OCC- Sketch Challenge & Giveaway

Hello and thanks for stopping by all week!! I can not tell you how much fun I am having with my NEW stamps!! For card and project ideas, please visit the Stamps and Smiles Blog. The Stamps and Smiles designers have created some wonderful samples that will certainly put you in the Easter/Spring mood!! To purchase my first release, please visit the Stamps and Smiles store.

My card today was created for this weeks challenge over at Our Creative Corner. Laurie has created a fun sketch challenge for all to try. Wanna play along and have a chance to win some of my NEW stamps? Just upload your card to your blog or gallery and leave a link over at the OCC to be included in a random drawing for the Mama Bunny Loves Me set. Please have your card uploaded by Friday, March 6th. If you upload to Splitcoast, please include OCCC in the keywords. The winner will be announced next Saturday, March 7th.

For my layout, I used some NEW supplies from Stampin' Up! I just LOVE this NEW paper called Parisian Breeze Specialty!! I kept my layout pretty simple, did a little paper piercing and added some of this gorgeous NEW ribbon!! Mama bunny was stamped and colored in using my Copics. I slit the arm on the rabbit and added the baby bunny.

Want to win my my card along with a few goodies? Leave me a comment and you will be entered to win. I will announce the winner on Wednesday, March 4th.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Stamps and Smiles - Last Sneak Peek - Egg Hunt

Happy Friday!! Thanks for stopping by... Today is the last sneak peek and at 10:00 am this morning, the Stamps and Smiles store will open!!

Here are the five sets being release. How would you like a chance to win one or all of these sets? Play along in our daily sketch challenges at the Stamps and Smiles Blog. There will be ONE random winner chosen for each of the four sketch challenges PLUS one random winner who completes all four of the sketches, will win the entire release!!

I would like to thank my amazing design team for all of their hard work and incredible samples this week! When you get a chance, please stop by the designers blogs, they have been super busy creating wonderful samples using the 5 sets above.

Cindy Haffner
Jackie Pedro

Lori Boyd

Lynda Benden

Mercy Kerin

Pam Varnell

Sandy Hulsart

Suzy Tyler
Vivienne Holden
Jeanne Streiff (guest designer)

Jodi Collins (guest designer)

Here is my sample using the last set of the release called Egg Hunt. This set measures 4 x 6.
For fun, I created a stair step card. We did these a while ago on Splitcoast and I thought this stamp set worked so well on this accordion card. You can find the instruction for the card here. For my layout, I colored all of the images, cut them out and arranged them on the card. I was so upset at my coloring the last two days... I did not have enough Copics that matched my SU paper, so I ran out for a quick moment today to stock up on some colors. YEA!!

For my sample below, I created this adorable room card. You take a piece of 8 1 /2 x 8 1/2 and fold it an half, long way, then again the other way. Cut up to the center and fold in. Add your wall paper before you glue the room together and have fun decorating!! If you are inspired by my cards today, I would LOVE to see your samples. Please post your sample here so I can see how much fun you had making one of these layouts!!

Before I go, I wanted to tell you that I have passed 200,000 hits!! YEA!! Check back soon, I will have some fun blog candy to giveaway!! Happy Stamping...

Day four Sneak Peaks - Sleepy Bunny

Hello and thanks for stopping by! Today's card is for the next sneak peek over at the Stamps and Smiles challenge blog. The images on my card are from the NEW "Sleepy Bunny" set that will be released this Friday. For my layout, I used today's sketch challenge "SASSC4". Want to win this NEW set... Sneak over to the Stamps and Smiles challenge blog to find out how, Plus you can see the amazing samples from the Stamps and Smiles Design Team.

Be sure to check back soon, I am close to 200,000 hits and I will have some yummy blog candy to giveaway!!

Have a wonderful day,

Stamps and Smiles - Egg-stra-special

Happy Wednesday and thanks for stopping by! Today's samples are for the 3rd day of sneak peeks for Stamps and Smiles. The samples are from the Egg-stra-special set. This set includes several sentiments and lots of eggs. I designed this set so the sentiments could be stamped onto the plain egg. This set measures 4 x 8. All five sets will be available on Friday, February 27th.

Want to win this set? Stop over and visit the Stamps and Smiles blog for all of the details PLUS you can also see how the Stamps and Smiles designers have been coloring up their Easter eggs!!

Here is a fun project I made for my 5 year old for Easter. Hannah LOVES little things like this and I know she will really enjoy playing with it!! I also created a card using today's Stamps and Smiles sketch challenge "SASSC3".

Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by!

Stamps and Smiles - Mama Bunny Loves Me

Hello everyone and thanks for stopping by! Before I begin with my post, I would just like to thank all of you for stopping by yesterday!! I really appreciate you taking the time to write to me and wish me well with my new endeavor!!

Are you ready for another sneak peek?!?! Today's samples are from the stamp set "Mama Bunny Loves Me". This set includes two sentiments and fun embellishments for endless fun!! This set measures 4 x 6. All five sets will be available on Friday, February 27th.

My layout is from the Stamps and Smiles Sketch Challenge "SASSC2". Mercy Kerin is my sketch designer and she has created 4 awesome sketches for the release week. Want to win this set... stop over to the Stamps and Smiles blog for all of the details!!
Here is a fun project I created. I took a piece of 12 x 12 paper and scored it on all four sides at 4.25. I cut the the inner panels and folded it. The carrot is sitting in smaller piece of paper that was cut and stuck inside the box. To fit the carrot, I used a circle Nestie. To finish the box, I added paper grass around the carrot.

Please stop by the Stamps and Smiles blog to see samples from the design team and to check out how you can win this set or the entire release!!

Oh and before I go, here is another sneak peek for Wednesday NEW set.

Enjoy your week,

Stamps and Smiles is Here... :)

Hello everyone & thanks for stopping by!! Are you ready for my BIG announcement?! For those that have been following the sneak peeks and guessed NEW stamps, you were right!! I have created my own line of stamps called Stamps and Smiles. Six months ago, I had this fun idea to create my own line of stamps, the only problem was, I can't draw!! So what is a girl to do... I called my dad (Dad is a commercial artist/part-time teacher). We met for coffee, he showed me a few samples and it's been a go since then!! Not only do I get to do something that I dreamed of doing but I get to spend more time with my dad!!

Are you ready to see the first set? Stop over to the Stamps and Smiles challenge blog to see more... You can meet the Design Team, participate in the first challenge and find out how you can win the entire release!!

I would also like to announce the winner for the special Stamps and Smiles giveaway! Congratulations to Carolina from Carolina's Creative Pad. Please email me so I can get your goodies out to you. jdmeyer6@sbcglobal.net

Have a wonderful week!!

Sneak Peek #2

Happy Sunday & thanks for stopping by!! I had a blast reading the posts that everyone left and I have to say you have all come up with some awesome ideas!! Are you ready for sneak peek #2?

Got any ideas what it could be? What would you like it to be? Want to find out what my surprise is... Stop by later tonight at 10:00 pm central time for my BIG announcement PLUS I will announce the winner for the sneak peek giveaway.


Enjoy your day, see you later tonight....

Special Announcement & Giveaway

Hello everyone and thanks for stopping by! I have been keeping a BIG secret from all of you... Today and tomorrow, I will be showing you just a little sneak peek. On Sunday night at 10:00 pm, I will announce to all of you what has me so busy in my craft room!! :D

Here is sneak peek #1

Can you guess what it is? Guess right and you will be entered to win a special prize. The winner will be announced on Sunday night at 10:00 pm. For those that are playing, one entry and one guess!! (Want a hint... do a little blogging and you might find a clue) :D

Moving on to today's card... My card was created for this weeks OCC challenge. Laurie has challenged the OCC to add a tag somewhere on the front of your card. It can be the focal point or more of an embellishment, large or small… just as long as it’s a tag.

Remember the OCC warmly invites all to play along. There is no time limit on our challenges so feel free to participate in any of our challenges at any time. To play along, just post your project to the OCC so we can check it out. If you upload to SCS, use keyword: OCCC

Have a wonderful weekend and don't forget to stop by tomorrow morning for the second sneak peek.

SC216 You are Egg-tra-special

Happy Wednesday... Thanks for stopping by!! Today's card is for this weeks Sketch Challenge "SC216". Since I have been super busy, I took a little time off to stamp today's challenge over at Splitcoast. Looking through all of my paper, I noticed I have extra SU prints pack, so I decided to use some of the colors up. These colors (Wild Wasabi, Real Red & Apricot Appeal) are out of my comfort zone, but really seem to work with the card and the layout.

Since I LOVE chocolate, I of course had to add some chocolate chip cardstock and this awesome ribbon from Stampin' Up! The adorable image from Stampin' Up is from Stampin' Up! called A Good Egg. After I stamped the chick on the white cardstock, I stamped it again on apricot appeal and cut it out. I then layered the cut out image onto the white cardstock. The image was stamped again onto the red polka dot paper and the shell was cut out. I then layered the shell right onto the chick and popped it up using Stampin' Up! dimensionals.

