Welcome Gnome

I love my card that's on the Sweet Stamp Shop Blog today.  It pushes all the right buttons for me.  The yellow door, the little cluster of shrooms, the cute little dude peeking out, the simple design. It's ok to love your own card, right?!

I'm still loving the Gnomies set.  I cut the keyhole and grass border with a Silhouette file and just hand cut the little sign. 

I drew the door shaped card and the file is free and available HERE. 

 

Have a wonderful day!

A monster card, of sorts

Hi all!  I have started back to work full-time so I'm trying to figure out how to balance work, life and my google reader.
My daughter was invited to a birthday party and the birthday girl loves Monster High.  I got a notion to make a card to go with the Monster High gift we bought for her. 

The banner is from the Silhouette store and the sentiment is from Scootin' By (Sweet Stamp Shop).  I wanted the sentiment embossed in white but it didn't work out so well so I ended up just stamping it in white ink.  I hope the birthday girl loves it! 

Birthday Blog Hop!

If you've partied your way here from Aga's blog, then you are hopping in the right direction!

In honor of Nicole's Dad Patrick, Sweet Stamp Shop is having a Birthday Blog Hop. Since we're having a party of sorts, you get a little treat.  How about...

 FREE SHIPPING from 9/15 - 9/18 (no code needed. US & Canada only)

AND

20% off TOTAL order from 9/15 - 9/18 (Use Code: DAD20)

   

I had Melvin hold a Happy Birthday sign with some balloons behind his back.  The sentiment and balloons are from Scootin' By and the size of the images in that set work well with  Melvin & Vernie.

Melvin & Vernie

Prepare to be WOW'd because next up on the party line is Geny Cassidy!

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How would you like a little taste of something *sweet* to add to your stamp collection?  Leave a comment
on my blog and all the blogs on the hop (there are only 9 total) and we will draw the names of 2 lucky winners
for ONE STAMP SET OF YOUR CHOICE!

In case you've stumbled on this hop and want to start at the beginning, here's the info for you:

• Sweet Stamp Shop Blog
• Lindsay
• Donna
• Savannah
• Agnieszka
• Leigh Ann -----You are here
• Geny
• Julie
• Nicole

Have a wonderful day!

Covered Tissue Box

Good Morning! I have a back to school project for you that would be great for a teacher gift or for your little student to keep on her desk at home. I decorated this box for my tweenager to keep on her desk in her room.

Using the tree image from Go Green (My Cute Stamps), I stamped it all around the box in Memento Bamboo Leaves ink. To make my focal point, I cut out a white circle using Nestabilities and stamped the top portion of the tree in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with copics. I then stamped the tree trunk, colored it, cut it out and adhered it on the front of the box. I added the circle tree top by adhering with foam tape for dimension.

I made the top of the box blue for the sky and used an Oval Nestabilitie to cut the hole so the tissue can be pulled out. I added a decorative edge using the Martha Stewart Simple Scallop edge punch. I then added a few buttons on the bottom for some color and a splash of yellow in the top corner for some sunshine.

Link up your Back to School project for a chance to win a prize from the ABC Toys and Crafts store where everything is 10% off every day and most clear stamps ship free in the US!

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

Best Gnomies

I've got a card today using Gnomies.  The peek of this set is what drew me into Sweet Stamp Shop in the beginning. Three cute little gnomes, some adorable mushrooms and the coolest little patch of grass are just a few of the images in this set. 

I went with a CAS design (my fav!) and stamped the gnome in red ink.   Sometimes, I just don't want to color or I need a quick card and stamping my image in colored ink is what I usually do in those situations.

Check out all the cute stamps in the shop and then head over to the Sweet Stamp Shop blog for loads of inspiration.

Have a wonderful day!

Bag Tag

It's challenge time at ABC Toys and Crafts!  The design team took the summer off and now we're back with 2 new designers and a fitting challenge for this time of year.  It's Back to School time!

I made this cute bag tag for my youngest daughter using the super cute set called Sending Smiles by Hero Arts.  I have a stash of those little plastic holders people use for name tags-- you can use them with a lanyard or you can pin them on.  I like to use these for bag tags for my girls. 

 I opened a document sized 2.5 x 3.5 and added my text.  After I printed it out, I stamped my girl image in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with copics.  I then added some bling to the flowers in her hair, added some ribbon and it's done.

Check out the ABC Toys and Crafts blog for all the details on how you could win a prize from the ABC store.

  All items in the store are 10% off everyday and clear stamps ship free in the US!  

This is a judged challenge, so show us what you've got!

Have a good one!

Crafty kid gift

My daughter needed a gift for a friend and I had no idea what to buy. My daughter loves getting into my stamping stuff, so I decided to put together a little stamping kit for the birthday girl. 

I had to foam tape the banner on the front.

The kit includes 4 stamps, 5 ink pads, 10 pre-cut/folded cards that coordinate with the pattern paper, 10 envelopes, glue stick, 6x6 sheets of pattern paper, buttons, twine, bling, baby wipes and some pre-cut pieces like circles, squares, rectangles, etc.  My daughter really loved this kit so I hope that means her friend will love it too.

Have an awesome weekend!

Pencil project and free cut file

I have a post over on the ABC DT blog today with a project inspired by a sketch in the Paper Crafts Go To Sketches issue.

 You can also snag a free SVG or GSD file in that post.

Have a great day!

Wish Big

I CASE'd this card from the awesome Erin Lincoln.  I switched the colors and sentiment but otherwise, this card is all her idea.  This is the first time I've inked up this Mendhi Medallion set and gosh, it's pretty.  I needed a quick card for a shoebox swap I'm attending tomorrow afternoon and this one fit the bill perfectly. I cut the card down to 4" wide so that it will still fit in a standard envelope with the scallop thingy sticking out.

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Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies: From Papertrey Ink- Mendhi Medallions, Big & Bold Wishes, Kraft and Vintage Cream cardstock, Vintage Cream ink, Pure Poppy button.  Cherry Cobbler cardstock (SU!), twine from The Twinery.

Play Date Cafe #97

I love the inspiration photo for The Play Date Cafe's challenge this week.  When I saw the photo,  I saw a dress so I made a simple interpretation of a black dress with white flowers and a pop of red at the waist.  I originally made a white version with black flowers and while pretty, the black dress is so much more eye catching.

I used textured black cardstock to add some, well, texture.  A little tie of ribbon at the waist and some black bling in the flower centers (hard to see in the pic) and you've got an elegant little black dress card.

click for a better view

Below are the files if you want to make your own dress card.  Please see my terms of use here.
 

Dress Me Up card SVG

Dress Me Up card GSD

Dress Me Up card PDF

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Have a good one!

Scooter Birthday- Pinterest inspired

Good Friday morning to you!  I've got a card for you today that uses the super cute Scootin' By set from Sweet Stamp Shop.

I love the chalkstock I've been seeing around blogland and I wanted to do something chalkboard-ish. Since I have no chalkstock,  I used  black cardstock and stamped my image with Vintage Cream ink to acheive a similar look. I love the little puffs coming from the back of the scooter!

Have you been sucked in by Pinterest yet? Pinterest is a fabulous source of inspiration and a way to visually bookmark ideas.  The card I'm showing you today was inspired by this pin I came across:

Photo credit

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Just a reminder that the Sweet Stamp Shop coupon code is ending today.   Use code HBN27 to receive 27% off your Sweet Stamp Shop order in honor of Nicole's 27th birthday.