THE WINNER!!

First of all, Thank you so much for your advice all who played along for this stamp. I really appreciate it and have learned from it. It was definitely worth asking the question. I was a bit embarrassed about asking, but because I really wanted some ideas of how to go about this, I asked. Thank you again!
And the winner was picked by my dd Melanie. She picked NO. 7 who is SANDYH50. Please send me your snailmail address so that I can send you your stamp.

Have a great MONDAY!!

Rosella

A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR YOU

Hi all! First of all I need to apologize for not being around this last month. I've been dealing with some personal stuff which could no longer be put on the back burner, which I had done for quite some time. I have been taking antidepressants for about 2 months which is now finally helping me. The 2 things which are still not in the right place are that I am always sleepy and I don't have motivation to create, which is in part due to the fact that I have to go downstairs in the dark basement to create. I know somebody suggested to bring my stuff upstairs. I have done that in the past and find that I am constantly needing to get some more things, and at the end I have so much to clean up that it is just not quite right for me.

Our LSS moved last week, so I HAD to go see their new store. It is such a fun place (I should get inspired, I know, but???). I was looking at the stamps (of course!) and this stamp just seemed to be yelling at me. I tried to ignore it, but it just would not let me go, so I finally gave in and brought it home with me. So, here it is and I want to give it to you. If you would like this stamp leave a comment on this post. I would love to know from you Mom's who have teenage girls, how did you tell your daughter about her period? My mom did an awful job and I want to do better. For you who do not have this situation, please leave a comment with an idea to get me back into my stamproom to create. I will select a winner on Sunday April 13th.

Thank you for dropping by.

ROSELLA

HAPPY MAIL DAY!

Look what I got in the mail today! I won a blog candy from Trish and this is what she sent me.
I am looking forward to using this stamp. Have to find how to mount it yet. I know there have been instructions on some blogs somewhere, so no I have to go look for them. Should have paid more attention when I saw them, but then I did not need the information. You know how it is.
And I absolutely LOVE this card Trish sent with the candy.
Now, off to working on something I go.

LOOK AT THIS BEAUTY!

I got this card with a blog candy I won at MY STAMPING SMILES. Isn't it gorgeous! I won a square punch some flower brands, some red plaid brads a cute THANKS stamp among other things I can't remember. I think this card is made using the round and oval punches, the SU Petals and ? set (don't have it so the name has slipped my mind). I really like the extra detail, like the black brads for the antenae and the great piercing. THANK YOU!!

AND THE WINNER IS....

Thank you all for coming by and giving me your comments on your summer activities. Sounds like you all are having a great summer. I'm very glad that a part of your summer activities is checking out my blog. It is so much fun to meet you all from all over the place.

....Oh yes...
The reason why you're here right now is to see who won!
The winner is No. 13 from Random Number Generator. Who says 13 is an unlucky number?
So the 13th comment was from SHARON IN NE
Her comment on her summer activities:
"We went to Miami and Key West in May, so that just seemed to make the summer feel much longer. I love it. LOVE summer. Wish it were "lazy days" like the song."

Please email me your address so that I can get your snack out to you ASAP.

Thanks again for your lovely comments. And have a GREAT DAY!

AUG 3, 1996 - AUG 3 2007 11 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!

Yesterday was my DH and my 11th wedding anniversary. We did not do much to celebrate yesterday. My DH had worked till 4am the previous morning and he was dead tired. He did ask me to see if I could get a babysitter for the kids, but she was not available and also my little Matthew got sick in the afternoon. So, we just had a relaxing evening at home.
As a gift for "us", I made this picture frame with one of our wedding pictures.

I was not sure what to give John as a present. I had bought the heart charm on Sunday when we were in Victoria. It says "God blessed me with you". But I was not sure what he would do with the heart. All of a sudden I got inspired and decided to add it to a picture frame - Micheals $1.5. I used the retired RECOLLECTIONS SU DP. First I sponged some Antiquing medium on the frame. I used ModgePodge to adhere the paper. I sponged onto the frame over the paper too. I tied the charm with ribbon and added some more ribbon and gold cord for accent. The little tags in the bottom read LIFE LOVE & FOREVER. I had received these as a present from my Secret Sister on SCS. Just perfect. I really like how it turned out and John liked it too! It is hanging on our wall already!

Don't miss out on my Blog Snack further down!

SCETCH CHALLENGE TRY OUT

Hi everybody!
I'm having a hard time getting my stamping mojo back. But I need a card so I tried to use yesterday's scetch challenge on SCS.


I wanted to use some dp that I had lying around and that is where I came up with this color combo: Pale Plum, Pixie Pink(A BOLD COLOR!) and Olive Green. Something I definitely would not have come up on my own. I used the BIG BLOSSOMS SU set for the flower. I am not happy with the words. I used a clear set I got at Micheals. It is not a sharp image. Will have to learn how to use them.

Remember the BLOG SNACK . I will draw a name on Sunday. Be back on Monday so see who won!!!

I AM BACK - WITH A BLOG SNACK!

