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In accordance with FTC16CFR, Part 255, I declare that I currently receive or have received products that I promote and endorse for free or at a discount from the following companies: Our Daily Bread Designs and Perfect Presentations. These companies generously supply me with complimentary products for promotional purposes. ......... my enthusiasm in promoting their products does not stem from the fact that I am compensated by them, but because I love their products and feel their product lines and services to be superior in this industry.

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These are my personal creations. Please feel free to enjoy and use them for your own personal inspiration. They are however NOT to be copied, captured, or used in any way for publication, contests or sale without my express permission. I thank you for understanding.

Anywho...today is the day I said I would announce the birthday blog candy winner!! Thanks to everyone who visited and sent me their birthday wishes and for your continued support!! And the winner of blog candy #1 is:

( chosen by random.org)

drumrolls please....

A new winner was chosen since the first winner never contacted me...

and the new winner is:

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

22

Timestamp: 2010-10-28 02:17:25 UTC

#22 is Crystal!! Congrats Crystal!!
Please email me your address so I can send your goodies out to you !!

A customized rubber stamp with your name and blog address from Whimsy stamps. Here is a photo of mine!! Of course yours would have your name. You can see the many examples here.

Congrats Mandy! Please click on the link here to choose your custom rubber stamp and what you would like written on your stamp as well as send me your address so I can have it sent directly to you.

Winners please contact me within one week. If you do not contact me, I will have to choose another winner.

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Well earlier today I said I would be back with birthday candy and here I am. I think it was worth waiting for...I actually have two give aways!!!

This candy is not to gain new followers but to thank my many daily current followers who have become such special and dear friends to me. Your visits, encouragement, comments and your inspiration means so much to me. Thanks!!!

I so appreciate you all! God has blessed me with good health, a loving husband, 2 beautiful and sweet daughters, wonderful parents and siblings, and a bunch of awesome friends (including you my blogging friends). Blogging has become such a part of my life as has my dt sisters and teams that I wanted to celebrate my birthday with you by offering this candy!!

I have put a lot of thought into what I have chosen and chose a lot of my faves!! Hope you like it!!

-which may be worth as much monetarily but is the most personalized and fun is:

A customized rubber stamp with your name and blog address from Whimsy stamps. Here is a photo of mine!! Of course yours would have your name. You can see the many examples here.

What do you have to to enter to win:
1. You do not need to become a follower in order to enter my candy but you may if you would like. This candy is not to gain followers but to thank my current followers.
2.Leave a link to this post and photo of this candy on your sidebar.
3.Leave a link on Inlinkz here and a comment here on this post before midnight (12 pm EST) on October 15 (I want both just in case Mr. Linky goes down) If you do not have a blog please make sure there is an email or something left with a way to contact you.

Wow Chris, this is so exciting and so very sweet of you!! I love your work, I find you very creative and definitely very inspiring. Here's wishing you a birthday filled with love, laughter, family and friends and a day full of good wishes! I'm off to post a pic on my blog of your candy!!

OMG Chris this is like super duper wow Candy, 4 sets of nesties, omg! You are a sweetheart not just because you have candy...lol but you truly are an inspiration and a wonderful blogger! I am posting your candy now, once again happy birthday!

Wow Chris, it must be your birthday today! I just had mine last week so we're fellow Libran's!! This is one amazing gift package you're giving away, but you don't have to enter my name, I just wanted to stop by and wish you a wonderful Birthday!! {{hugs}}

Hi Chris x Happy birthday hun x I havent been a follower for long x But stop by often x would love to be put in the draw for your blog candy, as I havent got any nesties whatsoever and they are so versatile x hope you have a smashing birthday x And thanks for the candy x Leigh x

Gee, Chris, this is fabulous! Happy Birthday to you!I added the pics, links and even a short post here:http://loriplayingwithpaper.blogspot.com/2010/09/under-weather.htmlI also added to Inlinkz.You have so many followers, I really appreciate and feel special when you comment on my posts, thank you. Have a great birthday, you are one special lady!

happy Birthday Chris. What a fabulous way to celebrate and such yummy candy. I have followed your blog for a long time now and even though I don't comment on all your beautiful creations I am in constant awe of your talent. Thanks for the chance to win such great products.mwahTrace

I was speechless for a moment. Wow, all I can say now. You are so generous. Thank you, and even if I don't win it I want to thank you for this candy, it looks like you picked the best there is in stores.I want to wish you Happy birthday, and more blessing from our allmighty God.

Hi ChrisHappy Birthday. May your day be filled with joy, love and happiness.Your blog candies are awesome, this is very generous of you. I'm already a follower. I don't have a blog so I used your url to submit with mr linky. Thanks a bunch for giving us the opportunity to win! You can reach me at caroricbreton at hotmail dot com.

Hello Chris,First i want to say Happy Birthday! Your blog is amazing. I have seen the personal name-stamp on the blog of Bev it is si beautiful. I sure want to be a follower from you, your work is amazing too.HugsThea

Happy birthdayyyy Chris!! WOW awesome candy..thank you so much for the chance to win! I visit your blog everytime there is a new card.. I wish I had more time to leave a comment on every card cause they are all so beautiful!! Big hugs xx Marley

Ah Happy BDay. I just celebrated my BDay also on the 25th. Hope it was a fantastic day for you. How sweet you have the BDay and your followers get the gift. Kinda like Jesus on His Birthday we get the gifts.

Thanks for the opportunity to win some amazing blog candy! Love your blog. Your cards are so inspirational and lovely besides. Happy Birthday!! I do not have a blog , but enjooy visiting yours regularly!

