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So the winners of my 125 Follower wonderful happy time didn't come forward to claim their prizes :( So, back to the drawing board I went and now... drumroll please... the new winning # is Translation ~ Congratulations to PinkBlingCrafter & Charvonna Stackhouse !!! (If you are confused as to why there are two winners, click here to read the previous winner announcement post) Please send me an email at mycraftz (at) aol (dot) com with your name & mailing address along with your favorite color & favorite craft (scrapbooking, cardmaking, crochet, knit, quilting, etc.) by 11:59pm on Tuesday, March 15, 2011. If I don't hear from you, I will choose yet another winner. I can't wait until the winner gets to claim their prize when I reach 250 followers & give away a Cricut cartridge - I'm so excited!!!

I reached 125 followers! Thank you all so much for following my blog. I am so excited & inspired even more to share my work with you. As I move into reaching my goal of 250 followers, I will be sharing more of my inspiration with you - the videos I watch, tutorials I try out, blogs I follow, etc. So definitely stay tuned to see what is to come. As I mentioned before, on my quest to 250 followers , the winner of the Cricut cartridge will be an active follower - so make sure that you are commenting on my posts at least once a week so that you can have a chance at this sweet blog candy. And now, for the moment you have all been waiting for... drum roll please... The winner of the special blog candy is... Follower #66 - who is that??? I figured out after I did the Random.org number-picking that I had no way of knowing who my 66th follower was (or, I should say that if there is a way, I don't know how to do it). After much searching, I did find that I could print a l...

I only need two more followers to reach my 125 follower goal... who will they be??? When I reach my goal, I will use random.org to choose the lucky follower who will win a bit of special blog candy!!! I will begin my drive for 250 followers immediately after I hit that milestone - and one of my faithful followers will win a Cricut cartridge! Thank you all for your support! AND I just shipped off my altered canister & mini album for a swap over on the Cricut messageboard (love those ladies & gent). I am proud of myself - I am not a scrapper, so this was interesting for me - for getting it done & getting it out on time. I hope that my swap partner loves it... and all the goodies that come with it!! Here's a peek at it ~ Mini Album - click HERE for the tutorial Stay tuned for more pictures!

If you're here for the Fabulous & 50 Blog Hop, this is the right place (scroll down to the next post), but I wanted to take a minute to let you all know about my goal & the candy associated with it. When I reach 125 followers, I will send one lucky follower some special blog candy... when I reach 250 followers, I will send one lucky follower (who has commentd on my blog within that week) a Cricut cartridge! Thank you for all of those who have followed so far, please spread the word & stay tuned!

Happy Valentine's Day everyone! I pray that this day & everyday is filled with love! I am celebrating the day at my desk and reflecting on those I love & who love/have loved me... Thank you to all of those who stopped by over the weekend for the two blog hops I participated in! If you haven't had a chance to check out the postings from the hop, please take time to do so - these ladies rocked out their projects and created a lot of inspiration for you to scraplift. A special welcome to the 20 new followers I picked up along the way!!! I am that much closer to my goal of 125 followers, but I am not quite there... I'm guessing my blog candy wasn't sweet enough LOL! (Guess, I'll have to do something about that - stay tuned!) Without further ado... the winner of the sweet blog candy prize pack of acrylic stamps, a Cuttlebug embossing folder, dimensional stickers, a chipboard book, a card kit, metal embellishments, rub-ons, and more is... JAZMIN JAZMIN s...

    Welcome to the Sistas Scrap Too! second blog hop! We had so much fun with our first hop that we decided to do a hop once a quarter. This is the hop for the first quarter of 2011 and we are glad you decided to join us! We have 13 designers working on our theme for this hop, which is none other than Valentine's Day. We've put a twist on it, asking the designers to use the colors red, black, and white in their designs. We can't wait to show you what we've come up with! Some of the Sistas went the traditional route and used traditional colors for their projects. What would craftin' be without creativity and diversity?! We know you'll enjoy what lies ahead on the hop route!! Remember, start at the beginning of the hop and work your way through each blog. Please leave blog love (comments) along the way and become a follower of the blogs so that you can see the beautiful creations year round and not just when we have a hop! There are Sistas who are offering blog...

    Welcome to the Craftin' Sistahs first ever blog hop! We are a group of Facebook friends who share the same passion for papercraftin'. The hop starts with the Mix On The Memories blog and ends with A Scrap Above. Along the way you'll stop by 7 other great blogs for a total of 9! You will find creations of all kinds along the hop. Be sure to start at the first blog and follow your way all the way through...several of the divas are offering blog candy! You never know where you might find some so be careful not to miss any of the blogs. While you're there, leave some blog love! Creative people love feedback on their work! We hope you enjoy this first Craftin' Sistahs blog hop! Since Valentine's Day is right around the corner, I created this card. The front says "if I put a cherry on top..." and the inside reads "will u be my valentine". I used my Cricut Expression to cut the wording & die cuts - using Printing Press, Gypsy Wanderings, ...

This weekend will be very busy for me. In addition to going to see my HUSBAND in concert & being a part of a panel for a conference at my undergraduate university , I will also be participating in TWO blog hops! I believe I will make it through & I know you all will be there to support me :) The first hop is Friday, February 11th starting at 6am - my CRAFTIN' SISTAHS will be sharing the love with you all. So be sure to stop by on Friday to see what these wonderful ladies have whipped up for Valentine's Day. The second hop is Saturday, February 12th starting at 6am - the members of the SST group over on the Cricut message board are at it again! I am sure the talented divas over there will amaze you with their red, black, & white creations... you don't want to miss it! And what are blog hops without blog candy?!?! I am trying to reach my goal of 125 followers this weekend and I need your help. Share my challenge goal on your blog & leave a comment her...