A new release and a chance to win all 6 stamps! Checkout Victoria’s blog for the details!

Posted on November 2nd, 2009 at 8:01 pm Gini Cagle said:
Your card is going to be so sweet!

Gini, if you’ll contact me with your information, I’ll get your package out to you.

Welcome to the Spread the Love – Stamp Something for Jamie blog hop! We’re so very happy to have you join us!  The hop starts November 2 and runs through November 9.  The Spread The Love – Stamp Something for Jaimie blog hop is intended to raise the Spirit of a little girl and her family – it is our hope is that everyone hopping around this week will stop for a moment and think about Jaimie and her father and what life must be like for them now. One moment in time – one senseless act of evil – has changed their lives forever. We are asking that everyone reading this message to please take a moment to make a card and send it off to Jaimie. You can make something very simple or much more involved, but please share some words of hope and love and let her know that people do care and want the best for her. Cards can be mailed here:

This story touched my heart – I cannot imagine the pain Jaimie, her Dad, and the rest of their family is going through.  I pray they find comfort and healing that only God can provide.  Here’s a sneak peak of my card – just a peak though as I haven’t finished all of the details yet!

Don’t you just love Sarah Kay images? I’ll post the whole card when I’m satisfied with it.  I want it to be something special for Jaimie.

In addition to the generous sponsor gifts, I have put together a little blog candy for you as well.  Included in the package are 2 K&Company Chipboard Element Sets (1 Flower and 1 Tag), K&Company Brights Eyelet Set, K&Company Rhinestones and Brads Set, Melissa Frances Thankful Heart Ticket Book,  2 Martha Stewart Glitter sets (White and Red), Martha Stewart 2-Way Glue Pen,  200-count  Dew Drops/Skittles/Baubles sampler from my friend Suzanne at Crafting-Connection, and 1 set of Pearlescent watercolor paints.

It’s easy to enter and is open to everyone:
1. Link to your Card for Jaimie (can be a blog or Gallery Link) with Mr. Linky.
2. Spread the word about our Spread the Love – Stamp Something for Jamie blog hop.  (blog post or sidebar link, email, twitter, facebook, etc.)
3. Become a Follower (not necessary, but appreciated).

I’ll announce the winner via random number generator Tuesday, November 10.

If you didn’t arrive here from Tanya’s Blog, be sure to visit Katharina’s blog to start the hop – you never know what treats you’ll find along the way. Your next stop on the hop is Dianne’s blog. That’s all from me – for now. Have a fabulous Monday – and don’t forget to Hug someone you love!

That’s all for now.  I hope everyone has a fabulous weekend! Don’t forget about Lindsay’s stamp sale – 10% off at her original store plus a free $1 stamp with every $5 purchase or 30% off at MyGrafico – only until October 31.  Kristine has a fabulous freebie up as well – so stop by and leave her some love too.

Victoria Case is offering a brand-new sheet of her newest stamp release for Susana’s Custom Art and Card Design! These stamps won’t be released until October 6th5.  Victoria will give one set away on the 15th.  Check our her blog for more details.

Victoria Case is offering a brand-new sheet of her newest stamp release for Susana’s Custom Art and Card Design! These stamps won’t be released until September 29.  Victoria will give one set away on the 28th (which is also my Anniversary- hmm maybe I’ll be extra lucky)?!?!  Check our her blog for more details.

First up is Sonia at Scraps 4 Fun – she’s offering some yummy Cuttlebug goodies with  Stickles icing! Mmmmmm – her treat runs until Sept. 30.

Next we have some fabulous Holiday candy from Crafts-International.  This one ends today – so better hurry!

Helen, at Helen’s Craft Haven is offering some yummy candy through Sep 13.

Samantha is celebrating her blogoversary – you can win her candy until Sep 30.

Lastly, at least for now, is Cass! She’s celebrating her birthday by offering us candy until Sep 8!

It’s thundering here, so I’d better run – but before I do, don’t forget DSO is still celebrating Bag Week until the 9th and we’re having a store-wide Labor Day sale today! Check it out!

