FS86 From the Heart {Always} & Giveaway

Happy Sunday and thanks for stopping by! Today's card is for this week's Featured Stamper "FS86" over at Splitcoast. I have not had a lot of time to do the Featured Stamper but I just decided to just do it! I saw this darling card in Terry's gallery and I just fell is LOVE with the simple but elegant design.

Would you like to win this card? Please leave me a comment and you will be entered to win. I will announce a winner on Wednesday, October 1st.

I would also like to announce the two winners for the fun paper giveaway by My Mind's Eye from the "Be Merry" collection. If you see your name posted below, please email me your addy to I can get your paper to you. jdmeyer6@sbcglobal.net

Congratulations to:

Jennifer Love from "Cuppy Cake"

Vicki Garrett from "Summerthyme Studio"


Thanks for stopping by,

OCC - Stitching Challenge

Happy Saturday everyone! Welcome to Jennifer's Sweet Designs! Thanks to all who have participated in the chipboard challenge last week along with case the OCC girls on Our Creative Corner. The challenge to case the OCC will continue until Tuesday, September 30th. If you link your card back to the comment section by September 30th, you will be entered to win some NEW paper from the "Be Merry" collection by My Mind's Eye.

This week's challenge over at Our Creative Corner, is brought to us by our September host Amy Sheffer. The challenge is to use colored stitching on your project. You can do machine, hand, or faux stitching, but your thread has to be a color - no white allowed.

For more fun samples from the OCC, please check out the OCC challenge blog! A NEW challenge is posted every Saturday and just for a little extra fun we even throw in a mid-week challenge from time to time. :)

Here is the recipe ~ Stamps: Always Paper: Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Regal Rose, Sweet Always DSP Ink: Chocolate Chip Accessories: Sizzix Scalloped Die, Circle Nestabilities - Cut At Home, Tags/Nestabilities - Cut At Home, Ribbon, Janome Mini Sewing Machine.

Have a wonderful weekend,

Sketches Sketch Challenge SC63

I have two cards to share with all of you, the second card will be post later this afternoon. My first post was designed for a fun sketch challenge over at the sketches challenge Blog. Tamara posts a NEW Sketch challenge every Thursday. Today's card is for this week's sketch challenge "SC63". Tamara would LOVE it if you played along. If you post your card to Splitcoast, please use "Sketches" in the keyword. There is no time limit, so come on by and play along! :)


For those that emailed me , I will get back to you today! For those that are waiting for a mailing, they went out yesterday.


Have a wonderful day!

Hugs & smiles,

SC195 Be Merry

Good afternoon... I actually changed this afternoons post to today's Sketch Challenge over at Splitcoast. I will share the original post on Friday, hope you can join me then! :)

I got to stamp a little bit today so I quickly got started on today's Sketch Challenge "SC195" over at Splitcoast. My card base is very vanilla, layered with chocolate chip and then a new layer each of the "Be Merry" collection by My Mind's Eye. For some added detail, I added some fun stitching using my Janome sewing machine.

Hope you can stop by tomorrow, I have two special cards to share with you!

Have a wonderful afternoon,

Case The OCC & Giveaway

Today's card is for a fun challenge over at Our Creative Corner. Every once in a while a mid-week challenge is posted and this week its "Case the OCC". We are offering a prize so jump on over to Our Creative Corner challenge blog to see the fun samples and how you can win!

I decided to case Lynda Benden - Stamp Act, AKA lbenden on Splitcoast. Lynda's style of stamping is so stunning and she LOVES bling! It was hard to decide on a card, she has several hundred cards in her Splitcoast gallery and I actually wanted to case them all but for what ever reason, when I saw this card, I knew this was the card to case!

For my design, I added some fun stitching and used a NEW set from Simon Says Stamps. I am NEW to their Design Team and can not wait to show you some fun samples with their stamps in the next few days! The set I used is called "Hello Flowers".

Recipe ~ Stamps: Hello Flowers - Simon Says Stamps Paper: Black, Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Bella Rose DSP Ink: Black Memento, Pink Pirouette, Kiwi Kiss Accessories: Janome Sewing Machine, Ribbon, Oval Punch.

