Smooches!

So, this Avery Elle Hogs and Kisses stamp set exists, therefore, I had to have it. That makes sense, right? Right. Let's go with that. Glad we had this talk.



RIGHT, though?! For REALS, you guys! Cutest images EVER! I colored this ridiculously-make-you-giggle cow with Spectrum Noir pens. I love how you can mix up the sentiments in the heart. The set was designed really well in that regard. LOVE IT! I used a couple of sheets from the Jen Hadfield Cottage Living 6x6 paper pad. SEE! I DO know how to use patterned paper.

Once in awhile.



Those tiny hearts are cut with the Simon Says Stamp Mini Hearts Set die. If, for some reason, you do know own this die, go ye to Simon henceforth and drop $7 on them immediately because it is one of the most handy and useful dies in my entire collection. And that's a large collection, trust me on this.

And with that, I wish a wonderful day for you!

Have a Happy!

A Five Minute Valentine

***Don't forget to enter yesterday's giveaway!***

Looking for an adorable card that you can whip up in bulk before tomorrow? Or perhaps you just need one, but you need it fast! I got these stamps in the mail the other day and didn't have a ton of time, but I wanted to make something, so I created this fun little card in about five minutes. I love it. It makes me smile!



The stamps are from Reverse Confetti and they are ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE!!! I super love them. Had to have them. It was really that simple. HA! I then used WPlus9 inks to add color to the bowtie and hair bow, along with the little hearts and the sentiment. I colored with Copics, but kept it simple by only using flat color. I used a whopping two markers to color these cuties. Yup. Just two. It's allowed. I promise.



I finished it off by rounding the corners with the 1/8" corner chomper. This is a new toy in my studio and, you guys, seriously....it is AMAZEBALLS! I already had the 1/4" version, but this tiny rounded corner... BE STILL MY PAPER LOVING HEART! For reals, though. It's awesome.

And that, my friends, is what I have for you today! Be sure to stop by yesterday's post to enter to win a Gift Certificate to Simon Says Stamp!

With All My Love

You know when you get a new product in the mail and all of the sudden have ALL KINDS of fun ideas on how to use it? Well, that is just exactly how I felt when the Tic Tac Toe Fri-Die from CAS-ual Fridays Stamps arrived in my happy little studio! Today is my day over on the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps blog and I created this fun card to share with you!



Instead of using the die as an actual tic tac toe board, I decided to use the grid to cut quilt squares from some gorgeous patterned papers from Crate Paper. I die cut several different patterns and then used one of the grids as the guide for adhering the squares. The gold glitter heart is die cut using one of the 'pieces' dies in the set. LOVE IT!



I stamped the 'With All My Love' with Pale Tomato ink from Hero Arts and then overstamped the 'love' with Smokey Grey VersaFine. These colors worked SO well with these patterned papers! I love it when that happens!

Be sure to head on over to the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps blog to check out the inspiration you will find there. There girls knock my socks off! Well, not literally. That would be weird. But they are really good at what they do. For reals.

Have a Happy!

Have a Heart

We have a brand new challenge on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge blog! Today we are bringing out the LOVE! The theme for the challenge this week is Have a Heart! We want to see hearts on your project somewhere! I played with some super fun new goodies for my card and I just love how this one turned out!



I am still loving this adorable Little Monsters set from Simon Says Stamp! Seriously, though, you guys. It is just TOO CUTE! I colored him with Spectrum Noir pens and mixed in a bit of paper piecing. You can find my complete supply list at the bottom  of this post. I then added a giant sentiment sticker and it is AWESOME! For reals, though, I love that sticker.



The design team is showcasing Wink of Stella and Glitter Ritz products this week and I've incorporated both on my card today! I added some clear Wink of Stella to the eyes and then coated them with Glossy Accents for a shimmering, shiny look. The glittery hearts are enamel hearts that I coated with Glossy Accents and covered with red Glitter Ritz glitter! SO MUCH FUN!

