My Craft Room ReDo Blog Candy (Update: NOW CLOSE!)

(this blog candy is now closed!)

Hi everyone,

As I'm organizing my craft room, I'm coming across:

1. duplicate items
2. things that I've never used and would be better off in another home
3. stamps specifically obtained for a blog candy giveaway! :)



A few of the items have a sticker missing here and there but still very much in great condition. All of the stamps are new except the Stampin' Up ones (the wood-mounted ones in the clear cases). They each have been gently used one time.

Here's a pic of just the stamps.



My Craft-ReDo blog candy features items from (just to name a few):

1. Love, Elsie.
2. Dear Lizzy.
3. Paper Works Co.
4. TGF.
5. Paper Smooches.
6. Taylored Expressions.
7. Label Tulip.
8. Maya Road.
9. Basic Grey.
10. Stickles.


How to win:

1. Become a follower (if you are not already!) via Google Reader, Feed Burner, or Google Friend Connect (see right side bar & scroll down!) and leave a comment on this post telling me that you've done so...

2. For an additional entry, blog about my blog candy and link it back here (with your blog entry linking back to mine) using the InLinkz collection below.

I'll add the number of people from # 1 & # 2 from above and pick a random number. I am willing to ship anywhere! But again, the discretion is that a few of the items are used but all are in great condition.

I'm still not done cleaning up the craft room so I'll probably add even more items (And I'm very generous, LOL!).

Thanks so much for reading this/ visiting. When I started this blog in 2007, there were only two people who constantly followed and commented. It was kinda discouraging but I was grateful for them & just fell in love with documenting about my craft. But I really longed for more blog friends and comments.

Fast forward to 2009 and I added stamping to my scrapbooking site and met a lot of wonderful friends. I'd love to meet more people, see more inspiration, and get more feedback! And I hope to keep things interesting around here :).

This blog candy will be open until December 20th 12 AM PST or when I reach 175 followers, whichever comes first! And then I will be mailing it out around the 26th (don't wanna compete with the Holiday crowd).

Toodles,


P.S. This Candy is now closed!

WINNERS!!!!

**this is my second post for today. please go here for the first post***

FOLKS, ARE YOU REAAAADDDY???

For my blog candy, I went to a free number generator ...

And the winner is ....... *DRUM ROLL PLEASE*****

# 20!!!!!!!

Lisa said...
Happy Birthday and thanks for the chance to win!!

Lisa, please email me your address! I'll mail the goodies at the beginning of this week!

Thanks, everyone, for playing along and greeting me birthday wishes!

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For the Royal Battle at TGF, we are at the final round! Thanks so much for supporting International Ink these past five weeks!



These beautiful creations were done by Sheena. Sheena has worked on these for the past three plus days, has gotten sick, and has taken time off from work! Luckily, she's got such a supportive hubby (and teammates, of course!).

And don't ya just wanna say WOW WOW WOW?! These boxes have drawers on all four sides! The drawer pulls have flowers or baseballs! On Ian's 'field,' there is grass and a glove charm, even its own advertisement that says "GO TEAM!" And do you see that Sheena has even made a Batter Anya ATC in one of the drawers? She's done such an amazing job!

Then you look at the girly box and WHOA!!!! It's a ballet studio.. complete with a MIRROR and a BAR!!! There are even towels!! And oooh-la-la, a handsome partner (Prince Ian) to boot! Sheena is also very detailed. You may not be able to see it here, but in the reflection of the mirror, Anya's back is complete and colored!

(i apologize if i'm scaring you by how hyper i am... am wired from drinking diet coke!)

So please! If you see all the hard work my teammate has done and if you like all the details she added to this project, vote for us on the blog.

Voting is only for today (24 hours after the final projects are up). You only have one vote, and the poll is on the TGF blog.

I believe that my team has a REALLY good chance of winning. My teammates and I have worked diligently and hard. I am not saying that the other teams deserve it any less. But I believe we have been very creative and unique with our projects. I hope you agree!

And thank you sooo much for all of those who have voted and supported us! Go all the way, International Ink!!!

XO,

Banners & Party Planning...

I've been wanting to put a watermark on my pictures for this blog for awhile now. Actually, I want to do it for most of my pictures online too (like Facebook!).

Thanks so much, Sheena, for showing me such a simple and easy way of doing it. I'm going to play around with it a bit over the next few weeks until I find one that I really like. I'm also going to be changing around my header as well.

