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Wow!!! I can't believe I am over 10K hits!!! How awesome is that! I want to thank you all for reading my blog and for all the lovely comments. I love reading them all and making new friends along the way. In honor of this amazing feat, I am offering up some yummy blog candy!!

List of all the deliciousness.......

* Papertrey Ink Stamp Set ~ Take Note
* 3 Papertrey Ink White Notepads
* Spellbinders Nestabilites Classic Ovals Large
* {ippity} Stamp Set ~ Because of You
* Stamping Bella Stamp - Flutterby Huggabugg
* Whimsy Stamps ~ Whimsy Duck
* Sassafras Lass Wee Bundle ~ Sunshine Lollipops
* Huge Assortment Papertrey Ink Vintage Buttons
* 5 Spools American Crafts Ribbon
* Ki Memories Alphabet Soup ~ Mac-n-Cheese
* Angel Wings Shimmerz (Not pictured...oops)
* Palette Ultra Fine Prisma Glitter
* Autumn Leaves Onyz Ink Pad

***Bonus #1 ~ If I get 100 followers, I will add a $5 AiFactory Gift Certificate
***Bonus #2 ~ If I get 150 followers, I will add a $5 Character Cafe Gift Certificate
***Bonus #3 ~ If I get 200 followers, I will add a $10 Paper Maniac Gift Certificate
***Bonus #4 ~ Over 250 followers and I will add a Special Surprise!!

Here's how you qualify:

1. Leave a Comment on this post.

2. Become a follower, if you are already a follower you will automatically be entered twice for all your support!!!!

3. Post my candy on the sidebar of your Blog

Easy peasy, I am ending this candy on Valentine's Day ~ Feb. 14th at Midnight EST. I will then draw one winner and will announce that lucky person on Monday Feb. 15th.

Thanks again everyone for all your support you guys are awesome!!!

TCC February Release Blog Hop

Hello everyone and welcome to The Character Cafe February Release Blog Hop!

If you arrived from Rachel's Blog then you are on the right track!

If not, you will want to go to The Character Cafe and start at the beginning for a chance to win some amazing prizes!!

The new releases this month are awesome!! I was so excited to work with one of the Chibis this week. They are so cute! This one is called Cupie and she is just perfect for Valentine's Day. I printed her out on Select White and colored the image with PrismaColor Markers. I used Angel Wings Shimmerz to add some sparkle to her wings. The double sided DP is from Pink Paislee and the sentiment is from Our Craft Lounge.

I will draw one winning name from my comments on Feb. 11 to win a copy of Cupie!! Make sure you comment on everyone's blogs to be eligible for a chance to win 4 (Feb) new releases ofchoice. If create something with a TCC image/freebie and add it to Mr Linky at the Cafe Blog you will be entered to win the entire February Release as well as the opportunity to be a Guest Designer for Feb 19th's Feature Friday

Now head on over to Deanne's Blog to see what she's created!!

Thanks for stopping by!

AIFactory Meet the DT Blog Hop

Today are having a BLOG HOP to introduce the New AIFactory Design Team!!

If you arrived from Kerry's Blog then you are on the right track!

If not, you will want to go to the AiFactory Challenge Blog and start at the beginning for a chance to win an awesome prize!

I just love this image using Alicia & Ivan...Aren't they just too cute? I have been wanting to try one the circular cards I have been seeing everywhere. I used my scallop nestablities to make the card base and to cut the DP from My Mind's Eye. I used a white gel pen around the edge and finished the card off with some ribbon and stickles on the heart.

What to win an awesome prize? Just leave a comment on each of the blogs you visit. We will randomly pick one commenter from one the Design Team Members Blogs to win a $20 AiFactory Gift Certificate. Which DT Member is a SECRET...so make sure you comment on them all!!

(Drawing will be at 11:30pm EST on Feb 10th)

Now head on over to Penny's Blog to see what she's created!!

Thanks for stopping by! If you haven't already check out my Blog Candy!

Paper Maniac Inspirations ~ Masculine Valentines

Wow!! Can you believe it is February already? January just flew by in a flash!! If you are anything like me, you just love to make cutesy cards with pretty paper, hearts and tons of bling but when it comes to cards for the males in our lives I struggle to make just the right card! When I saw this awesome set from Our Craft Lounge, I knew it would be perfect for my masculine Valentines this year.

