and the winner is...

Hi my friends. Thank you to those who commented on my cards. It was a bit of a test to see how many people actually read the content and not just look at the pictures. I let random.org choose a winner which was comment #1:

wwilloww said...

Hi Melody, I loved your first version of this card but WOW,it certainly came alive with the way you changed the sentiment!! Great card!!!

September 12, 2010 10:40 AM

So, wwilloww, if you will email your snail address to me, I will send out your package.

And here's a stippled stencil card for you to enjoy. The stencil is a glimmer screen (tattered angels). The butterfly (wonderful wings - SU) was sponged with spiced marigold and aged mahogany distress inks (Ranger). The same colors were used on the stencil.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a delightful day.

Another winner

Hi bloggers. The name that was randomly drawn from the comments on my birthday blog candy is:

Chris R. from Iowa

I've sent you an email, Chris.

Thanks everyone for your good wishes and kind comments. I hope you all had fun guessing.

We have a WINNER!!

I have no idea how I got this old, but I was born on Mother's Day in 1950. My mom always said I was the best mother's day gift she ever received & I believed her! I guess the calendar doesn't lie. I am 60. My mind doesn't think so, but sometimes my body hints at it.

So without further delay, the winner is:

Sue, who said:
OK, so I already guessed 49 and that wasn't right and someone else already guessed 50, I'm going with 60 though I highly doubt you are 60.

Sue, I have sent you an email.

Thanks everyone for playing. I will choose a random winner from all the guesses for an additional prize tomorrow when I'm more awake.

You're HOW old?

Hi everyone. I know I haven't posted in awhile. May always seems to be a busy month for me. It is finally warming up enough to spend some time outside doing yard work. My son is graduating at the end of the month. Plus, in May, we celebrate Mother's Day, my wedding anniversary AND my birthday -- all in one week! Monday was our anniversary. We celebrated with some friends on Saturday evening. Then on Sunday, we got together with my sister and her family. My brother-in-law dug out some lily of the valley for me, so I had to plant those on Monday, which meant digging out a lot of weeds first. And this Friday is my birthday. Can you guess how old I'll be on Friday? Just fill in the blank. (Edited to add: This contest is now closed. Thanks, everyone, for playing.)

" _____ isn't old unless you're a tree!"

The first correct guess wins a prize! Only one guess per person and you must leave an email address where I can contact you for an address. Contest will close on Friday evening, unless there are no correct guesses yet. I will also choose a random comment for another prize.

Here's the card I made in honor of my birthday. There is no stamping on this card. I used my cuttlebug, a couple of Sizzix dies and punches. The die cut leaves were used as a mask to sponge around. Ink color is wild wasabi. Cardstock is glossy white, whisper white, and wild wasabi. The sentiment was printed on my computer (font - space toaster). The little leaf is a Martha Stewart punch. The string is green pearl cotton.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Good luck!

And the winner is...

Here are the cards that were made. What a great bunch of cards.

Jennie's card















Lastel's card
















Terri's 2 cards
















Mary's card











I wrote all the names on bits of paper (good thing there were only 4) and had my daughter pick one. And the winner of the Melody Mints is...

Lastel!

Please email me your address, so I can get your goodies in the mail. Thanks everyone for playing along.

Have a wonderful week.

Would you like to know...

... what blog candy you are playing for? In my last post I totally forgot to give you any idea at all... duh!

Here's what you are playing for.

SU hostess level 1 set Best Yet

and

EK Success Buckle Heart medium punch

The stamp set is mounted but unused. I inadvertently ordered more than one.

Be sure to post your link to my previous post. I can't wait to see all your creations.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderfilled day.

Poof!

Wow! Here it is November already and the last couple of months have gone have just gone poof! October 17th was my one year blogaversary. And I missed it! Yes, I've been blogging for a whole year. So I thought that even though I'm a bit late, I'd offer some Melody Mints. But I'm going to make you work (or play) for them. If you've been reading my blog, you know that my favorite color is blue and I love butterflies. So in honor of my blogaversary, I want you to create a new card that incorporates a lot of blue and has at least one butterfly. Upload your card to your blog or an online gallery and post a link in the comments of this post. One entry per person please, and you have until 5:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on Saturday, November 8, 2008 to post your link. That gives you one week to get creative. I will randomly select a winner from all the entries and post the winner sometime on Sunday the 9th.

