Candy Winner

Hello, everybody!  I'm back with my candy winner!  Thank you to everyone who entered!  I really wanted one (or all) of the cats to choose the winner, but they did not cooperate at all.  So I had to resort to a random number generator.  Here is the list of everyone who entered:

1  Nikki C
2  Avril Ann
3  Sandy Gough
4  Lisa
5  Glennis
6  Diana L
7  marion
8  Judith Taylor-Wright
9  Aussie ANNie
10  ike
11  very_inky_fingers
12  Donna (Lakefront Stamping)
13  Bad Kitty
14  Lynne
15  Vinita Jain
16  cotnob
17  Chriss America Real
18  Natalie
19  Sharla
20  Lucy Woods
21  Zoe
22  scrAPpamondo
23  Berina RGA
24  Debi
25  Gail
26  Olenkaja
27  Shuly
28  sue k
29  Stamping with Bibliana
30  Dawn Lancaster
31  crafty
32  Kathy S
33  Sharon Sharon W
34  Theresa Krout
35  Gracielle Ch
36  Angie
37  Gloria Shirr (purpleglo)
38  DogsMom
39  Lucy Patrick
40  Annelies
41  Lady Bug Stampers
42  AJ (ArtJypsy)
43  Becca Cruger
44  KraftyKoolKat
45  Donna (Yellow Dog Greetings)

Random number generation / Random Numbers

Generate a random number between  and   = 41    (I entered 1 and 45 but it reset to 100 when I copied and pasted) Big congratulations to Lady Bug Stampers Well done, Lady Bug Stampers, please leave a comment below and also email your address to me at fitkitty1@gmail.com so I can get your goodies out to you!  Please respond within one week, by November 1. Thank you to everyone for entering!  I am going to have a 200 followers candy soon so stay tuned! Wishing everyone a joyful day!

Black Cat - Have Fun (Magenta stamp)

Hello, everyone!  I will be announcing my candy winner later today so stay tuned! Thank you all for birthday wishes!  Before I share my card, a big welcome goes out to four lovely new followers - Maureen Anderson, KraftyKoolKat, Nicola Gold, and Donna - so happy to have you here!

Today I have made a Halloween card.  I like to play along at Magenta each month and this time their challenge is Halloween.  I don't have any of their Halloween stamps so I had to improvise a bit!

The Magenta stamp I used is called Swirl Tail Cat, and I heat-embossed it in white (The Artistic Stamper) on black cardstock and fussy-cut.  Here's my stamp:

I embossed the bottom part of the white panel with Cuttlebug Coolio.  The patterned papers are from Halloween Cuties by Panda Bear Designs at Stitchy Bear's Digi Outlet (purple),  and Mygrafico (green), and I die cut them into banners with my Taylored Expressions Banner Stacklets 1.  For the sentiment I used tiny alphabet stickers.  The twine is from American Craft.  The witch's hat and star sequin are from Dollarama.  

I would like to support the following challenges:
A Gem of a Challenge Trick or Treat UE
A Girl Who Crafts Halloween 3/5

Artistic Inspirations Halloween/AG UE

Aud Sentiments 2 or 3 Word Sentiment 1/5

RANDOM WINNER Blessings Ink Amusing Challenges AG No Digis 1/2

Brown Sugar AG 1/2

Bunny Zoe's Animals UE

Cards in Envy Any Witch Way You Can (witch's hat) 1/3

CRAFT Autumn/Halloween/Thanksgiving/Bonfire Night 1/5

Craft for the Craic Something Suitable for a Child 1/5

Craftin Desert Diva's Craft it Up and Link It Up Halloween UE
Crafting by Designs October AG UE

Crafts 4 Eternity Halloween 1/3
Crafty Boots Falling Leaves and Halloween UE
Create Something Catchy One Card, One Stamp Set 3/3

Creative Corner Halloween 1/3

Creative Fingers AG 1/3

Creative Moments AG Halloween/Spellbound/Fairytales 1/3

Cute Card Thursday Trick or Treat UE

Dies R Us Halloween (die available at Dies R Us here) 2/3
Di's Digi Designs Halloween 1/3