I have another fun card that I cased using the NEW "Be Merry" paper from My Mind's Eye. I will be posting that after lunch, hope to see you then! :)


Thanks for stopping by,

Warm Wishes & Giveaway...

Happy Tuesday... Thanks so much for stopping by today! Here is a quick card I designed using a NEW images from My Mind's Eye from the "Be Merry" collection. Just for stopping by you will have two chances to win some of this NEW paper. Leave me a comment you and you will be entered to win. I will announce a winner this Saturday, September 27th.

I would also like to announce the winner for the cute snowman images from by Imaginisce. Congratulations Pammy Jo from "Unity Stamp Company" you are the winner, please email me you addy and I will get this little guy off to you. jdmeyer6@sbcglobal.net

Please stop by tomorrow, I will have another fun sample using this adorable paper! :)

Hugs & Smiles,

Our Creative Corner Challenge ~ Chipboard

Happy Saturday! I would like to thank all who played in last week's sketch challenge on Our Creative Corner. This week's challenge is brought to us by our September host, Amy Sheffer. The challenge is to incorporate "chipboard" into your card/project. If you don't have chipboard, try punching shapes out of an empty cereal box or the cardboard backing of a notepad. There is no time limit on our challenges please feel free to participate whenever you are able. If you upload your cards to Splitcoast, please use "OCCC" in the keywords.

For my card, I used a chipboard snowflake from Stampin' Up! Since I could not find my white paint, I inked up the snowflake with versamark and added some white embossing powder to it. This technique worked like a charm and it was much easier then painting it and waiting for it to dry!

Do you like the fun paper on the card? I just got some of this NEW Imaginisce paper from Mothers & Daughters Creations and I LOVE it! The stamps are adorable and the paper is just so much fun to work with! To finish my card, I embossed the sentiment and frayed the ribbon.

If you would like to see some other fun samples, please visit Our Creative Corner.


Recipe ~ Stamps: Snowy Jo Jo - Imaginisce Paper: Bordering Blue, Whisper White, Snowy Jo Jo - Imaginisce Accessories: Circle Nestabilities - Cut At Home, Tags Nestabilities - Cut At Home, Ribbon, Snowflake Chipboard, White Embossing Powder.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Two Challenge Cards to Share...

Thanks for stopping by Jennifer's Sweet Designs! :) I have two cards to share with all of you today. For my first card its for a fun challenge over at the Mothers and Daughters Challenge Blog. For the month of September I am host. If you like sketch challenges, I have a NEW sketch for all of you to try every Thursday in September. We would LOVE it if you played along. There is no time limit and you can post your card any time. If you upload to Splitcoast, please use the keyword "MDC".

Here is a close up of the snowman, I added some glitter using the clear Copic spica glitter pen.

Recipe ~ Stamps: Snowy Jo Jo - Imaginisce Paper: Snowy Jo Jo - Cup of Cheer by Imaginisce Ink: Black Accessories: Circles Nestabilities, Silver Cord, Copics, Snowflakes - Cuttlebug.

My second card is for Tamara's Sketch Challenge "SC62" over at Sketches. Every Thursday, a NEW sketch is posted. Tamara would LOVE it if you played along. If you post your card to Splitcoast, please use "Sketches" in the keyword. There is no time limit, so come on by and play along! :)




Do you like the little snowman? Leave me a message and you will be entered to win several stamped images and some fun silver cord from Stampin' Up! I will announce a winner on Sunday, September 21st.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Stamp Camp Samples...

Happy Monday... I hope all of you enjoyed your weekend & got lots of stampin in! LOL My weekend was full and I was super busy with my daughters 5th Birthday party and since the house was still picked up from the party, I decided to throw in a quick stamp camp on Sunday. Lots to prepare and do and I can't believe how fast time goes by when you are the host! I did get a chance to sit and make a couple fun samples. But before I start with my card, I would like to announce the winner's for the image/ribbon & card giveaway!



