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[1.1.2014] Season’s Givings blog hop

December 31, 2013

Season’s Givings
Happy New Year my sweet blogland friends.

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I’m excited to be participating in the Season’s Givings blog hop this year.  We are all hopping together as a small thank you to our blog friends and to celebrate the season of giving.  There are several blogs on the hop today, each with their own giveaway.  If you have been hopping, you should be arriving from Lee Murphy’s beautiful blog or you can start at the beginning by visiting Lawn Fawn.

Welcome to the new visitors.  I hope you’ll look around and find something you like.  I love making new friends.  You can follow me on Facebook, Pinterest or sign up for my blog updates in my sidebar.

And a big THANK YOU to my faithful readers.  I cannot thank you ENOUGH for your love and support.  Blogging would not be much fun without all of YOU.  I appreciate you taking the time to visit, reading my posts, and leaving a comment or two.  Even when my posts slowed down towards the end of the year, you are all still there for me.  I can’t tell you how much that means to me… let’s just say it is A LOT!

It has been a busy year full of cards, blog hops, pubs and trying my hand at designing stamps for Unity Stamp Company.  Here is a snapshot of my favorite cards for the year.

As I glance over the cards from the year, they still make me smile.  Each one has a little bit of me in them.  They were made for fun, for a special person or for a special occasion.  Each one for a different reason or a different person I cared about.  That is what makes card making something I still love to do.  It is still personal and close to my heart.

I also found myself entering the world of stamp design for Unity Stamp Company.  Honestly, it just sort of fell into my life.  Not planned in any way.  The first stamps I designed were the sympathy sentiments in THIS kit and the center card above.  It was the first anniversary of a co-worker’s passing and I was looking for the perfect sentiment to go with a gift our department wanted to give her daughter.  I happened to share it with my design team family and from there, the sentiment evolved into the ones you see in the kit.  Over the year, I found myself in a new way through my stamp designs.  Here are a few of my designs from the year.

Since my year has been extremely blessed, I want to express my gratitude to all of you with a few gifts.  I have a stamp prize pack to give away that includes these two Unity Stamp Company kits.

And maybe a few other things thrown in.

And 2 photo watermarks to giveaway as well.  I’ve given my watermarks and shop a little facelift.  What better way to celebrate than to give a few away?  If you win a watermark, you can choose a design you like from my watermark shop.  It will be customized with your name and blog address.

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You can enter my giveaway below.  You’ll get an entry for liking my facebook page and for leaving a comment.  PLEASE NOTE… the stamp prize pack is for US readers only.  I apologize, but the shipping costs are just too much for me to handle outside the country.  BUT, everyone is eligible for the watermarks.

Entries will close on Sunday, January 5, 2014 at 11:59pm.  I’ll post the winners on January 6th and you will have one week to claim your prize.

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There are still SO many more ladies to visit.  I’m thrilled to be sending you on to the SUPER talented and sweet Jocelyn Olson.  I adore this lady and I just know you will be in for a treat when you visit her blog.

Thank you all again for stopping by and being apart of my paper crafted world.

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Here is the list of blogs hopping today in case you get lost along the way.

171 Comments on “[1.1.2014] Season’s Givings blog hop”

  1. Love your artwork, thank you for sharing and thank you for the opportunity to win blog candy as well. Happy New Year!

  2. WOW! This is a fab.u.lous. blog hop! I’m so enjoying spending the first day of the new year hopping from blog to blog and seeing all the amazing designs and projects! I love your blog and am your newest follower! I look forward to learning from you! Happy New Year! Robin

  6. Wonderful cards – love your year-in-review. Happy New Year and thanks for chance to win

  7. Happy New Year!! I loved your 2013 card retrospective! Thank you for your generosity!

  9. what fun to look through the past year’s designs! thanks for sharing and offering the great blog candy!

  11. Lisa, you know that I’m a huge fan of your work! Love your stamp designs and your year in review! Thanks for all your wonderful inspiration and Happy New Year!!!!!

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  16. Wishing you the best for health and happiness in the New Year! Thanks for an opportunity to win one of your great prize packages. The watermark would be wonderful!

  17. You have had a fabulous year in designs, love them all. I am a follower, just clicked on to follow you on FB and I am leaving a comment, dah, lol. Thanks for the chance to win!

  18. OMG, thank you for always sharing your time and talent with us and for the opportunity to win…Fabulous!!!!

  20. What an amazing prize this would be to win! Thank you so much for the chance and Happy New Year!

  26. Wow! You have designed some amazing stamps! I enjoyed looking at some of your favorite cards too!

  27. Wonderful cards and stamps! You have really rocked it this year, this is one of my favorite Thursday stops on the Unity blog hop. Thanks for the chance to win some goodies too!

