Cool Scoop Birthday

Hi there!  Today I get to share my last Sweet Stamp Shop card as a member of their Design Team.  I have really enjoyed working with Nicole and the rest of the DT girls, helping Nicole start this fun new company.  Thank you so much Nicole for asking me to be a part of the inaugral team, I loved it!!!  I used one of my favorite all time sets, Cool Scoop, to create a sweet birthday card.

I started by creating a background with the cute little spoon and heart images, using some favorite colors - fuschia and turquoise!  Them I stamped my sweet ice cream cone and colored it with Prismacolor pencils with a little gamsol blending.  I trimmed it out and added it to the embossed panel, before outlining it with glitter.  I really like how the ice cream turned out even though I am so not a "colorer" - I will try to do it more often!

Thank you all for stopping by and for supporting me on my little journey with Sweet Stamp Shop!  I hope you all have a sweet start to the week!!

Against The Grain

Good Morning!  Today I get to share another fun card I made with the new Against the Grain set from Sweet Stamp Shop!  It is such a fun set, full of possibilities, able to be used exclusively or easily combined with other sets. 

I took a more masculine approach to this card, using blues and browns and a simple layout.  I am sure that men do not appreciate pink or big poofy bows, but usually they are fine with a little twine and more subdued colors.  I used the large stamp on the bottom to create a background and then added the little circles along the top, instead of stamping each individually, I lined them up on my block and stamped them all at once.  I love that Nicole included 4 separate circles in the set. 

 
Hope you are having a great week!  Thanks for visiting today...we are finally getting some weather this week, here comes winter:)!!

Sweet Stamp Shop Scoops

Today I get to share a fun Sweet Stamp Shop card using the Cool Scoop set, which I love! 

I used the individual scoop and paper pieced it with lots of purply, dotty patterned papers!  Then I stacked them right up on a kraft piece that had been embossed with a sort of waffle cone type pattern.  I added a little light purple strip on the bottom to showcase the sentiments!  Perfect little card for a girl's birthday!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!!

Sweet Stamp Shop New Release Day 2

Hello and welcome to the first day of the Sweet Stamp Shop new release blog hop!

If you arrived here from Donna's blog, then you're in the right place. If not, you might want to start at the beginning, Sweet Stamp Shop.

Today we are previewing the swanky new Against the Grain set, it features a really cool woodgrain pattern that you will love!  I have a simple card to share today with a great layout.  Sometimes time is short but you want a card that packs a punch, well this layout will do it.  It works for all kinds of shapes too, definitely will do it with hearts for Valentine's Day!

Now, hop on over to Aga's blog for more inspiration!

Nicole is also offering a great deal if you buy one of the new release sets, you will the get the other for 40% off! The coupon code is JAN40!

One more thing, don't forget that Sweet Stamp Shop is looking for some fresh faces for their next design team, all the details are here! You have until the 17th to apply! Good luck!!

Sweet Stamp Shop Release Hop

Hello and welcome to the first day of the Sweet Stamp Shop new release blog hop! 

If you arrived here from Donna's blog, then you're in the right place.  If not, you might want to start at the beginning, Sweet Stamp Shop.

Today we are previewing the new Sentimental Birds set, which I totally love.  Some of you lucky folks *might* already have it from last months Scrapbook Steals deal but for the rest of you, it's brand new.  It is a set with lots of nice sentiments and some cute birdies hanging out!  I am going to share two cards I made with it, the one from last months steal and a new one. 

This first card is full of pink and lots of lovey dovey sayings!  I just used some Fresh Ink (Fuschia and Slate) to create the background and added a felt heart to the bottom.  Easy peasy!!

Now for my second card, I used lots of different inks to create that rainbow bird background, love how it turned out.  Then I just glued strips of card stock in a rainbow on a thin piece of card stock before die cutting it and adding the sentiment.  At the last minute I decided to add those small glittery hearts, they are my favorite element on this one!

Now, hop on over to Aga's blog for more inspiration! 

Nicole is also offering a great deal if you buy one of the new release sets, you will get the other for 40% off!  The coupon code is JAN40!

One more thing, don't forget that Sweet Stamp Shop is looking for some fresh faces for their next design team, all the details are here!  You have until the 17th to apply!  Good luck!!

Happy New Year

Hello there!  How is everyone?  How was your Christmas?  Our's was fantastic and we have had a week full of fun get togethers.  We even get to make a fun little getaway for New Year's!  Today I am sharing a great New Year's card using Sweet Stamp Shop sets!  I used Sweet Alpha Doodles, Sweet Victoria, and Cool Scoop (for the hearts) to create a sparkly, pretty card!

I had fun incorporating all of these stamp sets into one card and making it sparkly and shine like New Year's should be!  I used some dark blue shimmer cardstock and some silver cardstock with silver ink and lots of glitter!!  I love how the word background turned out on the bottom, such a fun thing to do with alphabet stamps!

