OCC - Sketch Challenge

Hello and thanks for stopping by! Today’s card is for this week’s challenge over at Our Creative Corner. Our challenge this week is a sketch challenge.

For my design, I decided to use Carl the Cupcake by Stamps and Smiles. We have a bunch of birthdays coming up so I am trying to get a few cards done and out of the way. My card was pieced together using extra scraps (YEA). The background paper is from Imaginisce and after I cut out the balloons, I added a little glue and sprinkled on some more of this chunky glitter by Martha Stewart. The image was colored in using my Copics and I added more of the chunky glitter to his whip.

There is no time limit on our challenge, so please play along whenever you are able!! However to be eligible for the Stamps and Smiles giveaway, please have your card uploaded to the OCC blog by Friday, June 5th before 6 pm central.

Enjoy your weekend, we have graduation parties to go too and possibly a quick trip to Brookfield zoo - My little guy wants to see the dinosaur exhibit.

Hugs,

Stamps and Smiles Sketch Challlenge - SASSC17

Happy Thursday and thanks for stopping by! Today's card is for this week's sketch challenge over at Stamps and Smiles. Every Thursday we post a NEW sketch, we warmly invite you to play along.
There is no time limit on our challenge, so please play along whenever you are able!! However to be eligible for the Stamps and Smiles goodie bag each week, please have your card uploaded the night before at 6 pm central time. Feel free to use your favorite stamps and supplies!

For my design I used the set from You Warm My Heart by Stamps and Smiles. The background was embossed on kraft cardstock and then brown ink was sponged on to warm it up just a bit! The sentiment was added to the open space next to the image and then a little ribbon to give it a little fun twist.

Before I go, I would like to share a picture of my daughter and I. Brittney graduated from eighth grade last night. I can not tell you how blessed I am to be her mother and how proud I am of her! Congratulations Brittney, I LOVE you SO much!!

Have a wonderful day & thanks again for stopping by!

Project Tuesday - Pop-up Accordion Card

Hello & thanks for stopping by, I hope you all had a wonderful holiday!! Today’s project is for this week’s challenge over at Stamps and Smiles - Project Tuesday. Every Tuesday a NEW Project Challenge along with samples will be posted, we warmly invite you to play along or just be inspired!!

Our challenge today is to create a pop-up accordion card. For step by step instructions, please click here. These cards are so much fun to create and really add a fun dimension to your card designs!!

As you can see from my samples below, I used both Happy Birthday Cupcake & Carl the Cupcake (sentiment) from Stamps and Smiles. I also added a ton of glitter, good thing I stocked up on it this past winter!! All the images were colored in using my Copics and for extra fun, more glitter was added to most of the embellishments on the card.

Here is a close-up of the three pop-ups inside the card. The two outside folds have presents and the one in the middle is holding a birthday cake. The cake is from Quickutz called Birthday Cake & Cupcake from Cut At Home.
Here is a close-up of the presents, I hope you can see by the picture all of the fun sparkle I have added with this chunky glitter by Martha Stewart.

Here is a picture of the inside of the card, I left room for a birthday message.

I hope after seeing the samples over at the Project Tuesday blog, you will be inspired to play along!! Feel free to use your favorite stamps and supplies. Please don't forget to check out our weekly sketch challenge over at Stamps and Smiles. Play along with us each week and you will have a chance to win an exclusive Stamps and Smiles goodie bag PLUS be our next Guest Design for Stamps and Smiles!!

Have a wonderful week!

OCC Challenge - It's all in the Sentiment

Happy Saturday and thanks for stopping by! Today’s card is for this week’s challenge over at Our Creative Corner. Our challenge this week is use a sentiment as the focal point of your card/project.

For my design, I printed the sentiment off the computer and cut it out using my oval Nestabilities from Cut At Home. The background paper is from Stampin' Up! called Parisian Breeze Specialty. For extra detail, I added the swirls, felt flower and a corduroy button, all from Stampin' Up!

There is no time limit on our challenge, so please play along whenever you are able!! However to be eligible for the Stamps and Smiles giveaway, please have your card uploaded to the OCC blog by Friday, May 29th before 6 pm central.

Have a wonderful holiday,

Stamps and Smiles Sketch Challenge - SASSC16

Hello & thanks for stopping by! Today's card is for this week's sketch challenge over at Stamps and Smiles. Every Thursday we post a NEW sketch, we warmly invite you to play along.

Here is a close-up of my fun beach scene. I was at Michaels the other day and found the beach punch and star fish by EK Success. The paper is from some scraps that I had left over from Imaginisce. Cuppy is certainly sporting her NEW tan, she is from the Stamps and Smiles set Hello Spring.

After punching out the beach background, I sponged on some close to cocoa and used my color spritzer to make it pop! The starfish were also sponged with close to cocoa and I just used my SU marker and added the 3 dots.

There is no time limit on our challenge, so please play along whenever you are able!! However to be eligible for the Stamps and Smiles goodie bag each week, please have your card uploaded the night before at 6 pm central time.

Well we are off to the beach and a fun boat ride with the family! Enjoy your day & thanks again for stopping by!

