Giveaway Winner!

Thank you to those who entered my giveaway.  It seems like the Glue Stick valentine, "I'm stuck on you" was the favourite!

And the winner is ...  Arlene!

 

You'll get this adorable stamp set!  Watch your inbox for an email.  Congrats, Arlene!

Fast and Fun Classroom Valentines Plus a Giveaway!

I'm so excited to share these super fun ideas for classroom valentines.  If you're here because you saw my segments on Rogers TV yesterday, welcome!  

As I said on daytime, I wanted to come up with some ideas that were (mostly) candy-free.  My kids get SO much candy for all sorts of special occasions at school.  I wanted to offer something different, as I'm sure other moms are thinking as well.  

Almost all these ideas came from a search on Pinterest.  I've included the links so you can see how each one is made.

First up is this fun one I actually designed myself!  The moustache is from our Artiste cartridge and the straw from the local Michaels dollar bins.  The sentiment is printed with my computer and those glitter hearts are from our new Pink Glitter paper and punched out.  You'll see them on some other valentines as well.  I just couldn't help but use that paper!  I used a piece of Ivy Lane paper to back this one.

This next one was inspired by this post on Happiness is Homemade.  I used the new Owls stamp set and printed the sentiment out with my computer.  The owl is coloured with our Alcohol markers. I used Lollydoodle to back this valentine.

This fun valentine, which my daughter wants to make for her class, is inspired by one on Tompson and Spring.  It's cut from a piece of Hollyhock cardstock and stamped with Black ink.  And, yup, more glitter paper hearts.  The "you Rule" is stamped with an upcoming Stamp-of-the-Month, Circus Alphabet, and the sentiment is from Holiday Tags.

I love this one.  Every student needs another glue stick at this time of the year.  The sentiment is printed with my computer.  The Happy Valentines Day is the same as above, stamped in Hollyhock ink.  I got this idea from Re:Located Living.  The glue stick is taped on with Washi Tape, easy peasy! (And another glitter heart, of course.)

This next one is from Bits of Everything.  I printed the first part with my computer and cut out the hearts with my Cricut.  The white one is from Art Philosophy and the Ruby, scalloped one is from Craft Room Basics.  The lines and "write" are stamped in black with Classmate Alphabet (which might be retired now).

This last one is just a print out and I did not design it.  It was just too much fun, I had to include it.  It's from Zakka Life.  She has a free file for four different mask and cape combinations.  My printer is running out of ink so it printed with some lines, but her file is perfect.  There's my only bit of candy.  ;)

I hope you find these helpful and that you'll think about creating your own versions to hand out next week.  I'd love to know if you decide to make some.  Post in the comments below to let me know.

And now the GIVEAWAY!  Comment below telling me which one is your favourite and you will be entered to win one of the brand new M-size stamp sets, Hi.  (It's one of my favourites!)

This contest is open to anyone in North America.  You have until Sunday at midnight to enter.  The winner will be posted on Monday.

Happy Creating!

Giveaway Winners!

It's time to announce some winners!

Congratulations to Joanne, Michelle and Karen for winning the Card Kit and Soil Sample Giveaway!  Watch your email for a note from me.  Don't forget, if you create a sprouting card with the kit I will showcase it here on my blog.

Monogram Winner!

Thank you to everyone who played along!  Congratulations to ...

Barbara Anderson Wagar! 

I've sent her an email to let her know so she can choose her two stamps.

Stay tuned for another really fun giveaway...

Monogram Giveaway!

What a day I'm having!  It started with my son getting a nasty cold, with a lovely sleep-interrupting cough.  He's staying home from school today.  Then, the main highway was shut down because of an accident, so all that rush hour traffic drove on city streets, right on my route to drop my daughter off at school.  A drive that normally takes just 10 to 15 minutes, took me over an hour!  NOT a fun way to start the day.  I'm trying to get the house cleaned up and laundry done as quickly as possible because I have to leave at 4:45 for the night, and well, with a sick little boy at home, that's not always the easiest.  So, why am I telling you all of this?  Because I decided that I was going to make this day better, by doing a giveaway!  I'm going to try using Rafflecopter for the first time.

 What do you win?  You will receive your choice of two, yup, TWO monogram stamps.

Here's a video to explain just how great these stamps are.

Just follow the instructions on the Rafflecopter below and get ready to win!  Draw ends on Sunday at midnight.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Good luck and Happy Creating!