SALE SALE SALE!

Happy Friday everyone! Are you all ready for the weekend? We kind of are. :) Ours is a little different from everyone else's, I'm sure I've mentioned this a million times.

Anyhow, I'm sure you wanna know about the SALE! Well, Caffinated Cropper is having a big SALE! All kits are $25 each! And FREE shipping! How's that for amazing?!?

Ok, so here's a gift bag I decided needed a little decoration. I used a couple elements from my Birds of a Feather kit for this one. The card stock and the patterned paper are both from the set. I edged the card stock with some Pink Paislee deco tape. Then I punched some butterflies out of the patterned paper (also Pink Paislee.) I added some bling for a little extra pop and there you have it. I'm waiting to stamp a sentiment on this until I know what I'm going to use it for.

Have a great weekend everyone! And don't forget to go get some Caffinated Cropper kits while the sale lasts!

Caffinated Cropper Hoppin'!

****Second post for today, for FWF please scroll down!****

Hi everyone! Welcome to another fun Caffinated Cropper hop for Pocket Full of Sunshine! You should be joining me from Amber's blog. If not, hop back over to Amy's blog to start the hop!

Today, I have a tag to share with you. Teehee, it really is my blog, I promise! ;) I love getting these different things in the kits that I might not normally try, I really like how this turned out. EVERYTHING is from my Pocket Full of Sunshine kit.

I took the shipping tag and inked it with the chalk ink that comes with the kit. I layered some of the fun Sassafrass papers, added the flower and the button. I stamped one of the THREE Paper Makeup Stamps from the kit on the tag. Then I took the chalk ink and dyed the bakers twine with it so it would match. I love how well the color of the ink matches the paper!

I'm the last stop on today's hop! If you haven't already picked up your kit, you need to stop by Amy's Blog and click that BUY button! :) I hear there are a few of the past kits available too for you to snatch up!!

CC: Pocket Full of Sunshine Hop!

****Second post for today, please scroll down for FWF!****

Hi everyone! Welcome to another awesome Caffinated Cropper hop! You should be joining me from Amy's blog. If not, hop on back there and do the whole hop. It will be inspiring!

Ok, my first card was made for the EBtKS challenge. It is a sketch this time. For this card, I used some of the fun Sassafrass paper and it already had this awesome decorative edge on it. Isn't that awesome? This time, I didn't really want the shiny gold doily so I turned it over and used the back. I die the felt and then added some buttons. (The felt was so fun and easy to die cut!) Then I added this sweet sentiment! I love this sentiment! I want a whole sheet of them. Or maybe a stamp would make more sense. :) The dimensions are a little off from the sketch but I think you can still see it.

The next card I made is using the sketch from Card Positioning Systems. Clearly, I'm loving sketches this week. So, this card was made with the October Afternoon papers. I used my awesome Stickerz for this card as well. I am in LOVE LOVE LOVE with EAD Stickerz! They are amazing and make cards come together so quickly.

Ok, check out the DT for all the amazing inspiration (the list is in my sidebar)! Your next stop is Amber!

Pocket Full of Sunshine DT Hop!

Hello friends! Welcome to the Caffinated Cropper DT hop for the June kit, Pocket Full of Sunshine. :) I am loving this bright cheery kit!

Today, I've assembled a card set for you. This is really a very rare occurrence for me. I hardly ever do sets but I am SUPER in love with these Stickerz! They are so cute and so inspiring! In fact, I think this is the most fun I've ever had creating with stickers. I added the white card stock to make these cards but everything else is from the kit.

Super cute Stickerz and some pleated ribbon from the kit.

Another simple one with Stickerz and the baker's twine from the kit.

And here's one with the Stickerz and some MLS paper from the kit.

Be sure to check out the rest of the girls for all the amazing inspiration!

Amy (where you buy the kit)

Christi

Sherry

Jessica

Caffinated Cropper RELEASE DAY!!

