Mercy’s Tuesday Sketch Challenge - MTSC89

Hello friends and happy Tuesday. It’s time for Mercy’s Tuesday Sketch Challenge MTSC89.

I had an AWESOME stamping retreat this past weekend with two of my besties Mercy and Jess. I didn’t get nearly as much done as I wanted to but had LOADS of fun. We laugh so much when we get together. These girls are just good for my soul.

This is one of the cards I did get made this weekend. I used one of my FAV sets from MFT Stamps called Cool Yule. It was a new Christmas set last year and it totally won my heart when I saw what the AMAZING Amy Sheffer did with it. Here is my sample using some of the new Christmas Cosmo Cricket paper that I borrowed from Jess. Let me know what you think.

I wanted to show you a close up of the main image. I put some Liquid Appliqué on the hat, some Stickles on the ice cube and some Crystal Effects on the melted ice.

Make sure and upload your card to Mercy’s blog and when you upload to a public gallery please use the keyword MTSC89. Now check out what the rest of the Muses have for you to look at today using Mercy's wonderful sketch.

• Pam Speidel
• Cindy Haffner
• Pam Varnell
• Crystal Birr
• Julie Lacey
• Jackie Pedro
• Jessica Diedrich
• Angela Thomas (August 2010 Guest Muse)

Thanks for joining me today and I'll see you back here tomorrow. Goodbye my friends.

Hugs,

PREVIEW of a “Sweet” Anya

Hey everyone! I'm back with another preview from The Greeting Farm!  Did you all happen to check out the Club Anya & Friends blog over the weekend to see the ADORABLE new "Oh, Boy" Ian previewed with the Saturday Sketch Challenge? He's so cute! Well we've got a SUPER SWEET counterpart to show off to you today...

INTRODUCING...SWEET ANYA!

You may remember this little 'sweetie' from the Design-your-Anya contest a few months back!  Sweet Anya is the brainchild of Barbara Sproat, who just happens to be joining us today for today's preview!   Please check out her creation and leave her some love!  Without her, today wouldn't be as SWEET by any means :)

Here is my card using this SWEET image.

What's more?  Barbara is GIVING AWAY a SWEET ANYA to one lucky commenter on her blog today, so be sure to visit and tell her how SWEET her design is!

And while you're at it, hop on over to the other DT's blogs because there are TWO MORE Sweet Anya's hidden away somewhere and you JUST MIGHT WIN one!

• TGF Blog
• Barbara Sproat-our VERY special guest!
• Kim Nath
• Mary Giles
• Melyssa Connolly
• Mercy Kerin
• Randi Wall
• Amy Young
• Alice Wertz-September Guest CA&F
• Kelly Booth
• Kim Costello
• Pam Varnell <<<<(you are here)
• Traci Porter
• Jessica Diedrich
• Club Anya & Friends Blog

We'll be back on Wednesday with our "SWEET SEPTEMBER" Blog Hop, including the winners of SWEET Anya and LOTS more fun, so see you there and have a VERY sweet day, everyone!

Hugs,

Pam

Little Paper Shop - LPSC83

Hello and happy Monday. For our weekly challenge from the Little Paper Shop  today we have a color challenge for you of Orange, Olive Green and Kraft. I used the stamp Pixie Jena on my card today. Here is a pic of the color challenge graphic and a pic of my card.

One random participant to today’s challenge will win the Jena Horse digi. Just add your card to the InLinkz program on the LPS blog for your chance to win. You have until 9:00pm EST this coming Sunday to get your card linked. Please use the keyword LPSC83 if you upload to a public gallery.

Thanks for stopping by today and I’ll see you right back here tomorrow.

Hugs,

Pam

Club Anya & Friends PREVIEW and Sketchy Saturday

** Please scroll down to see my Paper Pretties post for today. Thanks so much!!!

Hello all! Can you believe those previews over on the TGF Blog yesterday?  That new "Sweet and Toxic" Creeper set is going to be AMAZING to play with!  We are really gearing up for a SWEET SEPTEMBER RELEASE and here at Club Anya and Friends, we have a VERY long-awaited addition to the TGF Family!

Before we introduce him (YES, I SAID HIM!!!) we have another introduction! Please help us welcome ALICE WERTZ as our September Guest Designer for Club Anya & Friends!  Most of you are probably familiar with her work as she has submitted some seriously FABULOUS entries in CA&F Challenges!  We are thrilled to welcome Alice to the CA&F Family!

