1,000 Sheets of Paper Giveaway!

WOW!  Be sure to check out A Thousand Sheets of Paper's website for this amazing giveaway!

http://athousandsheetsofpaper.blogspot.com/2010/08/1000-sheets-for-thousand-sheets.html

Here comes one "TWEET" Giveaway!

Thank you to all my Twitter FALLowers! 

This autumn-inspired giveaway was put together with you in mind!

This giveaway is open to anyone in the world and the lucky winner will be drawn by a random number generator on August 27.

This yummy box is full of fabulous fall and Halloween paper (including lots of goodies from Basic Grey, Imaginisce and the NEW Graphic 45 Vintage Alice Hallowe'en line!), flowers, ribbon, lace, leaves, wood embellishments, stickers, die-cuts, transparencies and more!

To enter, simply:

*become a follower of my blog (if you aren't already)

*mention this giveaway on either your blog, Facebook or Twitter

*leave a comment here, along with your email so that I may contact you when you win

Good luck, and as always, happy crafting!

Weekend Summer BBQ Giveaway Winner

Congratulations to this weekend's winner ~ Laura in California! 

Thanks so much, Laura, for your order!  Hope you enjoy these refreshing summer goodies!

Also, since I had such a great time this weekend,

ALL who placed a handmade order this weekend will get a prize! 

That's right, every single one of you!

You'll receive 3 BBQ brads, 2 handmade mini cards and 2 sheets of summer Webster's Pages double-sided card stock! 

I appreciate you so much and wish you all the warmest wishes for summer (pun intended). 

Thanks so much!

Spring BBQ Giveaway!

♥♥♥ GIVEAWAY THIS WEEKEND ♥♥♥

Each person to purchase cards between now and Monday night will be entered in a drawing for a Summer BBQ goody bag!

Prize includes:

-Handmade 5x7 card (hand painted with Copic markers)
-4 6x6 sheets of summer BBQ cardstock
-6 buttons
-handful of fun BBQ brads (a grill, an apron, chef hat, etc)

You may purchase from any of my websites (Etsy, eWillow, Artfire or Gen's Scrapbook Kitchen)
I'll hold all of this weekend's orders so that I can send the grand prize out with the lucky winner's order.

Good luck and happy shopping!

Blog Candy @ Killam Creative!

Killam Creative is having an AWESOME giveaway right now on her blog at: http://killamcreative.blogspot.com/2010/05/birthday-blog-candy.html

I just entered and have my fingers (and toes) crossed as we speak!

Spring Scrapbook Giveaway Winner!

Drumroll please.

And the winner of my first scrapbook giveaway is........

Lisa!

Congratulations and thank you SO much to everyone who entered! 

I'm busy putting my next box of blog candy together now, so stay tuned... 

Shabby Chic Dreams in a Neon Reality

Living in Las Vegas with a Vintage, Shabby Chic spirit can be challenging at times.  I dream of lovely overgrown acres where children run barefoot while dancing with fireflies.  Chipped white paint.  Antique tea cups with mis-matched place settings.  Dining outdoors under a chandelier suspended from an overgrown tree.  That's not much to ask for right?

Well, these are the things I think of when photographing my crafts.  I want to inspire that sense of warmth and snugly appeal.  A few of my favorite tricks:

*Lightening up my photos*
Even when I take outdoor pictures (I almost always do them outside now), I still take the time to lighten them up a bit.  It makes everything look a little brighter and softer.

*Close shots with some "props" in the background*
I like to add to the style of card I'm working on.  On the pieces below, I wanted to use a little nature and some old books.  I'm so happy with the results!

These cards are available at my hubby's, Just Write Blog, this month:

Now I can imagine a babbling brook in the background, instead of a topless boggle tournament billboard.  Much better...

Don't forget to register for my Spring Scrapbook Giveaway!  Contest ends March 5!

Spring Scrapbook Giveaway!

Welcome to my first blog giveaway!


This Spring inspired scrapbook lot has everything from card stock to flowers! Ribbon to butterflies!

In order to enter, simply add a link to my blog on any of your own websites (your blog, My Space, Facebook, etc) and then post a comment here as well.

You'll receive goodies from LOTS of fabulous, as well as some Vintage Easter sticker collages by yours truly.  Here are just some of the name brands included in the lot:

My Mind's Eye

Prima

Webster's Pages

Queen and Company

Basic Grey

Cosmo Cricket

Making Memories

Bazzill


The lucky winner will be chosen by a random number generator on Friday, March 5th.  Thanks so much, and good luck!!