And the winner is........Plus more giveaways!!

Hi everybody!!! First I want to say that I'm stunned at the response to my blog candy giveaway. I have been humbled by all the nice comments and compliments I have received from so many people over the last 2 weeks. I have visited many of your blogs, but please bear with me if I have not made it to yours yet. I will making my way around to all of your blogs as soon as I can - there are a lot for me to visit!!

I wish I could send all of you a prize!!! But, unfortunately there can only be one lucky winner of this blog candy. To get the winner I went to the random number generator at www.calculatorslive.com and put in the total number of comments on this post and when the number came up it was 10 and I counted each original poster down from the top of the list and the lucky winner is Therese of Lost in Paper!!! Congrats Therese - I'll be contacting you shortly to get your address. Keep reading for the More Giveaways part...

Below are 1 random numbers between 1 and 106

10

Since response to my blog candy was so great and the plush dog got so many comments, I decided that for the rest of the year I would giveaway one stuffed animal on the first of each month along with a couple of crafty items (you can tell I always have extras laying around). Each month I will designate one of my posts to be the monthly giveaway post. To be eligible for the monthly drawing just check out my blog and leave a message on that post, make sure you're a follower and you will be entered. This is open to all - even international followers. You have until the end of the month to find the post and leave a comment. The first giveaway will be Thursday, March 1st - so check back in February and look for the giveaway post - it will be after today.

I had planned to do another giveaway when I hit 100 followers, but thanks to you all I have surpassed that now!! So, the next big Blog Candy giveaway will come at 200 followers or my 2nd Blogoversary - whichever comes first. Thanks for all your amazing support!!

Please note the entries for the giveaway ended at Noon on Sunday, February 12 EST.

Gel-a-tins Wednesday - Friends Furever

Here's my weekly Wednesday Gel-a-tins card. I used the Cosmo Pups stamp set to create this card. I think these dogs are so cute!! For all the details check out the Gel-a-tins blog today. Thanks for stopping by!

All Things Tim Post Card Swap

I recently joined a the All Things Tim Yahoo Group for people who love to create with Tim Holtz products. They're a really fun and nice group of people and it's a very active group. They have several swaps going on at all times, a monthly challenge and tons of info and encouragement on their message board.

For example, I found out from the list that this coming Friday, February 10 at 10:00am Tuesday Morning Stores will be having a huge sale of scrapbooking supplies including Martha Stewart, K & Company and Tim Holtz. They say they will have configurations boxes and I hope to get some of those at good prices that I can decorate for Christmas gifts. Luckily for me, my mom is retired and loves to shop so she has that on her calendar for Friday morning - I can't get there until 4pm!!

Anyway, I'm participating in the current All Things Tim 6x6 "Use Your Stash" Postcard swap. I need to use up my stash and making 6 postcards looked like a fun way to start. The postcards are 4x6 and can be decorated anyway, in the Tim Holtz style of course, and on the back side you're supposed to write something about yourself. Here are my 6 postcards. I had a great time making them. I used Grunge paper with various distress inks and stains and Tim Holtz, Stamps, Grunge Blocks letters and Ranger Glossy Accents. I can't wait to see what I receive when I get my 6 in March!! I'll be sure to post them here.

Play Date Cafe - Happiness Always

I made this card for the current Play Date Cafe color challenge. I made the lilac flower from Tim Holtz tissue tape. I watched the video how-to he made and decided to give it a try. Click here if you would like to watch the video. Before I made the flower I colored the tissue tape with Dusty Concord Distress Stain and I used one of his Accoutrements for the center of the flower. Thanks for stopping by!!

Here's my card.

Materials
1. Card stock - Very Vanilla, Blue - Stampin' Up
2. Stamp - Happy Greeting - Stampin' Up
3. Ink - Basic Black - Stampin' Up
4. Tissue Tape - Tim Holtz
5. Distress Stain - Dusty Concord - Tim Holtz
6. Seam Binding - Very Vanilla - Stampin' Up
7. Die - Nestabilities
8. Rhinestones - Kaisercraft

Wednesday Gel-a-tins - Doggie Valentine Card

Welcome to my weekly Wednesday Gel-a-tins post. This month I'm using the super cute Cosmo Pups stamp set. Today I made a fun and easy Doggie Valentine card. For more details check out the Gel-a-tins Blog.

Here's is the full stamps set.