Stampin with Style

Many Thanks!

2011-11-28T21:35:00.003-05:00

Hi everyone! I hope that you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Speaking of thanks, I created this CAS thank you card to give to a friend of mine for a birthday gift that I recently received.

I used one of my fave sets from Sweet N Sassy stamps called Wildflowers (I used it on my last post too lol). I took an acrylic block, inked it up 3 different timees before I stamped it on my paper so it created blotchy rectangles. I then stamped the flowers over the top of the 3 rectangles with black ink.

Supplies:
stamps- SNSS Wildflowers and Many Thanks (sentiment)
ink- SU coral, baja, and celery
accessories- rhinestones, scallop border punch, foam tape, acrylic block

Thank you for spending a part of your day with me! Have a wonderful rest of the day!

Coral Wildflowers

2011-11-17T22:46:00.005-05:00

I have an all occasion card to share with you today. I made this it for the color challenge on SCS this week which was coral, limeade and baja breeze. The beautiful flower image is from the Wildflowers set from Sweet N Sassy stamps. I colored directly on the stamp with Stampin Up markers before stamping the image. Stickles was used on the center of the flowers. I created the decorative frame around the oval by using a Martha Stewart border punch. You can see directions on how to do this HERE.

Supplies:
stamps- SNSS Wildflowes
CS- cameo coral, white
accessories- stickles, pearls, MS border punch, cuttlebug polka dot folder, scallop corner punch, white organdy ribbon

Christmas Present

2011-11-15T08:45:00.004-05:00

I have pretty limited craft budget so I really enjoy getting the most out of my supplies and using them in new ways. For the card I am sharing with you today, I used an all occasion everyday stamp set to create a Christmas card. I was inspired by a Christmas ad that I recently saw and that is where the idea for my card came from.

I stamped several different images from Sweet N Sassy stamps Seeing Spots set in both red and gold inks to make a square. I then matted it and used some organdy ribbon to make it look like a present. The card was further embellished with gold stickles and gold pearls in the corners. I "framed" the sentiment by placing it between 2 score lines. I was fairly happy with how this card came out and I am planning on making more in some different color combos.

Supplies
stamps- Seeing Spots from SNSS
Cardstock- Gold Sparkle, Blanc Sparkle and red from Paper Temptress
embellishments- gold pearls, gold stickles, gold organdy ribbon, and scor-pal

Tis the season for holiday shopping! This week's birthday special at Sweet N Sassy stamps is Buy a $25 gift certificate and get a $5 gift certificate for yourself. Now that is my kinda shopping- one for you and one for me too so everyone is happy lol.

Well, have a great day and I appreciate you taking the time to visit my blog!

Sweet Sparkly Snowman

2011-11-07T08:00:00.008-05:00

Hello and welcome to the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Birthday Blog Hop! Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps is so excited to be celebrating four wonderful years! A fantastic group of Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps design team members past and present, along with some special friends, have put together this fabulous Birthday Blog Hop to kick off a whole month of fun. We have 37 stops so the hop will take place over three days - feel free to take your time visiting each blog! You have until 11:59pm EST November 9th to leave comments on as many blogs as you can. On Saturday, November 12th Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps will announce FOUR winners (chosen at random from comments on random stops along the hop); each lucky winner will receive a prize pack including stamps, dies, paper & twine valued at $40!

If you have been following along already you should have come from Shannon White. If you are only starting here, please head back to the SNSS blog and go from there. You won't want to miss any stops along the way! Also, don't forget to comment on as many stops as you can....the more comments the better your chance of winning one of the fabulous prize packs! :)

Here is what I created for the hop

I used the snowman image from theSnow Special set and "colored" it with red, silver, and stardust stickles. I stamped 2 snowflakes from the Snowflake Flourish set and popped them up over my snowflake punches. The patterned paper is from the Echo Park Dots and Stripes Christmas paper pad. I love the little snowflakes in some of the dots of the background panel. My layout is the Sweet Stop sketch for this week. All of the edges were sewn and rhinestones were added for the buttons. This is such a sparkly card in person and my teenage daughter gave it the thumbs up lol.

Your next stop on the hop is Katlyn Traxler, but just in case there are any hiccups, here is the whole list of celebrants on this party train:

Korin Sutherland

Holly McMillen

Glad you were able to stop in today, enjoy the rest of the hop!

Snowy Rhubarb Christmas

2011-11-03T08:00:00.005-04:00

Hello and welcome to the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Release Day Blog Hop! This month we have are doing something really fun - the Design Divas and the Digi Team are hopping together, to celebrate the fabulous clear stamps, digis, and dies being released tonight!! Grab your favorite cuppa and maybe some of that yummy chocolate the kids collected this week ;) and get ready for some amazing eye candy! Don't forget to join us tonight at 8:00PM EST in our member company forums over on Splitcoast stampers - we have a great release party planned! There will be full reveals of all of the stamp sets, digis and dies, plus challenges AND prizes!!!

If you have been following along already you should have come from Mary Faus. If you are only starting here, please head back to the SNSS blog and go from there. You won't want to miss any stops along the way!

Here is what I created for the hop

I used the new Rhubarb's Winter Fun set. I colored Rhubarb with copics and used stardust stickles for the snow. The super cute patterned paper is called Holly Jolly Christmas from Echo Park- love it! I sanded the edges of all the dp before matting and my layout is the Sweet Stop sketch for this week.

copic colors- E 23, 25, 27, 50, 51, 53; R 000, 0000, 35, 37, 39; G000

Here is a close up

Your next stop on the hop is Makiko Jones, but just in case there are any hiccups, here is the whole list of team members sharing new release goodness today:

Kim Schofield
Sandy Domelle
Ceal Pritchett
Mary Faus
Janette Olen- you are here
Makiko Jones
Kim Singdahlsen
Jessica Fick
Stephanie Wright
Dina Kowal
Holly McMillen
Carol Longacre
Taylor Usry
Cathy McCauley
Margo Smith
Bridget Finlay
Harriet Skelly
Monika Davis
Korin Sutherland
SNSS blog

Also, if you did not already know the birthday sale for this week at Sweet N Sassy stamps is 50% off all digis!!!! How awesome is that?

I would like to enter my card into the following challenge:
Charisma Cardz- Cutesy Projects

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Masculine Birthday Card

2011-10-31T08:40:00.003-04:00

Today I would like to share with you a masculine card which is not something I tend to create often. My husband needed a card for a birthday card for a friend whose party was a couple days ago. This is what I came up with:

I stamped the lighthouse image from the Shine Your Light set from Sweet N Sassy stamps onto confetti white CS with black ink then sponged around the edges with baja ink. I crinkled my white paper then sponged the creases with ink to make them stand out before stamping the sentiment over the top. The tabs are made using the word window punch and putting a brad through. The middle strip is accented with charcoal twine.

Supplies:
stamps- Sweet N Sassy stamps Shine your Light and Happy Birthdays set for the sentiment
paper- kraft, black, baja breeze, confetti white
accessories- charcoal twine, word window punch, pewter brads, sewing machine, distressed stripes cuttlebug folder, foam tape.

This Thursday, Nov. 3, Sweet N Sassy stamps is releasing 6 new stamp set along with some new dies as well. The release party is from 8-10pm EST in our forum on Splitcoast so you won't want to miss the fun. We are also having our release blog hop so I hope you will stop back on Thursday for a peek at the new sets before they are released. It is also our birthday month so lots of sales and cool events happening. You can read more about it HERE.

Well, I am off to work now. Hope you all have a wonderful day!

A Fall blog hop!

2011-10-19T08:00:00.001-04:00

The design teams of Sweet and Sassy stamps and The Twinery have teamed up for a fun blog hop complete with some awesome prizes up for grabs.

I really enjoy using twine on my cards, it really adds a nice touch and is a great alternative to ribbon since it is not quite as bulky. Sweet N Sassy stamps has a wonderful variety of The Twinery twine in the store so you will want to check it out!

If you have already been hopping you should have arrived here from Sheri Twing's blog. If you are just starting here, I invite you to start back at the beginning and hop along with us!

I have 2 cards that I would like to share with you today.

The first is a card that I made during the summer for one of the SNSS kits but never shared yet- gasp!

I used the Seeing Spots set to create a strip and then I cut around the circles to create a scallop edge. I accented the card with honeydew twine.

The second card is a pretty simple Christmas card that would be easy to reproduce.

For this card I stamped the holly image from the Holly Jolly Christmas set randomly to create a background panel with green ink then used candy cane stickles for the berries. I stamped the sentiment beneath my punched border. I wrapped Maraschino twine around the border and then cinched the twine by tying a bow through my button. I love how twine looks when used on buttons!

Your next stop on the hop is:
Emily Leiphart

But before you go....

Here's the wonderful prize The Twinery has up for grabs with today's hop,
the Ultimate Color Sampler Pack valued at $25....

And here's Sweet 'n Sassy's prize...
the super popular Season of Change Stamp Set (which you have seen me use a few times now) & Die Bundle valued at $28....

For a chance to win these fabulous prizes you MUST comment on each blog in the hop.
Winners will be announced on Sunday, October 23rd on The Twinery Blog as well as on the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Blog.

Thanks for hopping along today! I hope that you have been inspired by all of the wonderful creations that the DTs have shared.

Fall Thank you

2011-10-08T19:52:00.004-04:00

I made a thank you card the other day that my husband needed and I just remembered that I forgot to post it here on my blog. I participated in the Splitcoast sketch and color challenges with it.

Pretty simple and straight forward card really. I used one of the leaf images from the Season of Change set from Sweet N Sassy stamps and did the rock and roll technique using mustard and tangerine inks. The white panel is embossed with a cuttlebug polka dots folder, add some pearls to the corners and some ribbon and call it a day :)

Enjoy your weekend all!

Supplies:

stamps- Season of Change and Many Thanks sets from Sweet N Sassy
paper- soft suede, whisper white, more mustard from Stampin Up
tangerine tango ribbon

Paper Pieced Pumpkin

2011-09-29T18:19:00.005-04:00

This week's clean and simple challenge on Splitcoast was paper piecing. I love the look paper piecing gives an image and I couldn't wait to try it on the pumpkin from the Fall Time Cocoa set from Sweet N Sassy stamps. I am happy with the way the Echo Park papers looked. Cocoa was colored with copics and baker's twine and pearls were used for my embellishments. I was tempted to add more to this card and to sew my layers but CAS was the name of the game lol. The layout is the Sweet Stop sketch for this week.

Supplies:

stamps- Sweet N Sassy stamps Fall Time Cocoa set
paper- Echo Park dp, white, chocolate chip
embellishments- brown pearls, cappuccino baker's twine
copics- E30, E31, E33, E35, E37(cocoa); R00, R02, E30 (ears); E40, E41, E42 (stem and ground); YR0000, YR000 (shadow which is not showing well in pic), W3, W1, W00 on pumpkin

Hope you have a great day!!

Wildflowers

2011-09-21T23:54:00.005-04:00

I found some time to make it into my craft room and decided to play along with the color challenge and the sketch challenge on Splitcoast.

I chose the Wildflowers stamp set for my card. I colored directly on the stamp with my Stampin Up markers in Pumpkin and Olive then spritzed the stamp with water before stamping the image onto watercolor paper. The "sky" was painted with an aquabrush dipped into turquoise ink. The center of the flowers was accented with stickles.

Supplies
stamps- Sweet N Sassy stamps Wildflowers and Seeing Spots (sentiment)
paper- watercolor, pumpkin pie, old olive, chloe's closet dp
tools- SU markers, pearls, stickles, corner rounder punch, sewing machine

Thank you for visiting today- have a wonderful day!

Cocoa's Christmas

2011-09-14T12:00:00.000-04:00

Have you been enjoying the Sweet Peeks so far from Sweet N Sassy stamps? Today is Sweet Peek day 7 and the set featured today is called Cocoa's Christmas. It contains 2 adorable Cocoa images along with 6 sentiments.

I colored Cocoa with copics and used silver stickles on the garland and star. I stamped the sentiment with Black Staz-On onto my pleated ribbon. I thought that would be something new for a different look. I think it looks kinda cool. I am entering my card into the Sketch Saturday challenge this week as I used this week's current sketch for my layout.

Close up

Here is a look at the inside. I used one of the sentiments in the set along with some Michaels bridal flowers which I colored with my R37 copic marker. I then added a dot of silver stickles in the centers.

Stop on over to the Sweet N Sassy blog to see the other fabulous examples that the DT has to share with you using this new set.

Also, tomorrow night (Thurs 9/15) from 8-10 PM EST we will be having our release party located in the Sweet N Sassy forum on Splitcoast. There will be set reveals, challenges, and of course there will be some prizes up for grabs so I hope you can drop by and join us. I am one of the challenge hostesses this month but you will have to check out the release party to see what my challenge will be.

Thank you so much for visiting my blog today, have a blessed day!

September Sweet Peeks have started!

2011-09-11T17:51:00.003-04:00

I am afraid that I don't have a card to share with you today. We just returned from our family vacation and of course school started this week so that means no crafting time for me. However, I should be able to have some stampy time tomorrow or Tuesday but until then I want to direct you over to the Sweet N Sassy stamps blog where our DT has some wonderful peeks to show you with our new stamp sets to be released on the 15th. It is our Christmas release and there is something to appeal to everyone's tastes I think. You will find some cute, whimsical images as well as some more realistic type images.

Today is actually the 4th day of Sweet Peeks and the set being shown today is Holly Jolly Christmas. You will be able to catch up on the other 3 days on the blog as well.

See ya back here soon!

Blossom and Flourish

2011-09-01T00:10:00.001-04:00

I used the beautiful newly released Season of Change set illustrated by Dina Kowal. The sentiment in the set is lovely and I chose to focus on that rather than the images for this card. I stamped the poem with dk brown ink and sponged some soft blue ink along the edges. All of my edges were stitched and I used buttons and baker's twine for my embellishments. I thought that the dp coordinated so well since part of the poem mentions "leaves on the tree". It is from the Echo Park Walk in the Park line which I don't see in the store right now but the Country Drive pack looks like it has a similar pattern.

Supplies:
Stamps- Sweet N Sassy stamps Season of Change
embellishments- buttons, cappuccino baker's twine, MS border punch
paper- Echo Park Walk in the Park, Paper Temptress hot fudge, CTMH ivory

Glad you stopped by today, have a wonderful day!!

Balloon Thank you

2011-08-27T00:10:00.000-04:00

My daughter had her birthday party and she needs to thank her guests for the great gifts they gave to her. I made some very quick and easy cards for her to give to her friends. There is a "boy" and "girl" version for her to use.

This week Korin, my good friend and owner of Sweet N Sassy stamps, was chosen as the Featured Stamper on SCS so I really wanted to play along. Way to go girl! I chose to CASE this card of Korin's. I thought that it was perfect for the thank you cards we needed.

Supplies:
stamps- Sweet N Sassy stamps Polka Dot Silhouettes and Many Thanks
embellishments- stardust stickles, rhinestones, black multiliner pen

Baseball birthday

2011-08-23T23:37:00.004-04:00

We have had so many birthdays to celebrate this summer between family and friends. I originally was going to give this to my husband but he was invited to a party for a friend of ours and I did not have any cards in my stash to give him- gasp!

I used the Cocoa loves baseball digi and colored him with my copics. I stitched the edges and used some baseball patterned paper that I have had in my stash for quite some time along with Echo Park dp. Buttons with baker's twine are used to accent the card. The sentiment is from the Happy Birthdays set which has a terrific variety of "Happy Birthday" sayings- both vertical and horizontal.

I colored this image quite awhile ago but here are the copic colors I believe that I used: R000, R00, R02, E41, E42, E43, E44, W00, W1, W3.