Winner #1 Image/Ribbon Giveaway ~ Congratulation's Char in So Cal, you are the lucky winner for the image/ribbon from my card for the Our Creative Corner Challenge. This is what Char had to say... "Whoooo Whooooo!! Lucky number 19! LOL! XOXOX your blog and all your fab creations! Thanks for the op to win some yummy blog candy!"


Winner #2 Pick your favorite Verve Set (make a card) ~ Congratulation's Viv from "Crafting Haven" you are the lucky winner for the NEW Verve release for your very own personal design by me! This is what Viv had to say... "Wow Jennifer you HAVE been busy. These Verve stamps are wonderful, but what you've done with them is incredible! No wonder I love your blog so much! It's so hard to pick a favourite set, but because of the beautiful card you did, I'd go for Black Tie Birdies". Luv'n Hugs Viv xx


Congratulations to both, please email me your address and I will get your goodies out to you. Viv, since I have your addy, just let me know what your favorite set is from the NEW Verve release and I will get designing just for you! :) jdmeyer6@sbcglobal.net

Here are two fun samples ~ For this card I used the NEW Sizzix dies from Stampin' Up!. They will be selling a bunch of the Sizzix dies in the NEW mini catalog that starts October 1st. For more samples using these dies, check back a little later this week.

For this card I used the "Just Jawing" set from Stampin' Up! Nothing fancy just having a little fun with some of my NEW sets from Stampin' Up!


Thanks so much for stopping by, have a wonderful week!


Hugs to all,

Our Creative Corner Sketch Challenge

Happy Saturday... Sorry but this has to be a super quick post! My daughters Birthday party is today and I have a ton of things still to do!! I am so sorry but I can't believe how much goes into throwing a party!! Tomorrow won't be any better... I have a stamp camp and I still have to cut all the projects for that, YIKES!! LOL :)

Lets move on... Today's card is for Our Creative Corner. Amy Sheffer is our host for the month of September and she has picked a Sketch Challenge today. We hope you will join us, there is no time limit and you can play anytime. If you do download your card to Splitcoast, please use "OCCC" in the keywords.

Here is a quick close-up... I added a little sparkle to the cupcakes {YUMMY}...

Enjoy the sketch and we hope you play along!!! :)


***I will announce the card winner's for the card contest late tomorrow night! Hope all of you enjoy your weekend!

Happy Stamping,

Two Cards & Two Challenge's...

Before I start with my cards, I just was to say that those that lost their lives on September 11th may be gone but you will never be forgotten! { This video is not suitable for little ones}

I have two cards to share with all of you. My first card is for Tamara's Sketch Challenge "SC61" over at Sketches. Every Thursday, a NEW sketch is posted. Tamara would LOVE it if you played along. If you post your card to Splitcoast, please use "Sketches" in the keyword. There is no time limit, so come on by and play along! :)


Here is the recipe for the first card ~ Stamp: Holidays & Wishes Paper: Kraft, Soft Sky, White - PTI Ink: Black & Craft White Accessories: Cuttlebug Embossing Folders: Winter House & Snowflakes - Cut At Home, Cuttlebug - Snowflakes Die, Ribbon, Janome Sewing Machine.

My second I designed for a fun sketch challenge over at Mothers & Daughters Creations. I am this month's host and for the whole month of September, I have scheduled a sketch challenge every Thursday. If you would like to play, there is no time limit and you can post your card any time. If you upload to Splitcoast, please use the keyword "MDC".

Here is the recipe for the second card ~ Stamps: Spooky by Imaginisce Paper: Hallowhimsy/Eeks & Shrieks by Imaginisce Accessories: Black Embossing Powder, Ribbon, Tag Nestabilities - Cut At Home, Circle Nestabilities - Cut At Home, Janome Sewing Machine.


Have a wonderful day & thanks for stopping by,

More Verve Samples & Card Giveaway...

Happy Wednesday... Today's samples are for Verve's September release. These sets will be available today over at the Verve store.

