Attitude Makes a Difference!

I mentioned in yesterday's post (see below if you are here for the Hop(e) for Breast Cancer Awareness) that I was going to be focusing on Breast Cancer Awareness for the weekend.  I pulled out a Sunshine Stamps sentiment which can be found at the store (click the words Sunshine Stamps).  I think this sentiment is perfect for anyone going through a difficult situation.  I also created this for MMSC25 found HERE.  Sometimes I struggle with finding a card that I am happy with using these sketches- usually because they are so detailed and I am not, by nature, a detailed person on my cards- I like simple yet nice ones.  However, this sketch, while still detailed, allowed me to be simple as well and let the message shine.  So, thanks MMSC crew for your inspiration, thanks Sunshine for a fabulous sentiment, and thank you to all of you have had been touched by breast cancer in some way.

Recipe:

Stamp- Sunshine Stamps-Attitude

Paper- Pretty in Pink, Close to Cocoa, white

accessories- clip, ribbon (martha stewart and satin, pearls, punches, cuttlebug

The satin ribbon and pearls were purchased at LimeLIGHT.  Mandy is GREAT and super fast!  Great customer service!

Now, I was going to post this on Monday but I want to give a full week for you to post so I am going to post some blog candy now.  I will have the opportunity for three different candies.

Candy #1- 1-15 posts

This will be a pile of variety of dsp from SU to BG to anything in between, along with some buttons and ribbons.

Candy #2- 16-30 posts

This will be ribbon, embellishments, a few stamps, dsp, alterables, and three Sunshine Stamps images of your choice (my treat)

Candy #3- 31+ posts

This will be for a $15 gift certificate to the craft/stamp place of your choice.  It can be online or it can be a brick and mortar store such as M's, JA's, HL, or ACMoore (no Archivers here though).  

So, what do you have to do to get the candy?  Sunshine is looking for more quotes/verses/sentiments.  If you have any sentiments, quotes, or Bible verses that you would love to see available- post them here.  Now, from 1 post to 15 candy one will be offered.  If we get 16-30 posts candy one and two will be offered and if we get over 30- candy three will go in the mix also.  You have ONE WEEK- until Saturday, November 7, to post them.  Post as many as you like- one quote/verse per post please.  Also- if you post a Bible verse- please type it out in the version you like and post what version it is.  I, personally, use ESV and it's a bit different than say, NKJV.  Anyway, hope you will participate and I hope to get some pics of the blog candy up soon!

Short and Sweet and to the Point- Final Blog Candy (for now)

First, number chosen by random.org was......  #1 (Chrissy).  YAY!  Now for a surprise, I decided to do a second one also- this one was .... #5 (Janice).  Janice, you won a nip tacky tape (red) and an egg full of primas, dew drops, and ribbon (if that sounds good to you) and another surprise which I'll contact you about.

Now- the big candy.  I have thought and thought about this and here's what I have decided.  You will have the CHOICE of: $15 product at Limelight (your choice), $15 gift certificate to ATS, Stampin' Bella, Unity, or any other stamping company of your choice (not SU) that does online gift certificates.  If you choose the LL product I will go ahead and order it (I have stuff I want/need from there anyway).  Since it's a bit bigger I'll leave this up until Friday night 4/2/09 around 9 p.m. EST.  What do you have to do to be entered into this candy? 

1. Leave me a comment.  I JUST got the Top Note die from SU.  I want to see your favorite card (yours or someone else's) that uses this die!  This is a MUST.  I really want to see these cards!  If you haven't seen them- check out the Splitcoast gallery and link them up (and show them love in the gallery too).

2. IF you have a blog- link this up and let me know in a separate comment and you'll get a second entry- if you don't have a blog- let someone know about it and then let me know in a separate comment (this can be on SCS, PCP, in an email, etc.)

3. I'm going to work VERY hard to have a post with a card daily this week- now that things are back to a routine at school I feel like I should be able to do this.  Leave a comment on posts throughout the week and on Friday night at 9 P.M. EST I'll print them all out and draw one out of the hat.  And, you never know- I may have another surprise.  I want all comments on the cards- if you see something you think would look better- let me know, I'll try it!  

So, does that sound good?  I hope so- pass the word along to your friends!

Time for some Travel Snacks!

Okay- the time has come! You have listened to me ramble on and on about my trip. I had a productive evening yesterday (got my bookcase packed up) and this morning I got my Kindergarten classroom moved down to my new 1st grade classroom. I did some shopping today and got some happy mail. I also scored some great deals in Target's clearance section and with their "college" section. At Target in Indiana this week I found a great rug for my kitchen and it has turquoise in it which is one of my all time fave colors so I have decided to go with that color for my kitchen- well, Target's college line has turq./teal as one of the colors. Let's see- I didn't end up buying anything at JoAnn's but I did got to Michael's where I got some really fun ribbon (which I'm not sharing - at least not right now).

Here's the deal: Right now I have two sets of Travel Snacks. They are both a bit different- one is scrapbooking oriented (but can be used on cards) and the other is stamping oriented. They both include a candy bar from Romania. I will post pictures but here's the deal. For every 10 comments something extra goes into each pile. Remember I am moving and have a lot of unopened stuff just lying around here. I just keep thinking- surely someone can use it. Today is Friday so I will leave this open until Wednesday, July 11 at 10:00 pm. So, share this on your blogs, with your friends, etc., because the more people comment the more stuff there will be. So, here's what I want you to comment on- I have seen on several blogs lately where they want to hear fave movie lines- mine will be a twist on that. What do you like when you are creating? Absolute quiet, the tv going (with what show/movie), music blaring (what music)? To be eligible you MUST answer this question. Consider it an informal poll and I'll post the results next week too. The other thing is that I must have a way to contact you- if you don't have a blog where I could post a comment- leave your splitcoast name. If you are a subscriber you won't have to do this because you will get the update automatically. So, if you don't leave a way to contact you please make sure you bookmark and check back (which is how I do it- then I move those blogs to another folder and check them periodically). I will post a pic of the two travel snacks tonight (just as they start out- the extras will be a surprise). Have a great day!

ETA: These pictures took forever to attach. The first is the scrapbook "stuff", the second is the card "stuff", and the third is a surprise bag. All those who have subscribe (or do subscribe) will get a chance for this bag filled with all kinds of fun goodies!.

On the scrapbook candy we have 8 1/2 x 11 paper, an 8 x 8 scrapbook, some stickers that I bought two of, 2 Hobby Lobby idea magazines, some travel die cuts, favor boxes, and the Romanian candy.

On the card candy we have baby wipes (for the baby wipe technique), a pack of 8 coasters (to alter using the SCS tutorials), the favor boxes, a small silver ink pad, the badge holders (for the recent tutorial on scs), some bic pens (for maing beaded pens), a small composition notebook, brads, round flat marbles, and Romanian candy.

The bag- it remains a surprise!

Remember- these are just the starting points- for every 10 comments more "stuff" goes in (I have a whole pile already ready to go!). Thanks for stopping by!