Digi Day Challenge at Paper Craft Planet

Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps is hosting a Digi Day challenge over at Papercraft Planet today. You can find the challenge in our PCP group here. If you play along with our challenge, you will receive an adorable FREE digi, and if you play along before 5pm EST today you will receive a second super cute FREE digi.

My card today uses the "Cocoa's Mittens" digi, which is one of the two free digis you can earn by playing along with our digi challenge. The greeting is from a coordinating sentiment set that will be available to purchase (as will "Cocoa's Mittens") in the online store next week.

I hope you'll join us over at Papercraft Planet today for some stamping fun!!!

Materials: Stamps -- Cocoa's Mittens and coordinating greetings digi sets by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps (sneak peeks -- available to purchase next week). Inks -- Black printer ink; Prismacolor markers; white gel pen. Papers -- Designer papers by Close To My Heart (retired) and Carolee's Creations; Real Red, Pacific Point (retired) and Wild Wasabi (retired) cardstocks by Stampin' Up!; Georgia Pacific white cardstock. Accessories -- Wide red organdy ribbon; snowflake buttons by Dress It Up; foam dimensionals.

Sweet Holidays (Sneak Peek!)

We are sailing full-steam-ahead, it seems, into the holiday season. With Thanksgiving only 8 days away now, I'm seriously starting to think about Christmas and getting very, very excited!! Our family has quite a few Christmas traditions that liven up the season, including making gingerbread houses. Sometimes we make one big one together, and sometimes we each make a tiny one to form a little town. I like the little ones the best, I think, because the personality of each one's maker really shines through. The houses don't always come out pretty -- LOL -- but they do always come out tasty! :-)

Speaking of gingerbread houses, I have a yummy sneak peek card to share with you today!


On the front of the card, I used the upcoming "Gingerbread House" digi along with one of the sweet greetings from the coordinating Gingerbread Sentiments set. I colored the image with Prismacolor markers, and added Stickles glitter glue to make the icicles shine. The fun paper in the background is a piece that a friend sent me. I have no idea who makes it, but I thought it was a perfect pairing for this image, with the snowflakes along the top and the sweet little trees along the bottom. I even added some Stickles to the trees to tie them in better.

On the inside of the card, I used the "Gingerbread Couple" digi set. These images, too, were colored with Prismacolor markers.

All of these sweet digis will be available in the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps online store starting tomorrow. There will also be a new FREEBIE digi available for the duration of the day, so please don't forget to stop by!

Materials: Stamps -- Gingerbread House, Gingerbread Couple, and Gingerbread Sentiments digi sets by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps. Inks -- Black printer ink; Prismacolor markers; white gel pen. Papers -- Desinger paper of unknown origin; Real Red, Chocolate Chip, and Baja Breeze (retired) cardstocks by Stampin' Up!; Georgia Pacific white cardstock. Accessories -- Heart button by Dress It Up; pink Waxy Flax; Stickles glitter glue. Special Tools -- Creative Memories Custom Cutting System with Oval templates; Martha Stewart border punch (name unknown).

Eat More Beef!

Today I made a card for the Stamp Something challenge. The challenge today was this sketch. The truly amazing thing about this is that I have been following the Stamp Something blog for about a year now, and this is the first time I've gotten my act together enough to play along with one of the challenges. Pretty lame of me, huh? LOL!

For this card, I used the new Templeton Turkey digi from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps. You might have seen Templeton before and be thinking, "New? Huh?" He was previously released in acrylic stamp form, but recently sold out, so Korin decided to release him as a digi. The greeting is from the Funny Farm acrylic stamp set, which was recently retired. I hope it makes you giggle like it does me! If it does, you can find some similar funny greetings in the Turkey Sentiments digi set that Korin created to go with Templeton.

Materials: Stamps -- Templeton Turkey digi and Funny Farm acrylic stamp set by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps. Inks -- Black printer ink; Versafine black; Prismacolor markers. Papers -- Designer papers from the 2008 Harvest & Holidays glitter stack by Debbie Mumm for Joanne's.; Pumpkin Pie cardstock by Stampin' Up!; Georgia Pacific white cardstock. Accessories -- Orange eyelet; brown corduroy brads; dark yellow Waxy Flax; yellow and orange paper flowers by Joanne's Basics; brown button; olive grosgrain ribbon; foam dimensionals. Special Tools -- Pinking Circles die by Nestabilities; Cuttlebug machine; circle punches by Creative Memories; Zig Zag border punch by Martha Stewart.

For You

Last fall a girlfriend and I both decided we were going to try out these Magnolia stamps, which were pretty new at the time. It seemed the stamps were only being carried overseas, so I ordered directly from the company. Around the same time, my girlfriend found a US-based company that was selling them. We each placed our orders for the couple of stamps we wanted, and then, unbeknownst to each other, we each also ordered a gift stamp for the other. We had to laugh about it afterwards, because it turns out she had ordered for herself the same one I had ordered for her, and I had ordered for myself the one she chose for me. So we each ended up with one unexpected Magnolia. This little Tilda was the one I ordered for her and got to keep unexpectedly, so now everytime I use it, I think of my sweet friend.

