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

My Pink Stamper NSD Designer’s Choice Blop Hop **GIVEAWAY**

**Giveaway Closed**

Happy National Scrapbook Day!  I'm so glad that you have decided to celebrate the My Pink Stamper way and have joined us for our Designer's Choice Hop.  If you arrived here from Edna's blog (Create with Expression) then you're in the right place.  If you arrived here on your own, I invite you to hop over to My Pink Stamper so you can start at the beginning and see all the wonderful designers' projects.

Isn't it amazing that we have a day just to celebrate preserving memories?  Scrapbooking really is the perfect combination of creativity and history, and I don't do enough of it.  The stamp set that I have chosen to showcase today is That's Punnylicious:

I LOVE all of Robyn's Punnylicious line.  They're so fun!  The occasion that I chose to scrapbook for today isn't exactly a wonderful memory, but an endearing one, and something that should be documented nonetheless.  My son broke his arm last weekend on the play set in our backyard, poor kid!  Later while we were sitting snuggling he told me that he was trying to be Indiana Jones.  He had flicked his whip up over the top of the play set, thinking that it would wind around something so he could pull himself up.  It didn't quite work that way, poor little guy.  I couldn't help but smile when he told me.  I don't love that he got hurt, but I do love his very vivid imagination.  He's such a character and I wouldn't have him any other way.

Stamp:  My Pink Stamper That's Punnylicious
Cuts:  Cricut Create a Critter (monkey, vine, bananas), Plantin Schoolbook (scallop border, grass), Silhouette Playground
Paper:  Making Memories (stripes), AC Cardstock, Stampin Up
Embellishments:  assorted buttons, linen thread

**GIVEAWAY**- Leave a comment for a chance to win your very own That's Punnylicious stamp set!  Thank you My Pink Stamper for your very generous donation.  Don't forget to include your email address so I have a way to contact you.  I will choose a winner on Wednesday, May 9th.

Thanks for stopping by.  The next stop on the hop is Chelle's blog (Paper Krate).  I have also included the entire hop order below.  Have fun hopping, and have even more fun celebrating National Scrapbook Day.  I hope your day is a creative one! 

My Pink Stamper

Renee (RockinRenee)

Angela (Simple Creations)

Cristi

Carissa (Sprinkled with Glitter)

Shelley

Helen

Edna (Create With Expression)

Andrea  -------->>you are here<<

Chelle (Paper Krate) --------->>go here next<<

Missy

Tracy (CraftJunkieToo)

Roberta

Michelle(Meesh’s Pieces)

Doodlebuggin'

My absolute favorite papercrafting company is Doodlebug Design Inc.  All I have to do is go to the Doodlebug isle at my local craft store, and it just makes me happy!  I love their color palette, I love the fun images, their boutique brads, their glitter paper, I love to go to their booth during the Scrapbook USA Expo (which is coming up BTW), I just LOVE them!  I love what they did at this summer's CHA.  Did you know that they won an award at CHA for their super fun booth?  How could they not?  Their wonderful new products and creative exhibiting just screamed fun!

Last week I spent some quality time with my Doodlebug Design Inc products, and this week I am going to share them with you!

I made this layout using primarily their Welcome Home collection.  Aren't those just the cutest kids you've ever seen?  I don't know whose they are - I just found them on the street and dragged them in for a picture!  ;-)

Paper:  Doodlebug Design, AC Cardstock, DCWV
Accessories:  Doodlebug Design Cute Cuts (Welcome Home), Doodlebug Design Boutique Brads (Welcome Home), American Crafts (ribbon), DCWV (buttons), Prima (flowers), Diamond Glaze

Lovin' those stacks

Good morning!  And it has been a good morning - I've already been on my walk, it's a beautiful day, and it's going to be a HOT day.  Today is definitely going to be a great time to take some pictures to put in my "Splash" layout from my previous post.  And since it is going to be a beautiful summer's day I thought I would share another layout that I created for one of my classes that I teach at Joann.

