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"One Stamp, Five Ways" - MFT Joyful Heart Bears by Stacey Yacula

Each month, MFT releases a new stamp set by Stacey Yacula. I'll be doing a "one stamp, five ways" blog post each time on release day. Today's release goes live at 7:00 pst on January 22nd. I've done posts on the the last two sets HERE and HERE if you want to see them. This month her set is called Joyful Heart Bears and comes with a set of dies as well. I've made 5 cards (yep, 5 this time) for my one stamp, five ways post to share with you. Here is an image of the stamp set: I do need to confess that I just got home from Creativation today. I had colored these images before I left,... Read more →

"One Stamp, Five Ways" - SSS Limited Edition Valentine's Day Kit

Hi friends! It's been a busy week of creating over here. I've created 3 "one stamp, five ways" posts this week and still have one more to go! Today I'm sharing one using the BRAND NEW JUST RELEASED SSS Special Edition Valentine's Day Kit . These exclusive kits run out fast, so letting you know right now that if you want to buy this thing, do it quick. I always see comments from people that are frustrated they ran out so quickly. I have five cards and three mini cards to share with you today because frankly, I never obey the rules of my own blog series! haha Here is an image of the kit in full: My favorite part... Read more →

"One Stamp, Five Ways" - SSS February Card Kit

Today I have a "one stamp, five ways" post to share with you that includes 6 cards instead of 5! I am using the brand new SSS February Card Kit called Love Always. Here is an image of the kit: As usual, I try to focus on the stamp set in the kit, so although I use all of the "ingredients", I try to make a card of two with just the stamp set. This one is 6x8 and is full of pretty flowers, hearts, and greetings, so it was easy to do (resulting in 6 cards!). You can purchase just the stamp set HERE if you prefer. There is also a background stamp in this kit which is so... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp You Are Loved Blog Hop Day 1

Today is the first day of the two day blog hop for the Simon Says Stamp You Are Loved release. Most of the products were released in December, but it was such a busy month that the blog hop was moved to this month. There was ONE product that wasn't released yet and this one is kind of special to me! Here is an image of my latest watercolor cards called Sending Love: This set of cards is perfect for all of your Valentine's Day card needs! They are all printed on Ranger Watercolor Paper which is pure white and perfect for all coloring mediums, but thick enough for watercolors. Your job is just to pretty them up and attach... Read more →

Pretty Pink Posh Blog Hop

Today I have six cards to share with you. I made four cards with the new Cupcake Critters stamp set and two cards with the new Fiesta Party stamp set. Two of the Cupcake Critters cards were already shared on the PPP Blog last week during the new product announcements, so I'll just show you the images and not go into the directions since they are there. The entire PPP new product release is HERE. You can purchase all of it together with a 10% discount HERE. So now let's get this party started!!! Card 1: Cupcake Critters I used the Storybook 5 die for this card with a watercolored background behind it. For some extra pizazz, I added some... Read more →