Sneak Peek Day 1: Love Monkey!

In case you weren't aware, Verve Stamps is having a gorgeous release this coming Friday! 5 new stamp sets and two new Plain Janes, yeah!



Tuesday the sneak peeks began over on the Verve Blog! The first set being sneaked (snuck? lol...) is Love Monkey! Oh how I LOOOOOOOVE monkeys! They're so precious and Julee just did an amazing job with this sweet little guy...
I used Teresa's Sketch for the layout and my new Basic Gray Sugar Rush dp! You see a little Pure Poppy and Lemon Tart by PTI in there too:)
Are you crazy about these monkeys?:)

All week long we're having challenges in the Verve forums! A Sketch Challenge, Supply Challenge, Color Challenge, Shape Challenge and
3D Challenge! All giving you the opportunity to win Verve goodies! If you complete all 5 challenges, you go in the hat for the entire release:) SWEET! Head on over and join in the fun;) As always, Verve stamps are NOT required to play along so bring what you got and get to stampin!

CAS? I don't think so.

So the Monday Challenge between AJ, Maren, Jimmi, Jeanne, Brooke, and Jen Buck was "CAS" style cards. Well, for one, CAS is sort of a curse word on my blog. It just doesn't happen often...and it's sort of against my religion! BUT I was really going to try. Really I was! My card was just going to spell "Be Mine" with these super cool letters cut from my Storybook cart for my Cricut and that's it. Well, then I decided to emboss some hearts from Hundred Hearts (Verve) on the card base...add some ribbon...some bling...some silver cord...and there goes CAS, flying out the window!
I do realize that there is no way this card is going in a regular envelope, lol! But that's okay by me:) I have no problem paying extra postage for a card this fun! Here is a close-up of the ribbon detail:
I have problems, I know:) But seriously, how awesome is that ribbon? I also embossed a big chubby heart from Hundred Hearts in black, cut it out, and then attached it to the ribbon with silver cord. It's a really fun detail that doesn't really come across the screen so well...

Anyways, this card is also my sample for my color challenge this week for the Verve January Release Week challenge! You simply MUST come play with us this week! There are FOUR other challenges posted! You have until Friday to get your cards uploaded and you could win some SERIOUS Verve loot!

Don't forget to check out AJ, Maren, Brooke, Jeanne, Jimmie, and Jen Buck's cards today! Maybe they had better luck with CAS than I did;)

FS153-Verve Thank You!

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Hello! Thanks for popping by my blog today:) I have been crankin out lots of DD and new Verve stamps (released this coming Friday!) cards this weekend but couldn't resist the chance to play in today's Featured Stamper challenge! I chose THIS card by Weebeestampin. I love the top note die by SU! and don't use it often enough so I used her card as my inspiration! The card base is Rustic Cream by PTI and that luscious paper is by Laura Ashley. It's FLOCKED! I got two yummy packages of this paper from Emma's Paperie. SO gorgeous!
I used a Grateful Elegance by Verve for the sentiment and the stamped background behind it. That butterfly is a sizzix die by SU! I painted it with Burlap crackle paint and then dumped some Martha Stewart chunky glitter on top. OH, the swirls behind the butterfly are from Express Yourself, also Verve. Here's a closer picture of the butterfly detail:

There is a little acrylic tag hanging from the bow, that's by Making Memories! I gotta tell you I've been channeling my shabby muse and it feels great:) Don't be surprised if you see alot more of this in the future!

Well that's it for today! I'll be back tomorrow with my Monday Challenge card! Hope the rest of your weekend is fantastic:)

Smitten!

That's what I am, with this month's Stampin' Store Kit, Livin' and Lovin' Life!

Aren't those stamps the cutest things ever? I can't think of ONE that I like just a little, I love them all, A LOT!

I used the girl and boy under the umbrella stamp because it's SO dang sweet:)

I colored them in with Copics *and I totally meant to take a picture of the colors but I got carried away and cleaned the mess up before I took this picture so I don't have any Copic pics:( The sentiment is from the December '09 KOM, Delightful Moments, which is now available for purchase under the "Past KOM's" tab at the Unity store!

Hop on over to Angela's Blog to see a list of all the DT girls using the Store Kit today! To get your own kit, click on THIS LINK and scroll to the bottom. You'll find an HUGE list of all the lovely stores you can buy this kit, Happy Shopping!

Well, Ihave been super busy this weekend creating for the Dirty Dozen gallery that opens this Friday! My mojo was just GOIN today, I didn't even want to stop to make that pesky guy I live with dinner;) LOL! Why do they get hungry? Oh well, I gotta eat too I guess;)

Hope the rest of your weekend is AWESOME! See you lovely ladies later:)

Smitten Supplies:

Stamps: January '10 Stampin Store Kit, Livin' and Lovin' Life, December '09 KOM, Delightful moments (Unity)

Paper: Red (Prism), Melon Berry, White, Spring Rain dots (PTI)

Ink: Pitch Black (Adirondack), Copics

Accessories: Melon Berry ribbon, button, twine (PTI), Edge Punches (EK Success), Nesties (Spellbinders), Stickles (Ranger)

Viva la Verve!

Hiya! Just a quick little reminder that the Viva la Verve, January Week 2 sketch challenge has been posted! See the Verve member forums on SCS or the Verve Blog for all the deets:) Hope you can play along with us!
Sorry I don't have a card for you, I created one for the challenge but the lighting is so horrible tonite that I don't want to post it! I'll take a new picture in the morning and post it:) Thanks for stopping by:)

"You and Me...

