It's My First Blogaversary!

**This blog candy post is now closed; see THIS POST for the winner!**

It's been a whole year since I joined the blogging world and we know what that means -- someone out there gets some yummy blog candy! Here's what I've gathered to celebrate 365 days of blogging fun:

**Two Tildas (unmounted) from the yet-to-be released Valentine Collection

**MarcellaK 'Ancestry' Scrap pad

**Making Memories 'Vintage Findings' multi-pack trims

**Cuttlebug 'Spots & Dots' Embossing Folder

**Martha Stewart gold glitter

**12 mini acrylic stamps sets to celebrate my 12 months of blogging!

How to be entered in the drawing for this candy package:

1) Become a follower of this blog.
2) Help me spread the word by posting a link on your blog, or if you don't have a blog, by otherwise getting the word out.
3) Optional, but appreciated: suggestions for what you'd like to see on my blog in the coming year!

This blog candy will close at 7 am CST on January 15th (the date of my first posting!) and the winning post comment number will be drawn courtesy of random.org. Be sure to check back later that day for the winner announcement.

Thanks for helping me celebrate my blogaversary!!

Blogoversary Winner!

Let me say thank you for all the wonderful comments and notes of support regarding my first year of blogging! According to Random.org, our winner of the Blogoversary candy is #32:

sweetpz said...
Congrats Jess on your 1year blogaversary!! ow exciting, wishing you much more success in the new year and the years to come

Thanks for hte chance to win your yummmy blog candy... ( hehe i am eyeing the cuttlebug embossing folder!)

I'm a follower, but i don't have a blog as of yet...
As for anything i'd like to see on here, maybe some tutorials on your fave cards?

hugs,
Juli

Congratulations, Juli!! Please e-mail me (jlazarski@charter.net) with your address info to claim your candy!

As an optional part of the drawing, I asked for suggestions on how to improve my blog for the coming year. The most popular suggestion by far was to include more tutorials! I'm a huge fan of tutorials, so I think I can definitely work on that. In the meantime, I'll find a way to link tutorials I've already created for easy 1-stop access.

Now for a little bonus fun! In addition to the tutorial requests, there were these blog suggestions that I'm adding to my 'Blogging To Do' list:

Vicki: participating in more Magnolia challenges
Stay tuned this Saturday, Vicki!

Sol: purple color combos
You are right, Sol, purple is not a common color for me (HERE's the only card I can think of where I used it) and it will be a fun challenge to incorporate more of it!

helen: more CAS cards
This reinforces my plan to downsize in all matters for 2010, including the card clutter. Well, maybe occasionally!

scraphappy4067: show the inside decorations of cards
Right now, I don't show the insides because usually there's not a lot to show. I've decided to do better this year and remember that the inside is a canvas and deserves a little decoration, too!

**Vicki, Sol, helen, and scraphappy4067 -- thaks so much for these fun and helpful suggestions. Please e-mail me (jlazarski@charter.net) with with your name and address info so I can send you a little treat in appreciation!

Thanks to everyone who participated in my first Blogversary celebration -- see you next year!!