I stamped the image onto kraft cs and colored it with PrismaColor markers. I decided to keep my card clean and simple with just a few embellishments. I used Polka Dot Basics II stamped in fresh snow from PTI on the bottom of the image panel and finished it off with some chocolate satin ribbon.

I just wanted to send a quick Thank You to everyone who participated in the Magical Mystery Blog Hop this weekend. I loved seeing all the different interpretations of the songs and all the cards were just amazing!

Make sure you check out the specials going on at the Paper Maniac store this weel. There are still a few Unity Stamps available at 40% off!!

Thanks for stopping by! If you haven't already check out my Blog Candy!

Paper Maniac ~ Magical Mystery Blog Hop

**This is my 2nd post today ~ Click here for my SSDS Challenge Card**

Hey all! If you arrived here from Stephanie's blog, your on the right track! If not, head over to the Paper Maniac Blog to start at the beginning! All the creations you will be seeing today were inspired by a Beatles song ~ My card was inspired by the song "Her Majesty" this song is only 23 seconds long making it the shortest Beatles song ever recorded.

I really wish you could see this card in real life and it really sparkles! The crown image and sentiment are from the Unity November store kit ~ Believe in Fairytales and the glitter DP is from the Kaisercraft Lilac Ave paper pad. I used nestabilities to cut out the image and the scallop. I finished the card off with some May Arts reversible satin ribbon.

Prize #1:
One random blog hopper will win a deluxe prize package that includes one mini-deck of all three new Cosmo Cricket papers, a package of American Crafts pearl brads, and the new Flourishes clouds background stamp. All you have to do to win this prize is leave a comment on each of the participating blogs.

Prize #2:
If you are not a registered customer, Sign up in the store now! One new customer registering on January 30-31 will be randomly selected to win a $20.00 gift certificate.

**As a special incentive for DT Members, if we can get 100 followers at the Paper Maniac Blog by the end of the hop, Patti will give all the DT members a $10 voucher!! We just need 10 more...We would greatly appreciate it if you helped us out :-)

Well that is it for me! Head on over to Dana's Blog to see what Beatles song inspired her!!

SSDS Week 25 ~ Anything Goes

Hi all! It is time for another awesome challenge from Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturday. This week Anything Goes ~ you are free to create anything your heart desires. Our sponsor this week is My Favorite Things and they were kind enough to allow the DT to choose one of their digital images to use on this weeks creation.

For my card I decided to use the Meet Me at the Cafe image and one my favorite color combos. The image is printed on white cs and colored with PrismaColor markers. The polka dot DP is from Making Memories and the pink cs is Sweet Blush from PTI. I also used black satin ribbon, petaloo flowers and the Martha Stewart Trellis punch on my card. I used Sketch #87 from Friday Sketcher's for the layout on my card.

To join in on the fun and be eligible for this weeks fabulous prize and check out all the fabulous creations from the Design Team. Head over to the SSDS blog and link your creation to Mr. Linky by 10:00 pm (EST) Friday evening.

Thanks for stopping by! If you haven't already check out my Blog Candy!

TCC Feature Friday ~ Get Sketchy with Fink

Hi all!! Today is Feature Friday at The Character Cafe and my fellow DT member, the super talented Fink, has created this awesome sketch for you to try!

I just love the newly released Wiggies set!! You get SIX images and 2 sentimetnts when your purchase this set ~ Check 'em out here. I printed Waldo Wiggie out on Select White CS and colored him with Prisma pencils and OMS. I used a dauber to add Enchanted Evening ink around the image to look like the night sky and added tiny diamonds for "twinkling stars". The DP and felt embellishment are from inque boutique's Out of this World collection. The sentiment is computer generated.

To join in on the fun and be eligible for this weeks fabulous prize and check out all the fabulous creations from the Design Team. Head over to the Cafe Blog and link your creation to Mr. Linky by 11:59 pm (EST) Thursday evening.

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out my 10,000 Hits Blog Candy!!

AiFactory #22 ~ Pick a Sketch, Any Sketch!

Happy Thursday everyone!! Hope you are having a fantastic week so far. It is cold and snowy in Ohio. I think we have another round of storms headed our way :-( I am so ready for spring!!

This week at AiFactory, we are featuring the Nautical Collection. Here is a pic of the entire Nautical Collection set available now at the AiFactory Store.

