From the Heart Stamps

Even though we still have snow on the ground, I had to print off this new From the Heart Stamps image, Pelican by the Sea, right away. We live very near to the beach and this image is so perfect. Plus, I'm always short on manly cards and this one will be great to have on hand in my stash.

My sketch comes from the Deconstructed Sketch #136, love the layers on this one.

Card Recipe:
Image: From the Heart Stamps Pelican by the Sea, Lizzy Anne sentiment
Ink: printer, Palette Noir
Paper: copic xpress, PTI Kraft and Pure Poppy, SU Night of Navy
Extras: copics, nesties flag die, PTI button and twine, Cuttlebug e/f

Little Miss Muffet Challenge

We've got some fun going on at Little Miss Muffet today. There is a new challenge for you to play along with. The challenge is Love. The image I'm using is Little Miss Muffet Sonny Honeycloud My Way (and this digi is currently on sale, so if you need to make some Valentine or Love cards, she will be a perfect addition to your digis). Stop by the Little Miss Muffet blog and check out the other gorgeous Love samples! Hope you will join the fun and play along with us!

My sketch comes from Stamps & Fun = Creativity challenge #187. I love this sketch, it was a really fun one to use.

Card Recipe:
Image: LMM Sonny Honeycloud My Way
Ink: printer
Paper: copic xpress, PTI SSW, True Black and Pure Poppy, MME print
Extras: copics, Queen and Co. rhinestones, foam dimensionals, cuttlebug embossing folder, Cherry Lynn Doily die, Crystal Effects

Bubble Bath Bottle Tag

I made a cute little tag with this image from Sami Stamps for a bottle of bubble bath. This little gift is going to my chemo angel buddy. I think she will enjoy it.

I'm entering the anything goes challenge #9 at Sammi Stamps.

Thanks for stopping by today. Hope you are having a great week.

Card Recipe:
Image: Sami Stamps My Bubble Time
Ink: printer
Paper: PTI True Black, SU Pink Pirouette, copic xpress, doily
Extras: copics, stickles, embossing folder, offray ribbon, dew drops, PTI wine bottle tag

From the Heart Stamps

I can't believe it's time for Valentine cards already, I feel like Christmas was just here, time moves way too fast!  Faith has release some cute new Valentine images at From the Heart Stamps. This one is called Ali's Paper Hearts, and even comes with adorable sentiments.

My sketch comes from Sunday Sketch and Stamp #191.

Card Recipe:
Image: From the Heart Stamps Ali's Paper Hearts
Ink: printer
Paper: copic xpress, PTI Pure Poppy and Aqua Mist, MME print
Extra: copics, PTI button and twine, nesties heart dies, sewing machine, embossing folder

Bugaboo Saturday Challenge

Happy Saturday! It's challenge time at the Catch the Bug blog. This week is our monthly inspiration challenge. Hope you will play along for a chance to win some Bugaboo images!

My image is called Penguin 2.   I love this image, it's so cute!

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

My sketch is the weekly sketch from SCS.

Card Recipe:

Image: Bugaboo Penguin 2

Ink: printer

Paper: copic xpress, PTI True Black, PTI Summer Sunrise
Extras: copics, stickles, crystal effects, nesties, PTI dies, Cuttlebug e/fs, PTI ribbon

Little Miss Muffet Special Release

Today is a very special day as we've not only combined the Super Saturday post with some awesome Guests, but we have a very special fundraiser going on too!  Barbara's daughters, Cassandra and Lydia, are participating in a "Jump Rope for Heart" activity at their school where kids learn jump rope skills and raise money for the American Heart Association.  

Learning about a healthy heart at school really hit home for her girls, especially when it came with a connection to a few close family members.  For example, their cousin Ryker had open heart surgery when he was only 6-months-old!  He is now a teen and doing great!  He loves many activities including photography and was the inspiration for a new image Barbara has drawn for today... meet Polka Dot Pals Ryker.

This image is available in the Little Miss Muffet Stamp store but the best part about him is you can also help Barbara's daughters in their fundraiser!  How, you might ask?  There are two ways!  First, for every PDP Ryker purchase, LMMS will donate $2.00 to Cassandra and Lydia's fundraiser!  Secondly, you can also donate directly on the American Heart Association website to their individual fundraiser page by visiting these links:  Casssndar's Donation Page and Lydia's Donation Page.

But wait, there's more!  That's not the only image you'll get in the package - there are two other very special images.  Those two were drawn and colored by Cassandra and Lydia themselves!  They've entered their artwork into the T-shirt Design Contest for next year's Jump Rope for Heart.  Maybe they'll win, maybe they won't, but the fun was in creating and now you can create with them too!  Both colored and uncolored versions are included.

Thank you for being a part of this fundraiser and we hope you can take action to have a healthy heart even if it isn't via jump rope.  Spread the word and share your creations online in the current LMMS Challenge and/or in the FaceBook LMMS Group too!  Looking for other activity based stamps to play with this weekend?  Then you might also enjoy these other Little Miss Muffet Stamps that feature heart healthy activities such as bicycling, sports, winter fun, playing and even house cleaning!  Oh yeah!

Bicycle, Casper Silversmith Dude, Fancy Sunbonnet Winter, 

Gelsey Faerie, Penny Farthing, PDP Chloe, PDP Gary, PDP Issie, PDP Sally,  

Sonny Honeycloud Tomboy, SSD Anise Combo, SSD Pepper and SS My Ride, 

Her is my card with Ryker:

Card Recipe:

Image: LMM Ryker, Verve sentiment

Ink: printer, Palette Umber

Paper: copic xpress, PTI Spring Rain, Dark Chocolate, Orange Zest, prints from a travel pack

Extras: copics, nesties, card candy, Verve die, white paint pen, stardust pen, crystal effects

Card sketch comes from Sketchy Colors #194.

From the American Heart Association:

Get Your Jump On

Getting bored with just jumping over a rope?  Check out these neat tricks and stunts you can learn with a jump rope.  There are instructions for over 30 ways to jump rope - now how about that?! 

Simple Cooking with Heart 

AHA has recipes that are simple, nutritious and each has a preparation video so you won't miss a step. Get started with Simple Cooking With Heart.

Be a healthy family!

One of the easiest ways to avoid having problems with heart disease in the future is by taking steps to improve your family’s health today.  With childhood obesity being a serious threat to our children’s future, it is important for parents to act now to ensure our children live long, healthy lives.  Learn some easy tips on how you can help develop a healthier home.

AHA Kids We've Helped 

Thank you for helping kids with special hearts!  When you do an American Heart Association event, you are helping kids like these! Meet some of the kids you can help. Read their Heart Stories. 

Little Miss Muffet Super Saturday

Happy Saturday! Saturdays are a big deal over at Little Miss Muffet. They offer a discount on any of the rubber stamps that the designers are promoting that day. Be sure and check it out to find out which items are on sale for a limited time!

Hope you will stop by and check all the sweet cards the DT has created this week on the Little Miss Muffet challenge blog!

Card Recipe:
Image: Little Miss Muffet Celeste Amberglow Sweet Teacher
Ink Printer
Paper: copic xpress, PTIPure Poppy and New Leaf, prints from my scrap bin
Extras: copics,  nesties, RRR ribbon, rhinestones, Cuttlebug e/f, envelope punch board, dimensionals

Bugaboo Birthday Bash Day 7

Our week long Bugaboo birthday bash continues on the Catch the Bug Blog with a  "may the fours be with you" challenge today. Simply use four of something on your card and pair it up with today's freebie.  Hope you will join the fun and play along, there are tons of chances to win Bugaboo images all week long with the different challenges.

My card today uses today's freebie. This is such a fun image!

Make sure you drop by the Catch the Bug Blog for all the details on this week's festivities.

