It's A GIVEAWAY!!! sponsored by U Printing.com {CLOSED}

I know it doesn't happen often, but I have some super fun news for you today!

{Okay, hopefully the fun news happens often, it's the other part, that 's new and exciting...}

I'm hosting a giveaway, and not just any giveaway but one sponsored by the fantastic folks over at UPrinting.com

UPrinting is an online printing and marketing company specifically geared to help small business owners {like me!} get the word out about our businesses. 

But that's not all...

UPrinting.com offers letterhead options, envelope printing and other printing services that are great for not just small businesses but for any personalizing you could want-trust me, I asked!

 So if you've got the perfect holiday letter in mind...this giveaway is for you too!!!

Here's the goods:

500 pcs. Letterhead for One (1) winner

sized 5.5” x 8.5"

70lb Offset paper

Front Only Printing

4 Business Days Print Turnaround Time

*Free Shipping

Restrictions:

 *Limited to US residents

*18 years old and above only.

If you have won a Uprinting prize package in the past 6 months

you are not eligible to win this giveaway

Sounds pretty good, right? So how do you enter?

OH! SO EASY!!!

Just leave me a comment on this post telling me how you'd use the personalized letterhead.

Be sure to include a way to contact you in case you're the BIG WINNER!

Want an extra entry or three?

(Please leave a seperate comment for each entry)

**Become or let me know that you're a follower of Craft Goodies

**"LIKE" Uprinting on FACEBOOK

**Share this giveaway with your friends!

entries will be accepted until midnight CST on 9/4/11...

WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON MONDAY, SEPT. 5, 2011 

I can't wait to get mine! Good luck to all of you...

This giveaway is sponsored by UPrinting, no monetary compensation was given and I will receive letterhead printing service by hosting. Letterhead design and envelope printing is also available. Please visit UPrinting.com for more details.

T.G.I.F.-Thank GOODIES it's Friday #15 & The Market Giveaway!

I'm so excited for today! Not just because it's a TGIF party day but because I have a super fun Give-Away to go along with it! The amazingly talented Andy from over at Poppies at Playis giving one lucky Craft Goodies friend the run of her vinyl shop! The random winner will be able to choose any one item from her collection of vinyl decor.I don't envy the winner's decision because there is some seriously cute stuff to choose from... (White vinyl shown on blue background) ...you can also have this personalized! So fun for your little man......or your little lady!And so much more. Andy is great to work with, she's the only gal I order vinyl from. Entry is simple:1. Be a public follower of Craft Goodies!2. Check out The Market. Leave a comment letting me know what you'd pick if you're the winner!(please include a way to contact you)Extra Entry:Add a link to this week's party and you're in the running!That's it! Easy peasy!This giveaway opens today and will close next Thursday, May 5th at 11:59pm CST.The winner will be determined by random.org and announced at next week's TGIF Party. Speaking of parties, here we go!!! Time to shine and show off your talents.

Enter up to 4 links...



tips, ideas, recipes, projects, contests, giveaways, whatever, just share yourself with us! Visit others. Leave comments. PLEASE NO ETSY SHOPS! {Unless you offer a tutorial with the product} Grab a button from below and help spread the "GOOD" word!Come back again over the weekend and check out the links. Visit a few, comment a lot! We all need a little LOVE. Link will be open until 11:59pm Monday night.
**By linking you give me full permission to feature your links, tutorial, photos and blog giving credit back to you of course! 
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Thanks for stopping by and for joining the party! It's always more fun when you're here...

Happy Crafting!

Some Monday Deep Thoughts by Wendy Gardiner...

I don't know that these are really all that deep, but important none the less.. First and most important, a big-time THANKS to all you fantastic crafters that linked up to this weekend's party! So much amazing talent floating around out there. I am always inspired by what you share. Second, today's the last day to enter my Girl's Night Craft Pack Giveaway! If you haven't entered yet you've only got a few hours left! Be sure to check in tomorrow to see if you've won.    Did you check out this link posted on my sidebar?

 It's a new crafting contest themed after the game show "Minute to Win It!"
And guess what? I made the finals for the first season!!!Our season officially starts in March with the first series of challenges being posted on Monday 3/7.You can join in the fun by voting for your favorite projects and helping to determine the winner! While we're all busily prepping our first projects you can check out all the finalists-they are super awesome,
{and find out about entering for the second season-you can do it!}on the official blog site One Month to Win It And last, I have a super fun event to share with you... I'm teaming up with my best gal pal, {Melinda from Under My Umbrella} and three other fantastic bloggers {Krystal from Sassy Sanctuary, and Nicole and Candace from Crafty Sisters} to share with you an interactive crafting party! It will happen every month and we want you to play along. Watch for details coming soon as the first party will take place in March.You're not going to want to miss it!     Have a great Monday...