Want to see some more samples using this wonderful sketch, click on this link and it will take you to the Splitcoast challenge gallery.

Before I go, I would like to announce the winner for the Twitterpated paper samples. Congratulations to Jenny Gropp from One Krafty Kat, please email me your addy so I can get your goodies out to you. jdmeyer6@sbcglobal.net

Please stop by tomorrow, I will have another fun card to share using more paper from the Twitterpated collection.

OCC Sketch Challenge & Giveaway

Happy Valentine's Day!! Thanks for stopping by... Today's card is for this weeks challenge over at Our Creative Corner. Laurie Schmidlin is our host and today she has created a fun sketch challenge. We would LOVE if you played along with us. If you download your card to Splitcoast, please remember to use OCCC in the keywords.

For my card I decided use some of my NEW Imaginisce paper called Twitterpated. The paper is SO sweet and SO pretty too! This darling image is called Dust Bunnies, isn't it so sweet?! I colored it using my Copics and added some pink poinsettia by Shimmerz. Since I am not one to add flowers, I think they did the trick!! To finish off the card, I added a swirl using my doodle parts by Nestabilities and topped it off with some pearls.

Want to see some other fun samples using this sketch... Stop by Our Creative Corner. We also have a special guest designer this week, Tosha Leyendekker from Stamp Talk with Tosh.

Before I go, I would like to announce the winner for the watermark. Congratulations to Vicki Wizniu from Wizard's Hangout. Here is my email Vicki, let me know when you are ready to create your NEW watermark. jdmeyer6@sbcglobal.net

Want to win some of this Twitterpated paper by Imaginisce? Leave me a comment and you will be entered to win a few sample sheets. I will announce the winner on Wednesday, February 18th.

Well, I am off to celebrate my sons birthday, he turned 4 today! :D Have a wonderful weekend!!

Happy Friday...

Hello & thanks for stopping by! Today's card is another fun card I cased from the NEW Stampin' Up! catalog. You can see the card I cased on page 156. My daughter asked me to make her some Valentine cards to pass out to some of her friends. These were super easy to mass produce and even has a pocket to add some candy or gum.

For my design, I used a medium Stampin' Up! Envelope and punched out one of the ends using my scalloped edge punch from Stampin' Up. A piece of pink pirouette cardstock was placed inside the envelope and the corners were rounded using the corner rounder punch. The kraft cardstock was crimped and wrapped around the envelope. Since I LOVE polka dots, I used some of my NEW ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon and wrapped that around the kraft cardstock. For some added fun on the front of the card, I punched out two hearts using my heart Nestabilities and stamped on the sentiment from the Sweet Valentine set by Verve.

Enjoy your weekend!! Please stop by tomorrow, I will be posting my OCC card along with a fun giveaway.

Still waiting... Plus a Giveaway

Hello & thanks for stopping by!! I finally got my catalog from Stampin' Up and since I have not gotten my order yet, I decided to case a card from it. The card is on page 177. I changed it up just a bit. Instead of a pink heart (that's not like me, right) I chose red with the chocolate and some kraft. I also added the swirl form the Nestabilities doodle parts, layered with a felt heart and a button. The background was embossed using the forest branches by Cuttlebug.

So what kind of things did you order from the NEW catalog? Got a favorite card you want to case? Leave me a comment and you will be entered to win a custom watermark. I will announce the winner on Saturday, February 14th.

Have a wonderful week!

OCC - Inspiration Challenge

Happy Saturday & thanks for stopping by!! I am sure some of you have noticed I have not posted anything this past week, thats because I have been working on something VERY special and it has kept me VERY busy!! Until I get through these couple of weeks, my posts might be a little short and I might not be posting as much as I do.

Today's card is for this weeks challenge over at Our Creative Corner. We have a NEW hostess this month, Laurie Schmidlin - Just Give Me Stamps. She has challenged us to an Inspiration Challenge. Pick your favorite embellishment (ribbon, flowers, buttons, ect.) and create your whole card around it.

We have a special announcement on the OCC... We have invited Lori Boyd to join the OCC Design Team. We also have a special guest designer Gabriela Divine - Gabi with an Eye. Be share to stop over to Our Creative Corner to see her amazing samples PLUS all of samples from the OCC.

Enjoy your weekend,