Five Minute Friday: Umbrella Thinking of You

Hello and happy Good Friday, if you’re celebrating!  Just a super quick card today using the umbrella from Puddle Jumper Felties (appropriate with all the rain we’ve been getting here!), some paper from This & That and Togetherness pads.  I used the Tulip Borderabilities to create the scalloped edge and then stamped the Very Square Sentiments greeting in Memento Black.  

Just a reminder that ALL $20-$25 Unity kits are on sale for $15 and $11 kits are only $6, including Suzi Blu stamps.  Also, in honor of Lori being OCL’s Artist of the Month, all non-new release Our Craft Lounge sets are also on sale, some as low as $8.

Thanks for stopping in today.  Have a wonderful Easter weekend!

Five Minute Friday: Hopscotch Squares

Happy Friday!  Any big Valentine’s Day weekend plans? 

Today’s card is super fast (I used some square scraps from Hopscotch paper) and layered it on a strip of white edged with Classic Scalloped Petite Borderabilities.  I simply added some Icicle Stickles on the flowers and then stamped a greeting from Very Square Sentiments in Palette Burnt Umber on a Circle Nesties.   The base is embossed with an A2 Flowers embossing folder.

CHA deliveries have started to trickle into the store and they will be picking up even more soon.  There are lots of items on sale to help clear out some room…lots of steep discount so get them while you can! 

I hope you have a great weekend!  See you soon!

Five Minute Friday: Thinking of You Tree

Hello and Happy Friday!  I hope you had a wonderful week!

Today’s card is super quick.  I used a piece of the backside of Strawberry Kisses paper for the polka dot pattern, stamped the greeting from Very Square Sentiments in Palette Burnt Umber and then slapped an Indian Summer Woolies on there.  Tada!  It seriously could not be any faster and I love it that way.  Sometimes you just need quick and easy!

I got a few new deliveries in this week so be sure to check the new section of the website.  There’s also a ton on sale, in preparation for all of the new CHA goodies that will be revealed soon but be sure to check that out as well.

Thanks for stopping in today!  Have a great weekend!

Mint Motif Monday

Happy Monday! Today I have a quicky, quirky Charlie Brown card using Beyond Borders and Very Square Sentiments – to help usher in the new Mint Motif design team and saying good-bye to our current, inaugural team.

(I also used circle Nesties, black Palette ink and yellow glimmer ribbon overlayed on black faux suede.)

First, the good-byes and thank yous to our current team. You girls helped launch this fresh, new line off the ground and thought of ways to use Kimberly’s stamps that I never would have. Thank you for you work and dedication to us over these past 6 months:

Latisha Yoast
Geny Cassady
Kazan Clark
Julie Overby
Charlene Austin

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Beginning November, the new MM team will be (in addition to me and Kimberly):

Geny, our new design team coordinator
Bonnie
Julie
Melissa
Tobi
Ryann

Please visit them today and leave them some love and congratulations. (Hint...you *really* want to visit them...we are giving away TEN stamp sets drawn from all the comments left on the new design team blogs between now and Tues. Oct 26 10pm CDT. Winners will be announced on Kimberly's blog later this week.)

I am SO looking forward to seeing with they do with the two upcoming November release sets. Sneaks begin on Nov. 11.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Birthday Bash Day 3 – Gift Card Challenge

Hello and welcome to Day 3 of the i {heart} papers 2^nd Birthday Bash! If you missed the posts from earlier this week please scroll down so you don’t miss a thing. It’s not too late to play along so go back to Tuesday’s post and start there.

You’ll want to be sure you participate in the scavenger hunt/blog hop to earn your 20% off coupon (and see some really amazing projects from 25 incredible designers!).

Today’s challenge is a gift card holder challenge. Deb is hosting it and has some links for templates and ideas on her blog, as well as a Mr. Linky for you to leave your project on to be entered into the drawing for today.

Please be sure to tag your uploads with IHPBB10GC.

Winners for each day will be randomly drawn from the day's challenge entries, and everyone who plays along, either with the challenges and/or the scavenger hunt will be eligible for the grand prize drawing that will close the festivities tomorrow!

Additionally, ALL orders placed during the Bash (Oct 19-21) will receive a free goodie bag of surprise merchandise. The more you spend, the bigger your goodie bag!

Also, there will be random drawings for additional prizes from our PaperCraft Planet group members, our mailing list (sign up on the right side of the homepage) and our fans on Facebook. If you are on all three, then you’ve got triple the chances to win!

