10th Anniversary Blog Celebration -- Giveaways

Welcome to the 10 year anniversary of my blog!

It was on this day, in 2005, that I first started blogging. :)

 

I just want to say a huge thank you to everyone who left a comment

here on my blog over the past few days!

They were all so sweet!

The support that I've found in the online crafting community is overwhelming --

I feel very encouraged and blessed!

I started off by flicking a mixture of white acrylic paint and water onto a kraft background.

I wet some watercolour paint and coloured on it with some Zig Clean Colour Waterbrush markers.

Once this was dry, I diecut them using Leafy Confetti Cuts.

I arranged these in a laurel/wreath pattern on my card.

I diecut another piece of watercolour paper using the banner from Tag Me Confetti Cuts

and then stamped the sentiment from Forever Fall.

  

And now, onto the giveaways...

I have four prizes to give-away:

1. a $25 gift certificate to Reverse Confetti (generously donated by Jen Del Muro)

2. a $25 gift certificate to Pretty Pink Posh (generously donated by Paulina Nakamura)
3. a $20 gift certificate to Butterfly Reflections Ink (generously donated by Vanessa Middleton)
4. a $25 gift certificate from me to Papertrey Ink

There were 174 comments left on my blog during the three days of the celebration

(have I mentioned already how overwhelmed I feel?)

Sage was in bed, but I went in and asked her to choose four numbers between 1 & 174.

Here are the numbers she chose.... 15, 49, 86, 150.

So, the winner of the $25 gift certificate to Reverse Confetti 

(generously donated by Jen Del Muro) is...

The winner of the $25 gift certificate to Pretty Pink Posh
(generously donated by Paulina Nakamura) is...



The winner of the $20 gift certificate to Butterfly Reflections Ink 
(generously donated by Vanessa Middleton) is...



And the winner of the $25 gift certificate from me to Papertrey Ink is...

 Congratulations to the winners!
Please send me an email to pennercl@mymts.net to claim your prize.

So, that's it!

Thanks again to everyone who left me comments and just made me feel so special!

And, just to let you know that tomorrow, I'll be participating in the 

Season's Givings Blog Hop with some more prizes to give away
and I'd love to have you come back & visit!

Thanks for looking!

10th Anniversary Blog Celebration -- Day 3

Welcome to the 10 year anniversary of my blog!


 

(Note: the anniversary celebration started on Sunday, so scroll down or click here & here
to leave a comment to be entered to win one of my fabulous giveaways!)

As I mentioned yesterday & on Sunday, I started my blog almost ten years ago, on Dec. 30, 2005.

What began as a place to share photos and thoughts has become such a big

part of my life, seeing as I post almost daily.

Here's one of the first photos I posted on my blog:

It's of Sage on New Year's Eve 2005.
Every year, our church goes skating on New Year's Eve.
How can this have been 10 years ago? Crazy!

So, to celebrate TO THE FULL's 10 year anniversary,

I've been doing a series of posts over the past three days.

Now, while I was mainly a scrapbooker when I started my blog,

I can't deny that the frequency of my posts greatly increased when

I started stamping and making cards.

So, today, I'm sharing my 10 favourite stamp sets and some cards where I've used them:

#1. Reverse Confetti's Lots to Say:



This one of my first Reverse Confetti stamp and it is such a perfect sentiment set!
I use it all of the time!


Originally posted for CAS(E) This Sketch #104


 #2. Altenew's Painted Flowers:

This set is so sweet and fun to play with!
I often use the stamps and layer the flowers, but I've also enjoyed watercolouring them!


Originally posted for CAS(E) This Sketch #121


On my next card, I've combined two sets...
#3. Mama Elephant's Three Amigos

This sweet set is so fun!
I've surprised myself at how often I reach for this set.

#4. Papertrey Ink's City Scene

Although I originally bought this set because of the Eiffel Tower,
but that is one stamp in the set that I haven't used that much.
I really like making skylines and cities with this set.



Originally posted for CAS(E) This Sketch #124 


On my next card, I've combined two sets...
#5. Papertrey Ink's Twig Wreath

This set is so pretty and makes such lovely cards, with or without the wreath.


#6. Papertrey Ink's Choose Joy

This sweet sentiment set makes me happy every time I use it!

I used #5 & #6 to make this card:


Originally posted for Papertrey Ink's Stamp-a-Faire


#7. Papertrey Ink's Songbirds

 My favourite stamp from this set is the leaves.
They are so fun to use -- either with the coordinating dies or without.
For this card, I coloured the stamp with Zig Clear Brush Markers and spritzed
it with water before stamping it onto my card.

Originally posted for the October Pinterest Inspired Challenge 


#7. Papertrey Ink's Guiding Lights

A wonderful set for making masculine cards or faith-based cards.
And the layering is so fun!


Originally posted on November 11

#9. Wplus9's Fresh Cut Florals

This sweet set is so fun to play with -- I love making little bouquets with it!


Originally posted for the Pretty Pink Posh March Blog Hop
 

#10. Reverse Confetti's God is Good



This set is wonderful for making faith-based cards!
Walk By Faith is also wonderful!


Originally posted on June 6th

And, it wouldn't be a celebration without some giveaways, right?

