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Thursday, October 31, 2013

Happy Halloween

Wishing everyone a fun and happy Halloween.

Hallows Eve Cuddlebug Cuties 2012
May your day be filled with joy and candy.

Hugs,
Anna

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Cyber Monday Giveaway





Cyber Monday is the largest online shopping day of the year! - It occurs on the Monday after American Thanksgiving.

Wouldn't it be cool if you had PayPal cash to spend anywhere online?  And what if you had e-gift certificates to spend in online shops?  And what about other fantastic e-stuff like ad spaces on some of the most sought after blogs or blog designs by some of the most talented blog designers and a few e-books to read at your leisure?  All of this could be yours just by entering this fun Giveaway!! 

One lucky person will win:
$125 PayPal Cash
8 Ad spaces of varying size on 8 different blogs totaling $137
Blog Design Package worth $30
Custom Made Blog Header worth $30
1 e-gift certificate worth $10
2 ebooks worth $5

That is a grand total of e-stuff & e-fun worth $337 (U.S. dollars)!!




Your Hosts
Angie @ God's Growing Garden     &     Angel @ Sew Crafty Angel

Your Lovely Co-Hosts
                     Katherine @ Katherine's Corner           Lanaya @ Raising Reagan
                     Wanda @  The Watered Soul              Anna @ Cuddlebug Cuties
                     Julia @  Eternal Girl Shop                   Janine @ Confessions of A Mommyaholic
                     Laura @ Mice in the Kitchen               Cathy @ A Peek Into My Paradise 
                                              Sara @  Content in the Meantime  

Lovely Sponsors
Lynn @ Turnips 2 Tangerines      



 Now it is time to enter the
Cyber Monday Giveaway!!

There are many ways to enter - ENJOY!!


Cyber Monday Giveaway Rules & Conditions: 
- This is a worldwide Giveaway
- You MUST have a PayPal account to enter
- This Giveaway is open from October 30th, 2013 until American Thanksgiving Day (November 28th, 2013)
- Hosts, Co-hosts & Sponsors can NOT enter this Giveaway!
- shipping for items bought using e-gift certificate is NOT included therefore the winner is responsible for shipping when applicable
- corespondance is done through email and the winner's email addresses will only be used to deliver or set-up e-prizes.  Email addresses will NEVER be sold or shared.
- all e-prizes will be delivered or initial contact by Saturday November 2nd, 2013 so that you may shop on Monday November 4th, 2013
- if you have any questions or concerns about this Giveaway please email one of the hosts:

Disclaimer: Prize to be distributed by Angie from Gods Growing Garden   



Sunday, October 27, 2013

Trine Digital Stamp

There's so many wonderful aspects of having a crafting blog, but one of the absolute best is being able to create something special for someone and then sharing it with everyone.
Today I have a special digi to share with you all.
She is in honor of a little girls 7th birthday.


Trine, this digi is for you. I hope you love her.
And I hope you have the best birthday ever with tons of presents and lots of yummy cake.
Happy Birthday!!!!





Trine Cuddlebug Cuties

Thanks for being one of my biggest fans :)



 Enjoy coloring and crafting with Trine but please give me, Anna Stillwell at Cuddlebug Cuties, credit for drawing her.

Have a wonderful day everyone.

Hugs,

Anna

Friday, October 25, 2013

Smashbook Winner!!

Ok, 
It's 11:42pm, so it's still just barely Friday
and I know you all are probably wondering who won the smashbook candy.
 Sorry it took me so long today to announce a winner,
it was a good day but a really busy one.

So, I'll just get right to the good stuff today.
The lucky winner of the smashbook is:

Gail from I Like Paper

Congratulations!!!

email me at cuddlebugcuties@gmail.com
and I'll get your book on its way to you :)

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend.
Hugs,
Anna

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Coming Soon

Hi everyone,
I have so much coming up on my blog that I wanted to put a little what's happening post together.

We still have a few days left to enter to win a smashbook.
Everyone is welcome to enter.
If you haven't seen it yet, check it out here.
I'll do the drawing late in the afternoon on the 25th.





And now for some exciting news. Angel and I have been working on a special Christmas Paper Crafting Box Of Goodies.
And it is huge, and awesome.
It's packed with Prima flowers, butterflies, and all kinds of beautiful embellies.
My last count of all that's included came up to be worth 150 dollars (USD).
I hope to get it all photographed and get a drawing on it started by early next week.



I'm working on a very special digi right now.
It's for a wonderful member of my blog who will be celebrating her birthday soon.
This illustration is very special to me, and I've tried really hard to capture her spirit.
And I hope it is loved by the receiver as much as I have loved drawing it.
I'll have her up and ready for everyone to color in the next few days.


It's been a smashing week, literally. 
I have all kinds of pages in the works with my Someday Dreams Smashbook Journal.
Expect to see tons of pictures over the next couple of weeks.




Well I think that about covers it.
All kinds of fun and excitement on the way.
Hope to see you all here again soon.
Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,
Anna

Friday, October 18, 2013

Halloween Cash Giveaway


Welcome to the Halloween Ca$h Giveaway!


