Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Somebunny Is Thinking Of You



Quick post. I want to share this sweet bunny card I made for SugarPea Designs Mix It Up Challenge # 42.




For my card, I mix both inspiration pic. I used the rainbow colors from the pic on the right for  my background and combine it with the sketch. i just love this sweet bunny and I do have someone in mind to whom I want to send this card to. :)

I hope you will join us and play along with the challenge. You can find all the details and enter your card HERE. Have a fantastic Wednesday peeps!

Saturday, April 21, 2018

A Fox & A Frog

Hi peep! Happy Saturday. Just want to pop in to share this two friends enjoying a bike ride on the weekend. :)




I like to have thank you card handy, so this is part of building my thank you card stash. I used Purple Onion Designs Stacy Yacula - Free Spirits. I tend to build up a scene when I used POD stamps, but this time I decided to keep it clean and simple and only use 1 stamp (besides the sentiment stamp) and anchor it on a couple washi tape. 

Hah... I need to get my washi tape some use. It's amazing ho much crafty goodies that just sitting in my drawers.

Well peeps, that's all for today. May your weekend be a fantastic one. Cheers....


Friday, April 20, 2018

SugarPea Designs Sweet Peek Day 5


Yay! Today is the day. All the products you have seen throughout this week will be available in the shop this afternoon. Do you have your list ready?

Last but not least, we're showcasing Wagon Wishes (pssst, this is SugarPea free sweet incentive) and Sending Sentiments set.




Who doesn't love a wagon full of flowers, right? And, of course, I just had to combine it with my favorite set, the previously released Chunky Monkey. I framed the whole scene within the postage frame that I die cut using Postage Stamp CoverPlate. Finished by stamping the sentiment from Sending Sentiments set.

I had lots of fun coloring the flowers. It's what I call my coloring therapy. :)

Would you like to win Sending Sentiments set? Simply leave a comment here and on SugarPea blog. You have all week to comment! Winners will be announced on Sunday, April 22nd.

Fore more inspirations, please check out my SugarPea teammates blog and we'd love for you to leave comment along the way. Thank you so much for stopping by here. Have a blessed Friday everyone!

Thursday, April 19, 2018

SugarPea Designs Sweet Peek Day 4




One more day... We're getting there. Today is day 4 of Sugarpea Designs release and we are introducing the adorable 24 Carrot Friend stamp & die set and the beautiful Eyelet CoverPlate.

I was born in Rabbit year, so needless to say rabbit/bunny has special place in my heart. ;) And, you know me, when it comes to cute critter, me lovey. So, this se tlike double whammy for me. Hah...




I think this bunny is just super sweet, don't you agree? I love the sparkle on its eyes. I keep my design clean and simple as I want the bunny to simply shine. And, have I mention how much I love this postage frame? It seriously can make any design fancy.

Now, how would you like to win the 24 Carrot Friend stamp set? Easy peasy. Simply leave a comment here and on Sugarpea Designs blog as well as on my teammates blog below for additional chances. You have until midnight on Saturday, April 21st to comment! Winners will be announced on Sunday, April 22nd.


Thank you so much for joining us for Day 4 of Sweet Peeks! REMEMBER!! The entire Spring Product Release will be available for purchase this Friday, April 20th at 6 PM EST.

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

SugarPea Designs Sweet Peek Day 3



Welcome to day 3 of SugarPea Designs release week. We're half way there, peeps. Today we are introducing Reading Friends, Simply Fabulous and Fabulous Word die.

When I was a kid, I was definitely a book lover. I am forever grateful to my older brother for showing me the wonderful world of reading. I remember clearly when I was in 2nd grade and my brother taught me to read silently and loaning me his book collection and after that I have found the many wonderful places that you can only get through reading.

This set Reading Friends, totally capture my love of reading and make me think of the many times my brothers and I spent reading. Summer vacation, we'd be spending hours in our room just  reading or at the book store!




Isn't this image makes you think of the sweet, simple days? I treasure those days. And, I keep my cad design clean and simple as I really want the image to shine through.

Would you like to win Reading Friends set? Simply leave a comment here and on SugarPea blog.You have all week to comment! Winners will be announced on Sunday, April 22nd.

Fore more inspirations, please check out my teammates blog and we'd love for you to leave comment along the way. Thank you so much for stopping by here. Have a blessed Wednesday everyone!