The card I did for the inspiration challenge on splitcoast today certainly fits the criteria. I used both large stamps from Inspired by Nature, stamped in Pacific Point. The background was made by dragging my ink pads across the card stock. A very simple card.

supplies:
stamps: inspired by nature
ink: pacific point, cool caribbean, bashful blue, mellow moss
paper: cool caribbean, night of navy, whisper white
other: piercing tool, brads, navy grosgrain ribbon, butterfly punch (Martha Stewart)

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderfilled day.

A Winner!

Good morning. The day you've all been waiting for has arrived. I decided to wait until morning so I'd do it right this time - lol. And the winner of Melody Mints is...

amy

Amy said...

Love the photo! Meeting Anna would be fabulous...especially if I could soak up some of her immense talent by osmosis :-). Thanks for sharing the fabulous blog candy, too!

July 25, 2008 12:03 AM

Congrats, Amy! If you will please email your snail address to me, I will get your package out in the mail. Thanks to everyone who commented. I hope you all get a chance someday to meet those people you admire.

Have a great day.

a red corvette

Happy hump day! We've been having some beautiful weather here in Wisconsin. About mid-afternoon, it gets a bit warmer than I like and I usually end up turning on the AC, but only for a few hours and the nights have been around 60, which is so comfortable for sleeping with the windows open.

I'm still working on the Dare to Get Dirty challenges on SCS, although I seem to be getting further behind each day. This card was made for Michelle's challenge yesterday (for fan club members only). I started with a completely different image, but messed it up when I literally dozed off with an open marker in my hand. Obviously, it was past time to go to bed. So this morning I changed my mind and picked a different image. I had in mind to try to use paint chips on my card, but didn't have any red ones to go with my image, and I really didn't feel like a trip out to Walmart, where I had gotten this particular shape. Then I had the idea to simply trace the shape on card stock and I could make it any color I wanted. The idea worked perfectly.

I stamped the corvette from classic convertibles with adirondack pitch black and colored it with copic markers. I highlighted a bit with a white gel pen and spica clear glitter pen. Then I cut out the image and popped it up on white card stock that was cut in the shape of the paint chips. I used my layer ease to make the black and silver layers and added the silver brads as an accent.

For the background, I cut two red and two black faux paint chips, added the screw brads and arranged them as you see them for a fun layer behind the image. The image panel is also raised on dimensional foam tape.

supplies
stamps: classic convertibles
ink: adirondack pitch black
paper: real red, basic black, whisper white, silver (retired SU)
other: copic markers, white gel pen, copic spica clear glitter pen, silver brads, screw brads, dimensional foam tape

(edited: I mistakenly announced the winner of the blog candy, when you still have a week to post. However, since I did give out a name -- Susie (who said) I would love to meet Lauren Meader, she is such an inspiration to all and a busy lady.... -- Susie, email your snail address to me and I will send you some goodies. You will still be included in the drawing for the stamps.)

I'm so glad you all stopped by.

Watching an expert & Melody Mints

Happy Sunday! Today was very special for me, because I was able to meet someone whose talent I had been in awe of for some time. Artist and designer, Anna Wight, who many of you know as SweetMissDaisy on Splitcoast, was demonstrating this afternoon at a local stamp & scrapbook store, Creative Pals, in Brookfield, WI. What a treat to watch Anna make magic with ink watercolor brush. She was using many stamps from her current release with Whipper Snapper. With everyone crowded around the table, I managed to get a spot standing right next to her and looking over her shoulder. How cool is that! And even better, I remembered to take my camera (even charged it first) and was able to get a picture of us together. In case you don't know, Anna's the pretty one on the right.


















And now, for those of you who have been patiently waiting... I didn't forget... just had a lot going on this week, I have some Melody Mints. This is an unmounted SU level 2 hostess Spring Solitude Bundle, which includes a stamp set and matching wheel.
To qualify for winning this blog candy, leave a comment (only one per person, please) on this post telling me what artist or designer you would love to be able to meet. Leave your comment by 5:00 P.M. Central Time on Wednesday, July 30, and I will randomly select a winner either Wednesday night or Thursday morning.

Thanks for visiting. Good luck.