Blog Awards - with sincere apologies for the givers

I received this award back in February, and posted a reply.

I have just noticed that this post had reverted to a draft - **sad face**

so here it is, with apologies to those that tried to find this post back then

I have received this lovely award from Kaye - thank you so much.

In accepting, I understand there are a few little rules...



1) You have been tagged, do you want to accept?
YES! then create a post on your blog and post the love blog photo.
2) Link back to the person who gave you the award and say if you accept.
3) Choose 3-5 of your favourite blogs to tag, link these in your post too and tell the lucky people they have been tagged.


The aim of this award is to bring unknown good blogs to light, therefore, please don't tag somebody with 3000 followers.


Thank you so much Kaye, for thinking of me.  


I must confess to having mixed feelings about the various awards that are floating around in blogland, but since the intention of this award is to acknowledge the 'smaller' blogs, I am very happy to receive this one and to pass it on ;-)


I would really like to pass this on to ALL of the blogs I follow - Cardmaking and Quilting - but for the purpose of this exercise I have limited my selection to those who have less than 100 followers.


I would like to pass this award on to the following people:


Cheryll
Sylvia
Tarnyia
Shauna
SueB
CraftyPug


Merry & Kaye - this award is given right back to you ;-)
Annmaree - I would also like to give this award to you (even though you are over 100 followers ;-) )


To say thank you for your wonderful support and hope that your blogs grow up 'big and strong' and may you have many followers sharing lots of liebster ;-)


If any of you do not wish to accept this award, thats OK too ;-)

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I have received this award from the lovely Anorina of Samelia's Mum


Thank you so much, it is an honour to be picked.

Part of the terms and conditions of receiving this award include sharing seven facts about myself, that you would otherwise not have known. Are you ready to learn some more idle bits of information about little old me?

1. My working life started as a sewing machinist in a jeans factory - I then returned to school to be a hairdresser/air hostess and learned how to type as a back-up plan. I now earn a living as a Transcription/Audio Typist.
2. I am a bit of a loner, and actually enjoy my own company - always have, even as a child.
3. I usually wake up before 6am - even on the weekends.
4. I tell myself not to, but I really do care what other people think.
5. I have learned to never mix friends and large amounts of money - you will lose one or the other, and possibly both.
6. I grind my teeth when peeling potatoes - how I HATE peeling potatoes.
7. I really DISLIKE a messy craft/sewing area.

I usually find it so difficult to pass on these awards - the people I want to pass awards onto already seem to have them ;-)

so, I pass this on to everyone who reads my blog (yes, I know I am taking the easy way out ;-) )

and wish to thank Anorina, for thinking that my blog is good enough to single out and give an award to - thank you, thank you.

My Blog has attitude ;-)

...........or so Merry from Merry Made Cards & Crafts thinks. :-)

Thank you Merry, I am very honoured.

Now there is a catch to this award.......and that is....this award comes with a $5 gift certificate from Digis with Attitude Store ! All you have to do is follow a few simple steps!

First I must tell you 3 things about myself.
1. At the age of 16, my very first job was as a sewing machinist in a jeans factory.
2. I am thankful that I have been married to my best friend for 28 years.
3. My last job was two years ago, but I am not stressing out about being unemployed - yet :-)

Second I have to give this award to 5 other people (random order).
Annmaree
Cheryl
SueW

Unfortunately, I am not going to be able to complete all the steps required to claim the digi images, but please, don't let that stop you from completing the steps required (if you wish to).

To redeem your gift certificate click HERE and follow the instructions.

Sunshine Award

The lovely Merry has passed on this Sunshine Award to me - thank you Merry, right back at ya!



OK here are the rules-

• Put the logo on your blog or within your post.
• Pass the award to six other bloggers and link the nominees within your post.
• Let the nominees know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog.
• Give mention to the person that gave you this award and link to their blog.

OK - so, here are the recipients of my Sunshine Award (in no particular order) - to thank you all for your wonderful inspiration and support and regular comments on my blog

Cheryl -  mycardmakinghaven
Bec - bizzybecs 
Abby - abbysgarden 
Linda - lfcards 
Sue - a-consuming-passion
Denise - stampingvacation 

Sweet Things - 10 things that make me happy

I have received this lovely award from Merry.  Thank you so much!