If this layout looks slightly familiar, it could be that you're remembering my Hawaii layout from a couple of months ago.  What can I say - I like this layout!  I have to admit though, there's a moment after you have taken the time to assemble a big cut like the jar with the butterflies that you wonder, "Do I really want to cut this in half?"  I just really like the effect though.  And I love this paper.  I used the Lemon Flower Stack from DCWV.  They have been coming out with such beautiful stacks and they are becoming my "go-to" materials more and more because, well, I like them, but also because it's easy for me to put on a list of supplies for my students.  Instead of me or them having to put together an assortment of paper that all coordinates, the work is totally done for you!  You will also see that Robyn at My Pink Stamper had the perfect stamps to go too!  The sets that I used for this layout are Buggy Punnies and Spectacular Sayings .

Stamps:  My Pink Stamper Buggy Punnies and Spectacular Sayings

Cricut Cartridge:  Kate's ABCs

Paper:  DCWV Lemon Flower Stack

Edge Punch:  Martha Stewart

Embellishments:  Offray (ribbon), DCWV (buttons), pearls (Recollections)

I hope you have a great day!  I am off to water my garden!

My Pink Design Team - June

I am so excited to be joining with Robyn at My Pink Stamper and my fellow Pink Designers to share this month's project.  If you stopped by today on your own, be sure to head over to My Pink Stamper  when you're done so you can see all of the wonderful projects this month.  We were asked to create a project that was bright, fun, and of coarse using My Pink Stamper stamps!  As I was pondering what I would make, my mind kept going back to one cartridge that to me is the perfect example of bright and fun - Create a Critter!

We have a new park in town, and in it they have a really fun water play area for the kids that I know we'll be spending a lot of time at this summer.  I'm sure they'll make a splash!

After being cooped up during a long cold winter, and then a cold, wet spring, I feel like we need to just get out and play.  So Robyn's stamp "Live Life to the Fullest" from her Spectacular Sayings set was perfect.  And then to go along with my splash/underwater theme I used the "That's Fin-tastic" stamp from Even More Punnylicious - I just inked the "Fin-tastic" part.  Aren't the octopus and sea horse cute?  I can't believe I haven't used them before.  Add a scallop shell for some journaling and there you have it!

Stamps:  My Pink Stamper Spectacular Sayings and Even More Punny-licious
Cricut Cartridge:  Create a Critter
Paper:  Doodlebug Design (stripes), Provo Craft (orange floral), AC Cardstock, DCWV (foil)
Embellishments:  Offray (ribbon), Doodlebug Design (button), Stickles

Thanks so much for stopping by!  If you would like to purchase My Pink Stamper stamps, you can see a complete list of retailers here.

More My Pink Stamper New Releases!

And the fun continues with another new set from My Pink Stamper called Biggie Punnies!  I love all of Robyn's "punny" sets - they're just so fun and work so well with Cricut cartridges.  This set is one of her larger 6 x 8 sets.

Biggie Punnies

Don't you just love the expression on my son's face?  What can I say?  He's four...

Stamps:  My Pink Stamper Biggie Punnies

Cricut Cartridges:  Country Life (carrots), Winter Frolic (tag - enlarged and elements removed with the Gypsy)

Paper:  American Crafts (City Park line), AC Cardstock, Provo Craft

Edge Punch:  Martha Stewart Apron Lace

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

One of the many really great things you can do with these stamps is bend them a little as you are mounting them on your acrylic block.

Stamp:  My Pink Stamper Biggie Punnies

Cricut Cartridge:  Create a Critter

Embossing:  Cuttlebug D'vine Swirl, Sizzix Zebra

Paper:  AC Cardstock, Stampin Up

Accessories:  Eyelet Outlet (frog eyelets), Stickles

Cricut Expression II Anniversary Edition - Celebration!

Let the countdown begin!  April 26th is the day that the Cricut Expression II Anniversary Edition will be launched on the Home Shopping Network.  I am so excited about this machine - it looks really cool!  I am so excited that I even decided to submit an entry for the Fifth Anniversary Design Challenge.  And since I live close to Provo Craft corporate headquarters, instead of sending mine in the mail I got to go there and deliver it in person.  Well, I wasn't able to give it to Jinger in person, but I did give it to the receptionist!  ;-)  It was one of those, "Aaaahhhh..." (insert chorus of angels singing) moments where you feel like you are on holy ground.  LOL! 

