Do you like to find GREAT deals...

ENABLER ALERT for all of you crafty peeps out there! There is a new online store, called BLITSY. Blitsy is a free members-only online shopping community that offers private, limited-time sale events with the best brands in the crafting industry for up to 60% off retail! Right now they are offering the pink ATG Guns for only $19.99 and the tape rolls for only $3.99. They also have Tim Holtz and Spellbinders products and so much more! The sales last only 7 days or until the items are sold out.

They also have a great referral program. When you tell a friend about Blitsy, and they sign up, then place their first order, you will receive a $10 credit in your Blitsy account! If you'd like to check it out, I would love it if you would use MY PERSONAL LINK to access the site. This way, if you sign up and order, I will get the referral credit.

Plus, they are having a HUGE promotion right now. They are having a race to 20,000 members! Their 20,000th member and the friend that referred them will each win a $200 Blitsy gift card! How cool is that! Here's a little video that explains the promotion.

Race to 20,000! from Blitsy on Vimeo.

They are just starting up, but I think this is going to be great! Be sure to sign up and then share your link with your friends!

Click here to check it out and sign up for your FREE Membership (it's super simple and quick) and who knows, maybe you will be the 20,000 member and get a $200 Blitsy gift card!

Good luck and happy saving!
Deneen

Remembrance Day

Thanks to all the serving members, past and present!

I Won, I Won:)

Hello and welcome here, I have news to share:) The card I entered in a Challenge at Our Daily Bread Designs Blog was one of 3 that was highlighted...and on top of that I was a random winner of the $15 prize towards more stamps!! Our Daily Bread Stamps makes Christian verses and images, plus they offer other products in their store!

So just in case you missed the card, here it is again:

You can see the other 2 winners HERE.

Hope you're having a great Saturday!
Deneen

Sneak Peek Week at Inspired Stamps & Winners

This is Sneak Peek Week on Inspired Stamps!!!! Here's the list of blogs to check out each day. The new stamps will be in the store on Friday at noon!

Monday - Belinda & Chere

Tuesday - Jamie & Amber

Wednesday - Jenn & Kim

Thursday - Kary & Deneen

And the Winners of commenting last week are:

(you have ONLY UNTIL FRIDAY (September 16th) 11:59pm to email Antoinette - inspiredstamps@gmail.com - your mailing address AND your choice of His Little One stamp set from the online store)

Carol said...
Kary-wonderful card and I love your color choices with the pastel colors. I looked at your other creations on your blog and they are great. I look forward to seeing more!
September 10, 2011 1:46 AM

Debi said...
cute little book Kim x Congrats on your DT place :-) Debi x
September 8, 2011 9:28 PM

Cathy said...(Amber's blog)
congratulations. I love the card. the little girl is so cute and I absolutely love the sentiment. crossing my fingers, would really love to add these stamps to my tiny collection:)
September 9, 2011 9:16 PM

Ann said...(Belinda's blog)
What a cute card!!!!
September 9, 2011 7:45 AM

Sue D said... (Deneen's blog)
Thanks for showing two different color combos.
September 8, 2011 11:29 PM

Sara Mac said...(Chere's blog)
YAY!!! How exciting! I haven't had time for checking out blogs in a long time, but I'm so glad I took time to look at my blog updates this morning. I'm so thrilled for you. Can't wait to see all your creations with their stamps:)
September 9, 2011 8:43 AM

Hannah Lewis said...(Jenn's blog)
I like the little boy with the plaid paper. It makes the card very different and neat. You don't see a whole lot of cards that would be good for boys.
September 11, 2011 3:22 PM

and last, but not least, winning a 2nd His Little One in this drawing is...
Carol said... (Jamie's blog)
What a cute chipboard project with the stamps! I really like the ribbon at the binding. Very cute and congrats on being chosen for the DT.

Thanks for stopping by,

Deneen

In Remembrance

I love Michael W. Smith...not that way, lol, but I really love his music.

Here's a wonderful video for our neighbours to the south:) {Hugs}

Michael W Smith on WhoSay

Inspired Stamps Design Team Call!

