A Bicycle Built for 2

Here is another card I made, using the Unity Stamp Co- February Stampin Store Kit, called "Life is Fabulous." Paper Maniac has this awesome kit in stock at a fabulous price, and the owner ships orders out super-fast!! Its my favorite shop for everything crafty!

Here is a close-up of the adorable bike image and sentiment. This kit is full of adorable images and sentiments this month. I LOVE it!! I also used a sketch from Clean & Simple Stamping- Fall to Layout #75.

Supplies: Stamps: Unity Stamp Co- FEB Stampin Store Kit "Life is Fabulous." Papers: Kraft, Bazzil Red, Neenah White. Ink: Memento- Black, Sand. Accessories: Red Satin Ribbon, Silver pearls, Copics, Nesties- Scalloped rectangles.

Thanks for stopping by!!

On Your New Home...

I absolutely LOOOOVE the Unity Stamp Co February Stampin Store Kit, "Life is Fabulous." Its available only in Stampin Stores, such as, my favorite- Paper Maniac.

We have been snowed-in here in NJ for about 2 days now- we have over 30" of snow and its still falling!!! So, while the baby was on one of his naps, my daughter and I decided to go downstairs and get crafty. This was great fun for me, as I have not been able to create in weeks! Having the baby did wonders for my mojo!! :-)

This stamp set has tons of really cute images and sentiments this month (I know- I say that EVERY month, but that is Unity, they keep getting better!!) I really liked this house image and decided to make a "new home" card, inspired by baby Danny's homecoming.

I was also inspired by the wonderful sketches you can find on the Clean & Simple Stamping blog, this card follows Fall To Layout #76 (FTL76). Only, I combined the 4 squares into one large rectangle for that spot on the card. Every Friday a new sketch is posted, you have to check it out, if you love sketches and love CAS style.

Below, is a close up of the house image, all colored in. Isn't the little furniture adorable?? I had fun coloring those. And, I went with an orange theme, since that is my daughter's favorite color.

Supplies: Stamps: Unity Stamp Co- FEB Stampin Store Kit-"Life is Fabulous." Papers: Prism- White, Bazzil- Orange. Ink: Memento- Black. Copics. Accessories: Orange Polka Dot ribbon.

Welcome Danny!!

I have not been too active on my blog this past month, but it's all for good reason- my husband and I welcomed our second child into our family on Monday, February 15th. The picture above is my daughter Amanda and I before we left for the hospital.

AND...here is our son, Daniel Steven. A sweet bundle of joy, weighing 7lbs-12oz and 18.5" long!

Here's Eric- a proud papa indeed.

This is one of my favorite pictures, doesn't he look sooooo peaceful sleeping in Daddy's arms?

This is one of the first pictures I have with me and my kiddos.

And, here we are going home. Yayyyyyyy! (I could not wait to get out of the hospital and get home) We have been home for a few days now and its been great settling back in. Amanda just adores her little brother (often, we have to tell her to give him some space- she's that close!!).

Hoping to be able to create some cards and pages real soon!

Thank you all for your prayers, well-wishes and kind thoughts. Its an honor to have such wonderfully beautiful, creative friends like you!!

A "SWEET" Saturday with Paper Maniacs

Happy Saturday Peeps!! Paper Maniac has a super-fun theme this week, and its monochromatics- using HOT colors: Reds, Oranges, or Yellows. In the spirit of Valentine's Day, I decided to go with REDS!!

I used the following supplies on this card: Stamps: Unity Stamp Co- December 2009 Stampin' Store Kit (isn't that such an adorable "bingo card" stamp?? I just love it!!) Papers: Kraft, Bazzill- Red and Neenah White, K&Co- Ka-zoo DSP (foil hearts). Ink: Memento- Lady Bug. Accessories: MS Loops Punch, Red satin ribbon, white gel pen, clear glitter glue.

Have you seen that OCC (Our Creative Corner) now has a sketch challenge site?? I used OCC Sketch #1 for the card layout above. Chek out the new blog for fun sketches on Thursdays.

AND- Patti is getting new product into the Paper Maniac store almost daily. I am sooooo excited to see the new stamps and paper lines especially. She is also carrying all the Unity Stamp Co new releases, as well as Flourishes. You will also see over 30 new lines of designer papers arriving shortly! Eeeeeek.

Have a fabulous Valentine's Day!!

SMC Challenge Day!!

It's Friday and that means its SMC Challenge Day!! Our challenge to you today is to use the colors RED, PINK and WHITE and make a Valentine's Day themed card, with an SMC image. (If you dont have any SMC images yet, don't worry, you can pick one up today at the Challenge Blog for FREE!!!)

Our sponsor this week is Tellen's Place and one lucky winner will be recieving a $10.00 gift certificate to the Tellen's Place store for participating in the challenge.