Hosted by:
 Nugget On A Budget

and the fantastic Co-Hosts:
 photo RRButton250x100_zpsb7f98954.jpg A Peek Into My Paradise Cuddlebug CutiesSew Crafty Janine's Confessions of A Mommyaholic 
{Dawn from Dawn's Disaster ** Kera from Nugget on a Budget
Lanaya from Raising Reagan ** Cathy from A Peek Into My Paradise ** Anna from Cuddlebug Cuties
Angel from Sew Crafty Angel ** Janine from Confessions of a Mommyaholic ** Katie from He Calls Me Grace

Click on our buttons to meet us!}


You know how "the thing" in blogging lately are CASH giveaways?  Well, how could we miss out on a fantastic way to make your day?  The eight of us have teamed up with a great group of bloggers to find TWO WINNERS for $200 PayPal CASH or $25 PayPal CASH!  To enter, please complete the tasks below.  Only the first entry is required, all others are optional.

Please read the Terms & Conditions on the Rafflecopter.  This giveaway was compiled by Dawn's Disaster, Nugget on a Budget and Beanie Blogger Opportunities.  If you would like to participate in future giveaways with Beanie Blogger Opportunities, please sign up HERE for future notifications.

Disclaimer: winner and prize to be chosen and distributed by Dawns Disater .

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Someday Dreams Smashbook Layout #2 and a free digi too

I love to color big.
Doing a nice little image for a card is great, quick and easy; but I miss the good old coloring book days when I had a full sheet of paper to color. So, this little smashbook has been great in so may ways for me. I have plenty of room to print out full sized images and color and embellish till my hearts content. Just absolutely love it!
If you haven't tried a smashbook yet, I say go for it and give one a try.  And there's still a few more days to sign up for the smashbook giveaway too. So, keep your fingers crossed and you might get lucky.

For today, I did a really cute little one pager.


I just love this chair.
It's so unique.
I'd pick different colors, pattens, and material but the over all idea is great.
So much better than a plain black chair for a crafty room.
So this chair gets a whole page in my Someday Dreams Smashbook.

The best part is this cute little chair came with a set of how to instructions, yay!
So, I added a little folder to my page and slipped the instructions in for later.

Ella Cuddlebug Cuties

Ella Cuddlebug Cuties

 Enjoy coloring and crafting with Ella but please give me, Anna Stillwell at Cuddlebug Cuties, credit for drawing her.

Have a wonderful day everyone.

Hugs,

Anna

Friday, October 11, 2013

Smashbook Giveaway

I've been having such a good time filling the pages of my smashbook, and I wanted to share the fun with someone else.
So I'm having a little smashbook giveaway.
It's for the silver couture style book.
It's full of fun and pretty stylish pages.
Great for the fashionable crafter.

Silver Smashbook

Clip from one of the pages inside

To be included the win this awesome book all you have to do is be a follower of Cuddlebug Cuties.
If you'd like more chances to win follow me on pinterest, twitter,bloglovin and like me on Facebook and I'll throw your name in the drawing hat for each extra follow and like.
Leave me a comment below letting me know which ones you've done.
Feel free to just be a Cuddlebug Cuties follower or join them all. After following the rest is up to you.
And in two weeks, on Oct. 25 we'll have a drawing for the lucky winner.

Everyone is welcome to enter.

You do not have to post a pic of this candy on your sidebar to enter, but I would love it if you do.
Good luck everyone.
Hugs,
Anna
 
And if you'd like one more chance to win one of these fun little books, Angel at Sew Crafty Angel is having a drawing too.

Monday, October 7, 2013

Smashbook Layout and a Digi

I've come to realize a few thing while making my first layout in my Someday Dream Home Smashbook.
First, I have a lot of magazines. I mean tons. I was a bit shocked at how many I have amassed over the years. I think this project was in the making long before I decided to glue it to paper, lol.
A little piece of my collection
I started collecting so many pages for my  book that I had to start sorting them in file folders.
I'm still not finished going through all of my magazines and I think I'm going to need several smashbooks to store my collection of favorite photos.
Filed for later


The second thing I realized is that I really want to redecorate my entire house now. 
I have the biggest urge to finish my basement and convert our garage into a huge dining / living room. I doubt my husband would go for the last part but I could see myself getting excited one day while he's gone and start tearing a hole in the wall between our living room and garage. I mean we could just by a shed to house his motorcycle in, right? And cars can be parked on the street. I know, my story still has some holes in it, but a girl can dream. And since we're dreaming maybe I could just make it a huge craft room.

But anyways,
I started my first layout and decided that I would do the bedroom first. I've held on to one favorite magazine since 2007 because of a beautiful bedroom picture. I think this one photo started my collection, and it only seemed natural to start my project with it.

It's a beautiful pink shabby chic room. Layers of romantic bedding, cutesy lamps, and old wooden shutters as a headboard. I fell in love with this room so many years ago and I love it more and more as I grow older. I've imitated the room many times over, and amassed a huge collection of Rachael Ashwell quilts while doing so. As well as some other well loved romantic shabby chic decor.
 
