Carnival Time - Join Us for a Give-Away

EtsyGreetings, a handmade greeting card street team at Etsy, is hosting a blog carnival all this week. I am giving away a set of 5 hand-drawn holly flat cards with envelopes. You can find other cards I have created at Crystal's Creations, my Etsy shop.



It is so SIMPLE to participate in my give-away. Christmas is my favorite time of the year and it is just around the corner. I want everyone to get excited with me. Simply leave a comment on this post telling me what your favorite Christmas carol is. If you don't celebrate Christmas, tell me what the favorite part of your winter holiday is. I will choose a winner using a random number generator at the end of the week.

To enter to win other fun prizes offered by the many talented members at EtsyGreetings, stop by our blog for a linked list of all the giveaways happening this week.

I made some cards!

Remember all that blog candy I received from Crissy? Well, I sat down and decided to create a couple of cards using my new papers and stamps.



Here is the first one. I used basic white cardstock, a 4 1/4" square, then placed this gorgeous Stampin Up! paper as the main layer. I then found a matching piece of cardstock to act as the base for my cute little Rhonna Farrer bird stamp. I stamped another bird on the DP and cut out to use as a paper piece. To create something a little more unique I cut out the wing to show the white background. The sentiment Birthday Wishes from the For a Friend stamp set is stamped on the inside. To finish it off, I added 2 white buttons on the top left corner.



Here is the second. This is a sketch from Splitcoast but for some reason the site is slow and can't get the URL for the specific sketch. I have been having lots of problems with SCS lately...not sure why? Anyone else having problems? Anyway, I used more of the gorgeous Stampin Up! paper and stamped the Thinking of You image from the same stamp set.

I just love this new set. Hopefully when I get a job I can actually invest more mula into Stampin Up! products. I have an interview Friday...on my birthday! We shall see how it goes.

Ch Cha Cha Changes

Hey everyone. As some of you have probably noticed, my blog recently got an overhaul. I just needed a change (I enjoy lots of change). I added lots of new gizmo's and gadgets, not to mention a whole new column. You will also see lots of buttons for charities and organizations I feel strongly about. I thought that my blog should really be an extension of who I am. So, what does this blog say? Hopefully that I am a techno geek who loves to scrapbook and stamp but also cares deeply for non-profit work.

I also want to mention a huge THANK YOU to Crissy over at SCRAPBOOKING FOOL I received the most wonderful blog candy from her last week but I have been so busy with interviews and job applications that I haven't gotten around to telling her how AWESOME she is! Hey Crissy---YOU'RE AWESOME! Hopefully I can get around to posting a card later that I made with her yummy candy.