Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Winner of Hearty Hippo by Meljen's Designs!



The winner of the Hearty Hippo image used on my Meljen's Designs blog hop project is....






Starla B. said...
What an awesome card! I love the colors...and that cute little banner with the gemstones!


Starla, please email me at shestamps-blogs at yahoo dot com and I will send you the Hearty Hippo digital image.

Thank you to every one that hopped with us and left a comment.

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

BLOG CANDY - ends 2-10-11


Check out this awesome blog candy offered by my friend Scrap It Girl. Ends 2-10-11. Now I meant to post this earlier but I have been procrastinating. So, you need to hurry on over there before the blog candy closes.

Monday, February 7, 2011

PRIZE reminder!

Don't forget you have until tomorrow, Tuesday, February 8th at 8 pm EST, to complete the Meljen's Designs blog hop for your chance at lots of prizes. I will be giving a way the Hearty Hippo image I used on my post HERE.

To find out all the details on how get into the drawings for the Meljen's Designs digital stamps, check out my blog hop post.

I can't wait to draw a name tomorrow!

Saturday, February 5, 2011

Sentimental Sundays - Challenge #41 - Valentines

It's Sunday and that means it is time for the new Sentimental Sundays challenge. This week we want to see your Valentine themed creations. Don't forget the sentiment!



I decided to use one of the gorgeous sentiments from Ann of Raindrop Echo Designs. I love cards that focus on the sentiment. I paired it up with some of my all time favorite papers from October Afternoon and layered on some lace and fibers.


Please stop by the Sentimental Sundays blog to see what the rest of the team has created. While you are there, check out the freebie that Ann has provided this week.


Thank you for stopping by!
Supplies:

  • Stamps: Love You Sayings by Raindrop Echo Designs at Whimsy Stamps
  • Papers & CS: PaperTrey white CS, PaperStudio black CS, October Afternoon Thrift Store
  • Inks: Distressed Inks Antique Linen
  • Tools: Big Shot, Spellbinders Nestabilities, paper piercing tool, Creative Memories corner rounder punch
  • Embellishments: Jenni Bowlin button, misc. lace, ribbon, bakers twine & pearls, black pen
  • Techniques: Faux stitching, paper piecing

Challeneges:

Music Saves My Soul


It's Saturday! Time for Music Saves My Soul! If you want to play along, be sure to link up on Marcea's blog.

This week I picked an old song. I love how earnest she sounds when she is singing, but I have to admit, I don't really understand the meaning of the song.


Have a great week end!


Thursday, February 3, 2011

Meljen's Designs Blog Hop & Fun Fold challenge


Today we are having a blog hop to welcome the new members to the Meljen's Design team. We are so happy to have Darsie, Robbie and Candace join us! Be sure to read my entire post to find out how to win some Meljen's Designs digital stamps!

Hopefully you came here from Candace's blog. If you did you are on the right track! If not, start the hop at Meljen's Designs blog so that you get a chance to look at all the eye candy. If you get lost along the way, I have a complete list of all the blog hop stops at the bottom of my post.





For my project, I paper pieced Hearty Hippo which is one of the new releases available today on Whimsy Stamps. Since the new Meljen's Designs challenge is Fun Folds, my card is a joy fold card. You can find directions for a joy fold card HERE. I changed the measurements to make a 5x5 inch card.

Here is a peek at all the new Meljen's Designs digis released today. They are perfect for your Valentine's day projects.




Now, you are probably wondering what you need to do to win some Meljen's Designs digital stamps. There are several ways for you to win this week.


1) Join the Meljen's Designs Fun Fold challenge for your chance to win 3 Meljen's Designs digis. Remember you don't have to use a Meljen's Designs image but we would love it if you did.

2) You have a chance to win the Hearty Hippo digital stamp right here on my blog by leaving a comment. Entries end when the hop ends (Tuesday, February 8th.) The winner will be chosen by random.org. I will announce the winner on my blog on Wednesday, February 9th.

3) Each stop on the hop will give a way one Meljen's Designs digital image to a random commenter.

4) You have a chance to be the blog hop's GRAND PRIZE WINNER. The grand prize is your choice of four Meljen's Designs digital images. The winner will be announced on the Meljen's Designs blog on Wednesday, February 9th. To qualify you need to comment on each design team's member's blog hop post before the end of the hop (Tuesday, February 8th.)


Thank you for hoppin' by today. The next stop on the hop is Darsie's blog.


Here is the complete blog hop list in case you get lost along the way.

Supplies:
  • Images: Hearty Hippo by Meljen's Designs on Whimsy Stamps, Little Winged Heart by Meljen's Designs freebie, Just So Hippy from Gina K Designs
  • Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin' Up craft white
  • Paper: PaperTrey dark chocolate CS, Georgia Pacific CS, My Mind's Eye Fine and Dandy Tickled Pink paper pack
  • Tools: Stampin' Up edge punch, Copic markers, Big Shot, Spellbinder Nestabilities, Sewing tracing wheel
  • Embellishments: Zig chocolate marker, Twinery bakers twine, PaperStudios gemstons, Sakura stardust pen, Inkssentials white opaque gel pen
  • Techniques: Paper piecing, faux stitching



Challenges:

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Whimsy Digital Stamp Release Blog Hop

Welcome to the February Whimsy Stamps digital stamps new release blog hop. Whimsy Stamps is releasing new digital designs today from Raindrop Echo Designs, Crissy's Digis along with many new images to the Meljen's Designs collection. All of the new images are available now!

Hopefully, you made it here by way of Lorraine's blog! That means you are on the right track! If you are just joining the hop, you will want to stop at the first stop, the Whimsy Inspiration Blog. If you get lost along the way, the entire blog hop list is posted there. You'll want to leave some love, in the form of comments, along the way too as there will be randomly chosen two winners from two mystery blogs. The blog hop runs from today until Tuesday, February 8th at 12:oo pm EST.

The Grand Prize winner of the hop chosen from comments left on Melissa's blog will receive 5 new digital stamps of their choice from Whimsy and the opportunity to be a Whimsy guest designer for the entire month of February!

So, what are you waiting for? Get Hopping!

Now onto my project for the hop.



I used Lovin' Turtle from Meljen's Designs. Isn't he adorable? The banner was created using Candy Hearts sets 2 & 3 from Chrissy's Digis. I just love these new candy hearts. Visit the Whimsy Stamps Store to see all the new digital stamps available today!

Don't forget Whimsy Stamps has release party and blog hop for the new rubber stamp releases starting on February 9th.

Your next stop on the hop is Anneke's blog and I'm sure she will have something gorgeous for you to see!

Thanks for hoppin' by!



Supplies:

  • Stamps: Lovin' Turtle by Meljen's Designs, Candy Hearts set 2 and Candy Hearts set 3 by Crissy's Digis (All availalbe on Whimsy Stamps)
  • Inks: None
  • Papers & CS: PaperTrey white & Dark Chocolate CS, Neenah Crest solar white CS, misc. red CS from Claudia & Co, American Crafts Love Collection DP
  • Tools: Copic markers
  • Embellishments: PaperTrey bakers twine, misc red felt, button, & rhinestones


Challenges: