P. Kelly Smith
Welcome to Freebie Friday! We had so much fun with our promotional Stamp It! Week that we’ve decided to do it again with our next special issue 225 Cards & Gifts! Even though this fabulous magazine doesn’t hit newsstands until April 28, we’re going to give you a little sneak peek with our upcoming Cards & Gifts Week (April 20-24)!
Not only will we being having a ton of fun here, but we’re partnering with creative editor Cath Edvalson and her Moxie Fab World blog. Both sites will be doing daily giveaways, as well as spotlighting some great cards and projects from this “gifty” special issue.
Next week on Paper Crafts Connection:
Magazine Monday – Designer spotlight on uber talented Maren Benedict. Maren has so many projects in this issue, we just had to sit and pick her creative brain. We’ll also post one of her darling card sets from the cards section. And if you’re a stamper, you won’t want to miss this giveaway!
Tuesday – Editor-in-Chief Jennifer Schaerer will spotlight the gift cards chapter and give away fun packaging that’s perfect for those little gift cards!
With the Pros Wednesday – Paper Crafts Pro Kim Kesti will show off one of her yummy projects from the Fun with Food section. And if you’re a fan of American Crafts, you’ll love this giveaway!
Thursday – Editor Susan Opel will spotlight the gift wrap chapter with her very own project that’s not only stylish, but quick and easy, too! And you guessed it – she’ll be giving away something cool!
Freebie Friday – I’ll show you projects from our home décor and miscellaneous gifts sections. And the prize attached to this day is so unbelievably huge, I think I’m gonna have to attach a disclaimer to it.
And if that weren’t enough, we’re hosting another fun online contest. The Cards & Gifts Challenge officially begins right now! To play, create a Mother’s Day gift in one of these SIX categories:
- Card Sets
- Gift Card Holders
- Gift Wrap
- Food Wrap
- Home Decor
- Miscellaneous (journals, gift sets, notebooks, bookmarks, etc.)
Upload your project to the Cards & Gifts Week Challenge on Flickr.com by clicking here. The deadline is midnight (MST) on Monday, April 27. Make sure you identify the category you are entering in the title of your project. We will choose TWO winners in each category and feature them either here on the Paper Crafts Connection blog or on the Moxie Fab World blog on Thursday, April 30. And of course, there will be prizes!
So, as you can see, we have a lot of fun blog posts (and prizes galore!) planned for Cards & Gifts Week.
Hope to see you back here!
Kelly
P.S. It wouldn’t be Freebie Friday without free prizes, right? Since we have six chapters in 225 Cards & Gifts, I’m giving away six K&Company collections! Leave a comment telling me the best gift you’ve ever received. All comments must be received by midnight (MST) on Sunday, April 19. I’ll announce the six winners on Monday, April 20!
You could take home one of these fun K&Company collections!
My best gift was my family….I have been blessed over and over with them. I am so fortunate to have them!
My best gift was an early Valentine’s gift 2 years ago. My son! He was born unexpectedly early on Feb 13, but his due date wasn’t until March 17. I remember saying, I’m not ready to be a mom yet (that day), but he had other plans! He brings me so much joy and laughter each day!!! On his birthday this year, I found out that we’re expecting our second! What a great day!!! Thanks for the great giveaway!!
There are so many best gifts on my list, the most recent one is my first DSLR from my DH. The one best gift which is priceless must be the ability to create!
My best present was Christmas 2007. My fiance and daughter gave me the cricut expression. LOVE IT. Endless creativity that is fabulous.
K&Company is my favorite manufacturer, so winning one in this competition would be my second!!
I have received so many wonderful gifts after being married for 36 years and having five (grown) children, but my favorite has to be my SInger Sewing Machine which I received from my DH on our second Christmas together. It has been used quite a bit over the years, and still works like it was new.
Thanks for the great candy!
I too have received many very special gifts, but the best by far was the card I received for my very first Mother’s Day. My DH and my nearly-one-year-old hand-made a card together to give me on my special day. Needless to say it brought me to tears (even writing this does!) and I have treasured it ever since! Nothing is more special than the gift of heartfelt love!!!
My husband is not much of a gift giver in the general sense and I am okay with that, but the little things mean so much more, like putting the coffee on every morning, even though he doesn’t drink it, I’m so much more social after that first cuppa, letting me sleep in on the weekends when he knows i’m tired and getting the kids sorted, ironing the black pants that I love but hate to iron, and he puts that crease down the front oh, so good. Thanks for the great giveaway.
One of the best gifts I’ve ever received was a gorgeous winter coat. It was more than my mother could afford, but she saw how much I loved it and wanted to give it to me anyway. Thanks for the chance to win!
Of course my best gift is my beautiful, healthy children–but I think most of us would say that. I guess besides that, the best gift I received was my Pazzles cutting machine–it was my BD, Christmas and I had made lifetime membership to weight watchers–all in the same month! My hubby new it was one of those “dream” gifts–one I thought was way too pricey–and it’s been something that I’ve used alot, learned alot and it keeps me creating!
