and the winner is...

(for the 10000 hits)

tada...

heather (hbpuppy)!!

woo hoo!!!

the envelope please...

after much deliberation, (and stress!) the voting is complete for the {what can you make out of this} contest. i had to call in a standby judge to help with the final decision for the category votes.

the grand prize winner with 2 out 3 votes was...

the one and only smileycollector herself, pam!!!

now for the category votes...

the traditional category,

our friend mary, aka toao!!!

for cutesyest category,

the winner was allison f!!

and finally for the most creative,

heather g (aka hbpuppy at the shack)

thank you to all of the participants. all the cards entered were so good!!! a few people had to be dq'd for not conforming to the rules. that was the sad, stresstfull part! it was a fun contest to hold! i will add the slide show to the bottom of blog with the names of those that made their creations!!! congratulations to the 4 winners!!! email me your addresses!!!

the judges votes are in...

i just have to tabulate the results. ARE YOU READY???

well, you have to wait until i get home from my conference today around 6pm mst!!!

but feel free to continue entering the 5000 posts contest and signing up for the email list. i love reading your comments and exteding the deadline to tonight!!!

and the contestants are...

so here they are finally! the cards from the {what can you make out of this} contest. each number corresponds to the creator. barb (grammastapper) is the keeper of the list, so when the judges (ethel, sarah, and chelsey) have made their decision, i'll post the creators of the cards. please comment on the cards. the ladies went to a lot of trouble to make them!! what a fun idea, thanks pam!!

if you are just tuning in, all the participants were sent a "kit" that had the same materials in them (well, minus a few things here and there, i'm realizing!) and they all had to make a card following a set of rules. you can read about it all here.

judges...are you there?

ok, today is the day!!! it's the day that i reveal the cards from the {what can you make out of this} contest!!

ethel, sarah and chelsey! where are you? please email me and check in. i'll give you the rules and all that jazz.

once i hear from the judges, i'll put up the link to the cards. if you haven't emailed me your card, you are too late.


everyone was given the same ingredients for their card with one exception. i ran out of the vellum so some got squares and some got polka dots. there was one contestant (don't say who you are) that had a piece missing, so she improvised with a different piece of chipboard. clever, huh?

so are you all ready to see the cards??

tick, tick, tick…

the time is coming near an end for submission into the {what can you make out of this} contest. i must have your card submitted to me by email by midnight on sunday april 15th or you will not be entered in the contest. i will post all the cards on my blog on that
day for judging.

the following people have not submitted a card as on today:

allison
heather
kim (kit was resent)
diane
margo
linzy
jami
mindy

a new winner and 12 hours to go...

ok, so this mysterious linda person never showed up! so...good news for...drumroll please....

jan scholl!!! please email me asap so i can send your prize!!! also please comment so i know you read this!

now for the rest of you, please remember to enter the organizing contest {part 1} and {part 2} below to be in the drawing for the shuggy snacks!!

i will draw the lucky winner tonight!

ahem...may i have your attention please?

hehe


here is an update for the {what can you make out of this} contest.

the following people need to email me your card by april 15th!


allison
diane
jami
kim (i know, you will be close to the end...)
linzy
margo (? did you find it?)
mindy
thanh

{what can you make out of this?} - update

hello fine contestants. how are the cards coming along? i need the following people to check in please:

kim r
denise
margo

you are the only three i haven't heard from that you received your kits. please contact me either by email or leave a comment.

the following i have received cards from. if you are not on this list, but emailed me your card, please contact me by email.

christie
erin
heather (keltie)
joanne
julie (jdpieces)
julie (lost luggage)
kelly
kim h
mary r
mary r (mom!)
pam
suzi
tami

remember, cards need to be submitted by april 15th. if they are all in early, i'll post them early. the lovely barb, aka grammastamper, will be holder of the master list, so there will be no collusion!

judges, get ready for some tough competition!!

and the oscar goes to...

oh, wrong judges. so after a very technical and sophisticated way of selecting who the three judges will be to judge the {what can you make out of this?} contest (which consisted of me printing the comments, cutting them apart, and having kerry pick 3), the judges will be:

ethel (ethen amutan)
chelsey (trulycanadian girl)
sarah (lobbylou)

wow...this is an international panel of judges!!!

so there you have it!! i'll email the three of you with your new and exciting position!!!

xoxo

i need a favor...

from someone who is in the {what can you make out of this?} contest but has not made their card. like a dork, i did 2 dumb things. first, i forgot to make a kit for me, so i won't be making a card. second, i forgot to take a picture of the ingredients, so we can have a before and after photo. so would one of you that hasn't made your card take a quick picture with all the parts laid out and email it to me? i would be uber grateful.

