Jessica's Craft Shaque

Sunday, June 10

New Blog Linky Party at My Crafting Channel ♪ ♫ ♪ Happy Birthday ♪ ♫ ♪

Well, I pushed on....and finally made it to

my craft table to create.

I dusted off my Big Shot,

gathered up some

Core'dinations Pearls papers,

my Pink By Design stamps

and a few

embellishments.

Then I got to creating!!!!

I came across a fun new
Linky Party

at
My Crafting Channel

and wanted to join in the fun.

The New Blog Linky Party
is a way for
new and somewhat new Bloggers
to get to more exposure

and find new inspiration!

If you want to join in,
be sure to stop over to My Crafting Channel and
the Linky is provided
at the bottom of this post as well!

AND......while you are there,
check out the fabulous
Giveaway MCC is hosting
with
a chance to win
a
*****$150.00 Gift Card*****

when she reaches
250 followers!

So pull your friends in, whisper or shout in the ears,
and start spreading the news!!!

The current June Color Challenge

A Homespun Affair

was quite intriguing

when I first

feasted my eyes upon

it at the

Premier Edition Release

of A Homespun Affair

eMagazine

June 1st

Check out this color palette . . .


Salmon, Yellow, & Pink

I also was eager to play along in the

1st ever "Ink it Pink"

Challenge

at the Pink By Design Blog

This challenge is to use your Pink By Desing sentiments

to create a background on your project!

Fun, right?!?!?!

So, without further ado . . .

Sorry for the glare, but this card stock,

REALLY SPARKLES!!!

List of items used:

Core'dinations Pearl card stock (pink and yellow)

Sentiment stamp: Pink By Design "Mini Wrappers"

Baby Pink Crinkle Ribbon by 3 Girl JAM

Chipboard flowers by me & my BIG ideas

Embossing folders: Sizzix Birthday set and TH Swirls

Other papers: DCWV Luxury Stack

Keep Crafting

:O)

Jessica

Saturday, June 9

♪ ♫ ♪ BLOG HOP WINNER ♪ ♫ ♪ 3 Girl JAM Red, White & Blue

It is now

time

to announce

the

WINNER

my blog Candy

(6 Imaginisce stamps)

from

the

3 Girl JAM

Red

White

and

Blue

BLOG HOP

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪

and

out of 68 visitors

Random Number Generator

picked

52
Random numbers generated Jun 9 2012 at 14:19:46 by www.psychicscience.org

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪

CONGRATULATIONS

Georgiana

Carson's Creations

she said

Your layout looking good! Love the ribbon flowers.

Georgiana Carson's Creations June 7, 2012 5:56 AM

Georgiana, Please send me an emailat strgazrblueyes22477{yahoo}com

with

your mailing address

and

Blog Hop Winner in the subject line!

Keep Crafting

:O)

Jessica

Wednesday, June 6

Quick Card for Chick Challenge #33, Stripes for Unity, CAS at Outlawz

If you are looking for the 3 Girl JAM Blog Hop . . . go HERE

If you are looking for ways to enter the *500* Follower Giveaway . . . go HERE

For all other Past Posts . . .have a Peek About!!

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I was down to the wire to

get my card finished using the

ever so fabulous sketch

by Heather F.

at Chick Challenges {with Ippity} #33

If you haven't visited Heather's blog, go see her here:

www.papercrafteranonymous.com

and be sure

to peek in at her {ippity} blog, too

www.iheartippity.com

Here is the fun sketch I used:

Diana at DL. Art hosts such wonderful
Thankful Thursday Challenges
and for the 5/31/12 - 6/16/12 challenge
you are to make a
Scrap Card.

So I got out my scraps!

