Monthly Archives: June 2010

More prizes, winners and cards…

So much to share!  And I am posting from the deck by the lake.  Love it. Here are the random bits of goodness: PRIZES! We have had a few prizes pop up for Cards for Grace – the quick card drive we are doing.  (Click HERE for info.)  We have… The sweet Heather Ruwe from [...]

Posted in Cards, Cards for Kids, Giveaways, Giving Back | 29 Comments

NEED YOUR HELP – Cards for Grace

Hello! You may or may not have heard about a dear little girl named Ellie who lost her battle to cancer last week.  It was a rough road, but she fought a good fight and is now happy in heaven. She left behind a twin sister named Grace.  Grace has been an amazing sister to [...]

Posted in Card Drives | 82 Comments

Mint Motif Giveaway!

Hello, there!  Happy Friday… We are getting ready to head to a lake for a week.  Will be meeting my in-laws there, along with my sister-in-law and her family.  They live in Africa, so we don't get to see them often.  Can't wait to see them in person instead of just in my prayers! We [...]

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NEW Cards for Kids Card Drive – Round 3!

I am so very excited to announce the next round of Cards for Kids! If you are new to this – you send cards to me and we pack for them sick kids to cheer the up.  And you can win some great prizes! We have 13 children now, and will be adding more. To [...]

Posted in Cards for Kids | 21 Comments

I *heart* NYC…

OK. I will admit. The first time I went to NYC? I hated it. Really hated it. But then I went with my dear friend Nichol and met up with Kelly there. And it all changed. I now love it. Those who know me well know that I am one of those people who never [...]

Posted in My Life | 62 Comments

Awesome contest

Hi! Just popping in to give you heads up about a cool contest. One of my favorite things about our hobby is that it is something you can do with kids.  And in this scary world, having something good for our kids to do is SO important.  And crafting?  Such a happy hobby.  Therefore, I [...]

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How-To Video: Pearlized Resist

Hey, folks! I am spending today catching up on things and thought I would pop in to share some of the fun I had last week on the Hero Arts blog in case you missed it.  And, yep, there is a video… The week was about the resist technique.  If you aren’t familiar with traditional [...]

Posted in Cards, Cool links, How-To, Scrapbooking, Videos | 49 Comments

Birthday wishes and giveaways winners…

Hey there! First, I wanted to announce the winners of the four Tim Holtz dies: Denise, Shari, Carol and Jen Shipley.  I will email you each. Also, I wanted to do a huge shout out to my sweet step-daughter, Kay, who turned 15 today.  We decided to surprise her with a gift that would make [...]

Posted in Giveaways, My Life | 71 Comments

Thoughtful gals…

Hi! My birthday was over the weekend (can't believe I am 35 already) and I received lots of great handmade cards and such from some very thoughtful gals. First up?  My 15-year-old, Kay, made this adorable book of coupons for me.  So thoughtful… Audrey got me a Starbucks gift certificate with an offer to run [...]

Posted in Cards, Enabling | 70 Comments

Creative Kids

Hi! For all your close-to-Cincinnati folks, my step-daughter, Kay, will be teaching another kids class next week.  It will fill up quick – call 513.793.4558 to sign up.  These classes are TONS of fun. Creative Kids class with Kay McGuire  June 24 6-8 pmJoin Kay McGuire (with mum Jennifer McGuire, a designer for Hero Arts) [...]

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