Today is the second birthday of my blog, My Elegant Cards. It’s also my birthday; I never work on my birthday (after running foul of layoffs on it when I was 25) and so I had the time to start my blog then. To celebrate, I’m offering blog candy today (only to residents of the US). To enter, just comment on this post before Saturday 3rd September and I’ll put you in the draw. Here’s what you’ll win:
Would you like a closer look at these? I thought so. The unused stamp set is from Sale-a-bration last year and it was one of the most popular offerings. I used my set quite a lot.
There are three stacks of DSP, each consisting of 12 pieces of a 6″ by 6″ stack, basically each is a quarter of a DSP stack. I thought that this could be like a mini paper and ribbon share. The first is from the retired Have a Cuppa DSP stack.
The next is from Playful Palette DSP stack from the current annual catalogue
The last stack is from Serene Scenery which is in the current catalogue and consists of photos on one side and patterns on the other. Here are two shots showing both sides of the paper.
Finally the ribbon:
There’s quite a mixture here – we have retired daffodil delight seam binding ribbon, rich razzleberry 1/4 inch cotton ribbon and natural 7/8″ cotton ribbon on spools. Then I decided to go very share-like and have put a yard of various ribbons on card. Starting at the right hand side, I’ve got the silky taffeta duo from the upcoming holiday catalog (cherry cobbler and emerald envy) plus the 3/8 inch ribbon trio pack (delightful dijon, mint macaron and rich razzleberry). I realised that I had more card than planned ribbon so I added some retired pool party seam binding ribbon before the delightful dijon mini striped ribbon and the melon mambo stitched ribbon, both from the annual catalogue. Finally I filled the rest of the card with the wide watermelon wonder luxurious stitched satin ribbon.
So what do you think? A worthy birthday celebration I hope. Just leave a comment before Saturday EST and I’ll add you to the drawing. Good luck.
I’m off to go and play with my crafting stuff now.
See you tomorrow,
Liz
Happy birthday Liz and blog! I love your blog Liz. Seeing your examples really help when using the products. Thank you for all the time and effort you put forth for your readers.
Thanks Tina, for the birthday wishes and the comment. I’m glad that you’re enjoying my blog – I have so much fun with it.
Happy, Happy, blog day and Birthday! As you celebrate, I will celebrate too. Have a sparkling day!
Thanks Rita – hope you celebrated too. I had a beautiful day; I ran, then played with my cards and had dinner with my father, brother and friends.
Happy Happy Birthday!!! Thanks for a chance to win your great giveaway. I enjoy looking in on your blog. Keep up the great work.
Thanks Babe – I’m glad you’re enjoying the blog. 🙂
Happy, Happy Birthday Liz !! Have a Beautiful Day and a Wonderful Year ! Happy Anniversary on your blog ! May you be inspired in your surroundings, to create art that makes YOU happy and others day brighter by you sharing your creations with them . Have a very Blessed Day and Prosperous Year !!
Thank you so much Donna. It really was a beautiful day. I was so blessed to spend it with my father, brother and friends.
Happy blog anniversary and a very Happy Birthday to you. I love following your blog and I love your card making style. So glad things are getting back to normal for you after your mishap in your kitchen. It could have been much worse. A good lesson to all of us to double check the house for turned on coffee pots, irons, stove burners, etc. I would be very happy to welcome this generous blog candy into my stash. A very beautiful assortment of DSP and ribbons. Thank you for this chance to win and many continued years of card making joy to you.
Thanks so much for your kind words – I’m glad that you like following my blog, I enjoy writing it. And yes – I’m happy that nothing worse happened than a really clean house (!) and that it’s a reminder to everyone else.
Happy Birthday Liz and Happy 2nd Blog Birthday!!! It’s a beautiful day, hope you are having a Blessed and relaxing day today.
Thanks so much Crissy. It was a beautiful day – I had a run in the park under the trees, crafting fun and time with family and friends. Just lovely.
Happy birthday Liz to you and the blog!
I so enjoy seeing your blog updates in my inbox and the inspiration they lead me to.
Thank you for sharing the birthday present of blog candy. I hope you are finding equally wonderful birthday goodies at your own place too.
Warm wishes and birthday blessings and looking forward to future stories, sharing & inspiration on the blog.
Thanks Jean – I’m glad that you enjoy visiting with me in your inbox! I found some amazing goodies at my place – not least of which was a vitamix which I’ve been wanting for ages, but was unable to justify. Now I’m blending everything I can get my hands on – apart from card supplies of course!
Happy Birthday Liz,
My birthday was the 26th. Love seeing your cards they are so inspiring! Thanks for all your hard work on them.
Thanks Carol and happy belated birthday to you. I’m so glad that you enjoy the cards, I love making them. Creating things is so fulfilling.
I love your cards & the work uou do to keep me motivated! Thank uou
Thanks Jen – it’s great to hear that.
I just found your blog today so I stayed awhile adoring all your awesome projects. My birthday is next month and it will be a work day but the good part is that we get holiday pay for birthdays which means a little extra to spend on stamps!
Thanks Sandy – and welcome to my blog. Feel free to introduce yourself and ask any questions you have. It definitely isn’t fun working on your birthday but extra pay is nice… 🙂
Happy Birthday!! You have a great blog and I try to read it everyday. You are very creative and I have learned so much from you! Thanks
Kathy – thank you so much, your words mean a great deal. Before I started carding, I would have told you that I had the creativity of a brick! I really enjoy making cards that I can look at and be happy with. I feel that it’s important to share such feelings with others, especially those that say “I could never do that”. It’s great when they find that they can. 🙂
Happy, happy birthday!
Thanks very much Veronica.
Happy birthday! Mine is a bit odd too, it’s Christmas Day. Love your posts and ideas.
Thanks Debbie – and yes, yours is a bit odd. I hope that everyone doesn’t just roll Christmas and your birthday into one! I’m so happy that you’re enjoying my blog, that’s really nice to hear.