Post 2 for today!

This is the 2nd post for today - be sure to scroll down for the artwork post.

TWO announcements:

1. I just reached 100 Followers - YAY - so to celebrate, I will be randomly drawing one lucky Follower and sending them a little prize package. If you are not already a Follower, you can still join in the fun. Follow me on this blog or over at Are You on the Fence and I will draw a winner on July 10th.

2. Unscripted Sketches will be starting Christmas in July this Friday and you won't want to miss it! Something new every day all month long!

Hope you'll join us!!

Sketch Challenge and Blog Candy!

I was supposed to post on Friday my last daily artwork of the week and details on my birthday blog candy but somehow the day just got away from me. As did Saturday. So it's Sunday and I have not only the Corrosive Challenge for the week but also info on how you can win some goodies! But 1st, let's get to the Corrosive sketch challenge for this week:

This card was created with YOU in mind, all of my blog/online friends and followers. I appreciate you all and want you to know how much you inspire me to keep the creativity going. The sketch was perfect for this image from My Favorite Things. This is Who's That E-Girl and she might be me on the pc (except I don't have such shapely legs!) I paper pieced her skirt and die cut the 3 felt flowers to be the "circles" in the sketch.

We would love to see what you can do with the sketch so I hope you will join us at Corrosive this week!

Now on to the goodies. I promised last week that I would end my Birthday week with a chance to win some blog candy:

The package of goodies includes a Christmas stamp set and stamp mount from JustRite Stampers, 4 ink spots from Close To My Heart, the Peony Nestabilities die set, a package of flowers, some Autumn buttons from Papertrey Ink and a few yards of various ribbons.

Here's how to enter:

1. Sign up as a follower of this and/or the Ridiculous Lab blog. If you are already a follower of both blogs, please leave me a comment and let me know. (and thank you!)
2. To get a second chance to win, post the prize picture above on your blog, tell your readers about my give-away and link to this post.

The winner will be drawn on October 17 (in one week) so enter today! And thank you to everyone who has visited my blogs before, left me comments and enjoyed my artwork - I {heart} you!

Looking for some candy?

If you haven't been to Amy's blog, now is the perfect time to check it out! Why? Because she's giving away this:

AND this:

Who wouldn't want that?? Run over and check it out! Good luck!

Corrosive Cooking and Contest

This week at Corrosive Challenges, our theme is cooking. Now I didn't find any stamps that really said cooking to me so instead, I made some tags for my jars of homemade strawberry preserves that I like to make and give as little gifts. So while the project doesn't say cooking, the reason for the project comes from something made in the kitchen!

I created the tag by cutting the cardstock with a Large Labels Nestie die and then punching the bottom edge with a MS border punch. Across the middle of the tag, I stamped images from the Puckered Up Patterns set from My Time Made Easy. The colors are Rasberry Fizz (PTI), New England Ivy and Cocoa (CTMH). If you look closely you can see one of the images is a little "x" - reminds me of stitching. And check out how well that pinch coordinates with that image - love!  Anyhow, the berry and "made with love" circle image are from the Fruitful stamp set from PaperTrey Ink. I mounted the whole tag into dark brown cardstock and punched the top corners to match, added a little dark green crocheted trim and twine at the top to tie around a jar of yummy preserves!

Every summer I make a variety of freezer jams to have on hand through the year. These are so easy to make anyone can do it. The key is to start with a box of Certo. You should be able to find this in any large grocery store. The directions to a variety of jams and jellies are right inside the box. For strawberry, the only other ingredients needed are sugar, lemon juice and berries. Easy peasy, I tell ya!

So why not try your hand at a cooking themed project and link it up over at Corrosive Challenges by Janet. And maybe try some homemade freezer jam this summer too. You'll be so glad you did!

Now for the contest I mentioned. I would like to send this set of 4 tags to someone - and maybe an extra treat or two, just for fun! Here's how you can be entered in the drawing:
1. Leave me a comment.
2. Add information about my giveaway to a post on your blog - just be sure you leave me a comment so I know you added a link.
3. Become a follower of my blog and again, leave that comment so I know you signed up as a follower..

I will leave the contest open until next Saturday, June 5 at midnight and then will draw a winner. Hope you'll play along!

See you tomorrow for another H2H challenge!

It's a Gracie Blog Hop!

This week on Tuesday Throwdown with Sherrod Studio, we are revisiting the Gracie stamp set and having a hop! Our challenge this week from the hostess with the mostest, Ms. Leah, was to create our own patterned paper using this set. So we invite you to hop along with us, check out all of the great artwork the team came up with and then play along by creating your own background/patterned paper.....oh, and the best part? You might just win a fabulous blog candy package just by leaving a comment at the Sherrod Studio blog!!

What a great package of goodies, including the set we are using today - Gracie!

Here's my card:

I used the teddy image from the set and random stamped him using Memento brown ink onto kraft cardstock. I colored just a little of him (his tummy and a few other highlights in brown and his bow in red) and added a little white gel pen highlight to his tummy. I also stamped the sentiment Hugs 'n Kisses (also from this set) in white ink as well as a tiny heart (from a different set) in red ink.

I then cut a band of red cardstock that was punched along the top and bottom edges with a Martha Stewart punch and covered that with a piece of white/cream lace. The whole thing was mounted to a cream card base. And last but not least, I added the metal tags at the bottom with the "X" and the "O".

I think this would be a great Valentine's card for a special child - or anyone for that matter!

Here's the list of the rest of the DT so you can finish hopping:

Ceal
Dawn
Joseline
Kim
Leah
Mary

So get on hoppin'! And don't forget to leave a comment at the Sherrod Studio blog for a chance to win that prize package!! And remember, all stamps are still 40% off at Sherrod Studio so get them while you can at these ridiculously low prices!!

Until tomorrow -

A blog candy opportunity you shouldn't miss!

I just found out about this great opportunity to win a wonderful blog candy package - here's the details:

You have to enter by Dec. 20th
You can find the post here:  http://cardsbykerri.blogspot.com/2009/11/its-my-blogiversary.html
It's an almost $100 value!
AND Kerri's blog is super cute so you want to check it out just for the artwork!!

Here's the goodies she's got up for grabs:

Head on over and take a chance on winning (but remember who you heard it from when you get all these great items!  lol)