Crazy 4 Challenges- Week 14

Hey Everyone!!! I told you I would be back tonight with some more There She Goes goodies, and here I am!! Tonight's card/gift card holder is also for the Crazy 4 Challenges blog challenge for today. The challenge was to make a gift card holder of any type.

For my card, I did the easiest gift card holder I have found. You make a normal card, then on the inside I took a piece of plain white cardstock that was cut to 5x10. I then score my paper at 4, 5, and 6 inches. Fold and on the underside(where 4 and 6 go together), you glue together your fold, but just at the bottom so that you can punch out the top and open it to hold your gift card. I used my Word Window punch, and small oval punch to make my opening. For the card front, I used the super cute Penguin Love set from There She Goes. I stamped my scene on and MFT Perfect Panel and then colored it with my Copics. The snow was made using Liquid Applique, and I added crystal effects to the blue parts to make them shiny. The penguin was cut out separately and popped up. My ribbons and brads are all from SU, and my spiral clip is from Joann's.

Well, that is it for me now!! Be sure to check out the Crazy 4 Challenges blog to see what the other girls have created!!

Christmas With There She Goes

Since my new release stamps took a vacation WITHOUT me, I was unable to participate in this month's There She Goes release....wahhh. I have been working so much, I haven't had time to play now that they are back with me, but while I was in Georgia I made some cards using last month's release. Since they are AWESOME(in my opinion, hehe), I wanted to go ahead and show them!! If you haven't seen the new releases yet, you need to though!!

For my card today, I used the GORGEOUS Home Sweet Home set, along with the Home Sweet Home Holiday Additions. I did a TON of work on this card, and a TON of cutting. I think Mercy, Pam and Jess thought I had lost my mind, but the end result was WELL worth it. The garland was two step stamped with Kiwi Kiss and Old Olive, the bows were colored with Copics and cut out, the bells were colored with Copics, my gold glitter pen, and then cut out, the rug was paper pieced and cut out, the presents were colored then cut out, even the fireplace was stamped(the fireplace from HSH, the bricks from the HA, and the candles from the HA) then colored, and cut out. I drew in the floor using a Copic Multiliner pen, and then it was colored with my Copics. The DP is retired SU, and I paired it with Chocolate Chip, Riding Hood Red, and Kiwi Kiss. The ribbons are all from SU, and the brads are as well. I used a spiral clip I purchased at Hobby Lobby.

Well, that is it for me now!! I will be back later tonight with my card for the Crazy 4 Challenges blog post...yayyy fun!!

Hoppin' With My Favorite Things!!

Hi and welcome to this month's My Favorite Things blog hop!! This hop is super exciting this month, not only because the stamps are amazing, but it also features our temporary holiday team who I am sure are gonna ROCK your socks off! If you are just now finding the hop, be sure to go to Kim's Blog to get started. If you are back, you should have come from Kelli's Blog.

For my card today, I used the ADORABLE new Love At First Sight set. It was illustrated by the SUPER talented Amanda Baird, and I for one am LOVING it!! I decided to use the cutie pie little puppy dog image from the set....CUTE!! I stamped my image on an MFT Perfect Panel, colored it with my Copics, and then cut it out using my Circle Nesties and Cuttlebug. I then layered it with Pink Pirouette and Riding Hood Red. I did some piercing, and attached it to my card base. The base of the card is the same CS colors, which I paired with some retired Candy Cane Lane DSP(I think that was the name). The brads and ribbon are all from SU, and the spiral clip came from Joanne's.

Well, that is it for me now!! The next stop on the hop is at Joanne's Blog!! Thanks for stopping by and have a great night!!

I'm December's Guest Muse!!!!

Hey everyone!! I am THRILLED to let you all know that my DEAR friend Mercy has asked me to be her guest muse for the month of December!! GO ME!! Here is this week's sketch.

This month's sponsor is Stamp Insanity, and they were kind enough to send us all a stamp set to work with. I used the super cute Henry's Snowman set. I paired it with some SU Wintergreen DSP and SU cardstock.

Pam Speidel

Cindy Haffner

Pam Varnell

Julie Lacey

Crystal Birr

Jessica Diedrich

Shannan Tuebner

Mercy Kerin

Since it's the first of the month, this month's sponsor, Stamp Insanity, is offering up a stamp set to the winner of this week's sketch challenge. The set is Morgan's Star, so be sure to add your name to the Mr. Linky box back at Mercy's blog to be entered to win.

Hi, It's Me......

Isn't that little saying so CUTE!!

Hey everyone, I am back with day three of the My Favorite Things teasers for this month!! Today the DT, and our special guests, are previewing the new sets being released in the SUPER CUTE new Pure Innocence line. I don't know about you, but I am LOVING these cutie pie little girls!!


