Winner, Winner Chicken Dinner!

Hi everyone!  I’m taking a quick break from report card writing to bring you the winner of my Look Out World giveaway.  I had to laugh at many of the comments!  Seems like I need to do some curling tutorials ;)   But great to see some curling fans and players out there too!  The answers I was looking for were:

1) The “house” or “rings,”

2) The “button,”  and

3) Girly, you “rock” or the gems as they are “rocks.” 

So without further ado…the winner with all the correct answers was…

Jacquie Southas said...

Love your curling story - brings back great memories of being talked into joining the UVic curling club as a complete novice many years ago.
Your card is all about curling - the house, the button on the button (my fav detail!) and the "rock" reference! Do I get bonus points for saying I cried when I heard Sandra Schmirler died?

Congrats, Jacquie!  She’s a fellow British Columbian and has even curled before!  Yes, Jacquie, I did cry when Sandra died.  She was a true champion on and off the ice :)  I get choked up each time they show commercials for her foundation.  Jacquie, send me a quick email (moeplut@shaw.ca) with your mailing address and I’ll get these stamps out to you ASAP. 

Thanks for participating everyone!  Hope to be back tomorrow with a quick little card. 

400 Followers Blog Giveaway ~ Thanks Ever So Much

Good morning!  Two things to share with you today.  First up is the card that I submitted to the PaperCrafts World Card Making Day challenge over on the Moxie Fab World Blog a few weeks ago during all the WCMD events.  It was a random draw and I won 5 of the Papercrafts Special Issues! Score!  Now the second exciting thing…

Okay!  Little old “Buttons & Bling” has 400 official followers!  So for fun, let’s have a “400 and Fabulous” Blog Candy giveaway!  I’ve collected 400 of my favourite items around the studio!  The lucky winner (open to anyone worldwide)will receive:

100 hot pink gems

100 turquoise gems

50 light purple pearls

30 Studio Calico wood veneer tiny stars

10 Studio Calico wood veneer birds

2 Studio Calico wood frames

3 Jenni Bowlin corrugated shapes

5 journal tags

3 seed packet die cuts

50 Papertrey Ink buttons (5 each of 10 colours)

1 set of Technique Tuesday stamps (rulers)

5 pieces of divine Papertrey Ink felt (cuts like but-tah!)

1 set of label stickers from Mish Mash’s (Michelle Wooderson) online store

4 images of a vintage typewriter from Mish Mash’s online store

2 library cards

2 mini wood clothes pins

8 resin flowers

24 Lil’Inkers die cuts (stitched mats, sunshine, and banner label)

TOTAL = 400!!

All you have to do is leave a comment letting me know your favourite embellishment or your favourite trend at the moment.  The Giveaway will end in one week, at 2:25 pm on October 31st (that’s when I let my students out of class on Halloween!).  At that time I’ll use the Random Number Generator to pick a winner, who will have 3 days to contact me at moeplut@shaw.ca.  After that, if I have not been contacted, I’ll draw another name.  How does that sound?  Good luck!!

what’s in it?

stamps:Treasured Words (Verve)

paper: rustic white, autumn rose, soft stone, sweet blush (Papertrey Ink), basic grey (Stampin’ Up), Honey (My Mind’s Eye)

ink: onyx (Versafine)

accessories: Loopy Blooms and Dreamy Leaves dies (A Cut Above by Verve), felt, buttons (PTI), ribbon (Michaels), thread, mat stack 4 and fillable frame dies (PTI), wood grain embossing folder (Craft Concepts), pinking scissors (Fiskars)

Bazzill Beach House Giveaway Winner (and weekend wedding pics)

Hi all!  We’re back from the wedding and I just picked the winner for the Beach House paper pack using the Random Number Generator.  Thanks for all your sweet comments!  Without further ado, the lucky comment was…

The Paper Parade said...

Wow, there's so much going on here! I love the black scallops around the cool paper and the yellow with red, how striking!

September 17, 2012 2:21 PM

 

Woohoo!  Congrats, Jessica!  Send me your mailing address to moeplut@shaw.ca and I’ll send your paper pack ASAP!  And a HUGE thank you to Bazzill Basics Paper for supplying this fun prize!

Here are a few pictures from the wedding yesterday…

The handsome dh and me outside the hotel after the ceremony.

The lovely couple cutting the cake…a delicious chocolate cake with white icing…two thumbs up for the perfect wedding cake choice!

I love the tradition of the garter toss!  The bride always has the best giddy expression on her face and the groom ALWAYS looks excited! LOL

  

Thanks for visiting!  Have a wonderful Sunday!

Friends Until the End ~ Giveaway Part 2!

Good morning!  Welcome to Part 2 of my Bazzill Basics Giveaway!  First up is a fun mix using the Beach House paper from Bazzill.  I love the thickness and feel of this paper…there is a bit of tooth to it AND it’s double sided!  I’ve used a sweet sentiment from the newly released Brighter Days from Verve and made a double bow with some white seam binding.  This white ribbon has been a favourite of mine for awhile now…there is something so fresh and crisp about it.  Next up is a fun card using the Carry On Hostess Set from Stampin’ Up!

After making my own Carry On sentiment with the actual font, I really wanted this set.  I think this is the perfect card for a girlfriend’s (or sister’s) birthday…with a GC tucked in to their favourite store.  I used some more Beach House paper to die cut the doily…love making doilies with patterned paper!

What to win this yummy Beach House Patterned Paper?  Check out the details on my Monday post HERE.  Good luck!! Have a wonderful day :)

 

what’s in them?

