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Altenew: A Year In Review Blog Hop + Giveaway

December 22, 2017

Hi there! Today I’m joining Altenew for a Year in Review blog hop. If you are following the hop then you should have arrived here from Therese Calvird’s blog.I chose four of my favorite projects from 2017 to share with you. I loved this first one with the Layered Plaid Cover Die A & the Tulip set. You can see the original post of this card here.
I loved this next one for the gorgeous background featuring the Floral Shadow set & Halftone Smile. You can see a video on this here.
Oh how I love the geometric background on this next one using the Cube Builder Stencil & Happy Birthday die. You can see the original post of this card here.
And this last one features the Graffiti Scribble stencil & Azalea stamp set. The sentiment is from the Sentiments & Quotes set. You can see the original post of this card here.
Prizes:

Altenew is giving away a $40 gift certificate to FIVE lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and Altenew Scrapbook Blog by 01/03/2018 for a chance to win. Five winners will be announced on the Altenew Card Blog and Altenew Scrapbook Blog on 01/06/2018.

You can also leave me a comment for your chance to win a $20 gift certificate.

Your next stop on the hop is Erum Tasneem!

Technique Tuesday-Animal House

December 20, 2017

Hi there! Today I’m sharing a couple projects for Technique Tuesday featuring a couple of their Animal House sets.
This first card features the adorable June the Giraffe set. For the background I trimmed strips of paper to make a sort of rainbow sun ray panel. I colored the images with Copics and embossed a sentiment from the June the Giraffe set.
This next card showcases the Lorenzo the Llama set.I already had a thing for Llamas so it didn’t take much for this set to push me over the edge:)
I used the coordinating die for the llama image and made a tiny shape card out of the llama and popped it up on top of the cared. It’s a double decker card within a card a fun message inside.
I had so much fun playing with these Animal House sets. Check out Technique Tuesday to see more irresistible Animal House sets.

Also wanted to announce a couple of winners from my last two Altenew blog hop giveaways.
The winner from the Altenew December blog hop is Heather King.
The winner from the Altenew Build-A-Flower Carnation blog hop is Lorraine Turner.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

SSS-Friends Release

December 14, 2017

Hi there! Have you seen the fun new Friends release by Simon Says Stamp? I have a couple of projects to share using some of my favorite new products.My first card features more of the adorable Picture Book animals. You can NEVER have too many, right? I used the Picture Book Elephant, Giraffe & Koala and I dressed them up with accessories from the Picture Book Snowman, Deer & Santa. I also used the bow tie die from Cuddly Critters Accessories and some Lawn Fawn plaid papers.
I used the Stitched Oval & Rectangle dies to create my window frame and added an embossed sentiment from the Merry & Bright set. I used a R30 Copic to add rose cheeks, too. Seriously, I can’t even handle the cuteness going on here💗
Next up is a project featuring the Square Dance stencil & Stained Glass Love stamp set.
For the background I blended distress inks with the Square Dance stencil. For the sentiment I used the Stained Glass Love stamp & coordinating die and added accents using the Holly Fanfare die.
Sending you lots of love during this holiday season! Thanks so much for stopping by!

SSS-January 2018 Card Kit

December 13, 2017

Hi there! Today I’m sharing a project from the January 2018 Card Kit by Simon Says Stamp.
I stitched several strips of pattern papers by Pebbles included in the kit onto my card and left the threads loosey goosey:) I used the smallest of the Basic Square dies to die cut a perfect little fish tale on the end of each paper strip.
For the sentiment I used the Really Like You stamp set that is included in the kit and popped the panel onto a Desert Storm card base.
Check out the Simon Says Stamp blog for more information about his fun new kit.

I also have a winner to announce from my Spellbinders Holiday blog hop.
Congratulations Stacey Kowbel!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Altenew-Build-A-Flower: Carnation

December 13, 2017

Hi there! Today I’m joining Altenew for the release of their Build-A-Flower:Carnation set.
I love these gorgeous multi-step stamping sets. They really make you look like you know what you’re doing, ha! The carnation image is such a classic that will never go out of style.
I used variations of the Red Cosmos ink set to get the three different looks for each carnation and the Tropical Forest ink set for the leaves.GIVEAWAY!
Leave a comment on the Altenew Card or/and Scrapbook blogs for a chance to win one of four $30 gift certificates. Winners will be announced on December 20th. (Two winners chosen from the card blog post, two winners chosen from the scrapbook blog post.)

You can also leave me a comment for your chance to win a $20 gift certificate:)
Thanks so much for stopping by!

