I had two gals get all 10 guesses correct for the Retiring Stamp Set blog candy! Using the Random number “thingie” Donna Stallworth wins prize package #1 and Carey Erickson wins #2. Fours gals came in second – Dana Wilson wins prize package #3. Send me your info, ladies, and I’ll get your prizes out to you!
Take a Spin is on it’s way out! Here’s a little color blocked tag I did a while back using this set – 
Here it is – the Retiring Stamp Sets! Accessories and Decor Elements will be posted April 25th. Enjoy! Hugs, Fran
Category: Blog Candy
Mouthwatering in French
This card is cased from a card Mary Brown did – except for the sentiment. I needed something is french and since my stamps are limited in french – I had to match an idea with what I had. This is (loosely) translated as “Just for you so you don’t have to share.”
Stamp set – Mouthwatering, Arriere-pensees
card stock – Whisper White, Lucky Limeade
Ink – Melon Mambo, Lucky Limeade, Chocolate Chip
Etc – Dotted embossing folder, Labels Framelit die, Melon Mambo dotted ribbon
Don’t forget to add your Retiring List guesses to this post for a chance to win some Blog Candy! Enjoy – Hugs, Fran
Flower Tag
I love Keisha’s blog A Bit East and created this with inspiration from one of her tags – just converted it to Stampin Up products. This tag used Nature Walk, Beau Chateau DSP and First Edition DSP.
The flower is Pink Pirouette punched with the Fancy Flower punch, lightly sprayed with water and scrunched up and left ot dry.
Supplies
Stamp set – Nature’s Walk
card stock – Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Lucky Limeade, Beau Chateau DSP, First Edition DSP
Ink – Jet Black Stazon
Etc – Square Lattic embossing folder, Fancy Flower punch, Bird punch, metal edge tag, Hat Pin, linen thread, beads, Rhinestone brad, White taffeta ribbon, staples
Don’t forget to add your Retiring List guesses to this post for a chance to win some Blog Candy! Enjoy – Hugs, Fran
Retiring List Blog Candy
Sorry to leave you hanging – I went on Spring Break and my laptop died. I decided to go to the beach and worry about it when I got home! So to make up for such a lengthy absence, let’s play a game! The retiring list comes out April 15th – so from now until 9pm (EST) on April 14th you have a chance to win one of 3 prizes by guessing which stamp sets will be retired. Leave your Top Ten list in the comment section of this blog post and you might win –
Top correct answers – Easy Events, Pursuit of Happiness and Birthday Bakery (new, wood)
Second Place – Pines and Poinsettias and It’s Your Day (new, wood)
Third Place – Best Friends Forever (new,wood)
In the case of a tie I’ll use the random generator to select the winner. Good luck! Hugs, Fran
Stength & Hope and Winners
Today Samantha is going to our American Cancer Hope Lodge to do a service project. One of things she is to bring is a basket with small gifts for someone there. She wanted a packet of cards to include so that the recipient would be able to write notes to friends and family. My Stampin Success had just come and voila! A perfect card design was just waiting to be cased. And it uses the Strength & Hope set which benefits The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. How perfect is that?
This is a 3 x 6 card (3 x 12 folded in half) in Blushing Bride. The butterflies are stamped in Baja Breeze, So Saffron and Peach Parfait. Little jewels accent each one and it’s finished off with Blushing Bride ribbon. I lined the insides in Whisper White, stamped a butterfly in Blushing Bride off the side and left them blank so the person who gets them can use them however they want.
Supplies
Stamp Set – Strength & Hope
card stock – textured Blushing Bride, Whisper White
Ink – Blushing Bride, Baja Breeze, Peach Parfait, So Saffron
Etc – jewels, Blushing Bride ribbon
On to the winners of this weeks Birthday celebration! Thank you to everyone who left me a comment – they certainly made my birthday week fun!
The winner from Hello Blossoms is #14 – Linda! She wins the Birthday Bakery stamp set. She wrote –
Happy Birthday Fran! May you have a wonderful day and an amazing year. I love how you used poppy pizzazz with the hello blossoms! Pretty perky! Thanks for sharing on your special day!
The winner from Sail Away is #1 – Joyce! She wins the Birthday Bliss stamp set. She wrote –
I love your card. What a great way to use the bakers twine!
Happy Birthday!
Fran, I love receiving your updates. You are such an inspiration to me. Love the dad card. Reminds me of my dad. Thanks again for sharing your talent.
The winner from Thoughts of Kindness is #18 – Elaine! She wins the Afterthoughts stamp set. She wrote –Such lovely cards love those flowers
And the winner from More Sail Away is #19 – Connie! She wins A Slice of Life stamp set. She wrote –This is a great card! My husband and I have owned two sailboats. I have to have this set after seeing what you have done with it. Very nautical looking.
Congrats to the winners – and please contact me so I know where to send your stamp set! Thanks for helping me celebrate this week! It certainly made my birthday extra special to read all your comments! Enjoy! Hugs, FranSneak Peek and a Winner
Daylight Savings Time always throws me and I got up late this morning. I’m usually a very early riser but time changes do me in. So even though I feel like I’m scrambling this morning, I’ve got a sneak peek to show you! In the upcoming Summer Mini there will be a beautiful stamp set called Strength & Hope. $2 from each set sold will go to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. It’s a wonderful stamp set benefitting a great cause. We used it yesterday at my team meeting and this is one of the cards we made.
This is a 3 x 6 card (6x 6 scored in half.) Though you can’t tell from the picture, the butterfly is inked in Soft Suede and then the stamp was coated with Champagne Mist shimmer ink before stamping. It has a beautiful shine to it. The card is “spritz” with a Soft Suede marker and then sprayed with Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz.
Stamp Set – Strength & Hope
card stock – Pink Pirouette, Soft Suede, Whisper White
Ink – Pink Pirouette, Soft Suede
Stampin’ Write Marker – Soft Suede
Ect – Vanilla Smooch Spritz, Spritzer tool, Tasteful Trim die, Curly Label punch, 1 1/4 circle punch, 1/8 White ribbon, pearls, sponge, Champagne Mist shimmer ink
On to the fun! I used the random number generator to pick the blog candy winner and it is number 19 – Jennifer!
Jennifer wrote:
Love the card, wishing for Spring to hurry up and get here. Thanks for a chance to win a wonderful stamp set.
Jennifer – send me your address so I can get this stamp set in the mail to you! Thanks to everyone for playing – and my spring cleaning is on going so we will do this again soon. I’ve uncovered lots of goodies to give away!
Enjoy! Hugs, Fran
Sweet Summer and Blog Candy
Did you get blasted by me yesterday? I’m sorry! And I have no idea what happened – but if you suddenly received a million posts from me – blame it on GoDaddy!
Here’s another Sweet Summer – don’t we hope! I used the same layout asthis card and changed up the colors. It has a softer summer look and lots of pearls! 
Stamp sets – Sweet Summer, Bring on the Cake
card stock – Pink Pirouette, Whisper White, Not Quite Navy, Pink Pirouette DSP
Ink – Pear Pizzazz, Pink Pirouette, Tangerine Tango, Not Quite Navy
Ect – Word Window and Modern Label punches, pearls
How about some blog candy to go along with my cyberblasting? In my quest to clean out my stamp room I came across this little gem – Starring You! Leave a comment by Sunday, March 12 at 9 pm for a chance to win!
Enjoy! Hugs, Fran