"Hearstrings DT BLOG HOP"

Hi everyone!  It is BLOG HOPPING time over here with the Heartstring Design Team to showcase some amazing stamps from My Heart Stamps for You.  If you hopped on over here from Shelley's Blog, then you right where you need to be.  If you would like to start hopping from the beginning, click right HERE!


I have been so super busy, I made this card a few weeks ago because I just knew I wasn't going to have time.  After I made it, I wanted to share it with everyone right then and there because it was so stinkin' cute.  So without further ado...

...For the base of the card, I used Kraft Paper (8 1/2 x 4 1/4).  I used these really cute birdie stamps ( I have to think about where these stamps are from) and colored them in with prismacolor pencils and blending tools.  I stamped these birdies directly on the kraft paper to see an illusion of a shadow behind them as I set them on pop dots.  Using a border punch (Upper Crest) for the birdies to rest upon followed by a really thick brown and white polk-a-dot ribbon.  I finally used a heart punch to cut out five hearts in a white cardstock and attached them to ribbon that coordinates with the colors used for the birdies.  Finally, I stamped the sentiment 'Friendships are tied together with Heart Strings' from our sponsor My Heart Stamps for You! 

WAIT!

Before you leave, I am giving away some BLOG CANDY. 

1. Become a follower.

2. Leave me a comment.

That sounds pretty simple right?  I try! 

You have until 7am PST on Sunday August 29th.

Now hop on over to Madison's Blog where I am just sure she made something very inventive and cute.  Don't forget to stop by everyone's blog because many of us are giving away blog candy for you all.  I hope this inspires you to get crafty and creative.  Till next time!

P.S.  Here is the order of the blog hop just in case you get lost along the way.

Shelley

Beth (ME)

Madison

Gaby

Anne

Mariam

"Cute Critters"

*** I ADDED A FEW PICS OF WHAT IS ***
IN THE GRAB BAG FOR THE GIVEAWAY
SCROLL DOWN AND TAKE A PEAK

Hello everybody!  It it's time to share some more fabulous works from the Heartstrings Design Team.  While this time around Shelley, will not be doing a challenge on her blog, but there is a possibility that she will have something for you on her facebook (you might want to sneak on over there to check it out...Heartstrings!  The theme this time around is "Cute Critters."  This will include anything animal that is cute, soft, cuddly, squishy, and furry if you will.  I decided to use this cute bear (I am loving bears lately)....look below...

...This cute, squishy, cuddly, furry little bear is a stamp from none other then our sponsor, 'My Heart Stamps for you.'  I just love these stamps, they are so much fun and whimsical.  I colored this bear with colored pencils and chalk very softly in a carmel and pink color.  I matted with pink cardstock and used a pop dot to stand out on the card.  As a background I used this pattern paper from 'Petals &Possibilities.'  I layered at the bottom with brown cardstock and a sentiment stamp from 'My Heart Stamps for You.'  The sentiment was stamped on white cardstock and I used chalk to color it a soft pink.  And viola, you have a really cute card with a cute critter on it.  Please don't forget to check out the rest of the design team, as they too have come up with some really great creations.

Shelley @ Heartstrings

Anne @ Paper Patch Crafts

Gaby @ Scrapbookaholic

Madison @ Funky Cards

Mariam @ Mariam Satchell

Pam @ Scrapbook Flair

-----GIVEAWAY-----

I am doing a giveaway and this is a mini album from making memories with extra inserts and a few other things which will be a grab bag surprise.

MAKING MEMORIES GIVEAWAY

Mini Album plus insert pages

(12) 8 x 8 Pattern Paper (2 of each)

Ribbon words (3 pack)

Textured Tape

Wire Words (6 Pack)

Grab Bag...I hope you all like!

I thought I would try something different this time around...

...here is what you need to do to enter in the giveaway!  

1. Create a project with a 'cute critter' (it can be a stamp, hand drawn, die cut, or whatever you have).

2.  Upload your project below.

3. Leave me a comment.

4. Become a follower if you haven't done so already.

Simple right?  I hope you all have a great time creating a project for this giveaway.  I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with and I hope many of you will join.  Don't forget to spread the word.  Now...go get crafty.  I will be picking a winner on August 8 @ 8pm PST.

"Sometimes...other times..."

Hello everyone!  So I have done did myself in this time.  I pulled my sciatica a few afternoons ago and I could barely get around, move, let alone walk for that matter.  I was able to find a comfortable position crafting for just a little bit and then I had to give myself a rest.  But during that time I put together this really cute card that I just had to share.  


So...The stamp I am featuring here is from My Heart Stamps for You (MHSFY) and it is in the the Inky Inspiration collection.  I just love her and how she is portrayed in all the stamps, they are a must see and possibly a must have.  I used colored pencils and chalk (Pebble Ink: I Kandee collection) to color her and her surroundings in!  I putting this in for the fun in the sun Challenge going on at Hearstrings Design for the BLOG HOP.  **Please don't forget to head on over there to show off your beautiful creations and win some blog candy.  Also click here if you would like to win some blog candy that I am giving away as well.**  I hope you all love this this sweet summer card I created and get inspired to create some summer projects yourself.  Take care, until next time!

