Welcome to the Hop!!

Hello and welcome again to another My Favorite Things Release Party Blog Hop!! As always, the hop started at our FABULOUS leader's blog, so if you haven't been there, go to Kim's Blog to get started. If you are back, you should have come from the VERY talented, Jody Morrow's blog!!


Before I get to my projects, here are some details you may want to know!! First of all, the first 50 orders at the release tomorrow night will receive a Memento Dew Drop as a free gift. Also, the winner of the One Click Collection challenge will be announced at the release party, and I can't WAIT to see who won!! Be sure to be there for the release party chat so you can see who won along with me!! On Thursday, the new My Favorite Challenge and Sketch Challenge will be posted too, and you KNOW I love a good challenge!! The chat starts at 8pm EST, so be there or be square!

For today, I have two projects to share with you. The first uses the new Amanda Baird set, Puttin' On The Glitz. I started by stamping her on an MFT Perfect Panel. I then colored her in using my Copic markers. The cardstock colors are Regal Rose and Kiwi Kiss. I used some DP from the Walk in The Park DSP pack. The brads and ribbons are all from SU, as well as the circle punches used to make the sentiment panel. The Spiral clips are from Creative Express. I did a ton of piercing on this one as well, I know you aren't shocked.
For my next project I used the new Purrfect Treats. It is another label set that is part of our Perfect Packaging line. The DP I used is from the new Razzleberry Lemonade DSP pack from SU. I used Pumpkin Pie, Taken With Teal, and Rich Razzleberry CS. The ribbons I used are from SU. The kitty was stamped and colored separately and then added on. I filled the jar with little toy mice I found at Walmart for around $2. I don't know if cat's are like how my old dog used to be, but if you give them all the toys, they lose all the toys. I thought this would be a super cute way to store the extras for when you need them!!
Well, that is it for me for now. It is time to continue on your way, so the next stop on the hop is Frances' Blog. I am sure she has something FABULOUS for you!! Thanks for stopping by!! Have fun!!

A VERY Difficult SFYTT!!

When I saw this weekends Sketch For You To Try on Jen's Blog, I was a little skeerrred. Seriously, she comes up with AMAZING sketches, but this one had me stumped. Then I finally got it....and boy do I LOVE this card now!! I decided to use my friend Jessica's(pinkgirl76) new set from The Greeting Farm. I showed a card using it on here yesterday, but since she is my girl and I do LOVE this set, I decided to use it again!! Here is some more info about this set and how you can win it!!

Want to WIN this set? Leave a comment on Jessica's blog telling her what you like best about the set or what the first thing that came to your mind was when you saw it! She'd love to hear from you!

Want another chance to win? Multiple entries will be accepted for this Blog Candy contest! All you have to do is post to your own blog about Jessica's brand new set through The Greeting Farm, come back to Jessica's blog and leave her another comment letting her know you did, and you'll get another entry into the contest!

There will be lots of ways to WIN THIS SET throughout the week, both on Jessica's blog and The Greeting Farm, so good luck and have a whimsical day!

Sounds good right??? I thought so too!! Okay, now for my card!! I started by stamping the butterflies from this set twice. I colored all four with my Copic markers. I then cut out two of them, and the other two I punched out using a 1 1/4in circle punch. I then layered them with Regal Rose for the pink one, Pumpkin Pie for the orange, and Chocolate Chip. To give the butterflies dimension, I took the two I cut out and glued them to the circles, but just in the center so the wings could move. The DP is from the SU Sweet Always pack and my ribbon is from SU. The brads are from Creative Express. I did a bunch of piercing and it was done!! Super cute huh!! Don't you love that cute little butterfly and the GORGEOUS sentiment, I sure do!!

