New Stamp Release Day 3- With Deepest Sympathy

Hi everyone and welcome back to day 2 of the My Craft Spot release party. Today we are sharing a sneak peek of the new stamp set *With Deepest Sympathy*. 

*May you find Peace and Love in the memories you Cherish* a
 heartfelt sentiment from the new set *With Deepest Sympathy*.
The vase is from the Country Life cartridge. I added
some glossy accents and finished my card with some stitching.

*with deepest Sympathy*-such a beautiful
font and sentiment.

 Stamp Release Party Giveaways:

Each day this week My Craft Spot blog will have a chance at a fun prize for you to win!  Then, on Saturday, each stop on the Hop will be giving away one of Kimberly's new stamp sets! (That is 9 stamp sets - Woohoo!)

For the most chances to win awesome prizes this week:

1.  Leave a comment on EACH sneak peek post this week (Monday through Friday) on My Craft Spot's blog.

2.  Leave a second comment letting Kimberly know that you placed the Cupcake stamp party button on your blog or Facebook. (You can do this each day if you would like!) Again, on the My Craft Spot blog.

3.  Come join us for the Blog Hop on Saturday!  Each DT Blog on the Hop will be giving away one of Kimberly's new stamp sets!!

All winners will be announced July 16th.

Please be sure to check out ALL of the AWESOME projects made by the design team. I'll see you all back here tomorrow for another sneak peak. :)

New Stamp Release Day 2- Thank You

Hi everyone and welcome back to day 2 of the My Craft Spot release party. Today we are sharing a sneak peek of the new stamp set *Thank You*. I was really excited when I saw this awesome set and couldn't wait to use it. I ALWAYS need thank you cards.:)

The cherries are from the Country Life cartridge. The *Thanks*
sentiment is from the new *Thank you* set. I added some (a lot)
of glossy accents to the cherries-they look SO yummy. :)

For the tag I just cut a strip of paper, stamped
Thanks!, and then used my corner rounder
on the edge. I love it when I can use tools I already
own and add a different touch to my cards. I added
the tag with a zig-zag stitch on my sewing machine.
The twine is some of My Craft Spot's
vintage chocolate bakers twine.
I love pairing my kraft/vintage cards
with this twine! 

*for your sweet gift* another sentiment from the
*Thank you* set, that finishes my card perfectly.

 Stamp Release Party Giveaways:

Each day this week My Craft Spot blog will have a chance at a fun prize for you to win!  Then, on Saturday, each stop on the Hop will be giving away one of Kimberly's new stamp sets! (That is 9 stamp sets - Woohoo!)

For the most chances to win awesome prizes this week:

1.  Leave a comment on EACH sneak peek post this week (Monday through Friday) on My Craft Spot's blog.

2.  Leave a second comment letting Kimberly know that you placed the Cupcake stamp party button on your blog or Facebook. (You can do this each day if you would like!) Again, on the My Craft Spot blog.

3.  Come join us for the Blog Hop on Saturday!  Each DT Blog on the Hop will be giving away one of Kimberly's new stamp sets!!

All winners will be announced July 16th.

Please be sure to check out ALL of the AWESOME projects made by the design team. Everyone on the design team has been SO excited about this stamp release and has come up with some incredible ideas!! I'll see you all back here tomorrow for another sneak peek. :)

My Craft Spot Challenge #47 -For The Birds

Hi everyone! It's Monday and time for another challenge over at My Craft Spot blog. This week's challenge is *For The Birds*. The only requirement is, your project must include a bird on it somewhere. Sounds fun! Here is my card:

I made a couple of *just because* cards. The hen is
from the Country Life cartridge on page 43, cut at
2.75 ". The *Thinking of you* sentiment is from the
Sweet Sentiments set #1 by My Craft Spot. I added
a vintage cherry twine bow. I inked the edges and
stitched around the border with my sewing machine.

I cut extra layers of the tail feathers and wing so I  could
add some dimension by bending the edge up.

I hope you take part in this week's challenge and link up a picture of your project on My Craft Spot blog. I look forward to seeing all of your wonderful creations. :)


I have more to share this week including my Valentine's Day recap. Better late than never.

Country Life

Hi everyone! It's kinda been a long week. Sammy is getting her two year molars and her sleep schedule is way off. On Tuesday she was up at 11:30 PM and didn't go back to sleep until 4:30 AM. I still had to get the big girls up to get ready for school at 5:00 AM. When Sam isn't feeling well all of my craft plans move to the back burner :( I do feel really bad for her--I can only imagine how uncomfortable she is-poor baby!

On different note--my friend Jill came over last weekend and we did get to craft some cuteness. We started a card set with the Country Life cartridge, and I finally had a chance to finish the cards up today.

Standard A2 sized cards.

I cut the countryside at 3 3/4", so it would fill in the card front
and give room to stamp my sentiment. I centered the sun and
then I just trimmed the excess off with my paper trimmer. 

I chose to cut just three of the countryside layers-the handbook
gives the option of five layers, but I felt like five layers was kinda
*thick* and there really wouldn't be a big enough area for my
stamping. I dirtied up my little pig with Tim Holtz walnut ink and
added his eye with my Micron black pen.

I added some stitching and creamy brown Chalk ink to the edges
for a little depth. I popped up all of the animals with pop dots.

These little lambs with their black faces are so cute! Now the
handbook does have a cut layer for the face, but honestly the faces
didn't cut very well at this size, and they looked cuter left black.

I went back and added the horse's eyes with my black Micron pen. I
used the Swiss Dots embossing folder with my Cuttlebug for a
little texture on the sun.

Cuts:

• Country Life cartridge pg.72
• 3 3/4"  countryside and three layers 
• CL cartridge pg.41
• 2" lambs and layers 
• CL cartridge pg.46
• 2 1/4" horse
• From My Kitchen cartridge pg.74
• 1 3/4"  pig and layers 
• FMK cartridge pg.77
• 1 3/4" rooster and layers

The two stamps sets I used are both by Scrappy Moms Stamps--*Furry Friends* and *The Charmed Life*. I hope you all enjoy the cards and have a great weekend :) 

I'm really open to any helpful tips on dealing with teething...we need sleep!