It's almost the middle of summer already!!!

Hello everyone!
Wow, summer is really a busy time for me! I barely get a chance to stop on by, and sit down to share for a few minutes what I've been up to! Shame, shame I tell you, but hopefully things will go back to normal soon.
I have a huge project I need to undertake in the next couple of months, and that is to go through all my computer's documents, organize, trash, and back up many of my files. It's an intimidating job, but someone's got to do it before something goes terribly wrong, right? I've been going back and forth on the idea for a few month's now, but my time has been so busy lately, I barely even get to touch this computer most days. That's definitely summer for ya! My Emily has been loving going swimming, and she recently started dance classes, so little by little more stuff has been added to my schedule. She's growing up so fast!
I don't want to leave you today without sharing a project. I made this card a while ago, but for some reason I can't seem to recall blogging about it here, so this is the perfect time to share. I used one of Sweet Nothing's Stamp Co. stamps for it, and I love the simplicity of it. I colored her using my Copic Markers and I used some Prima paper on it.
I hope you like it, and I look forward to sharing with you many new projects and tutorials soon. In the meantime, I hope you are enjoying the summer with your family, and making the best out of the hot weather. Stay tuned!

A Mermaid's Summer Tag 2013

Its summer time, and I don't know about you, but I am enjoying mine very much so far. Summer is all about fun, beach, water, and hot weather.
Hello everyone!
I know I've been gone for a few weeks, but I've been on vacation, and I've just got back. I've been enjoying my summer so far, and I wanted to share with you a summery tag I created using Mermaid Sophie, from Sweet Nothings Stamp Co.  She looks too cute sitting by the water, I could not wait to color her.

Like always, I colored her using my Copic Markers and I added some distress, as well as regular Stickles to her tail, for a little bit more dimension, and shine. I used some felt clouds from Katscrappiness.com as well as some die cuts I made using a grass Impression Obsession die.
I totally got out all my fiber, and added quite a bit of it to the top of the tag, because I always like adding fibers to my tags.
The background, I embossed using a Cuttlebug folder, and I used paper by Echo Park, from last year's Summer Collection in the background of the tag. A touch of a few real mini shells finished off the tag, and I really like how it turned out. Do you? The banner I cut freehand and added a sentiment from one of those dollar stamps from Michael's or Joann's---Inkadinkado I believe is the brand.
I hope you enjoyed this project, and give Mermaid Sophie a try. She's really fun to color with her long hair.
Hope you enjoy your summer!

From start to finish: a summer card

Hi everyone!
Happy Friday!
Today I wanted to share a video tutorial of a card I created. I used tons of beautiful embellishments from the Katscrappiness store, as I am their May Guest designer, and I also used a digital image from Sweet Nothing's Stamp Co.
I love how the card came out, and I hope you enjoy watching the process of me making it.
If you are interested in any of the products I used to make this card, please go check out the  KatScrappineess online store, as well as the Sweet Nothing's Stamp Co. Store. Watch the video below to see the finished card, and let me know what you think. I hope you enjoy the tutorial, and have a great weekend!

SNSC One Year Anniversary Celebration Blog Hop!

Hello Hoppers!
Welcome to Sweet Nothings Stamp Co.’s  1 Year Anniversary Celebration Blog Hop! We’re so excited you’re here!
This year quickly flew by and we can’t believe we already have a year’s experience under our belt! Boy, does time fly when you’re having fun! We hope our next years are as fun as this past year has been.

To celebrate, we’ve got some fun in store for all of you... Be sure to hop along to ALL of our DT and GDT member’s blogs (line up listed at the bottom of this post), and be sure to leave a comment on every blog in order to qualify for a prize. 

Here's what I've created for today: 

I used Sassy Sophie and the Theresa Collins Carolina Breezw line. I was in the mood to make something different, from my usually card, and I think the color palette did just that with this card.

All prizes were graciously donated by our fabulous sponsors. Be sure to show them some love as well and stop by their shops :)
** Please remember to leave your email address in your comments. This way, we can contact you if you win :)

MB's Treasurista- A $35 gift certificate from MB’s Treasurista to use in their shop http://mbtreasurista.com/

Karlas001- x2 Prize packages of laces and trims from Karlas001. Each prize pack’s value is $25.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/karlas001 

Diana McRae- A mixed piece (50) prize pack of wood veneers
PLUS a $10 gift certificate to use in her shop. Total prize pack value is $35.00.www.Photobucket.com/WoodVeneers

   

Lavish Laces- A mixed prize pack of laces, trims and flowers. Prize pack value is $40. www.etsy.com/shop/lavishlaces

The Piece by Piece- A mixed prize pack of laces and trims. Prize pack value is $40.
www.etsy.com/shop/thepiecebypiece 

Sweet Nothings Stamp Co.- 3x Prizes of 3 digital images. Winners will be able to choose which images they’d like to receive.
www.sweetnothingsstampco.com

Here is the line up...

