Don't Miss Out

I didn't want you ladies to miss out on these giveaways today. A couple are ending tonight, so make sure you leave your comments ASAP. I'm hoping to get some crafting done tonight, so I can enter a challenge or two.

Making Memories is giving away their entire Mistletoe collection to 5 lucky commenters. For another chance, post a comment on the Making Memories Facebook page after you become a fan. I would love you tons if you mentioned my name in your wall post. I'll get another entry. Thanks!

Have you seen Cosmo Cricket's new Nutmeg collection? Well, Moxie Fab World is giving some away. So stop by and tell Cath your top 3 Moxie Fab features.

When do you decorate for Christmas? Tell Paper Crafts magazine and you could win some K&Company' Evergreen.

Here's an easy giveaway from Fiskars. Are you a Fiskateer? Sign up and they'll send you a sweet little gift. I just got mine last week. It's nice... trust me.

Stacy is celebrating Big Picture Scrapbooking's birthday with 4 presents for 4 different commenters. Check it out.

Teresa Collins wants two lucky commenters to have her new Sports kit.

Not too shabby for a Tuesday. Good luck girls!

Daddy turns 60 today

My Daddy turns 60 today!!! Thought I'd share the card I made for him. Before you think I'm a heartless brat, know that I got my sense of humor from my Dad. So, he'll love it. Don't forget to read to the end for some giveaways (there's a Cricut Expression in there somewhere).

Die Cut Diva is having a blog hop with a sweet kit featuring Cosmo Cricket's Early Bird as a prize. Leave your favorite family recipe here for a chance.

GCD will give one lucky photographer their Provence line (gorgeous!). Just link up your favorite fall photo.

The Pink Stamper has just released her Cricut videos onto DVD, and to celebrate she's giving a way a little treat....... An Expression!!! Hurry over and leave a comment.

Follow Your Heart has a fun giveaway. Just answer their simple question here.

Mosh Posh is having a week long party, so check there each days in case I don't blog about it. Leave a comment today for a chance at a prize and please tell them Summer Braxton sent you.

2 Layouts & Some giveaways

I wanted to share with you the 4 pages I created yesterday at "The Rock," Paper, Scissors crop. We always have so much fun which is proven by the small number of pages completed. Please forgive the terrible photos; I couldn't wait until morning.

Here are a few giveaways for you:

Each month, Making Memories will choose a winner from those who take their short survey. Give it a try.

Shabby Chic Memories is a new kit club, and they want to treat one lucky winner to their October kit. So leave your comment here by Nov. 15.

Debbie at Thinking Inking has an awesome Papertrey Ink stamp set to share with someone. It is so stinkin' cute. Hurry over to her blog because the giveaway ends tomorrow night.

I'm Back

I have had such a busy October. We took some time to visit friends in Oklahoma, then had 4 family members visit us. My daughter's school had a Fall Festival and a Halloween party, plus her very first School Picture Day. All of which took days of preparation :) But I did squeeze in just a little crafting:

I made 13 of these treat bags for my daughter's classmates and teachers. I just love my Cricuts!! I had the spiderwebs cut on the Expression, while my baby bug was cutting letters. I had to giggle when both machines were chirping away. And to think my husband wanted me to sell the little Cricut.

Here are a few giveaways for you:

If you don't know Beate's work, you must start visiting her blog. Today she is having a giveaway to celebrate another 100,000 hits on her blog. It ends early tomorrow, so go there now.

Here's a chance to win some photo greeting cards on Today's Giveaway.

I'm a big fan of JustRite Stamps, and they have just released a square stamp!! To celebrate, they're giving it away. The more comments that are left, the more sets they'll give away. So go here and leave a comment.

Stacy Julian has a cute Christmas kit from Memory Works in her giveaway today.

My Pink Stamper is giving away a Gypsy. She hasn't posted it yet, but it should be up this afternoon.

Moxie Fab World has the cutest Basic Grey line up for grabs.

My Mind's Eye will give away some of Kim Hughes favorite MME products. She's their guest designer.

Gradient Fun

I am in challenge mode. Just made an ATC for Hero Arts, and since that was so much fun, I thought I'd try out an ATC for the Moxie Fab World gradient color challenge. What a fun technique!!! Here's how I did it (and I've already got plans to post another one if Audrey sleeps long enough): I cut out a strip from a sheet of tacky tape. Chose 3 shades of one color. Poured the lightest shade at the bottom and let the excess slide to the other end when I picked it up. Poured the second shade in the middle, rubbed it into the lighter shade a bit and let it slide to the unglittered end again. Poured the darkest shade next, rubbed it in and let the excess pour towards the lighter colors. I did go back with the lightest shade and rub in some more at the bottom. I love this look!! (Donna, what was that you said about ATCs being addicting?)

PP: DCWV, whisper white from Stampin' Up!; image from Hero Arts I Care frames, colored in with Stampin' Up! markers; Tacky Tape; glitter from Martha Stewart; clear Stickles; pearls from Target dollar spot. The hot pink is just my background; it's not part of the card.

My first ATC

I've never made an Artist Trading Card before, but Hero Arts is having an ATC challenge, so I thought I'd give it a try. My thought: "Hey, it's 2.5" x 3.5', it should be pretty easy." WRONG!! Since it's so small, it fills up pretty quickly, and some of my favorite products don't fit. You are also required to use at least one Hero Arts stamp. I don't have many, especially small ones. The phrase is from HA, so I hope that's good enough :) Anyway, I kinda like my mini card.... it's a sweet size, so I think I'll make some more. Thanks for looking everyone... and I'd love to hear what you think.

PP: DCWV; felt gingerbread men: Martha Stewart; snowflake brads: I've had them for so long, I don't remember. Sorry; phrase: Hero Arts Everyday Sayings

Get Comfy

Alright girls, get comfy, grab a drink and lock the door! We've got tons of giveaways to enter today. A huge thank you to Donna VW. She's shared a bunch more new giveaways with me. I think she has become a giveaway junkie, too. We're having a blast enabling each other. HA!

All Scrapbook Steals is on online store that just started a blog. To kick it off, they've got a huge Halloween prize pack for someone.

Want another chance at a Gypsy? Cartridge Helper has one for you. And you can get up to 9 entries!

Samantha at Scrapmaster's Paradise is celebrating 70,000 hits, and the presents are for us.... if your comment is chosen. Make sure you read her rules. She has another one giveaway of My Mind's Eye goodies here.

Simplicity will give a sweet commenter a $25 gift certificate to Papertrey Ink, Stampin' Up! or Stampin' Treasures. WOW! So generous.

Laurel's Place has a $15 gift certificate to Scrappin Sports Stuff up for grabs. Looks like she'll have giveaways all next week, so don't wait for me to tell you about it each day (since I don't blog every day).

PaperCrafts Connection has some stamp sets and a copy of their Holiday Cards mag up for grabs. Next week is the kickoff for World Card Making Day, which is on Sat, the 3rd, so Paper Crafts will have giveaways ALL next week. Again, don't forget to stop by each day.

Scrapbook and Cards Today's freebie is a LETTERPRESS! GASP.

Whew! That took a while, but it's worth it! Good luck everyone and have a great weekend.