Jaded Blossom April Release - Day 3!!

It's Day 3 of this month's Jaded Blossom release!! Check out today's stamp set...

Let's Toast $15.99

We have our Gotta Have it Now Package for $135.99

April 2014 Release will include: 6 - 4 x 6 Stamp Sets 1 - 4 x 4 Stamp Sets 1 - Set of New Dies NO PREORDERS! NO BACKORDERS! No waiting WEEKS for your stamps. WILL SHIP ASAP!!! This Package is only available till Wednesday 11:59pm pst, then will be back up on the store on Friday at 3pm pst during our Stamp Release Blog Hop!   Price for the Release Package will be $142.99 after Sunday Night, 4/13 11:59pm, pst Regular Price $147.99
And here is my project...

He's a liquor pig in a keg!! 

I used some snow effects paint onto my beer mug stamps which made awesome foam. 

Using the masking technique, I split my sentiment up to fit onto the flag better. 

The inside of the keg is filled with 'beer' chocolates! 

Here is what I used to make my project...

- Jaded Blossom's Let's Toast stamp set

- Jaded Blossom Happy Hour Candies stamp set

- Jaded Blossom Flag Dies 2 

- SVG Cutting Files Pig in Keg cutting file

- Silver twine from The Twinery

Now head on over to the Jaded Blossom blog for a peek at the rest of the projects the DT came up with! 

Ann's Scientist Birthday Blog Hop!!

***For my Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Project, Click HERE!!***

Hello Everyone and Welcome to

Thank you for joining us today in Celebrating Ann's Birthday!
We have an Awesome Line Up for you with tons of Amazing Projects and Prizes! Now if you're here from Gwen's Blog, then your in the right place if not then you may wanna start in the beginning.  Just in case you get lost, I have the entire line up at the end of my post. Jaded Blossom also has these two new stamp sets that are being released today, which you can find at the
JB Store

Here is what I made for the lovely Ann....

Isn't this adorable?! I have been wanting some 'smarty pants' for EVER!! :) When I saw this sentiment in this set, I almost died!! LOVE! And Ann is totally a smarty pants!! 

If you are from the US, I just wanted to show you what's in the wrapped box!! 

Our smarties are different than yours... Ours are candy coated chocolate, and YUMMY! :) 

I used some foam stickers to give some dimension. Make sure you look close at the paper in the background - it's rulers! :) 

Here is what I used to make my project...

- Smarty Pants Cutting Files from SVG Cutting Files 

- Science Candies stamp set from Jaded Blossom

- Treat Tag Die from Jaded Blossom

- Candy Charm and banner dies from Jaded Blossom

- Twine from The Twinery

- Princess Face Assortment stamp set from Peachy Keen

- Pebbles Washi Tape

 Next up on the Hop is 
Barb!!

BLOG HOP PRIZES
You don't want to miss anyone on this Hop because only several people have FREEBIE Files.

1 - You MUST be a follower on  ALL the blogs participating in this blog hop (complete line up below)

2 - You MUST leave a comment along the way on each stop of the blog hop.

FREE Files will only be available today 12am pst.

In order to get the freebie files you must email Ann BEFORE midnight TONIGHT (PST) at sales@svgcuttingfiles.com

REMEMBER THE FREE Files will only be available today 12am pst.
*please allow up to 24 hours for Ann to get the file to you

1st winner will receive a 

$15 Jaded Blossom Gift Certificate

  2nd Winner will receive

LINE UP

Candace P.

Michelle

Abby

Melissa

Jamie

Kate

Crystal

Gwen

Candace Z.

Barb

Gigi

Jaymie

Jeanne

Jenny

Ann - Birthday Girl

Jaded Blossom Release Day 3 - I Love You to Death

Are you ready for more Halloween awesomeness?!?! It's Day 3 of the Jaded Blossom September release!!! The sets today are sooo fun!! 

