A Fun Surprise!

I only have a quick minute to share today so I am not going to go into a lot of detail here but you can get the full scoop on the SNSS Blog, so you really need to check it out :).....

Our February release is already available to order and here is a sample using one of the sets, Egg-cited Cocoa :).


I used Taylor's fun sketch from SCS this week :)...I hope you'll check it out!

New Digis and a Blog Hop

The digi challenge team is not only bringing you their fantastic challenge today (to make an easel card) but also a fun blog hop featuring our newest digi release :). I decided to join the fun and play along so here's my easel card....


This image is called Celebrate and it features a fun-loving cat named Tank. You may have met Tank around New Year's because I gave him away on our Facebook page. Well, if you missed the freebie you can purchase him now along with 3 other fun digis in a new digi line called Fluff the Cat & Friends. Tank, Fluff, Squirt & Squeaker are my kitties.....well, 4 of them (I have 8 total) and this fun new line of digis is all about them and their silly antics :). I hope you enjoy these new images as much as I enjoy the kitties who inspired them. :)

In addition to the new Fluff & Friends digis we also just released our popular True Friend and You & Me sets as digi sets for all you digi lovers :).

I hope you'll stop by the rest of the blogs in today's line-up.

Carol Longacre

Ceal Pritchett

Harriet Skelly

Jerusha Borden

Jessica Stockmeyer

Kim O'Connell

Makiko Jones

Margo Smith

Stephanie Serrano

Stephanie Wright

There is a lot of eye candy to be seen :). Oh, and be sure to leave a comment at each stop because we have a mystery blogger who will be giving away the entire digi release to one random commenter. The winner will be announced on Friday, January 27th on the SNSS Digi Challenge Blog.

Thanks for hopping along today!!!

Peas & Carrots

You may not be a big fan of veggies, but I think you may change your mind when you see this adorable duo :)....


I had so much fun with this card :).....green and orange are not typically colors I would grab but for this image from You & Me....they just work, don't you agree? I made this card using this week's CPS sketch. Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps is sponsoring the sketch and we are giving away this stamp set and a set of heart dies to one lucky participant. You can find all the details HERE. I sure hope you'll play along :)!

So, this morning after I did my daily Bible reading (I am attempting to read through the Bible in a one year) and spent some time in prayer I got to thinking about how wonderful it is that we can come to God in prayer and He hears us. We don't have to pray to someone else in the hopes that they will intercede for us, we can talk directly to Him, just like we do a friend because Jesus has already interceded on our behalf!! What a joy!!

Thank you, Jesus, for giving me an all access pass to the throne of grace! The lines are always open and I'll never ever get an operator or a busy signal!!

xoxo

CAS Hearts

I have a serious crush on dies :)......they are so versatile and lend well to any style card. My friend Mary is hosting today's color challenge over at SCS. She chose 3 lovely shades of pink for us to use today.....and well, this girl LOVES pink, so there was no way I was passing this one up ;).

I grabbed my new Heart Dies (SNSS) and a beautiful sheet of paper from the Victoria Gardens 6x6 pad (Echo Park). Once I cut out the shapes I sponged them with Hollyhock ink (CTMH). I stamped the sentiment from Love Sentiments (SNSS) in the same ink.

I know my blog posts are so sporadic....my blogging time is so limited, but I thank you for stopping by when I do post :).

Don't forget to count your blessings today! :)

Release Day Blog Hop!

I can't BELIEVE it's already the 5th of January.....wasn't summer just over? Pfffft.....guess not. Oh well....that just means that THIS summer is closer, right ;)?

Well, we are beating the cold weather blues with a super fabby release tonight and I can't wait to share the full reveals with you. Have you enjoyed the hop thus far? It's been amazing, as usual.

For your final stop in the hop I have a few CAS cards to share with you.....

First up is a card I created with Dina Kowal's new set, Together Silhouettes.

I paper pieced the umbrella with some Happy Days paper by Echo Park, used my score board to create some additional visual appeal and added a few pearls. Easy peasy!

This next one features that adorable teddy, Rhubarb, in his newest set, Love From Rhubarb. I just adore this sweet little bear. :)

I saw a really fun layout in the back of the recent Stamp It! Cards magazine so I decided to CASE it :). I added some crackle paint around the kraft CS panel, stitched a "ground" for Rhubarb to stand on with my sewing machine, stamped the additional sentiment and added some ribbon and pearls. The image is colored with my Copics. I did add a bit of sparkle with a red Stickles outline around the heart.

My next share is actually a set of cards.....Valentines to be exact.....made with the new Punny Fruits & Veggies set.


These are super easy to duplicate because they all follow the same layout. Little sets like this are great for using up your DP scraps :).

And how about one more.....You already know Cocoa Mouse, but have you met his girlfriend, Cookie? We have some digis that already feature her, but now she's got her very own clear stamp set, which also happens to be our Free with $50 set for this month, Girly Girl Cookie :)....I didn't have time to whip up a new card with this set yet, so I grabbed an older card I made with the digital image.

Isn't she SWEEEEEET? ;)

Well, that's all for me for now.....but be sure to join us tonight for our Release Party in our Member Company forums over on Splitcoaststampers. The fun starts at 8pm EST. I'll have more samples to share along with full reveals, challenges and lots of fun with friends :). See you then!!

XOXO