Cake Inspired

Rose are you peeking?????

I belong to a yahoo group that has weekly challenges. I can't always do them, but had a chance to do this one. The challenges vary, sometimes they may be color, sketch, stamp set, theme, etc. This one was to make a card inspired by this cake:

And here is the card I made

Today is the day!!!!!!

That you can order those FUN stamp sets that you got sneak peeks from! Ü You can go here to order: KIDS & KRITTERS™ CLEAR POLYMER STAMP SETS CORE'DINATIONS CARDSTOCK SUINK™ INKPADS AND REINKERS COPIC MARKER SETS STAMP CLEANER and ACRYLIC BLOCKS You can also see a list of all the winners. Congratulations to everyone who won!! I have been swamped here trying to get ready for the 4th. I hope to get some things posted soon-I promise.

Last Day to enter

Just a reminder that today is the last day to enter for the MOTHERLOAD of all prizes! You don't even have to work hard for this HUGE prize. All you have to do is click here or on the banner below and let Denise know what kind of stamp images you would like to see in the future-easy peasy!!! Better hurry though, cuz she is drawing the name tomorrow!

Last day of sneak peeks

for June anyway Ü Dawn Easton is being featured today. You can view her blog here and see which stamp set is her favorite. You even get to enter to win it! Be sure to go here to enter the Motherload of all blog prizes! Starting tomorrow all of the design team will be uploading other projects they did with the stamp sets they received thru the 22nd of July. So be sure to check in with them over the next few weeks.

Day 8 of Sneak Peeks

Kendra Giles of Inkin' It Up! is being featured today. Be sure to stop by her blog and see which Storage Units Ink & More exclusive stamp set is her favorite. You also get another chance to enter to win this set. Stop back tomorrow for the last of the sneak peeks. Don't forget that the last day to enter the MOTHERLOAD of all prizes is June 30th. You do NOT want to miss a chance at all the goodies you can win if you just enter.

Note: I heard from the winner of the set I got to give away. Congratulations Jessica!

Thank you and a winner!

I want to thank all of you for your kind comments about my card using the Leap Frog set from Storage Units Ink & More. I have a very tired little boy (okay maybe not so little, but he is my baby). Aaron couldn't figure out why he was so tired when he thought he slept well at camp. I told him I was always that way too. It's go, go, go at camp and then come home and crash. Ü I can't wait til tomorrow when he is able to show us his pictures and tell us all about it. Maybe he will let me share a few with you. Okay, I know, I know, it's time for the winner of Leap Frog...

Miss L said... I LOVE frogs! Growing up, they were my favorite animal and I have collected them since before I can remember. This set is absolutely adorable and one that I would use over and over again! Too cute!

Miss L, please e-mail me your full name and address and Denise will get your set out to you. You have until 6 pm tomorrow night to respond. If I don't hear from you, I will draw a new name. Thank you every one for entering!

Enter to win

There is still time to enter the win the Leap Frog stamp set here in case you haven't already. I will draw a name around 6 pm tonite if I can. We've been having some internet connection issues, so I can't promise, but hope that I can.

Sneak Peek Day 7

WOW! Can you believe we've been peeking for 7 days! Today Kathie Bailey of Just an Inkling is being featured. Go to her blog to see what stamp set is her favorite and enter to win it.

If you STILL haven't entered to win the Motherload of all blog prizes you still have time to enter here.

Be sure to check back tomorrow to see who is being featured.

"I'm so excited

and I just can't hide it..." -okay, don't have a clue to all the words of the song and it's probably just as well to what I do know LOL! BUT.....I can share some MORE good news with you!! I have been accepted on the Embellish-It Online Design Team! Do you know how hard it is for me to keep ONE secret, let alone two back to back??!! Now, I gotta get busy!!!! I will have something new that isn't design team related posted tomorrow since the last few posts have all been design team related.

Day 6 of Sneak Peeks

Are you loving all the artwork the DT has been showing so far? Leigh is being featured today. I love Leigh's artwork and I know you will too. Be sure to stop by her blog as she will be giving away a stamp set that features her project.

You still have time to enter the MOTHERLOAD of all prizes if you haven't done so.

Did you see my post yesterday? If not, enter here to win the Leap Frog stamp set I showcased in my card.

Oh Hoppy Day!

Edited again: Last nite when I was trying to get this post together Blogger went down and I'm just now noticing part of what I had written is gone. Most of it wasn't that important, but this card was inspired by the layout of Cambria's card on her blog. I wanted to be sure to give her credit for the layout. Edited: Okay this is weird, the post at 6 this morning didn't show the card!! Here it is.