Card Recipe:
Image: Bugaboo 
Ink: printer
Paper: copic xpress, PTI New Leaf, PTI Hibiscus Burst, scraps of  prints

Extras: copics, stickles,  dimensionals, sewing machine, crystal effets

Bugaboo Birthday Bash Day 6

Our week long Bugaboo birthday bash continues on the Catch the Bug Blog with a Just Kidding Around challenge today. Simply create a card for a child. Bugaboo has so may fantastic images for kids' cards, this one should be easy. Hope you will join the fun and play along, there are tons of chances to win Bugaboo images all week long with the different challenges.

My card today uses Deacon Cake. This is such a fun image!

Make sure you drop by the Catch the Bug Blog for all the details on this week's festivities.

Card Recipe:
Image: Bugaboo Deacon Cake
Ink: printer
Paper: copic xpress, PTI Pure Poppy, PTI Simply Chartreuse, October Afternoon prints

Extras: copics, stickles,  dimensionals,  SU corner punch

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 Valentine themed stamps that are available right now in Little Miss Muffet store. My card uses Swings and Slides Love You Bunches. She's so cute and fun to color. 

Hope you will stop by the blog and check all the cute cards the DT has created! And our Fussy Cutting challenge is still going on for another week!

My sketch today comes from Digi Stamp Challenge

Some challenges I would like to enter:

• Crafting By Designs - F,M -  Girly
• Crafting for all Seasons - 2W, 3E - #69 Girly
• Digistamps 4 Joy - 2W, SIO  - #84 Ribbon
• nky Impressions - SIO - #143 Ribbon
• Paper Shelter Challenge -3E, SIO - #144 digi image + sentiment

Card Recipe:

Image: Little Miss Muffet Swings and Slides Love You Bunches

Ink: printer

Paper: copic xpress, PTI Aqua Mist, Pure Poppy, MME prints

Extras: copics,  PTI Ribbon, MS border punch, nesties, card candy, sewing machinedimensionals, white paint pen

Bugaboo Birthday Bash Day 5

Our week long Bugaboo birthday bash continues on the Catch the Bug Blog with a humor challenge today. Hope you will join the fun and play along, there are tons of chances to win Bugaboo images all week long with the different challenges.

My card today uses JJ Tequila and Shoes Birthday. This is such a fun image, I think JJ is a hoot and this one was a blast to color!

Make sure you drop by the Catch the Bug Blog for all the details on this week's festivities.

Card Recipe:
Image: Bugaboo JJ Tequila and Shoes Birthday
Ink: printer
Paper: copic xpress, PTI Hibiscus Burst and Ture Black, unknown prints
Extras: copics, stickles,  dimensionals, rhinestones, nesties, MS border punch, SU corner punch

Bugaboo Birthday Bash Day 4

Our week long Bugaboo birthday bash continues on the Catch the Bug Blog with a bling challenge today. Hope you will join the fun and play along, there are tons of chances to win Bugaboo images all week long with the different challenges.

My card today uses today's new release. This will be available in the store today.

Make sure you drop by the Catch the Bug Blog for all the details on this week's festivities.

Card Recipe:
Image: Bugaboo 
Ink: printer
Paper: copic xpress, PTI Kraft, SU Taken with Teal, Doodlebug prints
Extras: copics, stickles,  dimensionals, rhinestones, nesties, sewing machine, Verve border punch, Bella's Baubles

Bugaboo Birthday Bash Day 3

Our week long Bugaboo birthday bash continues on the Catch the Bug Blog with a color challenge today. Hope you will join the fun and play along, there are tons of chances to win Bugaboo images all week long with the different challenges.

My card today uses Topper Happy Birthday to Ewe. These monkeys are so cute and fun to color.

Here is a peek at the color inspiration piece. Make sure you drop by the Catch the Bug Blog for all the details on this week's festivities.

Card Recipe:
Image: Bugaboo Topper Happy Birthday to Ewe Trio
Ink: printer
Paper: copic xpress, PTI Ture Black, Raspberry Fizz, Orange Zest, SU Yoyo Yellow, Going Gray, scrap of black print
Extras: copics, stickles, crystal effects, dimensionals, rhinestones, SU word window punches

Bugaboo Birthday Bash Continues

Happy Sunday. Our week long Bugaboo birthday bash continues on the Catch the Bug Blog with a sketch challenge today. Hope you will join the fun and play along, there are tons of chances to win Bugaboo images all week long with the different challenges.

