SugarPea Sweet Peek Day 2

Welcome to day 2 of SugarPea Designs sweet peek! With fall just around the corner, I am sure you're expecting some fall related set, right? Well, for today, we're excited to show you Lovely Leaves stamp set along with its coordinating dies.

Now. I have to admit that fall cards are my least favorite card to make, simply because I was struggling with the fall colors. I find them a bit depressing sometime. I know, I know, how could it be, right? What can I say, I love bright, happy colors. 

Anyhooo.... I was struggling when I was working on this card. I already stamped all the leaves and I just was not feeling it. Then, I start browsing Pinterest and saw some graphic design where they add blue/teal to the fall color combo. I was immediately, that's it!! That's what I need. A pretty, light, blue color to liven up my card. Somehow that light color makes all the difference in my color world.

And, I got even giddier when Wendy created one of the banner for this release using this card! The very card that I was struggling with!

Would you like to win the Lovely Leaves stamp set? Easy peasy. All you need to do is leave a comment on the SPD blog.You have all week to comment! Winners during our Fall Product Release will be announced on Sunday, August 28th.

The sweet peas team has created some fun inspiration for you using the products we are introducing today. Visit each of their blogs and leave a sweet comment for them, giving you an extra entry to win today's giveaway prize. Visit the SPD blog for details and for a list of participating designers. Come back tomorrow for more fabulousness.

SugarPea Sweet Peek Day 1

Hi peeps! It's time for SugarPea Designs sneak peek! With fall just around the corner, we are excited to introduce you to our 2016 Fall Product Release.

Please join us over the next 5 days as we share Sweet Peeks for the 12 NEW products that will be available for purchase starting this Friday, August 26th at 6PM ET in the SPD Store. And, as always, we have FIVE giveaways that you can enter!

Without further delay, here's my 1st card for today.

You know me, I love critters! I have so much fun playing with this set. And, the fab background with the barn, tractor and windmill is courtesy of the new, amazing FarmScape die. So fun to play with! For my next card, I am using the patterned paper from the new Countryside Charm Collection.

The chickens are from Best of Cluck, which you can receive for free when you place an order* of $60 or more (excluding discounts and shipping).

*This Sweet Incentive promotion begins (08/26/16) at 6PM EST and runs through October 1, 2016 and will not be applied to any orders placed prior or after the end date stated above. It is not necessary to add the Sweet Incentive promotional item to your cart or enter a coupon code, it will be automatically included on all qualifying orders! Click HERE for more details.

Now, how would you like to win the Barn To Be Wild stamp set? All you need to do is leave a comment on the SPD blog. It's THAT easy! You have all week to comment! Winners during our Fall Product Release will be announced on Sunday, August 28th.

The sweet peas team has created some fun inspiration for you using the products we are introducing today. Visit each of their blogs and leave a sweet comment for them, giving you an extra entry to win today's giveaway prize. Visit the SPD blog for details and for a list of participating designers.

Thanks for stopping by here today and see you tomorrow with more new goodies. :)

Just A Random Post

Hi peeps. How's thing going? It's been super quiet here isn't it. Sorry, I just been mojoless lately and just hasn't been creating a whole lot. However on the bright side, I've been slowly cleaning out and sorting out stuff around the house.

Every now & then, I just go through a period, where I just feel the need to go inward. Where I don't really want to create and just in really weird mood. Not necessarily bad mood, just weird. Can't quite explain it. So, when that happened, I usually like to take my time go  through my closet, the pantry or piles of papers, magazine that been waiting to be organized. The act of sorting and throwing out stuff seems to help clear the clutter in my head as well.

This weekend, I finally sold my Creative Memories albums, several refill pages and page protector. I used to be their consultant and always though that one of this day I'll get back and continue my old scrapbook projects. I mean, I have kept them from 2002!! They were all still in their shrink wrapped package. How crazy is that? Well, I realized that my style of scrapbooking have change and I now prefer pocket pages or smaller album. So, thanks to Ebay I found good home for them. It feels pretty liberating to finally getting rid of old stuff and simplifying. :)

Also, we plan to move to Houston spring next year, and I don't want to move stuff that I won't use or no longer bring joy for me.

Anyhoooo..... as far as card stuff, I am up on The Ton Blog today and sharing this fun project. Check it out, will you.

As you can see this post is kind of just me rambling. Let's keep the rambling short, shall we? I'll stop here and enjoy your day, peeps! Cheers.....

Purple Onion Designs Warm Wishes

Hi peeps! Yay for Friday. I want to pop in and share my card for Purple Onion Designs. And, of course, some enabling, remember that the fab sale from Purple Onion Designs is still going on till July 31, 2016. All stamps in the store are on sale for 25% off!! The sale prices will be reflected once the items are placed in the shopping cart.

I know, it's still summer, but hey, in my book, it's never too early to start working on your Christmas or holiday cards. After all, in just a couple months, I'll be hosting my annual Caring Hearts Card Drive. Here's my winter card:

Sigh... this card makes me daydream of cooler weather. How about you? How hot is it in your neck of the wood?

Well, that's all from me today. May your Friday be fabulous and enjoy some shopping! Hugs...

Create With Marcie Sharp

Hi peeps! How's thing going? You know, one of the thing that I love about card making is the wonderful people I get to meet because of it. Whether it's someone that I have met in person and online. Well, one of those girl is Marcie Sharp.

So, last week she asked me if I want to play along with her blog weekly series called Crate Together, where another cardmaker and her challenge each other to create a card from a theme or limited supplies or inspiration photo, etc. Well, since I always love creating with others, of course I say yes.