Are ya'll ready for a BRAND NEW Caffinated Cropper kit?! I hope so but today is the release of Pocket Full of Sunshine! Oh my goodness! This kit is so bright and fun! I love it!

Contents:

$10 off $25 purchase at Paper Makeup Coupon

30% off at EAD Designs Coupon

Paper 6x6 2 each

Bazzil Smoothies Tropical Breeze, Kiwi, Marmalade Blast, Banana Blitz

Fancy Pants Suit Up

SassaFrass Lass With Love

SassaFrass Lass Confection

My Little Shoebox Flying High

October Afternoon Sprinklers

October Afternoon Ice Cream

1yd Lemon Grosgrain Ribbon

1yd Blue Twist Baker's Twine

1yd Copenhagen Satin Ribbon

1/2yd Blue/Green Sidesaddle Grosgrain Ribbon

Making Memories Flutter Buttons

Making Memories Flutter Blossoms

2 Jillibean Soup Journaling Sprouts Black/White

2 Jillibean Soup Journaling Sprouts Red/Kraft

4 Little Yellow Bicycle Free Spirit Stickpins

1 Cat's Eye Amber Clay Fluid Chalk

1 Jenni Bowlin Banner/Red Cardstock Sticker Alpha

3 Little Yellow Bicycle Clothesline Chipboard Word Icons (adhesive)

2 Little Yellow Bicycle Free Spirit Chipboard Frames

1 BookMark Holder

2 Shipping Tags

10 Lemon Tickets

3 Gold Doilies

2 Paper Clips (Asst Colors)

1 piece of 100% Wool Feltworks Aqua Felt

1 piece of 100% Wool Feltworks Cheddar Felt

1 Stickerz Sheet of Images

1 Stickerz Sheet of Sentiments

1 Papermakeup Stamp Set

1 Digi Stamp Set (by Lindsay Spencer)

1/2 Sheet Crafty Chronicle Newspaper Donna Salazar

$35 and FREE SHIPPING!!

Wow! Isn't that AMAZING?!? This kit is super versatile. To purchase this kit, you just go over to AMY'S BLOG and there is a Paypal button to purchase it on her right sidebar. You can also get a bundle with Birds of a Feather for only $50! We also have TWO new guest designers for this month, Jessica Diedrich and Stephanie Zito! These girls are AWESOME!

First up is a typical bright and sunny "Ashley" card. :) Teehee! The only thing I added to this card that isn't in the kit is the white card stock. I used the My Little Shoebox paper for the background. The main image and sentiment are for the two Stickerz sets from EAD. The frame is LYB, doesn't it look like Nesties Lable 1? I think so! And the ribbon and the buttons are also from the kit.

Ok, and now here's my vintage-y, masculine kind of card. I know, right? Didn't think you had it in me, did you? Isn't this a completely different look? It's with the SAME kit! I did "dirty" it up a little bit though. I took the newspaper, distressed it and then inked the edges with some black ink from my stash. Then I took one of the gold doilies and painted it some Mocha Latte Creative Inspirations Paint to age it a little bit. I spelled out the sentiment (in my head because of the season finale of Glee) with the Jenni Bowlin stickers and used some of the banner stickers from the same sheet.

Check out the DT!! There's gonna be some fabulous inspiration!

Amy (where you buy the kit)

Jess

Stephanie

Christi

Amber

Sherry

FWF and Birds of a Feather Hopping!

Here I am combining a bunch of my favorite things yet again. It's hard for me to be able to stamp as much as I'd like or have ideas for since the kids keep me SUPER busy. I don't know how other moms do it! Crazy! Ok, this post is for the Caffinated Cropper Birds of a Feather Customer Hop as well as Unity's Friends With Flair. Check out the Unity blog to see everyone in the FWF hop.

Ok, you should have come from Amy's blog to mine. That's where you start, because Amy let's me be first this time. :) Leave comments along the way, someone will win a mini kit! My first card uses the sketch from Our Craft Corner's sketch blog. All the elements except the stamps are from Ippity's Fall for You. How perfect is this set with Birds of a Feather??!? I mean, it's like a match made in heaven. I stamped directly on the doily and colored with my Copics with no issue, in case you were wondering if you could Copic color on Martha Stewart Doilies.

