My Sheri Crafts Guest Designer

Happy Saturday and happy spring!! Yay - spring is finally here!! I'm so excited to be a guest designer at My Sheri Crafts today!! The theme for the challenge #13 is Easter Wishes, featuring either a cross, bunnies or eggs.

For my card, I chose to use a cross. The papers are from Heartfelt Creations. The edges were distressed with a Zutter DIA. The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. Memory Box Botanical Stems and Chloe Stems were tucked among the blooms. The gorgeous crinkle ribbon is from my sweet friend Karen of Little Scrap Pieces.

A Spellbinders Opulent Oval was used for the base with a La La Land Stitched Elements Oval on top. I hand-cut the cross from heavyweight watercolor paper. It was covered with Wendy Vecchi Black Embossing Paste. Once the paste dried, the cross was covered with Wendy Vecchi Crackle Texture Paste. After the cracks appeared, it was covered with Tim Holtz Distress Inks in Seedless Preserves, Dusty Concord and Shaded Lilac. It was then popped up with foam tape. The banner is from My Craft Spot. The letters for He is Risen were cut from a Die-Versions A Little Mint die set. I added a layer of double-sided tape when I cut the banner and after the letters were added, it was covered with sugar coating for a nice sparkle.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1) DL.Art - March Linky
2) Scrappin4Fun Challenges - Spring or Easter

Thanks so much for stopping by!! Have a great day :)

My Craft Spot Stamp Release Blog Hop!!

Happy Saturday!! Welcome to the My Craft Spot Blog Hop, celebrating Kimberly's new release!! All of the new stamps and dies are now available for purchase HERE!! Each stop on this hop is also giving away a $10 gift certificate to My Craft Spot!!

You should have arrived here from Heather of House Built of Cards!! If you've just stumbled upon my blog, head on over to My Craft Spot to start at the beginning...you won't want to miss a single stop :)

I have two projects to share with you today:

The papers for this card are from The Paper Studio. The edges were distressed with a Zutter DIA. The flowers were made with My Craft Spot Daisy dies. They were cut in a mixture of patterned papers, burlap and vellum.

The beautiful sentiment is from the Fall Leaves stamp set. It was heat embossed with ultrafine black embossing powder. The stitched border along the bottom is a Fancy Edges - Halloween die.

The awesome wheelbarrow and the apples are from the Fall Wheelbarrow die set.

 For my next card, I used papers from Echo Park's Chillingsworth Manor.

The drippy goo border is a Fancy Edges - Halloween die. The sentiment is from the Halloween Potions stamp set.

All three of the bottles are from the Halloween Shapes die set. The one on the left was cut with vellum, the one in the middle covered with Glossy Accents and the one on the right was heat embossed with the matching stamp from the Halloween Potions stamp set. The square was cut out with a die from Halloween Shapes. All three sentiments are from the Halloween Potions stamp set. Witch Hazel was stamped on a Tiny Tags die. The witch hat and the skull are from the Halloween Shapes die set.

Okay, are you ready to see the entire new release?!

Halloween Potions

Fall Leaves

Banner Sentiments - Fall 

Chalkboard Sentiments - Fall

Batty For You

Fancy Edges - Halloween

Fall Border

Fall Wheelbarrow 

Halloween Shapes

Aren't they fabulous??!! All of the stamps and dies are available now in the My Craft Spot Store!!

What's a blog hop without BLOG CANDY?! Kimberly is generously giving away a $10 gift certificate to My Craft Spot!! To be eligible to win, simply leave me a comment on this post!! (I will select and announce the winner on Monday morning.)

Thanks so much for celebrating with us!! And in case you need it, here's the blog hop order in its entirety:

Kimberly
Gwen
Saundra
Heather
Lisa (Guest Designer)  < YOU ARE HERE
Ally
Kate
Karen

Thanks so much for stopping by :)

My Craft Spot Stamp Release Party - Day 5!!

Welcome to the My Craft Spot Stamp Release party!! I'm so excited to be guest designing this week!! Each day this week we will be sharing projects to showcase five new stamp sets and four new metal die sets!! Kimberly will have a giveaway every day this week, so be sure to leave a comment at My Craft Spot to be eligible for the daily prize. You'll also be treated to some amazing inspiration from the design team!! The party will end with a blog hop celebration on Saturday, where the full release is revealed and prizes will be given at each stop. Kimberly's new stamps and dies will also be available for purchase beginning that day :)

Today we are featuring the new Batty For You stamp set and it is fabulous!! Throughout the week we will also be incorporating the four new metal die sets into our projects as well.

The background of this card was created with Tim Holtz Squeezed Lemonade, Wild Honey, Spiced Marmalade and Rusty Hinge Distress Inks. The edges were inked with Black Soot.

Going Batty is from the Batty For You stamp set. The bat is a Halloween Shapes die. The bats along the top are a Fancy Edges - Halloween die.

The pumpkins and faces are from the Fall Wheelbarrow die set.