Tuesday Treats featuring...A BIG THANK YOU GIVEAWAY!!! {CLOSED}

Guess what day it is? It's a HAPPY day!!! A day to THANK all of you fantastic people out there that take the time to visit me each day. I have been amazed at the steady growth of this little blog. Overwhelmed by so many features on other blogs. Love that my little linky party continues to grow bigger each week. And I'm THRILLED at how nice you have all been-you make my heart happy! And then there's my shop. I was hoping to get a few sales every now and then to give me something to do-I haven't put me saw away yet! I recently topped 300 followers and am quickly closing in on 150 sales in my shop! I want to ...

I need to say THANK YOU!!! it couldn't happen without you.

So my question is, are you feeling...

I DO! Lucky to have you here.

To say thank you I want you to CELEBRATE too...

I will be giving away a Girl's Night Craft Pack to three fantastic followers!

{Who doesn't LOVE a Girl's night?}

 Craft Pack #1 will contain:

5 Rabbit Block Head Kits

Craft Pack #2 will contain...

5 Flower Pot Kits:

Craft Pack #3 will contain...

5 Leprechaun Block Head Kits:

So gather together a few of your besties and have a fun night on me!

Here's how to enter:

 This is a THANK YOU to my followers, so if you want to enter you have to be one!

Just leave a comment on this post letting me know if your a mature {I'm not liking the word "OLD"}

follower or a newbie! And then maybe a way to contact you  if you're one of the lucky winners...

That's it! Easy-peasy.

This giveaway will be open until Monday, Feb 21, at 11:59pm CST.

Winners will be announced next Tuesday, Feb 22!

Thanks again to you all! You are absolutely some of my favorite people!

Happy Crafting- 

Close To My Heart WINNER!

The winner of the Close To My Heart giveaway is..........

 

True Random Number Generator Min: Max: Result: 14 Powered by RANDOM.ORG

  Congratulations to Britany Betenson who said...

"I am now a follower of her blog "  

She also commented that she would love a new album!

Congrats again and enjoy your prize.

Please email me your contact info so that Sharesa can get your prize to you.

{All C.G. giveaway winners have 3 days to claim their prizes before another winner will be awarded}



   

Tuesday Treats featuring...Close to my Heart Giveaway! {CLOSED}

I am SO excited to introduce you to another one of my sponsors. If you are a scrapbooker this line of product might be very familiar to you, if not, let me introduce you to  Sharesa and Close To My HeartSharesa is an independent sales consultant for Close To my Heart and absolutely LOVES what she does! Close to my Heart is a company dedicated to helping you preserve and make memories through easy to accomplish layouts, cards and albums. The two are a perfect pair. To be honest, I had never used the product before Sharesa sent me some to play around with. I love scrapbook paper! I am a horrible scrapbooker, but oh do I love a pretty paper! I use it all the time. She sent me paper from the Wings collection.It is really beautiful paper! Bright and fun colors, full of  butterflies, damask, polka dots and the greens and blues are just the right shade to match my little girls {desperately in need of decorations} bedroom. I have a few projects to share with you tomorrow...

Close To My Heart’s product line is designed to accommodate the needs of novice and expert crafters alike. With scrapbooking products in Levels 1, 2, and 3, there is something for everyone at every stage of crafting, beginner to rock star.

I did some serious checking out of this company and really liked what I found. The stamp sets are fantastic{and acrylic}, the papers are beautiful {and double sided},

and they have some super ideas and projects to share.

Plus a digital page creator system that allows you to design your pages online using their papers and embellishments!

{You can check out Studio J here , play around with a page design for free by clicking on the "not ready to create an account" link} 

The Workshops On The Go are neat, they come with everything you need to complete several 12x12 page layouts, cards and projects to match! And the best part in my opinion-they come with an idea book that includes all the instructions for completing the projects!