Thank you for stopping in today and have a blessed day!

Season of Change

2011-08-15T10:36:00.005-04:00

Today the THE day!!! The August release from Sweet N Sassy stamps that is. There are 8 fabulous sets that are going to be released tonight after the release party. It is the last day of Sweet Peeks and the featured set is called Season of Change. It is designed by our new illustrator Dina Kowal. I think that you are going to love it! Check out my CAS sample card below.

I used one of the gorgeous leaf images in the set and did the "rock n roll" technique on it. I used mustard, tangerine, and riding hood red inks from Stampin UP. I really love the pattern within the leaf. Isn't it cool? I wanted to call some attention to the image so I scored 4 lines behind it to accent.

Stop on by the Sweet N Sassy blog to see some other samples created by the awesome DT.

Some more exciting news...Sweet N Sassy stamps has joined the Splitcoast community as a member company today!!!! We are full of exciting news huh? There is another exciting announcement but I will have to keep that a secret until tonight and you can hear about it at our release party lol :)

Thanks so much for stopping in and please join us at 8pm for the release party which is going to be held in our forum on SCS:

Fabulous Fall Release Party

Quick and Easy Birthday

2011-07-22T08:10:00.003-04:00

Today I would like to share a quick CAS card that I made for a birthday party that we are going to for a 6 year old boy. I used the new Seeing Spots stamp set from Sweet N Sassy stamps.

I used 4 of the images from the set and used 4 inks as well to create this fun and colorful border. I tied some green twill ribbon at the top and added the sentiment which is from the Happy Birthdays set at the bottom.

Thanks for looking and hope you have a great weekend!!

Bring on the Bling

2011-07-15T08:25:00.005-04:00

Wow, summer sure seems to be flying by for my family and quite busy too. August is birthday month for us as 2 of my daughters and my husband all celebrate their birthdays within 9 days of each other too. I would like to share the invitation that I made for my youngest daughter's birthday party today.

The challenge on the Sweet N Sassy digi challenge blog is to bring on the bling which fits so perfectly for my daughter who likes everything that sparkles.

I used the precolored Party Hat Cocoa for the invites and sized them down to 1.5 inches as well as flipped the image so that there would be mirrored images in each corner. This is an awesome advantage to using digis- the fact that you can make them any size (I have even printed them out very large so my daughters used them as a coloring page) and that you can rotate them etc. I used photoshop to do this and then typed in the text using the same program. Having the precolored image also saves loads of time especially when you need to create a large quantity of the same card. So, for my bling...I used a ticket corner punch and added a rhinestone to the corners, and used diamond stickles on the trim of the party hats. My invites are flat, meaning that it does not open up like a card.

I hope that you will decide to give making your invitations a try for your next party/gathering. It really can be quick and easy. I will be making invites that I will share with you for my oldest daughters birthday in the near future also.

I am off to swimming lessons now, hope you have a great day!

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July Release Sweet Peek Day 5

2011-06-29T12:00:00.001-04:00

Today is the 5th day of Sweet peeks leading up to Friday's release. The set being featured today is Reading Bethany. This little bunny is so cute.

I colored Bethany with copics and added some stickles to the bow, butterfly, and flower. The bright cheerful papers are from Echo Park's Summer Days and Splash collections. I used the Sweet Stop sketch for this week as my layout. I am planning on sending this card to my friend Kim who loves to read thanking her for letting my family come and stay with them this past week. I hope she likes it.

Be sure to stop by the Sweet N Sassy blog to see the rest of the wonderful creations that the DT has to share.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!!!

July Release Sweet Peek Day 2

2011-06-26T12:00:00.000-04:00

Sweet N Sassy stamps is excited to be releasing 6 fabulous new stamp sets on July 1st. For 6 days prior to the release there will be Sweet Peeks of one new set each day. Today is the second day of Sweet Peeks and we are featuring the cool new Seeing Spots set. What a fun set perfect for creating backgrounds or CAS cards. I am telling you with the insanely busy schedule my family has I am really migrating toward creating simple but stylish cards.

Today's card is a perfect example- very quick and easy to create but not lacking on style. I hope you think so too. Take a peek.

I used some of Echo Park's awesome designer paper in the Dots N Stripes collection. In the center of the polka dots I stamped either "I Love You" or the heart circle in the center of it. So, what a quick and easy card, all I did was dress up the patterned paper to make it my own.

Be sure to stop by the Sweet N Sassy blog to see the rest of the sweet peeks that the design divas have to share.

You're a Star!

2011-06-12T22:19:00.000-04:00

Well, I have certainly been neglecting my blog here for sure. Almost 2 weeks since my last post, oh brother! I imagine that many of you too have been busy with the last couple weeks of school and the wind down of childrens' activities.

The card I am sharing with you today, I made for a boy whose party my daughters were invited to a couple weeks ago. It started out as a Father's day card but then I realized we needed a card for the party and I added the sentiment which I thought was fitting for a 7 yr old boy.

I colored my Cocoa's Baseball Hat digi with copics, cut it out and adhered with foam tape. I have to admit that I originally had no plans of cutting out the image but unfortunately I oversaturated my paper while coloring and the red bled quite badly over the lines. Red is a tough color to push back with the blender pen and I did try but it was too much to correct so out came the scissors lol. The edges were stitched and buttons and star dies were used as embellishments. I also used some red and white Baker's twine which is now available in many colors from Sweet N Sassy stamps- woohoo!

Supplies:
digi stamp- Cocoa's baseball hat from Sweet N Sassy stamps
sentiment- Happy Ocean Friends set from SNSS
Baker's twine
Star Nesttabilities
buttons
Copics- W00, W1, W3, W5, R24, R27, R29, R59, R00, R02

Fishing you...

2011-05-29T12:00:00.001-04:00

Today is the 4th day of our Sweet Peeks getting ready for the Sweet N Sassy stamps release on June 1. The set we are previewing today is called Happy Ocean Friends.

This set is so stinkin cute. I love it because I am going to be able to create some really easy CAS cards. This is exactly what I did with my card today. I stamped the fish, colored it with copics, and added some stickles.

Be sure to stop by the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps blog to see what other lovely creations the DT has to share with you featuring this adorable new set.

Also, remember till tomorrow, Monday, May 30th, all of Sweet N Sassy stamps clear and digital stamps are 15% off with coupon code MEMDAY11.

Thank you and have a Happy Memorial day to all my American friends!

Sweet Peek Day 3

2011-05-28T12:00:00.002-04:00

Today is the 3rd day of our Sweet Peeks getting ready for the Sweet N Sassy stamps release on June 1. The set we are previewing today is called Beauty by the Sea.

I created the background panel by stamping 3 different shells in caramel, baja, and celery ink onto some cryogen white cardstock. I then sponged and sewed the edges.

For the focal image I stamped the scripture with caramel ink, stamped the shell over top of the scripture with celery ink and then sponged baja ink around the verse while the die was still in the nestabilities.

I love the seashells images and sentiments included in this set. The whole set is so serene. I think it is going to be great for creating some beautiful cards and I believe you will think so as well.

Be sure to stop by the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps blog to see what other lovely creations the DT has to share with you featuring this beautiful new set.

I also want to mention that now through Monday, May 30th all of Sweet N Sassy stamps clear and digital stamps are 15% off with coupon code MEMDAY11.

I will be back again tomorrow with a sweet peek of another set for you. Thanks for dropping by and hope to see you back tomorrow!

Love You Forever

2011-05-19T19:53:00.005-04:00

Wow, it sure seems like forever since I have made a card and since I have posted here on my blog. I have been working some more hours and it is temporary so I am trying to do what I can before the time is no longer available. Anyway, I took a little time to make a card today for my husband. It was our anniversary last week and I never even had a chance to make one for him. So this is going to be a surprise just because card. I hope he likes it (and you too).

I printed the sentiment which is from the Love Sentiments digi set from Sweet N Sassy stamps on my computer. The heart is from the Polka Dot Silhouettes set and it was stamped then cut out and adhered with foam tape. The dp is from the Mistletoe collection from Close to my Heart. The card measures 5 inches square.

The layout is the Sweet Stop Sketch this week.

CAS note card sets

2011-05-08T15:55:00.007-04:00

Hi everyone and Happy Mother's day to all the moms out there. I hope that your family has been good to you and that you are enjoying your day. I am excited because we finally have some sunshine here in Buffalo and as a matter of fact, we had 2 sunny days in a row! Small victories, ya know lol.

Anyway, I would like to share 2 very simple and easy note card sets that I originally made for my daughters to give to their school teachers. I got the idea after making one and then thought since there are 4 images in the stamp set that it would be a great set. I used my beloved Serene Silhouettes set from Sweet N Sassy stamps for them. I hope you like them.

Here is the first card that idea came from:

Here is the first set

To create these cards I made a stencil by using my oval nestabilites to cut an opening out of acetate. I then sponged ink in 4 different colors using the stencil and stamped the image with brown ink in the center of my sponged oval. I added a sentiment, rounded the bottom right corner, and finished with brown satin ribbon.

The second set:

I did the same sponging as in the first set but stamped the images in black ink instead. I chose to keep this set even simpler by not adding ribbon or rounding the corner.

I also made a sympathy card (not as part of a set)

I think that they will make nice easy gifts for the teachers or anyone else for that matter. I hope that I was able to give you some ideas and inspiration today.

Thank you for stopping by- God bless!

Tea time Sweet Peek

2011-04-30T12:00:00.000-04:00

Tomorrow Sweet N Sassy stamps will be releasing 6 new stamp sets. For the past 5 days the DT have been sharing "sweet peeks" on the SNSS blog. If you have not seen them yet, I encourage you to visit the blog to check it out.

Today, I am sharing a peek of an adorable new set called Tea Time. I used the tea cup image, an accessory image, and a sentiment.

I created a tea bag box holder using a free template from My Time Made Easy called Cutesy Cover. I did slightly alter it.

I also covered a tea bag with some dp and added the sentiment. The box will fit about 2 covered bags or 4-5 uncovered.

Supplies:
stamps- Sweet N Sassy stamps Tea Time
SU dp
white shimmer brads
copics- R24, R29, R89, YG93, YG95, B91, B93, B95
twine
gingham ribbon
square nesties

Thank you for visiting today. Don't forget to stop on by the Sweet N Sassy stamps blog for some more sweet peeks. Have a great day!

April showers bring May flowers

2011-04-27T10:00:00.000-04:00

The challenge for the next 2 weeks on the 7 kids challenge blog is April showers bring May flowers so you get to choose either showers or flowers for your creation. The prize for a random participant is a $20 gift certificate to the 7 kids college fund store.

I went with a flowers theme for my card. This super sweet image from High Hopes is called Little Missy. I colored her with copics and added diamond stickles to the center of the flowers and the bow.

What could you spend your gift certificate from 7 kids college fund on? Perhaps...
New Penny Black stamps that just arrived in the store
New collections from Crafters Companion like Flower Fairies or S.W.A.L.K
Belles and Whistles brand new Fairy Friends collection or the super cute Sweet Art Girls
All Zva Creative products on clearance till April 29 using code ZVACLEARANCE25

Supplies:
high hopes little missy stamp
copics (R46, R39, Y15, Y17, E00, E50, R20, E31, E33, E37, W1)
diamond stickles
black brads
CS- riding hood red, black, red, kraft dp from Stampin Up
taffeta ribbon from Stampin Up

I hope that you will be able to join us and play along with the challenge at 7 kids. We would love to see what you create!

Elegant Blessings

2011-04-24T08:43:00.004-04:00

Happy Resurrection Day everyone! I hope that your day will be filled with joy as we celebrate the rising of our Lord Jesus Christ. Praise the Lord, He is risen!

My card today uses one of Sweet N Sassy stamps older sets called Elegant Blessings. I thought that with it being Easter today it was particularly fitting. However, the set has 2 cross images and 11 sentiments so it is definitely great for other occasions besides Easter. I used the smaller cross from the set on my card. I sponged ink around the image and added small pearls to accent it.

Supplies:
stamp- Elegant Blessings from Sweet N Sassy stamps
Papertrey dp
PTI aqua mist ink and CTMH Juniper ink
white pearls and pearl flourish
white satin ribbon
Oval nestabilities
paper piercer

Again, Happy Easter to you all and I hope that you are surrounded by family, friends, and most of all God's abundant love on this Resurrection Sunday! Thank you for sharing a part of it with me!

Many blessings

2011-04-17T15:33:00.005-04:00

It's that time of the month, that is time for the Sweet N Sassy stamps customer blog hop. The theme for this month is birthdays- easy peasy right? I did want to get my card posted sooner but the weekend kind of got away from me.

I created a sunset scene for my card using my favorite set from Sweet N Sassy stamps called Serene Silhouettes. I sponged ruby red, pumpkin pie, and summer sun ink for the sky. Using my scor-pal, I created an embossed diamond pattern on the bottom panel. The paper was turned on the diagonal and scored at 1/2" intervals. I hope you like it.

Stop by the Sweet N Sassy stamps blog to see all the details for the birthday blog hop. There are lots of awesome blogs to inspire you.

Supplies:
stamps- Serene Silhouettes and Poppies and Greetings (sentiment)
cryogen white paper
labels 8 nestabilities
black rhinestones
SU ink- ruby red, pumpkin pie, summer sun
Martha Stewart lattice border punch
black satin ribbon
scor-pal

Spring and Easter challenge at 7 kids

2011-04-14T14:30:00.003-04:00

The challenge for the next 2 weeks on the 7 kids college fund challenge blog is spring and Easter. It has been awhile since I have inked up my high hopes stamps and I thought the bunny blooms image would be perfect for the challenge.

My bunny was colored with copics and the tail was accented with frosted lace stickles and the tulips were accented with a spica glitter pen. I sponged the edges around the image with tattered rose distress ink, sewed it onto my green matte, then distressed the edges with my scissors. The close up photo below shows a bit of the sparkle.

Supplies:
stamp- high hopes bunny blooms
neenah white paper
memento black ink pad
copics- W1, W3, W5, R20, R22, R24, R00, R02, E21, G21, G24, G28
frosted lace stickles
clear spica glitter pen
tattered rose distress ink
sheer blush satin ribbon
basic grey porcelain dp
shimmer brads

Also, be sure to check out the 7 kids college fund challenge blog to see the great samples from the other 7 kids DT members and the details and prize info for the current challenge.

Hugs and Blessings,

Happy Birthday Korin!

2011-04-05T01:27:00.007-04:00

Today is a very special day. It is Sweet N Sassy stamps owner Korin Sutherland's birthday! I am very blessed to be able to represent her company and I am also very proud to call her one of my dearest friends. So, I wanted to be able to do something special for her in celebration of her birthday. The Sweet N Sassy divas and the Cocoa Crazies are throwing her a cyber birthday party today and are celebrating with a surprise birthday blog hop.

Here is the birthday card that I created for Korin, I hope she likes it!

I used the party hat Cocoa pre-colored digi but added the green for the ground and shadow with my copics. I created the background paper using a newly released stamp set called Happy Birthdays. I also used the new Circus Fun set for the sentiment.

What is a birthday party without presents? On one of the blogs along the hop there is a prize of 3 digital stamps of the winner's choice which will be drawn at random. You will want to stop by all the blogs on the hop to see who has the present. Your next stop on the hop is Tammy and she has an adorable card to share with you.

Here is a complete list of the blogs in case you miss one along the way
Sweet N Sassy stamps blog
Janette Olen
Tammy Maynard
Sandy Domelle
Kim Schofield
Monika Davis
Carol Longacre
Jessica Fick
Julie Smith
Ceal Pritchett
Lorie Ames
Taylor Usry
Jessica Stockmeyer
Melissa Craig
Amber Hillman
Stephanie Serrano
Neva McMullen
Joni Mastronardi
Mary Faus

I also wanted to mention that my card also fits our Crazy 4 Cocoa challenge this week which is a birthday theme. Today only (April 5th), in honor of Korin's birthday, there is an adorable free Cookie digi, you can see the details HERE.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KORIN- LOVE YOU LOTS!!!!

