Changing of the Seasons Hop

Hey everyone, long time no see....again, hehe. I don't know about you all, but this holiday season has been HECTIC for me!! I am barely ready and it's almost over!! YIKES!!
My card today is also of today's There She Goes Changing of the Seasons sale hop.
Here is some info about the sale taken from the There She Goes blog!!

-Sale-
Since today is the first day of winter, There She Goes is celebrating the Changing Of The Seasons with a sale! From today (Dec. 21st) through Sunday (Dec. 27th) five select stamp sets will be 15% off their regular price! This season’s sale sets are-

Act of Kindness $18.70 (Reg. $22.00)
Spread Your Wings $12.75 (Reg. $15.00)
Fairy Good Day $19.55 (Reg. $23.00)
Here For You $18.70 (Reg. $22.00)
Branching Out $18.70 (Reg. $22.00)

Not only are you able to purchase these great sets at a special price, you can also order them with the new release sets (which will also be offered at a special price) when they are released on Saturday evening! Consider it a Christmas gift to yourself!!!
If you are just now getting here, head to Gretchen's blog to get started. If you are back now, you should have come from Jessica's blog.

For my card, I used the super gorgeous Here For You set. As I said before, it is part of the Changing of the Seasons sale. I used some YUMMY Parisian Breeze paper that is retired from SU, and paired it with Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, and Gina K. White. The main image and sentiment were stamped with Rich Cocoa Memento ink and then cut out with my Oval Nesties and Cuttlebug. All my ribbons are from SU, my brads are some that were given to me, and the spiral clip came from Joanne's.
Well, that is it for me now!! The next stop is Jodi's blog.....and I KNOW she will rock this!! Have a good time and thanks for stopping by!!
Here is a list of all the participants, just in case you get lost!!

Gretchen- http://happinessisus.blogspot.com/

Holly- http://toyzhaven.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/

Jessica- http://jessica-thereshegoes.blogspot.com/
Jessie- http://canyousayaddictedtostamps.blogspot.com/
Jodi- http://stampingalatte.blogspot.com/

Maki- http://makinkstudio.blogspot.com/
Sandra- http://paperfuntastics.blogspot.com/

MTSC53- Merry Wishes

Hey everyone!! This is my second post today, so if you are here for the There She Goes blog hop, check it out here!!

This card is for this week's sketch on Mercy's Blog. Mercy has the best sketches, and my first card(my blog hop card) was SUPPOSED to be for today's sketch, but if you take a look at it, and a look at the sketch....I failed, LOL!!

I needed some more Christmas cards, so it really wasn't a big deal for me to make a new card...even though Mercy made fun of me a little....I know she loves me though, so it's all good!! ANYWHO, like I have said before, I really hope you aren't sick of this paper yet(from Die Cuts With a View)...I love it, and the colors are so FUN!! I used my SUPER cute new Pure Innocence stamp, Presents for You from My Favorite Things....I told you I loved these girls!!

I started by stamping her on an MFT Perfect Panel and coloring her with my Copics. She was then cut out and embossed using my Cuttlebug and Circle Nesties. I layered her with Regal Rose, Real Red, and Wild Wasabi. The ribbons are all SU, and my ghost snowflake is from Heidi Swapp. The spiral clip is from Joanne's and my glitter dot is from Gina K. Designs.
Well, that is it for me now!! Be sure to check out the other Muse's and if you decided to play along, make sure you add your link to the Mr. Linky box on Mercy's blog!!
Pam Speidel

Cindy Haffner

Pam Varnell

Julie Lacey

Crystal Birr

Jessica Diedrich

Mercy Kerin

Hoppin' With Who's That Girl

Hey Everyone and welcome to the My Favorite Things VIP Blog Hop!! The hop started at Kim's blog so be sure to head over there to get started. If you are back now, you should have come from Frances' blog. This month's VIP set is called Chick Flick and is ADORABLE!! It is part of this month's VIP package. The set includes:

Chick Flick Set $17.95
Chick Flick Ribbon Nest $9.95
Chick Flick Baby Braddies $4.95
Popcorn Boxes (5) $1.65
PLUS receive a FREE Clearly Sentimental About Chocolate stamp set that will be released on 1/6/10 (retail value $9)
VIP cost: $34.50

This will put the stamp set, Chick Flick in your hands THREE WEEKS EARLY! That is HUGE! There will only be 50 VIP collections available and then the set will be unavailable until the full release on January 6th at 10:00 PM EST.

For my card, I started by stamping my main image on an MFT Perfect Panel and coloring it with my Copics. The image was then layered with Close To Cocoa and Pretty in Pink. My DP is from the SU Berry Bliss DP pack. I used some SU ribbons, SU brads, and a spiral clip from Joanne's. I added some Crystal Effects to the popcorn bowl to make it shiny. The sentiment was then punched out with my SU oval punches.

I don't normally finish the insides of my cards, but I loved this sentiment, so I decided to go ahead and do it!! I should do it more often!!
Well, that is it for me now, and you have reached the end of the hop!! Thanks for stopping by now get to shopping!!

