You Color My World

Hi, everyone! Hope all is well... :) Just popping in with a simple card I created using the Word Salad set from Paper Smooches.  Just a pop of color on this cold and blustery day! :) 

Speaking of cold weather, I just heard on the radio this morning that one of our local stations will begin playing non-stop Christmas music on the 16th... That's NEXT Friday.  Yikes! That means my birthday (Christmas day) will be here in no time... LOL, not sure I'm ready! :)

Have a great one!

Supplies:

Stamps - Word Salad

Paper - Kraft, Stamper's Select White, Patterned Paper

Ink - Stazon Black, Versamagic Tea Leaves

Miscellaneous - Summer Sunrise Grosgrain Ribbon

Wassup Foxy?

Hi, everyone! Hope you all had a great weekend! :) With Hurricane Sandy expected to make life miserable for most of us today/tomorrow, many schools in the area are closed today.  My daughter Lindsay couldn't be happier about having a long weekend.  We'll see how long that happiness lasts when she realizes we probably won't be leaving the house to venture out into the rain/wind. LOL

I've been attempting to organize/de-clutter my office (yet again), and man, it is slooooooow going.  I spent a good three hours last night cleaning, and you could barely tell. *le sigh* So, in between random dance parties with my daughter, I've been in here trying to make a dent... Haha

This card was created using the Smoocheroos set from Paper Smooches.  Isn't that fox just the cutest little thing?? :) 

Have a great one!

Supplies:
Stamps - Smoocheroos, Sunny Side Up
Paper - Kraft, New Leaf, Stamper's Select White
Ink - Stazon Black, Copics
Miscellaneous - Orange and Black Twine, Pop Dots

November Paper Smooches Blog Hop - Winner!

Hi, everyone! Just wanted to pop in and post the winner of the Word Salad stamp set from the upcoming Paper Smooches December release....

CONGRATS, Brandi!!!

When you have a moment, please email your address information to me at inglishrea [at] yahoo.com.

November Paper Smooches DT Blog Hop

It's Pep Rally week and we are here today to share a sampling of the Paper Smooches December stamp release with you!  The three NEW clear stamp sets will be available to purchase on December 1st.  You will find them HERE.  Follow the Paper Smooches blog for more sneak peeks.

To add extra fun to our blog hop...we are offering up a prize!  Just leave a comment on any of the five design team blogs listed below for your chance to win one of the three new December stamp sets!  (you do not need to comment on all blogs to qualify)  You have until midnight MT on Friday, November 25th to leave a comment.  Please check all five blogs on Saturday, November 26th to see if you are one of the five lucky winners.

• Heidi Van Laar
• Heather Pulvirenti
• Kryssi Ng
• Laurie Schmidlin
• Teri Anderson

To increase your chances of winning:

1. Leave a comment on this blog post

2. Tell us that you Facebooked about our blog hop

3. Tell us that you Tweeted about our hop

4. Tell us that you posted on your blog about our blog hop

(which means that you have up to four chances to win on each blog)

For my project today, I decided to create a scrapbook layout of my daughter's first visit with Santa.  I know, I know, what kind of meanie parents make their kids wait until they're SIX to see Santa??? We've taken her in previous years, but we've either shown up when Santa was taking a break for a few hours, or the line was so unbelievably long that she said forget it.  LOL! This year just *had* to work out! I mean, who even knows how much longer she's going to believe in Santa?? So, I came up with a plan.  They had half days of school on Monday and Tuesday, so I picked her up from the bus stop, came home for a quick lunch, then headed over to the mall in the hopes that we'd finally get to see him without having to spend hours in line.  We walk up, and no one was waiting ahead of us!! Score!! :) She had a lot of fun talking with him, and he was really sweet to just sit there and listen to her ramble on and on. :)

One of the sets that's being released this month is a fantastic sentiment set called Word Salad.  I am a huge lover of sentiment sets, and this one is no exception! For my layout, I chose to use the word "JOY" from the set.  A little stamping, coloring and fussy-cutting, and I have the perfect accent for my page! :)

Well, that's all for me today... Have a great one!

Supplies:

Stamps - Word Salad, Swanky Snowdudes

Paper - Kraft, Stamper's Select White, Pink Paislee (green pattern), Bo Bunny (teal dot)

Ink - Memento Black, Copics

Miscellaneous - Snowflake Punch, Rhinestones, Paper Distresser, Twine, Thickers, Sketch by Scrapbooks, Etc.

You're An All Star

Hi, everyone! :) Hope you're having a stellar Monday! Just wanted to pop in and share a card I created with the new My Guy set from Paper Smooches.  The images in the set naturally lend themselves to masculine cards, but I thought it'd be fun to switch it up and make something girlie. :)

And for giggles, here are a few pics of my girlie on Halloween dressed as her all-time favorite Disney princess... Snow White! :)

 
Have a great one!

Supplies:
Stamps - My Guy (Paper Smooches)
Ink - Versamark, Fresh Ink (Gray)
Paper - Lemon Tart, Raspberry Fizz, Hawaiian Shores, Spring Rain, Stamper's Select White
Miscellaneous - Clear Embossing Powder, Twine (Paper Smooches), Raspberry Fizz Grosgrain, Note Die Cut

October Paper Smooches Blog Hop Winner!

Hi, everyone! Hope your weekend is off to a great start! :) We're experiencing some unseasonable weather this weekend, and may even have our first snow of the season.  Eeek! Way, waaaaaay too soon!!! LOL

Here's the winner of the My Guy stamp set from Paper Smooches...

Congrats, Glenda! :) 

When you have a moment, please send your address info to me at inglishrea [at] yahoo.com so we can get your stamp set sent out to you.

Have a great one!

October Paper Smooches DT Blog Hop

It's Pep Rally week and we're here today to share a sampling of the Paper Smooches November stamp release with you! :) The three NEW clear stamp sets will be available to purchase on November 1st.  You will find them HERE. (Follow the Paper Smooches blog for more sneak peeks.)

To add extra fun to our blog hop...we are offering up a prize!  Just leave a comment on any of the five design team blogs listed below for your chance to win one of the three new November stamp sets!  (you do not need to comment on all blogs to qualify)  You have until midnight MT on Friday, October 28th to leave a comment.  Please check all five blogs on Saturday, October 29th to see if you are one of the five lucky winners.

• Heidi Van Laar
• Heather Pulvirenti
• Kryssi Ng
• Laurie Schmidlin
• Teri Anderson

To increase your chances of winning:

1. Leave a comment on this blog post

2. Tell us that you Facebooked about our blog hop

3. Tell us that you Tweeted about our hop

4. Tell us that you posted on your blog about our blog hop

(which means that you have up to four chances to win on each blog)

For today's card I used the new "My Guy" set, which has a bunch of fun images and a few different punny sentiments.  Masculine cards are usually the most challenging for me to make (LOL, probably because I always want to add PINK somewhere), but I had a blast putting this card together! :)

Have a great one!

Thanks!

Hi, everyone! Hope all has been well! :) Things here are good, just busy, busy, busy and I'm so tired I find myself giving in to the urge to go back to bed after I get Lindsay on the school bus in the morning.  As nice as it is to get some extra rest, it also ends up putting me so far behind on all the things that I want to accomplish. LOL, oh well, one of these days I'll be back to my old self... at least that's what I keep telling myself. :P

Today's card was created using an adorably cheeky flower from the Perky Plants set, as well as one of my favorite sentiments from the Chit Chat set (from the Paper Smooches October release).  Hahaha, I totally giggle every time I spy this flower's cheesy grin.  I. just. love. it! 

Have a great one...

Supplies:

Stamps - Perky Plants & Chit Chat (Paper Smooches)

Paper - Kraft, Sweet Blush, Hawaiian Shores, Berry Sorbet, Lemon Tart, Stamper's Select White

Ink - Fresh Snow, Memento Black, Copics

Miscellaneous - Deco Edge Punch, Nestabilities Circle & Scallop Circle, Aqua Rhinestones, Corner Chomp

How Tweet Of You

Hi, everyone! Hope you all had a great weekend. :) The weather in this area always makes me laugh this time of year.  It's almost as if it's not sure whether or not it wants to get cooler, or if it should hang on to the warmer temps.  So we end up having this cycle of cold days, then warmer days, then cooler days which continues for a bit until we fall head first into cold temps.  Nothing keeps me from wearing my flip flops, though... Well, except for snow. :P

Today's happy little card combines images from a bunch of different Paper Smooches sets... My Peeps (bird, music notes & sentiment), Friendly Flowers (large flower), Hang Ups (small flowers) & Sunny Side Up (clouds).  I absolutely love mixing and matching sets, it really gives you so many options when creating cards.

Have a great one!

Supplies:

Stamps - My Peeps, Friendly Flowers, Hang Ups, Sunny Side Up

Ink - Memento Black, True Black

Paper - Hawaiian Shores, Spring Moss, Simply Chartreuse, Stamper's Select White

Miscellaneous - Pop Dots, Turquoise Rhinestone, Copics

A Special Paper Smooches Blog Hop(e)

Hi, everyone! :) As most of you probably know, October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month.  And to celebrate World Card Making Day, the Paper Smooches DT is having a special blog hop.

So many of us know or have known someone who has battled this terrible disease; some have beat it and some have not.  In honor of all of the brave women (and men) God Bless You all.  May you find the love and peace you so deserve.

The goal of this hop is to spread awareness as far and wide as possible.  Early detection is key.  It is so important for both women and men to take initiative and get them squished!  Your loved ones will also appreciate it. 

We are here today to share a special set with you called HOPE.

 Paper Smooches is donating 50% of each HOPE stamp set sold to The National Breast Cancer Foundation

This special stamp set will be available to purchase starting today and like all of our other stamps. it will not retire.  You will find it HERE. 

Please check all five design team blogs to see what they created with this timeless stamp set.

• Heidi Van Laar
• Heather Pulvirenti
• Kryssi Ng
• Laurie Schmidlin
• Teri Anderson

 

For my card today, I used several of the ribbon images and heat embossed them with either clear or white embossing powder, to create my flower in varying shades of pink (Hibiscus Burst, Sweet Blush & Raspberry Fizz).  Just a sweet, simple card that let's my recipient know that I care... :)

Have a great one!

Blog Hop Winner

Hi, everyone! Hope you're having a fantastic Saturday! :) Just wanted to pop in and share the winner of the Paper Smooches Hot Concoctions set...

 

Congrats, Andi!! :)

When you have a moment, please email your address info to me at inglishrea@yahoo.com.

September Paper Smooches DT Blog Hop

Hi, everyone! :) It's Pep Rally week and we are here today to share a sampling of the Paper Smooches October stamp release with you!  The Three NEW clear stamp sets will be available to purchase on October 1st.  You will find them HERE.  Follow the Paper Smooches blog for more sneak peeks.

To add extra fun to our blog hop...we are offering up a prize!  Just leave a comment on any of the five design team blogs listed below for your chance to win one of the three new October stamp sets!  (you do not need to comment on all blogs to qualify)  You have until midnight MT on Friday, September 23rd to leave a comment.  Please check all five blogs on Saturday, September 24th to see if you are one of the five lucky winners.

• Heidi Van Laar
• Heather Pulvirenti
• Kryssi Ng
• Laurie Schmidlin
• Teri Anderson

To increase your chances of winning:

1. leave a comment on this blog post

2. tell us that you Facebooked about our blog hop

3. tell us that you Tweeted about our blog hop

4. tell us that you posted on your blog about our blog hop

(which means that you have up to four chances to win on each blog)

For my card today, I used the new Hot Concoctions set (sentiment comes from Chit Chat, which is also being released on the 1st).  This set features a bunch of trendy & cute hot drink images and accessories, that you can then use to dress up your cups.  The images are a lot of fun, and the set even has the cutest little coffee bean and sugar cube!! Seriously, they're *adorable*. :)

Have a great one!

Hey Gill-Friend... You're Swell!

Hey guys! :) I know, I know, long time no see... I am a baaaaaad blogger. :( I love the freedom from schedules that summer brings, but well, I miss them, too! My daughter is a chatterbox, and lemme tell ya, it's not an exaggeration to say that she talks from the moment she pops out of bed in the morning until she finally gives in and goes to sleep at night. LOL I am definitely looking forward to school starting up on the 29th, but I know that I will also be sad that I won't get to spend a lot of time with her once things get going and we have school work thrown into the mix.  Hahahaha, I'm such a contradiction. :P 

How have your summers been? Ours has mostly been good, and it's hard to believe that it's about to come to an end! My hubby has been off of work for the past couple weeks, and duuude, I am so ready for him to go back! LOL, I love him, but I miss my free time. :P He works for Verizon, and unfortunately they're striking right now, which means our income has been reduced to zero until further notice.  That blows, I won't lie. LOL The whole situation is just dumb, and I wish like crazy his union hadn't made the decision to strike.  Verizon is playing hardball (they're cancelling all our health benefits at the end of the month... sure, you can get Cobra coverage, but that's like ohhhhh an extra $2k a month...) to try to get people to break the picket line and return to work, but if you do that, then you'll be harassed and threatened by union people who follow you around, block your vehicle, and shout obscenities at you while you're working.  Long story short it's ugly, and neither Verizon or his union are on my nice list right now. LOL 

Anyhooooooo, enough about that... You don't pop by to hear my crazy ramblings! LOL :) I just wanted to stop in and share a cute little tag I made using the Surf and Turf set from Paper Smooches.  Isn't that fishy adorable?? I love Kim's images, they never cease to make me smile... See ---> :)

Well, I need to run along for now... Have a great one!

Supplies:

Stamps - Surf and Turf (Paper Smooches)

Paper - Harvest Gold, Raspberry Fizz, Sweet Blush, Summer Sunrise, Stamper's Select White

Ink - True Black

Miscellaneous - Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon, Limitless Layers Die, Clear Rhinestones, Tag Die

Paper Smooches Blog Hop - Winner!

Hi, everyone! Hope you're having a wonderful Saturday... :) 

Just wanted to pop in and share the winner of the Paper Smooches Fruitastic set giveaway:

CONGRATS, Cassie!!! When you have a chance, please email your contact information to me at inglishrea [at] yahoo.com.

July Paper Smooches DT Blog Hop

Hi, everyone! It's Pep Rally week and we are here today to share a sampling of the newest Paper Smooches August stamp release! The Three NEW clear stamp sets are available to purchase now.  You will find them HERE

To add extra fun to our blog hop...we are offering up a prize!  Just leave a comment on any of the five design team blogs listed below for your chance to win one of the three new August stamp sets!  (You do not need to comment on all blogs to qualify...)  You have until midnight MT on Friday, July 29th to leave a comment.  Please check all five blogs on Saturday, July 30th to see if you are one of the five lucky winners.

• Heather Pulvirenti
• Heidi Van Laar
• Kryssi Ng
• Laurie Schmidlin
• Teri Anderson

To increase your chances of winning:

1. leave a comment on this blog post

2. tell us that you Facebooked about our blog hop

3. tell us that you Tweeted about our blog hop

4. tell us that you posted on your blog about our blog hop

(which means that you have up to four chances to win on each blog)

For today's card I used a super fun set called Fruitastic... I just *love* that cheeky smile the apple is sporting... It cracks me up! LOL I also used another set on my card to create the polka dot background o the aqua cardstock (Alphadots).  I love, love, love polka dots, so you knew I'd have to find a way to include them, right??? *wink*

Well, that's it for me today, but I hope you have a great one!

Celebrate

Hi everyone! :) This week is pep rally week as we gear up for the new Paper Smooches release... Normally new sets are released at midnight on the 1st, but due to a change in Kim's schedule, the stamps will be available tomorrow night (Wednesday, August 27th) at midnight! Woot!