 {Check out the pictures in this post, they all come from the Wings kit...}

  Sharesa is so excited to share this company and its products with us she is sponsoring a great giveaway.You can choose between receiving a Wings Workshop On The Go...The Wings Workshop on the Go comes with Wings level 2 paper packet (12 double sided patterned paper and 10 coordinating white core cardstocks), an exclusive stamp set to the kit, mini-medley accent in black (a collection of black embellishments) a spray pen and a workshop guide. Click the link to really check it out! orA $25 Credit toward the CTMH product of your choice!!! Pretty cool, huh? Here's what you need to do to enter: 

1. Click on the link above, look around, come back and leave me a comment...would you choose the workshop kit? If not, where would you spend the credit?

 2. Jump on over to Sharesa's Blog and become a follower. She is always posting projects featuring the CTMH line. You might find a great dose of inspiration!Come back and let me know about it! 3. Share, share, share! Tell a friend or two on facebook, twitter, or your blog. Leave me a comment and a link and you're in for enrty #3. That's it! 3 chances to win a prize full of possibilities. This giveaway will close at 11:59pm on Monday, January 31, 2011.The lucky winner will be announced on Tuesday, February 1!Good luck and Happy Crafting!

Re-Vamped Valentine Exchange!!!

It's time for another exchange party here at Craft Goodies!

If you missed out on the

Far-Away Friends Ornament Exchange, here's your second chance to join in the fun.{I think you'll be glad you do!} This time around I'll be hosting a Valentine exchange with a few added twists...First big twist, I've added a friend. I'm teaming up with Sarah from Scissors and a Whisk to bring you  "A Re-Vamped Valentine Exchange!"Second big twist, if you want to play along you'll be automatically entered into an exclusive "Exchangers Only Giveaway" {only participants in the exchange are eligible for this giveaway}Sponsored by:

and...

One participant will be selected to receive these little goodies:



Cupcake Pin Cushion from Hall or Nothing
Winner will receive 1 in the style of their choice!

and...



Finished Sweet {Heart} set from ...Well Good!



The winner will be announced on February 7th!
The twist? The winner's exchange partner will win a set too!!!
 Want a few extra ways to enter?
{Keep reading. They are listed after the entry rules...}

So what's a Re-vamped Valentine and how do you play?

Take an ordinary box of chocolates and re-design the lid-BAM! it's re-vamped!

Try an empty Pringles Can and redo the label and fill it with a sweet treat-Tada! that's re-vamped!

Have a super cute vintage valentine? Give it a new home on a handmade handbag and Voila! it's re-vamped!

Get the idea? Take something ordinary and make it extraordinary!

Here's how to play...

·         If you commit to participate in this exchange, you will need to make one Handmade Valentine for a new  friend and have it post marked by February 7, 2011. In return, you will receive one Handmade Valentine from a fellow new friend in the mail sometime in February.
{You DO NOT need a blog to participate just an email address!}

·          Email me at { wmgar@comcast.net } to officially sign up. Sign up will be open until
January 29, 2011.
I will then email you a participant's questionnaire to fill out and return to me.

·         After sign up closes, I will personally email you with your "Valentine Exchange Partner's" mailing address, email address, and questionnaire info.

·         Make a valentine for your assigned partner..

·         Have your gift post marked no later than February 7, 2011. It is very important that you have your gift post marked by February 7. If you can get your handmade gift in the mail earlier, that's even better! 

·         There is no skill level required. A handmade gift is always wonderful, no matter how technical it is! 

·         There is no price minimum on the handmade gift. If shipping costs are an issue, you can make a gift that is light weight and fits inside an envelope. 

·         I have no way of patrolling every one's participation....but usually, people are honest and do their part. I will send out email reminders. And with this exchange, you will have your partner's info so you can help remind them as needed ;o)

If you wish to play{come on! you know you want to} just drop me an email and you're in! You can also add the exchange button to your blog so others know how fun and completely awesome you are!


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So about those extra entries...
{Just leave me a comment on this post for each entry you complete}

1. Be or become a public follower of my blog.
2. Be or become a public follower of Scissors and a Whisk
3. Check out the sponsors! Visit the shops and let me know what you like...
Hall or Nothing
...Well Good!
4. Visit Brenda's Blog
{She's the amazing talent behind Hall or Nothing.
Her blog is beautiful, inspiring and very worth the trip. It's also one of my personal favorites!
You can have another entry if you choose to follow her as well.}
5. Get a friend to play along! Have them let me know you sent them in their entry email.

Okay, that's it! A lot of words to say
 "This Party's Gonna Rock!"
Can't wait to hear from you, remember sign ups are open until January 29, 2011.

Happy Crafting!