Today's card features another one of Taylored Expressions' a la carte stamps. I just love the size of this one! I used the cardstock, PP, buttons, and ribbon from TE's April Key Ingredients kit. And then aside from the buttons, my favorite part is the banner sticker from Sassafras.

You may have noticed that banners are the trend right now. Over the next few weeks, I'll be sharing pics of my future projects -- one of them being making a banner for my son's 1st bday party.

During this post, I talked about doing a Peter Pan theme. But I watched the movie and I think it'll be more appropriate when he's older so that he could enjoy dressing up like a lost boy with his friends and walking the plank...LOL!

So i went with my second option and am doing a vintage circus. I really like the ideas here!! I've been scouring Etsy and I've been buying like crazy. I plan on making invitations (making one and doing copies), favors, and some of the decorations.



Have been experimenting since TGF doesn't have a male Circus Ian. Here's a rough alteration of Oliver & Circus Anya as Mattie. I may do it with Daddy Ian's head instead.... closer to his hair.

I'm also excited because Sunghee said I could print out her carnival pictures for our TGF Royal Battle Entry # 4. If you haven't seen them, you should check out her blog as they are AMAZING! Thank you everyone for the votes!

Sunghee has also graciously offered to help me if I decide to make her ferris wheel and merry-go-around. I would LOVE to learn how to do all that and I think the party people would just be in AWE. But I don't think I'm up to her talent level (yet :)), and plus I'm scared I'd be stretching myself out. Thanks anyway chica!

I've got about 9 more days of vacation left so I'm planning to get busy! Oh, and next weekend, we'll be taking similar pics of outfits like this:

source

GENIUS!!! AAAACCCK!!! OMG...I'd love to dress up like a circus master myself! Hehehe!

OMG, I think I've shared enough links, don't you think? :)

Have a great weekend!






P.S. You've got until midnight Pacific Standard time tonight to enter my blog candy giveaway for a chance to win this:



Notice that circus PP at the top? I have 9 others for the party :).

2nd Year Anniversary

Two years ago today, I married my best friend. I still remember every moment of that day... every pitter-patter of my heart, every romantic word said, every heartfelt congratulations. Here's to 60 more years, babe! I love you!

And there's still time for a chance to win my blog candy. Go to this post!

Hosting Monday Mania @ CA&F .... plus my Birthday Blog Candy!!!

The time has come for me to say WOOT WOOT!!!! I wanted to scream on top of the rooftops when Amy asked me to host this week's Monday Mania at Club Anya!!

For my challenge, I wanted to do something diffrent... something that hasn't been done before. Incorporate some type of paper ephemera or jewelry that is not your typical, run-of-the-mill paper crafting supply. Include such things as mementos, ticket stubs, price tags, packaging material... ANYTHING!

I am FOREVER collecting souvenirs or inspiring tidbits here and there. This card is actually for my preggo self last year. I'm probably going to include this on a scrapbooking lay-out.



The embellishments are:

1. an old earring bought at Etsy as an owl mobile.
2. a crib made out of incense sticks' ends.
3. clothing tags (whale, swaddled babe, and tag behind the sentiment).
4. a strip of a favorite handwriting (kol laj).
5. a drawn heart/initial by my niece, I.
6. picture of giraffes saved from party favors made by my sister.

The embellies were saved from my baby shower for MK. I am quite a pack-rat but am so happy I got to "recycle" these special items. I have enjoyed my pregnancy tremendously. And all the feelings associated with that bliss & promise of a new beginning for me are embedded in these mementos that I saved. Anyway, I am going to stop right there before I start tearing up. I'm corny like that!

I did want to add that I also like re-using old jewelry as charms. Isn't that owl 'mobile' darling? :)

I hope you all join in on the challenge at CA & F. Please upload your entry at the Gallery under Monday Mania. Select Rinne's ephemera. Can't wait to see your creations!

And this *blissful* post, DRUMROLL please.........

Here's my birthday blog candy:



There are more than 40 items that include some of my favorite items -- Dear Lizzy rub-ons, Love Elsie stickers, kol laj papers, distressing inks, 6x6 patterned papers, small & big brads, a mini canvas and a cardboard album to name most of them.



Three stamps are also included -- an anime stamp from In Style, a ching chou kuick stamp from Sweet Pea, and a Cheeky stamp from TGF.

Please leave me a comment below and link back to my blog by April 25th, midnight Standard Pacific Time. I will pick a random winner by the afternoon of that day. If you can, please also post a pic of my blog candy on the side bar of your blog. I will ship ANYWHERE.

Thanks for visiting!!!