The third Sunday of every month is the Clearly Digi Stamps Blog Hop, and this month's theme is BIRTHDAYS! The Design Team will be bringing you lots of birthday inspiration with Clearly Digi Stamps! And you can't have a blog hop without PRIZES, right?! Be sure to leave comments at every stop, because EACH team member will be giving away the digi set they are featuring for the hop! That's right... there will be one winner chosen from EACH BLOG!!

    

The set that I will be giving away is the new Monster Mash set!

       

    

Such a fun set!! I think cute images for boys are hard to come by, but this set has it covered! And check out those digi papers! Yup... those are included!

   

Here is my Clean and Simple card using the current sketch from Seize the Birthday (this week they are asking for masculine birthday cards using the sketch). I did something I hardly ever do... used a pre-colored image! I still used my Copics to ground the little guy, but sometimes it's nice to have the option of putting a card together quickly with a pre-colored digi.

            

      
Remember to leave me a comment for your chance to win the Monster Mash set!

Please include your email address with your comment, so that I can notify the winner. You have until Wednesday, February 20th at 5pm EST to comment. Winners will be announced and contacted on Thursday, February 21st.

      

CASSIE

JENNIPHER

VICKIE

JERUSHA

JEN

LISA

LINDA

     

If you get lost along the way, you can start back at the Clearly iStamp Blog.

Enjoy the hop, and thanks so much for stopping by!

     

      

I am so excited to annouce that I am now a member of the Clearly Digi Stamps Design Team (formerly Clear Dollar Stamps)!

        

       

I could not believe it when last month I got an email from Jerusha inviting me to join the CDS Design Team! I actually thought she had made a mistake, and contacted the wrong person! Lucky for me, she didn't! And now I get to play with these super cute digis and show them off to you! YAY! :)

       

And even better, today is NEW RELEASE DAY! So not only I am sharing my big news, I also have some new digi's to share too!

(Just a warning... this is a LONG, picture heavy post!)

      

First up is a fabulous birthday set designed by the amazingly talented Lisa Lara... here is Eat More Cake!

      

    

As soon as I saw those candles, I had this idea! My twin girls have their 6th birthday in March, and this will be one of their cards! The polka dot pattern is a digital paper from the Rainbow Notes set, printed onto white cardstock. I colored the flames with Copics, then smothered them in glitter! A pretty simple card, but it turned out exactly like I had imagined! Love when that happens!

       

      

Next up is another set designed by Lisa Lara, called Some Bunny... perfect for those upcoming Easter projects!

        

      

I made a cute little Easter treat using the set... it is a Sour Cream Container I made following directions I found on Splitcoaststampers. I used a larger piece of cardstock for mine though (8 1/2" x 4 1/4"), and adhered the edges on the long side rather than the short side, so it would resemble a carrot! The gingham pattern is a digital paper included in the set, printed onto white cardstock.

     

    

Overalls - B99, B97, B95, B93

Carrots - YR18, YR15, YR12, YR00

Carrot Tops - YG17, YG13, YG03, YG01

Ears, Nose - R32, R20, R30, R00

                                   

Here is a close up of the tag attached to the treat... I cut it from the CC Cutters Stamp Label Die, but pre-scored the cardstock before cutting to create a little flap at the bottom of the tag. The flap was decorated with a strip of patterned paper from the Doodlebug Springtime 6x6 pad that I printed the joke onto, and the top edge is trimmed with scallop scissors. I colored the bunny with Copics, and textured his overalls using a scrap of denim soaked in some Copic Blender Solution. Then fussy cut him out, and popped him up in front of the "grass".

 

              

And one more close-up... the flap untucks from under the feet to reveal the hidden punchline!

           

   

And that is ALL! If you made it this far, thanks for sticking with me! :)

        

To see the rest of the new release, along with some amazing and inspiring projects from the Design Team, head over to the Clearly iStamp Blog. And to do some shopping for these cute new digi's, you can head over to the Clearly Digi Stamps Store. They are now in stock!

