Give Thanks

The day is here !!

It's New Release Blog Hop Day at

If you have arrived at my blog from the talented 

Elizabeta's blog

then you are in the right place!

If not, start back at the beginning at the

TCM Blog

 and get started there because

when you do, you could win big!   
All SIX stamp sets !!!

More on that in a sec.

It's a bittersweet post today as TCM says farewell to
designer Amy Tsuruta  : (
She has been a part of the TCM family from the very beginning
and will be missed by us all.
I have the pleasure of continuing the creative journey with her
at The Play Date Cafe, so I am one lucky girl!
We'll miss you at TCM, Amy!

I'm totally excited about the new challenge over at

 

because this card is a sure-fit for their theme.

Clean and Simple.
I've had this window card in my stash for y.e.a.r.s and thought this
pumpkin from the 'Fall with Fibi and Lilly' set was just perfect.
I love the mix of fonts in the sentiment from the 'Fall Blessings' set.

I know you will see all the sets on the TCM Website, so I am going
to show you a very special one here...

This terrific set is 'Golden Days' designed by my friend

Karen Baker for TCM and for a limited time is only available

as a gift with a purchase of $50 or more.

I used this set in my post from yesterday as well...

you can check it out here

So here is how you can win....

Visit each designer's blog on the hop, leave a comment

You have until 9:00pm PDT, Sunday September 23rd to do so.

They are all on sale today!!!

Don't wait!

Look forward to your comment and I will keep my fingers

crossed that YOU are a winner!

The next stop on the hop IS the talented


Karen Baker's blog 

 

Enjoy the hop !  There is a lot of beautiful inspiration
out there for you by some of the most talented designers around.


Project Recipe:

Cardstock: Bazzill
Patterned Paper: Farmhouse by Crate Paper
Stamps:  Fall with Fibi & Lilly, Fall Blessings
both from The Craft's Meow

Embellishments:  brads from Craft Essentials

Happy Earth Day !

I am pretty sure this is a first for me in the 16+ years I've been

a paper crafter....I'm celebrating with a card for...

As soon as I got the newest stamps from Paper Smooches, I just

new I was headed for an Earth Day card, no question!

This design is ala my dear friend, Savannah O'Gwynn.

Doesn't this look like something Savvy would put together ?

I am a huge fan of everything she does but she IS the master of whimsy !

I've been collecting sheets of alphabets for about six months now and decided

it was time to start using them and I managed to do that with this card!

'Happy' is from Authentique

'Earth' is from Prima

'Day' is from Echo Park

The base paper is from MME's Fine & Dandy 'Girl' 6x6 pad.

I thought it worked perfectly with these stamps.

I used a little Stickles around the cloud for some additional texture.

How about those tall trees from Paper Smooches ?!

All the paper-piecing was done with a variety of papers 

{ see recipe below }

I also pulled out the 'Forest Whimsy' set from PS as well because no 

little forest is complete with a a tree stump and a squirrel to join the party!

So happy you stopped by today!

Thank you as always, for all your kind comments

left along the way....

Project Recipe:

Patterned Paper:  Fine & Dandy & Honeycake from My Mind's Eye

Portrait by Crate Paper & Blossom by Jillibean Soup

Stamps:  Forest Whimsy & Spring Groves by Paper Smooches

Embellishments: Alphas by: Prima, Authentique & Echo Parks
pearls by Recollections, Stickles in stardust by Ranger

Sending Hugs

It's time again for another beautiful 

color challenge over at

The Play Date Cafe.

Because of the Thanksgiving holiday, this will be a

TWO-WEEK CHALLENGE!

 I love every single color story that Jaclyn chooses

for our challenges and this one is no exception!

Speaking of Jax, she just returned from the

Paper Crafts Magazine Cruise and will be

sharing her photos over on her blog.

It's funny...even though friends like Jax don't live

near me, I still 'miss' them when they are away.

I feel more content knowing she is back : )

I have had the new 'Farmhouse' collection from

Crate Paper for awhile now and have been so

anxious to play with it.  This challenge was

the perfect opportunity because the colors are

so spot on.

