February 1!

Greetings and Happy February! I can't believe it's February already! Amazing - where does the time go? I have so much to share with you today! We have Bo Bunny Olivia inspiration, our new Monthly Trivia Contest and a BIG Promotion that you are going to love!

Have you had a chance to play with the Bo Bunny Olivia collection? It was released as a fall collection, but it's just gorgeous for any time of the year! Designer Sandi Clarkson and yours truly have some Olivia inspiration for you today! Take a look:

Some Kind of Wonderful by Sandi Clarkson

Supplies Used: Bo Bunny Olivia Cameo Die Cut, Ambrosia, Dot, Honeydew; Prima Flowers - Roosevelt Collection, Madrigal Blooms, Autumn Harvest Collection. Dusty Attic pieces from Sandi's stash.

Olivia Desk Frame by GenCraft

Supplies Used: Bo Bunny Olivia, Ambrosia, Mums, Cashmere, Dot, Nectar, Combo Stickers, Prima Flowers - Roosevelt (Carow), Madrigal (Peach), Prima Flowers, Webster's Pages Lace, Basic Grey Epoxy Brad, Prima Flower Centers, Kaisercraft Jewels and Pearls.


Here is a close-up of my lace rosette. I made this following the tutorial on the SOUS blog! It's not as perfect as Nanne's, but I still love the way it turned out!

This month's Trivia Contest is also ready! Be sure to enter by February 18 to win LOTS of Bo Bunny Crush goodies including Exclusive Color Instructions from Bo Bunny on making 6 cards with the prize loot!

February 2011 Contest Prize

That leaves our HUGE February promotion! You are going to love this! Beginning today, February 1, place an order of at least $50 before shipping and/or tax and your name will automatically be entered into a drawing for 5 - yes FIVE different collection packs from your favorite companies!

One lucky person will win these five collection packs:

- Basic Grey Two Scoops
- Basic Grey Sugar Rush
- Bo Bunny Olivia
- Graphic 45 Halloween in Wonderland
- Imaginisce Summer Cool

That's a retail value of over $90! No coupon codes needed! All you have to do is place an order with a sub-total amount of at least $50 and you will automatically be entered! Want more chances to win? Sure! For EVERY $50 order you place during the month, your name will be entered into our drawing! Don't forget, your $50 minimum has to be before shipping and/or tax to qualify! You have until February 25 at 11:59pm to place your orders. We will have the random drawing over the weekend and send an email to the winner on February 28. We will be sure to post the name of the winner (with permission) right here on our blog, our facebook page and March newsletter! Have fun shopping!

Happy Crafting!

Valentine's Cards & Our Contest Winner!

Here are some Valentine's Day cards created with the fun Imaginisce Sweet Cheri collection. The first one is my favorite! I made this with my Sizzix Big Shot machine. I love the bonus peek-a-boo card inside!




Imaginisce Sweet Cheri - Choco-La-Ti-Da, Gigi's Sweet Shop, Table For Two, SWAK Chiboard Stickers; BoBunny Love Bandit - Flowers, Sizzix Big Shot Pro


Imaginisce Sweet Cheri - Choco-La-Ti-Da, Heart Strings, Table For Two, Snag 'em Stamps - I love you



Imaginisce Sweet Cheri - Gigi's Sweet Shop, Table For Two, Truffle Shuffle, Lovey Dovey Sticker Stackers; BoBunny Flowers



Imaginsice Sweet Cheri - Gigi's Sweet Shop, Sprinkled With Love, Lovey Dovey Sticker Stackers; BoBunny Flowers

You know me - I have to have some fun Home Decor as well (hard to take pictures of because of the glass- you get the bonus of the reflection of me taking the picture!)


Imaginisce Sweet Cheri - Gigi's Sweet Shop, Heart Strings, Sprinkled With Love, SWAK Chipboard Stickers; Frames from Target

Speaking of Sweet Cheri - did you know that this month's winner of our trivia contest will receive some of this great collection? Be sure to enter by February 19!

Now for our contest winner! We originally said we weren't going to use Random.org, however, we only received one name for each person in the contest, so we thought that was the best!



Congrats to Shawn Wenrich! You have won a FREE BasicGrey Sugar Rush Page Kit! We have your address on file and we'll get this out to you today! Thanks everyone for playing!

Finally... A Project!

Here is a Valentine's Home Decor project I created using the top of a heart-shaped box, BoBunny Persuasion papers and Prima and BasicGrey embellishments! This was super-easy to do and lots of fun!


BoBunny Persuasion Blooms, Love Notes, Tutu Double Dot Paper, Chunky Charms - Chiffon Brackets; Prima Say It In Crystals, Flowers; BasicGrey Bling It Rhinestones - Love (Blush)

Check the Project Ideas Category for more fun projects! Don't forget to sign up for our BasicGrey Sugar Rush Contest! You have until midnight tonight and we'll announce the winner tomorrow!

Coming Soon and more!

We are proud to announce new products coming soon from Graphic 45! We will be carrying 2 of the 3 new collections released at CHA Winter and will continue to add on!

Don't forget to post to the contest below for your chance to win a free Basic Grey Sugar Rush Page Kit. We will continue taking comments until Thursday and announce the winner on Friday! Good luck!



We are also proud to announce our partnership with Stuck On You Sketches and Candy Shoppe Designs! They both have some great challenges and contests with the winner receiving some fun "blog candy" from yours truly! Check them out for some really great ideas!

Fun Giveaway!

We've been busy working on Valentine's Day projects and we have more CHA products to show you, but in the meantime it's time for another wonderful blog giveaway!

Here is how this one is going to work:

Leave us a comment, any comment - talk about the weather in your area, what you're currently working on, etc. Then, have a friend of yours leave a comment making sure that they mention who told them about our great giveaway. Then, they have a friend leave a comment and so-on. The more friends that mention your name, the better chance you have of winning! We're not going to rely on Random.org for this one! We're going old school - that's right, we're going to write down every name we see in the comments and toss them into a hat! Then in about, let's say 1 week, we will pull one name out of the hat and that person is the winner! Sound fun?

So, to be clear, every person that leaves a comment will be entered into our drawing. If you have a friend mention your name in a comment, your chances of winning will be doubled. If you have 2 friends mention your name in a comment, your chances of winning will be tripled, and so-on.

Let's get started! Leave your comments starting today and ending next Thursday, Feb. 4 by midnight (MST). We'll draw a name and post the winner next Friday, Feb 5! Good luck!

Oops... I forgot to tell you what you'll win! Our random drawing winner will receive a BasicGrey Sugar Rush Page Kit. Create 2 single-page layouts and 1 double-page layout using the yummy new BasicGrey Sugar Rush collection! Good luck!