Halloween Candies 2 $12.99

Vampires & Zombies, Oh My! $15.99

So awesome, right?!! I love that little vampire!! I was sooo close to using him for my project, but decided I needed to try my hand at some zombies instead... 

I am not much of a fan of anything remotely scary or gruesome, but I LOVE how this card turned out!! 

Here is what I used to make my card....

- Vampires & Zombies, Oh My! Stamp set from Jaded Blossom

- Zombie Wedding Files from SVG Cutting Files

- Curved Base Card from SVG Cutting Files

- Cupcake wrappers from SVG Cutting Files

- Colorbox Fluid Chalk Ink

- Metallic Silver twine from The Twinery

Head on over to the Jaded Blossom blog to see what the other girls did with these stamps!! Their projects never disappoint!!! 

Jaded Blossom August Release Day 1!!

Hi Everyone!!! I am SO excited about today!! For the past few weeks I have been working on some projects for my guest designer spot with Jaded Blossom! Super exciting!! I have some FUN projects to show you in the next week and I have been bursting at the seams trying to keep myself from sharing!!

Today the Jaded Blossom Design Team and I are showcasing Sweet Baby stamp set...

Sweet Baby $15.99

How cute, right?! I know I will use this set a LOT!!! I make sooo many baby cards and projects... I just love those little foot and hand prints! 

I thought this would be an adorable favor for a baby shower! 

Here is a closeup of this adorable sentiment... 

Here are the supplies I used to make this card...

- Jaded Blossom Sweet Baby stamps

- Baby Graphic from Jessica Weible Illustrations

- Peachy Keen Sweet and Innocent Face Assortment Stamps

- package of sunflower seeds

- Honeydew Twinery Twine

- burlap

Make sure you take a little trip on over to the Jaded Blossom blog to check out what the rest of the team has created using this stamp set!! 

Clearwater Beach Hybrid Layout

Hey everyone!! This is my second post of the day, so if you are looking my project for Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbon's DT Day, check out THIS post. 

Have you seen the super new fun kit out at Peppermint Creative?! I love it!! It's called Boardwalk Heat, and has such a wicked unique beach feel to it. 

I am in love with wood grained paper, so that's where I started with my layout...

I printed and cut out the seashells in various sizes and they made the perfect embellishments!! 

I also used the some elements from the Sandcastle collection from Pretty Little Studio, which went perfectly with the Boardwalk Heat kit. 

If you haven't noticed, I am SO addicted to sequins right now!! I love how they look randomly scattered around! 

Here is what I used on my layout...

- Boardwalk Heat digital kit from Peppermint Creative

- Sandcastle Collection from Pretty Little Studio

- My Creative Time doily die, Type font stamps

- Pink By Design alphabet stamps

- Gold Shimmer twine from The Twinery

Thanks so much for stopping by today!! Make sure you come back tomorrow for my Disney project and a new release from Trendy Twine! 

Golden Girl

 Hey everyone!! Happy Friday!! It has been a while since I've posted on here!! I haven't had a ton of crafting time, and when I am crafting I have been working on upcoming DT projects. (I have some super fun projects in store for you over the next month or two!) Last night I was inspired at the Pretty Little Studio blog so I broke out all my PLS goodies that I hoard...

I was inspired by the current sketch challenge going on over at the PLS Blog. I used my Stampin' Up Banner Punch for make all of my triangles from various patterns from the Summer Breeze collection. 

I just LOVE the adorable vintage feel.... I think I need to get myself some more PLS since I used some up last night... ;) 

I painted some American Craft DIY Thickers to use as letters for my title. (So addicted to the DIY thickers!)

Did you catch a glimpse of one of my newest fav crafty embellishments??? Sequins! :) I bought an awesome package at a party supply store a couple weeks ago but wasn't sure how I was going to use them... Then I saw them being used on a few projects at My Creative Time and Scrapping Navy Wife and I think those ladies have me hooked!! :)

Here is a list of everything I used on this layout...
- Summer Breeze Collection
- Stampin' Up Banner Punch
- Gold Shimmer twine from The Twinery
- American Crafts Thickers (and Martha Stewart acrylic paint)
- sequins

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you all have an amazing weekend - Happy LONG weekend to my Canadian friends!!!