Seeing spots

2011-04-04T07:56:00.007-04:00

Well I just realized that I have forgotten to post my card for the 7 Kids College Fund Challenge last week. The challenge is Seeing Spots and it runs through April 11th so there is still plenty of time to play along and be entered into the prize drawing.

I used this super cute ladybug Tilda from the Raising the Ceiling collection by Magnolia. I colored her with copics and added stickles to the hearts.

Supplies:
stamp- Ladybug Tilda from Magnolia
copics- R24, R27, R29, R46, R59; E50, E30, E31, E33, E37; C3, C5, C7, C9; W00, W1, W3
stardust stickles
white pearls
BoBunny crush dp
white lace
black satin ribbon

I wanted to let you know that the new Magnolia Butterfly Dreams collection is now IN STOCK in the 7 Kids College Fund store so hurry over and pick up your favorites before they sell out. There are also new paper pads in the store from Prima and from Cosmo Cricket that you will want to check out.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Wild Orchid Crafts- sketch
Just Magnolia- anything goes
Magnolia Stamp Lovers- ribbon

CAS Triple Play

2011-03-28T09:43:00.005-04:00

For the most part, I tend to enjoy making cards with many layers and embellishments. However, the majority of my cards take me a long time to make, often times 2-5 hours per card. This is why I don't get to create as many cards as I would like and also why I only post on my blog a couple times per week.

There are times that I do need to make a card and have limited time or need it to be easy to mail. In the past week I have had 3 such occasions and I thought that I would share them all with you today. The following cards all use the same stamp set and this is my new go-to set for CAS cards. It was just released this month and is called Polka Dot Silhouettes from Sweet N Sassy stamps. This set is so versatile, suitable for just about any occasion and a must have in my book.

This card was for my dad's birthday last Sunday. I used kraft CS with red and black ink.

The second card is for my friend Janice who has been battling multiple myeloma for the past 2 years. I needed the card to be easy to mail since I am horrible about going to the post office. The butterflies are stamped in regal rose, saffron, and celery with rhinestone accents and score lines framing them.

This last card is for a birthday party that my daughter is going to this coming weekend. I used raspberry fizz and aqua mist for my color combo from Papertrey.

I hope that you like my cards today. Hopefully you will agree that CAS does not mean boring :)

Thank you very much for taking the time to visit my blog and have a beautiful day!

Bluebird

2011-03-26T14:11:00.006-04:00

Today I have a pretty bluebird card to show you. I used the brand new Bluebird digi from Sweet N Sassy stamps which I colored up with my copics.

I embossed the bottom panel with my cuttlebug embossing folder, added diamond stickles to the middle of the flowers, liquid pearls to the scallops, and finished off with a pink satin bow.

Here is a closer look

Supplies:
Bluebird digi- Sweet N Sassy stamps
copics- RV10, RV11, RV13 (flowers); G20, G21, G24, G28 (leaves); B91, B93, Y21; C1, C3 (bird)
nestabilities- scalloped and classic circles
birds and swirls- cuttlebug embossing folder
liquid pearls
diamond stickles
pink satin ribbon

Remember that all digital stamps at Sweet N Sassy stamps are 30% off until the end of the month using the code DIGISALE.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Stamp Something- Spring
Spoon full of Sugar- ribbon, pearls/rhinestones, flowers

Hope you have a great weekend!

Thinking of You

2011-03-20T21:49:00.005-04:00

Who doesn't love a sale? Well, Sweet N Sassy stamps has an awesome digi sale going on now where all digis are 30% off using the code DIGISALE. I used the New Creature digi set for my card today and I hope it will inspire you.

I colored the butterfly with my copics and added some sparkle with stardust stickles. It was then cut out and adhered to the card with foam tape. The "trail" is a rhinestone flourish.

Stamps- New Creature Digi, Poppies and Greetings sentiment
Copics- V00, V12, V15, V17
Stardust Stickles
Zva Creative Rhinestone flourish
Neenah white cardstock
PTI Plum Pudding satin ribbon

Thanks for your visit today. May you be richly blessed!

Tilda Ballerina in Pink

2011-03-16T08:51:00.006-04:00

I must say when I saw that challenge for 7 kids College Fund Challenge blog, I let out a happy giggle. The challenge is pink and flowers. I almost feel like I am cheating because I happen to LOVE both. I made my card for my youngest daughter who has been asking me to make her a pink ballerina card.

I colored Ballerina Tilda with copics and added stardust stickles to the bodice and trim of the tutu. Tilda was popped up on the oval which was embossed with a flower cuttlebug folder.

Here is a closer view where you can see a little of the sparkle

Supplies:
Ballerina Tilda
With Gratitude Cuttlebug set
Copics- RV000, RV10, R81, R83, R85, R89; E50, E31, E33, E37; E13, E11, E00, E21, E000, E02, R20
Large Classic Oval Nestabilites
Scalloped Oval Nestabilites
Zva Creative Flowers
Stardust Stickles
Zva Pearl Flourish
Zva white Pearls
Neenah white paper
Memento black ink
Stampin Up retired patterned paper- rose red
ballet slippers charm
white satin ribbon and lace
Martha Stewart butterfly punch

I wanted to let you all know that the 12 new copic colors are now in stock at the 7 kids college fund store! You will want to hurry because these are going to sell fast.

I hope that you will be able to play along with the challenge. Be sure to stop on by the 7 Kids Challenge blog for some more wonderful DT samples to inspire you!

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Magnolia Down Under- 2 of anything (I used 2 dp)
Magnolia Stamp Lovers- use dies (I used ovals)

Thank you for stopping by today, I hope you have a wonderful day!

Spring blog hop

2011-03-12T09:15:00.005-05:00

My card today is for the Sweet N Sassy stamps customer blog hop. The theme this month is to think spring. Believe me, I am certainly thinking of spring :). I used the brand new Rainy Day Bethany stamp set for my card. This image is also available as a digi. The layout of my card uses the Sweet Stop sketch from last week.

Isn't she a cutie? I colored her with copics and accented with stickles. I distressed the edges and added Picket Fence crackle paint to some of the edges also. You can see a little of the sparkle in the close up below.

For some dimension I popped up the umbrella, boots, butterfly, bow, and flower. The photo below show a better view.

Supplies:
Rainy Day Bethany stamp set
Let it Rain set (sentiment)
Echo Park Springtime paper
Stardust Stickles
Copics- W3, W1, W00, RV000, RV10, RV11, RV14, RV17, G20, G21, V01, V99, Y11, Y15, Y17, BG0000, G000
Picket Fence Crackle Paint
buttons
yellow divine twine
prima flowers
Scallop border punch
lace
taffeta ribbon

I would like to enter my card in the Stampin for the Weekend challenge which is Spring.

Sweet n Sassy stamps March release

2011-03-05T12:54:00.002-05:00

The new March release from Sweet N Sassy stamps is fabulous! Six sets were just released on Tuesday and today I am sharing a card made with one of them. Take a peek

I used my favorite set from the release called Polka Dot Silhouettes. This set contains 13 images and my card uses the balloon image from the set. One of the reasons I love this set so much is because of the versatility of it. You can pretty much make any occasion card using it. For my card I stamped the balloon 3 times, cut them out, added stickles to the dots, and adhered with foam tape. I sponged in clouds using a scalloped oval cut from acetate as my template.

Supplies:
Sweet N Sassy stamps Polka Dot Silhouettes
Cardstock- Stampin Up Whisper White and Wild Wasabi
Patterned Paper- Stampin Up retired
Ink- SU brilliant blue, wasabi, pumpkin pie, and bashful blue
Diamond Stickles
Circle Nestabilies
Oval Nestabilities
white brads

I am glad that you took the time to visit today, your sweet comments are always very encouraging to me!

Thinking of Spring

2011-03-03T12:16:00.011-05:00

I don't know about you but I am really longing for spring. It has been a long cold winter here in Buffalo and I am looking forward to warmer temps, sunshine, and pretty flowers, oh and don't forget about the green grass lol. This adorable kiki image from C.C. Designs reminds me of spring. As a matter of fact, she is called Spring Kiki La Rue and is new to the 7 Kids College Fund store.

I colored her with my copics and used purples, greens, and yellow because the new challenge at 7 Kids College Fund is to use Mardi Gras colors (purple, green, and gold). I gave the image some dimension by popping up the flowers and the flower on her headband with foam tape. I also added some sparkle using diamond stickles on the center of the flowers and to the ribbon and a spica glitter pen on the headband and bottom of the dress. It is a bit tough to see but maybe you can get a better look in the close up below.

Here is a detail shot of the dimension

Supplies:
Spring Kiki La Rue stamp from C.C. Designs
Sweet N Sassy stamps A Cocoa Kind of Birthday (sentiment)
Neenah white paper
Stampin Up lavender lace cardstock
Kaisercraft patterned paper
Memento tuxedo black ink pad
Scalloped Oval Nestabilities
Classic Oval Nestabilities
Diamond Stickles
Clear Spica Glitter Pen
Zva Creative white Pearls
Zva Roses- white and yellow
Purple prima flowers
Celery ribbon from Stampin Up
White crochet lace
Copics- (dress) BV0000, BV00, BV02, BV20; (hair) E30, 31, 33, 35, 37; (grass) G20, 21, 24; (flowers) Y11, 13; (skin) E000, 00, 11, R20; (shadow) B0000, W1

Lots of new products now in stock at 7 Kids College Fund!! You should definitely check these out:

C.C. Designs new stamps and they are super cute!
Kaisercraft- Paper Pads and embellishments
High Hopes Stamps- 100 new images!
La La Land Stamps- now in stock and March pre-order available
Prima Flowers- gorgeous new flowers from the Floret, Innocence, and Sugar Blooms collectios.

I know what some of my tax refund is going towards lol. I hope you will decide to check out all the fun new products. There is definitely something in the 7 Kids store for every crafter's needs (or wants). It also helps me out when you shop using my links too so it is a win-win.

I hope you can play along with our Mardi Gras challenge. There is a fantastic prize up for grabs for a random participant so hopefully that will motivate you.

I would also like to enter my card into these challenges:

Stamp Something- Flowers
Cute Card Thursday- Signs of Spring
Wild Orchid Crafts- Anythign Goes
Sundays with Crissy- stitching
Bunny Zoe Crafts- Spring Flowers are Everywhere

Thank you so much for visiting today, hope you have a great day!

Cocoa Loves Soccer

2011-02-24T22:21:00.005-05:00

Hi Friends! Quick post today. I have been pretty sick and I still can't seem to shake it. I have not had the slightest desire to craft and my mojo is gone too. But, I need a card for a birthday party on Saturday so since I have had this image colored since December I decided to try and put together a card with it.

The image is a digi from Sweet N Sassy stamps called Cocoa loves Soccer. I thought it would be a good choice since the card is for a friend of ours who is a soccer coach. I colored it with copics and some ultrafine glitter was added to the white parts of the ball. The layout is the Sweet Stop Sketch for the week. I thought it would be easy but in my impaired state I just could not get the measurements right and I cut the white panels which were embossed with seeing spots cuttlebug folder 3 times.

Hopefully, I will be back to normal soon and have some projects to share with you. Thanks for hanging in there and be blessed today!

My First Whiff of Joy

2011-02-16T09:32:00.004-05:00

It's time for another challenge on the 7 kids Challenge blog. This one I think is a pretty easy one so hopefully many of you will decide to participate. The challenge is to make a square card- any size as long as it is square. My card measures 5.5" X 5.5".

This is my first time using a Whiff of Joy image- can you believe it? They are just adorable and Elisabeth Bell is an amazing artist but so many stamps, so little time- know what I mean. I think I may be hooked though. I am excited as I am broadening my stamping horizons so to speak and you will be seeing me use many new companies in the future. There are so many wonderful stamps to choose from at 7 Kids College Fund I just couldn't resist.

I colored Willow with Hot Chocolate with my copics and used a clear spica glitter pen on the flowers of her pants and the mug. She was a fun image to color. I added roses to the bottom corner and pearls to the corners and in the scallops of the border punch. All of the edges were sewn with my sewing machine.

Supplies:

Willow with Hot Chocolate from Whiff of Joy
Neenah white paper
Memento tuxedo black ink
Classic Circle Nestabilities
Scalloped Circle Nestabilities
Clear Spica glitter pen
Zva White Roses- 12mm and 19mm
Zva Creative Pearls
Copics- (hair) E31, E33, E37, E59; (skin) E000, E00, R20; (shirt) E40, E41, E42, E43; (pants) BG000, BG10, BG72; (ground) W00, W1, W3; colorless blender
Stampin Up Parisian breeze dp
kraft taffeta ribbon
Martha Stewart Border Punch
Martha Stewart Branch Punch
Sweet N Sassy stamps sentiment from Sweet Cocoa set

I would like to enter the following challenges:
Wild Orchid Crafts- sketch

Be sure to check out the 7 kids challenge blog for some awesome inspiration from the other DT members.

Have a wonderful day!!!

New Creature

2011-02-14T10:19:00.005-05:00

I have a couple of pretty CAS cards to show you today. Both of them are pretty similar but I made a couple small changes to differ them a bit. I used the New Creature digi stamp set from Sweet N Sassy stamps and it is also available as a clear stamp set as well.

I printed my butterflies and sentiments onto blanc sparkle paper. I colored the butterflies with copics, cut them out, and accented with stickles. I added rhinestones to both cards but the top card was finished off with ribbon and the second card was finished off by scoring a frame around the sentiment.

Supplies:
New Creature digi set from Sweet N Sassy stamps
blanc and noir sparkle cardstock from Paper Temptress
Lacey Squares nestabilities
Classic Squares nestabilities
Copics- top card R08, R05, R02, YR02, Y12; bottom card BG0000, BG72, BG75, BG78
Stickles
Scor-Pal
black rhinestones
black satin ribbon

Challenges that I am entering:

All Sorts- All about the Sentiment

Happy Valentine's Day!

Love is in the Air Blog Hop

2011-02-12T11:28:00.000-05:00

Today I wanted to show you a quick little love note I made. The card is 4 X 4 and I have not made one this size before so I thought I would give it a try. I sponged pink ink around my sentiment which is from the Love Sentiments set from Sweet N Sassy stamps. It is available as both a clear stamp set or as a digi set so you choose which you prefer. Punch the corners and add some rhinestones and your done.

Supplies:

Love Sentiments from Sweet N Sassy stamps
Heart Nestabilities- classic and scalloped
Stardust Stickles
Zva Creative Rhinestones
patterned paper- BoBunny Crush
paper piercer
Marvy scalloped corner punch

There is still time for you to participate in the Sweet N Sassy stamps customer Love is in the Air blog hop. All bloggers that participate in the hop will receive a special digi and will have the chance to win a gift certificate to the Sweet N Sassy stamps store. Perhaps you will use the gift certificate to chose one of our 4 adorable new digis that were added to the store yesterday???

Thanks for coming by today, I hope that you will be able to play along with us!

Celebrate

2011-02-10T13:46:00.009-05:00

I just received this absolutely adorable Tilda stamp the other day and I just could not wait to ink her up. She is called Tilda with Balloon from the Magnolia You are So Special collection and they are now in stock at 7 Kids College Fund. All the stamps in this collection are super cute but this one is my favorite. Isn't she sweet?

