Fun and easy gift set

Hi and happy Monday!! I told you last week that I had some fun news to share today. Well, guess who's once again guest posting over on the DeNami Design blog...yup, it's me again!!

I made a simple little card and gift jar set that can be made in a jiffy and easily changed up for any season or occasion! Make sure to stop by to check it out. :)

Happenings - August 2013

Can you believe how fast July flew by??? I was busy from the 1st to the 31st...soooo much going on in my life...wow! August will see us sending the kiddos back to school and gearing up for the upcoming holidays...when is life supposed to slow down, lol??

So far August has been chock full of goodness for me. I've applied for the design team over at Sweet Stamp Shop and will be applying for the design team at The Shabby Tea Room this week.

I've entered a bunch of challenges in July...Paper Sweeties, The Shabby Tea Room, Sweet Stamp Shop, Jo'c Craft Shack, 10 minute Craft Dash. Some haven't announced results yet and some I've lost  but 2 of them I know I've won...WOO-HOO! As part of my winning, I was asked to guest design for a later challenge. :) That totally makes my day!!! Stop by for a visit at the Paper Sweeties blog. My card will be there with the DT's beautiful creations for their month long sketch challenge. And for the other one, I will have a card in the DT inspirational line up for this weeks challenge at The Shabby Tea Room.  What an honor...I'm totally on cloud 9 and all giddy over it!

I was also asked to participate in the big birthday over at Paper Sweeties...they turn 1 this month!! This past Friday, Saturday & Sunday they held 3 separate hops! Even Paulina from DeNami got in on the fun for Saturday's hop! She joined in on her personal blog, Pretty Pink Posh. Be sure to check all 3 days for a chance to win the entire upcoming August release. Here are the links to my posts with the whole list of participants.
Day #1   Day #2   Day #3

Also this month I will be not only visiting with Nami and the family at the Collinsville, Il show, but may be working in the booth!! I'm seriously dancing excitedly in my seat over that (poor little chair!)!!! Ohhh I can't wait!!!!

Speaking of shows, here's DeNami's list of places to see and be seen for August ;)

August 3 - 4	Heirloom Productions	Novi	MI
August 9 - 10	Stampaway USA	Cincinnati	OH
August 17 - 18	Rubber Stamp Events	Collinsville	IL

    I've heard from a couple of you gals that you visited with Nami in Novi...HOW FUN!

Don't forget that DeNami has moved into some new digs. They have a new address (PO Box) and phone number.

I do want to take a minute to say a very heartfelt thank you to all all of you gals. You truly are amazing and awesome and make my heart so filled with joy. Your comments and thoughts mean so much to me!! Last month I wrote a little story about encouragement. The idea behind my little heartfelt story was to show ya'll that even though I don't get picked for a magazine, win challenges, etc...I still keep trying. How yes, I feel bad, but it does not stop me. I wanted you to know that if you feel that way it's perfectly alright and well, that your in good company...you're not alone!! And what was the response to my little story....you guys cheered me on!! I was trying to cheer you on and here ya'll turned the tables on me! That was amazing and ya'll made me cry happy tears!! Soooo not fair of you! ;) Thank you so much!! I work very hard at bringing you this blog and the facebook page. The only pay or compensation of any kind I receive is knowing that you visit....I do it simply for the love of paper crafting. You gals really did make my day and for that I say a HUGE thank you from the very bottom of my heart!!

I had a wonderful birthday and appreciate all of you that helped me celebrate with my 2 give a ways! Again, you gals are so awesome!!

My first give a way was a little birthday card fun. I asked that you create any ole birthday card and just link it up on my blog post for a random picked winner to receive a $25.00 DeNami gift certificate. And the lucky random winner is.....

Here's Renee's card. I love the fun summer feel, most definitely for a July birthday!!

My 2nd give a way was a random comment pick on July's Tool Talk post. I picked our winner that following Friday as promised, however, the winner has yet to claim her prize. I'll give it until this Friday (8/9/2013), then pick a new random winner. That's only fair, right??

Random winner of the $15.00 Paper Sweeties gift certificate:

If ya'll just contact me at DenamiAddict @ yahoo dot com or message me through the Addict Facebook page I will get your gift certificate codes to you :)

Thank you to everyone that joined in and that wished me a happy birthday!

