Our Creative Corner - Think Fall

Hello and thanks for stopping!! Today’s samples are for this week’s challenge over at Our Creative Corner. Our September host, Dana Grothaus, has challenged the OCC to create a card/project using fall as our inspiration.

Since 3 of my kids are in school now, I need to create something quick for my kids homeroom teachers! From the cards to the card holder, these double pocket bags are really fun to make and can be mass produced very easily! Here is a wonderful tutorial from Jenn Diercks. Here are some other fun samples that I have created in the past: Christmas Tag Holder & Stamps and Smiles - Project Tuesday.

My second project/card was created from another wonderful tutorial by Hero Arts. These gift card holders are really easy to make and LOTS of fun!
Here is a quick peek inside the gift card holder:


Here is another fun sample using this same idea: Christmas gift card holder



Note: I did not create this video nor do I take credit for it - I am sharing this video from the Hero Arts Blog.

Don't' forget to stop by the OCC to check out the other wonderful samples by the Design Team. We warmly invite you to play along. This is no time limit on our challenges, feel free to participate whenever you are able. To play along, upload your creation to your blog or gallery, then leave a comment linking to your project so we can check it out. If you upload to SCS, remember to use keyword: OCCC

Have a wonderful weekend!

Stamps and Smiles Sketch Challenge & Announcement

Happy Thursday everyone and thanks for stopping by!! Today’s card is for this week’s sketch challenge “SASSC29”for Stamps and Smiles. Every Thursday a NEW sketch is posted along with samples from The Fresh Batch. We warmly invite you to play along, use your favorite stamps and supplies!!

I also noticed that I am close to 250,000 hits… WOW!! As a special thank you, one lucky winner will be my next guest designer for the Stamps and Smiles. I have a huge release coming out soon and would LOVE to have you guest design for me!! Now through August, I will pick one random person to win!! Want more of a chance to win, leave me a comment on each of my posts for the next week, the winner will be announced with the release date!

For my design I used the stamp set from Stamps and Smiles called Hello Spring. Since I have been in the mood to design Halloween cards, I created this fun design using Cuppy - Can you spot the extra detail I added to her? The background was embossed using the Haunted Halloween embossing folder by Cuttlebug. The extra detail on the corners were done using my circle punch along with some NEW Halloween punches by Martha Stewart. The punched out detail was dusted with craft ink to give it a soft glow. To finish off the card, I also decided to decorate the inside of my card.

How would you like to add this card to your collection? Leave me a comment and I will announce the winner on Thursday, August 27th. Please stop by the Stamps and Smiles blog for more fun samples from the design team.

See you on Saturday! Hugs...

Stamps and Smiles Sketch Challenge SASSC28

Happy Thursday & thanks for stopping by!! Since school starts this coming Monday, the family and I have left for the east coast for a few days. At the last minute we decided to enjoy a little quick getaway, we will be back on Saturday, August 15th. My card for today is for this week’s sketch challenge “SASSC28” for Stamps and Smiles. We warmly invite you to play along.

As you can see by my design, I embossed the background using my embossing templates by Sizzix. For my design I used the stamp set from Stamps and Smiles called Cuppy Love. My inspiration for my layout came from a wonderful color combination from Linsey Rickett. I LOVE these colors together and really think Cuppy looks SO sweet in yellow. For more fun samples from the Design Team, please stop by the Stamps and Smiles blog.

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!

Before I go, I would also like to let all of you know that we are also looking for a few girls to join the OCC Design Team. Please stop by the OCC for more details.

Here is a video of a piece that reminds me that summer is alomst over and fall will soon be here.

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!

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.

Stamps and Smiles Project Tuesday - One Sheet Box

Hello and thanks for stopping by!! Before I start with my post, I have to apologize for being so quiet the last few days. For those that follow my blog, we had some pretty bad storms come in Friday night. Unfortunately the storms wiped out our power and internet. Luckily our power returned on Saturday morning along with our internet but after an hour or so, the internet was back out until late last night. I have a ton of emails to return, orders to fill and comments to get too. Please know, I will get to you all and I am SO sorry for the delay the last few days!!

So, today's post is for 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 this week is to create a one sheet box - Click here for step-by-step instructions. These boxes are so easy and fun to make, plus you can create them in just minutes. We hope after seeing the fun samples, you will want to play along with us!! Feel free to use your favorite stamps and supplies.

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!

Please stop by tomorrow, I will be posting my OCC card/project along with a giveaway!

Enjoy your week!

Stamps and Smiles/Project Tuesday - Tea Bag Holder

Hello everyone & thanks for stopping by!! It’s Tuesday and that means it’s time for Project Tuesday over at the Stamps and Smiles blog. As some of you know, each Tuesday a NEW project challenge is posted, 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 origami box, this week, we are creating a tea bag holder. Please stop by Project Tuesday to play along and see the fun samples using this fun technique.

