i {heart} CAS-Friday

Today i {heart} papers is sponsoring the CAS-Friday blog.  My sweet friend Michele Gross graciously allowed me to kick off our birthday celebration a little early.  Isn't that fun?

The challenge this week is simple – your project must include a heart, in honor of i {heart} papers!  How cute!  CAS + heart = Kate loves.

My project, shown above, includes these products available in the i {heart} papers store: North Pole 12x12 Collection Kit, Mint Motif Sweet Hearts set, Memento & Palette inks, Glossy Accents, Copics, red twine, and Zva flourish bling.

Play along over on the CAS-Fri blog.  I’ll be giving away a $20 gift certificate to the winner.  Go check it out!  Happy stamping!

Introducing Mint Motif: Beyond Borders, Too and Simply Sentiments!

Hello!  I am SO excited to be able to share two new Mint Motif sets with you today!  They are available exclusively at IHP and are only $12 each for a 4”x6” high quality peachy clear photopolymer set.

After our wildly popular, Beyond Borders, Kimberly decided to design a new, trendy companion set of borders, Beyond Borders, Too! 

I love the spacing and size of the polka dots.  It’s nice as a single border or easy to line up to create a background or cover a wider area.

And of course honeycomb is so popular and trendy now.  This honeycomb easily lines up so you can create any size you need.  Or you can simply stamp it once and hand draw the edge lines with a multiliner if you’re not stamping along the edge of your paper.

Our next set is Simply Sentiments, a versatile, go-to horizontal greetings set.  I love the clean font and the choice of sentiments.  They are so much more than just a basic “thank you.”  They say what you really want to say in a crisp, clean font with a little bit of style that can be used on a variety of design styles.   I also like that you could bend them or ink up parts of them in different colors (as I did on my sample!)

This set is an especially great companion to the two Beyond Border sets because of their length. 

For my sample today, I used a kraft base, stamped the honeycomb from Beyond Borders, Too in Memento ink as the focal piece and then stamped the heart border from another Mint Motif set, Sweet Hearts in Palette to create my background.  Then I added a resin heart, popped up with some dimensional dots, stamped my greeting in two colors and then finished off with some red twine. 

We’re spreading the release day projects out over the next few days so be sure to stop in and see projects here each day!  Today’s lineup also includes projects from:

Kimberly Crawford
AJ Otto
Latisha Yoast
Ryann Salamon

Thanks for stopping by!  I’d love to hear what you think about these two new sets!  See you tomorrow!

Five Minute Friday: Thank You cookies

If you missed Tuesday’s post about my EasyCanvasPrints.com  canvas giveaway, be sure to check it out for your chance to win.

CHA is only a little over 3 weeks away!  YIKES!  So, I am having a HUGE, HUGE pre-CHA Clearance sale, which has caused a flurry of orders (almost 100 pounds of boxes that the mailman hauled away since Tuesday).  Here are some of the highlights:

o All Unity $12 or less, including store kits and co-brands
o Unity Itty Bittys $3.25
o Our Craft Lounge (except the latest releases) are all $11 or less
o All open stock 12x12 only 25¢ per sheet
o FlowerSoft only $4.50!
o Stampavie only $6!
o Nesties only $18.25!

But there is much, much more so be sure to check out the sale page for all the details! And, as always, free US shipping with you $50 order!

So, I decided the mailman needed some cookies.  I baked these last night and quickly threw together a bag using Mint Motif’s Sweet Hearts and Thank You For Being My Friend, both stamped in Palette ink.  That’s it!

Lastly, NSR, I’d like to introduce you to Mason…a dog in Kentucky who was shot at point blank range on Monday night.  There is a ChipIn set up to help with his vet costs.  If you donate anything, even a dollar, please let me know and the next time you order I will throw in some goodies as a thank you.  This poor, sweet boy needs our help!!

 

Thank you and have a great weekend!

Five Minute Friday: So Sweet Felties

So Blogger is finally back up and running, so here is my post that should have gone up on Friday.

I used some Puddle Jumper Felties, Mint Motif’s Sweet Hearts set and Jillibean Soup’s Dutch Mustard Soup paper.  That’s it!

Hope you had/have a great weekend!

Mint Motif: Meltshake

This one almost slipped through the cracks without me blogging it.  It got photographed at the end of last year and then tucked away in my 2010 pictures folder and I forgot all about it!

Anyway…here’s a CAS card using Mint Motif Sweet Hearts set.  I LOVE this set.  I stamped the shake in Memento black and then again for the topping so I could color it with Copics and pop it up.  The jar is covered in Stickles Stardust for ultimate sparkly!  The I did a little pleated ribbon treatment with pink minicheck fabric ribbon.  It’s self-adhesive so it’s super easy to do and I love the look.  I added a button from my stash and tied a teeny piece of Cotton Candy Divine Twine on it.  Oval nesties for the frame.  The greeting is stamped Memento black and Palette Belle Rose. 

Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope you’re having a great week!

Five Minute Friday: Stuck On You

Happy Friday!  Quickie card for you today using the banana from Fruity Family Felties, layered on an oval Nesties.  I used a sentiment from Mint Motif’s Sweet Hearts stamped in Palette Noir and Paris Yellow.  I curved the sentiment on my block (one of my favorite things to do with clear stamps).  The mat panel is embossed with A2 Polka Dots pattern embossing folder.  

Have a great weekend!  Thanks for stopping in today!

Five Minute Friday: For My Sweet Friend

Happy Friday!  Just a super quick card today using (again…are you tired of it yet) the latest Mint Motif set, Sweet Hearts.  I love, love, love this set. The pie is stamped in Memento ink and colored with Copics and then layered on some Oval Nesties.  I used some red twine, Zva alphabet bling, Stickles and Palette inks to finish it off.