Well that's all that's "happening" this month. Stay tuned for lots of fun things coming this month...a little birdie told me there will be a new start to finish card video in August! ;)

Birthday catch up and the new DeNami release...

First off, I'd like to wish my sister, Pam, a very happy birthday!!! 2 out of 3 times our parents got it right...we can't help that our other sister was born in April so she isn't as special, ;) hehehe! Just kidding, I love my oldest sister to death, I owe her a lot since she protected me in school and introduced me to my hubby of 23 years!

 

Happy Wednesday everyone!! That stupid commercial with the camel walking around the office trying to get people to say it's hump day is officially playing in my mind...marketing strategy at it's best, lol!

 

July has been and still is being busy busy busy for me! I'm loving it though...what can I say ;) I like the crafty punishment!

 

Sooo many birthdays in July....

Just look at my calender and I haven't even listed one friends, an uncles, DeNami Addicts or MINE, lol! Whew, that's a lot of birthday cards to make!

 

 

 

To help celebrate DeNami Addict's and my birthdays I'm having TWO fun give a ways! I wanted to do something a little different, so I thought for the first give a way I'd have you really join in and make what else...a birthday card! At the end of the month I will use a random number generator to pick a random winner for a $25 DeNami gift certificate! It can be any kind of birthday card you want and you can use any products you want...no DeNami necessary. Just link your birthday card to the little linking system on the post with all the details (here). I do ask that if you have a blog and are linking from there that you include my birthday graphic in your post with a link to the page. I'd appreciate it. :)  If you've never linked up something before I will be happy to walk you through it, just drop me an e-mail, leave a comment or post on Facebook.

 

My second give a way has a little sumthin' sumthin' to do with this months Tool Talk guest. I met Debbie through her stamp company, Paper Sweeties, via DeNami's sweet top go to gal, Paulina. We have become fast friends and kindred spirits. Her company will be celebrating it's first birthday next month so I decided what better way to get started than to celebrate together by giving away a gift certificate to paper Sweeties too! This will be a random drawing also, just simply "like" Paper Sweeties on Facebook (&/or) follow the Paper Sweeties blog then leave me a comment on the Tool Talk post letting me know. Easy Peasy!! I'll be picking a random winner for this give a way on Friday, 7/19.

 

July also has seen the release of the DeNami Fall/Winter 2013 collection!! I must say that I'm smitten with the new images...Hahaha, like I wouldn't have been, right?!?!? I just had to take advantage of the "I want it all" option. It's a lot of money up front, but by the time I end up buying a piece here and there, which we all know I would do, this is a GREAT savings! I couldn't wait to play with my new goodies when I received them nor could I wait to show off what I had created with them so I was showing them off on my Facebook page. I thought I'd show them all here on the blog too just in case you didn't catch them on Facebook :)

 

 

Stamps used: birthday wishes circle, med dot circle, and the brand new chickie with balloons

 

Stamps Used: single tweety, music notes, a little birdie told me, classic leaves set & the new winter branch (sorry, I forgot to add the classic leaves set in the picture)

Stamps Used: whimsical oval frame, med double circle, and the brand new cafe chickies (this little stamps works great in both the oval and circle frames!!)

Stamps Used: modern borders, set & the new peacock feathers

 

Stamps Used: decorative flourish, sending you love, and the new ornate flourish, & solid rose accents set

 

 I had a great time interacting with all of you on Facebook over the weekend and having you suggest what stamp to play with next! You gals are awesome!! Just let me know if you'd like a particular stamp showcased...I'll be more than happy to have an excuse to get it out to play! ;)

 

I hope you enjoyed my little cards using the latest images and I hope you join in on all of the birthday fun too!

DeNami Happenings - March 2013

Hi everyone and welcome to another addition of DeNami Happenings. I have some fun things to tell you all about! Let's start with a little info about what's going on for the Addict blog.

 I have made 2 new videos. I not only have made a new haul video but I've also made a little start to finish Easter card video. I can't wait to show it to you and find out what you think about it. :)  I'm also preparing to make a few more videos...I have tons of ideas up my sleeve!

