My Craft Spot Spring Stamp Release Blog Hop

Goodmorning and welcome to the My Craft Spot Spring Stamp Release Blog Hop!  I hope you have been enjoying the beautiful sneak peeks Kimberly and the Design Team have been showcasing this week!  What do you think of those stamps!?!  I'm loving each and every one of them! 

You should have arrived from the talented Ally at Rock Paper Cricut.  If not, make sure you hop on over to My Craft Spot to start at the begining of the hop because you are not going to want to miss a stop!  There are gorgeous projects and a set of stamps to be won at each stop...WooHoo! 

My first project uses both Happily Ever After and Tiny Tags. 

It is a baby boy card and I made it to show you how versatile the Happily Ever After Stamp Set can be!  The little toy is cut from B is For Boy Cartridge.

I added a Tiny Tag with some Vintage Blue Bakers Twine.  It is all layered onto MME Portobello Road pattern paper and Stampin' Up cardstock.

Across the bottom I used the "So happy for you" sentiment off of Happily Ever After and tied some Stormy Day Crinkle Ribbon.

Next I have a little spring card to share with you. 

I absolutely LOVE the  new Butterfly Kisses Stamp Set.  I couldn't resist using this sentiment this week!  I paired it with the cute little HG Rain, Rain Digi from The Greeting Farm and MME Jack & Jill pattern paper.

I layered the pp panels, sentiment, digi with dimensionals and added some Gold Seam Binding to finish it off!

My last card didn't turn out so nicely. 

I saw a card like this at my Stampin' Up Demo's house and thought I could make it.  Well, it turned out to be a lot harder to scraplift than I thought it would!

I LOVE the sweet treat cups, but have a hard time bringing myself to use them.  It took me a while to figure out how to make it stand like a regular card but still get the M&Ms out!

A slider on a 3x3 attached to the card is what I ended up coming up with.

I thought after all the hard work, I would turn this into a Mother's Day Card.  I used the "Happy Mother's Day" sentiment from the new Happy Easter set.

Ok, so what do you think so far?  As promised I have a special stamp set to give away today.  One LUCKY winner will win the Happy Easter Stamp Set!  Please leave me a comment letting me know which is your favorite new stamp set!   I'll draw the winner next week so stop back to see if you've won!

Well, thank you for hopping by today!  There is a copy of the Blog Hop line-up below in case you get lost along the way.  I also added my sneak peeks for the week in case you missed them!  It is time for you to hop on to your next stop to see the amazing work from my talented friend

Jayne at Jayne Designs

Blog Hop Line-up

Kimberly

Kate

Ally

Amber

Jayne

Bobby

Aymee

Candy

Marlene





Happy Easter

Birthday Wishes 

Happily Ever After 

Tiny Tags

 Tiny Tags

Butterfly Kisses 

Enjoy the Hop and Good Luck!

Birthday Sundaes #43 - Inspiration Photo Challenge

Hello Everyone!  We have a fun challenge this week at Birthday Sundaes starting today !  We have a beautiful (and delicious) inspiration photo for you to use to create your birthday cards but there is a twist...you're birthday card must include a heart!  Here is the card that the delicious photo inspired me to create! 

I used Cupcake Anya from The Greeting Farm!  She is just too cute!

I was drawn to the chocolate cupcake in the inspiration photo, so I mixed that with the soft pinks by using MME Lost & Found Madison Avenue PP and some Chocolate Chip Crinkle Ribbon from My Craft Spot!

And of course, the Birthday Card is not complete without a HEART this week!  I wanted a chipboard one, but I ended up freehand cutting this from cardboard, coloring it with a matching marker and glittering it up a bit.  It turned out ok! 

So here is the inspiration photo!

Photo Credit: http://www.mysweetandsaucy.com/2011/02/valentines-day-treats/

Please credit the photo source if you upload this picture!

If you love that delicious photo, please join us this week at Birthday Sundaes!  The DT has some more delicious inspiration for you there!  Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day!

My Craft Spot Valentines Stamp Release

Hello Everyone!  Today is finally my day to showcase the new stamps over at My Craft Spot...WooHoo!!  I've been having so much fun playing with them and mixing them into my projects!!  I worked on all these projects away from my scrap room with limited supplies, so many of them are simple (no sewing this time) but I do love how they came out!  Here are the new stamps if you haven't seen them yet!

I have to say that the Build A Valentine is my fav!  I've been using it on everything from Valentines Day projects to Birthday Cards!  This is going to be long so I'll try not to chat too much! 

 

I wanted to make a Cricut card for all my Cricutee friends out there (yes I am making that a word...hehe)!

 

I knew when I saw these Conversation Hearts last year that I needed the Simply Charmed cartridge!  I've used that cart like a maniac since and I knew they had to be the first Valentines project this year!

 

The stamps are both from the new Always & Forever set and the twine is the new yummy Valentine Twist  both available at My Craft Spot! 

