Seasons Givings Blog Hop 2014

Welcome to your next stop on the Seasons Givings Blog Hop!  

A big shout-out THANK YOU to all of my readers and followers!  The best part about blogging is hearing from and getting to know all of you who have a similar passion for paper-crafts!

Happy New Year, folks!

I whipped up a special card with all of my crafty blogging friends in mind...and for the upcoming Valentine's Day holiday, too!

There's a new Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Smitten up and running and is being sponsored by Linnie Blooms!  The owner of Linnie Blooms, Linda Barutha, provided the Curtain Call Crew with their very own set of Faber-Castell Gelatos!  You'll want to stop by and see what the other Curtain Call Crew gals have whipped up for the Smitten challenge, too!

There's a new sketch up and running, too, over at Reverse Confetti...January Sketch For You To Try (SFYTT)...LOVE!

I used some of my favorite Reverse Confetti stamps and dies for my lovey dovey card today!

Sweet Treat Tent

Tag Me

Peacock Pretties 

Lots to Say

Here's a detail shot of those darling peacock feathers and the lovely sentiment!

Seasons Givings GIVEAWAY

Feeling grateful for all of the fabulous design team opportunities that have come my way this past year!  To celebrate, I'm giving away four prizes!

Prize #1 -  Verve Stamps

choice of stamp set 

Prize #2 - Reverse Confetti

choice of stamp set

Prize #3 - Fresh Squeezed Stamps

choice of stamp set

Prize #4 - Uniko Studio

choice of stamp set 

Just leave a comment on this post for a chance to win one of the four prizes!   Names will be randomly chosen from the comments below on January 6th at NOON CST!

Here's the official Seasons Givings Blog Hop Order!

 Lawn Fawn

Reverse Confetti

My Favorite Things Stamps

CAS-ual Friday Stamps

Fresh Squeezed Stamps

Julee Tillman: Verve Stamps

Avocado Arts Stamps

A Jillian Vance Design

Latisha Yoast

Amber Hight

Amber Kemp-Gerstel

Alice Wertz

Debbie Corbari

Vera Wirianta Yates

Lori McAree

Carolyn King

Sharon Harnist

Amy Tsuruta

Beth Pingry

Becky Oehlers

Angie Blom

Julia Stainton

Sharon Johnson

Michelle Woerner

Cindy Lawrence

Lori Tecler

Daniela Dobson

Savitri Wilder

Theresa Momber 

Giovana Smith

Kimberly Crawford

Maria Levine

Colleen Schaan

Lydia Fiedler

Kelly Klapstein

Kim Kesti

Laura Williams

Shanna Vineyard

  

Jennifer Gallacher

Heather Pulvirenti

Stacey Schafer - That's me!

Leigh Penner

AJ Otto

Teri Anderson

Julie Overby

Margie Higuchi

Jimmi Mayo

Tenia Nelson

Lee Ann Barrett

Iwona Palamountain

Kim Jackson

Linda Lucas

Sarah Gough

Dina Kowal

Elena Roussakis

Lisa Henke

Jodi Collins

Joanne Basile

Melanie Muenchinger

Mary Dawn Quirindongo

Darsie Bruno  

Libby Hickson

  

Dana Joy

  

Jody Morrow

Heather Campbell

Savannah O'Gwynn

Lee Murphy

Lisa Arana

Emily Leiphart

Jocelyn Olson

Isha Gupta

Piali Biswas

Ashley Harris

Bunny Vance

  

Anabelle O'Malley

Andrea Murdock

Stephanie Muzzulin

Alyssa Bennett

Christiana Reuling

Laurel Seabrook

Melody Rupple

Emily Branch

Megan Hoeppner

Thanks so much for stopping by the stage!

Stamps:  Peacock Pretties, Lots to Say (Reverse Confetti)

Ink:  Steel Grey (MFT)

Paper:  White (PTI), That Away (Studio Calico)

Other:  Sweet Treat Tent, Tag Me Confetti Cuts (Reverse Confetti), Faber Castell Gelatos (Linnie Blooms), Heart Punch (SU), Hemp Cord (Hemptique), Sequins (Avery Elle), Sewing Machine, Thread

You're 1 of a Kind - Fresh Squeezed Stamps

Good morning, friends!  It is CHILLY here in the midwest! Yikes!  

I love to ink up this little guy from the Fresh Squeezed Stamps Arctic Friends stamp set!  He really brightens my spirits when I get blue about the cold weather!  The sentiment is from Take a Number and I thought it fitting to place in my daughter's lunchbox as she returns back to school after winter break next week! 

The Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge ##200 was a great layout to feature Mr. Chill!

Did you notice that amazing doily and the branch die cuts?!  LOVE these new dies from Top Dog Dies!  If you haven't stopped by to see the selection of dies they have, you are missing out!

Madison Doily Die

Berry Branch Die

Thanks so much for stopping by the stage!

Stamps:  Arctic Friends, Take a Number (Fresh Squeezed Stamps)

Ink:  Black Soot Distress (Ranger), Black Onyx Versafine

Paper:  Very Vanilla (SU),  (Authentique)

Other:  Madison Doily and Berry Branch Dies, Leafy Branch Die (Top Dog Dies), Hemp Cord (Hemptique), Sequins (Avery Elle)

Verve Love For You - Cardabilities #90

Good morning!  It's hard to believe 2013 has almost come to an end!  

Here's to many blessings in 2014!

There's an amazing new sketch up and running today over at Cardabilities, #90!  There's room for lots of layered goodness...just the way I like it!

I included some fabulous Metallic Silver Flat Sequins and Silver Stars from Pretty Pink Posh on my card!  If you haven't checked out Paulina's new store....you must head over and see all of her beautiful bling!  I also layered up some yummy coral, mint, and gray Heidi Swapp papers with Verve Stamps!  The lovely sentiment and chevron edged heart are from the Chevron Love stamp set and paired up with some coordinating dies, Jotted Heart and Wavy Hearts Die Set.

There's still time to save BIG on some Verve Stamps of your own!

Thanks so much for stopping by the stage!

Stamps:  Chevron Love (Verve)
Ink:  Black Soot, Evergreen Bough Distress (Ranger)
Paper:  White (PTI), Mixed Company (Heidi Swapp), Glitzy Glitter (DCWV)
Other:  Jotted Heart, Wavy Heart Die Set (A Cut Above by Verve), Metallic Silver Flat Sequins, Silver Stars (Pretty Pink Posh), Silver Cord

Look Who's Turning 50 - Fresh Squeezed Stamps

 Good morning, Merry Christmas!  I'm up on the Fresh Squeezed Stamps Blog today!  I'd love for you to stop in over there and give me a shout-out!

I was inspired by these two challenges, too..Unscripted Sketches #236 and Sunday Stamps Challenge #65!

I used two awesome Fresh Squeezed Stamps sets, Take a Number and Friendly Folk!  That shiny stuff on my card....those amazing sequins you can find at Pretty Pink Posh!

Head on over to the Fresh Squeezed Stamps Blog to see who's turning 50!

Thanks so much for stopping by the stage!

Stamps:  Take a Number, Friendly Folk (Fresh Squeezed Stamps)
Ink;  Black Onyx Versafine, Mustard Seed Distress (Ranger)
Paper:  Kraft (PTI), Glitzy Glitter (DCWV), Times & Seasons 2 (Echo Park)
Other:  Black Hemp Cord (Hemptique), 10 mm Metallic Gold and Gold Stars Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh)

Happy Holidays - The Pink Elephant

Happy Monday, sweet friends!  It's two days until Christmas and it has me thinking of all the blogging folks out there preparing for the holiday season, whether it be Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or Christmas!  This card is for you!  Happy Holidays!

Anything Goes is up and running over at The Pink Elephant challenge!  

I was inspired to break out my beautiful stamps and dies from My Favorite Things to play along with the new MFTWSC155...and the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #241: Let It Snow challenge was perfect to ink up those gorgeous LJD Snowflake Splendor stamps!

The sprinkling of bling on my card are the fabulous Pretty Pink Posh 6mm and 10mm Metallic Gold Sequins and Silver Stars!  Stock up and save on a stash of these beauties before December 31st:) 

I inked up the LJD Snowflake Splendor stars in Pink Raspberry distress ink, die cut the stars with the coordinating LJD Snowflake Splendor Dienamics, and offset them onto my card front of a few layers of yummy Carta Bella Wildflower papers!  To create movement, I added a few curls of black hemp cord and a sprinkling of sequins!

Thanks so much for stopping by the stage!

Stamps:  LJD Snowflake Splendor (My Favorite Things)
Ink:  Picked Raspberry Distress (Ranger), Black Onyx Versafine
Paper:  Kraft (Neenah), Wildflower (Carta Bella)
Other:  LJD Snowflake Splendor, Celebrate LLD Accent It Dienamics (My Favorite Things), Black Hemp Cord (Hemptique), 6 and 10 mm Metallic Gold Sequins, Silver Stars (Pretty Pink Posh)