We decided to CASE each other. Since, I am a fan of happy card, I chose to CASE her unicorn card from this POST. This is her card:

Such a happy card, right? I  love the layer of clouds and the cute unicorn. So, here's my card:

I create my own happy card by using Taylored Expression Rolling Clouds dies along with this cuties from My Favorite Things Hog Heaven set. On this set, only one of the piggy have wing, so I just draw one for the one on the left side. If you click on the picture you can see the bigger picture and hopefully you could see the pretty glitters on the wings.

Oh... and that piggy in a barrel is from my own critters collection. I have a whole set of cute piggies figurines. I seriously could not resist their cuteness. I love collecting cute stuff. And, this one is perfect to complement the card, right?

Now, please check out Marcie's blog HERE and see what she created for our create together. Thank you for stopping by here and I hope you enjoy today's cuteness. Thank you, Marcie for asking me to do this with you. I have fun & truly enjoy it. Cheers everyone....

Purple Onion Designs Anniversary Sale

Hi peeps! I want to pop in real quick to share this fab sale from Purple Onion Designs. Starting from today till July 31, 2016, all stamps in the store are on sale for 25% off!! The sale prices will be reflected once the items are placed in the shopping cart.In case you didn't know, Purple Onion Designs have tons of cute critter stamps, which are my favorite!

Here's one of the card I made using their wildflowers, Elliot the mouse, Sprout the snail, and the hello sentiment.

Cuteness, right?

Want even more saving? There is a "Sale" category which has discounted stamps. These stamps will also receive the additional 25% off sale prices.  There are some great deals within those pages. So, check them out & have fun shopping! Happy Friday!

A Girl & Her Puppy

I got this Penny Black set just because of this image. This set been on my pile of new sets waiting to be used for a long time. I think this is such an adorable & sweet set. The girl with stack of presents and the puppy totally calling my name. You know how hard it is to say no to cute puppy, right?

I made this card totally just for fun. No challenge, no assignment. Kind of bring back memories of when I first started my journey into card making back in 1997. Back  then, I only used Stampin Up, Hero Arts and Penny Black set. Penny Black was my go to for anything cute. I still keep their cute hedgehog sets to this day.

Well, that's all for today. I don't know if there's any reason to write long blog anymore. Does people still read blog? I know on my end, I tend to read travel blog, but the rest, I checked out Instagram more. Curious mind do wonder... :) May your week starts out awesome!

In Hog Heaven

I have this uber cute MFT Hog Heaven in my hand for a while and I am so happy that I finally get to play with it. It was love at first sight for me when I saw this set. Yep, can't resist these cute piggies. Cutest piggies set out there!

It's also been a while since I get to play with MFT sketch challenge. The current MFT Sketch 288 is a perfect reason to use the set. Like anyone need an excuse to play with such cute set, silly right?

This card totally makes me happy with its cuteness. Here's a closer look of the piggy, so you could see its sparkling, glittery wings. 

I haven't make cards as much as I used to, but I still love it. I am just balancing it with doing other stuff that I enjoy. :)

Thank you for swinging by here. Hope you enjoy today's card. Have a great week everyone!

Sweet 2 Repeat Blog Hop

Hi peeps! It’s time for SugarPea Designs Sweet2Repeat Blog Hop! Hopefully, by now, many of you have our June Product Release in your hot little hands. As always, our pod squad have worked behind the scene to inspire you with even MORE creative possibilities featuring our newest and hottest products!

For my card, I used Birthday Journal Card, Bring On The Cake, Celebrate All The Things and the cute ducky from previously released Quackers set. Here's a close up look of my card. Can you see the pretty shimmer on the cake?

And, my handsome ducky. Sigh... I just love duckies!! Now, how would you like to WIN a $20 gift certificate to spend on some SugarPea Designs of your own? Please visit with each of our design team members listed below and leave a comment for your chance to win! Easy peasy, right? Thank you for stopping by here. Enjoy your Friday!

Amy Rohl

Anita Madden

Brianna Loeffelbein

Chaitali Narla

Dana Joy

Isha Gupta

Jenny Peterson

Lori Tecler

Stacey Schafer

Amy Kolling

Tracy Valure

Vera Yates <-- you are here

Wendy McDonald-McGaffey

The Ton & Chibitronics Blog Hop

Hi peeps! Happy Thursday and welcome to The Ton & Chibitronics blog hop. You should have arrived here from The Ton's blog.

When I first found out that The Ton is teaming up with Chibitronics, I was so excited! And, nervous, too. Not gonna lie. I love the idea of adding lights & interactive element on my card, but it looks intimidating. I thought it's going to be too complicated, but boy, was I wrong!

For our collaboration, each team member received a Chibitronics starter kit. Inside the kit, you received everything you need to make your very own light up cards. How to guide & diagram included. Once I read the instruction and watch a quick youtube video on it, it was easy peasy.

Without further delay, here's my very 1st light up card. I used The Ton Honey Bears set along with sentiment from The Happiest of Peonies set.

And, here's a close up look of the card with the light on, when you pushed the word "happiest".

The light fall right under the yellow balloon, so it may be a bit hard to see (click on the pic to see it in bigger size). See the glowing, shiny bright dot on the top part of the yellow balloon? You could see it really well in the darker room (but then, I can't take good pic of it).

Now, the fun part!! Giveaway info. We're giving away one Chibitronics starter kit. To enter,simply leave a comment on each blog. Comment period will end on Saturday, July 2 at 11:59 pm EST and winner will be announced on The Ton blog.

From here, please hop on over to the talented Eunji's blog. In case you missed any link, here's the complete list of the hop participants:

The Ton

Vera <--- you are here

Eunji

Emily

Mayline