  28. I have found so many new blogs on this hop, putting them in my favorites. Now I have lots of new places to go to. Love the cards. Janet

  30. I love your work! Thanks for participating in this huge blog hop with such a generous giveaway! I’ve got my fingers crossed. Happy New Year!

  31. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

    Thanks for posting your favorite cards from this year. They are BEAUTIFUL!!
    I will be following this blog from now on.

    Thanks for the GREAT blog hop. It has been SO MUCH FUN!!!

  32. The cards are all great. I love card making because you can personalize each one to the person you are sending it to. You can add a little of yourself to the design also – the person knows you truly care for them. thanks for sharing.

  33. Here is my fun comment. I keep daydreaming that I won a prize from every single site. Can you imagine how funny that would be. The UPS guy would know me by name. I might even have to open my own store just to have a place to put everything. LOL. Well … I can dream, can’t I. Happy New Year and thanks for the chance to win.

    How about some butter? Love the stamps you designed. Great job. Now that’s not just margarine that’s real butter!

  34. Love the cards, especially the one with the dog. Thanks for the chance to win. Happy 2014.

  36. Wonderful cards and stamps, what a wonderful way to ring in 2014 (hey that rhymes! 🙂 Happy New Year! Thanks so much for the chance to win! memalagene at gmail dot com

  37. This blog hop has been a great way to spend New Years day. Love your cards, please continue designing stamps, you definitely have the touch.

  38. I just love your designs, especially the owl and the deer head. Nice Rack is HILARIOUS! 🙂 Happy New Year! I hope to see more of your designs in the future.

  43. Happy New Year and thanks for sharing your favorite cards this past year. I like your stamp designs too.
    slrdowney at hotmail dot com

  45. Hi, Happy New Year, thanks for the chance to win. I am enjoying the blog hop on this lazy New Year’s Day. I had a fun time perusing your blog, many great projects!

  46. Wishing you another great year. This is an awesome blog hop. Thanks for a chance to win some great gifts.

  56. I start laughing before the joke leaves my lips so sorry if I tried the typing would go wacko! That is my fun comment 🙂 Loved seeing your fav. cards from this past year. Wishing you a healthy and happy New Year! jeandonny2000 at hotmail dot com.

  58. Not that I needed any reminder at all…but seeing your beautiful faves of 2013 reminded me of why I love coming to visit your blog so much! So much to oogle over, and so much inspiration! And those stamp desings…ahhhh-mazing! You are talent – you seriously are. Happy New Year!!! Can’t wait for your next sketch 🙂 Oh, I should let you know too that I am calling myself ineligible for the stamps (I’m in Canada) but totally, totally understand – aren’t those shipping costs ca-razy?!! xo

  67. THANKS SO MUCH for sharing and for the chance to win!! LOVE your Project for today and looking forward to all of the AMAZING Inspiration to come in the New Year!! YIPPEE for 2014!! Have a FABULOUS Week!! =)

  68. Thanks for the chance to win amazing goodies! I am loving finding all these new blogs full of inspiration. Have a happy, healthy and blessed year!

  69. What I like most about blog hopping is the opportunity to see what others are creating. Thanks for a chance to win.

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  71. congrats to all the fabulous things that came your way in 2013….2014 is going to be EVEN better!!!! Love you and love your work. thanks for always inspiring me. Hugs!

  77. Those are a great selection of cards from your year! I think it might be time soon for me to update my watermark. I’ll be checking out your new designs.

  79. How wonderful that you get to design stamps! Your cards are lovely, thanks for sharing your work. It’s so nice to have a chance to win.

  80. On My! you’re designs are beautiful! How so talented you are. I thank you for such a generous give away. Do I ever love you’re cards. The deer card is awesomely cute!
    I wish you all my best in the New Year.

  81. Wow, what a bunch of fabulous cards! I’m so in awe of people who think up ideas for stamp sets and then carry them out. I have no talent whatsoever in that area, so I will just enjoy the talents of others. Thanks for the chance to win.

  82. I love that set of cards you made in your Unity Stamp Company post. I am going to try that idea and whip up some sets in a hurry! Yours are so lovely! I always enjoy stopping by your blog…it is ALL so inspiring! Thank you for a chance to win a prize!

  83. Love the cards on your blog first time visiting will be back often. Happy New Year

  85. Enjoyed seeing some of your favorite cards. Such talent!! Thanks for the chance to win.

  88. Thanks for sharing your favorite cards and your story.
    Thanks for the chance to win either prize(s)!

  91. Happy New Year Lisa! I am new to your blog and I love all of your cards! Thanks for sharing and for the chance to win some great prizes!

