Simple, Special and Stunning Feature on SheetLoad!

I am still alive, I promise!! Things are a little crazy right now!! My house was turned upside down for a while yesterday while my Internet provider and email address were changed! Going without the Internet stinks!! And having to update all your accounts with a new email address really stinks!! My email addy has been updated on Blogger, but should you need it, it is sownsew25@verizon.net

To make things worse, my computer is filled to the brim with data and has been running really slowly. [Enter new external hard drive here] And now I am trying to free up some ever needed disk space on my C drive!!

The good news is that once I am back in business completely, I should be working at warp speed with the new fiberoptic internet connection and the clean hard drive that I am preparing! I guess it will be worth it all when I see some improvement! Never for a minute did I think that I could fill up the whole hard drive on my computer. I guess it is all those pictures of cards that I save on my computer! LOL!!

I have been working on projects for my Design Teams that I can't show you quite yet, but in the meantime, I would like to send you over to the SheetLoad site to share with you a relatively new feature that Alicia has been having.

It is called Simple, Special, Stunning and basically one of the DT members creates a card using the SheetLoad sketch in three different levels. The first card shows how you can make a simple card following the sketch. The second card shows how you can step it up a notch and the third card shows how to make it stunning!!

This month Jessica George is up and she has three adorable cards to show you that use the July issue sketch and a cute digital image from Squigglefly.

Click HERE to see the Simple, Special, Stunning post at SheetLoad!

I have some neighbors coming over tonight to scrapbook with me! Any luck, I will have something to post on my blog tomorrow! I also have a bunch of new Unity stamps that arrived that I am chomping at the bit to use, as well as, some new Whimsie Doodles digistamps to get colored!

Also, just so you know, the blog candy has been claimed and should be in the mail tomorrow!!

Have a great night and thanks for stopping by!! I pray that your bucket is overflowing with lots of speed while surfing the internet and plenty of space on your computer's hard drive!!

And the Winner is....

****Jacqueline****

Congratulations Jacqueline you have won my blog candy in

celebration of making 10,000 + hits on my blog!

Here is the wonderful prize package your are going to be receiving!!

The Fine Print: To randomly select the number, I gave a number value to each Follower, and a letter value to each comment and Mr Linky link. There were 117 Followers and a total of 40 other entries. After the first 26 letters I assigned double letters. To be fair to those who left comments and links, I inserted their letter values into the number values every 4th number. The total number of entries was 157. When I plugged that number into random.org to draw my number. It chose the number "130" which turned out to be Follower number 98. Which was Jacqueline!! I don't claim to be a statistician, but I tried to do this the fairest way possible. The winner stands as is!!

Jacqueline, you have until Tuesday to email me and let me know your mailing address. You can contact me HERE. If the winner does not claim her prize, I will select another winner by random.org to replace her on Wednesday!

Congratulations Jacqueline!!

Thanks so much to all of you for playing along in my blog candy drawing! I really do appreciate you Following my blog! I will be back tomorrow with some projects to share with you and until then, enjoy the rest of your weekend and may your bucket overflow with some good rest and relaxation!!

Last Chance for Blog Candy!

Today is your last day to sign up for a chance (or three!) at my BLOG CANDY!!

If you want to win this great package, simply visit this post and enter

a comment for your chance to win!

You have two additional ways to gain extra chances at winning...

• Start Following my Blog

• and/0r make a project using stamps or sketches from any of my DT's and link me to them using Mr Linky from the original post here.

I will be closing the comments section around 5pm this evening. As long as it is open for comments, you are still eligible to enter. But once it is closed, the contest is closed and I will be choosing a winner by a random.org drawing. The winner will be announced here on my blog tomorrow!

GOOD LUCK!!

HHH with Hodge Podge of Happiness!!

Yeah for Friday's and Hip Hop Hangovers!! Yesterday's Hip Hop was so inspiring (well of course it always is!) But I am in love with the new set that WE the customers of Unity hand picked! Didn't we do an awesome job?? If you don't know what I am talking about, a while back, Angela gave us a choice of three stamps all designed by the same designer and the Unity Forum voted on which of the stamps to include in the collection. She kept giving us more choices until we had filled a complete collection. It was so cool to see the set come together!

The Hodge Podge of Happiness was available for purchase (if you didn't preorder it) yesterday. Those of us who preordered it received them this week in our mail boxes!! Woot Woot!!

Take a look at this awesome kit!!!

Once mine arrived, I couldn't put it down and put together three cards, all using the Hodge Podge of Happiness!

And here are the cards that I made...

Wedding Wishes

This card follows the color challenge from SCS CC227. The DP is from MM Black Tie collection, the lavender CS is from SU. Using my Copics, I just subtly added some color to the cake to make it look like the frosting was lightly airbrushed. I added a silver pen to the cake rack to make it look metallic.

