Thursday, September 6, 2007

Everything Blue & Some Metal Too: BLOG CANDY!

All Done!Thanks for Posting! :0) Mel

If you like blue, this is for you:

I've been inspired "Princess Matilda" (who came up with this question on her blog--with the colour red). I hope she doesn't mind! Though my contest is not so original, it is in honour of the colour I personally obsess about: blue (and all its monochromatic hues).

This blog candy includes:
Two super-soft reams of fiber, some double-stitched ribbon in the new S.U. "in colour" blues: Soft Sky and Blue Bayou... A mix of silk flowers died in those colours...some photo corners, punched tags, & scalloped circles (also in those two blues)...Some homemade primas (watercoloured cardstock)...One of my cards--with loads of blue...A dozen Cool Caribbean cards (blank), half a dozen book marks & some vials of blue beads...a little blue notebook...and a tin (for altering?) with a dozen soft sky gemstones (circle), some metal frames, vellum metal-edged tags, and finally, two bobbins of Blue Bayou thread. [fine print: tray not included, lol.]

So what do I want you to do? Please leave a comment about your favourite blue thing(s) with a link to something blue you've made or something blue that thrills you. (Your odds of winning are high, since I've just starting to get my blog out there.) :0)

[Please, be sure to include your first name & contact info (blog or email) so I can email the winner for a mailing address. Don't worry, I don't share eddresses or send unsolicited emails.]

Thanks!
Mel

35 comments:

  1. Thank you so much for your kind words on my lil blog :)
    Here's a link to something blue that comes to visit me, and something blue that I made (for Princess Matilda no less!) http://enchantasy.blogspot.com/2007/08/beautiful-colours.html
    I'm all the way down in Australia, so I really understand if you don't want to post stuff overseas :) I just wanted to comment and share and to say thank you for visiting my little blog :)
    ~Tracy

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  2. No Idea how much it costs to send stuff to Australia, but if I pull your name, I'm game [as long as it's under 30 bucks ;0) lol]. I cannot believe that beautiful creature was in your garden (though I recall they make funny noises! I do a mean imitation, haha). Your son is adorable and so sweet to pose for you. Thanks for posting on my blog too! *Grins* Mel

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  3. Welcome to the world of blogging. My something blue is on my Sept.5 entry in my blog:

    http://rubystamper.blogspot.com

    Donna

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  4. hi mel, saw the link on facebook & had to come check out you're goodies! i don't actually have a blog (far too technical for me) so can't link you a pic, however my favourite blue thing has to be the gorgeous eyes of my two boys! not really sure if that counts anyway, but i did help to make them!
    leann x

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  5. Hi Leann,

    OF COURSE that counts! Brilliant and sweet and more complicated than anything I've ever made,lol. :0) Mel

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  6. What amazing blog candy!!!! Even though it will decrease my chance of winning (boo!) I'm going to link to you on my blog. :-) Here's something blue I love - gorgeous blue Lake Huron! Michigan is the Beautiful Blue water State. :-)

    my Lake Huron blog post

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  7. Do I mind that you used the idea I did? Heck no! I loved seeing everyone's favorite red thing. I am going to keep coming and watching for all the favorite blue things from this post! I make lots of blue things, but my favorite blue thing was not made by me, but was given to me by Tracy Dening (enchantasy.blogspot.com) and I see she already linked it to. Gorgeous blanket!! Here is the blanket I made for her, which was a blue/green.

    Tracy's blanket

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  8. My hubby is in the US Coast Guard and their working uniforms are blue... there's no better sight then to see his ship coming over the horizon after a long deployment and see all the crew standing on deck in their "working blues" looking for their families standing on the pier! :)

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  9. I love your blues! I don't have a blog yet, but will be working on one tonight... though I'm no where near as talented as you... so there won't be much on mine. I was going to pick a picture of the ocean as my favourite thing blue, but then I came across a Wdg card I made with the new blues.. they are my favourite thing blue right now. I will email you my blog with that picture on it as soon as I have one!!!

    Kim

    Your blog is great!

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  10. Gosh...blue? Hmm...let me look. OK... I am back and I just made a card this week that would fit (duh!): http://stampinwhenican.blogspot.com/2007/09/swap-prototype.html.

    Cheers to you!

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  11. I love blue... I can't pick a favourite (at least not one I can link to), but I think thie quilt on this website is gorgeous: http://www.frogsonice.com/quilts/denim/

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  12. Hello! My favorite blue thing is the Carribbean Ocean!! Here is a link to my blog...my banner shows the blue ocean that I love!!
    www.cakvd2.blogspot.com
    Your giveaway is awesome! I love to do monochromatic layouts!
    Thanks!!
    Cheryl KVD

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  13. Oh blue used to be my favorite colour but then black and red took over. I still have so much blue and still love the colour.

    I bought these blue seed beads: http://www.etsy.com/view_transaction.php?transaction_id=5813928 on etsy a month ago but the seller got delayed in sending things out. Now she has and I can not wait to recieve them. I also bought these blueish seed beads: http://www.etsy.com/view_transaction.php?transaction_id=5809273 and I plan on combining the two into a dragonfly brouch for my mum:) (I saw the tutorial on craftbits.com) She loves loves loves blue and if she could choose everything would be blue so I am excitited about getting this and making her something! Its going to be my first beading project of this type:)

    Have a great weekend! :)

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  14. Hi Mel!
    What beautiful, gorgeous candy!
    Thank you so much for offering us a chance to win...wow!

