~~ Dollar Find Friday and some Candy! ~~
February 13th, 2009 by Holly McMillen
Good morning and Happy Friday!
First, I have a confession to make. I have stayed up all night making valentines as I put it off and put it off and my boys finally looked at me as said “Mom? Are you EVER going to make these valentines???”
I have tons to share today, so grab a cup of coffee and let’s get busy!
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DOLLAR FIND FRIDAY!
~~ Potted Greetings~~
Ok, so today is my day to share a dollar find friday project for There She Goes. I spent oodles of time scouring through my local Dollar Store for something really cool to alter and ya know what? They sell everything altered already! Argh! Anywho… I found these little flower pots 3 for a buck and thought they would be cute as potted greetings. I also picked up the foam and the popcicle sticks (you get alike a zillion for a buck).
So here is what you need:
Small flower pots (these are about 2″ in diameter by about 3″ tall)
floral foam
designer paper
ribbon
sticky tape
popcicle sticks
stuff to decorate as desired
First I measured the circumference of the flower pot lid and cut my designer paper accordingly. I used scissors to cut tiny ‘^’ (inverted Vs) in the designer paper (as shown in the picture below).
I put sticky tape (1/4″) around the rim of the pot and adhered my paper to the pot.
I then cut a piece of coordinating ribbon the same length as my designer paper and adhered that around the lip of the pot.
I wrapped the bottom of the pot with wide coordinating ribbon and tied it in a knot.
Cut a piece of the floral foam to fit the bottom of your pot (it should fit snuggly).
Insert the popcicle sticks into the floral foam and decorate your sticks however you wish!
Easy peasy, eh?
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LET’S TALK CANDY!!
I am so so so excited!!!! Today is the big release day for all these awesome Our Craft Lounge sets that I have been sharing with you! Today’s sample is made with the In His Name set. Not only is it inpirational, it is a great little set for many different occasions!
AND because I am so excited about the release, I am going to give away a IN HIS NAME set to one of you! Yup, that’s right! All you need to do to enter is leave a comment on this post between now and 6pm Saturday February 14, 2009 and your name will be entered into a random drawing! How cool is that?!
Here are my deets on this card:
Stamps: Our Craft Lounge’s In His Name
Colors: Certainly Celery, Cool Caribbean, Lovely Lilac, GP White
Ink: Brilliance Graphite Black, copics
Accessories: candy dots, ribbons, dimensionals
WE HAVE A WINNER~~
Here are your random numbers:
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what a lovely set! Your card is beautiful. Thank you for the chance to win this set! Good luck to everyone! Here’s my email just in case I win: [email protected]
Jennifer
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And finally…. I did today’s Limited Supply challenge. Well, I tried anyway. We were to step outside our comfort zone and do things we have never done before or rarely do.
I do ALOT of different things, so it was difficult for me to pick something I never do (and have the tools to do it!)…. so I went with Clean and Simple and I did heat embossing (which I rarely do).
Now, aside from being my favorite colors, this card has NOT grown on me yet. I like the concept and I ADORE red, but maybe it is just a touch too much red, kwim? I’ll probably adore it once it has left my house! LOL
Here are the details:
Stamps: Bronc Buster and So Many Sayings (both SU!)
Colors: Real Red and Basic Black
Ink: Brilliance Graphite Black and Versamark
Accessories: fabric, black embossing powder and white gel pen (a few accents)
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Thanks for stopping by! Hope you have a blessed day 🙂
~~ Holly ~~
What a great set, I can see many many card ideas for this set. Thanks for the chance to win it. Have a great day, Hugs n’ Stuff, Lynne
I just love inspirational sets! There are some really cute sets, such a nice collection!
I love this one! I have this growing wish list. Thanks for adding to it!
WOW, the OCL sets is gorgeous! Great projects!!
Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful and inspirational card!! You are a true artist and I enjoy visiting your blog each day. God Bless!!
Great cards. This is such a lovely set.
Like the set a lot. Thanks for the chance to win.
