Giveaway WINNER!

Good morning everyone!

I'm back with the winner of my little giveaway. It's....

Probably you wonder "What is this?" It's the mirror image of the name Christina. So, the winner is:

Christina at Sea Glass & Sentiments

Congratulations, Christina! Please contact me by email with your address so I can send you the prize. 

I'd like to thank everyone that took precious crafting time to comment on blog! *smile*

Today is my second Blogoversary!

August the 4th.

In 1693, Dom Perignon invents Champagne {Cheers!}. In 1830, the plans of the city of Chicago laid out. In 1862, the US Government collects its first income tax. 

In 2008, I made MY FIRST CARD. Here it is!

It's been an amazing journey so far. Card making has helped me in ways I have never expected. 

I have always struggle with noticing details. They could be right in front of me and I would miss them. I am more of a bigger picture person. After two years of making cards (where, let's be honest, the battle is won in the little details), I could literally sit down for a couple of hours working on a details of a project with no pain. The emphasis is on no pain. Because I've been dealing with a lot of details before in my life, but it's been always painful. I remember the first time I had to write a scientific article in grad school, I got sick. For real! My body fought it as an illness. 

I have met some incredibly talented ladies in the blogosphere. Ladies that inspired me with their stories of their family, their children, their own journey though life. They taught me that no matter how hard life gets, there is always a little bit of energy and creativity to make a card!

That's why, for everyone out there who stumbles (or comes on purpose!) on my blog today, I'm offering my absolute favorite stamp set so far, Papertreyink's Guide Lines 2. 

Please leave a comment to this post until next Wednesday, August 11th 2010, 11.59 pm, about the first card you made, if you remember, about how you decided to start making cards or a memorable moment in your card making journey...anything that had to do with card making. 

The winner will be chosen randomly. {Unfortunately, this contest is open only to U.S. residents, as the cost of shipping outside of the U.S. is too much for my budget right now.}

I am looking forward for many more years of browsing beautiful cards on line and making some myself. I'm actually very curious how this is going to "evolve" from now on!

THANKS for stopping by and I'll see you soon! 

Embellish Magazine Color Challenge {featuring Birds}

Hi everyone!

I'm back with a card with birds! First, I thought I had no stamps with birds, but I dug in my rubber stamps drawer and I found this cute Hero Arts stamp. I was more than happy to put it to use. {By the way, I think everyone should have a stamp with birds}.

Here it is:

Recipe for {Thank You for Caring} Card 4 x 5 1/2 in

~ Cardstock: Papertreyink {Spring Moss, Dark Chocolate, Vintage Cream, Raspberry Fizz};

~ Paper: Papertreyink {Dotty Biscotti};

~ Stamps: Hero Arts {Thank You Card};

~ Ink: Stampabilities {Brown};

~ Button: Papertreyink {Vintage Spring Moss}.

I really love ledger borders in general, but because I wanted to be true to my promise of taking ordering new crafting stuff a little easier, I decided to make my own! Here's how: with the help of a ruler, I marked a few dots at equal intervals on the left border of the paper. I punched a little circle for every dot. Then I took the "line" puncher and punched a line from the side until it met the circle. Pretty easy, isn't it? I bet it looks even better with a smaller circle punch.

So, this is my card for today. But don't forget to stop by tomorrow, 4th of August, as it's my second Blogoversary! A little giveaway will be waiting for you!