Young Crafters Unite!

(Looking for the My Thoughts Exactly release hop? Scroll down to my previous post!)

Today is the Young Crafters Unite blog hop! If you came here from KIM HUGHES, you are on the right track. The hop "officially" starts at noon CST, so head on over to Young Crafters Unite to start at the beginning.

I was so excited when I saw that Britta and Marie were hosting this event- like them, I am a crafter in my 20s, which seems to be a bit rare in this industry!

For me, my age, attitude, and style make me a "young crafter." I only hope that as I get older, I continue to think and act young!!

My project below exemplifies the hop theme of "favorite things." Here's the rundown:

1. Embroidery Floss. You know it, I know it- it's definitely a favorite of mine!

2. White. (and white on white....even better!)

3. CAS (that goes with the above, huh?)

4. DT/Challenges. Pretty much all the cards I make are for the DTs I am on, or for challenges!! This one is for the amazing OTWC challenge, and uses a new stamp ("wishing you a") from MTE :)

(sorry for all of the acronyms....)

Please hop along and comment. The list is long, but I guarantee you will be inspired, and you'll have the chance to win some awesome prizes.

Next stop is STEPHANIE. Have fun!!

My Thoughts Exactly blog hop

Hey there! I'm so excited to announce that today is the first stamp release blog hop for My Thoughts Exactly stamps! Hopefully you arrived via Bee's blog.

I've really enjoyed getting to know Alyssa and Brian (the owners) these past few weeks, as well as the amazing members of the DT! I wanted to be a part of the MTE team because I love to support small businesses, and I just adore Alyssa's style and talent.

There are 2 stamp sets being released this month. Both are wonderfully versatile mix-and-match sentiment sets. And get this...they are punny! I love a good cheesy pun :)

For my card, I went with the sentiment "woo-HOO!"- paired with an owl, of course! I love the cute size of these sentiments...perfect as the main sentiment, or in the case of my card today, as a little unexpected surprise. I did some faux stitching with a pen around the owl and leaves, and adhered the whole front panel with foam tape for dimension.

Isn't that sentiment cute!?! Below is the set I used today, which you can purchase here. You can also check out both new release stamps by heading over to the My Thoughts Exactly shop.

Please come back later today...I have another post coming up that also uses a sentiment from My Thoughts Exactly!

Up next is the wonderful Jessica. Happy hopping!

good luck my friend

I love Wednesdays. Not only does it mark the middle of the work (or school) week, but it is DT Wednesday for SP and Company Stamps!

I chose to combine my card with the Color Cue, above, as well as this week's CPS sketch.

Lots and lots of white space...my favorite. And I just LOVE how the Kokimo stamp looks in red!

Giveaway Winner

I just wanted to take the chance to thank everyone who commented on my 100 followers post. You are all so sweet, and it's wonderful to know that I have so many great friends whom I've never even met in person! This truly is a great community we are all a part of.

Now, onto the winner....

Yay!! Christina, I just emailed you about your prize :)

If you haven't been there before, you have to check out Christina's blog, Sea Glass & Sentiments. Her work is amazingly fantastic!!

Edited to add:

I tried to respond to everyone who left a comment, but some of you are "no reply," so I don't have your email address! If you did not get an email from me, please know how truly grateful I am for your support!

rainbow congrats

I've been swamped today with homework! I was luckily able to squeeze some time in for a card. I am in love with the current Embellish Magazine challenge...to incorporate a rainbow/rainbow colors in a project! My layout is inspired by Lucy's Sketch.

I just love it when things are in rainbow order. I actually got in an argument with a coworker last week, because I wanted her markers to be in rainbow order! Somehow she was okay with them placed randomly in the package. Luckily, the art teacher was on my side, so I won the dispute :)

I'm also still chugging away at entries for the PC Gallery Idol, so you are stuck with looking at another congrats card....sorry.

Ahhh....embroidery floss. How I love thee!

OCC DT Call!

Do you want to join the amazing DT at Our Creative Corner? We are hosting a DT call, and the theme is Your Style.

Make any new project that showcases your style and talent, and link up by July 8th to be considered. No prior DT experience is necessary.

As you all know already, my style is CAS. Here's the simple card I made:

I'm entering this into Lilypad Card's inspiration challenge- I was inspired by Vicky's card, seen here.

My sentiment is from my favorite SP and Co stamp set, Mini Card Creations II.

We hope you try out to be on the OCC DT, and don't forget to check out the samples by the design team!

100 Followers!

I finally made it! I started my blog a little over a year ago, and have been anxiously awaiting the moment when I would reach 100 followers.

I want to thank everyone who chooses to visit me, share crafty inspiration with me, and comment on my posts (I LOVE reading your comments, and always try to respond or pop over to your blog to leave you some love too!).

To celebrate this occasion, I'm having a giveaway. If you are one of my incredibly valued followers, please leave a comment letting me know which prize you would want to receive:

*Gift Card to Papertrey Ink

*Gift Card to Simon Says Stamp

*Gift Card to Two Peas in a Bucket

*Gift Card to Amazon.com

*Mystery prize of miscellaneous crafting supplies

(Haha, I always wanted to have a giveaway with a "mystery prize"....)

You have until Sunday at 11:59pm ET to post your comment and prize choice, and I'll use random.org to select a winner sometime on Monday, June 27.

Also, even if you are not one of the original 100 followers, and you decide to follow sometime after this is posted, you are welcome to enter too! (Just please promise not to follow me only to win a prize....I don't like when people do that, it ruins the spirit of following in the first place!)

Thanks again, friends.