BLOG CANDY and A NEW "OLD" CARD

How would you like to win all the things shown above?

Well, I have decided to start giving away some blog candy- every week this month! That means there will be 5 winners of different packages of goodies. Read on and later in the post, I'll tell you how you can have a chance at winning the group of blog candy pictured here!

(You can click on the picture to enlarge it.)

But first, I'd like to share with you a card that I made this weekend:

I had so much fun making this!

I used many of the things that are among my favorites in my studio:

I started with Scripture for the words,

And used two pretty strips of lace

I punched out the butterfly image using some awesome antique sheet music

And adorned it with some pearls

And if you know me at all, you know the way I feel about flowers:

What would a card be without them?

And a lovely antique button to finish it off!

There you have it. My kind of card. I love cards with a Victorian or shabby/ vintage look. Always have. And they are sooo fun to make now that I have so many fun embellishments that

I have been collecting over the years. I am all about the details, and embellishments are my favorite way to get the look I am after. I love the fun of choosing the right thing to add, and things to pair with one another. Then when the colors and patterns come into play- along with the right image or the perfect sentiment or scripture, I feel that then I have really brought some creativity into the process and added a bit of myself to my project.

NOW, Did someone mention BLOG CANDY???

Oh yeah, I did! :-)

I can hardly believe it's August already! And August is a special month around here, as it is the month in which my eldest son was born. So, in honor of his upcoming birthday, I have decided to give presents not only to him, but to some of my blog followers as well!

I wish I could give gifts to everyone, so I will try to offer as many as possible. I considered doing a couple of rather large giveaways, but instead think it will be more fun to send a little happy mail out to as many people as possible.

So, every week this month, I will have a different box of blog candy to send to someone.

I won't make this difficult, but I will ask you to do a couple of things to be entered into the drawings:

#1 If you have not already done so, please become a follower of my blog, and leave a comment letting me know that you would like to be in the drawing. If you are already a follower, Thank you! Please just leave me a comment! :-)

#2 If you have a blog yourself, please mention my blog candy giveaway on your blog. If you do not have a blog, then please just tell someone about this. By phone, by email, whatever. I would just like a mention ;-)

That's all there is to it!

Next Sunday, a name will be picked. No fancy stuff here- I will just have my youngest child close her eyes and reach into a basket with everyone's names in it and pull one out!

I will post the name of the winner next Sunday, and I will also put a picture up of the following week's blog candy.

Thanks so much to all of you who stop by and leave me comments. I appreciate them more than I can say!

Items used on my "Old" card:

Stamps: ODBD Sing To The Lord; Ironworks Borders

Paper: SU! Bravo Burgundy, Kraft and Vellum c/s; background designer paper by Daisy D's; Vintage music book

Ink: Ranger Archival Jet Black; Tattered Rose Distress ink (for sponging)

Accessories/ Embellishments: Lace trims; Antique button; paper flowers; flat backed pearls; SU! Sizzix Beautiful Butterflies Bigz die; SU! distressing tool.