My Pink Stamper New Release Blog Hop - Yankee-Doodles

It's time for another exciting new release from My Pink Stamper and I'm so glad you've joined us for the Blog Hop!  We have once again partnered with the wonderful ladies at Shop Pumpkin Spice to introduce a new set as part of a great kit.  The set that we are introducing this month is Yankee Doodles:

  The kit comes with everything you see pictured, and they sell out quickly, so act fast.  You can purchase the Yankee Doodles kit here.  Join us for My Pink Stamper live and you can have the chance to win your very own kit!  Also available for purchase is the new MPS Darkest Night Hybrid ink pad which is the perfect accessory to go with the kit.  You will love using this stamp pad with the ProMarkers.  Do you want to see what I made?

You can't make a 4th of July layout without adding some bling, right?  I have been having so much fun coloring, and I just love this color palette.

Stamps:  My Pink Stamper Yankee-Doodles
Cricut Cartridge:  George & Basic Shapes (circles and stars), Plantin Schoolbook (scallop border, welded with the Gypsy)
Paper:  DCWV, AC Cardstock (red, dark blue, medium blue cardstock, blue & white stars glitter paper), The Paper Studio (red glitter paper)
Accessories:  Stickles, misc. buttons, Copic markers, Promarkers

Thanks so much for stopping by!  The next step on the hop is Carissa from Sprinkled with Glitter.  I have also included the entire blog hop order below.  Happy Hopping!

Robyn

Andrea     << You are here >>

Carissa     << Go here next >>

Courtney

Edna

Angela

Chelle

Helen

June

Shelley

Renee

Julie

Roberta

Karlee

Missy

Maria

Tracy

More My Pink Stamper New Release

I am having so much fun with these new stamp sets!  If you haven't seen them already, Robyn at My Pink Stamper has released line art!  Here are a couple more projects:

Birthday Doodles

Paper:  DCWV, Doodlebug Design
Accessories:  Bakers Twine, Copic Markers, Stickles












and Girlie Doodles

Paper:  DCWV, AC Cardstock, Doodlebug Design
Border Punch:  Martha Stewart
Accessories:  Diamond Glaze, Pearl gems, (Recollections), Color Me Crazy Flowers

My Pink Stamper Happy Birthday Hop!

I'm so glad that you have decided to join me tonight to celebrate birthdays - specifically Robyn's oldest daughter's birthday!  If you arrived here tonight on your own, feel free to hop over to My Pink Stamper so you can see all the wonderful projects in tonight's hop.  You will also be able to participate in My Pink Stamper LIVE starting at 10:00 pm central time.  Karlee is in town, and you know what those two are like when they get together.  If you don't know, then you've got to see it - they're so much fun!

For tonight's project I made a birthday card because you can never have too many of those.  I am featuring the My Pink Stamper set called Sweetest Cupcakes in honor of Robyn's daughter because I've heard she likes all things cupcake. (a girl after my own heart!)

I am also featuring my first project with a cut that I made using my Silhouette SD.  That cute little paper bow in the top left hand corner was made using their 3d ribbon bow by Alaa' K.  I LOVE IT!

I used the Cricut cartridge Once Upon a Princess.  The frame was made using my Gypsy.  I merged a tag from the Once Upon a Princess cartridge with a rectangle from George and Basic Shapes, and voila - instant frame!

Silhouette cut:  3d ribbon bow by Alaa' K
Cricut Cartridges:  Once Upon a Princess, George & Basic Shapes, Gypsy
Embossing:  Sizzix
Paper:  Stampin' Up!, AC Cardstock, DCWV
Embellishments:  DCWV (button), Stickles, baker's twine

Thanks for stopping by tonight!  Your next stop on the hop is the lovely Missy.  I have included the entire blog hop order below for your convenience.  Have a hoppy evening.  ;-)

Robyn 

Alex

Angela

Helen

Chelle

Courtney

Andrea

Missy

Renee

Cristi

Edna

Karlee

A little baby goodness

A few days ago, for my monthly craft night the theme was babies and weddings.  I'm at a time in my life where I am not needing a lot of either of these, but I still like making them!  So I was happy to have an excuse to make some.  Here are the baby cards:

Stamps:  My Pink Stamper Sweet Baby

Cricut Cartridge:  Create a Critter

Paper:  AC Cardstock, and I'm not sure where the blue plaid came from ;-)

Edge Punch:  Fiskars

Embellishments:  American Crafts ribbon (I really like this striped ribbon, see below!)

Stamps:  My Pink Stamper Sweet Baby

Cricut Cartridge:  Kate's ABC's, George & Basic Shapes

Embossing:  Cuttlebug Swiss Dots

Paper:  Roberts Crafts, Stampin' Up!, AC Cardstock

Edge Punch:  Martha Stewart

Embellishments:  American Crafts ribbon, Stickles

Pinkalicious Blog Hop Friday!

