Friday, December 7, 2012

GIU day 5, FWF and 100th post giveaway!

I'm celebrating!  And I want to share the joy with you.  I have so much to be thankful for -- 130 followers since I began my blog in March, 2011.  Today is my 100th blog post, so it seems like the perfect time for a giveaway.  And, I'm celebrating the prize package I got in the mail today.  I won the Unity/Susan K. Weckesser bloghop prize package last Thursday.  It arrived today.  In a BIG box.  Well, I was expecting a stampset or two, but it ended up being 18 (eighteen)*****18---EIGHTEEN Susan K. Weckesser/Unity Brand stamp sets.  Wow!  I was blown away by the generosity of these 2 companies.  So, I'm going to share the joy with you, my loyal blog followers.  First, though, my 5th day Growing In Unity project:


I used my Silhouette to cut out the 3D letters, then glued them together (very putzy, I didn't like this part of the project at all -- I almost gave up).  Then, I used various Unity images to embellish the letters.  Designer papers are Echo Park Very Merry Christmas 12x12. Stamp sets used were:  Kit of the month (Aug. '12), and 3 Itty Bitty's:  Sweet Christmas Wishes (IB-203), Stuffed with Joy Stocking (IB-423), and, in honor of my big win, One of a Kind Winter by Susan Weckesser (IB-SB-326). I used ribbon and twine from Ribbon Carousel and am going to enter it in their Holiday Spirit challenge. I'm also entering this in 3 girl JAM's Christmas inspiration challenge.
Here's a little different angle so you can see the 3D a little better.

I took a picture of the stamps I won:


Isn't that incredible?  I can hardly wait until I have some time to get them inky! 

Now, here's your chance to win some scrappy goodness.  I am going to put a prize package together for a lucky winner.  It will include some Susan Weckesser stamps that I have duplicates of, some Christmas 6x6 paper and 12x12 paper, various embellishments, and some ribbon. There'll be some other stamps in it, too.  You'll like it, I promise! Please follow my blog if you don't already, leave a comment, and I'll pick a winner on Monday.  And remember, someone will win 2 Unity Itty Bitty's for commenting on my Growing In Unity posts this week, so go back and comment on each day to increase your chance to win.  Leave me a way to contact you, please.

50 comments:

  1. first of all, CONGRATS on ur 100th post Julie! (i'm already a follower previously). and 18 stamps??? WOW!!! that's a whopping prize to win!

    I love your 3d letters. wished i had a Silhouette too. Wishing you a Merry Christmas!!

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  2. I like this project!!!!! Great job!!!

    Congrats on making it to 100!!!!! woohoo!!!

    18??!!! Unbelievable!! What a fantastic prize!!! Lucky you! :)

    I'm already a follower!

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  3. Congrats on your 100th post and your awesome stamp win!!! I love your decorated letters, I have always wanted to do something similar but struggle with finding the time. Now you have a super cute decoration to put up every Christmas season!

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  4. Woohoo! 100 posts! Love your joy decor and the cute penguins you added. What a fun idea!
    It looks like you totally won the unity jackpot! Color me incredibly jealous. (only half kidding there, lol)

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  5. 3D "JOY" is awesome. One of my favorite holiday words and you made it even more beautiful. What a week full of great projects you've displayed. Thank you for the inspiration!
    And congratulations on your 100th post and all your present & future followers to come.
    Happy Weekend!!

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  6. Congrats on your 100 posts! I'm glad you didn't give up on the project. It looks great! I'm already a follower :-)

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  7. Congrats on 100 posts!!!
    Thanks for the chance to win,I love your project.

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  8. I can't believe you won all those stamps. Thanks for sharing the duplicates.

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  9. Congrats on 100 posts! It has been 100 posts of inspiration. Hopefully there will be 100 more.

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  10. This came out beautifully! I love it! And I totally would have gotten some pre-done 3d letters from M's. Good for you for not giving up on them! Congrats on the blog hop win, congrats on the 100th blog post and congrats for being a GIU Girl this week! :)

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  11. Congrats on 100 posts Julie! That's a fantastic prize!

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  12. Cute letters! And wow- what a prize pack- congrats on that and your 100th post! Great week! :)

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  13. First, love your JOY project, very cute!! Great idea on how you used the unity stamps in the design. Second, goodness on the prize package!! What an awesome win for you!! Congrats!!

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  14. Holey moley, that is some prize! How sweet of you to share some of it too! And I really love the joy project, what a great display for Christmas!

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  15. Congrats on 100 posts! How awesome is that! I have been following all the Growing in Unity guys (love those Itty Bitty Stamps), and it's a pleasure to be here following yours! Your projects are fabulous, love the 3D Joy and the embellishing is perfect, of course!!! I only want to be entered in the Growing with Unity drawing, because, guess what? I was the other winner in the
    Unity/Susan K Weskesser Hop! I am so excited and waiting for my package to arrive!!! Wow, I can't believe they sent that many! That is unbelievable! What a kind and generous company they are and so are you! Thank you so much for sharing! Enjoy your new stamps! It's time to get inky!!! Hugs, Debra

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  16. Congratulations on winning and your 100th post. LOVE this JOY project. Thanks for the chance to win on your blog. It is so nice that you are sharing your win. That is definitely the spirit of the season. TFS

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  17. So, you know MY friend Sheri too??? Hehehehe

    Sheri goes to our church and she and I go to lunch sometimes and have worked on several projects together.

    Thanks for finding my blog today AND leaving a comment to let me know you were there.

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  18. Congrats on reaching over 100 followers! I can't believe I wasn't a follower but am now! Love your work, especially your coloring, VERY NICE! I'm stealing some ideas from you now, (no really), hehehe...evil laugh. Now to get my crafty on....Mimi

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  19. Love this holiday decor project, great job this week!

