And the winner is~~~~~~~

And the winner for Joan's Gardens #16 Weekly Challenge is Mary Ann!  Congratulations!!!
Mary Ann please e-mail me your mailing information .
Here are your random numbers:


8 Timestamp:
2010-09-30 11:03:30 UTC

Thanks everyone for playing this weeks Challenge.  You created some beautiful cards and I enjoyed each and everyone of them.  I hope your have the opportunity to play #17.

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Card for Joan's Gardens #17 Weekly Challenge

My brother's birthday is this month, so I wanted to get his card made before I run out of time to send it.

As I told you before, I love mixing patterns and you can easily do so as long as you keep the scale different.

So, here I have used a plaid, stripe and polka dot together, all color coordinated.

A new product was used on the leaf, called Judkins DG3 Art Gel.  It is great even though it does take

time to dry.  It doesn't bubble and is very smooth. 

Joan's Gardens

Stamps--------------Heartfelt Creation Leaf and Just Rite Birthday Sentiments

Dies-----------------Heartfelt Creation Leaves, Spellbinder Small, Large, and Scallop  Circles and Blossom

Paper----------------Basic Grey Jovial Paper Pack and Neenah Paper

Pearls--------------- Kaiser

Art Gel--------------JudiKins (taking orders)

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Joan's Gardens #17 Weekly Challenge

Here is what you need to do for Joan's Gardens Weekly Challenge #17.... Make a card or project this week and use the following:



Paper- plaid, polka dots and stripes
Pearls or Rhinestones
Circles
Sentiment for any occasion


You will have until next Thursday (October 7) morning 6:00 AM EST to link your card/project. A winner for the prize will be chosen from a Random drawing and will be announced Friday morning (October 8). You can enter more than once.


This winner of week #17 challenge will receive the new Jovial Basic Grey Paper Pad.

Below are the guidelines.
You must have a blog or post to the SCS gallery.
Post your challenge card to your blog.
Or if you are posting to the SCS gallery, you will need to use a special code to tag your card to the challenge. This week's code is JG930 and needs to be posted with the challenge.


Link your card/project to the Blue Inlinkz icon listed at the bottom of the challenge.
Important, please have a direct link to your challenge card and not to your blog address.
Comments always appreciated. I love seeing your cards! Thanks for playing!!

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Next Clue - Only 2 more Days Left!

Today's clue:  A special blend of ink is used, one we will never know.   It is overprinted with symbols and then it is starched to make it water resistant and pressed to give it that nice crisp look.

 Please leave a comment telling me what the clue is referring to! 

  If you need help leaving a comment, please call me at 574 656 3663 or I will be glad to call you.

Just e-mail me your number!

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Only 3 More Days!!!

Your hint for today:  It is made of a cotton and a linen blend material.

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Olga's card

Olga made this card for her husband on their anniversary.  I loved it and and I thought you would enjoy seeing it too.  You can read all about it here!  Thanks so much Olga for letting me share it with my readers!

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Big Announcment in 4 more Days

Only Four more days until I will be making a big announcement!   On Friday, October 1 at 12:01 AM ET  everyone will know what it is!  I will be giving a hint each day until then. 
The first one who guesses the item I am referring to wins a great prize.  So, leave  as many comments as you wish and be that winner.  I won't announce the winner until October 1.

You won't want to miss it and you will want to tell all your card making and scrapbooking friends too! I am so excited, I can hardly refrain myself from telling you....but I must. Just be sure to come back every day this week for a hint.

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Family Favorite - Hungarian Goulash

This dish is one of my families favoite meals.  And, a meal it is.  When my Mom's Mother died some 70+ years ago, one of their Hungarian neighbors prepared this dish for them.  We absolutely love it and everything in it is fresh from the garden.



Veggies all chopped up




After flour and cornmeal has been added



Goulash is ready to eat...ymmmmmm

Hungarian Goulash

5 cups green tomato, chopped

8+ cups red tomato , chopped (needs to be very juicy)

5 cups green pepper, chopped

5 cups onions, chopped

5 cups potato, chopped

1/3 cup sugar

2 teaspoons pepper

1 1/2 tablespoons salt

1/2 cup flour

1 cup corn meal

1. Mix all of the above ingredients together. Have a iron skillet or teflon skillet (won't brown as nice) very

hot. Melt about 1/2 cup lard or part butter. 
2. Fry on medium heat turning consistently so it doesn't burn. Best if it browns some.
3. Cool about 1/2 hour before eating.