For today's card, I used the new Alphadot set to create my sentiment... This set includes letters, numbers, punctutation, and even some fun strips of polka dots! LOL, you know me and polka dots - love 'em! :)

Summer vacation is officially half over, which means there are only 4 more weeks to go until school starts... Before that happens, we still have to squeeze in Barbie Dance Camp, Gymnastics Camp and vacation... Oh, and back-to-school shopping! :) Hahaha, any excuse to shop is a good excuse, right??? :P

Well, I need to run along for now, we've got some books on hold at the library that we need to pick up... Have a great one!

Supplies:
Stamps - Alphadots
Ink - True Black
Paper - My Mind's Eye, Kraft
Miscellaneous - Paper Distre/sser, Star Punch

Paper Smooches/EAD Designs Blog Hop

Hi everyone! Long time no talk... I promise to catch up soon! :) Today I'm popping in to share a super sparkly Christmas card I made using Paper Smooches stamps and EAD Designs rub-ons.  We thought it would be fun to show just how well these products work together, so take a moment to stop by and see what each of the Paper Smooches DT members has in store for you...

• Heather Pulvirenti
• Heidi Van Laar
• Kryssi Ng
• Laurie Schmidlin
• Teri Anderson

Blog Hops are always more fun when a prize is involved, right? All comments received before midnight Pacific time on July 24th are eligible to win a prize pack of both EAD Designs and Paper Smooches stamps. Visit the Paper Smooches Blog on Monday, July 25th to see if you were the ONE winner chosen. (You do not need to comment on all five design team blogs to qualify.) Good luck!

THE PRIZE:

1 EAD black stickerz sheet (July release)

1 EAD black rub-ons (July release)

1 Paper Smooches stamp set of your choice

To increase your chances of winning, comment to tell us that you facebooked, tweeted or blog posted about our blog hop.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great one!

Paper Smooches Blog Hop Winner

Hi, everyone! Hope you're having a wonderful long weekend!! :) I'm taking a break from all the fun to post the winner of the Sugar Rush stamp set from Paper Smooches...


Drum roll pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeease...

CONGRATS, LUANNE! When you have a moment, please email me at inglishrea @ yahoo.com with your address information.

Have a great one!

June Paper Smooches DT Blog Hop

It's Pep Rally week and we are here today to share a sampling of the newest Paper Smooches July stamp release! Three NEW clear stamp sets will be available to purchase at 12:01am (mountain time) on Friday, July 1st.

To add extra fun to our blog hop...we are offering up a prize!  Just leave a comment on any of the five design team blogs listed below for your chance to win one of the three new July stamp sets!  (you do not need to comment on all blogs to qualify)  You have until midnight MT on Friday, July 1st to leave a comment.  Please check all five blogs on Saturday, July 2nd to see if you are one of the five lucky winners.

• Heather Pulvirenti
  
• Heidi Van Laar
  
• Kryssi Ng
  
• Laurie Schmidlin
  
• Teri Anderson

For today’s card, I used the Sugar Rush set, which has a super fun assortment of sweet treat images (lollipop, popsicle, hard candy, cupcake, etc.).  I love the whimsy retro-ish shape of the popsicle, and who can resist that sweet face?! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by today and have a great one!

Supplies:

Stamps - Sugar Rush (Paper Smooches)

Paper - Simply Chartreuse, Stamper's Select White

 Ink - Versamark, True Black

Miscellaneous – Pink Polka Dot Ribbon

Miss You

Hi, everyone! Hope your week is off to a rockin' start... Today is Lindsay's last day of Kindy before summer vacation starts.  Can you believe that? Seems like just yesterday we were sending her off on the bus for the first time.  And now she's a 1st grader! Craziness.  

I've been trying to find some fun things for her to do over the summer, because Lindsay and boredom do *not* mix well. LOL! Wish me luck... :P

Have a great one!

Supplies:

Stamps - Sentiment Sampler (Paper Smooches)

Paper - Raspberry Fizz, Simply Chartreuse, Sweet Blush

Ink - True Black, Pure Poppy

Miscellaneous - Heart and Scallop Heart Nestabilities, Twine, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder