10 Minute Craft Dash #5

Good morning!

I hope you all are ready for a new 10 Minute Craft Dash challenge! I’m excited for this one since I was able to play with some beautiful handmade embellishments created by our sponsor. I know you may think that these colors are “Summery”, but with the gloomy  Autumn days here, a little burst of color is always welcome– especially in blog land. :)

Recently, I’ve heard and seen that some may be having a bit of trouble with the challenge. I have created a Tips & Tricks page {at the top of my blog}, which includes some things that help me when creating under a time constraint. As more tips come to mind, I’ll add them to the page- also, I’m planning on including some pictures there as well.

Okay, now back to this challenge….  here is what I created with the color palette. Quick & simple, but I just LOVE how it turned out.

Time it took to create: 5 minutes 48 seconds

I know you all are dying to see Ginny’s creation…. just look at the peek, it’s GORGEOUS! Be sure to visit her blog for the whole thing- it’s super cute!

Time it took to create: 9 minutes 48 seconds

I am so thrilled to have the team over at Creative Paper Trade join along in this challenge. These gals are so talented and I know they have some beauties to share!

Andrea Budjack

Lisa Elton

Geri Freeman

Ginny Larsen 

Jessica Santiago

Cherry Nelson

Andrea is offering up a lovely prize of handmade embellishments from The Creative Paper Trade {just like the ones you see in Ginny’s card and mine}.

How to Play

1) Create a card/craft project within 10 minutes using the color palette above

2) Post the time it took to create

You can pull out your supplies before your timer starts!  

  • Post the challenge graphic in your post, link to the challenge
  • You may combine a total of three challenges with your entry. You may enter the challenge a maximum of two times.
  • Challenge ends October 27, 2012 at 11:59pm, PST.



10 Minute Craft Dash #4 Highlights

Hi there!

It’s time to announce the highlights for the 10 Minute Craft Dash #4. I am absolutely loving the variety of entries being submitted in my challenge. The other amazing thing? We have people all over the WORLD submitting- such a neat thing to see!

Before I go onto the details of this email, I have a semi-sad announcement to make. As some may have noticed, Ginny hasn’t been around in blog land as much lately. She has recently moved to a new place, gotten a new job and then also joined her first official DT. That’s a lot of changes! She’ll be stepping down from her spot with me after this next challenge, but you may see her join along IN the challenges sometime in the future. :)

Now for the winner…..
Congratulations to ~Tammy~
Please email me (click the contact on the top right) with your contact info to claim your prize. Also, you get to grab the badge below and proudly display it on your blog!
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There were so many lovely and unique creations submitted in this challenge. I loved seeing all the different crafting styles and stamps used! It’s now time to announce the favorites for this round….be sure to stop by each of the blogs to take a look at the beautiful cards! {Ladies, feel free to grab the badge below and put it on your blogs!}
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If you are interested in getting a head start on your project…there’s a sneak peek of the colors that will be featured on the Pretty Pink Posh Facebook page! If you like my page and go to “exclusives”, you get to see the next 10 Minute Craft Dash challenge colors a day early!

Hope to see you all for the new challenge tomorrow! We have fun colors and also a great sponsor, along with some special guests joining along! :) Thanks for stopping by and congrats to those highlighted.

Birthday Blog Giveaway Winners

**Scroll below for my DeNami Halloween Blog Hop post**

Hi friends!

Just stopping in really quickly with the winners of the Birthday Blog Giveaways! I have emailed each of the winners, but wanted to make it “official” and also post them here. :)

A GIANT thank you to everyone who entered and helped spread the word. You made this such a fun giveaway and I loved seeing people from all over the world enter. Hopefully I can do more giveaways in the near future.

Here are the four lucky winners……

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Congratulations to these ladies! I’m hoping to be back within a day or two with the 10 Minute Craft Dash #4 Highlights. I’ve been feeling miserable all this week and have a neurologist appointment tomorrow- I’ll get them up as soon as possible. Stay tuned!

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Halloween Blog Hop

Good morning! 

It’s time for the DeNami Halloween Blog Hop! I’ve been looking forward to this one for a while- there are just so many great DeNami Halloween stamps! In fact, I created so many cards, I had to limit what I put into this post and posted one on Friday {click here for the post}.

If you started the hop from the beginning, you should be coming from Deb’s blog. If you are just now starting, or got lost along the way, you can always head to the DeNami blog for the list of all the participants.
My first card showcases the new Halloween Kitty, along with the Boo {from the Halloween stamp set} and the Teeny Star Background. In addition, I used some WASHI TAPE. I’m in love with washi now….did you hear the news? DeNami is going to start carrying it soon! *happy dance*
scroll below for the complete supply list

Once again, I used my Sew Easy supplies {click here for my guide}. I think it looks great on cards, especially Halloween ones! There’s something about that black thread that brings the card together.

