Getting Cricky - Giveaway! (And inspiration)

Getting Cricky - We're Alright, Our Feet Are On The Solid

If you don't know K. Andrew of Getting Cricky then you are truly missing out! Like most of my bloggie friends, I have never actually "met" her, she's a "virtual" friend. You know, the kind that live in your computer? *hugging my computer because I love all my friends that live in here* Anyway, K. Andrew is one of the most inspiring crafters I've ever had the pleasure of coming in contact with. Her life is not perfect but it's perfect for her. She says she isn't a saint, although to the people that she inspires and helps everyday, I'm sure they totally disagree and believe she is, in fact, a saint! Her blog posts are truly amazing reads. She is very honest and very real and very sincere!

When I first started blogging back in January, K. Andrew was getting ready to move across the country so she hosted a Cricky Across the 50 Blog Hop. (Click the link to check out my submission). I found out about this blog hop and that's how I met K. Andrew. She was so sweet about letting me join the hop. I had no idea what I was doing but she was so helpful.

Anyway, this blog post wasn't supposed to be about how much I love to know K. Andrew, but I needed to take a moment to spotlight her and just let her know that she's a huge reason I keep crafting and I keep blogging. I really do just love her to pieces!

All that being said, she's having some amazing giveaways! This post in particular is about her giving away 6 different stamps from My Pink Stamper (who also just happens to be an enormous inspiration to me). Here are the details of this giveaway (taken directly from K's blog post).

"Little Pick Me Up Treats for today. I want to give away SIX different My Pink Stamper stamp sets today!
I'll pick 6 winners--all you have to do is leave me a comment and then GO share the word. Someone out there today needs to hear this message--help me share it today! Let's spread the word and love! Feel free to GRAB my blog candy pic above or blinkie and link at your blog/facebook if you so desire.
Have a GREAT weekend my friends; see you back here this weekend for a blog hop, and more fun stuff!"

You all need to go follow her wonderful greatness and check out the many other things she has going on over there including the release of her new stamp sets. You can find out about those by clicking this THIS LINK HERE.

Well, I hope you all have a fantastic day! Remember to share the love. I'm going to take my 7-year-old daughter into my craft room and cook up something crafty! I've totally been inspired. I will be back on later with our creations and bring you some pictures of what we created.

Thanks again to all my bloggie friends for your inspiration and creativity!

Much love and creativity,

Awesome Your Story Giveaway!

This is such a great giveaway!!! Cindy over at The Scrapping Room is doing a fabulous giveaway. You should hop on over there when you get a chance and check it out. You can get to the giveaway by clicking here! She is also giving away a couple more prizes. Check it out! It's awesome!

I'm entering, hope you will too!

Much love and creativity,

And the winner is...

As you know, over the weekend, I participated in a blog hop called Cricky Across The 50. It was so much fun! I had tons of participation from fellow bloggers and found a lot of new friends!!! I'm so grateful for you all! I went from 20 followers to over 140!!! How cool is that? I think I'm going to have to do a giveaway when I hit 150! Details on that later. But for now, per Random.org the winner of the Cricky Across The 50 blog hop winner is.....

Renae said...
I would have to say my favorite trip so far has been to Hawaii (the big island). If I make it back a second time, I want to see kuai.

TFS!

Renae, thanks for your comment. Check your email. Thank you so much for not only participating in the blog hop but posting a comment on my blog!! Happy Monday everyone!

And a great big THANK YOU to Kristal of Getting Cricky for having me be part of this blog hop! Safe travels for you and talk to ya soon!!!!

Followers Galore!

If you are looking for the Cricky Across the 50 Blog Hop, CLICK HERE.

Wow, whodda thunk that just by participating in a blog hop, I'd wind up with so many wonderful people that follow me? That is so exciting. I'm so happy that you all found my blog worthy of your follow considering it wasn't a requirement to win my blog candy!! So a great big fabulous THANK YOU to all of you wonderful followers for that!!! You are awesome. I read each and every single comment too and love what you all have to say!

I'm thinking that I will have a giveaway when I reach 150 followers. Not sure what it will be yet so just check back for details. I'm putting my thinking cap on for this one! I want it to be special! Stay tuned for details about that! Eeeeekkkk, doesn't that excite you too?

Anyway, the months of February and March are super busy for us. In February, I have 4 birthdays, one on the 18th, two on the 20th, and one on the 22nd. Then in March, I have a birthday on the 18th as well as my 11th Wedding Anniversary and then on the 28th is MY 37th Birthday! Whoo Hoo, 37, here I come. (I'm doing this whole new 'think positive' thing about getting older...it's a good thing, right? RIGHT???)

Here are a couple of cards I have done already that I'd like to share with you all. Hope you enjoy them as much as I do. For the record, I used SCAL and MTC for these. They are such great programs! :)

For this one, my 7-year-old daughter helped me with it. She loves working with me on these projects. She's my little Cricut helper!! :)

For both, I used cardstock paper and then patterned paper from DCVW. I used K&Company embellishments on this first one. On the second card, I used some flower embellishments that I cut with my Cricut and then some brads to keep them in place, giving them a dimensional look. I added ribbon for a nice finish!

For this cut, I used a free card design that I think I got a while back from The Free SVG Blog. If you have either the MTC program or the SCAL program, this blog is perfect for grabbing some of their awesome SVGs. They do amazing work over there! I download a lot of their SVGs.

Hope you all had a great Sunday and I will be sure to put up more pics when I get done with the rest of the cards I'm making!

Tell a friend Giveaway!

Hey everyone, I just wanted to invite you all over to Getting Cricky for her latest Tell-A-Friend Giveaway!

The way it works: You pop on over there and if you absolutely love her site, which I know you will if you love your Cricut, then follow her. Then leave her a comment on that post telling her how you heard about her and who sent ya! It's a win/win for us all.

Here's a quote from her blog regarding the giveaway:

Refer a friend thru a group, your blog, word of mouth (if you do this, you will go in the drawing for the BONUS giveaway). All your FRIEND has to do is become a follower, and leave a comment saying you referred them. How easy is that? Im thinking this will be a good one to try for--because I have 8 prizes and maybe more if this party gets hopping!

She's offering a bonus giveaway as well. Here's the info:

Bonus Giveaways--I so love and appreciate you all helping me spread the word about my little ol blog--so for every friend who says you referred them, I'm giving out BLING and MINI Stamp sets!

It's a great idea so pop on over there and tell her that Krystal from http://www.krystalskreativity.blogspot.com sent ya (copy/paste)

Thanks!!!

Cricky Across the 50 - Blog Hop! Come Join Us!

Hi everyone!

I'm so excited about this. I have never actually participated in a blog hop before so this is a first for me! I was surfing around the net this morning and I stumbled upon Getting Cricky with K. Andrews. She has an amazing site, I must say! Anyway, she is hosting a blog hop for all 50 states and has a great giveaway with it. She is taking volunteers to join in and represent the state of your choice. I emailed her just this morning to let her know that I'm in and I'd like to represent Arizona!

Here's how it works:

Starting on Friday, 02/11/2011, go to Getting Cricky with K. Andrews and then bounce around to all 50 states. Become a follower and leave a comment at each one. The hop runs until Sunday, 02/13/2011 and then winners will be drawn on Monday 01/14/2011. There will be a giveaway at each blog you bounce to.

Cricky Across the 50 Blog Hop Feb. 11 - 13!

I will post more details when I have them. For now, mark your calendars and get ready. It's gonna be so much fun!!! Be sure to tell your friends so they can get in on this adventure!!!

Can't wait to see you.