Stamps and Smiles Sketch Challenge - SASSC26

Hello and thanks for stopping by! Before I start my post I would like to thank family & friends, without you, I don’t know how I would have gotten through the last 7 months!! I also want to thank my fan base for their wonderful support; it really means so much to me!!

Today’s card is for this week’s sketch challenge over at Stamps and Smiles. We have some fresh faces so please stop by and give them a warm welcome. My card is for this week’s sketch challenge “SASSC26”, 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 stamp set from Stamps and Smiles called Cuppy Love. Since I still had this NEW paper by Stampin' Up! - The Write Stuff, on my stamp table, I grabbed it for my layout. Cuppy was stamped in Memento ink and colored in with my Copics - which I LOVE!! To finish off my card, Some fun swirls were added along with a bow. Lately I have been leaving off the sentiment, I can always add that late on the inside of my card.

For more fun samples using this sketch layout, please stop by the Stamps and Smiles blog.

Have a fun day, see you tomorrow with a fun giveaway!

Stamps and Smiles - Project Tuesday

Hello and thanks for stopping by! Today’s project is for this week’s challenge over at Project Tuesday. This week we created a pull treats, have you ever made one? It was super quick and easy, I created my project using a Hershey's cookies n' creme candy bar.

For my project I started with some kraft cardstock and then stamped it using a set by Stamps and Smiles called You Warm My Heart. The 6 x 7 pieces of kraft cardstock was stamped using the chocolate chunks from the stamp set and close to cocoa ink was sponged on to give it a little warmth to the project. Circles were punched out using the Nestabilities and then I layered my Cuppy image. Cuppy was stamped in Memento ink and colored in using my Copics. To finish off my project, I added the ribbon and then the candy bar.

We hope you will stop by and play along, most of our projects only take a few minutes to create. Grab you favorite stamps and supplies and join us each week!! Last week we created a fun a sour cream container. For more fun idea's using this fun project idea, please stop the Project Tuesday blog.

Thanks so much for stopping by, here is the recipe: Recipe ~ Stamps: You Warm My Heart - Stamps and Smiles Ink: Memento Paper: White, Chocolate Chip, Kraft, Pink Pirouette Accessories: Copics, Ribbon, Martha Stewart Glitter.

Enjoy your week!!

OCC - Sketch Challenge

Hello and thanks for stopping by!! Today’s card is this week’s challenge over at Our Creative Corner. Jenny Gropp has created a beautiful sketch, we warmly invite you to play along - please use your favorite stamps and supplies!

Since I have been in the mood to make Christmas cards, I thought I would include Cuppy in my card layout. I ordered some fun dies from Sizzix a while back and one of dies came with a Santa hat which I added to Cuppy’s whip. For my layout, I used some retired paper from Stampin’ Up!, it’s some of my favorite, the colors included baja breeze!!

We hope you will join us over at Our Creative Corner. There is no time limit on our challenge, so please play along whenever you are able!! However to be eligible for the fun giveaway this week, please have your card uploaded to the OCC blog by Friday, July 31st before 6 pm central.

Have a wonderful weekend & don't forget to stop by the OCC to see the other fun samples by the Design Team!!

Stamps and Smiles - SASSC25

Hello and thanks for stopping by! Today's card is for this week's sketch challenge "SASSC25" over at Stamps and Smiles. We warmly invite you to play along, use your favorite stamps and supplies. Every week we giveaway a fun goodie bag to one of our participants.

For my card layout I used some NEW paper by Stampin’ Up! called The Write Stuff, I LOVE it!! The flower was created using 6 hearts and then I added a brad at the base to hold them all together. Cuppy was stamped in Memento ink and colored in using my Copics and coarse glitter was added to the whip of Cuppy.

Please stop the Stamps and Smiles Challenge blog to see more fun samples using this week’s sketch. Every Thursday a NEW sketch is posted, we hope you will stop by and play along!!