I colored Tilda with copics and I inked the edges with Tattered Rose distress ink. Then I gave my card some sparkle by adding my favorite Stardust Stickles to just about everything- Tilda's bow and trim on the dress, edges of the papers, and the tips of the roses.

Close up of Tilda

Close up of the Roses

Supplies used:

Tilda with Balloon from Magnolia, Papertrey sentiment
Neenah white paper
Memento tuxedo black ink pad
Copics- (hair) E50, E31, E33, E37, E59; (dress and bow) R20, R02, R00, R000, W3; (skin) E13, E11, E00, E000, E0000, R20; (balloon) R59, R08, R05, R02; (ground) W1, W3, W00; (shadow) G000, BG0000; (shoes) E25, E27, E29, E30
Stardust Stickles
Zva Creative Rhinestone flourish
Zva Rhinestones
Zva Cream Roses-12mm
Red Roses
Distress Ink Pad- Tattered Rose
Pattered Paper- My Minds Eye Be Loved
satin ribbon- PTI aqua mist
ivory lace- Spare Parts
Heart corner punch- Martha Stewart

What's New in the 7 Kids College Fund store????

Melissa Frances- GORGEOUS 6X6 paper pads and embellishments for pre-order
Nellie Snellen- new punches added for pre-order
Sissix Embossing Folders
Little Winged Friends collection- from Bildmalarna
SEI Paper Pads- 4 new pads added to the store

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:
Friday Sketchers
Cute Card Thursday- Hearts and Flowers
Cupcake Craft Challenge- something red
PaperPlay Challenge- hearts and flowers but not a Valentine

Thanks for visiting, hope you have a wonderful, crafty day!

Birthday Blog Candy winner and card publication!

2011-02-08T11:20:00.005-05:00

Hi folks. Sorry to have not posted the winner to my blog candy yesterday, the time just got away from me. I used random.org to choose a winner and the result is:

Here are your random numbers:

19

Timestamp: 2011-02-08 16:19:09 UTC

Comment 19 is LesleyfromWI. LesleyfromWI said...

Happy Birthday Lindsey! Thanks for the chance to win!
February 6, 2011 11:44 PM

Congratulations! Please email me at janette.olen@me.com with your mailing info so I can get your prize out to you. Also, please choose your $8 in digis from the Sweet N Sassy store and include your choices in your email.

I wanted to share some exciting news with you all. One of my cards was recently published in Stamp It Technique magazine from Papercrafts. It is featured on pg.27 of the Winter 2011 edition.

Here is a picture of my card in case you have not gotten your copy yet

I used the June Rose stamp from Sweet N Sassy stamps illustrated by Leah Cornelius. It is also available as a digital image from Heart Song Designs. The sentiment is from the Poppies and Greetings set. Two of my fellow DT members are also featured in the issue- Wendy Ramlakhan and Julie Smith. Congrats to them as well.

Thanks for coming by today!

Birthday Blog Candy!!

2011-02-04T12:00:00.005-05:00

Hi everyone! Today is my daughter Lindsey's 8th birthday. She is such a joy and a wonderful blessing to our family. God has truly given us a tremendous gift and her birthday is definitely something to celebrate. So in celebration of her birthday I have some long overdue blog candy to offer.

Included in the blog candy:

Cocoa's Gift clear stamp set from Sweet N Sassy stamps (Thank you Korin)
2 Bottles of Stickles- Stardust (my favorite) and Diamond
Sampler pack of Doodlebug designs birthday paper (4 designs, 8 6X6 of each)
Coordinating ribbon
Coordinating embellishments- brads, swirlies, etc.
$8 in credit from Sweet N Sassy stamps for digital stamps of your choice (in honor of Lindsey's 8th birthday)

To win this blog candy all you have to do is leave a comment under this post. You do not have to be a follower of my blog but I would love it if you were. The blog candy will run until Sunday Feb 6th at midnight EST. The winner will be drawn at random and announced here on Monday Feb 7th.

Since the blog candy is in Lindsey's honor I thought I would post a picture of her. Now, it is not a good picture as she kept closing her eyes but maybe I can get a better one of her later.

Some pretty cool news I would like to share with you all- Sweet N Sassy stamps is going to be having our first ever customer blog hop next weekend Feb 11-13 and we would love to have you join in the fun! You can read all about the event HERE.

Thanks for dropping by and hope you have a wonderful day!

7 Kids Challenge #14- I {heart} you!

2011-02-02T14:37:00.014-05:00

It my turn to host the on the 7 Kids Challenge blog. The theme that I chose is I {heart} you! So use hearts somewhere on your project. Check out my sample below:

I colored Tilda with Hearts with copics, and accented her dress trim and wings with stardust stickles. I used a silver spica pen over gray copics for the ground. I also trimmed the heart sentiment with stickles. The white strips across the middle were embossed using the polka dots 5X7 cuttlebug folder. I love this new larger size! I also added some stickles to the raised dots.

detail shot

Supplies:

Tilda with Hearts from Magnolia Valentine Collection
Neenah white paper
Memento black ink pad
Heart Nestabilities- classic and scalloped
stardust stickles
copics- (hair)C5, C7, C9; (dress)RV000, R81, R83, R85, R89; (skin) E11, E00, E000, R20;
(ground) C1, C3; (hearts) R46, R59
Zva white pearls
polka dots cuttlebug embossing folder
patterned paper- Bo Bunny Crush, PTI blush dots
white gel pen

There are lots of fabulous new products debuted at CHA now available for Pre-Order at 7 Kids College Fund!

Spellbinders Nestabilities- holy cow, love these new dies! 16 from CHA
La-La Land Stamps- adorable and so easy to color with copics
Stampavie- 60 sweet new images

Challenges that I am entering my card in:
Just Magnolia- going dotty
Magnolia Down Under- embossing
Magnolia Stamp Lovers- glitter
Stamping Scrapping Challenge- Valentines
Magnolia-licious
Highlights- pink, white, silver, hearts
Copic Creations - cool colors
Simon Says Stamp and Show- Love
Paper Sundaes- Valentines
Sundays with Crissy- Love
Totally Tilda- Lots of Hearts (at least 3 elements)
All that Scraps Magnolia challenge- Queen of Hearts

February release day at SNSS

2011-02-01T07:52:00.003-05:00

Today Sweet N Sassy stamps is releasing 5 beautiful new stamp sets. My card today use the new Let it Rain set. Have a peek:

I colored the image with copics, paper pieced the umbrella and use a spica glitter pen for the rain. The edges of the image panel were distressed with scissors and inked with antique linen distress ink. The edges of the dp were all sanded.

close up

Supplies:
Let it Rain stamp set from Sweet N Sassy stamps
Copics- G21, G24, E000, E00, R20, E35, E37, B000, B00, B02
Spica Silver Glitter Pen
nestabilities- classic and scalloped circles
Antique Linen Distress Ink Pad
Zva Creative White Pearls
Memory Box Spearmint patterned paper
MS Border Punch
Prima Flowers
Taffeta Ribbon

Please be sure to stop by the Sweet N Sassy blog to see some samples of the other 4 sets being released!

Also, new in the Sweet N Sassy store are some awesome new sampler paper packs by Echo Park (For the Record, Springtime, Walk in the Park and Little Girl) that are now available for pre-order. There are 2 of them that are calling my name!

Soccer Cocoa for Lindsey

2011-01-27T23:00:00.006-05:00

This is a card I made for my daughter Lindsey's birthday next week. I can't believe I have it done early too lol. Well, truth be told it was supposed to be made into a Christmas ornament but I ran out of time. Anyway, I used the Cocoa Loves Soccer digi and typed in "Lindsey" underneath to personalize it. One cool thing about digis :). I colored it with copics and used the Sweet Stop Sketch this week for my layout.

Supplies:
digi- Sweet N Sassy stamps Cocoa Loves Soccer
Cardstock- Neenah white, chocolate chip
patterned paper- Echo Paper Little Boy
copics- E31, E33, E35, E37, R00, R20, R000, B000, B00, G21, YG, W00, W1, W3
brown pearls
EK Success border punch
taffeta ribbon
button
baker's twine
word window punch

Challenges that I am submitting this card for:
Sweet Stop Sketch
Crazy for Cocoa- buttons

7 Kids College Fund Challenge

2011-01-19T10:00:00.005-05:00

The challenge for the next 2 weeks on the 7 Kids College Fund Challenge blog is to try something new or that you are uncomfortable or that you need to practice. The lucky winner of this challenge will receive a $20.00 gift certificate towards the brand new Magnolia So Special collection. Boy, I sure wish I could win lol. There are a couple images in this collection that I just love!

For my card I wanted to practice watercoloring with distress inks and to try shabby chic. I tend to do clean lines and copic coloring so I thought this would stretch me a bit. I have to say that overall I am happy with how my card came out. I used the adorable Sweet Tilda image from Magnolia. I used a good deal of crackle paint on the all the edges and did some paper tearing to try and help achieve that shabby chic look. I also added some stickles to the dress and her hair bows.

Supplies:
Sweet Tilda stamp- Magnolia
Poppies and Greeting sentiment- Sweet N Sassy stamps
Nestabilities- classic ovals, petite ovals, large big scalloped ovals
distress ink pads- antique linen, tattered rose, worn lipstick, walnut stain, vintage photo, brushed corderoy, tumbled glass
versafine onyx black ink pad
stickles- stardust
Zva Creative pearl flourish
Distress Crackle Paint- picket fence
patterned paper- Prima Annalee
cardstock- kraft and watercolor
ecru lace- wild orchid crafts
pink satin ribbon

Challenges that I am submitting my card for:
Magnolia Stamp Lovers- sentiment
Wild Orchid Crafts- sentiment
Friday Sketchers- sketch
Paper Sundaes- pick a challenge from the past year (I chose Challenge 49- cut it out)
Pile it On- Anything Goes
Stamp Something- anything goes
Simon Says Stamp- bingo (ribbon, stickles, gems or ribbon, emboss, die cut)

Thank you so much for stopping by. Your sweet comments are always much appreciated and make me smile!

Crazy for Cocoa Sweet Stop

2011-01-15T09:28:00.002-05:00

I colored my Chef Cocoa with copics and then embossed the sentiment from the kitchen sentiments digi set and my image using my nestabilities. I then sponged around them with vintage photo distress ink while they were still in the die. The layout for my card today is the Sweet Stop sketch for the week. This week has a dry embossing spin as well and a prize up for grabs too. The background paper fits the image is so well and it is from my stash that I have had forever.

Supplies:

Digi Stamps- Sweet N Sassy stamps Chef Cocoa and Kitchen Sentiments
Neenah white paper
Distress ink- vintage photo
Copics- (hat) W00, W1, W3; (cocoa)E31, E33, E35, E37, R000, R00, R20
Pearls- Earth mix
lace- Wild Orchid Crafts
satin ribbon- Papertrey dk chocolate

Challenges that I am submitting my card for:

Sweet Stop- sketch with dry emboss spin
Crazy for Cocoa- In the Kitchen

Love You Snow Much

2011-01-14T09:00:00.010-05:00

I think this adorable Snowy Hug is one of my favorite Magnolia images! Good news too, it is now back in stock at 7 Kids College Fund. It is colored with copics and then stickles were used for the snow and on the trim of the hats and coat. I also used a spica clear glitter pen around the snowman but that is not showing too well in the photos. Around the edges of the patterned paper, I used picket fence crackle paint. I really like the look of it but I need to improve a bit in my application of it. Also, I found out that the crackle paint chips off when I sewed after applying. So, I will either not sew when I use it or maybe try to apply after sewing.

Detail shot

Don't forget that there is still time to play along with the 7 Kids Challenge which is Hot or Cold. As a matter of fact, my card today is another sample today to hopefully inspire you :).

Supplies:

Magnolia Snowy Hug
Neenah white paper
Memento black ink
Stickles- Stardust and Frosted Lace
Spica Glitter Pen
Copics- (skin) E0000, E000, E00, E11, R20, R21; (clothes) B91, B93, B95, B97, B99; (snowy and shadows) C1, C3, C5; (boots) C7, C9; (hair) E31, E33, YR31; (broom) E41, E42, E43, E44
Distress cracket paint- picket fence
Patterned Paper- Bo Bunny
buttons
lace
gingham ribbon
felt snowflake

Challenges I am submitting my card to:

Just Magnolia- favorite things (my copics of course!)
Magnolia Down Under- sketch
Magnolia Stamp Lovers- the blues
Cute Card Thursday- monochrome
Stamp Something- anything goes
Stampin for the Weekend- new and blue (new stamp)
Cupcake Craft Challenge- something new (new stamp)

Have a wonderful day!!

CAS Snowflakes

2011-01-11T20:12:00.003-05:00

I decided to create a clean and simple card today. It is actually the first time that I can remember anyway that I did not mat any of the layers on the card. It is not my favorite card but it is pretty with all the subtle sparkle. I stamped the Snowflake background and sentiment from Sweet N Sassy stamps onto Paper Temptress blanc sparkle with Fired Brick Distress Ink. I then sponged around the sentiment while in the mega curved rectangle nestabilites die with broken china distress ink. The corners were accented with crystal gemstones.

Noteworthy News:

Sweet N Sassy stamps-

Leah's Heart Song Fundraiser
Pre-colored digis- there are 18 images that are already colored for you, great if you are low on time.
Free stamp set with a $25 purchase

7 Kids College Fund-

New Copics- there are 12 new copic marker colors available for pre-order
Magnolia So Special Collection- now available for pre-order, love these new images!
Belles & Whistles- now available for pre-order, so sweet
Bildmalarna stamps- new at 7 kids
Sew Easy- this is such a cool new tool

Sparkly Snowman

2011-01-06T14:00:00.005-05:00

I decided to play along with 2 of the Splitcoast challenges and came up with this card. The technique challenge was to paint your image with stickles and the color challenge was red, white and gray/silver so I combined the two. My adorable snowman from the newly released Snow Special stamp set by Sweet N Sassy stamps was "painted" with candy cane, star dust, and silver stickles. The snowflake strip at the bottom was stamped in red ink with the brand new Snowflake Background stamp. The white background panel was embossed with my cuttlebug polka dots embossing folder. I added silver pearls for the "buttons", in the scallops, and in the corners.

here is a closer look at the sparkle

Sweet N Sassy stamps just released 9 new stamp sets on January 1st and they are all just fabulous! There is also an awesome stamp set gift with a $25 purchase sale going on now that you will want to take advantage of. Along with the new stamps are some cute new digis that are perfect for Valentine's day which is just around the corner.

Supplies:
stamps- Sweet N Sassy stamps Snow Special and Snowflake Background
paper- Neenah white, red basis, and silver metallic from Paper Temptress
accessories- stickles, cuttlebug polka dots embossing folder, Circle Nestabilities (classic and scalloped), silver beads, MS border punch, silver metallic ribbon, sewing machine.

Hugs and Blessings,
Janette

Hot or Cold??

2011-01-05T08:03:00.015-05:00

Hi everyone and Happy New Year to you! It has been awhile since I have posted. I was pretty sick for around 2 weeks and my head hurt way too bad to craft. I am happy to say that as of Monday I am feeling better and was able to make a couple cards yesterday.

I am very excited to share that I have been asked to join the 7 Kids College Fund DT! I am looking forward to sharing some new stamp lines with you and the 7 kids store is full of many crafting products that most of us use and love.

Every other Wednesday 7 Kids College Fund hosts a new challenge for you to participate in and have a chance to win a great prize. The challenge for the next 2 weeks is Extreme Hot or Cold- you choose and the prize being offered is a $20 GC for the new Belles and Whistles pre-order in the store. I am really excited that this new line is being added to the store and I look forward to coloring those sweet Elisabeth Bell images.

