Peachy Keen Stamps September Blog Hop!

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Welcome to my blog! If you are new here, welcome! :) Whoo hoo! I can finally post my cute Holiday candy card! Today I am showcasing one of the new face stamp sets from Peachy Keen, Snow Cuties (500 Assortment and 501 1 1/8 inch faces)! Aren't they CUTE? They are so versatile you can use them for just about anything winter related. The sentiment is from one of the other new PRECIOUS releases called Frankly.... it's just TOO fun I can't stand it!

Guess what? Yep, I'm giving away the Snow Cuties Face Assortment set! Can you believe it? They can be all yours! Comment on this post by October 3 and I'll pick a random winner October 4. Good luck!

Be sure to keep on hopping onto the next blog, click on the image below to move forward to my good friend Emma...and you KNOW her project is gonna be GOOD!

My Pink Stamper Halloween Design Team Project: Witch Princess card

One of my favorite things to do is to make Halloween "cute". I had a hard time deciding which My Pink Stamper Spooky Puns stamp to use, there were so many that worked with my witch princess! My runner up was "Too cute to spook" I love this set! I cut one of the princesses from Once Upon a Princess cartridge and used the witch hat from Happy Hauntings. I played around with it on my Gypsy until I got it the size I wanted and voila! Witch princess! :)

Recipe:

Once Upon a Princess cartridge

Happy Hauntings cartridge

My Pink Stamper Spooky Puns stamp

Peachy Keen Princess Faces stamp

Stampin Up card stock

K&Company patterned paper (purple)

DCWV patterned paper (green)

EK Success punch

stickles

ribbon

white gelly roll pen

Peachy Keen Stamps September Release Sneak Peek!

We crafters LOVE to plan ahead, right? Well....get ready for WINTER everyone! Cause on Thursday, September 30 you are going to want to visit the Peachy Keen Stamps blog to check out the new September releases. So exciting! They have REALLY outdone themselves this time around I don't know how they do it. The cuteness of these stamps is overload! See you soon for the FULL project :)

Hello Kitty Card: Episode #17

Happy Friday crafty friends! My brain is currently in overdrive right now. WOW! Let's just say I have a very long list of to-dos right now. My daughter's 3rd birthday is this weekend, her birthday is Tuesday and I fly to Vegas Tuesday evening! It's going to be a crazy week but I'm really looking forward to it ALL! And, did I mention the Peachy Keen Stamps September Release blog hop is going on too starting Sunday night? PHEW!

I'll be sure to post pictures of the party and will hopefully be able to check in from Vegas with pictures as well! Have a great weekend everyone, don't miss me too much ;)

400 Followers Peachy Keen Giveaway!

WOW! You guys amaze me! Not only did I hit 400, I reached 430 followers! WHOO HOO! You must all really want some Peachy Keen Stamps don't you? I don't blame you, who wouldn't? tee hee :)

I'm going to be giving this awesome set away, Jack-O'- Lantern Face Assortment to one lucky follower! Please post a comment on this post by Monday, September 27 and I'll pick a winner Tuesday, September 28. Good luck my bloggies!

Motorcycle Chick Get 'em Tiger card

Vroom! Hi faithful bloggies and new visitors from My Pink Stamper! This was a free for all theme - whatever you wanted, so of course I had to go sassy! :) This cut from Rock Princess....phew, that's all I have to say! It provided me with quite a few obstacles. The biggest: I didn't want her shades because I needed to put a cute 'n sassy Laughy Taffy face stamp on her from Peachy Keen Stamps. I used fun flock for her belt, too! I thought this sentiment from My Pink Stamper's More Punnylicious stamp set was perfect for this girl who is really GOIN PLACES! ;)

Recipe:
Rock Princess cartridge
My Pink Stamper More Punnylicious stamp
Peachy Keen Laughy Taffy face stamp
Stampin Up & Papertrey Ink card stock
The Paper Studio zebra paper
ribbon from Michael's
fun flock in pink, stickles, white gelly roll pen

Believe card

You get double posts today! I made this card with the intention of using it for a My Pink Designer project, but changed last minute late last night. So I get to post it here now! I thought she turned out really cute. I of course love her black hair ;)

Recipe:
Winter Frolic cartridge
Create a Critter cartridge (cloud and star)
Stampin Up card stock
K&Company cloud paper
My Pink Stamper Christmas Wishes stamp
Peachy Keen Princess face stamp

PS If I hit 400 followers (20 away), I will give away a set of Peachy Keen Stamps! Tell your friends!

Fun with Fun Flock!