I have four prizes to give-away:

1. a $25 gift certificate to Reverse Confetti (generously donated by Jen Del Muro)

2. a $25 gift certificate to Pretty Pink Posh (generously donated by Paulina Nakamura)
3. a $20 gift certificate to Butterfly Reflections Ink (generously donated by Vanessa Middleton)
4. a $25 gift certificate from me to Papertrey Ink

 

All you need to do to enter to win is to leave a comment here in this post by 9pm CST tonight.
I will draw four names and announce the winners tomorrow (December 30th),
the 10th anniversary of my blog.

*Note: If you would like to become a follower while you are here, I welcome you to do so,

 but it isn`t necessary to be eligible to win.

Be sure to check back tomorrow to see if you're a winner!

Thanks for looking!

10th Anniversary Blog Celebration -- Day 2

Welcome to the 10 year anniversary celebration of my blog!

 

(Note: the anniversary celebration started yesterday, so scroll down or click here
to leave a comment to be entered to win one of my fun giveaways!)

As I mentioned yesterday, I started my blog almost ten years ago, on Dec. 30, 2005.

What began as a place to share photos and thoughts has become such a big

part of my life, seeing as I post almost daily.

Here's one of the first photos I ever posted on my blog:

Jonah's expression in this photo kills me! 

So, to celebrate TO THE FULL's 10 year anniversary,

I started a series of posts yesterday and will continue tomorrow.

Now, while I was mainly a scrapbooker when I started my blog,

I can't deny that the frequency of my posts greatly increased when

I started stamping and making cards.

So, today, I'm sharing my 10 favourite cards that I created in 2015:

Originally posted on February 14th for the Papertrey Ink Anniversary Challenge



Originally posted March 1st for Reverse Confetti's Sketch for You to Try #22



Originally posted on May 5th for the Reverse Confetti Release



Originally posted on May 25th for the Papertrey Ink blog Hop



Originally posted on June 22nd on the Bazzill Basics Blog



Originally posted on July 2nd for CAS(E) This Sketch



Originally posted on August 6th for Jonah's birthday



Originally posted on August 25th for the Papertrey Ink Blog Hop



Originally posted on September 10th for CAS(E) This Sketch



 Originally posted on October 12th for the Pinterest Inspired Challenge

And one of my favourite things about blogging has been being able

to design for wonderful manufacturers.

I've been thrilled to be a part of the Reverse Confetti Crew for the past 2+ years
and am very happy to be continuing on with the team in 2016!

Be sure to head over to the Reverse Confetti blog to check out the rest
of the Reverse Confetti Crew and for a special announcement
from Jen about some exciting news for 2016!

And, it wouldn't be a celebration without some giveaways, right?

 

I have four prizes to give-away:

1. a $25 gift certificate to Reverse Confetti (generously donated by Jen Del Muro)

2. a $25 gift certificate to Pretty Pink Posh (generously donated by Paulina Nakamura)
3. a $20 gift certificate to Butterfly Reflections Ink (generously donated by Vanessa Middleton)

4. a $25 gift certificate from me to Papertrey Ink

All you need to do to enter to win is to leave a comment here in this post by December 29th at 9pm CST.
I will draw four names and announce the winners on December 30th,
the 10th anniversary of my blog.

*Note: If you would like to become a follower while you are here, I welcome you to do so,
 but it isn`t necessary to be eligible to win.

Be sure to come back tomorrow for another chance to win!

Thanks for looking!

10th Anniversary Blog Celebration -- Day 1

Welcome to the 10 year anniversary celebration of my blog!

 

I started my blog almost ten years ago, on Dec. 30, 2005.

What began as a place to share photos and thoughts has become such a big

part of my life, seeing as I post almost daily.

I had to laugh as I reread my first post, because I expressed concern about

being able to keep up with it.... I guess 10 years and 2339 posts confirm that I was able to do so!

Here's one of the first photos I posted on my blog:

Look how adorable my children were!

So, to celebrate TO THE FULL's 10 year anniversary,

I'm doing a series of posts over the next few days.

Now, while I was mainly a scrapbooker when I started my blog,

I can't deny that the frequency of my posts greatly increased when

I started stamping and making cards.

However, I do still enjoy making layouts,

even if it has taken a bit of a backseat to my card making. 

So, today, I'm sharing my 10 favourite layouts that I created in 2015. 

Puppy Love, posted February 8th  

Hello togetherness, posted April 8th

Imagine, posted May 1st

Shine, posted May 6th


 

Best Day Ever, posted May 18th

Sage Lately, posted May 19th

 Today, posted May 26th

Black Belt, posted June 6th

Shine, posted July 28th

 Posted in Create Magazine in July

And, it wouldn't be a celebration without some giveaways, right?

 

I have four prizes to give-away:

1. a $25 gift certificate to Reverse Confetti (generously donated by Jen Del Muro)

2. a $25 gift certificate to Pretty Pink Posh (generously donated by Paulina Nakamura)
3. a $20 gift certificate to Butterfly Reflections Ink (generously donated by Vanessa Middleton)

4. a $25 gift certificate from me to Papertrey Ink

All you need to do to enter to win is to leave a comment here in this post by December 29th at 9pm CST.
I will draw four names and announce the winners on December 30th,
the 10th anniversary of my blog.

*Note: If you would like to become a follower while you are here, I welcome you to do so,
 but it isn`t necessary to be eligible to win.

Be sure to come back tomorrow for another chance to win!

Thanks for looking!