Sending Happy Thoughts

Recognize these colors and patterns? You might have seen the bed set that is the latest inspiration for Unity's Addict Challenge USC42. All the little dots of flowers in the flower pot were hand cut and paper pieced. The DP's are from MM and DCWV.

And for my last one...

Little Cup of Happy

This little card is whimsical and light because of that cute stamped image being paired with the adorable Cosmo Cricket papers. The cup was colored onto plain white CS and then paper pieced onto the plaid background paper. I had to color the felt button with my Copic marker to make it match the card!! :-) The sketch for this card is the SCS Sketch Challenge, SC237.

Well, that does it for now! I hope you have a wonderful day of Hip Hopping the Hangover! To see all the blogs that are posting Unity today, please visit the Unity Blog or you can jump to the blogs from THIS forum Post too!

Don't Forget.... Only 2 More days for your chance to win BLOG CANDY!!!

Have a great day and here's hoping that your bucket overflows with a Hodge Podge of Happiness!!

Quick post today!

Sorry for being so late in posting today! I am off from work and am taking advantage of the time to do some organizing in the home finances department. Every so often I like to take a look and ensure that everything is going as planned in that area. It isn't fun, but it has to be done!

Yesterday was a fabulous mail day as the new Hodge Podge of Happiness kit from Unity arrived in my box! I was so happy to see it arrive that I sat right down and created three cards to share on tomorrow's Hip Hop Hangover!

But until then, if you want to see some more things created with this great kit, simply go to the Unity blog and start their Hip Hop blog hop!! Most of the DT members have used this newest kit in their projects and you won't be disappointed with what they have to show you!

Click HERE to start Hip Hopping!!

But before you leave, I have one quick card to show you. I created this for a friend of ours who just found out that she was having a girl. This is going to be her last pregnancy and with a boy already at home, they really wanted a girl. Lo and behold they got good news with their last Ultrasound and a girl it will be!!

I wanted to give them a little something to show them how happy I was for them!

With some of the leftovers of the K&Co. papers I had been using , and with the help of Monday's Faux Grid technique from SCS TLC229, I created this card...

The stamp set is from Stampin Up set called A Little Love. The ribbons are from Michael's and the flowers are Prima.

I will see you back here tomorrow for the Hip Hop Hangover and get to share with you some of the new Unity stamps!!

Have a great day and may your bucket overflow with happy mail full of new stamps!!

Sweet Sketch Wednesday and a Whimsie Doodles Release Day!

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It's Sweet Sketch Wednesday!!

So that means that Arlana has a new sketch on the Sweet Sketch Wednesday Blog for you to check out! She really has great sketches that you will want to use and even save for future reuse. I have a folder in my documents that is filled with sketches that I keep in case one day I am looking for a little guidance on a project I am working on!

Here is today's sketch...

And here is the card that I made with it...

It's Your Birthday!


The Fine Print: Sketch: SSW6; Stamps: Stampin Up!; DP: Dude (Recess); Markers: Copics, Ink: Amuse (black); Wire: Michael's; Felt Ribbon: Michael's; Nestabilities. Felt Button: unsure.

Want some more inspiration?? Then head right on over to the SSW blog and see what all the other DT members have created using this sketch. Please play along and link up to Mr Linky any creations you have made using this sketch. We would love to know how this sweet sketch inspires you!!

If you like these sketches and would like to be on the DT, Arlana is still looking for two more talented artists to join the team! We would love to have you!!

Next...

It's another Whimsie Doodles Release Day!!

So we have been giving you a taste of what is to come for the past couple of days and hopefully have gotten inspired to get the latest stamps that are being released at WD. If you are like me then you are totally in love with Melyssa's artistic talents. If you haven't tried digistamping yet, you should give it a try! Once you have the image printed onto paper, it really isn't different then traditional stamping at all!!

Here is a look at something else being released today! This little sweetie is called Patience Pixie!

Sorry I Missed Your Birthday!

The Fine Print: Stamp: WD; DP: Stacy Claire Boyd (Mod Squad); Markers: Copics; Flowers: Petaloo (?); Felt flower: unsure; Sequined trim: Joann's; Brads: BG; Nestabilities; Cuttlebug Embossing Folder; Sakura Gelly Roller.

Want to see more of the new releases? Click on the links below to visit more of the DT members blogs....

• Nicole Anderson


• Joni Wilson


• Thanh Vo


• Kelli Caslow


• Melyssa Connolly (Our fearless leader!)

Now head on over to the Whimsie Doodles Blog or the WD store and get your favorite sets! They are very reasonably priced and simply irresistable!!

Here are all the new releases ready for purchase today...

(Click on the picture above to take you to the Whimsie Doodle Store!)

