Pure Innocence Monday- My Umbrella

I am LOVING this month's new releases for the Pure Innocence line from My Favorite Things, and judging by the way all the already released images are ALWAYS out of stock, I am guessing you all do too!! Today, I decided to feature on of the 5 sets to be released, My Umbrella. I LOVE this cute little girl, and this card is actually already on it's way to my best friend Riley. She lost her job on New Year's Eve, and has been in a funk....I want her to know it will be okay.

For my card, I stamped my image on an MFT Perfect Panel, and then colored it in with my Copics. I then cut it, and it's layers out with my Cuttlebug and Circle Nesties. The layers are Pretty in Pink, So Saffron, and Regal Rose. My DP is from the Georgia Peach DSP pack, and is one of my favorites. I LOVE this layout, and haven't used it for a while, so I decided to use it today. It is clean, and pretty simple, and I get to use lots of DP, which makes me happy!!All my ribbons, are from SU, and I did some piercing on the DP panels. The spiral clips are from Joanne's.


For the inside, I stamped my sentiment on a piece of Gina K. White, and used some more of the Georgia Peach DP. It is pretty simple, but I love the way it looks.
Well, that is it for me now. Are you getting excited about the release?? I sure am!! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

Teasers Day 2- Who's That Chocoholic

Hello everyone, and welcome to day two of this month's My Favorite Things release teasers. Today I have TWO sets to show you that EVERY girl will love!! The main set is a new Who's That Girl? mini set called Who's That Chocoholic. It will be released at 10pmEST on the 6th of January, so be sure to mark your calendars. The other set is called Clearly Sentimental About Chocolate, and it is AWESOME!! All the sentiments are PERFECT for the chocoholic in your life.


For my card, I started with Taylor's Sketch, which I flipped on it's side. My CS colors are Close To Cocoa, Pretty in Pink and Purely Pomegranate. The DP I used is from the retired SU Berry Bliss pack. I used my Cuttlebug to cut out the circle and it's layer, did a ton of piercing, and added my sentiment to the bottom corner. The brads are from SU, and the ribbons are from SU, except for the chocolate gingham, which came from Joanne's. My main image was stamped on an MFT Perfect Panel and either colored with Copics, or paper pieced using more of the Berry Bliss DSP. I added a spiral clip with some ribbon, and it was done!!

The inside of my card features the new Clearly Sentimental set. I am LOVING this sentiment...basically because it totally sounds like something I would do JUST to get to mark something off my list. Usually, I put brush my teeth...I KNOW that's getting done, LOL!! For the inside, I used another piece of Berry Bliss DP, and a spiral clip with some more ribbon on it. Why oh why am I SO obsessed with these?? Who knows!!
Well, anyway, that is it for me now!! Be sure to head to KIM'S BLOG to check out what other design team members have peeks for you to ogle today!! Have fun and I will see you back here tomorrow!! Thanks for stopping by!!

Thinking Of Hoo- Let the Teasers Begin!!

Hey Everyone!! Hope your year is off to a WAY better start than mine. I had big(ish) plans for New Years, and about an hour into them started to get the most awful stomach ache. It kinda went downhill from there. I will spare you the details, but I will say it is SHOCKINGLY hard to convince your boss you are sick on New Year's Day without them assuming you are hungover...SHOCKINGLY hard. Anyway, that's not why you are here, right? Today we have started our teasers for this month's My Favorite Things release and I am SUPER excited!! Before I start to talk about my card, I wanted to say a huge CONGRATS to all the new DT members and all the returning ones as well. It has been an honor working for Kim and with her AMAZINGLY talented Design Team, and I am honored to be a part of it for another term. I look forward to getting to know the new members, and I can't wait to see what they have in store for us!!

Now, onto my card!! I used the super cute Thinking of Hoo set that was part of the October Kit offered at MFT. I stamped the owl and branch(I masked out the conversation bubble) on an MFT Perfect Panel, and then colored it with my Copics. The hearts were then stamped and colored as well. I used my Cuttlebug and Oval Nesties to cut out my main image and layers. The CS colors are Chocolate Chip and Regal Rose. My DP is from the MFT Chocolate Kiss pack. I ran my white Gina K. layer through my Cuttlebug with my Swiss Dots folder and did a ton of piercing. All my buttons are from the MFT Chocolate Kiss buttons pack. This is also my sample for this weeks Crazy 4 Challenges Polka Dot Challenge....fun stuff!!
Well, that is it for me now!! Be sure to head to KIM'S BLOG to see what other DT members are featuring teasers using this set and some of our new Digi Images. Have fun!!

