Little Miss Muffet

TGIF! No new release or challenge this week at Little Miss Muffet, we are winding down for a little holiday time. But, we still have a full slate of inspiration from the DT. So stop on over and check out all of the gorgeous projects the DT has created, you will be inspired for sure!  And, there is a SPECIAL going on!!!! Time to stock up on those LMM stamps you've had your eye on.

My card uses a new image called Dexter in Love, he's just too cute, isn't he?

Card Recipe:
Image: Little Miss Muffet Dexter in Love
Ink: printer
Paper: copic xpress, PTI Pine Aqua Mist and Raspberry Fizz and Hawaiian Shores, Echo Park prints
Extras: copics, stickles, nesties, rhinestones, MS snowflake and border punch, SU corner rounder

Little Miss Muffet Christmas special

Merry Christmas! We've got a special Wintertime Owls image being featured today at Little Miss Muffet. Stop over to the LMM blog and see what the DT has created with it.

Thanks for dropping by today. Hope you have a wonderful holiday season!

Card Recipe:
Image: Little Miss Muffet Wintertime Owls, Amuse sentiment
Ink: printer, Palette Noir
Paper: copic xpress, PTI Pine Feather, Pure Poppy, Kraft, Paper Studio plaid
Extras: copics, stickles, nesties, MS icicle border punch, PTI twine, rhinestones, corner rounder, Cuttlebug e/f

Whimsy and Stars

Is Christmas really in three days? Where did December go? As you can see, I'm still working on some Christmas cards. There are so many great papers and images I didn't even have a chance to play with this year.

I love this little guy, Wintertime Boy, from Whimsy and Stars Studio. I used him in Christmas colors today, but he is perfect for all winter long. All of the images at Whimsy and Stars are available for instant download now. And the Christmas challenge is still going on until December 30th. Play along for a free image to all players and a chance to win a $12 gift certificate.

My sketch comes from Sweet Sketch Wednesday #237. Always a fan of their sketches.

Card Recipe:
Image: Whimsy and Stars Wintertime Boy
Ink: printer
Paper: copic xpress, PTI Pine Feather, Pure Poppy and Kraft, Paper Studio print
Extras: copics, sewing machine, dimensionals, white paint pen, card candy, MS snowflake punch

From the Heart Stamps

A sweet little holiday card to share with one of the Stamp of the Month images from From the Heart Stamps, called Candy Cane Anneke. The monthly SOTM challenge runs until the end of December and is a progressive challenge. So, if you play along, you will get next month's image emailed to you.

My sketch comes from Tuesday Morning Sketches #229.

Card Recipe:
Image: From the Heart Stamps Candy Cane Anneke
Ink: printer
Paper: cryogen white, PTI Pure Poppy and SImply Chartreuse, unknown print
Extras: copics, stickles, nesties, sewing machine, rhinestones, MS border punch, 

Little Miss Muffet

No new release or challenge this week at Little Miss Muffet, we are winding down for a little holiday time. But, we still have a full slate of inspiration from the DT. So stop on over and check out all of the gorgeous projects the DT has created, you will be inspired for sure!  And, there is a SPECIAL going on!!!! Time to stock up on those LMM stamps you've had your eye on.

My card uses a new image called Dexter Lantern, he's just too cute, isn't he? I'm using the sketch from Sketch N Stash #128 for this one. My image and patterned papers are new, but my card candy, jingle bells and ribbon are from older stash.

Card Recipe:
Image: Little Miss Muffet Dexter Lantern
Ink: printer
Paper: copic xpress, PTI Pine Feather and Pure Poppy, Paper Studio prints
Extras: copics, PTI ribbon and twine, jingle bells, Memory box die, dimensionals, card candy

Whimsy and Stars Release Day

It's release day at Whimsy and Stars stamps (and all of the images in the Whimsy and Stars Etsy shop are now available with instant download)! Mabelle is releasing this darling little image called Shine today. Stop on over to the Whimsy and Stars blog and see some inspiration from the DT. And while you are there check out all the details of our Christmas card challenge. Hope you will take a bit of time and play along with us.

