Royal Birthday Giveaway!

Hello everyone,
Cuttlebug Birthday Palooza is almost over and Princess Emilly's 21'st birthday set complete.
I still have 2 items to show you, one of which I am having a tutorial about tomorrow on Cuttlebug Challenge Blog.

Cuttlebug Birthday Palooza este pe sfarsite, iar eu am terminat setul pentru aniversarea a 21 de ani a printesei Emily
Mai am inca 2 lucruri sa va arat, dintre care unul va fi prezentat sub forma de tutorial maine pe Cuttlebug Challenge Blog.

Can you guess what it is?
The whole set is pictured above so it should not be very hard to guess what my tutorial is about.
One of those who guess will get Emily's birthday card, a satin flower with pearl center and other things from my stash.

Una dintre persoanele care ghiceste despre ce va fi tutorialul are sansa sa castige felicitarea aceasta si o floare din saten cu perla in centru. Gasiti indicii in imaginea de mai sus.

You have until tomorrow when the tutorial is online to enter.
Good luck everyone!
Pentru a fi considerati la tragerea la sorti, lasati un comentariu la acest articol pana maine cand voi publica tutorialul.

Great News and a Winner! (Vesti grozave si un castigator)

Drum roll please.....

I AM PART OF THE NEW CUTTLEBUG CHALLENGE DESIGN TEAM.
See this post for the official announcement.

This is something I haven't even dreamed of: ME, part of a design team! I was always thinking people won't even notice me since I live in Romania. OK, no more words. You must imagine how happy I am. There will be a lot going on on the Cuttlebug Challenge blog: challenges, tutorials, features so please ad that to your blog roll or wherever you list your favorite blogs. We are going to have lots of cuttlebug storage ideas on Sunday with some great projects.

I will have all the design team listed on the side bar so you can go see all their wonderful creations at all times.


And now for the WINNER of my Good Start Royal Chocolates: ANU had the closest guess to what my news were and she also hinted on something that I hope will be announced someday this year.





"Hi Meda,
Happy New Year. Saw all the embossed cards. Looks like your enjoying your cuttlebug. Is the good news related to that? Are u opening an online store or something? Or got an offer to design stamps?....oh the suspense is killing me...please let it out soon...can't wait to know.
The last time I was on your blog, it looked different. Well I like the way it looks with the background of flourishes and the lovely red!
hugs,
Anu"

Thank you for your comment, Annu. I know where to get your addy, so no need to e-mail it to me. I will send you a card and a little something extra on Monday.

Thanks everyone who participated and please come back again as I intend to have more Royal Chocolates. I think you can still win some goodies at Rach's blog if you hurry.


Noutatile despre care va spuneam in articolul tecut: AM OBTINUT UN LOC IN ECHIPA DE DESIGNERI A CUTTLEBUG CHALLENGE BLOG. Vezi anuntul oficial. Vor fi 6 luni cu tot felul de lucruri interesante pe care le vom crea impreuna cu intreaga echipa (voi publica o lista cu blogurile lor pe coloana din dreapta).

Castigatoarea concursului "Un inceput bun" este Anu.
Multumesc tuturor celor care au participat, si va mai astept si la alte concursuri pe care le voi organiza. Probabil mai aveti inca tim sa va inscrieti la concursul lui Rach.

Cuttlebug Embossed Cards (Felicitari stantate cu cuttlebug)

I had a very hard time photographing these. I have a bad camera, bad light and the list could go on. I almost gave up but in the end I decided to post the photos the way they were. I hope I will be able to take better shots when we move to our new apartment.

All the cards are for the Cuttlebug Challenge #12. We were supposed to sand the embossing. If you want to play go here.

Am avut mari dificultati in a fotografia aceste felicitari cu un aparat slab, lumina slaba etc. Aproape m-am dat batuta, dar am hotarat totusi sa public imaginile asa cum sunt. Sper sa fac poze mai bune dupa ce ne mutam in noul nostru apartament.

Toate felicitarile sunt pentru un concurs de pe acest blog. Tema era sa slefuim hartia stantata in prealabil. Concursul e inca deschis daca doriti sa participati.




Card 1.




Card 2. (This is my favorite)


Card 3.


Card 4.


Card 5.

