November 19, 2008 - Posted by Candy - 10 Comments
Filed under: Good Stuff, Life in General
***This giveaway is now closed. Thanks to all who entered.***
So, it’s that time again – my birthday has rolled around. It’s been a great day so far! Even had a good friend stop by with some lovely presents – including CHEESECAKE! YUM!
So, to help me celebrate, I’m offering up a little blog candy for YOU to win! I have a brand new Close To My Heart stamp set. "Serendipity" is one of my favorite stamp sets and is no longer available.
To win, simply reply to this post with your favorite birthday memory. The winner will be chosen by random drawing on Saturday, November 22.
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November 18, 2008 - Posted by Candy - 2 Comments
Filed under: Good Stuff, PaperCrafting
As long as I’m enabling today…
Run, don’t walk to your local Big Lots store!
I went this weekend and scored some major Colorbök deals. They have a bag full of Colorbök and Joanne Essentials (with some other brands thrown in) scrapbooking goodies. The whole bag only cost me $12 and it is stuffed! Here’s some pics of everything I got.
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November 18, 2008 - Posted by Candy - Leave A Comment
Filed under: Tools
Yea! I remembered Tool Tuesday! LOL!
Okay, I’m NOT a digital scrapper. I think its very cool, but its just not my thing. However, I DO use Paint Shop Pro (PSP). I use PSP for editing my pictures for clarity and special effects. (Okay, yeah – sometimes I have to ‘fix’ my pictures also. Hey. we’re not all professional photographers.)
PSP is remarkably easy to use and has a low learning curve – trust me on this. You can do amazing things with PSP. My favorite action is the "One Step Photo Fix". It fixes a wide variety of oops-es with only one click. So very cool! My husband and I are the official amateur photographers for our church directory. We’ve taken over 100 photos so far and we use the "One Step" action as well as the "Skin Smoothing" action. Easy peasy and with big results.
So, I found an *awesome* deal on PSP! From now until December 1, 2008 only, you can purchase Paint Shop Pro X2 for only $39.99! That’s 50% off the regular price *and* you get free shipping! Seriously, this is a smashing deal!
Just click on this link for Paint Shop Pro Photo X2
and get a great early Christmas gift for you and everyone in your family!
Enjoy!
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November 14, 2008 - Posted by Candy - 3 Comments
Filed under: PaperCrafting, Projects
Have you ever had one of those days? Where you think you’ve done something, only to find out you haven’t? Well, this project is one of those "days". I was sure I’d already shared this project with you, but I don’t think I have. That’s a sure sign of getting old, isn’t it? Oh well, I’ll just call it too much on my plate. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.
Okay, so moving on…this is such a cute little project! It’s perfect for a little ‘happy-happy’ (just a gift for no good reason) or for a tag on another gift. Two of these little beauties will go to my 2 Secret Sisters. Two, you ask? Yes, one of our group moved out of state and I’ve taken on her Secret Sister as well. So I get to make 2 persons happy – blessed me! Several of the keychains pictured were made as thank you gifts for a recent Close To My Heart order. I like to give everyone who orders a little something to thank them for supporting me and my business.
Honestly, these post it note keychains couldn’t be easier. Simply pick up your favorite sticky notes from the store – they come in so many colors! Section the sticky notes into smaller chunks – 25-50 sheets each. No need to count, just estimate. Use a little snippet of cardstock to cover the smaller notes. I scored my cardstock twice in the middle, to make a spine.
Secure the sticky note pad into your cover with a strong adhesive. I know this will be a shock, but I used my ATG. LOVE that thing! Use your Crop-A-Dile to punch a hole in the corner and thread a loose leaf binding ring 
through it. I find so many uses for my binding rings – stay tuned! I’ll write more about them later.
Okay, now is the time to embellish! You may want to use a monogram, flowers, or other stamped images. Something three- dimensional would be fun also! Tie a little ribbon on the ring and you’re done! A quick and easy ‘happy-happy’ for someone special in your life.
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November 8, 2008 - Posted by Candy - 3 Comments
Filed under: PaperCrafting, Projects
So, to continue with my previous post on standing pop up cards , here’s the second standing card I made. This was for my "not-so-secret" sister’s birthday (hi Rach!). Yeah, I stink at keeping secrets. But she loves me anyway.
Okay, back to the card. I used CTMH’s September Stamp of the Month "Treasure Life". I think this set is so versatile! If you missed it, I’m really hoping it will show up in a future catalog. I adore the silhouette images on it. I took lots of pics of it, so you can get a better idea of how I put it together.
I hope you enjoyed this card! It was fun to make and totally impressive.
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