Christmas 24: Sketch

Hello, friends! I am SO excited to be sharing another card created for  Christmas 24! If you follow along, you will have 24 cards made before the Christmas holiday each year! Challenges are biweekly on the 1st and 15th of the month, and this time's challenge is a SKETCH. 

Take a peek at my creation...

I used a cute image from Great Impressions (no longer in business) and colored it in with glittery gel pens from Sakura. I punched it and layered it onto a green scallop punched cardstock piece, then added black liquid pearls. The sentiment was pieces together with a V E R Y old stamp set from my stash. Ink and cardstock are from The Stamps of Life, the patterned paper is from Michaels, and punches are from Stampin' Up! (circles )and EK Success (border).

I adore how these two papers work together, and they really help the other colors POP! SO fun! What do you think? I would love to hear your thoughts in the comments below!

Thank you so much for stopping by today, friends! Please come join us at Christmas 24, and don't forget to leave some love with the other members of this fabulous team! Until next time, HUGS and happy stamping!

Crafter's Castle + Taylormadecards4u: Soda Fountain Shoppe

Hello, friends! I'm super excited to share with you that I am on the *NEW* Designs Team for Crafter's Castle! Taylormadecards4u is our permanent sponsor, and I will get to make a video tutorial for each creation I make! I will usually post every other month, but this month I fell in LOVE with our permanent sponsor's kit for us--Soda Fountain Shoppe!

TOTALLY gorgeous, right?! It totally screams VALENTINE to me, so I went that direction and created a treat bag! Here's the finished creation...

For details on how I created this treat bag, please click HERE to view the video tutorial I've made! Here's a close up of the focal panel for you, too!

I hope you take some time to come and join us at Crafter's Castle this month! Join the hop, as well, for your chance to win the fabulous Soda Fountain Shoppe kit from Taylormadecards4u! We love seeing what you create, and we love hearing your feedback, too!

Thanks so much for stopping by today, friends! I will see you another day with another post! Until then, HUGS and happy crafting, all!

Paper Sweeties June 2017 New Release Party!

Hey, all!  It's time for another Paper Sweeties release!  We've got a *NEW* Sweetie to share this month! Her name is Madison and she is SO darling! I just know you're going to love her as much as I do! In addition to Madison, we're sharing creations with her coordinating Sweet Cut and the *NEW* Aloha set. You will love these products!  Today I've made a beach scene to share with you. Take a peek...

I'm featuring Miss Madison again today, this time in a bathing suit and with a beach ball from the At the Beach set!

I used dies from the Island Time and Let's Go to the Beach Sweet Cuts sets to create the rest of my scene.

A sentiment from the *NEW* Aloha set was used for the greeting on this creation. I love the way this sweet scene turned out! What do you think? I would love to hear your thoughts in the comments below!

Thanks so much for stopping by today, friends!  I hope you hop over to the Paper Sweeties store and grab these goodies!  For more inspiration, make sure to check out what the other DT gals have made this month!

Here's your list~

Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties
Jill Norwood
Karen Letchworth  

Kathy Schweinfurth

Larissa Heskett
Lisa Bzibziak
Lori Turner 

Maria Patrick

Michele Henderson
Michelle Bala
Mynn Kitchen 

Nancy Salkeld

And Here's What's New!

Madison
Madison Sweet Cuts
Aloha
Oval Scallop Frames Sweet Cuts

Until tomorrow, HUGS and happy stamping, friends! :)

Project Supplies:

At the Beach Stamp Set--Paper Sweeties

Let′s go to the Beach Sweet Cuts Dies - Paper Sweeties

Island Time Sweet Cuts Dies - Paper Sweeties

Darling Doghouse

Hello, all!  I'm super excited to get to share a card today using some of the *NEWEST* dies and stamps from The Stamps of Life!  Come and see...

This card uses the *NEW* house4cookie stamp set and *NEW* Doghouse Dies.  I paper pieced the house and added a dog dish with some bones to make it more welcoming.  A glittery heart accents the dish.

The sentiment, a die cut from the Doghouse Dies, was easy peasy--the shadow die COMES with this set!  I adore that these dies are so convenient!  The perfect way to make a darling card in just a few minutes!

I accented the house and sentiment with some patterned paper, more glittery red hearts, and some Licorice seam binding.  I also added some faux stitching for more texture and interest.  I think this turned out to be pretty darn cute, and I hope you agree!  Please leave me a comment below to let me know what you think!

Thanks for stopping by today, friends!  That's all I have for you right now, but head over to The Stamps of Life to grab these goodies today!  DID I MENTION THESE STAMPS AND DIES ARE ON SALE--BUT IT'S A FLASH SALE?!  Until next time, HUGS and happy stamping, friends!

Project supplies:

house4cookie | The Stamps of Life	Doghouse Dies | The Stamps of Life	Ink Pads - Set 1	Strawberry Cardstock | The Stamps of Life	Powdered Sugar Cardstock
Licorice Cardstock	Gingersnap cardstock	Smiles Collection Patterned Paper Pad | The Stamps of Life

MHKDesigns: Bunny Love

It's time for a new release at MHKDesigns and the MHKDesigns Etsy Shop has been stocked with the new digital stamp set and digital paper packs!  Today we are showcasing the *NEW* Bunny Love set.  Take a peek at what I made...

I designed this set to be for Easter, but I recently used this card for Valentine's Day!  I LOVE the fun retro images in the Bunny Love set, so I used fonts for the sentiments to reflect that fun style.  This little guy was colored in with glitter gel pens from Sakura--quick and easy!

I decided to add the sentiment by printing it onto vellum first.  I then added some fun embellishments to keep with the love theme.  I also added some dry embossing to the bottom of the card as a sort of an anchor.

So, what do you think?  I adore this fun card--the color combo was perfect for the occasion, but I have another card to share soon using it with an Easter color scheme, so stay tuned!  In the mean time, please do leave me a comment below and let me know what your opinion is of this creation!

So, now that we have that out of the way, let's talk about how to get this new set OR the entire release for FREE!  Here's what you'll need to do...

1. Comment on the MHKDesigns blog.
2. Comment on each DT member's blog.
3. Join our MHKDesigners and Friends Facebook group and comment there.

I'll be choosing comments randomly from all these places after the release is over, and the authors of those comments will be our winners!  So, the best way to win is to comment every day!  We LOVE the feedback you give us! :)  Here's the list of blogs for you to visit each day...

Alicia | Asha | Donna | Judy | Jerrie | Jessica | Lilian

Michele | Mynn | NanaConnie | Rocky | Sathya | Shawna

Thanks for stopping by today, friends!  We will be back tomorrow with another *NEW* set to share from the MHKDesigns Etsy shop!  Don't forget to get all your commenting in for your chance to WIN, and please do join our monthly challenge, as well!  Until tomorrow, HUGS and happy stamping! :)

MHKDesigns February 2016 Release:

Purr-Fect Digital Stamp Set | MHKDesigns	Birds & Branches Digital Stamp Set | MHKDesigns	Bunny Love Digital Stamp Set | MHKDesigns	He Is Risen Digital Stamp Set | MHKDesigns	Easter Blessings Digital Stamp Set | MHKDesigns
Easter Flowers Papers | MHKDesigns	Egg-cellent Easter Papers | MHKDesigns	Going Gingham in Pastels Papers | MHKDesigns	Going Gingham in Brights Papers | MHKDesigns	Going Gingham in Rustics Papers | MHKDesigns