My sketch comes from the Crazy 4 Challenges blog, #216. It was a challenge to select on of their sketch challenges from this past year and use it. I went with #177.

Card Recipe:
Image: Whimsy and Stars Shine, PTI Signature Christmas
Ink: printer, Palette Noir
Paper: Cryogen, PTI Pure Poppy, PTI Pine Feather, Paper Studio prints
Extras: copics, stickles, nesties, dimensionals, Trendy Twine, rhinestones, Sharpie white paint pen

From the Heart

Winding up the weekend here. I've got a cute little card to share today using this little image called Trimming the Birdhouse from From the Heart Stamps. Such a fun and cute holiday image. There are so many fun and cute wintery images available in the shop right now.

Card Recipe:
Image: From the Heart Stamps Trimming the Birdhouse
Ink: printer
Paper: copic xpress, PTI Pine Feather, PTI Pure Poppy, MME print
Extras: copics, stickles, stardust pen, MS border punch, SU ribbon, jingle bells, PTI twine, dimensionals

Catch the Bug Saturday Challenge

Happy Saturday! It's challenge time at the Catch the Bug blog. This week our challenge  is to base a card on your favorite holiday song. I went with Joy to the World. My son and his class sang this in the Christmas pageant this week and it was beautiful.  Hope you will play along for a chance to win some Bugaboo images!

My sketch comes from Tuesday Morning Sketches # 228.

Stop by the Catch the Bug blog and check out the fun creations the DT came up with this week.

Card Recipe:

Image: Bugaboo Bugaboo  Christmas Words Joy

Ink: printer

Paper: copic xpress, PTI Pure Poppy, Simply Chartreuse, Pine Feather, MME print

Extras: copics, corner rounder, MS snowflake punch, card candy, PTI ribbon, cuttlebug e/f, stickles

Little Miss Muffet Super Saturday

Happy Saturday! Saturdays are a big deal over at Little Miss Muffet. There is a freebie and a featured image and now a $1 image, too. I've designed a card using the featured image this week called Sugar 'n Spice Dolls Sugar. Wouldn't this be perfect for any and all little girl cards? She is so sweet!  Don't forget to get your freebie while it's still available for only a limited time in the shop.

Hope you will stop by and check all the sweet cards the DT has created with both the freebie and the featured image on the Little Miss Muffet challenge blog!

Card Recipe:
Image: Little Miss Muffet Sugar 'n Spice Dolls Sugar
Ink Printer
Paper: copic xpress, PTI Aqua Mist and Simply Chartreuse, prints from my scrap bin
Extras: copics,  nesties, sewing machine, Kaiser pearls, PTI ribbon, RRR lace, stickles

Little Miss Muffet New Release

Happy Thursday! It is new release day at Little Miss Muffet stamps. So, today's new release are super cute Christmas themed stamps that are available right now in Little Miss Muffet store. My card uses Sugar 'n Spice Dolls Horseradish. She's so pretty and fun to color. 

Check out the store, too. Some stamps and digis are retiring, so you'll want to get them while you still can!

Hope you will stop by the blog and check all the cute cards the DT has created!

My sketch today comes from JUGS challenge #218.

Some challenges I would like to enter:

• Ruby's Rainbow - 2W, JFF, C10 - #69 Christmas
• Scrappers' Delights - 2W, SIO - #13 Christmas
• Sisterhood of Crafters  - 2W, 3E -  Christmas Sparkle

Card Recipe:

Image: Little Miss Muffet Sugar 'n Spice Dolls Horseradish

Ink: printer

Paper: copic xpress, PTI Kraft, PTI Pine Feather, PTI Scarlet Jewel, Daisy Dees print

Extras: copics,  SU Ribbon, PTI die, jingle Bells, PTI twine, SU brads, corner rounder, dimensionals, white paint pen, Cuttlebug embossing folder

Whimsy and Stars

Happy Monday. I have a fun wintery card to share today. This image called Snowman and Girl from Whimsy and Stars is so sweet. I love this sweet little digi, so much opportunity to add glitter!