        

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

             

      

   

As promised, I am back to share the treats I made for the twins Kindergarten class. There are 30 kids in their class, and they each wanted to pass out something different... that's a LOT of goodies to prepare, so I had to keep it pretty simple!

    

For Olivia's Valentine's, I made some simple Matchbook Treat Holders. I've made these before, and they are so easy! Just cut the cardstock to 8 1/2" x 3" and score at 3/4" and 4 3/4". For these ones, I stamped little hearts just a shade darker than the cardstock Olivia chose, and added a sentiment and die-cut heart.

       

    

Here is a view of one of the treats opened. A little bag of these M&M's fits perfectly... I just added a strip of adhesive from my ATG gun to hold them in place.

       

     

For Abigail's Valentine's I used the new Your Next Stamp Lollipop Cover Die. Have I mentioned how much I LOVE this die?? It's makes the finished product so cute, and is pretty effortless! I used the same heart stamp for these, but stamped in red and pink on kraft. Finished them off with some more die cut hearts, and a quick knotted ribbon. Seriously SO EASY!!

       

       

I was able to put these together in just a couple of hours. My poor Cuttlebug did not fair well through all the die-cutting though... it had a traumatic near-death experience yesterday! After feeding the heart die through for probably the 50th time, I heard a rattling sound inside of it... picked it up to investigate, and a screw fell out! The rollers wouldn't even turn after that! I could've cried, and WOULD have... all I can say, is thank goodness for a husband that likes to tinker! He was able to carefully dissect my Bug and fix it up in a couple of hours. Crisis averted!

     

That's all for now! I have some exciting news to share tomorrow, so I hope you'll come back!

Have a sweet Valentine's Day, and thanks so much for stopping by!

    

Entering the following challegnes:

      

        

It's review time at All That Scraps, and today the Design Team is sharing projects made with the new CC Design's stamps that were released last week. I used the new Spring Peeps rubber stamp set to make my card. Aren't these peeps the cutest?! The layout is the current Sweet Stop Sketch, and the flower paper is from the Doodlebug Springtime 6x6 pad. It turned out a little busy with the patterned paper, so I skipped adding a sentiment to the front of the card.

      

   

Peeps - Y15, Y13, Y11, Y00, Y000

Beaks - Y38, Y35, Y32

Grass, Leaves - YG25, YG03, YG01, YG00

Sky - BG01, BG000, BG0000

Wagon - T4, T3, T2, T1, T0

Wheels - T7, T6, T5, T4

Flower, Bow - V15, V12, V01, V000

   

That's all for today! Got to get back to finishing up the kiddos class Valentine's! I  will be back to share those with you on Thursday. See you then!

Thanks for stopping by!

      

       

       

I'm back with some Tasty Tuesday inspiration for you! Haven't heard about Tasty Tuesday's yet?? It's the new monthly challenge over at the Your Next Stamp Blog... each month there will be a YUMMY photo for your inspiration... just create something based on the photo! You have all month to join in, and you DO NOT have to use YNS stamps to play along... but you just might win some!

     

So here is this month's Tasty Tuesday Inspiration Photo...

     

      

YUM, right!? I love Andes mints, and these cookies look delicious (click the picture to check out the EASY recipe!)

     

I took my inspiration from the colors in the photo. I used lots of YNS goodies to make this little treat. The cover is the new Lollipop Cover Die, the sentiment is from the Joy set, and is stamped on a banner cut from the Fishtail/Banner Die set. The image is from Basket Animals, and was my very first YNS stamp set! Still a favorite! :) After cutting the covers from a sheet of patterned paper, I inked the edges of each one with Versamagic Jumbo Java Ink. A little bit of adhesive and a big ol' ribbon, and these came together really quick! 

         

   

Bear - E27, E25, E23, E21

Ears, Muzzle - E31, E30, E50

         

You can see more Tasty Tuesday Inspiration at the Your Next Stamp Blog. I hope you'll join the challenge this month... there's still plenty of time to play!