Another Milestone and Some Blog Candy

Hi, everyone! I realized a few days ago that I'd passed the 300 mark on followers and the 300,000 mark on visits to my blog!! Yowzas!!!! I didn't see that coming, LOL! I want to thank all of my loyal readers for visiting and for your always sweet comments. So, in order to do that, I've gotten together a few things to give away to one lucky visitor.  

The Rules 

Yeah, I know, they're a pain, but a necessary evil.

1. Leave a comment on this post 

2. You don't have to become a follower. I'd love for you to, of course, but really only if YOU want to :)

3. You MUST leave some way for me to get in touch with you if you win. That makes sense, right? I've tried this a couple of ways, and the way it works best for ME is for you to leave your email address in your comment. If you don't want to do that, I totally understand, but I don't have time to go looking for it, so you won't be eligible to win. It must be in plain sight in your comment. If you want to enter it like this: janedoe [at] whatever [dot] com that's fine, but it must be in the comment. Please don't email me and tell me this is a bad rule (yes, that did happen last time) because it is what it is ;-)

4. Commenting period ends at 11:59pm EST on January  26th. I will choose the winner on January 27th and notify him/her by email, requesting mailing address. If I don't hear back within 48 hours of email notification, I'll send one more email, and if I've not heard back within 24 hours of that email, I'll choose another winner, using the same procedure.

I'm trying to cover all bases up front here, so please bear with me--I have to make this easy for me ;-)  This is not a "contest", as my critic kept calling it the last time. It is simply a giveaway. I'm offering this stuff FREE to a randomly selected winner so I get to make the rules, KWIM? :)

Again, thank you all for your amazing support, and here's to another 300/300,000!

Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a winner!

Thanks for all the very sweet comments I received during my blogaversary giveaway!!! They are all very much appreciated! I also appreciate your visits and hope to keep you inspired for many more years.

Now for the winner. Drum roll, please!

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Result: 98

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I counted (and recounted and counted again) all of the qualifying entries and the 98th entry belongs to...

Just Jackie said... Google reader keeps me updated on all your creations. Congrats.

Congratulations, Jackie! I've just emailed Jackie so if I don't hear from her by noon on June 19 I'll choose another winner and announce it here on my blog.

Thanks again to everyone! From now on, I've decided to do my giveaways a little differently. You never know when I might have a little somethin' somethin' to share, so keep an eye out. I'm just sayin'...

Time to celebrate! Two Year Blogaversary Candy!

I mentioned last week that I'd reached my two year blogaversary and that I'd be offering up some blog candy to celebrate. So, today's the day!

Here are the rules:

1. Leave a comment on this post.
2. Be sure to leave your email addy in your comment so I can get in touch with you in the event you win. Failure to leave your email addy will disqualify you.
3. The winner must respond within 5 days of notification or I'll choose another winner.

That's it! You don't have to become a follower (unless you want to, of course, and I'd welcome you if you did), you don't have to give me your first born. Just leave a comment--and your email addy. Easy peasy :) I'll choose the winner with Random.org. Deadline is Sunday, June 13 at midnight EDT and I'll notify and announce the winner sometime Monday, June 14. Sorry, US folks only.

So, here's what you might win:


Thanks so much for all the comments/support/encouragement I've gotten over these two years--each and every one is treasured. I've made so many awesome friends through my blog and each and every one of them is treasured too. Thanks again for a wonderful two years!

We have a winner!

Yep, we have a winner for my milestone blog candy, chosen by Random.org!

I want to thank everyone for entering and a special thanks to those of you who left such sweet comments! I appreciate them so much! I got such a tremendous response, but so many comments didn't include an email address as I had requested, so unfortunately I couldn't count your entry :( That said, without further ado, the winner of my milestone blog candy is:

linedancer said...

I enjoyed your beautiful valentine, and pure innocence get well with bandaged bear! I look at your blog through my friend Frances who is Stamp Owl. Thanks for your inspiring cards! I'm Rosy Eckhardt yellowroses4us@aol.com

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Result: 1
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Believe me, I did a double take when the results came up as 1!! I've never had that happen, LOL, but the first comment with an email address wins the blog candy!

Congratulations, Rosy! I'll contact you by email later today to get your mailing address. Thanks again for the huge response and the very kind words, and I hope you'll all keep visiting!

I'll be back tomorrow with another Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge card. It's a fun challenge so you won't want to miss it!

A milestone!!!!!!!!!

ETA: I guess it's OK if I add another milestone to this post :) I just found out that I was chosen to be today's Featured Stamper at SCS!! What an incredible honor this is and I'm still taking it all in! Thanks to everyone for all the VERY kind comments and a special thanks to my awesome friend, Tammy.

A 100,000 hit milestone!! My counter rolled over 100,000 last Saturday, but as we were just getting started on MFT teasers for this last release, I decided to wait until today to start my celebration :) And, to show all of you who visit me how much I appreciate every visit and every sweet comment, I'm offering up some blog candy! To enter to win, just leave a comment. You don't have to work for it by answering a question, LOL! But you do have to leave me some way to get in touch with you if you win. If you don't, I'll have to pass over your comment when I'm putting the numbers through Random.org to chose a winner.

Here's what I'm offering some lucky visitor:



OK, let's get to it! I'll choose a winner next Sunday, February 14!

MFT Blog Hop Blog Candy Winner!

[If you're looking for my Stamp Simply card, please scroll down to the next post. Thanks!]

We have a winner!!! I removed the DT members from the running and did a Random.org number generation and came up with:

Result: 24

"Leslie Rodriguez said...

Wow, Barbara! What an awesome clock!! Note to self: buy a clock at Wal-Mart..."

Thanks, Leslie!!! And congratulations! You won!!! I'll be posting this on the MFT Forum at Splitcoast Stampers, too, but if you happen to see this first, email me so I can get your $10 gift voucher to the MFT store to you!

Blog candy winner!!!

Many thanks to everyone who left such nice comments!! I really appreciate all the kind words, and without further ado, here's the winner of my first blogaversary candy:

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Result: 30

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The winner is Carisse! Carisse said...

Congrats on your first year.Your talent is quite evident in your wonderful cards! art of heart told me about your site. Keep up the great work. Carisse

May 27, 2009 11:20 AM

Carisse, please email me your address and I'll get your candy out to you this week! If I don't hear from Carisse in 48 hours, I'll do another random drawing.

Thanks again to all of you for the very kind words! This has been fun, so I think I'll be doing more blog candy. BUT, I'm going to do it in a different way. I'll pick a date and, for example, decide that the 5th comment on that day will win a little prize. So, keep those comments coming--you never know when I might decide to spread a little love your way!