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I got new Hero Arts Stamps for the holiday, so I couldn't wait to ink them up.  I decided to use one of the sketches from the December Blog Contest for my layout.

I think the Leaf & Floral Background is going to be a favorite this year ... love the soft effect when stamped with Tumbled Glass Distress Ink.  It's such a perfect backdrop for the new Starbursts flowers.

I finished with a sentiment from Essential Messages (in one of my favorite fonts) and a few tiny Hero Arts pearls for the flower sentiments.

And ... the winner of the Hero Arts 2012 Catalog (where she can see more examples made with these pretty new stamps ... is

3.   Well, it's not technically holiday candy, but I do make Buckeyes this time every year. It's tradition! Although I totally didn't do it this year. :/

Posted by: leslie (crookedstamper) | December 21, 2011 at 09:08 PM

Send me your address to SmilynStef at aol (dot) com & I'll get your goodies in the mail.

 

Hero Arts Catalog Giveaway

My goodies from my Hero Arts win arrived, together with the 2012 Catalog.  Unfortunately, I didn't know they would be including a catalog, so I had already purchased one ... so my duplicate is your gain.  

I've you'd like a copy of the 2012 Hero Arts Catalog (as well as some Hero Arts stamp sets I'll be purging from my stash), leave me a comment letting me know your favorite holiday candy.

I'll draw a random winner after 8pm CST Sunday night.

Rubber Stamp Giveaway

This morning I did some serious purging in my studio ... I can't keep adding new goodies, without moving out some of the old.  By the time I was finished reorganizing my stamping drawers, I had three medium flat rate boxes brimming with artful stamping goodies.

If you'd like a box of rubber stamps to arrive at your house, just leave me a comment telling me your favorite thing about autumn ... I'll draw three random lucky winners next Saturday morning.

PS ... please stop by and vote for my card at the Market Street Stamps Block Party ... there are $600 in stamps up for grabs and I'd be so thrilled if they came my way.

A Haunting We Will Go

I wanted to make a card for this week's CAS-ual Friday challenge, which was to create using a 4"x9" card base.  I also incorporated the coral & navy color combination from this week's Off the Wall Craftiness Challenge.

I also wanted to play some more with the new Artistic Outpost Halloween Treats set ... love those vintage Halloween images.  My husband's serious dislike of clowns inspired my second image choice from Artistic Outpost's Send in the Clowns ... he would say clowns are scarier than any Halloween Goblins.

The sentiment is from AO's Haunted Halloween & layout is this week's Sweet Stop Sketch.  I used a coral colored pencil to add some highlights to my images.

And ... thanks so much to everyone for sharing their favorite summer eats with me ... I got quite a few new ideas to enjoy summer's bounty ... and the winner of my 4th Blog Birthday celebration is ... #22.

Jessica of Card Designs by Jess

Happy Bloggy Birthday!!! My favorite summertime food has to be corn on the cob!!! We just stocked our freezer with it and eat it every chance we can! I am not much of a cook, so don't have any recipes, but eating corn on the cob, cooked anyway is always a treat to me! Thanks for the chance to win some for your favorite goodies!

Posted by: Jessica Wekenman | July 24, 2011 at 12:55 PM

Send me your address & I'll get your goodies on the way.

Four Year Blog Birthday

It's hard to believe it's been four years since I first hit publish and gave birth to Ingenious Inkling.  

I've had an absolute blast ... pushed my creativity to new heights ... and made some awesome friends.  Thanks so much for sharing the ride with me.

To celebrate, I thought I would share some of my favorite things:

• Jenni Bowlin Core Impressions Core'dinations Cardstock
• Chipboard Label Album
• Dimensional Stickers & Bicycle Tags
• Hero Arts Today & Always Cling Stamp
• Hampton Arts Time Flies Cling Stamps
• K&Company Floral Banners Dimensional Stickers
• Zva Creative Pearl Flourishes
• Hero Arts Big Clock Cling Stamp
• Wordsworth I'm So Glad Clear Stamps
• Mint Motif Sweet Hearts
• Schlosser Designs Hexagon-A-Thon Clear Stamps
• Stampington Clearly Impressed Botanical Illustrations
• Katie Pertiet Autumn Leaves Ticketed Clear Stamps

All you have to do is leave me a comment telling me about your favorite summer recipe or food.  Caprese salad tops my list, as does cold watermelon with salt.  I'll randomly select one lucky winner next Saturday morning.

