A SNSS RELEASE...A PKS CHALLENGE...AND A BLOG CANDY WINNER!!!!!

Good morning! WOW, there's a lot to put in one post this morning!! I today's post you will find a card I made for the Sweet -n Sassy Stamps new release, which is being held today. You'll find the newly released Punny Fruits and Veggies, along with the gorgeous Trees of the Field set both on the SNSS website, and ready for a new home among your favorite stamps. Please also note the special donation that will be given to Sarah Anderson's family with every purchase of the Trees of the Field set.

Secondly, we have a new challenge posted today on the Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge Blog. I'm so excited because the winner of the last challenge was announced this morning, and it was none other than my very dear and sweet friend, Kelli Santi!!! Woohooo!! This just proves, that if you play along, you're bound to win that fabulous prize sooner or later!! CONGRATULATIONS, Kelly!

And last, but certainly not least, the winner of my blog candy. Let me start by saying that I was overwhelmed with the response, and I would like to thank each and every one of you for your kind comments and support. Without you, the followers, I wouldn't even be here. It's your kind comments and support that give me the inspiration to keep going, and I thank you from the bottom of my very blessed heart!

There were 444 entries, and you had until midnight last night to enter for a chance to win. I decided that I would let Random.org choose the number at 11:00 a.m. CST this morning, since that was the first chance I've had to sit down and get organized. Are you ready??????

The LUCKY WINNER IS: #76 Melissa S. from Dayton, Ohio. Melissa, I will be contacting you shortly for your mailing address! CONGRATULATIONS to you, and thanks for entering!

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Here are your random numbers: 76

Timestamp: 2009-12-01 17:00:03 UTC

This card is my submission for this week's Peachy Keen Challenge. This challenge was a recipe, and we were to include, polka dots, stripes, a border, and an image. Be sure to check out the link to this challenge so that you can play along. YOU could be the next lucky winner!!!

This image is one of the newly released stamp sets from PKS. This adorable little guy is from the PK-328 Winter Greeting Card Set. If you were doing a little online shopping over the holiday weekend, you could have snagged this little fella free with your order, along with all of the other fabulous deals that Kathy was offering. Be sure to check the PKS website often for fabulous specials, and tons of inspiration!! I used my Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses paper pack for this card, and I even used the border that was included in the package for the border on this card. The image was colored with my SU inks and an aquapainter/blender pen. I distressed the edges of the cardstock and paper, the fur is mulberry paper that was dampened with water and plucked with that wonderful Paula's Plucker that can also be found at PKS. What a wonderful little tool that is! I found myself at a complete loss for something polka dotted, because all of my ribbon was the wrong color. Well, after I thought about it a bit, I decided that I would try coloring my red polka dotted ribbon with a burgundy marker, and it worked like a charm. I've colored white ribbon before, but never colored ribbon, so I was unsure about what I would end up with. As it turns out, it worked fantastically! I finished the embellishments off with some Hodpodge Hardware, and a sentiment from my Stampin' Up! Teeny Tiny Wishes set.

This fun little pear card was made with the newly released Punny Fruits and Veggies stamp set from Sweet-n-Sassy Stamps. There are so many wonderful little images to choose from in this set, along with coordinating sentiments. These would make such cute little valentines, or note cards, and they would be great for use with recipe pages. Such a versatile set of stamps for a great price, so be sure to stop by the SNSS website and be one of the first to add these little cuties to your collection! I "peared" (punny, huh?) this adorable image up with some of my favorite Basic Grey Porceline paper, and punched the edges with my new EK Success scroll edge punch. For the finishing touch, I added the pretty organza ribbon, and the last of my favorite green pearls. I got some great inspiration for the sketch from a past sketch challenge on SCS. Ya gotta love those challenges, right? I've got some more fun projects to share with you using this set, so please stay tuned!!

Well, I think this is all I have for you today. We've covered a lot of territory in today's post, and I feel like I've done some marathon typing. Thank you so much for stopping by, and thanks again to all of you who entered to win my blog candy. I've already started putting things away for the next big give away, which will be my blogiversary in February, when more yummy goodies will be up for grabs. Have a glorious day, my stamping friends. May God bless and keep you, and HAPPY STAMPING!!

Love ya,