Oops! I'm a day late...

Hello! I'm not sure but I think that I mentioned having a new card to share with you, but that is not going to happen until tomorrow....I have a new, cute digi stamp by Phindy's Place that I've colored and tonight I will put it together on a card and show that to you tomorrow. See you then!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Love is in the air! Wink, wink! I hope that you are planning a wonderful Valentine's Day or have one planned by your significant other. I was upstairs in my stamping nook all day, trying to make some headway through my March CDS Sneak Peeks, and I did finish one, but then I wanted to make a card for the love of my life, my darling husband, Tom. And wouldn't you know...he never comes up to my stamp nook when I'm stamping, but tonight...he came up 3 times! Do you think he knows??? ; ) Anyway, I have never made him a card and thought that I'd surprise him, and besides with 44" of snow on the ground, it was hard to get out and about to do any card or present shopping. The image is a digi from Phindy's Place and when I saw this image, I knew that I had to have it for my Valentine's Day card! Phindy has some wonderful illustrations and I know I'll be visiting her store again! Okay, here's the deets:

Stamps: Phindy's Place "Cozy Evening" Digi Stamp
Cardstock/Papers: Provocraft Scrapbook Papers, Paper Trey Ink Poppy Red Cardstock, Paper Trey Ink White Cardstock
Markers: Copic Sketch - R000 Pale Purple, RV11 Pink, RV23 Pure Pink, Rv 29 Crimson, R08 Vermillion, G20 Wax White, G24 Willow, YR12 Loquat, YR21 Cream, E25 Caribe Cocoa, E31 Brick Beige, E33 Sand, E34 Orientale, C1, C2, C3 & C5 Cool Greys, 0 Colorless Blender
Tools: Cuttlebug, Nestabilities Labels 3, Paper Piercing Tool, Martha Stewart Heart Border Punch, Sewing Machine, Thread, Stampin' Up! Dimensionals, Paper Trey Poppy Red Polka Dotted Satin Ribbon, Paper Trey Ink White Heart Button, Crochet Thread
Techniques: Basic Stamping, Copic Coloring, Paper Piercing, Machine Stitching

History Breaking Snow in Maryland!

Hello from blizzard-stricken northern Maryland! It has been unbelievable here as we have survived two back-to-back snowstorms that brought 24" inches from Storm #1 and 3 days later, 20" more inches! Maryland does not usually see that kind of snow, but rather 5-6" snowstorms, so, as you can imagine, this has immobilized most people and kept them prisoner at home. Two days later, we are still digging out and some people are still waiting for their streets to be plowed. And as if that wasn't bad enough, there is a more snow in the forecast for Monday! Did anyone say Key West??

I had hoped to have a card to share, but I have come down with a bad head cold and have not felt well enough to create one. I have been busy trying to complete all of my March CDS sneak peeks, but hopefully by the weekend, I may have a special Valentine's Day Card that I want to make for my guy.

Thanks for visiting and see you soon!

Have a Mice Day!

Good Morning! This is the last day of Clear Dollar Stamps Sneak Peeks and I have a really great sentiment stamp set to share with you today. "Cute Quips", containing many cute sentiments will be releasing on February 1st and is so handy with so many other CDS stamps, as you see here. The mice, Marcy and Marvin, as well as the cheese slice, is from Clear Dollar Stamps and when I saw the sentiment, "Have a Mice Day", I just knew the mice and cheese were perfect for it. This card layout concept evolved from my finding the EK Success Swiss Cheese Border Punch on a recent Michael's trip! That sort of set the stage for an orange theme, so when I saw another great Martha Stewart designer paper pad, called "Playful Blues", I thought that it would be a great fit with the orange to create this whimsical flavor. Although, I have to say that after looking at the Swiss Cheese "holes", the dotted Martha Stewart designer background paper, and the paper piercing holes, not to mention the Pebbles polka dotted ribbon...I was thinking I'm about circle and dotted out! LOL And second card using "Cute Quips" is featured below.

