** Blog Candy Alert **

Rach's Blog Candy

Rach is offering some really sweet candy on her blog ... in actual fact there are 2 separate ones up for grabs! ... both are open until 4th August so hop over there and leave your link.  You know you want to.

Lorraine's Candy

Would you just look at this cutie!

Over at Lorraine's Loft this wee treasure is up for grabs and all you have to do is follow the very simple instructions she has posted. 
Obviously I would actually prefer it if you didn't do as she asks because she'll delete your name from the draw and consequently my chances of winning are greatly improved and that's gotta' be good. Well ... it would be for me at least LOL! 

**New Kid In Town**

La-La- Land Crafts are a new stamp company and they are about to launch their first release of stamps ... check HERE for the sneaky peeks of some real cuties.
There is also a DT Call so if you want to be in at the beginning of a whole new stamping adventure , then pop over and get your application in quick. There is some fabulous blog candy on offer too including some of the new release stamps ... so what're'ya waiting for ???
Good Luck!

Summertime Blog Candy & Happy Mail

My very dear cyber friend Ann from Craftroom Creations is offering some fabulous Penny Black stamps as blog candy to celebrate her upcoming birthday.
In order to qualify for entry to her draw, she has set a little task and it's one that I am more than willing to do.
Please pop over HERE and join in with her Summertime Blog Candy ... not only will you be in with a chance of winning brilliant blog candy, but you'll also help to bring a smile to a child's face and a little sunshine into their day ... believe me there's no better feeling than that!
Coincidently the Simon Says Stamp Challenge for this week is Happy Mail and is asking for cards for Post Pals and a similar project Make a Child Smile.
There are going to be some humungous smiles doing the rounds this week if we each step up to the plate and send just one little card or one brief letter to one sick child.

Here is a quick card I made this morning from a cute QVC kit called Patchwork Pals.
I do feel like I've cheated a bit because all I had to do was punch an aperture in a DL card blank, pop out the diecuts and stick them on.
I didn't realise the back and front images don't match exactly until after I'd already glued one half which is a bit of a nuisance 'cos it looks like I've misaligned the pieces but I didn't ... t'was naughty Kanban's fault!!

However, I'm sure the little boy it is intended for won't care a jot about that ... so I won't either.

I've wanted to get involved with Post Pals for some considerable time, but to my shame, I kept dilly dallying and putting it off ...
... but thanks to Ann's wee blog candy challenge I have finally been spurred into doing something and with the Post Pals direct link now a permanent feature on my sidebar, I fully intend to send a little something to a special child regularly from now on.
It really isn't difficult ... and you only have to read the messages on the site to know it means so much to these children and their families.

"Eggstraordinary Easter Eggstravanganza Game"

Congratulations to all the winners.
Thank you for playing.

Scroll down to see the Daily Winners and their prizes
If you have any questions then just e~mail me Maxinelawson@hotmail.co.uk

**Game Over**

**ANOTHER LUCKY WINNER**

Yoo Hoo ... are you there??

Oh Goody Goody Gumdrops!

Today's lucky winner has won this
Hot Off The Press Paper Piecing Pattern Book and a pad of
6" x 6" papers from papercraft 4 U
to play with.

Soooooooooo .... come and claim your prize please Jacilynn.

Please e~mail me your snail mail details BEFORE the next winner announcement or you will forfeit your prize to the next winner ... and you don't wanna' do that!!

If you would like to join in the fun too, then please check the ROOLZ and add your name by
CLICKING HERE

Tomorrow I will announce the details of my

"Eggstraordinary Easter Eggstravanganza Game"

which will be my Spring Giveaway Grand Finale.

DON'T MISS IT!! ... 'cos I'm really Egg...cited about it!!
Whahahahahahahahahahahah

Oooooooo ... It's good 'ere 'innit

**Rollover!!**

WE HAVE A ROLLOVER !

One of Saturday's Pick'n'Mix prizes was unclaimed ... sob ... sob ... and I'm itching to announce another prize so the next lucky winner is going to receive that bundle of goodies ... along with today's prize of .........

Funky Foam Pack and a Hot Off The Press Pattern Book.

Whoo Hoo!!! What fun!!

