Verve Thankful Hearts Blog Hop

It’s new release time at Verve and we’re topping off our Thankful Hearts Blog Party with a blog hop featuring three new sets that just released, all focused on thankfulness. If you’ve been hopping and arrived from Lynda’s blog, then you’re right where you should be. If you’ve just happened by, then you’ll want to hop on over to Poetic Artistry to start from the beginning! And to make this hop even sweeter, we’ve got a special treat hidden along the way for one lucky commenter. So if you see something that makes you smile, be sure to give a little shout-out in the comments for a chance to win our entire release!

For my card, I used the 1 Corinthians 15:57 Plain Jane being released tonight. I used some Penny Lane paper from My Mind's Eye along with my Labels Seven Nestabilities. I thought the "book" look would go well with a verse. Hope you're loving all the new stuff you're seeing from Verve! I know I am!

Thanks for hopping by! Next up on the hop is Jen Tapler.

Weekend Sketch Challenge #108

I can't believe it's Friday again already, let alone Black Friday! This year is just flying by!

For today's sketch, I decided to ink up one of the newest Papertrey Ink sets that I bought, Take Note. When I looked at this sketch, I thought this set would be perfect. I also used the Handwritten Notes set to make my "list". I added a little sponging to my "list" because it looked too clean! LOL My thought for this card was to send someone a reminder whenever they were feeling down and I thought if the paper looked a little aged, it would give the "this list has been around for a long time" kind of feel. :)

Be sure to stop and see what gorgeous creations Beate, Cambria, Jenn, Laurie, Lori, Mary Jo and Sharon have for you!

Hope you're having a wonderful day! Thanks for stopping by! SUPPLIES USED: Stamps- Take Note, Handwritten Notes (PTI); Ink- Onyx Black (Versafine), Dusty Durango (SU), New Leaf (PTI), Burnt Umber (Palette); Paper- Places You'll Go Key Ingredients (Taylored Expressions); Accessories- notepad (PTI), paper piercer, Dusty Durango marker, circle punch (SU); Finished card measures 5.5"x4.25"

Taylored Expressions Black Friday Blog Hop

It's Black Friday and in celebration, Taylor has organized a blog hop and asked us all to decorate the Perfect Package Card Box to fit a set of cards or to package a gift we are giving this holiday season.

I chose to use my box as packaging for a gift. What I decided to do was decorate my box to look like a candy cane. To do this, I cut a piece of red cardstock to fit the front of the box. I then cut it into 1/2" strips on a diagonal. I attached every other strip to the box to give that candy cane look. The last little touch was the thick, red ribbon and sentiment. I used a sentiment from the Tag Treats set.

I filled the inside of the box with the Ghirardelli Holiday Chocolate Assortment. Don't they look just delish? I HAD to try one and it WAS delicious! I only ate one though! (wink) :) I added another sentiment inside. This sentiment is from the Holiday Wonder set. This gift was SO easy to put together. You will LOVE these Perfect Packages! You can find more gorgeous creations using these boxes by visiting these blogs:

Alex Maldonado: http://fairyblossoms.typepad.com/

Amy Rohl: http://inkaboutme.blogspot.com/

Beate Johns: http://beate.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/

Bev Gerard: ttp://savorthejourney.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/

Cindy Haffner: http://cindyhaffnerscorner.blogspot.com/

Debbie Olson: http://debbiedesigns.typepad.com/

Donna Baker: http://www.serenityinstamping.com/

Jami Sibley: http://jami.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/

Jen del Muro: http://iheart2stamp.com/

Jen Tapler: http://jentapler.blogspot.com/

Jenn Balcer: http://jbalcer.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/

Jennifer Buck: http://thebuckstampshere.blogspot.com/

Jessica Diedrich: http://thewhimsicalbutterfly.blogspot.com/

Joan Ervin: http://stampingwithapassion.blogspot.com/

Joanne Basile: http://www.stampedbyhand.blogspot.com/

Linda Duke: http://www.lindaduke.typepad.com/

Lori Craig: http://loricraig.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/

Rose Anne Reynolds: http://paperdelightz.blogspot.com/

Sankari Wegman: http://sunnysankari.blogspot.com/

Sharon Harnist: http://paperfections.typepad.com/

Sherry Cheever: http://sherrycheever.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/

Taylor VanBruggen: http://www.tayloredexpressions.blogspot.com/

In honor of Black Friday and Cyber Monday (the two biggest shopping days of the year!), Taylored Expressions is offering 15% off everything in the store! Just use the promotional code TEBlackFriday upon checkout to receive the discount. You don't want to miss up to 50% off all JustRite products, Buy 2 Get 1 Free on Tiny Twinkles, and the new TE Shirts & Aprons!

