Wednesday, December 31, 2014

2014 In Review

As this year comes to end I thought I would join in in sharing my favorite projects from 2014.

I have been blessed to part of some wonderful design teams and many opportunities to use their fabulous products.

I hope you enjoy my year in review.

Links to the original posts are included.

January



February



March

I adored this release from Peachy Keen Stamps and had to share 2 of my favorites!





April



May



June



July



August




September



October



November



December



There you have it! A few of my favorites!

I want to thank you all for following me this past year!

Have a very Happy and Blessed 2015!










Thursday, December 18, 2014

Poinsettia Gift Set with My Craft Spot and My Scrap Chick

Hi there! Today I am sharing this beautiful gift set over on the My Craft Spot Blog.


I made 3 of these sets for my niece. She wanted some pretty packaging for her teachers' gifts.

I used some cut files from My Scrap Chick called Poinsettia Christmas Card and Sunflower Greetings and combined the two. I used stamps from My Craft Spot to add the perfect touch.

My Tag was stamped with the Tiny Tags Christmas stamp set.


I used a stamp from Merry & Bright for the inside of my gift card.

I think everything came together beautifully and I know my niece was happy.

Make sure to check out the 12 Days of Christmas Specials at My Craft Spot!



Monday, December 15, 2014

Christmas Gift Cards for PKS Face Day

Hi there!

Today it is my day to share a Peachy Keen Stamps Face Day Project on the Peachy Keen Stamps Blog!

I know many of you, like me, have probably bought a few gift cards to give as holiday gifts this season. Gift cards are an easy gift but don't seem to have the same impact as other gifts because there isn't much to unwrap. So, I like to create gift card holders for my gift cards.

Of course, if you add Peachy Keen Stamps you have really brought them up a few notches.

Check these cuties out!


The gift card holder itself is just a 6x8" piece of cardstock that I scored at 3" on the 6' side and 4" on the 8" sided and folded. I cut away a portion on the inside and glued it down the center to creat a pocket for the gift card.

Here is what it looks like on the inside:


The fun part was decorating the outside.

For my cute faces I used a cut file from My Scrap Chick called Sweet Winter Faces. Ech one has a different Peachy Keen Stamp Face.


I love PKS PK-1445 Happy Snow Couples Face Assortment. I colored the cute snowman's face in with Copic Markers and added a sentiment from PK-859 Christmas Greeting Words


My penguins face is from PK-1448 Happy Penguin Couples 1 1/8" Faces and the sentiment is from PKSC-31 July 2014.


This cute ginger's face is from an oldie but a goodie set. PK-560 Dolly Dumplins Face Assortment was perfect for this ginger! The sentiment is from PKSC-31 July 2014.

I had a lot of fun putting these guys together and hope I've provided a bit of inspiration to you, too!

I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Blessed New Year!

~Saundra



Monday, December 8, 2014

Merry and Bright! ~ My Craft Spot Challenge

Hi there! I am back today to share a card I created for this week's challenge at My Craft Spot.

The challenge:
Create a Christmas Shaped Card


I used a cute file from Miss Kate Cuttables called Christmas Wreath. I created a shadow around to create the base of the card.  This is sized at 5.5".

For the ornaments I added some Stickles in Xmas Red, Lime Green, and Yellow and topped that with Glossy Accents for a bit of dimension.

My sentiment is from My Craft Spot's Merry Bright set. Love this beautiful stamp set!

You can find this set, as well as, many others in the My Craft Spot Shop.

Head on over the My Craft Spot Blog to get all of the challenge details!


Friday, November 28, 2014

Black Friday Sale at My Craft Spot


I hope you all enjoyed your Thanksgiving! Just wanted to pass this along!

http://mycraftspotshop.com?code=MCSBLACK

Click HERE to go shopping!

 You must enter through the above link to get this discount or enter the following html in your browser:  

http://mycraftspotshop.com?code=MCSBLACK


Click HERE to go shopping!


