Help for Japan--Whimsy Stamps Blog Hop

The illustrators of Whimsy Stamps have come together to draw a special set of digi images for the purpose of raising money for the relief effort in Japan. All proceeds from the sale of these images will be donated to that cause. Kenny K, Raindrop Echo Designs, Meljens Designs, and Crissy Armstrong all contributed art work. For the whole month of April, you can purchase the images as a set or individually (your choice) by visiting this page on the Whimsy store site. Please consider helping this special cause by purchasing one or all of the digital images we are offering.

The amazing ladies of two design teams have come together to host this blog hop for you! Crissy's Crew from Sundays With Crissy and Denise's DT from Whimsy Stamps have joined forces to design some amazing jaw dropping creations for you. I am not personally involved in the hop but if you would like more information, please go to Crissy's blog. She has the blog rotation order posted if you need to refer to it.

You have seven days to hop through all the blogs and enjoy all the lovely creations from these talented people. The hop runs from now through til Sunday April 10 at noon. There will be several opportunities to win blog candy! Four random commenters will get a chance to receive one of the three individual images or Ann's sentiment set. So be sure to leave comments all along the way for your chance at a free digi! Also, if you post the "Help for Japan" button on your blog's sidebar, you can enter into the draw for the grand prize! The grand prize will consist of the entire digital sets made just for this cause as well as a gift certificate donated by Ann of Raindrop Echo Designs worth 10$ to use at the Whimsy Stamps store!

To enter, you must help us advertise for this cause by posting the "Help Japan" button on your blog's side bar (just grab it from my side bar or from the top of this post) and then get your name on the Inlinkz option on Crissy's post so we can be sure to find the winner. Thanks for stopping by today. Hope you will join us for this great cause!!

Hugs,

Sarah ☺

High Hopes 100th Challenge Blog Hop!!!

Whoo Hooo!! High Hopes is marking their 100th challenge with a blog hop!! I hope to join in this week and to do some of my own hopping around the DT sites!! High Hopes just had a release recently so if you're looking for some cute Valentine, Easter, Springtime, & Baby images you will have lots to choose from--GO HERE to check them out--put HOTP (hot of the press) in the search box and you'll see all Laurie & Dustin's newest images!!



Stay tuned tomorrow for the hop and challenge theme!!

Hugs,
Sarah :o)

Wags 'n Whiskers Blog Hop & Release!!

Well this week for me has been all about blog hops and new releases and I just thought I'd share with you another one that is coming up soon. Starting on Wednesday, June 23, Wags 'n Whiskers is starting their sneak peeks for their upcoming release on June 25th!! There will also be a draw for the entire release drawn by their new artist, Emma Metcalf. To find out more click HERE...

Don't forget about the High Hopes blog hop that is open until Monday at 7am (EST). My hop card is below with links to the rest of the DT creations!!

Have a great day!!

Sarah ☺

High Hopes Blog Hop for Melissa Jenkins Release!!

Good Morning!!! It's BLOG HOP DAY!! High Hopes' new artist, Melissa Jenkins, has a whole new line of wonderful rubber and it's now available to the rest of the stamping world!! If you are following our hop you should have arrived here from my buddy Karen's blog!! (Waving Karen !!) If you have lost your way just return to the High Hopes blog and you'll be able to get yourself back on track!!

Now, for my card today, I chose Melissa's sweet image "Teacup Mouse"!! This is my favourite image in Melissa's release as I have a soft spot for these furry little creatures. I know, I know, not the typical female response, but I really do think they are cute!! I love the sentiment that goes with this image too!! There is also a second sentiment with this release that says, "Have a mice day!" along with more mousey images for you to play with!!

So there's my card--now for the really cool part--Do you want to win 2 free stamps from Melissa's release--all you have to do is leave a comment here on my blog and then continue the hop over on Sirpa's blog!! There will be 4 random blogs that will be drawing a winner and it just might be YOU!!!!
Also, there is a chance for you to win the ENTIRE Melissa Jenkins release--all you have to do is go to the original post on the High Hopes blog that announces the blog hop/release and follow the instructions!!

