Bear & Company - Impression Obsession Day 1 Release & Hop

Welcome to the January Impression Obsession Release, everyone! With so much to share, we are devoting an extra day this month to the Release, so be sure to stop back by tomorrow and Wednesday! 

If you want to check out all that's new for January, stop by HERE.

I used the gorgeous Hundred Acre Wood background stamp for my first card; it creates a lovely background for the new Jointed Pooh. I enjoyed creating this adorable Jointed Pooh Bear! To complete the card, I added a Pooh Pleasures sentiment on a Rounded Corner Sentiment 2 layer.

Next up is this cute card showcasing Childhood Friends on a Heart Shelf. I will be using this lovely Heart Shelf for many different projects in the future. I used a Circle Stencil from one of the four new geometric stencil sets that were released this month to add a warm glow around the plush toys. Also, the background paper is from the Pooh paper pack, and the sentiment is from Pooh Pleasures.

I have another adorable bear card to share, but it is not Pooh Bear this time. Introducing this sweet Big Hugs Bear! Not only does Big Hugs Bear offer giant hugs, but he can also assist with birthday celebrations! :) I added a 2 from the Numbers Die Set to celebrate the birthday child. 

One side of each of the new geometric stencils features intricate edges for adding pretty borders. I grounded the bear using one of the Rectangles Set's edges. Lastly, I stamped a sentiment from Bear Sayings on a Jumbo Pinked Stitched Sentiment Banner. I love how wide these jumbo banners are—wide enough to fit a variety of sentiments! Lastly the background paper and the 2 are cut from the Forest Floor Paper Pack. 

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Coffee and the Precision Glue Press

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Greetings! The card I am showcasing today on the My Sweet Petunia blog has a sneak peek available here. Check out My Sweet Petunia to see the full card!

Have you had a chance to use the new Precision Glue Press? What a fantastic tool! Take a look at the video below. It includes some pointers on how to maximize the functionality of the Precision Glue Press!

The Precision Glue Press is currently available at My Sweet Petunia in a limited quantity! More to come in February.

The supplies needed to create this card are listed below. I have included a photo (with the link) of the stamp set released this month and links to all the other products below it. 

Black Original MISTI

Mini MISTI

Cut Align Ruler

Sticky Mats

Alignment Grids

Precision Glue Press

More Than Coffee - IO Theme Day - Hearts

Hello, everyone! This month's theme at IO is hearts.  I have a humorous coffee card to share, but first, I am sending love with this card! 

I cut a vibrant piece of colorful paper from the Valentine Rose paper pack to get started. To trim the border, I used the Edges 1 border. A heart from the Love with Wings stamp set perfectly fits a suit tag, so I die-cut and colored it. Finally, the die-cut sentiment Sending Love was affixed above the tag.

 I enjoyed making my background for this card using the Love with Wings Stamp set. The Coffee to Go was die-cut, and the sleeve was stamped with a heart also from the Love with Wings stamp set. It adds a cute touch to the Coffee to Go sleeve. The cup was then placed on a Deckled Tag. The sentiment is from the Relationship Humor set. It's hilarious, adding unexpected levity to the card. To add dimension to the card, I also used a Rounded Rectangle Layer and the Crazy Stitched Set.

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New Friends

Greetings! This week at SCS, I am hosting the Free 4 All Challenge, and our theme is NEW! I like the F4ALL because there are so many ways to interpret most of the challenges!

My card features a sentiment from a new stamp set, Hello Friend. There is also the humorous line of becoming new friends when we are old!  Because of my terrible memory and the fact that my sister and I joke about being the two elderly women in the nursing home, this is funny in a lot of ways. She will remember me, but I think she could become my new best friend at some point. :)  Additionally, I stamped the sentiment on a Rounded Rectangle Layer and used a background paper from Spring Scenes. 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

 

Ring in the New Year & a Beary Christmas

Hello! Happy New Year! I am ringing in the New Year with this sweet card, and below, you will also find this month's SCS Fan Club Christmas card. The Fan Club has a unique Christmas Challenge all year long. We have a fantastic team that brings new challenges once a month. This is a great way to get ahead for next year. So, let's first talk about this sweet New Year card!

I hope you have a lovely New Year's Day and can keep some of that spirit going throughout the year!  

Because my husband has a very odd schedule, I am ringing in the new year with just one glass! But that's ok, we have plans for his 3-day weekend!  :)  I liked the idea of a party, so I featured 6 glasses on this card. Maybe a mythical toast with our kids and their new spouses.  :)  

I kept this relatively simple using the Ring in the New Year stamp set and the Small Layered Bow die set.  

I made a card with the cute Cocoa Bear for the Fan Club January Christmas Challenge. The sentiment is from Bear Sayings and was stamped on a Rounded Corner Sentiment Banner. The snowflakes came from the Christmas Cookies set. The background paper is from Christmas Doodles. For the scarf, I  used a scrap from Deck the Halls. Doesn't he look snazzy? Lastly, I framed the whole thing with the Large Frame.       

Thanks so much for looking!  

Happy New Year! I wish I could give you all a real hug!  

 

Coffee & Cookies - IO Team Favorites

Hello! Welcome to IO Team Favorites!  

Here are a couple of my favorites for this month. I have so many faves that it's always hard to narrow down, so I decided to go with treats! I love all the different cookie dies IO released this year; the Valentine Cookies are no exception! The Cookie Plate has seen a lot of use this year! I am sending sweet cookies and the Friends Forever sentiment to someone special. Lastly, the background paper came from the Valentine Rose paper pack.

Next up, what goes best with sugary sweet cookies? Coffee! And Jeanne came out with a super fun Coffee Love sentiment set this month! IO has a great selection of coffee-themed dies; I chose Coffee to Go for this project. Lastly, I made a border with Vintage Coffee Paper and Edges 2 Die. 

Thanks so much for looking!

 

Hearts & More IO December Release & Hop Day 2

Hello, welcome to Day 2 of the IO December Release!

First, a little note: Cocoa Bear is back in stock!  I used him on this card to send healing hugs!  The sentiment is part of the new Sending Hugs stamp set.

  

Next, I am featuring the pretty Loopy Heart.  I also used the button die from the new Primitive Heart set.  The sentiment is Relationship Humor.  If you love humor and mild sarcasm, this set is for you! This set also includes some general sentiments, making it a great value. The background paper is from the Basic Plaids paper pack.     

Lastly, I love the New Year's set by Lindsay!  Ring in the New Year is a super cute set.  I like that the signs are blank so we can pen in the new year! And, oh my goodness, it isn't until just this minute that I realize I wrote the wrong year!! It should read 2024!  Sigh.  Oh well.  I might have to use a little whiteout!  LOL. I paired the scene with a very NON-New Year paper, Vintage Coffee.  I also used the Crazy Stitched Set for my image layer.  

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Love is in the Air - IO December Release & Hop

Hello!  Welcome to Day 1 of the December Release Hop!  This month is full of hearts, hugs, coffee, and more!  

Coffee cards are high on my list of favorite cards to make.  They are just plain fun.  This first card features Cozy Vibes.  I framed it with a Large Frame and used Rounded Rectangle Layers for the sentiment.  

This next card features a die set I am super excited about!  The new Primitive Heart set can be used independently or with a previously released set, Eyelet Primitive Hearts.  The new set layers beautifully with the Eyelet set!  I love it!  I also used the following:

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