Sweet Nothings Stamp Co. 
Lina 
Katie 
Aliscia 
DeNetra 
Yvette 
Steph 
Archana 
Beverly 
Danni 
Ria 
Pattie
Jo 
Sharon  (You are here!)

Thank you so much to all of you who have supported us through our first year! We owe our success to all of you! We hope you’ll continue to support us and grow along with us! 

Thanks for hopping along with us! You have until April 22, 2013 at 12:00 Midnight to comment!

xo The Sweet Nothings Stamp Co. Team 

Smile

Hello everyone!

Today's card is full of little details that I think make this simple card a nice one.

I used Picture Perfect Sophie, and the Echo Park Note to Self Collection. I colored her with my beloved Copic Markers, and used a wood veneer camera from one of the Studio Calico veneer collections (which I altered to match the card). For the background, I used craft card stock, which I embossed using Lindy's Stamp Gang Kaiser Rudolph Red embossing powder, and a Hero Arts camera background stamp.

I cut out some of the design paper to make accents for the card, and stamped the word "Smile" using a Dear Lizzy stamp, from the Neopolitan Collection, and Chestnut Roan Chalk Ink.

I'm not sure if you are going to be able to tell from this picture, but I embossed the polaroid frame using iridescent embossing powder from Ranger, just to give it a little shine, and shimmer without having to use stickles and wait for them to dry.

I also added some blue lace from my stash, as well as some dark square tiles at opposite ends of the card for a final touch.

I hope you liked my card for this month, and head on over to Tueday's post on the  Sweet Nothings Stamp Co.'s blog, so you can find out all the details of the April Sketch Challenge. There is a great prize for the winner.
Hope you are having a great week and that today is productive for you. Until next time!

March 2013 SNSC Sketch Challenge

Hello everyone!

Today I wanted to share the card I made for Sweet Nothings Stamp Co.'s March's Sketch Challenge. I used Soap Bubble Sophie, as well as the sketch provided on the challenge post, and I totally love the look of this card. Clean and simple, yet so colorful. 

I used the Echo Park Eclectic Collection for this card, and my Copic Markers to color the image.
I encourage you to go check out the Sweet Nothing's Stamp Co.'s Sketch challenge this month, and join in. There is a really nice price for the winner, and it's so simple to participate!
You can find all the rules and information on how to enter by clicking HERE.
Can't wait to see what you create!
Hope you enjoyed today's project.
See you back here soon :)

Storytime!

Hi everyone!

Today I'm sharing with you my March project for the Sweet Nothing's Stamp Co. Design Team. For this card I used Storytime Sophie and Lucky. I used the Glitz Cashmere Dame Collection, and my loved Copic markers to color the image.

I love the colors of this collection and I made sure I pulled some of those colors to add to the image. I made this card a bit bigger than most of my cards because I printed the image a bit bigger than usual. I really wanted Sophie and Lucky to stand out. I hope you like this one, and make sure to check out Sweet Nothings Stamp Co. this month for their One Year celebration.
Take care!

Sending My Love

Hello everyone!

It's amazing, but Valentine's Day is just around the corner!!! I can't believe how fast the days are going by! It seems like just yesterday it was new year's ever! Phew!

Today I wanted to share a card I made using Love letter Sophie from Sweet Nothings Stamp Company.

I used the With Love Collection by American Crafts, and some embellishments from my stash. I colored her using my Copic Markers, and I love how colorful the card turned out to be.

I hope you got inspired to start, or finish off your Valentine's Day cards. Before you know it, the day will be here!

Thanks for stopping by the blog today and until next time!

Sweet Nothings Stamp Co.'s DT call!

Hi everyone!

Today I wanted to remind you that Sweet Nothings Stamp Co. is having a Design Team call and time is almost running out to enter. If you follow me on my Facebook or YouTube channel, you already have all the info, because I posted all the details there once the call started. Just in case anyone missed it there, I wanted to post all of the details here. I hope you are able to participate in this great opportunity!

Have a great rest of the week!

Gift Giving Sophie

Hi everyone! Today I come with my first share for 2013 with Sweet Nothings Stamp Co.  I made a sweet birthday card using Gift Giving Sophie from the December release. She is perfect for holiday projects, but I also thought we could definitely use her for birthday cards, and I did.

