Monochromatic Fun

Hi there! Hope you are all having a wonderful week so far:) I have had this fun hot air balloon image printed off for some time now and finally got around to playing with it and decided to go for a monochromatic look. I colored the image with Copics, and added some Clear Star gelly roll glitter around the inside edges of my clouds. I had fun with my ribbon, pleating it as I sewed it onto my card, love the look! The sentiment is from a soon to be released clear set (also available as a digi) called Sunny Squirel. I hope your day is full of sunshine! Be blessed...

Sunshine & Daisies

Hello and Happy Tuesday!! My name is Janice and I'm honored to be one of the Guest Design team members for the month of July! Thanks so much Korin and Kim. I'm so excited and looking forward to sharing my cards with you this month.

For today's card I used the Everyday Miracles stamp set and the April Daisy digi stamp. These are both available in either digi or stamp form. I cut out the butterfly and popped it up with some pop dots. I softly sponged around the daisies and added some stickles to the centers for some added sparkle.

Thanks for stopping by and I'll see you next Tuesday!!

Serene Silhouette Blessings

Sometimes I like to color and sometimes I don't feel like it or I don't have the time. There is a brand new set released today that is perfect for the days that I just want to stamp and not color and I absolutely LOVE it!! It is called Serene Silhouettes and it is perfect for both feminine and masculine cards. The set has 4 main images and some accessory images also. Today I am showing you one of the main images and one of the accessories from the set.



I stamped my silhouette with dark chocolate ink and sponged around it with moss ink while still in the nestabilies die. I added a sentiment from the poppies and greetings set and accented the card with both brown and white pearls. The layout for my card is the mojo Monday sketch for this week.

This new set is one that you are sure to love and a must-have to add to your collection! I am so glad that you were able to stop by today. Hope your day is filled with "Many Blessings".

Customer Spotlight Sunday

Welcome to another Customer Spotlight Sunday! Since today is the 4th of July and we're celebrating in the U.S., how about a sweet celebratory Cocoa card?

Today's card was created by Cheryl, over at She Stamps....isn't it precious?! Great colors, great sparkle, great coloring...what's not to like! I'm partial to the pom-pom on the top of the birthday hat...isn't it cute the way Cheryl cut out that portion, popped it up, and added sparkle...it's perfect!

Cheryl's card is showcasing the Party Hat Cocoa image, which is available as a digi image for only $3.00! Wouldn't this be a great image to add to your growing Cocoa collection? ;-)

Cheryl, thank you for letting us share your card today! We wish everyone a wonderful 4th of July!

I'll Love You Until...

Hello everyone.  It's a wonderful honour to be one of this month's Sweet and Sassy Guest Designers!  Thanks Kim!!  I had never used digi stamps before making this card, and it has been a wonderful experience.  I love how you can adjust the size of the image you are working with to fit your needs - the possibilities are endless!

Our 14th anniversary was on July 1st (which is also Canada Day so hubby has no excuse for forgetting our anniversary LOL!) so love was still in the air when I made this card.  I selected Love Sentiments 1 as it has a wonderful mix of fonts and sentiments.  I can see myself using this set for Valentine's Day, weddings, anniversaries, and even encouragement.  I paired the set with this Stamping 411 sketch.  Though I modified it to fit my needs, the basic sketch fundamentals are still there.  In addition, I dipped into this week's Playdate Cafe colour challenge as the colours were a perfect fit.

I used my heart Nesties to frame the sentiment which reads "I'll love you until the day after forever."   Just love the mix of fonts in this sentiment, not to mention the sentiment itself!!  The hearts embossing folder was a great background for this card and some touches of bling, ribbon and flowers finished the card off nicely.

That's it for today.  Have a great week and I'll see you next Saturday :)




What's In It?
Stamps:  Sweet and Sassy Love Sentiments 1
Paper:  Real Red, White
Accessories:  Hearts Embossing Folder, Scalloped Heart and Heart Nesties, Marvy Flower Punch, 5/8" Pink Satin Ribbon, Half Pearls, Button, Dimensionals

Just Poppin' By!

Hello, everyone! Hope you are all ready for a great Fourth! My card is somewhat patriotic...in a round-about way. The Fourth of July means carnivals, right? And popcorn is a main staple at carnivals, right? :)

When I first saw this adorable digi set on the Sweet 'n Sassy website, I knew that I just had to make a card with it!! Isn't this little popcorn guy cute?? :) The set is called Poppin' By and is really easy to color and play with.

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

Happy JULY!

I simply cannot believe it's July 1st already! Where has this year gone?? We are half way through already and I really would just like it to slow down a bit, wouldn't you?! LOL!

The start of the new month means new guest designers and we have TWO fabulous ladies lined up to share with you this month. Kim introduced them below, so be sure to scroll down to meet them!

Until then, I have a fun card to share with you featuring our NEWEST Cocoa image called Patriotic Cocoa. At this time, he is only available as a digi, but who knows, maybe next year we'll see him in clear form ;).


And just in case you hadn't heard....we released two more amazing clear sets Tuesday night and you just have to check them out: Tea Time Cocoa & August Gladiola

They are both available now but in limited quantities, so grab yours now. If you miss out this time, they won't be back in stock until later this month.

On another note....I don't know what the weather has been like in your neck of the woods, but here in PA the last couple of days it has been BEEEEEAUTIFUL :)!! And let me tell you, it was about time. It was so hot and humid most of June. Now that it's July, I am wondering if the months got themselves confused with each other ;). It is supposed to warm up again by the weekend, but I am enjoying every minute while it's nice like this. The windows are open and it's fabulous :).

Hugs and blessings for a beautiful day :),
Korin