WINNER:)

Hello, friends:}

I am a day and a half late in posting the winner of my giveaway with  My Memories Suite. It was super fun reading all your comments--I had a great time with this program, and I look forward to creating more pages and LOs! I think I might be scrapbooking some pics from our recent trip to The Keys next:}

On to our winner....drum roll please.....

Colleen Dietrich said...

Great family pix (Trav and Sav - you guys rhyme - I love it!) and your doggie is so cute. :) I'm proud of you for learning this software, too. :)

Congratulations, Colleen! Please email me at {sbmmhoover at yahoo dot com}. You have 5 days to claim your prize!


Thanks to all who stopped by and shared some love! I am def. encouraged by our visits!!! I'll be back later this week with some super fun projects...and hopefully a video! 


THANKS for stopping by today! Many blessings:}

RAKs from fabulous friends:)

Hello, friends:)


I am overwhelmed by the RAK that I've received!! Most of the cards that I received were for my birthday--and I just cannot thank my friends enough for going out of there way to bless me! 


First up is a card by Cathy M. She is on the ATU team with me--she is sooooooo amazing! LOVE that rocking chair! Very vintage--fab! Hope she wasn't saying that I'm vintage! LOL!

Next, I received this super cute card by Jackie H. She is a friend that crafts with me in my studio. Her card is completely made by her!! I did tell her that we have to work on sentiments--not nice, Jackie:) You'll be my age one of these days! LOL!

Then I received this fabulous card by Kim Kesti--I KNOW! I got a handmade card by Kim!! LOVE it:)

I also received a card from Megan Hoeppner. OH MY! Love her blog too! What a fabulous idea to use up several thickers/alphas! 

My neighbor, Barbara, sent me this beautiful tea cup card--I gave her a tea cup bird feeder for her birthday. So this card is perfect as a TU:} LOVE!

What a surprise it was to find this elegant birthday card in my mailbox--it's from my good friend, Colleen D. She is on the PDCC team with me! LOVE LOVE LOVE that striped paper--not sure you can see how it shines! And the ric rac! OH! LOVE:)

Then I received a huge package from my good friend, Ruby 2 Shoes and her daughter, Tinks! Ruby is on the PDCC team with me as well. And her package was def. unexpected! They sent me some cards and notes, along with a cupcake die, cupcake recipe book, a bookmark, and so many goodies! LOVE LOVE LOVE all the cupcakes! 

This is a note from Tinks--it even had cupcakes on it! LOVE!

My friends, The Ammerman family, gave me a super fun birthday gift, which included a handmade card by their son, Christopher, and a SHOE bag! They know I love love love shoes--esp. heels! Too funny!

**NOTE:: I didn't even notice until now that my font didn't have an apostrophe on their name! OY! 

I'm still going--SO BLESSED to have received all these cards/goodies!!!


Tracey K. {another good friend from the PDCC} sent me this GOOOORGEOUS card! OH MY! I love the papers and the stitching! And that flower--Fab! 

I had another small package with two beautiful cards created by Andrea M. Oh--what a surprise these were! I love how my birthday card is modern and stitched--look at those lines! SOOOO clever! 

And I love this friendship card by Andrea--those colors are just GORGEOUS together--that seam binding makes me drool! LOVE LOVE LOVE! 

And last but not least, I bought myself a birthday bracelet from my friend's blog/website- Vintage Glam. OH MY! These bracelets are SOOOOOO gorgeous--and I cannot wait to save up more money to get more colors! I wasn't expecting anything but my order--and when I opened up my package--Eryn (the owner and a fabulous friend) had the most amazing package for me. It included a fabric flower wrap with my bracelet and this little necklace as a surprise gift! Made me tear up--I was overwhelmed by the message and how perfect it was for me! Eryn is soooo amazing and super talented and so sweet to send that to me:) LOVE it! 

Photo taken by Jessica D. THANKS! 

Here I am wearing my bracelet--ACK! LOOOOOOOOOVE!

I cannot say THANK YOU enough--I am super blessed and so thankful for all my friends and followers! I had over 400 messages for my birthday, and I have to say that it def. made turning 30 AMAZING! LOOOOOOOVE all of you:) 


Thanks so much for everything! Many blessings:)

RAK...love my friends:}

Hello, friends:}


I just wanted to pop in and share some RAKs that I've received in the past 2 months. I just love receiving cards from friends. I am in awe of everyone's talents! LOVE LOVE LOVE these cards!


