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! 

Countdown to Confetti: Sneak Peek Fresh 'n Fruity, Fabulous Flamingo

Hello, friends:}

Today the Reverse Confetti DT is sharing a sneak peek for the Fresh 'n Fruity and Fabulous Flamingo stamp sets and coordinating dies. Be sure to stop by the RC blog for more inspiration and details! And be sure to stop by all the RC DT blogs for your chance to win!!! Details below! 

 

Using the Fresh 'n Fruity stamp set and coordinating dies, I created a very simple card that kind of matches my card from Saturday HERE! LOL! I just love the color combo of mint and b/w! And I LOVE how simple this card is!

I stamped a sentiment and then stamped the matching die using Tsukineko VersaMark ink-- this created a very faint line for me to follow when stitching. 

For Fabulous Flamingo stamps and coordinating dies.... I went a bit more detailed! I've been wanting to die cut some hearts and use them on the side of my card for about 6 months! LOL! I finally got the chance today;)

I just knew that heart design would work with these flamingos!!! The hearts are from the RC Love Note dies. Part of the sentiment is from the NEW  RC So Very Special set. LOVE LOVE LOVE! I guess this is more CAS than I think! LOL! It was super simple to create! 

That's it for me today! Be sure to stop by the Reverse Confetti blog for more inspiration and details! And stop by the RC Facebook page and "like" us!! **Be sure to check out the "comment to win" promotion on FB! 

**Giveaway details: leave a comment on this post (and all of the RC DT blogs during sneak peeks) for your chance to win a $15 gift certificate to the RC store!!! You have until noon CST July 7th to leave a comment (only one comment per blog per day, please!). The winner will be randomly chosen from all the DT blogs and sneak peeks for July 5-7 and announced on the RC blog at 5pm CST on July 7th:) ***NOTE: my comments are moderated due to spam- please note that all comments will be published before giveaway deadline.

**Want another chance to win a $15 gift certificate? Head on over to our Facebook page and look for the promo being posted by Jen a little later this morning! And leave a comment to win! 

Thanks for stopping by! Be blessed:}

Paper Smooches SPARKS April 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 this card a couple of weeks ago... I was on the phone with my younger brother and decided to mess around with my Tsukineko Kaleidacolor ink pads. I used them to make a watercolor design and LOOOOOOOOOVED the result. 

The only problem is that I couldn't remember how I did it! LOL! I was talking with Carrel and crafting...and then all of a sudden realized that I needed to remember how I created my card! LOL! 

So I went online to find a card design that I could CASE--- I love this watercolor look so much that I wanted it to pop! I wasn't sure how to do that (this is my FIRST time working with "watercolors")....and sometimes I get stuck and need inspiration! I came across THIS layout by Wilna. She used paints but it was the exact look I was looking for! I CASED her page design using striped washi tape, splatters (made with my Imagine Crafts irRESISTible Tuxedo Black spray), and the white die cut over the design. LOOOOOOVE! Thanks, Wilna for sharing your creation and for inspiring me:) 

I used the Paper Smooches Simply Said and Happy Birthday sentiments along with the PS Birthday Words die cuts. LOOOOOVE LOVE LOVE how this turned out! 

I kind of hate that I had to CASE Wilna's design-- I wish I would have thought of this myself! LOVE it! 

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 April 26th. I cannot wait to see what you make!!!

THANKS so much for stopping by! Be blessed:} 

Whisker Graphics + Reverse Confetti (video)

Hello, friends:}

I'm sharing a video today using some NEW Reverse Confetti stamps and dies, as well as my favorite Whisker Graphics product... BITTY BAGS:) 

I've been thinking about this project for at least four months! I wanted to use some WG glassine bitty bag for a Mother's day card with a special flower and tag cluster/closure. I think I nailed my idea!

For this gift bag, I used the RC Tag Me die set along with the NEW All About You stamp set-- I even cut one of my sentiments apart! I love doing that:) 

Here's the video! Hope you enjoy and create some of these bitty bag gifts for your mom, grandmother, or sister for Mother's Day (or their birthday!)!!! 

I apologize for the quick talking-- I had a migraine while crafting! But it went away as I created this beautiful project :) 

That's it for me today! Be sure to stop by the Reverse Confetti blog and the Whisker Graphcis blog for more inspiration! 

Thanks for stopping by! 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. 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.

I realllllllly tried to follow this sketch! I really did! But this design just came to me and I went with it:) LOL! I used a journaling card (Dear Lizzy/Becky Higgins Polka Dot Party) for the white panel.... I also made the bottom two strips into a washi tape and string combo....the vertical strip became a sentiment. So.... I wouldn't say I really steered away from this sketch! LOL! I followed it maybe 78%! LOL! 

I created these birthday cards using some of my fav product- including some American Crafts Polka Dot Party papers and Paper Smooches Happy Birthday and Group Hugs stamp sets. The sentiments are stamped in some Tsukineko Delicata Silvery Shimmer inks!! LOVE! And that vellum banner (cut from the PS Flag Tags die set) has a white sentiment stamped using Memento Luxe Wedding Dress. LOOOOOOVE how soft it is! LOVE LOVE LOVE this entire card! 

So sorry you can't see that vellum banner-- it really adds a soft touch:) 

Here's another pic.... maybe this will show it better!?!?! 

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. 

Clare

Erin

Isha

Karin

And don't forget to stop by the Paper Smooches SPARKS blog for more details!!!! This challenge ends March 1st. I cannot wait to see what you make!!! 

THANKS so much for stopping by! Be blessed:}