Hi Holly, this is my first visit to your blog and I will be back!!! I love your work, so inspiring! Thank you so much for the opportunity to go in the draw for the CANDY – YUMBLY!!!
Thanks for the chance to win this awesome set!
Such an inspirational set. Gorgeous…I love it!
great post Holly..great set!
Ok so I am glad I wasn’t the only one up making Valentines lol.. I sent my boys each w/their goodies for school and said YESSSSS I’m done.. wait.. what’s next… EASTER! and this set would ROCK and if I were to win I could use them and maybe JUST maybe be early… hmm or would I? LOL..
(((HUGS))) 2 you!
Great projects. Love the $ find. :o) Whata fantastic stamp set. I could use one of those for DS’s school. TFS!
Love all your projects and this stamp set is beautiful. I would love to have this stamp set. Thanks for a chance.
Hi Holly, your creations are wonderful!! I am so glad to have found your blog! AND especially with the chance to win some candy, too! OCL came out with some fantastic sets!!
Thanks for the chance to win! I have blogcandy every wednesday if you are interested!!
Hoosier Hugs, Nicole
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I enjoy your blog so much. I’ve followed you on splitcoast for years and when I found your blog, I added it to my goole reader so that I don’t miss an update. Thanks for sharing such great work with us. Also, thanks for the chance to win this set. Cathy
Holly you always so such a bang up job.
Love your adorable flower pots. Beautiful stamp sets! TFS
How beautiful! Put my name in the hat please!!
Candy
http://candy-momentsintime.blogspot.com/
I love the Pat the Bad Dog! But I like the cat set as well. Too many favorites to choose from!! ha ha.
WOW! What a great $ find!! 🙂 Love your idea and your other two cards are wonderful!! TFS!! And of course….please put my name in the hat…will ya?! THANKS!
So many fabulous projects! Thanks for sharing!
This is really a beautiful set. I understand the last minute V-day day gifts. I gotta finish my son’s if I can get off here. Thanks for sharing.
what a lovely set! Your card is beautiful. Thank you for the chance to win this set! Good luck to everyone! Here’s my email just in case I win: [email protected]
Jennifer
Beautiful stamp set!
I love crosses and I don’t have any cross stamps!
Who doesn’t need some inspiration in their lives!?!
Lovely card!
really nice card. elegant.
This is a beautiful set! I love it!
Love the new sets….. great cards!!!
There aren’t a whole lot of Christian sets out there and this one is just lovely……and….you made such a beautiful sample! Enter me please.
Cute idea with the flower pots! thanks for the chance to win!
Elizabeth
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Great set…love all the new sets…
Great one for Easter…
Julie
It’s great to see an inspirational set of stamps. I am loving all of the new sets being released by OCL! You’ve done a great job in altering the flower pots!
i love the in his name set. its hard to find these kind of stamps around home here, so thanks for the great new stamp set and hopefully a chance to win it!
Beautiful cards! I’d love a set of these stamps. Thanks for sharing.
What fabulous projects you shared! Your card using In His Name was incredible!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE OCL… so much so that I have convinced the store owner where I work to bring them in!!!
Those are beautiful Easter colors & I like how you did the stained glass.
“In His Name” is one of my favorite new stamp sets! Please enter me in the drawing!
Cute projects!! I love that new OCL set!
Thanks for letting me play! I love the Star sets!
Love your cards. Thanks for another chance at winning a set from this great release!
This is another great set…love these simple crosses.
Granny’s Support Team I just love this one being i’m granny lol
i love the mosaic details on your card, so very pretty.
what a wonderful set for christenings thru to sympathy and all the celebrations in between.
love the little pot ~ co cute and creative!
great job, beautiful card!
I love this inspirational set. Thanks for a chance to win it.
Love all the sets, but Kit the Kat is my favorite! Thanks for the chance to win!
This is beautiful. I like the stained glass look and the colors you chose. Very peaceful.
The flower pots are adorable. Thanks for the chance to win the blog candy!!