Thanks again for all of the fun.

Stamp Giveaway Winners

I had so much fun reading & celebrating everyone's wonderful memories of 2010 ... here's to making lots more wonderful memories in 2011.  My random number generator (also known as my dear husband) chose 17, 22, & 34 to win the box of stamp giveaway:

17.

I have two precious memories that will stick with me 4ever from 2010. 
First, I took my family to Florida. We had several stops: Chicago, DC, then Ft. meyers. In Dc we were having a time getting to our gate. We had 30 minutes. We saw red, white, blue balloons and lots of fanfare at a gate. Assuming service ppl were coming home, someone over heard our inquiry and said it was an honor flight from MN. My heart stopped when I realized my 94 yo grampa was going to be on an honor flight...and he is from MN. They let us up to the gate as the people got off the plane, each one escorted by a well decorated vet. I took a guess that he was there and SURE ENOUGH he was! Wheelchair and all he came off the plane in DC as my family and I cried, as did the others waiting to recieve him there. We could not have planned this meeting if we tried!!!!! It was so amazing...flags music, ballons, screaming. We caught it on video and took pictures. He had never met his youngest great grand child which made it that much more sweet.

Posted by: Tricia | January 02, 2011 at 09:46 AM

22.

Out with the old, in with the new! If you pick me, we can meet somewhere in town and save on postage. LOL! My favorite memory from 2010 is taking my first real vacation in 10 years to visit my parents in their winter paradise. It was fun to meet their Arizona friends and HILARIOUS to watch my dad play softball in a retirement league (he's actually one of their better players, in spite of his age and the fact that he's blind in one eye). It makes me happy to see them enjoying their golden years together.

Posted by: Miss Iowa | January 02, 2011 at 12:25 PM

34.

My first grandchild was born in 2010...a wonderful event to cherish in my memory.

Posted by: gailanne | January 03, 2011 at 01:28 AM

E-mail me with your mailing addresses & I'll send your goodies on their way.

Pixie Dust Paperie Giveaway

My dear friend & fellow Jingle Belle Lauren made an amazing banner using the My Funky Valentine kit at Pixie Dust Paperie.

... and they're giving a kit away to one lucky reader ... check it out.

Giveaway & Favorite 2010 Memory

I just packed up three flat-rate boxes full of rubber stamps ... lots of Cornish Heritage Farm Backgrounders, Unity & Stampin' Up sets ... a whole big mix of rubber.  If you'd like one of those boxes to come live with you, just leave a comment on this post about your favorite memory of 2010.  I'll draw winners next Saturday morning (who knows, I might have a fourth box packed up by then).

One of my favorite memories of last year was exploring museums, galleries, and artsy stores with my sister in Kansas City during the summer ... it was so fun to share that experience together.  My sisters' weekends are a true blessing that help sustain me during the year.  I'm already looking forward to our next one.

The fine ladies at Unscripted Sketches are celebrating the New Year by revisiting their sketch library.  I went all the way back to Sketch #2 to celebrate my summer memories using an image and Henry James quote from Artistic Outpost's Keeper set.

Papers are all from Basic Grey's Pyrus line & pearl flourishes are from Zva Creative.  The image was stamped in Burnt Sienna Chalk ink and then I used colored pencils to bring in some of the hues from the papers. 

New Bombshell Stamps Blog

Bombshell Stamps has a new Blog ... and to celebrate they're giving one lucky winner their choice of two stamp sets (one digital & one rubber).

Click on over and get in on the fun.

Madsen Cargo Cycles

How fun are these Madsen Cargo Cycles ... and they're giving one away.