Here’s my take on the challenge. I used a standard A2 envelope and covered it with (more) Hippy Girl paper, including the little tag. I added some Crystal Stickles to the tag. I love that Kaiser 6x6 pads come complete with borders, die-cuts, tags and the papers themselves are often glittered, embossed, flocked, etc. The ribbon is ivory faux suede, one of my favs!

I stamped the greeting from Very Square Sentiments in Palette L’Amour Red and then added and a brad from the Bittersweet Glazed Brads.

I do hope you’ll play along. Deadline to enter is Friday morning 3AM EST. Thanks for stopping by today!

Birthday Bash Day 2: Sketch

Hello and welcome to Day 2 of the i {heart} papers 2^nd Birthday Bash! If you missed yesterday’s post, be sure to scroll down to participate in the scavenger hunt/blog hop to earn your 20% off coupon (and see some really amazing projects from 25 incredible designers!)Today’s challenge is a sketch challenge. Be sure to post your direct link on this post, either as a comment or in Mr. Linky and tag your uploads with IHPBB10S.

Tomorrow Deb will be hosting another challenge for you.

Winners for each day will be randomly drawn from the day's challenge entries, and everyone who plays along, either with the challenges and/or the scavenger hunt will be eligible for the grand prize drawing that will close the festivities on Friday.

Additionally, ALL orders placed during the Bash (Oct 19-21) will receive a free goodie bag of surprise merchandise. The more you spend, the bigger your goodie bag!

Also, there will be random drawings for additional prizes from our PaperCraft Planet group members, our mailing list (sign up on the right side of the homepage) and our fans on Facebook. If you are on all three, then you’ve got triple the chances to win!

Here’s my take on the sketch. I used Hippy Girl paper, including the little tag. Kaiser 6x6 pads come complete with borders, die-cuts, tags and the papers themselves are often glittered, embossed, flocked, etc. They’re awesome!

I stamped the greeting from Very Square Sentiments in Palette Orangerie and then added some bling on the scallops. The ribbon is this amazing cream pleated satin ribbon.

I do hope you’ll play along. Deadline to enter is Friday morning 3AM EST.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Five Minute Friday: Mint Motif Fishy

Happy Friday!  Phew…LOTS of posts from me this week!  I’ve been a busy stamper!

Today I have a quicky card using more Mint Motif sets.  Again I cut apart one of the borders from Beyond Borders and made a little fishy (stamped in Palette Orangerie).  I covered him with Orange Peel Stickles.  Then I used some scraps of vellum I had around to make my waves, added some Zva bling and stamped the greeting from Very Square Sentiments and then I was done!

I’ve got to keep it short today…I’m busy gearing up for our BIG 2 year Birthday Bash next week.  Hint, hint…you’ll want to make sure you’re a fan on Facebook, on the newsletter (signup on the right side on the homepage) and a member of our PaperCraft Planet group.  Just sayin’!

Have a great weekend!

Cupcake Birthday Wishes

Hello! Today's post is short, short, short...I'm short on time!

For this card I use Very Square and Very Square Sentiments stamped in Palette inks, cut out my Square Nesties and a cupcake dazzler. I used my Classic Scalloped Petite Borderabilities and dotted the holes with Frosted Lace Stickles. This is a very bright card but I think it’ll make a cheery birthday greeting for someone!

Thanks for stopping by! See you again soon!

Five Minute Friday: Very Square (in a new way)

For today’s Five Minute Friday card I used Very Square in a new way – to create a pattern band and then used Very Square Sentiments in the middle (OK, not quite the middle, but you know what I mean!).  I stamped them in Palette Orangerie and colored in parts with my Copics, all on Copic Medium Weight paper.  It makes a modern CAS card and definitely a FMF card.  I’ll be heading back from Chicago this weekend after my whirlwind week with my girls at CHA.  I’ll do a wrap-up for you in a bit and be sure to watch the newsletter and the Facebook page for updates.

Have a great weekend!

Five Minute Friday: Mint Motif Strawberry Shaped card

Hello! With all the heat lately, we’ve been partaking in lots of local, fresh yummy fruit and I was inspired by the yumminess to create this strawberry shaped card. I freehand cut it, embossed with my A2 Polka Dot folder and then sponged over it with some Palette New Canvas ink. I used my Square Nesties for the focal point and stamped off the dot background from Very Square in Palette L’Amour Red and then stamped the greeting from Very Square Sentiments (now back in stock!) in Palette Noir. I made the strawberry top from some ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you’re having a great day! It’s my birthday so I’m planning on a very good day! Have a great weekend!

Five Minute Friday: So Sweet CASE (of myself!)

