BLOG CANDY WINNER

Thank you to everyone who participated in the blog candy contest. There were some awesome comments, some that made me smile and a couple that brought tears to my eyes and melted my heart. The winner by random selection is comment # 27 :

bobbiesue32 : said...

Great news - how wonderful! What made me smile today was my grandson's big smile when he came in the door this morning!
Sandy Kay

Congratulations Sandy Kay. Email your address to me at: www.preciousscraps@bellsouth.net with "blog candy winner" in the subject line so that I can send out you winnings.

Thanks again for everyone's wonderful comments and.......keep finding reasons to smile. Check back next month for more yummy candy.

~ Beverly

BLOG CANDY

I have AWESOME Blog Candy to give away to someone. Leave a comment regarding What Made You Smile Today (whatever day you are commenting) . It can be as simple as making a card to seeing your children smile, just leave a comment. For instance I am smiling right now because I received wonderful lab results stating the cyst I had was BENIGN : ) so I want to share my happiness with you! I will select by random generator who will receive all of the wonderful blog candy below. It contains 2 of my favorite products, PapertTrey Ink and My Minds Eye. A photo and complete description of the contents are listed. I will select on Tuesday Evening at 7:00 pm Central Time. I believe this is a wonderful kit that everyone will enjoy for cards, stamping, or scrapbooking, or maybe a little of each.

Tres Jolie : 2 pc. MME double-sided cardstock; 2 pc. PTI Lavender Moon cardstock; 15” PTI Lavender Moon ½” Satin Ribbon

Wild Asparagus : 2 pc. MME double-sided cardstock; 2 pc. PTI Spring Moss Cardstock ; 15” PTI Spring Moss 5/8 Swiss Dot Satin Ribbon

2 pc. MME double-sided cardstock; 2 pc PTI Berry Sorbet Cardstock ; 15” Brown ½ Satin Ribbon (Hobby Lobby)

Bohemia: 1 MME double-sided cardstock; 1 PTI Aqua Mist Cardstock; 15 “PTI Aqua Mist 3/8 Twill Ribbon

Kaleidoscope : 1 MME double-sided cardstock; 1 PTI Summer Sunrise Cardstock; 15 “ PTI Summer Sunrise ½ Satin Ribbon

Magnolia : 1 MME double-sided cardstock; 1 PTI Lemon Tart Cardstock; 15” PTI Lemon Tart 5/8 Saddle-Stitched Ribbon

Signature Suite : 1 MME double-sided cardstock; 1 PTI Kraft Cardstock ; 15” Fancy Pants Crocheted Ribbon

Plus 5 Sheets of PTI White Cardstock

Just tell me what made you smile today and it may be all yours !

STILL OFFERING MME ON SALE

ANOTHER

My Mind's Eye

Blow Out Sale

by Precious Scraps

I still have some awesome deals. If you are not familiar with My Mind's Eye please check out their web site at www.mymindseye.com to see their fabulous line of patterned paper and accessories. I am offering the following kits for sale :

1 ( 2-page ) layout with accessories $6 in the following lines: Magnolia, Kaleidoscope, Tres Jolie, Singature Suite, and Behemia.


The following kits with be sold for $20 each (plus S/H and tax)

1. Magnolia (over 430 pc) - 30 double-sided 12x12 cardstock papers, 15 die-cut titles, 15 transparency frames, 30 die cut flowers, 352 rub-on letters and shapes

2. Kaleidoscope – Each of the 15 themes includes 11 items: 1 frame, 2 die-cut shapes, 1 quote, 4 word blocks, 2 patterned cardstock 12 x 12 papers

3. Tres Jolie – Each of the 15 themes includes to textured pattern 12x12 cardstock with matching accessories for each

4. Signature Suite - contains nearly every piece of Signature Suite line (including paper)

5. Bohemia – this kit is similar to the others, the value is the same, but with less consistency. Each kit has paper, accessories, and gems to equal the value of others

6. Bohemia transfer title kit – 1 each of all 60 rub-on titles from the Bohemia series, individually package (regular retail is $1.29/title)

7. Transfer Tiles series – 1 each of all 60 of the Transfer Titles series. These are not individually packaged (retail is usually $0.99/title)

I also have a kit containing 205 sheets of double sided 12 x 12 cardstock patterned paper, lines included are: Bohemia, Wild Asparagus Series 3, Magnolia, Signature Suite, and Kaleidoscope series 3. The kit will contain a variety of all of these lines. This kit will sell for $60, that less than $0.30/sheet.

I feel this is an AWESOME Sale ! If you are interested in the sale please leave a comment or email me with "MME Sale" in the subject line at www.preciousscraps@bellsouth.com and you will be contacted. Please be sure to leave your name and email, as well as any questions you may have. If you go to the MME website please scroll down to discontinued items to see the following lines I am offering for sale. This is such an awesome deal I want to pass it own to you. Everyone who has purchased the kits have returned to purchase more.