Would you like to be part of a Design Team? Antoinette (Inspired Stamps) is looking for YOU. If you're interested, please read below.

Hello friends!
This month is the last month for the current Design Team's work here at Inspired Stamps! We are looking for several NEW team members to join us for the next term and are hoping YOU will consider being part of our team!

Design Team Requirements (committment is from September 1-January 31):
*must have an ACTIVE blog where you currently post artwork regularly
*photographs of artwork must be bright and clear consistently (this is a biggie!) and you must agree to have these photos to me at least 2 days before we post.
*must be able to post artwork once a week on THURSDAYS (this is new) and have your Inspired Stamps post at the top of any other posts you make that day.
*must be committed to beautiful creations that showcase our stamps, and not promote other company products on your Inspired Stamps posts (other company papers, embellishments, etc will of course be used and may be named, but are not the focus of the post). You CAN be part of another DT, be an independent consultant for another company, etc. We just want the specific POST you do for us to be Inspired Stamps focused!
*must post Design Team members' links in your sidebar


Design Team PERKS!
*you will get FREE stamps from us to use for your posts and keep!
*your blog will be promoted on the Inspired Stamps blog with your artwork, plus the other DT members
*you will have DT experience to put on your creative resume
*you will be part of an Inspired Stamps Yahoo Group with the other DT members for calendar reminders, photo uploads, and fellowship :o)

Ok, if this sounds like something you would love to do (or maybe you know someone who would be a perfect fit on our design team---please send them to our blog--Inspired Stamps!)...

HOW TO APPLY TO BE ON THE DESIGN TEAM: EASY! In one email to inspiredstamps@gmail.com INCLUDE:
*Attach 3 photos of your best creations (don't need to include inspired stamps, but I encourage you to make sure the lighting enhances your photos because quality of your photos will be a deciding factor)
*Tell me briefly about YOU, YOUR BLOG, and WHY you would be a good fit at Inspired Stamps.
*Get this to me by August 14, 2011 midnight!
NOTE: We would love to have DT members from our international friends, as well!
Those who support us, we would LOVE for you to share this Inspired Stamps Design Team Call on your blogs and Facebook pages, your bulletin boards and forums!! Thank you so much!!

Yippy, You can see it:)

Thanks everyone for letting me know you can see it...maybe it just needed a rest, lol. Because I could see it fine this morning too.

Stay tuned for the winner posting.
Deneen

Oh, oh...

Is it just me or is my background not showing up? It shows up when I check it out on Blogger, but when I open in a new window it's just gray.....man oh man, and I thought I'd go to bed now, lol.

Phew, the last changes for a while:)

Alrighty then, these are the last changes to my blog for a long while. I didn't like that bright green background, so I finally got around to making my own:) (I used Photoshop Elements.)

And little did I know that when I changed the background all...and I mean ALL...my fonts, colours etc. reset back to the default ones. Sooooooo, I had to go in and individually figure out what I liked all over again.

Look for the posting of the winner, and my next Inspired Stamps card later today!!
Enjoy,
Deneen

Inspired Stamps - Patriotic Card

Hello and welcome here! Yes, you're at the right place, lol. I'm still tweaking my blog, I was on the fence about the background and decided to go with a less distracting one. Now it feels a little dark, but I'll let it grow on me a little and see how I feel in a week...or less:)

This week the Inspired Stamps DT is to showcase a project that is Patriotic. July 1st was Canada Day which celebrated Canada's 144th Birthday, I went with a red and white theme (our flag colours).

Very patriotic if I say so myself, lol. I random stamped the background piece using the circle and outline from 1 Inch Circle Sentiments. The star is from Made by..., I used it around the beaded circle, and in the random stamped background. As I was deciding whether I should try to add a bow or knot, the lightbulb went on and I excitedly decided to go with the red ribbon which symbolizes support for our Canadian troops. *Edited to add* I forgot to mention that I hand wrote the word Canada to add to the banner, and the little flag was clipart I printed off the computer.

Another show of support for our troops is Red Friday, quoted from the Red Fridays Foundation of Canada "Wearing Red on Fridays is a symbolic gesture to show fellow Canadians and our troops that we care and honour those who fought for our freedom, our peace, our resolve."

