SSD Release Blog Hop and goodies to give away!!!!

Hi Everyone!!! So much going on today. First off is a Release Blog Hop from Skipping Stones Design!!! I am so happy to share today's new set with you called Sassy Snow. How adorable is this image and that sentiment is HYSTERICAL!!! Don't we all wish it were just the snow and that maybe it could just melt away???? LOL.

So I stamped my snowlady (hehe) onto Xpress copic blending paper and colored with my copics. All my cardstock and dp is from PTI and can you see the gorgeous pompom ribbon and seam binding?? Well the entire DT received a nice package of goodies from a great etsy store called Christopher Pines and guess what??? You can win one too today!!! YUP just leave a comment on my blog today and I will chose a random commenter to win a package of goodies from Christopher Pines. You have to check out all the fabby goodies she has in her shop. Here is a picture of what I received in the mail from Christopher Pines. Yours will be similar if not the same.

So now back to the blog hop. I am hoping you have joined me from Gladys' Blog. Next up is Brenda. If you lose your way come back and here is the list for you. Dont forget to head over to Skipping Stones Design for this new set and many others as well.

Thanks so much for stopping by and leave those comments!!!! Random.org will be picking a winner in the next day or so.

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Shannan Teubner - http://withfeathersandsequins.blogspot.com/
Jennifer Ingle - http://justjingle.blogspot.com/
Gladys Chia - http://gladyschia2010.wordpress.com/
Ann Kranitz - http://stampwithme-ann.blogspot.com/
Brenda Weaver -http://sweetpapertreats.wordpress.com/
Barb Turpin - http://barbsboys123.blogspot.com/
Kandi Phillips - http://kraftykandikrafts.blogspot.com/

Jessica Morales - http://www.kinderstampo.com/
Sammye Jo Singer - http://www.62cards.blogspot.com/
Wendy Jordan - http://papertherapy-wendy.blogspot.com/
Laurel Seabrook - http://www.want2scrap.blogspot.com/
Amy Tsuruta - http://tsurutadesigns.blogspot.com/
Tammie Beaton - http://alwaysinking.blogspot.com/

A Fond Farewell

Hi everyone. Hope you had a great weekend. I have been busy mass producing my holiday cards for the last few days and when I went to make my Little Paper Shop Challenge card today I realized that I had been making it for days. The challenge today is to use die cuts. Well as you can see I used my Labels Nine Nesties for this simple little card. The stamp set used is called Merry and Bright. My dp is from The Girls Paperie called Tinsel and Twigs. Cardstock is Cherry Cobbler from SU and my ribbon is a silk from May Arts.

So I am sad to say that today will be my last post as a DT member for Little Paper Shop. Due to other personal obligations I needed to step down from the team but I will be sure to be playing along as often as I can with the Monday Challenges.

So head on over to the Little Paper Shop Blog, check out the DT samples and see what the prize is for this week. Come and play along. I know you all have all kinds of different die cuts.

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Skipping Stones Feature Set and Sketch

We have another fun sketch for you this week from Skipping Stones Design and with it we are featuring a gorgeous holiday set called Christmas Swirls. This is a super versatile set that requires no coloring so you can really bang out your holiday cards with ease.

For todays card I pulled out some super old DCWV paper called Luxury Stack. The papers are so elegant and that was the look I was going for this week. My two kraft panels were embossed with two different folders and I pulled everything together with some fabu silk ribbon from May Arts and a pearl center.

Head on over to Skipping Stones Design to check out the sketch for you to play along with this week and dont forget to pick up the Christmas Swirls set while you are over there. It is listed under Seasonal Stamps. Also please leave some love for the rest of the DT. They are listed on my sidebar!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Have a great day.

Please share your recipes!!

So glad it is Thursday because then the weekend starts!!! It is starting to get super cold here, well for me atleast. I know I cant even compare to my Canadian friends but along with cold weather comes my desire to cook and bake. Anyone else feel this way?? I have this need to make the house smell warm and cozy all the time. I know I could just light a candle but it is just not the same!!! So I am reaching out to all my blogging friends for your best warm and cozy recipes. Anything good you want to share? Just email me if you could with something yummy!!! akranitz at msn dot com

So onto my card for today. I used a super cute image from Stamping Bella and colored with my copics. My dp is Echo Park and I finished things off with some deep red satin ribbon and some tiny crystals. I am pleased with the way this came out and I hope the recipient likes it too!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Hope you enjoy your day!!

