Happy for You... 2nd Blogoversary Prize Winners + More!

Hi! Today, I'm sharing a card that I had made a couple of months ago for the Under the Big Top category of Paper Crafts' Sep/Oct 2011 call for submissions. It was rejected, obviously, so I'm linking it to Amber's Reject Blog Hop. It uses a Pink Cat Studio digi which I coloured with Copics. I sponged the edges of the white layer with blue ink and adhered it to a scallop-shaped card. It reminds me that I should make more shaped cards!

So you're all here for the announcement of the winners of my 2nd blogoversary giveaway, right? :Þ Before I do that, I wanted to let you know of another statistic that I forgot to mention in Saturday's post. After my first year of blogging, I was lucky if I got one comment per post but usually it was none. When I first started blogging, I would comment on a lot of blogs and it made me sad when people wouldn't take the time to comment back. That is the reason why I always try to return comments. However, if you don't have a blog or if your profile access is denied and your email is also unavailable, there's nothing I can do to say thank you except to say it here. :) I just wanted to say how much I appreciate each and every comment I receive on my blog! It amazes me to see how many comments I receive now and it makes me so happy that so many of you enjoy my work. I hope to continue that into my third year of blogging.

Okay, let's get started. I used Random.org to select the post and then the comment for each prize. I had 21 posts in April (including the one over at Krafers' Paradise) so you'll see two those two badges and then the winner for each prize.

The winner of the three spools of pretty ribbon is:

The winners of these twine scarves are as follows: (1) the first winner will receive the colours on the top row, (2) the second winner will receive the colours on the tag in the middle and (3) the third winner will receive the colours on the bottom.

The winner of these embellishments is:

The winner of the die is:

The winner of this amazing stamp set is:

Congratulations, ladies! All winners have until midnight EST Thursday, May 5, 2011 to email me at artsy_em (at) hotmail (d0t) com with your full name and mailing address to claim your prize. If I don't hear from you by then, I will redraw the unclaimed prize(s) and announce the new winners on Friday, May 6th. Thank you so much for joining me in my 2nd blogoversary festivities! My next blog candy will be in September when I celebrate my birthday. I promise it'll be amazing. ;)

The Twinery is celebrating 4000 fans on Facebook with a 15% discount on all orders until midnight EST Wednesday, May 4th. Use the discount code FBFAN15 at checkout.

Also, Grace Hester, my teammate from The Twinery is celebrating her birthday this week with a fabulous giveaway! Hop on over to her blog HERE and leave some love. You just might win a spool of The Twinery's gorgeous baker's twine!

Thanks for everything, friends!! I hope you all had a fabulous start to your week.

Sources: SU Real Red cardstock; Gina K Designs 120lb pure luxury white cardstock; Pink Cat Studio Hootie Pie Clown; Papertrey Ink Enjoy the Ride; Memento Tuxedo Black ink; SU Bashful Blue ink; Ranger Blending Tool; Copics; Spellbinders Nestabilities Standard Circles Large & Classic Scalloped Circles Large; QuicKutz Epic Six