Thanks for stopping by today. Hope you week is off to an excellent start!

Some challenges I would like to enter:

• Joanna Sheen Challenge - 2W, SIO, F - (December) (2nd week) Make it sparkle.
• Christmas paper projects only -#20 (1st week) Snow.
• All that Stickles 2W  - (W1 of 2) Happy Holidays...with Stickles of course
• Colour Me Creative Challenge -2W, 3E - #83 (W1 of 4)  Holiday Themed This challenge will run until January 2, 2014

Card Recipe:
Image: Whimsy and Stars Snowman and Girl
Ink: printer
Paper: copic xpress, PTI HIbiscus Burst and New Leaf, Carta Bella prints
Extras: copics, stickles, crystal effects, sewing machine, PTI holly die, Recollections pearls

Bugaboo Anything but a Card Monday

Happy Monday! It's ABC day at the Catch the Bug blog. I always like to make non card projects, changes it up a bit. I decided to do a gift card holder this time. I can always use these! This one went to my secret sis in a swap. I've made some more for the teachers, but still need to make a few more. I found the tutorial on SCS, it was simple to follow.  I've used the sweet little Christmas Cupcake Mistletoe.

Stop over to the Catch the Bug blog and check out some other ABC ideas from the DT. They are really amazing today (as usual)!

Recipe:
Image: Bugaboo Christmas Cupcake Mistletoe
Ink: printer
Paper:  copic xpress, PTI Pine Feather, PTI Pure Poppy, MME print
Extras: copics, PTI border die, SU ribbon, nesties, pearl pen, dimensionals, SU brads, jingle bells, PTI twine

Bugaboo Holiday Chaos Day 7

It's Holiday Chaos time at Catch the Bug! All week long we are having fun challenges, a new one each day to get you ready for the holidays. Please check out the challenges and join in. There are great prizes to win. And as an added benefit, it you do them all you will avoid some holiday chaos, by having a bunch of cute holiday cards ready to mail by the end of first week of December! All the details and prize information is on the Catch the Bug blog.

Today's challenge is anything goes! Makes it super easy to jump right in and participate!

Card Recipe:
Image: Bugaboo Brats Winter Snowman
Ink: printer, palette noir
 Paper: Copic xpress, PTI Hib. Burst, New Leaf, Spring Rain, Carta Bella patternsExtras: copics, stickles, MS snowflake punch, SU brads, white sharpie paint pen

Little Miss Muffet Super Saturday

Happy Saturday! Saturdays are a big deal over at Little Miss Muffet. There is a freebie and a featured image and now a $1 image, too. I've designed a card using the $1 image this week called Palm Christmas Tree. Wouldn't this be perfect for people living in warmer climates?  Don't forget to get your freebie while it's still available for only a limited time in the shop.

Hope you will stop by and check all the sweet cards the DT has created with both the freebie and the featured image on the Little Miss Muffet challenge blog!

Card Recipe:
Image: Little Miss Muffet Palm Christmas Tree
Ink Printer
Paper: copic xpress, PTI Kraft, SU Night of Navy, SU Summer Sun, MME print
Extras: copics,  nesties, PTI button and twine, stickles, MS border punch, MM brads

Bugaboo Holiday Chaos Day 6

It's Holiday Chaos time at Catch the Bug! All week long we are having fun challenges, a new one each day to get you ready for the holidays. Please check out the challenges and join in. There are great prizes to win. And as an added benefit, it you do them all you will avoid some holiday chaos, by having a bunch of cute holiday cards ready to mail by the end of first week of December! All the details and prize information is on the Catch the Bug blog.

Today's challenge is an inspiration challenge using today's freebie called Christmas Kids Girl 2. Here is the inspiration photo. Plenty of ways to interpret this one. I pulled the blue out and the white for snow and the sequins for the lights.