Well, that is it for me now, thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

MFTeaser-Catch Some Rays

Here is a card I made using the new Catch Some Rays set being released by My Favorite Things tomorrow night at 10:00 EST. For my card, I started by stamping my Who's That Girl image on an MFT perfect panel. I then colored it in with my Copics. The drink was stamped and cut out separately. I also added some Crystal Effects to make it shiny. For her bathing suit, I paper pieced it with some of the MFT Summer DP. Speaking of Paper Piecing, that is this week's My Favorite Challenge, which you STILL have time to enter, so be sure to get your entry in by 10AMEST to qualify. Just upload it to the SCS gallery using the keyword MFTMFC5. My red ribbon is from the Summer Ribbon Nest. The white is from SU. As always, the brads and spiral clips are all from Creative Express. They were purchased at Hobby Lobby. I did a ton of piercing on this one as well. The colors of CS I used are Regal Rose, Tempting Turquoise, and Real Red.
Well, that is it for me now!! Be sure to come back tonight for the MFT Blog hop!! Hope to see you then!! And don't forget, you still have time to enter the One Click Collection challenge...the deadline is tonight at 10pm EST!! Good luck!!

WOOT WOOT!!

A few weeks ago my friend Jessica(pinkgirl76), asked me if I would be willing to work with her VERY FIRST stamp set that she designed for The Greeting Farm. Of course, you KNOW I had to say yes!! I am THRILLED for her, and more than that, I am IN LOVE with this set!! It is a sentiment set that is FULL of fabulous sayings, all occasion sentiments, and the cutest little butterflies!! Seriously, the fonts are TO DIE FOR!! Here is some INFO!!

Want to WIN this set? Leave a comment on Jessica's blog telling her what you like best about the set or what the first thing that came to your mind was when you saw it! She'd love to hear from you!

Want another chance to win? Multiple entries will be accepted for this Blog Candy contest! All you have to do is post to your own blog about Jessica's brand new set through The Greeting Farm, come back to Jessica's blog and leave her another comment letting her know you did, and you'll get another entry into the contest!

There will be lots of ways to WIN THIS SET throughout the week, both on Jessica's blog and The Greeting Farm, so good luck and have a whimsical day!

Okay, now onto my card!! I started by using today's Mojo Monday Sketch challenge. I used some Green Tea DSP, and paired it with Certainly Celery, Old Olive, and Baja Breeze. The brads and spiral clip are from Creative Express and the Oval punches and ribbon are from SU. The butterflies were die cut using my Cuttlebug and Beautiful Butterflies die from SU. I stamped the sentiment from Jessica's new set with Memento Tuxedo Black on Gina K. White. I did a bunch of piercing and it was done!! Isn't that font GORGEOUS!!

Well, that is it for me now, come back tomorrow when I will have another card using this set!! Thanks and have a great day!

Sniff Sniff!!

Today is my last official Little Paper Shop challenge as their guest designer, and I gotta say, I am gonna MISS it!! I will still probably play along, but like all my OTHER challenges, I will almost always be late...sad but true!! For this week's challenge, we have this super cute sketch, but there was a twist. The twist was that you had to use a cupcake image for your sketch card. I decided to use my Katie Cupcake image for mine. I am a little mad at myself though, I cut it out too small for my taste, but it still works. I wasn't about to redo all the paper piecing though, LOL!! For my image, I stamped it on an MFT Perfect Panel and then colored it in with my Copics. The base of the cupcake, her dress, and all the bows were paper pieced with some Walk in The Park DSP. I then cut it, and it's layers out with my Oval Nesties and Cuttlebug. The layers are So Saffron and Regal Rose. The brads are from the SU Rich Regals pack and the ribbons are both SU(the Saffron is from the SAB ribbon pack though). The spiral clips are from Creative Express.

Wanna play along? Just upload your creation using this sketch and your cupcake image to whatever gallery you chose using the keyword LPSC22. Then, be sure to go to the LPS Blog and leave a comment!! The winner will be chosen next Monday and will receive this Katie Cupcake set for free!!