Spend some time on the Tellen's Place blog, it's a pretty neat place with some really adorable images.

For my card, I used the following supplies: Image: SMC- Heart Flowers. Sentiment: Unity Stamp Co- January 2010 KOM. Papers: Kraft, Prism-Iced Pink. Ink: Memento- Rose Bud and Angel Pink. Copics-R85 and R46. Accessories: MS Pink Pearls and Clear Glitter Glue.

The sketch is from Clean & Simple Stamping, and its FTL #74. I love the sketches on this site, they are so inspiring and help me throw together a card nice and quick. (AND...I need CAS, nice and quick style cards lately as my stampy time has been sooooooo limited).

Also ***Sew Many Cards is having a birthday sale on all of the 2009 images - 30 images for $10- that's less than .35 cents per image! Come celebrate with us!!***

Have a wonderful day!!

All you need is LOVE

Are you ready for a SUPER FUN HOP, today?? The Paper Maniac girls have been waiting patiently for today to arrive, and it's finally here. So, get ready to be inspired by some favorite Beatles tunes and lots of inspiring eye candy along the way. Oh, and there will be some fabulous prizes awarded as well!!

If you have arrived from Krista's Blog, you are on the right track. If not, head back to the Paper Maniac store blog and start from there- you won't want to miss a single blog!!

As you can see, I was inspired by the Beatles song, "All you need is Love." I just love that song, and it's lyrics are soooo catchy, I find myself singing it in my head sometimes. Paper Maniac just stocked the new We R Memory Keepers paper pads- Tiffany's is used here. And, would you look at that- the song lyrics are printed right on the papers!!! Love it!! I also used the Unity Stamp Co- JAN Store Kit- Livin' and Lovin' Life. Ink: Memento. Accessories: Spellbinders- Labels 9 and Glossy Accents (on the shoes and umbrella).

Ok, now for the PRIZES:

Prize #1

One random blog hopper will win a deluxe prize package that includes one mini-deck of all three of the new Cosmo Cricket papers, a package of American Crafts pearl brads, and the new Flourishes clouds background stamp.

All you have to do to win this prize is leave a comment on each of the participating blogs.

Prize #2

If you are not a registered customer, Sign up in the store now!

https://www.papermaniac.com/create_account.php

One new customer registering on January 30-31 will be randomly selected to win

a $20.00 gift certificate.

Winners will be announced on the Paper Maniac Blog!!

Thanks so much for stopping by, enjoy your hop!

**NEXT STOP: KATY TIPTON**

SMC New Release Hoppity Hop!!

Welcome to the Sew Many Cards New Release Blog Hop!!

We’re so glad you could join us this week for a chance to see Angela’s new releases and have a chance at winning some great prizes!!

This little cutie is called Duncan’s Egg. Doesn’t he have the cutest expression on his face? I paired him with some cutesy valentine papers from the K&Co- Ka-Zoo line, and a sweet sentiment from Unity Stamp Co’s Lollipop Tree- You and Me. I even popped him up on dimensionals so it looks like he is jumping out of the egg!


Our sponsors this month are Wags N’ Whiskers and Simon Says Stamp!

To win a $25 Gift Certificate to the Wags N’ Whiskers Store and a new release stamp from Wags N’ Whiskers you MUST comment on EACH design team members blog.

Would you also like a chance to win a $10 Gift Certificate to Simon Says Stamp and the entire line of Sew Many Cards new releases…then we have a special challenge this week for you during our blog hop…You’ll find all the details on the last stop of our hop!

Please stop by each of the Sew Many Cards design team members blogs and leave a friendly comment, and be sure to leave us an email or link to your blog when you finish the hop at our challenge blog!!

If you have arrived here from Angela’s AMAZING Blog, you are on the right track.
**Your next stop in the hop will be Ceal’s SUPA-Fabulous Blog.**

Enjoy all the eye candy.

If you lose your way the list for the order is here and at Sew Many Challenges.

Angela -OWNER
Jessica K
Ceal
Nicole
Kim G
Mary D
Cheri
Suzanne K
Melissa
Gwen H
Maria L
Deanette W
Jeri – SMC DT Coordinator
Gloria M
Jeanette C
Audrey E
Kym W
Amber H
Kym B
Mary S
Sarabeth – SMC LO Coordinator
Tink
Sherry L
Dawnn S
Michele L
Sarah
Patricia St. M
Tammy M
Sew Many Challenges Blog

Thanks for stopping by!!

SMC Challenge Day!!

Hello everyone!! Happy Friday!! Its SMC challenge day, and unfortunately, I don't have a card sample to share with you today- I have not been able to stamp all week, because I have the FLU! I have not felt this bad in a really long time! :-(

I did want to share the challenge with you, and our sponsor information as well. I hope you can find the time to participate this week, as your playing for a really fun prize.

