Drumroll please...

...and the winner is...

Lindsay
over at Tales from the Godsey Six!

If you disregard my one comment in the entries for the giveaway, Lindsay was entry number 22! Congratulations, Lindsay! Send me an email at whyrinsechicken [at] gmail [dot] com with your address and I'll get the beautiful card set in the mail to you!

And for everyone else who didn't win, don't feel sad, all of little miss spy's cards are available in her Etsy shop! I got a sneak preview of a few cards to come, when I was visiting on Wednesday and, trust me, you're going to want to keep an eye on her website! She's so talented!

Thanks for participating and sharing about your best friends! Have a great weekend everyone! :)

Fix-it Friday!

Welcome back to Fix-it Friday! This week's photo had some serious blur problems! I had fun trying to fix it though, and played around with some parts of Paint Shop Pro that I haven't used before!

Original:
My Fix:

Basically, I adjusted the color balance, rotated and cropped the image, and did a lot of sharpening! Personally, I like photos that look real. I'm not into a lot of special effects, so I like to keep it simple. But there are a lot of really creative people out there, so head on over to i ♥ faces to see all the other fixes!

And DON'T FORGET, today is the last day to enter my AWESOME GIVEAWAY!! It's super easy, so get those entries in!! Happy Friday everyone! :)

GIVEAWAY!!

It's finally time for my very first GIVEAWAY and I can't even contain my excitement!

My very best friend in the entire world is an extremely talented designer and she has started her very own business! In honor of her birthday (which is tomorrow!) and because I absolutely love her designs, I am giving away one of her custom card sets! This is what's up for grabs:

This deep purple design was inspired by an oxalis triangularis plant (aka purple shamrock). The set includes 8 blank cards and envelopes. The cards measure 3.5" x 4.875" (4 bar). Each envelope is hand-lined with robin's egg blue paper. The set comes tied with a ribbon.

The simple pattern makes the note card versatile and appropriate for many occasions. With a set of 8, you can use a few for thank yous, hellos, or even thinking-of-yous.

Beautiful isn't it?! Well, let's get to the rules!

1) I am so blessed to have this girl in my life, I can't even begin to tell you! Leave me a comment telling me 1 thing you love about your best friend and receive one entry!

2) I love making new friends, so become a follower and receive a second entry! (Please leave another comment letting me know that you are or have just become a follower.)

3) I want to share her talent with as many people as possible, so if you blog about and link back to the giveaway on your blog, I'll give you a third entry! (Again, please leave me a link to your post.)

It's that simple and I'm leaving the GIVEAWAY open all week long! Make sure to get all your entries in by midnight on Friday, April 3rd! I'll pick a winner and post who the lucky duck is on Saturday, April 4th!

If you want to wish little miss spy a Happy Birthday tomorrow, you can head on over to her blog! Or if you want to check out all of her designs, you can stop by her website or her Etsy shop!

Ready...and...GO!

Spring Has Sprung!

I hope you're all having a wonderful first day of spring!

I don't have a specific post for today because I've been really busy, but I do have exciting news! I have my very first GIVEAWAY in the works! Trust me, you're not going to want to miss this!! So stay tuned...