Before I go I would like to share a little treasure I found... I was sorting through some of my things from when I was a teenager and came across a tube that had some of my old music posters. As I was unrolling the posters, Morten looked right at me... I said to myself "NO WAY"... can you believe I saved my A-ha poster?!?! It's been in this tube for 22 years! After the shock, I raced to Michael's and bought a frame and framed it. My husband is teasing me and asking me where I want to hang it... above my bed I thought (just kidding)!! Since I create a ton during the week, it will be placed in my stamp room!! Oh and to top it off, I also found out (the same day) that A-ha will be coming back to tour in America in 2010!! Listen to it yourself in an interview on BBC - it is towards the end of the clip)

Recipe ~ Stamps: Stamps and Smiles – Cuppy Love Ink: Memento Paper: The Write Stuff, Soft Suede, White Accessories: Ribbon, Sizzix - Swirls & Scribbles sizzlet, Nestabilities - Heart, Copics, Martha Stewart coarse glitter.

'Tis the Season - SC238

Happy Wednesday and thanks for stopping by! Just a quick post... I got some brand NEW goodies from SU and had to play with some of my NEW supplies!! I checked out this week's sketch challenge "SC238" over at Splitcoast and since it was posted, I played along.

For my card, the background was embossed using my snowflake embossing folder by Cuttlebug. The snowflake trim was done using my Martha Stewart border punch. For the middle panels, I used the NEW snowflake punch and the NEW level 2 hostess set called Christmas punch by Stampin' Up! Bordering blue and real red were the colors on my card along with the NEW red polka dot ribbon also by Stampin' Up!.

For those that follow my blog, most of my Christmas cards I create until November 25th will be given away to my subscribers. My Christmas blog will resume for it's second season September 1st.

Please stop by tomorrow for my Stamps and Smiles sketch challenge and sample! Hugs to all...

OCC Challenge - Triple Play

Hello and thanks for stopping by! Today’s card is for this week’s challenge over at Our Creative Corner. Our July hostess, Jenny Gropp, has challenged us to create a card or project using 3 or more embellishments. We warmly invite you to play along, feel free to use your favorite stamps and supplies.

Since my daughters Birthday is right around the corner, I thought I would experiment with card layouts. Hannah is our little princess and I know she will love sending these to our family and friends.

As you can see by my sample, my three embellishments are: Brads, ribbon and a button. The paper is by Making Memories called Giggle Kids, I LOVE it!! I then popped up an oval using my oval Nestabilities and layered on my pinwheel. My pinwheel measured 3.5 x 3.5 - Click here for directions. To make the stick, I cut a sucker stick and covered it with adhesive and then wrapped ribbon around it. To finish off the card, I added some fun swirls and the tag.

We hope you will join us over at Our Creative Corner, there is no time limit on our challenge, so please play along whenever you are able!! However to be eligible for the fun giveaway this week, please have your card uploaded to the OCC blog by Friday, July 24th before 6 pm central.

Have a wonderful weekend & don't forget to stop by the OCC to see the other wonderful samples by the Design Team!!

Enjoy your weekend!

Stamps and Smiles Sketch Challenge - SASSC24

Hello and thanks for stopping by! Today's card is for this week's sketch challenge "SASSC24" over at Stamps and Smiles. Every Thursday a NEW sketch challenge is posted along with samples from the Stamps and Smiles design Team, 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 stamp set from Stamps and Smiles called Cuppy Love. Since I still had this darling paper by Making Memories in reach, I used it once again on my card. Cuppy was stamped in Memento ink and colored in using my Copics. To finish off my card, ribbon, swirls and a handmade flower were added.

For more fun samples using this awesome sketch by Mercy Kerin, please stop by the Stamps and Smiles blog, we hope you will play along!

See you tomorrow!

Little Princess & Giveaway

Hello and thanks for stopping by! I shopping at Archivers the other day and got a bunch of goodies including this darling NEW paper by Making Memories called Giggle Kids. I had to have it so I picked up a few extra sheets. One lucky winner will receive some fun samples of the paper, a few images of this adorable little girl and an extra homemade flower I made.

