Huge Spellbinder's Blog Candy!!!

Hey everyone - I just remembered that Spellbinders - you know those must nestabilities is having a huge Blog Candy New Release Giveaways every day on the DT's blogs. Last time around I was lucky enough to win a set of the Pinking Rounds and you know I'm a huge fan of the nesties.

You can't win if you don't enter!!! Click -->HERE<-- to get the details.

We Have a Winner!!! and the 12th Day

Yeah!!! We have a winner folks. My random hand was Hunter's again and he picked out of a bowl (I know so high tech)...

#22

Anonymous said...

My guess is door #2.
Tiffany

December 11, 2008 4:16 PM

Tiffany, if you could e-mail me (mypaperhaven@gmail.com) your snail mail I will forward it on to Mandy or if she already has your address at the store just let her know that you won my contest.

Thank you to EVERYONE that came and visited and played. I know there were a lot more that visited than played - you should play you know... you can't win free stuff unless you play :)

And finally, DOOR #2 IS MY REAL DOOR. My friend made and painted that cute Santa.

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Sadly I have to say that today is the 12th and final day of all the fun to be had at Limelight and to close out this great holiday celebration you will have to go visit Ms Limelight herself -->HERE<-- Today's special is TaDa Frosty Flake rubber stamp for $3.50. Lots of great specials over at the store so make sure you go check it out!

Its my Day of the 12 Days of Christmas at Limelight Papercrafts

This is the 2nd post today! Make sure you scroll down so you don't miss the Sketch and Product Challenge - you have all weekend to play.

On the 11th Day of Christmas My True Love game to me...

Wowza folks, we are just about done with the 12 days of Christmas - Yikes!!! Anyway, today is my day and its real simple. I have pictures of three doors that represent the infamous 3 Mystery Doors.



So here's the scoop. All you have to do is guess which door today's prize is behind - Door 1, Door 2, or Door 3. Now the twist is that one of these doors is really MY DOOR (haha). You don't have to be right so please just play along for fun. Everyone's post will be put into the pot and will be randomly picked by some mystery child in my house :).

Now for the prize behind the door. Well, as you know, I love Kaisercraft, so its perfect that Mandy paired me with these 2 great items ---- Kaisercraft Christmas Bell Rhinestone Picture and Kaisercraft Christmas Mix Flowers.



You've got until midnight (EST) time tonight to make your guess and reply to this post and I'll pick a winner tonight and post tomorrow. Have fun and good luck!!

So after you post, make sure you go visit the store because Mandy still has those specials going on! Today's item is TaDa Fiddle Dee Frame cardmaking kit (8-pk) for $5.

Thanks for playing along for all these days. Mandy and the team have done an awesome job and I hope you have had fun. Remember, there will be a grand prize winner at the end of it all too!

Limelight 6 Chicks Thursday Sketch and Product Challenge

Wowza, lots of stuff going on at Limelight Papercrafts! I will start off with our Thursday Sketch and Product Challenge. Here's a blurb straight from the Horse's mouth - which happens to be our lovely Brandi Parshley (hehe)

There's something magical about falling flakes of snow that has the ability to captivate both those young and old. Whether it's your first snowfall or your 50th, you can't help but be mesmerized by the beauty of falling snow. Today we celebrate snow and say "Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!" Let's see those snowflakes and snowmen stamps! Mesmerize us with snowy fun flock hills and glistening trees covered in snow. Anything with snow goes in this sketch and product challenge!

Here are the dirty details:

• Sketch and Product Challenge theme - Let it snow, snowflakes, snowmen, anything with snow.
  
• If you happen to have Limelight goods - Awesome! But IT IS NOT A REQUIREMENT. Geesh we all have a lot, so just use what ya got, join the fun, and play along.
  
• The winning participant will receive their choice of any type of glitter that is offered at Limelight.
  
• Entries are submitted by posting a comment and a link to the card or online gallery on Mandy's blog.
  
• All entries must be submitted by Sunday, December 14th by midnight.
  