Card Recipe:
Image: Bugaboo Christmas Kids Girl 2
Ink: printer, palette noir
Paper: PTI ssw, SU Night of Navy
Extras: copics, stickles, dimensionals, nesties, sequins, SU ribbon, white sharpie paint pen

From the Heart Stamps December Blog Hop

Welcome to our From the Heart Stamps blog hop. We are celebrating Christmas and Winter Holidays today!

As you hop along, please leave a comment on each entry. One random commenter will be selected on each blog to win the image that the designer used. And additionally, one commenter on the From the Heart Stamps blog will be selected to win a $5 gift voucher to the store!

If you have arrived from the very talented Karen's blog, you are in the right place, if not why don’t you start on the From the Heart Stamps blog, so you don’t miss anything.

Here is my project using Seven Christmas Birds. I made a little box to hold and gift card and a few Hershey's Kisses. It comes from a really simple tutorial that I came across on Splitcoast Stampers. You can check it out right here. 

 Here is the view of the front of the box, I wanted to show the dimension a bit.

And the sweet image can be seen here. Remember to leave a comment for a chance to win this image!

And here are the innies. You can see the slot for the gift card and the room along the front is perfect for a few pieces of chocolate!

Now head over to Laura's blog and see the stunning project she has made.

Thanks for hopping with us today. The hop will end on Monday December 9th at 6am, EST. Winners will be posted on the From the Heart Stamps Blog on Wednesday December 11th.

Recipe List: Image: Seven Christmas Birds, Ink: printer, Paper: copic xpress, PTI Dk Choc., Pure Poppy, Echo Park print, Extras: copics, stickles, dimensionals, sewing machine, SU ribbon, metal dots, nesties die, score tape, stickles

Sami Stamps Guest Design Post

TGIF! Today is my oldest's birthday, so it's a special day here for sure. Also, I'm very excited, earlier in the week, I won the CAS challenge at Sami Stamps, and the prize was a guest design spot for a release. So here I am today using this super fun new image being released today called Christmas Morning Joy. This was so much fun to color, and looks kind of like me on Christmas morning with a cup of coffee in hand. All of Sami's images are so cute, stop over there and check them out!

Thanks to Sami and the DT for having me guest along side of you this week, so much fun for me.

My sketch comes from Sweet Sketch Wednesday #235. Love this one, so versatile.

Some other challenges I would like to enter:

• Hanna & Friends - 2W, cute/stamped/person/animal - #186 (W1 of 2) Christmas
• MilkCoffee Challenge 2W, 3E, SIO (W1 of 2) Christmas in Nontraditional Colors
• Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge - SIO - #287 Christmas

Card Recipe:
Image: Sami Stamps Christmas Morning Joy
Ink: printer
Paper: copic xpress, PTI New Leaf, Hibiscus Burst, Spring Rain, Carta Bella prints
Extras: copics, stickles, Sakura stardust pen, SU brads, dimensionals

Bugaboo Holiday Chaos Day 5

It's Holiday Chaos time at Catch the Bug! All week long we are having fun challenges, a new one each day to get you ready for the holidays. Please check out the challenges and join in. There are great prizes to win. And as an added benefit, it you do them all you will avoid some holiday chaos, by having a bunch of cute holiday cards ready to mail by the end of first week of December! All the details and prize information is on the Catch the Bug blog.

Today's challenge is called the Favorite Holiday Treat challenge. I picked the option "Candy Cane" (use red, white, stripes and bling). I thought this Deacon Christmas Candy Cane was perfect for this challenge.  Hope you will make something festive and enter the challenge!

Card Recipe:
Image: Bugaboo Deacon Christmas Candy Cane
Ink: printer
Paper: copic xpress, SU Ridinghood Red, PTI New Leaf, Echo Park prints
Extras: copics, stickles, dimensionals, silver brads, sewing machine, white sharpie paint pen

Little Miss Muffet Challenge

Happy Thursday! It's challenge time over at the Little Miss Muffet challenge blog  The challenge this time is "You've Been Framed". I love the look of polaroids, takes me back to my childhood, I got a polaroid camera one Christmas. So much fun waiting for the image to develop!  I decided to work with this super cute image called Swings 'n Slides Snowballs. There are so many gorgeous images to select from in the Little Miss Muffet store that would work perfectly for this challenge.