Now for the rules...I am to tell you 10 things that make me happy and pass onto 10 friends and they are to do the same.


My 10 things that make me happy in no particular order:

1. Catching up with friends over a nice meal and glass (or two!) of wine.
2. Spending time in my craft room being CREATIVE
3. Seeing the expression on people's faces when they open up one of my cards.
4. Browsing the blogs I follow and leaving comments
5. Receiving thanks/comments on my work ;-)
6. Having a nice clean kitchen.
7. The thought of travelling overseas - I may not actually get there, but the thought of it makes me happy.
8. Finding and chatting to old friends via Facebook.
9. Trying a new recipe and hubby liking it  ;-)
10. My husband ;-).

My blog friends I am passing this award to (in no particular order) are:

straight back at ya, Merry
Cheryl
Linda
Annamaree
Sue
Bec
Denise


I can see some of you already have this award ................. so I guess it is true .............. great minds think alike ;-)

As with Cheryl, I also wanted to thank all of my followers.  I would like to follow all that follow me, but there are some profiles that do not link up through the followers widget.  If I haven't followed your blog as yet, please leave me a comment so that I can follow your blog (if you have one).


 
Have a happy day everyone!

Blog Award

I received this lovely award from Cheryl - I just love this expression - Uber Amazing!

Thank you Cheryl - right back at ya! I think your blog is Uber Amazing as well!

Now to pass it on to some lovely people - I look forward to seeing what's new on all of your blogs.

to Merry - your blog has been a wonderful source of inspiration to me of late - keep up the good work!

to Linda - thank you for your constant support

to scrapperjulia & Linnie thank you for visiting regularly and for the lovely comments on my work - I love checking out your blogs!

EDITED: I just noticed I left out the link for Carolyn - thank you for visiting regularly and for leaving lovely comments on my blog

and last, but by no means least, carolyn (yes another carolyn) - I have recently discovered this blog in my quest for knowledge about inkscape and the CraftROBO. it is a wonderful source of information and I will be a frequent visitor there while I am learning my new toy!

Please check out these blogs, they are truly great!

Blog Award - Circle of Friends

Circle of Friends Award

I am fairly new to the world of blogging - it has been a wonderful diversion to the disappointment and frustration of being unemployed and it has provided a wealth of inspiration for my creative juices.

I have been given this award by Cheryl, of MyCardmakingHaven, and will post it here on my blog with pride. thank you so much, Cheryl!

I agree with Cheryl, it is a wonderful way to communicate with someone that lives in another state, area or even country and hopefully, some lovely friendships will grow over time.

To keep the Circle of Friends going I must do my part and pass it along.....

Here are the rules for this award: To pick up the Circle of Friends Blog Award cut and paste the award logo and use it on your own blog. Nominate 5 other bloggers you feel have become part of your circle of friends. Link to your nominees within your blog post. Include these instructions on how to pick up the award in your blog post. Link back to the person who gave you the award in your blog post, to show your appreciation. Comment on their blogs to let them know they've received the award.

It is so very hard to pick just 5 friends as I have 'met' some lovely people in blogland!

So, I will give this award to some very dear friends that have been around for quite some time ;-) and some very new friends, I hope these friendships continue to blossom! ;-)

Cheryl - right back at ya! It is so nice to receive this award and a big thank you for your support!

Linda & Merry - thank you for your constant support in all facets of my life, not just in relation to my blog.

Bec, Debby & Cassie - thank you for your blog support and wonderful comments.

Two Blog Awards

I have received Two Blog Awards - what an absolutely wonderful feeling!

My awards were passed on by Merry - I would like to send them right back to her, but I know it doesn't work like that. So Merry, back at ya! I thank you for your thank you and Gift of Love ;-).

The first award was orignated by Kellie Winnell Kellie started this award to thank all of the people that follow and comment on your blog. What a wonderful idea. This should be passed on to 5 people. The second award is The Gift of Love Award. There are no specifics for this award you just need to give it to 5 people.

It was a very difficult task to pick only 5 ......... So here are my five people I would like to pass the award on to.... just to say thanks for visiting so often and thank you for your support and encouragement during the early days of my blog - I really have a new love of my cardmaking thanks to you all.

1. Linda
2. DonnaMundinger
3. CarmenO
4. Scrapperjulia
5. MrsJ