A Tight Squeeze From Me To You

Hey there!! Today I created a really fun card that I hope will put a smile on one very special little girl's face! If you would like to read the story about Maddy, and why Simon Says Stamp is putting on a card drive for her, check out THIS link. 

Today I played with a digital collection from Dear Lizzy called Neopolitan. I am so in love with the softness of this collection.

Everything on this card was print and cut. I added some gold shimmer twine from The Twinery on thetag, some rhinestones on the wheels and some foam stickers for dimension. Pretty straight forward!

I hope this little girl just gets SHOWERED with cards. My heart breaks when any of my little girls get sick, I couldn't imagine what Maddy and her parents are going through.  It really makes a person forget about the petty things in life, and appreciate the great. 

Swinging By to Say Hi!

It's Wednesday night, so what does that mean?! Candace is working on her weekly Peachy Keen Challenge project! :) It is becoming my weekly routine!!

The theme this week over at Peachy Keen is a sketch challenge...

And here is the sketch...

I used an adorable monkey from the Monkey Girl set from Pixel Paper Prints and added a Peachy Keen face. I bet you didn't know the PK teddy bear faces work GREAT for cute little monkeys!? 

Here is what I used to make this card..

- Peachy Keen Teddy Bear faces

- Monkey Girl Graphics from Pixel Paper Prints

- sentiment from the Jungle Fever stamp set from Pink By Design

- twine from the twinery

- grass from the Silhouette store

- doily die from My Creative Time

Now I'm off to link up over at Peachy Keen, then I'll be working on some more projects for their release challenges tonight!! FUN!! :)

PPPR - Flower Shape Card

It's Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons DT Day!!! Yippee!!! Make sure you head over to the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons blog to get tons of inspiration from the awesome Design Team!! 

Here is my project this week!! 

I used the Spring Garden Cutting files to create my card...

I love being able to mix and match the files in this set!! 

Of course I always love a PK face wherever I can fit one!! :) 

Here is what I used to create this car...

- Spring Garden files from Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons

- Happy Lashes face assortment stamp set from Peachy Keen

- My Creative Time flag die

- Our Mothers stamp set from Pink By Design

- Twine from The Twinery

- white gelly roll pen

- Colorbox fluid chalk ink

Thanks so much for stopping by!!! I love visitors!!! :) 

PPPR Spring Blog Hop!

This has been the longest winter ever... but TODAY you are in for some awesome SPRING projects! It's the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Spring Blog Hop and we are all using Lisa's awesome files!! If you just stumbled on this hop, make sure you go back to the Pretty Paper Pretty Ribbons blog so you don't miss anything! There are some great prizes up for grabs and awesome inspiration!! PLUS - Make sure you read this whole post since there is some great news at the end!!! 

I decided to get another Mother's Day card made, since it's going to sneak up on us before we know it! :)

I used Lisa's NEW Spring Garden Cutting Files for my card, as well as a new stack from DCWV, Sunday Afternoon. Such a pretty combo!  

I always use a ton of foam stickers to give my projects a lot of dimension. 

Here are the supplies I used in my project...

- Spring Garden Cutting files from Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons

- DCWV Sunday Afternoon stack

- Caribbean twine from The Twinery

- My Creative Time button and flag dies

- Pink By Design Our Mothers stamp set

- Colorbox Fluid Chalk Ink

How about some blog candy?! Lisa always puts together a great little package!! 

Here is what you have to do to win...

For a chance to win, you must be a follower of each blog on our hop and leave a comment on each blog.  For extra chances, you can also "LIKE" Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons on Facebook and/or sign up for the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Newsletter. 

A random winner will be chosen for the prize on Tuesday, April 23. Only US or Canadian mailing addresses, please.

And one more VERY important piece of information....