That is it for me now, thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

MFTeaser-Puppy Chow

Hello everyone, it is time for another My Favorite Things release, and I am SUPER excited about this month's release...I know, I always say that, but I truly am!! For today's project, I used the new Puppy Chow set. It is another label set that will TOTALLY change the way you gift!! This set was made to go along with the new jars that MFT sells, but for my project, I used it for something completely different. In fact, I used it to make a little treat bag. The bag is a diecut that I got from Jody Morrow. Here is a link to her store where she has a TON of different AMAZING diecuts for sale!! I used the puppy and paw print stamps to decorate the package. The inside has a small clear bag full of Little Beggin Strips. I then closed it using some MFT Perfect Plaid ribbon. The card is a 3x3 card using the same set. I stamped the doggie and colored it in with my Copics markers. I used more of the ribbon, and some Delicate Dots DSP. The brads are from Pink Hedgehog Paper Crafts. Isn't this CUTE??

Well that is it for me now, be sure to check out the MFT member forum for all the details about the release, to see this month's Tips and Tricks, and find out how you can enter to win the entire One Click Collection(which is the ENTIRE release)!! There is also still time to enter both the My Favorite Challenge and the MFT Sketch Challenge this week!!

That is it for me now, thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

RAK's

I have been HORRIBLE about posting my RAK's lately so brace yourselves, there are a few to see,lol!! I have posted smaller pictures of them since there are so many, but you can click on them to make them bigger. These are all "mostly" cards that were sent to me when I was going through my divorce. The first one is not though, it is one that Danielle sent me cause she is awesome, LOL!! See those gorgeous flowers, she MADE those for little ol me!! What a PEACH!!

From Danielle Lounds

Danielle Lounds again!!

Denise Marzec

Kathy Jones

Melanie Muenchinger

Jodi Collins

Jessica Knutsen

Joanne Basille

Blessings

Hi everyone!! It is super late, actually way early, but I decided to take a nap today(Saturday) and accidentally slept for over 4hrs...yikes!! Now I am finally tired again, but before I go to bed, I wanted to share the card that I made for this week's Featured Stamper challenge. This week's FS is Dawn L...and she has a FABULOUS gallery, not to mention that fact that she is super sweet and a total riot!! I got to spend time with her behind the scenes with the Dirty Dozen, and she is just the sweetest, funniest person!! I chose this card of Dawn's to CASE, and I changed the colors, image, DP, added gold cord, changed punches, and added a couple of layers. For my card, I used the Blessings set from the Little Paper Shop. I needed a Christening card for my nephew, so I thought this would work perfect. I stamped the solid cross in Brocade Blue, then stamped the decorative cross with Versamark and embossed it with Gold EP. It was then layered with Brocade Blue CS, DCWV Gold CS, and Gina K. White. The DP is from the Prestwick DSP pack. My edge punch is from SU, as well as the Gold Cord. I used SU punches to do my sentiment, which was also embossed with Gold EP.

Well, that is it for me now, have a great day!!

Bloom With TSG!!

Welcome to today's There She Goes New Release Blog Hop!! This month we have two super FABULOUS new sets for you, and you won't want to miss out!! As always, be sure to start the hop at Jessica's Blog. As you go along, leave a comment on all the Trendsetters blogs, and when you are done go BACK to Jessica's blog to enter your name to win today's preview set, Bloom. It might quite possibly be my favorite TSG set EVA!!!!

For my card tonight, I used this GORGEOUS flower from the Bloom set...and believe me, it is GORGEOUS!! I stamped the image on an MFT Perfect Panel, and then colored it in with my Copic markers. It was then cut out, along with it's Summer Sun and Kiwi Kiss layers, with my Cuttlebug and Circle Nesties. I added a spiral clip with White Satin Ribbon from SU. The brads are from Creative Express. The sentiment was done with my SU punches and the DP is from the Good Morning Sunshine DSP pack. I used this week's Weekend Sketch Challenge for my inspiration. I can't wait to see what the other girls have done with this GORGEOUS set!!