Thursday, November 27, 2014

Penguin Gift Set ~ With PKS and MKC Co-Hop



Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope you are able to share today with your loved ones all around you!

Today I am sharing a not so Thanksgiving project with you.

As you may know, this week Peachy Keen Stamps and Miss Kate Cuttables have joined together for a Co-Hop.

If you have arrived here from either of those blogs, then Yay! You know what this is all about. If you are just visiting with me today then you will want to go to either the Peachy Keen Stamps Blog or the Miss Kate Cuttables Blog to see who is in the lineup.

There are prizes up for grabs but first let me share my project,


I decided to decorate this cute card and gift box set with these cute little penguins from Miss Kate Cuttables called Penguin Set 1 - 1014. He cut beautifully in my Silhouette. 


For the center of his eyes I used PK-1433 Fall Face Parts XL and PK-1434 Fall Face Parts Large. These are fabulous sets that are a great addition to your Peachy Keen Stamps collection!


All of my sentiments are from the brand new PK-1449 Holiday Sentiments.

This came together rather quickly and that is just the way I like with the busy holiday season upon us!

Now for the Prize details!

The Peachy Keen Stamps prize for one lucky blog hopper is a
$25.00 Gift Certificate for each day of comments and then at the end of our event, 
ONE lucky blog hopper will win a $75.00 Gift Certificate
from all the comments for the week. 

Each day you can come to the
Miss Kate Cuttables Blog or
The Peachy Keen Stamp Blog
and we'll have the that day's line up for you!

Visit, comment and follow each of the designers Blogs
to win the MKC file(s) the designer used on
their project for each day, AND to get in on the chance to win that $25 daily Peachy Keen Stamps Gift Certificate.

**To follow my blog just hover over the black squares on the right side. Click the little box with the icon of 3 little heads. :)

Make sure you follow the
Miss Kate Cuttables Blog too
for a chance to win all the files the designers used
on this wonderful Holiday Co-Hop!

Monday, November 24, 2014

Heart & Home ~ My Craft Spot Challenge

Hi There! It's Monday and time for a new challenge at My Craft Spot.

Challenge #159
Thanksgiving / Fall 

Here is the card I made for this challenge.


This card came together pretty quickly by just using My Craft Spot's stamps and dies.

My sentiment is from the Happy Thanksgiving stamp set. I heat embossed it with white embossing powder on a piece vellum.

I added some faux stitching to to my blue strip of cardstock using a die from the Fancy Edges - Halloween. A strip of burlap was added and a Petaloo flower. I added some leaves from the Flower - Daisy die to finish it off.

We would love to see you Thanksgiving or Fall creations using My Craft Spot products but it is not necessary to participate.

Head on over to My Craft Spot to see all the wonderful samples and for the challenge details.



Friday, November 21, 2014

It's Christmas Y'All! ~ Peachy Keen Stamps Release and Hop

Hi There! I am back today to sharing one last project using this month's Peachy Keen Stamps Release.

I had so much fun making this card and love the way it came out.



Isn't it just awesome! I used the new PK-1437 Square Cow Print and  PK-1438 Square Bandana Basic background stamps. My boot and holly come from PK-1442 Cowboy Christmas. I colored them with Copic markers and added a little bit of sparkle with my Spica pen.

My sentiment is from PK-1449 Holiday Sentiments. I added some twine and the card was complete.

These stamps are available for purchase today in the Peachy Keen Stamps Shop. Go grab yours!

Facebook Hop Alert!

For this release we are having a Facebook Hop with a wonder prize!

It's a $50 Peachy Keen Stamps Gift Certificate!! Yee Haw!!

Head on over to Emily's Facebook Page to get started on the hop!

Thank you for joining me today!


Thursday, November 20, 2014

Warm Winter Wishes ~ Peachy Keen Stamps Sneak Peek Day 2

Hi There! I am back with Day 2 of Peachy Keen Stamps November Release!

Today I am sharing another penguin card. I just love these penguins!