I started by stamping my image from the Heart Stripes set on an MFT perfect panel. I then colored it in using my Copics. I paired it with my Sweet Always paper from SU, and my cardstock colors are Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose, Pumpkin Pie, and Gina K. White. The main image was cut out using my Cuttlebug and Circle Nesties. All my ribbons are from SU, as well as my brads.


Well, that is it for me now!! Be sure to check out Kim's Blog for links to all the other girl's with previews today!! Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!!

Love Machine!!

I know most of you, if you are MFT Junkies like me, have seen this SUPER CUTE stamp before, but isn't it CA-UTEEEE!!! It was part of one of the MFT kits recently, and is now being released on Wednesday!!

For my card, I stamped the super cute robot on an MFT Perfect Panel and then colored it in using my Copics. I then cut it and it's Basic Black layer out with my Cuttlebug and Oval Nesties. The rest of the card is pretty simple. My ribbon, except the red gingham, all were part of the Love Machine kit, as well as the brads. The DP is SU, and the red CS is Real Red from SU as well. I did a bunch of piercing, added one of my favorite spiral clips, and it was done.

Be sure to check out Kim's blog for links to the other DT members who have teasers today....there are different sets and new digi's being previewed today, so you won't want to miss it!!

Crazy 4 Challenges and a Teaser!!

Hey Everyone!! Long time no see!! I have been flying somewhat under the radar recently and I have missed posting and hearing from all of you, but life has been pretty hectic. Between work and the holidays, I just haven't had a chance to play as much as I would like.

Today I have a teaser for you using the soon to be released set from My Favorite Things, Love at First Sight. It was illustrated by Amanda Baird. I stamped my girl on an MFT Perfect Panel and then colored her in with my Copics. It was then layered with Riding Hood Red and Pink Pirouette. My DP is from the Bella Rose pack. I used my PTI heart punches for my paper hearts, then I layered a Heidi Swapp ghost heart, then an SU button. I attached them all together using some white Stampin' Up taffeta ribbon. The other ribbons are from SU, as well as my brads. I did a little bit of piercing, and it was done. My card is also for this week's Crazy 4 Challenges post, to get punchy.
Be sure to head on over to Kim's Blog for links to all the other DT members that are posting teasers with this new set today!!
Well, that is it for me now!! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.

More Verve-y Sketches

I know I am such a slacker, but I STILL haven't shown all the cards I had made for the last Verve Stamps release. Here are two more of the cards that I made. The first card was made with the new O' Christmas Tree set.

I stamped the wreath with Memento Tuxedo Black and then colored it with my Copics. I stamped the bow again and cut it out and glued it on top to give it more dimension. I added a silver brad to the center of it. My sentiment was stamped and then punched out using my SU punches. I added a silver brad to it as well to make it look like it was hanging. The DP is from the Basic Grey Fruitcake line. I did a lot of piercing and added some SU ribbon. The sketch is an older Mojo Monday sketch.
My next card uses the new Christmas in the Air set. I stamped several of the trees on my MFT Perfect Panel and then again on different pieces of SU Wintergreen DSP. I then cut out the trees and paper pieced them. I then added some liquid applique under the trees and heated it to make it look like snow.

The image was layered with Mellow Moss and Always Artichoke. My ribbons and brads are from SU. The spiral clip is from Joanne's. My sketch was one of the release sketches....better REALLY late than never.
Well, that is it for me now!! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

Gift Ideas

Do you ever get really great gift ideas while out and about and then when it comes time to actually buy the gifts you have NO CLUE what to get?? Well, with my hectic new life, I don't really have time for that so I decided to make a notebook to carry around with me so if an idea strikes me, I won't lose it forever.

I started by taking a composition notebook I got from the Dollar Store for a $1. I then covered the front and back with DP from my DCWV Christmas stack. The binding was done with regular Real Red card stock from SU. My image was stamped on an MFT Perfect Panel and then colored with my Copics. The images are from the new Wrapped In Love set from MFT. I then cut it out using my oval nesties and layered it with Real Red and Green Galore. The ribbons are all from SU and the glitter dots came from Gina K..
Well, that is it for me now!! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Taylor's Sketch- Ho Ho Ho!!!

Hey everyone!! I am still stamping with my girls and LOVING it!! If you are on facebook, and we are friends, I am SURE you have noticed that we are having a BLAST, haha!! I have gotten a ton of stamping done and I am THRILLED! Its been a long time since I sat and stamped just for fun and it has been wonderful!

For my card today, I started by stamping my tree and penguin from the There She Goes Penguin Love set. They were stamped on an MFT Perfect Panel and then colored with my Copics. I stamped the bag separately and attached it after cutting out the main image and layers with Pam's Big Shot and Nesties. Then I added liquid applique to his beard, moustache, and to the ground. My DP is from the DCWV Christmas Stack. I paired it with Green Galore, Garden Green and Real Red. My ribbon is from My Favorite Things, except the white grosgrain which is SU. I used Taylor's sketch for my layout as well.

Well, that is all for me now!! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!