What a beautiful card – I love this set! Thanks so much for sharing! ([email protected])
I love this set ,They are all great Love your blog
Such a beautiful set and a beautiful card!
This would be a great set to add to my collection since I dont have many inspirational sets
Well, I don’t have any religious sets at all, so this would be perfect for me! I love the sets that have been released – they are all so different and beautiful.
What a beautiful card you made with the new OCL stamp set.
What a gorgeous inspirational set!
Great set for Easter! I love all of the new releases…especially Hoppy Anna Mae.
The dollar store project is too cute! I want to make one! The stamp set is lovely. I hope I win!
Kim
I truly love the Easter set. It is beautiful.
Love everything you’ve been working on! And I’m with ya…I stayed up WAY too late finishing Valentine’s. Why oh why couldn’t I have fit in a nap today???
Thanks for the chance to win!
This set is just incredible!!
Lovely duo here. And congrats on getting all those valentine’s done 😀
Thanks for the chance to win. My favs are Pat the Bad Dog, Pat the Dawg House, and Lovin’ From the Oven.
Pick me! Pick me! Thanks for the chance to win some great stamps. So far my fave set is ‘The Botz Family’ but I am seeing so much possibilities with ‘In His Name’ too. Thanks again.
doramiyi
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Great post… love your little valentines pots!
Love the chance to win the stamp set too!
Thanks!
xxx
wow! Your sample card is just beautiful but then I love all your cards!
Dawn M.
Firstly I love your little pots!!! How cute are they!!!
Secondly, I like the bold feel of your red card and I adore that ribbon!!!
Lastly —- ooooooooh…..how much do I love that new stamp set??!!!! Your example is just devine with the soft pretty colours and making it look like stained glass is so cool!!!!!! Thanks for the chance to win!! 🙂
Your card is gorgeous! I’m loving all the newly released set, but Granny’s support is my favourite.
Sharon
Holly … I always look forward to each beautiful card you post in your SCS gallery and I love heading over to your blog to read more details about the creative process.
Thank you for the opportunity to win this beautiful inspirational stamp set!
Blessings!
Rita
In His name would be such a great addition stamp set to use for my card ministry at our church. Thanks for the chance to expand my mission.
There are lots of fun sets from OCL, and my favorite from CHA is Whispy Blooms. It’s totally cute!
Thanks for the chance to win!
Oh I love your flower pot idea! It’s so cute!!! Thanks for a chamce in winning In his Name
What a great group of new stamps! My favorite is Kit the Kat because I love kitties. Thanks for the chance to win.
Susan H.
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THIS IS A GREAT SET
Thanks so much for a chance to win this set…and thanks for your beautiful cards.
How is a stamper supposed to set priorities with all these great new sets?!?!?! My favorite is Bear-ly Fishin’. ~Sharon
I love the crosses in this set. So pretty!
I truly love inspirational stamps, this is a great set and your cards are wonderful.
Thanks for this fun game. I love all the sets here and the ones that speak to me are oriental gardens and children of the world. It is hard to choose.
Thanks
Karen
I LOVE the In His Name set. You did a fantastic job on the card. The colors are so perfect for Easter and just work so well together. Great job.
Great work! Lovin’ all these new sets, very inspirational.
BA
I love the stained glass look of the cross on your card. Thanks for the chance to win this set 🙂
Thanks for the opportunity to win this set – I do not have a set like this – but desperately need one!
OH I absolutely love the Bear-ly fishing and Just Bugz! Those little guys are just so cute.
Cheryl
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Great set. My fav is Granny Support Team. Thanks for the chance to win
Beautiful set in time for Easter. Did you make your little boys proud? I always work best under stress. Mary JO
love your cards and that set is wonderful! please enter me to win this sweet candy! thanks! Tracy in Michigan, [email protected]
Adorable card! Love the softness of the colours.
This is another wonderful stamp set! But my fav stamp set is Pat the Bad Dog.
Thanks for the opportunity to win!
I’m having so much fun blog-hopping and making friends this year. I like the oriental garden and Pat the naughty dog.