DL.ART Thankful Thursday Halloween/Alternative Thank You 1/3

DL.ART October Linky AG 1E/day

Dream It Up Happy Hallowthanksmas UE

Dream Valley Halloween 1/3

Faery Ink Halloween 1/2

Fairytale Photo Inspiration (I was inspired by the purple colour) UE
Fantasy Stampers Something Spooky 1/3
Hiding in My Craftroom Any Holiday (Halloween) 1/3

Inspiration Destination AG UE

Jo's Scrap Shack Haunted Wishes 1/3

Karleigh Sue Halloween UE

Kitty Bee Aloha Friday Halloween 1/2

Left of Center Halloween UE

Let's Craft and Create Animal Antics UE
Little Red Wagon Spooky UE

Magenta Halloween 1E

Milk Coffee Halloween 1/3

My Craft Creations AG UE

OOH-LA-LA AWARD My Sheri Crafts Black Magic 1/3

Not Just Cards AG UE
Oddball Art Stamps Halloween, Spooky, Creepy 2/3
One Crazy Stamper Halloween/Christmas 2/5
Open-Minded Crafting Fun Halloween or Dressing Up 1/3
Paradise of Stamps Halloween 2/3
Pumpkin Spice Halloween or Harvest UE
Red Carpet Studio The Haunted Mansion 2/3
Red Rubber Inspirationals AG Stay Focused on Stamping 1/3
Scrapy Land Halloween (die available at Scrapy Land here) 2/3
Send a Smile 4 Kids Celebration Cards 4 Kids (Halloween) 1/3
Simon Says Stamp Monday AG 3/5
Sister Act (Cards Only) AG UE
Sparkle N Sprinkle AG with Loose Glitter, Embossing Powder and/or Flocking UE
STAMPlorations Stamping and Embossing 2/3
Sweet 7 Halloween 1/3
The Crafter's Cafe Spookable 1/3
The Cutie Pie Perfectly Purple and Completely Cute 1/3
The House that Stamps Built Repeat Impressions DCC1022 Leftovers (banners die cut from left overs) UE

The Outlawz Twisted Thursday AG Twist AG 1/2

The Paper Shelter Halloween 1/3

The Shabby Tea Room Spooky Wishes (I was inspired by the Halloween theme, black letters, and bow) 1/3

Treasured Times AG 1/3

Tuesday Throwdown Halloween Colours 1/3

Use Your Stuff Pets/Animals UE

Vintage Stamping with Flonzcraft Colour Challenge (I chose Purple, Green, and Black) 3/3  

Word Art Wednesday AG w Uplifting Sentiment 2/5

Thank you for looking at my card!  Wishing you a joyful day!

Nicecrane GDT - I'm Here For You

Hello, everyone!  Before I share today's card, I would like to welcome my newest follower  - Nadine -  so happy you are here!

I am having a wonderful month as Guest Designer for Nicecrane Designs!  Have you checked out Ignacio's amazing images yet?  Please head over and take a look - I know you will find something you like!  Today I have made a Breast Cancer Awareness card.  I used Ignacio's awesome Pink Scrabble Tiles to spell out the sentiment and a cute kitty digistamp from Punky Dunk and the Goldfish. I left the kitty uncoloured so it would stand out.

I won some fun cat frames from Ditz Bitz Facebook group (thank you, Brenda!) and I thought this one went perfectly with Nicecrane's Punky Dunk kitty and Pink Scrabble Tiles.  The vintage background paper is a freebie from Far Far Hill.  I added some Die-Versions Dies (Whispers Butterfly Garden and Wee Petites Buttons).  I placed pink gems in a circle around the image and added a butterfly charm from my stash.  The pink awareness ribbons are from Deedee's Digis Passionately Pink set.  The twine is from My Craft Spot. The Nicecrane sets are shown below so you can see everything you get.