    I was just reading your post about photo corners...I don't think that's cheap at all...I would call it "thrifty" :)
    Thanks for sharing Libby's tutorial...like she said, why didn't I think of that!

    Oh yes...my favorite think in blue...are the blue Christmas cards that I am seeing this year.
    For example, this stunning card by Michele Boyer:

    http://papercuts.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2007/09/06/joy-to-the-world/

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  15. oops...forgot to leave my contact info...sorry :(

    ps_1972stamping@yahoo.com

    Pat S.

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  16. Something blue that I love is a little dressy outfit of my daughter's. She is outgrowing it, but it's so cute on her! She's darling in blue, even if people do think she's a boy. lol And the only blue thing I can think to share is our Christmas card from last year. It's not my fav, but here ya go! :)http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/461911?cat=500&ppuser=96017

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  17. I love blue!! Here a blue lo I made. Thanks for a chance to wine some awesome candy.

    http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb67/hipscrappermom/IMG_0001-9.jpg

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  18. I adore blue, but particularly the greener hues, such as teal. They match the colours in my eyes. I wear a lot of these colours. Very nice candy here - thanks for offering!
    Ros

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  19. I am not a blue person-mine is red-but the sky being blue in summer is the best. I dont have a photo on my blog but just go outside and look-its free! I dont like winter blue sky tho-its cold. I like hot blue.

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  20. Wow, what awesome blog candy! And, welcome to the bloggy world. I am looking forward to seeing more of your cards. I like to stamp as a hobby but don't get as much time as I would like to to do it.

    As for my favorite blue thing, it would have to be the picture on my blog page.

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  21. Congrats on starting your on blog. I wish you great success. Here is a blue card I made recently www.splitcoaststampers/gallery/showphoto/php?photo=660911&cat=500&ppuser=118582 My favorite blue thing would have to be the sky. Thanks for the chance! (jodenemuri@hotmail.com)

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  22. blue has always been my fave colour, from being a small girl, but my fave blue thing at the moment is when we get a beautiful clear blue sky which sets a backdrop to our beautiful Scottish mountains, it never fails to life my spirits! My blue card is here

    http://countrylovincardmaker.blogspot.com/2007/06/another-card-or-2-or-3.html

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  23. I love blue- especially the ocean! Here is my blue card : http://cindyvernon.blogspot.com/2007/09/hodgepodge-thursday.html

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  24. I love blue and my favorite blue thing is my daughter's blue eyes. Sometimes they just sparkle so pretty. Here is a link to my favorite blue card: http://angelosity.blogspot.com/2007/08/pretty-bird-in-groovy-skies.html
    Thank you for offering such yummy candy!

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  25. http://www.lakesuperiorphoto.com/big_waves_surf/slides/superior_storm_18_M.html
    Here is a photo of my favorite blue thing, Lake Superior. You have a wonderful blog.
    Claudia

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  26. forgot to add a contact:
    scfranson@charter.net

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  27. Blue reminds me of my mother. it's her favorite color and I guess it will always be a reminder of her whenever I see something that's blue.
    I really like blue too and it's my 2nd favorite color..purple is my favorite.

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  28. I love your blog and blue is a favorite color for me. In our first home, we had a blue bathroom, even the shower tiles were blue. I never changed it, because it was so beautiful. I made this one card and blue was my main color, not turquoise as it looks in the scan, but very pretty blues. Here is the link:
    http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/237908?cat=500&ppuser=35996
    Oh yes and my name is Pattyjo and my email address is
    rholschen@air-pipe.com

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  29. favorite blue things:

    soft sky double stitched ribbon by SU, blue bayou double stitched ribbon by SU, any SU ribbon that is blue! LOL

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  30. I am sorry that I don't have a link.
    But from the sky to the Ocean..
    and part of our American Flag..
    gotta love the BLUE.
    I love my grandchildren's BLUE eyes and I love my BLUE Jeans. lol
    Nice blog..enjoying my visit.
    Thanks for a chance to WIN your BLUE blog candy.

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  31. I'm without a blog, too, but I do love blue. One of my cars was Cadet Blue, which is about the color of my favorite police uniform worn by a very handsome blue-eyed wonder. Thanks for letting me play along. Loving the answers!

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  32. That is such a great idea. Here's a blue card I made recently. It's one of my favorite creations.
    http://stamp-maniac.blogspot.com/2007/08/winter-in-summer.html

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  33. Hi Mel!
    What beautiful, gorgeous candy!
    Thank you so much for offering us a chance to win...wow!

    Make my own stamps? I don't think so :) But your birds are great!

    I am liking blue Christmas cards this year. Lynda created this one with Basic Grey paper...it's yummy!

    http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/661863?cat=11093

    I am ps_1972stamping@yahoo.com

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  34. Well, I posted a minute ago and it didn't show, so I will try again.
    http://www.csnbaby.com/asp/show_image.asp?pr=0&sku=FQ1335
    Welcome to the blog world, you will meet so many kind and creative folk. My blue inspiration would be the nursery set I am getting my grandson.
    Enjoy blogging!

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  35. Such wonderful blog candy!!!

    My favorite blue card I have made has to be this one!

    http://ascrapaddictsblog.blogspot.com/2007/07/flower-vellum-card.html

    I love how this card came out I made it for a friend for her b-day. Thanks for sharing blog candy with us! :-)

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♥ Thank You so much sharing your thoughts. It means the world! ♥ Mel