This little penguin is from the new PK- 1452 Faceless Happy Snow Day Assortment. This set comes with a few characters and you can add different hats to them. I colored this cute penguin with my Copic markers and added some Stickles to her hat. Her darling face comes from PK-1447 Happy Penguins Couple Assortment. These faces are darling.

I decided that this cute penguin would be perfect on the Cup of Cocoa card. This card is an SVG from My Scrap Chick called Cup of Cocoa and Tea Set.

To finish off this card I chose a sentiment from the new PK-1449 Holiday Sentiments.

Prize Alert!!

Peachy Keen Stamps is giving away a $25 PKS gift certificate to one lucky person who comments on the Peachy Keen Stamps Blog and all of the designers' blogs. WOW!

Be sure to leave a comment be fore you leave and make sure you join us tomorrow for the full reveal and our Facebook Hop. There is going to be another gift certificate up for grabs but this one will be for $50!! You don't want to miss out on that!

Thanks for joining me today!

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Friends Forever ~ Peachy Keen Stamps Sneak Peek Day 1

Hi there! I am so excited! It is the first day of Peachy Keen Stamps newest release sneak peeks!

Yee Haw!! 

Y'all are going to love this new release!


Today I am featuring these cute penguins from the new set PK-1443 Faceless Penguins. This is the cutest set and I love the sentiment that is included. 

I had to stamp them holding hands. The penguins were colored with Copic markers and popped up with foam tape. I kept it very simple but I love it!

Check out the Peachy Keen Stamps Blog for more sneak peeks!

PRIZE ALERT

Peachy Keen Stamps is giving away a $25 PKS Gift certificate to one lucky person that leaves a comment. Make sure to leave a comment on each blog for the maximum number of chances!

All of the stamps will be available for purchase on Friday, November 21, 2014 from the Peachy Keen Stamps Store.

I'll be back tomorrow with another sneak peek and the Friday for the release Facebook Blog Hop!

Monday, November 17, 2014

Let Us Give Thanks ~ PKS Face Day

Hi there! Today I am the featured designer on the Peachy Keen Stamps Blog.

It's Face Day and I just love using Peachy Keen Stamps faces!

Today I am sharing a fun project that would be perfect to give to your guests for Thanksgiving.


I made these cute treat boxes that I found at My Scrap Chick. I used the following files: 


These files come with face parts but I just had to Peachify them.




I resized that treat boxes to make them smaller and stamped them with PK-1321 In the Garden Faces 1 1/8. I colored in the eyes with my white gem pen and added a bit of color with Copic markers.

Once that boxes were put together I added a sentiment from PKSC-22 October 2013 that I added to the pretty scalloped tags I made using the Tiny Doilies dies from My Craft Spot.

These would look great at each person's place setting on Thanksgiving day.

Be sure to head on over to the Peachy Keen Stamps Blog for more inspiration!

I hope you enjoyed my Peachy project!

Thanks for stopping by!

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

So Very Thankful ~ My Craft Spot Inspiration

Hi there! Today I am sharing some inspiration on the My Craft Spot Blog.

With Thanksgiving just around the corner I have been thinking about how thankful I am for all that the Lord has given me. So today I thought I would share a little thankful gift card set I created using My Craft Spot products.


This little box and note cards are a cut file from My Scrap Chick called Sunflower Greetings. This is a great set as you can personalize it just the way you want. I  adjusted the size so that my note cards measured 3" x 3.25". I chose paper's from My Mind's Eye Collectable - Remarkable pad. The front of my box is decorated with the Flowers - Daisy dies from My Craft Spot. I added some Solid Red Baker's Twine ( available at My Craft Spot ) and tied a little bow.


My note cards also feature the Flowers - Daisy die and the sentiment is from My Craft Spot's Fall Leaves stamp set. I heat embossed the sentiment in opaque white embossing powder.


To wrap my gift set, I used a small brow lunch bag and stamped it with another sentiment from the Fall Leaves set. Lastly, I added a tag embossed with yet, another sentiment from that same set. The tag is tied on with some more Solid Red Baker's Twine.