Be sure to head on over to My Craft Spot to see the amazing projects the DT has created - I guarantee you will be inspired!! And don't forget to leave a comment for a chance to win some of Kimberly's fabulous Hocus Pocus Crinkle Ribbon:

I'll see you tomorrow for the Blog Hop!! Thanks so much for stopping by :)

My Craft Spot Stamp Release Party - Day 4!!

Welcome to the My Craft Spot Stamp Release party!! I'm so excited to be guest designing this week!! Each day this week we will be sharing projects to showcase five new stamp sets and four new metal die sets!! Kimberly will have a giveaway every day this week, so be sure to leave a comment at My Craft Spot to be eligible for the daily prize. You'll also be treated to some amazing inspiration from the design team!! The party will end with a blog hop celebration on Saturday, where the full release is revealed and prizes will be given at each stop. Kimberly's new stamps and dies will also be available for purchase beginning that day :)

Today we are featuring the new Chalkboard Sentiments - Fall stamp set and it is fabulous!! Throughout the week we will also be incorporating the four new metal die sets into our projects as well.

For this card, the papers are from My Mind's Eye. The bat and tombstone are from the Halloween Shapes die set. The Happy Halloween along the side is a Fancy Edges - Halloween die and it was cut once in regular paper and once in black for a shadow effect.

The sentiment was stamped on black cardstock and then heat embossed with Snow White embossing powder. A piece of chalk was then lightly rubbed over it for a chalkboard effect.

Be sure to head on over to My Craft Spot to see the amazing projects the DT has created - I guarantee you will be inspired!! And don't forget to leave a comment for a chance to win a $10 Gift Certificate to My Craft Spot:

I'll see you tomorrow for Day 5!! Thanks so much for stopping by :)

My Craft Spot Stamp Release Party - Day 3!!

** This is the second of three posts. For the Decorate to Celebrate Fall post, click HERE. **

Welcome to the My Craft Spot Stamp Release party!! I'm so excited to be guest designing this week!! Each day this week we will be sharing projects to showcase five new stamp sets and four new metal die sets!! Kimberly will have a giveaway every day this week, so be sure to leave a comment at My Craft Spot to be eligible for the daily prize. You'll also be treated to some amazing inspiration from the design team!! The party will end with a blog hop celebration on Saturday, where the full release is revealed and prizes will be given at each stop. Kimberly's new stamps and dies will also be available for purchase beginning that day :)

Today we are featuring the new Banner Sentiments - Fall stamp set and it is fabulous!! Throughout the week we will also be incorporating the four new metal die sets into our projects as well.

I used three sentiments from Banner Sentiments - Fall for this card. The papers are from My Mind's Eye. The ribbon is from my stash.

The spider and web are from Halloween Shapes die set. The banner tags are from the Ribbon Banners Straight die set.

The black cat is also from the Halloween Shapes die set, as is the...

...skull. All of the dies were popped up with foam tape. I have another card to share with you.

I had this idea to create a mummy and then I remembered the Spellbinders Mix'd Media Playtime set...I used the girl from the set and wrapped her with ribbon. I inked it in spots with TH Pumice Stone distress ink (couldn't have a pristine white mummy ;) and added the googly eyes :) The papers are from Recollections. The bat is from the Halloween Shapes die set. The banner is a Ribbon Banners Straight die, and the edges were inked with TH Pumice Stone Distress ink. The dotted boarder above the banner is from the Fancy Edges - Halloween die set.

Be sure to head on over to My Craft Spot to see the amazing projects the DT has created - I guarantee you will be inspired!! And don't forget to leave a comment for a chance to win some of Kimberly's fabulous Jute String (10 yards of these four colors):

I'll see you tomorrow for Day 4!! Thanks so much for stopping by :)

My Craft Spot Stamp Release Party - Day 2!!

Welcome to the My Craft Spot Stamp Release party!! I'm so excited to be guest designing for this release!! Each day this week we will be sharing projects to showcase five new stamp sets and four new metal die sets!! Kimberly will have a giveaway every day this week, so be sure to leave a comment at My Craft Spot to be eligible for the daily prize. You'll also be treated to some amazing inspiration from the design team!! The party will end with a blog hop celebration on Saturday, where the full release is revealed and prizes will be given at each stop. Kimberly's new stamps and dies will also be available for purchase beginning that day :)

Today we are featuring the new Fall Leaves stamp set and it is fabulous!! Throughout the week we will also be incorporating the four new metal die sets into our projects as well.

For this card, the patterned papers are from Prima and the solid cardstock is from Tim Holtz. The edges were distressed with a Zutter DIA.

The awesome sentiment is from the Fall Leaves stamp set. Isn't is fabulous??!! It was embossed with dark green embossing powder. The edges were inked with TH Peeled Paint Distress Ink.

The pumpkins and awesome wheelbarrow are from the Fall Wheelbarrow die set. The wheelbarrow was popped up with foam tape for dimension.

