Enter To Win

Hi everyone! I have been busy spending time with some crafty ladies at yahoo group mini albums. I will be posting pictures and tutorials soon of all the new projects I have been working on. In the meantime, I wanted to start a monthly giveaway for followers of my blog. This month’s giveaway is valued at 99.00! It is the Art Philosophy Collection from Close to my Heart!

It can be yours free by following my social networks! To be eligible you must sign up on all 3 sites.

That is all there is to it! A winner will be chosen by Random.Org on May 30th, 2012.

Good Luck and Happy Scrappin’

PS- If you already subscribe, leave a comment on all sites referencing Art Philosophy in the comment form

Stop Stressing!!

Okay, Mother’s Day is officially close! If you have to mail anything out you may even be down to a 24 hour window. I have some great solutions to share with you.

How about a gift card from her favorite shopping store…not thoughtful enough? Ho

w bout cold hard cash?! I have always loved cold hard cash, but nothing says “I waited till the last minute” like the benjamins in a store bought card.

Something I saw over at “How Does She Do It?” blog, is an easy and thoughtful gift for Mom.

A Little Jar Of Sunshine

You can make this more elegant by adding more embellishments like lace and photos of kids or Grandkids. I like it as shown. Each piece of sunshine is wrapped in a personalized note. Pop over How Does She? to get follow the instructions for this wonderful gift idea! Tell em’ Kat sent ya!

While surfing around this morning I found a new favorite site to frequent. It is called- French Country Cottage, and I had to stop in just because of the name! Once inside, the author is talking about the same thing! Finding Mom a special gift for her day. But, this one is great because it involves, drumroll please- A Giveaway!!!! Yeah, another one! Of course I have vowed to my readers that any giveaways I encounter, I would pass them along. Here is the info for the The Rusted Chain Giveaway.

Love Grows Here

This happens to be what I would choose if I win! Remember to follow the instructions and leave a comment at French Country Cottage, like them on Facebook ,tweet about it on Twitter…that’s it! Not much work here.

As always, comments are always appreciated. Word of mouth helps too! Be sure and tell em’ where you heard about it.

Have a scrappin’ good day :)

I Love Giveaways!

Who doesn’t love a giveaway? Espescially when it lasts for a week! Kristin from Simply Klassic Home is celebrating her birthday by giving away some great gifts to her followers. To get in on this just visit/2012/05/announcing-birthday-bonanza-week-of.html” target=”_blank”> Kristin’s Simply Klassic Home ,and leave a comment, follow her on Twitter and like her on Facebook! That is all you need to do? How easy is that. While there, take a look at the giveaways as well as some wonderful recipes and more!

Vintage Wedding Card

Hi to everyone. My husband and me are attending a wedding this weekend, and I wanted to do a simple card. I found this great vintage graphic over at the “

Handmade Flowers

When I am lacking concentration, I usually turn to doing something that will keep my attention. For me, it is making flowers for cards, layouts and home decor. You almost always need flowers for embellishments so I make sure to a bunch at one time and keep my stash going.

I will be making a tutorial in the next few days so keep an eye on your inbox! Of course you must follow me to get the updates. Scroll down till you see the Linky Followers button, it is that easy.

Have a scrapping good day’

Kat