And now it's your turn! One lucky participant is going to win a $50 Gift Voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Store! That lucky participant could be YOU! Create a card based on the Have a Heart theme and link it up to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog for your chance to win! I can't WAIT to see what you create!

Here are the supplies used for my card. These links are affiliate links. As always, your support is appreciated! 

Cardstock: Crafter's Companion Ultra Smooth White

Patterned Paper: Pebbles We Go Together 6x6 paper pad

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp Little Monsters 

Stickers: Pebbles We Go Together Epoxy Hearts,  Pebbles We Go Together Epoxy Phrase Stickers

Pens: Spectrum Noir

Ink: MFT Hybrid Black Licorice

Other: Glossy Accents, Wink of Stella Clear, Glitter Ritz

Planting Love and Groot, Yes, That Groot

Today I am SUPER DUPER EXTRA wicked excited to be on the Spellbinders blog showcasing a brand new and totally fabulous die from the Laced With Love collection called Planting Love. Here I am showing a fairly traditional use for this gorgeous die. I absolutely LOVE this tree! AND...the set comes with an entire plate of tiny hearts that you can add to the heart shaped tree. WHAT?! Yup. Totally fabulous, folks. For reals.



I die cut the tree from Planting love several times from brown cardstock and then once from woodgrain paper from DCWV.  I then stacked the cuts to create a ton of dimension and depth for this die. I am SO IN LOVE with it!!!! I used various elements from the Pink Paislee Bella Rouge Collection, with which I am also in love. Seriously, though, you guys...awesome dies + awesome paper? What more can a crafty girl ask for?! A bit of May Arts silver string finishes off the design perfectly! And guess what? Yup. I totally love that, too. Are you feeling the love yet? 'Cause it is all up in this blog today.

HAHAHAHA!!!! I totally just said that. *sigh* That was hilarious. Okay...moving on, for reals, though...



This shot shows that depth from the stacked cuts. I so love this look. If you  haven't tried it yet, you simply MUST. It has such an awesome impact on the simplest of projects!

BUT, my friends, that's not ALL this gorgeous Planting Love die can do, oh, nosiree, BOB! It can also be Groot. Yes. That Groot. THE Groot.

THIS crazy, baby, bobble-headed, dancing in as pot Groot.



Wanna see more? Wanna know how I made him? Well, then I suggest you venture on over to the Spellbinders blog and check out that tutorial, my friends! Don't forget to leave a little love while you are there!

You guys rock, you know that, right?

Have a Happy!

Because Hugs and Kisses

I am up over on the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps blog today with this fun card! I used the brand new Mwah! Stamp set for this one. I simply stamped the sentiment and then masked off a heart shaped area to stamp the x's and o's. This was super fun and not hard to do at all!



I used a circle punch to add notches for the string to add just a little something extra. I love how the cardstock color peeks out from behind the notches!



Be sure to head on over to the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps blog for lots of super cute inspiration!

Have a Happy!

UBMINE?

Are you ready for another challenge? I know I am! It was awesome having an extra week for our last one, but I am ready to jump back in with this week's fun Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge! The theme for this week is Something NEW! Yup! We want you to create something inspired by NEW ('cause....you know...it's the NEW year and all that... hee-hee....see what we did there?.... yeah...anyway... moving on....). You can create a card for a new baby, a new home, or even use some NEW products in your stash! I am always inspired by fresh, new product, so I jumped at this opportunity!



We are featuring Simon Says Stamp exclusives this week, and I could not have been happier to do so! I am SO in love with the Better Together collection from Simon Says Stamp! There are a TON of super fabulous stamps and dies in this collection! I pulled out the Little Monsters stamps and dies for this super fun card. SUCH CUTENESS! Seriously. I can't even....



I colored the images with Chameleon pens and added Glossy Accents over his eyes. I am so in love with these little guys, you guys! (HA! guys..you guys... *sigh* I really do crack myself up sometimes.) For reals, though. They are adorbs!

So, henceforth and hitherto and all that... I challenge YOU to create something inspired by NEWness. That's a word now. Obviously. And WHY would you want to do this? Well, for one thing because it's just plain ole' fun to make stuff, but ALSO because one lucky participant will win a $50 Voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store! Woot! Woot! That could totally be you, dude! For reals.

