Blog Birthday Giveaway #4- My Favorite Things

Good evening!!! So - this little blog is celebrating FIVE years this month - on October 20th!!! I can hardly believe it has been that long, and yet in some ways I don't remember not doing this. I have been SOOOO incredibly blessed by all the amazing people I have met through this hobby - and so incredibly lucky to work with some AMAZING products and companies. To celebrate I have lined up TONS of giveaways from some of these amazing places. HUGE thanks to each of them for their generous donations of prizes - I'm super excited to be able to share them with you!

Tonight I am so excited that My Favorite Things provided a $25 gift certificate for me to giveaway! Woohoo!!! They are right in the middle of the new release countdown, so this is perfect timing! I have been a fan of MFT for quite some time - I think I have one each of their dye inks and coordinating cardstock (although I see that there are more with this new release, so looks like I will be adding to my collection!); I also love their versatile dies, adorable stamps, lovely stencils, and wide assortment of fun embellishments and supplies! I had a great time early this year getting the chance to guest design for their Challenge and Inspiration Blog, headed up by none other than Susan Opel - beloved in the craft industry partly due to her previous role with Paper Crafts Magazine. Susan is such a cheerleader - it is so fun to join in with that community! And the challenges are always inspiring - I actually played with two of them for my card tonight!

I colored these little bears up and made this card on World Cardmaking Day - I wasn't expecting to have time to make a card since we went hiking as a family that morning, so when we got home in time for me to finish TWO cards - I was super happy! The other one I will be sharing soon - so stay tuned!

First up, I used the current Sketch Challenge:

I also combined it with the Color Challenge:

Had to play along another challenge as well - so linking this up with Virginia's View Challenge - All Things Colored:

I started off with the cute little bears from Birdie Brown's Birthday Bears - stamped and colored them and fussy cut them all out. Die cut the panels using Rectangle Cross Stitched Die-namics, then assembled my card with some foam adhesive and some Kraft cardstock. Added a bit of Glossy Accents and Wink of Stella to some places, and finished off with some Pretty Pink Posh sequins (carried in the MFT store conveniently!) in Cobalt and Silver Stars. 

You can see the Wink of Stella and Glossy Accents a little better in this photo:

You can enter the giveaway below using Rafflecopter - this is my first time using this method for a giveaway, but since I have so many to do this month I thought it might help make it easier! So - if there are any bumps along the way, please forgive me as I figure them out? 

All giveaways will stay open until the 20th (the official birthday date!) and I will announce all winners that day! If you already follow on Pinterest, Youtube, or Facebook - feel free to leave your name for each day of giveaways, no need to be a new follower only!

Have a wonderful day - and good luck!

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