Welcome to Monday, everyone! Here’s a first for me: I made this card very early this morning, before going to work! Here’s to hoping that this great start to my day sets the tone for the whole holiday week! Did you have a fun weekend? I spent the day shopping with my mom and sister on Saturday, and yesterday my hubby and I ran errands and just hung out.

I used some A Muse Studio Squeeze the Day stamps and dies on this card today, along with the Lil’ Inker stitched rectangles and a plaid impression plate from PTI. These summery Lawn fawn papers seemed to fit the lemony theme pretty well.

Thanks to everyone who left a comment letting me know that you had found me here at my new home on the internet. I really appreciate it!!! The winner of the $25 gift certificate to the store of her choice is Joyce M.! YAY, Joyce!!! I am so happy for you! I will send you an e-mail!

Suzanne

Thanks for stopping by my new blog!

I had been thinking about a blog switch for quite some time. My old blogger blog, The Card Yard, just didn’t feel like “me” anymore. A company with the same name opened a business buying and selling gift cards a couple of years ago, and it irked me that we had been sharing the same name. I also chose that blog name somewhat jokingly, since it was a play on words for “The Junk Yard” — I hope my cards are a little better than junk now. The new name also allows me more flexibility in the event that I would ever like to start blogging about other things (besides cards), and it releases me from Google/Blogger which had been charging me for photo storage even though I have been hosting my photos in Flickr for years (I know, don’t get me started). With the disappearance of Google Reader this July, the timing just seemed right to switch.

So we returned from Mexico the other day, and I’ve spent the better part of the last 24 hours figuring out how to transfer everything to WordPress. It’s nothing short of a miracle that this seems to be working! YAY! I am happy to share what I’ve learned if you’re ever curious.

In the meantime, I hope you’ll subscribe to my new blog feed and enjoy my new home with me. You’ll find a variety of icons for following in the sidebar, but please let me know if I missed any.

In honor of this fun occasion, I am going to host a giveaway here on my blog. I would love it if you could leave me a comment letting me know you’ve found me here by midnight EST on June 28, and I’d be most grateful if you could help spread the word too. I will choose a winner at random to receive a $25 gift certificate to the online store of their choice.

Thanks so much!

Suzanne

Hi everyone! I wanted to post a card that I made for CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Peek Week. My trip last weekend left me not knowing what day it was, and I missed ‘my day’ to post; here I am now!

I just wanted to let you know that Michele released some great new sets this week…on this card, I used Merry Kiss-mas:

They stamp like a dream!

I also wanted to thank everyone for all the comments they left on my giveaway post. You are all so sweet and I loved hearing about all your favorite products right now. I am super excited for the winner:

Brandi, I will send you an e-mail so I can get your address and mail your prize out ASAP! I hope you all have a great weekend. I have some local crafty stuff going on this weekend, as well as a wedding.

Hi friends! This morning I woke up and saw this challenge posted by Splitcoaststampers on Facebook, and wanted to play along. It’s the Hope You Can Cling to Challenge series in honor of breast cancer awareness and benefiting MD Anderson Cancer Center.

The particular challenge that I am playing along with is HYCCT1228, which challenged us to make a clean and simple card where the sentiment is the focus of the card. I used my favorite sentiment set from Neat and Tangled stamps and some cardstock, ink, and glitter from A Muse Studio.

This October also marks the 3-year anniversary of this blog, and I am so very grateful for all the fun and encouragement I have received from all of you. I love this hobby and am so flattered that anyone even stops by here! So, without gushing too too much, I am offering up some blog candy!

I’ve chosen a variety of new items from my craft room for one lucky winner to enjoy. Because the photo isn’t so great, here is a list of the items included in the prize package:

• A Muse Studio cardstock sampler
• A Muse Studio Fight Like a Girl Stamp set
• A Muse Studio Burano, Watermelon,and Shell inkpads
• A Muse Studio organdy ribbon in Shell & assorted twine/stitched ribbon
• Bo Bunny Rejoice 6×6 paper pad
• My Favorite Things Ice Skating Flopsey stamp set
• Paper Smooches Love Monkey stamp
• Papertrey Ink Heart-2-Heart #2 (balloon set) with die
• Stampin’ Up! Sprinkled Expressions
• Waltzingmouse Stamps twine and wood buttons
• 2 packs Recollections foam adhesive circles (1/4 inch and 1/2 inch sizes)

Most of the A Muse products were generously sent to me by A Muse Studio when they sponsored the CAS-ual Fridays Challenge a few weeks ago to promote their Fight Like a Girl free stamp set promotion. I have these inks and papers and ribbon already, so I am spreading the love! By the way, you still have time to order your free set and can do that by clicking here.

And the Waltzingmouse Stamps twine and wood buttons were sent to me by Claire Brennan, owner of WMS…well, because she offers some of the most spectacular customer service in the industry and is just as sweet as can be!

All you have to do to enter is leave a comment telling me what your favorite crafty products are at this very moment! All comments received by November 15 are eligible for the prize. I will also ship internationally.

Thanks again SO SO much and have a fun day,
Suzanne
xoxo