During the Spring Coffee Lover's Blog Hop I received prizes from commenting on two blogs:
Monika's blog, Creative With Monika. She sent me her award winning card with such kind words, an amazing bar of German chocolate, beautiful papers from Indonesia, and a wonderful stamp of the Bible verse Jeremiah 29:5. It's a special one to me because it says to settle in and be content, you're going to be here for a while, even though this place is not your home.
Michele's blog Crimson Owl Creations. She sent me a colorful array of handmade enamel dots, ribbons, tags, and tag accessories! I also found out she and I grew up 20 miles from each other, small world!
On a recent blog post I was using the PTI Doodlie Do stamp set and mentioned that I fussy cut it because I didn't have the matching dies. Birgit from Crafting While I Wait, emailed me to say that she had an extra set of the dies and would I like them? Wow, how thoughtful was that! She mailed them right out to me with THIS beautiful card included!
TIME FOR A GIVE AWAY!
I am so incredibly blessed and I know it! Now it's my turn to show my gratitude to all of you that come over to visit, and share in this card making adventure. Please comment on this blog post and tell me one way you have been encouraged by our card making, blogging community. I will choose one random person to win a $25 gift certificate, winner's choice to either Serendipity Stamps, Simon Says Stamp or Papertrey Ink. You have until Monday, March 30th at noon CST. I will pick a winner with the help of random.hfm (honest family member). The winner will be announced the next day on my blog.
Thanks again, Monika, Michele, Birgit, and Mary! Thanks, also, to everyone who comes to visit, I appreciate all of you!
Kara Lynne
Kara Lynne, that is so great that you have won and received so many kind gestures from fellow crafters! That alone is encouraging to know! I, too, have been lucky to win blog prizes in the past and also to have lovely blogger friends send me unexpected cards, die cuts, stamped images for me to play with, etc. I find that extra encouraging, along with so many people who leave lovely comments at my blog. We do belong to a great crafting community, aren't we all so lucky? It is very nice of you to "pay it forward" with a giveaway of your own.
ReplyDeleteSnort! Random.hfm - you silly goose! I'm perfectly convinced that there is not a bad cardmaking blogger in the world. It's like the world you go to when you need some extra joy in your life. This amazing community has blessed my life in so many ways. :) Glad to see you're being blessed, too! You deserve it. And hey, were I to win an extra little sumpin' sumpin' I definitely wouldn't be complaining. Crossing my fingers that your HFM likes the number 2.
ReplyDeleteWow Kara you have wonderful friends threw blogging. I do not blog a lot but when I am and hear how what a wonderful blogging community this is I wish I was blogging more often, it is amazing! Your cards are a work of art, you give me a lot of inspiration!
ReplyDeleteLucky girl...you deserve it! So much fun!
ReplyDeleteWell, i think you should go play the lottery!! haha!! Fabulous goodies and so super nice of you to pay it forward!! I love the friendships card making has brought!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to you, Kara Lynne, on your winning comments. It is so much fun, isn't it? I have been lucky enough to win a few giveaways, too and it always helps to keep me inspired to make more cards. I have made some wonderful friends through blogland and enjoy exchanging cards with many of them throughout the year. I giggled when I read what random.hfm meant! So cute.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful that you are the recipient of so many goodies not to mention the happiness!! Not only your happiness, but that of those who enjoyed sending it to you. I've been the recipient and the giver too! This is a wonderful card making community we have isn't it. Meeting so many specials friends via the internet that we form a special bond with. How sweet of you to pass on more happiness!! Big hugs to your Kara Lynne!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on all your wins,Kara! Could t happen to a nicer person! I am so happy to hear you now have the dies to DD! I can't belive you fusy cut them ,that was such a kind and wonderful gift from sweet Birgit ! You were blessed for sure as we are with you. This is a wonderful community of friends.....so happy for you!
ReplyDeleteIt made me so happy to read about all the wonderful things you have won or been given lately. This really is a wonderful community of crafters, and I feel luck to be a part. I have been the recipient of much kindness and encouragement over the years and have tried to pay it back and forward as well. I have been fortunate enough to meet several friends in person after being bloggy friends for a while, and now count them among my very best friends. So nice of Birgit to send you those dies. I am hoping to meet her one of these days, as my oldest is going to go to college in Maine, not too far from where she lives. And, I really like your random.hfm. Too funny.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful place the crafty blog land is, I just met up with a blog friend last Friday, it was a great meeting with a lovely lady, and it is good to know that everyone here is very supportive and encouraging, reading comments from blog friends, visiting each other, what a great community!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to your happy mails and what a lovely way to give back!
How nice blogging ladies are! Have a lovely week Kara! Hazel xx
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy for you!! Lovely gifts and I know you will put them to good use ... In this world full of unrest it's so good to know our community is full of love and kindness not to mention creative beauty ... enjoy your day!
ReplyDeleteGod is certainly showering you with His love! You deserve every good thing in your life Kara! I've been blessed just recently with a kind gift from a sweet bloggy friend. ;0) Unexpected surprises are so fun!! I sent you an e-mail. Thanks so much for paying your blessings forward. Hugs to you~
ReplyDeleteHuge congratulations to you for all the blessings you have received...how awesome! I, too, could not believe that you fussy cut the Doodle Do stamp flowers for the gorgeous card you made. And, now you have dies...how fun! There are so many kind, sweet, and talented people in the crafting world. What a true blessing it is!:-)
ReplyDeleteKara, thank you so much for the kind words and the shout out! That is an excellent idea and I think I'll do the same to the people who have been kind enough to award me with prizes as well. I have been so impressed with the kindness of crafters - -people send cards, little gifts, embellishments and I think it's AMAZING! That always inspires me try to offer whatever I can as a little prize here and there, even in these tough times. Weare a sharing and caring community and it's a wonderful place to be!
ReplyDeleteOh Wow Kara Lynne, first congrats on your recent prize winnings, and second, what a nice gesture from you to offer prize of your own! I started blogging and publicly sharing my hobby less than a year ago and made so many wonderful friends along the way. It is absolutely amazing how many sweet and goodhearted people there are all over the world...I am so lucky to be part of this amazing community...Hugs :)
ReplyDeleteDang, girl, play the lottery--you're on a roll! So sweet of you to do a giveaway!
ReplyDeleteyou are so very sweet, kara and very deserving of all the little gifts you have received... I know you will receive many more in the future! :)
ReplyDeleteDear Kara..I am really sorry I was not go around blogland since monday..A bit busy at home..and I see wooow you have much lovely goodies...hope you like that Chocolate..tell me please your birthday date..will send you chocolate again as your bday present..and you are so kind giving a give away back...I am happy you like that stamp...see you around sweety...hugs..Monika
ReplyDeleteYou lucky, girl, you! Such great prizes, including your own! I've been so surprised by the friends I've met here. I never expected such support and love, when I first started blogging, and that has blessed me so much more than all the creative inspiration in the world. Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteSuch wonderful prizes and sweet gifts too! I love the friendships and the joy of crafting shared with so many through blogging and YouTube! It is a blessing in my life and a way to share the joy of stamping and card making that I love so much!!! :)
ReplyDeleteThis is fabulous and so kind. I am so glad to see you Paying it Forward! I see so many of the same names time and time again, it's nice to know that some people continue to Share the Wealth!! Thank You!
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