Instead of Green, We're Going PINK!

Why? Because while, yes, it is St. Patrick's Day and that's pretty awesome, it is ALSO the 17th of the month and that means it's time to check your boobies! We have our monthly blog hop with CAS-ual Fridays Stamps to not only remind you, but to remind you to remind your friends, too! This is also a great chance to encourage those who are fighting through breast cancer right now!



Yup. It's true. And important. And you are important.



Michele is kindly giving away one $25 Gift Certificate to the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps store to THREE people who hop along and comment! Winners will be announced on the CFS blog on 20 March.

If you LOVE these encouraging stamps or any other CAS-ual Fridays Stamps, you can shop with a pretty awesome discount! Just use the code JINGLE2016 for 15% off your order! Fifty percent of the proceeds for the Calling All Sistahs collection is donated to breast cancer awareness research!

Here is the full hop list! Happy Hopping!!!

CAS-ual Fridays Stamps http://cas-ualfridaysstamps.blogspot.com/

Jingle http://justjingle.blogspot.com/

Kelly http://notablenest.blogspot.com/

Laura http://www.lauralscott.com/

Deana http://www.designcreativelybling.com/

Jasmine http://journeywithjasmine.blogspot.com/

Emma http://heartofcraft.blogspot.com/

Lisa http://royalpumpkinart.blogspot.com/

Robbie http://inkedx2.blogspot.com/search/label/CAS

Angie http://schwooo.blogspot.com/

Archana http://handmadecardsbyarchana.blogspot.com/

Joanna http://www.hartybyheart.com/

It's so FLUFFY!!!

Because any opportunity to use a Despicable Me! quote as a post title is a good one. Obviously. Welcome to another Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, folks! This week, we want to see your CUTE & CUDDLY creations! The Design Team is using Simon Says Stamp exclusives in our projects this week. You don't have to use them to play along, but we LOVE them super lots and if you have some we'd LOVE to see you rock 'em, folks!

I decided to use the super cute bunny in the Melody's Easter clear stamp set for my card. I LOVE this bunny! And, due to the fun Cute & Cuddly theme of this challenge, I decided to pull out a supply I haven't used in AGES! My fun flock! Yup. I flocked that bunny up, yo! 

HAHAHAHA! I crack myself up. It's sad, really. For reals, though. I pulled out the Stampendous! white flock and covered my bunny with it using a zig glue pen to adhere the flock. I love how fluffy he looks! I added a strip of the fabulous new plaid patterned paper from Lawn Fawn and some enamel dots to bring on the color. It's a happy card. I like happy cards. 

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IT'S SO FLUFFY!!!! Yes. It bears repeating. Because it is. And that is fabulous.

Now it's YOUR turn to get your Cute & Cuddly on! Create something fabulous (it's gotta be new, remember!) and link it up to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge blog for your chance to win a $50 Gift Certificate to the Simon Says Stamp Store! WHAT?! Yeah, dude. That's pretty darn CUTE, if you ask me. Okay... maybe cute is the wrong word, but give me a break, I'm trying to stick with a theme here, folks. You want to win it. You know this. I know this. Let's do this!

Awesome!!!

I could use some nice warm sunshine today, how about you? I created this fun card for the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps blog using a couple of my favorites! I used Sunbeams and the absolutely epic Wait For It set. Seriously... if you don't have this set, you need it. Nowish. For reals, though. I reach for it SO MUCH! Plus... if you use the JINGLE2016 code, you can get 15% off so you have zero excuses now. DO IT!



To create this card, I stamped the sun in Simon Says Stamp Duckling and then went in with Spectrum Noir colored pencils to add depth and interest to the design. I stamped the sentiment in High Dive ink and coated it with Spectrum Noir Sparkle brush pen in clear. I LOVE how much shimmer it has!!!

Have a happy, folks!

Heh, heh... See What I Did There?

