It's never too soon to start thinking about Christmas, right? :)

Over on the AJVD Blog they are celebrating Christmas in July, so I made some fun little gift tags for my kiddos!

These sweet penguins are from the new Brrr stamp set by Whimsie Doodles, and it includes lots of little accessories to dress them up with!

I kept them pretty simple, but thought it would be fun to make the penguins removable from the tags...

... so I created a little pocket to tuck the penguins inside! I spelled out my kids names with glittery alphabet stickers on the pockets.

They love to get crafty and make their own little cards and pictures with stamped images. Now they will each have a little penguin to dress up for a fun art project!

Here is a look at this adorable new set...

There are more new stamp sets by Whimsie Doodles for A Jillian Vance Design... if you are a fan of Melyssa's cute critter images you should go have a look!

I am typically a major procrastinator, and don't make anything until the absolute last minute! So, it feels pretty good to have these done! :)

How about you... how soon do you start your holiday crafting??

Hiya everyone! It's time for some sneaky peeks of this month's new release at Your Next Stamp! If you head on over to the YNS Blog, there are links to all the blogs offering up sneak peeks today!

I used an ADORABLE new clear set called Toad-ally Awesome. It's loaded with cute images and sentiments! I paired it with the Wave Border Die, and stamped the sentiment onto the smallest cut out from the Layered Bookmark/Tag Die.

Supplies: Hammermill White CS, Bazzill Ocean Breeze CS, Bazzill Caribbean Breeze CS, TAC Whimsy Blossoms paper,

YNS Puffy Cloud Die, YNS Layered Bookmark/Tag Die, YNS Wave Border Die, Memento Tuxedo Black Ink,

Tumbled Glass Distress Ink, Pop Dots, Hot Pink Bamboo Twine, Copics

Copics:

Frog - YG17, YG25, YG03, YG01

Tube - RV29, RV25, RV23, RV21

Be sure to check back tomorrow for our New Release Blog Hop!

Thanks for stopping by!

Sadly, it's my last week as Guest Designer for Little Miss Muffet Stamps... I had a blast plying with these cuties, and it went by waaaay too fast!

Today is Inspiration Day over at the Little Miss Muffet Facebook Group, and for my final project, I've used Polka Dot Pals Tillie. I love that LMMS has a variety of cute kids in glasses... not just the typical "book worm" or "nerd" theme. My daughter picked this image, because she thinks it looks like her! :) She asked me to color her dress purple with yellow polka dots... turned out pretty cute!

Supplies: Hammermill White CS, Wausau Black CS, Doodlebug Springtime 6x6, Doodlebug Fruit Stand 6x6,

AmyR Happy Day Sentiments, Versafine Onyx Ink (sentiment), YNS Gumdrops (Lemon and Black), Pop Dots, Copics

Copics:
Skin - E11, E00, E000, E0000, R30

Hair - E57, E55, E31, E30

Dress, Headband, Glasses - BV04, BV02, BV01, BV000

Flower Centers, Polka Dots - Y17, Y08, Y13, Y11

Shoes - T7, T6, T5, T4, T2

Ground - T2, T1, T0

Well, that's all from me! Be sure to check out the Facebook Group for inspiration throughout the day!

I want to say a great big THANK YOU to Barbara, Faye, and all the Little Misses for having me as their guest this month!

Thanks for stopping by!

It's tme for our monthly inspiration post at the Your Next Stamp Blog, and this month the design team is featuring the super duper cute Little Darlings stamps by Macy Wong.

It's been a long time since I've inked up adorable little Madison, and since yesterday was the first official day of summer, the timing was perfect to get her on a card! Here she is colored with Copics and popped up on a bright and sunny card.

Supplies: Hammermill White CS, Wausau Black CS, Doodlebug Springtime 6x6, YNS Wave Border Die,

Circle Nesties, Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, Pop Dots, Copics

Copics:

Skin - E11, E00, E000, E0000, R30

Hair - E59, E37, E35, E33

Floatie - RV29, RV25, RV23, RV21

Swim Suit, Fish - Y17, Y08, Y13, Y11

PRIZE ALERT!!!

If you head on over to the YNS Blog and leave a comment, you will be entered to win a YNS stamp set of your choice!

Did you know about the STOREWIDE SALE happening at Your Next Stamp?? Be sure to check out all the great deals, because the sale ends soon! Some products are retiring, so grab them while you can!

Are you a fan of YNS on Facebook? When we reach 3,000 likes on the YNS page, Karen will be doing a HUGE giveaway! Be sure to tell your friends!!

Okie dokie, that's all from me for now!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend and thanks for stopping by!!