I also dug through all of my scraps for as many

papers I could find that had stripes so

I could play along in the current

Unity Challenge - Stripes

I also knew I wanted to use the balloons and sentiment

from the Unity May 2012 Kit of the Month

{LOVE in an INSTANT}

As I was finding scraps, I found a very joyful scheme of

colors to also play

in the Sunday CAS challenge at the Outlawz - CAS060312

Here is my finished card:

I used:

tan card stock by Recollections

dp is MME - Wild Asparagus

Aqua Splash - 3 Girl JAM crinkle ribbon

recollections pop foam

scalloped half circle cut using Lacy Labels

on white card stock then inked with

TH Distress ink - Vintage Photo

Keep Crafting

:O)

Jessica

3 Girl JAM: Red, White, and Blue Blog Hop

Welcome to the

This hop is to introduce you to the new Red, White, and Blue 3 color bundle.

Price will be $5.99for 12 yards total of delicious ribbon.

This is a limited run bundle and when it's gone, it's gone. :)

If you have arrived here from the sweet and ever so talented, Zeni, then you are in the right place. If you just happened to visit and want to start at the beginning,
be sure to head to 3 Girl JAM.

All of the DT were gifted the fun R,W,&B bundle to play
with and to show off the wonderful things that can be
done on your projects
using 3 Girl JAM Crinkle Ribbon.

BLOG CANDY from 3 Girl JAM

One 3 Girl JAM follower will be chosen
from the comments below to win the new
Red, White, and Blue Bundle.

Another 3 Girl JAM follower
from the comments below will win
a 6 piece Twine Sampler Pack!

One person who "Likes" our Facebook Page
and leaves a comment will win
the fabulous "Days Like This"
stamp set from Pink by Design!

AND Finally...

One random person who
Hops through and leaves some love
(by way of a comment)
at each stop
will win the Grand Prize
of a
$25.00 voucher to the 3 Girl JAM store
AND
the Cricut Lite Cartridge
"Block Party".

All of the 3 Girl Jam products
are truly some of my favorite, "go-to"
embellishments.
You can use them all in so many different ways!

I really enjoy using the crinkle ribbon to make Spider Roses
like you see here!!!

I was also able to try something new with my 3 Girl JAM Crinkle Ribbon.
I was really inspired by
"The Lasting Memories" ~ Layout Challenge #91
Fancy Folds
and so happy to see that the challenge
was accompanied by an inspirational sketch to use
if you decided you needed some "extra Mojo"

As soon as I saw the fun "frills" to the left of the top photo slot, I knew instantly
that I would use my

3 Girl JAM Red, White, and Blue Bundle

to mimic this part of the sketch!!

Here is the entire layout:

Layout Ingredients:

White card stock base, with border created by
randomly stamping around the edges with one of the background
stamps available in
the Unity Stamp Co. set - Bitty Background.
I also used this set for the hand pleated trim next to the journal tag
and for the pattern you see on the handmade rosette flower.
The journal tag was created by stamping
the {Ippity} Book It stamp
onto card stock then embossing with Opaque powder.
The die cut striped dp is from a dollar pack I got a long time ago.
Other papers used were all from my scraps!
The sun stamp you see on the strip behind the photos is from the
Unity Stamp Co. April Kit of the Month {FOLLOW your own}.

I decided to use as many stripes as possible
to also be able to enter my layout
into the May Stripes Challenge @ Unity.

I hope you are enjoying the Hop so far

and are gaining some new ideas of how to use the

fabulous ribbon from 3 Girl JAM.

It is now time to head over to
see what the glamorous Ashley has in store for you!

Just in case you get lost somewhere along the way, here is the lineup!
3 Girl JAM - http://3girljam.blogspot.com/
Carri: AKA ABusyBee - http://doubleclickconnections.blogspot.com/
Gloria: Oma's Crafts - http://www.omascrafts.com
Avery: Iowa Craft Girl - http://iowacraftgirl.blogspot.com/
Zeni: Scrappy Zeni - http://www.scrappyzeni.com/

Jessica S: Jessica's Craft Shaque - http://jessicascraftshaque.blogspot.com
Ashley: The Glamorous Side of Scrapping - http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com/
Mackenzie: Cheese and Crafters - http://cheeseandcrafters.blogspot.com/
Jovan: Cards By Jovan - http://www.cardsbyjovan.com/
Angie: The Crazy "Scrap" Lady - http://crazyscraplady-angelpie.blogspot.com/
Jessica E: Chick n Scrap - http://chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com
Julie: A Little Bit of Bling - http://jk-littlebitofbling.blogspot.com/

But wait....there is more....