WOW! What a month July has been. We had company for almost the whole month. First my sister and family came and spent 2 weeks here. That was 12 people in the house. After they left I had 2 days to get ready for the next family. My 2 SIL's with their families came and spent 9 days with us. That was a total of 13 people. Now I am trying to get used to it only being us again. I have absolutely not had time to stamp. I have hardly had time to go on SCS. Now it is time for me to catch up. So I want to try out the challenges. Let's see if that will help me get creative again.

I want to share a blog snack with you. Just leave a comment on how you are spending your summer, how do you keep your kids ocupied when at home from school, your favorite food, anything.

I'm looking forward to hearing from you!

CELEBRATION OF YOU - WINNER!

Good morning !
Thank you all for celebrating YOU with me! It was great to get to know you all a little better. I enjoyed reading all your comments and checking out your blogs. This is a great stamping community and I love the fact that I have the oportunity to meet ladies from all over the place, whom I would never have heard of before.

So I asked my hubby to pick a random number between the number of comments 1-38, and he quickly said: "26, what for?" So I told him that this was the lucky winner.
S0, number 26 is CLAUDIA F - SCFRANSON
She said: "You have a wonderful blog. I'll be back often. I sometines stamp/scrap in the afternoon when my daycare kids are sleeping but mostly on Saturday's while my DH is at work. I wish I had more time and lots more work space. Claudia F"
Thank you for your comment Claudia. Please email me your mailing address so that I can get your candy in the mail ASAP.

So, I'm off to read my mail and check to see if SCS is in a better mood today. LOL!
Thank you all again ahd have a great Friday!

CELEBRATION OF YOU - WINNER!

Good morning,
Thank you all for celebrating YOU with me! It was great to get to know you all a little better. I enjoyed reading all your comments and checking out your blogs. This is a great stamping community and I love the fact that I have the oportunity to meet ladies from all over the place, whom I would never have heard of before.

So I asked my hubby to pick a random number between the number of comments 1-38, and he quickly picked 26 and said: "What for?" So I told him that that was the lucky winner.
So, number 26 is CLAUDIA F - SCFRANSON
She said: You have a wonderful blog, I'll be back often. I sometimes stamp/scrap in the afternoon when my daycare kids are sleeping but mostly on Saturday's while my DH is at work. I wish I had more time and lots more work space.Claudia F.
Thank you for your comment Claudia. Please email me your mailing address so that I can get your candy in the mail ASAP.

So I'm off to read my mail and check to see if SCS is in a better mood today. LOL!
Thank you all again and have a great Friday!

BLOG CANDY - A CELEBRATION OF YOU!

Good Morning YOU,

It is a lovely Monday morning and I just have the urge to celebrate. So I want to make a celebration to YOU. Thank YOU for dropping by and leaving your comments on my blog. I want to give YOU a small gift.

It includes:

SCRAPBOOKING ON THE GO - great small scrapbooking ideas

2 6X6 pads of decorated paper, 1 in soft green tones, 1 in classic earth tones (I really like this one!)

2 clear stamp sets

2 finishing accents

I would love to get to know you a little better, so I would like for you to tell me something about your stamping life. It can be: what is your favorite stamping technique, what time of day are you most inspired, where do you get your inspiration, who is your favorite stamper, where do you stamp??? I will ask my hubby to give me a number Thursday night. So be back on Friday for the WINNER!

I have found out that I get the best ideas when I am lying down. Unfortunately that is usually at bedtime and I am tired. So, that is a very short time. I really like the layering, and am trying to practice it. I love the cracked glass technique. I love the doodled look and am working on that. I love altering items, because they can be displayed in your home. My stamping space is in our unfinished basement. Unfortunately I do not get very inspired being in the dark, so most of the time I pick up my stuff and go to the dinning room table. So here is a bit about my stamping life. I will be looking forward to reading about yours!

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!

ELEVEN - MY FAITHFUL NUMBER!!

Happy Friday everybody!
We are going camping this weekend. How about you?
So, lately when I check my counter, it seems that there are 11 of you who come back to check me daily. So I want to Thank You. To the ELEVEN FAITHFUL ladies (I'm assuming LOL!) that come by to visit my blog, please leave a message and I will send you a RAK next week. I guess you will have to leave a comment including your name, but also send me an email with your address. In your comment, please tell me what your favorite colors are. Hopefully I can make you something close to what you like!
THANK YOU my faithful 11!!

WE HAVE A WINNER!!!!

Thank you all for your comments, it was great to read them. I enjoyed it very much.
So... the snack goes to....
HEATHER LEECH
Please send me your snail mail address, so I can send your snack out to you.

Have a great weekend everybody!
We'll do this again soon!

SNACK TIME!

Anybody feel like having a snack? I have some BLOG SNACKS for you. I went to Micheal's on Saturday, and found some yummy snacks I want to share with you.

Please leave a comment on this post. I would like for you to answer 2 questions

1.- How do you display your cards and for how long? (I know there are many demonstrators, so this kind of applies to your personal cards)

2.- What is the first thing that inspires you to make a card?

I will randomly select a number from the comments Friday April 13. I will post the winner Saturday morning!

I am looking forward to reading your comments!

Have a great week!

EDIT* What keeps you coming back to the same blog? i.e. What would make you come back to my blog?