I used My Mind's Eye Lavender Collection from their Sweetest Things Line. I love the colors and patterns on that line.

Sophie is so stylish with her Ugg boots and long sweater, perfect for the winter time. I love that she carries lots of gifts too, I mean who doesn't like gifts? I sure do!
I hope you were able to see Sophie in a new way through my share today, and that you were inspired.
Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today!

Shopping season is here!

Hello everyone! December is here, and you know what that means, Christmas time! Time for lots of family gatherings, lots of great food, and lots os shopping! For today's project, I want to share with you a very simple, but super cute card using Sweet Nothings Stamp Co.'s Shopping Bag Sophie. Thought it was perfect for this time of the year, even though she's not meant to be a holiday image.

I glittered up the bags and added some Tissue Paper for a more festive look, and I personally think those bags make the image even more adorable. What do you think?

Sweet Nothings Stamp Co. has released some more adorable images this month and I encourage you to please visit the shop HERE and take a look. Every other month, new images are released, so I encourage you to also check out the Facebook page HERE, and stay informed on the latest Sweet Nothings Stamp Co. has to offer.

I know I have not been posting as much lately, but I've been really involved with stuff here at home, including some major stuff like potty training my daughter, and all the ones that have kids, know how that goes. Also, my mojo has been gone for quite a while, so that has not helped. I'm hoping things get back to normal soon. You'll be the first to see my new creations.

Hope your holiday shopping goes well! Thanks for stopping by today!

Uptown girl

Hi everyone! Happy Monday! Today I wanted to share this winter card I made using Uptown Sophie from Sweet Nothings Stamp Co. Did you know she was a free digi for the month of November? Did you get her yet? If not, go over to the SNSC blog and check out all the details on how you can get her for FREE!!!! Check it out before November is over because once it is, she will no longer be available for free, you'll have to pay for her.

I used Echo Park's Winter Park Collection for this card, and I made a very detailed tutorial video on how I colored her, paper pieced her, and how the entire card came together. The video will be up later today, so make sure you are subscribed to my channel and Sweet Nothings Stamp Co. 's channel so you don't miss any of the tutorials posted there.
Hope you enjoyed today's card!
You can watch the tutorial HERE.

SNSC Creative Challenge: November 2012

Good Morning everyone! I am so excited for you to be joining me today as I share Sweet Nothings Stamp Co.'s November Creative Challenge, together with the entire Design Team.

Every other month, the Design Team has a creative challenge with something new and creative for you to challenge yourself with. There will be a sweet little prize to be won as well. 

For the month of November, we will be challenging you to create a project with this beautiful neutral palette. This super cute color palette is great for any type of card, and you can use any sentiment you'd like. You may decide to colour your image in neutral tones and let the papers and embellishments give a splash of colour or you may choose to create and entire monochromatic card. The possibilities are endless and it's up to you!

Here is the inspiration for this month:

Here is what I have created to inspire you to challenge your creative side, and play along with us in this contest:

Contest Rules: 

Contest runs from Tuesday November 13th-Tuesday November 27th (12 pm EST) 

Challenge: To use the color palette provided above. You may tweek it as you wish and add any other elements you'd like. Be as creative as you wish :D 

Project must include any Sweet Nothings Stamp Co. digi image.{*Hint: There is a freebie digital image available... why not use it? And spread the word ;)} 

Only one project submission per creative mind please :) 

One winner will be chosen by voting by the SNSC DT and announced on SNSC Blog as well as on the Facebook Fan Page 

Must be a subscriber to the SNSC Blog/Facebook Fan Page 

Must submit project by Linky Tool by clicking the “Click Here to Enter” below 

Prize to be won this month:

Prize this month is a $25 mixed prize package from Kat Scrappiness! It'll be a great mix of crafty goodness :) Thank you KatScrappiness

!

I hope you enjoyed my project. Be sure to check out the other amazing Sweet Nothings Stamp Co. Design Team member's blogs for other great ideas.

Lina

Sharon (YOU ARE HERE)

Patricia 

Leslie

DeNetra

Mary

Serena

Aliscia

Elizabeth

Ilene

Say Cheese!!!

Hello friends! Today I wanted to share a card I made for Sweet Nothings Stamp Co., but before I showed you what I made, I wanted to introduce to you all the new digital stamps that were released this month:

                

I personally think this is the best release yet! Check out the store and get some to do some Copic coloring with!

I made a hexagon easel card, using the Sweetest Thing- Honey Collection by My Minds Eye and Say Cheese Sophie from the digi shop. I have been seeing a ton of shaped cards, and since the hexagon shape is so in right now, I decided to give it a try.