For my card today I chose cold. I am longing for some warmer temps that is for sure but I still have some adorable winter images that I want to use. I used Tilda with Gift for my card today.

I stamped Tilda with memento tuxedo black onto Neenah white paper and colored her with my copics. I added star dust stickles to the trim of the coat, top of hat, the present, and the ground under Tilda. I used lavender stickles on the ribbon of the gift. I sponged antique linen distress ink around the image before sewing the edges. Pearls were added to accent the center of my snowflakes and the corners of the card. The patterned paper I used is from Cosmo Cricket.

Here is a close up

The coat and hat are more purple in color than the photo is showing. I took several photos and it still came out different than in person.

Supplies used:

stamp- Tilda with Gift
copics- coat/hat V91, V93, V95, V97; present- BG0000, BG10, BG11; skin- E0000, E000, E00, E11, R20, R21; hair and boots- E53, E55, E57; legs- N0, N2
Patterned Paper- Cosmo Cricket
stickles- stardust, lavender
ink- memento black, and antique linen distress ink
cardstock and satin ribbon- Papertrey (plum pudding and kraft)
lace- Wild Orchid Crafts
Martha Stewart snowflake punch
SU- tag punch, buttons, linen thread

You have until Tuesday January 18th to play along with us in the Hot or Cold challenge. I hope you will give it a try!

Challenges that I would like to submit my card for:
Wild Orchid Challenge- sketch
Just Magnolia- anything goes
Stamp Something- glitter
Simon says stamp and show- new stamp
Sundays with Crissy- ribbons
Paper Sundaes- something new (stamp, papers, copics)

Thank you so much for stopping by today. I hope you will visit tomorrow as I have a card featuring one of the new releases from Sweet N Sassy stamps. Have a great day!

My top 10 favorites of 2010

2010-12-28T11:27:00.004-05:00

I have seen some of the blogs that I enjoy listing some of their favorite cards from 2010 and I thought it was a good idea so I decided to try it too. It is a good way to reflect back on the year and see if your style has changed and how you have improved in your papercrafting. It is also good for me as I am pretty sick and my head and throat hurt too much to try and be creative :) So without further adieu my favorite picks from 2010....

This was a birthday card for my youngest daughter- lots of sparkly goodness and she loved it!

I like the softness of this card and besides it was made with the first stamp set I illustrated.

The first time I used these gorgeous Wild Orchid roses.

Love the colors and how the ribbon/lace came out, and that smiley snowman face :)

Love this rose image and the coloring came out pretty well. It was also my first attempt at doing vintage- not bad.

This was my first Magnolia card- then I was hooked lol

Oh how I love this pup- plus it could be for either gender.

My first easel card- love doing them now.

Love the dp and of course Cocoa is one of my all time favorite images!

Again, the cute pup! Loved this BG Jovial paper and first time I did "freestyle" stitching- kinda cool.

Thanks for looking! I hope you have enjoyed my little year in review.

Watercolored Gladiola

2010-12-22T11:46:00.010-05:00

ETA: A huge thanks to the Allsorts Challenge DT for selecting this card in their top 5!

I took a break from my copics and decided to watercolor my image with ink pads and an aquapainter. The beautiful gladiola is one of the birth month flowers from Sweet N Sassy stamps. The image was stamped with versafine onyx and watercolored with soft sky, blue bayou, and olive ink pads from SU. I accented the flowers with crystal stickles.

here is a close up of the flower

Supplies:
stamps- August Gladiola from Sweet N Sassy stamps
paper- blue bayou, blue bayou dp, SU watercolor paper, paper temptress cryogen white, soft sky
accessories- crystal stickles, pearls, ek success border punch, ivory satin ribbon, aquapainter, sewing machine, polka dots cuttlebug embossing folder

I am submitting my card for the following challenges:

All Sorts- Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp- Anything Goes

Well LOTS of stuff to do today so I'm off. Thanks for stopping by and hope you have a great day!

Snowflake Bear for Mom

2010-12-17T16:01:00.010-05:00

Taking a slight break from Christmas cards to make a birthday card for my mom. This sweet little guy is a brand new digi released from Sweet N Sassy stamps called Snowflake Bear. He is colored with copics and stickles were added to the ground, scarf, and snowflakes.

Here is a closer look

Supplies:
stamps- Sweet N Sassy stamps Snowflake Bear digi
paper- Whimsy dp, celery, pretty in pink, neenah white
accessories- rhinestones, satin and taffeta ribbon, crystal stickles, stardust stickles, frosted lace stickles, sewing machine, oval nesties, white gel pen
copics- bear (E41, E42, E43), scarf (RV11, RV32, G20, G21, G24), ground (W1, W00), background BG0000

Challenges that I am submitting my card for:

copic creations- Sparkle
ABC Challenge- gems or jewels (rhinestones)
Fussy and Fancy- Snow
Sew Many Challenges- Winter

Have a wonderful day!

I Woof You a Merry Christmas

2010-12-07T20:50:00.012-05:00

This sweet dog from Sweet N Sassy stamps Woof You set was colored with copics. I colored him to look like a golden retriever just like my dog Lexi :). I added liquid applique to the fur trim of the Santa hat which is a brand new digi that can be used with just about any of your favorite images to make them more festive. The scarf and hat were accented with a spica glitter pen and the nose has crystal effects on it to make it look wet and shiny. This little cutie is also available as a digi called Puppy Love.

I stamped this sentiment from DRS Designs on the inside of the card to finish it off.

Supplies:
stamps: Sweet N Sassy stamps Woof You, DRS Designs sentiment
paper- Neenah white, Basic Grey Jovial dp, kraft
copics- hat,scarf (R24, 27, 29, 59, 89) dog (E40, 41, 42, 43, YR21) nose(E74,77)
accessories- pearls, poinsettias from Michaels, spica glitter pen, liquid applique, ribbon from Hobby Lobby, oval nesties

Challenges I am submitting my card for:
Simon Says Stamp- sketch
A Spoonfull of Sugar- Christmas card
Simon Says Stamp and Show- Holiday Greeting
Stamp Something- Christmas
Copic Creations- light source (mine is top center)
Sundays with Crissy- Christmas is Coming

I hope you like my card today. As always, I appreciate your stopping by and hope that you have a wonderful day!

A Merry Little Christmas

2010-12-06T15:17:00.004-05:00

I am still scrambling to get Christmas cards made so I need to make some CAS in order to finish them. I think today's cutie fits the bill

The snowflakes were embossed with iridescent ice ep and baja breeze ink was sponged over the top. I added stickles to the center of the snowflakes and the edges of the torn paper snow.

Supplies:
stamps- Welcome Jesus stamp set OR digi Smiley Snowman, sentiment from Santa's Helper Cocoa- all from Sweet N Sassy stamps. Snowflake from an older SU set.
paper- blanc sparkle, red columns both from Paper Temptress
accessories- copics (R24, 27, 29, 59, 89, 00, 20, N0, 02), rhinestones, stickles, iridescent ice, gingham ribbon)

December Poinsettia

2010-11-27T09:57:00.006-05:00

Hello everyone! I hope that you had a blessed Thanksgiving for those of you here in the US. Today is one of those days you just want to stay in the warm and cozy house. We had our first snow of the season here in Buffalo. We did not get too much at my house- perhaps 1.5" to 2" but it is VERY windy out and that makes it bitter cold. I have some blog candy coming for you all. I have to still finish putting it together and take a photo but hopefully by Monday it will be done. In the meantime, I have a card to show you using one of Sweet N Sassy stamps new birth month flowers- December poinsettia.

This flower is the last in the beautiful series illustrated by Leah Cornelius. It is available both in clear stamp form which includes the image and 6 sentiments and as a digi. I used the digi for my card today.

Supplies:
stamps- December poinsettia digi
paper- CTMH mistletoe dp, Neenah white
accessories- copics, white gel pen, pearls, taffeta type ribbon from Hobby Lobby, large scalloped oval nesties, white lace, Marvy corner scallop punch

This is a perfect time to pick up this beautiful image as well as the rest of the wonderful images at Sweet N Sassy stamps. There is a fantastic sale running till the end of the month. ALL clear stamps and digis are 20% off!!!

Thank you for stopping by and enjoy your weekend!

Autumn tree birthday

2010-11-18T17:26:00.006-05:00

I needed to make a birthday card for a friend of mine and wanted to go with a fall theme since their birthday is in the fall. I really love the tree image from Sweet N Sassy stamps Forest Silhouettes set. I love making winter scenes with it but this time I thought I would try to make it into a fall tree. To my delight it worked! Take a look

I stamped the image with memento rich cocoa and then used my copics to make dots for the "leaves". I sponged olive ink for the grass and sky ink around the image while still in the nesties.

Here is a close up and you can see the sparkle in the cryogen white paper

Supplies:
stamps- Sweet N Sassy stamps Forest Silhouettes
paper- Paper Temptress cryogen white, basic grey mellow dp
accessories- Spellbinders fancy tags, oval and labels nesties, copics (YR23, YR14, R24, YG93), green twill, pearls, cuttlebug vintage dies, paper piercer, sewing machine

Thanks for visiting. I hope you will stop back soon as I will have some nice blog candy for you in celebration of my birthday!

And the winner is...

2010-11-14T00:23:00.002-05:00

I just realized that I never posted my winner from the birthday blog hop here on my blog. I gave my winner's name to Korin but I actually never let you guys know- how rude of me :) So, without further adieu, the winner of my Snowflake Silhouettes stamp set picked by random.org is comment #40 which is

LAVONNE

Congratulations Lavonne, please email me at janette.olen@me.com with your shipping information so Korin can mail your stamp set out to you.

Sweet n Sassy stamps Birthday blog hop

2010-11-08T21:40:00.017-05:00

Thanks for hopping along with the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Birthday Blog Hop today! I am the first blog on the hop today.

We have over 30 amazingly talented ladies participating in today's hop plus a prize at every stop so you really don't want to miss a single blog!

I started out by stamping my 2 snowflake images onto four 4" square pieces of white cardstock. I then adhered them to my 4 inch coasters and trimmed and sanded the edges. I inked the edges of all the sides as well and added stickles as an accent. One of the nice things about making your own pattered paper is that you can customize it with any colors you want. I made this box to coordinate with the card on my last post. There is a wonderful step by step tutorial of how to assemble the box on Splitcoast so I will just give you the box link if you would like to know how to make your own. This was the first time that I have made one! I made it for my friend who runs our bible study group and truthfully I will replace the bath goodies with some chocolate. I just did not get to the store in time to do it.

This was also my first time making a tag and I am not completely happy with it. I need to improve a bit and I would not be surprised later to replace this one lol. I stamped my snowflakes all over the tag (which is hard to see in the pic) then stamped the sentiment (which is included in my set) over the top and finished it off with some punched snowflakes and ribbon.

Supplies:
stamps- Sweet N Sassy stamps Snowflake Silhouettes
paper- Stampin Up whisper white, blue bayou, soft sky
accessories- 4 inch coasters, sissix tag die, stickles, MS snowflake punch, grosgrain ribbon, stitched ribbon, crop a dile, rhinestones

So, what is my prize? It is my brand new Snowflakes Silhouettes set! To win this clear stamp set all you have to do is leave a comment on this blog post by Thursday November 11th at 9PM EST, I will draw the winner by random.org and announce the winner on Friday.

Your next stop on the hop is Lorie and she has an adorable Cocoa card to show you! However, if you find yourself getting lost somewhere in the middle I am listing the blogs below for you or you can hop back to the Sweet N Sassy blog as well.

Janette
Lorie
Kim
Janice
Stephanie
Leah
Deb V.
Chupa
Nancy
Claudia
Amber
Kelly
Jeanette
Melissa
Lisa H.
Melanie
Joni
Julie
Ceal
Micki
Chrissy
Debbie S.
Monika
Tricia
Tami
Denise
Jacquie
Roxie
Lynne
Christi
Deb F.
Korin

Snowflake Silhouettes

2010-11-03T08:31:00.009-04:00

I am super excited as my Snowflake Silhouettes stamp set is officially released and for sale at Sweet N Sassy stamps! I made a couple more cards with it using this week's Sweet Stop Sketch. Below are my samples and this week's sketch.

I chose to make one vertical and one horizontal for the sketch. This is a great sketch to use if you have some small images like my snowflakes or the images from our Christmas Itty Bitties set work very well also. I of course blinged up my snowflakes and used stickles and silver beads on the first card and rhinestones on the second card. I wanted to get these posted for you sooner but I wanted to make a matching ornament which just did not happen lol. I am sure that many of you can relate.

Supplies:
Stamps- Sweet N Sassy stamps Snowflake Silhouettes
paper- blue bayou, soft sky, pink pirouette, real red, and blanc sparkle from paper temptress on both.
accessories- nesties, ribbon, rhinestones, silver beads, fiskars apron lace punch and snowflake punch, snowflake and swiss dots cuttlebug folders

Before, I go I want to tell you about the awesome sale going on at Sweet N Sassy stamps. We are celebrating our 3rd birthday this month and you receive the newly released Santa's helper Cocoa stamp set FREE with your purchase of 3 stamp sets or if you want to purchase it separately you receive $3 off of it. There are a total of 8 new sets that were just released on Monday! I am off to get mine- what are you waiting for?

Next Tuesday November 9th, we are having a HUGE blog hop in celebration of our birthday. The DT, past DT members, and some friends of SNSS are participating for more than 30 blogs! Of course, there will be TONS of stamps and digis given away so it is something that you will not want to miss. I wonder what stamp set I will be giving away (wink)?

Thanks for stopping by today. I always appreciate your visits and sweet comments.

My very first stamp set!

2010-10-26T18:53:00.004-04:00

I am so excited that my first stamp set that I illustrated will be released on November 1st by Sweet N Sassy stamps! It is called snowflake silhouettes and this is a sneak peek of 3 of the stamps included in my set. It is available for pre-order now.

The color challenge on Splitcoast was blushing bride, baja breeze, and crumb cake. I love this color combo and think that snowflakes look terrific in baja. I did not have blushing bride so I used blush blossom which I hope is close enough. I stamped my bg paper with 2 different snowflakes in baja and blush. The center panel- I stamped the largest snowflake in the set in blush then the beautiful sentiment in baja over the top of it. I was not able to get the best of pictures tonight. I stitched all the edges and sponged ink around the bg and the image panel. The layout is the cute card thursday sketch.

Supplies:
stamps- Sweet N Sassy stamps snowflake silhouettes
paper- paper temptress blanc sparkle, blush blossom, baja breeze, kraft
accessories- pearls, organdy ribbon, sewing machine, square nesties, cb swiss dots folder, cb vintage dies, foam tape

Challenges I am submitting my card for:

Cute card Thursday- sketch
Tuesday throwdown- sentiment as main image
Spoonfull of Sugar- get punchy (nesties and cb die)
Charisma Cardz- vintage
Fussy and Fancy- winter wonderland
Wild Orchid Crafts- pastels

Thank you for visiting my blog today! I hope that you like my card and the preview of my new stamp set.

Hugs and blessings!

Sparkly Princess

2010-10-19T16:18:00.008-04:00

Hi there! It has been awhile since I have given my stamps other than Sweet N Sassy a little love so I thought I would show you a card today using Magnolia. Now this card was "supposed" to be a birthday card for my daughter but I never finished it and her birthday was in August. I had the image colored and papers picked out but didn't get farther than that. I still wanted to make her a special card but decided to give it to her just because and not for any particular holiday. She is 6 yrs old and is a girly girl whose favorite color is pink. I hope she will be pleased with the outcome. Take a peek:

I made an easel card so she could keep it displayed in her room. Now, for some of the details for you. I colored the image with copics and cut her out (honestly not sure why I cut it out though)and popped her up with foam tape. I added silver stickles to the tiara, stardust stickles to the gloves and dress, pink rhinestones to the crown, pearls in the shoe straps, and I sponged sky ink around her. All of the edges were distressed, sewn, and trimmed with stardust stickles.

