Shirley's 2 Girls GRAND PRIZE WINNER!!

ETA: THE NEW RELEASES ARE NOW UP IN THE STORE - HURRY AND GET YOURS!!

Wow!! This has been such a fun week of Sneak Peeks at Shirley's 2 Girls!! Thank you all for the wonderful comments that you left on the DT blogs this week - your kind words and enthusiasm mean the world to us!! The Sisters had a fabulously successful trip to CHA, and are so excited for what the next several months bring for them in terms of their business!! It sounds like there will be some great stuff coming out of those two brilliant little minds in the very near future!!

So, have you ordered your New Releases yet? If not, what the heck are you waiting for?!! Oh, were you waiting to see if you WON the Grand Prize - A COMPLETE SET OF NEW RELEASES? Well, I can't say that I blame you for that . . . who doesn't want to win free stamps? Okay, I guess I won't keep you in suspense any further . . . . Congratulations

Handmade Creations By Stephanie!!

Stephanie, I am THRILLED for you!! The Sisters will get those New Releases out to you just as soon as they return to the real world from CHA - sometime next week, I think!!

Here is a complete list of all the Sneak Peek Week Winners:

Thursday - 7/23 - BFF Mazie
Debbie's Winner #2 Stephanie
Joy's winner #17 Georgia

Friday - 7/24 - Love Bug Mazie
Debbie's winner #12 Tami
Joy's winner #13 Scrappin' Kat Woman
Karolyn's Winner #18 Sheila D
Shelly's Winner #4 Grace C.

Saturday - 7/25 - Beach Mazie
Karolyn's Winner #1 Kelly
Debbie's Winner #7 Anne
Pat's Winner #8 Debbie Fisher (debbiedee)
Shelly's Winner #5 Regina Easter

Sunday - 7/26 - Peace Dog
Kelly #7 (Shelly's Blog)
Handmade Creations by Stephanie #2 (Debbie's Blog)
Pegg S. #13 (Joy's Blog)

Monday - 7/27 - Mazie Rocks
Joan #12 (Karolyn's Blog)
Cassie_lu (Pat's Blog)

Tuesday - 7/28 - Groovy/Yoga Mazie
Erin Smetak #10 (Justine's Blog)
StampinCathy #2 (Karolyn's Blog)
Carla #5 (Shelly's Blog)

Wednesday - 7/29 - Skater Mazie
Stampin_melissa #5 (Justine's Blog)
Wendy K. #6 (Erin's Blog)

Thursday - 7/30 - GRAND PRIZE WINNER!
Handmade Creations By Stephanie #3

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No Place Like Home . . . .

Sheesh! It sure has been a busy week! I can't believe it's Friday already. I've got a baby shower to attend tomorrow, and my youngest DD is home for two weeks before she has to go back to school for "rush."

Today's card is one I made for several of the Dare to Get Dirty 09 Challenges over on Splitcoast Stampers. You have to be a Fan Club Member in order to play along - so go sign up and play already!! I think the deadline for the challenges is Saturday . . . but I'm not positive about that. Anyways, I received this beautiful craft stamp, called "No Place Like Home," from www.JanLynn.com a few weeks ago - isn't it beautiful?!! This is how I wish my front door looked. I have flower pots near my front door - but they're empty. Black thumb, don'tcha know! LOL Every spring I tell myself I'm going to go to the nursery and get some plants to put in those planters, and every spring it doesn't happen. Ugh!!

I stamped this image three times - once on clear cardstock using StazOn, and then twice on white cardstock. I colored one of the cardstock stamped images using my Copics and a white gel pen (I added the dots to the pots and some baby's breath to the flowers). I then very carefully cut out the main portion of the door and adhered it to the back side of the clear cardstock panel. Then I cut out the flower pots from the second cardstock stamped image, colored them with my Copics and gel pen, and popped them up with dimensionals and attached them to the front of the clear cardstock. I sewed the damask and polka dot DP to the pink panel, and then adhered that to the yellow cardstock back panel. The rest is pretty self-explanatory, don't you think? If not, let me know. I included the closeup so that you could see the beautiful sentiment that winds around the outside of the main image. I just love these Stamps Happen stamps, and this one is no exception.











