Third Blogaversary- A New Years Celebration- January linky party and A giveaway

HAPPY NEW YEAR  2014 !!!!! 
and Happy Third Blogaversary to me.

I would not be here if it were not for all of you.  I can not believe I am going on my fourth year of Blogging.
Thank you all for your support and friendship.  I really have to firstly thank Robyn of my pink stamper and then Mary of Cardz TV.  I started watching you tube videos of them before I started my blog.  Robyn was a real inspiration with her funny and informative videos and Mary had some great tips and unique ways of putting the cards together with lots of layers and buttons. I don't have a lot of time to watch videos these days, but every once in a while I can slip one or two in.
There are numerous other people that have helped me in many ways and I hope that I am able to repay that to others in random acts of kindness,challenges and giveaways. I have had some major injuries the last two years, from trying to be macho. My goal for 2014 is to get more exercise and get strong and healthy, so when I go to move or lift things I do not injure myself. ha ha!.

First of all I want to share a card I made for New Years day. I used PTI scraps and angled and layered them over one another to make the background. It was mainly a monochromatic card until I added the sentiment, which is printed from Cricut cartridge Enjoy the seasons.  It is not your typical New Years day card, but I like it.
The stamp is 20  and 14 from Verve calendar countdown vs-0186

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Here are some changes to my challenges and there is also a tab with this information at the top of the blog as well

DL.ART THANKFUL THURSDAY CHALLENGE  and LINKY PARTY info


Some Rules to keep in mind while playing along:

Starting January 1, 2014

Challenges:  There will be 2 challenges per month
they will begin the  2nd and 4th Thursday of the month 
and will close  TUESDAY the following week (giving you 13 days to enter)  at 11:55 pm PST

Be a Follower
Project submissions must be new, no back linking, you may enter up to 3 projects

DL.ART Thankful Thursday must be mentioned in the description with a link back to here

Entry must fit theme to be qualified for the prize

Prize must be claimed within 2 weeks

Please link your project post, not just your blog

Please comment after linking

Winners will be announced the Wednesday after the challenge ends

LINKY PARTY challenge (same as above)  except Anything goes  
The linky party will begin the 1st Thursday of the month and end the last day of the month
you may enter one time per day starting January 1, 2014. 

Winners will be posted the Friday after the linky party ends

MOST OF ALL HAVE FUN.


Winners need to contact me through E-mail within two weeks and send me their snail mail address, so I can get the prize to them.  Prizes not claimed within two weeks will be restocked and used for a future giveaway.

CAC2- first image in the book

This is last years card I liked it so much I wanted to share it again.

GIVEAWAY

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On to my give away. Not all my followers and friends have Cricut machines I am aware of that. Not everyone lives in the US. That is why the three different prizes.

I will do one drawing random drawing after the linky party ends

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or

1. You must be a follower or become one------------------------------------- 1 entry (leave a comment) letting me know you are

2. Post it on your side bar with a link to my post announcing this giveaway

come back and leave a comment ----------------------------------------------1 entry (leave a comment)

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The winner will be announced on February 7th


challenges:
http://heather-bittenbythebug2.blogspot.com/2013/12/new-years-linky-party.htm
http://exploringcricut.blogspot.com/2013/12/its-happy-new-year-challenge.html
http://www.hidinginmycraftroom.com/2013/12/himcr-130-anything-but-holiday.html
http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/2013/12/mim-172-with-meljens-designs.html

Have a blessed day and a Happy Healthy New Year!! Diana