Thank U, Moxie Fab World, + a GIVEAWAY!

Yesterday I was floating around on cloud nine all day. Yup, totally filled with blissful helium ;). And why is that, you ask? Well, I got some great news concerning this card:

You can read all about it here in this post.

I posted it here on my blog last month as my entry for the Use 10 Embellishments Challenge in the Moxie Fab World, in honor of the release of the new Paper Crafts special issue, 75 Creative Card Challenges. Well, the winners were posted yesterday and I was over the moon to find out that Cath Edvalson, Trends Editor for Paper Crafts magazine and host of its Moxie Fab World blog, thinks I am Moxie Fab!!

Lil' ol' me!? Color me happy :-)! My juggling card was one of two named as winners in this category from out of 104 entries. You can read all about it here. But that's not all. Cath went on to say this about my card: "This is one of the most clever approaches to this [10 embellishments] challenge I could ever hope to have seen. Indeed, it's one of the most clever approaches to any card challenge I have ever seen, hands down, bar none, period." Aw, shucks!! I'm totally blushing over here.

Now, I am usually not one to toot my own horn. But I've got to say that this one just had me so excited, I just had to share. And what better way to share good news than to spread around some happiness? So, let's celebrate with a GIVEAWAY! I have a brand-new clear stamp set from Flourishes, called Tiny Flowers and Tags, to share with one of my readers. I've been saving it for a special occasion, and I think this just may be it ;-). 

It's such a fun little stamp set, right?

Here in Massachusetts we are under a BLIZZARD WATCH (can you believe that?) for Friday into Saturday. Our part of the state is expected to get between 18 inches and 24 inches of snow. That is a lot of snow at once, people! It could get pretty exciting around here. {Just how much excitement can one gal take?} So, here's how we'll do my little giveaway: If you would like to be in the running for this Flourishes stamp set, leave me a comment on this blog post using the word "BLIZZARD" before 11:59 p.m. EST on Monday,  February 11, 2013. You can tell me how you would feel if a blizzard were bearing down on you right now, if you'd like ;-). I'll draw one "blizzard"-using commenter at random to win Tiny Flowers and Tags, then post the winner here on my blog on February 12. If I can find the winner's email address, I'll email her as well!

Now, there's no need to be a follower of my blog to enter the giveaway, but if you are a follower (or become a new follower!), you can have a second entry in the drawing--just leave me a second comment telling me that you are a follower and how you follow.

Well, here's hoping that we don't lose power during this snowstorm! I'm off to do my regular weekly grocery shopping next. It's unfortunate timing--I'm sure the shelves will already be stripped bare of essentials like milk and bread. But that's OK. I already stocked up on milk yesterday, so we'll make do with whatever is left!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by and sharing a little slice of bliss with me today. It is always great to see you here!
Grinning from ear to ear,
Emily