Pink Scrabble Tiles

Punky Dunk and the Goldfish

I would like to support the following challenges:

Brown Sugar Ribbon and Buttons 2/2 (Awareness ribbons)
Bunny Zoe's Animals UE

Card Mania Buttons 1/3
Craft Your Passion Bingo - Buttons, Image, Gems 1/3

Crafting by Designs October AG UE

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper AG with Patterned Paper UE

Crafty Sentiments Use a Sentiment 2/3

Creative Card Crew Bows (twine bow) 2/3

Die Cuttin Divas Think Pink 1/3

Die-Versions Think Pink Blog Hop UE

Digi Makeover Think Pink UE

Digi Sketch Pink and Sparkly 1/4 (T for Theme)

RANDOM WINNER Digitally Sweet Your Hero (cancer survivors are my heroes) UE

DL.ART October Linky AG 1E/day

Eclectic Ellapu Pink Team - Flowers UE

Fan-Tastic Tuesday AG Add Flowers 1/4

Fairytale Stampers Something New (image, Scrabble tiles, digital frame - all new) 1E

Inspiration Destination AG UE

Karleigh Sue Pink Ribbon/Breast Cancer Awareness UE

Kitty Bee Dies and/or Punches 2/2

Lauralcraft Dragonfly Dreams Mainly Pink UE
Let's Craft and Create Animal Antics UE

Loves Rubberstamps Warm Colours UE

My Craft Creations AG UE

Not Just Cards AG UE

Party Time Tuesdays AG 2/3

Pile it On Cheerful/Uplifting Message UE

Quirky Crafts Let's Quirky Frame It 2/3

Ruby's Rainbow Use your freebies/prizes (freebies and prizes described above) UE

Scrapbook Blessings Club AG Optional Shaker Card 3/3

Simon Says Stamp Monday AG 2/5

Sister Act (Cards Only) AG UE
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' AG with a Twist: Add Pink UE

The Outlawz Challenges Use Circles 1E

The Paper Girls AG 2/3

TTCRD AG 2/2

Use Your Stuff Pets/Animals UE

Whoopsi Daisy Lots of Embellishments UE

Word Art Wednesday AG w Uplifting Sentiment 1/5

Thank you for looking at my card!  Wishing you a joyful day!

P.S.  I'm celebrating my 50th birthday this month with Candy!  Help me celebrate - my candy is here!

Rainy Days (Gerda Steiner image)

Hello, everyone!  Before I share my card, I would like to welcome two lovely new followers - (AJ) Art Jypsy and Becca Cruger - thank you for joining me! My card today features the freebie progressive challenge image from Gerda Steiner Designs called Rainy Days.  Such a cute image - thank you, Gerda!  I coloured it with my Prismacolor pencils and combined it with a freebie sentiment from Create with TLC - thank you, Paulette!  It says, "Maybe I can't stop the downpour, but I will always join you for a walk in the rain."  I thought it went so well with the image.

I recently discovered The Outlawz Challenges, and I am slowly finding my way around their web site.  There is a fun colour challenge that started today and I wanted to play along!  Everyone over there is so friendly and supportive, and there's a big party going on right now, so why not head over and join in the fun!  

For my card, I kept it CAS.  I received this beautiful embossed panel from my friend Patti a while ago and I'm finally using it - I was waiting for the perfect image and this is it!  Thank you, Patti!  I added some lace (The Ribbon Girl) and a row of pearls from my stash along the edge, and some twine (My Craft Spot) and a single pearl on the embossed umbrella. Lastly I added some Glossy Accents to the water puddle and rain drops.  

I would like to support the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create AG 3/3

Allsorts Embossing 1/3

City Crafters A Piece of Sky UE

Come and Get It Child's Card 3/3
Crafting by Designs October AG UE

Crafty Sentiments Use a Sentiment 1/3

Creative Card Crew Bows (twine bow) 1/3

DL.ART October Linky AG 1E/day

Gerda Steiner Designs Rainy Days 1E

Hiding in My Craftroom Embossing 1/3

Inspiration Destination AG UE

My Craft Creations AG UE

Not Just Cards AG UE

Party Time Tuesdays AG 1/3

Pile it On Cheerful/Uplifting Message UE

Quirky Crafts Let's Quirky Frame It 1/3

Really Reasonable Ribbon AG with Ribbon or Trim (lace)1/6

Ruby's Rainbow Use your freebies/prizes (freebies described above) UE
Scrapbook Blessings Club AG Optional Shaker Card 2/3

