Come Out and Play Layout + Giveaway!

Hey everyone I made this layout using DCWV Chalk Board paper and wrote the title on the chalk board paper using a white chalk marker. All of the title parts are on pop dots and the banner string is red bakers twine. The buttons are from my stash and the cork board butterflies are from Little Yellow Bicycle.

I'm entering this layout into the following challenges:
Paper Secrets - Sept 15 sketch
DL.ART - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes


Now before I go I have a giveaway... for numerous reasons..
1) I've just hit over 500 posts (thats something to celebrate)
2) Tomorrow (Sept 30) is my birthday and well why not do a giveaway!?

What am I giving away?
A surprise! I know I love to get a surprise... how about you guys? It'll definitely have some bakers twine, some buttons, some brads, an embossing folder.. and who knows what other great things might be in there?

To enter... just be a follower.. and leave a comment on this post! You have until Oct 6 at 11:59 PM PST to post a comment. I'll pick a winner using random.org on Oct 7, 2013. Thats it! Thanks for following and checking out my blog :)

Thanks for stoppin' by and have a great day!

Vote for me plz + candy giveaway!

Hey everyone.. I entered Harmony's kiss costume into a contest and was hoping you would go and vote real fast... if not I understand.

If so, That would be wonderful.. I would really appreciate it.. Hope you'll take a few mins to vote for me. If so... just go HERE!

So.. to help motivate you to vote for me I'm going to do a giveaway!!! YAY!

What can you win?

how about a big surprise! It'll be papers, ribbon, some embellishments, a little of everything.. the more votes I get the bigger the candy.. :) But I promise it will be a great candy that anyone would want to win! And who doesn't like a surprise!?

How to enter:

Step 1) go to the link above and vote for my project

step 2) come back here and leave a comment letting me know you voted.

That's it! They allow you to vote once every 24 hours (each day ends at 12am est).. So each day you vote for me you can enter to win! by doing step 1 & 2. This giveaway will end on March 31, 2012 @ 12AM EST. I will draw a winner by April 2, 2012 using random.org. So remember the more days you vote and comment the more chances you have to win AND the bigger the candy gets! So please go vote :D

Also on another note I have some exciting news coming up next week and I'm gonna be doing a lot more projects soon.. I've even sewed a few things :).

Thanks for stoppin' by and have a great day!

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.

Thanks for stoppin' by and have a great day!

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!

Thanks for stoppin' by and have a great day!

Christmas Card Hop - Creations With Becka

I am so excited today because I am a part of the Christmas Cards Blog Hop over at Creations With Becka (link) . We have an exciting line up of ladies who have all created Christmas cards to give you ideas of homemade cards you can all make to send to your friends and family this holiday season. So to start off, if you came from Melissa's blog, than you are in the right place. If you just stopped by to say Hi, please start from the beginning of the hop over at Creations With Becka. Make sure you go through the whole hop and comment on each blog so you are eligible for the grand prize blog candy Becka is giving away.

Here is the card set that I made:

I made these cards using cream colored cardstock.. the patterned papers are all from the holiday collection by DCWV.. I used some clare stamps for the sentiments. I added some gold ribbon to 2 of the cards and some red bakers twine on one of the cards. For the window card I cut the center our leaving 1 inch around all edges.

I tried to keep all of my cards fairly simple.. the most complicated is probably the one with the candy cane and I just free hand cut a candy cane out of the stripped paper and then used pop dots to put the candy cane back into place.

Your next stop is Lisa Grave.

I have a little surprise candy for someone to win.. all you have to do is leave a comment (with a way to get ahold of you if you win) by Sunday Dec 4 2011 @ 11:59pm PST and I'll draw a winner using Random.org and post them here on Monday. You do not have to be a follower to win.. But I'm getting close to 300 followers and will be doing a giveaway for that soon.

Don’t forget to leave a comment on every post to be eligible for the grand prize blog candy.