Our challenge this week is a color challenge: use the colors Purple, White and a splash of black on your card. (You can use any colors you want on your image)

All of the requirements to play along can be found on the CHALLENGE BLOG. If you need an SMC image to play along, today is freebie Friday, and its a cutie today. You can pick up your freebie image on the challenge blog, or you can also brows the SMC Store.

Our Sponsor this week is COSMO CRICKET!!! Here's what you will be playing for:

A Jolly, By Golly crafting kit!! Good luck, and hope you can play along.

Paper Maniac Inspiration Saturday

Hello, and Happy Saturday!! Hope y'all have FUN weekends planned and hopefully you can grab some crafty time too. I have to work today, and Sunday we have a family event to attend, however, I am hoping to grab some crafty time to play with my new goodies from Paper Maniac!! The card above was made with some of those new goodies: the Unity Stamp Co January Stampin Store Kit, Basic Grey Origins paper (which I must say, is OH so YuMmY), some new rectangle nesties, and that gorgeous lace eyelet trim came in the box too.

Here is a detail shot showing the gorgeous trim, papers, and nesties.

Supplies: Stamps: Unity Stamp Co- Jan Stampin Store Kit. Papers: Ivory base, Basic Grey- Origins DSP. Ink: Memento- Black and Dandelion (used to sponge some color onto the trim). Accessories: Copics, Large rectangle nesties and Large scalloped rectangle nesties (check out the sale on Nesites 4-packs- until January 18th!!) eyelet trim, green pearls, glitter glue, and Martha Stewart Double Loops punch.

Thanks so much for stopping by, have a FABULOUS weekend.

Its SMC Challenge Day!!

It's Friday, and that means it is SMC Challenge day!! Our challenge today is called, "Anything Goes in the New Year." And, your challenge is to use an SMC image in your project with any colors, papers, layout, etc.

Anything Goes.....

Our sponsor today is STAMPS ALIVE. They will be giving one lucky winner an awesome prize package of: Cuttlebugs Combo Folder- Damask (a $15.00 value). Woot!

All you have to do is create a card with an SMC image (or any digital image) following the challenge listed at the SMC Challenge Blog. AND, if you don't have any SMC images yet....we offer a freebie on Fridays, which can be picked up at the SMC blog as well!

My card today uses MOJO Monday Sketch #121, and the following supplies: Digital Stamp: Sew Many Cards- PJ the Penguin. Stamps: PTI- Snowfall Additions (sentiments). Papers: SU Night of Navy, White. Imaginisce- Polar Expressions DSP. Ink: SU- Night of Navy. Accessories: White Signo gel pen, Copics, Corner Rounder Punch, Circle Punches, Scalloped Circle punch and PTI Ocean Tides stitched ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you can join us in the fun challenges this month!

Winner of the SMC Image!!

Hi Everyone-

Thank you for all of the wonderful comments on Friday's post, you are all so sweet and inspiring. Jayden sure is a cutie, and I'm sure you will be seeing alot more of him in the future!

***True Random Number Generator Min: 1 Max: 42 Result: 40

Powered by RANDOM.ORG ***

Savannah O'Gwynn is the winner of the Jayden Free Hearts digital image!!

Congrats Savannah, I will be contacting you with information on how you claim your prize.

We will be holding a new challenge on Friday, on our new SMC blog.

Please stop by to join in the fun.

http://sewmanychallenges.com

It's Just Another {IPPITY} Monday

It's just another {Ippity} Monday....doesn't that sound so much better than Manic Monday?? I am really starting to like Mondays now, of course its probably only because I get to spend it with such lovey, talented friends, like YOU!

I'll be honest, I had a hard time making a card this week. I had all sorts of ideas running through my head, and I even ended up throwing my first card away- after showing it to hubby, and he just went, "Oh, thats uhhhhh, cute??" Hahaha- CUTE?? No, it was not cute. Into the garbage it went. So, I decided to go CAS (clean and simple) again this week. It works for me.

I was so happy to be able to use the Ippity kit- Life's Little Moments on this card. I originally thought I would just use this kit on my scrapbooking pages- but its so versatile, you can pretty much use it on any project. YAY!!

I used Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch #51, which inspired my card layout. You have to check out the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenges, they are so much fun to play along with!!

Supplies: Stamps: Ippity- Life's Little Moments. Papers: SU: Kraft, Naturals Ivory and Sassafrass- Sunshine Lollipops DSP. Ink: Vivid-Brick. Accessories: Checked Ribbon- Michaels, Flower- Prima, Dew Drops- Robins Nest, and Button- Foof-a-la.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Don't forget to check out all the other talented ladies, who are showcasing some awesome Ippity inspiration for you today.