First up--cards by my friends and teammates over at The Play Date Cafe! LOVE this team!!! Cards are by Colleen Dietrich , Ruby 2 Shoes, and Jaclyn Miller. LOVE LOVE LOVE each of these! My fav part is seeing these creations on their blogs and commenting on them and then opening up an envelope with the exact card I was gushing over:} LOVE it! 

The card on the left was included with some goodies that I won from Audrey Yeager's blog. I also received this card from a good friend on the EIC team--Ashley Nguyen Newell. 

Imagine my surprise when I saw this beautiful tag and card come in the mail from She!! Just stunning!

And this last card came about three weeks ago.... totally unexpected! I was so happy to see this beautiful card created by my friend, Julie Campbell. OH MY! LOVE it!!! 

I cannot even begin to tell you how much each card and creation made me smile and encouraged me. I was so excited to open these packages! THANK YOU sooooo much!!!! 


If you haven't sent any RAK lately....I challenge you to send some today! I just sent some out this weekend--and it feel so good! I cannot wait to hear what my friends' think of their cards! 


Thanks so much for stopping by today! I will be sharing some creations soon!! Be blessed:}

From friends...

Hello, friends:}


I've been so behind in sharing with you some of the things that I received from my precious friends!! And today is just the day to share--LOVE my friends! They always know how to make me smile and brighten my day!


First up, this beautiful card by Colleen Dietrich. She sent this to me after she won a prize package on my blog. LOOOOOOOVE how she stamped that background with script and diamonds! CLEVER! Love the colors too--beautifully done, Col! You rock:) Thanks for being so sweet and sending me some love through snail mail:}

Card created by: Colleen Dietrich

Next up is a gorgeous card by Michele Gross. LOOOOOOOOVE the monochromatic theme and those gems! WOW--look at all those gems on this card! I wish I could be this creative--and not only are those gems...but this image is embossed! WOW! Turned out super amazing. PLUS--Michele was kind enough to send me some of her gorgeous gray ribbon. I am sooo excited to use it....however, when I love something this much--I tend to hoard it for a long time! LOL! Thanks, Michele! This card and gift def. made my day!!

Card created by:  Michele Gross

And last, but not least, I just received this card from my friend, Ruby 2 Shoes. She is one of my fav people from England! LOVE her! We clicked ever since we joined the PDCC team! LOOOOOVE her--well, one day we were talking on Skype, and I never thought anything of our convo (like I asked for something/etc.)...and I find this fun package in my mail box the next week! ACK--she sent me some twine (LOVE LOVE LOVE) in those cute little baggies! LOVE how they turned out--with the butterflies and pearls! And that paper--LUSH! The baggies match the card too--soooooo cute! Ruby is soooooooooo amazing! LOVE her style and love love HER! Thanks, Ruby!! Be on the look out--Tinks is getting something soon...and you too:)

Card created by: Ruby 2 Shoes

Thanks to all of my friends! I just can't tell you enough how much I love these cards and comments. I love love love these gals! Hope you will stop by their blogs and leave some special love for them!! OH--I forgot to tell you that all three of these gals are on the The Play Date Cafe team with me! LOOOOOOOOVE this team! Super talent and fun gals! Thanks again ladies!!


Thanks for stopping by!! Hope you find some fun happy mail in your mailbox today!! Be blessed:}

ps...speaking of The Play Date Cafe--be sure to stop back tomorrow for another color story challenge! LOVE IT! 

Last winner of 2010!

Hello, friends:}


This is a short post, as I have lots to do (since I was put behind by another migraine yesterday! BOOOO to migraines!)...but I wanted to share with you our winner from my last 2010 giveaway on THIS post. I used Random.org and the winner is....

Colleen Dietrich said...

Sav, those are some amazing stats! I am glad you showed a bunch of cards on this post, because I am new to your blog. Your style is so fresh and whimsical; no wonder those stats are what they are!

Looking forward to working with you at PDCC. Hugs to you!

HOOORAY to Colleen! Please contact me {sbmmhoover [at] yahoo [dot] com} and I will send out your package ASAP! 

Don't worry if you didn't win! I have lots more giveaways coming up this year! I can't wait to share these fabulous goodies with you! 

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to come back tomorrow for another fabulous color story challenge with The Play Date Cafe! Can't wait--I love this project I made:} Be blessed!