{friends until the end}

stamps: Verve Brighter Days

ink: versafine onyx

paper: bazzill basics card stock, Beach House patterned paper

accessories: spellbinders circle and scalloped circle dies, pti scallop border die, buttons, twine, gems, seam binding ribbon, stitching

{keep calm and shop on}

stamps: su carry on

ink: versafine onyx

paper: bazzill basics card stock, Beach House patterned paper

accessories: pti ribbon, doily die, buttons, twine, gem, stitching

Just for You! A Giveaway!

Good morning!  It’s Monday and to help make it a little more fun, let’s have a card and a giveaway!  The sweet people over at Bazzill Basics Paper sent me some more yummy paper to play with! This time they gave me their Beach House 6 x 6 paper pad.

It’s chock full of vintage inspired beach papers.  Here I’ve used three different sheets on my card using the Waltzingmouse Stamps sketch this week!  I finally had time to play along again :)  I’ve used some Bazzill Basics Card Shoppe card stock in Sour Lemon as my card base.  LOVE the thickness of their cardstock at a perfect 100 lb weight.  And guess what?  They also sent me a  Beach House pack to give away!! 

All you have to do is leave a comment on this post and I’ll pick a winner next Sunday at 12:00 noon, PST.  Now come back tomorrow for a couple more cards with this delightful paper :)  Thanks for stopping by!

 

what’s in it?

stamps: waltzingmouse compact sentiments, frame it

ink: versafine onyx

paper: bazzill basics card shoppe, beach house patterned paper

accessories: pti buttons, twine, stitching, spellbinders square and scalloped square dies

Mr. & Mrs. (Giveaway Part 3)

 
Hello dear friends!  Here I am with another fun use with the My Memories Digital Software.  Some of you I know are on design teams and are sometimes required to make sketches…maybe you are in charge of all of them!  Wouldn’t it be fun to make them fancy with this program?  The card I made above is based on this sketch I made below…hmmm, it looks very similar to the card I made on Tuesday!  LOL  I have this sketch on my brain lately.  I was even able to add a double bow that looks exactly like seam binding! ACK!
The paper I’ve used today is some more background paper from the program.  It made me think of weddings again so I went with it.  I love the 2 tags hanging together :)  Want a chance to win this software?  You have 2 more days (until Saturday) to enter to win…see this post HERE for all the details and bonne chance!

Thanks So Very Much (Giveaway Part 2)

Good morning!  It’s a lovely Tuesday morning and I have a super sweet card to share with you :)  How do you like this gorgeous plaid paper?  Think I went shopping again?! Teehee, nope!  It’s one of the many papers included in the My Memories Suite.  All I did was browse through the background papers and then print it out in a 4x6 size.  And the best part?  If you love a certain paper, you will never run out! LOL  I’m in heaven!  The sweet people over at My Memories have given me a copy of the My Memories Suite 3 to giveaway to one lucky commenter…see this post HERE for all the details and a chance to win :)  Thanks for stopping by! 

 

 

what’s in it?

stamps: making a statement (Verve)

ink: onyx (Versafine)

paper: My Memories Suite 3 (background paper), white, pink (PTI), kraft (My Mind’s Eye)

accessories: journal and edger dies, button (PTI), seam binding ribbon, bakers twine (Twinery), staples

My Memories Software Giveaway!

Good morning dear blog friends!  I have a special treat for you!  Last winter (yes, winter!), My Memories contacted me about trying out their digital scrapbooking program.  I was in the middle of the BIG move into the new house, so postponed until now :)  I so wanted to learn a bit more about digital programs and dip my big toe into the pool of digital scrapbooking and card making.  I have to laugh, they picked the right person.  If I can figure it out, anyone can!  The downloading was easy breezy and when I had a question about downloading extra files, a very nice and helpful man emailed me with VERY good directions complete with pictures :)  They also have a TON of helpful videos on YouTube HERE!  This is the first one I watched…

I’m a visual learner, I have to SEE something in action before I understand it.  So these videos are perfect for me!

Now, I scrapbook, but only for special occasions. However, when I browsed some of their Freebie wedding papers, I broke out the wedding pictures again!  Here are 3 pages I made in no time flat!  I’m also in the process of making an album with the song from our first dance playing.  What a great gift for families!  This first page already had the title “Unforgettable,” but I added the date of our wedding :)

I love the look of black and white photos.  These ones above and below, however, were colour ones.  You can easily change the colour of your photos to suit the mood of the page.  The page below was too brown for black and white, so I changed it to sepia with one easy click!

This last one I left in full colour…my son and I just before we left for the church :)  Oh, I treasure this photo!

Are you like me and want to learn more about Digital Scrapbooking?  Want to win this fabulous software?  The kind folks over on My Memories is offering a FREE My Memories Suite 3 for one of my lucky commenters!  Here’s how to win…

1. Head over to the My Memories site and check out The Shop on the left hand side.  Pick a category, then browse through some of the fabulous pages and layouts.

2. Come back here and leave a comment with the name of the kit/template and you’re entered to win! It’s that easy!  Please make sure I have your email or check back here next Saturday to see if you’re the winner!

BUT wait, there’s more!  For more chances to win…

3. If you Like/Follow My Memories on their Blog, Twitter, or Facebook accounts, come back and leave another comment each time!  So if you do all 3, leave 3 more comments! 

My Memories Blog

My Memories Facebook Page

My Memories Twitter

I have a couple more projects I made with the Digital Software…it’s not just for scrapbooking!  I’ll be posting them next week. Thanks for visiting today and GOOD LUCK!