ANYWAY...what I love about this image is that it can be used just about anytime of year and still be "seasonal" depending on how it's colored, don't you think? Fall, Christmas, Valentine's, Mother's or Father's Day -- any occasion for which you might send someone a little love. This time I colored her dress orange and made the cookies just plain tan with a little Stickles glitter glue to spice them up -- just right for Fall! :-)

Materials: Stamps -- Tilda stamp by Magnolia Designs; greeting from Frogetful Sam acrylic stamp set by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps. Inks -- Memento Tuxedo Black; Copic markers (flesh tones E00, E02, and R20); Prismacolor markers; white gel pen. Papers -- Designer papers from the 2008 Fall Stack by DCWV and the 2008 Harvest & Holidays stack by Debbie Mumm; Barely Banana and Chocolate Chip cardstocks by Stampin' Up!; Neenah Solar White Classic Crest cardstock. Accessories -- Silk and paper flowers by Joanne's Crafts; large orange brads; taupe grosgrain ribbon; Stickles glitter glue; foam dimensionals. Special Tools -- Nestabilities Scalloped Rectangles die; Swiss Dot embossing folder; Cuttlebug machine; Punch Around the Page border punch and leaf punch by Martha Stewart.

A Self-Conscious Sneak Peek

Most of us worry, at some point or another, about our figures and the fit of our clothing. Our little bear friend here is no exception. "Self-conscious Paulie" is feeling a bit concerned about his choice of holiday fashion! Of course, we think he's absolutely adorable in his Christmas wreath, and we hope he'll bring a warm winter smile to your face. "Self-conscious Paulie", illustrated by Korin Sutherland, is just one of the fun, new digis that will be available in the store starting tomorrow -- Digi Day! In addition to new digis, as always, there will also be a new freebie available for you to download at the store. Our weekly freebies are a great way to give digital stamping a try if you haven't already.

To make this card, I used this wonderful sketch by Teresa Kline of the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Design Team. Teresa created the sketch for the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Birthday Celebration on Paper Craft Planet this week. Yes, it's true -- Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps is celebrating it's second birthday this month!!! As part of the celebration, we are hosting five fun challenges this week on our group site at Paper Craft Planet. We hope you'll stop by and share in the fun!

Materials: Stamps -- "Self-conscious Paulie" digi by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps. Inks -- Black printer ink; Prismacolor markers; white gel pen. Papers -- Designer papers of unknown origin; Glorious Green and Certainly Celery cardstocks by Stampin' Up!; generic red cardstock from Michael's Crafts; Georgia Pacific white cardstock. Accessories -- Dark green grosgrain ribbon; large red button; light green Waxy flax; foam dimensionals.

Sweet as Pie

One of my favorite things about this time of year is getting to bake with my kids. They are always so excited to get to help, and I love knowing that I'm getting to spend fun time with them while also teaching them important skills they will need as adults. And of course, dessert always tastes sweeter with that kind of love baked into it, even if the occasional eggshell does make its way into the batter -- LOL!

Because I love baking this time of year, it's only natural that I'd also love stamping about baking, right? ;-) For my card today I used a fun image that one of the sweet gals from the Wish RAK forum at Splitcoast Stampers sent me. (If you're not familiar with the Wish RAK forum, it's a place where you can wish for stamped images and grant others' image wishes. It's a fun way to get a little extra use out of your stamps.) This cute bunny is called "Flopsey." He is the centerpiece of several stamp sets by My Favorite Things. The image and greeting on this card are from the Sweetie Pie Flopsy stamp set. I colored Flopsey with Prismacolor markers, and added a little Stickles glitter to the pie to resemble sugar. I cut out the image and layered it on a piece of solid-colored cardstock, and then added some accent dots and doodles to the image and accompanying greeting with a white gel pen.

Materials -- Stamps -- Sweetie Pie Flopsey by My Favorite Things. Inks -- Memento Tuxedo Black; Prismacolor markers; white gel pen. Papers -- Heritage papers by Creative Memories; Not Quite Navy, Creamy Caramel, Always Artichoke, and Bravo Burgundy cardstocks by Stampin' Up!; Georgia Pacific white cardstock. Accessories -- Brown buttons; dark blue Waxy Flax; burgundy satin ribbon; foam dimensionals.

Digi Day Fun -- Woo-hoo!!

Today is Digi Day at Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps. What does this mean exactly?

* There's a brand new digi image available to purchase at the store starting today. Deer Friends by Korin Sutherland and the coordinating Deer Sentiments are both SO sweet. They're perfect for this time of year, and I know you're going to love them!

* If you've been longing to try digi stamping, we have a new FREE digi available here (at the bottom of that site page) for you to download today only.

And that's not all! Today, for the first time ever, Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps is hosting a Digi Day Challenge at SNR Card Universe. AND...there are prizes for those who participate!!! This is an all-day, drop-in-and-have-fun kind of event, so if you have a few minutes, please do stop by. My card today is a sneak peek of one of next week's digi releases -- Winter Wishes -- and was made for this challenge, but you'll have to stop in at the challenge thread to find out the challenge details! ;-)

From here on out, we'll be hosting one of these challenges every first Thursday of the month on SNR, so be sure to mark your crafting calendars! By the by, if you've never heard of SNR Card Universe, it's an online forum hosted by Scrapbooking News & Review Magazine. It's a wonderful place for paper crafters to connect -- there you can see and post cards, join fan groups for your favorite stamp companies, chat with other crafters, and participate in challenges. I hope you'll take the time to check it out if you haven't already.

Materials: Stamps -- Winter Wishes digi set (sneak peek) and Holiday Cheer acrylic stamps by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps. Inks -- Black printer ink; Versafine black; Prismacolor markers. Papers -- Designer papers from unknown source; Gable Green, Glorious Green, and Really Red cardstocks by Stampin' Up!; Georgia Pacific white cardstock. Accessories -- White conches by Clsoe to My Heart; wide and narrow red satin ribbons; Rainbow glitter marker; foam dimensionals. Special Tools -- Martha Stewart edge and corner punches; Scallop Circle punch by Stampin' Up!