My greatest gifts would be everytime my daughter giggles with such geniune happiness, pours out the hugs and kisses and says “I love you”. A simple & tiny moment melts my heart.
In all honesty, thee best gift I’ve ever received are happy, healthy kids…
Just being a Mother is the best gift of all. Of course, winning some of these fun things would be right up there on my list as well!!! Then I could make some cool things for my kids and grandkids!!
the best gift i ever received was recently –a ticket to a all day crop from my friend because my friend knew i couldn’t afford to go. thanks for a chance!!! jen t.
My husband surprised me with a new much larger diamond for my 30th birthday a few years back and then took me into the jewelry store to pick out a new setting for it and a new matching one for him. It was like getting married all over again accept then we could finally afford the style’s we loved. So romantic!
It’s so hard; I’ve received so many wonderful gifts. But the most memorable best gift was a doll I got when I was five (I think) years old. My older sister’s birthday was a month before mine and she received a doll almost like mine. Imagine my surprise whe, a month later, I opened my present and it was the doll that I wanted!!! I still have that doll (almost 47 years later) and still remember the feeling I had when I first hugged my new doll. The best part, my Mother got the perfect snapshot of that first hug!!! Oh, I’m going to have to get a copy of it and scrapbook that picture!!!
Blessings,
Christine
Stamp It! week was so awesome, and I’m thrilled to see something similar returning – yippee!
My husband is always giving me beautiful gifts, whether it be something he has bought in a sale when the $’s are tight or something he has saved hard for…..this year gave me a gift from the heart….I have always wanted a eternity ring, but DH told me that he didn’t marry me for eternity, only until ‘ death do us part’ and I thought I would never get one….but this year, after all the gifts were opened he handed me a box and in it was…yes…an eternity ring and with it the most beautiful letter…part of which read…’I am giving you this ring because I am eternally grateful for you loving me!’ YES, I cried….I love the ring but the letter is priceless and touched my heart deeply – so I win in all departments….a beautiful eternity ring, a heart touching letter and the love of a good man!!!! It doesn’t get much better than this – that is, unless of course I would win one of these amazing packs – I could use it to scrapbook the letter, along with many other priceless memories – thank you for the opportunity!!
The best gift I have been given, is the gift of life. In Dec. of 2008, Docs. hospitalized me with pneumonia, (but that’s not what it was). I was in the hospital for 6 days with antibiotics, sent home with 10 days of antibiotics and was getting worse instead of better. I was told give it time, things will clear up and was given oxygen to have at home. We have a daughter and son-in-law (they’re the best), that live in south Texas and wanted us to come for Christmas. The oxygen and nebulizer came along. By the time we left there on the 28th, I could not bathe or dress myself. (We live in Iowa). The morning of the 29th we were south of Council Bluffs, Iowa and stopped at a rest area, so my husband could sleep a couple of hours before getting home. I let him sleep 45 minutes and then made him calll for an ambulance. By this time, I had the oxygen up to 4 L and wasn’t able to breathe. When the ambulance came, the driver asked my husband what hospital to go to, my husband said whatever you think is best, as we didn’t know the town or area. My husband said that when the ambulance reached 90 miles per hour, he knew things were’t going well. That’s when I clocked out and had to be re-booted. A vent tube was inserted and CPR started. Arriving at the hospital, a pulmonary Dr. was assigned to my case and within 5 minutes, he knew what was wrong with me and basically saved my life. I did not have pneumonia, I have aspergillus. It is a fungus that grows in the lungs. By taking all the antibiotics, that’s what made me worse instead of better. The aspergillus that I have is caused by allergies, and now I have to undergo shots, that are $500 a piece. I’m very thankful for my second chance of life. Thank you for letting me share this with you.
the best gift I recieved was a canon rebel xtI disital camera for my birthday..I had wanted a canon rebel for about 4 years and was super surprised to fianlly get it !
Short of receiving your fantastic giveaway, I always cherish a handmade gift fron one of my kids. Jill S
The best gift I ever received (aside from my children) would probably have to be my sewing machine. My husband gave it to me for Christmas. He knows me sooo well. Better to spend a lot on my sewing machines than on expensive jewelry!
He bought me sewing machines two years in a row. The first was a regular electric sewing machine with all the bells and whistles, and a serger machine the next year.
I love my sewing machine – not only can I sew clothes and things for the children, but also use it in my paper crafts!
Oh Boy, the best gift I have ever received was a poem that my husband wrote me for my birthday. It was a total surprise (he’s not at all the poem writing type). It was written on a small piece of paper that I hang by the side of my computer at work, so I can see it everyday. I guess one of these days I should frame or scrap it. Jennifer S
The best gift I ever received was a beautiful set of Nikko “Blue Peony”. I just turned 30 and was envisioning my life as a 1970′s Cosmopolitan working woman. The dishes were a luxury I definitely could not afford.
That Christmas, 1979, my wonderful mother presented me with a service for eight and all the extra serving pieces. I have tears in my eyes as I type…remembering how I was moved beyond words.
