Love Blog

 I recently received an award from the very talented Lyn, her blog is called  Arty Aspirations. Lyn is a very talented card maker. Check out Lyn's lovely blog HERE .

Thanks so much for the award Lyn.

This award is to showcase some of the not-so-well-known blogs. We have some talented crafters out there and this is one way for you to find new and interesting blogs. All I have to do is nominate three to five blogs I read and want others to get to know .

If I tag you and you want to participate, create a post where you post the 'LOVE BLOG' image. You should also blog the persons link that gave you the award and inform her/him that you accept the award. You can then choose 3 - 5 favorite blogs which you also link in your post, then inform each blogger  that they have been tagged.

I have many favorite blogs that I visit so here is just a small collection of them....

http://karen-strange.blogspot.com/  this lady can turn her hand to anything crafty.  Karen is quite new to blogging so pop by and say hello.

http://bevsscrapbookingworld.blogspot.com/ who not only scraps, but can make amazing cakes as well (check her latest blog post)

http://pittapittas.blogspot.com/ who lives far away in Germany

http://whinneys-whims.blogspot.com/, a very talented papercrafter

http://donnabrisbois.blogspot.com/, whos photos I adore.

and...and I know this is 6, but I really need to mention my very good friend Carol, who is not only clever but super kind as well....check this out...
http://4carol.blogspot.com/




Special Note from the Originator:
Dear bloggers:
The aim of this action is that we bring unknown, good blogs to light, so I would ask you not to blog fellow bloggers that already have 3,000 followers.
I chose 3 that I think deserve more followers than they have, because in my opinion they are very talented and make stunning creations...Please pop over to see their blogs - I promise you will NOT be disappointed.

Thank you Rose

Thankyou Rose for kindly nominating me for this Lovely blog award, that was super sweet of you. Check out Rose's wonderful Blog called, Rose's happy place by clicking on the blog award.

I would love to pass this on to ..

Stephanine

SrappySue

Wilma

Laurel

Neverenough Rubberstamps

Leah

Jacque

These ladies are a few of the wonderful, kindhearted and caring people I have been lucky to stumble upon in the wonderful land of blogging. Do pay them a visit,I just know you will find plenty to inspire you, as I do

Gifts

Today I received another 'lovely blog award' How nice it is to receive such lovely surprises, thank you Renate!! I would like to pass this award onto Donna. Here is a part of a comment that Donna left recently on my blog...its lovely .... Donna says that she believes...

in living for today...not in the past, not in the future...just enjoying each day for the gift that it is.

Thank you so much for those lovely words of wisdom Donna You are so right, each day is truly a gift and sometimes we take each day too much for granted!

A heart felt Award

Renate has been a sweet friend again and awarded me this gorgeous blog award. Thankyou so much Renate. Please visit Renate's blog and leave her lots of love to brighten her day and maybe she might just feel like creating again very soon. She is just one click away...Click Here!!

I wish to send this award onto a lovely lady who keeps me in the 'scrapping loop' and who is a never ending source of inspiration and motivation to me..... thankyou....Carol

An award ... all the way from Germany!

My dear friend who sadly lives so far away has passed this Friendship award onto me. Thank you Renate I am thrilled to accept it!

The "Let´s be friends Award" means:
These blogs are very charming. These nice bloggers try to find friends and to be a friend. They are not trying to pretend they are the greatest. It is our hope that, by passing this award on, friendship will be passed on as well. Please pay more attention to these bloggers. Give this award to eight bloggers who have to give it to eight other bloggers.

..now for the hard part, choosing only eight blogger friends to pass it onto! I always choose the same people so this time I will choose eight ladies who blogs and comments are always so friendly and are not the same blogger friends I always choose!!

Wilma, Angela, Carol, Jo, Lorri, Beverley, Michelle and Patty

I feel very lucky to know, (well kind of know) so many friendly people!!

Thank you Debbie

for this gorgeous blog award!

This is what Debbie has typed on her blog....