Here is a close-up of the image, I stamped it in Memento ink, colored it in using my Copics and then added some sparkle using my clear twinkling pen. The precious image is from Basic Grey, isn't she SO sweet? To finish off my card, I added a couple of bows and a little white ink to her dress and heart.

Please leave me a comment and one lucky winner will win the goodies above. I will announce the winner on Saturday, July 18th. Have a fun day!!

Hugs & Smiles,

Project Tuesday - Ghirardelli Box

Hello everyone and thanks for stopping by!! Just a quick post… I accidently created the wrong project for today’s challenge over at Project Tuesday. Thank goodness our challenges are super quick, I created this box in less then 15 minutes - we warmly invite you to play along.

Grab you favorite stamps and supplies and join us each week!! Last week we created a fun a bag tag, this week, we are creating a Ghirardelli box. Please stop by Project Tuesday to play along and see the fun samples using this technique.

Please stop by tomorrow, I have a card to share along with a fun giveaway. Enjoy your week! Hugs & Smiles,

OCC Challenge - Let it Snow...

Hello everyone… It’s Saturday which means it is time for another fun challenge over at Our Creative Corner. Our July host, Jenny Gropp has challenged us to create a card which includes animals. We warmly invite you to play along, please use your favorite stamps and supplies.

Since I always like to create a Christmas or two in July, I created this fun card using an image from Stamps and Smiles set called Sleepy Bunny. I also used some of my favorite colors – Chocolate Chip & Baja Breeze. Most of the layers were embossed using my snowflakes embossing folder and then white craft ink was rubbed on to give it a frosty look.

We hope you will join us over at Our Creative Corner. There is no time limit on our challenge, so please play along whenever you are able!! However to be eligible for the fun giveaway this week, please have your card uploaded to the OCC blog by Friday, 17th before 6 pm central.

Have a wonderful weekend & don't forget to stop by the OCC to see the other fun samples by the Design Team!!

Stamps and Smiles Sketch Challenge - SASSC23

Hello and thanks for stopping by! Today's card is for this week's sketch challenge "SASSC23" over at Stamps and Smiles. We warmly invite you to play along, use your favorite stamps and supplies. Every week we giveaway a fun goodie bag to one of our participants.

I must say... I am having SO much fun with my NEW stamp line. Please don't ask me what my favorite set it because I LOVE them all. However, I do especially LOVE the set called Cuppyland. As you know, any chance I get to add some sparkle, you know I will!! For my design layout, instead of adding the circles, I added the clouds from the Stamps and Smiles stamp set called Hello Spring. The images from Cuppyland were colored, cutout and sparkle was added. To finsh off the card, I add some thin ribbon from May Arts and a rub-on sentiment from Stampin' Up!.

Please stop the Stamps and Smiles Challenge blog to see more fun samples using Mercy's sketch. Have a wonderful day!!

Recipe ~ Stamps: Stamps and Smiles - Cuppyland & Hello Spring Ink: Memento Paper: Chocolate Chip, White, Regal Rose, Regal Rose Prints Accessories: Scallop Punch - SU, Ribbon - May Arts, Glitter - Martha Stewart, Rub-Ons.

SAS Project Tuesday - Bag Tag

Hello everyone… I hope you all enjoyed your 4th!! We had a super busy weekend, so those that have sent me emails, I will work on catching up on those today! My project for the day is for Stamps and Smiles -Project Tuesday. This week’s challenge is to create a bag tag.

We hope you will join us and play along, most of our projects only take a few minutes to create. Grab you favorite stamps and supplies and join us each week!! Last week we created a fun a A2 box, for more fun idea's, please stop by Project Tuesday.

My bag tag is for my daughter Hannah, she will be entering Kindergarten this fall and I thought it would look cute on her back pack. Hannah loves Cuppy and I know she will love seeing it on her back pack while she is away from home!!