This is time consuming, but so worth it.  Over the years, I  have worked and worked to get mine as good as Moms.   Last week I accomplished it as it turned out just perfect.  This is soooo good!!!

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And the winner is~~~~~~~

I am happy to announce the winner of Joan's Gardens #15 challenge is
Marilyn. Congratulations Marilyn!!!! Please send me your mailing address so I can send your the Crate Paper Pack. Thanks so much to all of you who played last week's challenge. It sure is fun seeing all the different ideas and beautiful cards.


Here are your random numbers:
6
Timestamp: 2010-09-24 09:44:37 UTC

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Joan's Gardens #16 Weekly Challenge card

Today, Selma has designed this beautiful card for the weekly Challenge.  Isn't it beautiful!!!

You can read all about it here!

Check out the #16 Challenge below.  I hope lots of you will enjoy playing in this great challenge.

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Joan's Gardens #16 Weekly Challenge

Here is what you need to do for Joan's Gardens Weekly Challenge #16.... Make a card or project this week and use the following:


Color - Brown and Tan
Embellishment - Buttons
3 Layers (preferably Nesties)
Fall Flower


You will have until next Thursday (September 30) morning 6:00 AM EST to link your card/project. A winner for the prize will be chosen from a Random drawing and will be announced Friday morning (October 1). You can enter more than once.

This winner of week #16 challenge will receive  2 Cuttlebug folders.


Below are the guidelines.

• You must have a blog or post to the SCS gallery.
• Post your challenge card to your blog.
• Or if you are posting to the SCS gallery, you will need to use a special code to tag your card to the challenge. This week's code is JG923 and needs to be posted with the challenge.

Link your card/project to the Blue Inlinkz icon listed at the bottom of the challenge.
Important, please have a direct link to your challenge card and not to your blog address.
Comments always appreciated. I love seeing your cards! Thanks for playing!!

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Mom

We are heartsick.  Mom's tumor has returned and is growing fairly rapidly.  We met with the surgeon on Monday and yesterday with the radiologist.  We are so torn at what to do.  The kind of cancer she has does not respond very well to radiation and not at all to chemo. 

Because the tumor is right next to her spinal cord, there are many risks. If she doesn't have the radiation she could soon be paralyzed and then I couldn't take care of her. She would have extreme pain again too.   If she does have it, there are the possibilities of many side effects.  We are praying for wisdom and are asking for prayers that we  make the right decision and have peace about it.

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More Tim Holtz Stamps

Slight Alterations
Tim Holtz
469330
$19.99 plus shipping



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Tim Holtz Stamps

New stamps by Tim Holtz.  Please email me if you would like to order any of the newests stamps.

Falling Leaves

CMS0987

$20.95 plus shipping

Grunge Flakes
CMS098
$20.95 plus shipping

Holiday Wishes
CMS095
$20.95 plus shipping

Mini Holidays
CMS096
$28.95 plus shipping

Winter Sketchbook
CMS094
$20.95 plus shipping

Odds And Ends
CMS100
$28.95 plus shipping

Postcards
CMS099
$20.95 plus shipping

Haunted Mansion
CMS091
$20.95 plus shipping

Haunted Mansion
CMS091
$20.95 plus shipping

Mini Halloween
CMS093
                       $28.95 plus shipping                        

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And, the winner is~~~~~~~

And the winner is~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Colleen!  A big congratulations goes to Colleen on being this week's winner of  Joan's Gardens #14 Weekly Challenge.  I will be sending Colleen a Heartfelt Creation Stamp.  Thanks to all of you who played this week.  I get such enjoyment out of seeing all the different ideas and creativity!

This also enters Colleen's name in the $100 gift certificate drawing.  A name will be drawn from all of the weekly winners at the end of the year.