 

The embossing folder, punch and cardstock are all from Stampin' Up! 

 

Next up is the card I made for the inspiration of all my Digi friends (and Twilight Fans)! 

 

What is Heart Day without a little Edward and Bella......hmmmmmm!!  They are actually Dressy Ed and Dressy Camille digis from The Greeting Farm!  Aren't they the cutest!?!  Again, I used the Always & Forever Set and some Black Seam Binding both from My Craft Spot! 

 

I'm also using one of the new Bitty Bags as the envie for this one!  I thought the black polka dot looked great with the MME Oh La La for Her paper pad!

 

Ok, one last card with just my stamps and punches!  No machinery needed!

 

This stamp reminded me of the love notes we used to pass around in junior high!!  I used some Rusty Red Seam Binding and tied on a little Valentine Twist Bakers Twine Bow!  The little Valentine Bauble is K&Co! 

 

All the cardstock and punches are SU!  I of course needed to add some doodles to my little love note!!!  Brings back memories!

 

So, what do you think so far?  I know, they are all missing my sewing machine!  Well I can't end there with just a few cards!  I have one more project to share with you so bare with me here!

 

What is Valentines Day without some little treat bags!  I love how cutely the Build a Valentine stamps went with these adorable images from TiddlyInks!

 

This little guy is Little Hopper!  I added some glossy accents to the eyes to make them shine!

 

Little Squeaker is such a Cutie Pie!!  I added a little glossy to her bow!

 

Little So and So went so perfectly with the new "Dino-mite!" stamp, don't you think!?!  I added some glossy to his spikes! 

 

I saved the best for last!  This is sweet Little Bear!!  He is soooooo cute!  I would love for him to "Be Mine"!  I added some glossy to his little nose!

 

These are all little brown bags that I simply covered with cardstock (SU).  I stamp the CS with the SU Sprinkles stamp (retired) to get a patterned look and inked all the edges (I realized after getting home from my crop weekend with them, that I could have just used the new stamp sets to make the pattern effect, each set has a collection of tiny heart stamps!!)  The little Martha Stewart Lacey Punch border was a last minute addition to these little treats.

 

Each little bag has a coordinating Crinkle Ribbon handle to finish them off! 

GIVEAWAY TIME

• Kimberly is giving one lucky follower of mine their choice of one of stamp set.  
• You can choose ANY STAMP SET BY MY CRAFT SPOT!!!  
• To qualify, be a follower of My 3 E Scrapbooking and leave a comment on this post.  
• Make sure you check out all the stamps at My Craft Spot and let me know in your comment which one you would want for your prize! 
• I will announce the winner on Monday Feb 6 so stop back to see if you've won!!!  

The entire DT has been taking turns at My Craft Spot showcasing the new sets!  They are all sharing some amazing projects, so be sure to stop by and be inspired!  Thanks for stopping by today and good luck!

A Twi-Color Combo Challenge

I've really been missing my computer friends lately!  Today was the first in a long time that I have had time to spend hopping around!  Usually, I spend my spare minutes commenting but I get so chatty, that I miss out on a lot (one of the side-effects from spending all day with kiddos)!!  Today instead of spending my time commenting, I just browsed my favorite challenges (which I haven't done in forever) and found that so many of my friends are now a part of my favorite Design Teams!  WooHoo ladies!!  Next week while I am off I will try to stop by and leave some love! 
Speaking of love, I have a new found love...ok it is more of an obsession, with The Greeting Farm stamps.  They are just too cute!!  I just had to play along with their TGF Farm Fresh Challenge this week!  The Monday Fun-Day #7 challenge is a Twi-Color Combo challenge!  EKKKK!!!  I can't believe it is here!!!  Tomorrow night at this time, I'll be sitting in the theather with my bestie!!!  YES, I AM ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE...hehe!  Ok, so here is my Red, Black and White/Silver card!

I threw a few of these together quickly today for the ladies joining us in honor of the Breaking Dawn Release!

I used TGF Dressy Edward and TGF Dressy Camille on SU shimmer paper for my Edward and Bella!  Can you see the sparkle on dear Edward? 

The paper is all SU and the sentiments are Artful Inkables Fictionally Inspired set.  I'll most likely be sharing a few more Twilight inspired creations next week!  So there it is, my secret is out!  If you are a fan too, make sure you check out the inspiration from TGF DT this week at the Farm Fresh Challenge Blog!  Thanks for stopping by!

Once Upon Paper Anything Goes Blog Hop

Welcome to the Anything Goes Blog Hop celebrating the one year Blog Birthiversary of our hostess Stephanie from Once upon a Paper .  You should have come here from Carla at OCD Scrapology.  If not, you can start at the beginning of the hop at Once upon a Paper.  My talented friend Stephanie is celebrating her Blog Birthiversary with Seven Days of Giveaways so make sure you check it out each day for the next week. 