For my next card, I used the same stamp set and again, all elements from the Birds of a Feather kit. The card is a completely different look. I was going for a CAS look for this card but I'm not sure I succeeded. It was a different kind of card for me, since I don't normally use such large sentiments. But let me tell you, these EAD rub-ons are a DREAM! They are super easy to use!

Ok, next up on the Caffinated Cropper hop is my amazing friend, CAROLE! :)

A Couple Challenge Cards

Ok, I'm gonna try to keep it short because I need to get these kiddos out of the house before we all go BANANAS!!

First up is my card for the Off The Wall Craftiness challenge. I had the pleasure of meeting Kim at CHA and have talked to her a

little here and there online since then but I haven't gotten to play her challenge until this week. It's a fun one though. For this card, I used my Caffinated Cropper Birds of a Feather kit. I did add the white card base and the yellow ribbon from MFT. I quite love the way this turned out. It looks just like it did in my head and that's VERY rare for me! :)

Next up, I combined a bunch of challenges for this card. I used the sketch from GetSketchy, the border punch challenge from Your Next Stamp, and the sparkle challenge from Whimsical Wednesdays, The Diedrich Dare. The stamp is Ippity for the Now and Forever set which I am in love with. The DP is Cosmo Cricket Delovely as is the sentiment sticker. The ribbon is from Joann Fabrics.

Whew! Off to take the kids to the park! Hugs!

Hopping with Birds of a Feather

***This is my second post for today, for Unity Friends With Flair, please scroll down!***

Woohoo! It's time for another Caffinated Cropper hop featuring Birds of a Feather! Have you gotten your kit yet? If not, what are you waiting for? The kit is on SALE right now for $29 with free shipping AND a surprise GIFT for the first 5 people who order! That is a SUPER deal! Especially since you get coupons to EAD Designs, Whimsy Haven digi stamps, and Paper Makeup Stamps! It pretty much pays for itself!

Ok, onto my card, I was inspired by one of my fellow DT girls for this card. I just love the idea of THIS CARD by Christi Thorsen. I love the idea of having an image not colored but still so focal. I didn't do as great as Christi, but I wanted to give it a try. Everything you see here except the Kraft card stock and the white button are from the Birds of a Feather kit.

Check out the DT!!

Amber

Amy (where you buy the kit)

Christi

Sherry

Michele (Guest)

Christi T (Guest)

Super Late Post

My internet went out on Thurs morning and (to be perfectly honest) when I found out that we wouldn't have an appointment to get it back up until May 19th, I didn't make my card. But now that I've found that there are little spots of my house where I can connect wirelessly using Dustin's laptop, I've decided to make some cards.

Here's my Caffinated Cropper card that I should have posted last Friday. I used the Limelight sketch and product challenge for this card. All the elements are from the May Caffinated Cropper kit except the white card stock. I just used three punches and this card came together super fast.

Don't forget to go over to Amy's blog and buy this awesome kit!

Caffinate Cropper Release!! Birds of a Feather!

***Please scroll down for my Unity Friends With Flair post***

I'm so super excited about this new Caffinated Cropper kit! It's called Bird of a Feather and it's full of all sorts of goodies!

Here's what you get...

Coupons:

$10 GC at WhimsyHaven,

10$ off a $25 purchase at Paper Makeup Stamps,

30% off at EAD DESIGNS

Paper

6x6

Basic Grey Green at Heart Kelly

Double Sided

Pink Paislee BayBerry Cottage Picket Fence

Pink Paislee BayBerry Cottage Trellis

Pink Paislee BayBerry Cottage Gazebo

American Crafts I Do Hyacinth

Fancy Pants Road Show French Press

Cardstock Bazzil

Fig Swirl

Blackberry Swirl

Caribean Breeze

Pinata

Sheet of Music

Ribbon/Trim

1 oz Curly Natural Raffia

1/2 yard WhiteButterfly Pleat

1 yard Purple Sea Maid

1 yard Light Blue Satin

1 yard Fuschia Tranlucent Sparkle

1 yard white embroidery floss

1 Boiled Blue Jillibean Soup Alpha Stickers

1 Pearl Silver Fox Smooch Accent Ink

1 Package KaiserCraft Self Adhesive Pearls (plum)

2 Music Note clips

1 Glassine Envelope

2 Shipping Tags

2 Clear Luggage Tags (Perfect ATC Holders)

1 BookMark Cover

1 Card Folder

1 Clear Card/Envelope Holder

6 sticky eyes with lashes

white feathers

2 Gold Filigree Angel wings

3 Tiny White Doves

2 K&Co Paper Flowers

2 Martha Stewart Decorative Edged Round Labels

2 Mini Clothes Pins

1tsp Irridescent Seed Beads

3 Safety Pins

4 Hand Punched birds from sheet music

1 sheet EAD Vinyl Rub-ons

1 digi stamp set from Whimsy Haven

3 Paper Makeup Stamps (Melody Fairy, With a Song and a Smile sentiment, and a "Made By" Stamp)

$35 and FREE SHIPPING!!!

Here's a card I made with this kit (I also made one for yesterday's post, scroll down.) As you can tell, I am LOVING those bird die cuts! They are so fun to work with! The only thing not in the kit is the white card stock base.

Check out the DT!!

Amber

Amy (where you buy the kit)

Christi

Sherry

Michele (Guest)

Christi T (Guest)

Creative Inspirations Icing Challenge and Diedrich Dare

Hello everyone! Today is a Creative Inspirations Paints day on my blog. YAY!! I love love love these paints! I just got some new ones yesterday so I will be making lots more new things in the feature. This week's challenge is called All About the Icing. We were to use Creative Inspirations Paints on our embellishments.

Wanna know the BEST part about these paints?? They save you money!! Each jar is only $2.25 and you can use them to customize your embellishments. Meaning, no more having to buy everything matchy matchy!

Here, I've painted the die cut birds with Royal Purple and Sky Blue. Then I painted the flower to match! It was originally pink, but now it matches perfectly! No more having to buy every single color flower! How cool is that? Also, this is a SNEAK PEEK at the new Caffinated Cropper kit! I combined it with last month's kit and made this card. All I added to the kit is the card stock and the paint! I used the adorable sketch from this week's Diedrich Dare Challenge for this card.

Be sure to check out the Creative Inspirations Paints blog for the inspiration the DT has for you today. Happy Thursday everyone!

FWF and Caffinated Cropper Customer Hop

Hello friends! Welcome to my Caffinated Cropper and Friends With Flair post for today. Again, I LOVE combining my favorite things into one happy post. :) If you just wandered in on my blog today, please go back to AMY'S blog for the full list of the Caffinated Cropper hop.

My first card is made with this week's Card Patterns sketch as well as my friend Carole's Unity anniversary week challenge. The challenge was to use the first Unity Stamps you bought. My first order had Cupcakes A'la Yummy in it. All the elements from this card are from Caffinated Croppers With a Cherry on Top kit other than the white card base and the stamps.

The next card uses the Hip Hop sketch for this week on the Unity forum. I thought it was fun with the three lines going across it. I used border stickers from my Caffinated Cropper kit. I made the background paper using a stamp from Unity's April '10 KOTM and some card stock from my kit. The main image is from the same stamp set. And the letter stickers are from my With a Cherry on Top kit.

Ok, hop on over to EMILY'S blog to continue on the Caffinated Cropper hop. Leave love along the way, one lucky commenter will win a Mini Cherry kit! :)

And check out the Unity Blog for the complete friends with flair hop!

You're as Cute as Pie!

