Give-away for Father's Day

There were two lovely ladies who shared a memory of their father this past week.  Both of you will receive this stamp set!  Thank you for visiting the blog!

In honor of father's day, I am giving away this fun stamp set! 

My dad is great, and I love to hear him plink around on the piano.

And I remember stories of his youth when he would go fishing with my grandpa.

For your chance to win this stamp set, comment on this blog post by June 5th with a short description of why you love your dad... or a favorite memory of your father... or a fun fishing story.  The winner will be chosen randomly on June 6th.

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Using paper scraps

[update]:  Congratulations to Rachael M, who will receive one of these cards in the mail!

What do you do with your left-over scraps of paper? 

If you are like me, you feel like patterned paper is too pretty to throw away.

Tonight I decided to do something with these "left-over" strips of patterned paper. 

When I started, the strips were either 1 1/2 inches wide or 1 inch wide and 12 inches long.

First I took this strip and cut in into pieces that were 3 3/4 inches long.

Then I glued the strips onto an invitation sized card

(Card dimensions:  4 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches)

Add some more scraps

Throw in a little stamping.

Add some bling.

And assemble.

Each card turned out a little different...

On this one I used pearls instead of sparkles, and there were four strips of patterned paper instead of three. 

Still cute.

Two hours later: 

11 cards with stamped, coordinating envelopes.

Want one?  Comment on this post by June 5th. 

One randomly chosen winner will receive a cute card and envelope in the mail!

Stamp set:  Heartfelt Treasures

Papers:  Sweetheart and Sophia

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Wreath Contest

Update!  This contest will be extended into the first week of April since my newsletter goes out that week.  Make sure to guess how many strips of paper were used to make the wreath.  If you would like to receive my newsletter, let me know!

Welcome to my first blog contest!  This wreath was handmade by me using the Sweetheart paper from Close To My Heart.  (I will post instructions for making this wreath after the completion of this contest.)  So, here is how to enter the contest:  Guess how many strips of paper were used to make this wreath.  Comment on this post with your guess.  The contest will remain open until Saturday, [update] April 9, 2011.  One lucky winner will receive a fun prize!

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