My card today uses Birthday Monkey - Candle. These monkeys are so cute and fun to color.

Here is a peek at the sketch. Make sure you drop by the Catch the Bug Blog for all the details on this week's festivities.

Some challenges I would like to enter:

• One Stitch At A Time - W, SIO -Challenge #196 Use a digi.
• Sentimental Sundays - W, must include a Sentiment - Challenge #190 More than 3 Layers
• The Squirrel & the Fox - 2W, 2E - Challenge #61 (2nd Week) Show off your new stuff (new image and new tiny blue rhinestones)
• Cupcake Inspirations challenge 244 (used the color palette for inspiration)

 

Card Recipe:
Image: Bugaboo Birthday Monkey - Candle
Ink: printer, Palette Noir
Paper: copic xpress, PTI Spring Rain and Simply Chartruese, JIllybean Soup prints
Extras: copics, nesties, Cuttlebug e/f, rhinestones, SU border punch

Happy 4th Birthday Bugaboo

It's a very special day, Bugaboo is turning 4! We are celebrating in a big way (all week actually)! You will want to stop over to the Catch the Bug Blog for all of the details. 

Today we are having our blog hop and first challenge of the week. Make sure and play along, there are amazing prizes to be won.

If you arrived here from Julie's blog you are in the right spot, if you just happened upon my blog, start at the beginning on Catch the Bug, so you won't miss anything.

For today the challenge is a bingo challenge. Create a birthday card or project using this bingo board:

Here is my card using Birthday Monkey Cake. Isn't he cute? You could win this image, simply leave a comment on my blog. In fact, as you hop make sure to comment on every blog, each designer is giving away the image they used today to one lucky commenter. I got my bingo on the diagonal using a Bugaboo image, free space and ribbon. Plenty of options to make it fun to play along. 

Your next stop is Laurie's blog.

Thanks so much for hopping along today. Hope to see you play along this week, I'm really looking forward to seeing lots of fun birthday cards!

Some challenges I would like to enter:

• Alphabet Challenge - 2W, 1E, JFF - (W1 of 2) - Y for Young card for little one
• Fairy Tale - 2W, 2E - No. 85 - (W1 of 2) - Bows
• Frosted Designs Friday Challenge - 2W - (W1 of 2) - Polka Dots
• Pattie's Creations - 2W, 2E, SIO, include an image –  No.83 - (W2 of 2) Stitching (Real or Faux)
• Savvy Handmade Cards - 2W, 1E (must use stamping - rubber or digi) - (W1 of 2) -Furry Friends
• Stampin' For The Weekend - 2W, 1E – (W1 of 2) Happy Birthday

Card Recipe:

Image: Bugaboo Birthday Monkey Cake

Ink: Printer

Paper: copic xpress, SU Bermuda Bay, PTI Aqua Mist, MME prints

Extras: copics, nesties, stickles, sewing machine, rhinestones, SU ribbon, sakura starrdust pen

Challenge and Release at Little Miss Muffet

We've got some fun going on at Little Miss Muffet today. Not only do we have a release full of fun new images, but also a new challenge for you to play along with. The challenge is fussy cutting. The image I'm using is Little Miss Muffet Sugar and Spice Dolls Bay. Stop by the Little Miss Muffet blog and check out the other gorgeous fussy cut samples and new stamps (which by the way are on a limited time discount). Hope you will join the fun and play along with us!

My sketch comes from Sketch Saturday #292. I love this sketch, perfect to really show off an image.