Over these years I have set many beautiful tables celebrating family and friends. My mother has been gone for 10 years, but the memory of that Christmas and her generous gift remains.
As we get older, I realize the most precious gift I’ve ever received is truly the gift of love. To know you are truly loved in this life, reaches far beyond all the material things that we think we cannot live without. That being said, I’m beyond thrilled with my craft products and a huge joy each time is attending CKC Convention, which was my gift this past weekend!
I have a lot of wonderful gifts throughout my life, but once I received a going away gift from my co-workers – a collage of pictures of us through the years, framed, made me cry. Great people!!
I have had a lot of great gifts over the years but one of my best was having my Son and husband make me a great dinner for my birthday last year, grilled shrimp, steak, salad. It was great.
Ok, it may not sound very sentimental, but the best present I ever received was a wine fridge for cellaring my wine, which I got from my husband (then fiance). It was completely his idea and I had no clue. I loved being surprised and I loved how he thought of the idea on his own with no prompting from me.
The best gift I have ever received is a lovelu husband that loves me and spoils me very very much!
Love that kit!
The best gift I have recieved was given to me on my wedding day. My mother gave me ALL the scrapbooks she had done of my life from the day I was born. My mom was one of the original pioneers of scrapbooking, so I have THOUSANDS of pages of scrapbooks. Now they are all presently displayed on my shelf where I get to look thru them regularly.
Last year I received an awesome basket of stuff from my friend. She had made a frame / collage of pictures of us and our kids, ordered a personalized stamp for me, and printed some stationary to use with the stamp. It was so personalized, it made it very special!
The best gift is every Mothers Day my boys have flowers delivered to the house for me!
The best gift I ever got was a little stuffed dog. It was the first gift my now husband gave to me. It was wearing a little tag that said, “If I follow you home, would you keep me?” Yes, I kept it, I kept him, and we’ve been together for 13 years now.
My best gift was my dad coming to spend the weekend with me on my 40th birthday. The two of us had fun creating storage elements for my studio.
this may sound like a wierd gift, but i loved it! it my me and my husbands (then boyfriend) first christmas together. we had just moved in together and we were constantly arguing over the temperature. he was always hot and i was always cold. if i had it too warm for him he would start coughing really bad, so that christmas he got me a heating blanket, so i wouldnt be so cold at night. it never even occured to me to get one. and i still use it because he still kepps the house too cold for me.
The best gift I have ever received was probably this computer. It was a couple years ago so it’s not the best computer anymore but I still love it! However when I get a dog, that will be the best gift I have ever received *sigh* lol. Thanks for doing this =)
The best gift I ever recieved? That is so hard because I have had so many blessings and wonderful gifts. My best gift was from heaven above- my children. The second best, a worldly gift was the calendar my grown daughters digitally made this past Christmas- it had pictures of the two of them as little girls.
My best gift ever was given to me by my brother. My mother had been very sick and my fur baby, a pomerian, Amber of 5 years also became sick and died. My brother used his work bonus to buy me a new puppy. My mother’s illness was treated and she is much better, and I have a loving fur ball named Josette (which means soft hair) that makes me happy every day. She wakes me in the morning with kisses and greets me when I’m home with jumps of joy, and while I’m away sit with mom on the computer or sleeps in the recliner with her. Always taking care of both of us. Mary – Imagine*Mary
the best gift i have rec’d? hmmm… that’s a tough one.
i’d have to go with the wreath made out of gold spray-painted puzzle pcs. with the picture of my son in an angel costume in it from his when he was in preschool. it’s adorable and he has the perfect “little angel” look on his face. wink wink!
thanks for the chance to win = great prize pkg.
anne
My best gift ever was our first dog. She was with us for nearly 15 years before she passed on. I miss our little princess.
My best gift is when my boys remember it. They’ve been getting me flowers for my garden in recent years, and I love it!
Best gift I received was a birthday gift several years ago from my sister….. a himalyan kitten who never leaves my side and is a faithful and loving companion!
I think the best gift I ever received were the gifts I got from my kids that they had made in school. I’ve cherished every one of them. And looking back on them now always brings a smile to my face as I can remember them when they were young.
awesome goodies !
Wow! Love the frames and a great giveaway and I just happen to have the frames already!! lol I love giving and getting handmade cards and gifts and these are perfect for family and friends!
Great giveaway!
My favorite gift was a Pink Dyson for Christmas! I know a vacuum cleaner isn’t the most exciting present, but it’s pink and so pretty and it made me happy! My dh went way out of his way to find one for me and that effort made it even more special.
A Rolex watch for my 21st birthday from my day.
We travel someplace every year for our anniversary– those memories are the best gift!
I would say that the best gift I received was having my two children. They bring so much joy to my heart and they are truly a gift from above. My children are the best gift from heaven that will last forever.
The best gift ever?… DH’s heart. Sorry, I know it’s corny but it’s true. He completes me and the fact that he loves me just as much is the most wonderful thing I could ever wish for.
I have to get that magazine – looks FAB!!
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