new release party

Good morning friends! So...where you there? Did you enjoy the release party last night? I wasn't even up late and I was still tired when it was all over...lol!

As you may know three of the design team members gave us some challenges for the party and I thought I'd show you my favorite today. Sarah gave us a color challenge of Real Red, Pretty In Pink, White, and Black/Gray. Well, I almost got it correct, right?

I know this is so simple but in real life it is quite lovely with its 3-D effect. The holder is a Lucite picture frame that I've had for AGES. I grabbed it out of storage added some of SU!'s new Raspberry Tart paper, a SU! rub-on and a beautiful sentiment from Love of a Friend to make this "picture." The two Lucite pieces are held together by a pretty flimsy magnet so I was not able to go too fancy inside of it. I think the sentiment behind this is all that is needed though.

You can still play in all the challenges from the party. Just have them uploaded to SCS by next Friday and you are all set. Go to the SNSS forum for all the information you need! And at the bottom of THIS post you will find the winner of the Dino-Mite set that was up for give away on my blog!

As you know tomorrow is Page Plans sketch day so I hope you will be back for that. I must say I'm pleased with my card. Oh, and there will be another fun stamping challenge for ya too so make sure you come back and check it out!

Have a fantastic Saturday everyone!

dino-mite!

Good morning stamping friends! If you are following along with the Sweet N Sassy Stamps Blog Hop then you have arrived here from Sandy's blog. Hasn't all the artwork you've seen on this hop wonderful?! I'm privileged to be on a DT of this caliber!

Today I get to share with you the new set called Dino-Mite. Oh, yeah...Dino-Mite is the set you can win from my blog! To make this card was very fun and easy. The patterned paper is from Basic Gray and is called Archaic. I just added some black and white paper with the Archaic paper. I have paper pieced the palm tree to match the background then popped up just the ends of the leaves. That is a super easy way to make something fun and special.

So, whatcha doing tonight? I'm hoping that you'll be joining the design team in the Sweet N Sassy Stamps forum HERE for the New Release Party! We will be chatting, laughing, and will even have some fun challenges! I hope that you will take the time to join us at 9 p.m. EST (6 p.m. on the west coast...woohoo!).

So...you wanna win this super cute and fun stamp set? Just leave a comment on this post. I'll be announcing the winner at the Release Party tonight so leave that comment quick!

Alright...so go on over to the Sweet N Sassy Stamps blog for your last stop on the hop and have a super day!

THE WINNER IS ANNOUNCED HERE!!!

day one of blog hop

Good morning friends. I'm so sorry that I'm posting late. It seems that Todd has caught a stomach flu (no...not the bottle flu) that started at about 2 a.m. last night so the couch and I were friends and I tried to get some extra sleep this morning.

Today is the first day of the Sweet N Sassy Stamps blog hop! Yay! While my blog is not a featured blog until tomorrow I wanted to make sure that those stopping here would get to see something made with one of the new sets. So...I'd like to introduce you to the Purr-fect Day. This is such a fun and cute set for many different occasions!

Along with the cute stamp set I used some patterned paper from Basic Gray called Urban Prairie. The colors are So Saffron, Regal Rose, Taken with Teal, and of course, White. I used my Nestabilities to cut the scalloped circle, added some Summer Sunset twill as a compliment, and used a super cute yarn ball button (that Todd found for me) to complete the card.

So, if you haven't started the blog hop yet go to the Sweet N Sassy Stamp Blog first. Korin will give you the link for the next blog in the hop where you will get a chance to win one of the new release stamp sets. Have a good time and be sure to stop at all the blogs! Make sure you do the hop early tomorrow as the winners of the new release give aways will be announced at the New Release Party tomorrow night! I will pre-post tonight for tomorrow so stop back early!

farewell!

Good morning stampers! I'm sure you are wondering why the farewell post title. Well, today is the farewell blog hop for the three Sweet N Sassy Stamps design team members who are leaving the team at the end of their commitment.

In honor of them I have a card made with two Sweet N Sassy Stamp sets that are not new releases so hence are oldie but goodie sets (although how can they be old when SNSS just turned one? lol!). The sets are called Stylin' Shoes and Trendy Girl. I think the patterned paper is kinda funny as it says 'life is beautiful'. You have to agree with me that at times a good pair of shoes or a wonderful purse sure can make life beautiful!

If you'd like to follow along with the hop the information is below...have fun!

Farewell Blog Hop

Since we are saying farewell to 3 of our very talented DT members this month, we wanted to give them a day in the spotlight, so we are having a special one-day blog hop on December 31st featuring these three awesome ladies.

They will be sharing some sneak peeks of our January Release so don't miss the fun. Be sure to hop on by and share your appreciation for all they have done this past year!! They will be missed!

Start at Kathy's blog, then head to Michele's blog and end at Jessica's blog.

Happy Hopping!