Thinking of you

Well we are half way through the week....the 3rd of November already and I need to get my tush in gear to get ready for Thanksgiving and Chanukah. Chanukah is so early this year....actually starts on December 2nd so I seriously have less than a month to pull it all together and we are hosting Thanksgiving this year so I better start cleaning the house now!!! LOL....Anyhow, I have been real crafty lately and for todays card I pulled out an older PTI set called Autumn Abundance. I stamped with memento tuxedo black on XPress Bind It paper and colored with my copics. My dp is a mix of some scraps that I found in my stash and my ribbon is from MFT.

Well I am off to catch up on some chores. Thanks for popping in today. Love it when you all visit!!! Have a great day.

SSD49

Tuesday means another fabulous sketch challenge from Skipping Stones Design. This week our sketch is being brought to us by the super talented Shannan Tuebner. You can find the sketch here.

For my card I used a really gorgeous set that we will be featuring this month called Christmas Swirls. I stamped the star in Ruby Red ink and cut it out. I added some tiny crystals and stamped the WISH sentiment in the center. My dp is Mitten Weather from Cosmo Cricket and then I added some sheer silver ribbon, three silver brads and a snowflake embellie in the center of the ribbon. And another holiday card for my pile!!!

So come and play along with us this week. Just upload here into Mr Linky or use keyword SSD49 for public galleries. Have fun with this awesome challenge!!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!!

Little Paper Shop Monday

Happy Monday. It is going to be a strange week because the kids are off tomorrow so tonight will not be a normal school night and then tomorrow they will probably have a free for all with all of their Halloween Candy before I send the rest into work with hubby and then back to school for a short week. Gotta love it!!! What I don't love is ALL of the solicitation phone calls I am getting for all of the candidates running for office tomorrow. Very annoying in my humble opinion. So enough of my ranting!!! Today is Little Paper Shop Monday and we have a fun challenge for you this week. Buttons and Bows!!! We want to see your bestest cards made with buttons and bows. I know you all can do that!!! Check out the Little Paper Shop blog for all of the deets and to see the rest of the DT creations.

For my card today I used the set Merry and Bright. With my Labels 9 nesties I cut out the cream base and with Desert Sand memento ink stamped the tiny snowflakes all around. The sentiment was stamped with Rich Cocoa. Then for the centers of the flakes I used some gold stickles. My dp is Tinsel and Twigs by Girls Paperie. Ribbon and button were in stash. I really like how this came out and I think I will duplicate it a few times for the holidays. Simple yet elegant right??

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Enjoy all of your day!!!

Happy Fall!!

I am so happy that Fall is here. It happens to be my favorite time of year. I love the cooler weather. Cool but not cold, so when I received this stamp from The Rubber Cafe I knew it would make the PERFECT Fall card. I just love how this came out. Simple and just letting the image shine and I live at the beach so this kind of reminds me of beach grass too.
 
The image is called Wheat Circle and is from The Rubber Cafe. I colored with copics and mounted it on a scalloped circle. I chose simple embellies with the linen thread, button and baubles (which I found at my LSS). Now if you are all about the Fall and especially Thanksgiving, head on over to The Rubber Cafe Blog and check out what I created for a Thanksgiving Table. It is pretty neat.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Enjoy your weekend!!!

Sweet Sunday Sketch SSSC90

Okay so when I get something new to play with in my craft room I get motivated right?? Dont we all?? Well recently I tried the X Press Bind It Coloring Paper and OMG.....I am in coloring heaven. That is all I have to say. My friend gave me a piece to try and I have used EVERY inch of that paper and am now waiting on an order of my own to come in. All I can say, if you love your copics....you will love them even more with this paper.

So I pulled out a stamp that I ordered a few months ago from The Cats Pajamas called Forget about the cake. I followed Karen Girons Sweet Sunday Sketch SSSC90 and paired it all up with some super fun paper from Echo Park. Then I created a simple ribbon and button cluster and called it a day!!

Thanks so much for stopping by. Enjoy your day!!!

2 weeks of Mercys Challenges

I am thrilled to have been able to play along with last and this weeks challenges from Mercy Kerin. MTSC96 and MTSC97. For the first one I used an older PTI stamp set called Vintage Picnic and for this week I used a set from There She Goes Stamps called Puppy Love. I colored both images with my copics and all my dp were scraps on my desk so they are a mish mash of a few different designers. Brads are SU, ribbon is from Michaels and that cute crocheted flower was purchased from a talented lady on etsy.

That is all for me today...off to have my hair done. Need a cut and color. Soooo boring just sitting there....I am not one who enjoys sitting in a salon. Weird huh???

Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a good day!!!

SSD48

Happy Tuesday and with that comes another AWESOME sketch challenge from Skipping Stones Design which has been created for us by Karen Giron. Now I must admit I was alittle intimidated by this sketch when I first saw it but oh my what fun I had when I got started.