You don't do anything half way, do you? Amazing candy, so much sweet stuff I would probably lock myself into my craft room for DAYS. Well, motherly duties allowing, lolThanks for the chance, Chris, very much appreciated!HugsAnnika

WOW! This is such a generous chunk of candy! Happy birthday Chris! I don't comment much but I have been a follower for a while and check out your creations daily. Lots of inspiration to be found here. Wish I had your ability to design and create cards as fast as you do. :) Blessings!

Happiest of birthdays, Chris! I do know what you mean about the friendships that blogging and DT's bring. You were one of my first when we met working together at FBW. It has been awesome to get to know you and see how caring and sweet you are...and call you friend!

Hi! I just wanted to give you my congratulations and thank you for candy and inspiration. I follow many many talanted crafters and get more than 200 posts in my reader daily, so I apologize for not commenting often, but I read and love everything. Enjoy your Birthday!

Hi Chris! Happy early birthday =) I hope you have a fantastic birthday filled with lots of love and birthday cake! Thanks for letting your visitors celebrate with you. Keep up the amazing work with everything =)

They there Chris. Happy B-Day to you. Wowzer! Look at all that yummy candy. Some folks are going to be really lucky.I have been a follower of your blog for some time now. And I have added a link to my sidebar. Thank you so much for the chance.Hugs, Rosalee

I tried to add you to the sidebar of my blog but couldn't figure out how so I added a post and advertised it on my groups. I'm new to blogging and scrapbooking and soak up the blogs with eyes wide open eager to learn. Thank you for all you have taught us all. May you have a glorious birthday!

Happy Birthday, Chris! So wonderful of you to offer gifts to us to celebrate your special day! I don't have a blog but would love to be in the candy "pool"!Many thanks for the opportunity and sharing your creations!Sue Braileywahini97 at yahoo dot com

Happy Birthday Sistah!! We celebrate because you are worth celebrating! {{{hugs}}} Your candy is divine and we would all love to win it - someone is going to be blessed to the MAX -- it is drawn on my Wedding Anniversary amd I am trying so-o-o hard not to pray to win - cause God doesn't have favourites! LOL! Those Nesties look too divine - you are such a generous stamper and friend Chris! {{{hugs}}}

OH ME OH MY!! Happy Birthday Darling!! October is a GREAT month to celebrate b-days~~Me too!!This is awfully gracious of you and you are really making us all happy with excitment :)Beautiful gifts and I have to tell you that I still brag of my christmas creation I received from you last christmas~~Forever Inspired Continually!!Blessings and hugz

congrats and a happy bithday . thank you much for your wonderfull candy. I love candy i would be honder to any candy. i have to tell you .i love your wonderfull work . I have enjoyed your blogg.thank you for haven me . warm hugs sandy.o littlelou49@aol.com

Wow! You are sooooo generous - thank you for the chance to win this awesome candy!I have been a follower of yours for a while and I find your work so inspirational - but sorry I have not been leaving regular comments lately!Sending you belated birthday wishes - I hope you had a fabulous day!Love, Andrea xx

WOW, that kind of candy will give you cavities!!! LOL Thanks for the chance to win Chris. I'm so glad to be working with you on YNS. Your work is such a big inspiration to me. Your projects have the best details and are always so elegant too.

Hoping you have an awesome birthday...the day before my son turns 21 and a week and a day until my birthday! I can't believe it is almost a year ago that I discovered your blog! I started watching at SCS in January, and found my way to you and your inspiring blog soon after. After that, I have visited almost every day! WOW!

Happy Birthday. Your being so generous offering us a chance to win such gorgeous candy.Thank you so much. I've been a follower for a long time. I love to visit your blog its so inspirational.Hugs Sue x

Hi Chris I hope this comment isn't a duplicate but I don't think my original one worked. Anyway I have just found you and I love your creations and as for your candy well how generous can 1 person be. Thank you so much for the chance to win. Have a great birthday.HugsClarexHere's my link

Hi ChrisI have just found your blog,love your cards. Hope you have a lovely Birthday. I just can not beleive your blog candy (you are going to make a crafter out there super super happy). hugsSandra (craftynan)

Thank you for sharing so much beauty with you on your birthday, and a big congratulations to you, is now follower on your blog and nothing would be better than to win your candy for myself, my birthday is now the 8th oct.Thanks so much for a chance to win.hugFrom Britt-Marie in SwedenLäs fonetisktOrdbok - Visa detaljerad ordbok

happy happy happy birthday! may you have a wonderful day full with much love and happiness. May the Lord will be with you this year just as He was till today! I love your blog! you are very creative!I have a blog in Hebrew so I'm leaving my email... mira.davis@gmail.comthanks for the chance to win this amazing candy! it will be a great gift for my anniversary this year ;-)

Your verse is so true. Happy Birthday - have a wonderful day. I can see how much thought has gone into this candy for it is so "balanced" - don't ask me to explain it just is. Thanks for such an opportunity.Paula (PEP)http://pepcraftchallexp.blogspot.comThe words of St Francis come to mind "It is in giving that we receive".

Birthdays are a Treasure,so enjoy the event. Thanks for thinking of all of us with your genorous candy. Since I started my blogspot, yours was one of the early ones I have always followed. Just so much inspiration each and every day. Thanks for the fun you have given.Best Wishes for many, many more.

What an inspirational blog you have. So happy to have come across it. Sometimes we all need a pick me up or an encouraging word and well your blog does that. Happy Birthday to you! May it be blessed as you are a blessing.smiles...Tammy

Happy Birthday to you! I've been a follower for a while now, although I have to admit that I don't leave a comment that often, but I do come visit frequently. What a very generous and fantastic birthday candy you've picked out! Thanks for the chanceR/

Birthday and congratulations on your blogReally want to participate in this candyplaced on the side of blg, I made a posting, I am a follower and letting etou comment herePretty much in your blogHugsMariza