So sorry that I have posted late. Just about the time I usually sit down to post last night my internet went down. Frustrating! Anyway, see you guys back tomorrow for my first card of the new release and don't forget to start the blog hop at the Sweet N Sassy Stamps Blog first tomorrow! (You'll have a chance to win a new release set at each blog you hop to so make sure you come along for the hop!)

calendar pages day two

Good morning! Here we are at day two of the calendar pages. I must say that one looks like a two year old did it and the other is much better (except the photo...sorry about that!).

Anyway, I finally got the pages out in the mail today. I really hope they get there quickly (sent priority but this time of year...who knows!) so the entire calendar can be finished.

Once again I just used some patterned paper that I have in the house for both of these. The October page has paper from SU! and the other is well...I don't recall...sorry. Again, the sentiments are from Sweet N Sassy Stamps and the letters/numbers for the dates are from PTI.

I am absolutely thrilled to announce that I now have all my crafting done for the Sweet N Sassy Stamp Blog Hop and Release Party (see sidebar for details)! I received my final set today along with the paper I was wanting to use with it and bam...I'm done! Todd likes them all so that is saying something...lol!

I made a card with a Tilda image last night too that I like but don't love so I'm not sure I'll show it to you but the image itself is cute. Have you used them yet? I'd love to see some examples if you have. If not, you should go see my friend, Kristine's, blog...she does an absolutely AMAZING job with them! I think she is the Magnolia whisperer...LOL!

I have received over the last few months several awards from my wonderful blogger friends. I don't often post them as I don't want anyone to think that I am boasting (as I really have nothing to boast about) about receiving an award. Anyway, Ceal nominated me for an award that is new and I haven't seen plus you get to learn something new about me from it so here it is. Here is how this one works...ready?

1. Link to the blog of the person who gave you this award. You will find Ceal's blog HERE.

2. Name 5 things you are addicted to...
a. My desire to know Jesus more deeply.
b. My husband and boys.
c. Crafting.
d. Blogs and blogging.
e. Computers.
f. Ghiradelli Chocolate
g. Oh, wait...it was five, huh? I'm a little OCD sometimes! LOL!

3. Pass it on to 5 other bloggers that inspire you. Here is where it gets sticky for me. I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings and honestly, so many people inspire me so I'm just randomly listing 5 blogs...k?
a. Kristine
b. Sarah
c. Korin
d. Melissa
e. Kerry

So, there you have it. I hope you are all having a wonderful day! See you tomorrow everyone!

calendar pages

Good Monday morning everyone! Here we are starting our second full week of Christmas vacation. I'm hoping to get a movie in this week and maybe have a friend or two of Kyler's over to play with him. We'll see. (My boys hate it when I say that because they say it means no...lol!)

Today, and for the next couple of days, I thought I'd show you some 4" x 6" calendar pages that I'm making. You see, a couple from our church are missionaries now in Peru and the support group that they have out East makes a calendar for them. They ask friends, family, and supporters to make a page or two for them. This is the flip over type of calendar so these two pages are actually back to back. Anyway, I've used different patterned papers and embellishments but on all the pages you'll see Bible verses from Sweet N Sassy Stamps. I've also used (so far) PTI's Simple Alphabet for the date on all the pages. I have two more pages (so four total) to make and I'll finish those up tomorrow and get them off in the mail. I'm trying to make them not be too thick so that it won't cost so much to ship. It will be nice to have them finished. I hope they like them!

I'm almost done with my Sweet N Sassy Stamps projects for the new release...I'm so excited to show you guys everything! The new sets are fun, the challenges will be great, and you'll love all the projects you'll see when hopping from one blog to the next! Ack...I can hardly believe I'm involved in it!

Alright...I'll be back tomorrow with a couple of more calendars! See you then and have a super day!

page plans sketch and card

Good morning everyone! I hope your weekend has just been super productive. I think I'm actually doing okay with mine! Yay!

As I'm sure you all remember today is Page Plans sketch day. This week we were asked to use a winter theme. You can see the sketch below and I have to tell you...I had no idea what to do. I sat on this sketch for sometime thinking of different things to do and finally came down to this. I didn't have the sentiment that is shown here so I had to ask Chris (the illustrator of this set, Snowflakes) to help me out. Wish I would have thought ahead and had her stamp the sentiment in Baja Breeze but I still like this card. In addition to the Heidi Grace patterned paper (same as last weeks' sketch) in the snowflake print I turned it over to use the argyle type of pattern for one of the layers as well as Baja Breeze card stock. For embellishment I used some PTI ribbon, Spellbinders Labels 2, SU! felt snowflakes, and the Scribbles Swirls die for my Big Shot.

So...whatcha think you got for this sketch? I'd love it see if you decide to try it. In a couple of weeks there will be a fun challenge from Page Plans for us so I hope that you'll continue checking back on Sundays.

My creating is coming along well for the Sweet N Sassy Stamps blog hop (see side column for details). I really hope you are planning on joining us for the blog hop and the new release party...it is gonna be fun!

Have a super day everyone...see ya tomorrow!