AND, I will be back later to post the winner of the SMC Image- Jayden, Free Hearts, used in Friday's post, below. There's still time to leave a comment. Hooray!

PM Inspiration Saturday

Hello Paper Maniacs! Here's a "Sweet" little card I made to inspire you on this Saturday morning. I used the December Store Kit from Unity Stamp Co, which is available at the Paper Maniac Store. Don't you just LOVE that valentine's bingo card stamp?? The December kit is FULL of cutesy valentine's images and sentiments, perfect for all those valentine's we'll be making soon!


I also made this card for the Hope Stamps Eternal Cupcake Inspiration Challenge (CIC40) and used Taylored Expressions Sketch #96. I am so glad I had some time to play these challenges this week too. I have been following them for some time, but just never had enough time to participate. (I think thats because my days off this week, were actually days off, and not filled with other appointments. YAY. I'll have to make a point to do that more often.)


Don't forget to sign up for the Paper Maniac Magical Mystery Blog Hop, scheduled for January 30th. All the information, and sign up can be found on the Paper Maniac Storefront. Its going to be a great hop- filled with fun, friendship, inspiration and, of course, PRIZES!


Supplies: Stamps: Unity Stamp Co- December STORE Kit "Sweet Affections." Papers: Prism- Pinks, Sassafrass- Sunshine Lollipops DSP. Ink: Memento- Rose Bud. Accessories: PTI Lemon Tart Ribbon, and distressing.


Thanks for stopping by, have a wonderful day!!

SMC New Release Blog Hop

Its NEW RELEASE day at Sew Many Cards and to celebrate, we are having a HUGE Blog Hop. It's my first Hop as part of their awesome Design Team, and I am extremely excited to share this digital stamp image above, with you. That little giraffe's name is Jayden, isn't he sooooo adorable carting around his valentines? Leave a comment on my blog, telling me just how cute he is, and you will be entered to win this digital image. I will randomly pick a winner from all comments on January 11th.





Today we are sponsored by DOODLE BEANS DIGITAL STAMPS, and they are giving away an awesome prize package to ONE LUCKY Winner. Are you ready?? The GRAND PRIZE is: a $10 Gift Certificate to Doodle Beans Digital Stamps and a $15 Gift Certificate to Amazon.com! WOW. Thats a really great prize. TO WIN: Visit EVERY Blog listed below, and leave a comment on EVERY blog.



Here's the lineup for today's blog hop- also leave a comment on EACH DT blog for a chance to win the digital image showcased on that blog!

SEW MANY CARDS NEW RELEASE BLOG HOP LINE UP

SEW MANY CARDS -- http://digital.sewmanycards.com/

Amber H -- http://ambersantics.blogspot.com/

Audrey E -- http://hippieaud.blogspot.com/

Ceal P -- http://simplybeautifulcreations.blogspot.com/

Cheri G -- http://creationsdecheri.blogspot.com/

Dawnn S -- http://scrapingd.blogspot.com/

Deanette W -- http://deanettesdelight.blogspot.com/

Gloria M -- http://craftergm.blogspot.com/search/label/Digital

Jeanette C -- http://creativeplayischeaperthantherapy.blogspot.com/

Jeri Moody -- http://craftyjsplace.blogspot.com/

Jessica K -- http://mysanitydependsonstamping.blogspot.com/

Kim G -- http://kimsscrappyspace.blogspot.com/

Kym B -- http://kymkreations.blogspot.com/

Kym W -- http://nanaskeepsakes.blogspot.com/

Maria L -- http://www.riacreations.blogspot.com/

Mary D -- http://marydemmons.blogspot.com/

Mary S -- http://purrfectsentiments.blogspot.com/

Melissa W -- http://melissasuewright.blogspot.com/

Michele L -- http://enchantedstamper.blogspot.com/

Patricia G -- http://patriciagrc98.blogspot.com/

Patricia St. M -- http://rubberstampingismygame.blogspot.com/

Sarabeth Burke -- http://scraphappie.blogspot.com/

Sarah T -- http://auntbeespickles.blogspot.com/

Sherry L -- http://thepaperpalace21.blogspot.com/

Suzanne K-- http://justlovestamping.blogspot.com/

Tammy M -- http://createwhenican.blogspot.com/

SEW MANY CARDS NING COMMUNITY -- http://sewmanycards.ning.com/group/sewmanyreleasespartyspot/forum/topics/january-new-release-blog-hop

Supplies: Stamps: Sew Many Cards Digital Image: Jayden Free Hearts, Stampin Up- Sweet Thing (sentiment). Papers: Prism, October Afternoon- Ducks in a Row DSP. Ink: Memento and Copics for coloring image (B12, B14, E57, YR31, Y32, C3, C5, BV00 and RV11). Accessories: distressing, circle punches 1" and 1 1/4".

Thanks so much for stopping by, enjoy the HOP!!