    Thanks for sharing and for a chance to win some Unity goodies.

    Take Care,
    Carol B
    ciaoitalia2007(at)gmail(dot)com

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  20. Very cute holiday decor! I saw that you won the big prize--Congratulations and also congrats on 100 posts. I am a follower.
    slrdowney at hotmail dot com

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  21. Congrats on 100 posts! That certainly is a BUNCH of stamps!!

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  22. Wow, that's a BIG prize package you received, that's awesome! Your project today is amazing. I can totally imagine the gluing together part. :P And I would be so happy to win your giveaway! Congrats on 100 posts and so many followers.

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  23. Your project is super cute! Love how you added the details, the penguins are adorable! Congrats on your 100th post and your big win!!

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  24. Congrats on your 100th post, your GIU and your box of red rubber! I love your JOY! It's very pretty! Have an awesome weekend!

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  25. Julie I am not at all familiar with these stamps! That is a great looking prize package though and your JOY is incredible as usual! Seems like putting the letters together would be pretty fiddly but you did a great job.

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  26. Congats on the awesome win! I love unity stamps too, they have some awesome stamps, I have some on my Christmas wish list. Awesome project, it turned out beautifully!

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  27. Congats on the awesome win! I love unity stamps too, they have some awesome stamps, I have some on my Christmas wish list. Awesome project, it turned out beautifully!

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  28. What an awesome prize! Congrats!
    Love your JOY project today.... very creative!
    DeniseB
    deniseb777ATgmailDOTcom
    I am a new follower. Have been away from my computer all week, while visiting my Mom, and I'm looking forward to catching up and seeing all your GIU posts.

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  29. Congrats on bring the big winner!!!! Also Congrats on 100 posts!! I love your JOY!

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  30. Congrats on your win, thats so awesome.

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  31. What an awesome job on your project! and Bravo you for such a fabulous win! That a nice little treat for yourself this month, eh?

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  32. Congrats on the win! I really like what you have done with this word and embellishing the letters. TFS

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  33. Congratulations, Julie!!! Your project looks FABULOUS!!! I am looking forward to seeing your future creations with your new stamps!!!

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  34. Congrats Julie! So many things to celebrate and a perfect project to showcase! Love love it!!

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  35. Congratulations, on your 100th blog post and your score from Unity, wow Have enjoyed seeing all the beautiful work you create.

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  36. Wow, your 100th post AND a super Unity prize!! No wonder you made a Joyful project!!! those little stamped images are just adorable!!

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  37. Just look at all those stamps...yes, I'm drooling! I saw your name as the winner...congrats! Congrats as well on your 100th post. What fun that it came during your week as a Unity Gal, and so generous of you to do a giveaway! Your project is just adorable. Those penguin and snowmen are the cutest!

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  38. What a super cute project!! Congrats on last week's win - that is awesome!!
    awendybird[at]gmail{dot}com

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  39. Congratulations on your win! I love the look of these letters, but have not purchased them because of the degree of difficulty most have putting them together...but with an end result like yours, I may have to try them anyway!

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  40. Congrats!! It is an amazing win! You are right, they are very generous!! And thank you so much for your big heart!!
    I love your project! Looks stunning! And so many cute stamps used!

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  41. Wow! What a fabulous project! (I tried to make one of these the other day and had to give up because is wasn't working for me) Yours turn out fantastic!
    Thanks for linking up with 3 Girl JAM!

    Julie
    http://3girljam.blogspot.com/
    http://3girljamchallenge.blogspot.com/

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  42. yes, unity is a very generous company to play with. Lucky girl on the win, susan's work is delish!! Good karma to you for sharing.
    ava g

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  43. This is such a neat project. Thanks so much for liking it up to the Christmas Inspiration challenge at 3 Girl JAM.

    Cheri - 3 Girl JAM DT
    www.djssundries.blogspot.com

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  44. You can never have too much JOY in your life! Love the 3-D project! WOW, that's an incredible prize package! Hope you enjoy getting inky with them! And last but not least - congrats on your 100th post! I'm a follower! :)

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  45. Oh Em Gee. How amazing is this prize package??? And how amazing & generous of you to share - don't you rock!! I absolutely love your JOY project. I also love that you admitted it nearly drove you nuts at one point - so many blogs never mention the crafty things that nearly drive us to drink ;) lol! Congrats on your GIU week too :)

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  46. Wow, congrats on that super huge prize! That's amazing. And I love your project. I too made 3D letters - only instead of "Joy" or "Noel" I let my son convince me to do "Merry Christmas". I took a LOT of time to put together!!! I'm still embellishing mine. Yours looks great!

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  47. hey there, lucky ducky! Congrats on your super win! This is one amazing 3D project. I can just see those letters on my mantel! So very much to be thankful for..... enjoy!

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  48. Great project! Cute details! Thanks for joining us over at 3 Girl Jam Challenges! DT Member Carri~Abusybee

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  49. This is awesome!! I have tried to make these letters and they never work out right for me...LOVE how yours turned out!!
    Thanks so much for sharing and playing along with our Christmas Inspiration Challenge over at the 3 Girl Jam Challenge Blog!!
    Jessica
    3GJ DT

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  50. Julie, this JOY decor is beautiful. I want to congratulation you on your win of all those yummy Unity and Susan W. stamps!!!! Congrats also on your GIU posts. Sorry I missed them. Thanks so much for linking up to our Christmas Challenge at 3 Girl JAM. Wishing you a Happy New Year!
    :O)
    Jessica B.
    3GJ DT Member

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