Check this out!!

I just came home from work and was checking in on my friend Nancy's blog and she had a post about Craft Critique. Today they have a list of some great 'Altered Items' and guess what?!? They added my blog with the contest winners!! Go and check out all the other awesome ideas! This is very exciting for me and everyone that entered!! Go...go now...check it out!!

Hey there Sexy!!

I saw this card on Kelly's blog this past week and knew I had to make one for my hubby. It is our 6th wedding Anniversary tomorrow. So down to my messy room I went this afternoon to make one while he is at work. I am quite happy with it. It's not perfect, but I think he will like it ;0)

The inside says "Lucky You" ;0)

Butterflies and Bug...Cuttlebug that is.

Well unfortunately, I can not really get near my stamp room. We are in the midst of getting a new sectional this week. So we have been busy doing some spring cleaning...kind of ;0) We have a truck from *Women In Need* coming tomorrow to pick up a bunch of our stuff that we want to be rid of. So once that is gone I can go down and reorganize my stampin' space!!! Woohoo!!! Right now my stamp room is being used as a *don't know what to do with this* kind of space :0(

So needless to say I don't have anything new. But I remembered this card...I am pretty sure that I have not put this one up. If I have, just ignore me ;0)


Thanks for stoppin' by :0)

Stamps: Winged Things, Itty Bitty Backgrounds

Paper: Whisper White, Green Galore, Pixie Pink

Ink: Going Grey, Green Galore, Pixie Pink, Whisper White

Accessories: Costco Ribbon, Cuttlebug *Happy Birthday* folder, Sakura Clear Gel Glitter Pen, 3/4" circle punch

And the winners are...

Well after much deliberation...hubby took this very seriously ;0) We have decided on the winners! Again, I would like to thank everyone for playing along!

First Place goes to...Linda Durham! This one is absolutely beautiful!

Second Place goes to...Angel! I just loved the creativity with this one. Such a simple idea, yet brilliant!

Third place goes to...Kristine Breach! Love this DP! Colors are outstanding too!

Now for the rest of the entries...ready to drool some more????

If all of you ladies could please email me your full names and addresses, I would like to send a little something to everyone as a thank you for playing along!! Thank you again...this was so much fun!! Stay tuned I am sure I will be doing something again soon!!

Contest Closed!

The Contain Yourself Spring Giveaway is now offically closed. Thank you to everyone for the wonderful creations!!

I will announce the winners tomorrow morning...must go over the entries with hubby and get his input too ;0)

Just thought I would give ya all a little tease...finally got some pics of the prizes!

First Place:

*Doodle Genie

*6 Chipboard Coaster(not in pic, sorry)

*3 different Costco ribbons

*mixture of Primas

*mixture of Hodge Podge Hardware

*mixture of colored bling

*mixture of brads

*12 6 X 6 DP from Michaels

Second Place:

*6 Chipboard Coaster

*1 Costco Ribbon

*1 box Felt Flowers

*1 set of Clear Stamps from Michaels

*Mixture of Primas

Third Place:

*6 Chipboard Coasters

*1 Costco Ribbon

*1 box Felt Tulips

*1 set of clear stamps from Michaels

*Mixture of Primas

Back tomorrow with the winners and I will post all the entries so you can see how hard my decision is going to be!!

Are you ready for a contest??

** I will keep this post at the top...be sure to scoll down for new posts**

Yup...that's right. I have been wanting to give away some more candy for Spring. But I wanted to do something different. So here it is...this will be called Contain Yourself Spring Giveaway...well it is not entirely a Giveaway...I am makin' you work for it ;0)

I want to see your best 'altered container' creations! It can include any of the following:

*Chipboard Coaster box
*Paintcan
*Lunch Tin
*Bandaid Tin
*Altered Food Containers
*Altered Pop Tops
*Altered boxes of anykind!!
if you come up with any other ideas that I have missed let me know and I will add it to the list!

This contest will run until the end of the month. One entry per person. All entries are to be received by 12:00pm (MST) April 30th. This gives you lots of time. So I would like you all to create something especially for this contest, but of course something that you can use. So if you have a bday coming up this month or in May this is the perfect excuse to get busy!!

I will be the sole judge, but it is my contest and my blog ;0) I don't have pics of the prizes yet, but I will be giving away for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. Prizes will include some of the following and I will be adding more!
*Primas
*Chipboard Coasters
*Designer Paper
*Ribbons
*Brads
*Doodle Genie
*Cuttlebug Embossing Folders

Once you have done your masterpiece take a photo and send a copy to tlhoughton@shaw.ca with Contain Yourself Spring GiveAway in the subject line. Once the contest is closed and the winners have been chosen, I will post the pics of all the winners and all entries so that you can admire everyones creations!

Now get out there and create a masterpiece...oh and have fun too! ;0)

Hubbys Bday!

Just a quick post. My hubby turns 37 today!! The girls and I made some cards this morning. Here is the gift card holder I made...anyone else have trouble with masculine cards! This one is from all of us, so its a bit more geared towards the girls ;0)

This was my first attempt at doodling...not great, but not totally horrible...I think ;0)

Don't forget to get your entry in by noon tomorrow! They all look amazing!!