Happy 2010!! SNSS debut - Melody of Love

*~* HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!! *~*

It's 2010, can you believe it! I feel the excitement already and am really looking forward to 2010! We let the kids stay up with us and ring in the New Year, watching the fireworks from our window, eating grapes and me - champagne ;) And for my first post for SNSS, I'm uber excited to bring you two examples of the stamps that will be available in the SNSS store January 7th.

These cards are from the Melody of Love stamp set ~ it's darling image plus verses from Isaiah, 1 Chronicles and Psalm. The first card is a 4 x 6 elongated, colored with prismacolor markers adorned with lace and ribbon. This was truly a wonderful image and so versatile, especially with the holiday of LOVE coming up in February!

For my second card, I used the verse from Isaiah 12:5 which reads "Sing unto the Lord; for he hath done excellent things: this is known in all the earth." Such a wonderful verse to start out the year ~ the paper is from Glitz Design Olivia: Birds which has a musical flow through out with a mixture of hearts and flowers.

Be sure to stop by SNSS for challenges and sketches and remember these will be available next week!

Deets: Card 1: SU! Carstock - Baja Breeze, Choc Chip; PTI white: Stamps & sentiment = SNSS "Melody of Love"; Image colored with prismacolor markers: Ink - Momento Black; MS Flower punch; circle nesties; Lace from JoAnns; Ribbon from SU! Baja Breeze; Buttons from EK Success; Tombo

Card 2: Cardstock: Pomegranite Bazzill, Real Red & Old Olive from SU!; DSP - Glitz Designs Olivia Birds; Stamp verse from SNSS "Isaiah 12:5"; flower punches, circle nesties, Momento Black ink; Kaiser pearls - green; Tombo

***Exciting News for the New Year!!***

After hearing this most exciting news from Sandy at SNSS a little before Thanksgiving, and having to keep quiet ALL THIS TIME (Hee hee!), I can finally let the cat out of the bag and share this!

Ta-Da! I'm humbled and blessed to be a Guest Designer for SNSS for this month of January - what a wonderful way to start of the New Year :) Thank you, Korin, for this opportunity to work with SNSS and the lovely stamps create encompassing His word and verse. I will be your Friday poster for the month of January and bring you a new card(s) showcasing the stamps that will be available in the store after January 7th. Be sure to stop by and see Christi's blog, my fellow January designer!

SNSS offers many exciting things through-out the week so make sure you stop by The Sweet Stop for many wonderful sketches and challenges to play along with! There is also digi stamps released on Thursdays at SNSS and you can also check out the SNR and PCP sites with challenges, digi give-aways and sketches to get your creativity flowing!

I'll be back with more deets later on (had a huge speech typed up in Word, alas, it is not there today - the best laid plans, right?!) ......

For now, here's my WOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOO early for tonight being that it is almost 2010!

**~** Meet Mikey! **~**

Isn't he the cutest! Mikey is one of the newest images you'll see at Inktegrity He will be released at his grand debut on January 15th but there is some Good News!! There is a current contest going on for YOU to play along - it starts today and ends on January 6th. Now that you've seen a part of Mikey, I need YOU to come up with a Valentine's Day related sentiment for him. Joni will pick 3 winners who will receive Mikey and Sammy (you'll meet him on January 13th).


Here are a few deets you'll need to know!

1. All sentiments need to be Valentine's/Love related

2. There are also bananas in this image


Have fun wit this and remember to head over to Inktegrity and post your answers! It can be as basic as you want, a witty sentiment, a favorite poem... you name it. Please post your comments and suggestions here --> INKTEGRITY All winners will be announced on the 7th and will see thier sentiments used with Mikey on January 14th.

Hugs!

Sugar Bowl Challenge #25

Whew, what a crazy busy week! I finished up all the shopping last week, but haven't wrapped a single gift! It's much easier, I've learned, to craft with the kids around than try to wrap .... as soon as the paper is unreal, tape is in hand, someone shows up needing something! Eeek! T'will be a LONG LONG night, lol :)

So on this most joyous Christmas Eve, I had time to sneak in one more challenge before the holiday dash (starting at my house - 11 guests will be here in just a few hours!) Have you been to the Sugar Bowl this week? I absolutely adore this sketch! I even used it for my Christmas card for dh this week! Love, love it!