In case you get lost along the way here is a complete list of the stops

1	Becka	http://creationswithbecka.blogspot.com
2	Oma Gloira	http://omascrafts.blogspot.com
3	Carrie Uhing	http://paperglitterstamps.blogspot.com
4	Julie K	http://jk-littlebitofbling.blogspot.com/
5	Heather Howard	http://handmadebyhh.blogspot.com/
6	Sherry	http://macybella.blogspot.com/
7	Tracy	http://owlbecraftin.blogspot.com/
8	Dana Tarchala	http://Danascraftycorner.blogspot.com
9	Beckie Woodall	http://justbcreativecrazy.blogspot.com
10	Tanya Adams	http://nonnascraftcorner.blogspot.com/
11	Melissa Todd	http://createdbymissie.blogspot.com/
12	Jamie Larsen	http://babyjaydensmommy.blogspot.com/
13	Lisa Grave	http://lisa-scrappingspot.blogspot.com/
14	Anna Bee	http://annabeedesigns.blogspot.com/

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

My Craft Spot - # 35

Simon Says - Anything Goes

Paper Cutz Challenge - #118

Thanks for stoppin' by and have a great day!

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.

100 Followers Blog Candy

I have reached 100+ followers recently and I have been saying I would do a giveaway, sorry it's taken so long!




What am I giving away?:
1 brand new Just Because Cards Cricut Cartridge

Who Can win?:
Followers only! If you're not a follower, become one :). You must also live in the US.. if you don't, you can still enter and if you win you will need to pay the remainder for shipping (through paypal).


How to enter to win?:
Simple! Be or become a follower of my blog and post a link to this post about my candy along with a picture of the candy. Sidebar or an actual post.. the choice is yours. Come back and put a link to your post in the inlinkz. If you post on your sidebar please put "(sidebar)" next to your name... it would look like this... "Jamie Larsen (sidebar)" so that I know where to look. If you don't have a blog just put a fake website in the inlinkz. You MUST do all of the above things to be entered!

Thats all you have to do to enter! I will draw a winner on Febuary 20, 2011 sometime in the morning-mid afternoon. You have until Feb 19, 2011 @ 12:59 MT to enter (until the inlinkz is closed).

Thank you so much for following my blog! :) I never expected to have this many followers.

Thanks for stoppin' by and have a great day!

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!

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!

Thanks for stoppin' by and have a great day!

wee memories candy

go check out how to enter for a chance to win all of this by clicking HERE!

MC's Novemeber Candy

everyone should head on over to M-C's Friendship Corner to see how to enter for a chance to win your choice between a Cricut cartridge or a Calico prize pack.

thanks for stoppin by and have a great night!

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!

WINNER!!

... and the winner is: #27

Thats you Playing With Paper, please email me at babyblueangel_30@yahoo.com by Wednesday Oct 27 2010 at 2pm PST with your mailing address.

Sorry this post wasn't up as soon as I wanted it up (feeling a lil under the weather). It also took a little while to go through all of the comments and make sure the person met the requirements. Thank you everyone for entering my blog candy and being a part of this hop! I am planning to have another candy soon I already have stuff for my next candy set aside. This will most likely be a 100 follower candy. I'll make another post about that in the near future.

Thanks for stoppin' by and have a great day!

Caring Hearts Card Drive Blog Hop & my 1st candy!

Good morning everyone! Thank you so much for joining us on this blog hop for a wonderful cause! This hop is to help encourage everyone to make a holiday (Thanksgiving/Christmas) themed card to be sent to the elderly living in a nursing home or care center. It really is a great thing to do, especially if we're all on here making cards anyway. Whats the harm in sending someone a smile? =) As if it weren't enough that sending a card is just a good thing to do, there are also many prizes to be won! All of the prizes can be viewed at the Caring Hearts Card Drive on Vera's blog (Ling's Design Studio). Vera is the amazing person behind this whole hop and card drive (well, it was her moms idea but it was Vera that set it all in motion)!