For a chance to win this awesome set, head over to the AiFactory Challenge Blog. Your challenge for this week is to create a card using a sketch from anywhere you choose. This is the perfect time to check out all the sketch challenges in blog world. Here is a fabulous site to get you started ~ The Daily Dare. As always, you are not required to use AiFactory images but if you have them we would love to see them. We also have quite a few Freebies available at the store.

Here is my card for the challenge, I used the sailboat image from the Nautical Collection set. I printed it out on white CS and used a white gel pen to add the faux stitching to the sails. The DSP is from the Paper Loft. I used Nestabilities to cut around the image and the buttons and ribbon are New Leaf from PTI. My sketch for the challenge is Laura's Sketch #44 at 2SY4. Some other challenges used on this card are:

Stampin' Sisters in Christ ~ Touch of Green
Dare U 2 DigiStamp ~ Buttons
Daring Cardmaker's ~ What's the Point?

Please visit the DT Blogs to see even more beautiful cards featuring this adorable new digi stamp set.

Carole
Erin
Kerry
Laurie
Lola

To play along visit the AiFactory Challenge Blog and upload your creation by Wednesday, Feb 3rd at 11:30pm EST.

Thanks for stopping by,

Paper Maniac Inspirations ~ Image is Everything

Don't you just love when you find an image that becomes all you need to make a card that is simple but still makes a statement? That is why I love Flourishes stamps. The images just speak for themselves and many of them are the perfect size for making great CAS cards. You can find a huge selection of Flourishes stamps at the Paper Maniac online store.

For my card, I used the Flourishes Strawberry Set. I colored the image with Prismacolor Pencils and Gamsol and cut it out with the Nestabilities Large Label. I scored lines on the card base and stamped the sentiment in Tuxedo Black ink.

Reminder ~ The shipping department at Paper Maniac is closed until 1/26...During this time please use the code PATIENT_ME to take 10% off your entire order of $25.00 placed during this period. Nothing excluded. One use per customer.

There is still time to sign up for the Magical Mystery Blog Hop happening January 30 ~ You'll receive a $5 credit at Paper Maniac just for participating!

Thanks for stopping by,

SSDS Week 24 ~ Think Spring

Hello there...hope you are enjoying your Saturday! We are still working on DD's room so no big plans for the weekend. Hubby is going to a Cav's game tonight and me and the kiddos are going to have pizza and start putting together a new 1000 piece puzzle...Woohoo!!

Anywho, It is time for another awesome challenge from Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturday. This week we want you to Think Spring, you can create anything you want as long as you use a Spring theme for your creation. Our sponsor this week is Revidevi, be sure and stop by her Etsy shop to see all her adorable digi images.

When I think about Spring, the first thing that comes to mind is Spring Showers. So I decided to use this new digital stamp from the Greeting Farm called WS Rain Rain. I printed the image out on white cs and onto Sassafras Lass DP so that I could paper piece her coat, hat and boots. The CS and saddle stitch ribbon are Raspberry Fizz from PTI and the DSP is Sunshine Lollipop from Sassafras Lass. I used pink pearls around the image and for the buttons on her coat. The sentiment is from Scattered Showers by PTI.

To join in on the fun and be eligible for this weeks fabulous prize and check out all the fabulous creations from the Design Team. Head over to the SSDS blog and link your creation to Mr. Linky by 10:00 pm (EST) Friday evening.

Thanks for stopping by,

U Stole My Heart

TGIF!! I cannot wait for this week to be over. Somehow I have gotten my days and nights all turned around and I am hoping I can get my schedule back on track over the weekend!

Today, The Character Cafe is having a special Valentines release and as soon as I saw this adorable raccoon, I just had to use him! I am working on making these target mailboxes for all the kids in DD's class for their Valentine's Party. I normally wouldn't take on such a large project for so many kids but since this is her last year of elementary school and my last year as a room mom I wanted to do something really special.

I covered the mailbox with Love Bandit DP from Bo Bunny and then I colored Robbie Raccoon with PrismaColor markers and cut him out for the front of the mailbox. I used a white gel pen for the faux stitching around the edge. The sentiment on the flag is from the {ippity} Straight from the Heart set.

You will definitely want to check out the Feature Friday challenge at the Cafe Blog today. It is a 3D challenge and Lauren Meader is this weeks Guest Designer. The DT has come up with some amazing creations using her Cutesy Cover template.

Thanks for stopping by,