I don't know if it will win, but I sure had fun making it!  Those Toy Story cuts are a lot of work, but totally worth the time.  I just LOVE that bandana print paper in the background too.  And wouldn't you know, Robyn at My Pink Stamper had the perfect stamp set to go along:  Boy Crazy!

Cricut Cartridges:  Toy Story, Opposites Attract
Stamps:  My Pink Stamper Boy Crazy
Paper:  AC Cardstock, Bazzill, Roberts Crafts, The Paper Studio (red bandana)
Accessories:  hemp twine, misc buttons, white gel pen, Eyelet Outlet (star eyelets)

Don't forget that there is a My Pink Stamper LIVE Broadcast going on tonight starting at 10:05 pm CST where she will be announcing the winner of the Cricut Expression II Anniversary Edition!  And then afterwards is the launch on HSN!  Woo hoo!

DCWV Warehouse sale!

At the risk of making those of you who do not live in Utah cry...

Tomorrow the Die Cuts With a View warehouse sale begins!  If you are in the area, this is definitely a sale that you can't miss.  Last year they had the 12 x 12 stacks for $5!  They had their wall vinyl for $3!  Just be prepared because you know what happens when you put a bunch of scrappers in a warehouse with prices like that - it gets a little crazy!  For the best selection you need to get there early, but be prepared to wait in line for a long time.

Corner of East Bay Blvd and 350 East

Building #1422

Provo, Utah

Thursday, April 14th- 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Friday,     April 15th - 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Saturday, April 16th-   9:00  AM - 1:00 PM

Scrapbook USA Expo

There are some definite advantages to living in Utah when you're a papercrafter.  One of those is the Scrapbook USA Expo.  I have been trying to decide all week whether I was going to go or not, but finally decided I would today.  Am I glad I went?  Well, I brought my three children with me - one of which is my very active, and at the moment very over tired (from all the partying with my sister being in town) son.  It was a bit of a challenge to say the least.  But I did find what I wanted while I was there:

• I was able to see both the Cricut Imagine, and the limited edition Cricut Expression 2 in action.  Very cool!  I also learned from the product development rep that the Cricut Craft Room is supposed to be ready to launch in 2-3 weeks.  You can see a video clip of the Cricut Expression 2 and Cricut Craft room here.
• Doodlebug Design Co had a booth!  I love their products - such bright, happy colors and the cutest images and accessories.
• I finally found the cartridge Quarter Note for a price that I was willing to pay.  CreativeXpress was there (aka ProvoCraft), and they had some smokin' prices on their cartridges towards the end of the day.
• I also saw Erin Madsen of DCWV at their booth and the infamous DCWV paper dresses.

and last but not least

• I was able to add a little to my Copic collection (I bet you didn't know I even owned Copics!  I am kind of a Cricut girl, but I do love my Copics).  The booth that I purchased them from was Scrap-mart.com.  Now, I have never ordered through their online store before, so I can't speak for that aspect of the company, but I can report that they have a good price for Copic Sketch and Ciao, PLUS they offer free shipping.  That's huge for me because there are a few online stores that have great prices for the markers but have horrible shipping costs.  And if you use the code First10 at Checkout, you can get 10% off of your first order over $50.00.

Now it is time to relax and spend some precious time with my sister and her family before they leave on Monday.  Have a great weekend!

My Pink Design Team - March!

Welcome!  Are you feeling scrappy?  I hope so because this month my fellow My Pink Design Team members and I have all done some scrapbooking for your inspiration and viewing pleasure!  I'm happy to say that I may have found the secret for me to even do scrapbooking - make the layouts in advance!  I know this isn't a new idea necessarily, but it's new for me!  I was an avid scrapbooker for the first two years of my oldest daughter's life - then #2 was born, and well, it just hasn't happened since...