Well, that is it for me now, the next stop on the hop is Joanne's blog!! Just in case you get lost along the way, I am including a list of all the Trendsetters. I also want to give a big SHOUT OUT to our Guest Designer for this month, Sandra!! Your work is amazing!!
Thanks for stopping by!!
Jessica

Becky

Christi

Faith

Holly

Joanne

Jodi

Julie

Maki

Sandra

Silke

Life's A Beach- TSG Blog HOP!!

Hi, and welcome to this month's There She Goes New Release Blog Hop!! This month we have two super FABULOUS new sets for you, and you won't want to miss out!! As always, be sure to start the hop at Jessica's Blog. As you go along, leave a comment on all the Trendsetters blogs, and when you are done go BACK to Jessica's blog to enter your name to win today's preview set, Life's A Beach. Believe me, it is SO worth it!!

For my card today, I used Wednesday's SCS Sketch as my inspiration. I stamped my image on an MFT Perfect Panel and then colored it in with my Copics. I then added the sentiment, layered it with Pacific Point , and did some piercing. The DP is from the Good Morning Sunshine DSP pack. I layered it with Pacific Point as well. The base of my card is Gina K. White, then Kiwi Kiss, and Creamy Carmel. The Carmel layer was run through my Cuttlebug with the Swirls folder. All my brads, and hemp twine, are from SU.

Well, that is it for me now, the next stop on the hop is Joanne's blog!! Just in case you get lost along the way, I am including a list of all the Trendsetters. I also want to give a big SHOUT OUT to our Guest Designer for this month, Sandra!! Your work is amazing!!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Jessica

Becky
Christi
Faith

Holly

Joanne
Jodi

Julie

Maki
Sandra

Silke

Prettie Friday

Hi all, it has been a hectic two days, so this post is gonna be short and sweet. I needed a gift tag for a present I was giving my nieces, so I made a cute little ATC using the Paper Pretties set, Soakin Up The Sun. I colored my image with my Copics. The DP is from the SU pack, Pink Flamingo. My circles were punched out using my SU circle punches and my ribbon is also from SU.

See, I told you, short and sweet!! Have a great day!!

It's a Bella Blog HOPAROO!!

Welcome to the Birthday Blog Skip, Hop & Dance sponsored by Stamping Bella! If you've just happened upon my blog, you can CLICK HERE to start from the beginning at Bloggabella.

I signed up for this hop awhile back, and I knew it was coming up....but for some reason I kept thinking Friday Friday Friday! Well, I had PLANNED to make my card last night, but that didn't happen due to some health issues in my family. Everything is okay, but it was a long stressful night and I didn't feel like stamping when it came time for it . So, as not to miss the hop, or be a party pooper, or break the chain, here is a card I made awhile back with the super cute Latte Bella. Most of you will probably be new to my blog, so you won't have seen it anyway-hopefully!! I am sorry for slacking, and when I get home, I think I will make a card and update this post, or post a new one...don't know. But I will make something new I PROMISE!!




Thanks so much for stopping by! Now it's time to hop on over to http://www.davisfamilydoodles.blogspot.com/!! Have a great day!
How about a prize? In addition to the fabulous eye candy, we have decided to hide a prize somewhere along the hop! One pre-selected blogger will draw a random winner from the comments on her post, and the winner will receive a $40 Gift Voucher to Stamping Bella!!! The fun part is...we're not telling you who it is! So as you hop, make sure you leave comments on every post so you have a chance to win!! We will announce the winner on Monday in the Splitcoast forum. MWAH!If there is a mistake here, please let me know so I can fix it! Thanks to everyone who is playing with us!

Owl Be There...

It's time again for my FAVORITE sketch challenge, the MFT sketch challenge!! This week's sketch was drawn up by the UBER talented Cindy Haffner!! For more details on this challenge, and this week's My Favorite Challenge(paper piecing), check out the new weekly challenge thread in the MFT member forum. It will be stickied up at the top of the forum, and as soon as I can edit this post, I will directly link it!! Now onto my card!! For my card today I used my new Razzleberry Lemonade DSP from SU. I paired it with Kiwi Kiss(I am gonna miss this one), Melon Mambo, and Rich Razzleberry. The ribbon is also new from SU. My image is from the Owls and Bluebells set by Stephanie Fizer. It is part of the MFT Presents line. I stamped it on an MFT perfect panel, and then colored it in with my Copics. It was then cut out, along with it's layers, with my Cuttlebug and Oval Nesties. I did a bunch of piercing, and it was done!!