• Uploads to SCS should have the keyword: LLPC0010

Here is my take on the sketch:

I think this card turned out very cute and Brandi, I do like the sketch - it worked out great for me. I cut my strips of cardstock and then ran them through my cuttlebug using the Swiss Dots Folder and the Snowflakes Folder. Then I took the Angel Wings Shimmerz and with a sponge brush covered the entire strip (just the darker blue cardstock). I love how it turned out. I then used my Martha Stewart Snowflake punch and then covered them with the Shimmerz too and finally added a little bit of extra bling with the tiny rhinestones in the center.

For the image, I got out my Stampedous penguin, stamped him with my Memento Black Tuxedo ink and then colored him with my Copics. Not a lot to color so it was super fast. I also added a little more Shimmerz to his scarf. Thanks to my friend Becky who happened to stop by while I was working on this card. She's the one that suggested the Shimmerz.

And finally, I stamped "happy holidays" (Unity's Bitty Christmas Tags) and punched it out with my Word Window punch.

Make sure to visit the other Limelight Ladies for even more inspiration:

Brandi
JenMarie
Becky
Ryann
Lisa
Mandy
Tiffany (7th Chick)

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you will be able to play along this weekend!!

{Recipe}

Cardstock: White, Dutch Blue, Heavenly Blue, Outdoor Denim (CTMH)
Ink: Dutch Blue, Memento Tuxedo Black
Stamps: Tiny Penguin (Stampendous), Bitty Christmas Tags (Unity Co.)
Other: Shimmerz, Cuttlebug embossing Folders, Nesties, Copics,

Brrr... get those mittens out and more...

Good morning! Ok, I have to say that I just love this card I'm sharing with you. I really enjoyed the whole mitten theme the other day and I really wanted to make another mitten card.

I used some Pink Paislee paper that I just received from Mandy the other day. I used my mitten template and cut my cardstock and then cut another layer of the printed paper. Then I took my ruler and and drew lines across my mitten so I could see where to sew. Don't look to closely, my tension was all off... I then covered it with my beloved Kaisercraft Rhinestones in 3 different colors and 3 different sizes at all the intersections where my seams crossed. Then, I had to do the whole paper chenille look again - thank you, thank you Lori McCroskey, becasue I can't get enough of that look. Its white Mulberry paper that is sewn on and then cut fringe like and then stylishly "fluffed". I used the same thing for my cookie box -->HERE<--, but Lori's blog Clearly iStamp is where I originally saw the technique. Click -->HERE<-- for her tutorial. I finished my card with a bit of ribbon and a super cute stamped image of a snowman from Unity Co.'s stamp set called Bitty Christmas Tags. I got this set from Limelight and it has really been one of my go to sets this season.

{Recipe}
Cardstock: Olive (CTMH)
DP: Pink Paislee
Stamps: Bitty Christmas Tags (Unity Co)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Other: Mulberry Paper, Copics, Kaisercraft Rhinestones, PTI Ribbon, Sewing, Nestabilities

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Its Day 9 of the 12 Days of Christmas over at Limelight Papercrafts. Its JenMarie's turn in the spotlight. Go visit to play and have a chance to win JenMarie's very own Cupcake Owl stamp from Odd Bird Planet!

Mandy's special at the store are Prima Sprites 2 (Black, Fuchsia, Ivory, or Light Blue) for $3.50 Go check out all the fabulous stuff that Mandy has in stock and don't forget to stock up on the Kasiercraft bling before I take them all (hehe)

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And just a reminder that Lori has blog candy up for grabs just for answering a simple little question. Click -->HERE<-- and it will take you right there. Oops and one more thing... I have a simple little tutorial for you over at Clearly istamp today too. If you have time go check it out :)

Thanks so much for coming by and visiting me.

Busy, Busy, Busy - Color Challenge, Day 8, Blog Candy

Busy, busy, busy. Isn't' that the mantra that we are either saying or hearing right now. It is definitely one of the craziest times of the year for sure. Yesterday was the day Hunter finally got his birthday party - poor kid - he ended up waiting a week afterwards for it. But fun was had by all. Actually, I'm not sure since I wasn't there for the most of it. I took the boys shopping for goody bags since I had forgotten to make any - it was my intention to leave with the twins anyway so it all worked out. Let me tell you they are not fun to shop with though. This is what I heard most of the time unless they were looking at toys - "I don't like that."