Under a shady tree!" I love these new stamps from the January '10 KOM by Unity Stamp Co! Isn't that owl a "hoot"?;)

This is my submission for this week's Sketch Challenge #262 on Splitcoaststampers! The paper is from the Green Woodland Collection by DCWV. I colored the owl and flowers with Copics and then went over them with Angel Wings Shimmerz!

I'm still on the mend from my killer cold so I'm keeping this short and sweet:) Have a great day!

You and Me Supplies:

Stamps: January KOM (Unity)

Paper: Rustic White (PTI), Riding Hood Red (SU!) Green Woodland Collection (DCWV)

Ink: Rich Cocoa (Momento), Copics

Accessories: Rectangle Nesties (Spellbinders), Wide Oval punch (SU!), Ribbon (PTI), sewing machine

Skipping Stones Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Skipping Stones Design Blop Hop sponsored by Skipping Stones Design. Angela was sweet enough to extend an invitation to the Splitcoast DD/DDA to participate in this month's hop and after I saw her ADORABLE stamps I signed up! If you've just happened upon my blog, you can CLICK HERE to start from the beginning at Skipping Stones Design. You should have arrived here from Sweet Latisha's blog!

I got to play with the NEW, NOT-YET-RELEASED set called "Coffee Vol. 1" and it is SO CUTE and totally ME! Seriously, this is what I look like in the morning, lmbo!

Isn't she so cute? I colored her with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol! I stamped the large coffee cup in versamark on the card base but it's kinda hard to see it in the picture:( I love the sentiment! It's my motto, lol!

Well I'm sorry I don't have more to share with this fun set, but I just got it in the mail today and I have strep throat so I'm not feeling very mojo-rific right now;)

Okay! Off you go to Peggy's Blog for your next round of eye candy! Along the way, the Skipping Stones Design Team will have blog candy for you to enter. As an added bonus, there will also be 4 stamp sets (new stamp sets not yet released) hidden along the hop, but we’re not telling you where so be sure to leave some love as you hop!!! Make sure you leave comments on every post so you have a chance to win!! The winners will be announced on Friday January 8th at Skipping Stones Design.

Along with all THAT, the Skipping Stones team sent me "Blocks and Borders-Swirls " to give away as blog candy today! So leave a comment here and tell me what your favorite SSD stamp set is and I'll draw a name on Friday for the lucky recipient!

Coffee Vol 1 Supplies:

Stamps: Coffee Vol 1 (Skipping Stones Designs)

Paper: White, Spring Moss, Dark Chocolate, Turning a New leaf dp (PTI)

Ink: Versamark, Rich Cocoa (Momento), Prismacolor pencils, Copics

Accessories: Spring Moss ribbon, button, twine (PTI), Edge Punch (Fiskars)

Cupcakes and Mojo

What a combination, huh? Nothing says getting your mojo back quite like a cupcake;)

The Monday Chicks are makin' birthday cards today! A new year brings new birthdays (my 30th is coming this year, eeeEEEEKSSSSSSS!) so it's always good to stock up on the cards!

I played with last weeks Mojo Monday sketch, Mojo119! I pulled out some Nook and Pantry paper and my Verve Stamps and got to work!

I obviously made a couple changes to the sketch, but that's only because my memory didn't serve me as well as I thought! Does that happen to you?;) I used "Wishing You", "Cupcake Affair", and "Artful Elegance". Here's the inside:

Don't forget to stop by and give some love to the other girls, some of them may not be playing today, so if you stop by and don't see an update, that's why:)

AJ, Brooke, Jimmi, Maren, and Jeanne

Hope you have a fantastic week, see ya later!

Wishing You Supplies:

Stamps: Wishing You, Cupcake Affair, Artful Elegance (Verve)

Paper: Nook and Cranny (Basic Grey), Rustic White, Dark Chocolate, Aqua Mist (PTI)

Ink: Rich Cocoa (Momento), Aqua Mist (PTI), Copics

Accessories: Aqua Mist ribbon (PTI), Apron Lace edge punch (Fiskars), Nesties (Spellbinders), Pearls (Kaiser), Large Oval punch (SU!)

Attack of the Alarm Clock

I have a Unity card to share today, it's for todays Inspiration Challenge on Splitcoast!
I really loved the clock image that Steph used as one of the examples and immediately thought of this stamp when I saw it:) It's from the December KOM (sentiment is from the March '09 KOM)

ACK! I love that clock:) I hate alarm clocks, but I love alarm clock stamps made by Unity, lol!

Okay friends, I'm off to get ready for bed, one more day off and it's back to the grind (which I'm happy for, I wasn't made to stay home all day, lol!)


"Sending Happy Thoughts" Supplies:
Stamps: March and December '09 KOM (Unity)
Paper: Black, White (PTI), Red (Prism), Turqouise (Bazzill)
Ink: Black (Versafine), Copics
Accessories: Ribbon (Michaels), Button/Twine (PTI), Apron Lace edge punch (Fiskars)

The Music of Life

Happy New YearS!!!

I've been typing this same information on the Verve forums and Verve Blog for over an hour so this is going to be short, lol!

I wanted to make sure you know that the 2010 Viva la Verve challenges have begun! See THIS THREAD on the Verve Forums for the sketch and all the deets!

Here's my sample:

I used an old favorite that hasn't seen any ink for quite awhile, Petals and Stems!

Hope you have a wonderful New Years Day!