Welcome to my favorite Friday of the month - Pinkalicious Blog Hop Friday!  If you arrived here from Alex's blog, then you're in the right place.  If you arrived here on your own tonight, I invite you to hop along to My Pink Stamper so you can begin at the beginning and see all the wonderful projects that were created just for tonight's blog hop.

The challenge for tonight's blog hop was to create a project using the color red, a circle, some pink ribbon and not one, but TWO wonderful My Pink Stamper stamps.  The sets that I used are Buggy Punnies:

and Everyday Life:

Here's my creation:

I think my favorites of Robyn's stamps are the "punny" ones, and she has so many of them!  They're cute, they're fun, and they coordinate so well with many Cricut cartridges.  I love this font too, and the fact that I could find the perfect coordinating sentiment in the same font.  If you would like to find a retailer where you can purchase they wonderful stamps, click here.  I also incorporated another of my favorites in tonight's project - Doodlebug Design Inc paper.  I love the colors and the whimsical prints.

Stamps:  My Pink Stamper Buggie Punnies and Everyday Life
Cricut Cartridges:  Once Upon a Princess, George & Basic Shapes
Paper:  Doodlebug Design Inc, AC Cardstock, Stampin Up
Border Punch:  American Crafts Knock Out Scallop
Embellishments:  Offray (ribbon), Stickles, red button

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Now it's time to hop along to Angela's blog, Simple Creations.  I've also included the entire blog hop order below for your convenience:

Robyn

Alex

Andrea

Angela

Carissa

Chelle

Courtney

Cristi

Helen

June

Kassidy

Michelle

Missy

Renee

Roberta

Sharon

Shelley

Tracy

Maria

Have fun, and be sure to hop back to My Pink Stamper when you're done and join us in the challenge!

My Pink Stamper Design Team - January

Good day all!  I'm so glad that you've decided to join me today as my fellow Pink Designers and I look forward to a day that is celebrated with flowers, chocolate, hearts, and being with the one you love - Valentine's Day!

Since I am all about the goodies I decided to decorate a 2-5-7-10 box, the tutorial for which can be found here.  I love these little boxes because they are so easy to dress up - a little ribbon, a little embossing, a great stamp and voila!  The My Pink Stamper stamp set that I am showcasing today is Love-alicious:

Stamps:  My Pink Stamper Love-alicious
Cricut Cartridge:  George and Basic Shapes
Embossing:  Sizzix
Border Punch:  American Crafts
Paper:  Pebbles Inc Ever After Collection, AC Cardstock, Stampin Up
Embellishments:  Pebbles Inc

Thanks for stopping by!  If you haven't already, be sure to head over to My Pink Stamper so you can have the chance to look at all the wonderful projects my fellow designers have made.  Have a great day!

Good memories

Today's post is both sad and happy.  I found out that a dear friend of our family's passed away a couple of days ago.  Although we will miss her, this is not a sad occasion.  She was 92 years old and had lived a meaningful life of love and service.  I firmly believe that there is life after death, and that families can be together forever.  She has been reunited with her husband and I'm sure is ready to begin serving on the other side.

We will miss you Gertrude.

Cricut Cartridges:  Beyond Birthdays, George & Basic Shapes
Paper:  AC Cardstock, Roberts Crafts (silver foil), DCWV Lemon Flower Stack
Embellishments:  ribbon by Offray

More My Pink Stamper New Release!

I am so excited about this wonderful My Pink Stamper set - Yummy-licious!  We are foodies at my house - I love to bake, and to give yummy treats to our friends.

Yummy-licious

We love cupcakes at our house.  This was made with another new-to-me cartridge, From My Kitchen.  I just know that this stamp set is going to get a lot of use at my house because I do a lot of baking, and this set is perfect when you want to give some home baked goodness as a gift. 

Cricut Cartridge:  From My Kitchen, George & Basic Shapes

Embossing:  Cuttlebug D'vine Swirls

Edge Punch:  Martha Stewart Scallop Dot

Paper:  The Paper Studio, AC Cardstock, Stampin Up

Embellishments:  DCWV (buttons), stitched ribbon

Cricut Cartridge:  From My Kitchen

Edge Punch:  Martha Stewart Scallop Dot

Paper:  Imaginisce, Stampin Up

Embellishments:  DCWV (buttons), American Crafts (ribbon)

Thank you so much for stopping by!  Be sure to head to My Pink Stamper to see all the other wonderful projects from my fellow designers, and of coarse to see the full release.  Click here to find a retailer where you can purchase My Pink Stamper stamps.