Happy Shopping!

Stylin'

Here's a cute little card I made for a special little birthday. I thought it would go well with a gift certificate to a beauty salon. . .for a little girl who has EVERYTHING! What little girl wouldn't love a day out to the beauty salon, right? I just love this little cuppie under the blow dryer. . so cute!

I used the Sweet Indulgence set from Taylored Expressions as well as the Spa Key Ingredients for my card. I just love all the polka dots. The flower is also from the key ingredients.

Hope you're having a great day and that you're ready for Thanksgiving! I can't believe it's tomorrow! Hope you have a WONDERFUL Thanksgiving! SUPPLIES USED: Stamps- Sweet Indulgence (Taylored Expressions); Ink- Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko); Paper- Spa Key Ingredients (Taylored Expressions); Accessories- ribbon and flower from Key Ingredients (Taylored Expressions), circle punches (Marvy Uchida), Green Apple Smooch, white gel pen; Finished card measures 4.25"x5.5"

What's Hiding?

Today I have a cute little card to share with you. I was browsing through Michael's the other day and I saw this adorable little stamp set called My Little Monsters. It's by Recollections and it is so cute, I just couldn't leave it there. :) I decided to cover this monster in Delphinium Blue Flower Soft! I know, not your typical use for Flower Soft, but I thought it was PERFECT for this monster, don't you think? I originally just colored in the monster and added the Flower Soft, but his eye kind of disappeared within the Flower Soft, so I thought a googly-eye would work perfectly. The zig zag border was made using an EK Success border punch.

Thanks for stopping by today! Hope your week is off to a great start!

OCL Blog Hop Winner!

The Journey stamp set goes to:

Mary said...
The set to so pretty, great for scrapbooking like you did. Love it!
November 20, 2009 7:45 AM

Congratulations Mary! Please email me with your mailing address so I can get your set out to you!

November 20th Key Ingredients at Taylored Expressions!!

It's time for another Key Ingredients release at Taylored Expressions! The November 20th Key Ingredients are now available for purchase! I just LOVED this kit when I first saw it. The colors are so rich and delicious! Taylor challenged us to create something that let you all in on a bit of our Thanksgiving. I like to create little gift packages for my mom, mother-in-law, grandmothers and godmother. I do this quite a few times throughout the year. Often it's just something little to let them know I'm thinking of them and appreciate them very much. Thanksgiving is the perfect time to do that. I used the Key Ingredients kit to create cards and little boxes for these special women in my life. I changed the colors and patterned papers for each card, but used the same layout and stamped image. I used the flower from the Celebrate Life set. One of the contents of the November 20th Key Ingredients are these skeleton leaves. I have never used them before, but they are very neat! I added them as sort of the "leaves" on the stem of the stamped flower. They are so light and add such a delicate touch. The wine rhinestones that come in the kit are just fabulous! Perfect for adding that extra bling to any project!

If you've purchased any of the Key Ingredients kits at Taylored Expressions before, you know how much is packed into that package! I just LOVE my key ingredients kits. It makes it SO EASY! You never have to think about coordinating anything. . .it's all right there for you! Did you know that for just $21.95 a month you can receive these perfectly coordinated kits right on your doorstep?! You can find more Key Ingredient packages HERE as well as subscription sign up! I promise you, you won't be disappointed in these kits!