Hey all! Sorry, I haven't been much for creating or blogging lately. Things are getting a little stressful around here. :(

Here's a card I made with this week's sketch from Card Positioning Systems. All the elements are from the Caffinated Cropper With a Cherry on Top kit. The sale on this kit has been EXTENDED! You can still this awesome kit for only $29 with FREE shipping! Eeeek! It's amazing! You HAVE to get it! There are SOOO many things in the kit!

Have a fabby day everyone! Hopefully, I'll blog ya sooner rather than later.

FWF and With a Cherry on Top

Hello friends! Welcome to my friends with flair/Caffinated Cropper post! I combined two of my most favorite things into one blog post for your enjoyment! :)

My card is based on this week's 2 Sketches 4 You challenge. All my elements other than the white card stock, pink paint, and stamp are from my Caffinated Cropper kit, With a Cherry on Top. The stamp is from Ippity's Regal Greetings. The die cut is Nesties Lable 8, embossed with the Textile CB folder. Then I painted it pink with some Creative Inspirations paint.

Caffinated Cropper is having a HUGE SALE this weekend! The kits are on sale and you get a special goodie if you buy it this weekend! Not only that, but each With a Cherry on Top kit comes with a $10 gift certificate to EAD Designs (yummy rubons) and Whimsy Haven (digi stamps)! You can't beat that! There is so much stuff in this kit, it's like CHRISTMAS when you open it! Check out the DT for some amazing things you can do with this kit:

Amber

Amy (where you buy the kit)

Christi

Sherry

Jimmi (Guest)

Michele (Guest)

And check out the Unity blog to see everyone who's on the list for this week's Friends With Flair hop!

EtsyInspired #84 ~ Cose Dolci

This week's EtsyInspired shop is Cose Dolci. This shop specializes in wool items. Mostly, they carry bowls, pillows, and plush toys. What I find truly amazing about this store is the things they can make from wool! Bowls? Really? My mind is completely blown. Everything is so beautiful! If you look in the sold items area of the shop, you will see a wide selection of items. I was especially impressed by the darling plush toys and the nested bowls. I think it's amazing how you can use this medium in so many different ways. Before Etsy, I just thought wool was for socks and sweaters.

This week's sponsor is one of the design teams I'm on. CAFFINATED CROPPER! YAY! I love when I can combine my teams! Amy puts together the most amazing kits you've ever seen! She puts in super creative items that I would not have ever thought about using on a card, but they turn out amazing. She also has a great eye for color. I thoroughly enjoy working with my kits from her and you will too! One lucky winner with get a mini version of this month's kit "With a Cherry on Top."

Here's how you play along:

1. Go to the Cose Dolci store and pick any item to be inspired by (subject matter, colors, layout, anything.) Make a creation.

2. Post a link to your creation on the EtsyInspired #84 post on the EtsyInspired blog by next Friday April 23, noon Pacific time. A winner will be chosen from the people who enter.

3. If you upload to SCS or PCP, please you keyword EIC84. You may enter as many times as you like.

Here's my card for this week. I used the current sketch from 2 Sketches 4 You. The only things I used for this card that weren't in the kit are the white card stock, the CB folder, and some blue Creative Inspirations Paint. Obviously, it's an anniversary card for Dustin. Teehee, our anniversary is today (4-16.)

Check out the DT:

Ashley (you are here)

De
Emily

Heather
Jackie
Joy
Kerry

Lori (April Guest)

Savannah (April Guest)

Shannon

Also, the Caffinated Cropper DT is playing along this week too. Check them out!
Amy (where you can buy the kit)
Amber
Christi
Sherry
and Jimmi, Aprils' Guest Designer

With a Cherry On Top Hop

Hello friends! Welcome to the Caffinated Cropper hop for April's kit, With a Cherry on Top! Have you all ordered your kits yet? It's PACKED FULL of all sorts of fabulous goodies! You will not believe how much fun stuff comes with this kit!