STAMPS: No Place Like Home (Stamps Happen - JanLynn.com)
INK: Jet Black (StazOn)
PAPER: Lemon Tart CS (PTI), Hibiscus Burst CS (PTI), Bitty Dots DP (PTI), Damask DP (Melissa Frances), White CS (Neenah)
ACCESSORIES: Lemon Tart Satin Polka Dot Ribbon (PTI), Apron Lace Edge Punch (Fiskars), Stampin Dimensionals, Copic Markers, White Gel Pen (Ranger), Self-Adhesive Pearls (KaiserCraft), Janome Sew Mini, Sticky Strip, Scor-Pal, Scrapper's Floss (Karen Foster), Glue Dots

I hope you have a wonderful weekend. Thanks for stopping by!

Shirley's 2 Girls Sneak Peek Week - GRAND FINALE AND A FLASHBACK!!

ETA: The Stamp of the Day Winners for yesterday - Skater Mazie - are:

Stampin_melissa (#5 Justine's Blog)
Wendy K. (#6 Erin's Blog)

Congratulations, ladies! BE SURE TO COME BACK TOMORROW FOR THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER (YOU MUST COMMENT ON ALL DT BLOGS FOR TODAY'S SNEAK PEEK POSTS IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE)!!

Today is the Grand Finale of the Shirley’s 2 Girls CHA New Releases!! Each of the Ladies With Attitude has several samples of the remaining New Release images to share with you, and I’m telling you, you don’t want to miss a thing!!

My last sample uses a new image called Peace Background. When I saw this image, it immediately reminded me of how much I used to love to doodle. Now, I realize that I shouldn’t admit this, but I was a product of the late 60’s and early 70’s. Believe it or not, I can remember those days like they happened yesterday. But ask me what I had for breakfast this morning and I couldn’t tell you!! LOL Anyway, I digress. I used to doodle on anything I could get my hands on. Big chunky letters, my name, zig zags, and lots and lots of flower power! I thought this Peace Background would be perfect for a teen’s journal. I colored in part of the image just to show you how fun it is to color. But if I made it for someone special, I’d leave the image plain and let the recipient color it in! Cute, huh?

The other Ladies With Attitude have more amazing samples showcasing the remaining Shirley’s 2 Girls new releases.


Pat
Shelly
Justine
Erin
Debbie
Joy

Here are the remaining new releases:




I’ve created a little FLASHBACK of my samples for your viewing pleasure! If you leave me some love here on my blog, as well as on the blogs of each of the Ladies With Attitude, you’ll be entered into a random drawing for a complete set of ALL OF THE NEW RELEASES!!

Thanks so much for joining us on this fabulous trip back in time! I hope you’ve discovered the hidden hippie inside of you and are as excited about these new releases as we are! All of the new releases will be available for purchase at midnight TONIGHT!! You can – and I suggest that you do – buy them when they come out tonight, but wouldn’t it be even better to get them all for FREE? Yep!! That’s what I thought!! All you need to do, then, is leave a comment on each of the DT posts for today (see the list above). Random.org will choose a winner on Friday, July 31st for an entire set of new releases!!

You will find them all HERE at midnight tonight!!

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Shirley's 2 Girls Sneak Peek Week - DAY SEVEN!!

ETA:

Yesterday's Stamp of the Day Winners of Groovy Mazie (a/k/a Yoga Mazie) are:

Erin Smetak #10 (Justine's Blog)
StampinCathy #2 (Karolyn's Blog)
Carla #5 (Shelly's Blog)

Congratulations, ladies!

Also, on 7/24 - Tami was one of the winners of BFF Mazie, but I've not heard from you! Tami, if you're out there, can you please email me (garkarlon@comcast.net) with your full name and mailing address ASAP?

Wow!

It’s DAY SEVEN of the Shirley’s 2 Girls CHA New Releases and we are just having a blast! I don’t have a sample to share with you today, but Justine and Erin do!! Please trip on over to their blogs and leave them some love for a chance to win the Stamp of the Day, which is Skater Mazie. We’ve got one more day of sneak peeks for your viewing pleasure! All of the new releases will be available for purchase at midnight on July 30th! For a complete list of Sneak Peek Week events, go HERE.

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Hooray! Dare to Get Dirty 09!!

BE SURE TO SCROLL DOWN FOR TODAY'S S2G SNEAK PEEK!!