This is the biggest sale in the history of Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons and I'm assuming there will not be another sale this big any time soon. Happy shopping! :) 

Off to Jeanne's blog now!! 

If you get lost along the way, here is a complete list of the lineup...

Lisa ~ http://prettypaperprettyribbons.blogspot.com/

Nicole ~ http://teachdanz.blogspot.com/

Melisa ~ http://melisascraftycreations.blogspot.com/

Barb ~ http://bugbites411.blogspot.com/

Tanya ~ http://nonnascraftcorner.blogspot.com/

Candace - http://www.scrappin2littleprincesses.blogspot.com/

Jeanne ~ http://www.jeannespapercrafts.com/

Shannon ~ http://designsofapaddymack.typepad.com/

Brianna ~ http://www.Bloeffelbein.blogspot.com/

Ana Maria ~ http://www.shortycreations.com/

Spring is in the Air

 Hey everyone!! I am loving playing with digital kits these days!! I love the fact that I can design projects on my laptop, from my couch, after a long day. My newest "adventure" is joining the Peppermint Creative Creative Team and I'm loving it. I am learning a whole different style of scrapping... I'm not sure that I am GOOD at it yet, but I'm learning and am confident I will get onto this new style in no time. :)

The layout I created today is for the newest challenge over at the Cameo Creations Challenge Blog. The theme of the new challenge is Spring, and use glitter in your project. 

I love printing out my own digital paper, but I love to add my own little details to it. In this case, I used some stickles to add some sparkle to the pink flowers on my background paper. 

I also tried something new... I added glossy accents to my title, then sprinkled some glitter over it before it dried. It looks kinda crappy in my pic because it wasn't dry yet, but I was losing daylight and had to get my layout photographed!! 

My favorite thing about using digital kits is that there are so many matching embellishments to choose from!! Once they are printed and cut out, it's so easy to add my own little details such as bling, glitter, etc. 

Here is what I used to make my project...

- Easter Blossom digital kit from Peppermint Creative

- Recollections rhinestones

- Stickles

- Buttercream twine from The Twinery

- glossy accents

- Martha Stewart glitter

Make sure you head on over to the Cameo Creations blog to link up your Spring projects using glitter for a chance to win a $10 GC to Lettering Delights!! 

Happy Bear-Day!

Hey friends!!! I have a card to share today, inspired by the second Peachy Keen release challenge! I LOVE these challenges!! Always so fun! 

I used my new Teddy Bear Face Assortment stamp set from Peachy Keen along with a cute little SVG from Miss Kate Cuttables. I have a feeling you'll be seeing a lot of teddy bears on my blog in the near future! These face stamps are just tooo cute!! 

Here is what I used to make this card...

- Teddy Bear from Miss Kate Cuttables

- Peachy Keen Teddy Bear face stamps (pink chalk for cheeks)

- Colorbox Fluid Chalk Ink

- digital paper from Designs by Dani

- doily and banner die from My Creative Time

- Sentiment from Pink by Design

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!! 

Apple Of My Eye

Hi everyone!! Happy Saturday! :) It has been almost two weeks since my family has been all healthy... The two big girls and Cam are on the mend, now just baby Taylah and I and we'll be in action again! The good thing about us all being stuck in the house, is that there have been a few "movie" days which meant I could sit on my laptop and design cards! :) Now THAT's what I call a sick day! 

For a while now I have been into using digital paper and as of lately I have decided to play with digital scrapbooking kits as well. I am LOVING it!! Here is a card I created using a digital kit from Peppermint Creative:

Everything on this card, with the exception of the twine, pearl, burlap and red card base, were printed and then cut out using my printer and my cameo. 

I love the details on the elements (apple and flower!). 

Here is what I used to create this card...

- Apple Crisp digital kit from Peppermint Creative

- Gold Shimmer twine from The Twinery

- burlap from Michaels

- EK success scalloped border punch

- colorbox fluid chalk ink

- Recollections pearl

- white gelly roll pen

 I hope you liked my card! Have a great weekend!!