So, here's the thing. I don't usually do sketch challenges. For some reason I tend to struggle a bit with using a sketch for my inspiration. That being said, every now and then I see one that just catches me and I simply MUST give it a shot! This MFT Sketch Challenge sketch, was so very much one of those.

Isn't it fabulous? I had a few ideas, but decided to pull out a few Simon Says Stamp inks and an MFT stamp set I've had for awhile and haven't used yet for my design. I wanted to use a unique color combination, as I've found myself reaching for the same few colors a lot recently and wanted to shake things up a bit. This combo is different, but I kind of love how it turned out!



I stamped the equalizer image repeatedly to create the 'stripes' represented by the sketch. I then die cut the super cute headphones and added those along with the sentiment to complete my card. I super love punny sentiments. Heh, heh...see what I did there? (Okay, so I didn't do it, so much, as MFT kindly did that for me by offering awesome punny sentiments in their sets, but... let's just go with it, K? K. Glad we had this talk.)



The colors are teal, pale blush pink, and thistle. I used black and grey on the headphones to keep them neutral, but also to allow them to pop off the patterned background. I had a ton of fun creating this card! I was quite happy for the sketch challenge and the inspiration it provided!

Have a Happy!

Advent Calendar Extravaganza Time!

Hello, all! I am excited to be participating in the Advent Calendar Extravaganza with Taheerah today! This is a month long event STUFFED with inspiration and prizes, galore! You won't want to miss it!

Advent Calendar Extravaganza is -the- festive event of the season! This ‘hop with a twist’ was dreamed up by Taheerah Atchia and features surprise destinations each day! Joining in the fun with Taheerah are over 60 special guests - each serving up some fantastic Christmas inspiration! Just like an Advent Calendar, you’ll never know where you’re going to be visiting next until you ‘open the door’!

And that’s not all! With 25 *amazing* sponsors taking part as well, your crafty wish list is bound to get a boost with a chance to win a prize EVERY SINGLE DAY!! Today's sponsor is Altenew!

Join in the fun every day at taheerah-atchia.com to see what special surprises wait behind the door!




Because Altenew is sponsoring today, I wanted to pull out some Altenew stamps! YAY! I used the Modern Beadwork stamp set to create a super fun "ugly" sweater style card. I had a BLAST creating this card! 

It’s not a party without a prize - and with prizes every day there are several chances to win! Today’s prize is generously supplied by Altenew, so you’ll definitely want to get your hands on it! Simply leave a comment on this post to enter - then head back to taheerah-atchia.com and leave a comment there too to double your chances! Don’t forget to grab the other surprise destinations from Taheerah’s blog and head over to them to leave comments there as well to improve your odds even more! You have until 7am EST on Thursday 31st December to leave all your comments! 

Don’t forget the Advent Calendar Extravaganza runs from 1st-25th December inclusive so make sure you visit taheerah-atchia.com every day for fabulous inspiration and amazing prizes every single time! Merry Christmas!

Have a Holly Jolly Christmas...

...It's the best time of the year. I don't know if there'll be snow, but have a cup of cheer!

Yup. That's in your head now. You are very welcome, my friends! It's my Christmas gift to you! HA! BUT, it is not for naught! There is a reason I have that little tune singing in my head and now in yours! I am up on the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps blog today with this cute little card and I LOVE these holiday sentiments so much! SO MUCH!



I started by using the Bell Tag Fri-Dies to cut a window in my card front. I then used a stamp positioner to correctly place the sentiment on the layer below. I stamped the holly and colored with Chameleon markers, making it SUPER DUPER easy, since I only needed two pens to get a the perfect look!



I had fun mixing and matching stamp sets on this card! I used the border from Christmas Carols, the holly and sentiment from Merry Kiss-mas, and, of course, the Bell Tag Dies! A bit of May Arts silver string finished it off nicely!

Be sure to head on over to the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps blog for more inspiration!

Have a Happy!