I got the chance to participate in a couple of the Dare to Get Dirty challenges over at Splitcoast Stampers the other day. In fact this little gem fulfills the requirements for several of the DTGD09 challenges - use ribbon (Lauraly), use a punch or die-cut (Becca_Stamps), use wild animals (PickleTree), and use paper tole (blondie090277). I love it when I can kill several challenges in one shot!

The images used here are from another My Cute Stamps set that I received from ABC Toys & Crafts, called Circus Animals. Look at all those darling images in the set!! AND it's on sale through July 31st - all those cute images for $11.69! So hurry up and get it while they're still in stock!! In fact, there's a sale going on at ABC Toys & Crafts - everything (with a few exceptions) is on sale for 10% off through 7/31!! Oh yeah, and Julie just got some of the brand spankin' new holiday (Halloween, Fall, and Christmas) Martha Stewart punches in the store - they are a-MAZING!! Plus, FREE SHIPPING for orders over $70!! What the heck are you waiting for?!!

Check out that yummy gingham ribbon! I picked that up when I went on one of my little retail therapy trips in AZ with my buddy, Terri. She took me to this unbelievable ribbon store that nearly had me peeing myself in the aisles. There were so many fun and beautiful ribbons to pick from. Can't wait to go back there when I return to AZ!! I plan to use this card for a baby shower that I'm going to on Saturday. But I can totally envision using these images for a sweet birthday card for a little boy or girl, can't you?!!










STAMPS: Circus Animals (My Cute Stamps)
INK: Rich Cocoa (Memento), Fresh Snow (PTI)
PAPER: White CS (Neenah), Bitty Dot DP (PTI), Blu Raspberry CS (Poptone), Hot Fudge CS (Poptone)
ACCESSORIES: Gingham Ribbon, 3-D Squares (EK Success), Square Classic and Scalloped Nestabilities, Scalloped Edge Punch (SU), Diamond Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug), Cuttlebug

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Shirley's 2 Girls Sneak Peek Week - DAY SIX!!

ETA: Yesterday's Stamp of the Day Winners for Mazie Rocks are:

Joan #12 (Karolyn's Blog) - JOAN, PLEASE EMAIL ME (garkarlon@comcast.net) TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE!!
Cassie_lu #14 (Pat's Blog)

Congratulations, ladies!!

Namaste!!

DAY SIX brings another funky Shirley’s 2 Girls new release and I’m one of the lucky Ladies With Attitude that gets to share a sample with you today! The Stamp of the Day today is Yoga Mazie. Isn’t she just full of peace and love? I plan to send her to my friend, Anji, who just loves yoga.

Want to win a Yoga Mazie stamp set? All you need to do is leave a comment here on my blog and let me know how much you love Yoga Mazie. My friends , Justine and Shelly, have some yummolicious samples to share with you, too, and they’d love it if you leave them a comment while you’re there. Remember that all of the new releases will be available for purchase at midnight on July 30th! For a complete list of Sneak Peek Week events, go HERE.

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Shirley's 2 Girls Sneak Peek Week - DAY FIVE!!

ETA: Yesterday's winners of the Stamp of the Day - Peace Dog are:

Kelly #7 (Shelly's Blog)
Handmade Creations by Stephanie #2 (Debbie's Blog)
Pegg S. #13 (Joy's Blog)

Congratulations, Kelly, Stephanie and Pegg!!

Hey!

DAY FIVE of the Shirley’s 2 Girls new CHA releases brings you another fun image and some fabulous samples!! The stamp of the day today is Mazie Rocks, and she does!! Teenagers love music, and Mazie is no exception. I feel like this image is so incredibly versatile for the teens in your life. My sample is a card/CD holder, and it not only showcases Mazie, but some super fun and psychedelic digi paper made especially for these new releases!! Fun, huh?!!

Pat has another fabulous sample to share with you today. Be sure to leave us both some love on our blogs today for a chance to win Mazie Rocks. All of the new releases will be available for purchase at midnight on July 30th! For a complete list of Sneak Peek Week events, go HERE.

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S2G Sneak Peek Week - Daily Winners . . . so far!!

I bet you all thought that we forgot to pick the daily winners of the Shirley's 2 Girls Stamps of the Day, right?! Huh?!! No way!! We just needed some clarification from the Sisters before we posted the winner's lists. So, here they are so far . . .

7/23 - BFF Mazie
Debbie's Winner #2 Stephanie
Joy's winner #17 Georgia

7/24 - Love Bug Mazie
Debbie's winner #12 Tami
Joy's winner #13 Scrappin' Kat Woman
Karolyn's Winner #18 Sheila D
Shelly's Winner #4 Grace C.