Happy Monday morning bloggies! I lost my creativity for just a split second late last week, but it has returned! I hope to stay. These next couple of weeks are going to be really crazy for me. My daughter's birthday party is this weekend and then I leave for Vegas next week! However, I do have some fun things planned so not to fret!

This weekend we went to a Balloon Festival. My daughter loved it, it was so cool to see all the balloons launch! I got this really cool shot:

I bought some fun flock this weekend for the very first time! I got a really pretty summer colors set. It was really simple to use with my Zig glue pen. This stamp is another one from the Michael's $1 bin, love it!

First Peachy Keen Let's Face It Fridays Challenge!

I hope everyone can hop on over to Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge Blog and participate in the very FIRST Let's Face It Fridays challenge! It's a really fun one, with great prizes! 

For my design team entry, I made these EASY PEASY treat bags using the Mini Monsters, Happy Hauntings and Forever Young cartridges for the boxes. The spider is from Paper Doll Dress Up. The faces I used are Monster Mash and Jack O' Lantern sets from Peachy Keen Stamps. 

Come on over and join in on the spooky treat fun!

Hello Thursday means new cartridges!

Birthday Bash and Nifty 50s! Aren't they cute? Gotta have them both! I linked the names to the handbook online for easy viewing!

It's All About Me card

So I was having a nice chat tonight with my crafty friend Kristi from Little Paper Sprinkles. I made her pick a letter (she picked H) and then a number (she picked 73). So I decided Hannah Montana for the H and something from page 73 of the handbook. OHhhhh boy... ONE music note on that page. HA! This is what I came up with. The stamp is another $1 Michael's wood stamp find! Isn't it cute? Love this series.

Recipe:
Papertrey Ink card stock
Patterned Paper - American Crafts Teen
Cuttlebug music folder
Peachy Keen Stamps - Laughy Taffy (my current fave!)
$1 Michael's wood stamp
white gelly roll pen

Peachy Keen Challenge #36

Peachy Keen Stamps is hosting another challenge! This week, we had to use the colors melon, daffodil and cobalt. Super challenging colors for me, not ones I reach for often. I am also entering this into Momo's "Just Because" challenge! Sorry this picture is so blurry, I took it with my iphone last night.

I am starting a little mini series using my new $1 wood stamps from Michael's, this is the first project. They have a really cute set right now with fun fonts (I am a font FREAK for those who didn't know) and sentiments and I bought a bunch of them.

Have a great Wednesday bloggies!

Recipe:
Simply Charmed cartridge
Stampin Up card stock
Swiss Dots embossing folder
Peachy Keen Stamp - Princess Face Assortment
EK Success punch
ribbon from Michael's
$1 stamp from Michael's
white gelly roll pen

Loving You Is Easy Peasy!

I LOVE my Simply Charmed cartridge! I wanted to make a quick card this afternoon that had simple layering. Simply Charmed has easy cuts. The face is Peachy Keen Stamps "Laughy Taffy" set. The sentiment stamp is from My Pink Stamper's Fruit & Veggie Puns stamp set. Speaking of that awesome set, wanna know who won the layout challenge?

Random.org chose.......WHOO HOO!


 11. Ana Maria

Email me Ana Maria and I will send you this AWESOME stamp set! Congratulations! And thanks everyone for playing along. I love doing challenges and more are to come!

Episode #16: Washcloth Flowers

Well, now that the tornado warning has expired, I can post my video and pictures! HA what a night. I made my second diaper cake, and also included a video on the washcloth flowers. I used the Simply Charmed cartridge for these images and I LOVE IT with Peachy Keen Stamps - I just remove the faces on the images with the hide / contour on my Gypsy and voila!

This video doesn't include the zipper flower tutorial because it was too long to combine, so I'll edit that one next.

Some exciting stuff coming up....some of you have expressed interest in learning a little more about Photoshop. Photoshop is a computer program that allows you to enhance your pictures and add special effects. I will be starting some Photoshop video tutorials very soon! Thanks for checking in bloggies :)

Labor Day Challenge + Giveaway!

I hope everyone is having a great Labor Day weekend! I feel like I have gotten so much accomplished which is a great feeling, including cleaning my house! LOVE it. Today I hope to get some crafting time in after lunch with my family.

I decided to host a little challenge since the last one was so much fun and some of you have crafting time today! I have done a few layouts this weekend and I realized how much I need to do MORE layouts, and I'm sure you all do too....right? So let's do a layout! Link any layout below through Mr. Linky by Friday, Sept. 10 and I'll pick a random participant on Saturday to win these My Pink Stamper Fruit & Veggie Puns stamps!

