TAWS New Release Blog Hop!

Hi all!  Welcome to the TAWS New Release Blog Hop!  Today I'm featuring the Wigwam set!  How CUTE is this teepee?!  And you get to add extra little elements to it, for example, on mine I added the little man and woman figures.  FUN!  So, remember back in the day when it was THE THING to dampen your card stock and crumple it up?  Yep, a little blast from the past here.  I stamped on my kraft card stock, then dampened it, crumpled it, then laid it out and blasted it with my heat gun.  Some of the images washed away a little too much, so I simply re-stamped them.  I then sponged on some kraft and chocolate ink to really give it a weathered look.  I adhered it off center, added a couple of brads and some thread.  Love the fun sentiment that comes with it ;)

Here is the super adorable Mini Set, Buff, which is FREE when you spend $40.00 

or more during the month of March 2015.

So, are you ready to hop???!!!

Alison

Angel

Anni

Chrissie

Dana

Emily

Francine

Heather

Holly

Jeni

Lisa

Marina

Meredith

N@Ali
Simonne

Tanja
Tracy

Don't forget to head over to the TAWS BLOG to enter for your chance to win ALL THREE NEW SETS!!!

Thanks for stopping by!

TAWS Sneak Peek Day 2 - Yappy!

Hi all!  Welcome to day 2 of The Alley Way Stamps sneak peeks!!!  Today we are featuring the set called Yappy!  Cute, right?  In case you couldn't tell by the name, this set is filled with nothing but COOL sentiments.  I love the font!
For my card, I used a rainbow of colors ~ MFT's Wild Cherry, Orange Fizz, Lemon Drop, Jellybean green, Blu Raspberry, Blueberry and Grape Jelly ~ and a trio of gumdrops and enamel dots to feature my Happy Birthday sentiment.  I penciled some lines on my primitive white card stock then used this cool tool to stamp all of the words - it's called MY EYEBALLS!  LOL!  Sorry, I couldn't help it!  ;)  But seriously, I just thought 'let me see if I can do this' and I'm happy {lol, I guess pun intended?!} with how it turned out, because goodness knows it doesn't always work out how I wish!

Thanks for stopping by!  Stop by the TAWS Blog to see how you can WIN the Yappy Set!!!

Hugs

Hi all!  Here's a CAS card using some cuties from the TAWS Branching Out set, along with a sentiment from the FREE with a $40 purchase set, Moosing You.   I also used the mushroom stamp from the Stumped set to go along with the little ones.  ;)  The card base is Hot Fudge by MFT.

Thanks for stopping by!  Head over to the TAWS blog for more inspiration!

Newton's Nook Designs - One layer card peek

Hi all!  Here's a peek of the card I made for the current Newton's Nook Designs challenge to create a one-layer card.  Hop on over to the NND Blog and check it out!  :D  

*edited to add ~ I've had a few people ask how I colored the kitty.  I took a small-tipped paint brush and brushed it directly onto my sweet tooth ink pad.  The I just painted on the ink, small areas at a time, until I was happy with how it looked.  I tried stamping the ink onto my craft mat then picking it up with my aqua painter but it was too faint, so I went with the direct method.  Hope this helps!

Thanks for stopping by!

YNS Feature Day - Think Spring!

Hi all!  We're having a special Feature Day post over on the YNS Blog using two JUST RELEASED stamp sets!  Yes, they are available NOW ~ YAY!  And look ~ you can win a YNS stamp set of your choice:

For my card, I used Little Darling Katlyn.  This is such a sweet little set that also includes a bunny, some hearts and several sentiments.  Love!  I colored her with Copics then fussy cut her.  To get the stitched lines in the yellow dp, I used the Stitched Line Die.  The happy die cut is from the Scripty Words die set, then I used one of the sentiments from the set and only inked up "Easter" to complete my sentiment for this card.  I've been going gumdrop crazy lately!  Here, I used green apple, ivory and sparkly pink gumdrops.

Thanks for stopping by!  Don't forget to hop on over to the YNS Blog for chance to win a stamp set of YOUR choice!  Wahoo!

YNS Fun Friday - Congratulations

Hi all!  Cheers for another Friday!  We have a new sketch and color challenge for you over on the YNS Blog!  FUN!  Those are my favorite types of challenges ~ and I used both of this week's challenges on my card!  I used the Whatnot Sentiments Set Four - so many great sentiments all in one sweet set!  I used the two smallest dies from the new Stitching Marks circle die set to make all those fun circles.  And what perfect way to use up some of those gumdrops you have!  I used blue raspberry, pumpkin, ivory and lemon gumdrops to match the colors of our challenge.  This card was so fun and easy to make!  The sentiment {which I just love}was stamped in black licorice and tangy orange inks by MFT.

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to play along with us for your chance to WIN!

For you deer friend

Hi all!  Here's a CAS card I made using the TAWS Stumped set.  I colored the deer with my Copics and used the stamping off technique to get the different tones on the trees.

Thanks for stopping by!

Don't forget to brush

Hi all!  I wanted to share this CAS card I made using the TAWS Tootharina set.  I colored the toothbrush and toothpaste with Copics, fussy cut them, then popped them up over some dp.  I used an element from my Blueprints 20 to add that fun chevron border.  The sentiment is stamped on a strip cut out from a different blueprints set.  The DP is from the True Friend paper pack.  The sketch is from SSSC256.

Thanks for stopping by!

EXCITING NEWS!!!!!

Hi all!  So, I've been keeping a BIG SECRET...

I am now a DIRTY GIRL over at Splitcoaststampers!!!!  I'm still in SHOCK!  It's such an HONOR and truly a DREAM come TRUE!  I've been a Fan Club Member for years and have looong hoped that I could be a part of this Amazingly Talented group of crafters!!!


Thanks for stopping by!  See you tomorrow with some craftiness!  ;)

You're Amazing

Hi all!  Here's a look at a card I have on the Butterfly Reflections Ink Blog today - I think it would be SO COOL if you would go check it out!  :D  And then check out the new sequins Vanessa picked up for the store - EEK, SO CUTE!  

Thanks for stopping by!

Newton's Nook Designs - Sneak Peek Day 2!

Hi all!  I'm here for Day 2 of Newton's Nook Designs Sneak Peeks!  Oh. My. Word.  You are going to love this set!!!  It is SO fun!  I had a hard time deciding which stamp from the set to use, but ended up using this one because that sentiment just cracked me up!  I colored Newton with Copics and used some coordinating DP from the True Friend paper pad. The sketch is the SSSC255.  A little thread and a trio of brads add the finishing touches.

Would you like to win “Bad Kitty”?This set will be given away to TWO lucky winners! 

Here's how to win: 

Comment on the NND blog and Design Team and Guest blogs (see list below)! Two winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs 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, February 12th at 9pm CST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, February 13th. 

Newton's Nook Designs
Taheerah Atchia
Lydia Evans
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Crafty Math-Chick
Jess Moyer
Stephanie Muzzulin
Danielle Pandeline
Kimberly Rendino
Yukari Yoshioka
Simon Hurley (Guest Designer)
Angel Rivera(Guest Designer)

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs

Hi all!  Here's a CAS (clean and simple) 4x4 square card I made using the Branching Out set that we just released this month.  I stamped the trees in steel blue ink, then used my aqua painter and some grout gray ink to add just a little shading to them.  I colored the birdhouse with my Copics, then fussy cut it and popped it up on foam adhesive.  The "hugs" sentiment is from the FREE when you spend $40 set called Moosing You - it is so stinkin' cute!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Newton's Nook Designs - February Guest Designer!

*If you're here for my YNS DT Dare post, please scroll down*

Hi all!!!  So, in case you missed it on the Newton's Nook Designs Blog - I get to be one of their Guest Designers this month!  Eek, SO excited!!!  Today is the first day of sneak peeks, so let's get to it!

 Here is my card using the set called Bunny Hop.  Ok, how CUTE is this bunny?!?  And the sentiment?  Lol - love it!!!  The sketch is the MFTWSC214, just flipped around.  I colored the bunny with Copics, then fussy cut him.  The grass die is from MFT.  A trio of buttons and some thread add the finishing details.  We're giving away TWO of these sets, so the more you comment along the hop, the better chance you have of winning!

Here are all of the DT and guest designer links so you don't miss anything!

Newton's Nook Designs
Taheerah Atchia
Lydia Evans
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Crafty Math-Chick
Jess Moyer
Stephanie Muzzulin
Danielle Pandeline
Kimberly Rendino
Yukari Yoshioka
Simon Hurley (Guest Designer)
Angel Rivera(Guest Designer)

Thanks for stopping by!  See you tomorrow for our 2nd Sneak Peek day!

YNS DT Dare - For my prehistoric friend

Hi all!  Welcome to the YNS DT Dare post!  This time, our challenge was to use at least 3 gumdrops, 2 dies and 1 stamp.  For my card, I colored up one of the Dinos from the Dino-Mite set.  Seriously, one of the new favorite sets!  I also used the matching dies to cut him out.  To make him pop, I used one of the circles from the Circles Die Set to layer behind my dotted dino.  I used an older sketch from the challenges on SCS except instead of a card stock layer, I used the Stitching Holes die set behind the main image.  A trio of sparkly pink gumdrops draw your eye to the fun sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by!  Don't forget to stop by the YNS Blog to see more inspiration AND comment for your chance to win a SET of your choice!

Your Next Stamp New Release Blog Hop!

Hi all and welcome to the February YNS New Release Blog Hop!

We have SO many fun sets for you this month, along with a gorgeous sentiment set, which I'm featuring today!  So let's get to it!  This set is called Whatnot Sentiments Set Four and like I said, it is has such a pretty font and covers every occasion!  For my first card, I gave the bokeh technique a try.  It's really just sponging on inks, then sponging on circle shapes with a white pigment ink, overlapping as you go.  I'll be trying it again for sure. ;)  See how pretty the sentiment is?!  I added a little silver cording to ground it a bit.

For my second card, I added some interest by randomly placing different sizes of the Stitched Circle Dies and running them through my machine.  I love that this particular sentiment can cover a wide range of events!  A few gumdrops in green apple glittered, pumpkin and blue sapphire glittered (because they match the Color Throwdown challenge) add the perfect finishing touches!  The sketch is the Case this Sketch #109.

And look here!  We have a coupon code for you to use when shopping - ONLY good through 15 February so don't wait too long!  

Thanks SO much for stopping by and enjoy the rest of the hop!

Your Next Stamp New Release SNEAK PEEK!

Hi all!  It's Sneak Peek time over on the YNS Blog and boy, is this one FUN release!!!  Here is my card using Wild Ride!  The baby and zebra are one stamp but they would also be so easy to stamp separately, if desired.  I colored them with Copics, adding shading on the left side and underneath both the baby and the zebra with my W1 and W3 Copics.  I used an out of the box technique to cut the image out.  I took a circle STAX die and fed it through my machine just enough without cutting out the zebra's head or hoof.  Then I used paper snips to cut around the areas that hadn't been cut by the die.  I adhered the image using foam adhesive for extra dimension.  To add a bit of oomph to the polka dot DP, I randomly placed the new Stitched Circles dies over it, then ran it through my machine.  As long as the dies aren't too close together, you can run 3 or 4 of them through at one time {at least that's what I did and didn't have any problems!}.  This set comes with 3 sweet sentiments, including the one I used here.  A few sparkly silver gumdrops add the finishing touch!  The sketch is the current SCS weekly sketch challenge.

Thanks for stopping by!  I know the rest of the DT and our guest designer have some amazing sneaks for you, as well, so HOP ON OVER and check them out!

YNS Fun Friday - I'm a sucker for you!

Hi all!  YAY!  It's Friday and we have a new sketch and inspiration challenge for you over on the YNS Blog!  I loved the sketch and thought rolling hills of suckers would be so fun, hehe!  The sentiment and heart-shaped suckers are from the Sweet and Cool set.  And how fun is that sentiment??  I colored them with Copics, then cut them out with the matching dies.  The hills were made using the hills die set.  When using the smallest die, I will run it through my machine once, then line it up to match the curve that I just cut and run it through again if I need a longer hill.  Clear as mud, lol?  Some twine and a button add the finishing details.

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to hop over to the YNS Blog for more inspiration and PLAY ALONG for your chance to WIN a YNS gift certificate!

Shine Bright shaker

Hi all!  Here's a peek at a shaker card I have over on the Butterfly Reflections Ink Blog - I would love for you to go check it out!

Thanks for stopping by!

TAWS - For you, friend

Hi all!  Here's a pretty CAS card I made using the newly released sets Branching Out and Stumped.  I so love how the background turned out!  I used sweet tooth pigment ink on a gumdrop green card base.  I colored the cute little fox with Copics then popped him up on the sentiment circle with foam adhesive.  When I inked the sentiment, I covered the 'deer' part of it so only 'for you friend' was inked up.  Some thread and a few YNS gumdrops and done!  :)

Thanks for stopping by!  Check out the TAWS Blog for more crafty eye candy!!!