For today's card I used two sets from Skipping Stones...Grunge and Cancer Schmancer. I love the way this new set, Grunge, can be used for both feminine and masculine cards. I stamped my images in Real Red ink. My dp is Girls Paperie Tinsel and Twigs....can you say yummy!!!!!( I always have love affairs with new paper and boy am I in love with this new paper!!!!) Then I finished things off with some black rhinestones and a sheer black ribbon and bow.

So please come and play along with us this week. You can be in the running to win a stamp set at half price from Skipping Stones Design.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Please leave some love for my DT sisters this week too. They are listed on my sidebar. I have seen their creations and boy will you be inspired!!!

Happy Holidays

Have you ever created a card....loved it when you made it and then when you go to post you think of everything you should have done different. Today is one of those days for me. I had so much fun with today's sketch though from Little Paper Shop. It is an awesome sketch, but I am not loving all the green I used on this card. It just looks washed out to me!!! But to fill you in alittle about it, I used two separate stamp sets from Little Paper Shop, Katie Christmas and Merry and Bright. My dp is Basic Grey and I added a bunch of chocolate pearls that I bought at Michaels and my ribbon and prima are from Michaels also.

As always a prize is up for grabs this week for a random player. Head on over to the Little Paper Shop Blog for all the deets and to check out the rest of the DT creations.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Hope you have a Happy Monday.

Warm Wishes

Hi Everyone. Hope your weekend is off to a great start!! I was doing alittle creating with a new set I received from The Rubber Cafe called Warm Wishes. This is a fun set that can easily create mass amounts of cards for your holiday season. Just by swapping out your ink color and different Designer Paper you can change things up and keeping the layout makes it easy to duplicate.

For todays card I used black ink and my dp is from DCWV. My brads, ribbon and prima were in stash.

Enjoy your day today. I will be back again with some more creations.

A Grungy Sketch for You!!!

Hi All!!! It's Tuesday and that means our weekly Tuesday Sketch (SSD47) for you over at Skipping Stones Design. Once again our sketch is brought to us by our Guest Sketch Artist Karen Giron and we have also incorporated a newly released set that you will love called Grunge. You have to check out the fabby backgrounds with this awesome masculine set. And although it leans toward the masculine, you will see alot of feminine cards being made with it from our DT including mine!!!

For todays card I used the woodgrain background stamp on the yellow cardstock and stamped it in versamark so it is a very light texture look IRL. The butterfly and sentiment are from the other newly released set called Cancer Schmancer and don't forget that with the purchase of this set in the month of October, $4 is going to be donated to the Susan B Komen Foundation for breast cancer research.

Please dont forget to check out the rest of the teams creations including our awesome Guests for the month. Here is a rundown for you!!!

SSD – http://skippingstonesdesign.com/
Wendy – http://papertherapy-wendy.blogspot.com/
Tammie – http://alwaysinking.blogspot.com/
Shannan – http://withfeathersandsequins.blogspot.com/
Lea – http://leascupcakesandsunshine.blogspot.com/
Karen – http://kgiron.blogspot.com/
Kandi – http://kraftykandikrafts.blogspot.com/
Jennifer – http://justjingle.blogspot.com/
Gladys – http://gladyschia2010.wordpress.com/
Brenda – http://sweetpapertreats.wordpress.com/
Barb – http://barbsboys123.blogspot.com/
Ann – http://stampwithme-ann.blogspot.com/
Amy – http://tsurutadesigns.blogspot.com/

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great day

LPS Day Two Preview

Day two of Little Paper Shop previews and I have cute little Tyson to share with you today. We also have another prize up for grabs by commenting on everyone's blogs. A $15 Gift Certificate!!! Whoo Hoo!!! So after me you will want to keep going onto Pam's Blog

I stamped Tyson onto white cardstock and colored with copics. My dp is from SU a few years ago called Ski Slope. I stocked up on it and have plenty left!! Hmmm do you see a pattern here??? I hoard Holiday Paper!!!! Anywhoo.....I added three tiny green brads and a gorgeous ribbon with bow and of course I added a bunch of glitter with stickles because today is Monday and our challenge on the LPS Blog is to use glitter.

So enjoy the blog hop and please come play along with our Monday Challenge!!! Have Fun!!!

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a Happy Monday

Snowball Fight!!!