Thanks for hanging in with me for another long post!! I hope that you have been inspired! Don't forget that blog candy is still available and the contest won't close until Saturday, so hurry and sign up!!

Have a great Wednesday and may your bucket overflow with lots of sketches and digistamps to create with!!

An Inspired Sneak Peek!

MY BLOG CANDY contest is still going on! CLICK HERE for more information and to join in!! Contest closes on Saturday July 18th!

I am so excited to show you today's Sneak Peek project that I made for Whimsie Doodles! Remember, tomorrow the newly released digistamps will be available for purchase! Do you like what you have seen so far??? I think her digis just keep getting better and better and it is such a treat to get to work with them!

Sometimes things just fall into place and serendipitously inspiration can follow! Well, on Sunday I was trying to finish up my Sneak Peeks for WD when I decided to check out what SCS had as their inspirational challenge on Saturday. Occasionally it works out that I can combine a couple of challenges together (and you know how I love to do that! ) LOL!

So, IC188 from SCS sent us to this adorable website called Chasing Fireflies. From there I immediately was inspired to create something for today's sneak peek!

The image that I have to share with you today comes from one of Melyssa's latest digistamp sets called "Toothfairy." It is the most precious set and you can see it below...

She also made a boy version that is just as cute!!

Click HERE to see the inspiration from the Chasing Fireflies website that my project came from.

And here is what I created!! It is an adorable Toothfairy Box Door Hanger!!!

Who says you have to leave your kids teeth under their pillow?? Unfortunately my youngest child is 15 and hasn't lost a tooth in a very long time! But then I realized that my puppy is starting to get loose teeth! Do you think the toothfairy comes for dogs?? LOL!!

My project started out as a dollar find door hanger from Michael's. In fact there were three door hangers in one pack!

Add a little DP from K&Co. to the door hanger, make a box to hold the tooth and add lots of embellishments and you too can have your very own Toothfairy Box Door Hanger!

The box to hold the tooth was made using the Origami Box instructions by Jen Balcer in the SCS Resources section. Instead of using a sheet of paper 11 x 11 to start with, I cut mine in half to 5.5 x 5.5 so that my finished box would measure two instead of four inches.

The DP's are all from K&Co's Wild Raspberry Line. The flowers are from Prima. I used my Copics to color the Toothfairy, and to change the color of some of my glitter brads and flowers. I added clear glossy accents from InkEssentials to the tooth to make it look like a real shiny tooth with enamel! The box is held closed with a piece of coordinating twill tape and the box lid has two flowers attached with a brad to use as a handle!

Please head on over to the Whimsie Doodles Blog and check out what Melyssa has to show you today!

Also fellow DT member Nikki has a special sneak to share with you on HER BLOG!

Have a great day and may your bucket overflow with serendipitous inspiration!!

Need a Hug? Sneak Peek!

BLOG CANDY contest is still going on! CLICK HERE for more information and to join in!! Contest closes on Saturday July 18th!

Today is the first day of more sneak peeks for the upcoming Whimsie Doodles digistamp release this Wednesday!! Woot Woot!!

Melyssa is so amazingly talented and her drawings are phenomenal! If I could only tell you about some of the things that she has up her sleeve for future releases...you would go crazy with excitement!!


Without further adieu, on to today's sneak peak...


The image shown above is from a set called "Voodoo That You do" It is one of three Voodoo related digistamp sets that Melyssa has created for us! The sketch is Mojo94 from Julee's Mojo Monday blog.

You can't tell by looking at this adorable doll image that it is actually a VOODOO doll, can you?? For grins and giggles, Melyssa has tapped into her darker side of designing and come up with these clever sets!!


The set that this doll comes from is kind of a DIY Voodoo set. A pin is included in the printable stamp set so that you could stick a pin in the doll wherever you desire! Well, I didn't have the heart to stick a pin into this cute little doll, but it just goes to show you how versatile this set can be.

By printing the stamped image onto the DP, I was able to cut the dress out of coordinating paper and paper piece onto another of the same printed image. I then colored the rest of the doll with my Copic markers. The DP is from Cosmo Cricket.

To see more ideas, hop on over to the Whimsie Doodles Blog and take a look at another sneak peek at the Voodoo sets being released on Wednesday.

Be sure and come back tomorrow for another sneak peek of some more of the upcoming Whimsie Doodles stamp sets being released on Wednesday July 15th!

Have a great Monday and may your bucket overflow with all the hugs you ever need!

A Blog Award and a Ten Minute Card!

BLOG CANDY contest is still going on! CLICK HERE for more information and to join in!! Contest closes on Saturday July 18th!