Guess where I'm going next week?  You guessed it  - Hawaii!  I'm so excited because I've never been there before, and because it means precious alone time with my husband.  And what makes it even better is I'm being paid to go!  Definitely something to scrap about.  I just hope that I don't end up journaling the time that I caused a car accident with the glare from my lily white skin, or the wonderful cold that I caught while there (that's an Andrea classic!).

Cricut Cartridges:  Preserves (pineapple & pineapple rings), Country Life (font)
Stamps:  My Pink Stamper Love-Alicious
Paper:  DCWV (Citrus Stack), AC Cardstock, Provo Craft
Edge Punch:  Martha Stewart Arch Lattice
Embellishments:  DCWV (buttons), pearls (Recollections), misc gems, Offray (ribbon)

Don't  forget to head back over to My Pink Stamper to check out the beautiful work from all my fellow designers.  Have a great day!

It's Pinkalicious Blog Hop Friday!

Welcome to the third My Pink Stamper Pinkalicious Blog Hop!  Whether you arrived here from Agnes' blog, or you stopped by on your own, I'm glad you're here!  If you would like to begin at the beginning, hop on over to My Pink Stamper and then you'll be sure to see all the wonderful projects made by Robyn and my fellow designers.

Can you feel it?  Do you have spring fever?  Spring is just around the corner, so the theme for this month's blog hop is Spring!  To celebrate the occasion I thought I would do something really wild and crazy, and do a layout.  I know, shocking isn't it?  I definitely tend to lean more towards the card making.  One of my favorite things to do is to take pictures of my children in their new Easter clothes at a local garden, so I know I'm going to have something to scrap about!  Robyn's new stamp set called More Faithful Sayings was perfect for my Easter theme.

Cricut Cartridges:  Cricut Classic Font, A Walk In My Garden, Forever Young, Opposites Attract
Stamps:  My Pink Stamper More Faithful Sayings
Paper:  DCWV, Stampin Up
Embossing:  Cuttlebug Victoria
Edge Punch:  Martha Stewart Scallop Dot
Accessories:  DCWV (buttons), American Crafts (aqua ribbon), Offray (white grosgrain)

Thank you so much for stopping by!  Your next stop is Raechel at Raechel's Cards.  I've included the entire blog hop order below in case you get lost, and don't forget to go back to My Pink Stamper when you're done and join us for the challenge!

Robyn

Julie—readysetstamp

Lori

Cristi

Shelley

Anges—Flowerdisco

Andrea

Raechel

Bling Queen Wendy

Sonia

Pam

Helen

Edna

Angela’s Simple Creations

Tracy—Craft Junkie Too

Shauna at Craftee She

CarrieAnne

Michelle—Meesh’s Pieces

Kassidy

Courtney—Court’s Crafts

Kristal--Getting Cricky (This Month’s Special Guest Hopper)

Maria

FCCB Challenge #41 - Snowy Delights

I can't think of a more fitting theme for this week's challenge.  We had a green Christmas here, but then a few days later we got hit by the storm of the season followed by plummeting temperatures.  It is seriously cold and snowy now!  I love snowflakes (unless I'm driving in them) in my crafting projects.  What could be more beautiful?

This week's challenge at the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog is Snowy Delights - make a project incorporating snow or snowflakes.  I have had this snowflake paper by Sonburn for a couple of years now, I guess just waiting for the right project.  These are certainly colors that I never would have thought of using together, but somehow it works!

Cricut Cartridge:  Winter Frolic, When It's Cold Outside
Paper:  Sonburn (Snowflake Circles), AC Cardstock, DCWV
Embossing:  Cuttlebug

Ribbon:  Offray
Punch:  Martha Stewart Scallop Dot
Bling:  Stickles and assorted gems


And last but not least, I'm so excited I could explode:  I had a very Cricut Christmas!  If you have been following me for a while you would know that I scored a Cricut Expression during the after Thanksgiving sales.  Of coarse I wasn't allowed to use it until after it had been wrapped, sat under the tree, and then opened on Christmas day.  Do you know how hard that was?!  But then the piece de resistance, my sweet mother-in-law got me a Gypsy - thankfully at a huge discount!  Let the learning curve begin!  Oh, and I got a pink ATG gun.  Ah, I love the fact that my projects are staying stuck together if you know what I mean!

