2026: Simon Says Stamp In My Heart release

Hello again, sweet friends! 

I'm sooooooooo excited about this NEW Simon Says Stamp release, In My Heart! You will see that I went a bit crazy for the flower dies and stencils💐

 

Here's what I created for this release- mostly Mother's Day cards!! 

I absolutely LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE this card- it's for my mom! She loves yellow, and I knew I had to use the Friendly Blossoms stencils to create a beautiful yellow flower design for my mom's card. This turned out PERFECTLY! 

This card uses the same stencil, as well as matching embossing dies. I wanted a simple ombre design for this card. 

This card is for Trav's mom- it's got the softest embossed, cursive background called Best Mom Background stamp. I also used the Jaunty Stem flower dies to create the cascade of flowers. LOVE the blue hues! 

This shaker card was supposed to have the flowers as the clear design... but then I realized the die set is fused together so I couldn't do a full, clear flower design! LOL I think this turned out great regardless!! I used the Opal Rainbow embellishments to fill the shaker and stamped the background with the previously released Dahlia background stamp. LOVE! 

And my FAVORITE card set--- love this design! I love the striped background that I created using an alcohol marker... to the Teardrop Pinpoint frames... to the colors... to the small thread! I LOVE LOVE LOVE it!  

That's it for me today. Be sure to stop by the SSS YouTube channel for an unveiling of ALL the NEW products, as well as LOADS of inspiration! And speaking of inspiration--- you can head to the SSS In My Heart gallery for even MORE inspiration! 

THANKS so much for stopping by! MORE to come 💌

Be blessed ❤️

Sav

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Supplies for all cards are from the In My Heart collection: 

Friendly Blossoms stencils 1117stc

Friendly Blossoms embossing dies 1562sdc

Love You, Mom dies 1589sd

Jaunty Stems dies S1096

Best Mom background stamp 1388ss

Teardrop Pinpoint Frames S1135 

Opal Rainbow embellishments 

 

Also used: Timeless Blossoms stamps 2213ssc, Dahlia background stamp 1224ss

 

2024: Caffeinated Christmas Card November Challenge [card #271]

Hellooooooooooo, sweet friends!  

I'm back and thrilled to join in the fun again with the Caffeinated Christmas Card team for their November challenge. Pink & Main is sponsoring this challenge, which is PERFECT as they have some super cute images for Christmas and that match the coffee theme! 

For today's project, I went with "green" as my inspiration since my first project {HERE} was "red". LOL 😂  My first card was all red using one stamp set... this card is green with several fun goodies and products by P&M!!!! I love it! 

Since this card is more my style, I pulled out everything I love using on my cards: an embossing folder, twine, gold embossing powder... and of course the cutest mug image!!! I took my time coloring this image **NOTE: I'm still a newbie!!! and originally wanted to have his hair red, but after much thought, I went with black and I'm glad I did! I think he is super cute!!! 

I hope that this card inspires you to pull out your P&M goodies to create today---  maybe something green or red so you can join in the fun with the November challenge over on the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge blog. 

That's it for me today. 

THANKS so much for stopping by! MORE to come 💌   

Be blessed ❤️

Sav

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P&M Supplies, Nutcracker Wishes {SLTC#43, image #47}

Plaid embossing folder

Mugs & Kisses stamps/dies

Stop Sign twine

Gold Rush embossing powder

2024: Caffeinated Christmas Card November Challenge [card #270]

Hellooooooooooo, sweet friends!  

I'm super excited to join in the fun with the the Caffeinated Christmas Card team for their November challenge- red or green. Pink & Main is sponsoring this challenge, which is PERFECT as they have some super cute images for Christmas and that match the coffee theme! 

For my project, I wanted to do something that was "all red" since the challenge was red and green. This made me think of a one-layer card using only one stamp set, P&M Mugs & Kisses. This was harder than I thought, but it turned out the way I envisioned it👍🏻  

• First I stamped the Santa mug on the cardbase and masking paper
• Masked him to stamp the whippy dip and candy cane (also on the cardbase and masking paper) 
• Then I kept the masks on so I could ink the background--- yes the background is inked! #SSS20yearsofdistress
• Then I stamped the sentiment with red ink as well
• Finally I added color to the image (ok--- I added just a hint of green for fun!)