  

Barn Owl Primitives...via Little Miss Momma

TUESDAY TREAT...featuring Barn Owl Primitives I was cruising blogger-land Sunday night looking for my very first Tuesday Treat when I ran across this fantastic gem... and these... and these...  They are made by the very, very talented Kristi of Barn Owl Primitives.Each of her very unique and beautiful typography word art signs are hand painted and distressed-- she even does custom signs!You can read more about her and her story HERE. So do you want one? I know I do...head on over to Little Miss Momma and enter to win a $75 shop credit to Barn Owl Primitives!! Good luck to any of you that enter {including me!}Happy Crafting!

I Need You!!!

Trying a little something crazy today. And I need you to help, actually I need your help and want you to participate. I entered my "Generations Wreath" in a weekly contest over at Poppies at Play     This weeks theme is "Wreaths and Signs". The only entry rules are they have to be handmade. So if you've got one, go enter! {The winner gets their choice of vinyl from her shop.} If you don't have anything to enter, head on over there and check things out. You might find an idea or two and you get to vote for your favorite {like say maybe #33}.Next week's theme is teacher/neighbor gifts... If you enter let me know, I'd LOVE to check it out!

And the WINNERS are...

Congratulations go out to these 3 fantastic followers! Winners of the play sets from my new Itty Bitty Bakers Line  Baker's Delight Set Winner:Brooke Anna Wood Cookie Set Winner:Amy Snell Wood Sandwich Set Winner:Bobbie Mackey*Ladies, will you please email me your contact info sometime in the next 3 days! Otherwise I have to pass on the goodies to someone else!* Congrats to you and a BIG THANK YOU to all of you for your kind words and for helping me to spread the word! These items are available for purchase any time on the Itty Bitty Page as well as in my etsy shop! And remember today is the last day to enter the Ornament a Day give away-another WINNNER will be announced tomorrow!

New Line Give away & Etsy Shop Coupon! {CLOSED}

I am so thrilled to have my new line ready to go, I've been working on perfecting it for a while. I am in fact, so excited about it, I want to share it with as many people as I can.

I am going to give away...

 
1

Baker's Delight set,

{in the color of MY choice}

1 Wood Cookie set,
and 1 Wood Sandwich set!

Want to win one, here's what I need you to do...

Entry 1: Be sure you're a follower of my blog,

leave me a comment to tell me if your new here. Leave me a comment if you've been getting the goodies for a while. But you have to be a follower!

Entry 2: Share this post, share my blog,

share my Esty store, just share, share, share! Then leave me a comment on this post to let me know where you shared.

Entry 3: Place an order from me any time this weekend {11/25-11/29}

either through my Etsy Shop or here through my blog and

get an extra chance at FREE GOODIES!
{Use coupon code GREATGOODIES during Etsy checkout for 15% off your ENTIRE order! That's on top of the BUY 3 Get one kit FREE promo!}
 *Free item is lowest costing product and does not apply to group priced items*

I'll announce the winners on Tuesday!

An Ornament A Day & Giveaway!!! {CLOSED}

I am SO excited it's November! I love this time of year. And normally I would revel in everything fall, stretch it out the entire month-soak up every second of crispness! But not this year. This year I am thinking ahead! I am joining the rest of the retail world and moving into December. Okay, so maybe not that bad,but I am giving it a jump start. And here's why...

          

 Every December,my dear friend holds the most wonderful cookie/ornament exchange party ever! It is one of my favorite nights of the entire year. I have been in mourning since April when I found out I was moving away from her and her party. First I cried, then I got mad, then I cried a little more, and then I realized I still had to be a part of it somehow. Lightening struck about a month ago! I made myself wait until now to act on it, but I figured it out and I'm inviting all of you to be a part of it as well. So here's the G.M.P. {grand master plan!}...

In preparation for this I am going to feature a new ornament on this blog EVERY DAY of November! That's 30 ornaments! They will be fun, crazy, quick, easy, personalized, kid-friendly, you name it, you'll find it here this month. Some I will post as tutorials, others as kits that can be purchased, some that I've come across from other places and added my own twist to. Whatever they are, it's going to be fun.


The first good part is that at the end of the month

one of you is going to win 

ALL 30 ORNAMENTS!!!

 Yep, that's right-- all 30 ornaments, finished and ready for your tree come December. I'm making this one easy, to enter just leave a comment on this post. That's it, just share something. Share with us anything that makes this time of year magic to you.  The winner will be announced on December 1st. {That seems so far away right now but I know it will get here fast! So don't wait!}