For my project I used the Cuppy Love stamp set by Stamps and Smiles. Cuppy was stamped in black memento ink and colored in using my Copics. The sentiment was created on the computer and extra holes were added to hold the extra ribbon.

Stamps and Smiles Sketch Challenge – We post a NEW sketch challenge every Thursday, we warmly invite you to play along. Each week, one lucky winner will win an exclusive Stamps and Smiles goodie bag. Feel free to use your favorite stamps and supplies!

Thanks so much for stopping by, here is the recipe: Recipe ~ Stamps: Cuppy Love - Stamps and Smiles Ink: Memento Paper: White, Chocolate Chip Accessories: Copics, Ribbon, Martha Stewart Glitter. Enjoy your week!!

Our Creative Corner - Red, White & Blue

Happy 4 th of July… Today’s card is for this week’s challenge over at Our Creative Corner. Our July host, Jenny Gropp has challenged the OCC to create a card/project using Red, White & Blue. We warmly invite you to play along, use your favorite stamps and supplies.

Since it is our Nations Birthday, I created this fun card around my sentiment. The background was created using the SU wheel called swirling stars. The star border was created using my Martha Stewart star border punch. To finish off the card I added some red ribbon, white swirls and a red star.

We hope you will join us over at Our Creative Corner, 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, July 10th before 6 pm central.Have a wonderful weekend & don't forget to stop by the OCC to see the other wonderful samples by the Design Team!!

Be safe and have a wonderful holiday!

Stamps and Smiles Sketch Challenge - SASSC22

Hello and thanks for stopping by! Today's card is for this week's sketch challenge "SASSC22" over at Stamps and Smiles. Every Thursday a NEW sketch challenge is posted along with samples from the Stamps and Smiles design Team, 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 sets from by Stamps and Smiles called Hello Spring and Carl the Cupcake. Since the 4th is right around the corner, I used the red, white and blue color combination. Cuppy & Carl were stamped in Memento ink and colored in using my Copics. Both images were cut out and glitter was added to the whip. To finish my card, I added some red ribbon along with 3 hearts with a white accent.

For more fun samples using this awesome sketch by Mercy Kerin, please stop by the Stamps and Smiles blog, we hope you will play along!

Before I go, I would like to announce the winner for my blog candy giveaway. Congratulations to Jessica from Craft-o-rama. WOO HOO!! Please email me so I can get your goodies out to you.

Have a fabulous 4th and be safe!!

Project Tuesday - A2 Card Box

Hello everyone!! Just a quick post, Here is my project for this week's challenge over at Stamps and Smiles - Project Tuesday. For those stopping by for the first time, each Tuesday a NEW project challenge is posted along with samples from the Design Team, we warmly invite you to play along.

Most of our projects only take a few minutes to create, grab you favorite stamps and supplies and join us each week!! Last week we created a fun a tea bag holder, this week, we are creating an A2 Card Box. Please stop by Project Tuesday to play along and see the fun samples using this technique.

For my project I used the set by Stamps and Smiles called You Warm My Heart. After the lid was assembled using some retired paper by SU (Afternoon Tea), I cut out some circles using my Nestabilities and colored in Cuppy with my Copics. Ribbon was added along with glitter to the whip of Cuppy. A little later this week, I will fill my box with some yummy raisin cookies!! YUM YUM

Before I go, I would like to remind all of you that Stamps and Smiles also has a fun sketch challenge every Thursday. We post a NEW sketch challenge along with samples from The Fresh Batch Design Team. There is never a time limit on our challenges, however to be eligible for the Stamps and Smiles goodie bag, please have your card uploaded the night before at 6 pm central time. Feel free to use your favorite stamps and supplies!

Thanks so much for stopping by, here is the recipe: Recipe ~ Stamps: You Warm My Heart - Stamps and Smiles Ink: Memento Paper: White, Chocolate Chip, Afternoon Tea - SU/Retired Accessories: Copics, Ribbon, Martha Stewart Glitter, Circle Nestabilities - Cut At Home.