I am very excited to show you yet another new set from Storage Units, Ink & More. This one is called Leap Frog. Since I have two boys, I just had to have this set. I used two images from this set to make this card. I actually stamped a whole sheet (8.5" x 11") with one frog using SU!'s Basic Grey ink to make my own background paper. I used orange, green and brown Core'dinations cardstock for the solid color accents. This cardstock is soooo cool! It has a "core", but it's not white like alot of other companies. This cardstock has a COLORED core that is a different shade of the cardstock. It also has a texture like Bazzill making it a really nice quality. You can see from my card the lighter core color in the brown piece that I tore. This cardstock can also be sanded to show the core color which I also did with all 3 colors. I used prismacolor pencils and gamsol to color my images. Added some stitching, ribbon and computer generated saying to finish it off. Would you like a chance to win this set? Just leave a comment here to enter to win. I will draw a name sometime Thursday night after I pick up my youngest son from camp.

Did you all have a wonderful weekend? Aaron went to camp Sunday. It is really quiet here without him. I'm sure he is fine and having a wonderful time, but the "mom" in me likes my "boys" home in bed at night.

It's day 4 of the sneak peeks for

Storage Units, Ink & More's upcoming stamp release. Hosting today, is Bethany Paull. Bethany's blog It's Not All Black and White is also new to me, but I love what I have seen so far and I know you will too. Stop by her and don't forget to leave a comment for a chance to win the stamp set she used to make her card. I can't imagine you haven't done so already, but just in case there is still time to get your entry into the "Motherload" give-away over at SU Ink & More's blog.

Tomorrow is my day! Be sure to pop in and see my sneak as well as enter for the stamp set I get to give away.

Sunday Sneak Peek

Are you enjoying the sneak's so far? Isn't the artwork wonderful??

Susan Liles is the featured design team member today. Be sure to check out her blog (click on her name) and see what her favorite images from Storage Units, Ink & More are this month. I discovered Susan's blog a few weeks ago and I love her stamping style. Susan will be offering up a stamp set to give away, so be sure to enter to win. You can also click on the SUInk & More banner and enter the MOTHERLOAD of all blog candies!!

Sneak Peek #2

Today's featured design team member is Kimberly Gajewski. Kimberly's blog is new to me, but I have been enjoying looking at her blog. I love her work! Kimberly is giving a chance for a free set from Storage Units, Ink & More, so be sure to check out her blog. I am sure you will love it too!

PS: STILL haven't entered to win the MOTHERLOAD blog candy give-a-way? What are you waiting for? Click the picture below and sign up right away before it's too late. My motto is "you can't win if you don't enter" Ü

Check back tomorrow to see who the featured design team member is.

First Sneak Peek!!

Today you can get your first sneak peek at the SU Ink & More new stamped images here on Lauren Meader's blog. I love Lauren's work and I know you will too. She is offering up for blog candy her favorite stamp set, so be sure to stop by and say "hi" to her and enter to win.

Have you entered for the MOTHERLOAD of all blog candy give-a-ways? Click on the image below to see what all the talk is about.

still playing

I can't seem to figure out the timed posts as it didn't work.

Toucan Thanks

I may be posting a few times today. There is an option to create a post and then set up the time you want it to be posted. Because tomorrow is the first day that the sneak peeks start on SU Ink & More, I want to be sure to have my post ready to guide you first thing in the morning. We've been having bad weather and I want to be sure that the post is able to go through in case I can't get on line. This card was made with one of the images that I colored last month when I was working the polls. Images are SU!-I think both are retired.

Mr. Bumbly

This card was made for a challenge on Embellish It Online. If you want to play along you can go here.

Image is Mr. Bumbly from Inky Antics, paper is SU!

More exciting news...

I have even more exciting news from SUInk & More! Starting this Friday, Denise will be featuring a designer and each designer will be sharing sneak peeks of her favorite set. PLUS she gets to give away her favorite stamp set (not HERS, but a new one like hers Ü), via blog candy!! How cool is that?! Not only do you get a chance at the MOTHERLOAD of all blog candy (give-a-ways), you will get NINE chances at winning a stamp set. So be sure to check in every day starting Friday. I will let you know who is being featured and you can go to her blog and enter to win her favorite set. If you haven't entered for the MOTHERLOAD blog candy, be sure to go and do that soon. I was hit hard with sinus infection and spent most of the day yesterday in bed. Now the meds have kicked in, so I am hoping to have a card to share later today.

EXCITING NEWS!!!!!!!!