Thanks for hopping along with us today and for leaving your comments!! I hope you enjoy the rest of you journey!!

Blessings,
Sarah ☺

p.s. If you don't have a High Hopes retailer in your area you can find the new release and the rest of the HHS line at these fine online stores:

Amy Wegener - Stampin' Stuff based out of Australia
Nikki Fairbairn - Bunny Zoe's Crafts based out of the UK/Europe
Lacey Stephens - Stamp and Create based out of the US
Karen Goguen/Cathy Siroski - The Rubber Room based out of Canada

High Hopes--Melissa Jenkins Release--Sneak Peek #2

Good morning everyone!! It's SNEAK PEEK DAY #2 for the new Melissa Jenkins Release over at High Hopes!! We're just getting you warmed up for tomorrow's Blog Hop!! We hope you'll hop along with us and share in our excitement!!

I just love Melissa's designs, especially her cats!! I used the stamp "A Girl and Her Kitty" for my card today. That's me and my furbaby Willow!!

Would you like to see the rest of the sneak peeks?? Click on the links below to go to the other participating DT sites :)

Alex
Amy L.
Debby
Karen
Sirpa
Jeanne

YOUR CHANCE TO WIN MELISSA'S FULL RELEASE--->All you have to do is pop on over to the High Hopes blog, grab the blog hop blinkie and put it on your blog, tell all your friends out in blogland about the hop, become a follower if you're not already, and leave us a comment on the original post announcing Melissa's release and you could win a big fat envelope full of her fabulous rubber!!!

There will also be some draws tomorrow on the hop--stay tuned for details!!

Thanks for coming by today!!

Blessings,
Sarah ☺

RELEASE DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Whoooo Hooooo! It's RELEASE DAY over at High Hopes Stamps and all Dustin Pike's new images are ready to go!!! If you are following our hop today then you should have arrived here from Lacey's Blog . If you have lost your way and you want to follow the trail then hop over to the High Hopes Blog and that will help you get back on track!!

Now on to my post!!! I used "Monty" (the Monster) and the "Wild Party" stamps for this one!! I just love Monty--he reminds me of Sully from Monsters Inc. which is by far my favourite Pixar cartoon!! Isn't he adorable!!

As soon as I saw this stamp, I knew immediately that my first time using him for a card would involve a door of some sort. Jules and I were out shopping for a "door" and she found this funky Cuttlebug folder which reminded us of the doors in Monsters Inc.


I rigged up a paper hinge and then used fun foam for the doorjamb. I used my retangular nestabilities to make the frame, "bolted" it all together with some brads, recessed a magnet piece in the foam and then added another magnet to the actual door so it would stay closed.


I popped Monty up on a 3-D spring I made out of paper so he'd pop out when you open the door.




Here's a look at the wild party going on inside the card!


And a closer look at the art...

NOW--some info about the hop!! There is some awesome blog candy up for grabs!!! 4 random blogs will be giving away 2 free stamps of the winner's choice. All you have to do now is to leave a comment on my post and then hop on over to Danielle's Blog and check out her wonderful creation!!! This blog hop will remain open until Wednesday, June 16 at 7 am (12 GMT).

There is also a chance to win the ENTIRE RELEASE!!! Leave a comment on the original post announcing the release on the High Hopes Blog and you could be the winner!! That's over 30 new images + sentiments!!! Contest ends 8 pm EST (12 GMT) on Tuesday, June 15th!!

Thanks for hopping by!! Have a blessed day!!