Favorite corner of my bedroom

I still haven't decided how to decorate my pages yet. Just a collage of all my pictures or tons of over the top embellishments. Maybe a little bit of both.

One thing I do know, is that I'm going to fill the pages and add lots of Cuddlebugs along the way.
Genevieve Cuddlebug Cuties
Genevieve Cuddlebug Cuties

 Enjoy coloring and crafting with Genevieve but please give me, Anna Stillwell at Cuddlebug Cuties, credit for drawing her.

 

Have a wonderful day everyone.

Hugs,

Anna

Friday, October 4, 2013

Giveaway

Lets give a warm welcome to guest post by a Peek into my Paradise.

I love this time of year! October through December; 
filled with holidays, friends and families celebrating together. 
Which gives us a REASON to bake! Cookies! Bars! Cakes! And more Cookies! 

Check out this yummy selection of cookies
 from my wonderful sponsors!

Wouldn't it be wonderful to win a NEW KitchenAid Artisan 5-Quart Mixer to make all your holiday goodies with? YES?! The KitchenAid Mixer does more than just mix! Add on the right attachment and it becomes a slicer/shredder, pasta maker, grain mill, meat grinder and even an ice cream maker! 
Go here to read about all the cool features the KitchenAid Artisan 5-Quart Mixer offers and check out all the cool colors! 

I have had my KitchenAid Mixer for 30, yes, thirty years! I want a new shiny color, but my 30 year, plain white KitchenAid still works as good as new! I think I'm going to get one of those snazzy designer labels to go on it; dress it up a bit! 


Let's give a HUGE thank you to 26 of my blogger buddies!! 
Thanks to them YOU have the chance to WIN a NEW KitchenAid Mixer and CHOOSE your 
favorite color from 37 colors! * 37!!

Please give a warm welcome to my 14 co-hosts! 

Linda  Crafts Ala Mode    <3   Emily  Naptime Creations  
Anna  Cuddle Bug Cuties  <3 Angel  Sew Crafty Angel
Lanaya Raising Reagan    <3  Kristin Dizzy Busy and Hungry
Amy Love, Amy Becca     <3   Shannon Just Us Four
Jennifer Pink When   <3   Sofia God's Growing Garden
Emily Huckle Berry Love   <3   Laura I'm Not A Trophy Wife   

And thank you to my spectacular sponsors!

Enter to win by liking us through the Rafflecopter below!
You can also enter by sharing this post on 
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The  giveaway will close 
Sunday October 27 at 11:59pm.








  • No purchase necessary. To enter, participants must use the Rafflecopter tool, have a Facebook and Pinterest account to have entries in those social media.
  • Giveaway is worldwide, but void where prohibited by law.
  • KitchenAid and supplies will be shipped to continental U.S. addresses only. If the winner resides outside the U.S. the winner will receive an Amazon gift card for the lowest price for the prize on Amazon.
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Thursday, October 3, 2013

Dreams to Come

Hello everyone,
Thought I'd share a little bit about my Smashbook idea with you guys.

I have my book.



And I have tons of decorating, diy, storage, and all around pretty home; books and magazines.

All purchased not by subscription but hand picked for the beauty within.
Dozens of stunning photos that I love.
And at one point thought to myself, I'd like to do that.
But as time passed the reading material piled up on a shelf and the pictures within became just a memory if not completely forgotten.

So what I've decided to do is use my Smashbook as a gigantic scrapbook of my Someday clippings from these wonderful books.

Someday when I have enough time
Someday when I have enough space
Someday when I have enough money
Someday...
I want to do this.

A little book full of my favorite picture all of things that I would love to try.
A book of dreams.
Some of them might even come true.
Someday

My first set of pages will be coming soon.
And they'll be accompanied by a stunning and romantic new digi.

Hugs,
Anna

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

October Candy

I have a beautiful lot of goodies for Octobers candy.


Here's what's include:
1 pad of paper
1 package of prima flowers
3 spools of ribbon

To be included in the drawing please be a follower of Cuddlebug Cuties
and add your name below.
Everyone is welcome to enter.

You do not have to post a pic of this candy on your sidebar to enter, but I would love it if you do.
Good luck everyone.
Hugs,
Anna
 

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Candy Winners!!

Wow, it's already the first of October. 
This year is just flying by.

I had 2 candies last month, so lets start this month off right with 2 winners.

First the Sept. candy:

And the lucky winner is:

#112 Kelly from Kellys Creative Dream

Congratulations!!!

And now for the Halloween candy:

And the lucky winner is:

Laura Tiffany from Laura Tiffany Studios

Congratulations!!!

If you ladies would send me an email with your shipping address included, I'll get your new treasures on their way to you.

cuddlebugcuties@gmail.com


Disclaimer: Winners have two weeks from date of the drawing to claim their prize.

Check back tonight for new October Blog Candy.
Hugs,
Anna