Kraft Paper

Four Shades of Blue Cardstock

Three Shades of Green Cardstock

White Cardstock

White Ribbon

Colored Pencils

Chalk from Pebbles Ink: I Kandee

Corner Punch

Pop Dots

Scalloped Edge Punch

My Heart Stamps for You: Inky Inspiration collection

"Heartstrings Design Team BLOG HOP"

Hi all!  WE ARE BLOG HOPPING!  I am super excited.  If you just hopped here from Anne, then you are right where you are supposed to be and I will be the last blog you will visit from the hop before sending you back to the beginning.  If this is your first hop stop, you might want to start at the beginning by hopping back over to Shelley.


On that note, welcome to Stinkin' Sweet Scrappin'.  I am so glad that you stopped in.  For this blog hop, I am showcasing our sponsors stamps:  My Heart Stamps 4 You in this fabulous card.  I started off with Kraft paper as the base of my card and covered it in turquoise cardstock paper then overlaid it with vellum.  I used this stinkin' cute pattern paper that has various colored dots all over (this is where I pulled my color palette from).  I then used a scalloped edge punch on a piece of white cardstock paper.  I used the same turquoise cardstock and white cardstock to matte the MHS4Y stamp.  This stamp is called Jenny.  I added some cute buttons strung with ribbon and ribbon at the very bottom in pink and brown.  Finally, I finished the entire card with my famous one-corner punch at the top right.  Just for fun, I did a hidden message "a flower blooms once."  I hope you all love it...

...Along with the Heartstrings Design Team, I am doing a GIVEAWAY...yes, a GIVEAWAY.  I hope you are all excited.  I have been entering in on so many giveaways where the kits were created using things they already had.  So I started going through all my scrapbooking things and I decided to create my own little kit.  This is a mini album kit.  Included in this kit is a 30 page mini album, several different pattern papers from the DCWV "Premier Paper Stack: The Green Stack," a set of rub-on letters, and embellishments: buttons, brads, and flower brads.  I really wanted to gather things that screamed summer time and I think I got it.  So here it is...

TO ENTER INTO THE GIVEAWAY...

1. Follow my blog.

2. Leave me a comment and let me know you are following me.

3. Please leave me a way to get a hold of you if you win.

Very simple!  I will be using random.org to pick a winner on the evening of July 18 @ 8:00pm PST.  

I am so glad that you all stopped in to blog hop with us.  Below is the order of the blog hop in case you get lost.  From here, hop back over to Shelley's blog to join in on the main challenge.  

SHELLEY

MARIAM

PAM

GABBY

MADISON

ANNE

BETH (thats me)

I hope you all had a great time.  This will not be the last you see of us and I hope it won't be the last I see of you all.  Please don't forget to stop by our sponsors website, My Hearts Stamps for You.  I hope you all get inspired to get crafty.  Take care, till next time.

"Heartstrings Design: Red/White/Blue"

Hi all!  I am super excited to announce this is the first official challenge from Heartstring Design Team and our sponsor My Heart Stamps for You (MHS4Y).  For this challenge the theme is 'Red, White, and Blue.'  A few things to follow to jump in on all the fun and join this challenge at a chance to win a prize.

1. Go to Heartstring Design blog to join in on the challenge to have a chance at the prize.
2. That challenge begins today June 16 and closes on June 30.
3. If you go to MHS4Y & place an order, our sponsor is giving a free stamp with each order.

On that note, I had so much fun creating this design and getting it just right to share with everyone.  I used Kraft Paper for the card base and added different colors of red, white, and blue to coordinate with my angel that was colored in using colored pencils (I used three shades of each color to really emphasize the shading).  The angel is a stamp from My Heart Stamps for You.  I used the stars for added interest to emphasize a celebration.  Around the edges I used a blue pen to create foe stitching around the edges and I used my blender pen to create the dots that led up to the stars.  Finally, I used a Hero Arts Stamp for sentiment.  

Kraft Paper (card base 4 1/4 in. X 5 1/2 in.)

Blue Pattern Paper (3 3/4 in.)

Red Cardstock (1 1/4 in.)

White Pearle Cardstock(1/2 in.)

Blue Cardstock (1 1/4 in.)

Small Star Angel stamp by MHS4Y

Hip, Hip, Hooray stamp by Hero Arts

Mini Star stamp by Hero Arts

Blender Pen

White and Black Ink

Variety of Colored Pencils

Corner Punch

Adhesive: Tombow Mono tape runner

Pop Dots

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Visit the rest of the design team by clicking on their name below. Another DT member is also doing a giveaway...so you will have to look around! I hope you all have a great time getting crafty for this challenge. This will be just the first of many. Take care, till next time!

ANNE
GABY
MADISON
MARIAM
PJ