**  And be sure to come back tomorrow for the My Pink Stamper Pinkalicious Blog Hop at 8:00 pm CST!  **

Pinkalicious Blog Hop Friday! **GIVEAWAY**

Welcome to this month's My Pink Stamper Pinkalicious Blog Hop Friday!  I'm so glad you're here!  If you arrived here from Michelle's blog Meesh's Pieces then you've come to the right place.  If you arrived here on your own and would like to begin at the beginning, hop back to My Pink Stamper.  Then you'll be able to see Robyn's and all the wonderful design team members' projects.  And if you're like me you love a challenge, so be sure to go back to My Pink Stamper at the end and join in!

The theme for this month's hop is all about SUMMER!  Can I just say, I am so relieved that it is finally starting to feel like summer here.  It was a long winter, followed by a long, cold, wet spring.  But now the weather is starting to warm up, my children are out of school, and my garden is planted I can feel the relaxation that comes with the lazy days of summer.  Well, I have three young children and a yard full of weeds so it won't be that lazy - but you know what I mean!

One of my favorite things about summer is celebrating the Fourth of July.  To me it means spending time with family, parades, fireworks, and feeling very grateful for this wonderful country I live in.  I realized that it had been a while since I have played with my vinyl, and I found these totally adorable patriotic pinwheels at Joann, so I decided to make a patriotic centerpiece.  And since Robyn recently released a most fabulous patriotic stamp set called Freedom Rocks, I also had the perfect stamp to go along!  To see all of Robyn's fabulous stamps click here, and for more information about where to purchase My Pink Stamper stamps click here.

Stamp:  My Pink Stamper Freedom Rocks
Cricut Cartridges:  George and Basic Shapes (star picks), Winter Frolic (star border), Sweet Treats (scalloped circle in pennant)
Paper:  AC Cardstock
Vinyl:  Provo Craft
Edge Punch:  Martha Stewart (for accordian flower in the pennant)
Embellishments:  American Crafts (red ribbon), Michaels (blue ribbon)
Other supplies:  1/8" dowel, 3" foam ball, glass vase, red paper shred, pinwheel, flags

Thanks again for stopping by!  Your next stop on the hop is Alex at You Had Me At Craft.  I have also included a complete list of the blog hop order below:

Robyn

Shelley

Julie-readysetstamp

Angela's Simple Creations 

Kassidy

 Shauna at Craftee She 

Lori

Courtney--Court's Crafts

 Cristi

Helen

 Raechel

Tracy--Craft Junkie Too

Michelle--Meesh's Pieces

 Andrea

Alex

Pam

 Edna

CarrieAnne

Heather from Bitten By The Bug 2 (Our Special Guest Hopper)

Maria

**  GIVEAWAY **

Leave a comment and you will have a chance to win some super adorable embellishments by Doodlebug Design Inc called Jellishments!  Included in the prize are Birthday Boy, Birthday Girl, and Summer (how appropriate!).  I will pick the winner on Wednesday, June 15th.  Happy hopping!

FCCB Challenge #61 - Blue Skies

**  For information on where to vote for me, click here  **

Since we are finally starting to have some blue skies here, I thought I would celebrate by participating in this week's challenge at the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog.  The challenge for this week is to make a project using the color blue, and a cloud.  I am also using my recently purchased Kate's ABCs cartridge, which I love!  So full of little girl sweetness.  The stamp I am featuring is from the My Pink Stamper set called Sweet Baby.  Robyn always has just the perfect sentiments!  For more information on where you can purchase her stamps, click here.

The color blue, well that was easy.  I love the combination of blue and yellow for little girls - probably because I have two girls.  My favorite color on my oldest is light blue, and my favorite color on my younger daughter is yellow.  And they both have dark hair, so you might say that this little girl is the perfect representation of my daughters - although they're not so little anymore (sniff).  The cloud, on the other hand, was a bit of a challenge.  I don't think I have any cartridges that have clouds on them (oops, just thought of one!), so I used my Gypsy to weld some circles and an oval together.  My cloud looks ever so slightly like a frog's head, but that's OK!  ;-)

Stamp:  My Pink Stamper Sweet Baby
Cricut Cartridge:  Kate's ABCs, George and Basic Shapes, Gypsy
Embossing:  Cuttlebug Textile Texture
Paper:  AC Cardstock, Stampin Up, CTMH
Embellishments:  American Crafts (ribbon), Recollections (pearl), 3D Foam Squares, Stickles

And don't forget, if you have a Facebook account, I'd love your support in the Craftiest Cricut Mom contest that Cricut is hosting right now.  The prize is a limited edition Cricut Expression II!  For more information about my entry click here, or to go straight to Facebook and vote click here.  Thank you! 

My Pink Stamper New Release!

There are BIG things happening at My Pink Stamper this weekend, starting with the release of new stamps!  I just love this new release!  You can find a list of retailers that sell My Pink Stamper stamps here.

Spectacular Sayings

Stamps:  My Pink Stamper Spectacular Sayings
Cricut Cartridge:  Quarter Note
Embossing:  Cuttlebug Allegro
Paper:  The Paper Studio, Doodlebug Design, Roberts Crafts
Embellishments:  Eyelet Outlet (note eyelets), The Paper Studio (flower), Apple Pie Memories (clear button)

Freedom Rocks

Stamps:  My Pink Stamper Freedom Rocks

Cricut Cartridges:  George and Basic Shapes, Quarter Note

Embossing:  Cuttlebug Script

Edge Punch:  Fiskars Apron Lace

Paper:  The Paper Studio (denim), AC Cardstock, Core-dinations

Embellishments:  Offray (ribbon), blue button, linen thread

Don't forget to come back to My Pink Stamper tomorrow for the fabulous National Scrapbook Day Celebration!!!  There will be lots of challenges and giveaways all day long! I will be participating and having a giveaway of my own, so see you tomorrow!

My Pink Design Team - February!

I have had so much fun working with Robyn's newly released stamp sets.  Today I have chosen to feature a set called More Faithful Sayings.

I have a niece who just turned 8 and was baptized recently, but I wasn't able to be there so I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to send her a card saying how proud we are of her.

 

I am seeing now that I have a little work to do as far as keeping a steady hand when using my Copics!  I'm just glad that I had them since I didn't have any flesh-toned cardstock.

Cricut Cartridges:  Playtime, Winter Frolic (for the swirls), George & Basic Shapes

Stamps:  My Pink Stamper More Faithful Sayings

Paper:  Stampin Up, Georgia Pacific, Colorbok

Embossing:  Cuttlebug Victoria , Quickutz Flowers

Embellishments:  DCWV (buttons), Stickles, Recollections (pearls)

And here's another card featuring her new stamp set called Sport-tastic:

 

I have a confession to make:  we're not the biggest sports fans at my house.  We're more the artsy type, although I think this is going to have to change because my son needs an outlet for his oodles of energy!  But because of this I don't have any Cricut cartridges with a sports theme.  So I had to get creative.  I "built" this gold medal from the tabs feature on the Simply Sweet cartridge.  I just used the Gypsy (yes, I'm loving it more and more!) to remove the cut from the center.  Then I embossed the medal with an embossing folder from the Preserves Cricut Companion set.

Thanks for stopping by today, and if you haven't already be sure to stop by My Pink Stamper to check out all the wonderful My Pink Designer projects!

FCCB Cricut Crawl - Share the Love!

Welcome to Divine Domesticity and the fourth Fantabulous Cricut Crawl ... Fantabulous Cricut's version of a blog hop!

Valentine's Day is in a week and everyone at Fantabulous Cricut has decided to Share the Love!   Each Design Team member will be featuring an original Valentine-themed project that includes the word LOVE somewhere on it.

If you came here from the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog, then you're in the right place because I'm the first stop on the crawl.  If you just happened to stop by today, you're still in the right place if you would love to be inspired for your Valentine's Day projects.

Valentine's Day is one of my favorite holidays for a number of reasons:  red is my favorite color, it's my son's birthday, and I love sugar!

And isn't this some of the cutest sugar you've ever seen?  I would venture to guess that many of you have seen lollipops like this because they're everywhere - I've seen them in New York City at Dylan's Candy Bar, I've seen them at Michaels in Indiana, and many touristy areas.  Do you know where they are made?  In my town, by a little company called Kencraft.  They make the most adorable candies decorated with sugar art.  I can even give you a little insider information:  this past week they have been filming an episode of Kid in a Candy Story, a great Food Network show.  Watch for it around Easter!

Cricut Cartridges:  Tags Bags Boxes & More, George & Basic Shapes, Simply Sweet
Paper:  Doodlebug Design (glitter paper), AC Cardstock, Georgia Pacific
Embellishments:  Doodlebug Design (heart brad), Michaels (ribbon), and don't forget the Hershey's Kisses!

I used my glue gun to glue a foam ball (from the floral dept) in the bottom of the box, stuck the lollipop in the foam, and voila! 

Now it's your turn! Let's see your Share the Love projects!  Make sure to include a Cricut cut somewhere on your project and the word Love!

Next stop...Angela's blog, Simple Creations Papercrafts. Go see what she has in store for you today... And when you're done, make sure to link up your project to FCCB's Fantabulous Cricut Crawl post to be entered into the contest!

September 11th Challenge - My Pink Stamper

OK, so I know it's not September 11th anymore, but here is my submission for the My Pink Stamper September 11th Challenge.

MPS NSD Challenge #10 - May Day

I have to have at least a little bit of scrapbooking for National Scrapbook Day, right?