Here is my take, using Sugar Nellie Manga girl, cropped to fit. She just has this most wonderful spunk about her! I propped her up under a cuttlebugged frame, surrounded it with holiday pearls, using the holiday Basic Grey collection called Eskimo Kisses - a most very popular line this year! The only other challenge requirement was to use your favorite color - mine is green! So I used the coveted Kiwi Kiss which is always fun when it gets to come out to play :)

Here is my card:


And the great sketch (up later, having blogger issues!)
http://sugarbowlblog.blogspot.com/

TFL and May He Bless your house with a most wonderful Christmas day and the New Year be filled with memories and blessings abundant - hugs to all!

Sweet Stop SSS#35

Just enough time to squeeze in another challenge! What a truly awesome sketch .... Using the most adorable digi stamp "Jolly" from the Busy Beauty Boutique, I created a pocket card for a holiday gift to go inside.

First up is the front view with Mr. Jolly, colored with prismas and glittered for his snow home ....




Inside view:



Close up!



This is an extremely heavy card from all the layers and tons of fun embellies added - truly a fun card to make and give! (thankfully handing it over and not mailing, lol!)

Deets: Kiwi Kiss & Baja Breeze & Close to cocoa: GP White for the image: DSP from cosmo cricut and ... colored with prismacolor makers & signo; MS Glitter; Cuttlebug nesties: ribbon from AC; snowflakes unknown; Button from BG; sentiment from SU Riveting; dew drops ...

SSCC #18 ~ Luke 1:26-32

Happy Sunday! I hope you've had a marvelous Sunday -- thinking of you all, my Northern friends, as you battle the tons of snow you've had this weekend! I send to you my sunniest, warmest and heartfelt hugs!

This week at the SSCC, hostess Kathy shared with us the wonderful scripture of Luke 1:26-32 as it tells the story of Joseph and Mary and the birth of Jesus. This week my son and I have been reading his little book of bible stories so he'd fully understand the play he is in at preschool - he was one of the 3 wisemen that came to visit baby Jesus, the newborn King. He was so excited to have a "big boy" part! (yes, I cried!!) And so this was an especially joyfully challenge for me to play in this week, both in the lovely layout and scripture.

The challenge: With Christmas being this week and all the hustle and bustle of last minute baking and shopping, my challenge for you is to simply make a card using the sketch provided below. Good luck!! And Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!






I went with Inky Antics Baby Jesus in the manger and this is truly one of my favorite stamp sets :) It is a little fun and whimsically drawn but at the same time sends us a powerful message! I showcased the image around some new paper I found at the LSS from Bo Bunny - a beautiful holiday line! Here is my card, and the sketch below. The sentiment is from my City of David SU! set, and reads "Christmas Blessings to you and yours." (** Tomorrow, update with better lighted photo - so please check back!) TFL and may this week be a wonderful one for you all - stay safe and be blessed!

Making of the Traditional Gingerbread House :)

Can you believe it's nearly Christmas!! We've been uber busy, constantly moving, and with much worry, I wondered if and when we'd have time to make our traditional Gingerbread house that the kids and I make every year :) This year, alas, I did not have time to MAKE the gingerbread (my favorite part!) so I stopped by a local bakery and picked up a KIT, lol. The kids didn't mind one bit and we had a blast making a mess .... I mean, G-bread House! (we had more frosting on the table, chairs, hair, even the dog!, than we did on the House .... but more fun that way, right!)


First up: Construction .... roof, walls - it's all the same! It'll be a Dr. Suess Gingerbread house!



A little progress!



This is what happens when you EAT more of the icing than you should, and some gumdrups, jelly beans, M & M's .... um ..... to name a few and you get a SUGAR RUSH! Woooooohooooooo!! ;)



And Le finished producte' .... it's not Martha Stewart, but it's beautiful :) I let them have free reign and just "have at it" and I just LOVE IT :) We had so much fun and it's a happy moment in my heart that I had the time to get it done with them! Even if it was just supervising :) And sampling :)