Here is my complete supply list in case you need it/want it/have some extra time and like reading lists and clicking on links to awesome pretties.... you know...that sort of thing:

Cardstock: Crafter's Companion Ultra Smooth White (it's the BEST for coloring. THE. BEST.)

Stamps and Dies: Simon Says Stamp Little Monster

Patterned Paper: Pebbles Inc. We Go Together 6x6 Paper Pad

Enamel Hearts: Pebbles Inc. We Go Together Epoxy Hearts

Pens: Chameleon

Ink: MFT Hybrid Black Licorice, VersaMark

Embossing Powder: Ranger Liquid Platinum

Tools: Milwaukee Heat Gun (the BEST), EK Success Powder Tool

Have a Happy!

I'm SMITTEN!

Today is the third and final day of the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps January release. Are you LOVING these new stamps and dies? I was so excited to share them with you and I am so excited that I can use them lots now that the world has seen their awesomeness! Today we have another great set with beautiful sentiments and fonts!



This card is simple, I know. But it is also one of those cards that I finished and gasped just a little bit. My and The Hubbums' anniversary just so happened to be on New Year's Eve. As soon as I completed this card I knew it would be the PERFECT anniversary card for him. It's not too feminine, it says exactly the right thing, AND... it just so happens to be in our wedding colors, as well! YAY for perfect timing!



I used set the stamps out on my card front and then used my stamp press to pick them up and stamp them so they would be aligned just so. I used red ink for just one word to give it pop and to emphasize that part a bit, too. This is a happy card. I kind of love it.

Be sure to head on over to the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps blog to check out what the rest of the girls created with this amazing new set, Smitten! Also, be sure to comment over there for your chance to win this awesome set!

Have a Happy!

Tic-Tac-LOVE!

Tic-tac-toe. It's toe. Not love. But love is SO MUCH MORE FUN, you guys! For reals, though. I am back with day two of the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps January release and I'm just as excited about this set as I was about the one yesterday. You've been warned.



Seriously. Where else are you going to find SUCH awesome sentiments? Michele comes up with the BEST phrases to use on cards and this Winner Takes All sentiment is no exception. I am so in love with it! AND... not only do we have this adorable new tic-tac-toe stamp set, but are you seeing that game grid? Yup. That's totally a new Fri-die! And it's AWESOME!!! I cut it several times and stacked it for a nice thick, deep look and I love it! LOVE, I tell you!

There are so many directions you can go with this set! LOTS of tic-tac-toe combinations, but there is even more than that! Be sure to head over to the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps blog to check out what some of the girls did. Dude. They rocked it. AND... you could totally win this stamp set and die, so... yeah... GO! Have fun!

Have a Happy!

MWAH! A Brand New CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Release!

It is time for a brand new release from CAS-ual Fridays Stamps! I am SO in love with this release, you guys! For reals. Totally. I can't wait to share it with you over the next couple of days! Be sure to leave your comments here and then head on over to the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Blog for more inspiration and chances to win the new stamps and dies! Woot! Woot!



This first stamp set is called Mwah! (I know, RIGHT?! SO CUTE!) and the fonts, you guys... seriously...I am loving these fonts so much right now! They are fabulous and so fun to mix and match!



I added just a bit of sparkle to this one using my Wink of Stella over the stamped word and heart. I borrowed the heart from the super cute In the Cards stamp set. But, seriously, you guys - I need you go over to the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps blog and check out what the rest of the girls have done with this set and see the whole set! It is AWESOME! For reals.

Have a Happy!

You're The BEST!

Did you HEAR?! Simon Says Stamp is releasing the Better Together collection today and it is AMAZING!!!! Seriously, you guys, there is so much of this collection that I NEED! I love it. Lots. I got to play with one of the new stamp sets and created a super fun shaker card to share with you today! This is the blocked greetings stamp set and it has coordinating dies available, as well! The dies would be awesome on their own, too! Super versatile!



