Paper Sweeties January Release Rewind!

Last and final preview of the new Paper Sweeties new January release- they were released yesterday- did you get yours???

For today's "Release Rewind" I decided to pair up Bundle of Joy with the Showering You with Love bundle to create this fun and cute baby shower card...



I guess I've been a little partial to the girly cards this release- but I couldn't help it... I had so much fun with them. (& I'm excited for my lil girl!) :)

Don't forget to leave some love for the DT!

Annette
Char
Debbie
Jill
Julie
Larissa
Mackie
Maria
Mynn
Nancy

Happy Friday!

Paper Sweeties January Release Party!

I couldn't let this release for Paper Sweeties go by without a baby-boy card right?

I used the sweet elephant from the Bouncing Baby set for this one...



I kept my card clean and simple for this one and used some fun embossing folders for some added texture and dimension!

These *ADORABLE* stamps are *NOW* available!! in the Paper Sweeties shop!

Please visit the rest of the team's blogs for their creations!

Annette
Char
Debbie
Jill
Julie
Larissa
Mackie
Maria
Mynn
Nancy

Thanks for stopping by!

Paper Sweeties January Release Countdown!

I'm back again with another peek of Paper Sweeties newest release!

Today, I'm sharing what I created using the Bundle of Joy stamp & Sweet Cuts dies...



This set is just perfect for paper piecing- so that's what I did!  I also used the button stamp from the Bouncing Baby set to stamp my background with Versamark ink.

Here's the rest of the DT's blog for you to check out more fabulous-ness :)

Annette
Char
Debbie
Jill
Julie
Larissa
Mackie
Maria
Mynn
Nancy

Thanks for hopping by!

Paper Sweeties January Release Sneak Peeks!

I'm so excited to start off the January Sneak Peeks for Paper Sweeties!

This month's releases are:

Bundle of Joy, the matching Sweet Cuts dies, & Bouncing Baby. They'll all be available in the Paper Sweeties shop on January 16th!

For those of you that didn't know I'm expecting a bouncing baby GIRL myself this Spring in April! So that might just explain why these sets might just be my favorite release so far! :)

Enough chit chat, here's my first sneak peek card using Bouncing Baby!



I just love giraffes.. and this one is so super sweet and perfect for little baby cards! I matched some patterned papers, added a touch of some seam binding- also found in the Paper Sweeties shop here, & sprinkled some cute flower sequins for some extra sparkle!

I'll be back again tomorrow with another peek- but until then don't forget to check out what the rest of the design team created:

Annette
Char
Debbie
Jill
Julie
Larissa
Mackie
Maria
Michelle
Mynn
Nancy

Musical Birthday

Happy Monday Peeps!

I'm squeezing in a post today- before some fun previews for Paper Sweeties starts (tomorrow! You won't want to miss it!!)

I recently got an order for a birthday card for a friend of my sister's... she requested a music themed birthday card for her music-major daughter.  I decided that I was going to have to do some stamp altering/mashing to create the image I wanted...

Enter Guitar Ian & Simply Anya!


I took the guitar playing body of Ian and pieced it together with the luscious locks of Anya and VOILA!

Thanks for swinging by & don't forget to check back this week for some more blogging fun!

You Warm My ♥!

I finally had some time to play along with the *NEW* MFT Card Challenge! Headed up by the ever fabulous Ms. Susan Opel as the Creative Ambassador, and I can't forget about the amazing new design team!

I decided to that this Doodle Garden I'm Raptor Around Your Finger would be perfect! (Unfortunately it looks like this line is no longer carried by MFT) & the woodgrain on the circle is one of my FAVORITE MFT background stamps!



This was the sketch...



I had so much fun coloring him... here's a bit of a close up of the coloring and the texture I experimented with the colorless blender.



Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Weekend!

Happy Birthday Brit!

I'm a little late posting this but the past two weeks were a little crazy with family in town & I didn't have much blogging time in the books!

We started off the new year with a celebration (no, not for new years...) but another one of my niece's had her birthday on the 3rd!

She loves everything purple so I thought the Anya from the My Sunshine set would look perfect in purple!



and of course we couldn't have a party without some cake! As requested by the birthday girl... I made napoleon pastries with raspberries!



& they were delish (if I do say so myself ;))

Happy New Year again.. and hope to get back to 'regular' blogging soon!