“VH: Is there a moment from your childhood connected to craft that really stands out for you?
SG: Growing up, we didn’t have a junior high school in our district. We went to elementary school through eighth grade and then straight to high school. In seventh grade, in effort to bring art to us (because the teachers were only teaching main subjects), my teacher Mr. Sweeney gave us charcoal to sketch with outside. I had these shoes that were wicker with a flower embellishment. I guess I loved the texture, so I took them off and drew my shoes. I loved how the drawing turned out. When Mr. Sweeney was going through everyone’s art later, without filtering his reaction, he said, ‘I let you guys out to draw nature! You’re the best artist in the class and you do this?!’ He meant to be angry with me, but when he said that, it was the first time I ever thought of myself as an artist.”
Today’s Giveaway: Box of Sandi’s Signature Cards!
How to Win:
POST A COMMENT HERE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS (BY 8AM CT ON TOMORROW). Poster’s will be chosen via drawing at random.
Rules:
Please be sure to include your real, FULL name (not just your screen name) on your post. Winners will be posted on this blog every few days with instructions on getting me your mailing address. Prizes unclaimed will be put up for grabs at the end of the Craft Corps Give-Away-A-Day in May.
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Love this giveaway. Miss the scrapbook show on DIY with Sandi. Gayle Pugmire
Anonymous
Those cards are so cute. It’s great some of the things people come up with, It shows that all you need to do is try and you can accomplish anything you want.
Kathy Kitt
Anonymous
wow sandy great cards…you are truly an artist. love your work..
I’ve always loved Sandi’s style. I really enjoyed watching her make anything with Carol Duval and then later on her own.
Grace Hernandez
These cards are beautiful! I don’t know if I could ever figure out how to make those. I should try to conquer paper crafts next… -Grace Hernandez
Anonymous
Sandi’s art cards are beautiful and playful at once. I don’t know how I’ve missed them in the past – but, I’ll be looking from now on. Thanks. Rhonda Ready
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what lovely cards
I love Sandy!
Amanda Cannon
cannon_Amanda@hotmail.com
These are wonderful! great giveaway!!!
Oh, I’ve watched Sandy for years. It would be a real joy to have her boxed set.
Thanks,
June Rhodes
How unique!
Annie Terry
Love this giveaway. Miss the scrapbook show on DIY with Sandi.
Gayle Pugmire
Those cards are so cute. It’s great some of the things people come up with, It shows that all you need to do is try and you can accomplish anything you want.
Kathy Kitt
wow sandy great cards…you are truly an artist. love your work..
colleen martineau
glyndi4don@sbcglobal.net
I’ve always loved Sandi’s style. I really enjoyed watching her make anything with Carol Duval and then later on her own.
These cards are beautiful! I don’t know if I could ever figure out how to make those. I should try to conquer paper crafts next…
-Grace Hernandez
Sandi’s art cards are beautiful and playful at once. I don’t know how I’ve missed them in the past – but, I’ll be looking from now on. Thanks.
Rhonda Ready
what totally fun cards!!!
Sandi’s cards are wonderful! Thanks so much for the giveaway!
Jodi Brown
Cool cards!
Becky Diffen
Please include me!
we love Sandi !!
Those cards look awesome! I wish I could figure out how to make those!
Beautiful!
Stacy Beth
WOW those a beautiful count me in!!
Denise Layman
I love cards! These are really cool.
Thanks, Vicki and Sandi!
Beth Brooke
I miss watching Sandy on DIY. I’d love to win. Thanks for the chance.
Very interesting, something I would love to try.
Judy Smith
super cute! Bree Gordon
Lovely cards!
Kelli Cree
Sandy Alvarez loooooove it!
Wow, these are gorgeous. I would be thrilled to win these.
Nice cards.
Amanda Kattner
So coooool!!
[Miranda Ettinger]
I would love these!
Leigh Ann Torres
What amazing cards! Thanks for the fun.
Laura Farrell
thepricklypinecone(at)hotmail(dot)com
The cards are super! I’d love to have them.
Barbara Moore
lmoore(at)flippinweb(dot)com
Great cards!
Nichole Burke
Great cards, I know a lot of people who would love to receive one of these from me. 🙂
Eleanor Gona
I love her stuff!
Brandy Klotzle
what cute cards!
Susan M Hall
I already won something but just want to say these are gorgeous!!
If there is anything I like more than crafts…it’s organized crafts! hahahah
Sounds fun!
these are great!
jessica cheney
amazing cards, what a fun gift to mail!
Jenny Rekeweg
Awesome I would love to win.
I love the cards and also enjoyed Sandi’s show!
I love to watch Sandy create her mini-masterpieces within a card! It amazes me what she can do with paper :):)
-mark garrod
Awesome sauce! Pick me, random generator, pick me!
Susan Rodnite
Wow! It would be tough to give these cards away to people. They are works of art in themselves!
Raydra Hall
What cool cards.
Jennifer Cory
Of course I would love to win Sandi’s cards! Who wouldn’t? They are beautiful and well done. Karen Lopez