on a similar note, you are all going to freak when you see how cute these cards are!! i've gotten about 5 so far and they are all amazing!! i'm so glad i'm not going to do the judging!!!

shug out.

brad, where are you?? (or i'm a dork!)

so there's this guy named brad. he likes to play tricks on people. like sometimes he multiplies and then sometimes he disappears. 4 brads were sent in the kit for the {what can you make out of this} contest. my bad for not putting them in a bag that closes. so you could have gotten 3 or maybe 4. no stress...you only have to use 1 technically. so if you received a different number than 4 that, it's ok!

i love learning lessons by trial and error!!

oh my cuteness!!!

so i've already had two people submit their cards already!!! how fun is that!! the very first cards turned in was from my cute mom!! isn't she the coolest?? i'm not going to say who was next, cause that may give things away! but i will say this...there is going to be some very stiff competition!!

let's go ladies!!! i'm so excited!!

***attention contestants***

this message is for the contestents of the {what can you make out of this} contest. please reply to the post (click here) when you recieve your kit and not to this post. otherwise it's too hard to track on all the comments.



***please note...if you are not listed below, you are not in this contest...this contest is closed***

on your mark, get set...

for those of you in the {what can you make out of this?} contest, i sent out all the envelopes full of card guts today!!! you should all start recieving them by the end of the week!!! do you want a sneak peak??

yoo hoo...denise...i don't have your address...so your's didn't get sent...please email me...i've sent you email but haven't heard from you!!!

oh and one small glitch...one particular ingredient i sent...i ran out...so 6 people will have a slightly different piece of material. not to worry...equally as good!!

i can't wait!!!

{what can you make out of this?} or the contest for shuggys snacks

(that's code for blog candy, in case you've forgotten!)

here are the rules to the contest:

1-you must use the materials in the kit you will recieve. you don't need to use all of it, but you must use at least part of each piece.

2-you can also use the following but nothing more:

• one additional embellishment
• one additional stamped image
• any saying/words to the front (this may be stamped)
• finished size must be 5 1/2 x 4 1/4
• can distressed in any way
• can use any stamp pads, markers or colored pencils
• can only use items in our current inventory - you can't go buy anything new

3-please comment to this post when you recieve your kit (book mark this page) if you don't comment and check in, you won't be allowed to participate or be judged for the prize. if you don't get your kit in a reasonable amount of time (1 week or so for us and 2 weeks for those up north) please let me know!

4-all entries must be emailed to me so i can post them for judging by april 15th. it's like the tax deadline...if it's not to me by the 15th, you will be dq'd (that sounds so harsh!!)
if you are one that uses a watermark on your image, please make it small so it won't get in the way of judging!!!

judging will be done by a panel of three volunteer judges. cards will be posted by number, so the creator will remain annonymous to the judges as well as the participants. i will also submit an entry, but if on the chance of hell freezing over and i win, i will not collect a prize. cause frankly, if i'm giving away the prize, it's something i want to share! i've decided that their will be prizes for the top three cards in the categories of: cutseyiest (yes, a new word i'm creating for this contest!), most creative, and most traditional.

whew...get those creative juices flowing!

please note: this contest is closed. no more enteries are accepted!!!

update***comments are open***reply here when kit is recieved!!

judging call...

doesn't that sound all official? it's not really. i just need a few volunteers to help with the judging of the {what can you make out of this?} contest that i'm holding for some shuggys snacks (or blog candy, if you have forgotten already!).

there are a few stipulations...

you can't be one of the 23 participants (see below)

you have to have made at least 1 card in the past 6 months

you must comment to this post telling me why you would be a good judge

i will randomly draw three names for the guest panel of judges from the entries i receive. i will accept entries until saturday march 10th. each judge will get a small token of appreciation from me.

if you have any questions, please email me.

thanks and have a lovely day!

ps. if you name is listed on the card below, you are in the contest! kits are going in the mail tomorrow!

are your creative juices flowing?

yep, it's contest time again. so i loved the idea behind pam's one on one swap. so i'm going to tweak it a little. i will make up a 'kit' so to speak, with materials to make a card. anyone who wants to join in on the fun can. i'll send a kit to each person, they will then make a card out of the materials provided. then i'll post the cards on my blog. then we will have a vote and the one chosen as the winner will win a little prize pack from me. i'll get the items together for the prize pack and post them here. i will limit this to 10 people, unless there is a crazy mad rush...them i'll think about adding more. so post here if you want to participate. even if you don't win, you are getting freebies to make a card with!! i'll take sign ups until saturday (or whenever 10 people sign up), then i'll mail you all your little kit.

got questions? email me!