Weeds and wildflowers... and candy?

Hello everybody!

Spring in Sweet November Land is a magical time of year. Sure, there is lots of play and good times to be had but there is also plenty of work to be done as well. And I know a few industrious denizens who love nothing more than to roll up their sleeves and get their hands dirty. Perhaps you will join me on a stroll down the garden path to meet these charming characters?

Did you catch that scent of fresh turned soil warmed by the morning sunbeams? It brings with it the promise of flowers and all sorts of growing things. There is a special group in Sweet November who dedicate their time to making sure that the gardens are immaculate... and they are the Garden Gnomes. Little miss Tilly is the first Garden Gnome we stumble upon during our stroll and she is busy, busy, busy! There is so much prep work to be done so that the seeds can all be planted in time and she is just the gnome to do it. Tilly takes a lot of pride in her straight rows and perfectly spaced planting mounds because she knows that once her little seedlings begin to sprout each one will have all of the water and nutrients that they need to grow and flourish. Now be careful not to trample on all of her hard work as we leave Tilly to her task and continue on down the garden path. 

Though Tilly did reach into her apron pocket to treat us with a bit of candy, take a look-see...      

The Tilly candy kit includes; one Sweet November Garden Gnome Tilly rubber stamp, twelve 6x6 sheets of Crate Story Teller paper, small Studio G acrylic stamp, Prima flowers, Kaiser Craft pearls, ribbon, twine, buttons, mini doilies, wood veneer birds, four envelopes, four card blanks and my card.

All you have to do for a chance to win the candy is leave a comment on this post. If you link to the candy on your own blog that is great and much appreciated but not a requirement... I want everyone to be able to play along. And when I say everyone, I mean everyone. I will ship the candy anywhere in the world so everyone is encouraged to play! :)

The candies will stay open through Friday, May 4th and I will announce the winners on Saturday, May 5th. And just so you know... all of the new May stamps will be available for purchase Thursday night at the ATS store.

Alrighty, now be sure to visit the Sweet November Gals' blogs! Kadie, Nancy, and Marion are each sowing the seeds of creativity today! :)
Once again... instead of using random generator I will be printing out names and tossing them in a hat SO if you leave comments for the SN gals on their blogs, you will get an extra name in the hat for each one that you do... this will up your chances of winning the candy... fun, fun, fun! :)

That's a wrap on day one of our May SN previews... I hope you have had fun meeting this new Sweet November cutie and come back tomorrow to see who else will be sprouting in the garden!

Supply list: 

cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It 

paper- Crate (Story Teller) 

stamps- Sweet November (Garden Gnome Tilly), Papertrey Ink (Garden Variety and Garden Variety 2), Kraftin' Kimmie (sentiment) 

ink- Memento tuxedo black and rich cocoa, Colorbox chestnut roan, Tsukineko fresh green, Tim Holtz ripe persimmon distress 

Papertrey Ink Garden Variety die

Crate Storyteller die cuts

Divine Twine

Martha Stewart butterfly punch

Zva pearls

Copic markers:

skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20, R21

hair- E30, E33, E35

clothes- R05, R08, E09, E40, E41, 0, BG70, BG72, Y21, Y26, G12, G14, E53, E55, E57