PDCC59, a Blog Award and an Amber Ink Winner!

This is a birthday card for my mother-in-law whose birthday is in the first week of January. Her favourite colour is purple and since purple was included in this week's Play Date Cafe Challenge #59 I used that brilliant combination for this card.

I created the sentiment panel first, then randomly stamped three different snowflakes in three different colours in the area where I wanted to place the sentiment. I punched holes, threaded the twine and adhered the label to the card base. I thought the card was missing something so I added rhinestones to the centres of the brilliant blue snowflakes.

More than a week ago, I received this blog award from the fabulous Julie Hoffman. Thank you, Julie, for honouring me with this wonderful gift!

Blog awards are dear to me because they are from very special crafty friends. I know that sounds sappy but it's true! I'm supposed to tell you three things that make me, me, and then I'm supposed to pass it on to three friends:

1. I'm possessive about my "stuff" which means I get paranoid when friends ask to borrow my books, CDs, DVDs, stamps, etc. I always write a note to remind myself to ask for them back the next week. Eeek!
2. I'd rather purchase and prepare my own food to eat at home which means I enjoy going out to eat once in a while but not too often!
3. I love to sleep and could use 10 hours of sleep a day but somehow I've been surviving on less and less, especially since my son was born. ;)

It was really difficult to choose only three but here are the beautiful and inspirational ladies I'm passing this award to:

1. Cookie Groover
2. Janna Werner
3. Jennifer Hagfeldt

After the Amber Ink Holiday Blog Hop on Tuesday, voters were encouraged to vote for their favourite card in the hop and mine was the winner! Thank you to all of you who took the time to participate in the hop and vote. The past and present torchbearers had a fabulous time creating holiday cards and they were all fabulous. I'm honoured that mine was chosen as the winner and the best part of it is that one of the hoppers who left a comment here will now win a $10 gift certificate to the Amber Ink store! That lucky lady is... drum roll, please...

Congratulations, Meg! Please email Amber Alvarez at info@amberink.com and let her know that I chose you as my blog hop winner of a $10 gift certificate to the Amber Ink store.

Sources: SU Tempting Turquoise cardstock; GinaK 120lb pure luxury White cardstock; SU Brilliant Blue, Tempting Turquoise & Lavender Lace inks; Papertrey Ink Fillable Frames #4 & die; QuicKutz Epic Six; Martha Stewart stamp & punch polar snowflake; Marvy-Uchida 1/8" long reach circle punch; The Twinery baker's twine in Lilac; SU Basic Rhinestones; Stampin' Dimensionals