Inspired Stamps Used:
His Little Ones: Boy Soldier with Helmet
1 Inch Circle Sentiments
More Perfect Sentiments
Made By...

Card Size: 4.25" x 5.5"

I used the Inspired Stamps image His Little Ones: Boy Soldier with Helmet. I used my husbands field hat to get the colours right...I wouldn't want to goof on that, or I'd never hear the end of it from hubby, lol:)

Inspired Stamps are designed and proudly made in the US, hence the US uniform, but that didn't stop me from tweaking it to make it Canadian. As you can see I added a bit of brown in the uniform, and altered it to include the Canadian flag. On the CADPAT (combat uniform) there is only a name tag, so I added hubby's surname, and camouflaged the other one.

Inside:

Recipe: Inspired Stamps-Made By..., His Little Ones: Boy Soldier with Helmet, 1 Inch Circle Sentiments & More Perfect Sentiments, CTMH CS-Tulip & White Daisy, CTMH Ink-Tulip & Black, Memento Black Ink, Nestabilities-Beaded Circles, Circles & Ribbon Banners, Martha Stewart Ribbon Loop Border Punch, Red Grosgrain Ribbon, Rhinestones, Foam Squares.

You can see what the rest of the Inspired Stamps DT came up with by clicking on their links located in the sidebar, or head over to Inspired Stamps blog on Thursday, where Antoinette will have them all in 1 post.

Inspired Stamps Store Link
Inspired Stamps Blog Link

I hope you enjoyed your holiday weekend!
Deneen

Happy Canada Day

Will and Kate are on a Royal Tour of Canada, today they're in Ottawa celebrating Canada Day!!

Hope you're enjoying this day with your family! Happy Birthday Canada.

A New Look

Did you take a second look to make sure you were at the right blog??? I figured it was time for a new look, lol, so yup, you made it to the right place.

Now if I can only figure out how to center my blog Header and Canada Flag....hmmmmm, if you have any hints, I'd be happy to hear them. I've spent quite a while already trying to figure it out. Thanks for popping in to check out my 'facelift'

Deneen

Woohoo, An Exciting Announcement!

Hello, and welcome here! I have exciting news to share with you today....I've been chosen to be part of the Inspired Stamps Design Team!!!

You can find Antoinette's Inspired Stamps BLOG and STORE by clicking on the words.

Here's a little info about Inspired Stamps

Inspired Stamps is a new clear stamp company made in the USA with the highest quality photopolymer materials available! We specialize in Biblical Scripture stamps, adorable colorable character stamps, sentiment stamps, and scenic stamps. Begun by a military wife, mother, and Bible Study teacher, the purpose of inspired stamps is to bring joy and encouragement to both the crafter and the recipient of the created projects through the use of God's Word and adorable additions, such as the characters and scenic views.

So keep your eyes peeled, if Canada Post is kind (they're striking right now), I'll be sharing some artwork with these great stamps to inspire you!!!

Enjoy your day, and thanks for stopping by,

Deneen

Inspired Stamps DT:

*Edited to add: I fixed the links, lol*

Sylvia Solorio - Bella Scrapbook Designs
Amy Edwards - Paisleys Playhouse
Deneen Treble - your here
Lynn Miller - Millers Ink
Melissa Elsner - The Profound Brunette
Belinda Kersey - Queen Bee's Musings
Jan Hunnicutt - She's gone stampin'...
Shana Tedrick - Starting From Scrap
Jenn Smith - Jenn's Creative Round Up

Watering Cans

So did you get up to watch the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton Friday morning? I was up in time to see the last prayer, and song while they signed the register and then the ride, and kiss on the balcony. I saw the ceremony later in the day. {Sigh} what a beautiful wedding, I'd love to say it reminds me of ours, but alas, we basically eloped:), but sure brings back the memories of our wedding day!!! It will be 17 years for us in June.

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Anyways, on to what you came for....Watering Cans. I found the template HERE. It was easy to put together, it's just deciding how to decorate them that takes a bit of time, lol. They're samples for the window ledge at The Scrapbook Cottage.