7/25 - Beach Mazie
Karolyn's Winner #1 Kelly
Debbie's Winner #7 Anne
Pat's Winner #8 Debbie Fisher (debbiedee)
Shelly's Winner #5 Regina Easter

I've sent an email to all of the winners! Please check back tomorrow for today's Sneak Peek Winners, and on 7/31 for the GRAND PRIZE WINNER!!

BE SURE AND SCROLL DOWN FOR TODAY'S SNEAK PEEK INFORMATION!!

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Shirley's 2 Girls Sneak Peek Week - DAY FOUR!!

Wow!

It’s DAY FOUR of the Shirley’s 2 Girls CHA New Releases and we are just having a blast! I don’t have a sample to share with you today, but Debbie, Joy and Shelly do!! Please skip on over to their blogs and leave them some love for a chance to win the Stamp of the Day, which today is Peace Dog. The new releases will be available for purchase at midnight on July 30th!! For a complete list of events, go HERE.


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Shirley's 2 Girls Sneak Peek Week - DAY THREE!!

Peace!

I’ve got another fun sample to share with you today for the Shirley’s 2 Girls CHA New Releases! The Stamp of the Day today is Beach Mazie. I just love her, don’t you?!! Of course, she comes with several different sentiments, so this image would be great for many different occasions. Especially if you just want to send someone a little “love.” If you want the chance to win Beach Mazie today, please leave me a comment letting me know how much you “dig” her! Plus, you’ll need to head on over to see what the other Ladies With Attitude have to share with you – Debbie, Pat and Shelly. And don’t forget to leave them some love, too! The new releases will be available for purchase at midnight on July 30th! For a complete list of Sneak Peek Week events, go HERE.

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Shirley's 2 Girls Sneak Peek Week - DAY TWO!

Yay! Today’s my day to share the first of my samples for the Shirley’s 2 Girls’ new releases! As you know, the Sisters are at CHA, and they’ve left the Ladies With Attitude behind to show you what they’ll be busy selling while at CHA – Mazie and her Summer of Love friends!!

Today’s stamp of the day is called Love Bug Mazie. Is she just too flippin’ cute for words?!! Check out that Bug!! Wouldn’t you just love to have a groovy ride like that? I paper-pieced Mazie’s bug using some brand spankin’ new digi paper that Shirley’s 2 Girls is releasing along with this darling Mazie image. It’s just one of several funky digi papers that go perfectly with the Peace, Love and Rock & Roll theme that surrounds these new releases.

I’m not the only one with a sample of Love Bug Mazie to share with you today. Please hop on over to see Debbie, Joy and Shelly and remember to leave us a comment on each of our blogs in order to win today’s stamp, Love Bug Mazie. There will also be one lucky winner at the end of our Sneak Peek Week (July 30th) to win every one of the new releases! What the heck are you waiting for?!! Trip on over and leave us some love!! The new releases will be available for purchase at midnight on July 30th! For a complete list of events, go HERE.
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Shirley's 2 Girls Sneak Peek Week - DAY ONE!!

We are so excited!! Shirley’s 2 Girls is off to CHA and their Ladies With Attitude have some exciting things to show you!! S2G introduces MAZIE, our quirky little teenage girl, and her adventures with her furry side-kick, McDUFF. For the next eight days, some or all of the Ladies With Attitude will be sharing samples showcasing a different image each day. And each day offers you a chance to win the Stamp of the Day!

Today’s stamp of the day is BFF Mazie, and I just know you’re going to love her! In fact, you have a chance to win her if you check out the amazingly creative samples that Debbie and Joy have to share with you. All you have to do is leave a comment on their blogs to let them know how much you love their samples and BFF Mazie.

Be sure and come back here each and every day between now and July 30th for a daily chance to win the stamp of the day. Not only that, but one lucky winner will win a COMPLETE SET OF THE NEW RELEASES at the end of our Sneak Peek Week!!! I sure hope it’s you!! So you can see why it’s important to come back each and every day!!

Well, what are you waiting for?!! Get on over to Debbie and Joy’s blogs and leave them some peace, love, and rock & roll!! The new releases will be available for purchase at midnight, July 30th!! For a complete list Sneak Peek Week of events, go HERE.

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