And now for the promised Royal Chocolates.
All you have to do is post a comment in which you tell me which of the 5 cards is your favorite. You can also choose one of the unmade cards I showed you yesterday.
The prize will be the card you said was your favorite and some white flowers like the ones I used for these cards.
I will draw the winner using random org on Sunday, the 11 th of January at 10 pm GMT (London Time)

Si acum concursul promis ieri: tot ceea ce aveti de facut este sa postati un comentariu in care sa-mi spuneti care din cele 5 felicitari va place cel mai mult. Puteti sa alegeti si una din ideile prezentate in articolul de ieri. Premiul va consta in felicitarea pe care ati noinalizat-o drept favorita si cateva din florile albe din care am folosit pentru aceste felicitari.
Castigatorul va fi extras cu ajutorul random org duminica, 11 ianuarie la ora 22 GMT (ora Londrei).

Royal Chocolates Winner! (Castigatorul concursului Ciocolata Imperiala)

As the image above shows (click for larger view) the winner of this week's Royal Chocolates draw is comment number 3: LINDSAY. Congratulations, Lindsay! You have won a new custom designed header for your blog. Please contact me by e-mail to discuss the details.

The rest of you, stay tuned cause I'll soon find another occasion to offer you chocolates. ;)

Dupa cum puteti vedea in imaginea de mai sus (click pentru a o mari) castigatorul Ciocolatei Imperiale de saptamana acesta este NUMARUL 3: LINDSAY. Astept sa ma contacteze prin e-mail pentru a discuta detaliile.

Restul, fiti pe faza! In curand voi gasi un nou motiv pentru a va servi cu ciocolata. ;)

New Look and... "Royal Chocolates" (Un now look si "Ciocolata Imperiala")

Many of you have noticed my blog has a new look. This Royal Red is my favorite color when it comes to design. I think it's the most elegant color. Actually I didn't plan for the new look. I stumbled upon this background on my computer while searching for some sort of a swirl to make a background paper for the wedding invitations I'm designing at the moment. I tried the background on the blog and...wow! ... I suddenly felt like changing my blog aspect completely. It was all done in 1 hour.

Now what about the "Royal Chocolates"? Well, I love my new blog so much that I have decided to give one of you the chance to change your blog's looks. I wanted to call it "Blog Candy" first but then I thought: "Hey, that name doesn't match your new look!" and changed it. Why "Royal Chocolates"? Because I love fantasy and I love stories about princesses and castles and noble heroes and this blog is the place where I can be just that and leave out reality :)
Here are the details: You have to leave a comment to this post and tell me 2 things:
#1. What do you think about my new blog layout? (honestly)
#2. Indicate one blog whose design you like most. (any on the internet)
What do you win?
I'll use random org to pick a winner on Sunday evening (7pm GMT). The winner will get a custom designed header for her/his blog. Also, I'll ask the winner to post the Royal Chocolates Badge on his/her blog to give me credit for the design. We'll discuss the design details afterwards.


Please be back on Sunday to see who the winner is.

Google Cache image of my blog's old layout
Imagine din Google Cache a vechiului design

Multi ati observat probabil ca mi-am schimbat design-ul blogului. Totul s-a datorat imaginii pe care o vedeti acum in background si pe care am gasit-o intamplator pe calculator in timp ce cautam niste inflorituri pentru invitatiile la care tocmai lucrez. Am incercat noul background pe site, mi-a placut, si intr-o ora am adus design-ul la stadiul in care este acum.

"Ciocolata Imperiala" este denumirea pe care i-am dat-o eu faimosului "Blog Candy" si are legatura cu pasiunea mea pentru fantezie: povesti cu printese, palate si razboinici.
Iata detaliile: Trebuie sa faceti un comentariu la acest articol in care sa precizati 2 lucruri:
#1. Ce parere aveti despre noua "'faţa" a blog-ului meu? (sincer)
#2. Care este blogul al carui design va place cel mai mult? (orice blog de pe internet)
Ce castigati?
Voi folosi un generator de numere aleatoare ca random org pentru a desemna un castigator duminica la ora 7pm GMT (10 seara ora Romaniei). Acesta va primi un header nou nout pentru blogul sau. De asemenea, voi ruga castigatorul sa-si posteze insigna Royal Chocolates pe blog pentru a-mi credita design-ul. Detaliile le vom stabili dupa.

Va astept duminica pentru a vedea cine este castigatorul.