Recently Paulina did a little poll on their Facebook page about St. Patrick's Day and Easter Cards. I'll be bringing you plenty of both over the next couple of weeks.

Speaking of Facebook, did you realize DeNami Addict has it's very own Facebook page? Right now we have 63 followers, I'd LOVE to get that number up to 100 so that I can do a fun give away! Feel free to come over for a visit and "like" us :)

This month we feature yet another amazing and talented gal as a guest on Took Talk. I have no idea what she's going to tell us about yet, but I just know it's going to be as awesome as she is!!

Do you have an idea for a fun feature here on the Addict blog...drop me a note. I would love to hear your suggestions.

Upcomming here on the Addict blog:

• March 10th - Birthday Bonanza blog hop
• March 13th - Quick & Easy start to finish Easter Card video tutorial
• March 18th - Tool talk with a special guest

March promises to be a FUN month over at DeNami! This is their birthday month :) Make sure you stop by their blog to wish them a Happy Birthday and to join in on all the fun activities they have planned!

Did you see their Pin It To Win It post from last Friday?? I started off by pinning the WHOLE web site ;) then I started pinning all the stamps and things I still am dying to have...sigh, so many stamps so little time.

Do you subscribe to the In-Touch newsletter? I received mine and boy oh boy was it chocked full of fun just as I promised you it would be! A virtual birthday party complete with a giant Chickie to hang out with...OODLES of FUN! Plus a free downloadable treat bag (too bad I already purchased that one quite a while back) how exciting!

This is just the tip of the iceberg so to say...stay tuned for much much more!!!!

Are you ready to see Nami and the gang? I know I'm counting the days until they come back to my area!

March 9 - 10	A Stamp in the Hand	Carson	CA
March 23 - 24	Heirloom Productions	Portland	OR

That's it for me today, thanks for stopping by!!

What's in your DeNami collection?

Hi ya'll! How is everyone on this wonderful Friday? I'm looking forward to sleeping in (at least till 6am) tomorrow and just lazing around the house. I'm also super excited for Sunday because DeNami is hosting another wonderful blog hop - It starts at 6am pst. Wendy will be here with her card and I'll be over on my personal blog. Stop by and hop along. Dont forget to leave a comment because a couple of lucky gals will be randomly chosen for a DeNami gift certificate! Also, don't forget that our new challenge started this week right here on the addict blog...it's an easy to use / change up sketch!

 

I placed yet another order from DeNami...shocking isn't it,  ;) hehehe!? I thought I'd do a little haul video for you. Hope you enjoy!!

 

 

 

Links to all of the items seen in the video:

RB-7526 Orange Grosgrain Ribbon (5/8")

RB-9201 Alphabet Twill Ribon (5/8")

RB-7513 Lime Grosgrain Ribbon (5/8")

RB-7510 Red Grosgrain Ribbon (5/8")

PC37 Desert Orange Cards 30-pk

PC46 Leaf Green Cards 30-pk

PC44 Charcoal Cards 30-pk

PC23 Black Cards 30-pk

PC32 Chocolate Brown Cards 30-pk

PC15 Cream Cards 30-pk

N123 Swinging Monkeys

C70 Peeled Banana

G141 Single Monkey

C76 Knight Chickie

C79 Fairy Princess Chickie

E122 Princess Castle   N137 Teeny Star Background N134 Teeny Heart Background PF37 Elegant Floral stamp set     Add photos of your collection to our link:

 

 

 

That's it for me today...thanks so much for stopping by!

 

How big is your DeNami collection??

Hi everyone and happy Wednesday! The week is officially half over..can I have a WOO-HOO?? As promised, I made another haul video for you guys. Did any of you take advantage of the September coupon? I did and then some! I actually placed 2 orders...good thing I have an understanding hubby that gives into my obsession :)  I'm a lucky gal!

I couldn't remember off the top of my head where I saw certain stamps, I kinda put myself on the spot and then went brain dead, lol. And of course after finishing the video I realized I saw the butterfly in Stacy's collection and the leafy tree & leafy vine are in Greta's collection...go figure! I hope you enjoyed the video and like I said, I'd love to see your collection. I got a lot of inspiration from seeing yours! Here's the link to the magnetic board that I mentioned in my video.

