!!!! BLOG CANDY WINNER BLOG CANDY WINNER !!!!

I put everyone who commented plus all of my follower's names into a hat and my husband Sidney drew a name.

My winner is Kelly!! I'm excited for Kelly to win, she's new to cardmaking and I'm extra happy to add to her stash.

Thanks to everyone who follows me and comments, nothing makes me happier than a comment email! Please keep the comments coming, I appreciate it so very much.

I'll be back later on with a card or two.

I got my Papertrey Ink order in today, it was a biggie. I ordered 2 packs of kraft, because i've been running through it like water lately, a package of their 2008 perfect match color variety pack, some gorgeous sentiments and a package of vintage cream.




I was most excited about the chocolate colored vintage buttons. I was not happy with them at all, however.



Vintage Button Collection sort of implies to me that, well, you'll be receiving vintage buttons. Yes? And you do get some gorgeous buttons, but I expected more for $5; more vintage buttons and less b.u.m. equipment. There were also quite a few cracked, warped and chipped buttons in my bag. It was just a disappointment when you take into account the quality of PTI's paper and stamps.

I will order from PTI again, but probably not any buttons. I did have a void in my button stash, almost zero chocolate colored buttons, so I am set now, I just wish I had a few more fabulous buttons instead of so many with cracks, chips and words.

Do any of you have any PTI vintage buttons in your stash? What did you think about them?

Hero Arts is launching some changes to their website, celebrating CHA peeks and lots more this week over on the Hero Club Blog. There are double the prizes, double the fun. Hop on over there and check it out!!

Also, don't forget to follow me or comment to get entered into my blog candy! There isn't any Hero Arts in it, but there is plenty of Hero Arts friendly paper goodness.

I decided to go ahead and post my blog candy, because I don't think I'll hit 200 by the end of July. Just make a comment on this post or follow me and you'll be entered to win what is pictured. I will draw for this on Friday, July 17. Thanks to everyone who reads my stuff.



7 sheets from basicGrey Obscure
1 sheet of basicGrey Obscure naked chipboard stickers
1 basicGrey Obscure ribbon collection
1 American Crafts Celebration Mini Marks rubons (with rubon tool)
a variety of American Crafts Celebration single sided paper, cut down to 6x6 (for ease of mailing)
1 each Making Memories Deck the Halls Diagonal Stripe and Argyle, cut down to 6x6
2 each Making Memories Cosmopolitan Collection from a 4x4 pad, 24 pieces

My cousin commissioned a baby card and I just happened to have purchased Hero Arts Elephants on my recent trip to Archivers. I couldn't wait to paper piece that largest one, and I did it with my new basicGrey Lemonade 6x6 pad. Triple love it, I think it's my favorite basicGrey so far. This looks so lucious, I nearly kept for my own.