For more inspiration using the November 2oth Key Ingredients and awesome eye candy, visit these members of the Baker's Dozen:

Donna Baker

Jodi Collins

Karen Giron

Laura Fredrickson

Sharon Harnist

Taylor VanBruggen

Thanks for stopping by again today and have a wonderful weekend! SUPPLIES USED: Stamps- Celebrate Life (Taylored Expressions); Ink- Burnt Umber (Palette), Whisper White Craft (SU); Paper- November 20th Key Ingredients (Taylored Expressions); Accessories- skeleton leaves, rhinestones and ric rak from Key Ingredients (Taylored Expressions), Frame embossing folder (QuicKutz), small and large oval punch, Box #2 die (SU); Finished cards measure 5.5"x4.25"

Weekend Sketch Challenge #107

It's Friday again and time for another Weekend Sketch Challenge!

For my card today, I used one of the NEW sets from Our Craft Lounge called The Journey. You can find these and ALL of the new releases at ecelectic Paperie. This set is also the set you can win on my blog by going to this post and leaving a comment by midnight tonight!

Be sure to stop and see what Beate, Cambria, Jenn, Lori, Mary Jo and Sharon have created with this sketch! Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful Friday! SUPPLIES USED: Stamps- The Journey (Our Craft Lounge); Ink- Burnt Umber (Palette), Dusty Durango (SU); Paper- Stomp, Round & Round (My Mind's Eye), Prism; Accessories- button (PTI), hemp, Chocolate Chip grosgrain (SU); Finished card measures 4.25" square

Our Craft Lounge RELEASE!

Today's the day! New Our Craft Lounge stamps are now available! You have a chance to win each set too! Be sure and visit blogs from the list below and leave comments to be eligible to win! The set I'm giving away is the set I used on this scrapbook page. . .The Journey. I actually used another set as well called Life Is. I used the journaling block from the set and put the sentiments from both sets together for "Life is Precious Memories". To be eligible to win The Journey, leave a comment here by midnight tonight!



I also have the special honor of being the eclectic Friend over at eclectic Paperie! I'm so excited! Did you know that you can find the whole new OCL release at eclectic Paperie? They have it all! They also have some fabulous Sparkly Fluff Bundles available! The bundles consist of 3 jars of Sparkly Fluff and a Quickie Glue Pen. They have fabulous names like I Want Candy, Sparkly Blues, Going Green and Sweet Music. You have to see them, head on over to eP!

To see all of the new sets and have a chance win, visit these blogs:

Bird and Groom - Beth
Hang it Up Cupid - Carol, Vicki
Hearts & Hugs - Holly, Joy
The Journey - me
Life Is -Amber
Love Notes - Heather, Beate
Out for a Spin - Pam
Fairy Dust is a Must - Cami, Broni
Granny's Truffles - Val
Jungle Love - Deb, Kendra
Shamrock Blessings -Cindy
Sweet on You -Kisa
Wanted - Lila


Thanks for stopping by and have a fantastic Friday!

Fabulous Fall Key Ingredients at Taylored Expressions

I'm excited to participate today in the Taylored Expressions Fabulous Fall Blog Hop! Taylor has put together some really sweet Key Ingredients Kits at an incredible discount. These kits are in limited quantity and slightly different from the regular Key Ingredient kits. For details see Taylor's blog post today. My projects today feature the Morning Meadow Kit. It was super fun to work with because I don't usually work with rub-ons and this kit had some BEAUTIFUL rub-ons included. I especially LOVE how rub-ons go over photos. As you can see in the scrapbook page, I added a butterfly rub-on to a photo of my little man I printed using the Antique setting on my printer. I just love the look of that.

The price of each kit is $12.95 (AWESOME price) and they are available in limited quanities, so if you like one get it FAST! The kits come with tons of supplies for lots of cards AND each kit will include a full color inspiration sheet with 6 samples created by members of the Baker's Dozen!

You can see the other kits by visiting other members of the Baker's Dozen:

Winnie's Walls - Karen M., Jodi

Petals & Paisley - Sankari, Donna

Penelope's Potpourri - Taylor, Karen G.

Morning Meadow - Denise, me

SUPPLIES USED: Stamps- Faith & Hope, A Year of Sweet Sentiments, The Places You'll Go (Taylored Expressions); Ink - VersaMagic chalks inks, Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko); Paper- Morning Meadow Key Ingredients (Taylored Expressions); Finished measurements: 6"x6" Scrapbook page, 5.5"x4.25" card, 4.25" square card.