New Stamps in the House!

I recently received a package from Paper Pretties with lots of goodies from the Corner Store . . . there are so many fun holiday & winter themed stamps and accessories it was hard to choose but here a a few things I picked up.

First, as I mentioned yesterday my daughter's birthday is Saturday. She saw these adorable Memory Box penguin stamps I got and decided she needed to have a penguin birthday! When I was out shopping yesterday I found the CUTEST plates & cups for her party - in penguins, how awesome!! I love it when a theme just falls together! So here is her birthday card.

I used Gift Penguin - so cute! Great for holidays but I think it can be used all year long as a birthday gift penguin! The paper behind him is from Memory Box also - the Winter Wonderlandcollection pack. The Snowflake Ribbon is by American Crafts - realllllly nice ribbon, very smooth and pretty and only $1.25 a spool!! There are lots of great holiday patterns to choose from! The brads are also from the Corner Store but I can't seem to find them so I'll get back to you on those! The sentiment is from one of the newest Kitchen Sink Stamps set - Never a Loss 4 Words. I embossed it with White EP and Iridescent Ice Ep to make it sparkly. Finally the snowflake embellie is from a pack I picked up at Target yesterday - there were a bunch in a package all different sizes and colors, so pretty! Oh and see, I got out my sewing machine to add some interest around the square!

Then since I was in a penguin mood I whipped up this one too! The paper is also from Memory Box, but from the Holiday Brights collection that's sold out of the store! :( This little Antler Penguin is too cute and the sentiment "Have a cool yule" is perfect!! This card was very quick! And since I had my sewing machine out I stitched it up too!

Hope you can take a few minutes to check out the cute holiday stamps and thanks so much for visiting! I need to get ready for my Holiday Stamp Camp and Anna's birthday on Saturday so not sure when I'll be back . . . you never know! :)

Happy Monday!

Since I have a pretty busy day planned today I got my card done right away - it came together pretty fast because I used the sketch challenge from the SCS Fan Club (you should check out the new benefits of becoming a Fan Club member! There are weekly challenge so we can all play along!!) As I said last week I love sketch challenges, it takes me way less time to make a card if the sketch is already done! :) Ok, so here's my creation! I got these 2 cute Memory Box stamps in my treats from hubby box and I think they are so cute!! Be watching for more Memory Box penguins to come! These cute little guys are also available in the Paper Pretties Corner Store.

So for this card I used some of my precious retired Cool Caribbean cardstock and paired it up with some cute papers I got from the Dollar Spot at Target! Now generally I am a paper snob (surprised?? hee hee!) but this paper is so cute and fun to play with! I even used Stickles on the little iceberg (I am trying to get over my dislike of Stickles - I just have a hard time waiting for them to dry!!! LOL!!). The cute little brads are also from the Dollar Spot and coordinate perfectly with the paper. I didn't veer from the sketch at all - I'm pretty much a "rules girl." But I may have to try it again and add some more personality to it!

Hope your Monday is off to a great start!! Thanks so much for all the emails of congratulations on winning a Papertrey Ink set Friday night - I was thrilled to say the least!! :) Can't wait for my new stamps to arrive. Also, congrats to a few of my great blogging buddies on being named to Nicole's list of Honorable Mentions- they were all such gorgeous creations!