Sites of the week

Happy Friday Everyone! I am posting a little later today because of swim lessons and general craziness this morning. I am actually at Susan’s house right now prepping for my Copic class tomorrow. Hopefully I will get that all done so I can stamp some more stuff, too.

As promised, I have a couple {I forgot that I already showed several at the release} The Cat’s Pajamas projects to show you and a Bella-rific Friday card, too. So let’s get started with all my TCP creations using all the new sets and embellies…

TCP Banner…

Better Get Better chicken soup packet holder…

Here’s my card for Bella-rific Friday! Be sure to check out all the other Bella Babes’ creations HERE on the Bella Blog…

As you may have seen, I will be stepping down from Bella team at the end of the month. Why in the world would I be so crazy enough to do that? Well, with the new baby on the way and me picking up some hours of teaching at Ellie’s school, I need to ease up on my commitments. Bella will always be near and dear to my heart {and wallet}. I love Emily and all things Bella and I wholeheartedly appreciate the opportunity she gave to me to be a Bella Babe. Thank you, Em!!

There’s a lot going on today! It’s the first Saturday of the month, which means I get to introduce a new Designer of the Month who will be joining the SFYTT Sisters for the entire month of August. It’s also Verve Stamps’ ANNI-VERVE-SARY Blog Hop!

If you are hopping along, be sure you started on the Verve blog, came from Teresa’s blog and when you are done here, hop along to Jackie’s blog. And to make this party a real shindig, there’s a mystery jackpot hidden at one of the stops along the hop. One lucky commenter on that blog will win Verve’s entire August release! But of course, it wouldn’t be a mystery if you knew which blog, would it? So if you’re feeling the love, give a little shout out to the bloggers in the hop and you just might have a reason to jump for joy!

Since this is a blog hop, the normal layout of this post is a little different. Scroll down to meet this month’s Designer of the Month.

Here’s this week’s SKETCH FOR YOU TO TRY…

Here’s my sample, which happens to be a super sneaky peekie of a new Verve set {coming out mid-month}…

Now, let’s give a huge round of applause to MEGAN LOCK, this month’s Designer of the Month…

Here’s a little about Megan in her own words…
Hi, I’m so excited to be part of the fun Jen provides with the SFYTTs! After I got the email, I explained to DH what had just happened, he said, “ah, you’re moving up in the world!” Ha. Men, especially my kind of husband, are funny. I have been stamping since I was a little kid, but have really gotten into it (aka addicted) about a year ago. My most favorite designers are on this team and it’s a pleasure and joy to be with y’all.

I’ve been married for a little over a year. We were married on the island of Kauai, Hawaii and now make our home in Oklahoma with our two Boxer babies, Emmitt and Ellie. I am a Registered Dietitian and I work for a dialysis center, constantly telling people what to eat, while I sit in my office and eat Starbursts. And cookies. And Starbuck’s biscotti. I also enjoy cooking, wine tasting, reading, beading, and knitting. I pretend to like gardening so my DH thinks I like helping him outside. I’m thrilled to be working on these sketches and look forward to seeing what everyone comes up with!

Check out her darling card using Bella stamps…

Want more samples? Check out the SFYTT Sisters…
Amy Rohl
Amy Sheffer
Susan Liles
Kelly Lunceford
Carole Burrage