Card Recipe:
Image: LMM Sugar and Spice Dolls Bay, PTI sentiment
Ink: printer, palette noir
Paper: copic xpress, PTI Orange Zest and Aqua Mist, Lilly Bee print
Extras: copics, stickles, sewing machine, Queen and Co. rhinestones, nesties star dies, PTI banner and button die, foam dimensionals, cuttlebue embossing folder

From the Heart Stamps

Happy Wednesday! Halfway through the week! I've got a card today  to share using the Stamp of the Month at From the Heart Stamps, called Caught Your Heart. You still have plenty of time to join the fun and play along in the progressive challenge. I've also used this week's I {heart} sketches No 49, there are still a few days left to join that challenge, too.

Hope you will grab the image and play along with us! The challenge is progressive, so if you play one month, the image for the next month will be emailed to you. But, since it is a new year, Faith is offering one of the images in the set to everyone. So now is the time to join in!

Card Recipe
Image: From the Heart Stamps Caught Your Heart
Ink: Printer
Paper: copic xpress, SU Going Gray, PTI Pure Poppy, PTI True Black, October Afternoon print
Extras: copics, stickles, nesties, sewing machine, MM brads, Sakura stardust pen, Cuttlebug embossing folder

Stella Says Sketch

Happy Sunday, the weekend is flying by. There is a new challenge at Catch the Bug starting today. It's a Stella Says Sketch challenge 201! There is a fun new sketch to play along with, it's very versatile. For my sample I've used this fun image called Ava Christmas Mistletoe Fairy. I know the holidays are over, but it's never too early to work on next year's cards!  Here is a peek at the sketch. Hope you will play along for a chance to win some Bugaboo images.

Card Recipe:
Image: Bugaboo Ava Christmas Mistletoe Fairy, PTI Sentiment
Ink: printer, palette noir
Paper: copic xpress, PTI Pure Poppy, Kraft, Pine Feather, unknown prints
Extras: copics, nesties, dimensionals, corner rounder, sequins, stickles, white paint pen

From the Heart Stamps

TGIF! We woke up to another snowy morning here! I don't think it will accumulate to much, but hope the roads don't ice up.

I've got this cute little snowman card to share today. He is called Reach for the Stars and is a  From the Heart Stamps store image. I think he is so cute! I'm not seeing him in the store, I believe I accidentally used an older Designed2Delight image, that got put into my FTHS digi folder, by accident. Sorry about that, but there are lots of fabulous snowmen currently available in the store, so please check those out.

My sketch comes from Tuesday Morning Sketches#231. I really love the fishtail banners on it.

Card Recipe:
Image: From the Heart Stamps Reach for the Stars
Ink: Printer
Paper: copic xpress, PTI Simply Chartreuse, Dk. Chocolate, SU Ridinghood Red, unknown print
Extras: copics, stickles, crystal effects, PS embossing folder, nesties, dimensionals, American Crafts brads

Bugaboo Oldie But Goodie Thursday

Happy Thursday! It's Oldie But Goodie day at the Catch the Bug blog. Time to look at some of the older Bugaboo images. So many great ones to pick from.  I've used the sweet little Birthday Monkey Topper.

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

Some challenges I would like to enter:

• Crafting By Designs - F,M -  Birthdays
• Rhedd & Rosie's Challenge Blog - 2W, 3E, No Digital layouts - #23 Dotty
• Scrappers' Delights - 2W, SIO - #14  Let's Celebrate

Recipe:
Image: Bugaboo Birthday Monkey Topper
Ink: printer
Paper:  copic xpress, PTI Hawaiian Shores, PTI Simply Chartreuse, Jillybean Soup print
Extras: copics, Cuttlebue e/f,  dimensionals, SU corner rounder

Little Miss Muffet Inspiration Post

No new release or challenge this week at Little Miss Muffet, we are having an inspiration post this week, we will be back next week with a new challenge. But, we still have a full slate of inspiration from the DT. And  you still have a week to play along with our sketch challenge, too. So stop on over and check out all of the gorgeous projects the DT has created, you will be inspired for sure!

My card uses a fun image Swings N Slides Toby, he's just too cute, isn't he? I'm using the sketch from Sketch Saturday #291 for this one.