Big News From MFT

Happy New Year people!! Hope your 2010 is off to a ROCKIN start and your hangovers are tolerable and require little to no recovery time!! Today, My Favorite Things has some BIG news to share, so be sure to head on over to Kim's Blog to hear all the news!! Trust me, you won't want to miss out on this announcement...I for one am SUPER excited about it!!
While I have your attention, that is, if you are still here, I thought I would show you some of the presents I made for my nieces for Christmas. I made each of them a personalized notebook. They were all made using composition notebooks from the Dollar Store. Each was covered with designer paper, and then embellished accordingly. All images were stamped on MFT Perfect Panels and colored with my Copics. Each was then cut out using my Cuttlebug and either my Rectangle, Oval or Circle nesties. I will list the ingredients for each one after it's picture.

This first notebook was made for my niece Katelyn. I used the Fairy Girl image from the Pure Innocence line. I used DP from My Mind's Eye, and I used Cool Caribbean, Pumpkin Pie, and Regal Rose cardstock. The jewels are from Mark Richards. My ribbons are from SU and May Arts.


For Allie's notebook, I used the Apple For You image from the Pure Innocence line. Her name was made using the new Alphadots set. I used Riding Hood Red, Pumpkin Pie, Bashful Blue, and So Saffron Cardstock and ink. My ribbons and buttons were all from SU.


Makenzie's notebook was made using My Balloon and the Alphadots set as well. I used Pretty In Pink and Bashful Blue Cardstock and Ink and my DP from the Berry Bliss pack. All my ribbons are from SU as well as my brads.


For Jennifer's, I used my Flower Girl image, Pretty in Pink and Bashful Blue cardstock, May Arts and SU ribbons, and Glitter Dots from Gina K.


For this last album, I used some Purely Pomegranate, Kiwi Kiss, and Regal Rose Cardstock and ink. My DP is from SU, as well as my buttons and ribbon. The image is Heart Stripes from the Pure Innocence line.
Well, that is it for me now!! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

Melanie's Anniversary Hop

Melanie Muenchinger is celebrating two years of blogging and illustrating for Gina K Designs, and today she has invited 25 designers and YOU to join the party! First hop through the following designers' blogs using every set she has created since January 2008, from the first to the 25th! Then go to Melanie's' blog to leave a comment for a chance to win a number of
different prizes! So let's get hopping!

Here we go!

Just So Hippy-Charmaine

Just So Hoppy-Donna

What's in Your Tin 1 & 2-Donna

Hip Hop Accessories-Bee

Jumping for Joy-Barb

Cuddles and Hugs-Jessie-----You are here!!!

Little Tees-Cat

Just So Sporty-Pam

A Year of Flowers-Theresa

Say it with Flowers-Selma

Have a Cookie-Carolina

Tee Talk-Gabby

Hand in Hand-Ally

The Best Things in Life-Shannon, Sankari

A Charmed Life-Cathy

Wee Tees-Libby, Laura Jean

Arranged with Love-Selma

Sporty Accessories-Tina

Inspiration Mosaic-Jennie

School Sports Spirit-Melissa

A Year of Leaves-Geri

Hip to Be Square-Karen

Festive Frame-Linda

Tech Talk- Lee

Finally, Nina and Jessica from the GinaK Senior Design Team have joined in, too!

You can also get in on the hop yourself and increase your chances of
winning a prize by creating your own project with any one of
Melanie's sets and linking it in the Mr. Linky in her post, see full details here.
Hope you can join the fun! Enjoy your first hop of the year!

If you are still here, I thought I would tell you a little bit about my card. I started by stamping my lion image on an MFT Perfect Panel and then colored it in with my Copics. The image was then cut out and layered using my Cuttlebug and Circle Nestabilities. All my ribbons are from SU, and the DP is part of the retired SAB Delicate Dots pack. I added a ton of piercing, a spiral clip with some ribbon, and my sentiment panel. It was made using my SU circle and word window punches.
Okay, now back to the hop!!!

Sweet Little Prince

So, I mentioned before that I was going to be making a lot of my Christmas gifts this year to save money, well this is one of them!! I had made signs for my nieces a few months ago as part of one of our releases, and I decided to do the same for my nephew Aiden and Jared(although Jared hasn't gotten his yet....bad Aunt Jessie). I also decided to make signs for my other "nieces"(they are the cousins of my actually nieces, but I still claim them as my own!!), so I actually made 5 more of those plus the two for Jared and Aiden. Phew www, this elf was TIRED by the time she was done!!