For my first sample, I used the NEW "Black Tie Birdies", which I LOVE!! For those that visit often, you know I just LOVE my stamps from Verve but my absolute favorite is the stamp set called "Anniversary Birds". Julee topped it off and spoiled all of us with two more wonderful sets using this adorable bird image... Black Tie Birdies & Birthday Surprise. :)

My second sample was done using the NEW "Some Bunny Loves Me" stamp set. This darling image was so fun to work with and I can't wait to use it again and again and again!! :)

My third sample was done using the NEW "Abundant Blessings". I fell in LOVE with Abundant Blessings the first moment I saw it, especially the gorgeous silhouettes.

Which Verve set is your favorite being released? Leave me a comment and I will randomly pick one winner and make you a homemade card just for you! I will announce a winner late Sunday night.

For those that sent me emails, I will be catching up with those tomorrow and Thursday!

Please stop by Thursday for a fun Sketch Challenge over at Mother's & Daughters Creations and my card for Sketches Sketch Challenge.

Have a wonderful day!

Birthday Surprise - NEW Verve Set... Sample 1

Hello and thanks for stopping by... Today's card is using the NEW Birthday Surprise stamp set by Verve. This set will be released on Wednesday, September 10th.

When I first saw this set, I was so excited! I fell in LOVE with the Anniversary Birds set and use it every chance that I can. Now that I have this set, I can use it for all of my Birthday cards!!

Want to see more fun samples using this gorgeous stamp set? Check out the Verve Blog, Not only are there more samples using this fun set but the Verve Diva's have done some amazing samples using more of the Verve sets being released Wednesday, September 10th.

Do you like to party... Julee has a fun party planned on Splitcoast! There will be prizes, set reveals, Design Team previews, winners announcements and I hear Mr. Verve might stop by... The party starts at 9 pm central time. Please tell your friends and we hope to see you there! :)

Here is the recipe ~ Stamps: Birthday Surprise - Verve Paper: Chocolate Chip, Riding Hood Red, Whisper White, Vellum, Bella Rose DSP Ink: Chocolate Chip, Riding Hood Red Accessories: D'Vine Swirls - Cut At Home, Nestabilities - Tag - Cut At Home, Rectangle Nestabilities -Cut At Home, Ribbon, Circle Nestabilities - Cut At Home, Flower Punch, Dew Drops - Cut At Home.

Guess Who is September's Verve Guest Diva...

That's right, little old me! :) I am so happy to announce that I am Verve's Guest Designer for September. Sharing a guest spot next to me is Suzanne Dean from Scrap Bitz. Suzanne's cards are so sweet and her designs are amazing, WOW!

Today's card is for the NEW release called Abundant Blessings. It was amazing to work with and it really brought out my creative style of stamping! I LOVE Julee's stamps and it was so much fun to be her guest designer for September. {Thanks so much Julee} :)

Want to see more fun samples using this gorgeous stamp set? Check out the Verve Blog, Not only are there more samples using this gorgeous set but the Verve Diva's have done some amazing samples using more of the Verve sets being released for September.

If you get a chance to stop by Splitcoast tomorrow night, Julee is having a fun release party AND... if you would like a chance to win all of the NEW sets being released for September, click on this link . The Verve release party starts at 9 pm central time. Here is the link.


Here is the recipe ~ Stamps: Abundant Blessings - Verve Paper: Chocolate Chip, Wild Wasabi, Afternoon Tea DSP Ink: Chocolate Chip, Soft Sky Accessories: Nestabilities - Cut At Home, Nestabilities - Tag - Cut At Home, Twine, Ribbon.

Please stop by tomorrow, I will be posting another sneak peek from Verve.
Happy Stamping,

Video to Share...

Happy Monday... For those that stopped by today, I wanted to share a little something until I can post my exciting news. I have a few things I have been working on but can't spill the beans until Tuesday, possibly Wednesday.

Enjoy the video and if you get a chance to stop by later today, I will have a fun card to share with all of you.



Have a wonderful week,

Our Creative Corner Challenge & Giveaway...

Hello friends...

All of you have been busy rockin' Our Creative Corner challenges week after week! Thanks so much for playing along with us! I would like to send a BIG thanks to our August host Dawn Easton.

