Something fun!

Steph over at "Where'd all my money go?" has reached a milestone on her blog and is celebrating with a little blog candy. You can check it out HERE and be sure to stay and visit her a while - she has some really cute and amazing things shared.

Congrats Steph! This "Way to Go!" is for you!

I'm BACK!!

We finally got our computer back. HIP HIP HORRAY!! We took it in because there were these three little lines running across the screen. They replaced the LCD panel and I guess that short circuited everything else leading us to the week long break in blogging messages. I do have a stack of a few things to share that I accomplished during the break, but mostly I spent the time cleaning and organizing the house - a much needed task that I have been putting off. I will show you tomorrow why so much cleaning got done as apposed to crafting.

So "Thank you" for sticking with me during the interruption. I truly appreciated all the messages/comments and hopefully we won't have another unexpected break anytime soon.

And for the 6 commenters on my "A little down time - UGH!" post.  Lucky # . . .

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is our grand prize winner of a surprise from me. Congrats Katie! Please email me your snail mail info to nottus_2@yahoo.com and I will get that surprise out to you.

And for the rest of you wonderful commenters - go ahead and email me your address as well and I will send you a card as an appreciation gift!

Thanks again!

A little down time - UGH!

I just wanted to leave a post to let you know that my computer is going away for a couple of days for repair. So I will not be able to post anything new until I get it back - hopefully Thursday at the latest! Once I do, look out, I will post my "Change it up Tuesday" and the "Sister's Purse Color Challenge". 

So be sure to check back some time on Thursday and for the inconvenience to you all, if you leave a comment on this post when I get back online one lucky reader will get a small surprise! Sorry!

Check out my Celebration Candy!

Check this out - all the goodies on THIS post could be yours on Saturday! Be sure to leave me a comment and sign up to be a follower for an added bonus! This will remain at top until Saturday so please scroll down for the newer posts. 

Since you are checking things out - check this blog candy out too! Jennifer Love is offering up a Gift Certificate to ALL THAT SCRAPS! Click HERE for all the info!

Also, over at the Simmerz blog you can comment to win some of their newest Simmerz Colors. All the info is HERE.

There is a whole lot of giving going around!

Celebration Candy!

I am celebrating all my posts - all 125+ of them - and all the times that you all have taken a break to visit my little corner of the internet with a little bit of "CELEBRATION CANDY"! Here is what will be yours for just stopping by and leaving me a comment on this post letting me what you like best about "Messages from Mandy".

The details: SU So Many Sayings stamp set, Spare Parts Rhinestone Brads, 3 spools of ribbon, SU Rust embossing powder and some flower accents

As an added incentive, if you are a Message Follower and win my "Celebration Candy", I will add a little surprise for you in the package as well. So take the time to sign up to be a follower, even if you don't win the candy you still have a chance each month to win a card seen on my site. For info on being a Message Follower see these POSTS.

I will randomly select a winner in the afternoon on Saturday, October 25th. Thanks for celebrating with me!

Found Blog Candy

My Australian Buddy Tegan, over at Swiftly Created, has blog candy up for grabs! You can find how to win - HERE - and to see some other cute things she has HERE.

PS - Thanks for the heads up Tegan! 

Blog Candy with a Mission

I came across this offer for blog candy. Not only is the candy itself amazing, but what Carolyn King is doing for caregivers of Alzheimer's patients is extraordinary! She is raising awareness and funds for Alzheimer's research by giving all the profits from the stamp set - Whimsical Autumn - that she designed through Gina K Designs.

Each one of us surely knows someone who has been affected by Alzheimer's - a close relative, a dear friend, etc. My childhood Sunday School Teacher was stricken with this terrible disease and even though I was young, I remember how awful it was for her family and all of those around her. Although that was so many years ago, when I read about what Carolyn was doing - it brought back so many memories. So I am sending a card to the caregivers at the address she has on her webpage. I am fortunate that I am not affected personally at this time, but my thoughts and prayers go out to those who are and this is a simple and effective way to let them know that I appreciate all of their kindness.

Visit Carolyn's web-page (HERE) for all the information on what you can do to show your appreciation for those special people and how you could win.

Here is the card I am going to send to those wonderful people:

"A Card with a Mission"

Stamps: Pocket Silhouettes

Paper: Kiwi Kiss, Tangerine Tango, Chocolate Chip, 

Whisper White and Hawaii Papaya DSP

Inks: Chocolate Chip, Tangerine Tango and Kiwi Kiss

Accessories: White Grosgrain Ribbon, Gold Brads, Dimensionals and adhesive

Some of the wonderful companies that donated to this awesome mission of Carolyn's and my favorites: Taylored Expressions, Stamping Bella and Scor-Pal

And a selected few fabulous card designers that contributed: Sharon Johnson at No Time to Stamp and Kirsten Dubosque at Confessions of a Naptime Stamper

Found - Blog Candy Offered!!

I was tooling around this eve and found some candy that Misty is offering over at "Li'l Buck's Creations" - she actually calls it "blog booty" which, I think, is hilarious. She has some cute things over there to see, so check it out. 

It's my BIRTHDAY and you could get a present!

I'm celebrating my birthday today and I want to share a present with someone.  So can you say "BLOG CANDY"!  Just leave me a comment at this post on what you like best on my blog or leave me a note to let me know what you would like to see and you could have a chance to win this:

A Stampin' Up! SAB set "Birthday Whimsy" (since it is my birthday), two spools of ribbon, a black Stampin' Spot and Rhinestone brads and heart clips by Spare Parts.  WOW!

I will pick a winner from the comments at noon CST on June 30th.  So, be sure to spread the word!  Thanks and good luck!