Thank You...

Thank you so much for so many of your sweet comments for Melanie's recent blog hop! Melanie is just amazing and so very creative. I enjoy working with anything she illustrates and just saw some sneak peeks for the upcoming release on Thursday night and my wallet is concerned...I am trying to be careful but they are making it utterly impossible! LOL!

I made various thank you cards for all of the thoughtful gifts and gestures extended to our family over the Christmas season and was pleased with how this one came together. I wanted to simply a bit, but still have a nice looking card. The patterned paper is some old SU I had from many years ago and matches perfectly with Gina K. Designs Cranberry Tart (which also happens to be a favorite color now...so much better than Cranberry Crisp even and I was a huge fan of that color). I stamped the border using Nina's set Vintage Borders and the sentiment is from the Holiday Cheer Stamp TV Kit.

Thanks so much for stopping by and hope you have a wonderful day!
Blessings,



Card Deets ~
Stamps: Vintage Borders and Holiday Cheer STV Kit
Cardstock: Ivory Heavyweight, Cranberry Tart, Holiday Thyme dsp (SU)
Ink: Memento Rhubarb
Accessories: Ribbon, Scallop Edge Punch, Circle Punches, Scallop Circle Punch, and Corner Rounder Punch

SNSS ~ Melody of Love

I have another Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps sneak peek to share with you...this is a gorgeous new stamp set called Melody of Love that will be released this coming Thursday, January 7th. I adore anything with musical instruments and beautiful sentiments and this certainly hits the spot with both. The font of the sentiments in this new set is so soft and pretty. I love the way SNSS incorporates Scripture verses into so many of their stamp sets, it is truly a blessing to those of us wanting to share our faith. I used mine on the inside...

Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving your sweet comments :o)
Have a wonderful day!
Blessings,



Card Deets ~
Stamp: Melody of Love (SNSS)
Cardstock: Blue Bayou, Natural Ivory, dp from Hobby Lobby
Ink: Memento Black and Blue Bayou, Antique Linen Distress Ink
Accessories: Border Punch, Nesties Labels 8, Copics, Swiss Dots CB folder

Melanie's Blog Hop

Melanie Muenchinger is celebrating two years of blogging and illustrating for Gina K Designs, and today she has invited 25 designers and YOU to join the party!

I still remember the email from Melanie in July asking me to be her Guest Designer for Inspiration Mosaic (and yes, I still have it saved in my email files...) I am so excited to participate with this creative group and MADE time to get crafty with this fabulous set Inspiration Mosaic! With all of the holiday cardmaking, I hadn't used it in several weeks and went overboard...I made THREE cards (can you tell Linda is rubbing off on me??? LOL!)

This one just uses Inspiration Mosaic to show how all alone it is a GREAT set with so many possibilities! I simply stamped the grid on Fancy Pants Designs patterned paper and using my SAMJ stamped the sentiments, easy-peasy!

With this one I combined it with My Cuppa' Joe and some fun patterned paper.

And for this final one, I used some rub-on stiches to create a stitched background on my Mosaic and combined it with Melanie's Wee Tees stamp set.

So how does this involve you and some prizes????
First hop through the following designers' blogs using every set she has created since January 2008, from the first to the 25th! Then go to Melanie's' blog to leave a comment for a chance to win a number of different prizes! So let's get hopping!

Here we go!
Just So Hippy-Charmaine
Just So Hoppy-Donna
What’s in Your Tin 1 & 2-Donna
Hip Hop Accessories-Bee
Jumping for Joy-Barb
Cuddles and Hugs-Jessie
Little Tees-Cat
Just So Sporty-Pam
A Year of Flowers-Theresa
Say it with Flowers-Selma
Have a Cookie-Carolina
Tee Talk-Gabby
Hand in Hand-Ally
The Best Things in Life-Shannon, Sankari
A Charmed Life-Cathy
Wee Tees-Libby, Laura Jean
Arranged with Love-Selma
Sporty Accessories-Tina
Inspiration Mosaic-Jennie
School Sports Spirit-Melissa
A Year of Leaves-Geri
Hip to Be Square-Karen
Festive Frame-Linda
Tech Talk- Lee

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

Blessings,

Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps DT Member!!!

Woo~Hoo! I am so excited to announce that I am on the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Design Team!!! When Korin called and asked me to join her fabulous team I was just tickled pink! The stamps this release are AMAZING and I can't wait to share some things I have made...

Here is a sneak peek at....Love You This Much:

Now don't you just want to hug this cutie right back? I love snowmen and this one is oh so cute and has a warm and cozy coat that is perfect for coloring or paper piecing (which I have to try ASAP, you know how I love to paper piece). I colored him with Copics and wanted him to match up with the plaid Eskimo Kisses patterned paper from Basic Grey. There is another cute saying in this set, but I will have to save that for another time.

Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps is having another release January 7th so be sure to mark your calendars!
Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day!
Blessings,



Card Deets ~
Stamps: Love You This Much (SNSS)
Cardstock: Wild Wasabi, White, Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses

Ink: Memento Black, Certainly Celery, and Regal Rose

Accessories: Ribbon, Nesties, Button and Copics

CCS Design Team Farewell....

I wanted to use a favorite Sentiment Single from Creative Clear Stamps as my final posting as a Design Team member for Creative Clear Stamps and could think of nothing more appropriate than Motherhood... I paired it with a some patterned paper from Fancy Pants Designs called The Daily Grind. The Lord has provided us with true gifts in our children and there is not a better job in the world than "Motherhood."