What's more?  Today is SKETCH SATURDAY so here's the sketch for you all to enjoy today.

And what are we all using for today's sketch FINALLY....after LONG LAST...a BRAND NEW IAN!!! Introducing.... "OH, BOY!" Ian. Here is my card with this cutie patootie.

This sweet and dapper little laddie will be available on Wednesday, September 1st along with rest of our "SWEET SEPTEMBER" Releases!  This all leads to our DT Blog Hop on the 1st where there are going to be some PRETTY amazing prizes given away....trust me!

If you want to win a free digi this week please add your card to the Galleria here for your chance to win. You have until Friday night at 9:00pm CST to enter.

Have a great day friends and I’ll see you back here on Monday with another awesome preview.

Hugs,

Pam

Paper Pretties is Sponsoring the Oh Alice Challenge Blog

Hello friends and happy Saturday. Paper Pretties is sponsoring the challenge today over at the Oh, Alice! Challenge blog. The challenge today is to make a girl themed card. LOVE this. Here is my card using the sweet Celebrate Sophia. Doesn’t she just make the cutest girly card you have ever seen?

A random participant to today’s challenge will win a goodie bag with lots of prizes from Paper Pretties. Just load your card to the Linky program on the Oh, Alice Challenge Blog for your chance to win.

Thanks for stopping by today and I’ll see you very soon.

Hugs,

Pam

There She Goes BLOG HOP - 3rd Day

Hello friends and welcome to day three of our previews from There She Goes. You should be arriving here from my sweet friend Mercy's blog. If not then please head back to the TSG blog to get started. You don't want to miss anyone along the way.

A year ago TSG friend Teresa W. went to Jessica asking for a school themed set that was versatile enough that teachers could use it to make projects for their students instead of just the other way around. As soon as Jessica started working with Torico, she knew that she was just the artist to illustrate the perfect images for this set! BELIEVE IN YOU includes many adorable school themed images along with sentiments to create projects for your teacher as well as from :)

Believe In You is a 6x8 stamp set that includes a total of 37 of stamps and will sell for $24.

Would you like a chance to win the Believe In You stamp set? Here’s what you need to do: go to each of the Trendsetter’s Blogs and leave a comment on their Believe In You Blog Hop Challenge post. After you have finished checking out the eye candy and have left some love, return to the TSG Blog to add your name to the Mr. Linky at the bottom of this Blog Hop Challenge post. A winner will be chosen randomly using a random number generator to receive their very own Believe In You stamp set. The winner will be announced Saturday (the 28th) during the Release Party Chat.

Your next stop on the hop is the awesomely talented Sandra. Thanks for stopping by today and I'll see you back here tomorrow with our last day of previews. Goodbye friends.

Hugs,

There She Goes BLOG HOP - 2nd Day

** I have 4 posts today ..... There She Goes, All That Scraps, Club Anya & Friends and Paper Pretties. Thank you so much for bearing with me today.

Hello friends and welcome to day two of our previews from There She Goes. You should be arriving here from my sweet friend Mercy's blog. If not then please head back to the TSG blog to get started. You don't want to miss anyone along the way.

Today we are showing you a new set called DREAM A NEW DREAM. This beautiful floral themed stamp set was illustrated by TSG artist Chris Dark. We have all come to know and love Chris’s amazing talent for realistic stamp images and this set is no exception! The variety of sentiments are great for many different card types and because the images are so detailed, coloring is fun and easy- no more worrying about how to shade!

Dream A New Dream is a 6x8 stamp set that includes a total of 18 of stamps and will sell for $24.

Here is my card using one of the flowers and sentiments from the set. I also used this week's sketch from Card Patterns CPS78.

Would you like a chance to win the Dream A New Dream stamp set? Here’s what you need to do: go to each of the Trendsetter’s Blogs and leave a comment on their Dream A New Dream Blog Hop Challenge post. After you have finished checking out the eye candy and have left some love, return to the TSG Blog to add your name to the Mr. Linky at the bottom of this Blog Hop Challenge post. A winner will be chosen randomly using a random number generator to receive their very own Dream A New Dream stamp set. The winner will be announced Saturday (the 28th) during the Release Party Chat.

Your next stop on the hop is the awesomely talented Sandra. Thanks for stopping by today and I'll see you back here tomorrow with our last day of previews. Goodbye friends.

Hugs,

Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge - PWC116

** I have 4 posts today ..... There She Goes, All That Scraps, Club Anya & Friends and Paper Pretties. Thank you so much for bearing with me today.