The DT member who have sneak peeks of this set are:

Candy Fosta

Cassie Trask

Laurie Wilson

Nancy Grant

Sarah Taylor

Okay, now for the deets:

Stamps: CDS Cute Quips, CDS Marvin Mouse, CDS Marcy Mouse, CDS Cheese
CS/Paper: Martha Stewart Playful Blue Paper Pad, DCWV Fun in the Sun Mat Stack, K&Co. Remake Ocean Blues Mat Pad
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black & Stampin' Up! Baja Breeze Inks
Tools: Cuttlebug, Regular Circle Nestabilities, Inverted Circle Nestabilities, Paper Piercing Tool, EK Success Swiss Cheese Border Punch, Tsukineko Sponge Dauber, Karen Foster Click-It Hole Punch Kit, Sewing Machine, Thread, Stampin' Up! Dimensionals, Pebbles Ribbon, Paper Trey Ink Button, KaiserCraft Self-Adhesive Pearls, Copic Sketch Markers: R11 Pale Cherry Pink, RV11 Pink, YR01 Peach Puff, YR16 Apricot, C1 & C3 Cool Greys, 0 Colorless Blende
Techniques: Basic Stamping, Sponging, Paper Piercing, Copic Coloring

A Little Birdie Told Me

Another card that I created using the Clear Dollar Stamps "Cute Quips", which is a great sentiment set and sure to prove versatile. This card was created from inspiration that I found in the Basic Grey Sugar Rush Pad...I just loved this lilac floral print and I drew colors from it to contrast and compliment, using Paper Trey's Blush Cardstock and Martha Stewart's Essentials Paper Pad for the solid green and lilac cardstock. The little birdhouse is another single stamp from CDS which coordinated beautifully with this Cute Quip, "A Little Birdie Told Me"...After gluing my card together and photographing it, I realized that I should've drawn a post or a wire from the top of, or the bottom of the birdhouse, because it is sort of suspended in the air. All-in-all though, the birdhouse is a supercute little single stamp and coordinates beautifully with "Cute Quips". Tomorrow, February 1st, all these fabulous stamps that I've shared this week along with the rest of the CDS Design Team, will be available for purchase at Clear Dollar Stamps! Hope that you enjoy your browing and shopping there...Okay, here's the deets:

CDS Stamps: Cute Quips, Birdhouse
CS/Papers: Basic Grey Sugar Rush Paper Pad, Martha Stewart Essentials Paper Pad, Paper Trey Ink Bitty Dots Paper Pad, Paper Trey Ink Blush Cardstock, Paper Trey Ink White Cardstock
Ink: Memento Black Ink
Tools: Cuttlebug, Regular Circle Nestabilities, Blossom Nestabilities, Fiskars Scalloped Paper Shaper Scissors, EK Success Scalloped Diamond Border Punch, Paper Piercing Tool, Sewing Machine, Thread, Stampin' Up! Dimensionals, EK Success Mini Flower Punch, Karen Foster Click-It Hole Punch Kit, Paper Trey Ink Button, Michael's Self-Adhesive Pearls, Michael's Satin Ribbon, Copic Sketch Markers: RV11 Pink, R11 Pale Cherry Pink, BV01 Viola, BV13 Hydrangea Blue, G20 Wax White, YG03 Yellow Green, C1 Cool Grey
Techniques: Basic Stamping, Paper Piercing, Machine Stitching

Praise God

Good Morning! Today, I'm sharing a card that is featuring a brand new single stamp AND! a stamp set from Clear Dollar Stamps -- both of these will be released on February 1st. The sentiment on this card is called "Praise God..." and is a single stamp that just resonates reasons I see to praise the Lord, and the florals on the card are from a stamp set called, "Bitty Botanicals". This set has several silhouetted clusters of flowers that are so versatile for any cardmaking occasion! Laurie Wilson, illustrated "Bitty Botanicals" and did a beautiful job and I promise that you will not be disappointed in this set and it will become one of your favorites to reach for, month after month. The whole color scheme for this card is from 2 coordinating papers from the K&Co. "Que Sera, Que Sera" designer paper pad, which I've had for months, but had yet to use. I thought that the pretty coral, yellow and pink color combo was just perfect to compliment the "Bitty Botanicals" along with the individual stamp, "Praise God...", which is also available through Clear Dollar Stamps. I don't have any sneak peeks to share with you tomorrow, but other Clear Dollar Stamps' design team members will, so please check their blogs, on the right sidebar, to check out what else is new at CDS. I will have 2 more sneak peeks to share with you on Sunday, January 31st, so be sure to visit back here then.