I love the white embellishements on this one, including the row of pearls across the top edge.

I had so much fun deciding how to decorate them! I also wanted to decorate each one a little different to show the different possibilities with them. For this one, I used a Martha Stewart border punch for the handle.

I love how they all turned out, especially the butterfly one here. I used EK Success Plaid border punch, it's my newest punch and I love it!

This was a fun whimsical one!! I used Martha Stewarts Grass Border Punch and attached it with foam squares to add dimension to the bottom. Since the paper is busy, I used a simple bow to decorate it.

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And here's what we woke up to this wonderful May 1st morning!! SNOW:) Although I must say, I would much rather take snow over tornadoes. My heart goes out to those who are suffering through them right now....please keep safe.

Thanks for dropping by,

Deneen

Congrats Will and Kate!!!

All the best as you start begin your lives together.

Belated Merry Christmas

I hope everyone had a great Christmas, we did here in our home.

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I don't know if we are lucky, or unlucky, lol...our internet and cable went down just before Christmas and the company apologized and said they will be out to fix it.......JANUARY 4th!!!! Yikes, that's 2 weeks with no internet...just think of the emails piling up, not being able to post to my blog. Well, I should look on the bright side, maybe I should go buy a lottery ticket, with this kind of luck we just might win:)
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I also want to wish you all a Happy New Year!!!
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See ya in the New Year,
Deneen

I WON AGAIN!!!!!!

Antoinette, from Inspired Stamps, illustrates and produces her own stamps. She just recently started her company and has been having some great give-away opportunities.

I was randomly drawn the first time...seen HERE. I just received this awesome prize pack in the mail on Tuesday and was planning on inking up this weekend!!! And then I found out this morning I won her second contest!!!!...seen HERE. We were to tell her what our favourite Bible verse was and why. She plans on making them into a stamp! How awesome is that. She chose 4 winners and I just happened to be one of them!!! Thanks so much Antoinette for the opportunity.

If you haven't seen her stamps yet, please pop on over and say 'hello'. She's having ANOTHER Contest TODAY, and this time there will be 40 WINNERS.

Have a great day!

Deneen

I WON SOME STAMPS!!!!!

I can't believe it!! I actually won something.

Antoinette is a CTMH Alumni who just started her own clear stamp company called Inspired Stamps, her blog is also called Inspired Stamps. (You'll find a link to her store there). In celebration of starting her new company, she had a drawing, which I entered, and just found out I WON!!! Yippee. She has such cute stamps, and awesome Scripture stamps...which for those of us who use them, know that Scripture stamps are hard to find.

So I'll be watching the mail like a hawk for the next while, waiting for my new stamps, and I'll be sure to show you my creations.

Be sure to pop by Antoinette's blog Inspired Stamps tomorrow night (Monday Nov. 29th) she's having another drawing, and maybe you'll be the winner!!!

Thanks Antoinette for the opportunity to win, and good luck on your new company!!

Deneen

Blog Award!!!

Wow, how lucky am I, I received 3 blog awards.

Thank-you to:
Paula-Scrap Addicts Attic
Emma H-Paper Addicts Anonymous
&
Kristine-Random Ramblings of a Scramping Addict
(just click on their name to go to their blogs!)

Here's the Award:

The rules for this award are:
1) Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award, and his or her blog link.
2) Pass the award to 15 other blogs that you’ve newly discovered.
3) Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.
Here's my list (in no particular order):
Sheila
Laura Petruso
Terri
Shannon Murdock
Tammy
Jen Rubio
Takisha
Leisa Hubley
Mare
Scrappin' Happy
Cathyrn
Lourae
I almost have 15 newly discovered blogs...hope it's okay.
Enjoy,
Deneen

'Poop' Poems & Candy One Liners

You can find a great list of them HERE.

One that she didn't have that goes with the Snowman (mini marshmallows) & Gingerbread Man (gum drops) Poop, is the Reindeer (mini chocolate chips) Poop:


Heard you've been naughty
So here's the scoop,
All you get is...Reindeer Poop!
Enjoy,
Deneen