Since I did the sign the same way, here is a link with directions on how I made it. The DP is from My Mind's Eye, and I paired it with Real Red and Pumpkin Pie cardstock. I used the My Favorite Things, Bling Bet set and Cuddle Up Carter. All my ribbons are from SU, and my image was colored with Copics after being stamped on an MFT Perfect Panel.
Well, that is it for me now!! Thanks for stopping by!!

Mercy's Tuesday Sketch MTSC54

Happy Tuesday people!! I am sorry my post is so late, but I was planning on writing it after I got off work last night. We had a girl walk out of her shift after about an hour, so I got stuck at work to cover her shift. Needless to say, after working 10+hours with no break(standing the ENTIRE TIME), and being short handed so I had to work TWICE as hard, I was just too tired to function!!

This is my last sketch as Mercy's Guest Muse, and it is so sad!! I was HONORED when she asked me and I have had a great time playing along with her and the rest of her team. Thanks girls, it's been fun!!

For my card today, I decided to use the SUPER CUTE new set from There She Goes, Loads of Fun. I started by stamping my washer and dryer image on an MFT Perfect Panel, and then I colored it with my Copics. It was cut out, and then mounted on an oval cut out with my Cuttlebug and Oval Nesties. The white paper is Gina K, my cardstock colors are Riding Hood Red and Basic Gray. I used some Rockabilly DP and also some Prestwick(I think) from SU. They are both retired. My scallops were made with an SU edge punch, and all my ribbons and brads are from SU. I love the sentiments in this set....so playful, and SO me!!LOL!! Plus, I have wanted a red washer and dryer since I first saw them, so now I have one!!
Well, that is it for me now!! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!! Here is a list of the Muse's who participated this week. Be sure to put your name in the Mr. Linky box on Mercy's blog so we can see your creation!!

• Pam Speidel
• Cindy Haffner
• Pam Varnell
• Julie Lacey
• Crystal Birr
• Jessica Diedrich
• Shannan Teubner
• Mercy Kerin
  

Loads of Fun Blog Hop Challenge

Hey everyone, and welcome to this month's new release blog hop with There She Goes. This month we are releasing two gorgeous new sets, the second of which we are previewing today. The name of this set is Load's Of Fun. Today's hop started at Dawn's blog, so be sure to head there to get started. If you are back now, you should have come from our fearless leader, Jessica's blog. If you would like a chance to win this set, be sure to comment on all the Trendsetters posts for this hop, then head on back to the There She Goes blog to enter your name to win!!


For my card today, I decided to use this week's Mojo Monday sketch. I stamped my laundry basket on an MFT Perfect Panel and then colored it with my Copics. I layered the main image with Bashful Blue, So Saffron, and Riding Hood Red. The DP is from my Washington Apple DSP pack. I did a bunch of piercing, and added a few different SU ribbons, along with an SU button. The brads are from SU as well, and my spiral clip is from Joanne's. I LOVE the "Feeling Dirty?" sentiment from this set....it's kinda cute and playful!!
Well, that is it for me now!! The next stop on the hop is Jodi's Blog. Thanks for stopping by and have fun!!
Dawn
Gretchen
Holly
Faith
Jackie
Jessica
Jessie
Jodi
Julie
Maki
Sandra

Garden Of Friendship Hop

Hey everyone, and welcome to this month's new release blog hop with There She Goes. This month we are releasing two gorgeous new sets, the first of which we are previewing today. The name of this set is Garden of Friendship. Today's hop started at Dawn's blog, so be sure to head there to get started. If you are back now, you should have come from our fearless leader, Jessica's blog. If you would like a chance to win this set, be sure to comment on all the Trendsetters posts for this hop, then head on back to the There She Goes blog to enter your name to win!!

For my card today, I started with a Kraft base, then layered Kiwi Kiss and Lovely Lilac. The DP is from SU and was part of the textured DP pack. I stamped my sentiment directly on it, and added piercings and brads. My ribbon is from May Arts. The main image was stamped separately and colored with Copics. I then cut all the pieces out and layered them on an oval cut out of Gina K. White. It was layered with Kiwi Kiss. I did some piercing on it as well, and added more of my ribbon with some Joanne's spiral clips.
Well, that is it for me now!! Be sure to head to Jodi's blog to keep the hop going!! Have fun!!
Here is a list of the blog hop participants, just incase you get lost.
Dawn
Gretchen
Holly
Faith
Jackie
Jessica
Jessie<-----you are here!! Jodi
Julie
Maki
Sandra

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/