I loved these fun sentiments and they were just BEGGING to be heat embossed. Of course, THEN I was thinking it would be super fun for them to be shakers, too! YAY!!!! I heat embossed the sentiments directly onto the Judikins Embossable Window Sheets and then used foam tape to create three separate shaker boxes. I filled them with Simon Says Stamp Crystal Reflections sequins. I love the bright colors these sequins add! A touch of washi tape on the edges rounds out the color for a super fun card!



Head on over to the Simon Says Stamp Store to check out the entire Better Together release! You are going to LOVE IT!!!! For reals, though. I can't WAIT to get a few more of these fabulous stamp sets and dies!

Have a Happy!

Share the Love Blog Hop with GIVEAWAYS!

When Jenn over at Shurkus.com asked me to be a part of this super fun blog hop I was not only honored, but excited as well!  I LOVE making fun and unique Valentine's Day cards and, well, as you know, I LOVE sharing them!!!  YAY!!!  AND, there are giveaways, to boot!  DUDE!

I recently won some amazing new goodies from My Mind's Eye and I was itching to pull it out and play, so I decided to use that for my card today!  This is from the Record It!Charmed collection.  YAYNESS!!!



GASP!  But where is the pink?  Where is the red?  Oh, dear ME!!!!  Whatever shall we do?!  Shhh....it is a little known secret that you do not HAVE to use pink and/or red on a Valentine.  I KNOW, RIGHT?!  Shocking news.  I'll give you a moment to take that in.

You good?  K.  Good.  Moving on...

I LOVE the gold, black, and white! Love.it.  AND, I really really love this little quote card!  It is SO perfect for my husband.  For reals.  Seriously perfect.  And those glittery enamel dots?!  SWOON!



Now, if you are just now hearing about this fantastic hop, you are going to want to head on over to Jenn's blog to check out the whole list!  We each have our own day to post, so it's a 14 day gig, here, folks!  Yup.  We know how to party!!!  Yesterday Nicole posted an ADORABLE card and tomorrow we are looking forward to seeing something fabulous from the absolutely adorable (and talented, of course) Paulina!

Sharing the LOVE! Since this is the season of L-O-V-E be sure to leave me a little love and the other hop participants a little love as well throughout this series. (hint: we LOVE comments) Let me know in the comments how you are sharing the LOVE of this blog hop- you can share the link on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Pinterest. The more times you share, and the more days you share the better your odds of winning! I will be randomly picking some sharers and posting them and the prizes at the end of this series.

Have a Happy!!!

I'm BLUE Da Ba Dee Da Ba Die

Today we are doing something just a bit different over at the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps blog!  We have a CHALLENGE for you!  This isn't the CAS-ual Fridays Challenge (although, we have a current one of those, too!), but rather, a fun RANDOM challenge using CAS-ual Fridays stamps and dies!

What are the rules???

Use at least one CAS-ual Fridays Stamp or Fri-Dies set,

 and the color blue

to create a brand new project.

***It can be any style from Clean And Simple *to* Utterly Adorable Layers***

Be sure to say which set(s) you used in your blog or gallery post,

and please provide a link to us so your readers can come join the fun too.

Play as often as you like, and enter your projects into the linky tool at the end of this post

before 11:59 pm eastern on February 14th.

Is there a prize???

How about a guest spot in one of our upcoming release parties?!

The winner will be sent a top secret, brand new and never before seen

 CAS-ual Fridays Stamps set,

and have their project featured on the store blog during Sneak Peek Week!!

And here is the card I created inspired by the BLUE Challenge!

I used the Cupid's Arrows stamp set along with the coordinating arrow die for my card.  I got a fun inked look using Diestress inks.  I've pretty much decided that I need to play with those a bit more often.  You can do some pretty cool stuff with them!

I LOVE this sentiment!  I don't know what it is about it, but it's like the best ever.  For reals, though.  I sprinkled on some sequins and enamel dots to finish off my rather happy blue card.  And, with that, my friends, I encourage YOU to play along with our BLUE challenge!!!

Have a Happy!

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