Cardinals & Blogaversary Treats!

Happy Monday friends! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend - we sure did!  Stick with me to the end for details of my Blogaversary Candy!!  You know I really love Mondays - I just love getting to share some Kitchen Sink Stamps with you and see what the other KSS Crew members have made.  I'm pretty sure we're all still having fun with our newly released stamp and remember that you can use coupon code JULIE10KSS anytime to get 10% off your orders!

The set I'm showing you today is called Multi-Step Winter Cardinal and it's so beautiful!  It reminds me that we have a few bird feeders in our backyard that I really need to dust off and fill up with bird seed. We've been blessed enough to see a pair of cardinals a few times over the years and it's truly one of those things that just makes you stop and watch.  They are gorgeous birds and this set captures them beautifully!

As you can see, I am still unable to put down the wonderful Plaid Plus set!  I just love the monochromatic plaid I was able to make for this card.  Actually, the inspiration for my card was a new set of flannel sheets I recently purchased at Kohl's (it was such a great sale - a king set marked down to $30 and I had a 30% off coupon!! SWEET!). I'll try and get a picture of them added soon (since I'm preposting it's too dark to photograph them now). ETA:  Here are my inspirational sheets! :)

My cardinal was stamped as follows:  Step 3 - Rhubarb Stalk, Step 2 - Ladybug Red, Step 1 - Ladybug Red (stamped off), Step 4- Tuxedo Black (All Memento).  Pine branch: Step 4 - Olympia Green (VersaFine), Step 3 - Dark Chocolate. Step 2 - Bamboo Leaves (Memento), Step 1 - Landscape (Palette).

Now for some FUN!  This week (tomorrow to be exact) is my 3 year "blogaversary"!  I can't believe it's been that long really!  I cannot thank you all enough for visitng and reading each day, for commenting and encouraging me and for becoming my friends!!  So to celebrate I will be having several give-aways this week, just a small way of saying thanks!  Today's prize has been generously donated by Maria of Kitchen Sink Stamps.  I am so blessed to "work for" her and represent KSS - she is an amazingly talented, kind and generous woman!

So in order to win today's prize, Multi-Step Cup of Warm Comfort (you can see my card from last week with the set here), please leave me a comment  - just any comment.  I'm hoping this will draw out some "lurkers" - I'd love to meet you!! :)  You have until Thursday night (1/21) to enter and feel free to spread the word!

Please remember to visit the rest of the KSS Crew today for more Kitchen Sink Stamps goodness! Have a great day!

Maria, Lynn, Angela, Makiko, Connie, Lisa 

Cardstock: Creamy Caramel (SU!), Dark Chocolate, Vintage Cream (Papertrey Ink), Stamps: Multi-Step Winter Cardinal, Plaid Plus, Simple Sentiments, Ink:Rhubarb Stalk, Ladybug Red, Bamboo Leaves, Tuxedo Black (Memento), Olympia Green (Versafine), Vintage Cream (Papertrey Ink),  Accessories: Ribbon (Papertrey Ink), Nestabilities, Fun Flock (Stampendous), foam adhesive, rhinestones (Taylored Expressions).