Here is a close up of Princess Tilda

The beautiful rose flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and they too were accented with stickles. The pearl sprays are from Zva Creative. It is the first time that I have ever used them and I think I like lol. I will be needing more of those for sure- on the birthday list :)

The inside I decorated using Fancy Tags from Spellbinders and some silver sparkly stickers from my stash. I thought my daughter would really enjoy having it personalized with her name. I used ribbon, pearls, flowers, and stickles to keep uniformity in the card.

Supplies:
stamp- Magnolia Princess Tilda
paper- memory box and ctmh dp, Neenah white
accessories- Zva creative pearls, wild orchid flowers, copics, stardust and silver stickles, pink rhinestones, lace, pink satin ribbon, sewing machine, spellbinders fancy tags, lace doilly

Some awesome challenges that I am submitting my card for:

7 Kids College fund challenge- Flowers and layers
Wild Orchid Crafts- Pastels (light pink)
ABC challenge- flowers
Magnolia Stamp Lovers- Sparkling- definitely got this covered lol
Charisma Cardz- more than one fold (easel card, 2 folds)
Paper Sundaes- for someone little (my youngest daughter Lauren)
Tuesday throwdown- anything goes
Allsorts challenge- bingo (pearls, stickles, ribbon)
Our Creative Corner- Embellishments (use at least 3)

Thank you so much for visiting! Have yourself a wonderful day!

Sweet Stop sketch with a spin

2010-10-16T09:11:00.009-04:00

Happy Saturday! I hope your day is going well. It has been one of those mornings here at my house but I am determined to put it behind me and to get on with the rest of the day :). Starting off on the right foot is the sweet stop sketch for this week. I found this one to be a bit easier for me so that was cool! Even better is that this week is the sketch with a spin and that means a prize is involved. The spin this week is one that I sure do love and that is sparkle!! Below is my sample and the sketch:

I printed the cute Cocoa image onto Neenah white cardstock. This is a new digi for October called Cocoa's Santa hat. I colored him with copics, added stickles to the white trim of the hat and then sprayed it, along with the patterned papers, with dazzling diamonds glimmer mist. Truthfully it would have just been easier to print the image onto white sparkle but oh well. The edges were stitched and rhinestones were added to the corners.

here is a close up for you where you can see the flecks of sparkle. You can also see some of the small blobs which is why I prefer sparkle paper rather than the glimmer mist.

Supplies:
stamps- Sweet N Sassy stamps digi stamp cocoa's hat, Season of Love (sentiment)
paper- basic grey wassail, kraft, neenah white
accessories- mega curved rectangle nesties, rhinestones, sewing machine, stardust and frosted lace stickles, dazzling diamonds glimmer mist, taffeta type ribbon from Hobby Lobby
copics- cocoa- E31, E33, E35, E37; ears and nose- R0000, R00, R02; hat- R24, R27, R29, R59; shadow- W00, W01, W03

I am entering my card in the following challenges:

Crafty Ann's- digi and favorite coloring medium (copics)
Spoon Full of Sugar- winter
digital Tuesday- stitch and digi
Wild Orchid Crafts- stitching
Anything Goes- ribbon
Sweet Stampin- ribbon

Thanks for dropping by today. I hope you will get a chance to play along with the sweet stop sketch this week. Have a great weekend!

Sweet Stop Sketch with Christmas Bear

2010-10-13T22:36:00.009-04:00

Well, it has been awhile since I have shared a card with you. So, I have my sweet stop sketch to show you today.

Isn't that bear super adorable?? It is a newly released digi stamp from Sweet N Sassy stamps called Christmas Bear. I colored the bear with copics, added stickles to the ribbon, and accented the the hat with a spica glitter pen. I tried my hand at making a dotted background with the copics which my friend Crissy does. I was fairly happy with the outcome for a first try but I look forward to trying it again with even better results. Here is a closer look for you:

Supplies:
digital stamp- Sweet N Sassy stamps Christmas Bear
paper- Neenah white, eskimo kisses from basic grey
accessories- pearls, sanding block, spica glitter pen, stardust stickles, poinsettias
copics- bear- E30, E31, E33, E35, E37; hat- R35, R37, R39, R89; present- RV32, RV11, RV000, ribbon- YG93, YG95; dotted bg- W1, W3, BG0000, BG000, BG01

Challenges that I am submitting my card for:

ABC Challenge- Flowers
Create4Fun- use a digital stamp
Crafty Ann's Challenge- use a digi stamp and your favorite coloring medium (copics)

Now one of the reasons it has been awhile since I posted is because I was down in York, PA helping out at the Sweet N Sassy booth at the Heirloom Stamp Show. It was a blast and I loved every minute of it. One of the cool things is that I was able to see some wonderful people who I knew online but never met in person. Some of the ladies I got to meet were Janice Melton (SCS catcrazy), Denise Marzec (SCS Peanutbee), Wanda Cullen (SCS cullenwr), Jacquie Peifer (SCS javablustamper), Julie Smith (SCS hobbywoman), Teresa Kline (SCS va sunshine), Mary Mahey and of course one of my very best friends in the world Korin Sutherland (SCS sweetnsassystamps). These are just some of the awesome gals I got to meet! They all are just gems let me tell ya!

I am going to leave you with a picture of some of us:

from left to right: Julie Smith, Korin Sutherland, Me, Denise Marzec

I may have some more to share with you but I am hoping some of the girls will get them to me as I did not have my camera with me (gasp lol!)

Have an awesome day all!

Pumpkin Cocoa

2010-10-03T22:41:00.006-04:00

Have you seen the new digis that were just released the other day from Sweet N Sassy stamps yet? I think that this digi release is especially fabulous! I love Cocoa and the Cocoa's pumpkin image is one of my new favorites. So the card I have to show you today uses it and the layout is the sweet stop sketch for the week. If you like sketches, you are sure to LOVE this blog. I am a guest sugar baby for the month of October. Below you will find the sketch and my sample.

This is image is so fun to color! I used my copics to do so and I also used vintage photo distress ink to sponge around my colored image so the white did not look so stark with my papers.

Here is a closer look for you:

Supplies:
stamps- digi image Cocoa's Pumpkin from Sweet N Sassy stamps
paper- CTMH abundance dp, new england ivy, autumn terracotta, neenah white from paper temptress
accessories- taffeta type ribbon, artichoke button, linen thread, orange brads, corner rounder punch, circle nesties, distress ink
copics- Pumpkin- YR21, YR12, YR14, YR18, E33 (body of pumpkin)/ E42, E44 (stem)/ YG93, G99 (leaf)
Cocoa- E30, E31, E33, E35, E37/ R0000, R00, R02 (nose and ears)
Shadow under pumpkin- W00, W01, W03

Challenges that I am submitting this card for:
Simon Says Challenge- Autumn
Paper Sundaes- something from your stash (I have had the ctmh dp forever)
Cupcake Inspirations
Stampin for the Weekend- Autumn Inspiration
Copic Creations- Orange

Thanks for stopping in today and have a blessed day!

Some Simple Sweet N Sassy

2010-09-25T21:34:00.006-04:00

I am trying to get a jump on my Christmas cards this year. I have a pretty simple card to show you today. The card uses Christmas Itty Bitties.

I stamped the gingerbread image 6 times onto Neenah white. I colored them with copics and then cut 3 of the gingerbread men out and popped them up over the other 3 images. I added 3 rhinestones to each for the buttons. He is such a cutie!

Supplies:
stamps- Sweet N Sassy stamps Christmas Itty Bitties
Paper- ctmh dp, kraft, red, black, neenah white
accessories- MS border punch, rhinestones, copics

I am submitting this card for the following challenges:

A Spoon Full of Sugar- Anything Goes
Creative Inspirations- 2 or more stamped images
Charisma Cardz- Anything Goes

Guess what?? Sweet N Sassy stamps is holding a DT call. Here are the details:

We're looking for some talented stampers to join our design teams: SNSS Design Team and The Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge Design Team.

No previous DT experience required and ANYONE can apply, however you must have a blog, participate regularly at Split Coast Stampers and be willing to use both digital and clear stamps.

To apply please send the following information to korin@sweetnsassystamps.com: your full name, address, phone number, blog address, SCS gallery link, 4 samples of your favorite paper craft creations, any current or previous DT experience and the team(s) for which you are applying.

Our DT term is 3 months with the option to renew for a maximum of 6 consecutive months.
If we feel you are a good fit for our team, you will be notified by phone or email. Due to the number of applications received we cannot reply to each person.

This is an ongoing call so there is no deadline to apply.

Good luck to all of you who decide to apply!

Cocoa's Gift

2010-09-12T22:08:00.006-04:00

There are some new Cocoa images in the Sweet N Sassy stamps store. They are so cute! One of my favorites is Cocoa's Gift. It is available as either a digi image or as a clear stamp set. It is great to use for any occasion- birthday, gift for you, Christmas etc. Today I used it as a Christmas image.

I stamped the image twice- once onto Neenah white and once onto patterned paper. I paper pieced the present and colored the image with copics. I distressed the edges with ink.

Supplies:
clear stamps-
Paper- Neenah white from Paper Temptress, Basic Grey Wassail dp
accessories- pearls, copics, oval nesties, felt poinsettias

I am submitting this card for the following challenges:

A Spoon Full of Sugar- Animal Crackers
Simon Says Stamp and Show- Holiday Fun
Fussy and Fancy- Christmas colors

Hope you have a great day!

Sketch Challenge winner

2010-09-06T19:12:00.004-04:00

Hi there, just finishing up getting things ready for the first day of school tomorrow. I wanted to pop in and announce the winner of my sketch challenge though. I would like to thank everyone who participated in my challenge. I put all the participants names in a hat and my husband was kind enough to pick our winner. The winner of the Christmas Itty Bitties set is:

Anita

Congratulations!! Please contact Korin at korinstamps@comcast.net to claim your prize

Joyful Christmas

2010-09-04T19:04:00.005-04:00

I hope those of my American friends are enjoying the long Labor day holiday weekend. For me, this is the last weekend before the start of school for my daughters so there are lots of last minute preparations to finish in anticipation of school commencing. This is the first year that all of my girls are in school- my youngest is starting kindergarten and my oldest is going to be starting high school. Yikes- I have a freshman in high school???!!! How on earth did that happen lol? I hope that with school starting that it will allow me extra craft time but it already seems that the calendar is filling quickly.

I am very excited as I received an email on Thursday accepting one of my cards for publication in Papercrafts magazine Stamp It cards Spring issue. I have not had time to submit anything in the last 8 months so I am very happy about this news. Anyway, I do have a card to share with you today. I made this about a week or so ago when I visiting my friend Korin (owner of Sweet N Sassy stamps) down in PA. I hope you like it.

I stamped this super cute snowman onto Neenah white and colored with copics. I also stamped just the scarf onto patterned paper and pieced it onto my colored image. It is available both in clear stamps (Welcome Jesus) and as a digital image (Smiley Snowman). I sponged pink ink around the colored image, added rhinestones for buttons, white stickles for snow, and pearls in the corners.

Supplies:
clear stamps- Sweet N Sassy stamps Welcome Jesus set
paper- Neenah white, CTMH Jingle dp
accessories- pearls, pink rhinestones, white cotton lace, circle nesties, frosted lace stickles, copic markers, grosgrain ribbon

I am submitting this card for the following wonderful challenges:

Simon Says stamps- Pearls and Lace
Charisma Cardz- song inspired (Frosty the Snowman)
Paper Sundaes- Christmas in August

Thank you so much for stopping by and don't forget to visit on Monday if participated in my sketch challenge on the previous post to see if you are the winner of the stamp set. Have a blessed day!

Sweet N Sassy stamps blog hop

2010-09-01T00:01:00.002-04:00

Hi there! Can you believe it is the first of September??? The summer has really flown by and school starts next week already. Wow, how time flies!

Anyway, Sweet N Sassy stamps is releasing 10 new stamp sets today. They are all fabulous and to celebrate we are having a blog hop featuring them. The set I am featuring today is called Christmas itty bitties. This set is going to be awesome for making CAS cards and is a must-have in my opinion. The set features 6 images and they each measure about 1 1/8 inches or so.

As a bonus today, I have a challenge for you. And what is a challenge without a prize?? The winner of my challenge will receive the Christmas Itty Bitties stamp set- how cool is that?! My challenge for you is a sketch challenge and you will have until Saturday Sept. 4th to play along. Please post a link to your entry by commenting under this post. You do not need to use Sweet N Sassy stamps to be entered into the drawing but I would love to see them if you have them. The winner will be chosen by random.org and will be posted here on my blog on Monday Sept 6. Below is the sketch and my sample.

The large image square can be used for one big image or for several smaller ones which is what I have done. Have fun with it!

Supplies:
stamps- Sweet N Sassy stamps Christmas itty bitties, Christmas Wonder (sentiment)
accessories- gingham ribbon, apron lace border punch, stickles, copics, square nesties

Now, if this was your first stop on the hop then you will want to go back and start at the Sweet N Sassy stamps blog so you don't miss any of the awesome projects that the DT has for you. There may just be a couple of other challenges/prizes offered for you as well. Now if you have already been hopping then your next stop is the incredibly talented and owner extraordinaire Korin. I also have a list of the blog hop participants below in case you missed someone along the way.

SNSS Blog
Ceal Pritchett
Darsie Bruno
Korin Sutherland
Kim Schofield
Leah Cornelius
Lisa Jurecek
Lorie Souther
Nancy Brown
Tricia Traxler
Chris Dickinson

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today. I hope that you will be able to play along with my challenge, I look forward to being inspired by all of YOU! Have a blessed day and happy hopping.

Mojo Monday 150- Contest week

2010-08-02T09:55:00.006-04:00

Hi everyone! Can you believe that August has already arrived? Wow, my summer is certainly flying by! We have out of town guests staying with us for the next week and we sure are enjoying our time with them. I was able to sneak in a small pocket of time to make my mojo sample for you all. Below is the sketch and my sample.

I used the Wedding day stamp set from Sweet N Sassy stamps and colored it with copics. I used frosted lace stickles on the bow and pearls in the middle of the flowers.

Supplies:
stamps- Wedding day from Sweet N Sassy stamps
paper- blanc sparkle cardstock from Paper temptress, blush blossom from SU, basic grey capella dp
accessories- pearls, circle nesties, sewing machine, copics, stickles

Challenges that I am entering this card in:
Paper Sundaes-stitching
Dutch Dare- anything goes
Creative Inspirations- anything goes

Well, I am off to take the girls to the pool for their swimming lessons. It is such a beautiful sunny day here so it is perfect for a day at the pool. I hope you have a wonderful day in whatever do today.

Don't forget to stop by the mojo Monday blog for the contest details as 6 Verve sets are up for grabs and that is something you certainly would not want to miss!

mojo Monday 149

2010-07-26T09:33:00.005-04:00

Hi there! It has been a couple weeks since I have been able to finish my mojo samples. Both times I had the cards started but something unexpectedly came up and I could not finish it in time. After a very late night, I was able to complete this week's sketch. Below is the sketch and my sample.

This cute party hat Cocoa image from Sweet N Sassy stamps is currently available as a digital image but will be released in August as a clear stamp set. Cocoa was colored with copics and the top of the hat was accented with a clear spica glitter pen. I sponged around ink the image while it was still in the die.

Supplies:
stamps- Sweet N Sassy stamps Birthday Cocoa
Paper- SU dp, doodlebug dp, green galore, Neenah white
accessories- copics, rhinestones, spica glitter pen, square nesties, sewing machine

We would love to have you play along with this week's sketch with us. For some more inspiration and info on this week's sketch please visit the mojo Monday blog.

