Ever hear of Blog Candy

Well, over the past couple of months and my crazy desire to surf blogs, I have come across a wonderful idea that many bloggers seem to do. It is called Blog Candy. Brilliant I say.

There are bloggers out there that up their traffic and subscriptions by giving away prizes. And who doesn't like prizes? Today I am going to share a link for a great Blog Candy giveaway.

Check out Lim's blog for some great crafting supplies that you could win. Just leave a comment under her blog candy post and you could win it all.

I got a great gift for christmas, a new point and click camera. And I've been snapping away at creations. Well don't ya know that I have already misplaced the USB plug so I can't download these projects I wanted to share. Good thing for old faithful. I had a few pictures of a project i did for my father on it. My very first Board Book. And let me tell you, after the first, I was hooked. I love the small journal and brag books and am really looking forward to trying the acrylic books as well.
Here are a few pictures


The Black Paper is Co'rdinates Cardstock. It has a colored core, so embossing and sanding are amazing. The black turned into this great harlequin design after I did both.



I love using little beads to accent a piece. The Glass charm is from the Tim Holtz Fragments collection and they are a riot to work with



Talk about taking a regular Prima flower and making it zing! The Shimmerz paint collection, which comes in a huge variety of shades, was painted on the flower to give them sparkle.



You can see another technique here, that I used with the Co'rdinates Chocolate Box cardstock. I wrinkled it up then sanded the wrinkles. Gives a little bit of a distressed look.

All and All, I am pretty happy with how my very first board book ever turned out. You know what they say about practicing though, so off to do some inking, or folding, or cutting.

I was just sitting up in my craft room thinking about all the wonderful products that I have been introduced to over the last 6 months. Have purchased my first Die cut machine, embossing powders, and grunge board, just to name a few. There is this amazing little store located in Medicine Hat that I just have to mention. Integrity Designs owned by Elaine Seip, is in one of the best paper craft stores I've found. Elaine is full of knowledge about the products she carries and is an absolute joy when it comes to teaching and handing down knowledge.

Take a moment and stop by her online photobucket store at http://s13.photobucket.com/albums/a273/integritydesigns/
There are several different albums that her products are located in (found on the left side of your screen). I just recently stopped by her store and could have gotten lost in all the beautiful things. The best thing about Integrity Designs is that Elaine is a no pressure, knowledgable craft person herself, which makes buying things so much more fun.

Once you take a look for yourself and deal with Elaine, you will always go back to her.

Happy Shopping

The First Post of many

Today, after surfing for creative, paper art, and stamp inspired blogs, I thought to myself that it would be a great idea to start my own. Looking at all the different design teams out there, it is kind of like the lottery "if you don't play you can't win" mentality. So Keyboard under fingers, I type.

I am looking forward to adding my work, getting ideas from others, gaining a blog following, and in turn perhaps get "noticed"

Thank you for stopping by and let this passion roll out the creativity!