I have one little story to share though and then we'll move to more crafty stuff. So we are browsing around and we get to an end cap with Lightening McQueen (a toy car) and Will decided that he has to have it and proceeds to snatch it right up and put it into the cart (he is in the basket part of it). I did some quick thinking and decided that it would be best to just let him hold onto it for now becuase I really didn't want to listen to a wailing child. We meander our way to the checkout line and when we get up there the boys help me put everything on the counter. Then I distract them by telling theme there are some neat cards to look at while I very quickly whisper to the checker "I don't want this... could you please hide it away... thank you." She was very understand and whisks it under the counter and rings up the rest of my things. I pay and off we go. Will is asking me about his car and I hold him off saying that we need to get into the car first and get settled. Once we are in the car and all belted in I give him the bag and let him look. He searches around and says that he can't find it and I act all surprised, shocked, and sympathetic and then proceed to tell him that the "bad" checker must have forgotten to put it in the bag. And that was that. No tantrums or anything. He just said "oh" and off we went. Bad Mommy huh??? I thought the whole thing was so cute and a riot.

Ok, so back to the whole busy, busy, busy thing. I want to first start off by letting everyone know that Linda Borneman did and is going to be hosting a weekend color challenge over at the Clear Dollar Stamps group forum at Paper Craft Planet. Click -->HERE<-- for all the details. I hope you can play next week. This is a great way to get those CDstamps inked up!

There are so many wonderful challenge and sketch blogs out there and I just haven't been able to play as much lately and it just makes me sad... but I did manage to squeeze in Linda's. Color challenges are nice because it does give you a starting point, but are also very general. Anything goes once you've got the colors. This card is what I did for it. The colors were Red, White, and Teal. This was really a very simple card, just layering the colors.

Edited to add: And the bonus here is that it also works for Stamp Something Challenge this week - Snow Something :)

{Recipe}

Cardstock: Ocean, White (CTMH), Pure Poppy (PTI)
Ink: White Daisy, Ocean (CTMH), Pure Poppy (PTI)
Stamps: Fanciful Flakes (CDstamps)
Other: PTI Ribbon, Kaisercraft Rhinestones, SU! Word Window Punch
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Next up is the continuation of the 12 Days of Christmas over at Limelight Papercrafts. Today is Day 8 and you need to head on over to Sarah Anderson's Blog - The Scrampin" Mama for the challenge. Her prize is a Unity Stamp - you'll have to go visit to find out which one :)

And don't worry, Mandy has a new item she is featuring at the store - Bazzill Just the Edge cardstock strips for $2.

Remember the more you play the better chance you have at the Grand Prize!!!

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BLOG CANDY - yep - Lori over at Clearly iStamp is offering up some more blog candy for you. Its easy peasy and you should head on over and leave a comment for her - another easy question for you to answer. Hint - I love that stamp set that is up for grabs.

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And finally, if you are interested in seeing a picture of Hunter's cake yesterday head on over to My Family Blog. I'm telling you now it isn't anything mind blowing, its just the cake he wanted sort of.

Ok, I think that is it... as usual I feel like I've forgotten something, but I guess I can always add it on later.

Thanks for visiting once again and I wish everyone a wonderful day and week.

Day 7 of 12

The countdown continues with the 12 Days of Christmas at Limelight Papercrafts! Today is Day 7 and is being hosted by Brandi Parshley. Hop on over for a chance at a great prize and of course Mandy has a great special at the store. Today's item is Little Yellow Bicycle Christmas Magic Clear Stamp Set for only $9.

I also wanted to share the little project I had my club make yesterday. This is such a cute, but simple project. I first saw it quite awhile ago on Cambia's blog and have actually made it quite a few times. The stamp and paper are from CTMH and I'm so disappointed that they discontinued the lighter aqua aka Breeze color. This was one of my faves. The printed paper is also retiring - so sad, but that great little circle stamp is from a super cute Valentine set called All My Love. I thought it worked perfectly though for this little winter treat. The snow flake is a Martha Stewart punch and the little candies are those inexpensive mints.