I have BLOG CANDY too!!!

Are you still with me now?

One lucky Hopper, chosen at random from all
comments left on this post, will win
6 Imaginisce Snag 'Em Stamps
(the picture only shows 5, but I stumbled across
another one after taking the picture that would not
want to stray away from her dear friends. So there is in
fact a total of 6 stamps to be won)

HAPPY HOPPING

as always

Keep Crafting

:O)

Jessica

Tuesday, June 5

How to earn entries for the 500 Followers Celebration Reminder & Recap

With all the fun BUZZ going on

all over BlogLand

and

the Facebook Community

I wanted to be sure

everyone

gets ALL the ENTRIES

they can

to have a shot

at winning an amazing prize!

Unity Stamp Co. February2012

Kit of the Month

{lucky to have you}

Retail value $45.00

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Ways to earn entries:
~~Add my badge to your Blog sidebar - ONE ENTRY

R.S.V.P. for an amazing party at Julie's Open Window

Did you RSVP for Julie Ranae Murray's

awesome celebration next week?

If not, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR???

Julie is celebrating her 3rd Year Blogaversary

and reaching 1000 Followers.

Stop over, join the FB event page HERE

and follow her blog

Julie's Open Window

so you don't miss any of the fun.

Let her know Jessica Shelton sent you by!!!

Keep Crafting

:O)

Jessica

Sunday, June 3

♪ ♪ ♪ Be our Guest ♪ ♪ ♪ ANNOUCNEMENTS for Fresh Brewed Designs

****HAPPY SUNDAY CRAFTERS AND BLENDS****

I have a few ANNOUNCEMENTS to make!!

I am honored and feel quite privileged

to have been asked to join

the EVER SO TALENTED

group of ladies over at

Fresh Brewed Designs

to be a Guest during

some of their upcoming

Blog Hops and Stamp Releases!

Now, you can't see this, but just use your imagination:

I AM DOING CARTWHEELS because I am so excited!!!

I am ecstatic to join Heather Dennis , owner and artist,

and her wonderful Design Team and to get the opportunity

to show my wonderful Blends and Followers

how wonderful these stamps are!

Mark Your Calendars

ANNNNNDDDDDD.....

There is MORE

Fresh Brewed Designs

is celebrating their 400th follower at their blog

and

their 100th Challenge

So Hop over to the FBD Blog now and

become a follower.

If you are on Facebook,

Visit them at Fresh Brewed Designs there, too

so you can be sure

you aren't going to miss any

of the upcoming

events!

Be sure to let them know that Jessica sent you, just so they know

how honored I truly am to be joining them for the celebrations!!!

Wonderful prizes are up for grabs

YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS!!!

Keep Crafting

:O)

Jessica

Friday, June 1

400 is gone, can 500 be in sight soon? Unity Stamp Blog Candy

Happy Wednesday Shaque-ettes!

I am here today to offer a head's up,

to all of you who follow me and my creativity,

that I am already planning

500 follower celebration

here at

The Shaque!!!

I had so much fun during the 400 follower celebration

last month

and loved

everyone's enthusiasm

that joined

the party!

There are some

very fun things

planned over the next few months.

(see below for a list of some, not all,

upcoming events)

I wanted to get you engaged and

stopping by often so you don't miss anything.

What better way to do that,

than offer a some

fun

Blog Candy

for being a

loyal follower

here and at FB?

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I have a fabulous prize to offer one lucky person.