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:
10
Timestamp: 2010-09-17 10:03:12 UTC

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Card for Joan's Gardens #15 Weekly Challenge

Fall cards are beautiful with their deep rich colors.  It was so good to get to finally sit down and be creative on a beautiful sunny Sunday afternoon.  Making cards to me is like decorating a room.  The more patterns you add the better it looks.  Please note there are flowers, polka dots and stripes on this card.  The cream color Neenah paper was antiqued using Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distressed Ink.  Boy, that is great stuff!!!  And, by using his Inking Tool, the job is so easy.

 Distressed inks, colored pencils with Gamsol were used to color the leaves.  After those dried, Copper Perfect Pearls were applied over the top and spritzed using the Mini Mister and water.  I have forgotten about the Perfect Pearls until I took Tim's class and he uses it a lot.  So, I pulled them out of my drawer and loved the finish touch it gave to the leaves.  I don't have the Perfect Peals in my store yet, but if anyone wants them I will be glad to order some for you.  They come in lots of colors.

I wanted to add something hanging from a stick pen and I was thrilled to try out the

Art Glitter Clear Adhesive.  It says it will dry clear and by golly, it sure does.  I wanted the

beads to stay in place, so I applied a couple of drops of glue on the hangers on the beads and sure enough....it dried completely clear.  I can see lots of uses for this glue.

I wanted to show you a close up of the metal corners by Tim Holtz.  Aren't they beautiful and they just seemed to bring the card together when I added them. Even though you flatten them in the back, I added a  drop of the Art Glitter Glue to make sure they would stay on.

The addition of the dark blue pearls gave the card the pizzazz I was looking for when I finished the card.

I love this pleated ribbon by Making Memories.  A few stiches were tore out on each end so that it could be wrapped  underneath the card and it wouldn't be bulky.   

            

Joan's Gardens
Ribbon----------------Making Memories
Charms--------------Making Memories
Paper---------------  Graphic 45 Hallowe'en in Wonderland , Neenah
Stick Pen-----------Karen Foster
Adhesive------------Art Institute, Glue Glider
Metal Corners----Tim Holtz
Pearls---------------Kaiser
Stamp---------------Heartfelt Creations
Pop-Ups------------Therm-O-Web

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Joan's Gardens #15 Weekly Challenge

Here is what you need to do for Joan's Gardens Thursday to Thursday Challenge #15.... Make a card or project this week and use the following:

• Color - Orange, Green and Blue
• Embellishment - Printed Ribbon and something hanging
• 3 different prints - can include ribbon print
• Distress with ink

You will have until next Thursday (September 23) morning 6:00 AM EST to link your card/project. A winner for the prize will be chosen from a Random drawing and will be announced Friday morning (September 24). You can enter more than once.


This winner of week #15 challenge will receive  Crate Paper Pack
$14.99 value

Below are the guidelines.

1. You must have a blog or post to the SCS gallery.
2. Post your challenge card to your blog.
3. Or if you are posting to the SCS gallery, you will need to use a special code to tag your card to the challenge. This week's code is JG99 and needs to be posted with the challenge.
4. Link your card/project to the Blue Inlinkz icon listed at the bottom of the challenge.
5. Important, please have a direct link to your challenge card and not to your blog address.

Comments always appreciated. I love seeing your cards! Thanks for playing!!

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Adhesives

The Ultimate Glue

492220

8 oz

$6.50 plus shipping

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Glue and Seal Matt

1 oz

by Ranger

477909

$3.49 plus shipping

Glue and Seal Matt

by Ranger

4 oz

477911

$6.49 plus shipping

Art Institute Adhesive

Dries Clear - $5.99 -#159723

Dries White - $5.99 - #159951

Dries clear or white and works on almost any surface. An industrial-strength adhesive that dries acid-free and remains permanently flexible. Glitter will not come off when applied directly.

This is the glue that Emma used when she showed us the Autumn Collection Video.

Please e-mail me if you would like to order this glue.

Metal Small Tip

for adhesive - makes a very small flow of glue

352854

$3.50 plus shipping

Zip Dry Paper Glue

273900

$7.50 plus shipping

Incredibly fast drying paper glue will never wrinkle paper. Archival quality, acid and lignin-free for scrapbooks, memory and photo albums and for all other paper crafts. Strong enough to bond metal stamping beads, glitter, wire and other embellishments to paper and album covers. Dries crystal clear and permanent for making memories last forever.