Thanks for stopping by today. Hope you are having a wonderful week! Hope you will stop by and check all the DT creations over at the Little Miss Muffet challenge blog and play along with our newest challenge!

Card Recipe:
Image: Little Miss Muffet Swings 'n Slides Snowballs, PTI sentiment
Ink: printer, Palette Noir, SU Brocade Blue
Paper: copic xpress, PTI ssw, PTI New Leaf, SU Ridinghood Red, Daisy Dee's paper
Extras: copics, stickles, SU ribbon, card candy, wooden snowflakes, white paint pen, sewing machine, Silhouette Cameo

Bugaboo Holiday Chaos Day 4

It's Holiday Chaos time at Catch the Bug! All week long we are having fun challenges, a new one each day to get you ready for the holidays. Please check out the challenges and join in. There are great prizes to win. And as an added benefit, it you do them all you will avoid some holiday chaos, by having a bunch of cute holiday cards ready to mail by the end of first week of December! All the details and prize information is on the Catch the Bug blog.

Today's challenge is called the Ugly Sweater challenge. I picked the option "My Ugly Sweater" (use red, green, silver and a snowman). I thought this little penguin building a snowman penguin was funny and perfect for the challenge, he is called Winter Penguin Snowman.  Hope you will make something festive and enter the challenge!

Card Recipe:
Image: Bugaboo Winter Penguin Snowman
Ink: printer
Paper: copic xpress, PTI Pure Poppy and Spring Rain, SU Mellow Moss, unknown prints
Extras: copics, nesties, stickles, dimensionals, jingle bells, silver brads, SU ribbon, PTI twine, sewing machine, crystal effects

Bugaboo Holiday Chaos Day 3

It's Holiday Chaos time at Catch the Bug! All week long we are having fun challenges, a new one each day to get you ready for the holidays. Please check out the challenges and join in. There are great prizes to win. And as an added benefit, it you do them all you will avoid some holiday chaos, by having a bunch of cute holiday cards ready to mail by the end of first week of December! All the details and prize information is on the Catch the Bug blog.

Today's challenge is called Cozy Up By the Fire. You can select your favorite way to relax for the holidays. I picked a fuzzy blanket and fire (use at least three layers and texture). Hope you will make something festive and enter the challenge!

Card Recipe:
Image: Bugaboo Christmas Mouse  Candy Cane
Ink: printer
Paper: copic xpress, PTI Pure Poppy, Hawaiian Shores and New Leaf, Jillybean Soup print
Extras: copics, stickles, nesties,  Trendy Twine, PTI buttons, wooden snowflakes, cuttlebug embossing folder, sewing machine, crystal effects

Bugaboo Holiday Chaos Day 2

It's Holiday Chaos time at Catch the Bug! All week long we are having fun challenges, a new one each day to get you ready for the holidays. Please check out the challenges and join in. There are great prizes to win. And as an added benefit, it you do them all you will avoid some holiday chaos, by having a bunch of cute holiday cards ready to mail by the end of first week of December! All the details and prize information is on the Catch the Bug blog.

Today's challenge is all about treat packaging. Everyone loves to give treats, sweets and even wine for holiday gifts. I made a fun wine tag today using Ruby Christmas Ornaments. Tags and fun packaging make holiday gifts so much more special. Hope you will make something festive and enter the challenge!

Here is a photo of the whole bottle.

Card Recipe:
Image: Bugaboo Ruby Christmas Ornaments
Ink: printer
Paper: copic xpress, PTI Pure Poppy and New Leaf, Echo Park prints
Extras: copics, stickles, nesties,  PTI wine tag die, SU ribbon, MS snowflake punches, dimensionals

Flat Friends Monthly Challenge

Can't believe it's
December first already! That means it's time for a new challenge over at the Flat Friends Challenge Blog, our new monthly challenge is up! The challenges will run monthly and the prize is four Flat Friends digi images to one random winner. You can find all the details on the challenge blog. 