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Be sure to be on the lookout

here and at my FB fan page

for all the updates and news

about the celebration!

Also be sure to start sending over your friends often

so that the Shaque can reach *500* faster!

The sooner the goal is reached,

the sooner you will have a chance

to win

this fantastic Unity Stamp Company

Feb. 2012

Kit of the Month - {lucky to have you}

. . . a $45 value!

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I will also be sharing

some of the projects I have made

in the past

using a few of these stamps

from my very own {lucky to have you} Kit of the Month!

That way,

you can see

these fabulous stamps

in action!

The shares

will take place

at the Shaque on Facebook

every so often.

I already posted the

♥ 1st share ♥

and

the

♥ 2nd share ♥

earlier today

. . . head over now

to take a peek!

For the current *500 followers* celebration

and your chance to win

a $45 Unity Stamp Company

Kit of the Month,

I will offer one entry

to you

for making referrals to

my blog and FB page.

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Sooooooo,
For every person that you refer,

who stops by BOTH places and

tells me <Jane Smith> sent me, you get an entry!

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I am also offering entries for

activity here (comments on posts),

and for activity on the Facebook page as well!

The more you visit, the more entries you will get!

There will be other ways to

enter once

The Shaque gets closer to the *500* goal.

Everyone seemed to like

the "I Spy" game

and

there was

a tremendous turnout

of linked Crafty Challenge Projects

♥ Here's some quick links for sharing ♥
Blog:
http://jessicascraftshaque.blogspot.com/

FB Fan Page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jessicas-Craft-Shaque/188231201252510
♥ ! Feel free to share your thoughts ! ♥

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Upcoming events in and around The Shaque:

3 Girl JAM DT posts

Blog posts to help my sweet Blend Beckie

3 Girl JAM

Red, White, and Blue

Blog Hop on 6/6/12

and

"Well OWL Be"

Blog Hop with Heather Lynn

♥ I am so excited to get this celebration underway ♥

I really do love

having giveaways,

and without all of you, that

would not be possible!

THANKS

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

and as always

REMEMBER

Keep Crafting

:O)

Jessica

Thursday, May 31

Thank You using Flowers and One Leaf

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Be sure to peek about in case you missed any

of the fun posts, giveaway announcements, and Blog Hop announcements!

Then Mark your Calendars

and Join in the Fun

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This afternoon I was able to finish a card to play along in the

Get Hippity with Ippity

#21 - Flowers with a Leaf challenge
and will
be linking up to
Friends with Flair Friday as well !

I'm not overly ecstatic about my novice use

of the liquid pearls, but hope to get the hang

of using it the more I practice!

Base - Goldenrod Textured card stock

DP - Authentique Free Bird Collection (dbl sided)

Stamp - flowers and flower pot from Rockin' it Unity Style KOM (03/10)

sentiment (from Unity goody bag)

Ink - Vintage Photo

Embossing Powder - Antique Linen

Twine - doodlebug designs

also used Liquid Pearls, Folk Art Acrylic paint, and TH distress tool

Keep Crafting

:O)

Jessica

Helping Beckie at Just B Creative Crazy and Praying for Marisa!

I am so blessed to be able
to share blogs
with my sweet Blend

Beckie of Just B Creative Crazy
again today.

A lot of times when I think of Beckie, I think
of all the cards she has made
that are Uplifting and Put a Smile on your Face!

I only hope that she is experiencing ALL positive "side effects"
during her move.
Hugs Beckie!!!

Today I am also blessed to take part in
a Card Drive that I found on a
friend from HS's Facebook Wall!
Thanks Shalin for announcing this today!
The cards will
be mailed to a sweet young
girl by the name of
Marisa Kay
at the Akron Children's Hospital.
Please feel free to visit
Marisa's FB page to read more
about her unique story
and to get involved in sending
your Get Well Wishes!

