For Carole....and a chance to win!!!!

Hi everyone!! Happy Saturday!!! I have a Stamps and Smiles card to share with you today!!!

A week or two ago, when Stamps and Smiles debuted, my friend and fellow Dirty Dozen Alumni Carole (TruCarMa) commented on one of the bunny cards here on my blog. She said that it reminded her of a Christmas ornament she got the year her oldest son was born! She attached a little picture for me, and the second I saw it, I just knew I had to re-create it in a card for her!!!

Carole is one of the FUNNIEST people I *know*! She always makes me smile and I am so glad we became friends through our stint on the Dirty Dozen together!!

I hope you like this card Carole!!

This card was SOOOOO much fun to make, and I used three different Stamps and Smiles sets to make it! First, I stamped the Mama Bunny from Mama Bunny Loves Me and the little boy bunny from Egg Hunt on Choice White Cardstock (from Taylored Expressions!) in Memento Tuxedo Black, and I colored them both with my Copic Markers.

Using a craft knife, I CAREFULLY cut a slit on either side of Mama Bunny's arms in order to have enough room for her to actually HOLD her little boy bunny!!! Isn't that SO cute!! I was so happy to be able to actually make that work!!!

I paper pieced part of Mama Bunny's dress with some Delicate Dots DSP, which I what I used on the rest of my card!! I added some Bashful Blue striped ribbon and some So Saffron brads to finish off my card! The XOXO sentiment is from Eggstra Special!!

How would YOU like to win your very own Stamps and Smiles stamp set??? Jennifer has VERY GRACIOUSLY offered me a Cuppy Love set to give away right here!! Exciting right!! I LOVE Cuppy Love....SO cute and so much fun to color!!

All you have to do to win is leave a comment here, and I will use random.org to pick a winner tommorow night (March 8, 2009) at 8PM EST!! Good Luck!!!

Here is a pic of the Cuppy Love set!!! Totally cute right!!!





Thanks so much for stopping by! Don't forget to Stamp and Smile!!!



Recipe:
Stamps: Mama Bunny, Egg Hunt and Eggstra Special by Stamps and Smiles
Paper: So Saffron, Bashful Blue, Choice White and Delicate Dots DSP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Oval Nestabilities, Paper Piercing Tool and Template, Bashful Blue Striped Ribbon, Scallop Edge Punch, Copic Markers, Rich Regals Brads and Dimensionals

Jodi

Do you like to Stamp and Smile???

Well, I sure do!! Hi everyone!! Happy Monday!! I have some very exciting news! Jennifer Meyer has her own new stamp company, Stamps and Smiles! She has asked me to be a Guest Designer for her this month and I am so thrilled!!

Today we are featuring the Cuppy Love set! How caaa-ute is this??? I LOVE this cuppy holding her (his?) little baby cuppy, and I am giving this card to my daughter Meredith!! She is almost 3 and LOVES getting cards from Mommy!!

For this card, I colored Cuppy Love with my Copic Markers, and I added some shimmer to the *icing* with some Crystal Transparent Glitter from Art Institute Glitter (can you tell I just LOVE this stuff!!). I framed Cuppy Love with my circle nesties and added some piercing (of course!!).

I used the retired SU! Petals and Paisley DSP (still one of my favs...I really need to figure out how to get some more of this!!), and I ran the turquoise polka dot panel through the Cuttlebug with the Swiss Dots Embossing Folder. I punched out my sentiment with my small oval punch and layered it on a large oval punch. I added some Ice Rhinestone Brads to the end for some more sparkle!! I finished off my card with some Pretty In Pink Taffeta Ribbon and some Sherbert Ribbon Originals!!

You can see what the Stamps and Smiles Design Team did with Cuppy Love right here!!

Jennifer Meyer
Lori Boyd
Cindy Haffner
Jackie Pedro
Sandy Hulsart
Suzy Tyler
Lynda Benden
Mercy Kerin
Vivienne Holden
Pam Varnell

and my fellow Guest Designer, Jeanne Streiff

Thanks so much for stopping by! Don't forget to Stamp and Smile!!!

Recipe:
Stamps: Cuppy Love by Stamps and Smiles
Paper: Regal Rose, Pretty In Pink, Stampers Select White by Papertrey Ink and Petals & Paisley DSP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Circle Nestabilities, Cuttlebug, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Pretty In Pink Taffeta Ribbon, Sherbert Ribbon Originals, Small and Large Oval Punches, Ice Circle Rhinestone Brads, Two Way Glue Pen, Crystal Transparent Glitter by Art Institute Glitter, Copic Markers and Dimensionals

Jodi