P. Kelly Smith
Welcome to Freebie Friday! I hope you’ve enjoyed our week-long blogiversary celebration. I’ve enjoyed reading all of your heartfelt comments this week and throughout the past year. And I do read each and every one!
I love bringing you this blog five days a week, 52 weeks a year. Some might think that would be a daunting task. You have to run out of ideas sooner or later, right? Luckily, I’m constantly surrounded by inspiration. And since my introvert tendencies make me sit and stew over things, once an idea hits me, I immediately exclaim, “That could be a blog post!” And the rest is history…
Since I shared my favorite blog posts with you on Monday, today I’d like to share some editor insights on a few of our more controversial posts. Because let’s face it, I know you all like a juicy story just as much as me! And with this full disclosure, I’ll share some of my favorite reader comments. Some of them were so laugh-out-loud funny, I immediately had to forward them on to the rest of the team. And within seconds, laughter could be heard erupting from our cubicles and nearby offices. There’s some colorful PC peeps out there!
So, without further ado, here’s a few headline-making posts of 2009:
1. Birthday Idol – April 29, 2009: In honor of Susan’s birthday last year, we decided to go with an American Idol theme since she loves the show and had just joined a rock ‘n roll band. Little did I know, but I apparently offended one of her die-hard fans by making this innocent comment: “Kelly Clarkson, eat your heart out! There’s a new Idol in town.” I assure you, as a fellow Texan and fan of Kelly’s music, I was not referring to her weight at all. I was merely suggesting that Susan was the new “Idol” in Paper Crafts land.
2. Do You Like to Make Stuff – May, 26, 2009: Brandy had no idea what she was setting herself up for with this post. It began with her listing the things she likes to make: cookies, friends, cards, magazines, etc. The comment prompt to win a prize was: “What do you like to make?” Summer Braxton chimed in with: “I hope I don’t offend anyone…but I like to make whoopee with my husband…especially since he just got home from a year-long deployment.” (Summer, your comment was one I most definitely forwarded to the rest of the team! Thanks for the giggle!)
3. Gallery Idol Top 10…Coming Soon – July 17, 2009: This is probably the most painful post I had to write last year. (See finalist Jo Kill’s card below. The sentiment reads: “Sometimes Life Sucks…” And it did that day!) Long story short, I was on vacation in San Diego and had to post the Top 10 results of our Gallery Idol competition. Our webmaster was suppose to e-mail me the results over the weekend, he forgot and the inmates turned on him. Despite the drama, I loved this comment from Shanna Vineyard, who I believe was about six months pregnant at the time: “Hey Kelly! Who’s the “Nameless” webmaster so we can all come lynch him/her???? Bwahahahahha! J/K!!!!!!” I’m sure it was the hormones talking, right Shanna?
So there you have it! Just a few posts that definitely caught our attention in 2009. Hopefully in 2010 we’ll continue to bring you all the things you love, plus introduce some fun things you’ve never seen before! (And I’m sure they’ll be some juicy stories to tell a year from now!)
Happy Friday!
Kelly
P.S. I almost forgot today’s giveaway! As my blogiversary gift to you, leave a comment about absolutely anything and I’ll pick three winners to receive Karen Foster’s Simple Elegance Card Creations Kit and one of our new Betty t-shirts. All comments must be received by midnight (MST) on Sunday, Feb. 7.
Three lucky winners will take home this Karen Foster Design card kit and a Betty t-shirt!
P.P.S. It’s time to announce the three winners from Kim Hughes’ Inspiration Journals post!
1. Jamie Greene (Feb. 3, 6:56 a.m.)
2. Julie Campbell (Feb. 3, 8:30 a.m.)
3. Victoria S. (Feb. 3, 9:52 p.m.)
Congrats, winners! You’ve each won a new BasicGrey collection and one of our Betty t-shirts. I’ll be contacting you shortly to get your mailing addresses. Thanks to all who left comments!
I can’t imagine how hard it must be to come up with different topics to blog about every day, but you’re doing a great job!
Interesting year in review! I love checking out PC’s blog AND mag – you folkes are at the top of my “must read” list! TFS and happy blogoversary!
so yesterday i caught my daughter trying on my bras. the thing is, she is 15 months old… how well can she actually “try something on”? she had put her head through the arm straps and was wearing them around her neck like necklaces. she is quite the fashionista!
hahaha:)
I love being able to see what’s new out there in the paper crafting world. I don’t always know where to buy the papers and things, but I love to look at them.
I love the year in review! I would love the card tin as well!~
I always enjoy reading your blog – these headline posts sure brought a smile to my face!! Thanks for sharing them!!
Happy Anniversary–love the blog!
Well Super Bowls on and I’m web surfing. Of course Paper Crafts Mag was my first stop. Thanks for the chance to win a gift!
Thanks for a chance to win the cute kit. I enjoy your blog. Iris Soscia
I look forward to reading the blog. Thank you for taking the time to post and entertain us and also inspire us.
What a great giveaway! I really enjoy your blog posts! I love PCC!
thanks for all you do!
Lia
Great stuff!!! Thanks for sharing. You do a great job of keeping this blog fun to read!
First, happy blogaversary!
Second, I sure hope that she still like doing that now that her dh has been home a while!
Ooo! Ooo! Who cares what’s inside the tin? Just looking at it inspires creative potential: what could be put inside after the contents are used?Imagining what’s inside alone could create several cards… then using the contents…!
Happy blogoversary
Thanks for all your hard work keeping this blog up and going and FUN to read !
Happy blogoversary! I love this blog so please keep sending your wonderful inspiration out into the world! Thanks to the entire Paper Crafts crew for so many months of delicious eye candy and truly great tips and finds!
Love this blog. Love freebie friday.
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I receive your PaperCrafts magazine, and purchase the Special Issues at the book/craft stores. I’ve tried to navigate the PC websites before, but they seem to HATE me, I can not for the life of me figure them out…and this is my first attempt to leave a comment and IT’S my 3 try to get it to publish! UGH. I would LOVE to know how to join in on some of the contests, does a person have to have a website to join in? Have been stamping for 20+ yrs, but new to the Blog World. I just saw on someones blog that Teri A. from PC was in the Ptld area teaching…how do I find out when Papercrafters will be teaching in that area? SO Sorry about the long post, but this is frustrating to me and there are no Craft stores or stampers in my little part of the world …Sign, all alone in the little town of Lebanon, Ore…
Thanks, Cliffie
PS Happy Blogoversary!