New Awards for Handmade by Meda

When I first started this blog It was only because I wanted to have one place where to share all my creations.
I never thought I would get this far and even go to art school and give up my day job to be a full time invitation designer.

Today I have 2 new awards that I am grateful for.

The Sunshine Award from Lolly and Adina. Should be sent to 12 new persons, but I will stick to my top 3. Sorry, I am a very busy woman. The rest of you, if you are on my left column. I love your blogs and visit them often. that is whay I have them there (not for link exchange as some think). Can you hear me? Thank you, but I AM NOT DOING LINK EXCHANGE.

So here are 3 blog authors that bring sunshine to my life:

Tatanky
Valerie
Andreea

I Love Your Blog Award from Lil.Lu Bijoux goes to 3 blogs with awesome design and content:

Lorette
Lolly
Laura

Migliaia di farfalle...

my white butterflies used as blog header here

my invitation featured here

Io vorrei che migliaia di farfalle
colorassero l'aria intorno a me
poi vorrei vederle tutte quante
come un vestito posarsi su di te...
Così... vorrei cosi
così... sognarti così
Quando la festa comincerà
tu sarai regina
tutta la gente si fermerà
a guardarti stupita
Per i miei occhi tu splenderai
bella come il sole
infiniti voli del cuore
infinita felicità
quando penso che tu sei per me... per sempre
Poi come fa il vento con le rose
vorrei spogliarti soffiando su di te...
Così... vorrei così
così... amarti così
Quando la festa poi finirà
torneremo a terra
tutta la gente si ricorderà
d'aver visto una stella
Per i miei occhi tu splenderai
bella come il sole
infiniti voli del cuore
infinita felicità
quando penso che tu sei per me... per sempre
per sempre... per sempre.

(my favorite song by Eros Ramazzotti)

blog award from Alina and Myrna

The rules of this award is to tell you 10 things that make me happy and then I am to pass it on to 5 more people that are my friends.

10 things that make me happy

1. Coffee in the morning

2. Creating art

3. Sunshine

4. Flowers, birds and butterflies (real or paper made)

5. Blog surfing

6. Happy mail

7. Good music

8. Walks in the woods

9. Fruit nectar

10. Secret! cannot tell :P

I award this to:

Val
Lolly
Laura
Tatanky
Vanina

Butterflies, Babies and Roses (Fluturasi, bebelusi si trandafiri)

Have you ever seen any baby project on my blog?
Ati vazut cumva proiecte pentru bebelusi la mine pe blog?


I can't say I haven't made a couple, but I have a feeling you will be seeing a lot of those now that I have 1 baby nephew and 1 newborn niece, plus so many of my friends having their firstborns or second children.

Nu ma pot lauda cu prea multe, dar presimt ca asta se va schimba acum ca am un nepotel sub un an si o nepotica abia nascuta, plus copiii prietenilor nostri.


So, these lovely butterflies are going to end up on Emilia's birth announcements. I am not using traditional baby girl colors because I really hate that baby pink when overused.

Acesti fluturasi dragalasi vor ajunge pe anunturile de nou-nascut ale Emiliei. Culorile sunt netraditionale pentru ca eu personal detest rozul acela deschis pentru fetite-bebelusi.


Stay tuned for the final result. I am working hard to finish them today so they can leave for Germany with tomorrow's post.

Va stept in curand pentru a vedea rezultatul final. Muncesc de zor sa termin pana maine si sa le trimit in Germania.

Supplies used (Materiale folosite):
- Cuttlebug *butterfly* die and embossing folders (sablon fluturas de la cuttlebug)
- Paper flowers left from Paul and Veronica's wedding invitations. (Flori de hartie ramase de la invitatiile lui Paul si Veronicai)
- Pattern paper (my own design) left from Beni and Anamaria's wedding invitations. I made these invitations back in 2007 and 2008 so they are not posted on this blog, but I promise I will show them to you one day. (Hartie cu model propriu ramase de la invitatiile lui Beni si Aneimaria. Am facut aceste invitatii in 2007 si 2008, deci nu sunt pe blog, dar promit sa vi le arat intr-o zi.)