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

SugarPea Designs Sweet Peek Day 2


Hi peeps! Welcome to day 2 of SugarPea Designs release week. Today we continue with more fun sets and introducing some chic sets that are perfect for those who love to travel. 

For my card today, I am using the LondonScape.




I die cut the skyline out of watercolor cardstock and once I finished coloring it, I line it up to my card panel and did the water drip to create the loose watercolor look below the skyline.

GIVEAWAY:
Would you like to win the Chic Wishes stamp set?  Simply leave a comment on SugarPea blog as well as the DT blog. It’s that easy! You have all week to comment! Winners will be announced on Sunday, April 22nd.

The SPD team has some amazing and creative inspiration for you using the products featured here today. Please visit each of our designers’ blogs below for details on their projects.

Thank you so much for joining us for Day 2 of sneak peeks! REMEMBER!! The entire Spring Product Release will be available for purchase on Friday, April 20th 6 PM EST.
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Monday, April 16, 2018

SugarPea Designs Sweet Peek Day 1



Hi peeps! Happy Monday and welcome to SugarPea Designs release week! Please join us over the next 5 days as the SugarPea teams share Sweet Peeks for the 16 NEW products that will be available for purchase starting this Friday, April 20th at 6 PM EST in the SPD Store. Let me just say, we have loads of fabulousness to share with you.


And, here's my card using the Postage Stamp CoverPlate, Parisian Holiday, Ooh La La and maybe you can see a sneak peek of a skyline that we'' share soon. ;)



For the images, I anchor them on a banner and added a strip of patterned paper on the top. The heart is part of the Postage Stamp CoverPlate that I adhere to the banner with pop dots. Then I added a strip of watercolored city skyline (more of this coming this week) and layered it with the puppy & the super adorable croissant.




I am really happy with the way this card turned out. Sometime layering is not my strongest suit and I love it when my plan actually come out the way I envision it. Hah!

GIVEAWAY:
Would you like to win the Parisian Holiday stamp set?  Leave a comment sharing with us what your dream vacation destination. It’s that easy! You have all week to comment! Winners will be announced on Sunday, April 22nd.
 Our team has some amazing and creative inspiration for you using the products featured here today. Please visit each of our designers’ blogs below for details on their projects.  And while you’re there be sure to leave a sweet comment for them, giving you an extra entry to win today’s giveaway prize.
Thank you so much for joining us for Day 1 of sneak peeks! REMEMBER!! The entire Spring Product Release will be available for purchase on Friday, April 20th 6 PM EST.
Don’t forget to leave a comment here on this blog for your chance to win. We’d love to hear what you think about all of the products that we are showcased today.

Wednesday, April 4, 2018

The Ton Spring 2018 Release Blog Hop


Welcome to The Ton Spring 2018 Release Blog Hop! We're so excited to have you joining us to celebrate The Ton latest release.

The Ton has 14 new stamps, coordinating dies and 5 standalone dies for their new Spring 2018 Release which includes up to two free gifts with purchases (GWP). For more information on The Ton’s incentive gifts, head over to The Ton’s blog. New release products can be purchased now and all new release orders will begin to ship on Monday, April 9.
Let's get on to the card since we have quite a few blog for you to check out.




What makes me fall in love with The Ton is their floral stamp set. Just like this one, the Nesting Peonies is simply stunning and when I saw the chickadee on the set, I got even more excited as I love chickadees. I think  they're such cute & pretty birds.

For this card, I stamped the image on a panel and colored it with Copic. Trim the panel and adhere to card base. Once that done, I stamped the sentiment from Peony Laurel with Noir ink pad. Of course, we can't leave the chickadees. I stamped and adhere a couple of them to the card with pop-dots. Ad, voila.... we're done. :)

So, what do you think of this release? What's on your must have list? I sure would like to know. The 2 sets I used today are my must haves. Now, no hop is complete without a giveaway. Check outthe giveaway detail below & thank you so much for stopping by here. I really appreciate it.