Thank you

My Productive Weekend

A Scrap Happy Day

This is a scrapbook page I completed on Saturday, National Scrapbook Day. It shows my husband and his dad when the used to go hunting together. His dad passed away several years ago so this really meant a lot to him. They had hunting dogs that favor the dogs on the patterned paper which is what drew me to this paper, their favorite was named Kate. Below is a close up of the quote.

God's Grace

On Sunday morning I woke up early and went to make coffee. As I stood at the kitchen window and looked out I was instantly reminded of God's grace and beauty. Right out my back door I could see his handy work as I stood watching and listening. The beautiful choir of the birds singing and the harmony of all creatures being together without conflict was like having Church at my kitchen window. I hope you enjoy these photos from my window................

Gobbler and a hen

Gobbler and Squirrel

Blue Bird (we have 5 bird houses filled with eggs )

Baby Indigo Finches

Yellow Finch on the Humming Bird Feeder


Red Bird



Indigo Finch

Blue Bird and 2 Turtle Doves (I love the sound of the Doves)

all of this............from my kitchen window



RAK Thank You's

I want to say Thank You to some wonderful women who sent a few beautiful cards my way. I have had a couple of them a while now but have been horribly busy and not able to get them photographed for my blog. Again, thank you ladies, your kindness and craftsmanship is greatly admired and appreciated.



From Leah in Flagstaff, Arizona



From Regan in Waterloo, Ontario Canada



From Julie-Ann in Medicine Hat, AB Canada



From Emily in Fort Worth, Texas

An Award

An Award

I am so honored that a friend of mine, Erica, graciously bestowed me with my very first blog award. The Arte y Pico award. Which means Art and More. The idea is to pick 5 other bloggers who are creative and contribute to the blogging community. I am new to the blogging community but enjoy visiting everyone's blogs and getting to know them and their work. Here are a few blogs that I enjoy checking in on:

Judith Novak
Shannan Teubnor
Dawn McVey
Michelle Wooderson
Lisa Stenz

All of these ladies are very talented and have so much to offer on their blogs. Go check out their blogs and say Hi! You are sure to find loads of inspiration! There are so many blogs that I visit so it was very difficult to choose just 5. I love to visit a blog and from their blog list visit some of their favorites. Take you time and check out these blogs and many more. Thank you again, Erica for this honor.

April Updates

First let me begin by saying Thank you for the beautiful cards from my RAK group at PaperTrey Ink.

The first one is from Gail (Gail in Florida),

next is Kelsey (Kbeth),

then Niki

and last but not least is from Lynn (Lynn in St. Louis).

These cards are wonderful ladies, the time you took to make such a exceptional gift and the personal notes are greatly appreciated.

Secondly - I am fine. I have had my eyes re-checked after the accident (see below if you don't know what in the world I am talking about) and they are fine. No retina tears or damage at all. I am so blessed that I escaped without permanent damage to something other than my ego. My black eyes have almost cleared up but still a small trace of purple left behind. My husband is finally starting to go out in public with me again. I greatly appreciate all the well wishes and prayers during my recovery period.

Third - I actually have been busy in my scrap room. I have made several cards and a few altered items. I also completed an order for 40 Thank you cards for a baby shower for a good friend of mine (Congratulations Farrah and Bobby and new baby Coley Jean). I am including photos of one of the cards that I created after "stealing" the concept from Stampinscotgirl on the Papertrey gallery.

I changed the colors using the first papertrey color match release.

The altered items I am showing are frames I made for my sisters for their birthday using My Minds Eye PP and PaperTrey Ink ribbon. The saying in the middle reads "We cannot Measure the impact that one small gesture of kindness may make on another's life". I also included a quote from Jacqueline Kehoe; "A sister is a permanent best friend"








Have a GREAT day folks, I am off today to St. Louis to the Creating Keepsakes Convention. I'll be sure to check in on Monday to show you everything I make it home with. I am thankful I drive a BIG SUV !!

Oops !

Day 1 (Check out that knot) Day 2 Ain't she pretty












Day 3 there goes the other eye, Day 4 things are just gettin' prettier !

The story goes like this: I feel last Thurday when I went outside and stepped on a concrete walk that was covered in ice. I had no idea that it had got that cold the night before. Anyway, my feet went out from under me and I feel head, or should I say face, first on the concrete. I had to go to the ER because I immediately got a huge (orange size) knot over my left eye and I could not open it. I had a mild concussion, a probable hairline fracture on my left brow line but that is it. I have to go to the eye Dr. tomorrow to have the pressure checked and to check for fluid leaking behind my eye , etc. Anyway, thanks to this little accident I haven't been able to be on the computer very much and I certainly haven't been able to scrap any. I am sooooooo board and looking forward to getting back in my scrap room this weekend.