Simon Says Stamp Monday AG 1/5

Sister Act (Cards Only) AG UE

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' AG with a Twist: Add Pink UE

The Outlawz Colour Challenge (Flannel Grey, Victorian Rose, Soft Sage, Twist: Add Lace) 1E

The Paper Girls AG 1/3

The Paper Nest Dolls Guest Designer and AG 2/3 

The Ribbon Girl White UE (used lace from The Ribbon Girl Store)

TTCRD AG 1/2

Word Art Wednesday AG w Uplifting Sentiment 4/5

The Outlawz

Thank you for looking at my card!  Wishing you a joyful day!

P.S.  I'm celebrating my 50th birthday this month with Candy!  Help me celebrate - my candy is here!

Party at the Outlawz - Spread the Word!

The Outlawz are having a week-long party, and I'm helping to spread the word!

Games, challenges, and prizes all week - that's my kind of party!  Come join the fun here.  

Happy Mail (From the Heart Stamps image)

Hello, everyone!  A very warm welcome to my newest follower - Annelies - thank you for joining me!  I'm back today with a card I created for a sketch challenge, and I'm cutting it close - the link expires in just a few hours!  I used the adorable Winter Post from From the Heart Stamps, and I coloured it with my Prismacolor pencils and added Icicle Stickles to the snowflakes and along the snow.

Yesterday I received a goody package in the mail from a challenge I won last month over at Cosmic Colours (thank you, Colette!), and I was soooo excited to get all the Christmas goodies that I decided to make a Christmas card!  I used just the papers on my card today, but you will be seeing more of my goodies on future cards!  I made the sentiment with my Dymo label maker and added ribbon, charm, and gems from my stash.  I die cut the image with my new Lawn Fawn Stitched Journal Card that I bought with some birthday money I received.  I will be 50 next week - eeek! 

Here's the sketch I followed from From the Heart Stamps I {heart} sketches.  

I would like to support the following challenges:
613 Avenue Create AG 2/3
Bunny Zoe's Animals UE
CCC Digi Creations Digi/Glitter Power (Stickles on snowflakes and snow) 3/3
Christmas Cards All Year 'Round Embellish It (gems, ribbon, charm) UE
Come and Get It Child's Card 2/3
Country View Sparkle and Shine (Stickles on snowflakes and snow) UE
Crafting by Designs October AG UE
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper AG with Patterned Paper UE
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Use Something Forgotten or Never Used (I forgot about this image I won last year; never used it before) UE
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Extra AG Christmas UE
Creative Fingers AG Optional Add a Charm (I did) 3/3

Crimbo Crackers AG

Decosse's Dynamite Doodles 12 Days of Christmas Cards Link-up UE

Deep Ocean Christmas in October UE

Dream It Up Happy Hallowthanksmas UE
TOP 3 From the Heart Stamps I {heart} sketches Shown Above 1E

Inspiration Destination AG UE

Jingle Belles Pink Christmas Card (lots of pink here!)
Kitty Bee Dies and/or Punches 1/2

Little Claire's Christmas 3/3
My Craft Creations AG UE
Not Just Cards AG UE
Penny's Paper-Crafty AG 3/3
Pile it On Cheerful/Uplifting Message UE
Polkadoodles Christmas Fun 2/2
Ruby's Rainbow Use your freebies/prizes (prize described above) UE
Scrapbook Blessings Club AG Optional Shaker Card 1/3
Scrapbook Stamp Society AG Optional Use Orange 3/3
Scrapping 4 Fun AG 3/3
Sister Act (Cards Only) AG UE

Sparkles Christmas For a Child 3/3

The Crafty Bloggers Network Christmas 3/3
The Paper Nest Dolls Guest Designer and AG 1/3

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' AG with a Twist: Add Pink UE
Word Art Wednesday AG w Uplifting Sentiment 3/5

Thank you for looking at my card!  Wishing you a joyful day!

P.S.  I'm celebrating my 50th birthday this month with Candy!  Help me celebrate - my candy is here!