Honey Bee Stamps-Twelve Designers of Christmas

December 11, 2017

Hi there! Today I’m happy to be joining Honey Bee Stamps for their 12 Designers of Christmas series.
My first card features the adorable Season’s Tweetings stamp set & coordinating dies.
I used a circle die to create individual frames for each festive bird to pop out of. All of the images were colored with Copics and I blended distress inks on the background.
My next card features the sweet Forest Friends set.
I used another circle die on pattern paper to frame the Forest Friends and clipped a felt bow at the top for fun using the Put a Bow on it die, Aqua Mist felt & a gold clip. I colored the images with Copics and embossed a coordinating sentiment.
GIVEAWAY!
Leave a comment on the Honey Bee Stamps blog for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate between December 1 – 11.
On December 12th Honey Bee will give away a $100 gift certificate to one lucky commenter, so be sure to leave comments on the Honey Bee blog daily!
Thanks so much for stopping by!

Altenew December Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

December 8, 2017

Hi there! Today I’m joining Altenew for their December blog hop. If you’re following the hop then you should have arrived here from the Blitsy Blog.
My first card features the Parrot Paradise stamp & die set.
I flicked black paint on the background and colored the parrot with Copics. The leaves were stamped with Altenew Tropical Forest inks.
This next card features a few new sets: Floral Arrangement, Bold Numerals & Birthday Builder.
I used pattern paper for the background, stamped the blooms with Altenew inks and die cut the numbers with woodgrain pattern paper. The embossed sentiment is from the Birthday Builder set.
GIVEAWAY!
To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to SIX lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and Altenew Scrapbook Blog by Friday, December 15th for a chance to win. Six winners will be announced on the Altenew Card Blog and Altenew Scrapbook Blog on Sunday, December 17th.

You can also leave me a comment for you chance to win a $30 gift certificate!

The next stop on the hop is Reiko Tsuchida.
Thanks so much for stopping by!

Love, Joy & Peace on Earth

December 8, 2017

Hi there! Just popping in quick to share a little sneak of a project that I have up on the Simon Says Stamp blog featuring the Center Cut Kaleidoscope Background Cling with some fancy schmancy masking & ink blending:) I added a sentiment using the CZ All Caps No 01 dies and Fa La La stamp set.Check out the full project & video over on the Simon Says Stamp blog.

I also have a winner to announce from my Holiday Tag Kit giveaway.
Congratulation Lee!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Waffle Flower V-Day 2018 Blog Hop

December 7, 2017

Hi there! Today I’m excited to join Waffle Flower for their Valentine’s Day Release Blog Hop!
I’ve created a couple of cards featuring some of my favorites from the Valentine’s Day release. My first card features the adorable Little Bakers stamp set and coordinating dies.
For the background I stamped the tiny heart image from Little Bakers. I colored the sweet bakers with Copics and popped them up with foam tape.
My next card features the Make a Fish stamp & die set.
Seriously, I can’t get over the attention to detail here with these dies. Incredibly designed and so unique! I die cut all the pieces with white cardstock and used my Copics to add the color.
For the background I used a BG10 & BG11 Copic refill along with Blending Solution on Yupo paper. I added an embossed sentiment from the Make a Fish stamp set.

GIVEAWAY INFO

To celebrate the blog hop, Waffle Flower is giving away $25 gift certificates to FIVE lucky winners. Leave comments on my blog and along the hop by 11:59pm ET on 12/10/17 for your chances to win. Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the posts on this blog hop and will be announced on the Waffle Flower blog on 12/12/17.

Blog Hop:
Waffle Flower (Nina)

Jennifer McGuire

Kathy Racoosin

Laura Bassen←you are here!

Nichol Spohr

Channin Pelletier

Amanda Korotkova

Cristina Núñez (Yainea)

Katie Gehring

Therese Calvird

Spellbinders Holiday Blog Hop

December 4, 2017

Hi there! Today I’m joining Spellbinders for their holiday blog hop! You can check out all of the new holiday products HERE.My first card features the Tree Picking die.
I used alcohol inks on yupo paper for the background and added a sentiment from the Ho Ho Ho die set on glittered cardstock.
This next card features the Snowflake Snippets.
Again, I used alcohol inks for the background. I die cut the Snowflake Snippet die onto white glitter cardstock and embossed a sentiment from Jumbo Stripes.
Giveaway!
To celebrate this release, Spellbinders is giving away a $50 gift certificate to FIVE lucky winners. Please leave a comment on Spellbinders blog by Sunday, December 10th 11:59 pm EDT for a chance to win. The winners will be announced in the blog hop post on Spellbinders blog the following day.