I’ve only been blogging now for about 2 months so I am still a newbie myself, but I have met some of the nicest people in this new found world I discovered! Not to mention talented! I have created a blog award for my 10 favorite blogs and I am excited to introduce you to the people behind these wonderful places that make my heart smile.

Let’s meet some friends.

So here’s how it works:

1. The winner may put the logo on their blog.

2. Put a link to the person who sent you the award.

3. Nominate 10 blogs.

4. Put links to their blogs.

5. Leave a message for your nominees written on her Blog

Now I have been blogging for maybe two years now, my friend Robyn and I each set up a blog for a bit of a laugh I guess. Robyn, for the main part as moved on, although every now and then she puts a little something on her blog. I on the other hand am totally hooked!! Like Debbie I have come to know and am in regular touch with some of the nicest people in the world.

Just for a change I thought I would choose one person a day for 10 days to pass this lovely award onto, I do hope thats okay with you Debbie??

Today I choose my good friend ....

Robyn... because she is a wonderful friend and the reason I have my blog in the first place!

Renate is the lady I choose today and I know I wont even have to tell her, as she is such a thoughtful far away blogger friend and pops in every day for a visit. Renate if I ever get to Germany your house will be my first stop!! You can pop in and say hi to Renate HERE and be sure to check out the wonderful cards she is creating with her copic's

Carol , Like Renate I have passed most blog awards onto you and you might be tired of them by now, but I love your blog and you are another one of 'the worlds nicest people ' so here I am passing this very cute award onto you.

Michelle, yet another 'nicest person' I have 'met' in the wonderful world of blogging. Michelle has recently started a new site called Card Patterns, and it is fair humming with talent! Michelle always leaves lovely comments on everyone s entries and still manages to send happy mail to all of us on the design team. Thank you Michelle!

Marie is wonderful for my confidence, and another one of those 'nicest people'. She is quick to send lovely words to cheer me up when I worry that I'm lagging behind in artistic talent! This lady is not only a wonderful person, but also has loads of talent. you can see it for yourself when you visit her blog.

Today nicest person's award goes to Lyn. I am lucky to have happened upon Lyn's blog some time ago.Be sure to check her out HERE. Lyn does some wonderful things for other people and is very deserving of a Nicest Person award!

Vicki Is my pick for today's Nicest person award. I am feeling very lucky to know so many nice people! Vicki is always an inspiration to me and always finds encouraging words and lovely things to say! This clever lady is a member of the Up2Scrap 2009 Elite team, one look at her blog and you will see why!

Brenda Thanks for the photoshop tutorial. Very nice and very sweet of you to share this with all of your blog readers! Be sure to check Brenda's wonderful blog out HERE, its well worth a look!!

Another blogger I would love to send this award to is Jacque, I have not met Jacque beyond the world of blogging of course but just by reading her blog you can tell she is a wonderful lady and she is an awesome scrapper and makes the most beautiful paperbag albums, check Jacque out at her blog which is called jacque4u2c, how clever is that for a blog name!!

Regina,Thank you so so much for your thoughtfulness! Regina is another wonderful person I have been fortunate enough to stumble upon while in my blogger world! Regina is not lacking on talent either!! Be sure to check out her beautiful cards and her latest project- an altered clock, its awesome!

Look what I got!

Another Blog award for me!! Lucky me!!

Thanks so much to Rachel for passing this Fabulous Blog award onto me!

I am passing it onto ...

Carol who is an inspiration to me, I enjoy our cyber chats and the fact that Carol often stays up crafting later than me! Check out Carols blog I'm sure she will inspire you to!

Mel from Vancouver shares her knowledge so freely on her card blog! I love to visit Melstampz there is always something new to see. Thank you Mel!

Katepai's blog is another of my many favorite blogs to haunt, take a look for yourself! Love your gorgeous girl scrap pages and your beautiful photos Katepai!

Linda from California is another lady with so much talent, her blog is bright and colourful and such a happy place to visit!

Ewonne in Sweden has an eye for detail! Take a look here her work is totally gorgeous!

One more... and I am sure this lady is tired of me passing on blog awards to her, but she is such a lovely person and always takes the time out to send me a friendly email to brighten my day! thank you Renate!