For my project I used the Cuppy Love stamp set by Stamps and Smiles. The paper and supplies are from Stampin' Up! I inked up my stamps using Memento ink and colored the images in using my Copics. To add a little extra detail to the whip, I added some chucky glitter by Martha Stewart

Also, for those that LOVE 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!

Please stop by the Stamps and Smiles Project Tuesday page, we have some wonderful samples using this fun project idea!!

Thanks so much for stopping by, I promise to get to your emails a little later today!

Recipe ~ Stamps: Cuppy Love - Stamps and Smiles Ink: Memento Paper: White, Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze, Parisian Breeze - SU Accessories: Copics, Ribbon, Martha Stewart Glitter, Circle Nestabilities - Cut At Home.

Our Creative Corner - Border Punch Challenge

Hello and thanks for stopping by!! Today’s card is for this week’s challenge over at Our Creative Corner. This week I have challenged the OCC & our readers to create a card/project using border punches. We warmly invite you to play along, use your favorite stamps and supplies.

For my design, I used the stamp set from Stamps and Smiles called Hello Spring. Cuppy was stamped with memento ink and colored in using my Copics. The fun beach scene was created using a few of the EK Success punches - beach edger, crab and star fish. The edges of the card and embellishments was sponged with a brown ink and spritzed with a marker to make the beach scene pop.

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, June 19th before 6 pm central.

Before I go, I would like to announce the winner for the Stamps and Smiles card giveaway. Congratulations to Vivienne, please email me so I can get your goodies out to you.

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

Stamp and Smiles Sketch Challenge - SASSC19

Happy Thursday and thanks for stopping by! Today's card is for this week's sketch challenge "SASSC19" over at Stamps and Smiles. For those that LOVE a fun sketch challenge, we post a NEW sketch along with samples each week 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 Cuppyland. The images were stamped in memento ink and colored in using my Copics. Since there were so many fun layers with Mercy's sketch this week, I grabbed for more of my Twitterpated paper by Imaginisce. I LOVE this paper and I only have a tiny pit left! For a little extra fun on my card, I colored up some yummy lollipops and sprinkled them with the chunky glitter by Martha Stewart.

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

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps and Smiles - Project Tuesday

Happy Tuesday and thanks for stopping by! Today's project is for this week’s challenge over at Stamps and Smiles - Project Tuesday. This week our June host Jenn McMillan has challenged us to create a origami box. Every Tuesday we post a NEW project challenge, we warmly invite you to play along.

We also have a Stamps and Smiles sketch challenge every Thursday along with fun samples from the Stamps and Smiles 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!

For my origami box, I turned mine upside down so it could hold the punched out candles using the NEW punch by EK Success. The circles were created using my Circle Nestabilities from Cut At Home. I reached for my Carl the Cupcake stamp set by Stamps and Smiles. I was thinking about adding a little glitter to the balloons but then I thought it needed something a little more so I grabbed the background image from the stamp set You Warm My heart.

This really was a quick and easy project to create in just a few minutes. We hope you will stop by Project Tuesday and view the fun samples and play along.

Thanks for stopping by & making me smile!!

OCC - Sketch Challenge

Happy Saturday and thanks for stopping by! Today’s card is for this week’s challenge over at Our Creative Corner. For the month of June I will be the hostess over at Our Creative Corner. This week, I have created a fun sketch challenge. We warmly invite you to play along, use your favorite stamps and supplies.

For my design, I used the stamp set from Stamps and Smiles called Cuppyland. After coloring up the images, I cut them all out and added some fun chunky glitter by Martha Stewart. For a little extra fun, I created a piece of wrapped candy from the lollipop to give it a little extra detail.

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 12th before 6 pm central.

Want to win this card? Leave me a comment and you will be entered to win along with some of this chunky glitter by Martha Stewart. The winner will be announced next Saturday, June13th.

Have a wonderful weekend,

Stamps and Smiles Sketch Challenge - SASSC18

Happy Thursday and thanks for stopping by! Today's card is for this week's sketch challenge "SASSC18" 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 by Stamps and Smiles called Hello Spring. The images were stamped in memento ink and colored in using my Copics. Using extra scraps for my card, I used up some of this fun paper by Imaginisce called Twitterpated. I had to add sparkle, so I added the chunky glitter by Martha Stewart to the whip of Cuppy, Flowers and the wings on the bee. For more samples using this awesome sketch by Mercy Kerin, please stop by the Stamps and Smiles blog.

Before I go, I just wanted to let my readers know that my Internet went out last Saturday. It is now back up and running but I have a ton of things to catch up on. If you emailed me, please know I will get to your emails in the next day or so.

Have a wonderful day & thanks again for stopping by!

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,

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!

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!!