If you haven't seen these fun images from Emma Canning yet, check them out at Polka Doodles or in her Etsy store, they are just so cute and hip and fun to color. Lots of new ones were recently added, too! And there some new freebies linked to the challenge blog (so if you don't have any images yet, you can still play along)! And now, you don't even need an Emma Canning image to play, any image will do. So, no excuses, come join the fun!

Our challenge is an color challenge (green, blue and pink) this go round.  My image is called Baublegown. So cute and perfect for a holiday card.

Here is a cute little graphic from Em to inspire you:

Some challenges I would like to enter:

• Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe Challenge - W, 3E – No. 152 - Non Traditional Christmas
• Jellypark Friends Friday Challenge - 2W, 2E, papercrafts - December -  Christmas
• Pattie's Creations - 2W, 2E, SIO, include an image – No. 81 - (W1 of 2) - Christmas CARD
• QKR Stampede – W, 4E, SIO – No. 66 - It's Starting to Look a Lot Like Christmas!
• Stampin' For The Weekend - 2W, 1E – (W2 of 2) - Feeling Festive

Card Recipe:
Image: Emma Canning Baublegown
Ink: printer
Paper: copic xpress, PTI Hibiscus Burst, Spring Rain, Simply Chartreuse, American Crafts print
Extras: copics, stickles, nesties, Kaiser pearls, Viva pearl pen, MS border and snowflake die, Nesties snowflake die

Holiday Chaos at Bugaboo (All week long)!

It's Holiday Chaos time at Catch the Bug! All week long we are having fun challenges, a new one each day to get you ready for the holidays. Please check out the challenges and join in. There are great prizes to win. And as an added benefit, it you do them all you will avoid some holiday chaos, by having a bunch of cute holiday cards ready to mail by the end of first week of December! All the details and prize information is on the Catch the Bug blog.

Today is the Stella Says Sketch challenge.

Some challenges I would like to enter:

• Totally Papercrafts W, 3E– No. 195 - Ho, Ho, Holidays
• Wags 'n Whiskers - 2W, 2E, SIO - No. 118 - (W1 of 2) - Things with Wings
• 4 Crafty Chicks - W  Christmas
• Charisma Cardz - W, 3E, C10 - #46 Christmas....will run for two weeks. 

Card Recipe:
Image: Bugaboo Little Penguin Winter, sentiment from Amuse
Ink: printer, Palette Umber
Paper: copic xpress, PTI Aqua Mist and New Leaf, American crafts prints
Extras: copics, stickles, nesties, MFT border die, PTI fish tail die, Recollections brads, dimensionals

Bugaboo Friday Freebie

TGIF! It's Friday and that means Freebie Friday at Bugaboo stamps. This fun Birthday Bear is available for FREE this week. Isn't it cute? Perfect for making a few birthday cards.

My sketch comes from Tuesday Morning Sketches #226.

Card Recipe:
Image: Bugaboo Birthday Bear
Ink: printer
Paper: copic xpress, PTI Kraft, Aqua Mist and Pure Poppy, Echo Park print
Extras: copics, nesties, SU ribbon, sakura stardust pen, corner rounder, dimensionals

Little Miss Muffet Inspiration

Happy Thanksgiving! 

We are having an inspiration post this week over at Little Miss Muffet rather than a release this week. So head over and check out all the inspiration from the DT. 

My card uses Polka Dot Pals Heidi. My sketch comes from Sketch N Stash #126, my paper and image are new and my flowers are some older stash.

Some fun news from Little Miss Muffet - Sale! Celebrating Black Friday and Cyber Monday with some amazing savings. Check out all of the details on the LMM blog.

Card Recipe:

Image: LMM Polka Dot Pals Heidi

Ink: printer

Paper: copic xpress, SU Pink Pirouette, PTI Aqua Mist, American Crafts Dear Lizzy print

Extras: copics, pearls, Cherry Lynne die cut. WOC flowers, stickles, sharpie white paint pen