I know there’s quite a few more stops left, so I’ll wrap this up. Your next stop: Lisa Elton’s blog! Lisa is such a sweetheart and always has beautiful projects- I can’t wait to see what she made!

Have fun with the rest of the hop, I hope you were inspired by my card. Don’t forget to leave comments on each stop for your highest chance of snagging one of the $20 gift certificates! 

 
NOT LISTED: wrinkle ribbon, scallop notecard, washi tape, marcasite rhinestones

Halloween Candy Corn Basket

Hello! 
I have to say, I’m excited I’m finally getting around to posting this card. I created it a couple weeks ago, but it got lost in the massive amount of cards/ projects I’ve been creating recently. So many cards, so little time! 
Recently, I saw a lot of the Candy Corn being sold while I was processing orders and I suddenly felt the urge to use it again. After trying to think of a creative way to use this little stamp, I thought it would be perfect with the Medium Spring Basket. I am SO thrilled with how it turned out!

I couldn’t resist pulling out my Sew Easy supplies again {click here for my guide}. I know I’ve mentioned it before, but I am in love with sewing on my cards. It’s massively time consuming, but so therapeutic! I’ll have a card using the new roller I bought coming up soon….

If you want a chance to enter one of four $25 gift certificates, don’t forget about the Birthday Blog Giveaways I’m hosting. There’s only a little bit of time to enter….hurry and get your entries in!
Have you started making your Halloween cards yet? If so, what sorts of stamps did you use?  I’ll be back here on Sunday for the DeNami Halloween Blog Hop– it will be full of lots of inspiration! Hope to see you then!

Thankful Thursday- October 11th

Good morning!

Before I start with this post, thank you all for sharing in my excitement last week {post here} about my unexpected blessing. I am still so excited about this and am looking forward to arranging everything. My dad put up my embellishment shelves and now I can actually start putting things up. Now comes the fun process of finding organization bins/ jars and make everything pretty. :)

Here is my Thankful Thursday list for this week.

  • My sister and her team {who were in the International Culinary Olympics in Germany} got Gold and Silver for their dishes! After a year+ of commuting between WA and OR, numerous practices and trips across the country for fund raisers, this journey is coming to an end. I’m so proud of her!
  • My sparkly pink glitter tipped nails. Yes, it’s such a tiny thing, but it makes me happy.
  • Fitting into smaller size jeans! I recently had to go shopping for new jeans and was so excited to see I fit a smaller size!
  • New blog friends who have joined in various blog posts and left comments. I truly love getting to know you all, and your comments make it possible.
  • This past week, I set aside fears and finally contacted one of my favorite bloggers {who is famous in a certain circle} and asked if she would be my Featured Blogger for next month. She graciously accepted and I cannot wait to introduce you all to her- she’s amazing.

How has your week been going? What are YOU thankful for this week? Big, small, life-changing or funny, I can’t wait to hear about it.  

I am so excited for the DeNami Halloween Blog Hop on Sunday, I couldn’t stop creating cards! I’ll be back tomorrow with one of the Halloween cards I made. :)

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Christmas in October?

Hi there!
This is going to be a short post….I’m fighting a sickness bug and shouldn’t even be on the computer. However, I just couldn’t let another day go by without bringing you another card using the current 10 Minute Craft Dash colors. Oh how I love this color combo!
My card today features all DeNami Design stamps/ products. I wanted to do something a little different and went the route of creating a Christmas card with these colors. I’m so happy with how it turned out!
 Time it took to create: 8 minutes 9 seconds
Don’t you just love the Berry Vine Sprig? I haven’t played with it too much {yet!}, but I just puffy heart it. It would be great for Thanksgiving cards, everyday cards…..it’s a good one to have!

I hope YOU come join us in the 10 Minute Craft Dash. There are still four days left to enter– hurry and get your entries in. Oh, did I mention there’s a great prize? *wink*

Thanks for visiting!

World Card Making Day

  
 Hello! 
For my crafty friends, I’m sure you know that Monday was officially World Card Making Day. All over blog land, people are celebrating this weekend and I thought I would join in on the fun. After all, it’s a party already over here {with my blog birthday giveaways} and I thought I would continue with the theme.
My card today features many of my favorite things: pink, scallops, aqua, polka dots and ribbon. Each of these in itself are great, but bring them together and you have a winning combo. 
Recently, I’ve had a lot of friends that have had birthdays, so I’ve needed to stock up on my birthday card stash. Thankfully, since I have a nice {and pretty} calendar, it is easy to make sure I stay on top of it.

