Winner of the Exclusive PPinky rubber candy!

Just a quick post today to announce the winner of the PPinky Rubber stamp image Mr. Snowman from my recent Candy post!

Exciting when you win free stuff, isn't it?  I want to say thank you to all of the players in my recent candy and don't want any of you to be heavy hearted if you weren't chosen this time because around here, the candy flows often! lol

The winner chosen by Random.org was . . . drum roll please!  

#2   Iris Soscia  from The Iris Blog

Congrats Iris, please contact me at tlccunliffe@yahoo.com and leave me your snail mail address so I can get your candy right out to you!

 Thank you for visiting, 

 

Winner! PPinky Candy and Shape EZ with PPINKY!

For the Winner of my Candy and the new PPInky candy, go all the way to the bottom of post!

Good Morning!  It's my turn to show off one of my favorite PPinky Rubber stamps exclusive at Treasured Times Rubber Stamps Store!  I've used my Derwent Inktense pencils on the Mr. Snowman image and in non traditional colors!  

I've combined this adorable Mr. Snowman image with one of my favorite Holiday Shape EZ templates called the Snowy Ball template available in my ETSY Store today!  The template has everything you need to create the base and the design paper layers that fit perfectly inside the base.  You can cut these by hand when running the design paper through your printer like a digital with the PNG or JPEG file types, or you can cut them with your machine as well!  

These Stamps are created with a special screen process in order to contain the wonderful shading that Chrishanthi the designer of PPinky includes in her images!  That's what makes them so different and quaint.  When you stamp them with a dark black ink, the shading may not allow your coloring medium to be as vibrant as you would like, however, I have created a video that can show you many options that resolves this!  I would love for you to 

If this video does not display correctly, please visit my You Tube Channel 

and see for yourself how you can stamp them to get the best quality possible!  Have fun!

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The winner of my last Little Darlings Candy is . . . by random.org. . . is #27!!!

Dana Desmond From Dana's Imagination Creations

congratulations Dana!! Please contact me at tlccunliffe@yahoo.com with your mailing address and I'll send out your collection of Little Darling Stamps!

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CANDY!

If you love PPinky Stamps as much as I do, 

you don't want to miss out on submitting to this candy!

Here's what you need to do:

1. Follow this blog

2.  Like the Treasured Times FB page

That's it!  Link your blog to the Inlinkz below and good luck!  

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I've got a secret Santa recipient for this little ditty!  Can't wait to see what she thinks! 

INGREDIENTS: 

Mr. Snowman PPinky Rubber image

Snowy Ball Shape EZ template
Modern Christmas Sentiment Set from Treasured Times Rubber Stamps
Spellbinders circle die
Recollections glitter cardstock and handmade white paper
Lasting Impressions Design paper
Double Dot Bo Bunny Grape journal design paper
Gemstones Coordinations paper

 MEDIUMS: 
Derwent Inktense Pencils
Seedless Preserves Distress Ink

 EMBELLISHMENTS:
WOC Spiral Stamens White
Pin from Angelica's Little Scrap Shop Etsy Store
Fresh Snow Dress It Up Buttons
CuttleBug embossing folder

Snowflake , Viny Fence, Triple Winter Greens , Bow die and Layered Snowflake Shapeology Dies from Whimsy Stamps most on Clearance NOW!

Recollections Pearls
WOC square Slide

INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

"So remember while December Brings the only Christmas day, In the year let there be Christmas In the things you do and say."
-- Anonymous

If you enjoy a good 3D project or just need a special box or bag, stop by my ETSY Store Shape EZ by TLC above for the available Shape "EZ" product line of Cut templates like bags, boxes, flowers, and cards with tons of add on's! These templates can help you make any project just the way you like it. Over and Over again! There is always a NEW Shape "EZ" cut files are available!

  Thank you for visiting,

 

Candy Winner for 4 Treasured Times Rubber Stamps!

Hello crafty friends,

My most recent candy was 4 different Teasured Times Rubber Stamp images and I've drawn the winner!

Exciting isn't it?

 I had to put names in a hat this time because there were so many of you that had more than one entry due to all of the fabulous sharing you did both on your blogs as well as on FB!  Thank you all for the wonderful circulation and all of my new followers!  The winner is . . . .  

it's participant number 2!  Gail at I Like Paper !  Congratulations Gail!!!

I need you to contact me at tlccunliffe@yahoo.com with your mailing address so I may get them out to you!  I hope you share any of the makes you create with myself and the Treasured Times Inspirational FB page when you've completed them and there are several monthly contests going on there too so be sure to enter them and/or the challenge this month!  

Stayed Tuned for my next Candy!  Should be right around my daughters birthday at the end of this month, and if you subscribe via email, I'll be having another rubber stamp sale to help fund my trip to CHA this year as well!  Huge discounts on wonderful stamps!