Hope you have a wonderful day and thank you for visiting my blog today!

Clean and Simple Poppies

2010-07-15T23:36:00.006-04:00

Hi everyone! How is your summer going? My girls and I have been busy but enjoying spending time at the pool and at soccer. I won't have as much time for crafting most likely until school starts so I have a fairly simple card to show you today.

I stamped my flowers from the Poppies and Greetings set onto Paper Temptress blanc sparkle. I colored them with copics, added stickles to the centers, and sponged blue ink around the image. I matted my poppies with white and attached to my card base. To accent my pretty poppies I scored a double frame on the base. I finished off by tying a knot at the with satin edged organdy ribbon.

Supplies:
stamps- Sweet N Sassy stamps Poppies and Greetings
paper- Paper Temptress sparkle blanc
accessories- copics, stickles, scor-pal, ribbon

Thank you for stopping by today- many blessings to you!!

mojo Monday 146- contest week

2010-07-05T22:31:00.003-04:00

It's mojo Monday contest week. Up to 7 Verve stamp sets will be given away to the participants whose entries are judged to be the most mojo-licious. Below are the sample and my sketch for this week

My card today features a brand new stamp set that was released by Sweet N Sassy stamps today. It is called Serene Silhouettes and I absolutely LOVE it!!! It has 4 main silhouette images and quite a few birds and butterfly accessory stamps. I stamped one of the images with dark chocolate ink onto very vanilla cardstock and sponged moss ink around it while it was still in the nestabilities die. I accented the scallops with white pearls and the corners with brown pearls.

Supplies:
stamps- Sweet N Sassy stamps Serene Silhouettes
paper- very vanilla, PTI dark chocolate and dp
accessories- oval nestabilities, white and brown pearls, ticket corner punch

I hope that you will be able to participate in the sketch challenge this week. To help give you some more inspiration along with further details please visit the mojo Monday blog.

Have a great day and thank you for coming by!

mojo Monday 145

2010-06-30T21:35:00.007-04:00

This is a busier than normal week for my daughters and I. They are going to VBS this week and the 2 youngest have it in the morning and my oldest has it at night so I have been doing quite a bit of driving. This has not left me with much crafting or blogging time. I am just now getting to show you the mojo Monday sketch for the week. As always, Julee gave us a great starting canvas. I did struggle with it a bit at first but once I figured out what I was going to use it fell into place. My sample and the sketch are below.

I stamped the butterfly from Sweet N Sassy stamps Everyday Miracles set 3 times onto Neenah white and colored with copics. I cut 2 of them out and layered them on top of one another curling up the ends to give it extra dimension. I added black pearls to the body and stickles on the wings for sparkle. The card measures 5.5 inches square and truthfully was about 1/2 inch too big in my opinion. When I was putting the card together I was not happy with the open areas so I just *had* to add something. Well, I pretty much cleaned out most of my stash of pearls so that I could outline the edges with them. I like how it came out but would go smaller next time. I could not really change it this time because I had already sewn the edges before I noticed I was not happy with the size.

Supplies:
clear stamps- Sweet N Sassy stamps Everyday Miracles
paper- Neenah white and black from Paper Temptress, amethyst dp from SU
accessories- white crocheted lace, black grosgrain ribbon, white pearls, circle nesties, stardust stickles, black pearls, foam tape, sewing machine
copics- BV0000, BV00, B63

Please stop on by the mojo Monday blog for info on this week's sketch and you certainly would not want to miss what the other mojo makers have to show you.

I am also submitting this card for the following challenges:
Fussy and Fancy Friday- monochromatic with wings
ABC Challenge- Xtra dimension

Sweet!

2010-06-27T08:55:00.007-04:00

Happy Lord's day Sunday. We are just about ready to head out to church and I had a few minutes so I thought that I would show you a card using one of my favorite images these days- Cocoa mouse. This cutie is from the newly released So Sweet Cocoa set from Sweet N Sassy stamps.

I stamped the image onto Neenah white, colored with copics, added stickles to the frosting, distressed the edges by sponging with antique linen distress ink, and then sewed around the edges. The strip across the middle was run through the heart cuttlebug folder and lace followed by ribbon was added on top. The roses were spritzed with dazzling diamonds glimmer mist. There is alot of dimension on this card as each layer is adhered with foam tape (good thing I have a gigantic roll that I got at Staples lol).

close up

another view

Supplies:
clear stamps- So Sweet Cocoa from Sweet N Sassy stamps
paper- Neenah white, mountain rose glimmer, brown columns all from Paper Temptress, basic grey bittersweet dp
accessories- pearls, antique linen distress ink, sewing machine, stickles, glimmer mist, MS heart and branch punches, wild orchid roses, kraft taffeta ribbon, lace, heart cb folder
copics- cupcake (E50, E42, E44, E27, E29), frosting (RV000, RV10), cocoa (E31, E33, E35, E37, R00, R20)

Challenges that I am submitting this card for:
Sew Many Cards- anything goes
Stamp Something- Vintage with flowers
Fun with Shapes and more- distressing
ABC challenge- Xtra dimension
Paper Sundaes- birthday card

Now, I want to let you know about a SWEET sale that is going on over at Sweet N Sassy stamps. If you are a Cocoa fan then this is definitely for you- Crazy for Cocoa bundle featuring 3 Cocoa sets and one of which is not even released yet. Make sure you check it out!

As always, thank you for visiting and have a blessed day!

Embossed Poppies

2010-06-25T17:54:00.007-04:00

It has been awhile since I used my heat tool and did some embossing so I thought it was about time to dust it off and use it lol. The challenge on SCS and Crafty Ann's was embossing so that gave me the final nudge.

I used a couple of new stamp sets released from Sweet N Sassy stamps for my card called Amazing Grace (on 6/27) and Poppies and Greetings. I embossed the scripture verse with gold ep onto cryogen white (which is on sale at Paper Temptress) and then sponged turquoise ink around it while still in the labels die. I then used a gold paint pen to edge around the shape to further accent it. This was adhered to a turquoise oval and then onto a scalloped gold oval and then finally onto a gold fancy tag that I cut in half. I stamped 3 poppies and also embossed them with gold before cutting them out and adhering around my scripture verse. The card base is the super yummy candido incandescent from Paper Temptress which is an ivory color with a touch of texture and gold shimmer- love it! The color combo for the Creative Inspirations challenge to use turquoise, gold and cream so that is why I used these colors on my card. My layout is the sweet stop sketch for the week and I kept the layers fairly minimal for me with this card.

Supplies:
stamps- Sweet N Sassy stamps Poppies and Greetings, Amazing Grace (releasing 6/27)
Paper- blue ice sorbet, candido incandescent, cryogen white, antique gold metallic all from Paper Temptress
accessories- pearls (cream, gold), fleur de lis punch EK Success, nestabilities- ovals (classic and scalloped), labels 8, fancy tags, gold ep, heat tool, gold paint pen

Challenges that I am submitting my card for:

Sweet Stop sketch
Crafty Creations challenge- shine
Crazy 4 challenges- use paper flowers (my poppies)
Crafty Ann's challenge- embossing
Creative Inspirations- color combo tuquoise, cream and gold

mojo Monday 144

2010-06-21T10:22:00.006-04:00

Hey folks! Well, apparently I forgot to post last week's mojo card sample I made- ugh. Back on track for you this week though. We had a great sketch to work with this week which works well with many types of images. Below are the sketch and my sample:

I tried to do something a bit different this week. I tend to use clean lines on my cards so I thought I would try something out of my comfort zone- distressing. I struggle a bit with it and this time is no exception as maybe I went overboard. I stamped my gorgeous June rose from Sweet N Sassy stamps onto Neenah white and colored it with copics. I used distress inks in antique linen, vintage photo and walnut stain for my distressing. I roughed up the edges with scissors and crumpled the paper as well. I also used a deco silver glitter pen on the distressed edges which is something that Kim Piggott does and I thought looked cool. I think maybe what I will do next time is either do a cracked glass technique or stamp over the colored image with a linen bg stamp. All of the layers were roughed with scissors, then distressed with walnut stain before blinging them up with the glitter pen.

closer look

Supplies:
stamps- Sweet N Sassy stamps June Rose
paper- Neenah white from Paper Temptress, K&Co dp
accessories- deco glitter pen, crochet lace, brown pearls
copics- R0000, R00, R81, R83, R85, R89, G000, YG93, YG95, BG0000, BG000

As always there is some great inspiration for you to see on the mojo Monday blog so you will definitely want to check it out!

I am also submitting my card for the following challenges:
Aly's Sunday challenge- Flower Power
Charizma cardz- bling
mojo Monday- sketch

Thanks for dropping by today, hope you have a great day!

Mojo Monday 142- contest week!

2010-06-07T16:15:00.010-04:00

Hi there! It is the mojo Monday contest week. The first Monday each month Julee gives away up to 7 Verve sets to the entries judged to be "mojo-est". Below is the sketch for the week and my sample.

I am pretty pleased how this card came out. The butterfly and sentiment are from the newly released Everyday Miracles set from Sweet N Sassy stamps. Isn't it gorgeous! It is available in BOTH digi and clear stamps- pretty neat? I have used the stamp and digi for my card. I colored the butterfly with copics, added stickles for some sparkle and cut it out and raised slightly with foam tape. The paper I used has some great sparkle in it as well and is called blanc sparkle from Paper Temptress. This cardstock is awesome for copics and for digital images. It is available in both text weight which is great for layers and in cardstock 92# which works well for coloring and for the bases. It is one of my favorites and is a must-have in my opionion especially since it is on sale for 25% off in June. There are 6 colors to choose from and my black layers are noir sparkle from the same line. The beautiful roses are from Wild Orchid Crafts in the UK and come in so many colors and sizes. The ones that I used are 10, 15, and 25mm white that I sponged the tips with sky ink and added stickles to. The edges of the patterned paper, image, and sentiment were sponged/distressed with ink before sewed on. I added a tiny black rhinestone between each of the scallops and pearls in the corners. There is a lot going on with this card but I do like it and hope you do too. Now, the flowers would make it difficult to mail so this will be a hand delivered card.

some closer views for you

Supplies:
stamps- Everyday Miracles from Sweet and Sassy stamps
Paper- Making Memories Spearmint patterned paper; blanc sparkle, noir sparkle from Paper Temptress
accessories- wild orchid crafts roses, black rhinestones, pearls, grosgrain ribbon, apron lace punch, stickles, copics, oval nesties

Now I hope that you will get some crafting time in this week and be able to join us for the mojo challenge. Visit the Mojo Monday blog for some more inspiration and all the information on the contest.

Some great challenges that I am submitting my card for:

Pixie Dust Studio- challenge 25 punch it out
Create 4 Fun- black, white, and one other color challenge 23
Aly's Sunday challenge- sewing ASC19
Creative Inspirations- challenge 35 sewing
Cupcake Craft challenges- Challenge 94 Dazzle Us (sparkle)
Paper Play- Flowers and Sparkle week 22
Charisma cardz- challenge 22 Flowers
Stamp Something- digi challenge

I am so very blessed that you took the time to stop by my blog today! I appreciate you all. Until next time... have a wonderful day!

Sweet N Sassy stamps June blog hop

2010-06-01T03:53:00.012-04:00

Well, the time has finally arrived. Clear stamps are officially back at Sweet N Sassy stamps and I am very pleased about it! To celebrate our first new stamp release we are having a blog hop to showcase all of the 6 new sets and a release party tonight at 8PM EST.

Now in the tradition of blog hops and release parties, you know that there are going to be some great prizes being given away! Two of our DT members are giving away some blog candy as part of our blog hop so you are going to want to be sure to stop by each of the blogs to see who has the candy.

I am featuring the "Woof You" set today. The puppy image is soooo cute, I just love it! This set is available in BOTH clear stamp or as a digital set that is called Puppy Love. So, you can chose whichever way you prefer- pretty cool right? Take a look:

I stamped my puppy image onto Blanc Sparkle cardstock from Paper Temptress (it's on sale too 25% off for the month of June) and colored it with my copics (all warm greys). I created my own patterned paper by stamping the little bone image repeatedly onto my paper. All the edges were sewn with my sew mini, and then it was fnished off with some brads and buttons. The scarf was paper pieced with a scrap of dp and I added some shading on it with my marker for depth. The layout for the card is the sweet stop sketch this week and there is still penty of time to play along.I was happy how it came out.

here is a closer look

Supplies:
stamps- Sweet N Sassy stamps Woof You
paper- Paper Temptress blanc and noir sparkle, kraft; PTI dp
accessories- brads, buttons, twine, copics, sewing machine

I wanted to show you a card that I made a little while back using the puppy digi image (which is the same as the stamp version). You can see how different but how equally adorable he looks just by coloring him with different colors.

Here is the list of the blogs you will want to visit for our blog hop. Now, in order to win the prizes you must comment on all of the blogs in the hop as well as the sweet n sassy blog. The winners will be announced tonight June 1st at the release party,

Ceal Pritchett
Darsie Bruno
Kim Schofield
Korin Sutherland
Leah Cornelius
Lisa Jurecek
Lorie Souther
Nancy Brown
Nicole Anderson
Tricia Traxler

Don't forget the grand finale, a FUN-tastic release party, tonight in our SNR forum at 8pm EST! Find out who won our fabulous blog hop prizes, chat with the DT, play along in our games and challenges for a chance at MORE prizes, make new friends and be inspired! Plus, we have a few special surprises for ALL release party attendees, so you won't want to miss the fun :). We'll see you tonight!

Challenges that I am submitting this card for:
Sweet Stop sketch challenge
Copic Creations- animal theme
Polka Doodles- sewing
Pixie Dust- Round and Round (buttons and brads are round)
Spoon Full of Sugar- celebration (this will either be for my husband or grandma's bday from my girls)

Some Exciting News

2010-05-28T08:56:00.004-04:00

Hi there everyone! It has been awhile since my last post as my family and I were on vacation. Upon returning earlier this week I was welcomed back home with a cold that the rest of my family had and decided to share with me. So, between trying to unpack, do laundry, grocery shop and get the house back in order I have not felt up to stamping and creating with the cold added to the everyday mix. I will have one to show this weekend hopefully though. It seems that the cold may be breaking so perhaps I will be able to wander down to my craft area.

However, I wanted to share some really cool news with you that I had not been able to until now since I had little internet service while away. Sweet N Sassy stamps is bringing back clear stamps!!! How cool is that? Now the digis are staying but we are reintroducing the stamps into our line. I am thrilled as I like using digis but I LOVE using my stamps especially for sentiments. Our official release is this coming Tuesday June 1st and there are 5 amazing sets to be released- woohoo! Now of course there are going to be some prizes up for grabs for you so be sure to stay tuned. Now even though I don't have a card to show you today, there are some great sneak peeks going on over at the Sweet N Sassy blog from the DT. I did post this morning a couple of cards you might have previously seen on my blog over there.

Also, I am the SNR challenge host this week of the SNSS digi challenge. Every week there is a new challenge posted in our SNR and PCP groups where we give away free digis. The challenge for this week goes until Wed June 2nd so there is plenty of time left to play along. The challenge is called Patterns O'Plenty so it is a pretty easy one. Now, all participants who play along will earn a free digi so I hope you can join in on the fun. You can find all the challenge info HERE.

blog hop winner!