Hello friends and happy Wednesday. It's time for our weekly challenge at Paper Pretties and today our challenge is called "Back to School". For my card I used one of the newly released stamps from Paper Pretties called Cowboy Cooper. I'm sure you're wondering about right now how Cowboy Cooper could be related to the Back to School theme. But what you don't know is that Cooper has already decided he is going to be a Rodeo Rider when he grows up so he wears his costume and brings his toy horse when it's Career Day at school. LOL. Let me know what you think about Cooper. 

We hope you can play along with us this week. Leave a link to your project on the Paper Pretties blog. One random participant this week will win a Paper Pretties stamp set.  You do not need to use Paper Pretties stamps in order to play along, but if you do, you will get a bonus entry into the drawing! Please be sure to mention our challenge and link back to the Paper Pretties blog in your project posting. If you upload to a public gallery please use the keyword PWC116.

Thanks for joining me today and I'll see you back here tomorrow.

Hugs,

All That Scraps Wednesday Challenge - CRINKLE RIBBON

** I have 4 posts today ..... There She Goes, All That Scraps, Club Anya & Friends and Paper Pretties. Thank you so much for bearing with me today.


Hello friends and happy Tuesday. It’s time for our weekly challenge at the All That Scraps Wednesday Challenge Blog. Today our challenge is to use "Crinkled Ribbon" on your card/project. For my card today I used two newly released images from the ATS store, C.C. Designs Swiss Pixies Halloween Hansel Rubber Stamp image and a wagon from the Take a Seat Stamp Kit. There is a tutorial for the crinkled ribbon here. I did not have this kind of ribbon (the tutorial uses seam binding) on hand so I used some satin ribbon and "crinkle" folded it and glued it to my card. I also used this week's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge SSSC82. Let me know what you think please.

Be sure to head over to the ATS Wednesdays Challenge Blog to play along with us!  Every week there is a new and exciting prize being offered…but in order to be eligible to win, your card must include a stamp that is sold in the All That Scraps store. Whether it is one of our wonderful in-house designs or from the various other stamp companies that ATS carries, the choice is yours. Then be sure to link up your creation with Mr Linky by next Tuesday at 10:00pm EST with only one entry per person please!

Thanks for stopping by again today. Goodbye my friends.

Hugs,

Club Anya & Friends - Wed. TOOT "Texture"

** I have 4 posts today ..... There She Goes, All That Scraps, Club Anya & Friends and Paper Pretties. Thank you so much for bearing with me today.

Hello friends and happy Wednesday. Today's TOOT at Club Anya & Friends is brought to us by my sweet friend Kelly. Kelly has done a video showing you several ways to add "texture" to your card. You are going to love it. For my card I used Cuddle Anya and then used a Cuttlebug embossing folder to add dots to one of the panels on my card. Let me know what you think.

Make sure and head over to the CA&F blog to view Kelly's tutorial. Add some texture to your card and load it to the TGF Galleria.

Thanks for coming by. Have a great day. Goodbye friends.

Hugs,

There She Goes BLOG HOP - 1st Day

Hello and happy Tuesday. Today we have a sneak peek from There She Goes of two FABULOUS new stamp sets. You should have arrived here from my precious friend Mercy's blog. If you didn't arrive from Mercy's blog then please start back at the TSG blog so you won't miss anyone along the way.

There She Goes is proud to add another mini stamp set to the Stamps For A Cause line! This month we are introducing a new set called ANGEL MAIL. $4 from every set sold will benefit the amazing Chemo Angels organization! Jessica is a former Chemo Angel herself, and she is well aware of all of the wonderful things that they do for patients that are undergoing cancer treatment. They are always in need of donations as well as more Chemo Angels so please visit their site to find out more information! Torico did a beautiful job illustrating the angel wings that are included in this mini set.

ANGEL MAIL is a 3x4 stamp set that includes a total of 6 of stamps and will sell for $7.

It’s hard to believe that with all of the awesome stamp sets that TSG has come out with in the last year and a half that there still isn’t a baby themed stamp set yet! I’m happy to say that we can finally check that theme off of our to do list :) Torico has illustrated some wonderful baby themed images that include both line art and silhouette images so that you have the versatility of coloring images or stamping them together to create quick and easy baby themed projects!

BIT OF STARDUST is a 4x8 stamp set that includes a total of 28 of stamps and will sell for $18.

For my preview today I used the set BIT OF STARDUST. Here is my card and a pic of Mercy's sketch.