 Thank you for visiting,

 

Winner and New Candy!

Late Candy Winner Draw

This is the winning prize!

Sorry everyone for the lateness of this post, things are getting a bit more crazy around here as we get closer to CHA!  Hope to see you all there by the way! 

So I wanted to announce the winner of my most recent candy the Vintage Bicycle Die I designed for Whimsy Stamps and the winner is . . . . . drum roll . . . 

Julie Gleeson at the Something Beautiful Blog 

Congratulations Julie!  Please contact me at tlccunliffe@yahoo.com with your snail mail address so I can get this die out to you probably Monday morning!

Now on to today's new candy

This time, I'm giving away some terrific polymer stamps from Treasured Times Rubber Stamps

4 of them to be exact!

2 Lilly Mae's designed by Jody

and two from Jehanne Silva- Freiman

So let's see:

Want a chance to win all 4 of these cuties?

Here's what you do:

Follow my blog and Face Book page if you haven't yet

Stop in and follow the Treasured Times Blog and Face Book page

Share with your friends or post a pic of the candy in your side bar to get an extra chance to have your name entered, comment and let me know,  and then link up below!

That's it!  Easy peasy!

Good luck and this candy runs until October 20th, so pass it on!

Thanks for Visiting

***CANDY WINNER****

I have to say, the weather in Michigan is just about to make me crazy!  Last weekend, for Mother's Day I purchased some beautiful begonia's and tomato plants and 2 days later, the weather got so cold that there was a thin layer of ice in the water fountain!  Can you believe that ***after killing my potted plants and BOTH tomato plants, today was 86 degrees!  86!!  UGG!

Anyway, I'm done ranting now and want you all to know the winner of my May candy is  . . .

#11  Rebecca from Sydney's Sentiments blog

Congrats Rebecca!!!  And thank you for following all the rules!  Please contact me at tlccunliffe@yahoo.com and I will send out your prize!

Don't forget to join me again later this month for another Shapeology Die Design give away!  

INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

If you want to see the sunshine, you have to weather the storm.

 If you enjoy a good 3D project or just need a special box or bag, stop by the Whimsy Stamps Store available today for my Shape "EZ" product line of Cut templates like bags, boxes, flowers, and cards with tons of add on's! These templates can help you make any project just the way you like it. Over and Over again! The NEW Shape "EZ" cut files are available today!

 Thank you for visiting, 

 

Fabulous Goal Achieving news and my Birthday Candy winners!

Yep!  I've drawn the winner of my Monthly Whimsy Stamps Die Giveaway today along with the extra special Birthday Celebration Die!  But your not going to get that information until I share the newest goal achievement in my career!  Winner(s) at the bottom of this post!
So without further delay, I feel like I could burst at the seams trying to hold this in!  

I've been announced today as one of the three new members of the best Ribbon DT in blogland!  
The Really Reasonable Ribbon Design Team!  
I'm so thrilled to be working with such a wonderful team of talented ladies, and have you seen those ribbons???  OMG!!!  Bonnie carries simply EVERYTHING!  In EVERY COLOR imaginable!  The store is a one stop ribbon lovers dream!  And so well organized!  You can shop via color, size or a specifice type and genre of ribbons!  The seam binding, Silk, Jute, Grosegrains and those Organza delights!  Where to begin???   And it doesn't stop at ribbons either, she carries adhesives, buttons, candi, pearls and more! 
 You name it, she's got it!  
Working with a company that provides embellishments I love to use on my projects, a Company that I can really stand behind, has been a goal of mine since beginning my blog journey! 
 Thank you Bonnie for the wonderful opportunity and I can't wait to mix up my Shape EZ templates with all the products at RRR!  

 The RRR blog "Really Reasonable Ribbon Ramblings" where you're always sure to get great tutorials and inspirations is here The RRR Challenge (every two weeks) join in on the fun using ribbon on your projects and following the theme for great ribbon prizes is here And one of my favorite places to shop for my ribbon is here at the Really Reasonable Ribbon Store where you get the variety and quality at great prices!   Congratulations to the other new members as well, I'm sure they would love for you to stop by and say hi!  Tammy Louise Cunliffe - NEW MEMBER http://handmadebytlc.blogspot.com/  

Tracey Sabella - NEW MEMBER http://gracescraps.blogspot.com/ 

Jenn Cochran - NEW MEMBER http://jaxbeanstalks.blogspot.com/ 

Alas,  Whew!  I'm so glad to have that out!  The excitement and anticipation was just killing me! lol  So on to the winner of last months candy:

Drum roll please . . . . . .  

27 entries this time!  Great to have you all play along and thank you for your support in spreading the word!