Before I go...I just need to say that I have so enjoyed designing for Creative Clear Stamps! Laura is just the best and is so easy to work with and most generous with her Design Team! I have been impressed with the great quality of her clear stamps and the service she provides is outstanding. It has truly been a privilege and one in which I know I have grown creatively.
Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!
Blessings,

Card Deets ~

Stamp: Motherhood

Cardstock: White, Wild Wasabi, So Saffron and Fancy Pants Designs The Daily Grind (dp)

Ink: Wild Wasabi and So Saffron

Accessories: Binder Clip, Nesties, Ribbon, Border Punch

A Moment...

Can you believe Christmas is over and we are quickly approaching a new year! I am amazed at how the whole week flew by, but sure enjoyed every bit of it :o)

I did manage to get in my stamp room for a smidge and made this for the color challenge of Black/White over on Stamp TV. I used the clock and sentiment from Timeless Treasures. I stamped the clock with Going Gray and stamped the sentiment over it with Memento Black.

I stamped the sentiment on a paper flower as well (something I have seen Jessica do on her blog) and love the look it gives. This was a quick card to make and honestly, those are sometimes the best!

It is a busy week getting the house back together (Christmas decor taken down and put away) and switching my kids' bedrooms so the boys have more room (which is much needed!)

**Blog Candy Alert**

Nina who created the stamp set Lovely Shelf for Gina K. Designs is giving one away on her blog, along with a sample pack of Luxury cardstock. You can find the link HERE. It is a beautiful set...
Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by!
Blessings,



Card Deets:
Stamps: Timeless Treasures
Cardstock: Black Oynx, White, Fancy Pants The Daily Grind patterned paper
Ink: Going Gray, Memento Black
Accessories: Nesties, Spiral Punch, Paper flowers, polka dot flowers, large black eyelet

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas! I do pray that you have a wonderful Christmas season with loved ones and full of treasured memories that you will cherish for years to come....

Blessings,

Love Is...

I just adore the warm and cozy looking sweater in the Warm and Wonderful stamp set. For this card I wanted to create a loose fiber like texture to the sweater. After I stamped it, I sponged the sweater with Soft Sky ink, and then went over it with a brillo-like metal fiber inked with Blue Bayou ink to create the loose fiber like look.

I have another special surprise to share..I am part of a great book group over on STV and we recently had a book swap for Christmas. We called it A Tale of Two Hobbies because we are combining two great hobbies we love: stamping/reading! Well, my gift arrived last week and my Secret Sis spoiled me something terrible (which I love!!!) Here is a picture of what she sent...



And take a look at this gorgeous card! Love pink and brown.... :o)

And who was she? Why none other than Tina Gilliland. Thanks so much Tina, you are just the bestest! If you enjoy books and stamping...we would love you to join us over on Stamp TV, you can find a link HERE.
Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day!
Blessings,



Card Deets:
Stamps: Warm and Wonderful
Cardstock: Blue Bayou, Soft Sky, Ivory, and Cosmo Cricket Girl Friday
Ink: Blue Bayou, Soft Sky
Accessories: Ribbon, Button, Nesties

Moxie Fab Challenge

I made this card for the Moxie Fab Challenge: All Creatures Great and Small which was to make a Christmas project that incorporates some kind of critter. I used the dog and cat image from Warm and Fuzzy, as well as the sentiment from Seasonal Sayings (love the large font!). I colored the images with Copics and added a little Christmas Red Stickles to the puppy's collar before layering them with dimensionals.

Are you ready for Christmas? I have a little photo to share of one little person in our house who is quite excited! His older sister and brother enjoy watching his excitement as the presents go under the tree and he begins to gain a new understanding of exactly what these packages are. Thankfully he hasn't opened one yet...but just a few more days and he will be ripping into his and ours :o)



Have a wonderful weekend!
Blessings,



Card Deets:
Stamps: Warm and Fuzzy and Seasonal Sayings
Cardstock: All Spruced Up, Rocket Red and White
Ink: Memento Black and Cottage Ivy, Real Red
Accessories: Swiss Dots CB folder, Red Brads, Red Ric Rac, Copics, Red Stickles

Creative Clear Stamps Blog Hop!!!

Are you ready for another Creative Clear Stamps Blog Hop! I am so excited and this time EVERYONE can join and share their Creative Vision using their favorite Creative Clear Stamps.

And here is the inside...

I made a Flap Card that I have just been dying to share.... It is hard to narrow down my absolute favorite Creative Clear Stamp set so from the Holiday stamp selection, I chose Let It Snow. This snowman is just adorable and I love the cute sentiments and tree image in this set. I will be sharing how to make this (really EASY) card next week on the CCS Blog on next Wednesday so be sure to stop by there so you can make you own....Did I say it was easy??? It is, It IS!

Be sure to stop by the Design Team members blogs: Laura, Linda, Shelly, Lisa, Rebecca as well as the very creative and talented Olga, Patti, and Theresa.

Laura will also be giving away a new release to one lucky commenter from one of the blog comments, so be sure leave a comment at each stop. You just never know whose blog will be picked! You can look for the announcement of the winner over on the Creative Clear Stamps Blog: A Fairy Creative Place.

Have a wonderful day!
Blessings,



Card Deets:
Stamp: Let It Snow
Cardstock: Real Red, VV and SU dsp
Ink: Memento Black, Real Red
Accesories: Pom Pom fibers, Mega Scalloped Punch, Jumbo Circle Punch, Coluzzle and Copics