Sarah ☺

Stamps--High Hopes
Stamped Sentiment--Studio G
Surprise Sentiment--CG
Stamped On--Neenah
Ink--Memento--Tuxedo Black
Media--Copic Markers
Cardstock--Double Mates & Bazzil Papers
DP--KaiserCraft--Uphoria
Toogle Clasp for Doorknob--Jewelry Essentials--Michael's
Brads--Doodlebug
CB Folder--Traffic Jam
Border Punch--Martha Stewart

High Hopes Stamps--Sneak Peek #2

Happy Sunday Everyone!! Today is SNEAK PEEK #2 over at High Hopes and we are super excited to show off the fun new art from our artist Dustin Pike!! This post also includes this week's challenge which is to use the colour scheme Blue, Brown/Kraft, & Cream. Here's my version of Dustin's cool new stamp "Stunt Dragon"!!


I wanted to give my dragon some spots so I used my Copic Colorless Blender to create some dots.


If you want to see more of Dustin's new images head on over to the High Hopes Blog where the rest of the DT has more sneak peeks for you!!! There's also a chance for you to win the ENTIRE release of all Dustin's new images. Just visit the blog and leave a comment on the original post announcing the release and you could be the proud owner of a big fat package of wonderful rubber!!! Stay tuned tomorrow for our blog hop and the full release!!!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Blessings,

Sarah ☺

Stamp--High Hopes
Sentiment--Cornish Heritage Farms--U R A Hoot
Stamped On--Neenah Paper
Ink--Memento--Tuxedo Black
Ink on Sentiment--Tombow--#512
Media--Copic Markers
Cardstock--Bazzil Papers
DP--Wallpaper
Embossing Folder--Cuttlebug
Die Cut Letters, Circle, and Tabs--Quickutz
Brads--American Crafts

High Hopes New Release--Sneak Peek #1

Hello All!! It's an exciting day over at High Hopes today!! Our awesome artist, Dustin Pike, has been hard at work creating some fun new images for us to play with!! There are over 30 new images + sentiments in this release and we'd like to give you a little taste of Dustin's hard work!! Here is my take on his new stamp "Mer-Cat". Isn't she just the cutest??? I left her white (well mostly) to resemble my furbaby, Yuki!!



I thought I would give her a little dimension so I popped up her tail, bikini top, and nose with some foam & glue dots...



Now that you've seen my sneakie-peekie why don't you hop on over to the High Hopes Blog. The rest of the design team has been hard at work preparing their own samples of Dustin's hard work!! Stay tuned tomorrow for another sneak peek and then on Monday for the full release!!

Thanks for coming by today!! Have a blessed day!!

Sarah ☺

Stamp--High Hopes
Stamped On--Neenah
Ink--Memento--Tuxedo Black
Media--Copic Markers
Cardstock--Bazzil Papers
DP--SEI Memories
Pearl Embellishments--Zva Creative
Single Pearls--Michael's
Metal Stars--LSS
Punch--EK Success

High Hopes Blog Hop & Release!!!!

At High Hopes we are so excited to announce our new release with lots of fabulous designs from our amazing artist Dustin Pike. We don't want to ruin the surprise but there are approx. 33 main designs as well as fun sentiments and accessories!!!

Sneaks peaks will take place on the High Hopes blog and on the DT blogs this coming Saturday.... continue Sunday and ...... and exploding with our blog hop on release day, Monday, June 14!!! Yep... High Hopes fans... only 1 week away!!!!

Do you want to win a package bursting with new release stamps? Of course you do :-) Then we would love you to help us spread the news about our blog hop and release.

To be entered into the draw:

1. Grab our blinkie from the High Hopes Blog sidebar and place it on your blog. You just need to copy and paste the text underneath the blinkie into a html gadget. (In blogger click Customise in the top right of your blog then click add gadget and select HTML/Javascript). If you prefer please grab the static image below and remember to link to the High Hopes blog :-)


2. Please tell your friends about the news, blog hop and release on Monday, June 14th.

3. Become a follower of the High Hopes Blog if you aren't already ;-) You don't want to miss out on the fun and there will be tons of prizes along the blog hop!!!

4. Leave a comment on this post (or the post on the High Hopes blog) with a link to your blog post spreading the word.

The contest ends 8pm EST (Midnight GMT) on Tuesday, June 15th!!

Ohhhhhhh!! I'm sooo excited!!!

Hugs,
Sarah ☺