adam (my hubby).

I got the recipe for these cookies out of Taste of Home magazine. Adam's grandma orders me a subscription every year as a small part of my Christmas present. :)

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Aud Sentiments Candy Drawing

Go to Aud Sentiments for your chance to win this great candy!