What are you all up to this weekend? Crafty friends: are you participating in World Card Making Day? If so, leave a comment with your creation and I’ll check it out!
Thanks for stopping by, have a great rest of your Saturday!
 
NOT LISTED: green ribbon/ cardstock, patterned papers, scallop dies

Four Years of Blogging= 4 Giveaways!

Hello, sweet blog friends! 
It’s a special time of the year here on the blog…. I’m celebrating 4 years of blogging! It’s so hard to believe that much time has passed– I still remember typing up those very first posts! Looking back, it’s been so neat to see the progression I have made as a crafter and blogger, but also as a person. I’ve had some blog followers from the very beginning (thank you!), and then some have just found my blog. Whatever the case may be, I’m so thrilled and honored to have you as followers of my blog!
In honor of this special occasion, I’ll be giving away FOUR gift certificates (one for each year, of course!). Also, since I turned 25 this year, I thought I would bring that into the equation and make them each $25! Pretty awesome, right? 
I wanted to make sure I didn’t exclude any of my blog followers, so I’m including two crafty gift certificates, but also two for everyday things. Up for grabs is one gift certificate to the following places: Amazon, Target, DeNami Design and Simon Says Stamp! There will be four winners total, one person for each GC!
 
For this giveaway, I’m going to be using a new system- this will enable you to get in multiple entries and make it easy for me to choose winners. If you do all of the different options, you’ll actually have 12 entries total- pretty neat, right? It’s super easy too! 
a Rafflecopter giveaway
 Note: I cannot guarantee that you will receive the GC that you would like the most– I’ll do my best though! Winners will be chosen at random and be announced on my blog.

Are you a fan of my blog? I would love for you to spread the word to your friends! As I’ve mentioned in the past, I have big dreams and plans for this blog and wholeheartedly agree with the saying “the more the merrier”!
If you would like to add the giveaway graphic above to your blogs, please feel free– in fact, I would LOVE it! Best of luck to those who enter!

Thankful Thursday- October 4th + Unexpected Blessing

My heart is just overflowing with joy and happiness today. Yesterday I launched the fourth 10 Minute Craft Dash challenge and my heart is just giddy from all the excitement. On top of that, tomorrow I have a giveaway post in honor of my 4th blog birthday. But that’s not all, as you may have noticed, I recently did a re-design of my blog and Pretty Pink Posh Facebook page and well, it just makes my heart happy. :)

This week hasn’t been the best in regards to pain {my back and neck have decided to flare up big time}  and migraines. However, in the midst of all of this, I’ve had some unexpected joys and great things come recently from the blog. Also, I received a big blessing, which I’ll share below.

  • Up to this point, all of my chiropractor visits have been covered by insurance.
  • My sister made it to Germany (for the International Culinary Olympics) safely. Now we just wait for the competition….hoping for gold!
  • Homemade cooking. Lately my mom has been making lots of delicious goodness and we have had many family dinners together. Oh how I enjoy family time!
  • Found out that I qualify for my iPhone upgrade in a month and with the buy back program, I’ll be able to get a new phone for very little out of pocket. Yay!

Okay, now onto my unexpected blessing…..Quite a few months back, I got a new craft studio area in the house. With the passing of my grandfather, the busyness of Summer and then the accident, organizing and arranging everything was put on hold. I needed a larger storage unit for my new area (to fit my expanding collection),  but it was a lot more pricey than I could afford at the moment.

On Tuesday, while I was at work, my dad text me a photo of this white unit and asked if I would want it. I wasn’t too sure, since it looked like a great quality and didn’t know how much it would cost. I responded that I would need better pictures and wanted more details. A few moments later he sent over a better picture and then said it was waiting for me in my craft studio. While my mom was heading out to do errands, she saw it at the end of our street (which is in the country and pretty much in the middle of nowhere) and it had a free sign on it. How awesome and amazing is that?!

My unspoken hearts desire was fulfilled and it was WHITE and beautiful, just like I had envisioned in my head! God knew exactly what I wanted and I know it was a blessing sent from Him. With all the craziness of the physical pain and migraines, and then these doctors bills, it was truly the thing I needed right now.

I am loving the different drawers and shelves- I can’t wait to figure out how I’ll organize everything! I’m going to see if I can find some different knobs and am thinking about possibly painting the wood on the top. When I get it all finished with my crafty items on it, I’ll take a picture. :)

Thank you for bearing with me in this long post and for sharing in my joy! What are YOU all thankful for this week? I can’t wait to see your lists!

See you tomorrow, blog friends, for the giveaways!