a very colorful, if belated, birthday sneak peak

hey there! 
i'm over on the lawnscaping blog today, sharing a super fun card! :)

how about a sneak peak to wet whistle?

oh yeah!

you'll find all of that and more on the lawnscaping blog today!
just in time to get you pumped and ready for the new challenge that will start on monday!

enjoy!

sweet stamp shop's january release

***this is my second release post of the day!!! for the Newton's Nook Designs release and blog hop - click here or scroll down!***

what an exciting day!! 
today is also release day for the sweet stamp shop!!! and i love this release! it's fun AND conventional!

today, i'm showing off 3 of the new sets and here they are:

first up is the awesomely versatile 'numbers - symbols' stamp set!
i LOVE that the numbers are just big enough to make a statement on a card, but they can also be the background! 

i made a layout featuring the numebrs and i LOVE that they're big enough to color in and cut out! 

you can tell i popped them up on my layout too! so so fun! and what a perfect way to add some dimension and color without overwhelming the page!

the first card i made was channeling my inner diva! does anyone know the musical rent?
how about this song:

again, i colored and popped up the numbers! but to add even more fun, i added glitter with my wink of stella pen and then added glossy accents! hello shine! (the 'minutes' sentiment was created with the sweet stamp shop alpha tabs - LOVE those!)

my next card is a hybrid of the new numbers stamp set and the new 'just the basics' stamp set!!

i really LOVE this card! the colors are so fun!! and the vellum banner is super cool!

so that brings us to the next new stamp set being released!! it's called 'just the basics' and it's just that!! it has super tradtional sentiments and the quirky, sassy sentiments we all know sweet stamp loves!

my first card with this set is a slider card!
i paired lots of the sentiments up with some sweet flair that said 'hashtag this'! ha!

so fun, right?!

ps - sorry about the obscenely messy white splatter...my little mann decided it would be fun to play with the card before it was dry! eek! that will teach me to leave it on my desk! :)

the last card i made with this set is simple, and fun! i paired the sentiment sup with some images from the chalkboard sign stamp set and let the die cuts speak for the card! :)

the little hearts were popped up for dimension and these sentiments fit PERFECTLY in the banner!

the last stamp set i am priveldged enough to share is the foxy stamp set!! and i LOVE it!! :)

you love it already, don't you!!! well i HAD to make a cheeky card in honor of the song!! (listen to it here if you are curious...or if you want it stuck in your head all day!! ha ha!)

so i stamped the random fox 'sayings' on as the background of the card in a light gray and paper pieced that little fox and grass together! the speech bubble was stamped onto vellum and i LOVE that!! :)

what's not to love right!! SUPER adorable fox image! and i love the pops of color! :)

my last card of the release (sniff sniff) is next! this time i colored the fox in with copics and added some vellum and a more 'traditional' sentiment in the speech bubble! there really is SO much you can do with this set! :)

some of the mushrooms were popped up for dimension and i love the look of vellum and stitching! swoon! :)

wow - another record post full of pictures!!! sorry guys! 

so shop away! and check out the sweet stamp blog to see the rest of the design team's cards and the additional set that was released! :)
enjoy!

Newton's Nook Designs January Release - Sweetheart Tails

it's here! first release of the year for newton's nook! it's the last day of reveal and can i just say, it's an adorable set!! :)

this set is chocked full of cute little woodland animals and guess what?! they're all in love! lol!
this set will also be available for purchase january 17th here! :)

my first card features the cutest little raccoon ever! and i love that he's holding a heart!!

i colored him with copics and then used some dies to create the vellum chevon arrowns. 

and oh the background? that's some AWESOME graphite embossing paste! swoon! 

my second card is a fun and romantic card! ha ha!

i love those little nuzzling squirrels!! i mirror stamped the image so they would be facing each other! then i colored them in and popped them up!

the sentiment was stamped onto a wood veneer speach bubble and i distressed the edges of the patterned paper with some vintage photo distress ink! 

Would you like to win Sweetheart Tails?This set will be given away to Two lucky winners! 

Here's how to win: 

Comment on the NND blog and Design Team blogs (see list below)! Two winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs January release posts. Make sure to check out each of their blogs and comment for your chance to win. You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Thursday, January 16th at 9 pm Central Standard Time to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday,January 17th.

Check out all these awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:

Newton's Nook Designs

Taheerah Atchia

Christine Drogt

Samantha Mann

Larissa Heskett

Crafty Math-Chick

Danielle Pandeline

Valerie Ward

Tessa Wise

thanks so much for visiting, and don't forget to comment for your chance to win! :)

enjoy!