The DT members who have sneak peeks for "Praise God" are:

Linda Anderson

Nancy Grant

Laurie Wilson

and

DT members who have sneak peeks for "Bitty Botanicals" are:

Angela Thomas

Candy Fosta

Stacy Morgan

Katie Renz

Laurie Wilson

Okay, here's the deets:
CDS Stamps: Bitty Botanicals, Praise God
CS & Papers: K&Co. Que Sera, Sera Paper Pad, Colormates Medium Pretty in Pink Cardtock, Paper Trey Ink White Cardstock
Ink: Stampin' Up! Apricot Appeal & Regal Rose Inks, Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
Tools: Cuttlebug, Nestabilities Labels 4, Cuttlebug Morocco Embossing Folder, EK Success Postage Stamp Border Punch, Karen Foster Click-It Hole Punch Kit, Paper Piercing Tool, Stampin' Up! Dimensionals, Sewing Machine, Thread, Embroidery Thread, Paper Trey Ink Lemon Tart Ribbon & Buttons
Techniques: Basic Stamping, Paper Piercing, Dry Embossing, Machine Stitching

Are You Ready for CDS Sneak Peek Week?

Good Morning and what an exciting and busy morning it is at Clear Dollar Stamps! Today, marks my internet return to CDS after a 3-month medical hiatus, although I've been stamping for a whole month prior, making February Sneak Peeks. So, I'm excited to be back designing along with the CDS Design Team! Clear Dollar Stamps has many, many new stamp sets as well as individual stamps releasing February 1st, so, if you visit the other CDS design team member's blogs, which are listed on the right sidebar, you will see many other stamps being previewed this week.

The first stamp set that I'm sharing today is called "Circle Somethings" and you talk about a fun and supercute set! The set contains half-circles and circles that have various geometric designs that you can stamp with, making different animals, plant life and such. It really is a lot of fun to stamp with and the combinations are endless, which will ignite your mojo!

I created this card, based on my inspiration from this designer paper (I often create my card designs based on designer paper inspiration). I was in Michael's looking to see what new and fresh paper was available, and ran across their "Recollections" line. The green argyle and orange spotted dots papers, really lent itself to this turtle card design. So, as soon as I got home with the paper, I got started on putting the whole thing together and I've got to tell you a story about the Martha Stewart Loopy Punch. Months ago, when everyone and their brother were making fabulous cards with the Martha Stewart Loopy Punch, and I couldn't find one anywhere, I had emailed my CDS designer team members asking them if they would pick up one for me if they saw one at a store near them...each one emailed back, saying how sorry they were that they couldn't find one. So, I was discouraged, thinking that I'd never find a Martha Stewart Loopy Punch, but that day that I was in Michaels...there it was! And on sale, yet! That just goes to prove that good things come to those who wait! Featured, below is another sample using CDS's "Circle Somethings".

The DT member who created samples with this set are:

Katie Renz

Linda Anderson

Tricia Traxler

Tori Wild

Laurie Wilson

Okay, here's the deets:

CDS Stamps: Circle Somethings
CS & Papers: Reflections Green Coordinated Scrapbook Papers, Paper Trey Ink Orange Zest Cardstock, Paper Trey Ink White Cardstock
Ink: Memento Tangelo & Tuxedo Black, Stampin' Up! Garden Green
Tools: Cuttlebug, Regular & Scalloped Circle Nestabilities, Martha Stewart Loop Border Punch, Karen Foster Click-It Hole Punch Kit, Paper Piercing Tool, Sewing Machine, Thread, Stampin' Up! Dimensionals, Embroidery Thread, Pebbles Ribbon, Paper Trey Ink Orange Zest Buttons
Techniques: Basic Stamping, Paper Piercing, Machine Stitching