I {Heart} Monday!

And how could I not?! With so many fun Valentine's challenges going on right now, I'm spinning with ideas for the upcoming holiday! I must first thank a newfound blogging buddy, Sunshine HoneyBee, who I visited last week after seeing here super cute Valentine treat holder. She shared a whole bunch of current blog challenges including links and I was so inspired by her that I joined in a couple of them too. So, thank you Sunshine HoneyBee!!! You have certainly brightened my crafting world!
Now onto my projects and the challenges I made them for! First is my child's Valentine using Red/White/Pink color combo and any Cricut cartridge. This is for the Cooking With Cricut Challenge #71 at Melinda's Paper Crafting World.

Cricut cartridge "Once Upon A Princess" (cupcake), Stamp sentiment MCT, patterned paper from DCWV "Sweet Shoppe", Cuttlebug embossing folders Divine Swirls and Swiss Dots

Next is my entry for the A Muse Studio Challenge Blog, Valentine Treat/Holders! I don't yet own any A Muse products, but they are so super sweet over there, everyone is welcome to play! I think I see adding some A Muse products to my crafting collection in the very near future!

 Bubblegum Treat Holder Die, Stitched Heart Die and sentiment from MCT, Cricut cartridge "Paisley" (cherries)

Thanks so much for stopping by today! There's still plenty of time to join in the 2 challenges above, just click on the links if you want to play and don't forget to let me know if you do so I can visit your blog and see your super sweet creations!!!

A Hoppy Valentine Pop-Up Card

Happy Thursday friends! I'm pretty sure the groundhog saw his shadow in Seattle, even though the weather has been sunny and fair, 10 days ago we were snowed in so I won't get my hopes up just yet ;) I've been wanting to use up some scraps and the Cricut is obviously perfect for this--Paisley was calling to me, with all of it's fun animals, I chose the cute frog and decided to make it a pop up card for a lil more "ummphh"!

I realized that one of MCT's stamps from the Classmate Valentine's set has this super perfect valentine sentiment to match mr frog! hooray!!!

Circle Stitched Die and Scalloped Die from My Creative Time

 Front view of Pop-Up Card: Stitched Heart Die from 100% Sweetness, My Creative Time

Thanks for stopping by today! Hugs and happy crafting!!!

100% LOVE and My 1st GoFish! Blog Challenge

Hello my creative friends and happy Wednesday! I'm soooo in a Valentine kinda mood today--February 1st, two weeks til the day of L.O.V.E. and incidentily, I am soooo in love with My Creative Time's 100% Sweetness stamp set! With the wonderful heart die included, this set is all you need to creative the most beautiful Valentine's crafts, Wedding, Anniversary, Friends and many other occassions! Did I mention that I LOVE this set?! :) Here is a super easy card made with this set and die that is sure to leave a loved one filled with happiness.

"Hugs & Kisses" hearts, "love" script stamp and Heart die all from 100% Sweetness by MCT
Thanks for stopping by today! Hope you have time to join in My Creative Time's 3-D Wednesday hosted this week by the fabulously talented Miss Cassandra! There's awesome inspiration and a fun challenge with a great prize to be won!

There is a very sweet and talented blogging friend I have, Miss Kate Cordero who inspired me to partake in my very first ever GoFish! Blog Challenge! Kate is always so kind and supportive, when I visited her blog today I found a wonderful company she designs for GoFish! and even though I don't yet own any of their stamps, they encourage us ALL to play along, so I did! Hope you do too! Here's my Valentine's Pocket Card (tutorial HERE)

Stamps used on card above: My Creative Time "Happy Heart Day", Love script and heart die.

I Have My Internet Back!! + LOVE Is In The Air! + A GIVEWAY = A Very Blessed Day!!!

Happy Sunday my creative friends! Today is such a wonderful day for so many reasons and topping the list is my internet has finally been restored, whoo HOOO!!! The Seattle area was hit with the worst storm I can recall since moving here in 1998 and it put us completely out of commission for the past 72 hours which is why I have a lot to share with you today!
Unfortunately I wasn't able to share my project for Emma's January Release & MY CREATIVE TIME Blog Hop last Friday because my power was out and UGH... what a depressing day that was!! I'm excited to be able to share it with you now, however and I hope you enjoy it!

Presenting MCT's newest and most fabulous die to date...........

BUBBLEGUM TREAT BOX DIE

 The bubblegum treat box die makes for fantastic wedding party favor boxes! Just one of so many endless ways to use this die--I love it!!! The box is super simple to put together too! I decorated the front using other MCT's sets including: More Gift Card Sentiments "Thank You", Teeny Tag Greetings w/ tag die "Mr. & Mrs." and hearts from 100% Sweetness.

'Next up 2 Valentine cards made with more MCT sweetness! 

 Above: "Happy Heart Day" sentiment from 100% Sweetness; Below: LOVE from 100% Sweetness, Script Type Background, Polka dots from Build A Banner Kit, X Large Label Die and Scalloped Circle Die.

I promised to have my own little giveaway early in the week to celebrate Emma's January Stamp Release..... before Seattle Snowpocalypse 2012 hit lol :) So without further ado, here is what's up for grabs!!! Just a lil array of fun goodies including: Debbie Mumm designer patterned paper, 2 pks chipboard, 1 pkg Rain Dots, 1 pkg multi-colored brights mini-brads, and 1 pkg fabric flowers! Just leave me a comment for your chance to win this fun stuff, perfect for your Spring crafting, which is right around the corner! I will pick a winner on Wednesday, January 25th! I know how very blessed I am to be part of the My Creative Time design team and without Emma, most of you wouldn't even know who I am or how much I adore sharing my projects with you and being so inspired by you all through our crafty blogging. Thank you for giving my the opportunity to be a small part of this wonderful world, my friends! It fills my heart with gratitude and joy. XOXO

Listen up "My Creative Time" friends! We are giving all of you an opportunity to win the BEST PRIZES during Sneak peek week with a total of "6" winners to be announced during Friday's Stamp release! All you have to do is leave a comment HERE along w/the rest of the design teams blogs for a chance! There are some AWESOME prizes w/this release!

1. SPREAD THE WORD TO THE WORLD ON FACEBOOK about this release & whatever connections you may have! Let us know on "My Creative Time's" FB page HERE that you did so! OR you can just tag Emma in your post! and.............
2. Just comment on ALL of the designers blogs EVERYDAY during Sneaky Peek week! THAT's ALL you have to do to qualify for the BEST giveaways EVER!;)

All winners will "randomly" get chosen and Emma will announce all six winners on Friday, November 18th @ 12:01am PST in her video during the release of this AMAZING new stamp collection & maybe a new die!;) GOOD LUCK! Log onto to your facebook now & let start spreading word!;)
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Now for my sneak peek of today's revealed sets from My Creative Time--Classmate Valentine's, 100% Sweetness and the brand new and best ever shaped die to date, the Lollipop Die!

Thanks for visiting my last sneak peek before our BIG November Release Party and Blog Hop weekend, starting Friday night at My Creative Time! Leave a comment for your chance to win free MCT and other crafty goodness!!!

Bouquet Of Love and Kisses

Hello and happy Wednesday! Today I made a little valentine using this darling bouquet of hearts from Unity Stamps. I added 2 rhinestone stars and 1 bling-n-dazzle flower to spruce up my love bouquet. The "Kisses" word is a single stamp from Imaginisce's Love Me collection. The white base was cuttled with the swiss dots embossing folder. A red sheer ribbon down the center an done! :)

Thanks so much for visiting me. I will out of town for the next 12 days demonstrating the CRICUT Personal Cutting Machine at the Sequim, WA Costco. For those of you who might be in the area, I hope you can stop by to see all the wonderful possibilities this awesome machine has to offer any crafter, scrap booker and cardmaker alike!!! We'll be demonstrating during regular business hours at this Costco location from January 15th-24th. Hope to see you there, it will be a great time! :) Until next time, happy crafting and have a creative day!

Valentine's

Hey friends, I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season and Happy New Year!!! May 2010 be our very best ever! Now on to our next holiday and one of my favorites, Valentine's Day...hey, it's only a little over 5 weeks away peeps--it's coming our way fast..so consequently, I've begun my Valentine's card makin! :)

First, today's SCS sketch challenge, hosted by one fabulously crafty lady, Carolina Buchting! She designed a truly awesome sketch for us and here is my take on it.

Note: My watermark on the card above is a faux pas in that is does not include My Favorite Things stamps. Please disregard this mistake. thanks :)

I stamped the big dotted heart in white craft and embossed it in gold. The sweetheart sentiment and 2 smaller hearts in the corner are from a $1 mini stamp set from Studio G-love that company! I added some gold stickles to the corner piece and a tiny white bow to the main image panel.

Now, for my actual My Favorite Things card. I just felt like playing with this darling little set from MFT, Cupcake Flopsey and it makes for perfect valentines cards, yay! :)

Thank you so much for hoppin by my blog today :) Have a great one, friends!

Vintage Sweethearts

If you love vintage, you'll adore CRAFTY SECRETS! The link to their store in on my *Best Places To Shop* list. I placed an order and not was the delivery of my goodies super fast, but they included 2 FREE sheets of high quality sticker sheets! I don't know if they do it all the time, but it's definitely nice to get something for nothing, hehe! The background dp is from Basic Grey's figging pudding 6x6 paper pack...I had a few sheets left over from Christmas and it worked nicely. I used my scalloped scissors on the frame...I long for Nestabilities but alas, I have none. I made a strip for the bottom and added another of my crocheted blossoms (just love those things.) I popped the tag and framed image up on dimensionals and sponged everything. The box is simply traced, cut and folded identically as the original "Sweethearts" candy box, found at most mini-marts and grocery stores right now. Thanks for taking a peek!

Sexy Panty Valentine Card

Okay, this is the cutest, is it not?! It was one of the challenges for SCS's Virtual Stamping Night last weekend called "Put Your Big Girl Panties On" by Frances (aka: StampOwl) and I loved it! The rear and panty pattern along with some fabulous samples can be found here:

www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=316869

I used cream cardstock for the rear end base and lipstick red glitter paper for the panties. I glued black lace trim along the top of the panties and stamped a sexy little heart tattoo on one cheek, lol! I lightly sponged pink ink around the rear with a dauber to create depth. Oh, and I tied 2 little red bows to each side. That's it! Super easy, so adorable and too much fun!

NOTE: This same template makes a "chest" too! Just make a bikini top, add a necklace with bling and you've got another sexy card!

I think these are perfect cards for single guys...or any straight guy, for that matter. Make one too, it's a blast! ~Hugs and Sexy Stampin'--hehe!~

Heart Pocket Cards

Today for SCS's Technique Lover's Challenge, we made fun pocket heart cards! Mine is for an upcoming wedding I have to attend in Feb., so this challenge was perfect! It's also ideal for Valentine's day cards and fun projects for the kids!

Printable heart pocket pattern and challenge details:

www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=315128

Embellishments here: Stampin Up! chocolate satin ribbon, Creating Keepsakes beaded stick pin, Making Memories metal plaque, Cosmo Cricket flower punch-outs and Imaginisce itsy bitsy bling flower in red. Designer pattern papers include Roses and Lace from Paper Pizzazz, pink Two Scoops by Basic Grey and chocolate velvet paper.

Circle Valentine

I made a circle shaped card for the "My Favorite Things" challenge to be a guest designer for the month of February. I began with the white doiley and went from there. I used the Coluzzle cutting system, circle and oval templates and cut around most of them with cloud scallop scissors...no, I don't have nestabilities, YET!

There are so many different shapes of cards you can make--circle oval, hexagon, triangle, heart, the possibilities and endless and so is the inspiration at www. splitcoaststampers.com. Try something fresh, fun and new today! ~hugs and happy creating~

Stuck On You!

This was made for SplitCoastStampers "ways to use it" challenge today to make a card with FLOWERS! Any kind of flowers--stamps, embellies, floral paper, whatever! I used the porcupine and heart stamps from Stampin' Up!'s Moose You set and framed him in flowers and hearts, sponging all edges in pink and red. My lovestruck porcupine and the hearts are popped up on dimensionals. I frayed the ends of the ribbon because I cut them crooked--whatever's clever! I added a small oval epoxy sticker to the center of the ribbon.

Check out all the great challenges at http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ for yourself and be inspired!