Verve Stamps - August Release Day 1

Hey there, Verve fans!

You should have arrived here by way of the amazing Julee Tilman!  If not, head over there to begin this amazing release spotlight hop!

Welcome to the Anni-VERVE-sary Spotlight Hops! A new release is just around the corner and for the next couple of days we'll be shining our creative spotlights on the new Verve sets and dies releasing this Friday, August 26.

Today we're sharing inspiration featuring the new Scripture Medley 4 compilation set. Check out the Verve Blog post today for more on this set and a little bit about our fabulous Guest Divas, Autumn Clark and Hillary Harris!

Want to win some shiny new Verve? We'll be picking a random commenter on one of the hop spots below to win today's featured products! So be sure to leave a little comment on all the blogs below to increase your chances! Check out the Verve Blog today for the full hop list, a little more about our new products and all the prize info and deadlines!

My father-in-law has been going through a rough time lately since my mother-in-law is recovering from a stroke.  I made this card for him to provide some faith-based encouragement.  

Keeping it simple with a masculine look, I stamped the sentiment over a piece of subtle paper, then layered a few pieces wrapped with twine.  

This collection of scriptures, Scripture Medley 4, is a must-have for creating all-occasion cards with uplifting sentiments.

Now you're off to Maureen's marvelous blog for more inspiration!

1. Julee 7. Betty 2. Stacey 8. Charmaine 3. Maureen 9. Laurie 4. Lesley 10. Teresa 5. Marisa 11. Christyne 6. Hillary (Guest) 12. Autumn (Guest)

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See you tomorrow for more peeks at the new release!

SugarPea Designs - My Anchor

Hey there, SugarPeeps!

With the summer, I am drawn to nautical themed projects!  How about you?!  

I grabbed this "oldie" but "goodie" stamp set, Anchored, to whip up a lovey dovey card for my hubby!

The Zig Zag Stitched Rectangles SugarCuts are my "go-to" layer for SugarPea Designs projects!

Make sure you stop in at the SugarPea Designs Blog for more inspiration!

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SugarPea Designs - Unfrog-gettable

 Hey there, SugarPea Designs friends!

The card I made today is the epitome of SPRING, yes?!  LOVE that endearing little guy with his froggy friend.  This stamp set, Unfrog-gettable, reminds me so much of my Ben who spends a lot of time outdoors "exploring."  When he was little, he was always catching toads and tinkering around with Daddy's tools in the garage.  

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SugarPea Designs - July SweetPeek Day 4

Hey there, SugarPea Fans!

It's the fourth day of peeks at the new SWEET RELEASE!  

You're going to fall even deeper today!  

Unfrog-getable

SugarCuts - Zig Zag Stitched Rectangles

Remember our entire July Product Release will be available for purchase in the SugarPea Designs Store on Friday, July 31st at 6:00 PM EST!

We would love to hear your thoughts on the products introduced today!!  Please leave a comment on this post and on each of the talented SugarPea Designers shown below and you could WIN!  We will chose one lucky person to WIN the Unfrog-getable stamp set from the comments left here and on the DT Blogs!  All winners during our July Product Release will be announced on Monday, August 3rd!

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After cutting two of those awesome notched rectangles, I stamped the cutie pie boy and pond on white cardstock and left uncolored for a cartoon/storybook look, then stamped a sentiment banner, placed it over the image with a bit of stapled twine.

This stamp set is very special to me!  As with most of SugarPea Designs stamps, they tend to pull at my heartstrings and leave me reminiscing of when my children were small.  This set reminds me of my middle boy, Ben...always exploring outdoors, catching frogs, carrying tools around...still does, as a matter of fact!  Thanks, SugarPea Designs for capturing the heart of every day moments!

Make sure you stop at all of the SUGARCHICS' blogs to see their fabulous creations!  You won't want to miss a beat of sweetness!  Tomorrow is RELEASE DAY...woot woot!!!

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SugarPea Designs - Creative Color Challenge #2

Hey there, SugarPea Designs friends!

I made this card for my boy, Ben, who is off on a Boy Scout camping trip this week.  It's all tucked inside a care package that he should get in a day or two, along with some of his favorite candies and treats.

There's a new Creative Color Challenge up and running over at the SugarPea Designs blog today!  Check out this gorgeous inspiration graphic and color palette!  

To play along with the SugarPea Designs Creative Color Challenge, the rules are very simple…

• Create a new card or project using the colors in the CCC#2.  SugarPea Designs stamps are NOT required to play along or to win but would be appreciated :).

• Upload to your blog or other Online Gallery using Keyword: CCC2 so that we may check out your beautiful work.

• Add your name and link to your project in the InLinkz shown below.

• One randomly selected winner will receive a $10 Gift Certificate to the SugarPea Designs Online Shoppe. However, if the winning entry features a SugarPea Designs stamp we will increase the prize to $15

Here are the Sugar Pea Designs stamps and dies that I used on my card today!

I stamped the hombre image from the Let's Fiesta stamp set and left him uncolored for a cartoon look.    The SugarCuts - Heart Journal Card Set card became the main panel for the image with a SugarCuts - Polaroid Journal Card angled and peeking from behind a couple of Let's Fiesta stamped sentiment tags.  A bit of twine was added with a mini staple to finish off this fun card.  

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Head on over to the SugarPea Designs blog and see what the other SugarChics whipped up with today's color challenge!

STAY TUNED...

 Hi there, stamping friends!

I had a chance to use some fun new stamps and dies from My Favorite Things today and couldn't wait to share!  

There are two challenges going on now, too, so it was a perfect time for me to play along with these new goodies that I received at a craft retreat a few weeks ago.  

Here are the graphics for the current MFT Card Challenges!

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Color Challenge #19

After getting the Sour Apple Card Stock card base ready and adding a couple of angled patterned paper panels, I went to work on the super fun focal point...that TV!  When I first saw that LLD Stay Tuned stamp set and Die-namics LLD Television, I instantly began reminiscing about my childhood when we had to get up off the couch and "flip" the channel knob manually!

For the card, I layered all of those fun pieces of the television together and added a sentiment stamped over a piece of vellum to adhere across the center.  This card is perfect for my oldest son who will turn 15 at the end of the month....he watches a bit of TV also and should get a chuckle out of this retro TV style that his mom and dad used to watch "back in the day."  LOL!

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MFT Stamps, Die-namics, Card Stock

Lawn Fawn Ink

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