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Heartfelt Creations is coming to Joan's Gardens

Emma Lou Beechy

I am so excited to announce that Emma Lou, owner/designer from Heartfelt Creations is going to be conducting a workshop  at Joan's Gardens on October 16 from 9 to 5.

$25.00 class fee

The class is limited to 24 and it is over half full already.

Please contact me immediately if you want to attend.

Please send your check to

Joan's Gardens

25790 Stanton Road

North Liberty, Indiana 46554

The first 24 checks I receive will have a seat at the workshop.

You will have the privilege of learning from Emma Lou as she is one awesome designer.

Don't delay, e-mail me right away!

Don't ever think you live too far away! 

Some of the states that have been represented at my workshops  are: 

Washington,

Arizona, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois and of course Indiana!

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The winner is~~~~~~~~

I am happy to annouce the winner of  last week's Challenge is Linda Payne!  Congratulations Linda

Linda will be receiving an Inkadinkado stamp.

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:
3 Timestamp: 2010-09-10 00:11:27 UTC

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Joan's Gardens #14 Weekly Challenge Card

This beautiful card was created by Selma for Joan's Gardens #14 Weekly Challenge which is shown below.  Isn't it beautiful?

Hop on over to Selma's blog to  find out how she did it.  Thanks Selma!!

She used Heartfelt Creations "Poinsettia Petals" stamp set and the Perfect Petals Diecut.  The design paper is from the new Kaiser Craft "Tis the Season" paper pad. The red trim is from Webster's Pages "Designer trim". The verse is from the new JustRite "Christmas Nested Frames & Occasions" stamp set.

All is available from Joan's Gardens.

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Joan's Gardens #14 Weekly Challenge

Here is what you need to do for Joan's Gardens Thursday to Thursday Challenge #14.... Make a card or project this week and use the following:

• Color - Red, Brown and Green
• Embellishment - Pearls and Trim - preferably lace
• BONUS: If you use a Heartfelt Creation Stamp, your name will be entered twice. If you also use a Heartfelt Creation Die your name will be entered 3 times. If you don't have any, I can quickly send you one. But, as always you can use what you have.

You will have until next Thursday (September16) morning 6:00 AM EST to link your card/project. A winner for the prize will be chosen from a Random drawing and will be announced Friday morning (September 17). You can enter more than once.

This winner of week #14 challenge will receive Heartfelt Creation Stamp.

Below are the guidelines.
You must have a blog or post to the SCS gallery.
Post your challenge card to your blog.
Or if you are posting to the SCS gallery, you will need to use a special code to tag your card to the challenge. This week's code is JG99 and needs to be posted with the challenge.

Link your card/project to the Blue Inlinkz icon listed at the bottom of the challenge.
Important, please have a direct link to your challenge card and not to your blog address.

Comments always appreciated. I love seeing your cards! Thanks for playing!!

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Wedding card using new Nestie called Lacy Square

Our Grandson was married Sunday evening (that is why I have been MIA) and this is the card I made for their wedding. One of the Spellbinders Lacy Squares was used to mount the new couples monogram. There are endless possiblities with this new Nestie. The paper used is from Graphic 45 Le' Romantique paper pad.

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Card and New Spellbinders!

Please email me if you would like to purchase any of the new Nesties.

Lacy Squares
S4-295
$21.95 plus shipping
Approximate Die Template Sizes:

1: 1⅛"
2: 1⅝"
3: 2⅞"
4: 3¼"
5: 4"

 

Beaded Ovals

S4-294
$21.95 plus shipping
Dimensions:
1. 7/8 X ¾”.
2. 1 3/8 X 1 ¾”.
3. 2 1/4 x 2 7/8”.
4. 3 3/8 x 4 ¼”.

Lacey Circles

S4-293
$21.95 plus shipping
Dimensions:
1: 1 5/8"
2: 1 7/8"
3: 2 5/8"
4: 3 3/8"
5: 4 1/4"

Snowflake Pendants

S4-286
$21.95 plus shipping

Dimensions: Pendants: 4 1/8 x 4 1/8
Center: 1 1/4 Round
Accent 1: 1 1/2 x 1 1/2
Accent 2: 1 1/8 X 1

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