As you just saw, Say Cheese Sophie is one of the new releases for this month, and I could not wait to color her in as soon as I got her. She is just SO cute! I'm a sucker for stamps with cameras on them LOL.
On her bow, and the details of her sweater I used, Liquid Pearls in the color Flamingo, just to add a bit of dimension and pearlescent finish, which added a bit more interest to the image.
I love the colors of this card and hope you enjoyed it as much as I did making it.
Thanks so much for stopping by today!

A happy hello

Hi everyone!

I'm sharing with you a card today I made using Sleepy Time Sophie, a digital image from Sweet Nothings Stamp Co. I used the Sweet Day Collection by Echo Park, and some flowers, sprays, as well as pretty lace by Making Memories.

The butterfly you see, I cut using a CC Designs butterfly die which I love. I resisted from coloring Sophie's pajamas Red...this time I only colored her slipper and bow that color LOL. I don't know what it is, but I LOVE Sophie using Red lol.

On the inside, pretty simple as always, just with enough room to write a sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by the blog today. The renovation here at home is looking good, and hopefully soon enough all will be finished and done with, and all the mess will be gone. I can't wait!!! Have a good day!

SNSC September 2012 Creative Challenge

                                                        

Good Morning Crafters! I am so excited for you to be joining Sweet Nothings Stamp Co. and it’s very talented Design Team for our September Creative Challenge.

On the 2nd Tuesday of every other month we will run a Creative Challenge. Some months the challenge may be a color palette to work with, other months it may be a theme or a layout. Every other month will be something new and creative for you to challenge yourself with. There will be a sweet little prize to be won as well.
For the month of September, we will be challenging you to create a project with this beautiful Autumn colour palette. This super cute color palette is great for any type of card and you can use any sentiment you'd like. Here is the inspiration for this month:

                                                         
Here is what I have created to inspire you to challenge your creative side and play along with us in this contest:

Contest Rules:
Contest runs from Tuesday, September 11th until Tuesday, September 25th (12 pm EST)
Challenge: To use the color palette provided above. You may tweek it as you wish and add any other elements you'd like. Be as creative as you wish :D(Colors- dark peachy tan, candy apple red, bright coraly orange, light peachy tan, light sky blue)
Project must include any Sweet Nothings Stamp Co. digi image.
Only one project submission per creative mind please :)
One winner will be chosen by voting by the SNSC DT and announced on SNSC Blog as well as on the Facebook Fan Page.
Must be a subscriber to the SNSC Blog/Facebook Fan Page
Must submit project by Linky Tool by clicking the “Click Here to Enter” below

Prize to be won this month:
Prize this month is a $25 gift certificate to Scrapbuck.com. With all the supplies available over there, you'll be able to treat yourself to a little something on us!

I do hope you enjoyed my project. Be sure to check out the other amazing Sweet Nothings Stamp Co. Design Team member's blogs for other great ideas.

Lina

Sharon (YOU ARE HERE)

Katie

Patricia

Yvonne

Leslie

DeNetra

Mary

Serena

Aliscia

Kate

Elizabeth

Friend: a card

Hello friends! 

Can you believe it's August already!?! I really feel like this year flew by. The summer is almost over and kids are almost back in school! Talking about school, you should totally check out the new releases Sweet Nothing's Stamp Co. has to offer. There is one of the new images that would be perfect for a back to school themed project. Check out this month's new releases by clicking HERE.

Today I wanted to share with you a card I created using Tomboy Sophie and her cute owl friend. Yes! you heard right, an OWL! As soon as this image was released I had a vision and I tried to make it come to life, and this is what I came up with.

I got Sophie sitting inside a hole of a tree truck and her little owl friend sitting on the branches. I do't know about you, but since I was little I've always drawn holes in tree trucks, and well, I wanted to Sophie to sit in one and I made it happen lol.
I colored her and her friend with my Copic Markers, and added some banners on top of the card to go with the banner I made for her to hold. The paper collection I used for this card was the Hello Summer by Echo Park. Love the bright colors on it, just perfect for summer projects.

I embossed the woodgrain pattern by using Midnight Copper embossing powder by Lindy's Stamp Gang and a Hero Arts woodgrain background stamp. I also dry embossed the inside of the hole I made in the tree trunk with a woodgrain Texture Fade by Tim Holtz. I wanted woodgrain texture on both the inside and outside of the tree, but I wanted both textures to be different so the hole in the trunk would be noticeable.

 Simple layering of the designer paper on the inside of the card, along with a small banner I created using paper and twine, juts like the banner I created in front of the card.

Hope you enjoyed today's card share and thanks for stopping by!