Simple steps but nerve-wracking as working on a one-layer card means if you mess up... then you have to start all over! LOL 😂

I hope that this card inspires you to pull out your P&M goodies to create today, as well as joining in the fun with the November challenge over on the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge blog.  

That's it for me today. I've got another P&M project that I will share for this challenge in a few weeks! I can't wait:) 

THANKS so much for stopping by! MORE to come 💌   

Be blessed ❤️

Sav

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2024: Coffee Date with Shelly & Coffee Loving Papercrafters [cards #146-147]

Hellooooooooooo, sweet friends!  

It's been a loooooong time- I know! Let me catch you up: 

1. I continue to injure myself- no surprise there! I recently stepped on a hammer (soft tissue damage), fell down 4 or 5 stairs (because of Finn), and now the back of my right knee hurts (I think I tore something, but I'm hoping not!).
2. I celebrated the one year anniversary of my wrist surgery- Praise the Lord🙌🏻 I'm so thankful that I have 95% usage of my wrist movement!!! I won't lie - my wrist STILL hurts, but it's so much better today than it was over a year ago!
3. Oh-- and we moved📦 I found out that we were officially moving 2 weeks before it happened- long story about going back and forth on the house with the previous owners. It was approved; it happened quickly; and I've been currently living out of boxes in my studio! I'm surprised I was able to make something for today's posts since I can't find any of my tools, inks, papers, etc! LOL!

Ok- now that we are caught up... let's get to the good stuff! 

I'm joining in the fun as a Guest Designer with the Coffee Loving Papercrafts blog. My sweet friend, Shelly, asked me on a coffee date, and I couldn't refuse:) 

#SAVfact: I have 11 food sensitivities including tea and coffee. I don't drink tea or coffee at all. However, I do love the coffee trend images (mugs, cups, fun sayings, etc) and couldn't pass up on this fun opportunity! 

Here's a sneak peek of what I've created--- be sure to stop by HERE for more details and the full reveal! **NOTE: Shelly and I decided to do a Throwback for this Coffee Date and use some of the retired Paper Smooches images for our creations. Again--- I couldn't pass up this fun opportunity to use my favorite PS goodies! 

That's it for me today. Be sure to stop by the Coffee Loving Papercrafts blog and my IG page for more details!!!

THANKS so much for stopping by! MORE to come 💌   

Be blessed ❤️

Sav

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ps... I couldn't help myself and made ANOTHER card using a NEW Paper Smooches image!!! This little panda in a mug is just too adorable. I did a bit of shading/coloring, fussy cutting, paper piecing, and stamping/embossing. I love the colors and the way this card turned out!!!! SO fun! 

Virtual Smooches: Birthday Cake Decorations

Hello, friends:}

Today is my day to share a video over on the  Paper Smooches video blog- Virtual Smooches! 

So....... today's video is a bit odd. I wanted to try and recreate THIS fun birthday cake decorations using my PS dies... it went ok... but I might consider this for a Pinterest Idea FAIL! This video is also odd because I literally did this in one take- no thinking... no redos... I only had ONE cake! LOL!  

Here's a sneak peek of my video:

Before we go... I've been waiting to share this Virtual Smooches Featured Fan! Elle shared this fun take on Trav's Card Style!!! LOOOOOOOVE it! She didn't use PS stamps or dies... but that's ok! She used what she had on hand... it's PERFECT! And check out those stripes! That's RIBBON! WOWZA! Fab job, Elle! THANKS for joining in the fun with the VS team! 

THANKS so much for stopping by--- be sure to go HERE for my video! Be blessed:}

Paper Smooches SPARKS: May Designer Drafts challenge

Hello, friends:}

Today we start another weekly challenge over at Paper Smooches SPARKS blog!! This week we are sharing a DESIGNER DRAFT challenge. 

This week we are inspired by the following sketch:

**Sentiments can be placed anywhere on the sketch.

Ok.... so.... I went a bit abstract for this sketch.... that's typical for me:) Here's how I followed the sketch: 

• I used the tan background as my cardbase.
• The green piece was created using "watercolors".
• The orange strip became a sentiment.
• The half circle was made into another sentiment and die cut.
  

I looooooove that watercoloring- I used Tsukineko Radiant Neon Electric Orange and Coral inks for this design!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE! I also love the washed out edges... that was made by spraying Ink Potion No. 9 on my watercolor design. This is probably my fav watercoloring ever! 