If you are interested in mailing a card
to Marisa Kay, here is the mailing address
Marisa Vincent
1 Perkins Square
Akron, OH 44302
Floor 3 Room 3631
You can also take time to create an eCard
and send it directly to the hospital, too.
Here is the link for that
Akron Children's Hospital eCard

And here is my

card to send to this sweet little girl!

The card was created using the following:
Base - Navy textured card stock (4x4)

Sun image - Unity KOM {FOLLOW your own}

TH Distress Ink (Barn Door)
fussy cut and reduced size to fit in corner of card

Whale - Create A Critter cartridge (2 1/2")

Sentiment - Splash-tastic Summer by K. Andrew Designs

inked with VersaMagic Cloud White and embossed with Whispers Opaque embossing powder

Waves - created using a broken piece of a wooden doll house (my kids demolished it, but I knew I would find a use for the roof top pieces...LOL)

Sprayed it with Krylon Glitter Blast - Twilight Sky

Bow - Twinery Twine (charcoal)

This card was made for the sole purpose of helping others!

No challenges will be entered with this card, but it is sure

to make me feel like a winner, knowing

I helped Beckie at her Blog

and helped Marisa by making her smile!

Keep Crafting

:O)

Jessica

Tuesday, May 29

All who wander are not lost . . . using 3 Girl JAM Crinkle Ribbon

Happy Tuesday Crafty Blends!!!

Today is my day to share
the fun I had
playing with my
3 Girl JAM Crinkle Ribbon!!!

I truly can't believe that

the entire month of May

has flown by so quickly.

With the month of June upon our doorsteps,

I begin to think of Summer Fun.

Kids laughing and playing in the sprinkler,
Bike Rides, Picnics in the Park,
and
Relaxing days at the beach . . .

With that in mind, I played with some
fun summery colors on this card. I stepped out of my comfort
zone a little with the color palette I worked with, but
all in all, I feel that I captured my summer idea.

I hope you enjoy peeking at it!

I used the wonderful
Ice Blue, Sunflower Yellow, and Holly Berry
3 Girl JAM crinkle ribbon

And, if you need to stock up
on all your favorite colors
place an order today!

I also enjoyed inking up some Unity Stamps that
I hadn't gotten to use yet.
I used:
Bicycle - Aug 2009 KOM following my heart
Bicycle background - Apr 2012 KOM {FOLLOW your own}
Sentiment - Travel Notes by Simple Stories

I played with

Aletha's sketch at Chick Challenges

Keep Crafting

:O)

Jessica

Thursday, May 24

*PRIZE ALERT** "Well OWL Be" Blog Hop ~ June 22

It is my Great Pleasure

to announce

to you

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Heather Lynn

Random Recipes, Paper Crafts, and Photos by HL

is hosting

her 1st Blog Hop

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So take a minute
to stop by
her blog
to read the
Announcement Post
and become a new follower
so you don't miss the Hop
and to
peek at all of her wonderful creations
she has shared at her blog.

Heather and I became friends in an
Ohio Scrappers
group on Facebook a few short months ago.
It was almost as if we knew each other from birth.
She is super talented and super funny.
If we miss a day of not chatting, I really miss her.

The lineup for the Hop is FANTASTIC
and trust me, you don't want to miss out!
Fun Prizes will be Awarded, too.
Mark You Calendars NOW!

********want a chance to WIN a PRIZE?*******
Feel free to grab this blinkie and/or code
to add to your blog to spread the word!
Stop Back here at this post and tell me you did!
For everyone who shares the blinkie on their blog,
I will enter you into a drawing to win
2 Itty Bitty Stamps
by Unity Stamp Company

Here are the 2 Stamps to be WON!!!!

AND

Here is the image to add to your sidebar:

And, here is the HTML code:
<a href="http://heathernovinger.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t72/strgazrblueyes22477/WellOWLBeHopButton3.jpg" width="155 height="155" border="0" alt="WellOWLBeHopButton3"></a>

BE SURE TO STOP BACK AND TELL ME YOU
SHARED SO I CAN COUNT YOU IN THE DRAWING

Keep Crafting

:O)

Jessica

Helping out My Sweet Blend Beckie - Just B Creative Crazy

I simply ADORE all of my wonderful

Blends

here in Crafty Blog Land!

