And the winner is...

This weekend turned out to be a bit crazy...sorry I am announcing the winner of my fall goodies kinda last minute!

I recruited my little guy this time to help me select a winner. Each name was printed out...

then folded up and put into one of my favorite bowls I found at a local antique store...

and he was told to hand mommy ONE...

no, mommy said ONE...

once he finally figured out what one meant he didn't like me trying to take it from him so forgive me for having to rip it out of his hands...AND THE LUCKY WINNER IS...

GRETCHEN!!!

who said...

i'm glad you're back! i dont think ive ever introduced myself but i check your blog often (i found you through littlebandofbrothers) one of my favorite fall activities is cooking and baking all the wonderful comfort foods of the season. i love all the varieties of squash that can be a main course with salt and pepper or dessert with butter and brown sugar. i LOVE baking cookies, especially now that my son and his cousins are old enough to have fun helping out.
tis the season for fattening up for winter and i love it!

Congratulations Gretchen! Email me (beccashogren@yahoo.com) your address and I'll get your goodies in the mail asap!

Ready for a little giveaway???

In celebration of my return to the blogging world (see previous post) I want to give you, my readers, a chance to win a few scrappy goodies. So what is up for grabs?

This bundle of fun, perfect for some of those fall photos your itching it scrapbook.

(see below for close-ups)

Bundle Includes:

Paper pack by Making Memories

Mini book by Creative Imaginations

Clear stamp set by KI Memories

Single clear stamp by Studio Calico

Waxy Flax by Close To My Heart

And a full yard of pretty lace!

Are you wondering how you can be entered to win this fun stuff??? All you have to do is leave me a comment on this post telling me what is your favorite Fall time activity. Easy, right!

Want a chance to have your name added multiple times to the drawing? Keep reading. For a chance to have your name added additional times you may choose to participate in the following:

*You'll get one additional entry for each of the following, so be sure to leave me an additional comment on this post for each item you have completed.*

-Become a follower of this blog by clicking the button labelled "follow" on the right sidebar under "followers." Already a follower? Great! Leave me a comment to remind me to enter your name!

-Blog about this giveaway on your own personal blog and leave me a comment with a link to your post!

I'll leave this drawing open for one week until midnight Thursday, October 8th. I will announce the winner sometime that following weekend!

Good luck! I hope you are all having a wonderful day!

Back from the dead, a GIVEAWAY, & 2S4Y!

Hello All!  Wow, it has been a long time since I've been around this here blog of mine!  The last two weeks have been really crazy for our family!  First we took a road trip out to Utah to visit my husband's parents and attend one of my best friend's weddings.  Ethan did amazing in the car!  Hardly any crying with the help of a portable DVD player and a goodie bag full of nic-nac's from the dollar store.  Pretty good for a 13 month old in the car for 10+ hours.  Anyway, our trip was a blast, but the day we got home Ethan got the flu.  He proceeded to  pass it on to both my husband and I as well as the rest of our family here.  Needless to say, we have been recovering for the past week and yesterday was the first day I felt like I was coming back from the dead.

These pictures of are of a couple flowers that were blooming in my mother-in-law's backyard.  That is one thing I miss about springtime in Utah...the flowers are beginning to bloom even amidst a few snow storms.  

Enough about what has been going on around here...I have some exciting news!!!  Today I want to do my first GIVEAWAY!!!  As I mentioned in my previous post two weeks ago (gosh, has it been that long!), my first cards came out in publication!  To celebrate this fun occasion for myself I am going to GIVE AWAY ONE COPY of EACH MAGAZINE I have been  published in!  

To be entered into the giveaway just LEAVE A COMMENT ON THIS POST!  And if you want to get your name into the drawing more than once TELL A FRIEND about this drawing and make sure they leave a comment telling me you sent them!  Easy enough right?!  Oh, and did I mention I will throw in some cute scrappy supplies!  :)

I will leave this drawing open until Friday, March 27th at 11:59pm PST.  I will announce the winners the following Saturday! 

The first winner will receive the You're Invited Idea Book by Scrapbook Trends!

And the second winner will receive Scrapbook Trends March Issue which is now SOLD OUT online!

For now I will leave you with these two bright, cheery cards I created today using Laura's sketch this week over at 2S4Y!  A simple and easy sketch with endless possibilities!  

New Baby Card

Cardstock: CTMH & Bazzill

Tag: Sassafras

Pom-poms & ribbon: craft supply

Accessories: Cuttlebug dotted embossing folder

Little Boy Card

Cardstock: Bazzill

Patterned Paper: Sassafras

Tag: Sassafras

Swirl: CTMH

Ribbon: KI Memories