Newton's Nook Designs January Release - Love à la Carte

it's here! first release of the year for newton's nook! and it's full of love and fun and food!! :)

i think this set is so FUN and versatile! and those little foodie images are perfect for cards, scrapbooking for PL type albums!! and the good news is they'll be available for purchase january 17th here! :)

for my first card i went fun and bright! i water colored the background in two different shades of yellow then splattered some orange paint onto the base too!

the little hot pepper was watercolored and then popped up for dimension! (love that hot pepper image!!)

for my second card i had a little fun! 
i used the cat image from newton's antics and with some sneaky fussy cutting and paper piecing, i put him INSIDE the cupcake!! so fun, right?! (my four legged friend always tries to squeeze into places he can't fit!)

i popped up the main image and added some coloring to the patterned paper! oh, and that little speech bubble? still a favorite of mine!!!! that's from just say cheese! (and it's hard to tell, but i added some wink of stella to the heart and sprinkles!)

Would you like to win Love å la Carte?This set will be given away to Two lucky winners! 

Here's how to win: 

Comment on the NND blog and Design Team blogs (see list below)! Two winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs January release posts. Make sure to check out each of their blogs and comment for your chance to win. You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Thursday, January 16th at 9 pm Central Standard Time to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday,January 17th.

Check out all these awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:

Newton's Nook Designs

Taheerah Atchia

Christine Drogt

Samantha Mann

Larissa Heskett

Crafty Math-Chick

Danielle Pandeline

Valerie Ward

Tessa Wise

thanks so much for visiting, and don't forget to comment for your chance to win! :)

enjoy!

i love you thiiiiis much!

i love any excuse that allows me to break out my mama elephant stamps! and there's currently a challenge going on the mama elephant blog with a gorgeously romantic inspiration photo!

swoon! 
pretty, right?!

and then i saw emily leiphart's card she created for the challenge and be-still my heart! i had to play along! and her card was my complete inspiration for my card! (thank you emily!!)

i used the completly adorable and cuddly pandamonium stamp set for my card!
i fussy cut the cute little guy and popped him up over some ruffly vellum layers. i also added a bow from which was die cut from dainty bow creative cuts! i also added a good coat of  wink of stella to the bow for some sparkle! :)

the sentiment was stamped onto the top vellum ruffle with some stays on ink and then i added a few pearls to add to the romance vibe! :)

so cute, right!! so happy for this stamp set, and so happy for the inspiration consistently provided by the mama elephant design team!

enjoy!

sweep me off my feet!

hey there!!

today i'm over on the sweet stamp shop blog again! 
i have two different cards there! one with just copic coloring on the images, and one with copic coloring on patterned paper! hello!!

all of my cards use the SUPER fun 'press it, wash it' stamp set! LOOOOOOVE that set!!

my first card is just copic coloring!

i had SO much fun making this card!!
the silver specs, the thread and the puffs of dirt!! i was going for a really dirty floor! LOVE it! ha ha!!

some of the images are popped up, and i colored the wood veneer hearts with my wink of stella clear pen and the added glossy accents on top! LOVE that look!!

my next card is copic coloring over patterned paper...a new LOVE of mine! :)

i flicked some white mr heuy's onto the card base to mimic the first card, and then popped up a few images here as well!

i think the shading on the heart and broom are my favorite! it's so unexpected on patterned paper!

my last card just focuses on patterned paper!

the card base was amped up with some chevron embossing paste! love that stuff!

again, some of the images were popped up for dimension and some yarn was added behind the main images to mimic the first card - they're all a set, see? :)

so yeah, that's the deal! 
i love these cards! and i hope they brought a smile to your face!
be sure to check the sweet stamp shop blog next week...there's a new release that will be happening, and it's awesome!

enjoy!

lawnscaping challenge - it's our birthday!

and we'll craft if we want to!! :) 
it's so exciting!! it's a brand new year!! it's a brand new challenge and it's a brand new birthday for the lawnscaping challenge blog!! :)
insert balloons, streamers and kazoo's here!! :)

in the spirit of all of this celebratory fun, the challenge this time is to create a birthday themed project!!

i used lots of different lawn fawn stamps for my card, and i love how it turned out! :)

i created a little snapshot of a puppy's birthday party! lol! 
this card was made for a friend! and see that cute as can be boxer? (from the critters at the dog park stamp set) i made it look just like her dog by paper piecing!! it was so fun!! usually i think i have to color the animals to get them to look just right, but in this case, the paper piecing worked perfectly! i love how she turned out!! 

i also fussy cut and paper pieced the rest of the images too! the balloons (from admit one) were made shiny with some glossy accents! the sentiment is from happy everything (a PERFECT sentiment set for year round usage!) stamped onto a speech bubble from a birdie told me!

i LOOOVE that slice of cake in the dog bowl! it's from the year three stamp set! the CUTEST mini set ever! lol! :)

so that's it! hope it made you smile! and most of all, i hope it made you want to join in on the fun with this challenge!! 
for even more inspiration (if you can stand it!), check out the lawnscaping facebook page! we're dedicated to keeping your creative juices flowing! :)
get your patterned paper on and you could win a gift certificate to simon says stamp! hello!!