Sites of the week

What a couple of rainy and cold days we have had here. Not exactly the ones that you want to be running a gazillion errands in, but somehow I have managed. Today I am looking forward to a little book exchange party and some hot cocoa…both the beverage and the stamped kind!

Today, Lil’ Inker is releasing the cute new set called COCOA BEAR and we are having a hop to make sure you don’t miss a thing. You should have hopped along from Amy’s blog. If not, take a second to rewind to the beginning at Laura’s blog so you see all the cocoa-y goodness the DT has come up with!

Here’s what I came up with…

Detail shot…

All the new releases you have seen this week from LID are available in the Lil’ Inker store. Keep on hop, hop, hopping along now to Teresa’s blog, but don’t forget to leave some love at each stop along the way on the hop for a chance to win great prizes from LID! Happy stamping and good luck!

Thursday already…oh my!! I was up late working on teacher gifties yesterday…peppermint bark in clear pails and cute lil’ sock snowmen that I saw on Pinterest. Pics of all that goodness to come, but first I have some more new Lil’ Inker stamps from their new line to show you.

If you have missed any of the posts about the new goodies, take a peek back at Monday’s post on the Lil’ Inker blog, which is where you should have come from today so that you can hop on through the line up and not miss a thing. Today is day 2 of the design team featuring the set, Snow Mouse…

Isn’t he cute? I think so…

Detail shot…

Again, you can see I had a little fun with the fun, bright colors as a way to liven up this lil’ gray mouse. Kinda fun, I think!

Want a chance to win a $10 gift certificate to the Lil’ Inker store? Leave a comment here and on each post along the way. One lucky person that comments each day on each post will win the entire release…how’s that for a merry Christmas!?!

Ok, now hop, hop, hop along to Jen’s blog for some more mouse!

Happy Tuesday! This is week #2 of my Guest Sketch Artist gig with SKIPPING STONES DESIGN and I have a sketch that I think that you will like a lot…at least I am hoping so! Lots of possibilities with this one…

I used 2 different sets on this card…AND I’M GIVING AWAY BOTH!! The 3 strips are stamped with a texture image from the Pumpkin Seed Sentiments set and I used the Christmas tree and sentiment from the Christmas Song set…

Detail shots…

New sketches are posted each week on the SSD blog, where you can see lots more inspiration, too!

So, want to win these 2 sets? Leave me some love {a comment} on this post and I will draw a random winner on Friday. Happy stamping and good luck!

Happy Monday, friends! I hope you all enjoyed your weekend. We were stuck inside with a sick wee one…again {still?}. I may be off to the doc again this morning to see if his ear infection hasn’t gone away. Poor lil’ man! If I don’t have to clean up puke today, I will mark it as a win! At least everything else is going ok! I have most of my Christmas shopping done, did a little rearranging in the stamp room and we were looking at arrangements for CHA yesterday {woot woot!}.

As for stamping stuff…
The Lil’ Inker design team is hosting a series of hops this week to introduce to you a new line of stamps {super duper cute ones!}. So, if you didn’t find your way from Emily’s blog, take a moment and start at the beginning HERE. Today we are featuring the new set, Artic Friends…

Isn’t that image darling? I had to go with some fun bright colors to keep up with the cuteness. While not exactly what I think of for traditional winter colors, I think it works with these guys! Gotta love the sentiment, too! I know just who I will be giving this card to and I have a snarky lil’ comment to go on the inside…hehe!

ETA the set details…

Well, it wouldn’t be a Lil’ Inker hop without some prizes involved! Leave a comment on each hop post for a chance to win one of two $10 gift certicates or possibly, the entire release!

I won’t keep you here any longer! Hop, hop, hop along to Sarah’s blog for another peek at this cutie patootie set!

TGIF Stampy Friends!

I’ve had a lot of fun stamping this week and have a few more things to share with you before I take some time off at the end of the year. Don’t worry, I’ll still be posting the SFYTT winner on Christmas Day! As you know, I currently work with 4 stamp companies and I do guest design positions, as well. Needless to say, it can be a lot of work and I am looking forward to taking the last 2 weeks off {for the most part} from blogging, etc.

As for now, I am here and have a card to share that I made for this week’s super fun TCP Tuesday challenge…

What fun colors for holiday and upcoming Valentine cards! I really wanted to use the new set, J*lly H*liday, along with the Big Ticket CutUps die from The Cat’s Pajamas and this is what I came up with…

{please pardon the horrid lighting!!}

In addition to the Big Ticket CutUps, I also use the new Snowflake Lace Paper CutUps as an accent panel. Love this die! I am accumulating quite a few snowflakes on my desk, too! It’s important to me that I get a lot of use out of a product. This die allows for you to use both the positive and negative cuts…twice the fun!

Want to play along with this challenge? All details, along with where you upload your creation are HEREon Alma’s blog.

Good luck and happy stamping!