Thank you for stopping by today!  Wishing you all a very Happy New Year and a great start to 2012!  I'll be back after the holiday, another Sweet Stamp Shop release is on the horizon! 

Sweet Christmas

Hello there!!!  Only three more days until Christmas and I have a fun last minute card to share!  I used some Sweet Stamp Shop sets to create this super simple card, easily made and completely mailable!  I used Sweet Alpha Doodles to create the focal point sentiment strips and Tree Traditions to create the background. 

First I created the background with red and green inks using the larger two snowflakes from Tree Traditions on a crisp, white card base.  Then I made my banners using Sweet Alpha Doodles, easy peasy!

Thanks so much for stopping by and visiting today and everyday!  I wish you and your's a very Merry Christmas!! 

Look at them Apples

It's Tuesday and my day to post a sweet card for you!  Today I used the super cute set, "The Core of It" from Sweet Stamp Shops very first release!  I can't believe it has almost been 6 months!  Nicole has some super cute things coming up in January too, you won't want to miss them!  I combined the apples with a partial sentiment from "Hello Beautiful" for a simple card. 

I started by simply stamping some of the apple slices on Kraft cardstock and coloring them a bit with green, red, and a white gel pen for the seeds.  Then I trimmed them out and decided to overlap and line them up along my card.  I used a pretty piece of patterned paper from Echo Park as a background, love those polka dots!  Then I punched a fancy label and stamped just the Hello sentiment.  I lined it all up and adhered before deciding to add two cute buttons - quick and easy!

So that's it today, a cute card easy to customize for any occasion or with a different color scheme!  Thanks for visiting today and I hope your week is going great!

Scrapbook Steals!

Woohoo, have I got a deal to share with you today....just head on over to Scrapbook Steals to see some super special pricing and bundles of Sweet Stamp Shop sets.  One or two just *might* be sets that haven't been released yet, but you can get them first!  In fact I can't even share my project with you today (just the teeny tiny peek above) cause I made it with a yet to be released set, but click on over to their blog and you can see it in it's entirety and lots of other great *new* samples by the whole DT!  Happy shopping!  Have a great weekend!  Eeeek, only 16 more days until Christmas!

Sweet Stamp Shop Release Day

Welcome to release day for Sweet Stamp Shop!!  Hooray, today you can buy any or all of the three new sets!  Today we are all showing off the new set, Buddy Bee.  It is perfect for all dog owners and lovers.  The dog is so cute and all the accessories are perfect!  Again, if you made it here from Donna's blog, you are right on track.  If not, you might want to start back at the Sweet Stamp Shop blog so you don't miss a thing!!

I immediately thought of Clifford when I saw the cute dog in this set, maybe it's because my three year old watches Clifford almost every morning!  At any rate, along that vein, I had to make a red dog!  Isn't he cute!!  I really like how this tag turned out, perfect for tying around a little treat for your four legged friend!

Anyhow, be sure not to miss any inspiration today and hop on over to Aga's blog next! And just in case you want the whole list in order, here you go:

Sweet Stamp Shop

Julie Ranae

Savannah O'Gwynn

Lindsay Amrhein

Donna Mikasa

Geny Cassady

Aga

Leigh Ann Baird

Nicole Rixon

So, you know Nicole wouldn't have a hop without some prizes right??!! This time, she is offering a giveaway of each of the new sets. All you have to do is leave a comment on each of the designers blogs. For an additional entry, just "like" Sweet Stamp Shop on FB and follow their blog, and ours too!

And one more bonus entry:
Share our give-a-way and new release blog hop with your friends on facebook, your blog, or just maybe in an email... let us know you did so on our facebook wall... and presto, another entry!
One more thing, on Friday when all the sets will be revealed in their entirety and go on sale, there will also be a new release sale! You can get 25% off any set of your choice, including the new releases! The coupon code is NRD25 and it's good through this Sunday!!

Thank you so much for stopping by today!  Have a great weekend!

Sweet Stamp Shop Release Hop Day 2

Hey there and welcome to the first day of Sweet Stamp Shop's new release hop for December. There are three sets being released on December 2nd - that's Friday!! Today the DT is showing off projects made with the new set Spectacle.  This is a cute set with images of glasses, perfect for all of us geeks:)!  So if you got here from Donna's blog, then you're right on track. If not, you might want to start at the Sweet Stamp Shop blog so you don't miss a thing!!

So here's my girly, geeky card!  I just love the girly colors and the little hearts on all the glasses - which I had to add glitter to, of course!  And that patterned paper is so cute, it's from Echo Park, the Springtime collection!  I added a little die cut sentiment, nothing fancy just a fun card! 

