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Two Summertime Alpha Sets ~ Free with Purchase!

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Jul 222010

These two brand new alpha sets are available for FREE with $3.00 purchase of my designs at Oscraps!! Check out the special offer details HERE.

*Add both alpha sets to your cart before checkout! Offer excludes some collaborative projects.

Here are a couple of beautiful layouts my creative team created with the Sea Glass Alpha Set!

by Jessica

by Katharyn

Remember, I would LOVE to see what you create with my designs!
While the Oscraps gallery is undergoing maintenance, you can share them with us here or email me: danielle at danielleyoungdesigns.com

Handmade Giveaway : The Winners!

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Jul 152010

Thanks to everyone who entered last week’s Handmade Giveaway! Your comments and tweets are very much appreciated. A special thanks to our generous sponsor – Brandi of Catie’s Blue, too!

Now, let’s get right to the winners, shall we? I’ve randomized the comments below… and the grand prize winner and the five runners-up are:

Congratulations Joan, winner of a pair of beautiful handmade earrings created by Catie’s Blue!!! You’ll get to choose between Brandi’s Debut Earrings or Cotillion Earrings. Both are gorgeous ~ you can’t go wrong!

And congratulations to Christy, Debra, Tracey, Tamara and Sharon – each of you have won my Sea Glass Alpha Set! All of you can email me at danielle at danielleyoungdesigns dot com to claim your prizes.

And don’t forget to stay connected with Catie’s Blue here -> www.catiesblue.com

Catie's Blue Handmade Giveaway

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Jul 072010

I purchased a pair of stacked earrings from my friend Brandi’s Etsy shop called Catie’s Blue last week – they are beautiful and my birthstone, too! Catie’s Blue handmade jewelry has been so inspiring to me… the delicate metals and gemstones even inspired this tiny “Seaglass Alpha Set,” now available HERE at Oscraps.

Now, here’s the really fun part… Brandi has generously offered an exclusive giveaway just for my blog readers! And one very lucky reader will win a pair of her handmade earrings, PLUS you get to choose from these two incredible handmade creations! (click the images for details and additional photos)

First, the Debut Earrings…

Or, the Cotillion Earrings…

Gorgeous, right?!?

Here’s how to win: leave a comment here on this blog post before July 14th at midnight ET. One winner will be selected randomly for the grand prize on Thursday, July 15th. Five runners up will be selected to receive my Seaglass Alpha Set, too. Increase your chances of winning by tweeting the giveaway – be sure to come back and leave another comment with a link to your Twitter post. Good luck!

Special thanks to Brandi of Catie’s Blue for sponsoring this phenomenal giveaway!!
Stay connected with Catie’s Blue here -> www.catiesblue.com

Home Sweet Home

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Jul 062010

we returned home from vacation to a broken air conditioner… in this july georgia heat, that’s not good!! with that breaking down plus my new, and always inspiring, issue of cooking light magazine (don’t subscribe to it? check it out here!), i decided to make some homemade patriotic popsicles instead of cupcakes!

a great alternative to those store-bought, ultra-sugary pops, these strawberry/yogurt/blueberry popsicles are all natural, fresh, AND delicious!

the hubs ate several…

they were such a hit that i’ve already ordered more popsicle molds and i want to test some new flavors! so tell me, what’s your favorite popsicle flavor?

Happy Independence Day!

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Jul 032010

Last year, the hubs and I hosted a cookout plus swimming & fireworks for July 4th. We’ll probably do the exact same thing this year. But no complaints here… I love this new tradition!

I’ve decided that what we need now is some good, patriotic cupcakes to complete our celebration! I can’t help but share a few masterpieces that I stumbled across while looking for an easy, but still impressive creation! (Sorry in advance! mmmmm…)

WOW! These are truly amazing & inspiring, BUT I think I’ll just make some simpler buttercream cupcakes with a little decorative star on top! HA!

In other news – We’ve just been at the beach for a much-needed, week-long vacation. It was so beautiful & relaxing (maybe that laid back attitude is affecting my cupcake energy)! I’ll need to sort through my pictures, and I’ll post some of my faves this week. In the meantime, here’s just one that I took on my phone (<-- my new iPhone 4, which I love!) So pretty…