Would you like a chance to win the Angel Mail and Bit Of Stardust stamp sets? Here’s what you need to do: go to each of the Trendsetter’s Blogs and leave a comment on their Angel Mail / Bit Of Stardust Blog Hop Challenge post. After you have finished checking out the eye candy and have left some love, return to the TSG Blog to add your name to the Mr. Linky at the bottom of this Blog Hop Challenge post. A winner will be chosen randomly using a random number generator to receive their very own Angel Mail and Bit Of Stardust stamp sets! The winner will be announced Saturday (the 28th) during the Release Party Chat.

Your next stop on the Hop is the sweet and awesomely talented Sandra.

Now please visit the rest of Mercy's Muses to see their card with her sketch for today.

• Mercy Kerin (The Head Muse)
• Pam Speidel
• Cindy Haffner
• Jackie Pedro
• Julie Lacey
• Crystal Birr
• Jessica Diedrich
• Angela Thomas  (August Guest Designer)

I'll see you back here on tomorrow for another preview. You won't want to miss it.

Hugs,

Little Paper Shop - LPSC82

Hello and happy Monday. Before I get to our challenge today I want to welcome the two newest members to our DT. Please welcome Cheryl Walker and Joy Hadden. Joy is guest designing with us right now but will be joinging the regular DT starting in September. I am so happy to have these two amazingly talented ladies join us. Please head over to their blogs to say hello.

Now it’s time for our weekly challenge from the Little Paper Shop and today we have a color challenge for you of Cocoa, Light Blue and Red. I used the stamp BATHING TYSON on my card today. I love him in the tub of bubbles and his little puppy looking on. Here is a pic of the color challenge graphic and a pic of my card.

One random participant to today’s challenge will win the Mermaid Jena digi. Just add your card to the InLinkz program on the LPS blog for your chance to win. You have until 9:00pm EST this coming Sunday to get your card linked. Please use the keyword LPSC82 if you upload to a public gallery.

Thanks for stopping by today and I’ll see you right back here tomorrow.

Hugs,

Pam

Club Anya & Friends is Sponsoring SFYTT

Hello friends and happy Saturday. Sorry my post is late this morning. I painted my son’s room yesterday and had to unhook all his computer equipment, his computer has all our wireless connections for the house. Unfortunately I forgot to plug the phone line back in after setting everything back up in his room and for the life of me I couldn’t figure out why my wireless connection for my laptop wasn’t working this morning. Finally found out I forgot to plug in the phone line so here I am now. Better late than never huh? LOL

Today CA&F is sponsoring the awesome Sketch For You to Try (SFYTT) over on Jen del Muro’s blog. I have been a long time fan of Jen’s sketches. There is a prize being offered on the CA&F blog and Jen’s blog (2 different prizes, woohoo) so make sure you check them both out. Here is my card using Friday Creeper. I paired her with some new Basic Grey paper from the Olivia pack. I flipped my card for the sketch.

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you can play along with Jen’s wonderful sketch today. Goodbye my friends.

Hugs,

Pam

Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge - PWC115

**Thanks for scrolling down to see my post for All That Scraps today.

Hello friends and happy Wednesday. It's time for our weekly challenge at Paper Pretties and today our challenge is called "Summer Fun". You are to use colors that represent summer to you. For my card I used one of the newly released stamps from Paper Pretties called Garden Fairy Katie. This is a design by Victoria Case and she just screams summer to me as do the colors I used. Look at this sweet fairy.

And here is a close up so you can see the sparkle on her wings.

We hope you can play along with us this week. Leave a link to your project on the Paper Pretties blog. One random participant this week will win a Paper Pretties stamp set.  You do not need to use Paper Pretties stamps in order to play along, but if you do, you will get a bonus entry into the drawing! Please be sure to mention our challenge and link back to the Paper Pretties blog in your project posting. If you upload to a public gallery please use the keyword PWC115.

Thanks for joining me today and I'll see you back here tomorrow.

Hugs,

All That Scraps Wednesday Challenge - FRUIT

Hello friends and happy Tuesday. It’s time for our weekly challenge at the All That Scraps Wednesday Challenge Blog. Today our challenge is to use Fruit on your card/project. For my card today I used a newly released image from the ATS store, C.C. Designs Sweet November Baby Trick or Treat Hero image. I actually used a pumpkin on my card. Oops!!! Can I use the excuse that we consider a pumpkin fruit in the South? LOL. I used 5 punches from the Small Oval Punch to make my pumpkin. Let me know what you think please.