That's it for me today... except for Hunter's birthday party later this afternoon. I've decided that after food, cake, and presents, I am taking the twins and leaving - not sure what we'll be doing or where we'll be doing it at, but it will be a lot more fun for the older boys if the little ones aren't there.

Thanks for visiting and have a wonderful Sunday.

I'm so Spacey

Good morning everyone!!! All right, I probably am spacey, but in reality its Changito the Monkey who is spacey today (lol). I just got this new set of Changitos yesterday with my Limelight Papercraft order. As soon as I saw this set, I knew I had to have it. And as soon as I got it, I had to make a quick card with him. Isn't he cute??

I stamped in Memento Black Tuxedo ink and then colored him in with Copics - super fast and easy. I also used some scraps of Kaisercraft Paper I already had. The first time I used this paper, I paired it with Pink Cat Studio's Billy, but I think it works just as well with little Changito. I like the stars on the paper. I then added a bit of sparkle with my Spica Gold Pen and that is it.

Now, reminders...

Today is Day 5 of the 12 Days of Christmas at Limelight Papercrafts. I hope you have had time to participate and are having fun! Visit Ryann over at The Inked Spot for a chance to play for... some Shimmerz in Periwinkle!!! Visit this POST for the rest of the 12 Days schedule and finally, today's special item at Limelight Papercrafts is... Changito Elf Rubber Stamp - you know I love Changito :)

And tomorrow I'll be sharing a project that Mandy challenged the entire DT to come up with - some sort of cookie/sweet holiday packaging. I love my project and think it turned out terribly cute. You can be the judge tomorrow ;)

And once again, I feel like I've forgotten something and I'm sure I'll remember when I hit post. Either way, have a fabulous Friday!!!

Some super quickie Thank You Cards

Good morning! I wanted to share some super fast thank you cards that I made for Hunter. In the past, I've had him draw all his own etc, but I decided to make them and then just let him write a note and sign them.

The stamps used were a Close to my Heart Set called Flyin' High and a Stampin Up! set. The paper is some from my stash.






Today is also Day 4 with Drew Cheshire (Mandy's awesome hubby) of the 12 Days of Christmas at Limelight Papercrafts. Today's special at the store is Piggy Tales Sliding Doors (6-pk.) $5. Click -->HERE<-- for all the details. Don't worry, if you weren't able to play along with the previous challenges and games, because there is still a ton in store for you. Go visit and have some fun!!!

Thanks for visiting and have a great day!!

Wednesday

Hi all! Neat title huh?? Ok, not, but it is the truth. I don't have anything visual to share this morning (hopefully later), but I do have information :)

Today is Day 3 of the 12 Days of Christmas for Limelight Papercrafts. Along with the challenges and games that are happening each day, Mandy is featuring a special item at the store each day as well. Today's special item is Pink Paislee Tinsel Town Clear Stamp Set for only $10. What a bargain. To get all the details for the 12 Days of Christmas click -->HERE<-- I also managed to get -->HERE<--. Today is the last day for an entry to some gorgeous SEI Glitzmas line. Cath from Paper Crafts Magazine has an interview of Nichole Heady today on her new blog called Moxie Fab World. If you keep scrolling, there is a link to the giveaway. Check it out!!

Limelight Christmas Card Blitz and 12 days of Christmas

Good morning Craft Enthusiasts! I have a couple of things to share with you today. I'll start with what you can get just by having fun and participating. I want to apologize for not posting yesterday but it was sidelined with birthday stuff.

Mandy at Limelight Papercrafts is hosting 12 days of Christmas to celebrate the holiday season. The DT and some super cool guests are all contributing a day in the celebration. Here are all the details and time line of events.