Project Tuesday - Peek-a-Boo Treat Holder

Hello & thanks for stopping by!! Today's project is for this week’s challenge over at Stamps and Smiles - Project Tuesday. Every Tuesday a NEW Project Challenge along with samples will be posted, we warmly invite you to play along or just be inspired!!

Our challenge today is to create a Peek-a-Boo Treat Holder. For step by step instructions, please click here. These treat holders are so easy & fun to make! I hope after seeing the samples over at the Project Tuesday blog, you will be inspired to play along!! Feel free to use your favorite stamps and supplies.

For my project, I had to alter the directions to fit my cookie inside. Since I did not have a 12 x 12 piece of cardstock, I cut out 2 pieces of kraft cardstock that measured 4 x 8 1/2. I scored each piece at 4 and 4 1/2. The chocolate chunks were stamped using a NEW released set by Stamps and Smiles called You Warm My Heart. After the stamping was done on both pieces, I sponged on some close to cocoa ink to make the back ground pop!

For the window, I used my circle Nestabilities from Cut At Home. To finish it off, I added the sentiment and some twine.

Don't forget to check out our weekly sketch challenge over at Stamps and Smiles. Play along with us each week and you will have a chance to win an exclusive Stamps and Smiles goodie bag PLUS be our next Stamps and Smiles Guest Designer!

Before I go, I would like to announce the winner for last week’s Project Tuesday Giveaway. Congratulations to Denise from Denise Loves Stamps, please email me your pick in the Cuppy or Carl paper clip giveaway.

Enjoy your week!!

OCC - Color Challenge

Hello and thanks for stopping by!! Today's card is for this week's challenge over at Our Creative Corner. This week we have a fun color challenge – Regal Rose, Bashful Blue & Certainly Celery.

I am using one of my NEW sets called Hello Spring by Stamps and Smiles. This one is one of my favorites; there are so many possibilities with this set. After coloring Cuppy, I added some chunky glitter by Martha Stewart on her whip.

For my layout, I used the rectangle Nestabilities from Cut At Home and a NEW border punch from EK Success. To finish off the card, I added my sentiment and a little ribbon.

Play along in our challenges this Month over at Our Creative Corner and you could win a $20 Gift Certificate to the Stamps and Smiles Store.

Please stop by Our Creative Corner to see more fun samples using this color combination.

Have a wonderful weekend,

Stamps and Smiles Sketch Challenge - SASSC15

Hello & thanks for stopping by! Today's card is for this week's sketch challenge "SASSC15"over at Stamps and Smiles. Every Thursday we post a NEW sketch, we warmly invite you to play along.

There is no time limit on our challenge, so please play along whenever you are able!! However to be eligible for the Stamps and Smiles goodie bag each week, please have your card uploaded the night before at 6 pm central time.

For my layout, I used the Sweet Always DSP from Stampin' Up! For the fun scene, I used the clouds from the Hello Spring set from Stamps and Smiles. The fun whip, house & lollipop were stamped from the NEW Cuppyland stamp set. Chunky glitter was added to make the card pop.

Recipe ~ Stamps: Hello Spring & Cuppyland - Stamps and Smiles Ink: Memento: Paper: Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose, White, Sweet Always - SU Accessories: SU Scallop Punch, Copics, Martha Stewart Chunky Glitter & Ribbon

Thanks for stopping by,

Jennifer :)

Project Tuesday - Paper Clip Bookmark & Giveaway

Hello & thanks for stopping by! I hope all of you mom's had a wonderful Mother's day! I spent the day with my four children and then my husband & I went out for a nice quiet dinner!

Today's project is for this week's challenge over at Stamps and Smiles - Project Tuesday. Each Tuesday, a NEW project along with samples will be posted. We warmly invite you to play along or just be inspired. Feel free to use your favorite stamps and supplies.

Our challenge this week is to create a paper clip bookmark. For step-by-step instructions, please click here. If you decide to play along with us, please include your name in the Mr. Linky post below so we can find your projects. If you upload to Splitcoast, please include "SASPT" in the keywords so we can find you.

This is the last week to apply for the Project Tuesday Design Team. If you are interested in a position on the PT team, please add DT after your name in Mr. Linky on the Project Tuesday post.

What's your favorite summer TV show? Leave me a comment and your will be entered to win one of these paper clips along with some of this chunky glitter I use on most of my Cuppy cards/projects. The winner will be announced next Tuesday, May 19th.

Have a wonderful week,

Thank you...

Thanks for stopping by today! It's been a VERY exciting week!! Along with our samples all week, we had our very first blog hop. The full release is available for purchase at the Stamps and Smiles store! For those that joined us during our release week, we have a special coupon for you. Now thru May 12th, you can save 10% on your order - SASMR09.

Today, I nomally post my OCC card, but this week it will be a bit late. I think we have been hit with the flu!! Both of my little ones are sick, so I hope to get a little stamping in if they nap!