  92. Happy New Year!! Great prize package! It’s been so much fun hopping through all the blogs. Thanks for sharing!! You are all such talented ladies!!!

  94. Thanks for the giveaway. Your cards are wonderful. Thanks for working hard to provide card inspiration to us. Happy New Year! 🙂

  95. Great assortment of favs for the 2013! I adore the little reindeer b.d. card and the last “good things …” card. Happy New Year! 🙂

  99. Fantastic cards and fantastic stamps! I saw a lot of the nice rack one during Hope You Can Cling To! So cute! Thanks for the chance to win your awesome prizes! Happy NewYear! blythekitten at yahoo dot com

  100. I have to say…this was a long list but everyone it in really has their own style and tecniques which makes it all the better!!! I am a new follower here but I plan on coming back and spending some time since I will be stuck at home with all this snow!!!
    Have a great fun 2014
    Jackie P

    jmpresearch@gmail.com

  101. Always love seeing your projects and designs and wow, congrats on being a Unity Stamps designer!! Loving this amazing blog hop and all the different styles from every blog. Happy 2014 to you and the crafty best New Year!

  102. I love your cards! You are very talented. Thank you for sharing your creativity with us and for the chance to win some blog candy! Happy New Year! 🙂

  105. Sounds like a great year for you! I am sure that 2014 will be just as good or better! Happy New Year!

  106. Sounds like you have had a very full and fulfilling year!!!! Love your projects! Thanks for offering such a fun prize! I am adding your to my bloglovin account! HAPPY NEW YEAR!

  109. Happy New Year! Thank you for the opportunity to win the Unity Stamp Sets. Wishing you all the best in 2014.

  115. Happy New Year, Lisa! You know I love your design work, whether it’s your cards, or your watermarks or your Unity designs!

  116. I love all your cards you showed. Happy New Year! Thanks for the chance to win some great stamps.

  117. *HAPPY NEW YEAR* Thanks so much for the great inspiration and for the chance to win! 🙂

  119. Happy New Year!
    Great cards – lots of goodness here!
    Thank you for the opportunity to win such a nice prize pack and I am looking forward to more inspiration in the coming year!

  120. Congrats on your design success with Unity, I love them and have for years. Thanks for the chance to win. Happy New Year!!!

  127. This is such a fun hop! Love seeing everyone’s creations and styles. It is so inspiring! Thank you for the chance to win!

  129. You are a great designer, Congrats on the great year! Hope for a great one this year! Thanks for the chance and sharing all your great work.

  133. I pray your 2014 is all that you want it to be! Thank-you for the chance to win such a lovely prize package.

  134. Love your 2013 cards! Can’t wait to see what you create in 2014. Thank you for a chance to win such a wonderful prize.

  138. hello, Lisa
    all your cards are wonderful! I’m a new fan on your FB page.
    Happy New Year and Happy Crafting in 2014!!
    Regina*

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  144. Congrats on your success last year, I’m a new follower and want to say thanks for all the inspiration!!

  145. Those stamp sets are so, so lovely! And I would absolutely LOVE to win a free watermark design – wow! How cool! Thank you so much for the chance to win a wonderful prize package, and Happy 2014 to you!

  146. The stamping community is such a special group; so quick to praise others, share their own time and talents and now this incredible giveaway. Thank you for your generosity with all you do.

  147. Congrats on being a Unity stamp designer! Your designs are awesome and love the variety. That little owl stole my heart!

  148. Congratulations on becoming a stamp designer.love seeing all the new blogs and all the different styles of all the crafters. Your story reminds me about a time that my 2 sons buildt a huge snowman and put food coloring on him to make it a blue body, with others colors then they redressed into swimming trunks and took the lawn chaise/chair with a lemonade and toasted the camera
    upnurse at aol dot com

  149. I’ve been following your blog for a while and love everything you create. Thank you for sharing with us!

  150. Wonderful works!!! Thanks for showing us some of your personal faves.

    How lovely of you to offer such wonderful blog candy!! Thank you for the chance to win!!
    <3 J

    jwoolbright at gmail dot com

  152. Thank you for a review of your 2013 cards and thank you for your participation in this blog hop. It took me 3 days coming and going to get through it. But I have really enjoyed it. I would love to win something also.

  155. Wow, awesome cards! This is my first time here I believe through the hop but I will be back, your work is wonderful! 🙂 Happy New Year! Thanks for the chance to win.

    Katie B.

  156. Would love to win one of your cute watermarks. Keeping my fingers crossed.
    Doramiyi from Canada.

  157. Love, love, love this!! Oh what fun I am having jumping from blog to blog! Thank you for the opportunity to participate.

  167. Thank you for sharing all of your creations, and I’m looking forward to 2014 and your lovely Unity cards!

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