The winner of the Leaf Trio Die Set is #27 Leanne S of Leearts blog

and The Doily Die goes to #19 Jennifer Scull of Just Coffee Please blog

Ladies, if you would please contact me with you snail mail addresses, I will pop your new crafty candy right out to you!  I would love for you to share creations made with them anytime on my crafty FB page at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Handmade-By-TLC/241974879171398?ref=hl

As Always, Happy Crafting!

P.S.  The next Whimsy release is coming up on the 23 of April!  Wait till you see the candy giveaway this month!!  YUMMY!  And the Inspirations Magazine comes out at the end of this month as well!  See you all then!

INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

Arriving at one goal is the starting point to another.
John Dewey

 
If you enjoy a good 3D project or just need a special box or bag, stop by the Whimsy Stamps Store available today for my Shape "EZ" product line of Cut templates like bags, boxes, flowers, and cards with tons of add on's! These templates can help you make any project just the way you like it. Over and Over again! The NEW Shape "EZ" cut files are available today!

 Thank you for visiting,

 

Candy Winner!

It's that time again!  Boy this has been such a busy month!  Before I get to the winner of the Whimsy Shapeology Corner Doily Die I want to say thank you so much for all who was able to play along and spread the word.  The entrants were really close to 30!  Yeah!  

The new candy will be posted on the 20th of February with the Whimsy Stamps Release, so don't forget to stop back by!

Also, a few other special little projects this month can be found here:

Scrapbook News and Review - Feature Artist Article

Really Reasonable Ribbon - Guest Designer for February

Challenge blog sponsoring with Top Tip Tuesday, Loves Rubber Stamps and Diva's By Design

I'm all over blog land this month and loving every minute of my busy schedule!  

So, now on to the big news of the day !   The winner is Sonja of Passioni di carta!  Congratulations Sonja!  Please contact me at tlccunliffe@yahoo.com to receive your die!  Enjoy crafting!

If you enjoy a good 3D project or just need a special box or bag, stop by the Whimsy Stamps Store available today for my Shape "EZ" product line of Cut templates like bags, boxes, flowers, and cards with tons of add on's! These templates can help you make any project just the way you like it. Over and Over again! The NEW Shape "EZ" cut files are available today!

 Thank you for visiting,

 

Candy Winner + Whimsy Prints

November Whimsy Release Candy Winner at the end of this post!

Whimsy Stamps introduced a product in October to supply you lovely paper craft lovers with a simple way to produce projects in a pinch!  You can make anything with these pre cut pre colored prints.  shape them into your favorite Spellbinder die shapes, fussy cut them, top them onto a card, book markers, candles, decorate bags, the list goes on and on!  The best thing is, they are already beautiful pieces of artwork in them selves so no matter what you choose to put them with, they can only add the the beauty.

The Design team has been busy creating with them as well in our free mini Whimsy Prints magazine you can find here.

One of the largest craft sales of my season was coming up and I knew I needed some great gift ideas for the Holiday season so I got out the dollar store candles I purchased ages ago and designed some lovely little projects including today's.  I hope you enjoy them and give them a try yourself.  They're quick and easy and make a perfect gift for anyone!

INGREDIENTS:  

Whimsy Prints by Crissy Armstrong "Whimsy Magic Prints"

Adhesive is quick dry Craft Bond

EMBELLISHMENTS: 

Ribbon is Offray  

pearls are Mark Richards Glitter Domes, 

O ring is Tim Holtz

Eyelet is American Crafts Metal finish

INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

Random.org chooses . . . .drum roll please . .#6

Joy! at Morning Glory Card Studio!  You are the winner of the Snowman Tag die!  Congratulations Joy, please contact me so I can get him right over to you for all your Holiday creating! Thank you all for joining, I wish random.org could choose all of you and keep an eye out for the fabulous December release candy a bit earlier this month due to the Holiday!

If you enjoy a good 3D project or just need a special box or bag, stop by the Whimsy Stamps Store available today for my Shape "EZ" product line of Cut templates like bags, boxes, flowers, and cards with tons of add on's! These templates can help you make any project just the way you like it. Over and Over again! The NEW Shape "EZ" cut files are available today!

 Thank you for visiting,

 

Whimsy Release Review and Winner!

Whimsy Stamps introduced so many beautiful NEW products in September including stamps, sentiments, papers, dies and of course some Shape EZ cut files that we all can't wait to show you a recap of inspiration from the DT.

WINNER OF MY CANDY FROM THE SEPTEMBER RELEASE IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST!

So as to not bore you too much . . .  If you played along in the hop, you may have noticed my Christmas makes were just not happening!  However, I flourished out the orange, black and yep even purple embellies for this one and came up with some inspiration for the fall season instead.  Including today's project which I used one of the die in the Pumpkin Trio set and made 5 of these little quickies for my monthly card class at the Sticker Store and More.  Unfortunately, I wasn't able to make it to class last Wednesday but I've saved them to share next month along with my new 5 makes!  So any of you ladies from my class that follow along here . . . . . . close your eyes!!  tehe!