That is it for me now, be sure to check out the weekly challenge thread at MFT for more details and have a great day!!

Prettie Wednesday- Animals

Well, two weeks ago, Julie(jmasse), challenged the Prettie Girls, and all of YOU, to make a card using your favorite animal on the front. I don't really have a favorite animal, but I have a favorite animal stamp from Paper Pretties- Surf's Up!! I decided to knock out a few other challenges with this card so the color combo was yesterday's SCS color challenge-Pacific Point, Summer Sun and Tangerine Tango, and this week's Mojo Monday sketch. I started by stamping my Surf's Up image on an MFT Perfect Panel. I then colored it in with my Copics, except the surfboard which was paper pieced with some Good Morning Sunshine DSP. I used more of the DP for the base, SU brads and ribbon, and did a bunch of piercing. The sentiment was punched out using my new Modern Label punch from SU. If you can't tell, Snowflake was stamped, colored and cut out separately and then popped up.
Well, that is it for me for now!! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!! Be sure to check out the other Pretties and see what they have been up to!
Julie Masse
Charmaine Ikach
Jana Weaver
Danielle Lounds
Jodi Collins
Jackie Rakoski
Jessica Diedrich
Christi Thorsen
Frances Byrne

Thank You!!

Here is a card I made for the last There She Goes release and TOTALLY forgot to share...silly girl!! I LOVE this new set from There She Goes, Acts of Kindness, but as you may or may not know I struggle with solid images. I have the hardest time using them, and because I never do use them, when I do...it always feels forced. With that said, this card was SUPER easy for me and I LOVE the way it turned out! The card base is 3x6. I stamped the leafy branches from the set with Chocolate Chip ink directly onto some Bella Birds DSP from SU. I then stamped the flowers separately with Bashful Blue ink and then cut them out. To attach them to the panel, I used some silver brads from Creative Express. I directly stamped the sentiment onto the DP panel as well. The ribbon is Chocolate Chip taffeta from SU, and the other color besides Chocolate and Bashful is So Saffron.

Well, that is it for me now!! Wish me luck today...the A/C was broken at work yesterday and the PO I work in is in a VERY old block building. By the time I left last night, it was 90 INSIDE the PO. It was like spending the day in your own personal sauna!! YUKK!! The repairmen are SUPPOSED to be there first thing today with a replacement....but I am not holding my breath!! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

Little Paper Shop Monday Challenge

Hello everyone and welcome to another Little Paper Shop Monday Challenge!!! Today's challenge is a sketch challenge, so be sure to head over to the LPS blog to participate!! Wanna play along? Just make a card and upload it to your chosen gallery using the keyword LPSC21. A winner will be chosen from the entries and that winner will receive 2 free Digital Images of their choice.

For my card I stamped my Katie Cupcake image on an MFT Perfect Panel with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I then stamped it on two different pieces of Delicate Dots DSP. and used those to paper piece her dress, hair bows, and the base of the cupcake. I used my Copics to color the rest of the image. My ribbon and brads are from SU. The colors on this card are SO Saffron, Bashful Blue, and Certainly Celery.

Well, that is it for me now, thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

Changing of the Seasons Sale!!

It is time for another Changing of the Seasons sale at There She Goes, and you won't want to miss these specials!! The sets go on sale starting tonight, Sunday June 21st, at 12pmEST til Thursday June 25th. There will be 5 sets that will be 15% off of their retail price. The five sets for sale this season are:

A-Z and 1,2,3 $12.75 (reg. $15)
Cupcake Mix & Match $12.75 (reg. $15)
You're So Punny $15.30 (reg. $18)
Tastes Like Chicken $18.70 (reg. $22)
Flowers Of Happiness $18.70 (reg. $22)

These prices are only while supplies last and there will be no rain checks!!