Here is my layout for the challenge. PLEASE create a NEW layout for this challenge :)

Good luck and happy creating!

Jean Pocket card

I've had this design idea in my Gypsy for quite some time, and decided my card swap would be a good chance to use it for the March card. The pocket is from Old West and I blinged it out with my irock. The shamrock is from A Child's Year. I found the jean fabric at Hobby Lobby. I left the top of the jean pocket open so you could also make this a flat card and stick a note in the pocket!

Card Swap Cards

I have been busy this weekend finishing up Flowerdisco's card swap cards. 16 cards - 1 for each month + 3 extras. PHEW! I thought I would post a few of them here. The cartridges I used are posted in my tags at the bottom of the post.

I am running errands today, making a diaper cake, cleaning house and laundry, but first I need my COFFEE. Oh - and editing / posting my flower video! I hope everyone is having a great weekend!

Oh My Crafts Challenge Winners!

The winners have been chosen for the Halloween Challenge sponsored by Oh My Crafts! There were so many creative entries, I was blown away!

Here are the 3 winners, in no particular order.....

Beth - framed Halloween art

Misty/Scrapalooza - Halloween trick-or-treat candy holder

Kathy - Halloween banner

I also chose a runner-up. This card was so clever! This winner will get a goodie package from me!

Jami - Witch Boot card

Congratulations to these amazing winners! Please email me your address so I can get your packages out to you. And a BIG THANK YOU to Oh My Crafts for sponsoring this challenge and allowing 3 WINNERS! They will be receiving a prize package that will include a Cuttlebug folder and other goodies. Amazing!

Thank you to all who participated and inspired others. It was so fun and I hope to do it again soon!

Bride of Frankenstein card

So this has been an exciting day for me! I wanted to whip up a card tonight to show you how versatile Peachy Keen Stamps are to use with your projects. This is a face stamp from Peachy Keen Retro Faces  set and I think it works perfectly to give Bride such a fun personality! In fact, I think she's super sassy (and just wants to have fun apparently)! 

I was able to shoot a how-to video on my flowers tonight, so I'll edit and post that tomorrow hopefully. I will also be posting the WINNER(s) of the Oh My Crafts sponsored Halloween Challenge! YAY for the weekends!

Recipe:

Happy Hauntings cartridge (Bride of Frankenstein)

DCWV card stock and patterned paper

Stampin Up card stock

Peachy Keen Stamps Retro Faces

Dollar wood stamp from Michael's

ribbon from Michael's

Exciting Designer Announcement!

Happy Friday bloggies! This is a super special Friday for me. I have been not-so patiently waiting to share my HUGE news with you all today!

Well....you all know how much I love my Peachy Keen Stamps, right? I cherish them, love them, use them a lot....cuddle with them (okay, maybe not that far).

Do you have a guess yet?

YES, I am a NEW Peachy Keen Designer!!!! And Fridays are about to get even better....Peachy Keen Stamps is starting a new Challenge Series, "Let's Face It Fridays".  Every other Friday, challenges will be posted on their blog. If you are not involved yet, you should because it's really a lot of fun and inspiration! And if you don't have any Peachy Keen Stamps, getcha some here!

I am so honored to be a designer for PKS and I can't WAIT to showcase their great products in my projects and share them with you all!

Grow With Me card

A few of you have asked me to create a project with the Peachy Keen stamps Teenie Totters. I got them a few weeks ago and they are sooooooo cute and well, TEENY! I love them so much. This is a baby shower card. Isn't my lil flower family cute? ;)

Recipe:
Create a Critter cartridge (flowers)
Stampin Up card stock
My Mind's Eye patterned paper
Peachy Keen Teenie Totters stamps
Papertrey Ink Favor It Baby stamp
EK Success border punch
Ribbon from Michael's
Stickles

Diaper Cake

I am co-hosting a baby shower for a friend at work tomorrow. Last night, I decided to try and make a diaper cake. I think it came out pretty cute for my first one! Her theme is elephants, green and gray. The cake board base I covered in fabric. The flowers are washcloths rolled up to look like flowers secured with baby safety pins and a zipper flower too! I hope you enjoy my video, it was a fun one to make!

Recipe:
cake board
fabric to cover board
tape
59 diapers size 1 (this is the amount and size I used:  bottom tier - 34, middle tier - 18, top tier - 7)
package of rubber bands or clear hair bands
(2) 8 oz. baby bottles (optional, I didn't use)
ribbon
baby toys / gifts
cake topper

The invitation I designed in Photoshop and then added some "scrapping" to it :)