Dec. 1 - Lisa Henke, challenge. PRIZE: Jumbo Get Rollin' from Clearsnap (you can stick acrylic stamps around this and create your own background to roll!)
Dec. 2 - Lee Murphy, Inspiration Challenge. PRIZE: Unity Sleigh Ride stamp.
Dec. 3 - Jessica Russell, Guess the Xmas Song. PRIZE: Christmas Magic Epoxy Glitter Stickers.
Dec. 4 - Drew Cheshire, Xmas Movie Trivia. PRIZE: Kaisercraft Black Arrow Rhinestone
Picture, Kaisercraft Pear Tree Brads.
Dec. 5 - Ryann Salamon, Blurred Photo. PRIZES: Periwinkle Shimmerz.
Dec. 6 - Becky Carafa, Xmas Bingo. PRIZE: Kaisercraft Hot Pink Rhinestones, Kaisercraft Christmas Bell Rhinestone Picture.
Dec. 7 -Brandi Parshley, Name that Christmas Cookie. PRIZE: Emerald Green Liquid Pearls.
Dec. 8 - Sarah Anderson, Xmas Music Game. PRIZE: Unity Fleeting Dragonfly stamp.
Dec. 9 - Jennifer Taylor (JenMarie), Gift Card Holder Game. PRIZE: Clearsnap Sparkling Amethyst Glitter, JenMarie's Cupcake Owl stamp (unmounted, OBP).
Dec. 10 - Tiffany Johnson, Xmas Mad Libs. PRIZE: Stampendous! Doodle Loots Mini Crystal
Stars.
Dec. 11 - Katie Renz, Door #1, 2, 3. PRIZE: Kaisercraft Christmas Bell Rhinestone Picture, Kaisercraft Christmas Mix Flowers.
Dec. 12 - Mandy Cheshire, Where's Waldo. PRIZE: Coal Shimmerz.

And if that doesn't sound good enough, Mandy is having a GRAND PRIZE winner at the end of it all. You will receive an entry for each challenge/game that you participate in. The PRIZE is your choice of one of the Bundle Up Christmas Cardmaking Kit.

Today is Day 2 so head on over to Lee Murphy's.

And to celebrate, I made my own Christmas Card Blitz with the gorgeous paper pack from Little Yellow Bicycle. I love all this paper and the die cuts that come with it. I love stamping, but sometimes its nice to take a break and still create some awesome stuff. I did lots of accenting with pop dots, a few rhinestone embellishments, and a bit of liquid glass.




Thanks for coming by and visiting. Oh and one more thing... I have a post up on the Clear Dollar Stamps Blog - Clearly iStamp today. I'm focusing on one of my favorite stamp sets from CDstamps with a little project.



{Recipe}

Cardstock: CTMH (card bases)
DP: Little Yellow Bicycle (from Limelight)
Ink: Misc
Stamps: One from $1 G stamp
Other: Liquid Glass, rhinestone embellishments
Other:

World Card Making Day (WCMD) Blog Candy Winner

Hi everyone! Once again, thank you all for participating and playing along with Limelight Papercrafts' sponsored WCMD celebration. I hope you had fun and got a chance to make a couple of cards too.

I numbered all the participating players and wrote the numbers on equal sized pieces of paper, folded them up, and then had Hunter pick one out a bowl. He picked....

#4 who happens to be: Ryann from San Diego. Please e-mail me (link under 'View Profile') with your snail mail address.

Love your chandelier card!! Here are my answers:


1. lime wedge
2. sixteeen
3. seven
4. five dollars
5. Bazzill Basics, Waste Not, WorldWin
6. Vol. 3
7. Christmas Cupcake!!
8. yellow
9. six
10. 35 dollars or more

October 4, 2008 6:51 AM

Totally Random Pictures out of the Blue - Blog Candy Winner to be Announced Later

Good morning! (ok, I wrote this last night) I'm going to let Hunter pick the winner as soon as I get everybody's name down on paper. A HUGE thank you to everyone who played along yesterday.

So, just to tide you over I have some completely random pictures to share and a few thoughts. I love to scrapbook, but I think one of the biggest hurdles for me is getting the pictures out. Mind you (hubby was trying to organize our vast number of digital photos), we have taken over 17,000
photos. I have all these photos that I can scrapbook and I always feel overwhelmed. I know its just something I need to get over, but its my Achilles heel nonetheless.

Anyway, here are some photos that I was looking at. The twins are 5 months old which means that Hunter was 6 years old. And look how short my hair is - I was also in my straightening phase. (2 1/2 years ago)

And I love these next photos of Hunter. Seriously, he used to talk with his hands just like this picture. So grown up...

And this next one just makes me chuckle.

This was taken when the twins were 7 months... do you think they are identical?? Would you be able to tell them apart?

This is Nate - my thumb sucker - he's still sucking his thumb and amazingly enough or not, he has completely altered his jaw line and the structure of his teeth - it is truly amazing when you compare their mouths. They both got their teeth in the same order and within weeks of each other.
And this is Will. I love the look on his face.

Thanks for letting me share and I promise I'll be back...

World Card Making Day (WCMD) Celebrations with Limelight Papercrafts

Hello all! Today is going to be a fun day for you. Limelight Papercrafts via Mandy is sponsoring tons - yup tons of fun prizes. So what do you have to do to win some of these prizes? Just sit back, visit some great blogs, and have fun. Here is a list of the DT Members and friends that are sponsoring games to celebrate WCMD. Make sure you visit all the blogs to increase your chance of winning some awesome prizes.

Mandy
Becky
JenMarie
Brandi
AJ
And of course right here!

Limelight Papercrafts Scavenger Hunt

All you have to do is either find the products and/or answer the questions I have posted below. Just leave me a comment with the answers and that is it! How easy is that, plus you have all day to find all the answers and I will then randomly pick a winner tomorrow (Sunday). Do you want to know what the prize is???

Edited SAT am **** my bad, if you read and commented already, thanks so much. I totally got the prize wrong when I did my post and the "REAL" prize is:

To be honest, one of MY FAVORITE items from Limelight Papercrafts. You will receive 2 Packages of Kaisercraft Rhinestones and 2 Packages Kaisercraft Pearls. These are the most awesome embellishments ever. They are self-adhesive and each package comes with a variety of sizes.

So without further ado, here are my 10 questions for you. Go -->HERE<-- to find all your answers.

1. What is the main icon for Limelight Papercrafts?

2. How many colors of Kaisercraft Rhinestones does Mandy have available on her website?

3. How many stamp companies are listed under the stamp category?

4. What is the cost for Unity's Alluring Butterfly Stamp?

5. What are the names of the 3 Cardstock companies that Mandy carries?

6. What volume of the Create a Card does Mandy sell? (hint - look under digital)

7. What is your favorite Just Johanna stamp? (you don't need to own any - just browse)

8. What is the very last color of Stickles listed?

9. How many stamps are in the Pink Cat Studio Boy Background Stamp Set?

10. What is the dollar amount that gets you FREE shipping?

That's all. Just leave a comment with your answers and you get a chance to win an awesome prize. Hey and you'll probably have fun checking out all the eye candy at Limelight Papercrafts. There are worse ways to spend you time ya know.

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This first card features the chandelier from Pink Paislee. I love this Halloween stamp set, it has some neat and different images. I didn't do much with this except I did add some liquid glass to my stamped image. Its just that extra little touch. I added a close up of it too.

{Recipe}
Cardstock: Black (CTMH), Bling Envy (Bazzill), Designer Paper: Pebbles Ink, Stamps: Trick or Treat (Pink Paislee), Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Other: Nestalilities, Liquid Glass (CTMH), Ribbon (Limelight Papercrafts), Uniball Signo White Gel Pen

For my next card, I also used some Limelight Products. If you have ever ordered from Mandy, you know that you always get your product wrapped with Lime tissue paper. I don't throw any tissue paper away ever - I always keep it. I was thrilled to use it with this card. The lime worked so perfectly with all my Halloween stuff.

{Recipe}
Cardstock: Orange (from stash), GP White, Black (CTMH), Ink: Black, White Daisy (CTMH), Versamark, Stamps: Hero Arts, Inkadinkado, Memory Box (sentiment), Other: Green tissue from Limelight (FREE), mod podge, nestabilities labels, circle punches, ribbon (Limelight Papercrafts)

Here's a close up of the spider - I embossed it and then speckled the background with embossing powder too. You can also see the texture of the tissue paper. This technique is called faux silk and you can see the tutorial -->HERE<-- Because of the color tissue paper I used, it doesn't necessarily look like faux silk, but I still love the way it looks. Think of all the possibilities out there with all the colored tissue that comes to us for FREE!
Thanks for stopping and please play along with us and me. I'll be honest and say that my feelings will be hurt if you don't (lol). Seriously, an easy way to win some free goods - I swear the answers aren't hard to find.