Today I have created a card!  This hop is Anything Goes but as I was typing up my post, I wasn't feeling my original project so I went hunting for inspiration last night.  I was inspired by the Flutter By Wednesday Challenge for this week!  I came up with this card in the middle of the night and I thought it was fitting for a the 1 year celebration of Stephanie's blog!  This card says exactly what I have been feeling lately!  Here it is!

Products Used:

• Stampin' Up! Cardstock
• My Mind's Eye Happy Go Lucky
• The Greeting Farm Dressy Ebony-digi
• My Craft Spot Happy Fall Stamp Set
• WRMK Maple Grove Stamp Set
• Stampin' Up! Butterfly Embosslit
• Spellbinders Ovals
• Stampin' Write Markers
• Copics
• Helmar ZapDots
• Stampin' Up! Dimensionals

Don't forget that Stephanie is celebrating all week with giveaways everyday so stop by and check them out!  While you are there, make sure you check out her projects!  She shares the cutest and most creative layouts that I know you'll love!  Thank you for stopping by today and thank you Stephanie for inviting me to be a part of your celebrations!  Your next stop on the hop is Cassie from Scrappin’ Palace! 

In Case you get lost here is the rest of the line-up:

Stephanie from Once upon a Paper 

Kristi from Craftin’ on my Door

Txscrappermom

Scraplette from Around the Block with Scraplette 

Renee from I Came, I Saw, I Created  

Michele from Green Girl Scraps 

Ali from Scrapping with Alicat

Carla from OCD Scrapology 

Amber from My 3 E Scrapbooking YOU ARE HERE

Cassie from Scrappin’ Palace NEXT STOP



Birthday Sundaes Ch #24 - Inspiration Photo

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Hello Everyone!  First, I would like to start by saying that I hope those of you who have been impacted by Irene are ok today.  For those of you still in the path, please stay safe. 

We have a photo inspiration challenge for you at Birthday Sundaes this week.

source link: http://urbancomfort.typepad.com/urban_nest/2010/02/cupcake-flags.html

Doesn't that look delicious!!  Here is the Birthday Card this picture inspired me to create!

I've had Cupcake Anya sitting here for awhile and I finally colored her!  She is so cute! 

I filled my card with stripes/polka dots and added a little banner! 

Products Used:

• Stampin' Up! Cardstock
• My Mind's Eye Pattern Paper
• Spellbinders Classic Ovals
• The Greeting Farm Cupcake Anya
• Stampin' Write Markers
• My Craft Spot Inside & Out Set #2 Sentiment
• My Craft Spot Chocolate Truffle Bakers Twine
• Stampin' Up! Dimensionals

Please join us at Birthday Sundaes this week!  The rest of the DT has created some amazing Birthday cards inspired by the photo!  You can draw your inspiration from any part of the photo but your Birthday card must be inspired by the picture and it must include a Birthday Sentiment on the card front!  Thanks for stopping by today!

Uh-Oh...I'm hooked!!!

Yesterday I played with my first digi stamp.  I do not have Copic markers nor do I see myself being the proud owner of a set of them any time soon, so I'm coloring with what I have (and no it is not crayons)!  I have Stampin' Up! Stampin' Write Markers, Pastels, as well as Watercolor Wonder Crayons and Watercolor Pencils.  Besides using the markers to stamp with, I've never really spent much time playing with any of them.  I am going to need a lot of practice at this, but at least I do not have to find a place to hide these stamps...(sorry honey for taking your dresser to store my rubber stamps)!! 
I am so happy that this crafting/blogging adventure I've embarked on this year has given me the opportunity to play so much with so many of my tools.  If you haven't noticed, I'm a little addicted to this!!  I see myself having an extra hour or so on my hands at night thanks to Daylight Savings Time (which I am not a fan of).  Unfortunately for me, my kids will still be up by 6am climbing the walls!! 
Ok, so enough babbling!  I made a card tonight with one of my new digi stamps.  I found a few I liked at The Greeting Farm.  I love the instant gratification of these.  All you do is click a button and it is at your finger-tips to use, no waiting for UPS involved!!  This digi is called Freaky Flutter and the sketch is from GAB Challenge #6.  

I told you that I am going to need practice with this coloring thing but I think she turned out pretty cute for being a newbie job! I pulled her arms out a little to look like she is reaching out for the butterfly!  I even inked the edges of the embossed piece with Whisper White Craft Ink.   

Products Used:

• The Greeting Farm Freaky Flutter Digi Stamp
• Pink by Design Simply Everything Stamp Set
• Everything else is Stampin' UP!

Challenges:

GAB Challenge #6 Sketch Challenge

K Andrews at Getting Cricky Simply Sunday Challenge All a Flutter

Craft Us Crazy Challenge # 3 One with Nature

Scraps 4 Fun Use your Scraps Challenge

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a crafty day!