An Unexpected Windfall

I spent the better part of last week out of town on business.  We visited Washington D.C., but didn't have time to visit any of the landmarks or see the cherry blossoms which were in bloom.  We did spend a great deal of time on the freeways around the D.C. area.  I snapped this photo of a cherry tree as we whizzed by on the freeway!

Right before I left, I received a wonderful box from the folks over at Inspiration Emporium.  I first heard of their online store when I registered for Creative Chemistry 101 offered by Online Card Classes.  They have a great assortment of the Tim Holtz product line and are my go to store online for his stuff.  I do follow their blog as well, trying to join their monthly challenges when I can.

I had the great fortune to win their February monthly challenge.  Here's a picture of my winnings.  There's Game Pieces (wooden enumerated findings), black Tinsel Twine, Alphabet stickers, pink Sparkly Stuff, the spring colors set of Distress Inks and a overly generous amount of Distress Stains.









 





You might be wondering what this all has to do with you?  In fact, I find that I have a great deal of the Distress Stains in the stash.  I thought that my windfall should also be your gain.  I know that I don't get a large following in this blog, but if you happen to click through and start following my blog, I'm intended to give away two different sets of happy reward-

Reward #1- A set of seven Distress Stains

Reward #2- A set of Spring Seasonal Distress Ink pads and the matching Distress Stains

You have until midnight Arizona time on May 15, 2014 to enter.  I will chose from the comments/followers two random entries.  I will caution that the prize packages are only able to ship to US addresses.  Sorry- shipping prices have risen so high!  I thank you for the support.  I'll check back to announce the winners.

Check out the wonderful folks at Inspiration Emporium.  I can vouch for their customer service as well as their kind generosity.  Come join the fun in their monthly challenges, their April challenge, A Few of My Favorite Things, closes on the 30th.  

Ladies and Gentlemen- Brandy's a Winner Again!!

Just popping in today to post a happy congratulations to our one and only Brandy Miller.  She won the random drawing over at the Inspiration Journal blog for the July Monthly Challenge: Happy Birthday America and Other Birthday Celebrations.  Please join me in congratulating Brandy on this happy win.  

Though the win isn't based on her card perfection (it was a random drawing), I like to think that good things come to those who do good things.  The post A Heartfelt Birthday Wish was the honored entry.  I've included the card pic for easy reference below because its a winner to me!

Now, rush on over to the Inspiration Journal and join in the August challenge fun: My Summer Vacation.  It's all about travel and journeys.