Anyhow, be sure not to miss any inspiration today and hop on over to Aga's blog next! And just in case you want the whole list in order, here you go:

Sweet Stamp Shop

Julie Ranae

Savannah O'Gwynn

Lindsay Amrhein

Donna Mikasa

Geny Cassady

Aga

Leigh Ann Baird

Nicole Rixon

So, you know Nicole wouldn't have a hop without some prizes right??!! This time, she is offering a giveaway of each of the new sets. All you have to do is leave a comment on each of the designers blogs. And for an additional entry all you have to do is "like" Sweet Stamp Shop on FB and follow their blog!

And for one more bonus entry:
Share our give-a-way and new release blog hop with your friends on facebook, your blog, or just maybe in an email... let us know you did so on our facebook wall... and presto, another entry!

One more thing, on Friday when all the sets will be revealed in their entirety and go on sale, there will also be a new release sale! You can get 25% off any set of your choice, including the new releases! The coupon code is NRD25!

Thank you so much for stopping by today and be sure to come back tomorrow for another sneak peek!!

Sweet Stamp Shop Release Hop

Hey there and welcome to the first day of Sweet Stamp Shop's new release hop for December.  There are three sets being released on December 2nd - that's Friday!!  Today the DT is showing off projects made with the new set Sweet Victoria.  It is such a pretty set, unlike anything else SSS has released.  I really like it!  So if you got here from Donna's blog, then you're right on track.  If not, you might want to start at the Sweet Stamp Shop blog so you don't miss a thing!!

For my card today, I created a background with the two different sized flowers and the leaves in the set, aren't those pretty?  I then added a little half frame and a sweet little border.  So easy and pretty, I love the two shades of purple together and the splash of green sets it off so well. 
Anyhow, be sure not to miss any inspiration today and hop on over to Aga's blog next!  And just in case you want the whole list in order, here you go:

Sweet Stamp Shop

Julie Ranae

Savannah O'Gwynn  

Lindsay Amrhein  

Donna Mikasa  

Geny Cassady 

Aga  

Leigh Ann Baird 

Nicole Rixon

So, you know Nicole wouldn't have a hop without some prizes right??!!  This time, she is offering a giveaway of each of the new sets.  All you have to do is leave a comment on each of the designers blogs.  And if you want an additional entry, just "like" Sweet Stamp Shop on FB and follow their blog!

And for one more bonus entry:
Share our give-a-way and new release blog hop with your friends on facebook, your blog, or just maybe in an email... let us know you did so on our facebook wall... and presto, another entry!

One more thing, on Friday when all the sets will be revealed in their entirety and go on sale, there will also be a new release sale!  You can get 25% off any set of your choice, including the new releases!  The coupon code is NRD25!

Thank you so much for stopping by today and be sure to come back tomorrow for another sneak peek!!

Old School Rock

Hey there!  It's almost Thanksgiving here in the US and my little boy has the week off school.  We are really looking forward to a fun Thanksgiving and the start of the Christmas season!  Today I get to share a fun card made with one of Sweet Stamp Shop's "originals" - Old School Rock!  This is my first time using it and I had some fun with it for sure!  I combined it with the border from Sweet Tooth which is one of my favorites, so many uses for those whimsical little circles.

I started this card with the diagonal circle pattern using some Distress inks, then I added the border.  I stamped the tape on some Basic Grey manilla paper and then sponged some ink around it.  After adhering the tape, I thought it needed a little something so I added the individual dots around it in little clusters.  And look at that cute sentiment, Nicole has some of the funnest says in her sets!!

Thanks for stopping by today and have a fabulous week and a Happy Thanksgiving!!

Birthday Doodles

Hello there and happy Tuesday!  Today I get the pleasure of sharing a fun card made with one of Sweet Stamp Shop's new releases, Sweet Alpha Doodles!  I love this whimsical set of letters, numbers, symbols, and frames; seriously it is jam packed with images!  And Nicole was nice enough to include multiples of popular letters to make spelling out names and sentiments even easier!

I decided to make a little number strip and pair it with some happy, colorful patterned paper from My Mind's Eye.  Then I spelled out Happy Birthday with the letters and stamped a cute background.  I added a cute star with the birthday age highlighted, so so cute!!

Thanks for stopping by today, have a great week!! 

Sports Fever

Today is my day to share a cute Sweet Stamp Shop creation with you, this time using one of the new sets, Sports Fever!  I love the cute girlie sports images in this set, they are so fun!

For my card today, I chose the football image cause that's the time of year we are in right?!  I created a little background with it and the hearts and also added in the smaller hearts from the Cool Scoop set.  I added a little banner type strip with the sentiment stamped all over it in red (tone on tone stamping makes a nice understated impact I think).  Then I added the cute heart with the sentiment again and coordinating rhinestones along the bottom.  Overall I was satisfied with how this came together and you could totally use the same concept for any of the sports represented!