So without further ado, dilly~dallying ... or indeed prevaricating ... the person pulled out of my Prize Pot is ........

..................

..................

...................TWIGGYPEASTICKS.

Please contact me via e~mail with your snail mail address ASAP so I can get your prizes out to you.

If you would like to join in the fun too, then please check the ROOLZ and add your name by

CLICKING HERE

**PICK 'n' MIX** Photo added

Hope you're all still here and waiting in the wings to make your claims.
Thanks to everyone who has joined in the madness so far ... hope you're enjoying it as much as I am.
Up for grabs this time are a huge selection of gorgeous goodies made up of all those extra luvverlies that we love to use for decoration on our projects.
Think ribbons ... think buttons ... think brads ... think chipboard and lets not forget flowers.
There will also be included in each pack some cardstock and some pretty papers ... so all you'll need to add is sticky stuff and you'll be good to go!
The following people will each win a prize bundle containing a "Pick'n'Mix" selection from the items listed above, similar to the photo ... it's exciting huh???
Whoops! The photo doesn't include the cardstock but never mind. ... it will be in your parcels.

Are you ready ???

Here come the names ...
*Saramar*
*Heike*
*Regina*
*Tracy* (Tracy's Place)
*Cheryl*
Please contact me with your snail mail addresses so I can get your prizes out.

If you want to join in the fun too, then please check the ROOLZ and add your name by
CLICKING HERE
Could I just clarify that if you have not left a comment on the March Madness Spring Surprise message, then your name will NOT be included in the Prize Pot!

PS:To those who've expressed concern that I've completely lost my marbles
Yes ... I am aware it's April ... tee hee. It's all part of the madness.

**NEW WINNERS COME ON DOWN**

BOO!! Whhhahahahahahahahaha!!

If your name is mentioned below then you will soon be in possession of one of these scrummy prizes ... but you'll have to wait until your parcel arrives to find out which one Sneaky Huh? LOL!

... AND that's only provided that you make your claim in time!
Please e~mail me your snail mail details BEFORE the next winner announcement or you will forfeit your prizes to the next winner.

Sooooooo "C'mon Down" all you lucky people


... Ann

... Nikki C

... Anita Hovey

... Dankadoo

... Christine(Nanaseaside)

Please Note - the only APRIL FOOL happening here ... IS ME !!!

If you want to join in the fun too, then please check the ROOLZ and add your name by
CLICKING HERE

Prize Stash Sneaky Peeks

Here are some sneaky peeks at some of the Prizes on offer this week ... so if you wanna' play then follow the ROOLZ and join in by
CLICKING HERE.

March Madness Winners 1 and 2

WAKEY WAKEY !!

Hope you're sitting up and paying attention folks 'cos here are the first 2 winners ... and piccies of their prizes.

Congratulations ... and many thanks for playing along

Weewiccababe and Owl Whimsy

Please e~mail me your snail mail details BEFORE the next winner announcement or you will forfeit your prizes to the next winner.

... When will the next draw take place?
... How many winners will there be?
... What's up for grabs next time?
... WHO KNOWS??

That's all part of my
March Madness Spring Surprise!!

NB : If you want to join in the fun too, then please check the ROOLZ and add your name by
CLICKING HERE

** MARCH MADNESS SPRING SURPRISES**

IT's SPRINGTIME ...
... and for many of us this is a time to blow away the Cobwebs of Winter ... do some decluttering ... reorganising ... and general Spring Cleaning.
Much as we hate it ... it needs to be done.
Sooooooo ... with that in mind I intend to take some time away from Blogland and 'Spring Clean' both my home and my personal life.
However, so's you won't forget about me while I'm away, I am putting some fabulous blog candy up for grabs.
But you'll be wondering ... what are the Surprises ... plural ... mentioned in the title and what makes my blog candy different to all the others out there?

Well ... there's going to be slightly different format because ...
... Firstly ... there is no deadline,
... Secondly ... winners will be selected totally randomly and ...
... Thirdly ... the surprise element is that prize photo's will only be revealed after the winner has been selected so you don't actually know what you're going to win until you've won it!! (although sneaky peeks may be posted occasionally to whet your appetite.

