I have some exciting blog related news.
I’m going to shake things up around here with some new design teams.

Woo hoo!

First, I’m excited to announce I’ve joined the All That Scraps store affiliate team. I ‘think’ you might have noticed my new found love of Copic markers. Ha. I fell in love with the A.dor.Able C.C. Design stamps in the ATS store. PLUS all the other great stamp companies they carry like My favorite Things, Magnolia Stamps, Pink Cat Studio, Stamping Bella and Whiff Of Joy. And that isn’t all. I can’t wait to color more! So exciting. My first post for them on the ATS blog will be in February. Check out the ATS store for some fabulous finds.

Second, I’m THRILLED to be joining the Paper Made Bakery design team. I love to join teams that are just beginning. What a fabulous little kit company and I can’t wait to spread the news. Each kit is full of amazing new products and stamps. You MUST check out the Fresh Baked Kits.  A new fantastic kit EVERY month!  Plus, I am so lucky to work some amazing talented friends.  I adore all of these girls.

The PMB team

I have one more little secret too.
Shhhhhhh.
I’ll be able to share that one next week.

Hugs.

Get ready to happy dance today my Friends with Flair Unity peeps.  I’m so excited about all the new fabulous stamps from Unity.  CHA week is like Christmas!!!  Sooooo many drool worthy stamps.  They should all be available on the UNITY website today or really soon.  You can check out all the Winter 2012 CHA releases HERE.

I have a few cards to share from the new Bella Blvd releases.
Ready?

Hello little monkey girl from Let The Spoiling Begin.  Sooooo adorbs, right?  I had tons of fun coloring this monkey and it just had to be a girl, so I added the flower to her hair.  The background image is a digi that I printed on the card before popping up the little monkey.

I really, really, really love this release… Great Pear.  I think it might be one of my top faves.  Ok, it is one of my top faves.  I couldn’t decide if I wanted it in white or kraft, so what is a girl to do… BOTH of course.  Which do you like better?  The kraft has some copics and the bottom has some digi paper by Samantha Walker.

How super fun!  I have NEVER seen a stamp like this… So Happy for You.  And I totally LOVE it.  The sonogram image would be great for an announcement card or baby shower.  So clever.  I wrapped some twine around the sonogram, popped it up and added some orange hearts.  Great for a boy theme.

I’ve been working with more CHA released stamps and will be back next week here and on the Unity blog with more samples.  Yippee!

Thanks for stopping by and remember to head back to the Unity blog to visit the rest of the Friends with Flair.

The new Unity SMAK set it out!!!  Woo hoo.  LOOK at all those fabulous stamps.  You are going to fall in love with {remember your blessings}.

How cool are these stamps for a valentine or anniversary card???  What a great way to personalize a card with adding in the date.  Yippers, Mr. A and I were married in 2003!  Eight blissful, beautiful years… with LOTS of learning and growing pains.  Ha.

TONS of GOOD stuff going on the Unity blog for VIRTUAL CHA.  It all starts TODAY!  Where do you go to see all the yummy new stamps?
Lots of places…

the BLOG
FACEBOOK
and
PINTREST

Woo hoo.

Yep, not one, but TWO cards made this weekend for this Hero Arts challenge.

This time, I wanted to play around with layering some background stamps.  First, I stamped the envelope pattern and then used the square brocade on top.  I wanted a bit of a worn effect on the brocade, so used a light grey color and kissed a dark charcoal over top. To finish it off, I stitched around the square with a little thread.

Last, I punched out several hearts from different patterned papers.  Layered them and stitched them to the card.  Fluffed up they look pretty cool.

Have a super day.

cardstock: white {Georgia Pacific}
patterned paper: Hazel papers {My Mind’s Eye}
stamps: Celebrate Everyday, Antique Brocade, Envelope Pattern
ink: Angel Pink, Rose Bud {Memento}, Charcoal {Colorbox}
die cuts & punches: Corner Chomper,
other: sewing machine

We are into week #3 of this brand new program.

Every week a new surprise stamp is sent your way.
I seriously LOVE this idea!
Who doesn’t LOVE happy mail.

You can get all the deets on how to get your weekly stamp at the Stamp of the Week blog.

stamps: SOTW (Unity Stamp Company)
cardstock: white (Georgia-Pacific), grey (Bazzill Basics)
patterned paper: Victoria Gardens (Echo Park), numbers (October Afternoon)
ink: charcoal (Colorbox)
die cuts & punches: large labels die (Spellbinders), heart punch (Martha Stewart)
other: twine (The Twinery), scallop scissors, pearls, Copic Markers