GIVEAWAY:
Three new release stamps will be given away to random commenters from the hop participant blogs. To qualify, you must leave a comment on The Ton Blog Hop post. The comment period will close on Friday, April 6 at 5pm. Winners will be announced thereafter on The Ton’s blog.
  1. The Ton
  2. Taheerah Atchia
  3. Mayline Jung
  4. Kymona Tracey
  5. Justine Hovey
  6. Brenda Noelke
  7. Svitlana Shayevich
  8. Lisa Harrolle
  9. Laura Sterckx
  10. Amy Tsuruta
  11. Olga Matyushevskaya
  12. Laurel Beard
  13. Anna Kutsenko
  14. Kay Miller
  15. Vera Yates
  16. Dana Gong
  17. Renee Day
  18. LauraJane
  19. Ilina Crouse
  20. Tae Eun Yoo
  21. Amy Kolling
  22. Eunji Jung
  23. Janette Kausen

Tuesday, April 3, 2018

The Ton Spring 2018 Release - Day 2



Hi peeps and welcome to day 2 of The Ton spring release. Today, we are introducing Wild Dahlias, Coming Up Dahlias, Dahlia Bouquet, Peony Laurel, Peony Duo, and Geo Mountain Layering Coverplate Dies.

GIFTS WITH PURCHASE: We have two free gifts with *qualifying* purchases for this release - Toned Squares and Nesting Peonies. This promotion does not apply to prior purchases***. The threshold amount is calculated before taxes and shipping. This promotion will continue until April 10, 2018 at 11:59pm EST or until supplies last. Limit one incentive package per customer. No coupon code needed. All incentive products will automatically be added to qualified orders (they will not show up in your cart but will be added to orders as we pack them).

Spend $200 or more: Receive a 4×6 Nesting Peonies set;
Spend $250 or more: Receive a 6x8 Toned Squares set (and a Nesting Peonies set).
**There must be a new Spring 2018 Release stamp in your order to qualify for our GWP promotion.** These GWP products are available for immediate purchase.


For my 1st card, I combined the Toned Squares and Wild Dahlias set. I've never seen a set quite like the Toned Squares. It's such a fun set to use!! I think this is a great set to use when you need to create a background that's unique but not over powering.




Once I stamped the background, then I work on the flower arrangement. Stamped, die cut and colored all the flowers and leaves and then arrange them on the card. I curl the flowers and then adhere the pop dots on the center of the flowers. I loveeee the font combination on the sentiment. Simple but elegant.





On to my next card. For this, I used the gorgeous Coming Up Dahlias. I stamped and heat embossed the flower with white embossing powder on a piece of watercolor cardstock. Then, I color it with Kuretake Gansai Tambi Watercolor. Once it dry, I adhere the panel to the cardstock base and stamp the sentiment from previously release Pragmatic Wreath set.




GIVEAWAY:
For each Release Day (1 and 2), we are giving away a stamp set of choice from the new release! To qualify, you must leave a comment on our Daily Release posts – let us know which of our new stamps are your favorite for each day! Leave a comment on each Design Team member’s blogs to increase your chances of winning. The comment period for all giveaways closes on April 6, 2018 at 5pm EST. Winners will be announced thereafter on The Ton’s blog.

Check out what my teammates have created for today introduction. Thank you for stopping by here and join us tomorrow for the release hop. See you then.

The Ton
Tae Eun
Laura Jane
Jenny
Olga
Vera
Anna
Mayline
Brenda
Eunji
Lisa

Monday, April 2, 2018

Autism Awareness Day Blog Hop

* For The Ton Release post please scroll down or click HERE. *

Hi everyone and welcome to the 2018 Stamping for Autism Awareness Blog Hop. I am thrilled to be a part of a fantastic group of designers as we do our part in spreading Autism Awareness to our crafting community.

This hop was created and hosted by Veronica Zalis. And, I am supporting her effort to spread the autism awareness not only because she's my friend, but also to honor my foster brother in Indonesia teach at school for autistic children. I think it's a honorable, hard work that not too many people chose to do.

3 of the companies that I am designing for are proud sponsor of this hop, SugarPea Designs, The Ton & Honey Bee Stamps. So, for my card I am proudly representing all 3 companies. :)




I first cut the diagonal background using SugarPea Designs Diagonal Striped Cover Plate out of watercolor cardstock and then add the watercolor. Let dry and adhere to card base. Next, I work on the critters & flowers. The beaver is fromSugarPea Timber set  & the bear, bunny & hedgehog trio is from Honey Bee Forest Friends set. The flower is from The Ton Fresh Cut Sunflower Outlines. Color all of them with Copic and once that done I simply arrange them all on the card and adhere with pop-dots.

There's more dimension on this card in person as on top of adhering the images with pop dots, I also like to curl the pieces before adhering them, so they don't look so flat. Finished by stamping the sentiment.