Its Sunday Its Sunday!!! I just love Sunday mornings!!! Slow, quiet, big family breakfast. Gotta love it!!! You know what else you are going to love? This months Little Paper Shop Release, and today I get to Preview Lucy Elf to you. Isn't that little Christmas dress adorable!!! I colored Lucy with copics and I used some white fluff for her collar, trim, and pompoms. My dp is last seasons Cosmo Cricket which I have a ton of and good thing because I just love it!!! I then added some tiny crystals around the scallops, a big red bow with a tiny snowflake in the center and a larger crystal in the center of the snowflake. (sorry the quality of the picture is so poor....I dont have great light right now!!)

Today we are playing with a blog hop and yes there is a $10 GC up for grabs so make sure to visit all the DT Girls and leave a comment. You should have come to me from Jennifer. Up next in the line up is our fearless leader Pam!!!

Have a fantastic day and good luck on winning the GC!!!!

SSD Release, Sketch and Blog Hop

Happy Friday Everyone!! I am so excited to share today's card with you. It is created with a newly released set from Skipping Stones Design called Cancer Schmancer. Fabulous name for a fabulous set. Not only are we previewing the new release, we have a sketch for you this week and a fun Blog Hop too. Not to mention that with every Cancer Schmancer set that is sold $4 will be donated to the Koman Foundation for breast cancer. 

For todays card I pulled out my beloved Girls Paperie paper which I have been hording. I stamped my image with Memento ink and pink marker for the flower. My ribbon was in stash as were my brads. Take a look at that sentiment. Isn't it just in the most gorgeous font!!! I LOVE the font used on this set!!! Head on over to Skipping Stones Design and take a look at the set and the fabulous sketch created by Karen Giron.

Up next on the hop is the super talented Amy Tsuruta. Head on over and check out the gorgeous creation she has for you today.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Hope you enjoy your weekend!!!

LPSC89 Color Challenge

Good Morning!!! Happy Columbus Day!! Kiddlets are home from school today so it will totally throw off my schedule. Love the slower pace when they are home....hate my routine being thrown off. KWIM?? So onto my Little Paper Shop card for you today. We have a really fun color challenge for you. Blue, Chocolate and Yellow. Yummy colors right?? For my card I pulled out my much loved Little Paper Shop sentiment sets called Everyday and I Heart I just love all of the heartfelt sentiments in these sets and of course this tiny whispy flower from the I Heart set which you can barely see in this picture but it is stamped lightly in Memento Dandelion in the background of the sentiment.

So as for everything else on this card. Well, all was in stash so I am not quite sure where they came from but I enjoy the way this came out.

Please come and play along with us this week. You can win a prize of course and what great inspiration these colors are!!! Check out all the deets on The Little Paper Shop Blog along with more eye candy from the rest of the DT.

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by today.

SSD45 Halloweenie!!!

Hello All!! I am super excited to share my creation with you today. You see, I am not a huge fan of Halloween. I just never really got all the excitement over Halloween cards but today I created what I think is an Elegant Halloween ensemble using a really cute set from Skipping Stones Design called Halloweenie, and being it is Tuesday, we have a Skipping Stones Sketch Challenge for you to play with which was created by our Sketch Guest Karen Giron. I have always loved her sketches and I was thrilled when she was announced as our Guest Sketch Artist for the month of October!!! We are also welcoming a new Guest Designer this month and that is the super talented Shannon Tuebner.

So onto my creation. I stamped the ghost image, cut it out, sponged the edges slightly with plum ink and popped it up on the circle focal panel. My dp was purchased at my LSS and I beleive it was called Heebie Jeebies. Creepy and Elegant at the same time. Then I just wrapped up a few Hershey and Crunch Mini Bars with dp and cardstock and tied a big fun ribbon around then and topped it with a paper prima. Viola!!! I will be making a bunch of these little gifties for a few special people this month!!!

So dont forget to stop by Skipping Stones Design to check out the new Sketch and all the deets for the challenge. Cant wait to see what you come up with!!!! Have a super great day!!

LPSC88

Hi All!!! I hope you had a terrific weekend. The weather here on Long Island has turned cooler. Nice and crisp I should say!!! I happen to prefer the cooler weather so this is great for me.

Today I have my Monday Little Paper Shop card to share with you and we have a fun sketch challenge this week created by Pam Varnell. You can find all the details of the sketch and challenge on the Little Paper Shop Blog. Come and play along with us this week. As always, a prize is up for grabs to one random winner.

For my card today I used the newly released Halloween set called Halloween Cuties. I stamped my image onto white cardstock and colored with my copics. My dp is all DCWV Fall Stack. I did some paper piercing around my oval and scallops then I finished this off with four plum colored brads and a paper flower made from fiskar punches and a paper prima in the center. Isn't she just super cute!!!

Dont forget to head over to the Little Paper Shop Blog to check out the sketch, challenge details and ALL the super creations by the rest of the DT.

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great Monday!!!