For my card, I used Jen del Muro's current Sketch for You to Try. Now, I tried to keep it from looking too busy with the white card base and my minimal embellishments. How'd I do? Everything you see on this card (other than the white card base) is from the kit. It's super easy to make a card since if you have all the stuff that coordinates right in your package. I don't know about you, but I usually dig for designer paper for like 30 mins before I can start my card. What a time waster! And it sucks all the fun out. With kits, I have no problem putting something together and knowing that it will all coordinate.

Alright, don't forget to check out everyone else on the hop today! Thanks for stopping by!

Amy (where you can buy the kit)
Amber
Christi
Sherry
and Jimmi, Aprils' Guest Designer

Go to Sketches Magazine: Friend Hop

Welcome to the Go to Sketches blog hop! Holy moly, you have no idea how excited and I honored I am to have been asked to join this hop by my friend Kim Kesti. I had the pleasure of meeting Kim at CHA and she's as sweet as sugar! I'm beyond flattered that she remembered me! I've been keeping this blog hop a secret for a little while now so it's nice to FINALLY let it out! :) Oh, read to the end of my post, there's a PRIZE!

What's this magazine about? If you haven't heard about it, this special edition of Paper Crafts Magazine has 66 sketches and 282 projects in it to inspire you. I love sketches! I can't get enough of them. They are such a great starting off point. You can go HERE to buy yourself an issue of Go to Sketches.

Today is a super fun hop! The Go To Girls have invited some of their friends to show you never before seen cards made from a few of the sketches in the magazine. Please stop by Kim's blog to make sure you see all the amazing creations inspired by her sketch. She will also have links to the 5 other Go To Girls and you'll get the chance to see 30 brand new cards based on the Go to Sketches Magazine.

Kim emailed me her fabulous sketch and I tried to do it justice. You can see the sketch to the right here. I love how clean and simple Kim's sketch is! At first, when I was asked to join along, I was afraid I might be asked to attempt a complicated sketch. While I would have attempted it, I am much more comfortable with clean and simple. This is a sketch I'll be able to use time and time again.

For this card, I used all elements from the new Caffinated Cropper kit that is being released today called "With a Cherry on Top." The only thing I added was the white card stock. The designer paper is Doodlebug and the pink card stock is Bazzill. The alphabet stickers are My Little Shoebox. The big butterfly is freehand cut from some rusty screen (literally from a window screen), the antenae is made from a wire thingy with pearls on each end and then the butterfly is embellished with Kaisercraft rhinestones. The baby butterflies are punched with a Martha Stewart butterfly punch and then embellished with the same rhinestones.

Here's another view of the card. I glue the big butterfly down with Zip Dry and then popped the little butterflies with some foam tape. It gives a nice 3D effect.

Ok, how about that prize? For a chance to win your very own issue of Go to Sketches, leave me a comment letting me know how you feel about sketches. Easy peasy!

New Caffinated Cropper Kit! With a Cherry on Top!

Are you excited for the BRAND NEW Caffinated Cropper kit?!? You should be! This kit is AMAZING! It was like Christmas when I received my box! There is so much stuff! I mean, look at this picture!! Here's a list of everything you get!

"With a Cherry on Top"

6x6 2 of each

Sassafrass Lass Spring Spring

Sassafrass Lass Sapphire

Doodlebug Cherry Amore

Doodlebug Pie Plaid

LYB Spring Mix

LYB Sky Blue

Bazzill Watermelon

Bazzill Cherry Splash

Bazzill Almond Cream

Bazzill Island Breeze

(all Bazzill are smoothies)

Smooch Spritz Cherry Ice

0.5 ounce tube pink glitter

5x6.5 cherry chipboard

2 tbsp clear dew drops

2 tbsp asst buttons Rhonna Farrer

3 pearl drop corsage pins

2 bunches pink cherry blossoms

1 tiny white blossom

1 tiny yellow blossom

1 metal tag

1 Nikki Silvis Craft Flag

3 Ast Sized Bazzill Chipboard hearts

4 Asst round mirrors

1 yd of red tulle

1 yd May Arts Cherry Red grosgrain with picot trim ribbon

1 yd Mary Arts blue lace

1 yd White Eyelet trim

1 yd red/white baker's twine

1 yd Sugar&Cream Twist
5 manilla shipping tags

10 butter yellow tickets

4x4 square "Vintage Cherries" fabric by Sarah Henderson

1 package of Kaisercraft Red Rhinestones

1 Shabby Green Door Cherry Clear Stamp "Life is a Bowl of Cherries"

1 My Little Shoebox Mini Alpha sticker set (red lipstick)

1 set EAD Stickerz (Cherries)