 Challenges I would like to enter:
Always Something Creative - P1/15 JFF - #66 Something New (Patterned paper is my new item)
Creative Card Crew 2W - #52 Anything Goes for 3 weeks
Shopping Our Stash W, C13 - #125 Use Something New (patterned paper is my new item)

Card Recipe:
Image: Little Miss Muffet Swings N Slides Toby
Ink: printer
Paper: copic xpress, PTI Enchanted Evening, PTI Orange Zest, Echo Park Prints
Extras: copics, PTI ribbon, twine, dimensionals, nesties, sakura stardust pen, brads, SU corner rounder

Bugaboo Saturday Challenge

Happy Saturday! It's challenge time at the Catch the Bug blog. This week is our monthly anything goes challenge. Makes it simple to play along. Hope you will play along for a chance to win some Bugaboo images!

My image is called JJ Pregnancy - Back Pain.  I love this image, it's so funny! I'm not sure, but there could be some truth in it, lol!

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

Card Recipe:

Image: Bugaboo JJ Pregnancy - Back Pain

Ink: printer

Paper: copic xpress, PTI True Black, SU Basic Gray, MME print

Extras: copics, nesties, dimensionals, Sakura Stardust pen, SU ribbon and corner rounder, Verve border die, card candi

From the Heart Stamps January Blog Hop

Welcome to our From the Heart Stamps blog hop. We are having a wintery and snowy themed hop 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 For the Birds, this cute image was our Stamp of the Month last month. This month we have a new Stamp of the Month, and Faith has very generously made it available to everyone for FREE. So, even if you haven't played along in the past, now is you chance to jump right in! Hope you will join the challenge and play along with us. 

Now head over to our newest DT member Kelly's blog and see the stunning project she has made.

Thanks for hopping with us today. The hop will end on Monday January 6th at 6am, EST. Winners will be posted on the From the Heart Stamps Blog on Wednesday January 8th.

Some challenges I would like to enter:

• Deconstructed Sketch

• C.R.A.F.T. - W, 5E -#240 Anything Goes
• Hanna & Friends - 2W, cute/stamped/person/animal - Snowflakes
• Happy Campers - M, 3E - #54 (W4 of 4) Christmas

Card Recipe
Image: From the Heart Stamps For the Birds

Ink: Printer

Paper: cryogen white, SU Ridinghood Red, PTI Ripe Avocado, PTI Kraft, BG Wassail prints

Extras: copics, stickles, nesties, MS snowflake punch, wooden snowflakes, SU corner rounder, PTI ribbon

Little Miss Muffet Challege

Happy Thursday! It's challenge time over at the Little Miss Muffet challenge blog  The challenge this time is a sketch challenge. These are my very favorite challenges and this one is a fabulous one, that I'll use again for sure.   I decided to work with this super cute image called Swings 'n Slides Cheeky Monkey. 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! Here is a peek at the sketch for you.

Card Recipe:
Image: Little Miss Muffet Swings 'n Slides Cheeky Monkey
Ink: printer
Paper: copic xpress, PTI Kraft, Dark Chocolate, SU Wild Wasabi and Brilliant Blue, Paper Studio prints
Extras: copics, crystal effects, SU corner rounder, Queen and Co brads, Dimensionals, Trendy Twine

Flat Friends Monthly Challenge

Happy New Year! Can't believe it's
January 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)!

Our challenge is anything goes this go round, super easy to join the fun.  My image is called Christmas Shopping. She's so cute with her bags surrounding her.

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

Some challenges I would like to enter:

• *NEW* Crafting from the Heart - 2W, E3 - (Week 2) Anything Goes
• Artistic Inspirations - W, E3 - (deadline Jan 5) Anything Goes
• Digi Makeover Challenge - W, SIO, must use digi - Anything Goes
• Melonheadz Friends Challenge - 2W, 2E, SIO - (Week 2)  Anything Goes

Card Recipe:
Image: Emma Canning Christmas Shopping
Ink: printer
Paper: copic xpress, PTI True Black and Hawaiian Shores, unknown prints
Extras: copics, nesties, PTI ribbon, dimensionals, animal print bling