Thank you for stopping by today, I hope you all have a fabulous weekend!  A fabulous LONG weekend if you're in the US!  Happy Veteran's Day!

ETA:  If you ordered anything from my stamp sale, it has all been mailed out!  Thank you for all the orders!  There is still lots of stuff over there, just check out the crafty stuff for sale tab at the top!  

Tree Traditions

After all the excitement of the new releases from Sweet Stamp Shop, I have a card to share today using a set that was released last month.  Tree Traditions is such a fun set, my favorite part is the cute snowflakes!

For my card I used a spectrum of blue cardstock and stamped lots of pretty white snowflakes, then added the sentiment in coordinating colors.  I love the simplicity of this card and I guess it is perfect for this time of year, it is starting to get cold here and we just might get some snow this week.

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you all have a fabulous weekend!!

Sweet Stamp Shop Peek #3

Welcome to the third and final day of this month's Sweet Stamp Shop sneak peek blog hop!  If you arrived here from Donna's blog, you are right on track!  All of the great sets are available today at the shop!

We are highlighting the super cute new alphabet set Sweet Alpha Doodles!  It is so much more than an alphabet set, full of whimsical frames as well as numbers and symbols.  I used it yesterday on my basketball card too!  But today I used it to make some simple Thanksgiving place cards.  I love the frames so much! 

Aren't they so cute, I added those adorable leaves using some Jillibean Soup paper and coordinating cardstock.  I Here is a closer look at one of the placecards -

And don't forget that you could win your very own copy of this cute set, all you have to do is hop along and leave comments on all the blogs in the hop. And for an extra entry, share the hop on your Facebook page...but make sure to go to the Sweet Stamp Shop page and let us know!  By the way, you have until Friday to comment!

Now, go out and hop, the next stop on the hop is Aga's blog. And in case you get "lost" along the way, here is the whole list:


Sweet Stamp Shop
Julie Ranae
Savannah O'Gwynn
Lindsay Amrhein
Donna Mikasa
Geny Cassady (you are here!)
Aga
Leigh Ann Baird
Nicole Rixon

Thank you so much for stopping by!  I hope you have enjoyed all the peeks this week!

SSS Sneak Peek #2

Welcome to day 2 of this months Sweet Stamp Shop sneak peek blog hop!  If you arrived here from Donna's blog, you are right on track!  Today we are previewing a set called Sports Fever, it is full of "girly" sports images and sentiments, really cute! 

My card uses the basketball image and a couple of other supporting images.  I made this for our basketball coach (& good friend) even though we haven't even started the season yet, nothing like getting a jump on stuff right?  Anyhow, I was attempting to make it look like the basketball was bouncing across the card, I hope I succeeded.  I trimmed out the final basketball )which was embossed with some dots) and popped it up and added a cute little heart. 

And don't forget that you could win your very own copy of this cute set, all you have to do is hop along and leave comments on all the blogs in the hop. And for an extra entry, share the hop on your Facebook page...but make sure to go to the Sweet Stamp Shop page and let us know!

Now, go out and hop, the next stop on the hop is Aga's blog. And in case you get "lost" along the way, here is the whole list:


Sweet Stamp Shop
Julie Ranae
Savannah O'Gwynn
Lindsay Amrhein
Donna Mikasa
Geny Cassady (you are here!)
Aga
Leigh Ann Baird
Nicole Rixon

Thank you so much for stopping by! I'll be back tomorrow for one more sneak peek before the sets are released!!

Sweet Stamp Shop Sneak Peek

Hello there and welcome to another Sweet Stamp Shop sneak peek blog hop!  If you arrived here from Donna's blog you are in the right spot!  There are three new sets being released November 2nd and I am sure you will love them! 

Today we all get to share projects made with the Furry Friends Forever set!  It is cute and has lots of little woodsy images to make your cards extra special!  I chose to make a quick background with the acorn images and one of the sentiments.  Then I stamped the log image (probably my favorite image in the set), trimmed it out and added a whole bunch of pretty patterned butterflies around it. 

And don't forget that you could win your very own copy of this cute set, all you have to do is hop along and leave comments on all the blogs in the hop.  And for an extra entry, share the hop on your Facebook page...but make sure to go to the Sweet Stamp Shop page and let us know!

Now, go out and hop, the next stop on the hop is Aga's blog.  And in case you get "lost" along the way, here is the whole list:
Sweet Stamp Shop
Julie Ranae
Savannah O'Gwynn
Lindsay Amrhein
Donna Mikasa
Geny Cassady (you are here!)
Aga
Leigh Ann Baird
Nicole Rixon

Thank you so much for stopping by!  I'll be back tomorrow for more sneak peeks of the new sets!!