Today, we introduce our September host, Amy Sheffer from Pickled Paper Designs. Please join us and celebrate her Birthday, it's the BIG 40. Amy's challenge is for us is to make a humorous card. You can use a funny sentiment or image or find a creative, humorous way to use your stamps. Have fun with this one! If you don't have anything humorous, just choose a cute image or sentiment instead. When you're ready to play along just upload your project to your blog or gallery,so we can check it out. If you upload to SCS, use keyword: OCCC.

So what would a birthday be without presents? Next Friday at noon EST, we will be choosing one random participant to receive a JustRite DIY Monogram Stamper Kit - Special Occasions Font. This little kit, made by the folks at JustRite, includes almost everything you'll need to make your own 1-, 2-, or 3-letter monograms: a large alphabet set, two medium alphabet sets, three elegant borders, and a wooden stamp mount. The only things you'll need to add are ink and paper!

I would also like to add that our August guest designer Julee Tilman is still with us. That's because she is joining us as a permanent member of our Our Creative Corner! Woo hoo - welcome, Julee!! :)

Here is a close up of my card! I swear I have to get a better camera because as some of you know, the picture says it all!! Just in case you can't read the sentiment it reads "Put your big girl panties on and deal with it".

I too also have a fun giveaway. Post a comment here and you will be entered to win a few of these stamped images along with that fun black & white stripped ribbon. I will announce a winner on September 10th.

Before I go I would like to announce the winners for the Blog Candy Giveaway from Archivers & Sketches Challenge card. Congratulations to Ann from Ann's Craft Ideas and Complete Projects, you have won the Blog candy. Now for the Sketches challenge cards... Congratulations to Grandma Dee. Please email me your address so I can get your goodies out to you. jdmeyer6@sbcglobal.net

Recipe ~ Stamps: Dolly Mama's - Big Girl Panties Paper: Riding Hood Red, Black, Whisper Whie, Bella Rose Ink: Black Memento Accessories: Cuttlebug/Textile - Cut At Home, Ribbon, Yarn.


Have a wonderful weekend & Thanks for stopping by!

Sketches Sketch Challenge #60 & Giveaway

Hello blogging friends...

Today's card is for Tamara's Sketch Challenge "SC60". Every Thursday Tamara posts a NEW Sketch Challenge. She would LOVE it if you played along, if you download your card to Splitcoast, please put "Sketches" in the keywords. If you would like to see more samples done with this sketch, please visit Tamara's Blog "Sketches".

If you would like to win this card, please leave me a comment and you will be entered to win along with some fun ribbon. I will announce a winner this Saturday, September 6th.

Please stop by a little this afternoon, I will be hosting a fun sketch challenge over at Mothers & Daughters Creations.

Recipe ~ Stamps: Serene Spring Paper Kiwi Kiss, Riding Hood Red, Whisper White, Bella Rose DSP Ink: Black Memento Accessories: Scalloped Punch, Janome Sewing Machine, Copics, Twine, Nestabilities/Circles - Cut At Home.


Thanks for stopping by,

SC192 Warm Winter Wishes...

Happy Wednesday...

Before I start with my card, I have to announce the winner on the "Odd Shape Card" Challenge. Congratulations Busybetty, please email me your address so I can get your card out to you. jdmeyer6@sbcglobal.net

I wanted to post a project yesterday but I was having problems with the computer and since it was so nice out we spent the day outside. When we got back, the computer was fixed but I was not in the mood to finish the project I started.

Before going to bed, I stopped by Splitcoast to see if the Sketch Challenge was posted. Guess what... It was and I got right to it! This card is for this week's Sketch Challenge "SC192"Since I promised a card using the NEW Cuttlebug embossing folders, I whipped out the NEW Winter House folder and got right to the challenge.

For the background, I used the embossing folder Snowflakes. Instead of a straight line on the sketch I curved the two pieces using the Creative Memories decorative trimmer. To give the card the finishing touch, I added some stitching using my Janome sewing machine.

Here is the recipe ~ Stamps: Holiday & Wishes Paper: Baja Breeze, Whisper White Ink: Craft White, Baja Breeze Accessories: Cuttlebug - Winter House & Snowflakes - Cut At Home, Janome Sewing Machine, Twine, Nestabilities Tag - Cut At Home.

Thanks for stopping by and your sweet comments!