Beckie of Just B Creative Crazy

and I connected a while ago,

and I am honored to call her my dear Friend

as well as my sweet Blend!

When she asked if I would interested

in helping

her keep her Blog Breathing

during a move she embarking

on, I didn't hesitate to say YES!!!

I really feel bad that she can't get to her crafty

supplies right now, and when I received this

wonderful Itty Bitty stamp from

another sweet Blend~Jessica Esch

I knew instantly

that I would use it to create a card

for sweet Beckie!

The card was created by cutting

an 8 1/2x11 piece of card stock

to measure 5 1/2 x 4 1/4

(scored and folded along the 5 1/2 width)

Then I cut the dp to measure 5 1/4 x 4

I stamped the balloon image then heat embossed with white powder

The sentiment is stamped on white card stock using

VersaMagic-Sea Breeze

I will be entering this card into

Unity Opportunity - Ippity challenge

Stamp on Designer Paper

Keep Crafting

:O)

Jessica

Tuesday, May 22

A Crafter's and/or Stamper's Dream Candy

My sweet Blend,

Candy of Candy's Craft Corner

is celebrating

her upcoming

BLOGAVERSARY

on June 27th

Candy is an amazing artist with a huge heart.

It is always a pleasure to visit her blog

and see what

she has created next.

I love peeking in at her blog to see her amazing
projects she creates
for her Design Team posts at
Die Cuttin' Divas
and her coloring skills are exceptional and top notch!
Although she doesn't design for My Craft Spot anymore,
this is where our friendship blossomed.
As I would visit for the challenges, I always adored
seeing her projects as a Design Team Member!

She always leaves the most
darling comments for me to read
at my blog as well.

Candy, it has been an awesome journey
to follow you and your talent.
You deserve all the followers
you have at this point, and all those that
will join you in your future blogging journey!
I hope your Blogaversary is
BLESSED
with new friendships,
crafty inspiration,

and hope that you are showered

with all the
LOVE

you deserve sweetie.

HAPPY BLOGAVERSARY

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And, to celebrate, Candy is offering

an amazing prize package

at her blog.

She even did a cute video to show all

the goodies up close and personal!

Here is the huge haul of
Candy from Candy!

Keep Crafting

:O)

Jessica

Monday, May 21

Makin' It To The Mailbox Mondays #17 {MITTMM17}

Please be sure to scroll down for more posts that you may have missed!!!!

Welcome to the 17th Post for

Makin' it to the Mailbox Mondays!

I fell a bit behind on posting
the weekly installments with
all of the celebrations that have
been taking place.
But I wouldn't dream on stopping these posts as they are
a way for me to show
my SINCERE appreciation
and THANKS!

You are the people involved in

Magic of Making My Day!!!

I want to take this opportunity to shout a huge

to all of you who have shown me your kindness and your generosity.

I hope you will take the opportunity to visit
all of the wonderful and talented bloggers
that I mention with each MITTMM Post,
to see their beautiful creations,
wonderful generosity,
and fabulous inspiration.
Those of you who know me,
know I wouldn't steer you in the wrong direction.

There is so much to see and all of these fine ARTISTS are just a click away!!!

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First up, I would like to say THANK YOU to my sweet Blend
Jessica Esch of Chick-n-Scrap
Since she and I connected, we refer to each other as Jessica and the Other Jessica
and I am so Happy to have met her.
She is super uber talented and
always fun to talk to.
She is a regular visitor at my blog and FB page

and a DT sister on the 3 Girl JAM Design Team.

Well, she was shopping online after a fun win she had and
took it upon herself to order me some Itty Bitty stamps by Unity because
she knows how fanatical I am about their products.
This was a "Just Because" gesture
and I was so emotional over her kindness and generosity
that I cried!