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I received this beautiful bouquet of roses from Irina. Thank you very much! I am so thrilled that more and more Romania women are embracing crafting in their spare time.
Am primit acest minunat buchet de trandafiri de la Irina. Multumesc frumos, Irina. Sunt asa de incantata ca in sfarsit tot mai multe femei din Romania imbatiseaza acest hobby.

In honor of this I am awarding the "Beautiful Blog" prize to my 2 newfound Romanian cardmaking friends (Laura from India and Maria from Alba Iulia) and an older blogger whose blog is my place to go when I need some peace with God: Andreea.

In onoarea cestui fapt, acord premiul "Beautiful Blog" noilor mele prietene Laura din India si Maria din Alba Iulia precum si unei mai vechi autoare de blog, Andreea, unde merg atunci cand caut putina pace cu Dumnezeu.

Another Award for Me

Thank you Angie!!!!!

And I am passing it to ALL THE Cuttlebug Challenge Blog DESIGN TEAM

Please visit their wonderful blogs. Their links are on my sidebar. You will find lots of inspiration.

I am off to leave them some love too, but not before I tell you:

Angie has a blog candy for you and you have less than 1 hour to sign up. haha :) I really love this! Hurry hurry! You might still get in time !!

Look what you can get:




Click on the image and it will take you right to Angie's blog.

Award Day Again (Din nou premii)

I have received this award from a fellow Romanian artist last Sunday, but kept it until this week to publish it as I already had 2 other awards to show.

Acest este un alt blog award pe care l-am primit duminica trecuta, dar am amanat publicarea lui cu o saptamana pentru ca atunci mai aveam alte 2 de prezentat.


The award comes from the very talented Adina from Arina Designs. She creates some beautiful digital design kits and layouts so those of you who are digi or hybrid scrapbookers should really go have a look at here creations.

Premiul vine de la Adina, o romanca stabilita in Italia care creeaza kituri de scrapbooking digital. Petru cei interesati de acest domeniu sau de scrapbooking hibrid, puteti vedea creatiile ei la Arina Designs.

Thank you very much for the award, Adina.
Multumesc pentru premiu, Adina.

Here are the rules of the game:
Iata regulile jocului:

"The PREMIO DARDOS AWARD" acknowledges the value of every blogger shows in their effort to transmit cultural, ethical, literacy and personal values everyday.
The Rules Are:
1. Accept the Award, post it on your blog along with the name of the person that gave it to you and their blog link.
2. Past the Award to 15 other blogs that are worthy of this acknowledgement. Remember to contact them to let them know that they have been chosen for this award.

I am passing on this prize to all the Romanian artists I have on my blogroll. You girls rock and I am so glad to have met each one of you and that we can not only share the same hobby but also the same language. I am always soo exalted when I see a comment that is written in my own language. It suddenly feels like I am not alone on this side of the world anymore.

Here it goes:

Dau mai departe acest premiu, tuturor artistilor romani din lista mea de bloguri:

Mada from Me and My Cards
Alina from Simcards
Maria from Maia's Paintings
Estera from EsterA.org
Iuliana from Jullia
Raluca from calendare.blogspot.com

Blog Award Day

Hello everyone. I am taking the time to display and pass these blog awards forward.
I will not pass them randomly but really think of each awards significance when i choose the persons who the award goes to.

Best Blog Comments Award



This award comes from both Angie and Lora. Thank you ladies, it's an honor.
Please visit their blogs for some lovely artwork and inspiration.







Here are the persons who always make my day with their lovely comments and truly deserve to receive this award:

Manna from Out of the East.


Allison from Allison's Crafty Moments.


Adina from Arina Designs




The Spreader of Love Award



This award comes from Jennifer. Thank you very much for considering me worthy of it! Click on the image below to visit Jennifer's lovely creations.