I literally have been googly eyed over the makes with Washi tape lately and just hadn't bought any until last week!  I chose some traditional themes from Tim Holtz, then some small strip sets from and placed it under to break the flow.  Scrap paper (that was the theme of my card class this month), was used for the rest of them card.  I cut through the base stock and design paper with the die and simply switched up the cut outs onto the other cards.  I distress the mouth line and rolled it up a bit, popped the die cut up on the inside of the card and added some string, leaf c/o from my stash and a button.  There was a little stamp from Studio G of acorns added to the inside just for a touch and the cards were done!  This was probably the easiest card I've made all season and I felt great about using up some of my scraps ta-boot!

Enjoy!  But don't forget, today there are many other projects to see with the September Whimsy Release products, so stop by the Whimsy Stamps Inspiration blog and see them here.

If these photo's are blurry, I apologize but my camera has no de-noise setting.  I am going to look for an edit to make these more clear but some objects with numerous geometric lines appear fuzzy without it.  If I find one, I'll replace them.  Bummed :(

For five lucky ladies in my class!

So, It's time! 

The big winner, via Random.org, of September's candy giveaway of the Pumpkin Trio Die is . . . drum roll please!! . .

Teresa G at Purple Bunny Paper Crafts!

Congratulations Teresa!!  Contact me leaving your snail mail address, and I will zip this great set out to you!  I hope you enjoy it as much as I am!

INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

Your imagination is your preview of life's coming attractions.
Albert Einstein

 

If you enjoy a good 3D project or just need a special box or bag, stop by the Whimsy Stamps Store available today for my Shape "EZ" product line of Cut templates like bags, boxes, flowers, and cards with tons of add on's! These templates can help you make any project just the way you like it. Over and Over again! The NEW Shape "EZ" cut files are available today! 

 Thank you for visiting,

Whimsy August Release Review Day + Candy winner!

WHIMSY AUGUST RELEASE REVIEW DAY

My August Candy Winner for the Spangled star Shapeology Die is . . . drumroll . . .  14 players . . . one winner . . . and it is . . . Yvonne at Yvonne's Craft Corner. Per Random.Org the #1 is the winner!   Congratulations and I have emailed you and await a mailing address.  Thanks again to all players and September will have another new release die, so keep an eye out!

For the full display of DT creations, be sure to stop by Whimsy Inspirations Blog and the entire release is available in the Whimsy Stamps Store today.

Whimsy is reviewing the August stamp,paper,digi's and Shape EZ release today and I've decided to show you all this adorable little muslin bag that I've decided could make a perfect gift package/storage bag for any piece of beautiful jewelry for that special friend or someone special.

I've never decorated a bag like this so I was a bit nervous!  I spent some time contemplating how to emphasize stamps and the bag at the same time?  I discovered that the color of the bag was limiting my imagination so I quickly changed it to this beautiful rich burgundy with a touch or gold and green too!  Now I had the basis of a beautiful design and my crafty side took over.  Hope you enjoy it and I have to say, it was really quick and simple and loads of fun!  I hope it inspires you to change the base of a project if you have trouble designing with it the way it comes to you!

I died the muslin first, stamped the X's and O's from Raindrop Echo w/Whimsy, colored in some of the letters and started the pull string embellishment. The bead dangle ribbon was added first, the flowers were altered and added with the feather.  I added the dangle beads and tag to add some elegance and voula' the project was spritzed with some Pearl Angel Glimmer spritzer and it's done!

In my defense, I did try to edit the photo's in photobucket and unfortunately the editing brought down the pixels so bad that I've reloaded my originals so excuse my photo's and I hope you admire the project anyway!

INGREDIENTS: 

Muslin  Bag from Premium State Line Bag Company 

Tim Holtz Grunge paper

Sentiment is "Spell It Out" by Raindrop Echo Design w/Whimsy Stamps

 MEDIUMS: 

Ritz Coloring

Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist - Gold, Meadow Green, 

Ranger distress ink Peeled Paint, Seedless Preserves, Vintage photo

Quick Dry Tacky Glue

American Crafts Ink Gold

Momento White pigment ink

Versafine black ink

 EMBELLISHMENTS: 

Kaiser craft paper blooms - AuberginenSpare Parts The Paper Studio flowers

beaded ribbon from stash

Spare Parts feathers

American Crafts medium eyelet

Prima flowers Avon Rose Printery

 INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

When you do not know what you are doing and what you are doing is the best - that is inspiration.
- Robert Bresson

If you enjoy a good 3D project or just need a special box or bag, stop by the Whimsy Stamps Store available today for my Shape "EZ" product line of Cut templates like bags, boxes, flowers, and cards with tons of add on's! These templates can help you make any project just the way you like it. Over and Over again! The NEW Shape "EZ" cut files are available today!

 Thank you for visiting,