THANK YOU SO MUCH "The Other Jessica"
I LOVE that little birdie...so glittery and cute!!!
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Next Up, I would like to offer a sincere THANK YOU to
Teresa Collins and Xyron
Back in March, Teresa was having a fabulous giveaway at her blog

and 8 lucky winners were offered a Teresa Collins Xyron Sticker Maker.
I was ecstatic, over the moon excited to be a winner.

THANK YOU Teresa and Xyron !

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For the next shout out, I say THANK YOU to the
entire Team at My Craft Channel

They have tons of fun videos, tips, featured buys, and more
to feast your eyes upon every day.
I participated in the Sweeps Week Contests
back in March
and was happy to be a winner
of some fabulous Glitz Design Products

THANK YOU My Craft Channel and Glitz Design!
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I love to play in challenges as often as possible, there's a SHIOCKER, huh...LOL
I participated in the March Card Challenge
at Get Hippity with Ippity at The Crafters Cafe
and was chosen as
the random March Winner.

I won some random UNITY stamps! WOOT WOOT!
We all know how happy that made me :O)

THANK YOU SO SO MUCH goes to Aletha Jane and TCC!!!
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A sweet new friend I made in Blog Land,
Kathy of Kathy's Double K Krafts
was having a wonderful April Blog Candy Giveaway
for reaching 135 followers at her blog.
Kathy has amazing projects, and I highly recommend
stopping by to view her talent.

THANK YOU Kathy!!!
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I won this fabulous handmade box to keep some goodies in

and a great assortment of fabulous goodies.
Love those Lilies!!!

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A sweet friend of mine from High School
here in Ohio, Billie Hackett, is a
very talented jewelry designer.
She and I reconnected on Facebook a few years ago
and her skills have continued to grow over the last few years.
She was having a fabulous giveaway at her FB Fan Page
for her Jewelry Designs at Amayeli.

I was happy to help refer some friends her way, and in turn, I won
this beautiful set of earrings.

THANK YOU Billie @ Amayeli!!
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If you are new to my blog, you may not have ever heard of
me speak about Mark Montano.
I found his Awesome Blog and FB page
a short while ago, and WOW, I MEAN WOW!
Now I have to visit daily for tons of eye candy.

Every couple of weeks, Mark joins efforts with Krylon Crafts
on his blog and on FB
for a giveaway called
GLITTER BLAST TUESDAY!

THANK YOU Mark Montano and Krylon Crafts!!!
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I WON this fabulous array of Glitter Spray Paint
by Krylon

and

this fabulous Vision Box Idea book
by
Mark Montano

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My last sincere THANK YOU this week goes out to the wonderful
Erica of Erica's Craft Room
and
My Cricut Craft Room Blog

Erica and the DT at the blog offer amazing
projects and fun themes for cards. They also
help you to understand your Cricut a little by
sharing projects using specific features each week.

For the month of April, Erica was hosting a fabulous giveaway to
win a Cricut Cake Machine.

I WON! I WON!! I WON!!!

I was so happy I cried for about an hour. I couldn't believe it.

My BFF, Teresa of skybluepinkcreations and I,
have discussed going into Cake Making and Party Planning
and this machine will help us on our new venture.

THANK YOU Erica!!
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I hope that if I have inadvertently left anyone out of this gracious THANK YOU, that you all know you are all included in my thoughts, past and present. Please, if you wish for me to do a shout out to you in a future Makin' it to the Mailbox Monday, don't hesitate to remind me of a prize you sent my way, and I will do my best to give you the credit you so rightfully deserve!!!

Also, if you would like to show off your own winnings, just title your post Makin' it to the Mailbox Monday and if I am your follower, I will gladly stop by to read it once I see it at my dashboard. Or, if you'd like, you can leave a link with your comment below. I would love to see the happiness that greets others in their Monday Mailboxes :O)

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