It makes no sense.
So, in order to distract ourselves from our nincompoopiness, we better have a prize award for Monday, and then I better give away another prize, yes?
First, Monday. It was a tie between Mary Dawn's darn near existential comment that made me laugh so hard, and Carolyn's blonde joke! Aaah I love a good blonde joke!
So, since Mary Dawn's comment was first, the punch goes to her, but Carolyn gets to choose from my Stampin' Up! acrylic blocks - I have a squillion of them, so just tell me what you want. And both of you send me your addresses.
Yay - winning is fun!
So on to the raccoons.. First. I took the punch like Mary Dawn's prize and punched a glassine envelope and used the heart punch to make a window.
Then, I tied our lovely Real red ribbon around the note that matches the envelope, secured the top with gold cord and slid it into the envelope.
Then I embossed and punched another heart that I put the little raccoon on. His little love bandit heart is glittered. I stamped the glassine envelope with Staz on. So easy & cute. I entered it in the Stampin' Success contest, but alas, did not win! *sound of raccoon growling* They may have specified a muskrat, I can't remember.So who wants to win a brand spankin' new Sizzix® Big Shot Circles #2 die?
Here's how you do it.
Leave a comment here, and include a link to the most stunningly beautiful BLUE thing on the internet in your comment. It can be glass, wool, living or still, a painting, a shoe - whatever you love that is blue, I want to see it. I will pick my fave.
And I love how sweet you all are - I truly appreciate everyone who said that they already had the prize but played anyway. God bless you stampy people!
Okay - start your engines - let's see your blue finds! :)
Have you signed up for the UBlue Cyber Club? Attended one of my Webinars?? Come on - get your geek on! :)
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i won the punch and i'm not greedy, but this popped into my head: http://dooce.com/daily-photo/2010/03/17/nine-months
ReplyDeleteThis link is driving me up the wall. One of my favourite blue things is of course the male peacock ...this fella is stunning...and he knows it.
ReplyDeletehttp://entertainment.webshots.com/photo/2461914160091933110xQpTAw
Where would we be without this blue item?
ReplyDeleteDANG!!! I hate when that happens...
ReplyDeletehere is the link
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/BlueMarble/Images/BlueMarble_2005_globe.jpg
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=36949876
ReplyDeleteForgive the green. :O)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ystenes/3075038937/
ReplyDeleteNothing more beautiful as water in it's frozen form.... and just for laughs, thought you might like this little guy....
http://www.kittywigs.com/blue.html
LOL! Kitty wigs!!
Just wanted to say the racoon card/bag is so cute!
ReplyDeleteOk, they can be the new muscrats, cuz they are really cute, but to be honest, racoon love sounds kinda funky, lol.
ReplyDeletehave a fantastic day
forgot to add my link:
ReplyDeletehttp://scienceray.com/biology/zoology/birds-of-paradise/
I'm a bird nut, and this guy is awesome!
well I thought that I recognized that cute card! I loved it. And you can bet you will see it on the boards at convention!!!!!
ReplyDeleteOh, a muskrat looks a lot like a huge rat but it has fur on it's tail I believe. I have seen one in real life and it scared the bejasus out of me I tell ya! It was stuck in the window well of a friend of mine. We had to call the animal control to come and safely remove it from the window.
Still don't know how to link so I won't be playing along but I do love all the blue things you have here.
Love ya,
Melanie
I couldn't find a more beautiful range of blues than this scene that God made:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.hiren.info/desktop-wallpapers/natural-pictures/mount-sefton_southern-alps_new-zealand
Enjoy!
I'm in one of those moods, lol.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.gapingvoid.com/BlueMonster350px.jpg
(P.S. - I already bought the set of blocks.)
I found this beautiful blue morning glory.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/shawnxian/128250987/
http://intothedeepblueme.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteThis is a link to a lady in Australia who thinks in blues. I love her journal pages and her title. She is quite a talented lady.
I never win anything, but since you're my friend...and YOU'RE blue, I'll play along.
ReplyDeleteThe "most stunningly beautiful BLUE thing on the internet" is a picture of my Gracey. She's not blue, no. But her eyes are. And I've posted many a photo of her. So that counts, right? Linky: http://www.twitpic.com/i41g7 :)
This is a boar full of blown glass that was displayed last year at the Phoenix Desert Botanical Garden
ReplyDeletehttp://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/-Phlie0cWngOEYrozK7Sig?authkey=Gv1sRgCKG49M6pg4vEtAE&feat=directlink
Oops-should have said "boat" full of blown glass!
ReplyDeleteI don't know how to do the link, but I'll give it a try. The most beautiful blue is my granddaughter's eyes.
ReplyDeletehttp://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LJQA3MZ5AgA/S4h_Yj1aQeI/AAAAAAAABdM/50nekO6eYXQ/s1600-h/flower+house+030.JPG
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LJQA3MZ5AgA/S38sCcbNBKI/AAAAAAAABco/RGuI8AuqWGo/s1600-h/flower+daphne+025.JPG
My favorite blue is your blog...so how do I link to it??? love your talent and would love to win the die :o)
ReplyDeleteJane
My favorite blue is your blog...so how do I link to it??? love your talent and would love to win the die :o)
ReplyDeleteJane
Always bending the rules, I am! My "item" is a song, not exactly something you can "see", but it's still blue. Sorta.
ReplyDelete"I Dreamed Last Night HD - Blue Jays Justin Hayward and John Lodge" ♫ http://blip.fm/~n5au4
Well I might be bending the rules but how about this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNfzNOkpbQ0
ReplyDeleteMaybe your new theme song??? Very "Beautiful Blue"
"THE STUDY OF COLOR is rarely a part of general education beyond some rudimentary learning in elementary school..." -Betty Edwards.
ReplyDeleteI don't care if it's baby poop green.
I still like it- a world without ANY color is like a world without hearing or voices without words, it's like a song without a melody or a thought without a mind. it's like dancing without out a song or even music without notes.
ReplyDeleteIt might not be blue that you are searching for but it's cetaintly not black or white.
Adorable little guy. Here's my blue:
ReplyDeleteBlue Bubble Pendant
I love blue hydrangea... this silk print is just beautiful, IMO...
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