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Blog Candy Winner

Last week, I posted two card samples and asked you, my readers, to tell me which one you liked better.  You unanimously picked sample "B", which also turns out to be the version that I chose to use for my swaps at our last Demo Group Meeting.  And since it was so popular, it just might become the "make & take" card at my upcoming workshop on Saturday March 28th  :-)

As promised, I'm also giving away some Blog Candy--a selection of 12 sheets of 6x6" Designer Series Paper from the now-retired Patterns Pack.  To determine the winner, I used the www.random.org Random Sequence Generator.  And the winner is...

Comment #6: 

I like B. I find the horizontal stripe competes less with the focal image making it a well rounded design.

Posted by: Lori Kmiec | March 14, 2009 at 10:11 PM

Thanks to everyone for your feedback, and please feel free to keep commenting regularly on my other posts.  Lori, your prize will be in the mail tomorrow!

Share Your Opinion & Enter to Win

It's time for some Blog Candy!  I created two versions of a spring-themed card today, and I can't quite decide which one I like better.  Please use the comments section below to let me know which card you prefer ("A" on the left or "B" on the right), and you'll be entered to win.  The prize is a selection of 12 sheets of 6x6" Designer Series Paper from the now-retired Patterns Pack (a Hostess-Only item from one of our previous catalogs). 

Here are the cards in question:

These were created with the following supplies:

• Stamps:  Fun & Fast Notes, Sincere Salutations
• Ink:  Basic Black in pad; Bashful Blue, Pretty in Pink, So Saffron, Certainly Celery, & Sahara Sand markers.
• Paper:  So Saffron, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue, & Naturals White Card Stock; Delicate Dots Designer Series Paper (Sale-A-Bration Reward Item)
• Accessories:  Certainly Celery Poly-Twill Ribbon (from the Sale-A-Bration Ribbon Bundle), Pretty in Pink 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon (card on the left only)

I really do want a lot of opinions on this, so please leave your comment and encourage your friends to do the same.  I'll do the drawing for the Blog Candy in one week or when I reach 10 comments, whichever comes first.  And while you're at it, don't forget to "subscribe" to my blog using the links at the top right-hand corner so that you'll know when the winner is announced!

Thanks for your input!

One hundred?

The number 100 has a special significance for me today.  If you have a guess about why it's special, post a comment below and include your contact info (name & email address).  The first person to guess correctly will win a $10 "Stamp With Elissa" gift certificate good towards a Stampin' Up! merchandise purchase or registration for one of my classes.

Can't wait to hear your guesses!

Merry & Bright Snowman Card (And A Contest!)

Tonight I'd like to share another swap card from the Demonstrator meeting I went to last Friday.  This one is by Stephanie Stewart, and I love all of the little details she put into it.  Besides just the typical layering & stamping, Stephanie really made the mounds of snow stand out by popping one of the layers up on Stampin' Dimensionals and by subtly edging both snow layers with Bashful Blue sponging. 

Here's the full supply list:

• Stamps:  Merry & Bright, Snow Swirled
• Ink:  Pacific Point, Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Real Red
• Paper:  Pacific Point, Whisper White, Bashful Blue
• Accessories:  Sizzix Big Shot, Top Note Bigz Die, White Gel Pen, Stampin' Dimensionals, Stampin' Sponges, Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon

I'll be posting more sample cards every night this week, so keep your eye on my blog!  If you haven't already done so, please use the box at the top right-hand corner of my page to become a subscriber.  Then go ahead and post a comment to this post telling me you subscribed & letting me know a little about your stamping-scrapping-self.  If I can get 10 new subscribers (with comments) this week, then I'll draw a name for a $10 "Stamp With Elissa" Gift Certificate!

Support Arts & Scrappin' in Our Schools

A very cool website called DonorsChoose.org has set up a system where anyone with a website or blog can help raise money for some very worthy causes.  Classroom teachers from around the country submit proposals & budgets for special projects, and then donors can choose to support any project that piques their interest.

Since this is a stampin' & scrappin' blog, I've chosen to support projects with an art or scrapbooking theme.  These projects benefit kids in high poverty areas, so you know your money will be doing some real good.

If you'd like to help me support any or all of these projects, please visit my Giving Page.  And please encourage your friends to do the same!