Look what I got

Leah, at PaperBlossoms , kindly gave me this blog award.

First I have to Say one nice thing about the man in my life, That is easy

Andrew is super supportive of my scrap addition and never growls when I over spend on craft supplies! He is also a wonderful dad and... that is more than one isn't it!!

Next I need to List 6 ways I measure success in my life:

1) The number of smiling faces I have around me.

2) My children text just to say hello, not to ask for money!

3) Waking up and feeling ready to leap out of bed and begin a new day.

4) Feeling proud of my children's accomplishments.
5) Looking at something I have created and feeling satisfied with it.

6) Friendly hello's and lovely comments on my blog posts, of course!

Now for the hard part, choosing just 5 fellow bloggers to pass this award onto...

Carol at http://4carol.blogspot.com/

Renate at http://die-annasmama.blogspot.com/

Marie at http://bootstostamps.typepad.com/

Louise at http://louisewilliams.wordpress.com/

Raewyn at http://whinneys-whims.blogspot.com/

A bright spot in my day

Thank you so much to Renate, way over there in Germany for this awesome Blog award. This was a much needed bright spot in my day!

The Lemonade Award is given by a previous winner to 5 people who have shown a great attitude or gratitude. It is a great way to show those people they are appreciated. Click on the lemonade award to pop to Germany to visit Renate's wonderful blog . Now I should add here that after stumbling upon Renate's blog and having a look at her beautiful cards I left her a comment saying I loved her work, and was sorry I was unable to read her posts- due of course to me not being able to read German (silly me!!) Anyway, Renate very very kindly got to and interpreted her posts for me! Now how kind was that! I am not sure about me, but Renate sure earned that award!

Okay, now I am passing this on to...

Robyn, who has not blogged for sometime, but that is because she is busy doing great deeds and has no time to spare just now. Hope you manage to get back soon Robyn, I miss your news!

Sandra, who is one brave lady and always seems to be doing something nice for someone else.

Lianne for inspiring me to get my walking shoes out and to go on the hunt for numbers! Love this cool idea, thanks Lianne.

Niella brightens my every day with splashes of colour and fun, visit her blog and you will see just what I mean!

Allie for being so generous and sharing all of her wonderful talent so freely with us all.

of course I thank everyone for their blogs and wonderful cyber company!!!

Lucky me, I arrived home from our holiday at Tekapo to find this wonderful 'Lovely Blog ' award from Carol. Thank you so much Carol, I was chuffed!!

I now get to choose seven of my favorite blogs to pass this award onto. I have way more than seven favorite blogs so this is really tough for me...but here goes. I choose

Jenny ... is the reason for my blog looking so 'lovely'. She was so patient and helped me to put in the lovely background. I also am a frequent visitor to Jenny's blog , and do feel like I know her well- even though we have never met!

Vicki ... does the most wonderful scrapbook pages and projects, she is truly an inspiration to me, often sending words of encouragement. Thank you Vicky.

Sharon... another very talented lady! Sharon's scrapping and projects always look flawless. I have a beautiful page in my circle journal completed by Sharon, and its so awesome! Sharon's blog is always such a happy place to visit fulled with so much positive energy.

Amanda ... has such a lovely blog, its just gorgeous! Check out her beautiful photos. Once again, this girl has talent!

Lisa ...has the most delightful pet photos on her blog! I am an animal lover so often pop in to check out new additions to her busy house hold. Love Lisa's beautifully detailed scrap pages as well.

Liz... always enjoy reading the bubbly accounts of life in Liz's world. Liz is another very talented chick, her blog is alive with lovely family photos and although she is on holiday she is still managing to keep those of us at home up to date with her happenings.

Donna ... lives in Massachusetts and seems like such a wonderful person! It is lovely to pop onto her blog and be transported to a whole different country. Donna has some wonderful projects on the go. Love your 'blessings album' Donna, what a lovely idea.

Last, but by no means least I have to choose Roben Marie's blog for its sheer beauty. This blog has everything and all of it is simply stunning.

Oh I have so many more favorite lovely blogs that I want to choose but I have already exceed seven!