Thanks for such a generous giveaway! I hope I’m chosen as the lucky winner!!
I lOve that this Honors His name! Dina
The His Name set is so beautiful!
What a gorgeous set and great samples. Thanks for the chance to win.
There is so much to catch your eye on this card and the color choice is perfect for Easter. Thanks for sharing.
great cards- stunning set! debb
Love the set of stamps. They are so pretty.
Great set! Thank you for the chance to win it!!!
Happy Valentines Day! Great stamp set!!
Oh, I forgot to tell you I love your card too!!
This is a great set! What beautiful cards you make – I’m going to have to come back here often!
I don’t have a lot of inspirational sets, so this would be a nice addition! Love your little pot! So pretty!
Love the crosses. I have been looking for some and these are perfect.
love what you did with this set. Great!!!
Gorgeous card & a gorgeous stamp set.
Adorable set. The OCL has some awesome sets. Thanks for the chance to win. Have a great Valentine’s Day!
I love this stamp set and can seeing myself using it often..Thanks
I am so glad this blog candy galore is on. It’s meant I’ve found your blog and I’m in awe. I just wanted to join the long queue of entrants and I’m off to make myself at home! Beautiful blog and love the header so much.
Love your card. Thanks for the chance to win.
Thanks for being so generous with us. I have just begun my collection of inspirational stamp sets.
Very pretty card. In His Name set has to be my favorite from this release! I love that it is so versatile as well! Thanks for the chance to win!
Beautiful set!
It’s been fun looking at all the new sets! Thanks for giving us a chance to win.
Love Blog Candy – my favorite set is Granny’s Big Girl Pants
I love sets like this. Thanks for the opportunity.
This is a lovely set. They are all so cute! Thanks for the chance to win.
Cute projects! I really love the In His Name set. I agree that it has some many uses! Thanks for the chance to win!
In His Name set is really awesome!! I would love to win this set!! Thanks!!
This is a beautiful set! THanks for sharing your work. It is inspriational!
Such a lovely set and a beautiful card that you made with it. Thank you for the chance to win!
Your cards are awesome! I Love your blog header, it is so peaceful and I bet that is why you loved it to. I can picure myself looking out a window and seeing that peaceful setting having a cup of tea or coffee. Its so relaxing.
I will get back to why I am posting now…..I want to toss my name in the hopper for a chance at the blog giveaway. LOL
Pattyjo
What a great stamp set! Please enter me in your contest.
You can’t have enough inspirational sets. Hope the random thingy picks my large number!!!
This is a very nice inspirational set, thanks for sharing, SharriC
I’ve been praying daily for my family to heal. My faith has gotten stronger through these hard times in my family. I am now spending more time making Christian cards and this stamp set is absolutely beautiful. My sister is dying of a rare sarcoma of the bronchial tube and aorta and we are blessed for another day with her. If nothing else just pray she is no longer in pain. My 82 year old mother is in a law dispute with my sister (her daughter of course) because my sister changed my brother’s benefiary to herself after 34 years of being married & divorced to 2 woman…he kept it in my mother’s name. My brother passed away in June and I ask that we just pray for my sister. Thanks for the prayers and I thanks for sharing with us such a great gift.
I just love that wonderful set of crosses you are giving away. Thanks for a chance to win it. Really great blog and wonderful cards too. Phyllis M.
I like this inspirational set. It refreshing to be able to find sets of this nature.
I don’t own any sets from OCL yet and would love the chance to start my collection. Thanks so much!
You don’t often see a set like this. Very unique and I’d love to win it! Happy Valentine’s Day!
Holly thanks for sharing all these great projects with us. Another thank you for the chance to win this set.
Debbie/Phx AZ
really like your banner picture on your blog, it beautiful
This is a very unique set. Thanks for the chance to win it.
Oh these stamps are so lovely!! I like the bearly fishing. Thanks for the chance at winning them. Colleen
I am so excited about winning this! Thank you so much! Awesome!!!
Jennifer
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