Sorry I’ve been MIA.  I’ve been so bust ordering CHA goodies that I really haven’t been crafting much.  I got my first delivery yesterday – the new Graphic45 lines.  YIPPEE!  I know Scor-Pal shipped and that should be arriving next week.  Things are moving right along!

Have a great weekend!  Thanks for stopping in!

Five Minute Friday: You’re So Sweet Pie

Happy Friday my friends!  I can’t believe how fast January has flown by.  Next week is February already!  YIKES!  Maybe it’s because since Christmas we’ve gotten something like 60” of snow.   Good thing I {heart} snow!

Tomorrow is the start of CHA and although I am not out in Cali this time around I’m been making my shopping list.  If there’s anything you’d like to me to consider ordering please be sure to leave a comment here or over on Facebook. 

For my quicky card today I used the latest Mint Motif Set, Sweet Hearts, stamped in Palette Burnt Umber and colored with Copics, layered on some Circle Nesties and then added some Cinnamon Stickles.  I added a leftover scrap of the latest BasicGrey paper, Hopscotch.  The bling is from my stash from Hero Arts. 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great weekend!  And remember to let me know what you’re most looking forward to from all the sneak peeks you’ve seen for CHA!

DT Challenge: You’re So Sweet Frame

This month’s DT Challenge theme was a inspiration photo from this amazing candy shoppe. And of course, I immediately reached for the latest Mint Motif set, Sweet Hearts. The candy was so inspiration but in conjunction with their little logo, I came up with this project.

I used a little shadowbox frame that I scored many, many years ago to alter. It’s been kicking around all this time and it was perfect for what I had in mind. I covered the edges with Pink Fabric Tape, stamped the gumball machine in Palette Noir and the hearts in various Palette colors. I colored it with Copics and added some Silver Stickles on the metal parts of the machine and covered the ball part with Glossy Accents. I hand cut the banner and stamped the heart edge also in Palette. I alternated “coloring” those hearts with Yellow and Pink Petal Liquid Pearls.

Be sure to visit the rest of the team to see their sweet creations!

Carolyn
Cathleen
Deb
Gretchen
Kendra
Loretta
Lori
Lynn
Megan
Tracy

Thanks for stopping in today! See you again soon!

Sweethearts: Mint Motif Five Minute Friday Release Day

Hello! Happy Friday and happy Mint Motif release day! Yay!

Today I am showing you another card made with the newest release (possibly my favorite!) called Sweet Hearts.

Isn’t it CUTE?!! For my Five Minute Friday card I used the candy jar, stamped it three times in Palette Noir and then stamped the little heart candies in Palette L’Amour Red, Boudoir Blush and Toile Pink. The greeting is also stamped in Palette.

Then I layered it on a rectangle Nesties scallop and then added a knotted piece of scalloped red ribbon (both elements left over from my Christmas cards this year). I finished it off by adding a dot of silver Stickles in each corner and on the jar lids and then putting some Glossy Accents on the jars.

Be sure to visit the rest of the design team, including our special guest, Kimber McGray!

Kimberly will be giving away one of these new sets to a lucky winner, chosen from all the blog comments left on today’s posts - so the more you comment, the better your chances at winning!

Kimberly (designer)
Geny
Julie
Melissa
Tobi
Ryann
Kimber (guest DT)

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great weekend!

Color Throwdown #124 for Katie Renz

Today’s Color Throwdown is being dedicated to Katie Renz. If you don’t know Katie, (you should – she’s an AMAZING stamper) please, please take a few minutes to go to her blog and read her story. Katie was very recently diagnosed with Stage IV Gastic cancer. She’s married to Kevin and they’ve got 3 little boys (the twins, Nate & Will, aged 5 and Hunter, aged 10) and had this bombshell drop on them right before Christmas. She is currently undergoing chemo, which is her only option.

So, today’s CT is dedicated to her and I would like to urge each and every one of you to encourage her and send her a card. If you would like to send her a card, you can leave me a comment with your email and I’ll send it to you. For those of you who (honor system) commit to sending her a card, you will be eligible to win some prizes, donated both by me and by the members of the CT team.

There are also two other ways you can help Katie. If you’d like to donate cash – any amount will help – for her mounting medical bills, Craft Critique has set up a fund here. Really, just $5 would be amazing. If all of my subscribers, Google followers, customers, sent in just $5, we could raise thousands and thousands and thousands of dollars for her and her family.

The other way is to visit Jak’s blog. She’s set up a digi fundraiser and you can get all the details here.

I know this community is an amazing bunch of people. Won’t you please help?

My card today uses the upcoming Mint Motif set (available starting Friday) called Sweet Hearts. I also used a piece of the new BG Hopscotch paper, oval Nesties, Icicle Stickles, Copics, Classic Scalloped Petite Borderabilities, and some brown faux suede and light fuschia faux suede ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by today. Please go read Katie’s blog and send her a card of encouragement! Thank you.

Sweet Hearts: Mint Motif Sneak Peek

Hello! Today I’m giving you a little peek at the newest Mint Motif set, Sweet Hearts, releasing on January 14, exclusively at i {heart} papers.

This month we have a very special guest designer joining the fun so please pop on over to Kimber McGray and leave her some love.

For my card I used my Copics to color the cookie, a handpunch to make the little “bite", Rock Candy Stickles, A2 Polka Dots folder and some brown faux suede ribbon.

Go see all the other amazing samples here:
Kimberly (designer)
Geny
Julie
Melissa
Tobi
Ryann
Kimber (guest DT)

Thanks for stopping in today! See you again soon!