I am passing this award on ti the following love spreading persons:

Val from Cards by Val.


Bev from Savor the Journey.


Mrs J from Mrs J's Creations.


Angie from Handmade by Lilacanglia

I Feel....E...Excellent!

Rated E - for Excellent!



I am honoured to be nominated for this blog award by my blogging friend Tex. She has such a talent to make people feel good! I am happy to be called "her friend". I guess you all know her from her blog: Savor The Journey. For those of you who don't, go take a look.

It's my turn now to pass on the award. I won't rate blogs because there are so many "E" blogs out there that I simply cannot decide whom to choose. I will nominate other "E" persons that I have known online through cardmaking and who have each added something beautiful to my life ever since.

Manna
Need to learn some new card making techniques? Go see her blog. I have learned how to heat emboss perfect images (even for the big intricate ones).
Val
When somebody needs a friend or a good word she is always there. I am soo behind in sending her  back some cards!
Angie
She has a very special card making style.  I like her 3D cards most.
Flora
If it hadn't been for her, you wouldn't be reading this now. She gathered so many ladies (and 2 men, I think) in a Yahoo group called Making Greeting Cards. I was among the first invited, but I don't remember the exact circumstances. I really love her cardmaking style: clean, simple yet stunning designs.
Linda
We don't talk much due to the very busy schedules we both have, but I'm really happy to be her friend, exchange cards from time to time and share thoughts about a common friend: Jesus Christ.

I have so little free time that I needed 2 days to write this post, so, you have guessed: no Romanian version.

I've Been Tagged

I finally have time to play this game. Some time ago I was tagged by Manna. You should go see her blog. She has an interesting card making style and she also knows and shares a lot of tricks for those who are not so experienced in this craft.
In sfarsit am si eu timp sa particip la acest joc. In urma cu ceva timp am primit provocarea de la Manna. Puteti afla mai multe despre ea vizitandu-i blog-ul.

The rules of the game (Regulile jocului):

• Link to the person that tagged you and post the rules on your blog. Link spre persoana care te-a provocat si publica regulile jocului pe blog-ul personal.
  
• Share 7 random and/or weird facts about yourself on your blog, we all want to know them. Publica pe blog 7 lucruri neobisnuite sau oarecare despre tine.
  
• Tag 7 random people at the end of your post and include links to their blogs. Provoaca alte 7 persoane sa participe la acest joc, incluzand linkurile lor la sfarsitul articolului.
  
• Let each person know that they've been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog. Lasa comentarii pe fiecare din aceste 7 bloguri pentru a le informa despre provocare.

7 things about me (7 lucruri despre mine):

1. I met my husband on the Internet when I was only 17. Mi-am cunoscut sotul pe Internet pe cand aveam doar 17 ani.
2. I'd like to wear princess dresses. Mi-ar place sa port rochii de printese.
   
3. I used to take wushu classes during high school. In timpul liceului am luat lectii de wushu.
   
4. My favourite food is Italian food. Mancarea mea preferata este cea din bucataria italiana.
5. I hate cooking. Nu imi place deloc sa gatasc.
6. I dream of my own invitation studio. Visez la propriul meu studio de invitatii.
7. I spend too much time wondering around the Internet. Petrec prea mult timp ratacind pe Internet.

Tagged persons (Persoanele alese):

It is so difficult to choose just 7 persons. So I picked from those who posted comments on my blog.
E prea dificil sa aleg doat 7 persoane. Prin urmare am ales  dintre cele care au postat comentarii.

1. Bev from Savor The Journey
2. Vicky from Stamped Smiles
3. Mercy from Lord Have Mercy
4. Tandra fromA Little Inkalicious
5. Michelle fromCome Stamp with Me
6. Val from Cards by Val
7. Linda from Quilter's Friend Lodi

Well, this was a very long post... definitely not my style. Cu siguranta ca acest articol asa de lung nu ma caracterizeaza...

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