I cut up a sentiment from the Paper Smooches Happy Birthday set and stamped another one from the Chit Chat set. Then I die cut the Smooches Birthday Words sentiment using Chickaniddy Crafts Silver Surfer foil paper! LOOOOOOVE! 

That's it for me today--but be sure to stop by the other Paper Smooches SPARKS DT members' blogs, get inspired, and leave them some love. ***This is actually the last PSS challenge for these gals. I'm so thankful that I was able to work with them-- it has been a blast! I love each of their styles and designs-- I've been blown away with each of their creations!! Please stop by their blog and let them know you love their work too!

Isha

Katie

Rachel

Taheerah

Trisha

And don't forget to stop by the Paper Smooches SPARKS blog for more details!!!! This challenge ends May 31st. I cannot wait to see what you make!!! 

THANKS so much for stopping by! Be blessed:}

Virtual Smooches: Textured Feathers (a Mother's Day card) post1

Hello, friends:}

***After 6am EST- please click HERE for my Reverse Confetti May blog hop post and creation! 

Today's my day to share a video over on the  Paper Smooches video blog- Virtual Smooches! 

Today I'm sharing a card that I created using the PS Feathers dies. I thought I was done with the feather dies-- but I needed a matching card for Trav's Mom since she will be receiving the leather feather necklace for Mother's Day. Soooooooo..... I pulled out my feather die and added texture to this image by using embossing paste! 

Here's a sneak peek of my video:

You can't really see the texture in the photos-- it's subtle but oh so pretty! 

THANKS so much for stopping by--- be sure to go HERE for my video! Be blessed:}

Virtual Smooches: Leather Feathers (REVISIT)

Hello, friends:}

***I'm a bit late!!!! SO SORRY! 

Today's my day to share a video over on the  Paper Smooches video blog- Virtual Smooches! 

I'm revisiting my leather feather idea-- I'm in looooooove with these PS Feathers dies. I challenged myself last week to make earrings... wait until you see what I made! LOOOOOOVE! 

Here's a sneak peek of my video:

THANKS so much for stopping by--- be sure to go HERE for my video! Be blessed:}

Virtual Smooches: Leather Feathers

Hello, friends:}

Today's my day to share a video over on the  Paper Smooches video blog- Virtual Smooches! 

I've got a SUPER SUPER quick video for you today-- I'm in looooooove with these PS Feathers dies. And I decided to complete a pin that I found about 4 months ago! I loooooove these leather feather fashion accessories! 

Here's a sneak peek of my card and video:

THANKS so much for stopping by--- be sure to go HERE for my video! Be blessed:}

Virtual Smooches: Start-to-Finish

Hello, friends:}

Today's my day to share a video over on the  Paper Smooches video blog- Virtual Smooches! 

Today I'm sharing a quick start-to-finish card. I made a CAS masculine card for my uncle. These papers and Paper Smooches stamps/dies are perfect for my design!!! 

**My uncle and his family need prayers for healing and peace. They found a mass/nodules in my uncle's body. THANK YOU for lifting him up! 


Here's a sneak peek of my card and video:

THANKS so much for stopping by--- be sure to go HERE for my video! Be blessed:}

Paper Smooches SPARKS Feb. Anything Goes (wk3) challenge

Hello, friends:}

Today we start another weekly challenge over at Paper Smooches SPARKS blog!! This week is another ANYTHING GOES challenge. EASIEST challenge EVER!

I created a very CAS card using some journaling cards by We R Memory Keepers- I'm finding that I turn to these journaling cards when I need a card FAST! LOL! 

I die cut the Paper Smooches Word Bubble from vellum and a heart from the Hearts dies and stapled them on top of the journaling card. Then I gold embossed a sentiment from the PS Scripty Sayings stamp set using my FAVORITE Imagine Crafts gold embossing powder. I finished my card using my Wink of Stella glitter pen on the word LOVE. EASY SMEASY! ***Trav said he would like to get this card sometime in the future! LOL! TOOO cute:)

That's it for me today--but be sure to stop by the other Paper Smooches SPARKS DT members' blogs and leave them some love. 

Katie

Rachel

Taheerah

Trisha

And don't forget to stop by the Paper Smooches SPARKS blog for more details. This challenge ends February 22nd. I cannot wait to see what you make!!!

THANKS so much for stopping by! Be blessed:}