As many of you know, we are in the midst of Stamptember at Simon Says Stamp. Every day SSS features a special stamp set by the best stamp companies around. Today is the collaboration of my favorite stamp company- Newton's Nook!
The set is called "Warm and Cozy Wishes" and you can only get it at SSS and when the inventory is gone, that's it folks. So head on over to SSS to get this fun and sweet set.
Today we have a really fun challenge beginning at Cupcake Inspirations. The theme is "Pets". How great is that!! Know I know you are wondering why I didn't features cats. After all I am a cat person, but hey I like dogs and I have friends and family that have dogs. I wanted to use this special addition stamp set that Newton's Nook made for Stamptember at Simon Says Stamp a few years back.
Even more exciting is we have an awesome sponsor today!!
We are a small company comprised of Jen (artist and crafter) and Jeff (finance and business) and are located in Southern Wisconsin. Our stamp designs are created from Jen's hand-drawn sketches and are perfect for all your paper crafts! Our goal is to provide you with unique and whimsical stamp designs that are fun to use and make you smile!
Yay!! Today is the first challenge for 2022 over at Cupcake Inspirations!! The challenge where a delicious cupcake will inspire your creations.
Today's challenge is always a crowd fav. Coffee-tea time. Which are you? Coffee or tea? Me? I am a tea drinker. It is what gets my heart started in the morning and it is how I end my day. I probably drink 3-4 cups a day. But, I do love the occasional latte from Starbucks. To me that is a treat.
My card features a really old stamp set from Papertrey Ink. I don't know the name and I am sure it is no longer available. Of all my coffee sets, this is one of my favorites. I like the size of the latte stamp. The sentiment is Simon Says Stamp- "Like You Words". I used the "tumbling hearts" stencil from Newton's Nook to emboss the background.
How about some musical inspiration? I love this fun song by Kelsey Musgraves.
You have two weeks to play along with out "coffee-tea time" challenge at Cupcake Inspirations. Also, check out our CI FB page and join if you haven't already.
Christmas will be quite interesting this year with our two rugrats. While they are full grown physically they are still kittens mentally and are going through their terrible twos! I am not sure we can even decorate the tree this year, Miss Pixie will be climbing the tree and knocking everything off. Any cat owners have some advice, other then forgoing the tree this year.
They look so innocent, don't they? Don't be fooled by those sweet faces!!
I am sadden to say that this will be the last challenge at The Rainbow Card Challenge. We have had a good run, but all good things must end. I hope that you will give us a rousing farewell and play along with our festive rainbow challenge.
My card today features a festive rainbow of cats featured on the stamp set "Meowy Christmas" from Simon Says Stamp.
Here to get you in the mood are the singing cats!
I hope you will join the final challenge at The Rainbow Card Challenge and show us your festive rainbow cards!
I want to thank Em, Mynn and the rest of my teamies for always inspiring me. Wishing all of you a Blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year!
One can never have enough birthday cards, so when CAS on Friday had a new challenge Infigured, what the heck, I will make a birthday card!!
The challenge is a color challenge. We are looking for you to use:
My card today uses a very old Simon Says Stamp set called "Make a Wish". Unfortunately it is no longer available.
You have two weeks to play along on our festive color challenge at CAS on Friday.
OK folks, Valentine's day is creeping up. Let's get going. You don't have much time left to share the love!!
CAS on Friday has a challenge to get you in the mood:
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE
This surely has to get you in the mood!
My card today is the card I massed-produced for my staff. I give them cards three times a year. Thanksgiving, Christmas and Valentine's day, to show my appreciation of everything they do. today's card features the "Pawsome Love" set from Simon Says Stamp.
You have two weeks to play along with us at CAS on Friday with our "love" challenge.
Yet another Valentine card to share with you. Something old, some new, and something.... mauve? Today starts a new color challenge at The Rainbow Card Challenge.
We are asking to use "mostly mauve". Mauve is a hard color to figure out. It's a pale purpley color. Looks more pinkish rose to me.
For my card today I used the "Heart Sprinkle" die by Simon Says Stamp, and the "Love Birds" By Wplus9. (no longer available)
I didn't even bother to look for songs with mauve in the title, if we cant figure out exactly what color it is, we really can't write a song about it huh? So today's musical inspiration is one of my top 10 most romantic songs out there.
A Thousand Years by Christine Perri
You have all month to play along with our intriguing mauve challenge at The Rainbow Card Challenge. And I would love to know what your favorite love song is?
Sympathy cards, aren't they the hardest cards to make? A card just doesn't seem like enough when someone suffers a loss of a love one. But you know what they do make a difference. I know they made me feel better when my brother died last year. (It's hard to believe that it is just about a year since my oldest brother Bill passed from esophageal cancer.)
Today, we start a new challenge at Cupcake Inspirations. Its a sophisticated color challenge.
Doesn't adding gold make everything classy?
Today's card features a the daisy stencil from Simon Says Stamp. Perfect for a quick and easy card. You can just as easily swap the the sympathy sentiment for a get well of thank you or birthday. So versatile.
You have two weeks to play along at Cupcake Inspirations for our classic color challenge.
Rainbow Christmas?!!? All I can say if Lauren Bassen can do it, so can I!! Rainbows make such a cheery and festive holiday card, dontcha think?
The Rainbow Card Challenge wants you to put your holiday rainbow on and create a fun, colorful and festive card.
My colorful and festive card features a well inked stamp set that my bestie gave to me in one of her purges. The merry rainbow is Simon Says Stamp's "Coolest Yule".
Sooooo..... musical inspiration.... I usually go with the color theme, but for this month, I want to go with some holiday and festive. My video inspiration will make you chuckle. It is keeping with my card theme.
You have all month to play along with our holiday rainbow challenge at The Rainbow Card Challenge. Hope you get your rainbow on and join us.
Have a blessed Christmas!!
You still have one more week to play along with our autumnal color challenge at Cupcake Inspirations.
This a perfect challenge to make your Thanksgiving cards.
My card today uses a stamp set from Simon Says Stamp that I actually won!! "Fall Frenchies". These dogs are so fun to color in.
You have one more week to play along with us at Cupcake Inspirations!