Happy Friday! Did you enjoy all the sneak peeks on Wednesday for the latest Mint Motif sets? I sure hope so! I know I did!

Today’s card is a complete CASE of this card that I made a few weeks ago except I used the watermelon from Fruity Family Felties and stamped the greeting from Very Square Sentiments in Palette L’Amour Red. I used the red/white polka dot ribbon and some Hero Arts Blossoms bling to the corners. TADA! Yup, I totally cheated but it was a cute card and I wanted/needed another one! *grin* I hope you’re not too disappointed. Tee hee.

Thanks for stopping in today. Don’t forget to check the sale page often. I’m adding new items every day! Check in tomorrow for Chicken Girl release day! Have a great weekend!

Five Minute Friday: Missed You Bird

Happy Friday!  I am in love with this card.  I even submitted it to PC but (obviously) they didn’t pick it up.  I love how simple and cute it is and how scallopy everything is.  I love my Nesties.  The bird is from the Chicken Girl set Birthday Wishes, stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Copics.  I popped him up on a foam dot and freehand pierced the little trail behind him with my Vellum Piercer Tool.  I like this one instead of the standard tool because it is a little thinner, so you get smaller dots.  The clouds are stamped in Palette Seascape, cut out and popped up and coated with some Frosted Lace Stickles.  They are from the Chicken Girl set Hugs From A Bug.

Finally the greeting is from Very Square Sentiments, also stamped in Palette.  I am thrilled to say that we recently sold out of our first pressing (in just 6 weeks!) of these stamps and I’ve got more coming – probably towards the end of next week.  Just click the restock notify link on the page and you’ll get an email as soon as they’re back in stock!

Be sure to check the sale page on the store.  I’ve marked down almost 800 items, included nearly my entire stamp offerings and 12x12 papers.  I’m adding more every day to help make room for CHA purchases next month but don’t delay – most of these items will not be restocked once they’re gone!

I’ll see you again soon!  Thanks for stopping in today.  I hope you have a wonderful and safe holiday weekend (for my US readers!).

Mint Motif sponsors 2Sketches4You

Hello!  Today (well, this week) we’re sponsoring the 2Sketches4You challenge (using Mint Motif).  So for my take on the sketch I used Very Square and Very Square Sentiments, both stamped in Palette Prussian Blue on Copic Medium Weight paper.  I used my Labels 8 Nesties for the frames and finishing it off with some light blue silk ribbon and some Frosted Lace Stickles on the clouds.

I have reordered  both of these sets since inventory was getting low, so on the chance that they sell out on you please click the restock notify button and you’ll get a notice as soon as they’re back in stock.

Also, be sure to check the sale page on the store.  I’ve marked down over 750 items dramatically to help clear out things and make room for the new goodies I’ll be ordering at CHA next month (eeek!!!).  So, don’t miss out.  Almost everything is last chance and when it is gone, that’s it!  I’ve got lots of 12x12 papers down as low as 25 cents a sheet and tons of stamps including Hero Arts, Inkadinkado and more!

Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope you’ll play along.  If you do, please leave me a comment and don’t forget to add your link to their Mr. Linky!  See you again soon!

Five Minute Friday: All My Love

I am SO glad it is Friday.  Let me repeat.  SO GLAD. 

I’ve had a lot of things going on, some in preparation for some big news next week but most dealing with our very sick dog, Mr. Barbo.  He’s not been feeling well since Tuesday and has kept us up every night so I’m pretty underslept and thoroughly exhausted.  He’s on some meds now and hopefully we’ll see a fast improvement!

I used my Mint Motif  Very Square and Very Square Sentiments (stamped in Palette Noir and Seascape) with my Square Nesties and then used an old envelope template to cut the little envelope from some vellum.  I layered it on a scrap of Lime Rickey paper from when I made this card.  I colored a white button with my Copics, finished it off with some white stain ribbon and that’s it!

I’m too sleepy to be chatty so I’ll just say thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!

Five Minute Friday: So Sweet

It’s FRIDAY!  Yippee!  I have a super quick card today for Five Minute Friday using the fruit slice from Fruity Family Felties and one of my favorite sentiments from Very Square Sentiments, stamped in Palette Orangerie.  I used my Copics to color the bling to match the orange sheer ruffled ribbon.  That’s it!  Tada!  Clean, simple and cute!

Did you see that Mint Motif got reviewed on The Scrap Review?  Yippee!

There are some recent Unity additions to the store, including the Priceless Reflections scrapbooking collection that was recently featured in one the recent Paper Crafts publications.  Be sure to check out the new section of the store to see the new goodies!