The fall leaves and acorn border are from the Fall Border die set. The leaves were sanded to give a bit of texture. Every other leaf was popped up with foam tape.

Be sure to head on over to My Craft Spot to see the amazing projects the DT has created - I guarantee you will be inspired!! And don't forget to leave a comment for a chance to win a $10 Gift Certificate to My Craft Spot:

Also, I had some requests for the template I used for yesterday's coffin treat box. I found the template here:

Coffin Box Top
Coffin Box Bottom
Coffin Box Instructions

It printed out pretty large so I resized it for a smaller version.

I'll see you tomorrow for Day 3!! Thanks so much for stopping by :)

My Craft Spot Stamp Release Party - Day 1!!

This is the first of two posts today...please click HERE for the CDD CIULIP post!!

Welcome to the My Craft Spot Stamp Release party!! I'm so excited to be guest designing for this release!! Each day this week we will be sharing projects to showcase five new stamp sets and four new metal die sets!! Kimberly will have a giveaway every day this week, so be sure to leave a comment at My Craft Spot to be eligible for the daily prize. You'll also be treated to some amazing inspiration from the design team!! The party will end with a blog hop celebration on Saturday, where the full release is revealed and prizes will be given at each stop. Kimberly's new stamps and dies will also be available for purchase beginning that day :)

Today we are featuring the new Halloween Potions stamp set and it is fabulous!! Throughout the week we will also be incorporating the four new metal die sets into our projects as well.

I created treat boxes for Halloween goodies :)

Spooky Treats is from the Halloween Potions stamp set. It was stamped on a MCS Tiny Tags die. The spiderweb border is from the new Fancy Edges - Halloween die set and the spooky spider is from the Halloween Shapes die set.

A MCS Tiny Tags die was also used on this treat box. The drippy border is from the new Fancy Edges - Halloween die set and the ghost is from the Halloween Shapes die set. It was cut twice...once in black for a shadow effect.

Be sure to head on over to My Craft Spot to see the amazing projects the DT has created - I guarantee you will be inspired!! And don't forget to leave a comment for a chance to win some of Kimberly's fabulous Sequins - Perfectly Purple, Toadally Green, Creamsicle Orange:

I'll see you tomorrow for Day 2!! Thanks so much for stopping by :)

Enjoy The Little Things In Life & GIVEAWAY!!

Happy Friday the 13th, everyone!! You aren't superstitious, are you??!! I am so excited and honored to be a guest designer for My Craft Spot today!! I adore all of Kimberly's stamps and dies and am constantly awed and inspired by her amazing design team!! They are so creative and talented!! Have you seen her latest release?? All must-haves!! I am so grateful to Kimberly for this opportunity :)

I am sharing with you today my shabby little garden, using one of my favorite My Craft Spot stamp sets, Simply Sentiments. The paper for this card is from Prima's Lady Bird stack. The edges were distressed with a Zutter DIA.

The flowers are a mixture of Prima and The Paper Studio. Vines were cut with vellum and tucked among the blooms. The birdhouse is a Prima Shabby Chic Treasure and I attached it to the fence with floral wire that has been twisted. The birds were fussy cut from the paper. Sugar Coating was added to the butterflies to make them sparkle. They were attached with foam tape for dimension.

I thought Enjoy the Little Things In Life was perfect for this card...flowers, butterflies, birds...little things that make life grand :) The sentiment is from Kimberly's Simply Sentiments set:

Aren't all of the sentiments awesome??!! You can purchase it HERE. I also used the Tiny Doilies Metal Dies:

You can purchase them HERE.

I love this stamp set so much, I created another card to share with you :)

I used Bo Bunny's Primrose Collection for this card. The flowers are again a mixture of Prima and The Paper Studio.

Spellbinders Opulent Ovals were used, and the top layer was inked with Tim Holtz Shabby Shutters Distress Ink. The butterflies were fussy cut from the paper.

This is my favorite sentiment because it is so true...faith does make things possible!!

I am entering these in the following challenges:

1. DL.Art - June Linky
2. Little Scrap Pieces - Show Off Saturday
3. Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes 
4. Fussy & Fancy - Things With Wings 
5. Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes 
6. Crafty Girls Challenge #20 - Anything Goes 
7. Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge Blog - Anything Goes 
8. Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Anything Goes 
9. Crafting From the Heart - Anything Goes
10. Amusing Studios - Dies
11. Pile It On #23 - Use Patterned Paper 
12. Sentimental Sundays - Anything Goes w/Sentiment

** GIVEAWAY **

Kimberly has generously offered a free set of stamps for me to give away!! Woohoo!! How awesome is that!! All you have to do is:

1. Head on over to My Craft Spot to see all of the wonderful products Kimberly has to offer
2. Pick your favorite stamp set
3. Come back here and leave me a comment with your choice. I will pick a winner on Friday, June 20th!!

Thank you for stopping by!! Have a great day :)