For my card today, I decided to use the You're So Punny set. I am constantly forgetting about some one's birthday, and this super cute squirrel and saying are perfect for a late birthday card!! I stamped the main image on an MFT Perfect Panel and then colored it with my Copics. I layered it with Chocolate Chip. The DSP is from the Good Morning Sunshine DSP pack. The other color used on my card is Kiwi Kiss. The Brads and ribbon are from SU, and the spiral clip is from Creative Express. My card uses Jen's Sketch For YOu To Try from today as well!!

Be sure to check out Jessica's Blog for more samples using these sets that are on sale!! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

FS124 CASEing Christy

Good morning everyone, and Happy Father's Day!! I hope you are all having a wonderful day!! I got up this morning and decided to play in the Featured Stamper challenge on SCS. Today's FS is Christy S. She has a wonderful gallery and a super fun blog. I chose this card of her's to CASE and I changed the image, although I left it a truck, the colors, used DP instead of solid color blocks, and added layers and piercing. I used my Classic Pickups set from SU. I paired it with some Prestwick DSP and Brocade Blue and Garden Green CS. The Ribbon is also from SU. The image was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then colored it with my Copic markers. I am giving this card to my Grandpa today for Father's Day.
This is the first SUO card I have done in AGES and I have MISSED my SU stamps dearly!! I keep wishing my life will go back to normal soon, and I hope that it does...until then I will do the best I can to show love to all my stamps!! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Have A Happy Day

Here is a card I made for today's SCS Inspiration Challenge and for this past Monday's Mojo Monday sketch. When I saw these shoes on the Bugaloo site, I automatically thought of my Happy Day Set from There She Goes. I started by stamping my tree on a piece of Gina K. white paper and also on some Summer Picnic DSP. I paper pieced the top of the tree and then colored the rest of the image with my Copics. I added the bird and music notes the same way. I then layered it with Bashful Blue and Chocolate Chip card stock. All my ribbons are from SU, and all the DP's are from there as well. The button is part of the Latte Button collection and the sentiment was punched out using SU punches.

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

Celebrate MFT Day!!

Since today is the 20th, it is Celebrating MFT Day!! If you aren't familiar with it, it is just a day that we like to use to celebrate our MFT stamps!! It is always the 20th of the month, and this month's theme was to use our Stephanie Fizer stamps. For my card, I wanted to use the super cute Hooga Booga stamp set. I made this card as a Father's Day card for my Dad. Now, I know I said that the card I made the other day was his card, but he came in my stamp room and saw it, so I had to make him a new one!! I stamped my little monster from Hooga Booga on an MFT Perfect Panel with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I then colored it in with my Copics. It was cut out and layered with Bashful Blue, So Saffron and Riding Hood Red. I used my Cuttlebug, Standard Circles and Petite Scalloped Circles to cut out the layers. The DP is from the Washington Apple pack. My ribbon is all from SU,as well as the brads. The Spiral Clip is from Creative Express. The hearts were stamped with Riding Hood Red and then highlighted with my Copic markers. My sketch is this Friday's Weekend Sketch Challenge. Well, that is it for me now, thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Prettie Late...but I am HERE!!

I am running VERY late with my post today, but like I always say...better late than never!! My card today was made for Taylor's Cupcake Sketch from today. I used my Bugs and Fishes stamp set from Paper Pretties. I just love this cute little Wade E. Bug, don't you?? He was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on an MFT Perfect Panel. I colored it in with my Copics, and then layered it with Real Red, Old Olive, and Bashful Blue. The DSP is from the Summer Picnic Pack from SU. I followed the sketch pretty close, but I did add the sentiment panel. All my ribbons and brads are from SU, and the spiral clip is from Creative Express. I finished my card off by doing a little bit of piercing.

Well, that is it for me now, thanks for stopping by and have a great day/night!!