Have a wonderful weekend!
Jennifer :)

Stamps and Smiles - Blog Hop 9pm Central

Welcome to Stamps and Smiles Blog Hop!! We are previewing our last set called Cuppyland!! Cindy Haffner started us off! We hope you had a fun time on Cuppy's adventure, we had a wonderful week with all of you!

Please stop by the Stamps and Smiles store, our NEW release

will be available at 10 pm central TONIGHT!!!

So do you know what Cuppy loves? Once you know what Cuppy is trying to tell you during the blog hop, please email us your answer!! You will have until tonight at 11:59 central to post your answer. The winner will be announced on Saturday, May 9th at 3:00 pm central. Have fun & thanks for being a BIG part of our release!!

Here is a close-up of the Birthday Calendar, some of the parts are moveable. These advent calendars are always so much fun to make!! I hope you are inspired to try one yourself!!

Stamps and Smiles - Day 5

Welcome and thanks for stopping by!! We hope you are enjoying the samples the designers have created all week!! We want to thank all of those that have stopped by and played along with us during our release week!!

As you know, we have one more stamp set to show all of you. The last sneak peek will be tonight during our first blog hop - 9:00 pm central!! We hope you will join us, each of the designers have a fun giveaway plus one lucky winner will win the entire release!!

Please stop back at the Stamps and Smiles blog at 9:00 pm central, the only thing we know is Cuppy will be stopping by Cindy Haffner's blog first... I just wonder what Cuppy has been up too?!?!

All five sets will be available for purchase tonight at 10:00 pm central!!

Stamps and Smiles Sneak Peeks - Day 4

Hello & thanks for stopping by!! We are on day four of our sneak peeks from Stamps and Smiles!! This whole week we have been showing you samples from our NEW release. Four sets have been previewed so far, tomorrow during our blog hop our final set will be previewed. The stamp sets will be available for purchase on Friday, May 8th at 10 pm central!!

During our release week, we have four sketch challenges. Play along and you could win the set being previewed, play along with all four sketches and you could win the entire release!! We also have our very first Blog hop - which will start on Friday, May 8th at 9 pm central.
Here is the fourth set being previewed called Happy Birthday Cupcake. This set measures 4 x 6. It includes 12 images and 4 sentiment. Please stop by the Stamps and Smiles blog to see more samples from the Stamps and Smiles design team.

Tomorrow night our final set will be previewed during our Blog Hop at 9 pm Central!! We will announce the winners for our release. If your not busy we hope you will join us, we still have a ton of stamps to giveaway!!

Have a wonderful day!

Stamps and Smiles Sneak Peeks - Day 3 & Giveaway

Hello & thanks for stopping by!! We are on day three of our sneak peeks for Stamps and Smiles!! This whole week we will be showing you samples from each of the five NEW sets being released - Friday, May 8th at 10 pm central!!

During our release week, we have four sketch challenges. Play along and you could win the set being previewed, play along with all four sketches and you could win the entire release!! We also have our very first Blog hop - which will start on Friday, May 8th at 9 pm central.
Here is the next set being previewed called You Warm My Heart. This set measures 3 x 4. It includes 5 image and 1 sentiment. Please stop by the Stamps and Smiles Blog to view the samples from both the Design Team & our special Guest Designers.

There have been 3 sets sampled so far, which one is your favorite? Leave me a comment and you will be entered to win this stamp set. I will announce the winner on Friday, May 8th during the Stamps and Smiles blog hop.

Here is another fun sample I created using my Heart Nestabilities. I will post more details about my projects, which will include a tutorial after my release.
Tomorrow will be our fourth set of previews. Our final set will be previewed during our Blog Hop on Friday, we hope you will join us!!

Have a wonderful day!!!

Stamps and Smiles Sneak Peeks - Day 2

Hello & thanks for stopping by!! We are on day two of our sneak peeks for Stamps and Smiles. This whole week we will be showing you samples from each of the five sets being released on Friday, May 8th at 10 pm central!! We have a fun week planned for all of you. We have four sketch challenges, a ton of giveaways and our very first Blog hop - which will start on Friday, May 8th at 9 pm central.

Here is the next set being previewed called Hello Spring. For my sample I created this fun Genie Bag for my project sample over at the Stamps and Smiles Project Tuesday. Each Tuesday a NEW Project challenge is posted. We warmly invite you to play along with us each week or just be inspired by our samples!!

The Hello Spring set measures 4 x 6. It includes 5 sentiments plus 15 additional images. Please stop the Stamps and Smiles blog to view the samples from both the Design Team & our special Guest Designers. We also have our second sketch challenge posted, play along and you could win this set, play along with all four sketches and you could win the entire release!!

Here is another fun sample using Hello Spring. I got this adorable watering can from Target in the $1 bin and decided to make fun tag for it. My 5 year just LOVES Cuppy and will go crazy when she opens this up tomorrow!! :)

Before I go I would like to announce the winner the Carl the Cupcake stamp set giveaway! You all did an amazing job guessing!! Congratulations to Jessica from The Whimsical Butterfly, please email me your addy so I can get your goodies out to you!!

Please stop by tomorrow, I will have another fun set to giveaway plus more samples for our third day of previews!!