2010-05-17T18:03:00.003-04:00

I have chosen the winner of a free digi from Deedee digi's by random.org

Here are your random numbers:

11
Timestamp: 2010-05-17 21:47:56 UTC

So, the winner is Rose Petal (Sandra). Congrats to you and be sure to email Deedee at amiste@sonic.net with your digi choice from her store

Deedee's digis blog hop

2010-05-14T00:04:00.008-04:00

Deedee's Digis Grand Opening Blog Hop

Friday, May 14th

In the wake of her husband's unemployment, our stamping sister Deedee Anderson is answering God's call to support her family by starting her own digi store. Please help the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Design Team send her off in style today with a blog hop celebration of the grand opening of "Deedee's Digis!" Visit each participating designer's blog for fun, creative inspiration, along with several chances to win freebies from Deedee's new store. Hope to “see” you at the party!!!

Ceal

Darsie

Korin

Leah

Lisa

Lorie

Micki

Nancy

Nicole

Sandy

Tricia

Crafting With Deedee's Digis

Now Deedee has some super cute digis to offer so be sure to visit each of the designers to see the eye candy they have and not only that but blog candy if you will. Each of us is giving away your choice of a new digi from her store. All you need to do is comment on this post and I will draw a random winner from the comments left and you can choose your prize from the store. But before I send you off to the next stop on the hop, here is a card I made a couple weeks ago using one of my favorite of Deedee's teddies called Rain or Shine:

If you arrived at my blog from Darsie's then your next stop on the hop is the lovely and talented Kim. If this was your first stop then you will want to start at the beginning with Ceal. Now don't forget to leave your comment for your chance to win your free digi and happy hopping! You have till this Sunday 5/16 at 9PM EST to leave your comment.

I am also submitting this card for the if the shoe fits scrap it challenge which is rain or shine.

A little birdie told me

2010-05-10T08:00:00.000-04:00

Hi there blog friends! It's mojo sketch time- are you ready? Below is my sample and the sketch:

I must admit that I really struggled with this sketch and the card. I colored this image while I was at Korin's last month and was pretty happy with how the image came out. However, I colored it to coordinate with some patterned paper that I had, problem is that I could not figure out which when I was trying to put the card together- frustrating. Korin even asked me if I was gonna remember which paper I used and I said oh yes for sure lol. I feel like it needs something although I just don't know what. I tried various ribbons in different spots, lace, and some more pearls but nothing seemed to work oh well. The image called One of a Kind from Sweet N Sassy stamps is colored with copics and the clouds are sponged in using my scalloped acetate oval as a stencil.

Supplies:
stamps- One of a Kind digi, retired sentiment both from Sweet N Sassy stamps
Paper- SU choc chip, My MInds eye dp, Neenah white and Tangy Orange from Paper Temptress
accessories- brown pearls, copics

Be sure to visit the mojo Monday blog for more details on the sketch and for some more inspiration from the mojo makers.

Challenges that I am entering this card in:
Stamp Something- birthday
Simon Says- birthday
Dare U2 digi challenge- anything goes

Thanks for stopping by today and have a great day!

Hugs and blessings~ Janette

mojo Monday 136

2010-04-26T14:39:00.003-04:00

Hi there! Today we have a terrific mojo sketch for you and you have the choice of whether to make a circle or square card. Below you will find my sample and the sketch

Giving my Verve stamps some love today. I created my bg paper by stamping one of the images from the Accent Notes set repeatedly across my square and then sponged the edges with ink too. Rather than sewing today, I thought I would pierce around the square for a change.

Inside

I created the border strip by stamping with 2 images from Accent Notes and the sentiment is from Because of you.

Supplies:
stamps- Verve stamps Accent Notes, Because of You
Paper- Paper Temptress blanc sparkle, noir sparkle, mountain rose glimmer
accessories- circle nesties, black pearls, fleur de lis punch- EK Success, PTI satin ribbon sweet blush, paper piercer

Stop on by the mojo Monday blog for details on this week's sketch and some great inspiration.

Hugs and blessings to you all!!

Blingy Tilda

2010-04-22T00:38:00.011-04:00

Hi there! Let me just say that I LOVE everything that sparkles, shimmers, and shines! However, I did not originally plan for my card today to have so much bling lol.

I chose to make an easel card again (LOVE them) and it is for my friend Kathy. I was blessed to be able to stamp some of her Tilda images (today's included) and now I am hooked. I even placed my first Magnolia order today also. So, rather than the sentiment saying "you inspire me" it should say you enable me lol. Just kidding...Kathy does inspire me with her awesome work and you should definitely visit her blog. Anyway, dinner Tilda is colored with copics, stickles added to the outfit, rhinestones for the jewelry, and white gel pen for accents. I masked off the swing to create a scene with clouds. To make the clouds I used a piece of acetate as a stencil that I die cut with a scalloped oval and sponged ink over it. I colored some of the bridal flowers with my copics and blinged them up too.

Supplies:
stamps- dinner tilda, verve thoughtful florals and thankful accents, High hopes swing stamp
paper- DCWV citrus pack, pumpkin, neenah white from paper temptress
accessories- rhinestones, copics, oval and circle nesties, sewing machine, bridal flowers

Challenges that I am entering this card in:

Just Magolia- sketch and thank you twist
Magnolia Stamp Lovers- to create a scene
Magnolia Down Under- masking
SCS Ways to use it- patterns
ABC Challenge- S is for sparkle (got this one covered I think lol)
KL Stampin N Scrappin- bling
The Crafty Pad- stitching
Dutch Dare- easel card w/ repeat twist (I repeated flowers)

Thanks for looking and have a fabulous day!

Mojo Monday 135

2010-04-19T08:00:00.001-04:00

Thank you to everyone who participated in the mojo Monday sketch that I submitted, it was fun to see what you all did with it. Another mojo sketch comin at ya and this week it is brought to us by Maria. The sketch and my sample are below:

Cocoa again and this time with a strawberry- Berry Sweet Cocoa. I am going to try and let this be the last cocoa for a little while lol. He is just so cute! I colored him with copics and used a white gel pen to accent. I sanded all the edges of the patterned paper.

Supplies:
stamps- berry sweet cocoa digi, retired summer fun sentiment from SNSS
paper- neenah white from paper temptress, not sure of dp
accessories- circle nesties, copics, white gel pen, white grosgrain, crocheted flower, button, apron lace punch

I am also entering this card into the Paper Sundaes weekly challenge which was to make a card with no people. No problem...Cocoa to the rescue lol.

Stop on by the mojo Monday blog for some sweet eye candy from the mojo makers!

Hugs and blessings,
Janette

My First Easel card for the Sweet Stop 1st Anniversary

2010-04-18T23:47:00.002-04:00

Lately, I have been seeing some gorgeous easel cards out there in blog land so I decided that it was about time to give one a try myself. So, I thought it was a perfect occasion for another first on my behalf. The sweet stop blog is celebrating one year of sketches this week and in honor of the 1st anniversary Korin has some terrific prizes up for grabs for the participants in the sketch. Here is my card using this week's sketch (there is a twist too- buttons and bows)

I colored the image with copics and accented with stickles on the rain/puddle, spica glitter pen on the trim, and glimmer mist on the flowers but some got on the image too lol. The image is a real cutie designed by Deedee Anderson for Sweet N Sassy stamps and is called rainy day teddy.

here are some other views for you

Supplies:
digis- Sweet N Sassy stamps rainy day teddy, bear sentiments
CS- pink pirouette, Paper Temptress neenah white, blanc sparkle, noir sparkle, bo bunny dp
accessories- copics, rhinestones, satin ribbon, dazzling diamonds glimmer mist, spica glitter pen, stickles, oval nesties, Fiskars apron lace punch, pearls, buttons

Challenges that I participated in with this card:

Stamp Something- layers (and boy I sure do have lots of them on here and layers of embellies too)
Creative Belli challenge- to use die cut shapes (oval nesties) sponsored by Sweet N Sassy stamps
Simon Says Challenge- let's go to the movies with dry embossing twist (my movie- Singing in the Rain, oval nesties are embossed)
Sweet Stop sketch- with a button and bow twist
SCS technique challenge- Piercing (on the scallops of the ovals)
Stampin for the Weekend- ribbons and bows

Thanks for stopping in and have a wonderful day!

Flowers from Cocoa

2010-04-15T16:05:00.007-04:00

Wow, what a gorgeous day here in Buffalo- sunny and 75, sweet! Today I have a Cocoa card to show you- Flowers from Cocoa.

So for my card today, colored with copics, stickles added to flower centers, white gel pen to accent nose, and glimmer mist sprayed over the whole card. The layout was the SCS sketch challenge this week. The colors were chosen because it is SNSS digi day on both Paper Craft Planet and SNR card Universe. If you participate in our challenge (which is a color challenge purple and green), you have a chance to win some of Sweet N Sassy digi stamps- pretty cool! I also participated in the Cute Card Thursday challenge which was touchy feely using textures on your card. So my patterned paper has a texture to it and there are also the flowers, ribbon and stitching. Speaking of stitching this is also a second entry for the stamp something stitch which ends in a couple of hours.

closer look

Supplies:
stamps- SNSS flowers from Cocoa digi, Verve sentiment
CS- PTI plum pudding, SU celery, Neenah white from Paper Temptress, My Minds Eye Penny Lane collection dp
accessories- copics, glimmer mist, pearls, primas, sewing machine, PTI satin ribbon, stickles

Hugs and Blessings,
Janette

My First Magnolia!

2010-04-13T07:49:00.007-04:00

Hi there. Now, you have not come to the wrong blog, you hear it correctly- I have given in and used my first Tilda image today. I have been pretty much been resistant to using them until now. So, while I was in PA I was blessed to be able to stamp some images that my friend Kathy had. So without further ado, I bring you my first Tilda card- Princess Tilda....

I was really out of my element for this card because I was going for the shabby chic look. Hopefully I pulled it off. I colored the sweet image with copics and then when over it with a spica pen. I used stickles on her crown. I distressed all the edges with scissors and sewed them. I also further distressed the card base and the image panel with walnut stain distress ink. I used a flower punch for the big flowers and sanded their edges. The smaller flowers on top of them are the Michaels white bridal flowers which I colored pink with my RV10 copic marker. When the card was finished (which took me forever btw) I sprayed the whole thing with Diamonds glimmer mist to give the whole thing shimmer.

close up

can you see the subtle shimmer?

I actually participated in 4 challenges with this card. The first is Cute Card Thursday which was to make a monochromatic card. The second was the Friday sketchers so my layout of this card was their sketch for the week. The third challenge was from the Just Magnolia challenge blog and it was to use punches on your project. The fourth was the Stamp Something challenge was was to stitch/sew on your creation, which is something that I like to do quite frequently on my cards.

Supplies:
stamps- Magnolia Princess Tilda, Verve Circular sayings
CS- memory box dp, white Neenah, kraft
accessories- copics, sewing machine, pearls, flower punch SU, bridal flowers, glimmer mist, grosgrain ribbon, circle nesties

So, what do you think?? Hope you liked my card for today and I am very blessed that you stopped by. Have a wonderful day!

Mojo Monday 134

2010-04-12T07:57:00.005-04:00

Hey there, mojo Monday comin at you all full force today. This week the sketch is brought to us by Teresa. Below is the sketch and my sample, hope you like it.

It has been awhile since my Verve stamps have gotten any love. Up until now I have not had much craft time so I needed to make sure that I fulfilled my Sweet N Sassy DT commitments. But, I have got some surprises in store for you over the next couple weeks since I have been stamping away at Korin's house. So I stamped the sentiment and sponged around it while still in the die. I distressed all the edges with scissors and love how the white core of the CS shows through. Have not done distressing for quite some time either so this was a nice change for me too. The patterned paper is from My Minds Eye and I purchased it while on a shopping excursion with Korin here in PA.

Supplies:
stamps- Verve Wishing You
CS- ctmh hollyhock, My Minds Eye Home collection dp
accessories- leaf punch, crocheted flower, pearls, satin ribbon

Don't forget to visit the mojo Monday blog for some eye candy from the mojomakers. Hope you can play along with us this week.

Inspired Sweet stop Puppy

2010-04-10T10:49:00.005-04:00

Hi all, my girls and I are visiting with Korin down in PA and I have been enjoying the extra stamping time that I have had. I made this for the inspiration challenge on SCS today and for the Sweet Stop sketch this week. Take a peek

The puppy love image was printed out on Neenah white and colored with copics. I sponged in the bg "scene" and added to crystal effects to the nose. I think that this puppy is just adorable and what a great sketch huh? Hope you can play along this week- check out the awesome layout HERE.

Supplies:
stamps- Puppy Love from SNSS, Verve circular sayings
CS- Paper Temptress Neenah white, choc chip, celery, doodlebug dp
accessories- pearls, circle nesties, MS border punch, stitched ribbon, crystal effects, copics, flowers, buttons

Now, I am heading out to my first ever stamping show in Allentown with Korin and Kathy. Should be fun!

Thanks for popping in and have a wonderful day!!

Make Lemonade

2010-04-07T01:00:00.000-04:00

I have a quick post to share with you because I wanted to tell you about Sweet N Sassy stamps' new Make Lemonade promotion.

My card uses our new make lemonade set in which the proceeds are being donated to Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation. This is a foundation that was established to help with childhood cancers. You can get more info HERE.

I colored the pitcher with copics then added some crystal effects over the top so it would look "wet" like lemonade. The great thing about digi images is that you can rotate, resize, and copy images so easily which is how you make the lemon border on my card. It is just a simple copy and paste technique- cool huh?

Supplies-
digi- make lemonade
CS- Papertrey lemon tart and summer sunrise, Neenah white from Paper Temptress
accessories- cb embossing folder, copics, crystal effects, satin ribbon, circle nesties, white gel pen

So glad that you could stop by today. Have a blessed day!!

Birthday blog hop winner!!!

2010-04-06T12:38:00.003-04:00

Thank you to all who participated in the birthday hop by commenting on yesterday's post. I am drawn my winner of Cupcake Cocoa digi image via random.org and the winner is.....

Here are your random numbers:

38
Timestamp: 2010-04-06 16:37:58 UTC

The 38th comment on my post is TERRIAVIDREADER

Congrats to you and I will be submitting your name to Korin so that you can claim your prize.

Mojo Birthday blog hop contest

2010-04-05T02:21:00.005-04:00

Hello all and welcome to mojo monday CONTEST week and to the Sweet N Sassy stamps birthday blog hop! Today is my dear dear friend Korin's birthday and she is the owner of Sweet N Sassy stamps. So in celebration of her birthday we are having a blog hop and there are lots of give aways too- how fun is that? Also, because it is the first Monday of the month it is also a contest week for mojo Monday. Below is the mojo Monday sketch (designed by me this week) and my card.

Each of the Sweet N Sassy DT members is giving away a digi on their blogs for a random commenter of their post and everyone is giving away a different digi of their choice- some good stuff! So to enter for my digi blog candy all you have to do is comment on this post by Tuesday April 6th at 10AM EST and the winner will be chosen by random.org. The winner of my blog candy will receive Cupcake Cocoa. I have a sample using it HERE. I have listed all the DT blogs below for you so that you can enter for thier blog candy drawings too.

♥ Micki
♥ Sandy
♥ Deedee
♥ Nicole
♥ Lisa
♥ Korin AKA the birthday girl
♥ Leah
♥ Ceal
♥ Darsie
♥ Kim
♥ Lorie
♥ Nancy
♥Julie
♥ Tricia

And don't forget the Sweet N Sassy stamps blog where they are giving away birthday hat Cocoa which is the one I used on my card today and a $25 gift certificate to the SNSS store.

If all that was not enough...it is a mojo Monday contest week where up to 7 lucky participants of this week's mojo sketch will win their choice of a Verve stamp set of $24 or less if their card is judged as one of the mojolicious cards of the week. You definitely want to check out all of the information for this week's sketch contest and the eye candy on the MojoMonday blog