SNSC July Creative Challenge Time!

Good Morning Crafters!  I am so excited for you to be joining Sweet Nothings Stamp Co.  and it’s very talented Design Team for our July Creative Challenge. From now on, the 2nd Tuesday of every other month we are going to run a Creative Challenge.  Some months the challenge may be a color palette to work with, other months it may be a theme or a layout. Every other month it will be something new and creative for you to challenge yourself with and there will be a sweet little prize to be won as well. 

For the month of July, we will be challenging you to create a project with a card sketch.  This super cute sketch is great for any type of card and you can use any sentiment.

Here is what I have created to inspire you to challenge your creative side to play along with this contest:

I used my color pencils which I hadn't used in a while. Super fun summery card. Here's the inside of it:

Contest Rules:

• Contest runs from Tuesday July 10th-Tuesday July 24th (12 pm EST)
• Challenge: To use the sketch above. You may tweek it as you wish and add any other elements you'd like. Be as creative as you wish :D
• Project must include any Sweet Nothings Stamp Co. digi image.
• Only one project submission per creative mind please :)
• One winner will be chosen by voting by the SNSC DT and announced on SNSC Blog as well as on the Facebook Fan Page
• Must be a subscriber to the SNSC Blog/Facebook Fan Page
• Must submit project by Linky Tool by clicking the “Click Here to Enter” below

Prize to be won this month:

Prize this month is a $20 gift certificate to Bluemoon Scrapbooking.com. With all the supplies available over there, you'll be able to treat yourself to a little something on us!

I do hope you love my project.  Be sure to check out the other amazing Sweet Nothings Stamp Co. Design Team member's blogs for other great ideas.

Lina

Sharon (YOU ARE HERE)

Katie

Damaris

Maria

Patricia

Sandi

Yvonne

Leslie 

Sassy Sophie

Good morning crafters! Today I'm sharing a super colorful project for Sweet Nothings Stamp Co.

On my card, I'm using Sassy Sophie, and look how cute she looks standing in her yard, waiting for her wet clothes to dry!

I used the Summer Fresh Paper Collection by Simple stories and did a lot of fuzzy cutting. I love cutting all the embellishments from Simple Stories' designer paper! They are always so fun, and with them you are able to add tons of layers and dimension to your projects without having to add bulkiness. I love that, specially for cards that are going in the mail.

On the inside, simple like always, with just a bit of space for me to write on, and some more details of the designer paper line I used.

Totally loving Sophie's sassy attitude, and hope you stop by the shop and pick up some images for you to play with. A new challenge on the Sweet Nothings' blog will be up soon with a super prize for the winner, so stay tuned so you can join in for the chance to win. Have a nice day!

Sweet Nothing's Stamp Co. June Challenge

Hi everyone! I am so excited for you to be joining Sweet Nothings Stamp Co. and it’s very talented Design Team for our very first Creative Challenge. 

Starting this month, on the 2^nd Tuesday of every month we are going to run a Creative Challenge.  

Some months the challenge may be a color palette to work with, other months it may be a theme or a layout. Every month will be something new and creative for you to challenge yourself with.  Each month there will be a sweet little prize to be won as well.  

For the month of June and our very first Creative Challenge, we will be challenging you to create a project with a color palette.  This super fresh palette is great for summer. 
Here's the inspiration for this month: 

                                                  

Here is what I have created to inspire you to challenge your creative side and play along in this contest:

It's an altered glassine bag filled with cookies. Cookie Sophie was the perfect digi stamp for this project!

Contest Rules:

• Contest runs from Tuesday June 12^th-Tuesday June 26^th (12 pm EST)
• Challenge: To use the color palette above. 
  Colors include:
  cobalt blue, aqua blue, mauvey-dark dusty pink, light peachy pink, and light yellow-ish tan
• Project must include any Sweet Nothings Stamp Co. digi image.
• Only one project submission per creative mind please :) 
• One winner will be chosen by voting by the SNSC DT and announced on SNSC Blog as well as on the Facebook Fan Page
• Must be a subscriber to the SNSC Blog/Facebook Fan Page
• Must submit project by Linky Tool by clicking the “Click Here to Enter” below

Prize to be won this month:

Have you been eyeing up a couple SNSC digital images to purchase?!?? Well, this month’s prize is TWO, that’s right… TWO yummy Sweet Nothings Stamp Co. digital stamps of your choice!!!

I do hope you love my project.  Be sure to check out the other amazing Sweet Nothings Stamp Co. Design Team member’s blogs for other great ideas.

Lina

Sharon (you are here)

Juliana

Katie

Damaris

Maria

Patricia

Sandie