I told you all that I've been busy stamping and I have. But I didn't tell you all WHO I've been busy stamping for except some cards to go to convention for Inky Antics. Well....I've also been stamping for Denise Wenzloff. Ü You may be familiar with Denise and her husband. They make the wonderful storage units for your ink pads, markers, reinkers, etc. Well a few weeks ago I received an exciting e-mail from Denise asking me if I would be interested in being on her design team. I said "YES" right away! She has decided to expand her business and she's got some terrific new things coming. All will be revealed on July 1st but to get everyone buzzing they've come up with an amazing contest prize-The "MOTHERLOAD" of all prizes!! The details are on the new SUInk & More blog. Here is what it says: "We're so excited to share our news with you that one lucky person will actually WIN the "MOTHERLOAD" of new products from Storage Units, Ink & More! You know...the whole kit & caboodle, the big kahuna, the whole enchilada, the big mama jamma!!! All of our new products will be unveiled on July 1st but this is YOUR chance to win it BEFORE you can buy it. Here's what one lucky person will receive: 6 brand new Storage Units, Ink & More! Clear Polymer Stamp Sets! 6 Storage Units, Ink & More! Inkpads and Reinkers in our very own colors! 4 packages of Core’dinations Cardstock! 1 set of 8 Acrylic Blocks 1 bottle of Ultra Stamp Cleaner 1 set of 12 Copic Markers in our hand chosen colors! What do you have to do to enter? Head on over to the Storage Units, Ink & More blog and add a comment to THIS POST letting us know what kinds of stamp images you'd like to see in the future. Easy-peezy, right?! Give it a little thought because you can only enter once. Entries will be accepted from June 17th through June 30th. One winner will be randomly chosen and revealed on the Storage Units, Ink & More blog on Tuesday, July 1st. GOOD LUCK and THANKS FOR HELPING US CELEBRATE OUR NEW PRODUCTS!" The brand new SUInk & More Design Team will begin posting SNEAK PEEKS on Friday, June 20th to both their own blogs and the SUInk blog. You should definitely check back to see what they've created. The first designer to share will be Lauren Meader. The other design team members include: Kendra Giles, Leigh O'Brien, Kathie Bailey, Dawn Easton, Bethany Paull, Susan Liles and Kimberly Gajewski. Don't forget to click on the image below to enter to win the "Motherload" of all blog candy!

Proof I've been stamping and a reject

Here are the cards (upside down) that I put in the mail today. You can see the color combination in the colored pencils and paper that I used for all 28 cards.

Here is the "reject". I sent this in to 3-4 places for submission and didn't hear from any of them, so I will post it here for you all to see.

Blog Playing...

I've wanted to change my blog up a bit and I really changed it! Yes, you are at the right place. I changed the name from Snickerdoodle Dreams to Paper Garden. I felt the name better described this blog. I also learned (hope I can remember WHAT I did-LOL!!) how to do my own header. Not EXACTLY what I want, but it looks *spring-y* and goes with the "bloom" part of my title. I also changed my picture. A friend of mine didn't like the one I had up before (*wink*). So, I am wondering what you all think. Did I go overboard? Ü

I have been stamping up a storm

BUT I can't show you what it is! LOL!! I just wanted to stop in and let you know that I HAVE been stamping. I already posted it on my blog, but you can go here to see one of my Inky cards on the home page of their website. While you are there, take advantage of the June special: free shipping!! I hope to get something done that I CAN show you soon.

National Donut Day!

Yep! According to MSN's homepage, today is National Donut Day.

So, go make donuts or buy one of your favorites. I mixed some up this morning and they should be ready by late this afternoon if you want to come over for one. Ü

End of the chicks...

Here are the last of the chicks I made for Inky Antics for CHA in January. Hope you didn't get too sick of them! Ü Now, I better get something ready for tomorrow.

Inky Chicks 8 & 9

More chicks! Ü

Tired of the chicks?

Here are three today... This one is my favorite...

Blogger RAK from Tammy

I rec'd this lovely card from Tammy yesterday. So pretty! Thank you so much Tammy! Be sure to check out her blog.

Chicks 3 & 4

Two more chick cards for you today. Ü

Inky Chicks

Sorry, I haven't been posting. I have been enjoying staying home and have been doing lots of cleaning. I have 3 bags ready to go to Goodwill next week.

We had my parents and two of my brothers and their families over for Memorial Day and BBQ'd. It was a nice and fun day.

Here are two cards that I made for Jackie @ Inky Antics to take to CHA earlier this year. I will be showing more of the cards I made for CHA this week as I work on more cards for her for Convention-won't show those til later this year. If you would like to order these chicks and more very cute Spring images from Inky Antics go here and scroll down to "Spring 2008 Supplement". You can download the supplement and see all the fun new images.

Ramblings and a birthday card

YAY!!!! School is out! I know some dread this as they lose their *free* time, but since I homeschool one there is no *free* time as such for me. Because Benjamin runs cross country, there is no time for ball games/sports as they would interfere with cross country training. So we get to stay HOME much more and that makes me happy. Ü In woods class, Benjamin made me a dining room table. I love it!! He did an awesome job and it is soooo sturdy! It is kind of a Farmer's/Shaker style table-3 ft x 6 ft. Right now, a nephew is staying with us for a week. He is between my boys, so that makes them all a year apart. They get along great and I have been able to get lots of cleaning done. In amongst the cleaning, I needed a quick bd card, so used one of the images I had colored last week to make this quick card. Gail had asked about Gamsol. It can be purchased from http://www.inkyantics.com/ and comes with a tutorial on using it.