GIVEAWAY:
These are the generous and just flat out fantastic companies that have donated over $1,100 in prizes!! Make sure you visit Veronica's blog for the prize detail and visit all the companies who generously sponsor this hop (see the links below).
Am so happy that you stopped by my blog today. Please be sure to visit SugarPea Designs, The Ton & Honey Bee Stamps for a look at some of the fantastic cards for today's hop! Cheers....

Veronica Zalis
Erica A-B
Sandy Allnock
Amanda Bodine
Kimberly Crawford
Joscelyne Cutchens (Instagram)
Dana Joy
Wanda Guess
Jill Dewey Hawkins
Jennifer Ingle (Instagram)
Emily Midgett
Kay Miller
Carly Tee Minner
Miriam Prantner
Elena Roussakis
Heather Ruwe
Amy Tsuruta
Marcie Sharp
Alice Wertz
Vera Yates <-- you are here
Tenia Nelson
Katherine Cosimano
Rachel Parys
Pocono Pam
Terri Burson
Becca Dawn Cruger

The following companies have also created cards for the Stamping For Autism Awareness Blog Hop. Many companies are offering additional blog hop prizes from comments left on their company blogs and design team blogs!! Get prepared to be blown away..

Altenew
Butterfly Reflections Ink
Chibitronics
Heffy Doodle
Honey Bee Stamps
Lil' Inker Designs
MFT Card Challenges
Newtons Nook Designs
Pink and Main Pretty Pink Posh
Reverse Confetti
Right At Home
Stampendous
Studio Katia
Sugar Pea Designs
Taylored Expressions
Technique Tuesday
The Greeting FarmThe Stamp Market
The Ton
Waffle Flower

The Ton Spring 2018 Release - Day 1



Hi peeps!! It's time for The Ton spring release. And, we have quite a few sets to introduce. For today, we are introducing Beautiful Bettas, Large Florals: Heritage Rose, Large Dahlia 1, 2 & 3, Dahlia Garden, Build a Motorcycle Dies, and Pop Up Peony Dies.

GIFTS WITH PURCHASE: We have two free gifts with *qualifying* purchases for this release - Toned Squares and Nesting Peonies. This promotion does not apply to prior purchases***. The threshold amount is calculated before taxes and shipping. This promotion will continue until April 10, 2018 at 11:59pm EST or until supplies last. Limit one incentive package per customer. No coupon code needed. All incentive products will automatically be added to qualified orders (they will not show up in your cart but will be added to orders as we pack them).

Spend $200 or more: Receive a 4×6 Nesting Peonies set;
Spend $250 or more: Receive a 6x8 Toned Squares set (and a Nesting Peonies set).
**There must be a new Spring 2018 Release stamp in your order to qualify for our GWP promotion.** These GWP products are available for immediate purchase.

Now, let's get on  to the card. For my first card, I combined all Large Dahlia 12 & 3 set. I colored all of them with Copic, then arrange them on the card base and adhere with pop dots. For the sentiment, I used the sentiment from a previous release set Dearest Peony.  And, for finishing touches I added some sequin mix from Cotton Candy Puff Couture Mix.




Now, this next card is a fun one. I use the Beautiful Bettas set. I stamped it with Arctic Sky and then layered it with Parisian Blue. Then as usual, I reached for my Copic to add some extra colors. Now, for the background, I cut a way pattern from a piece of scrap paper and then use it as a guideline to create some wavy shading. It's really soft (click on the pic to see the card on bigger scale), but I hope you can see some wavy shadow behind the fish. For the water bubble I dotted some enamel drops.




GIVEAWAY:
For each Release Day, we are giving away a stamp set of choice from the new release! To qualify, you must leave a comment on our Daily Release posts – let us know which of our new stamps are your favorite for each day! Leave a comment on each Design Team member’s blogs to increase your chances of winning. The comment period for all giveaways closes on April 6, 5pm EST. Winners will be announced thereafter on The Ton’s blog.

Check out what the team has created for this release and thank you for stopping by here.

The Ton
Tae Eun
Laura Jane
Jenny
Olga
Vera
Anna
Mayline
Brenda
Eunji
Lisa

Spellbinders' March Stitched Die

Hi there creative peeps. Happy March. I want to pop in today to share my Spellbinders' March Stitching Die Club card. Spellbinders has l...