Somebody Just Won a $10 "Stamp With Elissa" Gift Certificate!

You may remember my post last week about my vendor table at the Ring Around the Rosey Sale.  Among other things, I gave visitors the opportunity to sign up for my mailing list and raffled off a $10 Stamp With Elissa gift certificate.  Everyone's been waiting for the news, so I'm happy to announce that the lucky winner is...

<drumroll, please>

Abby M. from Muncie!

Abby will be receiving an email from me shortly to tell her how she can redeem her gift certificate.  Everyone else who signed up for my list will soon be receiving my October email newsletter (sometime today) and the Stampin' Up! Holiday Mini Catalog (in about 2 weeks when my order comes in). 

Thanks to everyone who entered, and I'll look forward to seeing you all again at my upcoming workshops & classes. 

Happy Stamping, Everyone!

Scrapbooking: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly

Raise your hand if you've ever "staged" photos for your scrapbook because you missed taking them during the original event.  What about buying an outfit to match the cute new designer paper you just bought?  Or going to great pains to crop an "ex" out of an otherwise-treasured photo?  If any of these sound familiar, then you'll probably enjoy this story about scrapbooking from Minessota Public Radio:

After you've had a good chuckle, leave me a comment telling me the craziest scrapbooking thing that YOU have ever done.  If I get at least 10 responses, I'll draw a name and award a $10 Stamp With Elissa gift certificate.  Can't wait to hear your stories!

Blog Candy: $10 Gift Certificate Winner

Back on July 8th, I posted a challenge to see how many new people I could get to post a comment to my blog.  Although I've had nearly a thousand visitors since then, I'm sad to say that only 6 people bothered to put their name into the hat.  The good news is that the ones who *did* comment now have a 1-in-6 chance of winning the $10 gift certificate!

To choose, I numbered each of the comments in order from earliest to latest, so MaryLynn's comment was #1, Siobhan's was #2, and so on.  Then I visited random.org and used the Sequence Generator to come up with a sequence that represents me "pulling names from a hat".  Here's the printout:

Random Sequence Generator

Here is your sequence:

• 3
• 5
• 6
• 1
• 2
• 4

Timestamp: 2008-07-21 02:11:54 UTC

The first number listed is the winner, which means that the gift certificate goes to comment #3, Sami Welch.  Seems like good timing, since Sami also has a workshop scheduled with me on August 3rd.

Congrats to Sami, and thanks to everyone else who took the time to comment!

Blog Candy: Win a $10 Gift Certificate!

Help me promote my blog and win a $10 gift certificate!  Simply post a comment here with your name & email address, then tell all of your friends to visit me at www.stampwithelissa.com

When your friends visit, ask them to post a comment here with THEIR name & email address, remembering to list you as the person who referred them.  You'll receive a raffle entry for your original comment, as well as for every new person you refer. 

The fine print:  This contest deadline has been extended until approximately 10pm EST on Saturday July 19, at which time I will "turn off" the comments for this post.  This contest is open only to legal residents of the United States and is void where prohibited.  The winner will receive one $10 gift certificate that can be used towards a merchandise purchase and/or shipping charges for any order of current or retired Stampin' Up! merchandise.  The gift certificate will be valid only through me, Elissa Moise, and not through Stampin' Up! or any other Demonstrator.  The winner will be notified by email.  I will not use posted email addresses for any other purpose, unless you specifically request to be contacted by me. 

So what are you waiting for?  Post your comments and share my web address now!  :-)

Hostess Set Raffle Winner

Congratulations to Lori K., winner of the Hostess Set Raffle from this past Saturday's "Fond Farewell" Workshop.  Lori chose the Level 1 set "A Little Bit of Happiness" as her prize.  Thanks to everyone who attended for making it a fun afternoon!

The card sample at left was created by Michelle VanWiggeren and shared on "Stampers Showcase" on the Demonstrator-only portion of the Stampin' Up! website.  Hopefully it will inspire Lori to make good use of her new stamps! 

If you covet this set for yourself, there's still time to earn it before the new catalog expires on August 10th. Simply host a "catalog workshop", where you show the catalog to your friends and collect orders.  If you reach the $150 mark (before tax & shipping), then you can choose this or any other Level 1 Hostess Set for your very own! 

Call or email me today to get started.