A couple of days ago one of my cyber friends Sue honored me with this special award. She gave me the award because she "likes my style." Coming from Sue this is a really great compliment, because she is on like a jillion DT's and is an awesome paper crafter. But not only is she talented, she is also a great encourager and just a wonderful person! I can't wait to meet her in person at CHA and give her a big hug!! Thanks so much Sue for sharing this award with me!

Please visit Sue's blog HERE. You will be very inspired!! In fact, I would have given her this award if she hadn't given it to me first!!

As a part of accepting this award, you agree to pass it on. Isn't the picture so beautiful. It was designed by the lady's daughter who gave Sue the award. Her name is Janis, and you can see her description of the award and her daughter's creation HERE.

Here are the rules:

By accepting this award you recognize that the giver 'LIKES YOUR STYLE'.

You agree to display this award proudly on your site, and include a post linking back to the giver.

And because there are so many blogs out there which you like their style, you will share this award with them... however many that may be.

So, now for the tough part... narrowing down my choices because there are so many out there that I like!

Please click on the blogs listed below because I really like their style (among many others!)

• Kelly Caslow
• Melyssa Connolly
• Stephanie Muzzulin
• Nicole Anderson
• Nikki Tanner
• Alicia Ekermans

Thanks ladies for being a constant inspiration to me!

So, really quickly I also wanted to share a card with you that I made for yesterday's SCS Inspiration Challenge IC188 which was to visit the website called Chasing Fireflies and choose an inspiration. I chose the cute little tee shown HERE!

And this is the ten minute card that I created. It is really hard for me to make quick cards, because I never feel like I have enough on them. But as far as a clean simple card goes, I am satisfied with this one!

I hope you like it too!

The gator image is from SU, the balloons I had previously colored for another project, they are from Whipper Snapper Designs. The sentiment is from Inky Antics. The DP is from DCWV and the ribbon I am not sure about!

Please enjoy the rest of your Sunday! I am heading out for a hot date with my hubby! We are going to dinner and a movie! It has been way too long!

May your bucket overflow with many blogs to visit where you like their style!

MORE BLOG CANDY for 10,000 Visitors!

Edited to Add: The contest for the BLOG CANDY has Closed!! I am taking no more entries at this time! Thanks!

Woohoo!! I have hit 10,000+ visitors to my blog and it is time to celebrate! AGAIN!!



It is so special to me that some of you find it worthwhile to follow along with me. I hope that you will remain a follower of my blog and I plan on continuing to offer blog candy from here on out evertime I reach a new 10,000 hits!



The blog candy I have for you is really sweet! It includes a great variety of things that you could use for card making, stamping, scrapbooking or papercrafting!! Here is a picture of the blog candy!!

BLOG CANDY CHANCE until Saturday July 18th!


As pictured above you will receive

• K&Co 8.5 x 8.5 Designer Paper Pack (Carolyn Gavin Greenhouse collection) with 36 double-sided papers


• K&Co Adhesive Chipboard Greenhouse Phrases and Icons (29 pieces)


• K&Co Adhesive Chipboard Greenhouse Alphabet (73 pieces)
  
• K&Co Greenhouse Frames Pillow Sticker Flip Pack (33 pieces)


• K&Co Greenhouse Adhesive Gems (36 pieces)


• K&Co Adhesive Paper Ribbon (Wild Raspberry) (6 yards)


• K&Co Naked Tag Pad (6 tags)


• Assorted coordinated Michael's ribbon (5 yards)


• Prima Petal Palette Pink /Lime Flower Embellisments (65 pieces)


• Colorbok Chipboard Butterfly shaped Book (5 pieces)


• Unity Stamp Plaid Journal Box


• Unity Stamp The Details


• Unity Stamp 3 Who Lagins


• Unity Stamp Retro Bubble Frame


• Unity Stamp grab bag with three stamps (flower, "happy new year" and tree from Tiny Trinity

In addition to what you see pictured here, you will also receive

• Two each of Frosted and Clear Card Bases from ShortCuts


• Two Digistamps of your choice from Whimsie Doodles ($5.00 max value)

So is this something that you would like to win??

I am going to give you up to three chances to win this BLOG CANDY!

1. Chance #1 Be a Follower of my Blog (Click on the gadget on the right side bar and sign up if you haven't done so already.)


2. Chance #2 Leave me a comment on this blog post.


3. Chance #3 Link me (using Mr Linky below) to a creation you have made using either a SheetLoad of Cards sketch, a Sweet Sketch Wednesday sketch, or a creation using a Whimsie Doodles stamp. (I have to give the places I design for some love you know!)

Please enter only one comment and one link per contestant!

The winner of this BLOG CANDY will be chosen by a random drawing on July 18th and announced on this blog no later than Sunday July 19th. The winner will have until Tuesday July 21st to claim their winnings. The cost for shipping will be covered.

GOOD LUCK! And thanks again for your continued support in following my blog!!