It's a fairly simple, straightforward design here.

All the details on what I used are below.

We are sponsored this week by my friend

Kelly Marie over at Lawn Fawn.

Don't forget, this is a  

TWO-WEEK CHALLENGE,

so you have plenty of time to play along.

I'll see you over at The Cafe!

Project Recipe: 

Designer Paper:  Farmhouse Collection by Crate Paper

Ink: French Roast from A Muse Studio
Stamps: On the Mend by Lawn Fawn 

Embellishments: Chipboard Stickers from Farmhouse Collection 
by Crate Paper,

Copper Seam Binding from Vintage Findings by Making Memories
Tools: Lacey Circles from Spellbinders,
Leaves & Swirls EF from Sizzix/BasicGrey

Jingle Joy!

Click Here for the

'Color Splash Challenge'

at The Play Date Cafe

Click Here for the
The Twinery/Stamps of Life
Blog Hop

It's a running theme on my blog today...

Joy! 

This is day #4 of the

If you are joining me from my friend

Laura's blog, then you are in the

right spot and haven't missed a thing! There are some pretty great

shopping sprees up for grabs if you hop along with us.

Just make sure to leave a comment 

on each of our

blogs along the way to be eligible to win!

Today I am featuring the new dies & matching stamps

called 'Jingle Joy' from Lil' Inker Designs.

This is the cutest set!!!

The letters were created with the dies and then stamped

with the houndstooth pattern included in the set.

I created the jingle bell using silver metallic

cardstock.  I love how dimensional it is!

The designer paper is from 

Crate Paper's

Peppermint Collection.

I hope you've been hopping with us this week.

Don't forget...leave a quick note to let me

know you stopped by and you could win one

of three shopping sprees from Lil' Inker Designs.

Next stop on the hop is my very creative friend,

Jen del Muro.  

I know she has something fabby to share!

Project Recipe: 
Designer Paper:  Peppermint Collection from Crate Paper

Ink: Tuxedo Black by Memento
Stamps: Jingle Joy from Lil' Inker Designs

Tools: Jingle Joy & Holly Jolly die cuts from Lil' Inker Designs, Big Shot  

Embellishments: Gems from Recollections

A Farmhouse Thanksgiving

Here we are at Day #3 of the

New Release Blog Hop for

 If you've made your way here by way of the

very creative  

Savvy O'Gwynn's blog,

the you are right where you should be!

If not, I invite you to start back at the

beginning of the hop at the

Sweet Stamp Shop blog.

Because it's a hop and during new release week,

you have a chance to win 

the featured set each day,

all you have to do is......

Visit each blog and leave some love

 

 I know I repeat myself a lot, but I really did enjoy

playing with this set.

When I started working on this card, I knew that

I wanted to create a sense of the 1960's.

This beautiful designer paper made just the right 'wallpaper'

to take me back to my great-grandmother's house

as a small child.

Yes...I went back to a little paper-piecing with the

pie and the pie plate and I really love the print.

All of this beautiful designer paper is from 

Crate Paper's new Farmhouse Collection. 

I hope you are enjoying the 'sneak peeks' from

Sweet Stamp Shop this week and

I appreciate that you stopped by...

Don't forget to leave a comment before

you move on to the next designer and make sure

to visit each blog on the hop...here is the hop list for today:

Sweet Stamp Shop Blog
Savannah
Julie Ranae

{you are here}
Agnieszka
Geny
Nicole
Leigh Ann
Lindsay

We visit the wonderful country of Great Britain

for our next creative designer,

Aga.

Have fun!

Project Recipe: 

Designer Paper: 'Farmhouse' Collection by Crate Paper
Ink: 'Tuxedo Black' by Memento from A Muse Studio
Stamps:  'Thanksgiving 'Owl'fits' by Sweet Stamp Shop

Tools:  Pumpkin Vine EF by Cuttlebug, 
Sentiment Flags by Lil' Inker Designs, Big Shot
Corner Rounder punch by Fiskars
Embellishments: mini brads by Recollections