Double The Fun!!

Hey peeps! I had planned to post this earlier today but was swamped and didn't get the chance. Then I was gonna post it early tomorrow morning, but I was pretty excited to get things started.

Last night, I mentioned that I'll be having a Celebratory Giveaway on The Creative Mixx.
In celebration of reaching 100+ followers this week, (my goodness I'm at 105 - so fabulous!), I have two lovely ladies from two separate Etsy shops who have offered to help me celebrate!!!!

The theme tonight is "Remembering the art of Writing". Both of these talented ladies give us beautiful options for recording our thoughts or sending a message. I still prefer getting a handwritten card over a electronic one and I personally carry around a notebook to record my random thoughts rather than entering them onto my cell phone.

Now y'all know the deal, first I'm going to introduce you to them and give you my fave picks from their etsy shops. Then, I'll reveal what's up for grabs!

First up, I have Trish from SpringBlossomDesign who creates delightful greeting cards for each individual person and occasion.

How did you get started?
I started card making just over one year ago when I was introduced to 'Stampin Up' products by a very close friend of mine. We would have craft evenings that quickly turned into afternoons that turned into full days of card making. I have always been crafty and arty but had never really found something that I really enjoyed. Card making is fantastic because if I've only got a half an hour I can whip up something quickly or I can spend hours and hours creating. I think card making really makes the most of my talents which are colour coordination and perfectionism (although I'm not sure if perfectionism is a talent or hindrance!) The most satisfaction I get out of creating cards is knowing that one of my cards has put a smile on their face!

Where do you get your inspiration from?
My inspiration starts from my love for papers and colours. Usually when I’m creating I try to think of what situation the card would be used in and that helps the inspiration flow. I also follow a few card making blogs, so I’m constantly keeping up with new products, colours and techniques.

Tell us one thing that most people don't know about you....
Making people happy is one of the easiest things you can do and I don’t believe we do it enough; a lot of people seem to be caught up in their own busy world. If we just stopped for a few moments a day to make some one smile I think it would go a long way. So if you didn’t know I’m a people pleaser

Now it's been a while since I've selected a lovely card to give to a friend, but after viewing the SpringBlossomDesign shop, I think it's time to start that for 2010~







Next up, I'd like to introduce you to Amanda from RainbowWrangler. She's a a painter, drawer of little things, bookbinder, unnecessary stuff collector and avid music listener. Her shop carries Journals, Wallets, Drawings, Paintings, Treasure Boxes and Vintage Goodies.

How did you get started?
I got started bookbinding while I was an undergrad at The Memphis College of Art. My papermaking teacher asked if I wanted to take a fellowship summer course at Penland School of Crafts in North Carolina. I took a Medieval Bookbinding class and completely fell in love with bookbinding. That's how I got started with collecting fabrics and making wallets and such.I have always painted, drawn and done printmaking. It's been instilled in me since I was a kid.

Where do you get your inspiration from?
All of the vintage fabric I have been collecting over the past 10 years has been my number one inspiration for the past year or so. The paintings and drawings I am doing now would not exist without my utter infatuation with vintage fabrics and patterns. The journals and other lil things I make just kinda come out of me from experiencing and being in my surroundings.

Tell us one thing that most people don't know about you....
Hmmmm, I will tell anyone almost anything so I have no clue what to tell y'all. I may joke around about being afraid of dark rooms and being alone but in actuality, I am deathly afraid of ghosts and the unknown. I have had many a dream of being confronted with the dark side and jump out of my skin when I think about it. My boyfriend uses this to his advantage and scares the s**t out of me, alot.

Although Amanda has a wide range of items at her shop, I decided to post my fave journal picks. I'm a huge fan of journals or notebooks and these are fab!










Ok y'all, it's time to do the big reveal!

The winner of this contest will receive not one but two items!!!

Courtesy of SpringBlossomDesigns -

You get to choose one item from her store!!!

Courtesy of RainbowWrangler -

You get this fabulous Journal! (4.5x5 handbound coptic stitch blank journal
90# bond paper)


Now here are the contest rules:

Starts Today and ends Thursday January 14, 2010

Ways to win:
1. All followers (both existing and new ones during the contest period) get one entry.
2. If you leave a comment telling me what your fave spring blossom design or rainbow wrangler item is?, gets you one entry, (that means 2 entries for followers who comment).
3. If you have a blog and promote it to your readers, tweet or facebook it, will get you an entry (that means 3 entries (or more) for followers who comment and promote in other ways)

Note: If someone would like to enter and does not have a blogger account, you will get one entry by sending me a comment via email to: thecreativemixx [!at] gmail.com And if you post a comment as "Anonymous"... that's cool. You'll get one entry as well, but you'll have to send me an email with their contact info.

When the winner is announced, y'all will have 48 hours to respond to my email. If you do not respond, I'll select another winner.


Good Luck Everyone And Thanks For All The Support~