MTSC52 Stamp Insanity Christmas

Hey Everyone! I am back with this week's sketch for Mercy's Tuesday Sketch challenge. Mercy is one of my FAVORITE people on this planet, and I am LOVING being her guest this month. For today's sketch, I decided to use another one of the SUPER CUTE Stamp Insanity images that the wonderful people at Stamp Insanity sent to us. For today's card, I used Morgan from the Naughty and Nice set.

She was stamped on and MFT perfect Panel and then colored in with my Copics. I then cut her out and placed her on top of my ovals, which were made using my Oval Nesties and Cuttlebug. My cardstock colors are Real Red and Wild Wasabi. I used Gina K. white for the oval and sentiment, and my DP came from the DCWV Christmas Glitter stack.

My white satin ribbon is from May Arts, the ghost snowflake is Heidi Swapp, and the rest of the ribbon is from SU. My glitter dot came from Gina K. as well, and the spiral clip was bought at Joanne's. I did some piercing, and added some Liquid Applique to her dress and hat.
Well, that is it for me now!! Be sure to take a look around at what the other Muse's have been up to. Thanks for stopping by!!

Pam Speidel

Cindy Haffner

Pam Varnell

Julie Lacey

Crystal Birr

Jessica Diedrich

Mercy Kerin

C4C15 Merry Kissmas

Hey everyone!! Hope you are having a LOVELY weekend so far!! I have to work all weekend, but I am trying to stay positive...at least I don't have to be outside in the cold this weekend!!YAYYY!! Here is my card for this week's Crazy 4 Challenges challenge, to focus on Snowmen and Snowflakes. FUN!!! Since I am never gonna get done making Christmas cards...and I mean never, I LOVED this challenge because it gave me a chance to get just one more done!!

For my card, I started with a Real Red base, then Wild Wasabi. The white is from Gina K. and was run through my Cuttlebug with my Snowflakes embossing folder. The DP panel is my cs colors plus some DCWV Christmas paper....sure hope you aren't getting sick of it cause I LOVE it!! I did a bunch of piercing on the base of the card. My main image is the new Merry Kissmas set from My Favorite Things. It is part of the Pure Innocence line....TOO CUTE!! I stamped it on an MFT Perfect Panel and then colored it with my Copics. It was then cut out using my Cuttlebug and Label Nesties. I then stamped my sentiment on a piece of Gina K. white and punched it and it's layers out with my Circle punches from SU. I added a Heidi Swapp snowflake in between the green and red layers. The brads and all the ribbon are from SU, but the Wasabi is retired. My spiral clip came from Joanne's. My sketch is this weekend's Weekend Sketch Challenge on Lori's blog.
Well, that is it for me now!! Thanks for stopping by!!

Love You Muchly

It's really no secret, but I am in LOVE with the new Pure Innocence line from My Favorite Things...I seriously have to stop myself from reaching for them. I LOVE THEM!! I made this card the weekend I was in Georgia with my girls. It was that weekends(November 14th) Sketch For You To Try. I used the SUPER cute Pure Innocence stamp, Flower Girl.
I stamped her on an MFT Perfect Panel and colored her in with my Copics. I then layered her with Bashful Blue, Real Red, and Old Olive. The sentiment panel was made using my SU circle punches. I used all SU ribbons around the middle, and of course had to use a spiral clip....I do love them so.Hehe!! My DP is from the retired SU Summer Picnic pack, one of my all time faves!!
Well, that is it for me now!! Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!!

Mojo Merry Christmas

I finally got a chance to sit down and play with my new There She Goes sets today, yayyy fun!! Jessica released three new sets this past release, and they are fabulous. The set I am showing you today is actually the new Holiday Tags set. It was made to be used with 1 1/2 x 2 3/4 address labels, which is SO COOL in my opinion.

I started by stamping my candy cane and saying on an MFT Perfect Panel. I then colored the candy cane in with my Copics and used my circle Nestabilities and Cuttlebug to cut them out. I layered the main image with Wild Wasabi and Real Red. The bottom layer is Real Red, which was run through my Cuttlebug with the Snowflakes embossing folder. My DP is from the DCWV Christmas stack from last year. I added some piercing, SU silver brads, and a ton of SU ribbons(except the white around the base which was May Arts). I got a comment about my last card not having a spiral clip, lol, so I made SURE there was one included. If you couldn't already tell, the sketch was this week's Mojo Monday sketch. LOVE it!!
Well, that is it for me now!! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

MTSC51-Life is Good!!

Hey everyone!! This is my second week as Mercy's Guest Muse, and I am LOVING this week's sketch!!

For my card, I decided to use the new Maid for WTG set from My Favorite Things. I love that it shows her sitting in the chair, and HIM running the vacuum...never experienced THAT in my life, but it is nice to see!!LOL!!

I stamped the main image on an MFT Perfect Panel, as well as several pieces of SU DSP. I paper pieced the floor, walls, and chair. The rest was colored with my Copics. I paired it with Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss, and Basic Grey. All my accessories are from SU, except the brads which are from MFT.

Well, that is it for me now!! Be sure to check out the rest of the Muses' and see what they have created this week. If you decided to play along, head on over to Mercy's blog to add a link to your card in the Mr. Linky box!! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

Mercy Kerin

Shannan Tuebner

Pam Varnell

Cindy Haffner

Jessica Diedrich

Crystal Birr

Pam Spiedel

Julie Lacey

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!!