congratulations! Jayson picked the winner...
Michelle
I have mailed you so please get back to me asap.
Thanks to everyone for the comments and well wishes...look out for more blog candy
soon to celebrate some other accomplishments.
this time around...hint hint you can win some projects I am working on for a special event

i hope you are all having a wonderful and blessed Easter, and that the true meaning may find its way into your heart...amongst all the Easter eggs in your tummy! I have a Lindt Bunny that I got from a precious friend of mine...he is still in tact on my desk...
blogging has been an interesting and fun journey with lots of learning curves - one of the most exciting things was learning how to code! thank goodness I have a resident coder and teacher!
to celebrate 10 000 hits (wow) on my blog I am giving away some candy...above is just a taste!
in the parcel you will find
4 x ink pads, (distress ink, encore and fabrico) 2 x alphabet set stamps, 2 x wood mounted stamps, 3 x packets of ATC card blanks, stickers, embellishments, printed transparencies, ribbon, 6x6 inch papers and a whole lot more....
all you need to do is to leave a comment on my blog with your e-mail address so I can get hold of you, and then tell your friends to visit and do the same. once i reach 10 000 hits I will do a random draw. The give-away is open to all creative souls across the world.

look out for some blog candy to follow this coming weekend...
to celebration 10000 hits (when it happens) since i started blogging
i am giving away a bundle of goodness to say thank you...
watch this space
xxx

OK so here's the winner of the Tim Holtz goodies...

well no-one actually got it right and therefore I am going with the highest count...

I will get your parcel in the post next week!

Below are some close-ups of the embossing techniques and ideas that I have used on this layout... and remember be inspired but please don't copy BUT if you do at least give credit!!

1. Embossing on top of large monogram letters. Layer white UTEE

and then stamp into it with pink chalk ink.

2. Blind embossing on pink floral strip.

3. Multicoloured embossing on flower.
4. Embossing of butterfly on acetate.

5. Embossing on brads.
6. Embossing through metal mesh onto monogram.

Give-away
For this layout I used a combination of different embossing techniques to show how versatile embossing can be and some of the different ways you can use it on your cards and layouts. All products used are ranger products.

Ok...here's what you need to do to win a wonderful Tim Holtz hamper filled with lots of goodies.
Click on the above layout to view it larger...
Then count the different ways that I have used embossing on the layout...some are hidden so be careful when you count
Leave a comment on this post with your count, name and email...
Go to Tim's blog and leave a comment
The first correct entry will win the wonderful hamper - provided you have left a comment on Tim's blog as well as on this post...

Have fun and good luck!
Winner will be announced on Tuesday the 1st September 2009.

Our Internet has been painfully slow for over a week now. Funny how the rest of the world especially the USA has such quick Internet access and unlimited it seems. Logging onto the overseas blogs are painful for us here in Africa - they take ages to download and then at the end of the month you pay your a.... off for your Internet subscription! I hope this will soon change for the better - maybe then updating my blog will be a pleasure instead of a chore. This is not always the case - some months and weeks our connection is so fast and you download 1MB a second - FRIGHTENING when it comes to billing time! but a pleasure for blogging! Now why would that be I ask you??

Anyhow..after a really tough week things seem to let up a lot with a great offer just to get worse!! But that's a story for another day!

Here are some Artist Trading Cards I made ages ago. The theme for the swap was 'Winged Things' and these were just some of my then attempts!

I love working with alcohol inks. This background happened by pure luck or mistake. I spilled some alcohol inks onto old book paper and the result was really cool. I stamped the images onto clear tacky plastic, added a few silver leafing flakes to the sticky side and covered the background with it. Pretty easy but really effective.


I love ATCs as you can simply experiment on a small scale and chuck the flops and keep what you like - or simply give them to someone who will not know any better!

and the winners are....Debbie Harris (magazines) and Yvonne Hellyar (e-zines) as chosen by my random chooser #1...Jayson! My apologies for the delay. I will get your parcels out next week.

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So this is KC the easter bunny who has brought me nothing but absent-minded-ness and an urge to clear out my stash. KC was given to me by none other than my friend Kathi Chapman! Isn't he too cute! It has been a liberating 2 days so far and I am taking it slowly because this time it is for real. So far I have chucked away ...my past bosses and workers..YEAH-HAH!!! I have chucked out all projects, paper work and stash that has anything remotely to do with the past. It has been long overdue but I have finally buckled down and TRASHED everything. In some ways I think this stuff has always kept me caught in a place and time that is over and now I have finally let go! Then I have filled plenty of boxes with cards gone to my mom to use, boxes of paper for a lady who does work with mentally and physically challenged kids and adults, and some other things for the girls. All my boxes are now colour coded with a colour swatch on the front and all the boxes only has paper in it. Then there are a few boxes I managed to empty (gasp), and then a few more with props and ribbon to do. I figure about another day or two that I will be missing in action. Have a blessed Sunday!

today is a good day for a give-away! To celebrate three weeks in blogland I am giving away a full set of imagine magazines issue 1-12 printed format, and a set of digital magazines issue 13-19. All you have to do is leave a comment on my blog about what makes a great blog for you and what keeps you coming back again and again! So I need some inside information to create an even better blog filled with positive inspiration. Look forward to hearing from you. I will randomly pick 2 winners on monday 6th April. Have a fabulous creative day. Jowilna