I've added a couple of more pictures (my September haul) to my collection photos. There is also one little stamp that I didn't show in the video. I found this little guy on the Internet for $2.50...It's an oldie from 1990! I just love that DeNami dates their stamps. I'm also adding the link for your collections to this post in case someone would like to join us for a little show and tell fun! Feel free to link up your collection and visit everyone that has already linked. I just love seeing what stamps you've purchased, some of you will recognize a few of my new stamps...I made my purchase decisions because I fell in love with yours!

As of today I have 323 random/single stamps, 38 Petit four sets, & 4 trifle sets which is a grand total of...487 stamps!! Some day I may get everything on my wish list, but it's still fairly long. To see my full collection, click here.

Well, that's it for me today. I hope you liked the video...there was a lot to show! Thanks so much for stopping by and hope to see you back here real soon!!

National Stamping Month

Hi everyone, I just wanted to do a quick little post to remind ya'll that in honor of National Stamping Month, DeNami is holding 4 weekly challenges on their Facebook page. You as fellow DeNami fans get to vote for the winner, how fun is that?!?! Here's the link to the current photos being voted on.  To vote all you have to do is click on the picture of the card you'd like to vote for and click on the "like" button. I really would greatly appreciate your votes on my little card.

My entry...

Also, did you see that I announced my new challenge right here on the Addict blog this past Monday? This months theme is a pretty color palette...hope to see your creation using it!!

Thanks so much everyone!!

Are you an addict too....

Hello everyone! :)   Today I have a fun little post for you. A while back I did a post where you got to know me and some things about this blog a little better. I had so much fun showing all of you my DeNami stamp collection and seeing a few other DeNami fans collections that I thought I'd do another post on it.

  

This is a great opportunity to show off your collection and to see what stamps everyone else loves too. The linking system is still up and running for you to add a link to your collection (it's at the bottom of this post). As crafters we all have our own style and even though we may have a few of the same stamps we use them differently. What a fun way to "meet" a few DeNami fans like yourself and see how they use their stamps. After checking out some of the collections that have already linked up I've had to change my wish list all around! And honestly, I like seeing the stamps "in person". I've seen them on DeNami's web site of course, but you get a whole new perspective when you see them in the photos. So come join us for some fun and hopefully inspiring time by adding your collection to the link and checking out the other collections!  

I just placed an order this week so my stamp count has changed. As of today, I officially have 303 random/single stamps, 37 Petit Four sets & 4 Trifle sets...if you break them down, that's a grand total of 463 stamps! When I get my new order I'll take pictures to post here on the blog and I think I may try another haul video...whatcha think? Here's my collection (minus my recently placed order)

Misc. images:

Had to throw my lilac stamp in...it was hiding when I took the pic of the garden stamps, lol.

Garden stamps:

 Borders & decorative:

 Chickies galore (non holiday):

A couple of the holiday chickies snuck in, what cheeky little guys...there are more chickies mixed in with my holiday stamps

Petit Fours (non holiday):

 Sentiments:

 Misc holidays:

BLOGGER NOTE: I've inserted my Sept. 2012 haul pictures

November  2012 haul:

January 2013 haul (new release):

June 2013: DeNami B-Day games winnings (March 2013) & Treasure Chest Sale Haul

There are a few images that I personally struggle with and I'm always excited to see when you gals use them...it gives me a little inspiration and direction. If there's ever an image you'd like to see used, just drop me a line at DeNamiAddict@yahoo.com.

Don't forget, DeNami has a lot of fun things happening right now. They are celebrating National Stamping Month all month long with a series of challenges that we get to vote on to decide the winner. Just follow this link to the Facebook site, click on the picture you want to cast your vote for and click the "like" button (it's on the right of the picture under the entrants name). -Insert much groveling and begging for your vote ;) - DeNami also has an "anything goes" challenge running on their blog. And to round it all off, the monthly blog hop starts this Sunday, Sept. 9th so make sure you stop by the DeNami blog Sunday! Whew...I'm in DeNami fun overload! I'll see ya'll on my personal blog for the hop and will be back here on Monday with an exciting new challenge!

As always, thank you for stopping in for a visit...I appreciate all of you!