If you've come here from Heather Pulvirenti's blog than you're in the right spot! If not and you want join us on this hop please hop back to the beginning at Vera's blog!

I have made numerous cards for this card drive and plan on making many more to send too. It's such a great card drive that even my husband has joined me in making a few cards to send!

Today I will be showcasing my favorite card I've made so far. To make this cute easel card I used Create A Critter with my Cricut Expression. I cut the reindeer out at 2in and 1.5 inches. I skipped cutting out layer 2 on both of these reindeer. I started out with a white 6.5 inch x 5 inch card. I cut down the blue paper with white snowflakes down to 2.5 inches x 6.5 inches (2.5 is the card front when folded in half for the easel card). I then cut some white paper down to 6.5 inches and as tall as I wanted, I then ripped the white paper long ways (6.5 inches) numerous times and layered the white pieces on top of one another on the bottom half of the front (making sure to have it go over the 2.5 inch mark so that the snow would pop up when the card is standing). I put google eyes over the eye cuts on the reindeer and some brown scribbles 3D paint on their back to make spots. I used my ATG gun to adhere the blue paper and the layered (snow) white paper, then I adhered the reindeer to the snow (making sure that they too would be popping off of the top when folded to stand). For the inside of the card I used a 5.5 x 3.5 inch piece of light blue paper and ran it though my Cuttlebug using the Swiss Dots embossing folder, then I adhered the blue paper to the middle of the inside of the card. The light cream colored paper is approx. 5in x 3in and I distressed the outter edge of the paper with red ink. I tied the red ribbon into a bow around the light colored paper, and used two tan brads and stuck them through the lighter paper only (so that the card can be held up). I then adhered the tan paper to the blue paper and ... TADA! It's finished! The stamp on the front of the card is a clear stamp from the Recollections set "Say It With Spirit" and I hand wrote the message on the inside with a red Zig marker. Turned out super cute!

Now... onto the candy! The part you've all been waiting for. Over $40 worth of candy. This candy includes (everything pictured above):

3 (three) sets of 3" clear alpha stamps by the Paper Studio (1 Q, 1 X & 1 Z)

2 (two) sets of unmounted rubber stamps by the Paper Studio (1 beach theme & 1 animal print)

2 cards & 2 envelopes by Colorbok

1 (one) set of 54 pieces of chipboard (shapes & alphabet)

1 (one) set of 15 chipboard tags by Colorbok

1 (one) set of felt bling pieces (3 felt flowers w/ bling and 1 felt frame w/ bling)

10 (ten) paper flowers in 5 different colors (dark pink, dark purple, mint green, white & turquoise)

How do you enter for a chance to win this candy? Simple...

1. become a follower of my blog

2. leave a comment on this post telling me "what your favorite part about the holiday season is" (PLEASE ONLY COMMENT ONCE!) & a way to contact you.

and 3. (this is not a requirement) since this whole entire hop is about the Caring Hearts Card Drive I would LOVE it if you would sent at least one card to this wonderful cause! But, obviously I cannot check to see if you've done so and Im not going to force you to.. this should be something you want to do!

(candy is only available to US residents due to shipping.)

You have until Sunday at 11:59pm pst to enter for a chance to win this candy! I will choose the winner using Random.org and post the winner on my blog on Monday. The winner will have 48 hours to contact me with your mailing address. If I have not received a mailing address within 48 hours I will sadly have to choose another winner.

Your next stop on the hop is Jennifer Mcguire's Blog so hop on over and take a look at her beautiful cards!!

Remember if you get lost along the way just jump right to Vera's Blog

Thanks for stoppin' by and have a great day!

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!

Thanks for stoppin' by and have a great day!

candy!

go check out how to enter for a chance to win this candy HERE

CANDY!

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

thanks for stoppin' by and have a great day!

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.

thanks for stoppin' by and have a great day!

100 follower candy at scrapaholic

Hey everyone go to Confessions of a Scrapaholic to see how to enter for a chance to win the Mickey & Friends cart!