Here’s a little peak at my creative ventures this week:

The image is Pansy corner from Serendipity stamps that I stamped onto Whisper White CS (SU) with Memento Tuxedo  Black ink.  Instead of markers, I used my Prismacolor pencils (note to self – need the 12 new colors too) to color the flowers and then stippled Vintage Violet (SU) onto the CS and used a fantastix bullet tip to add the ink to the edges.  Then I trimmed with my large rectangle and scallop nestabilities and mounted onto Elegant Eggplant (SU) CS. I used a piece of shimmer patterned vellum from my stash and drew the border on it with a dark. purple sharpie marker.  The lace is from my stash, but I’m pretty sure it’s from JoAnn’s.  I then layered and adhered everything onto a 5×7 card made from Whisper White CS. I stamped the sentiment (SU) in Vintage Violet.

For the inside of the card, I layered the remaining piece of vellum onto an an Elegant Eggplant  mat.  I printed the verse (found on the internet) onto shimmer CS and then trimmed with my Top Note die (SU).  I made a coordinating envelope – white on the outside with a purple liner.

For this card, my husband asked that I keep it simple, so I stamped the tree (Lovely as a Tree, SU) in Always Artichoke onto Naturals Ivory CS (SU).  I trimmed the image with my long rectangle nestabilities. I inked the edges with Always Artichoke and another fantastix applicator and mounted onto Old Olive CS (SU) that I scalloped.  I used my SU 1/4” circle punch and tied a piece of ivory grosgrain craft ribbon (Hobby Lobby) through the hole.  I ran my Naturals Ivory card base through my Big Shot with my SU Flourish texture plate and stippled Always Artichoke lightly across it.  I added a bit of of Gold Magic Mesh before adhering the tree.

I layered old Olive Panels on each side of the inside and printed the verse (again, found on the internet) onto Naturals Ivory CS (SU).  I trimmed it with my labels nestabilities and inked the edges.  I repeated the process with another piece of Naturals Ivory CS, but instead of printing, I stamped the Sentiment (SU) in Always Artichoke.

For my last bit of creativity, this is one of the cards for my swap submission.  The guidelines were that I had to use blue as the predominant color and that the card had to be a 4×4 square.  So, this little cutie (and an attempt at working with a hybrid approach) was born.  She’s a digi-stamp from Inky Impressions (they gave her away as a blog freebie and they’re also having a Design Team Call).  I printed her onto white Georgia Pacific CS (Sam’s) – I made the sky background paper myself in Photoshop (thanks Bunny – I loved the overlay) and the grass is a digi-paper from Garden Greens by Kim Broedelet.  She’s colored with a mixture of mediums, including Copics (E00, E02, E33, RV11, G09), Spica pens (Clear, Black, and Blue), and SU Markers (Bashful Blue, Ballet Blue, Green Galore, and Close to Cocoa). The little flowers are Prima with Silver Stickles centers.  The blue bauble is from Suzanne at the Crafting Connection (soon to have her own store).  I trimmed and mounted her onto blue gingham DP from The Paper Studio The Basics 12×12 pad (Hobby Lobby). The base CS is DCWV The Spring Cardstock Stack.

Whew – I told you I’d been busy! I still have a couple more in the works, but that’s be another post! So, I’ve covered the’ “cards” part, now let’s move to the candy!  La-La Land is opening a new store, having a Design Team Call and giving away some fabulous animal-themed candy including the SU punches and 3 new Magnolia stamps from the Summer kit (deadline is August 5)!!! 

Now, for the and more…lots of new stuffies in the DSO store, and tomorrow all of the new challenges will be up!  Hooray!  Just look at what the team has been up to (and keeping the QA team on their toes)! 

Ok – I’m heading out! I found a Dell Studio laptop for an absolute steal at Staples, so I snagged it for my little brother (it’s a surprise for college and he doesn’t know about it yet).  I ordered MS Office Pro 2007 for him and need to get it and his new printer (another surprise – there goes my crafting budget) drivers installed.  Have a fabulous weekend and give someone you love a hug!