Back with some CANDY!!!!

I really have neglected my blog quite majorly, for many reasons. I was real busy preparing for a craft fair, which unfortunately has now been cancelled. So I found myself searching the internet for other fairs and emailing lots of people and all that.
Also I have been concentrating on makes for magazines as I would love to get more of my stuff out there and I am already involved with a German stamping magazine - Just Stamps - for which I just got the new themes and therefore I had to get my thinking cap on.

But hopefully I am back now with some more things to show, but best of all, I have some candy to share........

I am long overdue a blogaversary candy, let's just say I really confused myself as to when my blogaversary was so enough about that and let's just share some goodies:

- Paperbag Studios "Thistle" Stamp
- Basic Grey Fibers
- Distress Stain Vintage Photo
- Karen Foster Scrappers Spool Auburn
- Tim Holtz Tissue Tape
- Paint Dabber Cloudy Blue

This is just to share a small selection of my favourite products. I am especially loving the Paperbag Studios stamps at the moment, you'll enjoy this one, it's fab!

To take part you can come from anywhere in the world, just make sure you are a follower, leave me a comment so your name can go in the hat and link me from your blog/website/facebook page, basically spread the word.

This candy will run until the 23rd June.

CANDY WINNER

Morning guys....

this has o be just a quick post as I am still rather busy at work even though the show has now opened and it went well, we are now rehearsing all the covers and it doesnt leave much time for crafting and blogging (yet again).

So I popped all the names from the candy post in a hat and the lucky winner is .....

........ Annelies.......

Congratulations!!! Drop me a line at anikraft@hotmail.co.uk and I'll get that in the post for you asap!

Thanks everyone for all the lovely comments!

xxx

Anikraft's Birthday Candy

UPDATE 1st MARCH: CANDY NOW CLOSED AND RESULT WILL BE POSTED SOON!!!

In a recent post I promised you a bunch of firsts including my first blogaversary candy, cause I could have sworn my blogaversary was in March, but then I checked and it's actually May, oops. But I do wanna keep my promise of some candy and as it's my birthday on Sunday 20th and I love getting presents I thought I share the love and have a birthday candy instead. It starts today and will run til the end of the month, 28th February. I will then pick a lucky winner out a hat.

Anyone is welcome to join in, i'll ship internationally. All you need to do is become a follower, post a link in your sidebar and leave me a comment. Make sure to leave your blog address or a way for me to contact you if you are a winner.

For this candy I have put together some of my favourite products - Hero Arts stamps. This set is really handy for any occassion cards - I use it a lot. And of course there is some distress ink and distress stickles to be won.

Good luck!

BLOG CANDY DRAW

Hey folks....

As promised I would draw my candy early for someone to receive it before christmas......

....sooooooo, the lucky winner is.....

Number 14 - Kathleen F

Yeah, congrats Kat. Get in touch with me about your postal address and I'll get that on its way to you!!!

Surprise candy added and early draw.....

Hey everyone, apologies for not posting in days, life just got in the way.

I was in Germany to stock up on German chocolate and see my family and also check out 2 stamp shops I had not been to before. All in all a lovely weekend.

Also went to a flea market type shop and got a few amazing bargains, cant wait to use them in my crafting. So I decided to share the love and throw a few more things into my candy. I won't say what they are, it'll be a surprise. I will also be drawing my candy early, next week, since it's christmas it be nice for someone to receive a little parcel before christmas i think.

So, for all of you who already signed up for my candy watch this space, everyone else, click on the candy pic in my sidebar and join the fun!

I will be sharing more crafty things with you soon, definitely wanna try out some of the 12 tags of christmas from tim's blog, gotta wait til monday though when it's craft day!!!

Catch you later!

More candy added....

As promised there is some more candy going....

I have really got into Maya Road chipboard recently and since I seem to have bought almost every available Mini chipboard pack I wanted to share some of the love. I've put together a little trial pack of chipboard shapes including mini crowns, snowflakes, hearts, swirls, butterflies, keys, trees, flowers etc. Also included are 2 Maya Road Kraft envelopes. Some foundations frames. Sheer owls and birds. So yeah, there is a nice little selection to get any crafter into Maya Road. Spread the word about my candy and be in with a chance of winning.

Click HERE to go to the right page to add your name to the list!

Anikraft's Altered Art Candy

UPDATED 1st OCTOBER!! SCROLL DOWN FOR DETAILS!

As promised here is another candy.

I enjoyed the last one and visiting my new followers blogs and as I like sharing my crafty stash I thought why not put an altered art theme on my candy this time. I've recently really got into old and vintage things from markets so here goes, my candy includes:

• 1 Kraft coloured pencil tub (great to alter and all coloured pencils included)
• a few sheet music pages
• heavy gold lace
• flowery serviettes (great to use with beeswax)
• 1 sheet of Tim Holtz grungeboard elements
• a few sheets of natural papers
• vintage buttons and snaps still on their cards
• old postage stamps
• 3 small vintage keys
• 1 old keyhole
• 2 German coins from 1939

There is some other little bits too and I may add more as I go along so if you like the sound of that, then become a follower, add your name to the list and link me to your sidebar. You have to have a blog to enter so I can come and visit you. I will draw this candy when we reach 100 followers. I will ship internationally.

Added 1st October:

I've put together a little trial pack of chipboard shapes including mini crowns, snowflakes, hearts, swirls, butterflies, keys, trees, flowers etc. Also included are 2 Maya Road Kraft envelopes. Some foundations frames. Sheer owls and birds. So yeah, there is a nice little selection to get any crafter into Maya Road.

BLOG CANDY WINNER!!!

Hello there wonderful people....

today I reached 50 followers, so may I say thanks to all my followers! I have drawn my candy thanks to the help of random.org and the winner is......

ANITA WELLS..... Number 8

Congratulations Anita, can you please email me with you address.

Thia has been a fun experience and I enjoyed visiting new blogs that I may otherwise not have come across. So I reckon a new candy will be on the cards soon.... with a vintage theme. Watch this space.

1st Anikraft Blog candy ..... and another vintage frame

So, as promised here is (finally) my first ever blog candy. I only discovered the world of blogs and its great challenges and candies a few months ago but I'm loving it. And so, I thought I should have a little candy myself. It's only small but worth the effort nevertheless.

So, let me tell you what you are getting.....

- a Muji Kraft notepad to alter
- a Moleskine Kraft notbook to alter

- a selection of Tim Holtz Fragments in a little bag

- 2 small corked glass vials (one filled with beads)

- glittery brads from Imaginisce

- feathers

- 2 sheets of cork paper

- a tube of glitter

- some heassian fabric (great for vintagy/grungy looks!!)

- a little container full of blue mixed sequins

Now if you are thinking 'What on earth could one make with that?!?!' then let me show you...

Here is a vintagy frame I made using the hessian, some Tim Holtz fragments and a little vial, also filled with beads. I added a load of other old stuff like an old key I found at home and some more of the old German money my dad gave me and some more idea-ology. And the lady in the centre, I cut her out of the new Lost and Found paper stack by Tim Holtz. (Love it!!!) I named her Mary and made up a whole story about who she is. And the frame is what Mary is about.

So, I hope you like what you see and that you'd like to get your hands on the candy, here is the rules:

1. Become a follower of my blog (you must have a blog yourself, I'd like to visit my followers blogs and see what they get up to)

2. Post about my blog/candy and link it to you sidebar

That's it for rules really. I will ship world wide. And the candy will get drawn when I reach 50 followers Now go and tell everyone about my candy and keep checking back for more crackle frames and idea-ology storage boxes I've been working on this week.

Anika xxx