Birthday Cards & Blog Candy Draw

BLOG CANDY DRAW RESULT ALERT... Winners at the end of this post!

Woo hoo! This is my 300th post! 

Not bad for 18 months blogging and a good day to announce the winners of the draw.

First I want to show my appreciation and share the amazing collection of handmade cards I received last week for my birthday. I think it's a good idea to share them as they are inspiration for many styles and techniques. 

I have added names in clockwise order....

Thanks go to Carmel and Jacqui, Freyja and Janet W

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Paul, Helen, Leo and Chris S

LindaBoots, Renate, Janice and Nicki

Jeannie, Linda, Anne C and Lisa

AnnA, AliCB, Angie and Smart Mary (Doesn't Tilda look better with a face?)

Mary G, Hazel, Lynne and Ann B

ATC and Mini book from Renate and Flowers from Neet's lovely cake

Min's swinging mouse

This lovely face, the original painted by Donna

Dot, Sam, Gill and Neet

Beaded Bag Bling from Dot

Thanks again to everyone who helped make my birthday unexpectedly special and now, in return, my thank you to the blogging world.

The Four Birthday Blog Candy Winners are...

    1st Maggie C address received  Monday posted

and smaller consolation gifts to...

 2nd  Angie address receivedMonday posted

3rd Larisa  .....waiting for address

 4th April address receivedMonday posted

Make sure you email me your snail mail adresses and I'll pop your gifts in the post asap. 

I have also awarded a gift to Lisandia as my 200th follower although it now looks like she is in a different position on the list as it altered by some cyber fluke! Anyhow I had already told Lisandia so she gets it as she was the original 200th name.

and for the best funny story...AnnB (address received) wins a little gift ....here's what she wrote!

Funny story - couple of years ago picked up my grandson in Bristol on the way to a week in Dorset. His Mum had provided him with a homemade smoothie to drink on the way.
It was a lovely sunny week and a couple of days into the holiday we parked up in the sun and went on the beach. Returned to the car to find the inside covered with some smelly stuff and couldn't understand what - until I spotted the smoothie bottle in bits on the floor. The remains of the drink had fermented in the sun and exploded, showering the whole (and I do mean 'whole') of the car in smelly gunge. It was on the windows, seats, floor, everywhere,
Wasn't funny at the time but we wet our knickers laughing afterwards, especially as I had convinced myself that someone had got into our car for the sole purpose of throwing up in it. We had a Honda Jazz at the time and by coincidence the car parked at the side of us was a same colour Jazz - I even went round trying our car keys on their car to see if we had the same lock. Must have been mad.
Anyway, hope that made you smile on your birthday.

Well it certainly did Ann and thanks to everyone else for all the funny stories!

Be sure to pay a visit to AnnB's blog Ann's Stamping Pad at anniestamper she's a newbie and a great crafter so as she only started her blog this week (and you'll love Sorrel, her dog) pop over and give her a welcome and say that I sent you!