6 pearl thingamabobs

6 asst Mary Englebriet Cherry themed die cuts

2 white heart doilies

2- 3 1/2 by 8 sheets of cork

1- 5x12 strip of rusty screen

4 asst felt shapes

3 Sassafrass Lass Cherries Jubilee Flag Banner stickers

1 set of Digital Stamps designed by Lindsay Spencer

You'll notice a couple amazing NEW things in this kit. Brand new Stickerz from EAD. They are AWESOME! I used them on my card below. They are clear (but you can order Stickerz with white backgrounds too) and the designs are so cute! And in this kit you get this ADORABLE digi stamp set from my friend Lindsay Spencer, owner of Whimsy Haven. Aren't these stamps fabby? I love how you could make a really cutesy card with the cupcake, a really elegant card with the branch, and a more folksy card with the bucket. Very versatile!

Also, if you haven't already gotten the March Caffinated Cropper kit, The Beeez Kneez, you can get it in a bundle pack with this new set for only $50! The shipping is FREE! How awesome is that? But you have to hurry, there are only FOUR Beeez Kneez sets left!

Here's my card for today. It is based on Nina Bracket's sketch for her anniversary. Everything on this card is from With a Cherry on Top except the white card base. I talked Amy out of adding card bases with her kits because I'd rather have fun stuff and I figure everyone has neutral card stock to make cards out of. I hope you all agree! :) Look at how well those Stickerz work! Fabulous, huh?

Ok, now you need to check out EVERYONE'S on the DT's blogs to see what they have done with this awesome kit.

Amy (where you can buy the kit)
Amber
Christi
Sherry
and Jimmi, Aprils' Guest Designer

The Beeez Kneez Customer Hop

Morning everyone! Welcome to the Caffinated Cropper customer hop for The Beeez Kneez kit! Everyone's posts should be up by 10am Eastern. You should be arriving from my friend Carole's blog. If not, please go back to Amy's blog (Caffinated Cropper) and start the whole hop. There's a prize to be won! Amy is giving away a mini kit to one lucky person who completes the hop and leaves comments.

Ok, onto my project. I really wanted to make something with these fabulous glassine envelopes that came in the kit. I made little goodie bags for my family. :) The only things I added that weren't in the kit are the alphabet stickers. I would have used the ones that came in the kit but they were a bit big for this project. Do you see how I curved the sentiment to go around the bee? That's one huge thing about clear stamps that you can't do with rubber. You can position them a little differently. Cool, huh?

You're next stop on the hop is VICKI!

Getting Sketchy With Ippity!

Happy Monday, peeps! Is there such a thing? ;) We are doing pretty good. It was a BUSY weekend. And today, my mom's group is having our Easter party. You KNOW there will be pictures later on.

Ok, here's my card using sketch #31 from Get Sketchy. All my elements, other than the stamps are from my Caffinated Cropper The Beeez Kneez kit. I still have a TON of the kit left and I've made a bunch of cards! The branch stamp is from Ippity's Devoted and the birds are from What Matters Most. These are both religious sets, but as you can see, you can use them for all occasions. I also made this card with Moxie Fab World's paper piecing challenge in mind. The birdhouse is fussy cut from Jillibean Soup paper. The birds are stamped on all different papers and cut out.

Alright love bugs, you have a happy Monday! :) Easter's on it's way. You know what that means?? I can shop again!! :D

PS PLEASE leave a comment on my team's card to vote for us HERE! We'd love to move on in the competition!