Have a great weekend!  Thanks for stopping by today!  I’ll be back again soon!

Mint Motif: Birthday Wishes Squares

Hello!  Happy hump day!  I have a quick little card for you today using the Mint Motif sets, Very Square and Very Square Sentiments.   Did you realize that all of these sentiments were designed to fit perfectly inside these squares?  Yup!  They were!  So, just a tip for you, in case you didn’t realize that!

I inked up the squares with Palette Claret ink, used my Small Square Nesties to cut them out and then layered them on a piece of white with the edges cut with Big Scalloped Petite Borderabilities.  I covered the holes it die-cuts with the squares and then free hand punched the holes in the scallops.

The greeting is stamped in Palette Noir and the flowers are these dyeable tulle flowers.  They come with that rhinestone in the middle already.  :)

That’s it for today!  Have a great day!  I’ll see you on Friday for Five Minute Friday!

Pink Mint Motif Quilt

Can you keep a secret? I am LOVING these two new Mint Motif sets! For today’s card I used my second smallest Square Nesties to die-cut various little squares stamped in Palette Belle Rose and Toile Pink. This pattern is one of the repeating ones in the set so if you line it up carefully, it will seamlessly line up. I pieced them together and added small pearls at all the corners. Then I made a custom tag using my Round Top Tag, including a strip from one of the leftover cutouts from the squares.

Then I finished it off with some sheer pink ruffle ribbon and a brad from Bittersweet Glazed brads.

I love how versatile these two sets are! Thanks for stopping in today! See you again soon!

Five Minute Friday: Patterned Squares

Hello!  Happy Friday!  I’ve got another Mint Motif card today using Very Square and Very Square Sentiments.  One of the things I like about several of the patterns in Very Square is that they are repeating patterns so if you’re careful, you can line them up.  Good thing they’re clear!  So, that’s what I did here.  I stamped the square and greeting (I omitted part of the greeting) in Palette L’Amour Red, trimmed it down and layered it with some alternating Labels One dies. 

Have a great weekend!  Thanks for stopping in!

DT Challenge: CASEing Kimberly!

Hello! Today is our DT Challenge day and for today’s challenge we’re taking a cue from SCS and doing our own version of Featured Stamper, using Kimberly Crawford as our inspiration. In case you’ve missed all the chatter, Kimberly is the designer of IHP’s latest exclusive stamp line, Mint Motif. So, all of the IHP today has selected a project from Kimberly’s amazing blog and we’re each making our own take on it.

I selected this card of hers and used her two new sets, Very Square and Very Square Sentiments to make my own version. I used my Square Nesties for the frame, stamped the cloud image in Palette Seascape. The bird is the smallest from Nested Birds stamped in Palette Prussian Blue along with the greeting. The DP is from BasicGrey’s Lime Rickey collection. The finishing touch was a wrap of Navy Silk ribbon.

Make sure you check out the rest of the DT to see their creations.

Here are links to the rest of the team:

Carolyn
Cathleen
Deb
Gretchen
Kendra
Loretta
Lori
Lynn
Megan
Tracy

Thanks for stopping by today!

Mint Motif release day!

Hello! Today is the day! Have you been enjoying the sneak peeks this past week? I sure hope so! Well today Mint Motif is available!

Be sure to check out the design team – they all have great inspiration projects to show you how fresh and versatile these sets are!

Kimberly Crawford – designer
Charlene Austin
Latisha Yoast
Geny Cassady
Kazan Clark
Julie Overby

The two sets, Very Square and Very Square Sentiments are only $10 each. They are made in the USA and are the industry’s best quality photopolymer material available. I know you will love them, just as you’ve loved our Petal Press stamps and our clear Chicken Girl Design stamps.

AND...because I know everyone is on a budget, I've JUST changed my shipping calculator to include a new lower tier for lightweight items. Now, for all US orders up to $25 if you're ONLY ordering clear stamps (like Mint Motif!), ribbon and/or a Bow Easy, you will only pay $3. That's down from $5. Just select the correct method at checkout. And please, be nice. If you try to sneak something other than clear stamps, ribbon or a Bow Easy on your order I'll have to send you an invoice for the difference. So please don't make me do that!

My card uses the cloud image from Very Square, cut out with my Large Square Nesties. Then I used my Big Circle Nesties and standard circle Nesties for the center tag. The greeting from Very Square Sentiments is stamped in Palette Reflection Blue. I filled in my clouds with some White Opal Liquid Pearls and finished it off with turquoise silk.

Thanks for stopping in today! I hope you're as excited about these new releases as I am!!