So here's the ROOLZ.
* Add a comment to this message (only 1 entry per person please) and pop a direct link on your blog (if you have one) telling others about "Max's March Madness Spring Surprises Candy"
AND if you have commented and are also one of my Followers then you'll have 2 chances of winning.
*If you don't have a blog then you can e~mail me if you prefer to be in with an equal chance of winning.

* At random times over the coming weeks I will pop in and randomly select a name (or names!) from the comments list ... that lucky person will win a spot prize!

* Announcements will be made in a separate message, along with a photo of the prize they've won.
Prizes are many and varied and will include stamps, albums, card kits, paper packs, embellishments, ribbons, chipboard, and various combinations of ... in fact oodles of crafty goodies that all deserve a good home.

* The winners should contact me via e~mail at maxinelawson@hotmail.co.uk with their snail mail address before the next draw or they will forfeit their prize.
So you'll need to keep checking back regularly to see if you've won and make your claim before the next draw.

* In the event of an unclaimed prize, it will automatically roll over to the next winner, so they will actually win 2 prizes! Lucky Devils!

*Winners will still be eligible for future draws as their names stay in the Prize Pot so if you're very lucky, you could win multiple times ... it's up to you to keep checking.*

NB: Entries are invited from all visitors regardless of location as I am willing to post overseas ... so join in the fun and spread the word.

**ENTRIES NOW CLOSED**

The Pink Elephant Easter Blog Hop

There's an Easter Blog Hop going on this weekend, with lots of challenges, fun, games and fabby blog candy on offer.

So if you fancy joining in the fun, head over to The Pink Elephant and get yourself a'hopping.

Click on the names below for a chance at winning some fabby blog candy ... but don't forget to start at the very beginning (The Pink Elephant Challenge Blog) or you may miss out.

Robin
Lori R.

Angela
Carol

Ann
Trudi
Lori

Share A Smile **UPDATED - 7th March**

These cards were made to send to Dorothy of Never Enough Rubber Stamps so that she can distribute them to the elderly and homeless in her area, in the hope of cheering them up and showing that people really do care.

All share the same sentiment, which has just been typed and printed on my computer, as I thought it was particularly appropriate for this occasion.

These words bring back fond memories of my dear Nan, who sadly died 18 years ago and who was one of the kindest, loveliest and most gentle ladies I've ever known. She often used to come away with little pearls of wisdom like this when I was a young girl and I still miss her very much.

Full details of Dorothy's Spread A Smile Campaign and her fabulous blog candy are HERE and if you can help out in any way, however small, then I'm sure it will be very much appreciated ... but please don't win the Blog Candy 'cos I want it LOL!

Blog Candy Alert!

My friend Jude from Crafts International is celebrating 3000 hits and has some luvverly blog candy up for grabs which looks really scrummylicious.

I'm hoping that you'll all be far too busy with your Christmas preparations to add your name to the list which will be brilliant for me 'cos I'll have a better chance of winning LOL!

Sally's Stamp Giveaway!

Pre ~ Christmas Madness or what? ... well I don't know what's going on but what I do know is that you should get yourself over to Sally's blog 'cos Santa has come early!!
Sally over at Bootiful Stampz is offering a free stamp EVERY DAY ... yes I'll repeat that ... EVERY DAY until the end of November!
All you have to do is add your name to the list and post her link on your blog every day to go in the daily draw and qualify for a chance to win a stamp a day. That's some kind've blog candy and I'm in!
So what are hanging around for ??

Blog Candy

Julie at Scrapping Away has some fabbylicious blog candy on offer .... and is willing to post worldwide so get on over there and leave your mark.

Blog Candy At Susie's

Can't believe that Susie at White Ribbon Cards is offering more scrummylicious blog candy .... but she is !! HONEST INJUN !!!
So much as it pains me ... ('cos it lessens my chances of winning LOL) ... pop over and join in by leaving a comment and a link on your blog.

Blog Candy

Take a trip across to my MSN group buddy Jude's blog, Crafts International, for the chance to win a set of scrummy Laura Ashley stamps. They will go perfectly with the matching papers which are waiting in my stash LOL!

Funky Fairy Inspirations Blog Candy

You have just GOT to check out this incredible blog candy offer at Funky Fairy Inspirations Blog ... it's just too exciting for words, especially if you love fairies !!