Sunday, October 4, 2015

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!


59 comments:

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  2. Super cute! Love the sentiment and the colours you've used!
    If I could travel anywhere, I'd go to Bora Bora! My partner and I haven't had a romantic getaway in the 5 years we've been together, and it would just be heaven to spend time just the 2 of us!

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  3. What an adorable card Heather.. and congratulationsss!!! That's one big milestone.. If I get a chance , I would love to travel to New York..It is my dream destination! :)
    Suchi xx

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  4. Oh I love Birthday Bears and I have pondered getting it for a while... I think you've sold me! If I could travel anywhere in the world I would go to Spain!

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  5. Oh those bears are adorable! If I could travel anywhere it would be New Zealand --I'm a total Lord of the Rings nutter. Lol TFS and a chance to win! Hugs Kristina

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  6. Oh those bears are adorable! If I could travel anywhere it would be New Zealand --I'm a total Lord of the Rings nutter. Lol TFS and a chance to win! Hugs Kristina

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  7. Super cute card!! I adore these bears they have been on my wish list. Great coloring also.

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  8. Congratulations Heather! Love this Birthday creation, soooooo adorable! I would love to travel anywhere in the World if I got a chance! Thanks for the opportunity to win!

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  9. So adorable! Love that you managed to accept and create for all of those challenges too! If I could go anywhere in the world I would go to Switzerland and/or Austria. I have loved those places since I was a child and saw gorgeous pictures in a magazine. It's on my bucket list! But first I am going to have to get over my fear of flying! Lol

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  10. cute card and the background is really neat.

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  11. Very pretty!!! Love WInk оf Stella and Glossy Accents touch)

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  12. Birdie Brown again...she (?) made those cute autumn mice, too, right? This is an interesting color scheme, I think, and you did a good job with it.
    Travel? Lots of places I haven't been. Maybe to Provence, or Tuscany.

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  13. Such a cute card! I Love MFT stamps :) I would jump on a plane back to Hawaii in a heartbeat if I could, although I wouldn't mind a trip to England and Scotland either...

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  14. MFT has the best products, especially die cuts! Cute as ever card! What a fun celebration here with you! :)

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  15. so so cute!!!! love the xstitch dies, and those bears omg!

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  16. Love mft and this card is so cute!!! I would love to go to Europe and just travel to lots of different countries!

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  17. I would love to go to South Pacific islands

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  18. Beautiful card!! I'd love to go to Switzerland.
    -Berina
    Moxie Craftie

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  19. Love your card. I would love to travel to Ireland and see if I can find relatives:) Thanks for your giveaway.

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  20. Adorable card. i would like to go to Alaska.

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  21. Your card is awww-dorable. Thanks for sharing.
    I would loVe to visit England with my daughter.
    Crafty hugs,
    Dawn
    DesignsbyDragonfly.blogspot

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  22. Cute, cute, cute! I want to travel to Hawaii and Australia.

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  23. BEARY CUTE card Heather!!!
    Your bears are ADORABLE, FABULOUS colour combo, colouring and layers!!!
    Anywhere? I would go to Southern California to visit my baby brother and his family :)
    THANK YOU for sharing your INKY INSPIRATION and the chance to win!!!

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  24. Super cute card. The faux stitches is very nice.

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  25. Adorable bears!
    I love MFT, too! So far you've hit on all my favorite manufacturers!
    Hmmm... free ticket... I'd hit my wishlist: Hawaii (beaches, waterfalls and volcanoes), Africa (wildlife), China.(those gorgeous mountains and pandas), New Zealand and Australia (scenery & Koalas) then I'd revisit my fav: Iguazu Falls, Brazil!

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  26. So adorable. Bears make me happy. Heather your card is so cute.

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  27. Adorable, as always you mix patterns and layers in the most unique and creative ways, tweaking sketches beautifully, Heather! I'd have to choose Alaska since that's where my family are and of course all that beautiful fresh clean air and gorgeous scenery!

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  28. I live in New Zealand and have been to New York City twice myself but would love to take the kids there one day, they would have so much fun!!!!!

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  29. ADORABLE card! I really love this set!

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  30. What an cute card! Love your coloring.
    I would go to China if I could go traveling right now :)

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  32. Absolutely adorable card ...love everything about it ..My dream destination is of course Italy :)

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  33. This card is so sweet! I love how you used the challenge colors and it's just the cutest scene! So glad you played along at MFT!

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  34. I think the image is adorable!! Awesome take on the sketch. I love the pretty colors. My favorite color is green. Totally cute & fun!
    Have a blessed day,
    Migdalia
    Crafting With Creative M

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  35. These bears are the cutest!! Love this card so much!!

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  36. These bears are the cutest!! Love this card so much!!

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  37. Cute card... I want to go to Hawaii!

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  38. this is a beary special card.
    Love the bears.
    thanks for sharing.

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  39. I really just want to travel back to Walt Disney World :)

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  40. That is so very adorable! You are an amazing colorer!

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  41. If I could travel anywhere in the world it would have to be Australia!! I have met some wonderful gals on FB from Australia and would love to go meet them!!!

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  42. I would travel
    to some tropical
    island to rest in
    the sun and hear
    the ocean!
    Carla from Utah

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  43. I would travel
    to some tropical
    island to rest in
    the sun and hear
    the ocean!
    Carla from Utah

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  44. Awww super cute card!
    I'd be away to visit New Zealand :)

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  45. I would love to be able to take my family to Hawaii!

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  46. Gorgeous colouring and I love all the sparkle you added! I'd really like to visit New Zealand one day.

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  47. I would like to visit australia or bora bora. Such a fun bear card.

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  48. Well I am a bit spoiled since I went to Paris this Summer. Next up I hope is England!

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  49. I'd love to go to Hawaii. My dad was there (and on other Pacific Islands) during WWII and fell in love with it.

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  50. These birthday bears are just the cutest!
    One day, I would love to travel to the U.S. ;-)

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  51. This is a delightful birthday card!. I would like to travel throughout the US and visit all my crafty friends and then I would like to pop over to Canada and visit my crafty friends there and then I would like to go to Australia and New Zealand and visit my friends there!

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  52. Cute card....love the bears!! I would love to go to Europe.

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  53. Cute card....love the bears!! I would love to go to Europe.

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