Be sure to head over to the ATS Wednesdays Challenge Blog to play along with us!  Every week there is a new and exciting prize being offered…but in order to be eligible to win, your card must include a stamp that is sold in the All That Scraps store. Whether it is one of our wonderful in-house designs or from the various other stamp companies that ATS carries, the choice is yours. Then be sure to link up your creation with Mr Linky by next Tuesday at 10:00pm EST with only one entry per person please!

Thanks for stopping by again today. Goodbye my friends.

Hugs,

Little Paper Shop - RELEASE DAY

** I have 2 other posts today. One for Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge and one for Paper Pretties. Thanks for bearing with me today :)

Hello friends. It's release day at the Little Paper Shop. You can now get PIXIE JENA and FABULOUS PHRASES at the store. Happy shopping friends.

One more thing, the DT call is still going on through Friday, August 20th. Please check out this post on the LPS blog for all the details.

Hugs,

Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge - MTSC87

** Thanks for scrolling down to see my Paper Pretties post for today. Thank you.

Hello friends and happy Tuesday. It’s time for Mercy’s Tuesday Sketch Challenge MTSC87. For my card today I used a set from Our Craft Lounge called Just Bugz. I love this cute set. Here is my card and a pic of Mercy's sketch.

Now check out what the rest of the Muses have for you to look at today using Mercy's wonderful sketch.

• Pam Speidel
• Cindy Haffner
• Pam Varnell
• Crystal Birr
• Julie Lacey
• Jackie Pedro
• Jessica Diedrich
• Angela Thomas (August 2010 Guest Muse)

Thanks for joining me today and I'll see you back here tomorrow. Goodbye my friends.

Hugs,

Paper Pretties is Sponsoring Tuesday Morning Sketches Blog

Hello friends and happy Tuesday. Paper Pretties is sponsoring this week's challenge over at the Tuesday Morning Sketches blog. Their challenge today is to make a Diagonal Double Pocket Card. You can find directions on SCS here for this card. I used the newly released set from Paper Pretties called What the Cluck? Here is my card.

Look at that cute chicken. Do you see what the first tag says? "You're Egg-specting!" This is a great set for a baby shower card. There are also other wonderful sentiments with this set for other occasions.

Thanks for stopping by. We hope you can play along with the challenge over at Tuesday Morning Sketches. Heather (our Paper Pretties awesome boss) is giving away an awesome prize package as a gift to a random participant.

See you tomorrow,

Littl Paper Shop August Previews - Day 2 and our Monday Challenge

Welcome and happy Monday my friends. It’s time to show you our final stamp that we are previewing today for the Little Paper Shop and to have a Blog Hop. If you arrived here from the awesome Sparkle's blog then you are in the right place. If not, then please start back at the LPS blog so you won’t miss anyone along the Hop.

We are incorporating our preview into today’s Monday Challenge, LPSC81. The challenge today is a Sewing Challenge (sewing with machine, faux sewing/stitching or paper piercing, if you don't sew). Our prize this week is the fabby Alice digi. Just add your card to the InLinkz program on the LPS blog.

The stamp image we are previewing today is called FABULOUS PHRASES.One random person will win a $15 gift certificate to the LPS store. All you have to do is comment on all the DT member’s blogs on the Hop.

Here is my card. I have crinkled and sewn the ribbon on my card. I love doing that.

Your next stop on the Hop is the FABULOUS Ann Kranitz. Make sure you have hit all the blogs and left a comment for your chance to win the $15 gift certificate to the store. You have until Sunday at 9:00pm EST to get those comments in. I will announce the winner Monday on the LPS blog on our Monday challenge post.

Thanks for joining me today and I will see you back here tomorrow for Mercy’s Tuesday Sketch Challenge.

Hugs,

Little Paper Shop Preview – Day 1

** Please scroll down to see my Paper Pretties Birthday BLOG HOP post for today. Thank you!!!

Hi friends and welcome to day one of our August previews for Little Paper Shop. Today we have a darling set to show you called PIXIE JENA. I love this set because I have really been loving all the fairy images lately. Let me know what you think.

There is a $10 Gift Certificate up for grabs today to the LPS store to one random participant that comments on ALL of the DT members blogs. Check them out and leave a comment for your chance to win.

• Allison
• Ann
• Jen
• Pam (me)
• Sparkle
• Joy

Thanks for stopping by today and I’ll see you back here tomorrow for day two of our previews.

Hugs,

Pam