[serendipity]: all i can say is: WOW

What a response to the giveaway yesterday! I had no idea! It’s great though! And I’m reading every one of your wonderful comments too (such support and kind words—makes a girl feel just grand :) ). But since there were so many, and to keep my sanity in randomly picking a winner through all of y’all (I really need to figure out how to do that numbering thing in Typepad), I thought maybe I’d best serve us all, by closing yesterday’s giveaway and picking a winner and offering another giveaway today! I told you, I love giving stuff away. It’s a disease, really.

Here’s today’s winner then!
Love that page...and love the distressed notebook paper!!! Thanks for the peek!
Posted by: Joan | June 09, 2009 at 05:47 AM

Congratulations! E-mail me with your information and I’ll get them out to you!

Now, for today’s prize? How about one of these dies?

Or one of these embossing folders?

Leave a comment and I’ll pick the two winners first thing in the morning!

And don’t forget to check in on the Hero Arts and QuicKutz blogs today to see what be happenin'!

Now for more good stuff.

Here is a card from Nichol Magouirk. She just floors me with her talent making pages and cards using both die cuts and stamping. And you have to check out her Stampin' Fun Friday videos. I loooove these videos that Nichol does! It’s been teaching me a thing or two. Like, I never knew about that Stamp-a-ma-jig. I need one of those! And it's where I learned about the American Crafts Zing Embossing Powders (you little enabler you!).

ETA: Looks like Hero Arts has up one of Nichol's videos today! Go check it out here.

Nichol Magouirk. Truly one of the most creative people I know. Love her.

Another absolutely wonderful card! I love how Nichol uses background stamps on die cut shapes! So stinkin' cute! She also used the same flourish I used on my Christmas page. How versatile is that? And those soft fluffy clouds? Another great Hero Arts stamp!

Supplies:
Quickutz: flourish_1019, frame_1508, butterfly_1135
Hero Arts: K5175 Houndstooth, S5215 Clouds, CL351 Clear Designs: Friends, Soft Pool Shadow Ink, Soft Apricot Shadow Ink, Memories Black Ink
Other: Embossing Folder (Quickutz), Cardstock (American Crafts), Misc. (Pop Dots, Staple)

And here is a page from Jen Gallacher.

Not only is Jen an amaaaazing scrapbooker—and card maker, but she’s an incredible mother and inspiration to many! She lost her son to cancer a couple years ago. What a trial and heartache. I cannot even begin to imagine the loss. I’ve seen several pages about her son Joey, such as this one, and they are incredible! Touching. What a great way to remember such an amazing spirit in their family and in their home. That’s one of the reasons why I love what we do! Capturing those feelings, the special moments, the funny times, the family interactions, the great vacations . . . the story of our lives to remember for always.

An amazing woman, that Jen Gallacher.

Here’s what Jen used and how she made her page. LOVE the way she used that red polka dot border strip, by the way!

Supplies:
QuicKutz: Border Dot 1482, Flower 1021, Phrase Together 1480
Hero Arts: Circular Designs stamp set, Sky’s the Limit stamp set, Woodgrain Circle stamp, Artistic Windows stamp set
Other: Photo corners (Heidi Swapp), Scallop scissors (Provo Craft), Twine (craft supply), Pop Dots (All Night Media), Book paper (vintage), Brads (Doodlebug Designs), Clear embossing powder (Inque Boutique), Ink (Stampin’ Up, Memories, Inque Boutique, Tsunieko), Brown dot pattern paper (My Little Shoebox). Font: 2Peas Tasklist (www.twopeasinabucket.com), Circle punches (EK Success, Marvy Uchida), Button (American Crafts)

Instructions:

Print a large photo on tan cardstock and machine stitch around the edge.
Add green photo corners and mount dark teal cardstock.
Print a second, smaller photo and mount on light teal cardstock.
Rub edges with brown stamping ink and wrap twine around photo several times before knotting.
Cut a scallop border from olive cardstock, rub edges with brown stamping ink and mount on layout with pop dots.
Use the Border Dot 1482 shape to cut a circle border from burgundy cardstock.
Mount on a strip of olive green cardstock and mount across center of layout.
Use the open star stamp from the “Sky’s the Limit” stamp set to stamp a pattern on light teal cardstock.
Round corners of the rectangle and mount on olive strip.
Use Versamark ink to stamp the “have a beautiful day” sentiment from the “Sky’s the Limit” stamp set onto tan cardstock.
Heat emboss with clear embossing powder.
Use 2” circle punch to punch a half circle from the shape and mount on light teal border.
Add a button tied with twine to the circle.
Print journaling on tan cardstock and trim.
Rub edges with brown stamping ink and mount on dot border.
Use the Flower 1021 shape to cut two medium and one small flower from green cardstock.
Rub the edges with brown stamping ink and mount on circles punched from vintage book paper.
Use the flowers centers from the Circular Designs stamp set to stamp circles on light teal cardstock.
Punch out with circle punches, rub edges with brown stamping ink, and mount inside flowers.
Add light green brads to each flower center.
Mount on layout with pop dots.
Use the Phrase Together 1480 shape to cut the phrase from oatmeal, olive, and light teal cardstock.
Also use the text function to cut brackets from the light teal cardstock and the word “we” from burgundy cardstock.
Use the scrip stamp from the Artistic Windows stamp set to stamp the oatmeal letters.
Assemble title on layout with olive letters for vowels and stamped oatmeal letters for consonants.
Add the brackets to both sides of the word “together.”
Substitute the “we” you cut from burgundy cardstock for the title and add an oatmeal “when” and a light teal “are” to the title.
Discard the remainder of the title.

[this contest is now closed]

Comments

Wow.... another great giveaway. Love the LO and card - thanks for the inspiration. First to comment.... weehhhee!!!

Posted by: Deirdre | June 10, 2009 at 05:12 AM

What a great layout. I loved the way you mixed colors and patterns. Thanks for the chance to win.

Posted by: Yaritza | June 10, 2009 at 05:56 AM

Another great giveaway! I'm loving all of the great samples!

Posted by: Vera | June 10, 2009 at 06:05 AM

I love the die and the embossing folder--either would be a great prize to win!

Posted by: Chris | June 10, 2009 at 06:06 AM

I love the nesting label. This is one I have not purchased yet. I also really like all of the new embossing folders. What a great LO. Keep the ideas coming! Here is a link to the random number generator.
http://www.random.org/integers/
hope this helps.

Posted by: Courtney | June 10, 2009 at 06:06 AM

Wow is that border dot cool. I'm still resisting, but was dreaming of all the cool cuts that are probably on the web for me to browse through last night. HA! At least my subconscious isn't resisting! :o)

Posted by: Amy V. | June 10, 2009 at 06:11 AM