Make sure to visit the My Craft Spot blog everyday for inspiration!

I hope you were inspired today to used your My Craft Spot products.

Thanks for joining me today!

~Saundra

Monday, November 10, 2014

Counting Blessings ~ My Craft Spot Monday Challenge

Hi There! I am here to share with you the card I created for My Craft Spot's Monday Challenge.

This week's challenge is Sequins!

I love sequins and think they are so fun!


I had this fun paper sitting on my craft desk for a few weeks now and finally used it. My designer paper is from Doodlebug's Friendly Forrest. It is so fun and I love the colors!

Since the challenge is sequins I knew I wanted to make a shaker card.


I used My Craft Spot's Scrapping Life Cards metal dies to create my shaker. I stamped the inside with My Craft Spot's Happy Thanksgiving stamp set using Momento Rick Cocoa ink and Color Box Purple pigment ink. I filled my shaker with My Craft Spot's Orange Creamsicle, Perfectly Purple, Chocolate Sundae, and Pumpkin sequins.


I added this cute little fox from the Create A Critter Cricut cartridge. The eyes were stamped from Peachy Keen Stamps PK-640 Princess Face Assortment. I finished the card off with some purple ribbon I had in my stash and a few more sequins.

We would love for you to join us in the challenge this week. Head on over to My Craft Spot to check out the guidelines and see what the other designer's have created.

Thanks for joining me today!




Thursday, October 30, 2014

New Winner Announced!

Hi There! I know I have been quiet this week! Just taking a little break and doing some other things.

I never heard from my winner for the My Craft Spot Christmas Release Blog Hop so I have chosen a new winner.



The winner of the $10.00 gift certificate is...

Sherrie K. said...
Wowzers....your card and gift box are gorgeous!! I am so excited about the svg files!
Great release!
Sherrie K
Congratulations Sherrie! I will contact you shortly!

Monday, October 27, 2014

MCS Blog Hop Winner


Hey! I am just checking in real quick to reveal the winner of the My Craft Spot Blog Hop!

Congratulations...

red1979 said...
Really nice gift box and card. I love the sparkling snowflakes.
red1979,
Please email me with your contact info and address so the I can pass your info to Kimberly and get you your gift certificate!!
I hope you enjoy your MCS goodies!!

Thank you, everyone, that participated!!


Saturday, October 25, 2014

My Craft Spot Christmas Release Blog Hop

***Commenting for drawing now closed***

Hi There! After a week full of sneak peeks you are finally able to see the full My Craft Spot Christmas Release.

We are celebrating today with a Christmas Release Blog Hop!

You should have arrived here from Lisa's Blog. Wasn't here project amazing!

If you just happened upon my blog and would like to start from the beginning then head on over to the My Craft Spot Blog.

Today I am sharing a project using one of Kimberly's new SVG files and, of course, some of the new stamps are included.


For my project I used the Curvy Box SVG file. Kimberly made this so easy to put together. I enlarged it a bit, added a tag made from the Ornate Labels Die and stamped it with the new Christmas Chalkboard Sentiments. It was finished off with a bit of glitter around the window and a snowflake brad from my stash.

Here is a close up of my card.


My card was cut from a shape found on the Winter Woodland Cricut Cartridge. I glittered up the snowflake and popped it from the card. I added a sentiment from the new Tiny Tags Christmas Sentiments. The snowflakes are from the Christmas Chalkboard Sentiments. I cute my sentiment from the Tony Doilies Dies

Here's a look at the new stamps:


Naughty or Nice stamp set




O Holy Night stamp set



Merry & Bright stamp set


These are all the projects I made with the these wonderful stamps and SVGs so far:


The new stamps are available for purchase today in the My Craft Spot Store.

The SVG files can be found at SVG Cut Files!

Kimberly has so graciously given me a $10 gift certificate to give away to one lucky person that leaves a comment on this post.


After you leave a comment, head on over to Heather's Blog!


Thank you for joining me today!