I got one!

Hee hee!  I joined in the insanity last night and went to my local Wal-Mart to see if I could get one of the Cricut Expressions that they had advertised.  Do you want to know how badly I wanted one?  I arrived at the Wal-Mart at about 9:50 pm, and sat down by the pallet where they had all the Cricuts and cartridges bundled up and stayed there for the two hours until the craziness began.  You know, if you can look past all the insanity and the bad that these sales can bring out in people, it can actually be kind of fun while you're waiting!  I got to visit with some really nice people, answer a lot of their questions about the Cricut, and I found a great local source for cheap Cricut cartridges.  Of the five of us that were there first we had it all planned out how we were going to help each other get the colors we wanted.  And I think the one dad in the crowd was glad to have people there who knew what they were talking about to help him know what to get for his daughter.

One of the girls I was standing there waiting with kept asking, "How are we going to know when it's time?"  I just told her, "Trust me, you'll know.  Just wait - when it gets close to midnight some customer is going to decide when it's close enough and will start grabbing and it will start a chain reaction."

Yep, that's exactly what happened.

By the way - there are still Cricut Expressions available online for the same price as they had in the stores.  Check them out here:  yellow, green, aqua, and plum - the price is up to $225 now though. 

Oh, and did I mention I'm not allowed to play with my Expression yet?  I have to wait until Christmas...  :-(

FCCB Challenge #37 - Thankful for...

my husband.  Isn't he handsome?  What greater inspiration than the love of my life and the colors of this beautiful time of the year?  This is the time to remember all of the many things we have to be thankful for.  And after you do we'd love for you to join us in this week's challenge at the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog.

Cricut Cartridges:
Font - Plantin Schoolbook
Border - Winter Frolic

Paper:
American Crafts
Paper Pizzaz

Paper Punch:
Martha Stewart - Arch Lattice

A not-so-mini album! ;-)

As you have probably noticed my creations definitely lean more towards cards, but with the classes that I am teaching at Joann I have had to branch out a little bit.  One of the classes I am teaching is at the end of December, so right after Christmas.  Not really a time for Christmas projects, but we're all still feeling festive at that point, so what to do?  I decided to try my hand at making a mini-album, which as it happens, turned out to be more like a not-so-mini album (in my humble opinion).  I decided to go with a winter theme, so once again I pulled out my Winter Frolic cartridge, et viola!  Aside from the cover, there are 2 of each of the pages pictured below to make the album.

Paper - chipboard, DCWV, KI Memories

Ribbon - Offray, American Crafts

Embossing - Cuttlebug

Halloween layout

So...I made with this with the intent of participating in the Cuttlebug Spot challenge this week, and then after all was said and done I realized that I didn't use my Cuttlebug, at all, to make this.  Ooops!  Oh well...

Phew, this one turned out bright!

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.

Trick or Treat!

This is what I made to work on while attending a Joann open house on Saturday.  I was able to tell people about my upcoming classes and hopefully get them excited about using their Cricut!  The images are from the Mini Monsters cartridge, and the paper from DCWV and American Crafts.

And here is a layout that my 11 year old daughter made.  Isn't it good?  I am so impressed!

MPS Design Team Submission

This is my MPS design team submission [sigh] .  I have to say, the new design team submissions were awesome.  Quite a talented bunch.  Try, try again, right?

Recipe: 

Cardstock:  DCWV Spring Glitter Stack, Citrus Stack, Pastel Cardstock Stack, Spring Glitter Matte Stack, AC Cardstock, Georgia Pacific White

Cricut Cartridges:  Walk in My Garden, Opposites Attract

Accessories:  Studio G glitter glue, gems, corner rounder punch

For the daisy border I used the “border” function on the Walk In My Garden cartridge, set at 2” and repeated 3 times.  The large daisy was cut at 3 1/2”.

MPS NSD Challenge #10 - May Day

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